Chapter 111: Listen to the words of smart people
Auckland Convention Center (oakland convention �
The Warriors' training ground is here, and today is the day for them to hold a trial. Unlike the trial that Wei Xia participated in before, he is not the only one who came to the Warriors for trial.
There are nine other players.
Among them, there is a player with a lottery draft prospect named ike diogu, whose arm span impressed Wei Xia.
In order to test the true level of both sides, the Warriors specially asked them to play a confrontation match.
Wei Xia was so crazy.
The Bucks looked down on him, the Hawks played him, the Hornets didn't want him, and the Bobcats regarded him as a spare tire. He was ranked in the top five on major simulation draft lists, but he did not get the promise of a team with the top six picks.
Or, he got nothing except the "loto promise" of Bobcat.
They made a decision just after watching a trial without much intensity, and did not refer to his college performance at all, as if his performance in college was worthless to the NBA.
The Warriors gave him a chance to vent all his anger.
In the match, he seemed to be back to Villanova, playing power forward for the Blacks, and fighting with the Nigerian Diogu, who has a lottery prospect for 20 minutes.
Diogu's arm span and tough rebounding ability made Wei Xia suffer some losses.
However, Wei Xia also fought with many lottery-level university insiders and persisted. The challenge issued by Diogu was soon defeated by him with a stronger fighting spirit.
It's Diogu's turn to be in trouble.
He was targeted by Wei Xia many times on the defensive end, and he made an offensive and defensive transition. The Nigerian was eager to defend and did not choose the right position. He only saw "wish" stepping into the free throw line and gliding out from a long distance, not giving the White team half a second reaction time. His right hand fell into the basket like a battle axe, igniting the scene.
"I saw Mars in his eyes." Warriors assistant coach Mario Elie (mario ) said to the people around him.
Warriors head coach Mike Montgomery had a sudden whim: "Maybe we should let him be the starting power forward."
Because Wei Xia played very well as a power forward in college, she shouldn't be bad at entering the NBA.
He had this idea, no wonder he was laid off within two years.
The Warriors attached great importance to today's trial, and General Manager "God's Left Hand" Chris Mullin was on the scene.
Mulin, in his player age, had been teammates with Miller. Wei Xia's fighting and ruthlessness on the defensive end and running without hesitation on the offensive end, allowing him to see Miller's shadow.
However, Wei Xia's running position is still too tender.
Miller's ball-free movement was carefully planned and designed by the coaching staff, and then allowed him to respond on the spot.
Wei Xia went to the extreme.
His running position is not very clever, and it can even be said to be a brainless running position. He did not affect his teammates, but he had a large-scale long-term running position, wasting a lot of unnecessary effort and still couldn't run out of opportunities. The defender couldn't play the ball. There are reasons for these.
His running position is obsessed with consuming opponents rather than creating opportunities.
That's his philosophy.
In high school, Wei Xia often ran to death.
When he went to college, Villanova used as a power forward, fought against the defensive end, ran to the opponent's power forward on the offensive end, or disrupted the opponent's formation through running positions, which was his main role.
None of these characteristics does not reflect Villanova's lack of training on the off-ball running position.
If Weisha's college was Connecticut, his current running position and shooting would definitely not be what he is now.
Mullin was very observant. He was on the outside when he was a player and had his own judgment on the defenders.
Wei Xia ruled the game.
He was a teammate of the Black Team, and he was surprised by a player named Monta Ellis.
Although Alice is thin, his skills are rich and mature. He can shoot or catch the ball. If he wants to hold the ball, he can play by himself and shoot. Without him, it would be impossible for Wei Xia to dominate the whole game.
Mulin didn't expect to find two good seedlings in a trial.
And they are all defenders.
The Warriors have enough guards. Do they want to choose two more defenders in one draft?
Think about it, Byron Davis, Jason Richardson, Derek Fisher, Michael Pitrus, and if they really pick Waysha and Ellis into the team, how crowded the Warriors' back line will be next season, and what will the competition in the backcourt be stronger?
"It seems that we must seriously consider making 'Visa' transformed into a power forward." Mulin said, as if Wei Xia was already in the warriors' possession and began to worry about other people's team positioning.
John Macleod, a team consultant and development consultant around Mullin, smiled faintly: "The style of 'Visa' reminds me of someone."
Although McLeod is only a double adviser to the team, Mullin respects him very much.
Before the former was behind the transformation, he worked as a head coach in the first team for 18 years, and in the Suns alone, he had been coaching for fourteen years (1973-1987). He was knowledgeable and experienced, so he suggested that the team exchange All-Star guard Charlie Scott for the unsuccessful Paul Bee Westphal from the Celtics, and knocked the Cardinal with a slap.
Westfal led the Suns to the finals in the subsequent 1975-76 season and fought with the Celtics for six games, and also experienced the legendary Game 5 three-overtime final battle. Although it was defeated, the Celtics' idea of using Westfal to trade Scott has been proved to be wrong and lack consideration.
Mulin's generation, who grew up listening to legendary stories, should listen more to smart people who can make the Cardinal suffer losses.
"Who?" Mullin asked.
"'Hondo'," McLeod said a name taken away by time and hidden deep in the long river of history, "'Hondo' John Haflicecke."
The 20-minute confrontation ended, Wei Xia scored 19 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks, but she didn't make a mistake in one turn.
Mulin looked at the field in shock.
Chapter completed!