Early the next morning, Woody showed up at the training ground on time.
When he arrived, almost everyone else had arrived.
Among them, the two most famous guys among the five specially invited high school students: Travis Outlaw and Kendrick Perkins.
Outlaw seems to be taller than Woody, so he looks as thin and tall as a bamboo pole. There is no smile on his dark face, and he just stands like this, making people feel like he has nothing. Emotional killer;
Kendrick Perkins is about the same height as him, but compared to Outlaw, his appearance is much more fierce, and his thick body is at least 3 plus sizes bigger than Outlaw. When he looked at Outlaw , there was a bit of dissatisfaction on his face, as if he was saying, "Why should such a little chicken be in front of me?"
Woody also attracted many students' attention, but it was mostly because of his skin color.
Yesterday, a Chinese man became the "number one pick" in the NBA draft!
This morning, Yao Ming also caused controversy. Some media said that "Yao Ming's ability to become the NBA's first Chinese No. 1 pick is related to league president David Stern's desire to develop the Chinese market. Otherwise, Yao Ming's ability alone would definitely There's no way he's going to be drafted No. 1 in the first round."
Woody also saw the report.
Even "CBA Chamberlain" is burdened with such huge doubts. He knows that every step he takes in the future will be surrounded by doubts until all these doubts are trampled under his feet.
The American media's evaluation of Yao Ming has aroused heated discussion and made Woody, who is currently in the training camp, particularly conspicuous.
They just looked at Woody curiously and did not come up to provoke Woody for no reason.
The main reason is that Woody is taller than most of them. In the whole scene, Outlaw and Perkins can hold him firmly in height. Most of the other people are not as tall as him.
The pressure brought by his height made him look very difficult to deal with.
After a while, another person entered the scene.
The conspicuous afro, strong muscles, and tall figure look even bigger against the backdrop of the gray elastic vest.
When he appeared, there was a commotion.
The visitor is none other than the NBA’s new “inspirational story” Ben Wallace!
From being undrafted in 1996 to winning the "Defensive Player of the Season Award" this year, his face is filled with two words:
Vicissitudes of life!
The eyes of Outlaw and Perkins also changed when Ben Wallace came out, with a bit of longing.
In American high school basketball, one hundred high school students become "star high school students" every year. However, the NBA only selects 58 rookies every year.
In addition, some "starless high school students" will emerge from the NCAA, which means that even Outlaw, ranked 45th, will not be guaranteed to enter the NBA in the future.
They looked at Ben Wallace and hoped that if they really encountered the worst situation in the future, they could rise from the ashes like Ben Wallace.
All the students' eyes were focused on Ben Wallace, who was also looking at them. Looking around, he nodded slightly with satisfaction: "Guys, I like the look in your eyes very much. I am motivated and I hope to see you in the NBA in the future!"
Ben Wallace looks simple and fierce, but he is very good at saying passionate words.
In other words, he knows exactly what these sixteen or seventeen-year-old high school students want!
Without exception, they are all sprinting towards the NBA.
His words made the atmosphere in the entire training camp obviously heated, and motivation appeared on every student's face to a greater or lesser extent.
The trainers are in place and the first day of training camp has officially begun.
The students first warmed up under the leadership of the trainer. After about 40 minutes, they were gathered together again, and Ben Wallace appeared in front of them again. It looked like he had also fully warmed up just now.
"Guys, everyone knows what kind of player I am. Here, unfortunately, I can't teach you fancy dribbling skills, nor do I have gorgeous scoring skills. All I can share with you is endless physical combat and ferocity.
Fighting skills!"
"A very shocking fact, but it is true. In addition to superstars, the NBA has more green leaves!"
"However, there are many ways to change the game. Sometimes, a successful defense or a desperate rebound can change the situation of the game. It can also become a hero and the key to the game!"
To explain the importance of rebounds, Ben Wallace chose "animated graphics explanation" in order to explain some operations under the basket more vividly. He pointed at Outlaw: "Boy, I heard you are one of these guys.
The highest ranked high school student in the world, come on, let me try your strength!"
Outlaw's body stiffened slightly when his name was called.
When he received the special invitation from and1, he specifically chose Ben Wallace as his mentor because he wanted to challenge his weaknesses: rebounding and confrontation.
But this doesn't mean that he wants to be like a monkey and let Ben Wallace play with him in public.
However, at this moment, as Ben Wallace called his name, all the eyes of the audience turned to him, including Perkins. He could only bite the bullet and stand opposite Ben Wallace.
"Come on, kid, I'll tell you how far you are from the NBA!"
Ben Wallace pretended to smile fiercely, showing his white teeth, but it made Outlaw even more nervous.
Outlaw was wrong about one thing.
He was not played like a monkey by Ben Wallace, but was "carried around" by Ben Wallace like a little chicken.
With his thin body, every confrontation makes people worry whether he will be defeated by Ben Wallace.
In a total of 5 rounds, Ben Wallace easily grabbed the basket every time, and Outlaw had no ability to respond.
The two people are not on the same level at all.
This has absolutely no teaching value.
After scratching his afro, Ben Wallace asked Outlaw to return to the team. He was also a little embarrassed.
In fact, he wasn't serious at all.
But these 45 high school students in the United States still couldn't stop him.
Are all today’s “star high school students” so cool?
"Does anyone else want to try it?"
Ben Wallace knew that a total of 5 "star high school students" were invited to this training camp, but Outlaw's performance made him have little interest in these "star high school students" and did not want to continue to order them.
Name.
Perkins laughed loudly as he watched Outlaw stagger Ben Wallace on the court.
Can you even get ahead of me?
He was ready for a sharp contrast after Ben Wallace called his name.
But in the end, Ben Wallace didn't name him.
Somewhat impatiently, he quickly said: "I, I, I, choose me, Ben, I want to give it a try!"
He screamed so loudly that when the other people next to him who originally wanted to try it saw it was him, they quietly retracted their little hands.
The result was obvious. Ben Wallace naturally recognized his face and knew that he was one of the "star high school students." Looking at his physique up and down, looking at his body as strong as a calf,
He nodded with satisfaction, with a bit of expectation in his eyes: "Come on then, let me see what you are capable of!"
Confrontation at the basket does require physical conditions.
Although Perkins is not much taller than Outlaw, his stocky body is not comparable to Outlaw.
Ben Wallace also felt this solidity in the first confrontation.
A smile appeared on his face.
You have to have a body like this to be delicious when you fight!
Moreover, Perkins himself does this and is a professional counterpart.
In the first round of the contest, the trainer next to him threw the ball towards the backboard, and the ball began to rebound. Ben Wallace had not gotten rid of Perkins, but because the latter was eager to grab the rebound, he was
Ben Wallace seized the opportunity, stuck out his butt and destroyed his center of gravity, successfully protecting the rebound.
"Snapped!"
The ball deliberately made a loud noise when the ball was put together. Ben Wallace turned his head and looked at Perkins: "Boy, you have some basic skills, but you lack experience and are not stable enough!"
These words inspired Perkins to become more motivated.
It's just that Ben Wallace is the "rebound king" of the NBA, and his ability to grab rebounds is the top skill in the NBA. Even if Perkins tried his best, he couldn't get a rebound from Ben Wallace in the final five rounds.
Even a rebound can be grabbed from the hands of the Warriors.
However, compared to Outlaw, Perkins' performance was much better, enough for him to return to the team with his head held high. But when Perkins came off the field, he was still a little annoyed, as if to say, there are some
After one round, the rebound should be mine. Alas, I was just a bit unlucky.
At the same time, he secretly looked at the others and observed their expressions. When he noticed the traces of surprise in the eyes of these people, he felt happy. Although he was very tired, he was able to reap these surprised looks, which made him happy.
His vanity was greatly satisfied.
"But... this NBA rebounding leader is really awesome!" Perkins muttered secretly in his heart. He had tried his best, but still couldn't grab a single rebound from Ben Wallace, and he was sure of it.
, Ben Wallace has not yet used his full strength, maybe only 70%, no, half of it.
In this matter, Perkins overestimated himself a bit. Not to mention half of it. His five rounds of confrontation only aroused Ben Wallace's interest. Perkins walked off the court.
At the same time, his eyes began to scan the entire audience, looking for people who might cause him difficulties. Soon his eyes lit up and he gained something:
"Wow, an uncommon face. Hey, man, I don't mean anything else, but come on up and let me see what you can do!"
The person whose name was called was none other than Woody.
As one of the few students in this training hall who is over 2 meters tall, and with his skin color, Ben Wallace has actually noticed him a long time ago and wants to see his abilities, but he doesn't want to be too specific.
Sex was misleading. After trying Outlaw and Perkins one after another, he could finally satisfy his curiosity and try different skin colors.
The whole audience focused their attention, and even Outlaw and Perkins cast curious glances at him. At this moment, Woody's expression was also slightly startled, not because Ben Wallace pointed at him.
name, but because the long-lost system prompt sounded in his mind:
"The debut of a talent is always different. Try to leave a deep impression on Ben Wallace before the end of the training camp!"
At the same time, a virtual screen that only Woody can see automatically appears.