I’m Really Playing Basketball

On the day that Chen Xiao's star training camp in Japan ended, the head coach of the Japanese women's basketball team, Director Iketani, announced that he would invite two outstanding students from the training camp, Chen Xiao's direct disciples Masami-chan and Yui-chan, to be selected for the women's basketball national team to prepare for the competition 08 When the news of the 2020 BJ Olympics came out, the whole of Japan was in a frenzy.

On the day when Chen Xiao's celebrity training camp closed, many Japanese male netizens, the otakus, were ready to go all out and finally ridicule Chen Xiao.

However, in the end, when these people heard the news, they were all confused.

"Inviting Nagasawa-san and Aragaki-san to the national team is not a hasty decision. It is a conclusion carefully considered by our entire coaching staff. Nagasawa-san and Aragaki-san have very good ball control and defensive abilities. Their addition can Brings great stability and vitality to our team.

Thanks to Nagasawa-san and Aragaki-san for their willingness to join the national team, and also to Chen Sang for his hard work and dedication over the years. He is not only a popular star, but also a great basketball person! "

At the press conference inviting Masami-chan and Yui-chan to join the national team, Director Ikedani spoke quite sincerely.

All I can say is that Masami-chan and Yui-chan are really good.

To be fair, in history, at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, the Japanese women's basketball team achieved the best results in history, and the average height of that Japanese women's basketball team was less than 1.75 meters.

Among the three point guards, one is 1.61 meters, one is 1.64 meters, and the other is 1.67 meters. In terms of height, these three are really not as tall as Masami-chan and Yui-chan.

In Japan, Masami-chan who is 1.68 meters tall and Yui-chan who is 1.69 meters tall are really very tall girls.

Even Chen Xiao's other direct disciple Jugenjiang, with her height of 1.57 meters, is considered a tall girl in Japan.

In fact, Horikita has the highest level of basketball among the four, followed by Shiyuan-chan. Although Masami-chan and Yui-chan are good, they are not as good as the two senior sisters.

Maki-chan used to play basketball in the basketball club before she became a star. She was also the president of the student council and the vice-captain of the basketball team.

Well, change your personality, the president of the student union and the vice-captain of the basketball team, such a boy can kill randomly in any school.

Therefore, Maki is a real campus goddess, and she is now going from goddess to goddess all her life.

Therefore, among Chen Ling's four direct disciples, Maki-chan has the most goddess temperament, and is also Chen Ling's favorite disciple.

Well, what Chen Xiao loves is her attitude towards basketball. Her basketball foundation is the best, her talent is also good, and she works hard. How can a disciple not love her like this?

As for Shi Yuanjiang, he has been playing basketball in the community basketball team since the fifth grade of elementary school. Up to now, Shi Yuanjiang has played basketball for more than ten years.

Although Jugen-chan's basketball talent is the worst among the four, she is the smartest one in learning. Jugen-chan has always been a bit eccentric.

Therefore, regarding the fact that his two disciples were not selected by the Japanese coaching staff, Chen Xiao felt that the main issue was their height.

Indeed, 1.57 meters and 1.6 meters are indeed a bit short for basketball.

However, I saw Ten Yuan-chan's blatant envy and jealousy towards Yui-chan and Yami-chan.

Maki-chan, who has always been very goddess-like, rarely showed envious eyes to other girls. Chen Xiao felt that he seemed to need to have a heart-to-heart talk with the coaches of the Japanese women's basketball team.

As the spokesperson of FIBA ​​to promote basketball in Japan, Chen Xiao has a very high status in the Japanese basketball circle.

To be honest, in Japan, it's not these female stars who care about Chen Xiao the most, but the Japan Basketball Association.

Let's just say, watching baseball and football make so much money in Japan, do you think basketball can have no idea?

It's just that, there has been no chance before. When Slam Dunk became popular, it was only from the bottom up.

It is true that such popularity can increase the mass base, but in fact the sustainability of the popularity is limited, and without the investment of high-level coaches and teachers, it is difficult to increase the attention of the entire society.

But Chen Xiao's arrival is different.

Chen Xiao came to Japan to promote basketball and organized this training camp for female stars. It was really a top-down, top-down affair. With attention and input from teachers, it can be said to have changed the status quo and status of the Japanese basketball community.

Don't think that FIBA's promotion of basketball in Japan will let Chen Xiaolai go straight and single-handedly.

There are many FIBA ​​technical team members behind it, but these technical teams go to the men's basketball team.

All in all, for the Japanese Basketball Association, Chen Xiao's existence is the future "money scene" of their Japanese basketball.

If Chen Xiao was willing to lobby for Maki-chan and Shiyuan-chan, it would actually be a very simple matter.

What's more, the strength of Shiyuan-chan and Maki-chan, supervised by Ikegani and the Japanese coaching staff, are all in their eyes.

If Shiwon-chan and Maki-chan were really 10cm tall, then Yui-chan and Yami-chan would definitely not be going to the Olympics.

"Director Iketani, for the Japanese women's basketball team, Horikita and Ishihara have the best skills. If the Japanese women's basketball team gives up on them, it will be a huge loss for you, not only a technical loss, but also a loss in promotion.

I know you have strength considerations in the BJ Olympics, but I think that for the Japanese women's basketball team at this stage, performance is not the most important thing. The most important thing is attention and the beautiful basketball I have always advocated.

Supervisor Iketani, if both Ishihara and Horikita are selected for the national team, when the four of them appear in the Olympics at the same time, how much screams will their skills combined with their looks cause in the world?

Moreover, I don’t think the four of them can’t be on the court at the same time. After all, the women’s basketball team is different from the men’s basketball team. The women’s basketball court has more space and there is more room for small-ball tactics. I think they can make a splash in the Olympics. A storm that showcases the charm of basketball. "

Chen Xiao can indeed overbearingly threaten Japanese basketball to accept Jugen-chan and Maki-chan.

But Chen Xiao feels that she has always been a person who is willing to reason.

So the truth is made very clear.

With your current strength, don't even think about achieving results in the Olympics. The top priority for the Japanese women's basketball team now is to attract attention. The greater the attention in the world, the better.

I have to say that Chen Xiao's reasons are quite tempting.

If the Japanese women's basketball team can really create a storm of beauty or charm at the BJ Olympics, it will definitely be a great thing to promote Japanese basketball.

So, just when Japanese netizens were celebrating Masami-chan and Yui-chan's incredible selection into the women's basketball national team and becoming national players, soon, even more explosive news came out.

Almost a few hours later, Director Iketani of the Japanese women's basketball team held a press conference again and announced that Ishihara and Horikita had been invited to join the national team's roster for the Olympics.

In other words, all four of Chen Xiao's direct female disciples were selected for the Japanese women's basketball team.

This really dumbfounded the otakus in Japan who have always hated Chen Xiao.

In these years, have our wives really been learning to play basketball with Chen Xiao instead of being a beep Q for him?

To be honest, at this time, the Japanese otakus whom Chen Xiao hates the most are really doubting their lives. Do they feel that they have misunderstood Chen Xiao?

On the other side, with Masami-chan, Yui-chan, Jugen-chan and Maki-chan being selected for the national team, Chen Xiao's reputation in the Japanese entertainment industry has simply reached its peak.

Good guy, participating in Chen Xiao's training camp for female stars will not only enhance your reputation, but you can also enter the national team.

As long as you can become Chen Xiao's direct disciple, you can really get the true inheritance from Chen Xiao!

For a time, many Japanese celebrity firms took action.

Of course, the fastest-moving companies were some idol group companies. These agencies immediately stated that basketball would become a daily training and assessment project for female idols.

For a time, the entire Japanese entertainment industry was shocked.

Obviously, it is really easy to imagine what it means to the stars to be selected for the national team and then appear in the Olympics.

It can be said that from now on, as long as the four actresses Ishihara, Horikita, Aragaki and Nagasawa can successfully appear in the Olympics, then these four people will definitely become the four pillars of the Japanese entertainment industry in the future.

And it’s the kind whose status cannot be shaken.

Of course, these four beautiful girls are actually quite popular and famous in Japan now.

But compared with the foreseeable future, the current popularity and fame are nothing at all.

In short, these four beautiful girls have caused such a big sensation in Japan before they even played in the Olympics. This is definitely very, very good news for the Japan Basketball Association.

So much so that their leadership kept thanking Chen Xiao, and even wished that Chen Xiao could have five direct disciples, so that they could put together a complete five-person lineup.

There are only four entertainment stars participating in the Olympics. This is very rare not to mention in Japan, even internationally.

This made Chen Xiao's training camp appear on the front pages of major international media.

Everyone knows that Chen Xiao has never had a very good reputation in this regard.

So much so that good brothers like Wade don't believe that Chen Xiao really taught those beautiful girls to play basketball in Japan.

But after this news happened, Chen Xiao's reputation in this area was suddenly reversed.

This was something Chen Xiao didn't expect.

Originally, Chen Xiao planned to leave Japan and return to the United States immediately after the star training camp.

But, because of this incident, he stayed in Japan for an extra week.

The four beautiful girl students must thank him as a teacher, and it is hard to refuse their kindness.

Looking at Shiyuan-chan, Yui-chan, Maki-chan and Yami-chan who were still reluctant to part with him, Chen Ling gritted his teeth and chose to say goodbye.

The days are long.

Chen Xiao supported her waist, thinking in her heart a little while walking.

It is difficult to be a teacher, and it is even more difficult to be the teacher that students love the most.

However, this trip to Japan is really a very special trip.

It was already mid-September when Chen Xiao left Japan and returned to Charlotte.

It had been two and a half months since Chen Xiao left the United States. After returning to the United States after two and a half months, Chen Xiao felt that his body had completely changed from a tight state to a relaxed state.

Although he has been playing basketball for the past two and a half months, traveling to China to interact with fans, participating in variety shows in South Korea to promote basketball, and holding basketball training camps in Japan to teach people how to play basketball, but, although he has not completely left basketball, The intensity is really very different.

This time Chen Xiao returned from Asia, the Bobcats did not change much. When Chen Xiao left, Jordan was looking for a reliable backup center. Now that Chen Xiao has returned, the center still has not been found.

This summer, Jordan really found a loneliness.

Why is this so?

First of all, it is really hard to find a good big center in this era.

The former Hornets center, now 29 years old, is definitely the biggest fish the Bobcats can find.

But after Jordan conducted a trial training with him, he discovered that this once All-Star level center, a super defensive center who could destroy O'Neal and Yao Ming with defense, has now almost fallen off a cliff.

29 years old.

This age is definitely a golden age for a player. If such a player suddenly falls off a cliff without suffering from any disaster or illness, how could Jordan dare to sign him to the Bobcats?

Now the Bobcats are thriving, mainly young people, if they are really infected with bad habits, it will be a big loss.

Seriously, if Margot Royle hadn't fallen off a cliff, he would be the Bobcats' best addition at center.

After all, the imaginary enemy of the Bobcats is the Heat, the Raptors and other teams with big centers.

In history, before Magloire fell off a cliff, Yao Ming faced him, and the highest score did not even reach 20 points.

And after he fell off a cliff, Yao Ming played against him, 20+ games, averaging 27 points per game.

This is still the Yao Ming in history, and the current Yao Ming is better than the Yao Ming in history.

It has to be said that as long as Magloire's strength is still there, the Bobcats are willing to offer a high salary.

But who made him do this suddenly?

I have to say that Jordan's prudence really avoided a big pit for the Bobcats.

The second reason is that he was cheated out of money. The main reason is that if Magloire is really signed, he will definitely use it when the Heat and Yao Ming play. By then, the expected Yao Ming killer has not appeared, but there is another Yao Ming. Mobile banking.

This is so disappointing.

Therefore, for the Bobcats, the position of center is a must.

After failing to find an excellent backup power center, the Bobcats could only pin their hopes on Feishenko.

According to Jordan's description to Chen Xiao, Feschenko, a 21-year-old 7-foot center, is really lacking everything now.

Didn't even understand the free throws.

It's really hard to say whether he can be used as a rookie in his fourth year.

Let's put it this way, because they played in the finals and won the championship, the Bobcats' draft this year was a very, very failure.

The Bobcats' draft picks were low and they didn't have time to examine the rookies. It's not surprising that the final result of the draft was like this.

Didn't the Lakers, another opponent in the finals, have no choice but to choose Gasol's younger brother?

You know, Gasol's younger brother was rated lower than Fischenko in the draft predictions, and he didn't even have a first-round prospect. In the end, he was selected by the Lakers in the first round.

It can only be said that this is a helpless move by the Lakers.

And this is also the difficulty for NBA teams to reach the end of the playoffs.

However, you have to ask all teams in the NBA whether they are willing to accept such difficulties. Let's put it this way, they are definitely willing.

This summer's Bobcats, with Jordan's very cautious signing strategy, can be said to have made no money, but two players left.

Because CJ Miles and Amir Johnson had no chance with the Bobcats, these two second-round picks did not accept Jordan's invitation to stay with the Bobcats, but chose to look for opportunities with other teams.

For two young people who are just 20 years old, they now have a championship. Although it is a leg-breaking, the ultimate goal of their career is still completed. What they need most now is playing time.

In the Bobcats, with Chen Xiao and Roy, CJ Miles definitely has no chance. At the same time, with Randolph and Aldridge, Amir Johnson doesn't have many opportunities.

In the end, of the two, one went to the Jazz and the other went to the Pistons.

The strength of these two people is good, which is why Jordan is willing to keep them. But since the two are determined not to stay, and the Jazz and Pistons did give them good contracts, the Bobcats finally let them go.

However, Gortat and Ilyasova, both second-round picks, chose to renew their contracts with the Bobcats.

Gortat was very popular with Jordan in the Bobcats. Gortat even briefly replaced Bynum in the starting lineup in last season's finals. Although he was defeated in the end, this still allowed Gortat to see that he was on the ball. Therefore, Gortat chose to sign a five-year, 35 million contract with the Bobcats.

This contract is not low. Although the NBA's salary cap is constantly rising, for a substitute player, it is already very good to get such a contract.

Jordan and the Bobcats did not treat their heroes poorly.

Ilyasova didn't have that many opportunities with the Bobcats last season, his reputation in the NBA wasn't that big, and he didn't contribute that much to the Bobcats. Plus, he's not a well-known talent in the United States like C.J. Miles and others. player, so there are basically no teams that want him. Staying with the Bobcats is his best choice.

When C.J. Miles and Amir Johnson left, the Bobcats also needed to keep him, so the Bobcats signed a five-year, 12 million contract extension with Ilyasova.

Ilyasova is still young, less than 20 years old, and has great plasticity. This is a player who can play the fourth position or the third position.

Although it has not been reused in the Bobcats for the time being, it has a lot of tactical value.

At this point, the Bobcats’ current roster remains, so far.

Center: Bynum, Gortat, Fischenko

Power forward: Randolph, Aldridge, Ilyasova

Small forward: Granger, Barnes, Francisco Garcia

Shooting guard: Chen Xiao, Roy

Point Guards: Chris Paul, Jake, Daniel Gibson

There are a total of 14 players. The Bobcats' lineup is still flexible. As long as it is suitable, they can sign another player at any time.

However, precisely because there is only one quota, the signing of this player needs to be very cautious.

Don't ask for early, and don't be afraid of late. Wasn't it successful to sign Webber so late last season?

The Bobcats' signing with Weber last season was truly a miracle signing.

Both the Bobcats and Webber got what they wanted.

Webb can also leave the NBA with a smile and go to work as a celebrity in TNT.

It is foreseeable that TNT will have another die-hard fan of Chen Xiao and Jordan.

After learning about the operations of the Bobcats from Jordan, Chen Xiao took the time to learn about other NBA news.

For example, Carter renewed his contract with the Nets, Rashard Lewis traveled east to the Raptors, and Gerald Wallace renewed his contract with the Cavaliers for 5 years and 70 million. Chen Xiao can see these big news in Asia, so naturally he doesn’t need to know about them. .

What Chen Xiao learned was some small news that he cared about.

For example, the performance of the three boys Durant, Curry and Jordan in the summer league.

All three have performed well in the NBA Summer League.

Durant beat the Lakers' Nate Robinson to win the Las Vegas Summer League MVP. He averaged 25 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists per game. This data was similar to Celtics player Adam Morrison last season, but Durant Rand's efficiency is slightly higher, and at the same time, his playing time is also less, averaging only 28 minutes per game.

Therefore, if Durant is willing to play, let's just say that there is no problem averaging 30 per game in the summer league.

This kid's strength always makes Chen Ling feel astonished.

Curry also performed very well, averaging 17.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 2.4 steals per game. The combination of him and Durant can be said to have led the Bucks to sweep this year's summer league.

Compared with these two, Jordan has struggled a little since he came to the NBA.

He averaged 10.5 points and 5.5 assists per game, and his shooting percentage was only 40%.

It can be seen that Jordan, who is not very athletic, has no way to perform well in all aspects after encountering NBA-level confrontation.

In the NCAA, his confrontation is an advantage, but in the NBA, his confrontation is already a disadvantage. He needs to improve his technical ability or confrontation ability.

In addition to these three, Oden, another young rookie who Chen Xiao is paying close attention to, is still recovering from his injury. The Cavaliers have great expectations for Oden. It can be seen that the Cavaliers have no intention of letting Oden until Oden fully recovers his body. He comes on.

Although Oden did not play in the summer league, the performance of another rookie point guard of the Cavaliers, Conley, was outstanding and surprising. This is a point guard who looks very calm. Not only is he suitable for Oden, but he also looks very suitable. Xiao Zhan.

Speaking of surprises, the biggest surprise of this year's NBA Summer League is definitely the Lakers and Gasol Jr.

He averaged 14 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks per game, with a shooting percentage of 60%. If this performance can be transferred to the NBA, even if it can only be half of the transfer, it will be a huge improvement for the Lakers.

If Gasol is really as good as he showed in the summer league, let's put it this way, the Lakers team with Kobe, Gasol, Odom, Baron Davis, and David West, I'm afraid It's about to take off directly.

This is definitely no joke.

Because the Lakers, like the Bobcats, lack the most is a reliable center.

Gasol playing center really wasted his ability.

Seeing the Lakers' Gasol performing so well in the summer league, and their own Fischenko playing 4+3 in the summer league, to be honest, Chen Xiao is the same as Jordan, that's really enviable.

After paying attention to some things this summer, Chen Xiao turned his attention to himself.

When he went to Asia this summer, Chen Xiao never thought that the system would give him two good rewards.

Five 'One Point Attribute Cards', which can increase any attribute not exceeding 100 by 5 points.

In fact, for Chen Xiao, what he was more happy about than this reward was that after the system was silent for more than half a season, he finally knew how to activate the system.

After his strength reached S rank, the system fell into silence.

At first, Chen Xiao was very willing to keep the system silent.

Because Chen Xiao doesn't want the system to force him to do things, which makes him look like a puppet of the system.

However, while the system does not direct him to do things, Chen Xiao also hopes that the system will not disappear like this.

After all, his improvement in strength still requires a system.

He is not a very talented basketball player.

Although S-class is already the pinnacle of the world now.

But Chen Xiao knew that his strength actually had a lot to be desired.

Although he is the number one player in the NBA, he still needs to improve.

After the 50-50 draw with Kobe in last season's finals, Chen Xiao felt that she needed to improve even more.

Especially after Durant entered the NBA, and Xiao Zhan's continuous improvement made Chen Xiao feel more urgent.

Xiao Zhan and Xiao Du, these two are really super geniuses who have both talent and hard work, strength and potential.

Chen Xiao had a hunch that if he didn't think about making progress, he would be surpassed in a short time.

From now on, the system really hasn't disappeared. As long as he does something that contributes to basketball, the system will still give him enough rewards.

It's just that, because of his current strength and status, it's no longer possible to arouse the system's interest in doing small things that contribute to basketball.

But open a basketball training school in China to enhance the overall strength of Chinese basketball.

And promote basketball in Japan to increase the popularity of basketball in Japan.

Such a big event can still arouse the interest of the system.

This gave Chen Xiao a clearer idea of ​​his future.

After all, this is what he likes and is willing to do.

After recovering from such thoughts, Chen Xiao looked at these five '1-point attribute cards'. In theory, these cards are the most valuable when used for 95 attributes.

Explosiveness, strength, hook, passing, dribbling, close shots, mid-range shots, three-pointers, steps to the basket...

Seeing that Chen Xiao's attributes had reached 95, Chen Xiao finally chose CIC after thinking about it for a while.

And when Chen Xiao threw these five one-point attribute cards onto the mid-range jumper, Chen Xiao's mid-range jumper attribute also reached 100.

A 100-point mid-range shot gives Chen Xiao his fourth 100-point attribute after endurance, ball intelligence, and ball feel.