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Chapter 13 If You Can Do It All Over Again
Chapter 13 If You Can Do It All Over Again
At eight o'clock in the morning on the [-]th, Su Yang drove a Mazda to the Pioneer Training Base.
At the gate, many reporters and photographers had already set up all kinds of equipment, covering a large area.
With a casual glance, I found that ESPN and TNT and other large-scale TV media in the United States are there, and magazines with large circulation such as "Sports Illustrated" are also involved. There are dozens of small local newspapers and small radio stations in Portland, and the scale is extremely large. big.
Many fans are also looking forward to it, men and women, old and young, as excited as waiting for the savior to come.
Su Yang got out of the car and entered the base silently by the gate, and overheard the fans chatting: Last night, thousands of fans went to the airport to welcome Oden. .
"Agent Oden is really awesome, he is too good at publicity, and Durant's agent is really low-key..."
Su Yang felt emotionally. During Durant's college days, he crushed Oden in terms of statistics and honors, but Oden's agent insisted on playing the finals with one hand and super physical fitness, and frantically gave Oden advertise.
Many people know that Oden has the highest draft score of 106, but few people know that Durant has a score of 104.
Oden's agent also has a very powerful strategy, which is large-scale publicity: If it weren't for the fact that the NBA banned high school students from participating in the draft, Oden would have entered the NBA as the No. [-] pick without having to go to college for a year. And like LeBron, he killed the Quartet, and also publicized that Oden's election as the No. [-] pick is the consensus of the NBA, and everyone will choose Oden.
Oden's conditions in all aspects are indeed good, but to be able to have such a big momentum, his agent, old Conley, has greatly boosted him.
But Durant's agent did not do nothing, but quietly operated the second-highest rookie sneaker endorsement contract for Durant in history. Will sign LeBron.
Feeling emotional, Su Yang walked into the base and all the way to the scout office.
Bob and others have arrived and are discussing the upcoming arrival of Auden, and they are quite excited.
After saying hello, Su Yang sat down, flipped through the newspaper, and listened to the chatting of scout colleagues.
"I heard that this trial training will last for three days. It will comprehensively test Oden's various performances and check for injuries."
"Speaking of injuries, did you pay attention to the news from Sports Illustrated yesterday? The reporter named Ian Thomson claimed that Oden, Noah, and Thornton had potential injuries. He believed that Oden's wrist injury had not fully recovered. And there's a herniated disc in the lumbar spine, and even some knee problems, and his source is from an anonymous manager."
"I think it's a fake report. Oden did not provide any health report to any team, nor did he receive any team trial training. We were the first team to try out Oden. Where did the anonymous manager get the news? "
"Then I don't know, but which manager still broke the news that Oden has long and short legs..."
"Kevin specifically responded to the problem of Oden's long and short legs yesterday. He said that long and short legs are very common among tall athletes. One of Oden's legs has grown by about half an inch. The team doctor also said that the problem of long and short legs can be solved."
"Actually, there is no need to worry. The team doctor will do an examination. It is impossible for embarrassing things like 84 to happen again."
After the words fell, all the scouts agreed.
Seeing this, Su Yang interjected: "If you choose Auden, I suggest adding some health-related clauses, such as limiting alcohol consumption and sugar products, and establishing a long-term tracking mechanism to prevent him from risks due to his unhealthy diet..."
Su Yang remembered that according to the original historical track, after Auden was elected as the No. [-] scholar, because relatives and friends often went to his house to hold parties, he also fell into the habit of alcoholism.
As for eating too much sugar, we should also pay attention to it. Beasley and Caron Butler are both victims of skittles.
If it is unavoidable to choose Oden, then signing a contract that requires health can be regarded as making up for it to the greatest extent.
"This suggestion can be escalated to Kevin..." Bob nodded, "but our work related to Oden is about to start again. Are you ready to watch the tape of Oden's high school AAU competition? There are more than 80 games... "
The scouts immediately raised their eyebrows and stared. Watching the video is hard work, often requiring analysis frame by frame.
Su Yang chuckled: "For comparison, we still need to watch Durant's high school and college videos..."
There are still nearly 20 days before the draft. General Manager Kevin has assigned tasks to the scouting department. It is necessary to fully compare the two players, Oden and Durant.
The scouts chatted a little more, and when the time came to 08:30, Tom, the assistant to the general manager, informed all the staff to hold a meeting.
Su Yang rushed to the big conference room and saw the coaching team headed by McMillan, the training team headed by Geoff Clark, the internal medicine team headed by Thomas Reis, and the surgical team headed by Don Roberts.
All the staff related to basketball affairs are here, and the team officials are only short of the boss Paul Allen.
General manager Kevin, as the host, first emphasized the importance of this trial training, and then read a paragraph of Oden’s scouting report, mentioning that Oden was tall, strong, fast, and had a great vision. The template was David Robinson or Bill Russell.
The upper limit can be said to be very high, but of course there are also disadvantages, such as lack of face-to-frame offensive skills, poor mid-range and long-range shooting ability, and performance will drop significantly when encountering strong confrontation, relying too much on physical advantages, and prone to fouls.
The advantages and disadvantages are almost all mentioned. Su Yang admires the scout Alan Smith who wrote this report.
But as far as the scouting report is concerned, Oden is much worse than Duncan and LeBron, and is far from the level of touting that Oden's agent, Old Conley, is not worthy of Larry Brown's original words: Grizzlies pick Oden will be the head coach of the Grizzlies.
Of course, Duncan and LeBron are too rare. With the talent of Oden, what bicycle is needed.
"This is the case, and this time we need to fully cooperate and work hard for the final decision..."
After Kevin finished speaking, assistant Tom began to read out the three-day trial training plan and the tasks to be done by each department.
On the big screen in the meeting room, Oden highlights videos were simultaneously played. In it, Oden was like a nimble and strong tiger. He grabbed a rebound from the backcourt and passed it to the defender. buckle.
Head coach McMillan's eyes lit up, and he muttered: This is simply the taller and stronger Sean Kemp.
In such a situation, Su Yang saw it in his eyes and fully realized that even if he started over again, the Blazers would still choose Oden. Potential injury risks could not offset Oden's attraction to various departments of the Blazers. The visual impact was too domineering. .
Half an hour passed in a blink of an eye, and I wanted to continue the discussion, but the staff notified Oden of his arrival, and the meeting was dissolved immediately. Kevin led the team, followed by coaches and scouts. Base gate.
Su Yang walked at the back, and when he reached the gate of the base, he saw a group of people surrounded Auden, talking and laughing.
Auden is like the brightest star in the night sky, surrounded by stars, unparalleled.
At this time, the first-year rookie Aldridge was also at the gate, looking straight at everything in front of him.
That envious look was fleeting, even intentionally hidden.
But Su Yang could see clearly, he walked over quickly, smiled at Ade and raised his hand: "Hello..."
Awkward!No one rewards, so ask for a wave of recommendation tickets.
(End of this chapter)
At eight o'clock in the morning on the [-]th, Su Yang drove a Mazda to the Pioneer Training Base.
At the gate, many reporters and photographers had already set up all kinds of equipment, covering a large area.
With a casual glance, I found that ESPN and TNT and other large-scale TV media in the United States are there, and magazines with large circulation such as "Sports Illustrated" are also involved. There are dozens of small local newspapers and small radio stations in Portland, and the scale is extremely large. big.
Many fans are also looking forward to it, men and women, old and young, as excited as waiting for the savior to come.
Su Yang got out of the car and entered the base silently by the gate, and overheard the fans chatting: Last night, thousands of fans went to the airport to welcome Oden. .
"Agent Oden is really awesome, he is too good at publicity, and Durant's agent is really low-key..."
Su Yang felt emotionally. During Durant's college days, he crushed Oden in terms of statistics and honors, but Oden's agent insisted on playing the finals with one hand and super physical fitness, and frantically gave Oden advertise.
Many people know that Oden has the highest draft score of 106, but few people know that Durant has a score of 104.
Oden's agent also has a very powerful strategy, which is large-scale publicity: If it weren't for the fact that the NBA banned high school students from participating in the draft, Oden would have entered the NBA as the No. [-] pick without having to go to college for a year. And like LeBron, he killed the Quartet, and also publicized that Oden's election as the No. [-] pick is the consensus of the NBA, and everyone will choose Oden.
Oden's conditions in all aspects are indeed good, but to be able to have such a big momentum, his agent, old Conley, has greatly boosted him.
But Durant's agent did not do nothing, but quietly operated the second-highest rookie sneaker endorsement contract for Durant in history. Will sign LeBron.
Feeling emotional, Su Yang walked into the base and all the way to the scout office.
Bob and others have arrived and are discussing the upcoming arrival of Auden, and they are quite excited.
After saying hello, Su Yang sat down, flipped through the newspaper, and listened to the chatting of scout colleagues.
"I heard that this trial training will last for three days. It will comprehensively test Oden's various performances and check for injuries."
"Speaking of injuries, did you pay attention to the news from Sports Illustrated yesterday? The reporter named Ian Thomson claimed that Oden, Noah, and Thornton had potential injuries. He believed that Oden's wrist injury had not fully recovered. And there's a herniated disc in the lumbar spine, and even some knee problems, and his source is from an anonymous manager."
"I think it's a fake report. Oden did not provide any health report to any team, nor did he receive any team trial training. We were the first team to try out Oden. Where did the anonymous manager get the news? "
"Then I don't know, but which manager still broke the news that Oden has long and short legs..."
"Kevin specifically responded to the problem of Oden's long and short legs yesterday. He said that long and short legs are very common among tall athletes. One of Oden's legs has grown by about half an inch. The team doctor also said that the problem of long and short legs can be solved."
"Actually, there is no need to worry. The team doctor will do an examination. It is impossible for embarrassing things like 84 to happen again."
After the words fell, all the scouts agreed.
Seeing this, Su Yang interjected: "If you choose Auden, I suggest adding some health-related clauses, such as limiting alcohol consumption and sugar products, and establishing a long-term tracking mechanism to prevent him from risks due to his unhealthy diet..."
Su Yang remembered that according to the original historical track, after Auden was elected as the No. [-] scholar, because relatives and friends often went to his house to hold parties, he also fell into the habit of alcoholism.
As for eating too much sugar, we should also pay attention to it. Beasley and Caron Butler are both victims of skittles.
If it is unavoidable to choose Oden, then signing a contract that requires health can be regarded as making up for it to the greatest extent.
"This suggestion can be escalated to Kevin..." Bob nodded, "but our work related to Oden is about to start again. Are you ready to watch the tape of Oden's high school AAU competition? There are more than 80 games... "
The scouts immediately raised their eyebrows and stared. Watching the video is hard work, often requiring analysis frame by frame.
Su Yang chuckled: "For comparison, we still need to watch Durant's high school and college videos..."
There are still nearly 20 days before the draft. General Manager Kevin has assigned tasks to the scouting department. It is necessary to fully compare the two players, Oden and Durant.
The scouts chatted a little more, and when the time came to 08:30, Tom, the assistant to the general manager, informed all the staff to hold a meeting.
Su Yang rushed to the big conference room and saw the coaching team headed by McMillan, the training team headed by Geoff Clark, the internal medicine team headed by Thomas Reis, and the surgical team headed by Don Roberts.
All the staff related to basketball affairs are here, and the team officials are only short of the boss Paul Allen.
General manager Kevin, as the host, first emphasized the importance of this trial training, and then read a paragraph of Oden’s scouting report, mentioning that Oden was tall, strong, fast, and had a great vision. The template was David Robinson or Bill Russell.
The upper limit can be said to be very high, but of course there are also disadvantages, such as lack of face-to-frame offensive skills, poor mid-range and long-range shooting ability, and performance will drop significantly when encountering strong confrontation, relying too much on physical advantages, and prone to fouls.
The advantages and disadvantages are almost all mentioned. Su Yang admires the scout Alan Smith who wrote this report.
But as far as the scouting report is concerned, Oden is much worse than Duncan and LeBron, and is far from the level of touting that Oden's agent, Old Conley, is not worthy of Larry Brown's original words: Grizzlies pick Oden will be the head coach of the Grizzlies.
Of course, Duncan and LeBron are too rare. With the talent of Oden, what bicycle is needed.
"This is the case, and this time we need to fully cooperate and work hard for the final decision..."
After Kevin finished speaking, assistant Tom began to read out the three-day trial training plan and the tasks to be done by each department.
On the big screen in the meeting room, Oden highlights videos were simultaneously played. In it, Oden was like a nimble and strong tiger. He grabbed a rebound from the backcourt and passed it to the defender. buckle.
Head coach McMillan's eyes lit up, and he muttered: This is simply the taller and stronger Sean Kemp.
In such a situation, Su Yang saw it in his eyes and fully realized that even if he started over again, the Blazers would still choose Oden. Potential injury risks could not offset Oden's attraction to various departments of the Blazers. The visual impact was too domineering. .
Half an hour passed in a blink of an eye, and I wanted to continue the discussion, but the staff notified Oden of his arrival, and the meeting was dissolved immediately. Kevin led the team, followed by coaches and scouts. Base gate.
Su Yang walked at the back, and when he reached the gate of the base, he saw a group of people surrounded Auden, talking and laughing.
Auden is like the brightest star in the night sky, surrounded by stars, unparalleled.
At this time, the first-year rookie Aldridge was also at the gate, looking straight at everything in front of him.
That envious look was fleeting, even intentionally hidden.
But Su Yang could see clearly, he walked over quickly, smiled at Ade and raised his hand: "Hello..."
Awkward!No one rewards, so ask for a wave of recommendation tickets.
(End of this chapter)
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