Chapter 060 Black Mamba Strikes(1/2)
The next day, Kobe Bryant, his father Joe Bryant and agent Arn Tellem came to the Long Island Garden Arena in New York City to participate in an individual workout arranged by the New York Hans.
On this day, there were still many players who came to participate in individual workouts, but Kobe was just one of these people, and he did not attract much attention.
Like Iverson, Kobe also needs to undergo physical therapy. No one is exempt from this, not even Kobe.
These individual trial players also completed their training and participated in skill demonstrations and simulation games and left.
Among them were the first-line players of the New York Hans who came to play simulated games with these "rookies".
It was Kobe's turn to participate in the body side. Because he was arranged by the New York Hans to be the last rookie to participate in the body side, Kobe seemed very depressed.
Because Bruce arranged for the team's general manager Mitch Kupchak to clear out the game, that is to say, in addition to Joe Bryant and agent Arn Tellem who came with Kobe, there was also the New York Hans management.
Already.
The effect of such an empty arena is...
Judging from the expressions of Kobe's father Joe Bryant and agent Arn Tellem, they thought the New York Hans "looked down" on Kobe, otherwise they wouldn't have been the last one to play.
Oh my conscience, Bruce really didn't have this idea. He cleared everyone out specifically for Kobe and even brought him "Easter eggs".
Bruce himself thinks that what he has done is good enough, at least for Kobe, it is better than West of the Los Angeles Lakers.
Start on the side of the body.
Kobe Bryant's draft body data are height: 198CM, weight: 99.8KG (height and weight are similar to Jordan), wingspan: 206CM (far inferior to Jordan)
Bounce: 97, Speed: 36 meters sprint less than 4.4 seconds
Bench press: about 108kg, which is a bit behind Iverson, but after later training, his upper limb ability is very good.
Generally speaking, for high school students, Kobe's physical talent is really great. If we talk about college students, it is basically comparable.
So no matter what, you won't suffer a loss by choosing Kobe. This is the advice given by Aaron Nelson, the chief trainer of the New York Hans.
Of course, the final choice depends on boss Bruce.
"What do you think?"
Although Bruce is the owner of the team, he still has to respect the opinions of his subordinates. So he asked the team's general manager Mitch Kupchak about Kobe's body report in his hand.
"Judging from the current body-side data, except that his speed is not as good as Allen's, everything else is pretty good."
General manager Mitch Kupchak said conservatively that although he knew that the Blues would definitely select Kobe in the draft, for Kobe, a high school "rookie" who had not experienced the baptism of the NCAA, everything was unknown.
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"The next thing depends on his confrontational nature."
Confrontational?
Who to look for, who to fight against?
Mitch Kupchak was once again confused. The prince had cleared out all the first-team players and all staff. Who would he find to confront Kobe?
Could it be you?
Although I have also played in NBA games, I haven't practiced for a long time, and my body has already gained weight. Now even the masters of street ball outside can beat me.
Prince, you won't let me play, will you?
Please, this is no time for joking.
Just as Kobe was resting on the sidelines after finishing his side injury and Mitch Kupchak was filling in his own thoughts, a rather disturbing sound appeared.
"I said Bruce, you really deserve a spanking. You said that you didn't let that old guy Charles join me last season, which caused me to fail to win the championship. Do you think this debt should be settled with you?"
Ah, why do you think of asking me for help?"
"Tell me, who is such a famous person?"
The old gangster is the kind of person whose voice has already reached its peak before he is born.
After taking off his sunglasses, the old gangster looked at everyone in the arena.
Of course, he immediately spotted Bruce who kept rolling his eyes and Kobe who looked full of admiration and fighting spirit.
The attention of everyone in the arena was also attracted by the old gangster. This was so unexpected. No one expected that Bruce would let Jordan come over.
Even the team's general manager Mitch Kupchak immediately and quietly praised his prince after seeing Jordan.
You know, the only team that allows Jordan to personally train rookies is probably the Chicago Bulls. It must be such a strong connection for the Blues to invite Jordan to come here this time.
Prince, if I don’t agree with you, then I will obey you!
"Stop talking nonsense. If you see it, just use that kid. Use your playoff power to kill him."
Bruce insidiously pointed the finger directly at Kobe. Nonsense, it's easy for me. God knows that when Bruce called yesterday and asked the old gangster to come over for help, he was scolded by the old gangster for a full hour.
In the finals, the Bulls' bench was beaten by the Sonics' bench. The old hooligan was trying his best to score points on the court, but these guys were wasting my efforts. Why didn't this make the old hooligan angry?
What makes Bruce even more speechless is that the old gangster actually blames all these unfavorable factors on Bruce. Who told Bruce not to let others go? Otherwise, the championship would have been in the bag of the old gangster.
Bruce only felt that he was more unjust than Dou E.
"Just him?"
The old gangster is quite domineering. As the number one player in the alliance, how could he look directly at a "rookie"? Usually he looks down on the opponent.
"Come on, rookie, let's have a 1V1 bullfight."
"Okay, old bird."
Kobe has a fighting spirit on his face now, he will not boo the old gangster.
Although I did not expect that Bruce could actually invite an old gangster to compete with him in a bullfight, but as his idol and he can compete in the same arena, there is nothing more joyful and memorable than this.
Can you say that you had a 1V1 duel with Jordan during the trial?
It's exciting to think about it.
After the old hooligan put on his jersey, he stood on the court with Kobe.
"Come on, kid, you want to tee off."
The rules of 1v1 bullfighting will not be described one by one here, because I am too lazy to take up the number of words here.
There are 11 balls in total, whoever wins 11 balls first wins.
The confrontation between the two sides also attracted the attention of everyone in the stadium.
This was so shocking, but they didn't know that Bruce had set up 10 cameras around the arena to film the bullfight.
When Kobe retires in the future, he will take out this bullfighting video to remember his past days.
Enough chatter, the game officially begins.
In Kobe's first possession, he suddenly dribbled the ball inward.
"Boy, you are too naive."
The old hooligan just quickly stuck to Kobe. After the two made physical contact, Kobe's forward momentum was immediately blocked by the old hooligan.
But Kobe doesn't just admit defeat. If that's the case, then he himself is too weak.
The body of a high school student has not yet opened up. Physically speaking, Kobe suffered a big loss.
Kobe took advantage of the situation and leaned against the old hooligan, pulled back, and instead of playing with the old hooligan, he rubbed a circle against the old hooligan, and then turned into a layup.
This set of actions is very coherent, not sloppy at all, and the visual effect is still very good!
It can be seen that Kobe's basic skills in high school were very solid.
And the defense in the Old Hooligan League is not a vegetarian either. With a sideways slide, Kobe's breakthrough route was once again blocked!
But at this time, the old hooligan didn't try his best and leaked a slight flaw that allowed Kobe to get a layup.
Of course, since the old hooligan promised Bruce, he would not choose to let go. The moment Kobe was about to lay up, the old hooligan came out from behind and disrupted Kobe's attack with a block.
"The movement is too slow. Turn around faster!"
Kobe also knew that he was still too young and it was unrealistic to fight against an old gangster at this stage. He would definitely blow him up.
But people always have to work hard, right?
"How about it?"
Bruce and general manager Mitch Kupchak, who are among the melon-eaters, also closely observed Kobe's every move.
"My body is not good yet, and my skills are not comprehensive yet. I need better training."
Mitch Kupchak is quite experienced and can see clearly Kobe's shortcomings at a glance.
It was the old hooligan's turn to start attacking. Just like Kobe's first attack, the old hooligan completely copied Kobe's technical moves this time, but the old hooligan did it better.
After a series of changes, he threw Kobe away and easily succeeded in a layup.
Once again it was Kobe's turn to attack. This time, he directly chose the old gangster's signature skill "facade jumper."
Unfortunately, "bang", a wonderful sound of blacksmithing came.
Seeing this, Bruce also shook his head with a wry smile. "Blacksmith" is really "blacksmith". This sound is just right.
Joe Bryant and agent Arn Tellem, who had been cheering for Kobe, also saw Bruce shaking his head.
To be continued...