Carlos Arroyo, the contemporary totem of Puerto Rican basketball, is regarded by Puerto Ricans as their "King of Basketball", so he certainly has his own merits.

For example, although Arroyo is unruly and arrogant, he will never give up no matter what situation he encounters. This unyielding quality really makes up for his shortcomings of being a lone wolf.

FIBA is different from the NBA after all.

Fighting for the country is indeed mainly about a sense of national honor and responsibility. The relationship between the team members is more united and pure because there is no conflict of interest between them.

We gather together for the honor of our motherland.

The NBA is a business league, and every data is related to the players' own commercial value and worth.

Why are Nash, Kidd, Pao and other stars with excellent assists the most popular among teams and teammates? Because with them, other players have the possibility to earn larger contracts. This is to help teammates make money. Who wouldn’t like it?

Woolen cloth?

Arroyo's lone wolf problem is a taboo in the NBA.

The ball is in your hands and all the data is mined by you, so what will others do?

Moreover, if Arroyo can perform at the level of team bosses such as Nacha, Deng Ge, Curry, Lillard, etc., then no one will say anything as the boss has more players.

However, Arroyo is basically a good role vacancy. Originally, after being traded to the Orlando Magic, it was a good opportunity for him to develop.

The Magic's point guard is fellow point guard Jamal Nelson, who was a freshman in 2004. Even if the team tries its best to train him, Arroyo's playing time can only reach about 20 minutes.

Nelson is 1.83m tall, slightly shorter than Arroyo who is 1.88m tall, and like Barea, he is a short and strong pick-and-roll defender.

At the same time, the city where the Orlando Magic is based has the second largest Puerto Rican population in the United States. Every home game there are a large number of Puerto Rican fans who come to cheer for him, making him feel like he is home.

So much so that when he performed very well at the beginning of the season, some commentators even commented on Arroyo: "The Magic successfully made Arroyo feel that they were playing for Puerto Rico or that the venue was in Puerto Rico.

However, this good performance did not last, and he soon fell into a cycle of trough - rebound - then trough - and rebound again.

Arroyo's performance has never been completely satisfactory, and he even lost his position as a backup point guard at one point.

The fundamental reason is that he has problems with confrontation and footwork, he can't handle it, he can't keep up, and he's still an unruly lone wolf.

Eventually, Arroyo left the Magic and began his NBA career.

He doesn’t have a nagging destiny, but he has a nagging character.

Su Yi looked indifferently at the unruly little man in front of him who had no self-awareness, and before Arroyo walked into the three-point line, he defended him.

Arroyo confidently dribbled the ball a few times, then stopped three steps away from the three-point line. While dribbling the ball to confront Su Yi, he hooked his fingers at his teammates.

Puerto Rico power forward Pavel immediately ran out and cooperated with Arroyo in a tacit pick-and-roll, once again blocking Su Yi's footsteps.

"boom!"

Su Yi's iron elbow collided with Pavel hard, and a sharp pain almost made Pavel breathless. However, the fierce Pavel gritted his teeth and held on without making a sound, and his face did not even change much.

At the same time, Arroyo once again broke into the Chinese team's defensive lineup.

Ah Lian communicated with Zhu Ba with his eyes, and then the two immediately switched defenses. Zhu Fangyu guarded Arroyo, who was not very fast, while Ah Lian stared at Balkman, not giving the New Yorker any chance.

Su Yi did not pursue Arroyo himself. He chose to trust his teammates and defend beside Pavel. However, Pavel suddenly cut in, allowing Su Yi to follow him into the inside.

Although Zhu Ba's confrontation and footwork were at the CBA level, he did not fall behind in the confrontation with Arroyo. He always stayed close to Arroyo and was not thrown away at all.

However, Arroyo is at the NBA level after all. After sprinting for a few steps, he suddenly stopped and then pulled back very rhythmically, completely widening the distance from Zhu Ba to two positions.

The first thing that makes Arroyo famous in the basketball world is his ball control. It is no exaggeration to call him an NBA-level ball handler.

This little basketball genius who is 1.83 meters tall has amazing talent in ball control and can often make difficult moves to dazzle people.

Another thing Arroyo is proud of is his golf IQ and tenacious fighting style.

This is also the reason why the NBA still invites Arroyo when there is a serious lack of pace and confrontation.

Zhu Fangyu's heart sank, knowing that he had fallen into a trap, so he immediately adjusted his center of gravity and prepared to swoop in to block the shot again.

However, it's too late.

Before the Chinese team's defense team arrived, Arroyo suddenly jumped up like a little overlord and steadily threw the ball in the air.

Su Yi took one look at Arroyo's shooting process and sighed in his heart.

He truly deserves to be the king of basketball in Puerto Rico.

After returning to the Puerto Rico national team, he regained his game rhythm. This shot was beautiful and confident, and he would hit it 99% of the time.

"Whoosh!"

The net rose and an arrow pierced the heart.

After Arroyo landed, he clenched his fists and roared excitedly, then glanced provocatively in Su Yi's direction.

Su Yi responded with a bright smile, which made Arroyo stunned and his momentum stagnated, although he ran back to defend inexplicably.

Haha, this ignorant islander, does he really think that scoring a goal is a big deal?

Su Yi felt fighting spirit in his heart.

It's really more interesting.

…

The Puerto Rico national team scored two points.

The score became 29:16.

With a gap of 13 points, Arroyo's appearance really changed the decline of the Puerto Rico national team and began to gain some momentum for counterattack.

As soon as Su Yi reached the position three steps away from the three-point line, Hertes and Arroyo joined forces and pounced fiercely. Their posture was to strangle Su Yi completely.

Not to mention, two cobblers are as good as Zhuge Liang.

Su Yi's two hands faced the opponent's four hands, which was indeed a bit stretched. He finally managed to force his way into the inside with the strength of the confrontation, but was always double-teamed by the two.

However, Su Yi's eyes were full of teasing. He found an opening and passed the ball behind his back with his left hand, throwing the basketball toward the right side of the three-point line.

Sun Yue was extremely excited at the moment.

It was finally his turn to score points for the Chinese team!

He took the ball comfortably with both hands, sighing in his mind at Su Yi's superb passing skills, and then made a sudden pull from outside the three-point line in a wide open space.

However, Sun Yue may have been too excited and used too much force when he shot.

"Brother Yao, grab the rebound!" After Sun Yue shot the ball, he knew that the ball would definitely be hit, so he loudly reminded Yao Ming on the inside.

When everyone in Puerto Rico heard Sun Yue's cry, although they didn't understand what it meant, they roughly guessed the meaning of what Sun Yue said.

Therefore, Pavel and Balkman ran to the basket at the same time and acted as forwards at the same time, forcing Dayao and Arab League to the edge of the penalty area.

At this time, the basketball flew to the top of the basket, hit it hard and then bounced up.

"Boom!"

Sun Dasheng hammered himself regretfully, and then rushed to the inside.

However, Daniel, the only giant under the basket at this moment, suddenly jumped up, stretched out his long arms and grabbed the defensive rebound, completely declaring the end of the Chinese team's attack.

Just after grabbing the rebound, Daniel made a long pass.

Arroyo, who was the first to fly up, caught the ball and continued sprinting, quickly crossing the half court.

Su Yi watched helplessly as Arroyo rushed into the penalty area and picked up the ball with an easy layup, scoring another two points for the Puerto Rico team.

Historically, Puerto Rico is also a team that likes to play counterattacks and fast breaks, and this shot is definitely their specialty.

After Arroyo and his teammates reunited in their own half, they all high-fived in celebration.

Even Hertes was in high spirits.

Puerto Rico dugout on the sidelines.

Manolo secretly gave Arroyo a thumbs up.

He is truly the "King of Basketball" of Puerto Rico. He scored 6 points in just one game. Under the leadership of Arroyo, his team has been greatly strengthened on both offense and defense.

The substitute lineup actually produced better results than the starting lineup.

However, Manolo knew that this was the magic of Arroyo.

Sun Dasheng sighed in annoyance, and Dayao patted his shoulder with an encouraging smile on his face.

Su Yi walked up to Sun Dasheng and whispered: "Brother, don't be discouraged, just look for touch, it doesn't matter. I will find an opportunity to pass the next ball to you, and you are ready to continue to give the Islanders a counterattack."

"

His handsome face, sunny smile, and kind and gentle tone brought Sun Yue back to life.

"Okay. Leave it to me." Sun Yue nodded, his eyes becoming firmer.

…

In the next round, it was the Chinese team's turn to attack.

This time, when Hertes once again abandoned his opponent Sun Yue and double-teamed Su Yi, Su Yi sneered in his heart.

Hehe, you really think Sun Dasheng is fake, right?

Su Yi looked at the two Puerto Rican double-teams standing beside him, and thought to himself that even with his own level of confrontation, it would be too much for his body to resist two people.
To be continued...