He has a basket, a body, and a high basketball IQ. Although his resume before entering the NBA was average, Scott felt that STO was a good prospect.

But a sapling is still a sapling after all.

The defensive tactics deployed by the always rigorous Van Gundy during timeouts had a certain effect.

Shanton Anderson realized his shame and became brave, resorting to close defense and using real swords and guns to deal with a rookie.

In the rest of the first quarter, Shentong did not receive the ball that was defended several times. The only shot it took was deflected under Anderson's tight defense.

With 4 minutes of playing time and 5 points on 2 of 3 shots, the first quarter ended.

The Nets were outscored 6-0 by the Knicks in the last minute, leading only 2 points 32-30.

...

Brett: "This group of young people has good energy, but they still lack experience and concentration on the game."

Scott: "Yeah, but I think they did a pretty good job."

Brett: "Yes, especially Shen and Richard, their performance and data on the court are very good. According to my data analysis, they are very suitable for the current Nets."

He is worthy of being an alumnus of the University of Arizona.

When Shentong and Jefferson passed by after the end of the game, Brett quietly winked at them.

...

In the second quarter, Shentong did not hear his name called as expected.

Corey Kidders also only got 3 minutes of playing time.

The remaining 9 minutes were equally divided between Lucious Harris and Reggie Slater.

In the preseason, Scott, who has not yet finalized the 15-man roster, still wants to see more of the players' strength and status.

Shentong was a little anxious, because in this case, he would not be able to complete the 10-minute playing task.

...

In the third quarter of the second half, the starting lineup remained unchanged. Shentong originally thought he would come on as a substitute, but what he didn't expect was that Scott tried a dual point guard lineup in this quarter.

Armstrong got the playing time that originally belonged to Shentong, and his performance was not bad.

This time it was better, Shentong felt that his touch in this game was already cold.

While constantly adjusting and experimenting with the lineup, the Nets were gradually overtaken by the Knicks.

At the end of the third quarter, the score was 80-87, with the Knicks leading by 7 points.

...

In the fourth quarter, the Nets resumed the rotation of the first quarter.

Originally, STO thought that there was no hope of completing the task in this game, but who knew that Scott rekindled the spark of hope.

With 7 minutes left in the game, Scott made a substitution.

"Shen, come on."

Its daybreak!

Shentong quickly jumped up from the bench, adjusted his belt, and replaced Kidders, who had some soreness in his ankle.

Jefferson: "Hey, man, look at how sweaty I am. I'm going to win the starting battle!"

In addition to Martin, Kidd and Van Horn, Jefferson got the fourth playing time in this game, making Shentong very envious.

There was no need to get entangled in the verbal dispute with Jefferson, because Shentong found that he could only complete the 10 minutes specified in the task by standing on the court for the remaining time.

Shentong felt unsure.

But if you want to stay on the court, you must have a wonderful performance.

Take a look at the players from both sides currently on the field.

The Nets are Martin, Van Horn, Jefferson, Shentong and Kidd.

The Knicks are Thomas, Sprewell, Houston, Anderson and Jackson.

They are all one big and four small, fighting hard to attack.

This needs to be done with real swords and guns!

After all, this is just a preseason game.

But it's about the feud between New York and New Jersey.

If he loses at home, little Van Gundy will probably be drowned in the saliva of the fans.

...

"Iron Man" Anderson stood in front of Shentong and said fiercely: "Rookie, I finally met you again. Let me tell you, you can never score in front of me again. I will defeat you on both offense and defense."

Shentong: "Old man, don't be like this, I'm under a lot of pressure."

As soon as he finished speaking, Martin came in front of him, and Shentong quickly used the pick-and-roll to slip to the bottom line.

Houston prepared to cover, but Anderson yelled: "Leave it to me!"

Coming to the other side of the basket, STO had an opportunity.

Kidd's passes are always timely and never disappoint.

This is the position of a half-shot basket.

It’s almost the same as Alan Houston’s scoring position in the first quarter!

STO once again copied Houston's movement.

Anderson swooped over and raised his hand, ready to slap the incompetent boy in front of him with the ball.

Who knew that Shentong, who had just raised his body, suddenly shrank back.

Can be stretched or retracted!

My brother is like this, how can I be embarrassed!

Another fake move.

Even Anderson, who was eager to block shots and had excellent physical fitness, flew directly off the court.

If you don't do one thing, you won't stop.

Shentong dribbles the ball directly beyond the three-point line!

What a bold artist!

This is about three points.

You know, in 2001, three-point shooting was not popular in the league.

Many people even look down on shooting.

Shooting teams like the Dallas Mavericks are ridiculed by many media and coaches, believing that they will never win a championship relying on jump shots.

Only those with inside information can win the world.

This is the consensus of the current alliance.

But STO doesn't care about this. He has valuable experience and wealth for nearly 20 years in the future, and has witnessed the changes and changes in the NBA's style of play.

After getting an open opportunity, Shentong made a move.

Hasaki!

Three-point hit.

Absolutely.

The graceful shooting posture and strong shooting confidence, as well as the spirit of a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, made Scott re-examine STO.

...

Poor Anderson actually played well on the court, but he made two defensive mistakes against Shentong and was replaced directly by Van Gundy, who couldn't tolerate the sand in his eyes.

Camby came on the court to strengthen rebounding and defense inside.

In this way, STO finally faced off against the Houston that he had always expected.

"Boy, you did a good job just now."

"Thanks."

...

"brush"

Beautiful sound.

But this time it doesn't belong to STO.

This was Alan Houston's third jump shot.

Shentong found that the single-defense skills he had practiced were of no use.

This is an unconventional approach.

The scorer doesn't need to dribble, he just simply moves - finds space - jumps, no breakthrough, no holding the ball.

This makes Shentong very uncomfortable.

Following Houston, but getting lost in the pick-and-roll muscle.

Fortunately, every move and shot selection made by Houston was firmly seen by Shentong and remembered in his mind.

...

Although Houston was hit continuously, Scott had no intention of substituting.

Houston's owner, who seemed to score very easily, was troubled by STO's shadow-like man-to-man defense.

My running distance and time must be much higher than usual to find mobile phone opportunities.

Even after hitting his third jump shot, he was already breathing heavily.

This rookie is not easy!

...

There are 25 seconds left.

The Nets trailed by 2 points 102-104.

STO still remains on the court.

At this moment, STO has forgotten the task.

There is only one thought in my mind.

Go ahead.

Win.

...

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