Chapter 426: You will never know how strong you are without trying

In addition to Yi Jianlian, there was another person who performed very well, not Wang Zhizhi or Battelle, but Zhu Fangyu.
Yi Jianlian's excellent state forced the Iranian team to double-team him in the second half.
At this time, whether the Chinese team can score from outside becomes very critical.
Zhu Fangyu stood up.
He continued the excellent performance of the CBA, shooting 4 of 5 from the three-point line and 2 free throws to get the team's second highest 14 points!
The Chinese team was celebrating in the locker room after the game, and a group of people gathered around Yi Jianlian to celebrate.
Although the Chinese team has always been dominant in Asia in the past, especially after Sun Hao and Yao Ming played out one after another.
But they were not there in this game, and the game was very suspenseful in the first half. After winning, the players were naturally excited.
Zhu Fangyu played hard, sitting there now, panting, giggling and watching his teammates celebrate.
At this moment, Sun Hao came in, smiled and reached out and knocked on the door.
"Brother Hao."
Yi Jianlian was the first to go up to say hello after he found out, and Zhu Fangyu also got up.
A group of people quickly gathered around Sun Hao.
Don't tell me, Sun Hao is a solid national team boss.
"The champion is stable."
Sun Hao slammed Yi Jianlian's chest with his hand.
The reason why he appeared in Qatar is to cheer for the Chinese team and also to worry about Yi Jianlian's performance.
After all, this is Yi Jianlian's first time as the absolute core of the national team.
Judging from the game tonight, his worries are unnecessary.
Yi Jianlian is no longer the Yi Jianlian in history, and can already be on his own!
After chatting with the players for a while, Sun Hao set his sights on Zhu Fangyu.
"Good performance."
Sun Hao also stretched out his hand and thumped Zhu Fangyu's chest.
Even if he and Yao Ming are not there, this Chinese team also has Yi Jianlian, Battelle and Wang Zhizhi, which can be regarded as star-studded.
But Zhu Fangyu's performance tonight is second only to Yi Jianlian, and the word "good" is completely worthy.
Zhu Fangyu smiled and lowered his head, which was a bit embarrassing.
The tough guy also has a tender side, and Zhu Fangyu is still a bit shy in front of Sun Hao.
"Go, go out for a cup of coffee."
There is no tea in Qatar, but coffee does.
After Zhu Fangyu took a shower, he went out for coffee with Sun Hao and Yi Jianlian.
Qatar is a typical Middle Eastern country with a small area, but it is rich in oil and natural gas, its economy is quite developed, and its tall buildings are no less than that of Dubai next door.
I found a high-end and quiet coffee shop to sit down, and Sun Hao chatted with them every bit.
Soon, Sun Hao talked about Zhu Fangyu's selection.
"You have to cheer for the next game. If you continue this kind of performance, the Lakers will definitely invite you to try out."
Sun Hao said to Zhu Fangyu with a smile.
Although he said hello to Kupchak, the latter would certainly not refuse.
But anything you give is different from what you get.
And it's not just the difference in this area. Playing well in the Asian Championships will also be very helpful to Zhu Fangyu's self-confidence, which will be beneficial to his subsequent training.
After all, the trial is just an opportunity. If you don't participate, it means you can sign a contract with the Lakers, and you have to fight for it yourself.
"Brother Hao."
But at this moment, Zhu Fangyu's expression became serious.
Sun Hao looked at him suspiciously.
"Do you really think I can make it to the NBA?"
When Zhu Fangyu said this, he obviously lacked confidence.
"Why not?"
Sun Hao asked rhetorically.
At this moment, he realized that Zhu Fangyu's self-confidence was much lower than he thought.
"With my talent, I know the Lakers will choose me. You must say hello, I..."
"and many more."
Sun Hao interrupted Zhu Fangyu.
"Why do you think it was me who said hello to the Lakers that the team chose you?"
He really didn't expect Zhu Fangyu to think so.
"Otherwise why did they choose me?"
"You have misunderstood Brother Hao. He was with me at the draft conference that day."
Yi Jianlian said on the side.
"Did you underestimate your brother Hao's ability? If you really want to say hello, do you think you can fall to the 60th overall pick?"
Sun Hao also said with a smile.
Zhu Fangyu stretched out his hand and scratched his head when he heard it, as if he really had misunderstood.
"But I can't go to the Lakers. You see, I have to fight for even the opportunity to try out, and the Lakers are fighting for the championship. There is no reason to want me."
Zhu Fangyu's next words fully showed his current thoughts: Although he was selected, he did not feel that he might go to the Lakers at all.
This is actually a very normal idea. The rookie selected by the 60th overall pick of the championship team is just a meaning.
As for what Sun Hao told him before, he didn't think he could compete with Ginobili.
Ginobili was in a very different era from his.
At that time, the information was underdeveloped, and the Spurs relied purely on the ability of overseas scouts to pick up leaks.
But now, he still knows how many catties he has.
Sun Hao, it was only then that he knew Zhu Fangyu's most true thoughts.
This is still somewhat different from what he imagined.
After all, the scene of Zhu Fangyu throwing a fist on the court made him too impressed.
"Xiao Zhu, I don't think what you said is a problem, but there is something I think you want to listen to."
When Sun Hao said this, not only Zhu Fangyu, but even Yi Jianlian looked at him curiously.
"If you don't try it, you may not know how good you are."
Sun Hao's words will be defined by many people as poisonous chicken soup in the future, but in fact they are very true.
People are often not afraid of not having that ability, but not even having the courage to try.
If you try, the chance may be less than 1%, but if you don't try, the chance will always be zero.
More importantly, people often don't know how strong they can be by pushing themselves.
"Brother Hao, don't tease me, I..."
"Zhu Fangyu."
Sun Hao interrupted Zhu Fangyu again, and even his name changed.
"You don't dare to fight with people on the court. When you get to the NBA, you don't have the guts? If it still doesn't work, you will continue to practice in the CBA, try again next year, and not next year.
Sun Hao looked directly at Zhu Fangyu and said.
This is what Ding Yanyuhang did in history. He doesn't think that Zhu Fangyu's talent is worse than Ding Yanyuhang's. What's more, after training with himself before, Zhu Fangyu is stronger than the same period in history.
Zhu Fangyu was stunned for a while, and finally gritted his teeth.
"Okay, isn't it an NBA?"
Not just an NBA! Sun Hao's radical method worked!
Everyone has different personalities, and Zhu Fangyu is obviously the kind of easy-going one, otherwise he wouldn't fight with others on the court.
These words of Sun Hao are in place.
"That's it. You count how many Chinese have played in the NBA, and you lack a striker. You have to be the first person."
Sun Hao smiled and patted Zhu Fangyu on the shoulder.
He really hopes that Zhu Fangyu can go to the NBA to be his younger brother and beater.
Zhu Fangyu nodded.
Sun Hao has said so, why does he hesitate!
...
Time flew fast and came to late September in a blink of an eye.
The curtain of the Asian Championships has come to an end. The Chinese team finally succeeded in winning the Asian Championships as in history and qualified for the 2012 London Olympics.
You read that right, the Asian Championships at this time are directly linked to Olympic qualifications, so this time the championship is also of great significance to the Chinese men's basketball team.
Because this means that in future Asian events, Sun Hao and Yao Ming can not be used at all.
Even after more Chinese players enter the NBA, Yi Jianlian won't use it anymore.
This is a very virtuous circle.
Yi Jianlian was elected as the MVP of the Asian Championships by averaging 23.6 points, 6.7 boards and 2.7 assists per game.
Don't ask why there are so few rebounds. Harris has been using Yi Jianlian as a small forward. It would be strange if he could have more rebounds.
In addition, Zhu Fangyu's performance is also quite good.
He averaged 11.4 points per game, second only to Yi Jianlian and Wang Zhizhi in the team.
More importantly, his three-point shooting percentage is as high as 53%!
Although the intensity of the Asian Championships is not as high as that of the international competitions, this shooting percentage is still very telling.
The most direct point is that after the Asian Championships ended, Zhu Fangyu successfully received the Lakers' trial invitation.
As long as O'Neal is there, the Lakers need a stable outside shooter, which was obvious last season.
So three points is the most direct reason they chose Zhu Fangyu.
And Zhu Fangyu's stable performance on the outside of the Asian Championships is also the reason why they decided to give Zhu Fangyu a trial opportunity at this time.
And this time node is also critical.
At this time, the training camps of all teams have started one after another, including the Lakers.
After the Lakers completed a batch of signings in the summer, the team's roster was basically set:
Point guards: Sun Hao, Payton, Louis Williams
Shooting guards: Finley, Christie, Damon Jones
Little front: Ariza, Horry
Big front: Walker, Brian Cook, Tony Kukoc
Center: O'Neal, Mourning, Anderson
The 14 people are guaranteed contracts, and the remaining one is the 15th person on the team.
However, the Lakers paid more attention to Zhu Fangyu and arranged a separate trial for him before the team training class.
Kupchak and Phil Jackson were both present.
This kind of treatment for a second-round show is inseparable from his Chinese player status and Sun Hao's national teammates.
This is also an attitude of the Lakers: They value everything about Sun Hao.
Some players came early, and they curiously watched from the sidelines when Zhu Fangyu tried out.
Most of them don't know who Zhu Fangyu is, but it is very interesting to see a player with the same skin color as Sun Hao training in Los Angeles.
And looking all the way, they found that the performance of this Chinese was actually pretty good.
This is the problem of self-confidence. The self-confidence that Zhu Fangyu has built in the Asian Championships allows him to still dare to make moves even in the Lakers.
Sun Hao was there at the beginning, and he still cared about Zhu Fangyu's trial.
After reading it, he felt that Zhu Fangyu's chance was not small.
At the end of the trial training, the Lakers arrived one after another.
"Antoine."
At this moment, Phil Jackson suddenly called Walker.
Walker shook his big and passed by.
Speaking of Walker, this guy's is aligned with Barkley.
Although he is only 2.06 meters tall, he often has double rebounds when swinging against a power forward.
There is also the famous twerking celebration, which can be regarded as one of the celebrations of NBA representatives.
Of course, Jackson didn't let Walker show his in the past at this time. He wanted Walker and Zhu Fangyu to compare three points.
This sounds incredible at first.
Walker is a former All-Star, even if the market deteriorates, he is still a proper NBA class.
Now let him go three-pointer with a guy who can't possibly make it in the NBA, which is a bit of "looking down" on him.
But this can also clearly see Jackson's methods, he is giving Walker offense.
The result of this game is not important, what is important is an attitude.
Jackson dared to make Walker three-pointers with a trial player in front of so many people, which shows that if Walker throws three-pointers in the game, he dared to replace him.
Walker was obviously unhappy. He held his stomach and compared Zhu Fangyu with a three-pointer.
As a result, Zhu Fangyu actually won!
At 5 points, Zhu Fangyu scored 20 of 25 goals, and Walker only scored 16!
Walker, face is on the ground.
Jackson nodded in satisfaction at this time.
He succeeded in giving Walker a start, and he found that Zhu Fangyu's three-pointer was indeed good.
Especially under Sun Hao's original suggestion, Zhu Fangyu's three-point shooting speed was significantly faster than in history, which gave him a chance to adapt to NBA-level games.
"Yellow skin, another round?"
Of course, Walker couldn't hold back his face anymore, he shouted at Zhu Fangyu.
Jackson originally wanted to stop it, but he didn't expect Zhu Fangyu to react faster than him.
"One more round, but I still win."
This is, excited.
Sun Hao enjoyed it too.
Compared to the guy in the cafe who didn't even dare to think about the NBA, this is more like the Zhu Ba Tie Quan he knew.
Zhu Fangyu himself agreed, and Jackson did not stop him.
The two quickly competed in the second game, only this time Walker won.
Walker scored 22 with 25 goals and Zhu Fangyu scored 19.
Don't look at Walker's three-pointer being criticized, but it is also relative. In the first game, he was obviously a little underestimated. If really serious, his level is also at the NBA level.
After winning, Walker made his iconic hip-twisting gesture at Zhu Fangyu.
This action is very provocative.
"Dark skin, another round?"
Then, Zhu Fangyu shouted at Walker.
He didn't use sensitive words like "that", but he obviously learned English well, and he just insisted.
Walker froze for a moment.
The Chinese players he knows are those who play in the NBA, and there are no matchups.
Zhu Fangyu's reaction gave him a feeling: Are all Chinese players so rigid?
But ~EbookFREE.me~ this is in his arms, and he won't have to win a few times.
"enough."
But Jackson terminated the two at this time.
If he doesn't call to stop, just the character that the two showed, they can work until the end of the training.
"Zhu, you will train with the team later."
Zhu Fangyu was originally a little dissatisfied, after all, he had just been pulled back for a while, but Jackson's next words made him a little unbelievable.
This is, treat him as a "Laker"?
Of course, Zhu Fangyu thinks a lot.
Jackson just wanted to see Zhu Fangyu's ability in other aspects.
For example, half-time and full-time confrontations.
ps: It’s a little better after hanging the salt water, but I can’t write too much of the headache, sorry