Liang Wenhao had only watched the Olympic men's basketball team for a few nights. After Jordan led the university team to a strong victory over Francia and advanced to the top of the group, they returned to San Francisco with their father.
In the following period of time, he plunged into training again.
Since he had no sparring partner, he had to practice by himself. In addition, after his ability points broke through 90, the speed of improvement became slower and slower. He had no choice but to spend more time training.
In 1984, there was already a summer league for rookies to showcase their abilities. Unfortunately, it was founded first by the Yale Knights. The purpose was to promote their influence in the Yale region. The participating teams were also made up of university graduates, so other teams were not invited.
It wasn't until 1990 that the Knights invited the Blazers, Suns, and Kings to participate in the tournament. It wasn't until 1998 that 16 teams participated.
Although the Southern California Summer League was established in 1969, strictly speaking, it was not the NBA Summer League because it was not organized by the NBA. It was not until the late 1980s that they received NBA teams, including draft and non-draft players and free agents.
After that, it was not until 2004 that the Las Vegas Summer League, which was familiar to the public, was established.
None of this had anything to do with Liang Wenhao. The Warriors, including other non-Knight teams, had no games to play in the summer.
Moreover, the Summer League had to make way for the Olympics.
"He went in again today?"
One day in early August, the head coach of the team, John Bach, appeared outside the training hall and asked the basketball manager.
"Yes, John. He went in early in the morning. Except for the few days when the Olympics started, he has always been like this.”the administrator replied.
"My God, he's really hardworking. This is the first time I've seen such a hardworking rookie!”Bach clicked his tongue.
John Bach had only taken up the position of head coach of the Warriors last season. At the age of 58, he was the oldest new coach in NBA history.
His arrival also symbolically ended the 14-year rule of Al-Artes.
Of course, if the latter entered the management level as a general manager, he would have more power. He was just a temporary manager.
He might not have the luck of a late bloomer. When he took over the team, he still could not lead the team into the playoffs.
He was already 59 years old this year. According to the retirement age of a gardener, he only had one year to retire. However, he was full of ambition, sharpening his knife and preparing to do a big job in the new season.
However, the cruelty of reality gave him a hard blow.
At the end of last season, when the team was still unable to make it into the playoffs, the team's leading figure, Joe Barry Carroll, chose to give up on his contract extension and go to the Roman League.
Carroll, in the first two seasons, had an average of 24.1 points and 8.3 rebounding per game.
The lineup was suddenly missing the 216-centimeter Sky Pillar and the strong offensive point. John Bach's heart was stabbed fiercely and he almost vomited blood.
That wasn't all. He originally thought that even if Carroll left, as long as they kept their current lineup and traded another player in the summer, they could still make it to the playoffs.
However, Altos cut the Gordian knot and went all out to rebuild the team. He turned around and traded Purvis Short, the team's second-highest scorer with an average of nearly 20 points per game, to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for one rookie and two first-round picks. In the draft, two more rookies were selected.
Good heavens, Bach called him good heavens!
This time, they had a bunch of rookies in their lineup.
There were no star level players on the team at all. The lineup was suddenly two or three years younger. Next season's starting lineup might be all young people under the age of 24.
What would Bach, who wanted to achieve something, do?
Artes insisted on his own way and showed off his skills crazily. Bach's objection was useless.
Holding the current lineup, Bach's heart was stabbed like crazy, leaving only a trace of blood.
Now, the only good news he received was that the 22nd pick this year was a hardworking person, a motivated person, and a person who was free from vulgar interests.
A rookie who was far away from the hustle and bustle and could train in the training center would be admired by anyone.
Moreover, Bach was a manager who liked to make strange moves. He often played some unexpected rookies.
Bach, who was amazed by Liang Wenhao's hard work, quietly walked into the training hall.
Inside, he could see that the rookie kept hitting the basket with the ball and performing all kinds of dazzling layups. It was as if there was an imaginary enemy under the basket, allowing him to avoid the opponent's restrictions.
John Bach frowned.
At your age, you should be polishing your foundation, not these messy shots.
He directly ridiculed Liang Wenhao's high-difficulty skills such as pulling the bar, gliding the basket, and backhand layups as flashy and flashy.
This was also the limitation of Jordan's previous era.
In the past, shooting guards, or players in various positions, mostly followed the rules and strictly followed the training method to shoot. Only superstars would occasionally perform a vaudeville performance.
However, Jordan's arrival directly refreshed everyone's impression of him.
This guy who was good at working high up in the sky had raised the art of offense to countless levels.
The offense was flashy but very efficient.
Violent and elegant;
It was sharp and unrestrained;
The unexpected and unimaginable performances had successfully refreshed the senses of countless people and attracted countless gazes.
It wasn't just the attendance rate of the Chicago Bulls that was soaring. They were attracting more and more people outside the league, and their viewership ratings were also soaring.
Throughout the 1980s, other than watching the Black and White Twins, Jordan's games were also the first choice for fans.
Jordan's appearance not only brought the league to countless levels, but also made it one of the most famous and influential leagues in the world. It also influenced countless people who came after him.
More and more Jordan successors, Jordan imitators, and Jordan fans poured into the NBA.
The influence and popularity of the Alliance was unprecedented.
So much so that by the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, the Dream Team was more popular than all the national basketball teams combined.
The fans were all over the world.
But now, Jordan was still a rookie and had yet to play a regular season game.
Therefore, in Bach's eyes, Liang Wenhao's many tricks and various ways of dodging the defenders were just fancy tricks.
Other than looking good, it was useless.
In this era where the inside lines were packed together and the defense was tough, Liang Wenhao would not do such a thing.
On the contrary, the simpler the attack, the more effective it was.
Thinking of this, he walked to the training room and gave the general manager, Comrade Artes, a call.
He planned to get the other party to find a few strong sparring partners for Liang Wenhao so that this rookie could see what the inside line of the 1980s looked like.
Can you have the space to be so flashy?
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