NBA: I just want to play soy sauce, you let me win the championship

Chapter 76: The Wizards have a lot of bonds as a team.
On the evening of February 2002, 2, Lu Yuanzhi made his first appearance in an away game against the Washington Wizards.

The Wizards' starting five are center Brandon Haywood, power forward Oppoye Jones, small forward Michael Jordan, offensive guard Richard Hamilton, and point guard Chris Whitney.

Seeing the starting lineup of the Wizards, Lu Yuanzhi burst into tears. This is considered to have found an organization.

Whitney, second-round pick, No. 49; Jones, second-round pick, No. 43; Haywood, this year's rookie.

Let me go, except for Jordan and Hamilton, the other three Wizards starters can more or less make the media associate them with the second-round pick Lu Yuanzhi.

Three second-round picks combined into one two-star second-round pick?

Jordan glanced at the young man he was facing, No. 77?who is this
Shouldn't it be Stojakovic?
Unfortunately, I asked the coaching staff to arrange a set of tactics before the game. On the offensive end, I would attack the shooter in the low post, and on the defensive end, I would ask Hamilton to run with him.

Three-point shooters are so damn annoying, as annoying as Reggie Miller.

Jordan carefully looked at Lu Yuanzhi's figure again. It was okay, not as strong as Artest. It seemed that he didn't have to worry about his ribs today!

Jordan, who has a lot of money every day, will fly to Las Vegas to play cards from time to time. The master of time management will be too busy. How can there be a small substitute for the ATC Kings.

At the beginning of the game, Haywood jumped to the ball with his better athletic talent. After handing over the ball, he consciously ran to the weak side and squatted. Jordan also came to his favorite low position, ready to single-handedly play against Lu Yuanzhi.

The old gangster is getting older, his athletic ability has dropped a lot compared to when he won the championship in 98, and his weight has soared uncontrollably.

Originally, he would rely on his experience and increased weight to play power forward.

Playing power forward at 198 centimeters?

Why can't he play power forward at 198 centimeters?My little brother Barkley, Jordan, is also 198 centimeters tall and plays power forward, right?

I hope Jordan can still recognize this little brother after becoming the owner of the Bobcats and being criticized by Barkley for nepotism!
But I can't go to the power forward position today, because Chris Webber is standing at the power forward of the Kings.

Almost [-] years old and still looking for a team of strikers from last year?Jordan felt that he didn't need to go head-to-head.

Moreover, Weber, a former Wizards opponent, had a lot of grievances against the Wizards. Originally, Weber also wanted to play brother basketball and recruited his college teammate Juwan Howard.

Then the Wizards first sent Webber to the Kings, and last year, Jordan personally kicked Howard out. As a result, the two brothers have publicly stated in the media that Webber will "perform well" in Washington tonight.

Now seeing Lu Yuanzhi coming to mark him, Jordan was so happy.

Hey, Adelman, you still know how to be a human being. Call a rookie to guard me. If you can't continue with the Kings, the Wizards' door will always be open for you.

It can be said that Lu Yuanzhi grew up watching Jordan play, but who is this fat guy in front of him?
You said you are Jordan?

I don't recognize it!

After Jordan received the ball, he just sat back. This sitting made Lu Yuanzhi stagger.

I go!

Jordan, how much do you weigh now?

Why is it so powerful!

But fortunately, I have played against Pierce before, and I am not unfamiliar with this kind of floor-flow heavy small forward. I quickly put aside the idea of ​​​​"respecting the old and loving the young", adjusted my posture, and began to harden Jordan.

After hitting his back a few times, Jordan felt that something was wrong. The young man looked not as strong as Artest, but his strength was definitely not small. When he came to a position outside the penalty area, Jordan could no longer move forward.

But this is not a problem for the god of basketball. After Jordan slammed into Lu Yuanzhi again, he took advantage of the moment Lu Yuanzhi was pushed away, and directly stepped back and shot a jumper.

Jordan's ball didn't jump high or fast, but Lu Yuanzhi's center of gravity was unstable just after being pushed, and he wanted to jump forward to block the shot, but he couldn't jump at all, so he could only stretch out his long arms to try to interfere with Jordan's shooting.

interference?

Jordan, who has played in the NBA for more than ten years, was not disturbed by Lu Yuanzhi at all and shot the ball steadily.

"Rookie, for a late second-round pick, you've performed well!" Jordan turned on his trash-talking skills after scoring a goal, "At least you still have the courage to defend me!"

Generally speaking, NBA players consider themselves to be the chosen one. If someone criticizes them in front of them for not having a high draft pick, their anger meter is probably maxed out.

But is Lu Yuanzhi an ordinary NBA player?He knows better than anyone that the system was responsible for his ability to enter the NBA in the first place.

What happened to the late second-round pick?I couldn’t even play in the NBA!
Jordan used "taunt", and Lu Yuanzhi jumped out with "immunity" above his head!
Came to the offensive end, looked at Doug Christie, then looked at the rookie in front of him, Jordan directly ordered, "Richard, you go to defend Doug, I will defend this rookie."

Yes, after knowing that he didn't need to guard Stojakovic, who was not slippery, Jordan directly changed his tactics and asked Hamilton to defend Christie, who seemed to be more able to run, and deal with the rookie in front of him.

Jordan is very aware of these rookies in the NBA. Look, this kid has good physical talent, but his draft pick is so low. What does it mean?
It shows that this guy is not very skilled, he is just a pure dancing guy.

As long as his channel to the inside is cut off, he can't threaten the basket at all.

I have to say that Jordan's judgment is still very accurate. Lu Yuanzhi does not have outside ability.

But, if, I mean if, Lu Yuanzhi runs wildly and waits for an opportunity to cut into an empty basket without the ball, with Jordan's old arms and legs, can you still keep up with his footsteps?

Jordan just looked at Divac holding the ball and turned around, huh?What about people?
Lu Yuanzhi has already broken into the inside line, received a wonderful pass from Divac, and directly dunked Lan and succeeded.

"Old man, as a veteran who is almost 40, you have performed well," Lu Yuanzhi never holds grudges, because he will take revenge when he has grudges, and when others spout trash talk, he will spit back immediately when he finds an opportunity, and he will never stay overnight "At least you And watch me dunk!"

Jordan's eyelids twitched. What's going on? A rookie was trash-talking him today?
I've been in the NBA for more than ten years, and I've always been the one who criticized me so much that others couldn't lift their heads. Today, I was criticized back by a rookie?
But this rookie is really playing very smart, the timing of the cut is very good, just when I went to observe the ball holder.

He doesn't really know how to cut without the ball!

Thinking of Carme Brown, the hand-picked No. [-] pick who couldn't understand the tactics at all, Jordan comforted himself that a coincidence must be a coincidence.

The Kings still chose to believe in Lu Yuanzhi and did not arrange for anyone to double-team. But when Jordan was on the court, he naturally attracted the attention of defenders. Even if he was almost [-] years old, he still attracted the attention of the Kings' defense.

Hamilton took the opportunity to catch the ball and shoot from the outside, but due to Christie's interference, the basketball missed the basket.

But this time there was no fast break opportunity, and the Kings continued to play positional warfare.

Lu Yuanzhi continued his off-ball running and screen pick-and-roll.

Seeing Lu Yuanzhi's skillful running tactics, Jordan's eyelids twitched unconsciously. Is this a rookie?What kind of rookie is this?

Why do other rookies learn tactics so quickly, but our No. [-] pick acts like an idiot and only wanders around the court?
Jordan glanced at Bibby holding the ball again, and suddenly there was a gust of wind beside him.

Hold!This rookie really knows how to make cuts without the ball!

He knew to cut in while I was watching the ball handler!

(End of this chapter)