Basketball: Starting from the Rodman template

Chapter 141 Woody is already too far ahead of them

The moment the Heat were confirmed to have entered the Eastern Conference Finals, the whole of Miami seemed to have suffered an earthquake.

Cheers filled the streets of the city.

Countless Miamians spontaneously ran out of their homes, pubs, and arenas to gather together and celebrate this event excitedly!

The last time the Heat reached the Eastern Conference Finals was in the 97-98 season, when the entire league still belonged to Michael Jordan and his "Bulls Dynasty."

Now, after Shaquille O'Neal created a new dynasty with the Lakers, the Heat have finally ushered in another trip to the Eastern Conference Finals.From the 97-98 season to the 03-04 season, six years have passed without realizing it. Now, they have finally returned to the top stage in the Eastern Conference!
Because before the start of this season, or even before the start of the playoffs, all Heat fans did not expect that their six consecutive years of missing the Eastern Conference Finals would be broken this season.

Therefore, their excitement at this moment is doubled!
They all appeared at Miami International Airport again, waiting for the heroes returning from New Jersey...

"This season, there are no regrets!"

Christy Smith, a veteran reporter from the Miami Herald, witnessed this scene happen and sighed.

Although this season is not over yet, no matter how they play in the Eastern Conference finals, for the Heat, which has just been rebuilt, they have successfully completed, no, it should be said that they have exceeded the target!

Their brilliant future allows everyone to calm down and face the final result of the Eastern Conference finals.

Woody was asked by reporters how he felt about reaching the Eastern Conference Finals in his first year as a rookie. He said: "We encountered difficulties and solved them. This feels great!"

The reporter followed his words and asked: "Your situation in the Eastern Conference semifinals was obviously unfavorable at the beginning. When you fell behind 0-2, can you talk about the atmosphere of your entire team at that time?"

Woody thought for a while and said: "We haven't changed much. The only change is that we are more eager to win the next game. We have no retreat..."

"Do you think you are the hero of the Heat's reversal?" The reporter suddenly asked another question.

But for this kind of problem, Woody didn't panic at all. He even just smiled and said immediately: "Everyone on this team is a hero. They are indispensable. This is the key to our reversal!"

"What if you had to choose one person among them as the biggest contributor?"

Woody said: "I will choose Dwyane!"

This reporter wants to ask, can you tell me why?But Woody seemed to have known that he would ask this kind of question. He paused briefly and then continued: "When we were 0-2 behind, Dwyane took the initiative to find Stan, and he made his attitude very clear. , Coach, I want to win, and as long as it is a role that can help the team win, I can work hard to adapt!"

He glanced at the reporter, looked at the thoughts on his face, and said with certainty: "Yes, man, just as you thought, Dwyane went to the substitute rotation. You should know that this How difficult things are!"

This reporter had hundreds of millions of surprises.

Of course he knew what kind of courage it took to make such a decision.

Wade this person...

What a person from Akagi!
When Wade knew that Woody took the initiative to tell him about his sacrifice, he immediately said to the media reporter who was interviewing him: "Do you need to say more? We can enter the Eastern Conference Finals, of course it is Woody's credit! His data shows that. After everything else, this team can reach its current heights because of his presence!”

What he didn't say was that the main reason that made him decide to sacrifice was Woody's performance in the first two games of the series.

We all entered the league in the same year. If he doesn't do something to help the team, it will be a complete hindrance.I'm afraid someone will say there all summer long, if Dwyane Wade hadn't held Woody back, this team could have gone further!

What's more, judging from the results, his sacrifice really wasn't much of a sacrifice.

Because his performance in the substitute rotation stage was much better than his first two games.

系列赛前两场比赛，他甚至出现了单场得分不过10的情况。而后面4场比赛，他场均出场22分45秒，却可以拿到18.5分3.5篮板2助攻。

In the first two games, his field goal percentage was only 35%, but in the next four games, his field goal percentage was as high as 4%!

What a sacrifice!

This is obviously "a village with hidden flowers and bright flowers"!

So in Wade's heart, there is no sacrifice in him.But Woody can still remember the decision he made at that time.He really is...

Wade cried to death!

The two people said that each other was the biggest contributor to the team's victory. This warm and harmonious scene made the Heat fans smile again.

The team chemistry is so good, and the two absolute cores of the team's future get along so harmoniously.

This is clearly the next team of "Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen"!

LeBron James, who was fishing at home, also saw the news.

When he heard that the team was trailing 0-2 and Wade volunteered to be substituted on the bench, he felt a surge of acid.

He is really sour!
Why did Woody meet such a teammate!
No, we must find a way to pry Dwyane Wade over in the future. This kind of "Pippen" cannot be "enjoyed" by Woody alone.

After thinking about it, he immediately took out his mobile phone and sent a text message to Wade:
——Hey, brother, congratulations on reaching the Eastern Conference Finals. You did this in the first year of your rookie season. OMG, I don’t even know how to describe it. You are really great! I look forward to more from you. further!
The message was sent, and Wade received it quickly, but he did not reply to the message.

because……

There was no name in this text message.

It must have been some gay guy who had a crush on me who inquired about my information and sent it to me!
Is it necessary to go back?
What level is Wade playing now? If I reply to every text message, I won’t be exhausted!

Originally, he didn't think it would be a big deal to reach the Eastern Conference finals.

After all, in his heart, he is the one holding the team back.But after reading this text message, I thought about how far I could go in the playoffs in my first year in the league...

At that time, he just wanted to put his hands on his hips...

But it's driving me crazy!
The reason...

He thought of Mr. Joe, who fell in the first round of the playoffs in his first year in the league.

Now he has gone much further than Jordan.

No, he really couldn't think about this matter in detail. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that he was awesome!

Of course, this is really awesome.

Didn’t you see that the entire media was sighing the day after the Heat officially eliminated the Nets? "The "miracle" created by two rookies, the Heat reached the Eastern Conference Finals! 》

"Is Debut the Peak?"In the first year of reconstruction, this team has become a powerful team! 》

"The "myth" of Pat Riley's draft, the fifth and sixth picks in the first round were exchanged for the Eastern Conference Finals! 》

……

Again, no one expected this team to reach the Eastern Conference finals.

Before the start of this season, this team was the popular seed team competing for lottery picks; even before the start of the playoffs, they were the team most likely to be "downgraded from the bottom to the top"... Most of the media in the entire league said Waiting for them to have problems.

But the result is...

Not only did they not have any problems, but they also staged a plot that brought down the "former powerful"!

The unstoppable Heat completely caught the attention of all media.

No matter what happens in the Eastern Conference finals, it can be expected that when the story of rebuilding a team is mentioned in the future, there will definitely be the Miami Heat in the 03-04 season!
However, although Woody and Wade pushed each other and believed that the other was the biggest contributor to the Heat's success, in the eyes of most media, Woody's performance was the most important.

One of the big reasons is that his performance is so outstanding!
第一轮打纽约尼克斯，他四场比赛场均可以贡献23.25分14.25篮板4.5助攻4.5盖帽2抢断，投篮命中率55%，罚球命中率70%！

第二轮跟篮网队的6场比赛，他场均可以打出24.83分12.83篮板3助攻3盖帽1.3抢断，投篮命中率60%，罚球命中率75%！

While the scoring data has increased, the shooting efficiency has also increased, which is a terrible thing.

This means he scored more points with fewer shots!

It is worth mentioning that Kenyon Martin's value has been wiped out in this series.

Drexler said bluntly on the night the Nets were completely eliminated: "I'm afraid no one will call Kenyon Martin the beast's nickname in the future. This nickname must go to Woody!"

No wonder he said that. Kenyon Martin actually acted like a kitten in front of Woody.

He averaged 6 games per game. Except for a double-double in the first two games, he did not have double-digit rebounds in the other four games. He averaged only 12.5 points per game, which was almost half of Woody's.

As a participant in two finals, he looked like a rookie in front of Woody...

"This newcomer is really incredible. He will be another phenomenal star!"

"I don't know how many people still think that the Cavaliers made the right choice in selecting LeBron James in 03, or that it's not just the Cavaliers, but also other teams, such as the Pistons, Raptors and Nuggets. , all the teams that missed Woody, at least for a moment, they will regret it! If not, there is only one possibility, they are lying!"

"Pat Riley's vision is really terrifying. Of course, his luck is also very good!"

More and more people are beginning to be surprised that Woody was selected fifth overall in the first round.

Because of this performance, it is clear that he is the "number one scholar"!
Although this is only the first season of their careers, the media is like this.

Once someone performs phenomenally in advance, all the spotlight will be his.

LeBron James, who had just taken advantage of Woody's corner and felt happy, immediately felt a sense of boredom.

Because after a large number of media broadcast the news that the Heat eliminated the Nets and entered the Eastern Conference Finals in the morning, they began to praise Woody crazily in the afternoon.

With the intensity of their praise, one really wonders if someone has stuffed money into their pockets!

What makes LeBron James most disgusting is that his name is frequently on the list as a "backdrop".

He's King, ah, no, now his team won't let him talk about himself like that.

When has LeBron ever appeared in the media news in such a large amount?

Hasn't he always been "the proud son of heaven"?

But looking at these news, he couldn't help but feel a sense of sourness in his heart.

Look at Woody's numbers, look at the Heat's results!

If these were the numbers he played, if these were the results of the Cavaliers...

How wonderful!

But what he didn't expect was that, in his opinion, the praise for Woody, which was already crazy, reached a new height the next morning.

On the morning of May 5, the league officially announced the best lineup and best defensive lineup for the 15-03 season:
“All-NBA Team: Jason Kidd, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan, Shaquille O’Neal;
Best second team: Sam Cassell, Tracy McGrady, Woody, Jermaine O'Neal, Ben Wallace;
Best Third Team: Michael Reed, Baron Davis, Peja, Ron Artest, Yao Ming;"

As the official award, the "Best Team" can be seen as the three best players in each position.Therefore, the competition for the "Best Team" is very fierce every year. The players who can be listed are all absolute superstars this season, which is one level higher than the All-Stars.

After all, these 15 places are a carrot and a pit. If you want to be on the list, you must work hard to become the top three in each position.

And it is in such a valuable list that Woody's name is on the list!

They were even ranked in the "Best Second Team", stepping on people like Peja and Artest.

Forget it!
"All-Defensive Team: Ron Artest, Bruce Bowen, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Ben Wallace;
All-Defensive Second Team: Doug Christie, Tim Duncan, Jason Kidd, Andrei Kirilenko, Woody;”

Among the next ten spots in the "Best Defensive Team", his name is still on the list!
"All-Defensive Second Team" Woody!
This makes him even more dazzling.

You know, if you can be on either of these two lists, you are considered a very powerful player.

Even on the "Best Defense" list, this is not a place that ordinary people can get on.

And there are only 7 players with names on both lists this season...

Woody is one of these 7 players!

"Phenomenal rookie! I have to describe this guy like this. He has brought a shock to this league. I think LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony should get nervous because..."

"Woody is already so far ahead of them!"

(End of this chapter)