"Boss, these sneakers are really good." Danny Green looked at Wu Huang testing his signature sneakers on the court with unconcealed envy. Ordinary fans could not imagine the bitterness of these little people. Due to their lack of talent, they often have to put in more effort to survive in the NBA. Being able to get a sneaker contract worth hundreds of thousands of dollars a year is already a lifelong goal for them. As for finding a signature sneaker of their own, it is really a dream to imagine.

Wu Huang could only smile at his teammates who looked envious of his sidelines. At this time, he could not comfort them. The world was so unfair. Take him as an example. The media said that his ball possession was not good, but in fact, his ball possession was just compared to real star point guards like Paul and Nash. If compared with these basic-paid players, his ball possession was already very good.

To change the metaphor, Danny Green is a player who is not worse than him. However, after two months of training in the summer, Wu Huang's ball control skills have improved significantly compared to the summer league. However, Danny Green, who trains harder than him, has not made much obvious progress. At most, the shooting percentage of open three-pointers has stabilized, but it is pale in comparison with Wu Huang's progress.

This is the difference in talent. After three dreams, Wu Huang, who strengthened his sense of ball, can continue to improve his passing and control skills as long as he keeps working hard enough. Even he himself doesn't know where to go online? But even if Danny Green and others work hard for several years, due to the limitations of ball sense and talent, their progress is still limited. These people's potential has been exhausted, and all they can improve is experience, mentality and stability.

This is cruel, but this is reality, this is the difference in people's talent. You don't have to complain. Some things are born to be destined, and you may feel miserable. But with those who are terminally ill at birth, they are even worse than you. So people should have ambitions. But they should also be content.

There is one thing that Emperor Wu is stronger than most geniuses, that is, he cherishes his hard-earned talent. He knows that he is lucky than others, and he should cherish the golden years given to him by God. Therefore, he trains hard, arrogant but not complacent, proud but not arrogant.

On October 10, the Knicks went to Boston to challenge the 2008 champion Celtics. This time, Wu Huang was not facing a bad net, but the three Celtics that all teams in the league don't want to encounter.

Emperor Wu naturally knew the terribleness of the three giants in Boston. If his idol Kobe had not been beaten by the Celtics in 2008, he had already won two consecutive championships, and three consecutive championships were in sight.

The enemy is invincible this time, but Emperor Wu has been looking forward to this game for a long time, and he also decided to wear his signature sneakers to fight in this game.

UA sent him two pairs of handmade sneakers to make the last modification through his feedback. He waited until the regular season started before preparing to let the basketball shoes that they had devoted all their efforts to come out. But Wu Huang couldn't wait. He felt that the current version had made him extremely satisfied, so it would be fine to modify it. But he couldn't wait to wear these sneakers to play.

Wu Huang is really satisfied with his signature sneakers, especially the gradient color version. After wearing his sneakers for a few days, he can no longer wear other sneakers. Perhaps the technology used on these sneakers is more advanced than UA, but it is not something tailor-made for him. The more he wears his own go-one, the more comfortable and reassuring he feels, and he doesn't want to wait until the regular season starts before playing against NBA.

Before the team went on a battle, ESPN made a brief analysis of the Knicks' bombardment tactics. The first thing to say is the definition of "small ball tactics": this is a tactic born in an era of lack of excellent inside lines. It mainly focuses on small lineups, and the offense is simple and fast. It is based on a defensive end to protect the penalty area and rely on defensive counterattacks. It subverts the conventional 1 center + 2 forwards + 2 guard lineup. It usually sends a mobile lineup of 3 forwards + 2 guards, that is, the center position is not set up.

Regarding the origin of the ball, it can be traced back to the US team at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. At that time, the US team relied on excellent physical strength to consume their opponents and scored more than 100 points per game. You should know that there was no offensive time limit regulations at that time. This tactic broke the ball-control tactics that were popular in the international basketball world at that time.

The one who really brought the ball and carried forward it was the Nuggets head coach Dik Mota in the 1980s. At that time, his Nuggets' three shots: Ingrish, Iser, and Van derwich scored crazy on the court, averaging more than 120 points per game for five consecutive seasons. Especially in the 1982-1983 season, the average score of 3 shots reached 76.7 points. It is hard to imagine how fierce their firepower is.

It was at that time that D'Antoni was crazy about the tactical system of small balls, but the beard was still a player at that time. After Dik Mota successfully retreated, it was Don Nelson who took over the banner. The latter basically inherited the former's tactical idea of ​​"killing the master with random punches" and formed a symbolic combination of fast attack styles in history in the Warriors: Chris Mullin, Tim Hardaway, and Mickey Richmond's three-man combination. These three players also continued the Nuggets' crazy scores of 3 shots, and averaged 72.3 points per game.

Later, everyone knew that D'Antoni came to the Suns to coach, and two teams that advocated crazy offense appeared in the league, especially the Suns' limelight at that time, D'Antoni completely pushed the word "running and bombing" into the world.

Compared with the peak Suns and Warriors, the Knicks' small balls are now out of system. They lack a top organizer like Nash in a fast marching and a detailed tactic of V-shaped fast break in the bottom line. The Knicks' tactical thinking now looks more like "just wherever you play". If you can't do it, give the ball to Emperor Wu and let him "do it by himself".

Quoting a sentence from Dik Mota, the founder of the small ball tactics, "Basically, I think of Xiao Ba's current league this way. There are not many excellent big men, so they sent out a lineup: 2 defenders and 3 forwards, and at the same time, they also need to make some targeted adjustments based on the opponent's lineup."

The words of the Master of Little Ball reveal the tragedy of Little Ball. Any team with excellent big men will not play Little Ball...

After leading the team to Boston, D'Antoni faced a reporter's question and retorted: "It's not that an excellent big man cannot play small balls, but for cost calculations, people think that putting an excellent big man at the basket will be more effective. But if that big man is fast enough and has a long range enough, but not strong enough, then the tactics of playing small balls will be more appropriate." Xiao Wang's implication was: "Even if I give me a Howard, I still have to play small balls!"

The impression of the city of Boston is that there are many prestigious universities. People living here rank among the top in the world in terms of education. Boston is also one of the best cities in the United States with the best security.

The Celtics have a very high status. Even if they say they are the No. 1 NBA giants, I am afraid that except for the Lakers, there will be few other teams who will have objections. This team is not inferior to big cities such as Los Angeles and New York.

However, Wu Huang didn't yearn for the Celtics. Who made this team look green for thousands of years? "Green" should be a relatively unpleasant color for many Chinese people, so there shouldn't be many players who want to wear green jerseys.

The Celtics players were not very interested in the Knicks. The Big Three did routine work at the pre-match press conference, and even if they were very polite.

At the press conference, Wu Huang said that he had adapted to this kind of flying game schedule. "The game in the East is okay, but I go to the West to play games. The journey will be long, but I think professional players should be able to overcome this small problem."

The real trouble is that a reporter asked about next year's World Championships repeatedly. He was finally interrupted by Wu Huang. "I said before that everyone's goal is to focus on the new season and prepare to play the whole season. I will not consider next year's World Championships until the season is over."

There is a reason why the media cares about the World Championships. Since Kobe and other stars over 30 years old have clearly stated that they will not participate in the World Championships. After James and the 2003 generation stars won the Beijing Olympics, many people did not intend to participate in the second-level World Championships again. Therefore, the 10-year Turkish World Championships. The US team will definitely use young players to participate in the competition, such as Durant and Ross, and will take the lead. Wu Huang, the most popular No. 1 pick, will also be recruited, but the question is whether he wants to represent the US team.

Wu Huang is really a bit fussy now. The more famous he is, the more embarrassing and difficult things he encounters in this matter. Brandon means not to play the national team at all. Considering Wu Huang's identity as a yellow-sex person, he refuses to participate in the American team. There shouldn't be many American fans really caring. Anyway, the American men's basketball team has never lacked talents. If he runs to participate in the American team, many racist discriminatory people will jump out and disgusting people.

Finally talking about the season's goals, Wu Huang said that the Knicks' goal is to make the playoffs. "The Knicks haven't played in the playoffs for a long time. We want to come back. This is all about this season. We won't talk about anything else."

The goal Wu Huang said was not high, but it was not that simple to complete. The Knicks, who wanted to reshape the team with running and shooting, fell into an offensive dilemma at the beginning of today. After three consecutive shots, the Knicks fell into a scoring drought for 7 minutes under the defense of the Celtics. During this period, the Knicks were constantly broken through, missed three-pointers, and failed to score a single point.

The Celtics took this opportunity to widen the gap to 14 points in one go. After the first quarter, the Celtics led 24:9.

The Knicks scored 42 points in a single quarter in the last game, and their fierce offensive firepower made New York media report. But today in Boston, once the Celtics became a little serious, Wu Huang first found that it would be difficult for him to hold the ball as he wanted in the last game. His offensive space was compressed to the two sidelines and arc top positions. Only here can he take a breath, but it is basically impossible to dribble into the hinterland here.

Rondo's flexible footsteps and excellent defensive position make it very difficult for Wu Huang to break through with the ball. It's not that he can't break in at all. His speed and explosive power can support him to break through forcibly, but under Rondo's defense, it is difficult for such a breakthrough to get further shooting opportunities. Besides, even if he breaks in, facing Garnett's long arms that cover the sky and the sun, it will be difficult for him to shoot smoothly.

The Celtics' defense is like a chain, and it is not possible to break through the first line of defense to score at the basket. Garnett is behind him guarding the middle, Perkins defends the penalty area, and even Kobe dares to hold the ball rashly and go deeper. He is likely to be trapped in the penalty area by several Celtic players, causing a mistake.

In the second quarter, the Knicks began to increase Wu Huang and David Lee's pick-and-roll attacks, but they still did not achieve much effect. Garnett's footsteps moved faster than David Lee. The Wolf King's defensive pick-and-roll is one of the best inside lines in the league. At its peak, the Wolf King's defense range can even be expanded beyond the three-point line. Even though he is old now, it is still no problem to defend the area within the free throw line.

After the breakup of the arc was disassembled, the Celtics were unable to mobilize the defensive formation. Whether it was Wu Huang's breakthrough or David Li's success, it was difficult for him to get rid of Garnett's defense, and he still couldn't play in the end.

In this quarter, the Knicks played for nearly 3 minutes before Wu Huang hit a long two-pointer on the wing. He made a forced move after the attack time was almost over 24 seconds, and the score gap had been widened to 18 points.

The Knicks players had already panicked, but fortunately, Wu Huang's mentality was still calm, so he was not defeated so easily. Although he could not hit the fast attack today, the rhythm could not be driven, and the pick-and-roll could not be beaten, they still had a trick, and they could still beat it a few times!

Emperor Wu set an example. This time, he used screens on the offensive end and just obtained a little shooting space. He immediately shot without hesitation. At this time, he was one step away from the three-point line, which was an extremely long-distance three-pointer!

"Bang!" Although the ball did not score, the core Wu Huang, the emperor, has demonstrated very clearly.

The Knicks players thought to themselves that they were good at this job, just a few shots, what's the point!

Not to mention, although the Knicks' offense has become less and less organized, the players are more determined to take action. They do whatever they want, shoot at the right time, and even if they are double-teamed by three people, they still take action without hesitation. Slowly, confidence is played out, and the feel of the game is hot, and the feeling of the game is also revealed.

In the middle of the second quarter, the Knicks finally returned to normal, but at this time the team had already dug a big hole. Although they were hard to match with the Celtics since then, they were still at a disadvantage.

Wu Huang said it didn't matter. He had figured it out. What the Knicks wanted in this game was not to win. What they wanted was to show the determination and courage to draw the sword no matter what the team faced, and to the confidence that they dared to "small hit" and "small shots" against any opponent.

The Knicks want to play routines and tactics, with the current lineup, they are destined to not win the Celtics, and teams like mechanically sophisticated. Therefore, the only chance to win is to play a few random shots and shoot a few random shots, and give full play to their brainless but fast, unreasonable but unreasonable characteristics. As long as the players' touches are smooth, tactics become secondary things and they have a glimmer of hope.

Later, Emperor Wu himself didn't care about the efficiency and rationality of bullshits. He just did it when he got the chance. No matter whether you are Rondo or Garnett, as long as you can't cover my shot and let me give it to him, I will win!
Chapter completed!