Basketball: Starting from the Rodman template

Chapter 154: Closed training camp opens, good news continues

9 month 15 day.

Miami.

The weather was as usual, sunny.

Pat Riley was standing at the door of the locker room, but he felt that the sunshine was a little stronger than usual, just like his excited heart at this moment.

Today is the first day of the Heat’s closed training camp for the new season.

He has been waiting for this day for a long time.

The outside world has become more and more heated because of Buckley's praise of Woody. Everyone is looking forward to the moment when Woody appears in front of the media again.

Recently, Pat Riley received news that made this day that he was looking forward to become even more exciting.

When Woody's second phase of training started, Shaquille O'Neal took the initiative to call Woody and wanted to train together, as he had promised at the party.The two trained together for about three weeks.

Shaquille O'Neal underwent surgery immediately after the party and recovered well within a month. With the doctor's permission, he began to increase his training volume and regain his shape.

This is the first time "Shark" has practiced privately with Woody.

How the process goes, Pat Riley really doesn't know.

For Woody, he always gave two reactions:
Be open-minded and trustworthy!
Ok……

It’s definitely not because he’s afraid of him calling me at 3:[-] in the morning!

Anyway, afterward, Pat Riley heard that Shaquille O'Neal had gotten back into shape very well during these three weeks of training.

Therefore, the reason why Pat Riley is particularly looking forward to today is actually two people:
Woody, and Shaquille O'Neal, who is back in good shape!
He knows very well that the state of these two people will determine how far the Heat can go in the new season.

what?
You said there is still Wade, don't you look forward to it?
To be honest, Pat Riley believes that Wade's priority should be behind Shaquille O'Neal and Woody.If Woody and Shaquille O'Neal are not good, then even if Wade is good, it is actually of no use.

The Heat's record changes last season have already illustrated this.

And there is...

Wade went to play in the Olympics this summer, and he must have maintained his condition well. Pat Riley also watched the Olympic games, and based on his condition, we can also know his current progress.

Pat Riley had been waiting at the door since around 7 o'clock. After about 40 minutes, he finally waited for the first player to arrive at the arena in the new season.

Big cheeks, a confused face with some surprise: "Coach Pat, why are you here?"

The person coming is none other than Wade!

The whole person's state has not changed much from when Pat Riley watched the Olympics.

The body is much thicker, and the whole expression is more honest.At first glance, he looks like an honest person!
"Come on for the new season!" Pat Riley nodded lightly and replied encouragingly, without answering Wade's question.

But such an answer was enough for Wade to smile happily, and he replied confidently: "Don't worry, Coach Pat, I won't let you down!"

Then he happily entered the locker room and happily changed into his training clothes. He did not intend to wait for other Heat players to arrive. Pat Riley's cheering made him full of energy. He planned to devote himself to it first. In training.

The tight-fitting training clothes made his entire biceps more obvious, and he looked like Superman without red underwear.

This state is simply...

There was finally a bit of uncontrollable satisfaction in Pat Riley's eyes.

Although Wade did not bring him any surprises, this satisfaction is an inner affirmation of the second-year rookie's continued progress. At present, it seems that the biggest legacy of the "03 Golden Generation" should be Woody.

Although he was ranked fifth in the first round, based on his performance, there is no doubt that he should be the "number one pick"!
The second-ranked "legacy"...

Let’s talk about Wade!
Before the draft, among the top ten picks, only the Bulls were willing to take a gamble on this kid. Apart from the Bulls, the media generally believed that the pick was around No. 13 in the first round.It was he who overcame everyone's opinions and won this kid through trade.

Wade hit it out, which is also the biggest affirmation of his piercing eyes!

The second person to come was Jones, slightly out of shape.This makes Pat Riley a little dissatisfied.But considering that this veteran is an "old oil man", he was the one who kept the Heat's appearance during the most difficult period for the Heat. He has no credit but hard work.There was no hard work and there was fatigue, he didn't say anything.

Jones felt the unkindness in Pat Riley's eyes very keenly. He smiled awkwardly and immediately walked towards the training ground.

He had to quickly get his out-of-shape figure back!

but……

Out of shape, out of shape, it’s really fun to have fun this summer!
Then a few more Heat players.

From Pat Riley watching their reaction, you can also know their self-discipline in the summer.

If Wade were watching right now, he would cry to death, because in terms of attitude, Pat Riley should be the kindest to him.

Not to mention anything else, in Pat Riley's case, hard work will be visible, and there will be complaints and some little actions that he doesn't like. Even if he didn't mention it at the time, if he gets the opportunity in the future, he will immediately take revenge.

But it’s also the “old foxes” who came from the 70s who understand what “good timing” means!

Finally, around 8:[-], a huge figure appeared in Pat Riley's field of vision. As soon as he appeared, some wrinkles immediately appeared on Pat Riley's face.

Laughing.

His biggest achievement this summer, the league's era-defining center "Shark" Shaquille O'Neal, is here!
"Hey, old man, are you specially welcoming the greatest shark at the door?" O'Neal waved to him with a smile.

Pat Riley looked at him carefully.

Still huge, but definitely no longer bloated.It seems that the body fat rate has been reduced very successfully. Although he has not returned to the "big shark" shape in 00, he is definitely the best Shaquille O'Neal in the past two years.

This is enough!

After all, I just had surgery.

Another thing is that Shaquille O'Neal is notoriously not fond of training. In order to take a vacation from Phil Jackson, he would strip naked and jump on the "Zen Master", doing all kinds of shameless things, just to take a vacation.

It is really not easy to recover like this in a month.

Pat Riley saw Shaquille O'Neal's attitude, and he was in a good mood. He joked: "Man, I think you are only 250 pounds now, right? It seems that you have been sweating a lot this summer?"

He seemed to have thought of something. After hearing what Pat Riley said, O'Neal grinned: "Who told me to meet another crazy guy in Miami?"

"What you're saying is..." Pat Riley's eyes lit up.

"Who else can it be? Just wait and see!" Shaquille O'Neal patted Pat Riley on the shoulder and went into the locker room to change clothes.

His foreshadowing brought Pat Riley's anticipation to its peak at this moment.

The "Magic Fortune Teller" suddenly thought of the scene when he first became the head coach. At that time, he was full of expectations and a little uneasy. He wanted to create some big scenes, but he didn't know if he could. Do it well.At this moment, this is how he feels:
Woody...

How far has it grown?
"Hey, man, did you get another job as a doorman?"

The voice that he had been thinking about so much sounded, and Pat Riley quickly followed the sound and looked:

His tall body, thick shoulders, and entire physique resembled that of a heavyweight boxer. Even though the muscles on his body were wrapped in clothes, judging from the lines outlined by the clothes that tightened from time to time when he walked, he was absolutely huge. Bada warrior!
this change...

too big!
Pat Riley knew that Woody would gain weight this summer, but he never expected that a light machine gun would directly become a heavy tank.

More importantly, Woody is in great shape.

On the basis of huge weight gain, he can basically maintain his body shape. From this, we can imagine how hard Woody worked this summer.

No wonder I haven't seen him in gossip magazines this summer.

Pat Riley now understood why Shaquille O'Neal thought Woody was crazy.

He was even more ashamed of himself for worrying that Woody would be ruined by a woman.

What happened to such a hard-working person enjoying enjoyment?
To be honest, he immediately wanted to call "Magic" Johnson and ask him to find a prostitute and throw her into Woody's room at night.

This is probably the only time Pat Riley wants to persuade a player that he doesn't have to be so unfeminine. You're a man, Woody!
"Man, if you don't win the championship, I don't think God will agree!"

Pat Riley half-jokingly told the truth, and when Woody approached, he subconsciously reached out and touched his back.

One word:

hard!
Woody successfully stunned Pat Riley, but Shaquille O'Neal was not surprised because he witnessed the whole process, and just greeted him warmly.

"Are you here so early? Shaq, you are much more diligent than I thought. If anyone calls you lazy in the future, I will be the first to say no!"

These words directly made Shaquille O'Neal laugh.

At the same time he had a question:
We are both "training maniacs" and we are also high school students. Why do some people sound uncomfortable when they speak, while others always sound so nice when they speak?
He likes Woody so much!

Woody's state surprised Pat Riley and also shocked the rest of the Heat when he arrived on the court later.

WTF!

Is this Woody?

Why does he suddenly have so much meat on his body?
Jones was still unsure and touched the ground with his hand. After making sure that there was nothing on it, the expression on his face became even more exaggerated: "What on earth did you eat?"

No wonder they were so surprised. 14 pounds of meat was indeed not a small number.

Wade couldn't suppress the surprise on his face. When he saw Woody for the first time, he rubbed his eyes to make sure he saw it correctly, and couldn't help murmuring:
OMG!

After being selected for the "Dream Team" this summer, he has been training and being with so many high-level players every day. He thought that his overall state was definitely the best for the Heat.

But as a result, Woody gave him a "stick" as soon as he appeared on the stage.

Isn't this guy working too hard?
No, with so many honors in your rookie season, does it really not make you even a little bit excited?

You might as well take a break!

Wade, who thought he could get closer to Woody, felt uncertain again.

Is it possible that we need to invite the "Breakfast Club"?
Stan Van Gundy's first reaction when he saw Woody was to rub his eyes, and then he looked at Spoelstra next to him with great excitement: "Man, in the physical test later, you let Woody be the first superior!"

He can't wait to see Woody's various statistics in his current state.

That was 40 minutes that shocked everyone...

After the test, when Spoelstra handed the report to Stan Van Gundy, he only said one sentence: "It's your turn this time, Stan!"

Stan Van Gundy's triple chin began to tremble slightly with excitement: "No, man, it's our turn!"

Of course he knew what Spoelstra meant.

"Stars across the ages", this time it's their turn to coach!

I really don’t blame them for coming to such a conclusion after reading the data.

In fact, even after Woody's weight reached 105kg, it did not affect his explosive power, speed, and flexibility...

Especially his continuous jumping ability, as abnormal as ever!
There is tonnage, and such terrifying movement ability...

Such a guy is destined to be a giant on the court!
Isn't it Shaquille O'Neal?
While it has strength and tonnage, it also has terrifying kinetic energy!

Actually, let Woody himself speak, it still has an impact.

Because his physical fitness was originally even more terrifying.

He is only 19 years old, and his physical fitness is actually still improving.

only……

After gaining weight, some of his speed and flexibility were affected, causing him to look no different from last season.

If you insist on playing "Light Spirit", his dynamic data will be even more terrifying!
Of course, in terms of destructive power on the court, he is naturally more powerful with a heavier tonnage!
What surprised Stan Van Gundy was not only Woody's physical data, but also Wade and O'Neal's.

Wade has become more explosive. Like Woody, he has gained some weight, but it is not as exaggerated as Woody's 14 pounds. He has gained about 8 pounds.

But his weight didn't affect his explosiveness.

Now he is almost like a "little tank".

The surprises brought by O'Neal are slightly different from Wade and Woody.

To be precise, his physical data did not exceed Stan Van Gundy's understanding of him.

However, this alone is enough to make Stan Van Gundy happy.

Because this shows that Shaquille O'Neal is in very good condition and has returned to the way Stan Van Gundy recognized him.

Just relying on these three physical test data reports...

Stan Van Gundy is already full of confidence for the new season!

But what he didn't expect was that this Heat team could bring him good news... The person who brought the good news was none other than Gerald Wallace!
(End of this chapter)