Basketball: Starting from the Rodman template

Chapter 5 System Tasks
Early the next morning, Woody showed up at the training ground on time.

When he arrived, almost everyone else was there too.

Among the most concerned are the two most famous guys among the five specially invited high school students: Travis Outlaw and Kendrick Perkins.

Outlaw looks taller than Woody, so he looks thin and tall, like a bamboo pole.There is no smile on the dark face, just standing like this, making people feel like a killer without emotion;
Kendrick Perkins is about the same height as him, but compared to Outlaw, his appearance is much more aggressive, and his stout figure is at least 3 plus signs bigger than Outlaw.When he looked at Outlaw, he had a bit of dissatisfaction on his face, as if to say, "Why is such a little chick in front of me?"

Woody also made many students look sideways, but it was more because of his skin color.

Just yesterday, a Chinese person became the "No. [-] pick" in the NBA draft!
This morning, Yao Ming also provoked controversy. Some media said that "Yao Ming's ability to become the first Chinese No. [-] pick in the NBA has something to do with league president David Stern's desire to develop the Chinese market. Otherwise, Yao Ming's ability alone would definitely not be selected as the No. [-] pick in the first round."

Woody also saw the report.

Even "CBA Chamberlain" has been burdened with such a lot of doubts. He knows that every step of his future will be spent amidst doubts until all these doubts are trampled under his feet.

The American media's evaluation of Yao Ming has aroused enthusiasm, and it also makes Woody, who is currently in the training camp, particularly conspicuous.

They also just looked at Woody curiously, and did not come up to provoke Woody for no reason.

The main thing is that Woody's height exceeds most of them, and the entire scene, only the height of Outlaw and Perkins can steadily overwhelm him.Most of the others were not as tall as he was.

The coercion brought by his height made him look very difficult to mess with.

After a while, another person entered.

Conspicuous afros, muscular muscles, and a burly figure, he looks even bigger against the backdrop of a gray elastic vest.

He appeared, and there was a commotion in the scene.

The visitor is none other than the NBA's new "inspirational story" Ben Wallace!
From being undrafted in 96 to this year's "Defensive Player of the Season Award" winner, his face is full of two words:

vicissitudes!

The eyes of Outlaw and Perkins also changed when Ben Wallace came out, with a bit of longing.

Every year, one hundred high school students become "star high school students" in American high school basketball.But each year the NBA picks only 58 rookies.

In addition, some "starless high school students" will be born in the NCAA, which means that even Outlaw, who is ranked 45th, will not be able to enter the NBA in the future.

They looked at Ben Wallace, hoping that if they really encountered the worst situation in the future, they would be able to rise from the ashes like Ben Wallace.

The eyes of all the students in the audience were focused on Ben Wallace. Ben Wallace was also looking at them. Looking around, he nodded slightly with satisfaction: "Guys, I like your eyes very much, full of enthusiasm. I hope to see you in the NBA in the future!"

Ben Wallace looks simple and fierce, but he is good at saying something that makes people bloody.

In other words, he knew exactly what these sixteen and seventeen-year-old high school students wanted!
Without exception, they are all sprinting hard towards the NBA.

His words made the atmosphere of the entire training camp visibly hotter, and each student's face, more or less, showed enthusiasm.

The trainers were in place, and the training on the first day of the training camp officially started.

The trainees first warmed up under the leadership of the trainer. About 40 minutes later, they were regrouped, and Ben Wallace appeared in front of them again. It looked like he had just fully warmed up.

"Guys, everyone knows what kind of player I am. Here, unfortunately, I can't teach you fancy dribbling skills, and I don't have gorgeous scoring skills. What I can share with you is endless hand-to-hand combat and fierce scrambling skills!"

"It's a very shocking fact, but it really exists. Apart from superstars, there are more green leaves in the NBA!"

"However, there are many ways to change the game. Sometimes, a successful defense or a desperate rebound can change the situation of the game. They can also become heroes and the key to the game!"

After explaining the importance of rebounds, Ben Wallace chose "animation explanation" in order to explain some basket operations more vividly. He pointed to Outlaw: "Boy, I heard that you are the highest-ranked high school student among these people. Come on, let me try your strength!"

Outlaw, whose name was called, froze slightly.

When he received the special invitation from AND1, he specially chose Ben Wallace as his mentor, just to challenge his weakness: rebounding and confrontation.

But that doesn't mean he wants to be like a monkey, letting Ben Wallace play tricks in public.

However, at this moment, as Ben Wallace called his name, all eyes were on him, including Perkins, so he could only bite the bullet and stand opposite Ben Wallace.

"Come on, kid, I'll tell you how far you are from the NBA!"

Ben Wallace smiled viciously, showing his white teeth, which made Outlaw even more nervous.

Outlaw was wrong about one thing.

He was not being teased by Ben Wallace like a monkey, but was "carried around" by Ben Wallace like a little chicken.

With his thin body, every time he confronts, people worry about whether he will be broken by Ben Wallace.

A total of 5 rounds, Ben Wallace can easily grab the basket every time, Outlaw has no ability to respond.

The two are not at the same level at all.

This has absolutely no teaching value.

Scratching his own afro, Ben Wallace was a little embarrassed to have Outlaw back in the lineup.

In fact, he wasn't serious at all.

But the 45 high school students in the United States still couldn't stop it.

Are all the current "star high school students" like this?

"Who else wants to try!"

Ben Wallace knew that a total of 5 "star high school students" were invited to this training camp, but Outlaw's performance made him less interested in these "star high school students" and did not want to continue to name them.

Perkins laughed loudly as he watched Outlaw wrestle Ben Wallace down the field.

Is this the only way to rank ahead of me?

He was ready, and after Ben Wallace called his name, there was a strong contrast.

But in the end, Ben Wallace didn't call the name.

A little impatient, he quickly said: "I, I, I, choose me, Ben, I want to try!"

He yelled loudly, and the other people beside him who wanted to try saw him, and quietly withdrew their little hands.

The result was obvious. Ben Wallace naturally recognized his face and knew that he was one of the "star high school students".Looking at his physique up and down, looking at his strong body like a calf, he nodded with satisfaction, with a bit of expectation in his eyes: "Then come, let me see, your ability!"

Confrontation at the basket does require physical condition.

Although Perkins is not much taller than Outlaw, his stocky body is not comparable to Outlaw.

Ben Wallace also felt this solidity in the first confrontation.

Smile on face.

Only such a body is needed to make it taste good!
Moreover, Perkins himself does this, and is a professional counterpart.

In the first round of the contest, the trainer next to him threw the ball towards the backboard, and the ball began to bounce back. Ben Wallace hadn’t gotten rid of Perkins yet, but because the latter was eager to grab the rebound, Ben Wallace seized the opportunity, broke his center of gravity with his buttocks, and successfully protected the rebound.

"Snapped!"

Ben Wallace made a loud noise on purpose when closing the ball, and Ben Wallace turned his head to look at Perkins: "Boy, I have some basic skills, but I lack experience and are not stable enough!"

These words inspired Perkins to fight even more.

It's just that Ben Wallace, as the NBA's "rebound king", has the best rebounding ability in the NBA. Even though Perkins tried his best, he failed to snatch even one rebound from Ben Wallace in the final five rounds.

However, Perkins performed much better than Outlaw, enough for him to return to the team with his head held high.But when Perkins left the court, he was still a bit annoyed, as if to say, in a few rounds, the rebound should be mine, hey~ I was still a little bit unlucky.

At the same time, he secretly looked at the other people and observed their expressions. When he noticed the trace of surprise in the eyes of these people, his heart burst into joy.Although he was exhausted, his vanity was greatly satisfied by receiving these surprised eyes.

"But... the rebounding leader in the NBA is really awesome!" Perkins murmured to himself, he had exhausted all his strength, but he still hadn't snatched a rebound from Ben Wallace, and he was sure that Ben Wallace hadn't exerted all his strength, maybe only 7%, no, half of it.

In this matter, Perkins overestimated himself a bit, not to mention half, his confrontation in these 5 rounds, at most, aroused Ben Wallace's interest.While Perkins walked off the field, his eyes began to scan the field, looking for people who might bring him difficulties, and soon his eyes lit up, and he got something:

"wow, not a common face, hey man, I don't mean anything else, but come on, let me see what you're capable of!"

It was none other than Woody who was named.

As one of the few students in this training hall with a height of more than 2 meters, and with this skin color, Ben Wallace has actually noticed him a long time ago and wanted to see his ability, but he didn't want to be too targeted and misunderstood.After trying Outlaw and Perkins one after another, he can finally satisfy his curiosity and try different skin colors.

All eyes were focused, and even Outlaw and Perkins cast curious eyes on him.And at this moment, Woody's expression was slightly taken aback, not because Ben Wallace called his name, but because a long-lost system prompt sounded in his mind:
"Genius is always different, try to impress Ben Wallace before training camp is over!"

At the same time, a virtual screen that only Woody himself can see automatically emerges.

The above shows:

"Mission progress: 0%.

Task completion reward: 2000 achievement points.

PS: Achievement points can be used for system upgrades or to enhance immediate combat power;”

Woody:! ! !
　Brothers, let me talk about the updates in the new period. The first update will be at 12:6 noon, and the second update will be at [-]:[-] pm.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)