I am Really an Insider

At the end of October, the 2003-04 season NBA opener has been fully played.

This year's opening game attracted the most fans' attention, undoubtedly the world-famous Lakers F4 combination.

Kobe Bryant, O'Neal, Payton and Karl Malone gathered together, this is definitely a blockbuster thrown by the NBA this summer.

The opening match is the battlefield to test whether the bomb is powerful or not.

After the one-on-one match with Wayne this afternoon, Tony Arendt invited Wayne to his dormitory to watch a short video together, no, it was the NBA opening game.

Fans of this era, who will miss the first performance of the Lakers F4?

After the game started, looking at the touching picture quality on TV and the excited partners beside him, Wayne felt that he had instantly returned to the era when he used to watch football with his friends in the school cafeteria.

No, he has returned to this era.

Today's game was unable to participate due to Kobe's injury, so F4 ​​lost one person. But even so, it can't reduce the popularity of this game.

But amid the cheers of the fans on the TV and Tony Allen's expectant eyes, the two sides fought for nearly three minutes without scoring a single goal!

Once the game started, all Wayne saw was frantic hammering, hammering, and hammering.

"Uh" Wayne was speechless, this match is really a bit stretched.

But there is one thing to say, the NBA's defense at this time is really fierce, even pulling and dragging without showing weakness.

If Wayne remembers correctly, the 2003-04 season was the swan song of this iron-blooded defense.

Because after this season, HandCheck's defense method will be cancelled.

The so-called HandCheck refers to a technique in which the defense is completed by touching the opponent's body with the hands. And this defensive method is also the foundation of the iron-blooded defense in the 1990s and early 21st century.

During this period, almost every team was advocating the concept of "defense can win the championship", which made the then NBA commissioner David Stern very headache.

Because of the defensive game, the scene is destined to be very dull. What fans love to watch is always cool goals and explosive dunks.

If you can't score a few goals in a game, who else will pay?

If this continues, the NBA's ratings will only get worse.

So Stern made up his mind that the offense must be vigorously encouraged. In this way, the No Handcheck rule was born.

The new rule stipulates that if the outside player is above the free throw line, then when he moves with the ball, the defensive player cannot use his hands or forearm to act on the body of the player holding the ball, otherwise it is a foul.

This rule change directly changed the NBA's game style drastically.

At the same time, it also allowed a group of outside players to rise completely, and the era of traditional big men was officially ended.

Yao Ming and O'Neal have almost become the last glory of traditional insiders.

Although many fans, including Wayne, think that the NBA with fierce defense is actually better.

The most attractive part of confrontational sports is the confrontation.

But it turns out that after becoming more offensive, the NBA has indeed developed better and better.

Thinking about it this way, watching the Lakers and Mavericks crazily strike iron on TV, Wayne no longer felt bored in an instant.

This kind of defensive intensity game is really one less game to watch.

At the same time, Wayne is also fortunate that he entered the league after the cancellation of the HC rules.

Otherwise, with his current body, under the HC rules, he would be abused to the point where he can't take care of himself.

Of course, it is not easy to survive in an alliance without HC rules.

In the few seasons after the cancellation of the HC rule, the defensive strength of the NBA is still quite large.

It was from the second decade of the 21st century that the ferocity of confrontation began to decline.

In Wayne's previous life, the basketball game in 2020 looks completely different from the current basketball game.

After three minutes of fighting each other, the Lakers finally opened up the situation with the huge Shaq.

Seeing O'Neal hanging on the rim, Tony Allen was so excited.

In this day and age, Kobe hasn't been completely alone, James has just entered the league, Curry is still eating popcorn in the stands, and Antetokounmpo doesn't know what basketball is.

At this moment, O'Neill's popularity is really unparalleled.

"Shaq is really amazing. The Lakers will definitely win the championship this year. What do you think? Wayne." Halfway through, Tony Allen turned his head and discussed with Wayne the probability of the Lakers winning the championship.

"They are indeed very strong, but they are not as strong as they look. Payton and Malone have both entered the end of their careers, so"

Before Wayne finished speaking, Payton gave the still immature "Silver Horn King" a block on the court.

I wipe, slap the face scene?

The 35-year-old Payton can still take on Dirk, who has a height advantage, which is terrifying!

"Hahahaha, look, Payton and Malone can still show excellent performances! It's a pity that Kobe can't play, otherwise the Lakers will definitely have an easier game today."

"You like Kobe?"

"A little bit, I admire his fighting spirit. I don't know what it's like to play against a guard of his level." Tony Allen's eyes flashed with expectations for the NBA.

Wayne shook his head.

Don't worry bro, Kobe will definitely remember you when you enter the NBA in the future.

There are many opportunities for you two to torture each other.

Maybe we'll play Kobe together.

"Unfortunately, Kobe and Shaq have always had a lot of quarrels. It would be a pity if the two finally separated because of this. Wayne, there are still a few days before the new season will officially start. Our duo, we have to Leave your name in the history of the NCAA!"

After Tony Allen finished speaking, he couldn't help pinching Wayne's arm.

Wayne's Adam's apple slid up and down, and he swallowed.

What's the situation with this affectionate look?

When Wayne and Mr. Tony were alone in the dormitory, Sutton Sr. and his son Sean were doing the last preparation before the start of the new season-player registration.

NCAA players register, mainly to review Proposition 48.

That is, students whose grades do not meet the requirements can train with the team, but cannot register for official competitions.

Dwyane Wade, who was picked fifth overall in this year's draft, has suffered in this regard.

Although Wade is a junior player, he actually only played two years in college.

Because Wade's grades were not up to standard in his freshman year, he could only train with the team and could not play the whole freshman year.

In addition to injury factors, this incident has a great impact on Wade.

Although Wade played very well in his sophomore and junior seasons, due to a year of waste, Wade was only ranked 13th overall in the draft predictions.

If it wasn't for Pat Riley's bold gamble, Wade's pick wouldn't be so high.

Score review is the key to the NCAA's registration and registration, and it is also the most stringent inspection by the association.

As for other basic data, such as height and weight, as long as you don't write too much, no one will care about you.

So, when Sutton was about to submit Wayne's entry form, he hesitated for a moment.

"You said, Wei's height data, how much should we report?"

"2.11 meters, he doesn't seem to have continued to grow taller." Sean replied without thinking.

"Hey, you are still too young, Sean. If you fill in 2.11 meters, other teams may send a center forward to defend Wayne, which would be a disadvantage. Wayne's height, we have to fill in shorter."

After listening to the old Sutton, Sean looked up at his father and called him an expert.

"So, fill in 2 meters 08?"

"I think 2.08 meters is still a bit high, so let's fill in 2.06 meters."

"What!?" Sean was completely taken aback, what a show of operation!

Make Wayne shorter by five centimeters!

The difference of five centimeters is not small in a basketball game. Wade was once called "Jordan five centimeters shorter" when he was in college.

Although this is a compliment to Wade, it also means that if Wade is five centimeters taller, people think he will be stronger.

"Is this really good?"

"What's the matter? If people from the association really ask, we'll say that he grew taller later." Old Sutton smiled and happily wrote down Wayne's height data.

"Tony is 1.93 meters, um, write 1.96 meters!"

"Lucas, write him a 1.83 meter."

"Write taller to shorter, shorter to taller, perfect!"

Sean shook his head watching his father crazily tampering with the players' heights and having fun.

Judging from his proficiency in this operation, he probably did a lot of things like this.

But having said that, the real height of NBA players is a mystery. By doing so, Sutton can be regarded as being in line with the profession.

After sorting out a thick pile of registration forms, the old Sutton nodded with satisfaction.

"Hand it in now, don't delay."

"Okay, Father. You look, you're in a good mood."

"Hey, do you know when the Cowboys last won a conference championship?"

"1995." Sean quickly answered. Before he came to the team as an assistant coach, he knew the history of the team in detail.

Moreover, 1995 was an extremely important year for his father.

"Yeah, 1995" said the old Sutton, his eyes looked at the ceiling, and those extraordinary years flashed through his mind.

In 1995, he led the Cowboys to the Big 12 Championship, reached the semi-finals of the March Madness Tournament, and won the title of best coach.

That was the brightest moment of his coaching career!

"And the next time is now, Sean. I am very optimistic about our prospects this year. This is our best chance to regain glory."

The old Sutton looked back, this season's NBA will not be dull. The NCAA will also set off a bloodbath.

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"Hoo hoo hoo"

Tony Allen's breathing became short of breath, his face was flushed, and his head was profusely sweating.

Before he could slow down, Wayne stepped up and rushed over.

"Ah!" The moment the body touched, Wayne couldn't help growling, Tony Allen is really too hard.

But it doesn't matter, now Wayne has Wallace's straight arm shooting.

Stop hard, collect the ball, pay attention to avoid Tony's slice

Wayne is already familiar with this series of procedures that should be paid attention to when facing Tony Allen.

Seeing that he didn't cut the ball off immediately, Tony Allen simply gave up the interference.

Because he knew very well that he just missed the only chance to prevent Wayne from scoring.

Next, even if Tony Allen was 1.96 meters tall, he couldn't interfere with Wayne at all.

Tony Allen hasn't blocked Wayne's shot since he changed his shot.

"brush."

The basketball hit the net, 21 to 16, and Wayne won!

Now Wayne and Tony Allen are singled out, and they will no longer be unilaterally killed.

Relying on his height advantage, he has already been able to play back and forth with the quasi-NBA level Tony Allen.

This means that Wayne is now probably at the quasi-NBA level in addition to his body.

That's why Wayne played so easily in the previous four warm-up matches.

"No, no, no, I'm going to collapse." Tony Allen waved his hand, and sat down directly on the ground, with an expression of "please let me go".

Wayne's demand is too great, even Tony Allen, who is strong and fit, feels that he can't bear it.

Today is the last night before the start of the new NCAA season.

Originally, Tony Allen wanted to take a good rest, but was dragged out by Wayne.

What good things can they do when they come out? Intense hand-to-hand combat.

It's not that Wayne doesn't want to let Mr. Tony go, but seeing that he's only a little bit close to leveling up, Wayne really doesn't want to continue to procrastinate.

There is no way, I can only work hard for Mr. Tony one more day.

"Alright then, let's call it a day." Seeing that Tony Allen was extremely tired, Wayne waved his hand.

In fact, if it wasn't for the goal that made Wayne successfully promoted, he wouldn't just let Tony Allen go.

"The growth points have reached the requirements, do you want to upgrade?"

Looking at the prompt in front of him, Wayne showed a satisfied expression.

comfortable!

Upgrade again before the start of the new season, the goal is achieved!

At the same time, at the Stillwater International Airport, two men with Asian faces, one old and one young, got off a flight that landed from Portland.

"This place is really far away, and I have to transfer through Portland."

"Normal, normal. After all, Jingshui City is just a university town. It's normal that there are no direct flights."

"I said Director Zhang, is that kid really that good? I think the media said it was too exaggerated. There is no precedent for Chinese players to succeed in the NCAA."

"Whether he is powerful or not, you will know if you go to the scene tomorrow. If he can really succeed, the NBA will be exciting in the future."

The man called "Director Zhang" smiled. He was looking forward to this trip to Still Water.

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