"30 inches? Not bad. Your vertical jump is pretty good among centers."
Joseph nodded and said, it is basically difficult for a big center who is over 2.1 meters tall to have super bounce, otherwise there would be no point in playing basketball as a sports guard.
"Try your run-up again. Come on, Chinese boy, use your full strength."
"Okay." Tang Qian stepped back a little further, leaving a suitable running distance. He took a deep breath, then moved his body and started to attack.
boom.
Tang Qian bowed his body and bent his knees slightly. Then there was a dull sound of stepping on the ground. His tall body suddenly rose. After reaching the highest point, he gradually opened his right arm.
"3.35 inches?" Joseph was a little surprised again. After all, this bounce was on par with the "Shark" back then.
But Tang Qian was not satisfied.
He frowned and said, "Sir, can I try again? I just didn't perform well."
"Performing abnormally?" Joseph was slightly startled after hearing this and said, "Can you jump higher?"
"Well, I'll give it a try."
After Tang Qian finished speaking, he moved his body further away again. This time he silently used his luck. After about three or four seconds, he turned around and started.
boom.
Tang Qian's take-off force this time was obviously stronger than before, so the sound of his feet hitting the ground was also a little louder.
"37? 37 inches? That's amazing!"
"Coupled with your super wingspan, my God, you are only 9 or 10cm away from touching the top of the backboard. It's so, so incredible!!!"
"The standing height is more than 12 feet, estimated to be around 380CM, and the inside athletic ability is excellent!"
Joseph excitedly recorded on the record board. As he wrote, he said: "Chinese boy, go to the bottom line. Let's form a base line and run back."
After letting Tang Qian test two or three groups, Joseph finally breathed a sigh of relief and ran back and forth on the baseline for 11 seconds. Although it was at an excellent level for a big man over 2.1 meters tall, it was still an "acceptable" result.
"Chinese boy, do you want to take a rest before continuing?" Joseph looked at Tang Qian and said.
"No, sir, go ahead." Tang Qian shook his head.
"Okay then." Joseph said: "Let's take a look at the 3/4 sprint. Are you ready?"
"Well, that's it."
Joseph blew the whistle, and Tang Qian's body immediately shot out like a big arrow from a bow, covering 3/4 of a field in the blink of an eye.
"3.20 seconds, quite beautiful! Chinese boy!"
"Anything else to test, sir?"
Joseph said: "The last item is the bench press. You Asians have always been weak in strength. I suggest you warm up first and adjust to the best condition before continuing the test."
"No sir, I want to end this test as soon as possible."
"Okay, okay, I can see that your physical condition is very good. Young people with such physical conditions are usually a little proud." After a few words of "talking", Joseph led Tang Qian to the strength room.
, he pointed to an already assembled barbell and said: "That is the standard weight for NBA rookies, 185 pounds of bench press. Go ahead and try it."
Tang Qian nodded. He had heard about this weight for a long time, and had specially tested this item on a regular basis. Therefore, when lying on the exercise chair, he was quite calm and there was no sign of panic in his breathing.
"Sir, may I begin?"
"Okay, let's get started."
As soon as Joseph finished speaking, Tang Qian started to act "smoothly".
"one two three……"
When Tang Qian reached the eighteenth without a breath, Joseph was a little moved. He let go of the recording pen in his hand, looked at Tang Qian, and began to count silently in his mind.
"Twenty, twenty-one, twenty-two..."
"Twenty-three, twenty-four, twenty-five..."
If, if he could do two more...
"Twenty-six, twenty...twenty-seven..."
"Twenty-eight……"
"Twenty-nine……"
"thirty……"
Joseph was in extreme shock, and Tang Qian's bench press also "came to an end". The former looked at the record sheet in his hand, with an extremely weird expression on his face.
"Hey, Chinese boy, I want to ask you something, and you must answer me honestly." Joseph suddenly said in a serious tone.
"Okay, sir, please speak."
"Did you... take any stimulants before you came here?"
"Stimulants?" Tang Qian was stunned for a moment, as if he remembered something, his face suddenly became extremely cold and said: "Sir, what do you mean by this? Do you suspect that I have used banned drugs?"
"Yes, that's what I mean, because some of your physical test performances have far exceeded the limits of Eastern people. Even in the United States, there are very few people who can achieve your level." Joseph did not hide it.
, admitted it directly.
"Then what do you want me to do?" Tang Qian had already removed his words of respect when facing Joseph, and his whole person slowly became a little more aggressive.
"Joseph, have you finished the physical test data?" Just when the atmosphere between the two of them was tense and about to become tense, the main door of the strength room was suddenly opened.
"Huh? Joseph? Hot? What are you doing?" The person who came was none other than the head coach of the Los Angeles Defenders, Phil Hubbard.
"Sir, I suspect that this Chinese took banned drugs before he came here." Joseph opened his mouth and said.
"Prohibited drugs?" Phil Hubbard frowned and said, "What evidence do you have?"
"Sir, if you look at his physical test data, you will understand." Joseph handed the record board in his hand to Hubbard, who took it and took a look, and understood instantly.
"Tang, let me ask you, have you taken some kind of banned drugs?" Phil Hubbard put down the record board in his hand and asked Tang Qian standing aside.
"No, sir." Tang Qian spoke concisely and concisely. If the person who just asked the question was not Hubbard, then Tang Qian would not even bother to defend himself.
Phil Hubbard looked at Tang Qian through the round eyes on the bridge of his nose. After a few seconds, he slowly said, "I believe you."
"What? Mr. Hubbard, there is obviously a big problem with this physical test data. This level should not be something that Easterners can do!" After hearing Hubbard's words, Joseph immediately objected.
"What do you mean, Joseph?" Hubbard asked calmly.
"My opinion is to let this Chinese kid take a urine test. If there are no problems in the urine test, he will be allowed to participate in the next part of the trial training."
"You can ask me to take a urine test, but..." Tang Qian's eyes flashed coldly: "If the results prove that I have not taken any illegal drugs, then you must apologize to me, publicly apologize! How about that?"
"Apologise? No, no, no, why should I apologize to you? I just did what a physical examiner should do, and I don't think I need to apologize to you!" Joseph refused directly.
"You insulted me! You even insulted the entire Oriental race! Do you think you need to apologize?" Seeing the other party's indifferent look, Tang Qian immediately became angry and said.
"Oh, Chinese boy, I advise you to be careful with your words. This is the United States, not your poor and backward China. If you continue to talk nonsense, I have the right to directly sue you for defamation!"
"Okay! Shut up, both of you!!!" Phil Hubbard stood up and interrupted.
"Joseph, I just said that I believe in perm. Why, do you think my words don't work?"
"But Mr. Hubbard..."
"Okay, Joseph, this matter is over. If Fang really took banned drugs, I will let him go directly without you having to say anything." Although Phil Hubbard's tone was not serious,
But the sense of not allowing the other party to object was beyond words.
"Okay, I understand, Mr. Hubbard." Joseph saw Phil Hubbard insisting, and finally could only nod.
"Okay, Fang, you come with me, your trial training is not over yet." Phil Hubbard said.
Tang Qian followed Phil Hubbard to another miniature stadium, where three people were warming up. Tang Qian scanned it and saw one white man and two black men.
"Hot, you just came to the United States, and you may not know some of the rules of our NBDL league." Seeing Tang Qian showing a listening attitude, Hubbard continued: "In addition to accepting some decentralized players from the NBA, our NBDL also has its own
draft system, but what Li means is not to allow you to participate in the NBDL draft, but to allow you to participate in another selection mode of the NBDL, the local player trial mode."
"Local player trial training mode?" Tang Qian said blankly.
"Well, the so-called local player trial mode means that our Los Angeles Defenders can invite up to 5 local players to come to the team for trial training. If there are any that we like, we can directly sign them and let them quickly join the team.
Come on." Phil Hubbard patiently explained to Tang Qian.
"So that's it." Tang Qian nodded, but soon he discovered the problem and asked: "But Mr. Hubbard, I don't seem to be a native of Los Angeles, so what about this trial training mode..."
Phil Hubbard smiled and said: "Don't worry, Fang, Li has helped me a lot. I can still solve this small matter." After saying that, he saw him reaching into his arms and taking it out.
Then he took out a small book and said: "This is your identity certificate in the United States. All records are included. For Li's request, I traveled all over Queens, New York, and it cost me a total of 1,000 US dollars."
"
Fake, fake. Certificate?
A strange feeling arose in Tang Qian's heart, but at the same time, his gratitude to Li Qiuping deepened.
Tang Qian just wanted to pick it up, but unfortunately Phil Hubbard just waved it in front of his eyes, then took the small notebook back into his arms and said: "Oh, don't worry, it's hot, I can't give this to you now, wait."
Let’s talk after you pass all the trials.”
"What should I do?" Tang Qian didn't care, because if he couldn't stay in the Defenders, then this "certificate" would be in vain if he took it.
"It's very simple." Phil Hubbard pointed forward and smiled: "You just need to defeat them."
Defeat them?
If only this were the case...
That's not very difficult.
My American “document” is waiting for me obediently!
Tang Qian said heartily.
PS: The bench press record for NBA rookies is 27 consecutive times held by Jason Keep in 2003, but this is not the highest. The strongest bench press for a rookie appeared in the college training camp and was created by a man named Royce White. His
The record is 30 bench presses of 185 pounds in one breath, which exceeds Jason Keep's 27 reps. However, since it is not an official NBA physical test, this bench press record has not been officially included.
Of course, Xiao Zi also said before that the bench press is only one manifestation of strength, not all, and the length of the bench presser's arms is also an influencing factor. I believe friends who often go to the gym will understand this. But the bench press
The recommended number is definitely a reliable reference, otherwise the NBA would not include this item in the annual physical test for rookies.
As for the issue of "US documents" mentioned above, this is not Xiaozi's fabrication, because as early as 2003, the "News of the World" specifically reported on the Adam Morgan "document market" in the United States. Now, the "document market" in the United States
"The processing is mainly concentrated in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York. Generally speaking, it only costs a minimum of 260 US dollars to get everything done, and it is very fast and can be completed in a few hours. With these "documents",
Sometimes even the U.S. government can't tell the difference clearly, and customs, airport banks, etc. can all go through without any hindrance.
There is also the "local player trial mode" above, which is also real and is not made up by Xiaozi.