start with scouting

Chapter 14 Who Are You?
"I'm a new scout, just call me Yang..."

"Hello."

Ade nodded lightly, crossed his hands on his chest, and didn't intend to clap at all. He only glanced at Su Yang, and quickly turned his gaze to the gate of the base. His appearance was a bit cold and difficult to approach.

Su Yang didn't care either. He knew that Adele was introverted and taciturn, and he was not willing to talk to strangers. After all, after Adele's rookie season, only Outlaw in the Trail Blazers knew where Adele lived, and Adele only talked with him off the field. Outlaw contacts.

The reason why Ade has that kind of behavior is related to his experience of being isolated when he was a child, and it is difficult to change.

And Adelaide's personality has caused the Blazers to not pay much attention to him, and Roy also misunderstood him a little.

Therefore, Adelaide's appearance at the base did not attract much attention. Everyone was used to his existence and low profile.

But Adelaide is eager to be noticed, and he is not the kind that needs the team to operate around him, but he just doesn't want to be left out.

"I heard that you like to talk about pianos. I want to buy one for my family recently. Do you have any good brand recommendations?" Su Yang plans to find a topic that Ade is interested in, and chat casually. The right is to leave an impression, which is convenient. Work will begin later.

He remembered that it was reported that Ade liked to play the piano, and he took piano courses as an elective in college.

"No." Ade still replied lightly, feeling a little repulsive.

"Then if you remember, please feel free to tell me."

There is no rush to establish a relationship. After finishing speaking, Su Yang stopped looking for topics and turned his attention to the gate of the base.

Ade turned his head to look at Su Yang, showing a look of "this person is so strange", and immediately looked away.

At this time, Oden just came out from the crowd, waving and smiling at the large and small cameras.

General Manager Kevin raised his hand to signal silence, and when the cheers became quieter, he began to talk about the content of this trial training. By the way, he emphasized that this trial training needs to be kept secret, and hoped that the fans would not secretly record the video to avoid unnecessary troubles .

In just 1 minute, the training introduction was over, and the staff took Oden to the locker room.

The photographers hurriedly set up various equipment, and the reporters quickly recorded what happened just now.

The coaching staff led by McMillan stood in a circle on the sidelines, discussing something excitedly.

In this trial training, the coaching staff will play in person. Some of them are responsible for passing the ball, and some are responsible for playing defensive obstacles. However, the trial training will not involve too many soft-level things, such as tactical running positions, etc., and there is no substantial high-intensity confrontation.

In general, this trial training is mainly to see Oden's running and jumping ability, as well as the detection of health problems.

Su Yang wandered around, intending to have a casual chat with the media people present, to see how the media people wrote the report, and to hear what the fans would say about Oden. A better face.

Perhaps because he is only 1.8 meters tall and looks relatively young, fans and the media thought he was also a fan.

Soon, there was another burst of cheers, Oden walked out of the locker room, and the first phase of trial training officially began.

Su Yang stopped, stood next to several fans, and watched the situation in the field silently.

The trainer Qiaofu was the first to go out and took Oden to warm up and stretch. The specific project was to lie on the ground, use elastic bullets to move the legs, arms and shoulders, and then walk forward with one foot instead, and move forward with one hand. Stretch up and touch the instep with the other hand.

Oden finished fairly well, fully reflecting that he is not only tall and strong, but also flexible and balanced.

"That's why scouts think that Oden's growth template is David Robinson. He is tall, strong, and fast. He will be a monster inside. I can't wait to see him slam the basket, dunk Yao Ming, and go crazy. Guy Howard!"

"We are about to rise, Greg Oden, plus Brandon Roy, the OK combination of the new era!"

The two fans discussed excitedly, and many fans nodded in agreement. Su Yang interjected: "We still have Aldridge. We are the same lineup as the Lakers Showtime era. If everything goes well, we will win the championship."

"That's right, we still have L-Train, he is the third strong point, and can help Oden share..."

Hearing this, Su Yang shook his head and chuckled slightly, knowing that the Trail Blazers fans hadn't realized the importance of Adelaide.

The on-court trial continued, and Oden stood on the left waist of the half court, with his back against assistant coach Monty Williams.

"OK, show your fiercest side next, let us see your aggressiveness!" The head coach McMillan clapped his hands vigorously and shouted like a strict teacher, his words were full of urging, but his eyes were full of appreciation.

As soon as the words fell, another assistant, Maurice Lucas, raised his hands and passed the ball to the left waist.

I saw Oden catch the ball slightly, hit the ball hard on the ground, and then bent his knees to exert force, and turned around suddenly.

As a small forward, assistant coach Monty was still retired for two years, and he was knocked away in an instant wherever he could withstand the impact.

Oden took the opportunity to lift his foot and stride, kicked twice to hit the basket, grabbed the ball with his right hand and took off, making a dunk.

"Wow!" The fans on the sidelines exclaimed, and the sound of the media taking pictures exploded one after another.

"Very good! Very good! Simulate a rebound and second offense." McMillan shouted again.

Assistant coach Bill Baino immediately threw the ball to the backboard, and assistant coach Morris and Monty clamped Oden left and right.

But Oden took off with his knees bent, grasped the basketball firmly with both hands, and squeezed forward on the ground, with another dunk.

"Maikad! He is Godzilla! He can destroy all obstacles!" A fan on the sidelines put his head in his hands and exclaimed.

"Mechs! This is the strongest rookie center I've ever seen!" Another fan opened his mouth and stared in shock.

People from Su Yang were dumbfounded. They almost thought it was at the recording site of "I Am a Singer". These fans are so good at bragging.

Looking at the smug look of Oden's agent, he couldn't help but suspect that the fans at the scene were specially invited actors.

What can a young guy have to brag about when he squeezes out two nearly hundred-year-old teaching assistants?

Not to mention that the two assistant coaches seemed to be worried about injury, and obviously did not give Oden much substantive confrontation.

"We have someone inside, we will no longer be called the soft-ball jumper team, we will become extremely tough!"

"He can deal with Bynum in Los Angeles. If we meet in the playoffs, we won't suffer in the inside fight!"

"A lot of inside offense, a lot of driving to the rim, a lot of dunks, a bright future..."

The fans were happily discussing, and Su Yang interjected with a smile: "Don't pay attention to what those commentators said, there is nothing wrong with having too many jump shots. Aldridge's turn-up jump shot on the left waist can destroy the confidence of many defenders.

We can develop a lot of tactics around that, which can disrupt many defensive arrangements of the opponent. "

"He's kind of soft..."

Before the fans finished talking, Su Yang interrupted with a wave of his hand: "That's not soft, it's smart and efficient. Jump shots and dunks are two points. As long as the shooting rate is high enough, why bother to fight? Michael Jordan is not every Every ball goes to the basket."

"You don't understand, I have studied NBA games for 20 years, and jump shots can't win championships!"

An old fan spoke confidently, and several fans nodded in agreement, forming a consensus for a while.

Su Yang shook his head and chuckled, then turned and walked towards the media, ready to hear their opinions.

I thought about it, and when I turned around, I saw Aldridge standing not far away, also paying attention to the situation of Oden's trial training.

Thinking that Ade might hear the discussion, he smiled and greeted, but Ade ignored it, like a sculpture.

Su Yang felt a little speechless, walked quickly to the media area, and continued to watch Auden's performance.

About half an hour later, the first round of trial training ended, and head coach McMillan announced a 10-minute break.

Su Yang was struck by the urge to urinate, and went straight to the entrance of the arena, and saw Roy and Bald Outlaw walking in from a distance.

Just as he was about to raise his hand to say hello, a huge figure stood beside him, and turned his head to see that it was actually Aldridge.

"Stanway, I think Stanway is very good." Ade whispered.

"What?"

Su Yang didn't realize it for a while, until Ade raised his hands to play the piano, he didn't realize it was the piano brand.

"Oh, thank you..."

Su Yang nodded with a smile, and wanted to chat a little more, but Ade had already walked away from the other side.

Su Yang was completely speechless, but before he recovered, Outlaw walked up to him and asked curiously, "Who are you?"

"LaMarcus took the initiative to chat with you?" Roy next to him was also curious.

(End of this chapter)