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Chapter 191 2002 Draft

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    The 2002 draft will be held on June 26 at the Madison Square Garden Arena in New York.

    Joe Dumas had been preparing for this draft for a long time, and of course he had been struggling for a long time. He could not make up his mind, so he called Wang Dalin and Carlisle to his office.

    "Joe, we only have one pick at the end of the first round. This pick is not even as good as the top picks in the last round. Why are you so entangled?" Carlisle saw Dumas's panda eyes and said,  Couldn't help but tease him.

    "Rick, you can't be a hands-off shopkeeper. You are the head coach of the team, so come and help me make reference!" Dumas said angrily, "Look, our original target was Tayshaw.  Well, Prince, now it seems that our pick is out of reach for him, who should we choose?"

    Carlisle said without thinking: "Choose a point guardChauncy is about to leave us. Raf can't support the position of point guard by himself. Now I just want a point guard!"

    Wang Dalin picked up the rookie list and looked at it, and suddenly said: "Except for DaJuan Wagner, there seems to be no decent role for the point guard in this class. It is definitely not a good idea to choose a point guard!"

    Carlisle smiled and said: "Darling, you are so loudyou actually don't even look down on Jay Williams, the favorite for the No. 1 pick?"

    Wang Dalin smiled and said: "I'm not optimistic about him anyway If you don't believe it, just wait and see, he is not an excellent point guard at all!"

    Dumas asked: "So in your opinionwho should we choose?"

    Wang Dalin pointed to a name on the rookie list that was predicted by the media to be in the second round and said: "Let's just pick him, just to strengthen the team's interior offense!"

    Dumas and Carlisle were a little confused at first glance. Dumas said: "Carlos Boozer the media doesn't think highly of him, and we haven't sent any scouts to pay special attention to him. Are you sure you want to  Choose him?"

    Wang Dalin laughed and said: "When did the media get it right? Last year they said how good Kwame Brown is. He can attack inside and shoot from outside. He has incredible athletic ability, excellent jumping ability, and excellent height and wingspan.  He can dribble like a point guard, has good passing ability, and has excellent speed Now think about it, does it look like a joke?"

    Carlisle smiled: "It's truethe draft report given by the media is indeed a joke!"

    Dumars looked at Boozer's draft report.

    ESPN's report reads: "Strong scoring power forward, a two-handed finisher. 18-foot mid-range jumper with a high arc. Able to score in the low post. Vulnerable to injuries. Excellent rebounder but average defense.  .Lacks length and defensive passion.¡±

    NetEase's report reads: "Boozer has made up for his physical deficiencies through hard work. He has solid basic skills, and his main methods are mid-range shots and cuts. His offensive efficiency is very stable, and his shooting percentage can reach more than 50%.  "

    ¡°He won¡¯t force himself to do some exaggerated movements, so he has very few low-post attacks and has no shooting ability from beyond the three-point line.¡±

    ¡°My rebounding ability is very strong, but his defensive awareness is poor. His lateral footwork cannot keep up with most power forwards. His height and arm length are limited, and his shot-blocking ability is not very good.¡±

    "My defense is not good, I can't prevent others' breakthroughs, and I commit too many fouls. However, because of his tonnage in the paint, he will not become a defensive black hole. Overall, he is a player who focuses on offense and light defense!"

    Dumars thought for a moment, raised his head and asked: "Darling, if we choose him, what will happen to the team's defense? We have already lost Chauncey, and the quality of perimeter defense will definitely decline!"

    Wang Dalin smiled and said: "As long as Ben and I are here, the team's internal defense will not have problems. As for the external defensedon't we still have Qiong and Michael? In addition, we can also take a look in the free market, but  It shouldn¡¯t be too difficult to find a defender who can defend, right?¡±

    Dumars frowned and said worriedly: "But if the Pistons don't have strong defense, won't they lose our tradition?"

    Carlisle laughed out loud: "Joe, you don't think that our championship this year was won by defense, right? I don't want to laugh at the Pistons' defensive tradition, but I must tell you very responsibly, 'Defense wins championships'"  'This sentence, in my opinion, is pure bullshit! As long as the Pistons let me be the head coach, the team's tactical system will always be 'offensive and defensive balance'!"

    Wang Dalin also nodded and said: "Qiao, Coach Rick is right, Carlos's offensive power is very good, he is exactly what we need!"

    Dumas nodded and said: "Okay, I am willing to accept your opinion. Of course, our first goal is Taixiao."??It was completely in vain.

    The day after the draft, Wang Dalin was practicing shooting at his home court.

    Since he lost the way to directly improve his abilities by points, he would practice by himself for a while every day, even when playing in the finals.

    You can¡¯t use points to directly add points. Now if you want to improve your ability, you can only rely on training. What will happen if you don¡¯t practice?

    But the speed of improvement in this kind of training is indeed too slow. For nearly two months from the end of May to now, he only improved by 1 point in back hook shooting and close range shooting, and his other abilities have not improved.

    Of course, when he played in the finals some time ago, he certainly didn¡¯t practice very systematically.

    After the finals, the team was naturally disbanded, and he could only practice on the court in his yard every day.

    Recently, he has been preparing to hire a professional trainer and rent a professional training hall. After the World Championships, he will come back to train hard and strive to slightly improve his abilities.

    He wanted to end the day's training with a beautiful dunk, but it turned out to be a failure

    As soon as he jumped up, he felt a sharp pain on the back of his left thigh. After landing, his right foot jumped a few times and almost fell down on the spot.

    The pain was so severe that Wang Dalin could no longer walk, so he had to call the Pistons team doctor.

    The team doctor quickly rushed to his home, helped him get into the car, and soon arrived at the hospital.

    After a series of examinations, the doctor told him seriously: "Unfortunately, Darling King, you have a second-grade hamstring strain on the back of your left thigh. It is conservatively estimated that it will take at least half a month to heal. I have to get it."  You are required to receive hospitalization!"

    "What?" Wang Dalin was shocked I just dunked the ball, and now I have a second-degree hamstring strain?  Do you want it to be so bad?  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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