"Brother, what's the show today?"
"Going to sea again?"
At 1 pm on February 13, Duan, Anthony and Wade met again.
"I'll take you for a massage later."
Duan made clear the arrangements for the afternoon with Anthony and Wade.
Wade smiled when he heard this and said, "Are you serious?"
"Hehe, absolutely serious!" Du En smiled crookedly.
Anthony also showed his trademark bright smile of a sunny and cheerful big boy.
Not long after, Anthony and Wade, who were enjoying the massage, screamed "Ah, ah, ah" loudly.
"Brother, I can't beat you!"
"Du En, didn't you agree that it would be very comfortable?"
Faced with Anthony and Wade's doubts, Du En said indifferently: "Just asking you, are you comfortable? Are you serious?"
When Anthony and Wade heard this, they could only say fuck.
"Have you forgotten what you learned in the rookie training camp?
We should hit the ball well now and not pay too much attention to other things.
There will also be a Rookie Challenge tonight! You don’t want to lose to the second grade guys, right? "
As a local boss in Los Angeles, it would not be difficult for Du En to continue arranging a feast for Anthony and Wade. At the same time, Du En is not short of money.
The problem is that Duen needs the Rookie Challenge MVP. Duen needs to rely on the strength of Anthony and Wade to help him win the next Rookie Challenge.
Usually in the Rookie Challenge, the second-year team with more experience wins.
The Rookie Challenge MVP will only be selected from the winning team.
Dunn checked in advance and found that from the Rookie Challenge in 1994 until last year's All-Star Weekend, a total of 9 Rookie Challenge MVPs were born.
They are Anfernee Hardaway, Eddie Jones, Damon Stoudemire, Allen Iverson, Zaidrunas Ilgauskas, Elton Brand Germany, Wally Szczerbiak, Jason Richardson, Gilbert Arenas.
In other words, once Duane wins the Rookie Challenge MVP, the upper limit will be a super giant like Iverson, and the lower limit will be a quasi-All-Star like Little Flying Squirrel or Richardson who averaged 20+ per game in his peak period.
This is also because most of the Rookie Challenge MVPs are All-Star players, which means that the Rookie Challenge MVP template is no different from the All-Star template.
The Rookie Challenge is about to begin, and with the help of Anthony and Wade, Duane will naturally not miss the good opportunity to win the MVP template of the Rookie Challenge.
"Dunn, you are right, then let the three of us win the rookie challenge tonight!
However, you have to entertain us well tomorrow, and don’t make any more excuses then!
We came to Los Angeles just to have fun with you. "
After yesterday afternoon's sea adventure, Anthony also began to liberate his nature and his personality became lively and cheerful.
In the past, Anthony was relatively sullen, and even in matters between men and women, it was his girlfriend who took the initiative to attack him, which forced him to submit.
Just like yesterday when he went to sea, Anthony was like an old scumbag, not taking the initiative, refusing, and being irresponsible. But when it comes time to do serious work, he works harder than anyone else.
It was also during the conversation yesterday that Wade invited Duan to explore the sea in Miami. Only then did Anthony understand that it could still be played like this.
Nowadays, no one has a girlfriend around them, so naturally they are more relaxed.
"Don't worry, even if I have to participate in the dunk contest tomorrow, I will risk my life to accompany you. I will definitely make you happy!"
Duane made a commitment, and Anthony and Wade had no other opinions.
The time soon came to around three o'clock in the afternoon, and the three of Du En arrived at the Staples Center together and began to warm up and practice.
The game time of the Rookie Challenge is earlier than the regular game, starting at 5:30.
However, no one usually watches the Rookie Challenge, and the arena with 20,000 people will definitely not be full.
Sometimes, it is even arranged to play in a college arena with only four to five thousand seats.
Of course, as players from both sides, they still attach great importance to this game. They came to the Staples Center early and started warming up in advance.
When the three of Duane arrived at the arena, Hinrich, Bosh, Kaman and others had already arrived, and the collars of most first-year rookies' training uniforms were already wet.
And here, Du En met Yao Ming again.
Originally they just went up to exchange a few words, but the members of Yao's team got entangled again. Before long, there were domestic reporters who wanted to interview Du En.
Du En could only delay the warm-up time a little to deal with one or two.
Fortunately, there was no too much entanglement. After a few minutes of brief interview, Du En participated in the collective warm-up with the first-year rookie. ,
By the way, this year's Eastern and Western All-Star coaches are Carlisle of the Pacers and Saunders of the Timberwolves.
The head coach of the Western Conference All-Stars should have been Zen Master. After all, the Lakers are the No. 1 team in the Western Conference.
However, Zen Master refused due to physical illness. In fact, he did not want to work overtime during the All-Star Weekend, but wanted to go on vacation with Jenny.
Rick Adelman, the head coach of the second-place Kings in the Western Conference, was the head coach of the Western Conference All-Stars last year, so this year the head coach of the Western Conference All-Stars fell directly to Saunders, who was third in the Western Conference.
This also means that the coaches of the first-year team and the second-year team are assistant coaches of the Pacers and Timberwolves respectively.
Although the coach in the Rookie Challenge is usually a show-off, he will not call timeout casually.
However, it does have some coaching responsibilities and can decide which five people will play on the court.
It is also because of Duane's good relationship with Reggie Miller that Pacers assistant coach Mike Brown also has a good attitude towards Duane.
That's right, he is the only bread coach who will coach Kobe, James, and Curry in the future!
Last season, Mike Brown served as Popovich's assistant, received a championship ring with the Spurs, and then jumped to the Pacers with Carlisle.
Also because he comes from the Spurs, Mike Brown is currently better at building a defensive system, and of course he also understands the tactics of handing the ball to Duncan.
If more than ten years pass, Mike Brown's tactics can be expanded to hand the ball to James, hand the ball to Kobe, and hand the ball to Curry...
In short, Mike Brown, who also wants to help the first-year team win the Rookie Challenge, knows how to use the resources of the first-year rookies to reasonably match the lineup and establish a better defensive system.
Wade, Hinrich, Duane, Anthony, Bosh, this is the starting lineup selected by Mike Brown.
In fact, it is more suitable for Hinrich to play point guard and Wade to play shooting guard. However, in the Heat and Bulls, Wade played point guard and Hinrich also played shooting guard.
As for Bosh, even O'Neal has defeated him. What's wrong with competing against Yao Ming in the Rookie Challenge? Try without dying.
Although the current starting lineup is relatively small, Du En is still very satisfied.
The Rookie Challenge is similar to the All-Star Game. The first three quarters (the first 30 minutes) are not serious about defense.
Therefore, they usually play fast breaks, constantly running back and attacking the basket.
It doesn't matter if the starting lineup is smaller. It's useless to send out the Five Deaths anyway. They are all undefended, so it's not as good as the Five Deaths to speed up!
Besides, in the starting lineup, Wade and Anthony are both Duane's brothers.
Wade plays point guard, isn't he here to dribble for Duen?
Duen is naturally very satisfied with this lineup that is more suitable for performance.
As for whether anyone will feel dissatisfied? James will naturally not be satisfied.
"Obviously I am the number one pick!"
James was playing as a substitute for Duane in the Rookie Challenge. With a look of grievance and dissatisfaction on his face, James took the initiative to approach Mike Brown to ask for an explanation.
Mike Brown didn't pay much attention to James' unreasonable troubles, and just asked James: "Are you able to replace Duan, or are you willing to replace Cameron at the fourth position?"
In order to better adapt to the rhythm of NBA games and utilize his own strengths, James always plays the one position with the Cavaliers.
Now if he is asked to do the dirty work in the fourth position, wouldn't it be more uncomfortable than killing him?
Although James really wants to replace Duan, after all, this starting lineup is also very suitable for him.
But the problem is that Du En's ability shown in the regular season, whether it is various statistics, team performance, or matchup performance, leaves him speechless.
Now that the only rookie with a different opinion has shut up, the starting lineup for the first-year team has been decided.
In the blink of an eye, it was 5:30 in the evening, and most of the seats in the Staples Center were already filled with spectators.
Although the entire arena could not be filled, compared to previous Rookie Challenge games, it was already very impressive.
"Dunn, do you want to jump ball?"
Before the jump ball started, Bosh took the initiative to show goodwill to Du En.
The starting center of the sophomore team is Yao Ming, and the jump ball should have been between Bosh and Yao Ming.
However, considering that Du En and Yao Ming are from the same country, Bosh gave the jump ball to Du En.
Upon hearing this, Du En also nodded and thanked: "Thank you, Chris, I will pass the ball to you later."
"Hey, it's settled! I know your passing is great, and Shaq often praises you in the media!"
In the shadow of the famous tree, it seems that Bosh has also paid attention to Du En for a long time and wants to play brother basketball together in the future.
"Dayao, I'll jump ball with you."
"Okay, hahaha!"
When Yao Ming saw Du En coming in front of him, he also said with his trademark embarrassing smile.
Soon, the referee threw the ball into the air. Perhaps Yao Ming didn't take it seriously at all and didn't even take off. He just stood there and stretched out his hands.
But Du En was serious, and really tried his best to get the ball from Yao Ming, so he jumped hard.
When Du En flew into the air, he realized that Yao Ming had not taken off yet.
"Dayao, don't let it go. It would be pointless to let it go."
Du En slapped the ball back to the backcourt, said something to Yao Ming, and then walked to the frontcourt.
Soon, Wade dribbled the ball across half court. Duen didn't even ask for the ball. Wade handed the ball to Duen with understanding. Then he played without the ball and got rid of Ginobili's defense. He went around and cut to the basket.
Upon seeing this, Du En raised his hand with a fake move to attract the defender.
In the first 30 minutes of the Rookie Challenge, I didn’t take any serious defense, but I would stretch my arms and legs, just pretending.
Du En is the most famous among the first graders. If Du En raises his hand on a fake shot, the second grade perimeter player will naturally rush towards Du En and pretend to interfere.
Unexpectedly, Du En's move was a fake shot and a real pass. With lightning speed, he passed the ball to Wade under the basket.
Wade's speed was too fast. When Wade broke into the basket, Yao Ming was still outside the penalty area.
At this time, Wade got the ball, and if Yao Ming wanted to defend Wade, he needed to take another step into the penalty area.
It was also because Yao Ming defended more honestly and noticed Wade getting the ball under the basket, so he took a serious step into the penalty area, and then saw the power of Wade's throw.
"Brother, you worked too hard. This is a rookie challenge. There is no need to fight like this."
When Du En saw Wade scoring two plus one, he immediately stepped forward to help Wade up.
At the same time, Anthony also walked towards Wade.
Wade also knew that Du En and Anthony would come to help him, so he didn't get up from the ground in a hurry and just stretched out his hands towards Du En and Anthony.
"Did you two practice more secretly behind my back? Why do you cooperate so well?"
Anthony first acted like it was clear that I came first, then he smiled and said: "I like this feeling of tacit understanding between brothers playing together."
Soon, Wade was pulled up from the ground by Duane and Anthony, and then stood on the free throw line, high-fiving Duan and other starting players.
brush--
An extra penalty was added, and the first-year team took a three-point lead.
