Although, in the middle of the season, when talking about rookies, the scoring mentioned Zhang Hao, the defense mentioned Antonio McDyce, that is, the combat power and organization of offense mentioned Damon Stoudemire, and the talent mentioned Garnett, and the media is often ignored by the media, but when looking for an embellishment, the template in the draft is Jordan's Jerry Starkhouse.

Although when Starkhouse was on the news, he often scored inefficiently, and even if he made a move, he might not get a high score, he also worked hard to gain some fame.

Excellent physical fitness, rich scoring methods... there are talents.

But his personality is hot and extremely conceited...more shortcomings.

He once said in an interview: I cannot play too little, my shooting rights must be guaranteed, and I must help me create shooting opportunities.

When asked about the topic of college senior Jordan, he once said: I am not afraid of Jordan, I don’t need his guidance, I will be a player representing North Carolina in the future.

Such a player who loves to take action, has a bad temper and is very conceited, has begun to take the initiative to pass the ball to his teammates after he made a comeback in the second quarter of the game against the Lakers!

Modified?

No, it was that as soon as he got the ball, the same rookie who almost killed him with one elbow ran towards him...

Although the other party's expression was cold and it seemed that it was just an active attack, which was a normal attack on the opponent's first scorer... But Starkhouse determined that the other party wanted to find an opportunity to get him!

Especially in the second quarter, when Zhang Hao turned around in an offense, he directly knocked their 76ers' substitute center Lasal Thompson to a layup... Starkhouse felt that Zhang Hao was unable to give him another elbow so he vented on his teammates!

At this moment, Starkhouse found that he was not so afraid of things.

When Starkhouse was unprepared and Zhang Hao had no intention of pushing his elbow and leading the way without consciously, he really felt the feeling of death. When a person was afraid of something, his brain would always try his best to imagine that thing even more terrifying.

Starkhouse is cowardly!

Giving 4 assists in a single quarter is definitely an extraordinary performance for Starkhouse, but with his playing style, the 76ers' lack of fighting spirit has been wiped out...

In the second half, 76ers coach John Lucas didn't dare to let Starkhouse play anymore.

Starkhouse gave John Lucas a feeling like he was beaten and lost confidence.

Although John Lucas didn't like Starkhouse from the beginning, especially Zhang Hao is playing better and better now, and he doesn't like Starkhouse even more, but this is the third pick and genius selected, and he has the talent to become an All-Star player. He is the only player worth training at the team. He still needs to be cared for.

Zhang Hao played for a few minutes in the third quarter and then went down to rest. Del Harris replaced the water dispenser lineup, because by the middle of the third quarter, the Lakers had already led the 76ers by 68 to 52 26 points.

Zhang Hao played 29 minutes in the third quarter, making 9 of 16 shots, including 2 of 4 three-pointers, plus 6 of 6 free throws, easily scored 26 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.

On the other side of Starkhouse, he scored 2 points and 4 assists in the second quarter...

When it was garbage time, Zhang Hao sat on the bench. This game made him understand something - "If my goal is to become a superstar, then the task of dealing with the same rookie season should be that simple!"

115-91, the Lakers easily defeated the 76ers and won 6 consecutive victories, and their record increased to 24 wins and 8 losses!

After the game, Starkhouse only scored 2 points and was beaten so hard that he "dare not to play", which became the focus of the media and fans in this game.

Some reporters found that it seemed that Zhang Hao had almost never lost when he fought with the same player! From the beginning of the season to now, Zhang Hao seemed to be a shadow over the heads of the same player.

Regarding rookies, there are always things that the media and fans talk about, and no one can say what kind of achievements a rookie will have in the future.

Although the current draft in this era is mainly based on "immediate combat power", most of those geniuses have played in college for several years and have matured skills. They can play the role of stars when they enter the NBA.

But occasionally, some players don’t play very well when they first entered the NBA, but after playing for a few more years, they gradually became top stars. Rodman, Stockton and others are like this.

In addition, Zhang Hao's three offensive fouls in a single game have also become one of the topics of media discussion. Although there was no live broadcast, the scene of Zhang Hao rudely overturning his opponent or slamming his arm in the offense appeared in the news of some TV stations, and Ma Long lay on the news - it seemed that a rookie was learning from him!

...

After playing with the Jazz, the 76ers alternated back-to-back from the away and home court, the Lakers got two days off.

On the morning of January 3, Zhang Hao got up early as usual.

The remaining life span is 597 days, and the available life span is 596 days.

In the game against the 76ers yesterday, Zhang Hao won a total of 15 days of life. In addition, Georgetown University won yesterday afternoon, Zhang Hao won 19 days of life in one day.

It's so pleasant to play against the team where the top 8 picks of the same class are.

Looking at his remaining life, Zhang Hao thought: "If I were still with the Nets, I could win six or seven games in a month... I would not have this task if I stayed with the Nets. There might be similar tasks, but it would not be so easy."

After getting up and washing up, Zhang Hao came to the outdoor basketball court and continued to practice defensive footsteps.

Recently, there are three main contents on his defensive end. Campbell moved his footsteps in the interior when he was replaced, and moved his footsteps in the starting stage when he played against a small strongman, and details of the transition and assisting defense attacks.

If you want to learn in a comprehensive way, it will be difficult to connect it together like Antonio McDyce or Garnett, but James Worthy is not as complicated as teaching. Just practice alone, combined with this kind of thing, Zhang Hao slowly accumulates experience in the game.

I just played the game yesterday, and I was back-to-back away from home. The Magician would not go to the stadium to train today. James Worthy could have a day off on his rightful day, but he, Mr. Zhang, did not slacken and continued to train.

Recently, he has made obvious progress on the defensive end. He jumped less and less frequently when changing defenses on the outside, and gradually he has a fairly qualified ability to switch defenses to maintain defensive interference.

After practicing for a while, he moved his steps under the basket and made up for defense, he used more to interfere with his hands instead of being unable to help but jump. At less than 7 o'clock, Zhang Hao heard the sound of the car driving into his yard.

"Who..."

Zhang Hao walked over and took a look. It was Pierce's mother's car... That is, Pierce is here.

"Paul, training?"

"You got up so early too! Didn't you just play the game yesterday? God! You have made progress so fast and trained so hard... Oh, right, if you don't work so hard, how could you surpass me so much... Oh, listen to me and finish your words!"

Pierce, who turned on the chatterbox mode, started talking, and saw Zhang Hao walking directly towards the basketball court.

I have heard useful information, and I have come to train, and I have seen him, Mr. Zhang has made progress too fast and does not want to fall behind.

After practicing for a while, Zhang Hao parked the car and took a basketball from the warehouse next to the garage to the court.

Pierce is about to start training immediately, and Zhang Hao said, "Warm up first."

Pierce was stunned for a moment and did not refuse.

While moving his body, he watched Zhang Hao move his defensive steps, Pierce asked, "Aix, let's go?"

"good."

"Oh, Aix, can't you say two more words? For example, 'I've been waiting for you to say this for a long time', 'Are you ready to fight a single against an NBA super rookie'... That's right!"

Zhang Hao was forced to open business: "Are you ready to lose to me?"

"Hmph! Want to beat me? Although I am not as outstanding as yours and so easy to adapt to the NBA, it is still too early to beat me!"

“…”

Looking at Pierce's look of second-class appearance, Zhang Hao would have no choice but to make peace if he had known it.

After Pierce warm-up, the two began a one-on-one fight that had been unfair for a long time.

When he arrived at university, he lost weight, and improved his training intensity. After going through games with more adults, Pierce made great progress. His skills were very comprehensive when he finished high school. His brother who played in the professional league and his brother's friends have taught him a lot of skills in the past decade. It was messy but comprehensive. When he arrived at a basketball school like the University of Kansas, after receiving more professional and targeted guidance, the reinforcement aspects were more targeted. It has indeed improved a lot in the past six months.

However, Zhang Hao's improvement is even greater!

He made a jump shot with his back and forced Pierce to enter the basket for a layup... With just these two moves, Zhang Hao defeated Pierce 10-6, not much difficulty.

Pierce had expected this situation, and he did not have the idea of ​​being furious or being hit after losing.

The two sat on the side of the court and drank the hot drink from April Clark who had woken up at some point. Pierce smiled and said, "Aix, you are really a genius, you have made too fast! Did you learn your back from Jordan?"

"Um."

"I can't be happier if you win!"

"I'm very happy, but I want to wait for you to enter the NBA and we're happy again."

"I think beautifully! I will definitely become stronger than you again next. Wait for me in the Lakers! I will take you to win the championship when the time comes!"

Looking at Pierce's confident look, Zhang Hao did not doubt that if Pierce's teammate was strong enough after entering the NBA in the future, this old friend would indeed have the ability to lead the team to win the championship and the temperament to be the boss.

But... Zhang Hao couldn't help asking: "Paul, are you sure you will want to join the Lakers in the future? Will you be a loyal fan of the Lakers for the rest of your life?"

"Of course! My love for the Lakers will never change! I, I will definitely be a Lakers in the future!"

“…”

Zhang Hao is prone to being in a cold situation, but Pierce will never let the venue cool down and quickly find new topics: "By the way, Aix, is it your birthday in a few days, right?"

The onlookers, April Clark's eyes lit up: "Yes! Aix, your 19th birthday is coming, and you will not be an 18-year-old child by then, but a 19-year-old child."

"..." Zhang Hao looked at these two friends who were already 19 years old and wanted to hit someone!

In an interview yesterday, the Magician used "He is still an 18-year-old" to explain that he learned Malone's big move foul in the game against the Jazz, and the two used this to make fun of him.

The two didn't care about Zhang Hao, Pierce continued: "But that day the Lakers were going to New York to play against the Knicks, so we might not be able to help Aix celebrate his birthday."

"Yes..." April Clark's excitement suddenly became much deeper.

When Zhang Hao heard this, he replied: "It should be fine if I go to the Knicks to ask for two tickets... Do you want to take the Lakers charter flight?"

The two Lakers fans' eyes instantly became extremely hot. They stared at Zhang Hao and nodded quickly like a chicken pecking at rice.

Zhang Hao also nodded, got up, and prepared to continue training.

Pierce almost spit out an old blood at this time - I won’t talk about such a happy thing... Thinking of this, he was even more angry. This friend, I don’t know how many times the Lakers charter flights have been taken!

Envy, jealousy and hatred!

Seeing Zhang Hao going to train again, Pierce thought of Zhang Hao's back hit just now and said, "Aix, your back hit has some problems!"

Zhang Hao stopped: "Tell me the problem you see."

Zhang Hao has no doubt that Pierce really saw the problem, because Pierce's back-beating skills are very comprehensive. Although Zhang is now stronger than Pierce, Pierce will have more skills.

"Please, please, I will tell you... Hey, don't leave! Ahem, it's a matter of turning around when you are hitting your back. When you hit me with your back, you obviously created an opportunity to turn around and cut in, but you finally chose a more troublesome turn around and take a step to break through..."

Pierce came to the court and explained while doing similar actions as Zhang Hao when he was fighting alone...
To be continued...