Are you kidding me?
"Stop joking..."
"???"
"Although you're good at three-pointers, we've never seen a shooting guard who's 2.16 meters tall."
Not only Brown, but even his teammates were stunned by Wei Dong's words.
Wei Guo laughed and said, "Just because you haven't seen it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Who said that someone who is 2.16 meters tall can't play the shooting guard position?"
Wei Guo was also helpless...
It's not that he doesn't want to play center, but he currently only has two player cards: Stephen Curry and Spud Webber. Both of them are perimeter players, and playing inside wouldn't allow him to fully utilize his abilities. Calling himself a shooting guard is a bit conservative; he's actually a point guard.
only...
A shooting guard who is 2.16 meters tall is already hard to accept, let alone a point guard who is 2.16 meters tall? If you say that, people will think Wei Guo is crazy. Magic Johnson is only 2.06 meters tall.
"I think Wei Guo makes a good point."
Coach Thompson walked over and said, "Just because it hasn't happened in the league doesn't mean it's unreasonable. What rule says a 2.16-meter tall guy can't play shooting guard?"
"this..."
No one knew what to say.
Coach Thompson said, "Why don't we just give Wei Guo a try and see if he can play shooting guard?"
The main task of a shooting guard is to score, which requires accurate shooting and quick penetration ability. Therefore, there is a very simple and effective way to test whether a person can be a shooting guard: one-on-one!
The 76ers' backcourt consists of Iverson and Jones.
Since Wei Guo said he was a shooting guard, he could just have a one-on-one match with these two. Brown thought for a moment and called Jones over, "You play a match against Wei Guo."
"I???"
Jones gestured to show his height, "I could never beat him in a one-on-one fight."
Jones watched the replay of the last game. In Garnett's last defensive play, he jumped very hard, but only managed to hit Wei Guo's wrist. When it came to a one-on-one fight between him and Wei Guo, he could only keep engaging in physical contact to prevent Wei Guo from getting a shot off. Otherwise... he wouldn't have been able to block Wei Guo's shot.
Brown frowned. "You're a veteran, how can you say such cowardly things to a rookie?"
"Okay, I'll give it a try..."
Jones looked frustrated. It was true that he and Iverson were the two guards for the 76ers, but he was the point guard and Iverson was the shooting guard.
Brown passed the ball to Weiguo, "You go first."
Everyone formed a semi-circle to watch Wei Guo and Jones go one-on-one. Although Wei Guo was more than 20 centimeters taller than Jones, he was still a rookie, and with such a height, his dribbling skills wouldn't be very good.
"Hey buddy, give me a break..."
Jones said something.
Knowing that Wei Guo was very accurate with three-pointers, Jones directly guarded Wei Guo closely.
I saw...
Wei Guo adopted a triple threat stance, and the moment the basketball landed, he changed direction to get past Jones.
"Bang!!!"
By the time Jones turned around, Wei Guo had already scored with a dunk.
"So fast..."
Iverson's eyes narrowed. Wei Guo's change of direction, acceleration, and layup speed were all very fast!
This is a skill typically possessed by guards...
Jones was surprised that he was beaten so easily. When it was his turn to attack, Wei Guo also used close defense on Jones.
I now have two player cards...
Both physical coordination and agility are qualities typically found only in guards.
Jones failed to shake off Wei Guo with two consecutive crossovers, and then forced a shot over Wei Guo...
*Smack!!!*
Jones was met with a big hat.
"Great block!"
"Good defense!"
His teammates cheered him on, and at the same time realized that in a one-on-one fight... Jones was no match for Wei Guo.
It was Wei Guo's turn to attack again. He turned his back to Jones, faked a shot, and then turned and jumped to shoot.
"Whoosh!!!"
The basketball went through the net cleanly.
Brown clicked his tongue. "I've never seen a big man with such a good touch."
The outcome of this one-on-one duel was already decided...
21:0!!
Everyone guessed that Jones couldn't beat Wei Guo, but Wei Guo still managed to prevent Jones from scoring a single goal, which surprised everyone.
Coach Thompson said to Brown, "See? Weiguo is absolutely capable of playing the shooting guard role."
"Yes..."
Brown nodded, but then he hesitated.
The 76ers have a shooting guard, but that shooting guard isn't Jones; it's the team's star player, Allen Iverson. The current situation is that if Wei Guo plays shooting guard, he can only be Iverson's backup, which is a waste of Wei Guo's talent.
But if Wei Guo starts, Iverson will have to return to the point guard position.
"Wei Guo, shall we play a game?"
Iverson suddenly stepped forward and took the initiative to challenge Wei Guo.
The teammates got excited, "Oh ho ho... this is going to be interesting!"
Allen Iverson is undoubtedly the team's leader, and he actually asked to play one-on-one with rookie Wei Guo, which is exciting to hear.
"Hmm...Okay!"
Wei Guo agreed, wanting to test Iverson's abilities, the man who had once been caught off guard.
Iverson let Wei Guo inbound the ball first, but when he was closely guarding him, Iverson kept harassing Wei Guo and trying to steal the ball from him. This is one of the disadvantages of big men dribbling, as their center of gravity is too high and they are easily stolen!
Wei Guo seized the opportunity, turned around, pulled the ball back, and stepped back to the three-point line.
"Whoosh!!!"
A crisp sound of brushing against the net could be heard.
3-0!!!
Brown said, "It's rare to see a big man dribble this well."
"Not very few..."
Coach Thompson said proudly, "No! With that speed and skill, Wei Guo is definitely the best big man at dribbling."
Change of serve.
Iverson paused briefly, then suddenly accelerated past Wei Guo and scored with a reverse layup!
"She's a tiny bit faster than me, but only a tiny bit."
Once I figured out Iverson's offense, I was able to handle the one-on-one battles much better.
21:13!!
Iverson also lost to Wei Guo.
In this one-on-one matchup, Iverson made two steals, but Wei Guo blocked Iverson three times. However, Wei Guo could put the ball in the basket whenever he took a shot, while Iverson missed two shots. This was the key reason why Iverson lost to Wei Guo.
"well..."
Although he was unwilling to accept it, Iverson had to admit that he was no match for Wei Guo in a one-on-one fight.
Wei Guo has a height advantage; he is 33 centimeters taller than Iverson and has a longer wingspan. Once he gets shooting space, Iverson simply cannot defend him.
And when Iverson was on offense...
He could only choose to break through. If he couldn't create space for a shot, he wouldn't dare to shoot in front of Wei Guo. Wei Guo was very fast and had a great jumping ability, so his shot was easily blocked by Wei Guo.
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