Don't talk trash to him.

Chapter 9 It seems that I came up too early!

Su Wan's confidence is not groundless.

In "The zone" mode, his strength in the summer league is that of a "supermodel".

In addition, he has just been observing the rookie "Twin Stars".

The talent of the young Howard is visible to the naked eye, but he has not gained weight yet. Even though he has a wide frame, he still looks very thin and tall.

When faced with competition under the basket, problems such as insufficient tonnage and insufficient muscle density were exposed one after another.

In addition, Howard, who was born as a point guard, was still a small forward until his senior year. In the summer of his senior year, he grew to 2 meters tall and had to transform into an inside player. Since he has only played as a power forward for one year, he still plays as an outside player, mainly attacking with the ball and passing. It is this basketball experience and playing style that gave him the nickname "Little Garnett".

It's just that his ability to dribble and distribute the ball in the summer league...

Flashy and full of mistakes.

It was very similar to his later performance in the "Island League".

It should be said that it is even worse than that!
Take this game for example, he made 3 turnovers in the first half alone. No wonder after entering the NBA, he honestly became a "blue-collar inside player", relying on his explosive physical fitness to "eat cakes" for a living.

Su Wan doesn't need to worry about such a "top scholar".

He needs to keep an eye on graduating senior Jameer Nelson.

In fact, after the regular season started, Nelson's performance in his rookie season was not as good as Howard's.

With the support of the Magic team's system, "Little Beast" averaged 52.4 points per game with a shooting percentage of 12%, and also had a "double-double" of 10 rebounds. However, Nelson went from being a starter to a substitute, and only became a stable and important substitute rotation for the Magic team after adapting for more than half a season.

The average statistics gradually returned to 8.7 points, 2.5 rebounds and 3 assists.

His biggest problem is his short height, only 1 meters. He has none of the advantages of small players, such as strong explosive power, flexible footwork, and fast speed. His advantages are:

Large tonnage, strong body, and the ability to force breakthroughs in confrontations.

Unfortunately, these advantages were difficult to become his characteristics when he first entered the league. It is no wonder that his rookie season was "no such person".

But in the summer league, where opponents are not strong enough and have low talent, these advantages of his can be well demonstrated.

Calderon simply couldn't withstand his breakthrough in the confrontation.

The Magic led by 12 points in the first half, most of which was due to his one-on-one shots against Calderon.

Restricting him is the first key to a comeback.

The second key point is Su Wan’s own performance on the offensive end.

In a one-on-one match, as long as he turns on "The zone" mode, Suwan is confident that he can beat all the Magic's outside players.

The problem now is that there is also a Howard standing inside.

Although he is still just a "young beast", as the first person in NBA history to achieve the "three consecutive seasons of the best defensive player award", his defensive awareness is natural. Calderon's failure to defend Nelson in the first half was his own problem, but the restriction of his breakthrough after the pick-and-roll on the offensive end had a lot to do with Howard's help defense.

Su Wan estimated that when he came on the court, Howard would focus all his attention on him.

and so……

He made a request to Malone, asking Calderon to continue starting in the second half.

Malone had no objection, and Calderon had even less objection. Even though he played for 15 minutes in the first half, for him who had professional playing experience, this amount of physical exertion was nothing. He could have played the entire game.

When Su Wan came on stage, there was an obvious commotion in the audience.

This "most watched summer league in history" has reached its climax.

"It's only 12 points. You guys didn't make use of the chances I gave you!" Su Wan glanced at Nelson in front of him, then looked at Howard who was approaching, and shouted at him, "No wonder the Dream Team brought Emeka Okafor with them, but not you, the 'No. pick'!"

Why are you coming towards me?

Howard saw Suwan walking up to Nelson Jr. and was afraid that he would suffer a loss, so he hurried over, but he was unexpectedly hit head-on.

This is the second time that Suwan said that he is not as good as Okafor and does not deserve the title of "No. 1 pick".

"Don't be so complacent. Get ready to be fucked, you bitch!" he cursed angrily.

Ok……

This is Howard, who is driven by sex and dares to do anything!

The provocative gestures were all in the "lower three ways", and the "trash talk" was also in the "lower three ways". - Later in the 2020 Western Conference Finals, during the game between the Lakers and the Jazz, he once output "lower three ways" trash talk towards the Nuggets' bench and was almost directly ejected by the referee.

"Ha~"

Su Wan chuckled and aimed at Howard, and he was right.

A system prompt sounded in my mind:

"Ding, host is detected to be suffering from trash talk, system activated, turning on 'The zone' mode."

His chuckle sounded quite harsh to the ears of the Magic team's "Twin Stars", and the two of them became angry again.

"As soon as he gets the ball, I will stick to him and force him to rush inside. Dwight, I'm waiting to see you block his shot!" Nelson Jr. communicated the defensive details with Howard.

Just as Su Wan expected:
Nelson Jr. forced Howard to "wait and see" in the interior.

However, the plan was executed perfectly. As soon as Suwan got the ball, he was entangled by Nelson Jr. and couldn't get rid of him. He could only rely on his height advantage to kill inside. But when Howard stepped on the white line of the reasonable collision zone and saw him jump up, Suwan in the air turned around and found Calderon outside the three-point line.

The Spaniard's stable shooting was revealed at this moment.

Standard hand shape, perfect arc, the ball fell into the net.

This is still a three-pointer!
The score difference returned to single digits...

"No wonder Jose is allowed to play as well." Ma Long looked understanding.

Obviously Su Wan had already expected that the "twin stars" on the opposite side would join forces to restrict him.

but……

He actually knew that Calderon had a steady shot. It seemed that he usually observed his teammates a lot!

Ma Long will submit his summary report on Suwan's first three games tonight.

After the first two games, Su Wan showed his outstanding combat effectiveness. With his current ability, he will have no problem becoming a substitute rotation player or even a main player for the Cavaliers in the new season.

The only drawback, or hidden danger:
His personality is too flamboyant.

So flamboyant that he is a little arrogant.

But at the beginning of the second half, Malone changed again. It is true that this guy likes to stir up trouble, but he will also anticipate possible situations and make full preparations.

Simply put, it’s three words:

Have a brain!
The offense and defense changed, Nelson Jr. took the ball to the frontcourt, and Suwan replaced Calderon and stood in front of him.

1 meters versus 83 meters, a height difference of 1 cm is enough to show the flexibility of footwork, but Suwan, who has extreme body control, looks more flexible than Nelson Jr.

After a series of rhythm changes, he still couldn't shake off his position. Nelson made up his mind, pressed his shoulders, and dived down like a diver. He used his head to push Su Wan's armpits to open a path to the basket.

But, you went in.

Embarrassingly, Su Wan did not lose his position, and his outstretched hand was always hanging over his head. It was like a dark cloud that made him feel uneasy.

Nelson Jr. has never been a good passer, especially in his first year in the NBA, where he averaged 3 assists per game but had 1.5 turnovers per game, with an assist-to-turnover ratio of an appalling 2!

You have to know that the "White Chocolate" who "makes nine people panic when one person has the ball" had an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.1 in his rookie season... He was even worse than Jason Williams, who often passed the ball to Gill on the court. This shows how poor Nelson's passing vision is.

Besides being panicked, I couldn't even see my teammates, and the only thing in my mind was how to put the ball into the basket.

"Snapped!"

But Su Wan was waiting.

He had strong control over his body and waited calmly for Nelson's feet to leave the ground before he jumped up with all his strength and "nailed" the ball on the backboard.

Nelson, who wanted to see Suwan get blocked, was hit by a heavy shot from Suwan first.

A violent scene that stimulates the eyes.

The scene suddenly turned into a boiling ocean.

When he landed, Su Wan kept his hands raised and caught the basketball that fell with him. He "did the ball behind his back" to avoid Howard's "ghost hand grab", and instantly formed a counterattack momentum.

Nelson Jr. and Howard are both under the basket at the moment. The other three Magic players who were returning to defense were still clear-headed and their eyes were on Suwan, trying to force him to stop.

Suwan found Calderon again. He hesitated for a moment and took another wide-open three-pointer.

"Shh!"

The second consecutive three-pointer was made.

The score difference was reduced to only 6 points.

"I have no doubt that you can become the top shooter in history after entering the NBA." Su Wan looked at Calderon who was returning to defense and pointed at him.

"If someone keeps creating opportunities for me like this, I think I will!" Calderon's answer showed his full emotional intelligence.

"It seems that I came up too early!"

Su Wan directed his attack at the "Twin Stars" of the Magic team again, with one hand on his waist and the other hand spread out, as if saying "There's nothing I can do, I'm just too strong". He really deserves a beating!

But this time, Nelson Jr. and Howard blushed and didn't say anything to fight back.

This is indeed the case. Less than a minute and a half into the second half, the score difference was instantly reduced from 1 points to 12 points. With this momentum, Su Wan could make up for the entire score difference in less than half a quarter.

Ma Long was stunned. Now he knew what "cooking the juice over high heat" meant. It was this fire. Wasn't it a little too big?
The water is about to boil away!

(End of this chapter)