Anthony the Reborn

Chapter 11 The Coach's Words
Boham took Anthony for a walk on the campus trail, and he asked with a smile: "Melo, you are the best player out of our school, and you just became a No. [-] show. Today should be to celebrate, how did you come here?" Are you looking for me, an old man? And you don't seem to be so happy, what happened?"

Anthony looked at Boham. This coach is over sixty years old, but his observation skills are still very strong.

"Coach, I want to ask, how can I lead a team well?" Anthony said to Boham with piercing eyes.

"Huh? Melo, haven't you already led a team? You've succeeded." Boham didn't understand what Anthony was referring to.

"No, coach, I'm talking about the NBA. It's so different from the NCAA. If you want to win a championship, there are too many influencing factors. I'm confused." Anthony continued to ask.

Hearing Anthony's question, Boham looked at his favorite student in surprise, and after a while, he said with a hint of appreciation in his eyes: "Melo, you are really different, it seems like you have changed completely. people."

"Ah? I..." Anthony's eyes dodged a little. This old man's insight is so strong, could it be that he found something wrong with him?
"I really didn't expect that before you entered the NBA, you were already thinking about how to win the NBA championship. You must know that most of the players who have been selected are still celebrating their selection. You are indeed better than I imagined. ’” Boham said with relief.

Anthony let out a long breath. It turned out that this was what he said, which almost scared him.

"Actually, I can't give you too much advice, because I haven't experienced the NBA, but I can tell you my experience in the NCAA over the past few decades, maybe it will be helpful to you."

Hearing that Boham wanted to talk about experience, Anthony immediately pricked up his ears and listened.

"I have been taking over the team since I was 20 years old. It has been almost 30 years since I started this journey. This year I won the NCAA championship for the first time. This actually has a lot to do with you."

"No... Coach, you are being humble. Without you, we wouldn't be able to win the championship..." Anthony said with a slightly red face.

"You don't have to be humble. I don't say this to praise you, but to tell you that as a team, its staffing is more important than anything else."

Anthony was taken aback.

"Without you, or without Hakeem, we can't win the championship. This is my view as a coach, but if it is as a player, it is also difficult for you to succeed without the right teammates."

"Teammate?" Anthony unconsciously thought of the classic words before crossing, teammates CBA...

"Yes, Melo, you have to know that your personal ability is good enough. Although there is still room for improvement, such as your passing awareness and defense, there is still room for improvement, but if you are in a team, there is no room for improvement. Suitable for your teammates, as the game deepens, it will easily become your own personal fight in the end, you know, basketball is a sport of five people, no matter how good you are, it is impossible to beat the opponent five people."

"Coach, what is a suitable teammate?" Anthony continued to ask

"A point guard who can control the tempo and feed you the ball comfortably, a shooting guard who can share the pressure for you to score, a power forward who helps you pick and roll, and a big center who defends aggressively and catches up."

"Coach, what you said is too general..." Anthony felt that there was not much difference between what Boham said and what he didn't say.

Boham shook his head and said with a smile: "Melo, you are different from that high school student James. He is a playmaker, but you are a scorer. Let me give you an example. The point guard James needs is only It is enough to be able to spot the three-pointer, because he is a great threat to break through and score the ball, but you are different. You need a point guard who can control the rhythm, and will comfortably feed the ball into your hands when you are in position. Man, that's what I call a fit teammate."

Anthony nodded, beginning to understand the meaning of Boham's words.

"Coach, who do you think is the most suitable for me in the NBA?" Anthony asked tentatively.

"Billups," Boham said without thinking.

Anthony's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he looked at Boham with a trace of respect. This old man who had never coached an NBA team was able to find the most suitable player at once.

"Melo, there are many shooting guards and forwards that are suitable for you, but the other two positions, Billups, and Tyson Chandler of the Chicago Bulls are the two most suitable for you. If possible, you You can ask the management of the Nuggets, which may make you take a few detours."

Boxing champion!This time, Anthony's respect for Boham has reached its peak. He really knows that Tyson Chandler is the most suitable center for Anthony. The body is designed the same.

"Coach, Tyson is still possible, but... Billups, he is the commanding brain of the Pistons, Thomas will never let him go..." Anthony knew that the next season's champion would be the Pistons, so he said So sure.

"Haha, yes..." Baoham laughed suddenly, his gray beard trembling.

"Melo, don't think too much. There is a saying in China that goes, 'When a car reaches the mountain, there must be a road, and when a boat reaches the bridge, it will be straight'. Everything will be smooth."

Anthony glanced at Boham, but he didn't expect his coach to know ancient Chinese sayings, and it seemed that he was old enough.

Boham took Anthony around the campus, and the two chatted a lot. When they finally left the campus, Anthony simply took Warrick, his teammate, back to his home.

Celebrations still have to be celebrated. After getting what he wanted from Boham, the pressure in Anthony's heart has also eased a lot. Now he is more sure about changing Carmelo Anthony's tragic fate. Naturally, it's much better.

"Hey, Daphne, look at you, there's champagne all over your dress, watch out!"

Mary walked in through the door and saw Daphne spraying around with champagne as a water gun. She couldn't help scolding her. Although Anthony was already a top talent, she was born poor and was still not used to such waste.

"Mom, I cut a big cake for you just now, would you like to have a taste?" Daphne changed the subject cleverly.

Hearing that her daughter had cut the cake for herself, Mary happily put down the freshly fried steak in her hand and followed her into the room, where she could not see the color of reproach before.

In the room, Anthony and Warrick were sitting on the bedside, and the two were chatting about Warrick's future.

"Hakim, do you remember the advice I gave you?"

"Melo, I also know my shortcomings, which is why I stayed in school, but you asked me to play small forward, isn't that a bit inappropriate?" Warrick was still skeptical of Anthony's proposal.

"No, Hakeem, your weight is at the power forward position, especially in the NBA, it can't take advantage of it at all, and as I said before, your jump shot is not stable enough, so you can't hit inside or outside. It's easy to become a marginalized person." Anton knew Warrick's future, and he said it so clearly, he didn't want him to really go that way.

"But small forward, I..."

"You have to believe in yourself, Hakeem, do you know Carter?" Anthony saw that Warrick was still hesitant, and simply moved out of the NBA template, "You know Carter, he is also very thin, and you have the same amazing body as him." If you can practice your breakthrough, you have a chance to reach his height."

"Vince?" Warrick trembled involuntarily when he spoke, looking at Anthony with doubts in his eyes.Vince Carter claims to be half-human, half-god, UFO, Canadian trapeze man, dunk has reached perfection, can he really achieve it?

"Believe in yourself! I believe you can do it! You will also run for the draft next year, maybe we will be teammates again in the NBA, so you have to work hard!" Anthony said and patted Warrick on the shoulder emphatically.

When Warrick was with Anthony before, he had never heard him say such a thing. Now from Anthony's words, he felt the expectation, and secretly made up his mind that he must try hard once.

"Okay, let's eat the steak, let's talk after eating..." Mary came in to greet Anthony and Varick with the cake cut by Daphne in her hand.

"I believe you can, and I will call the coach, he must support you." After Anthony finished speaking, he stretched out his hand to pull Varrick up, and the two left the room together.

After the draft, there were endless reports about rookies in major newspapers, especially several reports about Anthony and James firmly occupied the headlines of the newspapers.

At the last press conference, Anthony challenged James across the air. James’ agent Aron Goodwin also responded, saying that the two are not comparable. He also publicly announced for the first time that James has signed with Nike for 7 years. The sky-high endorsement contract of 9300 million, and the use of "The Little Emperor Comes to Cleveland" as a promotional slogan can be described as aggressive.

In contrast, Anthony's side seems to be a little weak. Andrews chose to sign with the Jordan brand, but the endorsement contract is only "poor" 6 years 1800 million, which cannot be compared with James at all, but Andrews also Not to be outdone, he bought half of the page of the New York Times and publicized the picture news of Anthony's lore James.

Originally, this was just a game played by the American media, but what surprised people was that on the other side of the ocean, the Basketball Pioneer, the largest-selling newspaper in China, stood on Anthony's side with a clear banner, not only using a lot of space to introduce Anthony, but also Reprinted the page of the New York Times, and for a while, Anthony's influence in China greatly surpassed that of James.

It can be said that the two sides are coming and going, and the fight is in full swing. As the two small forwards of the 03 golden generation, they have already shown a situation of incompatibility before entering the league.

(End of this chapter)