Silently Writing
Chapter 223 A Youth Wasted Without "Madness"
"Shuttle run in the restricted area, 10.95 seconds."
"Bench press at 84 kilograms..."
"My God! Is this the joy of selecting high school players?"
"98.8 kilograms, 8.86% body fat..."
Blinding!
After seeing Su Feng's new physical test data, Cheeks, the 76ers' new assistant coach, felt that even if he took out his eyeballs and threw them into the Ganges for a wash, he would still be "blinded."
'Stay calm... Larry!
You're already a mature coach. For such big occasions... you shouldn't have any expression, right?'
Larry Brown, with a "deadpan" expression, specially asked the 76ers' physical trainer for Su Feng's physical test data from last year.
And then...
Bang!
Even Larry Brown could only give Su Feng one word at this moment.
Cheat.
A real cheat!
He managed to maintain his previous speed while gaining weight!
Perhaps many people don't know what that means...
Simply put, in this era where most forwards and guards weigh between 80 and 90 kilograms, in the entire NBA, the only person who can maintain his previous speed after gaining weight...
Is one person.
And that person, like Su Feng, wears the number 23 jersey.
His last name is Jordan, first name Michael.
Nickname "Old Rogue."
In fact, Su Feng's training plan was very detailed this past summer.
Logically speaking, if the system hadn't unlocked his speed talent, and if he hadn't worked hard day and night this summer, after gaining nearly 6 kilograms, what he would have lost would be more than just those mere 3 points of speed potential?
This reasonable system is like a training master, helping Su Feng improve bit by bit. But even Kobe and McGrady couldn't work themselves to death like Su Feng.
Su Feng, who didn't have a single second to spare, relied on this ruthlessness to conquer Liu Yudong and the others in the national team later on.
According to Su Feng's plan, he would play at his current weight for a long time before the HC rule was abolished.
Therefore, if he couldn't adapt to his new weight as soon as possible, Su Feng might lose the skills he was originally good at due to the weight gain.
In addition, knowing that he couldn't crush his opponents just by gaining weight under the HC rule, Su Feng also specifically sought advice from Barkley not long ago.
As far as Su Feng is concerned, what if he eats the flag he set up before?
No one can stop Su Feng from becoming stronger!
Work hard, work harder, and work even harder...
You know, if Su Feng didn't work so hard, then his sophomore account might really be driven into depression by those monsters and freaks.
That guy who brought a max-level account to play in the NBA, yes, I'm talking about that bastard named Duncan. With people like Duncan, plus Auerbach, you know...
It's just outrageous!
There was no way around it. This reasonable system, like reality, had ability values that were interlinked.
Take the three-point ability values that Su Feng had worked so hard to regain after the NBA changed back the three-point line. Who knew how Su Feng managed to persevere and do extra shooting practice after working himself to death every day?
In short, Su Feng had squeezed himself hard enough.
Therefore, Brown's face-plant was not in vain.
…
Okay, after admiring Su Feng's talent, Averson's talent almost made Brown take another tumble.
In the new season, Averson's speed, jumping, and strength have all improved slightly.
As the saying goes, the higher the ability value, the harder it is to train. Don't look at the small increase in Averson's attributes, but when you put them together, it's quite exaggerated.
To be honest, if his worldview hadn't been refreshed by McGrady and Kobe, Su Feng really would have wanted to kick Averson.
Stern was so lucky. This group of people from the pan-96 Golden Generation was enough for him to play with for more than ten years.
After taking a few deep breaths, Brown wasn't so concerned about Su Feng and Averson's arrogance today.
Honestly, if he didn't know what kind of person Brown was, Su Feng would have almost been moved by him.
Look, what a great master-disciple relationship.
Even if you're proud and indulgent, I won't abandon you.
It's a pity that Su Feng knew that many of Brown's ideas were already deeply ingrained.
He could coax "Ai Feng" to play, but the premise was that "Ai Feng" had shown terrifying potential today.
He could also give "Ai Feng" special privileges, but the team still had to be built according to his ideas.
By the way, after testing his physical fitness, Su Feng also noticed Snow, who was shivering next to him.
This defensive tool man, whom Brown traded for with two rookies, didn't know that in the new season, he would become Brown's starting point guard.
Don't underestimate Snow's height of only about 190 centimeters. You should know that this guy can defend many shooting guards when he switches.
As Payton's chief disciple, Snow is almost a perfect tool man point guard, except that he can't attack.
Larry Brown couldn't wait any longer.
Before the media entered, he looked at the 76ers players and said, "In the new season, Allen will be our shooting guard."
Hearing this, all the 76ers players except Su Feng looked at each other in dismay.
After all, everyone knew how tall Averson was...
Let Ai play shooting guard?
"I hope everyone can adapt to the new tactics as soon as possible.
In addition, I'm a very strict coach, so I hope that your defense, such as sliding steps, can be accurate to the centimeter." Brown continued to lecture.
Centimeter?
In the player lineup, Stackhouse shook his head and looked at Brown with an expression of "you must be kidding me."
"I won't let any player who can't do it play." Brown added.
Stackhouse: "..."
Is he crazy?
Isn't defense just about doing your best?
If they play like this, how many people on the 76ers can start?
Hey, don't you know, there are really five people who can make a team.
As early as when he entered lazily, Su Feng had observed the changes in Ratliff and Big Ben's hitting iron values.
Third-year Ratliff was about to usher in his peak, which was very similar to Su Feng's previous life.
In Su Feng's previous life, Ratliff was traded to the 76ers in his third year, and soon, he showed his talent on the defensive end.
In this life, Ratliff's growth rate was slightly faster. In Su Feng's opinion, he was now at least 95% of his peak level.
As for second-year Big Ben, although he couldn't compare to his future self in terms of defense...
But just looking at Big Ben's big elbows and his explosive afro of up to 9 centimeters, you feel very at ease.
With these two people, plus Snow, whom Brown personally traded for, and "Ai Feng," who in Brown's eyes would have certain privileges...
There you go, the 76ers' starting five tigers are out, aren't they?
And you should know that these five people don't need much substitution...
Therefore, all things considered, Su Feng felt that it was only a matter of time before Stackhouse was traded.
There was no way around it. Even if you gave Brown Ginobili, he would only let Ginobili be a mascot.
He definitely couldn't use a super sixth man like Stackhouse.
On the court, after briefly explaining his thoughts for the new season to the players, Su Feng knew that Brown's extremely complex and precise defense tactics...
Would accompany everyone throughout the next season.
After reviewing the peaches he had picked, Brown, satisfied, discussed with Pat Croce, the person in charge of the team:
"I plan to have Allen, Su, Theo, and Ben take the core group photo together."
Croce nodded. In Croce's eyes, who "didn't understand basketball," Brown's performance today, although he didn't understand what Brown had just said, was very impressive.
"In addition, I plan to increase Allen and Su's number of shots." Brown continued to add.
"That's great. I think the fans will definitely be happy to see this." Croce said with a smile.
"However, we should still avoid some unreasonable three-pointers.
You also know that the NBA will extend the three-point line in the new season." Brown pushed his glasses and said.
"Of course, sir, this is your team, and you have absolute say." Croce, who had a clear division of labor with Berlinberger, said.
In Su Feng's previous life, Pat Croce, although he didn't understand basketball, the 76ers were indeed built by him brick by brick.
And he was very good at guiding public opinion, and had helped Averson whitewash his image many times.
When he was in office, even though Averson was surrounded by negative news, Stern was willing to support Averson. But as soon as he left, Averson quickly went from being a hero to a cancer.
In the new season, Croce's slogan was very loud, and if you translate this slogan into Chinese, it would roughly mean:
Give basketball freedom, not give freedom basketball... When the dawn breaks through the night, move forward, Philadelphia!
Um...
As the father of the Japanese, there's no doubt that the White Headed Eagle's chunibyo is also terminal. (chunibyo: Japanese slang term for adolescent delusions of grandeur)
But no matter what, after the 76ers shouted this slogan, Stern, who had recently been experiencing heart palpitations in New York, felt much more comfortable.
Recently, whenever Auerbach appeared in his dreams, only Su Feng's handsome photos could slightly comfort this poor little Jewish man.
Don't take Asian games lightly. You should know that when Su Feng conquered Asia, the happiest person besides the Chinese fans was Stern.
Because just like the 92 Dream Team sweeping Barcelona, in Stern's opinion, Su Feng was showing off the strength of the NBA!
If you want to promote the globalization of the NBA, then first of all, the NBA must let the world see the strength of the NBA.
Therefore, before the new season started, Stern found Mark and told him this and that.
Just like that, on the 23rd, three tough guys sandwiched Averson in the C position and took the core group photo together.
After Su Feng had his hair cut short a few days ago, through a wave of "impression stream," he also indirectly helped Big Ben confirm his registered height of "206" centimeters.
And Su Feng's first generation PS series, which he wore in advance, also became one of the hot topics for reporters.
As the NBA becomes more and more commercialized, the shoes on the players' feet are naturally the focus of reports.
In the future, there will be an endless stream of colorful shoes.
Su Feng's first generation PS is quite cool. Not long ago, even Averson asked him for several pairs.
And Big Ben, who also wanted to be handsome, decided to wear PS to play in the new season.
"Ha, you said you don't want to use the 'underhand granny shot' free throw anymore?"
After taking the core group photo, Big Ben tugged at Su Feng's clothes and said what he had been holding back all summer.
In response, Su Feng stroked his chin and said after thinking for a while, "Then can you make a normal free throw?"
"If I train, I can make 6 out of 10!" Big Ben said proudly.
Pfft————!
At that moment, Su Feng almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.
6 out of 10 in training...
With this level, you still want to give up the "underhand granny shot"?
After kicking Big Ben hard, Su Feng used practical actions to prove who was the "speaker" in the 76ers' locker room.
Big Ben, who was kicked by Su Feng, wasn't angry, but just a little...
A little aggrieved.
Who says tough guys can't have a heart to become idols?
This summer, when he returned to his hometown, Big Ben's "underhand granny shot" free throw was ridiculed by many of his friends.
So, Big Ben, who was very uncomfortable, spent a lot of effort on consecutive free throws.
However...
What Big Ben didn't know was that a big reason why he couldn't develop a normal free throw was related to his excessive upper body strength.
And because he had been playing football in addition to basketball in college, Big Ben's coordination was actually a bit of a problem.
Su Feng's future successor is also an example of this.
There's a world of difference between sports.
Before the technique is finalized, there's no problem with you practicing both.
But when you're laying the foundation, if you still practice both, it's easy to lose sight of one thing while attending to another.
If Su Feng remembers correctly, because of coach Frankie's "raising" grace, James continued to play for the school football team until his senior year.
Later, it was because he was injured while playing football, plus Nike promised him a bright future, that James completely gave up football.
However, this decision, which wasn't decisive enough, also caused James to miss the best opportunity to hone his skills.
It's okay for people like Averson to play quarterback.
But it's easy for people like Big Ben, who plays linebacker, and James, who plays wide receiver, to affect their basketball attributes because of some attributes that need to be trained for football.
As we all know, basketball is a sport that requires both softness and hardness.
Attributes such as coordination and flexibility will also affect your upper limit.
Su Feng didn't want to discourage Big Ben, but when he saw Big Ben's aggrieved expression, he hooked Big Ben's neck in a timely manner and said:
"How about this, if you can maintain your free throw percentage above 65% with the 'underhand granny shot' this season...
Then after the season, how about I give you a Ferrari?"
Big Ben, who was still earning a minimum salary this season, immediately threw his so-called "idol baggage" to Olajuwon's grandmother's house when he heard this.
"Su, how about... we write down what you just said in black and white?" The increasingly clever Big Ben blinked and looked at Su Feng.
Su Feng: "..."
Damn it, just a Ferrari, do you think I, someone who has their own signature shoe brand, would be short of that little bit of money?
In Su Feng's opinion, he didn't know who he learned from, but Big Ben wasn't pure at all now.
……
By the way, on media day afternoon, the 76ers players were divided into red and white teams and played an exhibition game under the fans' watch.
While the exhibition game was going on, Su Feng threw a total of 11 three-pointers.
Among them, 8 were very unreasonable shots.
And although this kind of exhibition game can't be taken seriously, Su Feng noticed that when he took unreasonable shots, Brown on the sidelines...
Didn't look too happy.
The "arrogant" Su Feng wasn't really "arrogant." In fact, he was using the exhibition game as an opportunity to test Larry Brown's bottom line.
In the new season, after the NBA changed back the three-point line, before the 【Dead Eye】 badge was upgraded to a certain level, Su Feng's double-motion shooting style wasn't suitable for shooting unreasonable three-pointers in the new version.
In short, most of the time, there's no smoke in the war between smart people.
Through this exhibition game, Su Feng had roughly figured out Brown's bottom line.
He would still allow him to shoot reasonable shots.
He could also accept occasional face-smashers.
But...
He couldn't accept super long three-pointers.
However, if he couldn't accept it, he would have to accept it.
Because Su Feng was now wearing Kobe's EQ suit.
Wake up. Even though Su Feng wasn't suitable for shooting super long three-pointers at the moment, who would dare to let him shoot after he shot that quasi-game-winning shot against "Old Rogue"?
Who would give him the chance to shoot easily?
Even for ordinary three-pointers, Su Feng had to be able to shoot them.
Moreover, with Brown's terrible offensive tactics, if Su Feng didn't play like Kobe, would he stand and watch Averson perform and wait to die?
Anyway, Su Feng had already planted a mine for Brown.
Su Feng knew very well that if you wanted to defeat this old fox, you could only wait for him to expose himself.
"Damn John!"
On the sidelines, how arrogant Su Feng performed on media day was how much Larry Brown hated Davis in his heart.
You know...
Although Brown decided to give Su Feng certain privileges on both offense and defense, only Su Feng could really achieve the precision to the centimeter that Brown proposed in that set of defenses...
His sliding steps, his help defense, his single defense, in Brown's opinion, could only be described as perfect!
But...
Why did he like shooting three-pointers so much?
Brown decided that he would let Su Feng play for a while before talking to him.
In Brown's mind, time should be able to help him influence Su Feng.
If Su Feng was that Sun Wukong, then for his big chest muscles and Chinese-style round butt, Brown was willing to be that Tang Monk on the white horse.
……
The 76ers' media day went relatively smoothly if you don't count "Ai Feng" being late together.
On the other hand, Boston's media day was purely Duncan's personal show.
Under the warning of team captain Fox and Auerbach, no silly goose in the Celtics' locker room dared to let Duncan carry their bags for them now.
The Green Army's legends have joined forces to put Duncan into outer space.
In response, although he didn't say anything on the surface, Duncan was very touched in his heart.
So, the grateful Duncan developed a good habit from that day on.
That is, before each game, he would personally move a stool for Auerbach.
"No, Tim, you don't need to do this." When Duncan moved a stool for Auerbach for the first time, Auerbach said, holding Duncan's hand.
"Coach, please let me do something for you..." Duncan looked at Auerbach and said sincerely.
"Tim... then please, help me hang a few flags on this dome."
Auerbach pointed to the Celtics' championship flags and smiled.
As Auerbach's wrinkled fingers looked over, after being silent for a few seconds, at that moment, Duncan didn't answer Auerbach.
Because compared to verbal promises, he preferred to respond with practical actions.
……
Chicago, at the Bulls' media day, Hu Weidong, wearing the team's number 70 jersey, was a little nervous at the moment.
NBA...
Is this the NBA?
Hu Weidong still couldn't forget the scene when he first came to the Bulls and trained with the team.
At that time, Jordan pointed at himself and asked himself to have a one-on-one with him.
'Little Su... is this the place you've been fighting in for the past year?'
After taking off his glasses, "China Jordan" gladly accepted the "American Jordan's" one-on-one request.
And then...
Jordan was speechless.
Damn, are all you Chinese people perverts?
It was clear that Hu Weidong was already exhausted, but this person...
Can you believe that he could continue to challenge him after losing to him again and again?
Um...
Um!
Unlike Su Feng, the reason why Hu Weidong kept getting abused and kept choosing to have one-on-ones was because when he was separated from the national team, Liu Yudong, Gong Xiaobin, and others grabbed his hand and said:
"Don't lose face, Lao Hu!"
Perhaps in Jordan's opinion, he just wanted to test the strength of this new teammate, but for Hu Weidong, even if he lost to Jordan 100 times, he wouldn't give up.
Okay, Jordan decided to think of a way to get rid of Hu Weidong.
So he took the initiative to propose to Hu Weidong that he should add some bets to each subsequent one-on-one.
At this time, Hu Weidong, who wasn't very good at English yet, scratched his head and said:
"Is $100 a game okay?"
In Lao Hu's opinion, $100 was already very valuable at this time.
You should know that in the Jiangsu team, usually when everyone gambles, 50 RMB is already a lot.
Cough...
$100?
Jordan was stunned.
Damn, I'm... the top player in the NBA, and you're only betting $100 for a one-on-one with me?
"Scottie, you go."
$100, in Jordan's eyes, could only let Pippen play for him.
But honestly, in Jordan's opinion, Hu Weidong's strength was really very good.
And Jordan was also very satisfied with Bruce Bowen, whom the Bulls' assistant coaching team brought back from the Summer League.
Perfect, that way, the next time he encounters the 76ers, he can let Bowen defend that kid.
In addition, Othella Harrington, although not the inside player Jordan wanted most, was also a pretty good puzzle piece for this Bulls team.
In short, prepare to die, 76ers!
Ah, no, prepare to welcome my anger, the entire league!
……
"Kobe... in the new season, I will arrange for you to start at the small forward position."
Los Angeles, unlike Su Feng's previous life, because Fox renewed his contract with the Celtics, the Lakers didn't find a suitable "fake starter" in this year's free agency market.
Therefore, after noticing Kobe's growth rate, "Silver Fox" Harris arranged for Shaq, Kobe, Jones, and Van Exel to take the core group photo together on media day.
Start!
Kobe, who had worked hard all summer, felt that all his previous efforts were worth it!
On the other hand, Shaq, who had worked together with Kobe on several alley-oops in the scrimmage, was still saying that he hoped Kobe would play more "solo"...
But in his heart, he thought it would be best if Kobe stayed like this.
Because this Kobe was the perfect Pippen in Shaq's mind.
It's worth mentioning that after the media day, Shaq, seeing Kobe staying behind to do extra training, took the initiative to greet him:
"Kobe, what are you doing extra training for?"
Kobe, who had been bullied miserably by Su Feng's butt during the summer, was currently doing extra training on low-post offensive skills, so he said to Shaq:
"Shaq, I want to improve my back-to-the-basket skills."
"Haha, Kobe, I don't think you need to practice low-post offense."
Shaq patted Kobe on the shoulder and laughed.
"Why?" Kobe asked in confusion.
"Because the low-post belongs to Shaq! In my opinion, you should learn more from your high school classmate.
Don't worry, you can fire at will in the high-post, the rebounds are all mine."
Shaq, who originally wanted to deepen his bond with Kobe, probably never dreamed that his words...
At this moment, made Kobe...
A little unhappy.
Because for Kobe, who had gone a bit astray in this life, what he wanted to seek was a reasonable style of play like Magic.
Therefore, in his opinion, appropriate low-post offense was always more reliable than aimlessly shooting in the high-post.
Of course, having just secured a starting position, Kobe was in a pretty good mood at this time, so he just smiled at Shaq and didn't say much.
Seeing this scene, Shaq was overjoyed.
Compared to Hardaway, on this day, Shaq really loved Kobe to death.
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ps: Congratulations to Bawo Tianxian Fei for being crowned the alliance leader! Thank you, Ba Meng! I'll post a chapter testimonial later to send out Su Tie's ability values, it's free. I won't mention the large sections of ability values in the main text.
ps: 6700+ word big chapter is here, hell 4-update copy, should we change it to a 20,000-word copy? Otherwise, Ah Qiao's straightforward word count, plus tomorrow is May 20, 2020... it's too difficult. Crying!
ps3: I'm going to keep working while crying!