Basketball: Starting from the Rodman template

Chapter 122 LeBron’s Jersey Retirement Ceremony

"Coach, I'm fine!"

"No, Dwyane, you're not fine yet!"

"Really, coach, I'm really well!"

"Actually, Dwyane, you don't understand what I mean. Team An Wu Nian, you can rest for a while. Anyway, there is still one game left before the All-Star Weekend. I think you can rest for a better time." The attitude is back!”

"But coach..."

"Hey, Dwyane, it's decided like this, okay? You have always been the player who makes the coach the most worry-free..."

"Is it more worry-free than Woody?"

"Of course, buddy, you are my peace of mind!"

……

Hanging up the phone, Stan Van Gundy breathed a sigh of relief.

Pat Riley was right, the kid Dwyane is really easy to deceive.

Of course, if you really want to say it, Stan Van Gundy really didn't lie to him.

Because compared to Woody, he is indeed a worry-free kid.

Woody showed his growth in his first season, and Stan Van Gundy couldn't help worrying, could he really help this kid to bring out his full potential?

Will I delay the growth of this child...

Stan Van Gundy often had this realization:
If Woody does not become a "superstar" in the end, then the responsibility lies entirely with him!
The Heat faced the Mavericks again in the last game. The Heat returned to the home court in this game, but it was a pity that the Mavericks played well in this game. Everyone felt great. Let alone Cuban's set Although the lineup is insane, once all of them have enough touch, they are indeed an unstoppable "offensive chariot".

In the end, the Heat lost their last game before the All-Star break with a 12-point defeat.

But for the Heat, there is nothing to be upset about.

Same goes for Woody.

During the period when Dwyane Wade was injured, the Heat achieved a record of 5 wins and 1 loss. This result was definitely the first time Wade reported the injury, and the media did not expect it.

This team really depends on Woody's performance!

As for Wade, it's just a slap in the face right now.

Otherwise, why would Wade want to come back so eagerly?

He was afraid that if he would not come back again, he would be gone!
This defeat could be regarded as resolving some of his "urgent needs", and he suddenly felt a sense of relief...for two or three seconds.

No, I absolutely cannot relax now!
I must fight this "comeback battle" well!
When Wade thought about his situation, he became extremely impatient.

Under such circumstances, he completely forgot what the doctor told him to pay attention to rest after recovering from the injury. His current thoughts are:

I have to work harder!

He knew very well that after Woody's game against the Mavericks, he went to Akron overnight to attend LeBron James' jersey retirement ceremony, and then he had to go to Los Angeles immediately to participate in the All-Star Weekend.

Then he has at least two more days of training time.

Although this is not enough to get closer to Woody at once.

But the so-called "water drops through stone" and "perseverance", as long as he keeps accumulating like this, seize every time Woody drinks coffee and devote himself to training, then he will gradually narrow the distance between Woody and Woody.

Just do it!

At that time, he ran to the arena.

At the same time, he also called Pat Riley and revealed the news to him intentionally or unintentionally:
The first day of the holiday, but I did not relax, but continued to rough myself~
This is no harder than the guy who ran to participate in the retirement ceremony of his former teammate's jersey!

Pat Riley expressed his affirmation of Wade on the phone, but just hung up the phone, and he showed a dull expression again:

Talked about, too tired!
Woody brought his second uncle back to Akron after 8 months.

Compared to last year, after Woody donated a total of about $25 in basketball equipment, there are more traces of Woody in this town.

Wu Erzhuang went back to the original rental house.

Woody received an eager call from Curry and rushed to meet him at his dorm in Akron.

Probably another two months no see, Stephen Curry...

No change!

It was still the face that was as immature as a primary school student.

He seemed to have grown taller, but Woody wasn't sure.

His figure is still thin, without obvious changes.

It is worth mentioning that St. Mary's high school league journey this season has ended. Last season, they had the last laugh with 27 consecutive victories without losing a game. This time they barely entered the regional competition, but fell to the In the "Knockout" stage, there are 8 teams, they only won 1 game, and they stopped in the final 8.

Stephen Curry's performance is not bad. As a sophomore in high school, he averaged 20.4 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.2 steals per game, and averaged 1.5 three-pointers per game.

"Coach Drew means that next season, let me transform and focus on playing the No. [-] position..."

Stephen Curry is a little confused.

Of course he hopes he can become a "sharp shooter" like his father.

However, so far his height has not shown signs of rapid rise, and I am afraid it will be difficult to grow to more than 1 meters.

And his dribbling talent is indeed outstanding...

It seems that the transition to the No. 1 position is a better choice.

Woody thought for a while: "How about you train with me this summer. Then you will know whether you are suitable to play the number one position!"

Although Stephen Curry has his father to help him teach.

But this summer Woody's trainer is the famous Grover, Jordan's queen trainer, he must be more helpful to Curry than him, especially if Stephen Curry really does transform...

Dell Curry still has a deeper study of projection, and he is definitely not as good as Grover in other aspects.

When Stephen Curry heard Woody's words, he immediately showed a happy smile, nodded hurriedly, and kept thanking him.

Woody waved his hand indifferently. When he was still a "hidden dragon", Dell Curry helped him a lot. Later, he also gave very sincere advice on whether he should directly enter the NBA. Woody didn't listen to him, but Woody still remembered these friendships. Now that Stephen Curry has reached his confusion period, he can help him.

That night, Stephen Curry pestered Woody and didn't let him go. The two had a "passionate night chat" all night. Stephen Curry asked a lot about the NBA, and it was obvious that he was really yearning for it.

Woody said: "How about you do the same as me and go to the NBA after playing in the high school league!"

Stephen Curry froze for a moment. This was a path he had never imagined. In fact, all his hard work up to now was to enter Duke as his father hoped and become a member of the Duke Blue Devils. members.

Entering the draft right out of high school...

This seems to be something that a super genius like Woody would do.

To him, this is a bit too crazy!

He asked, "Woody, do you think I can make it to the NBA?"

Woody said: "Of course, boy, you will become a very good player, you have to believe in this, then you can do it!"

He doesn't know whether Stephen Curry can enter the NBA, but the recent improvement in mid-range shooting efficiency has made him discover one thing:
Self-confidence can improve a person's ability level!
When he believes that the ball can be scored, then his shot will be firmer than usual, and the process of the shot will be smoother.

and so……

"Stephen, there will always be doubts from the outside world, but you must firmly believe that you can become an excellent player!"

Curry just looked at Woody like this, listening to his words, he couldn't move his eyes away.

Is this a professional NBA player?

Talking is so cool!
Early the next morning, LeBron James followed his team and appeared at St. Mary's High School in elaborate grooming.

A group of reporters at the scene had already been waiting here.

It's just unfortunate that...

When LeBron James appeared, just as Woody also came to the gate of St. Mary's High School.

Although this group of reporters knew that LeBron was the protagonist today, many of them subconsciously turned their "guns" and rushed towards Woody.

Compared with LeBron, who retired his high school jersey, interviewing this year's All-Star starter Woody seems to be more topical.

You know, not everyone has the opportunity to give Woody an exclusive interview before the All-Star weekend.

Well, the showdown is over. In fact, most of the reporters who came today did not accept the invitation and came here spontaneously.

LeBron James' team also found out about it, but issued passes to these guys anyway.

I thought it was LeBron's charisma that conquered these reporters.

Now it seems that these guys are clearly "drunkards who don't care about wine" and are coming after Woody.

For a moment, you can’t tell whose home field this is!
But this is normal. With the promotions of Adidas and "Sports Illustrated", coupled with the Heat's recent consecutive wins, Woody's popularity has reached a whole new level. Originally, the kind of super rookie is a "super giant" level. Exposure treatment.

Now add the overwhelming publicity he brought himself.

The entire NBA media circle seems to be shouting the same name:
Woody!

Woody!

Woody!

How can an ESPN "King" compete with him?
really...

Wherever I go, that's my home field!

LeBron James, who was originally in a good mood, looked at Woody who had stolen most of his limelight. The look in his eyes changed again and again. He finally suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart without directly showing it.

However, this reminded him:

In the future, he must never appear in such a place where he might be robbed of the limelight, even if it is the hall of fame ceremony of his "good brother"!
What he wants is...

All eyes are on!
This feeling of shock continued until the retirement of the jersey. During this period of time, whenever they "scraped" with Woody, those reporters turned their cameras around one after another to give Woody a close-up.So much so that LeBron James didn't dare to "scratch the edge" later.

A retirement ceremony completely different from what he had imagined ended like this...

What's even more exasperating is that after the jersey retirement ceremony, the reporter asked him the first question: "St. Mary's High School will retire Woody's jersey in April. Will you appear on the scene like Woody?"

LeBron James resisted the urge to talk trash and said: "You know, we are all professional players. In terms of arrangements, we need to look at the future schedule. I hope I have time. This is my good brother's retirement ceremony. We had a really good time!"

He finally decided to maintain this "brotherhood"!
But the next day, to his chills, most of the media chose to report on Woody, only a small number of media did not forget their original intention of going to Akron, which was to report on LeBron's jersey retirement ceremony.

Take a closer look at the heads of these media. Oh, they are all media arranged by Nike and their own team.

It's enough for Woody to steal his limelight.

The Heat also has someone who stole his limelight.

that person is...

Dwyane Wade!

That "big cheek gang" had just reported that he was recovering from his injury, but this morning there was another news that he would miss the All-Star Rookie Challenge due to a muscle strain.

What the hell, it's a "wolf extermination"!
Use this method to grab traffic for your brothers.

You win, okay!
LeBron James is very painful. He still counts on this jersey retirement ceremony to let fans know what kind of "Heavenly Proud Son" he was back then!

The result is so rough*!

The Heat team doctor saw Wade looking in pain, especially after hearing him say that he had been practicing extra hard, and felt a little tired: "Didn't...didn't I tell you everything? I told you to take a rest, why didn't you listen?" ?”

He felt that he needed to have a good chat with Pat Riley and let the "spiritual mentor" persuade the child.

He could feel keenly that Wade was under a lot of pressure.

source of stress...

It is very likely that this time the Heat's winning streak.

"In short, for the next month, you have to take a good rest, and don't practice this way any more!" He was afraid that Wade would forget, so he specially wrote every letter in a correct manner.

To be honest, looking at Wade like this, he almost wanted to teach him how to read it, to make sure he understood what it meant.

Then he called Pat Riley.

The "magic operator" still doesn't care.

If you say "stupid birds fly first", then you have to "stupid birds fly first".

Cramped wings, never fly?
How can that be done!

Stormy rainbow, sonorous roses, don't you understand this!
He called Wade, inquired about his condition with concern, and acknowledged Wade's injury both explicitly and secretly.

This made Wade feel as sweet as eating honey poo~
My thoughts are getting more and more perverted!
Therefore, when this player enters the NBA, he must know how to protect himself, and never encounter an "old pervert" like Pat Riley, otherwise, you may become what he wants.

When Woody learned the news, he also called Wade and asked him to have a good rest so that he could have a long future.

But this call was considered a "sweet bomb" by Wade!
(End of this chapter)