Add Bookmark | Recommend this book | Back to the book page | My bookshelf | Mobile Reading

Free Web Novel,Novel online - All in hlnovel.com -> Comics -> Rebirth of Anthony

Chapter 72 Wang Zhizhi¡¯s strength

Previous page        Return to Catalog        Next page

    You can search "Anthony Reborn" on Baidu to find the latest chapter!

    The second half of November was a torturous period for Anthony and his Nuggets. Anthony missed more than half a month due to injury. The team's defense still showed no improvement, and its firepower also dropped by a whole level.

    On November 11, in the game against the Bulls, they lost 85:90. Miller scored a team-high 23 points. Nene also scored a double-double of 18 points and 10 rebounds, but other than them, the team  No one scored in double figures. On the other hand, five players from the Bulls scored in double figures. Jamal Crawford even scored a season-high 30 points. Anthony's good friend and fellow rookie Kirk Hinrich  He also scored a double-double with 11 points and 10 assists.

    On November 15, the team faced the Magic, which had lost five games in a row. The team suffered an unexpected defeat at 83:101. Miller and Nene were closely guarded by the Magic. The former only made 3 of 15 shots, and the latter even more.  He only took 8 shots, and the game entered garbage time within two minutes of the start of the third quarter. McGrady, the Magic's scoring leader, faced White and scored 50 points, setting a new season high in one fell swoop.

    On November 19, Leonard, who was troubled by drug problems, returned to the team, but facing the powerful Timberwolves in the Western Conference with Garnett, Cassell, and Sprewell, the Nuggets only lasted one and a half quarters.  Surrendered, 86:115, a huge defeat, the Nuggets had no power to fight back.

    On November 20, in back-to-back games, the low-morale Nuggets faced the not-so-strong Bucks. Due to both physical strength and morale, the two sides fought until the fourth quarter. In the last five minutes, the Bucks¡¯ boss Michael  ¡¤Reed hit three consecutive three-pointers to completely defeat the Nuggets. 85:96, the Nuggets added another defeat.

    On November 22, the Nuggets took a day off to face the challenge of the Wizards at home. "General" Arenas showed off his power and scored 35 points in the game. The Nuggets had no temper, 86:99.  , no matter how motivated the fans at the scene are, the Nuggets have no offensive core, and no matter how hard they try, they cannot make up for the gap in strength.

    After a five-game losing streak, the team's record went from 3 wins and 2 losses to 3 wins and 7 losses. It ranked second to last in the Western Conference, only one more win than the last place SuperSonics.

    Coach Cooper, who originally performed well, suddenly fell into a crisis of dismissal. Although it had a lot to do with Anthony's absence, it was difficult to win a victory in five games, which was obviously too different from the team's expectations.

    On November 23, the rest day of the game, the Nuggets held a press conference to announce that the team's acting head coach Cooper would become an assistant coach, and the Suns' former assistant coach, Mike D'Antoni, officially joined the Nuggets.  The head coach who once coached the Nuggets for one season entered the palace for the second time, and once again went to the plateau of Denver to take up the team's coach.

    In the training hall of the Pepsi Center, all players are present and are currently conducting one-on-one defensive training under the leadership of assistant coach Cooper.

    After nearly two weeks of rest, Anthony's body has almost recovered. Su Xi's matter has come to an end for the time being, and he is currently engaged in one-on-one offense and defense with White.

    With a "bang" sound, Anthony hit White with his back and turned around. The angle of the ball was a little different, and it ended in a blackout.

    Anthony shook his arm. Although he has almost recovered, he hasn't trained for a long time and it will take some time for his hand to recover.

    "White did a good job, just do it on the field!" Coach Cooper encouraged White on the sidelines. In the days when Anthony was absent, White served as the team's starting small forward, but his performance was not good. The team's losing streak  It caused a big change in his entire mentality.

    Perhaps encouraged by the coach, White singled out Anthony, turned around and scored with a quick breakaway. After scoring the goal, he beat his chest with excitement.

    At this moment, Cooper suddenly stopped: "Pop, come on, Melo come down and take a rest."

    Anthony smiled, said nothing, and walked towards Coach Cooper.

    "How do you feel Melo? If necessary, you can take another rest. After all, tomorrow's game will be a tough battle. If the injury worsens, it will be more troublesome." Cooper said to Anthony who came down, his tone unclear.  There was no intention of blaming, but rather some concern.

    This is not surprising. Originally, the Nuggets were prepared to fire Cooper directly, but before Kroenko made the decision, he unexpectedly consulted Vandeweghe for his opinion, and Vandeweghe naturally asked Anthony for his opinion, so indirectly.  , Cooper happily stayed on and became an assistant coach in charge of the team's defense.

    ¡°I¡¯m fine, it¡¯s just that I haven¡¯t trained for a long time and my hand feels a little unrecovered.¡± Anthony said with a smile.

    "Well, by the way, Vandeweghe told me today that the team has traded for the Chinese guy from the Clippers. The two parties exchanged a second-round pick. If nothing else, he should come to the team today.  Report.??Coach Cooper continued.

    "Wang Zhizhi has been traded?" Anthony said slightly surprised.

    "Well, the Clippers have already treated the contract worth more than 2 million as a garbage contract." At this point, Cooper frowned, "Melo, to be honest, that Chinese defense is really bad, completely unreachable.  NBA level, such a player"

    Seeing Anthony's expression change slightly, Cooper sighed and changed his tune: "It depends on how much power he can exert in the team's offense."

    "Coach, don't worry, the team will use run-and-gun tactics in the future. I think Wang Zhizhi, as the fourth player, will help the team's offense a lot. As for defense, I think even if he can't do well, coach, you can make him  Improved to NBA level." Anthony said with a smile.

    "Well, as long as it's not an attitude problem, I think it shouldn't be difficult." Cooper said slightly complacently. As a famous defensive hero in NBA history, Cooper still has absolute confidence in his defensive skills.

    "Squeak~"

    At this moment, the door of the arena was pushed open, and a yellow man with a slightly plump face appeared at the door of the arena.

    The sudden figure quickly attracted the attention of everyone in the arena.

    "Look, it's coming." Coach Cooper looked at the door and said.

    Anthony also looked up and looked out, and saw Wang Zhizhi standing there with a smile and a slightly childish face at the door. He couldn't help but feel touched. After the game against the Clippers, he talked to Coach Cooper about trading Wang Zhizhi.  , originally Cooper didn't want to be the head coach, so he thought the matter was dismissed, but he didn't expect Cooper to really bring it up.

    Looking at Wang Zhizhi now, I wonder if his move can change the NBA career of this young man chasing the wind.

    "Wang, come here." Cooper waved to Wang Zhizhi at the door.

    "Come on, you all come around and introduce the new members of the team." Cooper then called everyone who was training over, because the team's head coach D'Antoni hadn't arrived yet, and he was still in charge at the moment.

    Wang Zhizhi put his luggage on the bench next to him, and then walked to Coach Cooper's side slightly shyly.

    "Come on, Wang, please introduce yourself first." Cooper pulled Wang Zhizhi toward the center of the players and said.

    Wang Zhizhi walked to the center of the players, smiled shyly, then scratched his head and said: "My name is Wang Zhizhi, from China. I used to play for the Clippers. I just arrived at the team today. I hope everyone will take care of me in the future."

    "Hello, I am¡­¡­"

    The Nuggets players all stepped forward to say hello. A fringe player came to the team, and no one seemed to feel much of it. Even Elson, who was in direct competition, was not affected much. After all, Wang Zhizhi gave him  He feels really weak, a little fat, and most importantly, so shy.

    Anthony couldn't help but frown as he listened to Wang Zhizhi's introduction. If you don't get along with the players in the NBA, it will be difficult to achieve results. Just like Yi Jianlian in his previous life, he had a sullen face most of the time and had very limited communication with his teammates.  This also resulted in him not even being able to make it into the rotation.

    In contrast, Zhou Qi, who later landed in the NBA, always maintained communication with his teammates during the game, whether he was sitting on the bench at the beginning or when he later became the team's ace, and he also mingled with others in private.  It can be said to be a completely opposite example.

    This is a very simple truth. If your teammates do not support you, or are not familiar with you, how often will they pass the ball to you on the court?

    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Obvious.

    "Hello." Wang Zhizhi walked into Anthony and greeted with a smile.

    "Hello, my name is Carmelo, you can call me Melo. If possible, how about we practice more after training?" Anthony said with a smile.

    There was a look of surprise on Wang Zhizhi's face. Of course he knew Anthony, the player who had just tied the league's rookie scoring record, but Anthony actually proposed to practice with him for extra time. This was completely beyond his expectation. He didn't know it all of a sudden.  Reacted: "I"

    "What, you don't want to?" Anthony continued to ask with a smile.

    "No, no, of course I am willing, I'm just surprised." Wang Zhizhi hurriedly replied.

    "Well, there's no need to be so reserved. People on our team are very communicative. Just open up and communicate." Anthony continued.

    "Yeah, thank you, Melo." Wang Zhizhi said gratefully. A marginalized person like him was almost to the point where he could no longer survive in the NBA. Coming to the new team was originally dispensable. He even  I don¡¯t know why the Nuggets suddenly wanted to trade him. I was panicked and suddenly received the favor of the team boss. It is reasonable to be a little flattered.

    "Okay, Wang, please do some warm-up exercises with Melo on the side first. Later, you and Elson will practice one-on-one offense and defense. The others will attack the half-court offense and defense with me first." Coach Cooper said to the players  Everything is arranged.

    Hearing this, Anthony cast a grateful look at Cooper. He just took this opportunity to understand Wang Zhizhi's strength. After all, even if he knew the general before, it was only what he saw on TV, and it was definitely not the same thing as in reality.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)It is reasonable to feel a little flattered by the great favor.

    "Okay, Wang, please do some warm-up exercises with Melo on the side first. Later, you and Elson will practice one-on-one offense and defense. The others will attack the half-court offense and defense with me first." Coach Cooper said to the players  Everything is arranged.

    Hearing this, Anthony cast a grateful look at Cooper. He just took this opportunity to understand Wang Zhizhi's strength. After all, even if he knew the general before, it was only what he saw on TV, and it was definitely not the same thing as in reality.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report