Basketball: Starting from the Rodman template

Chapter 86 Take it easy, this won't be the last

LeBron is also very satisfied with his performance.

This can be seen from his unconcealed excitement when facing reporters after the game.

25 points, 9 assists, 6 rebounds and 4 steals.

No matter which "No. [-] pick" it is, such a performance in the first game of his career is extremely perfect data.

Not to mention that LeBron James is only 18 years old, so the future looks even more promising!
After the game, this game also aroused heated discussions, and various praises followed. LeBron James washed away the haze before and re-established his image as "the proud son of heaven".

In addition, LeBron James stopped suddenly during the fast break, gave up his chance to perform a dunk, and gave Ricky Davis who followed up to help him complete the "flying dunk" round, which caused a lot of media reports.

Therefore, many experts believe that LeBron James is not like an 18-year-old child at all. He is too mature and good at being a man!
At the same time, photos of Ricky Davis having LeBron James carrying sneakers behind his ass were circulating in major newspapers.

The images of "dominant old bird" and "modest rookie" instantly appeared on the paper.

Look at Ricky Davis again, still laughing!
ESPN believes that after LeBron James made such a perfect debut performance, the pressure was on Woody and Carmelo Anthony, two rookies who also filmed the "opener" promotional video.

If they don't perform well...

I'm afraid it will cause ridicule!

Among them, those who think that the first show will play a downturn are more likely...

It's Woody!
On the one hand, the conflict between Glenn Robinson and him became extremely intense and attracted attention under the rendering of the media.

Although "Big Dog" has declined from his peak period, he averaged 20.8 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3 assists per game in the Eagles last season, and his shooting percentage was 44.8%!

Not to mention the record of the Eagles, just talking about personal performance, this is still the league's first-class flank offensive firepower.

On the other hand, Yao Ming's first show was very bad, and he directly got "zero egg".

They are also from China, some media with ulterior motives started from this angle, crazily belittling Woody, thinking that his debut will also be a mess.

There is also bad news from other players of the Philadelphia 76ers.

Haitian center Dalembert said in an interview before the game: "I have never seen Glenn so serious in training. We all know that he is a person who doesn't like to waste time on the training ground. I want to say What's more, Huaxia rookie, be careful, you have messed with a guy who shouldn't be messed with!"

With so many downbeat voices, Miami media reporters happened to come across Pat Riley who came out for a "walk", and asked worriedly: "Pat, are you worried about his sluggish performance in the first game of the season?" ?”

Pat Riley let out a chuckle. Due to his cold face and the small range of the smile, it was a bit like a "sneer" with a fake smile: "Have you ever seen Miami at 4 o'clock in the morning?"

Coupled with the tone of the inquiry, without any emotion, it was more like a cold sneer.

"What, what?" The reporter froze for a moment, he didn't understand the meaning of the words.

He wanted to know Pat Riley's attitude towards Woody's first game, how did it get involved in Miami at 4 o'clock in the morning?

Could it be that he wants me to go to his house at 4 o'clock in the morning?

He didn't slap me 4 times on the back of the head either?

Before he could figure it out, Pat Riley said the next thing: "Woody saw it, at the American Airlines Arena!"

"!!!"

If the reporter can't get around this corner, he shouldn't be a reporter anymore.

"You mean... Woody trains at the arena at 4 a.m. every day?"

Pat Riley looked at the reporter who had never seen the world, and nodded with a smile.

He just likes the stunned expressions of others when they listen to him tell this story.

Sure enough, no matter who heard this crazy story for the first time, they would be astonished!
So talented, yet so hardworking, you say...

How can it not be exciting!
"The NBA has never been a game of discussion. Regardless of whether he played well or not today, I believe that he will become one of the best players in the league in the future!" Pat Riley also expressed himself at this time idea.

Then he turned and went back to his office.

He originally wanted to go to the locker room to find Woody, thinking of enlightening him, but after chatting with this reporter, he suddenly felt that it was not so necessary.

Such a guy, do you still need to worry about his performance?
Even if he doesn't perform well, as he himself said...

This league has never been the place for a round!
The sun will always rise!
As for doubts...

Say so!

Michael Jordan's "Road to God" came from doubts. If "God" is like this, who can be an exception?
Like the opening game of the Cavaliers, many media gathered in Miami, and the sideline reporters were crowded.

Su Qun also came to the American Airlines Arena today, but his partner changed from Xu Jicheng to Zhang Weiping.

The latter is a former national player, known as the "Asian magician" and "Barkley under the basket". He has a big butt and beautiful handwork, which made him a number one figure in the Asian basketball world.

Because of his good skills, he especially likes those who have manual work.

This is also the reason, he likes Dayao more than Woody!

Of course, this is a relative term. Domestic fans prefer Dayao to Woody.This really means that "China's face" has entered the NBA!
"Hey, this guy tonight, the American Airlines Arena is not such a lively place!" The authentic Sijiucheng people spoke in the authentic Sijiucheng piece of soup.Director Zhang looked at the American Airlines arena where the seats were almost the same before the game started, and felt deeply from the bottom of his heart.

Su Qun said: "Woody played well in the preseason, and this year's No. 6 pick in the first round, who was one pick lower than Woody, Dwyane Wade, played well. It's for these two people!"

Director Zhang nodded: "It's like changing a city by one person~ Woody's physical fitness is really good. This kid doesn't know what to eat to grow up!"

The cheers on the scene suddenly became enthusiastic at this time.

It's time for the home court.

"Next, let's welcome..."

"The MVP of the Ohio High School League, beat LeBron James to win the McDonald's All-Star MVP, the fifth overall pick in the first round of 03, the mysterious Chinese superstar, Wu~Dee!"

Especially when the live DJ introduced Woody to the stage, the cheers in the audience raised several tones in an instant, completely filling the entire American Airlines Arena.

Woody in the home player's tunnel listened to the cheers close to his ears, looked at the Miami fans who were climbing on the fence of the tunnel, leaning desperately to look into the tunnel, he took a deep breath, exhaled heavily, and clenched his hands After making a fist, he immediately showed a confident smile, and ran out of the aisle briskly, "gliding at low altitude" all the way, and bumped fists with his teammates who had already come out. He was the penultimate one and made his final appearance.Wade was the first to play, and Eddie Jones was the last.Enjoy the home cheer.

Seeing his calm appearance, Su Qun and Zhang Weiping looked at each other and smiled.

It's different, it's different, it's really different for those who have played abroad!
"Is this the regular season?"

Walking to the center of the field, facing the cheers coming from all around, and waving his hands in response, Woody felt that his blood flow speeded up a bit, and his whole body was about to burn.

It's so hot!
He can't wait for the game to start immediately, he can't wait to have a big fight.

The big screen at the scene gave the starting lineups of both sides:
"Miami Heat: Alston at No. [-], Eddie Jones at No. [-], Woody at No. [-], Odom at No. [-], Brian Grant at No. [-];
Philadelphia 76ers: Eric Snow at No. [-], Allen Iverson at No. [-], Glenn Robinson at No. [-], Kenny Thomas at No. [-], Derek Coleman at No. [-]; "

During this interval, Woody saw Su Qun and Zhang Weiping, so he came over to say hello.

Su Qun asked: "Woody, have you seen Yao Ming's interview about you?"

Woody nodded.

Because they are all Chinese, before the game between the Heat and the Philadelphia 76ers, a reporter interviewed Yao Ming and asked him what he thought of Woody's debut.

"Do you think his debut will be as bad as yours?"

Yao Ming said: "I am in a completely different situation with him. He will be more adaptable to this intensity. His total points in the summer league have surpassed mine, so I think he will perform well, at least from the perspective of a high school student." Look, it will be like this..."

Su Qun didn't say anything, just nodded: "Come on!"

Stan Van Gundy makes pregame arrangements.

The biggest change for the Philadelphia 76ers in the summer was the dismissal of Larry Brown.

But the "legacy" he left is still there, and the entire framework of this team has not changed much, so Van Gundy believes that this is still a defensive-oriented team.

If you have to find a weak link...

"Glenn Robinson at number three!" Stan Van Gundy glanced at Woody.

This guy is a very classical [-]rd position, he is only responsible for scoring and rebounding, and he ignores everything else. In addition to his lazy personality, his defensive ability is very problematic!
And he is the Philadelphia 76ers who only came this summer.

"This is our breakthrough point. Before they react, we can use this point to score a wave!"

Stan Van Gundy, who learned from Pat Riley, is not an "offensive tactician", but if he is allowed to make a good arrangement before the game, then he can also make a good offensive tactic.

The tactical theoretical foundation of the older generation is still very solid.

What they lack even more is improvisation.

And among the head coaches of this generation, except for George Karl and Nelson, most of them believe in the principle of "defense wins the championship".

Old Nelson was a little bit worse. When he believed in defense, he let people use offense to play, but now he believes in offense, and let people use defense to play!
Isn't this "point back"?

This is "Dianbei" going back to his mother's house with his mother! ——"Back" went to grandpa's house.

The game officially started with the cheers of the audience.

Glenn Robinson and Woody went on stage and looked at each other almost at the same time. Enemies met each other and were extremely jealous.

The jump ball is Brian Grant and Coleman at the fifth position opposite.

Coleman was the No. 90 pick in 91 and the Rookie of the Year in 18.6. He averaged 10.6 plus [-] per game as soon as he entered the league.

Woody still knew him well.

"Magic" Johnson also knows that he entered the NBA for money, and he will often tell him about some players who also enter the NBA for money and waste their talents with satisfaction after taking the money, including Coleman.

This guy has a reputation for drinking and doesn't like training at the same time!
Speaking of which, Allen Iverson should like the team atmosphere of the Philadelphia 76ers very much now, because in addition to him and Coleman, "Big Dog" Robinson is also known for drinking and not loving training.

It's just that Robinson's alcoholism has something to do with his signing with the Bucks. Milwaukee is known as the "capital of alcoholics".Back then, the Bucks also had an All-Star power forward named Vin Baker, who fell rapidly from his peak due to alcoholism.

It can be seen which team a rookie debuts from will really have a huge impact.

Otherwise, Woody wouldn't have been so nervous during the draft.

The consequence of wasting talent is that the peak period is extremely short. This is the case with Derrick Coleman, and now he has reached the end of his career.

Grant smoothly jumped to the initiative.

Alston made three small jumps in one step and dribbled the ball gorgeously across the half court, causing a low cry from the sidelines.

It's just that fans like to watch "show off skills", and Stan Van Gundy on the sidelines doesn't like it. If it wasn't for the first round of the new season, he would have yelled at him.

Odom came out from the wing to catch the ball, and Woody started to slide the bottom line at the same time. Glenn Robinson's attitude was really serious, and Woody moved while he moved.The opening was torn open smoothly, and Odom walked in with the ball.

Kenny Thomas, who is following him, is only 2 meters tall. He belongs to the "short power forward", and his speed can barely keep up.

Unable to get rid of it, Odom turned around and found Eddie Jones.

At this time, as Woody slipped to the bottom line, and Odom broke through to attract double-teams, the entire flank was completely empty, and Eddie Jones had only Allen Iverson in front of him.

1 meters to 98 meters (?), just pull it out!

A decisive three-point shot!

The ball was very straight, flying straight towards the basket, but the ball was about to reach the basket, and Woody, who was pulled to the three-point line of the other side of the bottom corner, moved quickly, and rushed towards the basket .

When Glenn Robinson saw Eddie Jones make a move, Woody didn't move, so he was temporarily distracted. When Woody suddenly started walking, he immediately chased him out, but he was still half a step too slow. Dila took a position.

"Dangdang!"

The ball bounced out of the frame, and the flying position was far away. All the predictions of the group of cards under the basket were wrong. When the ball was about to fall to the horizontal line with the basket, there was a "snap" and it suddenly moved towards the basket. Woody, who rushed over, firmly grasped the backboard in his hand, turned his head and threw his whole body towards the basket.

The action was very crisp and neat, and Coleman, who felt that he couldn't stop him, could only foul to stop Woody from completing an easy second attack.

"beep!"

The moment the referee blew the whistle, the audience burst into cheers, just like the torrential rain of "Don't fight anymore", violent and fiery.

Su Qun and Zhang Weiping looked at each other again, very excited.

The moment Woody grabbed the offensive rebound, Zhang Weiping couldn't help shouting: "Good!"

After Woody finished his attack, he couldn't help it anymore and laughed out loud: "Well played, this ball is very reasonable!"

None of them expected that Woody would have a chance to score in the first round.

"Whoo~"

Walking to the free throw line, he patted the ball briskly. Woody adjusted the free throw rhythm. With a free throw ability of 71 points, he was not surprised to execute free throws when he was physically fit.

"Shh!"

"Shh!"

Two brisk netting sounds.

The Heat scored their first two points of the season, and Woody scored his first career point, as well as his second.

Su Qun did not forget to pick up the camera hanging around his neck to record this historic moment.

It was the Philadelphia 76ers' turn to attack. Glenn Robinson just let Woody shake for a while. Yes, and gave him the opportunity of the first attack.

The "No. [-] Scholar" really has to give the "No. [-] Scholar" a face.

It can be said that the Philadelphia 76ers have stabbed the "No. [-] pick" this year.

The champion of 90, the champion of 94, and the champion of 96 gathered together...

It also proves that basketball is a sport that depends on talent.

Just look at these three brothers, which one is not criticized for being lazy and not fond of training?

But their talents still allowed them to become the top players in the league at a certain period of their careers.

Glenn Robinson is known as the "offensive kaleidoscope" of the 90s. You can criticize him for other things, but when it comes to offense with the ball, no one can tell him what to do.

Woody also realized that it was not easy, this guy's technical movements are really skilled.

Just relying on "backing up", Woody was forced to retreat steadily.

"Is that all you can do?"

Glenn Robinson came easily to the paint, spat out the trash talk.Then he turned around, raised his hand and made a realistic fake layup, and he successfully shook Woody away.

"Welcome to the NBA, dish..."

"Snapped!"

After shaking Woody away, Glenn Robinson yelled wildly and shot the basket at the same time, but before he finished speaking, a big hand covered the basketball that just flew out of his hand, covering it straight down.

His mouth also seemed to have been slapped, making him speechless.

"How? This block!" Woody looked at the stupefied Glenn Robinson, whistled, stretched out a finger, and shook it at him, "Relax, this won't be the last one! Love Big trash talking dog!"

　First update today.

　　
　
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