Although Gordon and Curry entered the NBA a year apart, they were both born in the same year, 1988.
Moreover, Curry is actually one level older than Gordon. Curry went to college in 2006, while Gordon only went to college in 2007.
It's just that Curry attended Davidson College for three years, while Gordon was a typical one-year college transition and immediately participated in the draft.
In terms of reputation, Gordon is much more well-known in the United States than Curry. He was elected Mr. Basketball in Indiana, the basketball state, and was selected to the McDonald's High School All-Star team. He also attended the prestigious Indiana University in college.
In comparison, Curry didn't win any individual awards in high school. Although he performed well on the court, the level and atmosphere of high school basketball in North Carolina cannot be compared with Indiana.
At the end of high school, Gordon was a five-star high school student and a well-known talented guard in the United States, while Curry was only a three-star high school student.
What is the concept of Samsung high school students? Basically, not many fans know about them, and only senior scouts will get to know them to see if there are any talents worth exploring.
Because he only has three stars, Curry did not get a basketball scholarship from any famous basketball school. His father Dell Curry's alma mater, West Virginia University, did not accept him and gave him no face at all.
When he went to Duke University for a tryout, Coach K shook his head and responded that they were full this year and could give it a try next year.
In the end, Curry had no choice but to enroll in school nearby, and went to Davidson College, which is 20 minutes away from home...
Now, the two are standing on the same starting line. Curry looks at Gordon, who is much bigger and rounder than him, and only wants to defeat him.
But in the one-on-one conversation between the two at halftime, Gordon clearly had the advantage.
His body is stronger. He entered the NBA a year earlier and was stronger than when he was in college.
He is more experienced. In his rookie season, he averaged 16 points per game and was proficient in various singles skills.
His breakthrough speed is not very fast, and his knee has been seriously injured, but he is very good at using his body and has a good breakthrough rhythm.
Curry's thin body could not withstand Gordon, who was like a small tank. He was directly pushed out of the baseline by Gordon several times, and watched Gordon easily succeed in the layup.
On the other hand, when attacking, Curry wanted to use his skillful dribbling skills to get rid of Gordon's defense, but was staggered by Gordon's confrontational defense.
During an attack, Curry tried his best to get rid of Gordon's defense for a layup, but Gordon followed up from behind and stuck Curry with a chasing block.
Curry was knocked over again, slipped out of the baseline and fell to the ground. Dunleavy, who was the referee himself, did not call Gordon a foul, but just looked elsewhere.
Gordon is a gentle and friendly person. He took the initiative to reach out to Curry and wanted to pull Curry up.
As a result, Curry refused and stood up with his hands on the floor. He picked up the ball and threw it to Gordon to signal the next round.
Gordon shook his head and said: "You are too thin. I will show mercy to you. If you meet Byron, he will not only knock you down, but also talk a lot of rubbish on you."
The Byron he was talking about was naturally the team's real point guard, Baron Davis, a star point guard known for his strength.
In front of Baron Davis, Curry's small body is like a sheep meeting a bear, and it seems that he will be torn to pieces in a few seconds.
But there was no fear in Curry's eyes. When Gordon attacked again, Curry stepped forward to defend and took the ball out of Gordon's hand!
Gordon was still dribbling under his hips to adjust the rhythm of the ball. Curry took the initiative and caused Gordon's mistake.
The two sides exchanged possession of the ball. Curry made a slight adjustment and accelerated. Gordon stayed close and still fought with his body!
But this time Curry didn't force his way to the basket. Instead, he suddenly stopped and pulled back. Gordon couldn't brake in time and couldn't adjust his center of gravity.
When he turned around and rushed toward Curry, Curry had already quickly shot, "Whoa!"
The ball goes in!
"Wow, this ball is beautiful."
Min Congda, who was sitting on the sidelines watching the game, was shocked by Curry's elegant and quick operation and called it beautiful.
Min Congda doesn't understand basketball and has never watched a basketball game, but sports have its own unique beauty.
Just like music and dance, a person who has not been trained in music or dance will naturally be attracted to and immersed in it when he hears beautiful music and sees wonderful dance.
This is the aesthetic function that humans are born with.
The same is true for sports. A good sense of rhythm and graceful body movements bring people the same aesthetic enjoyment as music and dance.
Min Congda appreciates this beauty, but he doesn't understand what this technology that brings beauty means.
He asked Jason Piombetti, the scouting director sitting next to him, "This is a good shot. What do you think?"
Piombetti shrugged his shoulders and said: "Curry is more flexible. This kind of operation is normal, but in a five-on-five game, it is difficult for him to have space to perform. A strong body and confrontation ability come first. .Besides...he was already four goals behind Gordon...and now it's five."
While the two were talking, Gordon once again relied on his body to push Curry away during the offense and succeeded in a layup, ending the one-on-one contest.
Hearing what Piombetti said, Min Congda was relieved. Sure enough, all the good things were worthless.
Curry stood panting under the basket with his hands on his hips, with a look of disappointment on his face. During the conversation with Gordon, his lack of confrontation ability was once again exposed, and he was constantly exploited by his opponents.
He remembers his father Dell Curry telling him: "In the NBA, opponents will constantly look for your weaknesses and then attack them over and over again. Until you can figure out a way to plug this weakness, otherwise this attack will never happen." stop."
As expected, Gordon didn't play too many tricks with Curry, he just attacked Curry physically.
It’s no wonder that many universities are shaking their heads at Curry. Who wants to keep such a player with obvious deficiencies on the court?
The afternoon training lasted until 3:30, and Old Dunleavy ended the first day of training camp with a whistle.
Everyone went back to the locker room to change clothes and get off work, but Curry obviously had no intention of leaving. He changed clothes and prepared to go to the gym to increase his strength.
Coming out of the locker room, Curry saw Min Congda. He lowered his head and felt a little guilty, and did not dare to look into Min Congda's eyes.
Curry felt that his performance on the first day of training camp was really not good, and Gordon gave him a hard lesson.
"Hey, Stephen, you performed very well today!" Min Congda stepped forward and patted Curry on the shoulder.
Curry thought he heard wrongly. Was his performance good today?
Needless to say, Smart must be comforting himself, and he has heard this kind of comfort many times.
When he couldn't find a university to study in, his father comforted himself in the same way.
But this kind of comfort not only failed to calm Curry, but made him feel like a loser.
Because only losers need comfort, right?
"Your shot is very beautiful. It's really beautiful. It goes out in one shot and goes in again in one shot. It's beautiful, very beautiful." Min Congda said again.
Curry turned to look at Min Congda and looked into his eyes.
A person's mouth can tell lies, but his eyes can hardly tell lies.
The comforter's eyes always have a kind of pity, as if to say, "Look at how pitiful this loser is, I want to comfort him and pity him."
Curry didn't like this look, he didn't need anyone's pity.
But is there compassion in Min Congda's eyes? It seems...it seems not?
No, it’s not like there isn’t one, it’s not at all!
His eyes were full of joy, even a little bit of excitement?
How is this going? Did I perform well today?
"I lost in the match today." Curry said disappointedly.
"It doesn't matter Stephen, who can always win without defeat? Success is only temporary, failure is the main theme, and we have to face failure."
"Success or failure is not important in the moment, what is important is to continue to fail... No, no, I said it wrong. What is important is to win the final victory!"
Min Congda almost said that he was bald because he expressed his true thoughts.
Curry nodded and said: "You are right, there is still a long way to go, and I have just started. As long as I practice diligently, I will be as strong as Gordon..."
"No!" Min Congda said hurriedly: "No, no, no, Stephen, you must stick to yourself and your style. You are you, you are not Gordon, your face will never be as round as his. You have to give full play to your What’s your advantage? It’s your wonderful shooting!”
"However, confrontation has always been my weakness..."
"When you maximize your strengths, your weaknesses disappear. Who cares if an elephant has claws?"
Curry was thoughtful and felt that what Min Congda said made sense, so he decided to practice three-pointers.
As for the improvement of physical confrontation, from now on the first thing you do when you wake up every morning is to go to the gym. Fitness cannot delay shooting training.
After all, if the muscles are too developed, it will indeed affect the shooting feel. It is a better choice to improve the hand feeling first and then add muscle.
"Mr. Smart, what you said makes perfect sense. Thank you for your guidance. I will do better."
Curry's heart is bright again. How can a small setback knock him down?
The wisdom of Min Congda illuminated Curry's heart, and he understood that the other party wanted to cultivate him well.
Except for his father Dell Curry, no one had ever been so optimistic about him in the past, but Min Congda defied all opinions and selected him as the No. 1 pick. What kind of trust is this, what kind of great courage!
"You're welcome, this is what I should do! Work hard and keep being yourself."
Min Congda patted Curry, further strengthening his heart.
