in2ebook Chapter 107 Bullying! They won't let me continue after just one chapter!
Chapter 107 Bullying! They won't let me continue after just one chapter!
To accomplish this plan, relying on the current veterans of the national team is definitely not enough.
There must be fresh blood.
Zeng Fanbo and Zhang Zhenlin were part of Wang Xiucheng's plan.
So they have to stay in the NBA this summer, or rather, next season.
Especially for Zhang Zhenlin, staying in China and becoming a mama's boy will only make him waste his time. When he encounters a truly strong team, there won't be as many people to help him.
Foreigners don't care about your background.
If you always play with noobs, you'll only get worse and worse.
Therefore, Wang Xiucheng must find a way to keep these two players in the NBA.
Only competition and pressure will make them improve and realize that the CBA is at best a stinking ditch, not even a fishpond.
In the NBA, it takes real skill to ask, "You dare look at me?"
Shaking his head to temporarily forget about these things, Wang Xiucheng entered the stadium.
Instantly, cheers erupted in the stadium, a sound that had been absent for a long time.
Meng Chao was standing by the player tunnel, watching Wang Xiucheng walk past him.
"Teachers, I've got the starting lineup! Wang Xiucheng and Zeng Fanbo will both be starting!" Meng Chao shouted excitedly.
The cheers and applause from the audience were so loud that she had to raise her voice.
"Before the game, the Rockets' PR said that Wang Xiucheng wouldn't play for long, but I don't know how long that 'long time' means."
“I just saw Zeng Fanbo and Wang Xiucheng meet in the passageway and talk for several minutes.”
"I'm really looking forward to this Chinese derby, even though it's just the development league."
"Yes, Wang Xiucheng is only half a month older than Zeng Fanbo, but Wang Xiucheng has already established himself in the NBA. I hope Zeng Fanbo will have a good result in this year's draft."
A dozen minutes later, Mengchao had to end his connection with the live stream because the match was about to begin.
However, after the first quarter, Mengchao had to start the connection again.
"Teachers, the big screen has already informed us that Wang Xiucheng will not be playing in this match."
Penguin Live Room.
The guests and hosts who were broadcasting the Development League game for the first time actually laughed when they heard the news brought back by Meng Chao.
"We really can't fight anymore." Yang Yi pushed up his glasses. "It's going to be a bit too much of a bullying."
Wang Meng glanced at the data sheet and then reported: "Wang Xiucheng played the full 12 minutes in the first quarter, shooting 8 of 11, including 2 of 5 three-pointers, 6 of 6 two-pointers, and 3 of 6 free throws, scoring 21 points, along with 6 assists, 2 rebounds, 2 steals, and even 1 block today, with a plus-minus of +18."
"Those six two-point shots were all dunks. Once he got inside, these G League players had no way to stop Wang Xiucheng except by fouling him."
"Zeng played for 6 minutes in the first quarter and made a three-pointer, but it didn't go in. To be honest, there's still a lot of room for improvement."
After Wang Meng finished reporting the data, Wang Shipeng couldn't wait to interject, "After resting for half a month, Wang Xiucheng looks even stronger, but it hasn't affected his speed at all. And have you noticed that his dunks didn't seem to be using any force at all? His knees didn't even bend much before he flew up."
The live broadcast director immediately started playing recordings of Wang Xiucheng dunking.
"Look at this ball." As a professional player, Wang Shipeng immediately noticed the problem. "Look at Wang Xiucheng's legs, he's almost not bending them when he jumps. What does that mean?"
Wang Shipeng said excitedly, "This means the height of the basket is a bit low for him, low enough that he doesn't need to jump with all his might to dunk!"
"It's like when we played basketball in kindergarten, we could just stand there and dunk."
The chat room was now exploding with activity.
"Teacher Wang is right. However, the second quarter has started. Shall we watch the game first?"
"What's so interesting about this stupid competition? Talk about Wang Xiucheng. It's been almost a month, I'm dying to watch it."
"Have you noticed that Wang Xiucheng's arms seem to have grown longer than before?"
"Can you see this?"
"I don't know if his arms are longer or not, but compared to his first game, Wang Xiucheng is obviously taller, at least 3 or 4 centimeters taller."
"I really didn't notice until you pointed it out. It's really hard to detect when you're slowly boiling a frog. Wang Xiucheng must be at least 196cm tall by now, right?"
"To be honest, 196 is more than capable of playing the point guard position."
After 25 days, the live broadcast room of Tencent Sports became lively again.
Everyone was talking about Wang Xiucheng, but nobody was paying attention to the competition.
Only when Zeng Fanbo was on the court would Yang Yi and the others say a few words about the game. As soon as Zeng Fanbo left the court, they wouldn't even show the game footage, and they would just replay Wang Xiucheng's dunk.
But the fans in the live stream just couldn't get enough of it, and there were always new fans asking why Wang Xiucheng wasn't playing anymore.
So, a few minutes later, they had no choice but to play another compilation of Wang Xiucheng's performance.
Before they knew it, the match was over. If Meng Chao hadn't asked to connect online, Wang Meng, Wang Shipeng, and Yang Yi would still have been bragging and wouldn't have noticed that the match was over.
"Excuse me, Sister Meng has found Wang Xiucheng and Zeng Fanbo ahead. Let's go check on them right away."
The scene quickly shifted to the foreground, where Wang Xiucheng had his arm around Zeng Fanbo's shoulder, waiting for the scene to change.
"Hello, Xiao Wang and Xiao Zeng, please say hello first."
Wang Xiucheng and Zeng Fanbo greeted the camera one after the other, but Zeng Fanbo looked visibly discouraged.
He played for 12 minutes in this game and only scored 3 points.
Holding the microphone, Meng Chao asked, "Many fans in China are watching this match, especially Xiao Wang, how are you feeling since your comeback today? Are you fully recovered?"
“No problem at all.” Wang Xiucheng nodded: “I will fly to Philadelphia tomorrow to join the team. If there are no surprises, you will be able to see me in China tomorrow night… no, I mean tomorrow morning.”
Meng Chao couldn't hide his surprise, but since Zeng Fanbo was still there, he couldn't keep asking Wang Xiucheng. So he changed the subject and asked Zeng Fanbo, "How are you feeling today, Zeng? I remember when I interviewed you before, you said you really wanted to compete with Wang Xiucheng. How are you feeling today?"
Zeng Fanbo's face flushed red instantly. "I was just joking. How could I possibly compare to Brother Wang?"
Wang Xiucheng patted Zeng Fanbo's shoulder, and could sense his disappointment.
"Xiao Wang, do you think Zeng will be selected this year?" Meng Chao continued to ask.
Wang Xiucheng sighed. He knew that Zeng Fanbo, as well as Guo Haowen and Yu Jiahao who also participated in the election, had all failed to be elected.
Their chance is to secure a two-way contract to stay in the NBA, even in the G League, which is much better than the CBA.
“It’s actually very difficult. A more realistic approach is to do what I did and try to get a two-way contract to stay in the NBA. As long as you stay, anything is possible,” Wang Xiucheng said.
"Do you think Zeng can get a two-way contract?" Meng Chao persisted, still not giving up.
Wang Xiucheng nodded firmly, "I think it's okay."