The Way of the Center

Chapter 72 : Respect and Challenge

Morris didn’t have much playing time in the Tornado’s warm-up game against the Climbers. He only scored 4 points and 3 rebounds, but he sent three big shots in a very short time. The big bull is still the big bull, and the fierce he is still the strongest iron shield of the Tornado team. But apart from the fans in Ames, no one paid attention to the news of the ordinary player’s comeback, not even Anjie and Taylor.

Watching Taylor and Anjie, two former teammates both stepping into the NBA arena, how can Morris not have the slightest disturbance in his heart?

“Are you really going to give up basketball?” He asked himself more than once in his heart, but in the end he decided not to bow to fate.

Before he succeeded, he decided not to tell anyone about his comeback. Morris is not a person who will accept failure easily, so after Anjie left, the key to the stadium gate that Old Austin gave Anjiedo also fell into Morris’s hands. Without affecting the foot injury, Morris also began to work hard and boring. Although the training intensity is not as strong as Anjie, Morris is still sweating, improving day by day without anyone knowing.

It’s not that Anjie doesn’t care about his alma mater, but he really doesn’t have much time to pay attention to things outside the NBA. Even talking to Catherine and her family, he had to make a long story short.

An Jie is still the hardest person in the team, and Carlesimo is still the person who criticizes An Jie’s play the most. In his opinion, this rookie has not yet adapted to the Thunder’s tactics, and is still playing according to the university’s set.

After all, people can’t be full of good luck all their lives. After meeting a coach who is good at using centers like Ricard in college, Anjie’s first NBA coach is obviously a model of coaches who can’t use centers. In the eyes of PJ Carlesimo, once a center has left the three-second zone, it is no different from the decoration. It is not for the purpose of providing Durant and Westbrook with the greatest assistance, Anjie would not mention it frequently. Go high. But who made the tactics that allowed Westbrook and Durant to attack the inside again and again? Isn’t it his P.J. Kalesimo himself.

It is necessary to allow the two extremely powerful outside lines to break through more, and to prevent An Jie from rising to the high position to support him, Karasimo’s tactics themselves are contradictory! But he has always been the head coach of the Thunder, and An Jie is not the kind of rebellious kid who will conflict with the head coach, so An Jie can only accept it silently.

An Jie is getting more and more frustrated, but fortunately, Westbrook and Durant have a good relationship with An Jie, so they will occasionally pass on An Jie to let him perform in front of Callesimo. But this is not a long-term solution after all. The depressed Anjie can only continue to play in a way he doesn’t like during the confrontation training.

“I saw it in the first game, he is an incompetent soft guy!” After Anjie called Divac to complain, Divac also yelled uncontrollably.

“I’m worried that I will lose my place in the team if I continue like this.” It’s not that Anjie doesn’t know his place in Kalesimo’s heart. As long as Kalesimo has a word, it is not impossible for Anjie to sit on the bench throughout the game. may.

“Don’t worry, your general manager Presti is a smart man, and he personally asked for you. He won’t let that old guy ruin you.” Divac was quite sure of this.

After hanging up Divac’s phone, Anjie called home and Catherine again. After all the tasks that should be done today were completed, An Jie, who was exhausted, lay on the bed and soon fell asleep.

Not having a game for two consecutive days did not make Anjie much easier. After the poor performance of the Thunder in the first game, P.J. Kalesimo significantly increased the training intensity, especially the number of confrontation training. This makes everyone on the Thunder exhausted, let alone An Jie who has to stay for his own training?

In addition to intensive training, the two consecutive back-to-back schedules also filled the hearts of the Thunder players with pressure. And when it comes to the pressure in the heart, Anjie is undoubtedly the most uncomfortable one! Because tomorrow Anjie will fly with the team to the first stop of their back-to-back match, Houston!

In China, whether it is a live web platform or a live TV channel, all media have obtained the broadcast rights of this game at any cost. Chinese Derby! If anyone is still questioning the ratings of this kind of game, then he must have his head caught in the door!

All the fans have launched a heated discussion on the Internet. Regarding the confrontation between Anjie and Yao Ming, this topic has occupied the homepage of almost all basketball forums.

The game time of this game happens to be on the weekend, so whether it is office workers or student party, everyone can feast their eyes on this November morning. The Chinese sports media is also almost out of the nest. This can be said to be the most important game for Chinese fans at the beginning of the season.

Wu Hua was sent to Houston by his immediate boss early. Every NBA game of Yao Ming has always attracted attention, not to mention that there is now another stunt for hype. In the previous Chinese derby, those players generally did not directly play against Yao Ming. And now An Jie is playing the position of center! Moreover, he is also the main rotation member of the team, and he will definitely confront Yao Ming directly in the game! So this time the Chinese Derby can be said to be worthy of the name, which is enough to ignite the passion in the hearts of all Chinese fans.

Journalists like to compare An Jie to Yao Ming when he just entered the league. After all, An Jie’s thin body and relatively flexible play style are somewhat similar to Yao Qing’s back then. Therefore, this matchup has been hyped up by some media as a kind of inheritance. As long as you want, there are simply too many things for hype in this game.

Yao Ming is also looking forward to this matchup with his compatriots. After all, Yao Ming, the Chinese player in the NBA before, is very familiar with him. Everyone has been teammates in the national team. An Jie is completely different. He is a player outside the system and an opponent full of uncertainty. Yao Ming also wants to try something about the level of this kid. After all, everyone is a compatriot. Who doesn’t want a good player in China again?

An Jie faces such a game more of a headache. The 140 kg opponent is a type that An Jie has never encountered in previous basketball games. And the height and wingspan advantage that Anjie relies on on the court to survive in the face of Yao Ming are all useless. An Jie is not arrogant, he knows that he can’t defeat the powerful Yao Ming at once, but he must also have some countermeasures against Yao Ming. However, when Anjie set foot on the land of Houston, he still failed to come up with a solution.

The Thunder team was frantically besieged by reporters as soon as they got off the plane, but this time most of the reporters were Chinese!

“Anjie! Do you feel nervous the first time you face Yao Ming!”

“Do you think you might be shaken to Yao Ming’s dominance in Chinese basketball!?”

“How many points do you think you can score in front of Yao Ming?”

The reporters kept chatting, and even the team boss Durant did not receive Anjie’s treatment today.

“It seems that you and I will be the foil for this game.” Westbrook looked sympathetically at Angel, who was heavily surrounded by his compatriots, and joked with Durant.

Fortunately, the Houston police arrived in time and rescued An Jie who was caught in the fire and water. The local police station sent four motorcycles to clear the way for the Thunder bus. Along the way, countless Chinese held signs on the side of the road to welcome An Jie’s arrival.

Anjie didn’t put on airs either. He smiled in the bus and waved to the fans outside the window. At this moment, Westbrook suddenly stabbed Anjie with his elbow.

“I said Ann, you also teach us a few words in Chinese, then we can also say hello to the Chinese media.”

“Yes, yes, you can’t be the limelight alone.” Wilcox also leaned forward.

When the Thunder player bus arrived at the destination, the reporters flashed a flash of light. The bus opened the gate and Westbrook was the first to rush down.

“The mud is boring, the mud is boring.” Westbrook’s poor Chinese made all Chinese reporters smile, and of course a dizzy flash of light at him was indispensable. His move also really made many Chinese fans like this naughty little defender.

It was the appearance of An Jie that finally attracted a climax. None of the Thunder have been so concerned about, and now because of An Jie, they are all exposed.

After trying their best to squeeze into the Toyota Center Court, Yao Ming and his Rockets had already warmed up inside. Yao Ming smiled when he saw An Jie, and An Jie responded with a smile, and hurried to the locker room to change his clothes.

When the Thunder came to warm up, An Jie did not follow his teammates.

“Hey Russell, you guys go to warm up first, I have to go over and say hello.” Anjie pointed to the Rockets’ warm-up half.

At this time, Yao Ming is sitting on the bench, talking and laughing with Scola beside him with his legs folded. Seeing An Jie coming, Yao Ming didn’t have any old qualifications, but stood up from the bench respectfully.

“Hello, Brother Yao.” An Jie stretched out both hands to shake hands with Yao Ming, very restrained. joke! He is facing the pride and flag of Chinese basketball!

“It’s pretty high I don’t touch the ceiling less like me.” Yao Ming uses his own humor to try to eliminate An Jie’s tension.

“How does it feel to play in the NBA?” Yao Ming asked casually.

“Very good, very good, and I have to learn more from Yao Ge.” An Jie is not used to facing these idols directly on the court. He is just a complete novice, so when he faces stars like Yao Ming, he will Looks a little overwhelmed.

“Don’t be nervous, and perform well later. It’s a pity that the 08 Olympics didn’t bring you to fight against monsters. After all, it is a rare Olympics held at home. But it doesn’t matter. The more opportunities are to play hard and strive to be selected for the national team next time. “Yao Ming smiled and patted An Jie on the shoulder. He is really a player with strong national pride and is always ready to fight for the country. Of course, we will not forget to discover new blood for the country.

The two sides chatted for a few more words, and after seeing Calesimo’s increasingly wrong face, An Jie also had to leave and go back to warm up.

“Hey, do you think we have a chance to win? Brother Yao.” Halfway through, An Jie suddenly turned around, as if he was joking, and as if he seriously said such an ambiguity to Yao Ming.

“There is no door, An Jie.” Yao Ming replied with a smile. Whether it was a joke or a serious one, it was a harmless remark.

The two giants finally separated, and when they met again, the two had to be enemies with each other.

Chinese Derby! Coming soon!

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