Basketball: Starting from the Rodman template

Chapter 174 The genius who failed to meet expectations
The plan is still perfect up to this point.

Next, take Shaquille O'Neal and attack with the whole army. It is said that it is not very difficult to win the Philadelphia 76ers this season.

Philadelphia's front office didn't have much to do this summer.

They traded for Mark Jackson at the end of last season, and then they worked hard to improve the rookie's position.

This can be seen from their starting lineup:

Allen Iverson at No. [-], Korver at No. [-], Iguodala at No. [-], Kenny Thomas at No. [-], and Dalembert at No. [-].

Among them, "Haitian center" Dalembert was a rookie in 01, and this is his contract year.

Korver, like Woody, is a second-year rookie.

Iguodala is another potential stock selected by the Philadelphia 76ers this summer.

"Little LeBron" is also very physically fit.

This is how the Miami media introduced the rookie during the draft:
"If he had the same promotional media resources as LeBron, then he would also be the Chosen One!"

Although there are elements of disgusting LeBron and the Cleveland media in these words, it also shows the talent of this guy.

However, with the strength of the Heat, such a group of new recruits should have no problem winning.
After all, there are only a few "youth storms" like the Heat.

The Philadelphia 76ers currently have a good record, beating the Cavaliers and ranking eighth in the Eastern Conference, but they are still too far behind Woody and the Heat.Even though this is a "back-to-back", with Shaquille O'Neal full of energy, the Heat still have better paper strength.

But in the end the Heat lost the game.

Because Allen Iverson exploded!
With the changes in league rules this season, many outside players have benefited from it, and the one who has benefited the most is undoubtedly LeBron James.

His impactful breakthrough ability has caused his scoring average to soar.

But in fact, there is no obvious change in his scoring skills.

Also benefiting is Allen Iverson.

This super breakthrough player who was restricted by zone defense has freed up his hands with the "Three Seconds of Defense" and the league rules changes again. So far in the new season, he has averaged 30.5 points per game, and his scoring ability is called "cutting melons and vegetables".

Many media say that the "answer" from 01 is back.

If it weren't for such a bunch of bad guys, the Philadelphia 76ers wouldn't be ranked eighth in the Eastern Conference.

Maybe it was because of such a group of newcomers that he was only ranked in this position.

今晚他的凶猛火力再度延续。一个人出手25次，命中了其中的12球，然后罚球10罚8中，全场豪取32分，还有3个篮板跟6个助攻2个抢断。

He single-handedly defeated the Heat.

For the Heat, Shaquille O'Neal also scored a high score of 25 points. Woody was not affected too much by his physical fitness, scoring 20 points and 12 rebounds. Wade's performance was obviously affected by his physical fitness. Allen Iverson, who is also No. 3, was shown to be a "Muggle".

It seems that a large part of the reason Wade chose No. 3 was because of Allen Iverson.

At this moment, being defeated by his former idol, let alone, he was more excited than Lan Shou.

Man, be born like this!

Sooner or later, he will become a super scorer like Allen Iverson.

Shaquille O'Neal once again praised Allen Iverson.

"Big Shark" is convinced of this 183 fighter.

He even said, "He is just two sizes smaller than himself" and "If Allen Iverson grows 10cm taller, he will dominate this league!"

And tonight he said: "He will have many nights like this, we are just unlucky to encounter such a night, that's all!"

The winning streak at the beginning of the new season was ended in the 8th game of the new season.

However, except for the Spurs, other teams have already lost more than one game.

Being able to persist in such a difficult start and only get the first defeat of the season until now is actually nothing to regret.

Next, the Heat continue their road trip to New Orleans to challenge the Hornets.

Wade once again ushered in his "nightmare" Baron Davis.

Throughout his rookie season, in Wade's opinion, there was no one more difficult to deal with than this guy.

But in this game, his performance was pretty good. Facing Baron Davis, who was also in good form, he finally got 18 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. His shooting percentage was 50%, which is rare in recent games!

Facing the opponent he once feared most, even Wade himself was surprised by such statistics.

Stan Van Gundy even showed a satisfied smile.

After so many rounds of "beatings", Wade's threshold on his growth path has obviously loosened.He has touched the door to the next stage.

Once you touch the "door", it will be easy to "enter".

I'm not a newbie, so I need help from others.

He played so well that the "Heat 3c" looked even more unstoppable. In the end, they defeated the Hornets 109-91 with 18 points, avoiding the first "two-game losing streak" in the new season.

But after winning this game, except for Wade who was a little happy, no one else's expressions changed much.

They are so tired!
Starting from playing the Spurs, they played four consecutive away games, including a "back-to-back". It is really a kind of mental torture to constantly change cities to play games of this level.

Fortunately, it is finally over.

The first time he returned to Miami, Woody received a call from Scarlett, whom he hadn't contacted for a long time.

This woman came to Miami to film again. After seeing his schedule and knowing that he would be back today, she sent him a message early and made an appointment for dinner tomorrow.

Woody didn't think much and agreed directly.

Now he has two regular friends, one is Scarlett and the other is Megan Fox.

Fox's career has not been going well recently, and he has been assigned by the company to take the camera on various major production crews. He is very busy. He has not seen Megan Fox since this summer.Scarlett is the only one left.

Now that the new season has started again, he hasn't had time to meet some new running buddies.

The last time the two of us had a great time, it lasted for about seven or eight days in one night. Scarlett was online the whole time, in good physical condition, and was a rare good friend.

Yes, it's her!
There is a saying that "a little separation is better than a newlywed". This saying can not only be applied to lovers, but also to friends.

Woody and Scarlett are like a living fire, burning in all kinds of ways and having a lot of fun.

With Scarlett's help, Woody cleared away all the accumulation he had accumulated for more than half a month. He was full of energy and radiant as he arrived at his first home game in more than a week.

It is also a highlight:

Denver Nuggets!

His first match with Carmelo Anthony this season is here!

The alliance gave the highest specifications:
Live nationwide.

Woody himself is also looking forward to this matchup. Although he was the most popular player last season, in terms of the maturity of the player's personal skills, it is definitely Carmelo Anthony, the 18-year-old "super player" who led the team to sweep the entire NCAA. Newcomer".

After a summer of training, Woody is really looking forward to how far this guy has grown.

But the final process of the game undoubtedly disappointed Woody.I'm not even sorry for the "National Live Broadcast" stage given by the league.

The Nuggets made a big move this summer. They brought Kenyon Martin from the Nets with a multi-million contract, for which they spent three first-round picks.

I originally thought that there would be a combination of Kenyon Martin and Marcus Camby on the inside, and Carmelo Anthony, a further growing super scorer, on the outside. Denver would rise, just today.

Unexpectedly, after these games, the Nuggets' ranking is no different from last year.

After playing all the games last season, the Nuggets were ranked eighth in the Western Conference. Now after reorganizing, they are only ranked seventh in the Western Conference.

The biggest reason lies in Carmelo Anthony.

This guy doesn't care about being a good player, but he thinks about going to New York to grab territory and become the leader of his own social group.

what does this look like
This is like a guy who calls himself a "goat" but talks about politics every day with a book he has only read the title page.

Exactly two words:
Bullshit!

The result of focusing all his attention off the court was that the Nuggets were unilaterally pushed by Miami in this game. Woody's personal performance was far better than Carmelo Anthony.

Woody scored his second 30-point game of the season in this game, while Carmelo Anthony shot only 40% and scored 17 points.The overall performance is no different from last year.

This is actually his norm this season.

So far in the new season, Carmelo Anthony has averaged 20.8 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists in the games he has played, which is almost the same as last season, and there is also not much improvement in efficiency.

With the perimeter players having their hands free, this situation was something Denver didn't expect.

After this game, many Denver media couldn't bear it and made some criticisms of him.

"Man, it feels like you're missing something!"

After the game, Carmelo Anthony took the initiative to say hello to Woody. Although he lost the game, Anthony's mood didn't seem to change much, as if it didn't matter...

This shows that he really no longer puts his mind on the court this season.

After Woody hugged him, he reminded him with a smile.

Anthony was slightly startled. He didn't expect Woody to say this to him.

"Man..." Woody added, "I'm looking forward to our match, but tonight, I'm a little disappointed."

To be honest, Carmelo Anthony is aware of the criticism from the Denver media, but he doesn’t feel much when he sees the criticism in these reports. But at this moment, listening to Woody’s words, his heart is cruel. Rub it hard.

Woody didn't say he was disappointed, but Carmelo Anthony heard the disappointment.

He wanted to say something, but Woody had already turned away, leaving him standing there, wondering what he was thinking, his eyes flickering.

On the way back, he kept thinking about why he had such a mentality. It wasn't until he saw the Denver media reports the next day that he and Woody were called the "three geniuses" that he suddenly recalled That same momentum when he first entered the league last year.

There are really too many club activities that I participated in this summer...

At this moment, Anthony admitted that he had lost his original intention.

He has to find his original intention.

This not-so-splendid battle between the "three geniuses" is over. Woody and the Heat continue to sit at home to welcome another battle full of gimmicks:

In the next game, the Miami Heat will usher in:
"Chinese Derby"!
Woody and Yao Ming met for the first time in the new season.

The day before the game, the Rockets arrived in Miami, and Woody specially treated Yao to a meal.

Although he had seen Woody after the summer on TV, after meeting him, Dayao couldn't help but squeeze Woody's muscles, with a look of disbelief on his face: "This young body grows so fast!"

He himself is considered a person who gains weight relatively quickly, but even if he is given a summer, he will not be able to reach Woody's level.

It’s not enough just to gain weight...

He carried out the second phase of weight gain this summer, but his body fat rate has been around 15% and cannot go down at all.

And what about Woody?

Not only did I gain weight, but I also got into shape.

Look at the muscles on this arm, it’s amazing!

Of course, his tonnage is here after all.

Woody asked about Yao Ming's weight.

Yao Ming said: "Almost 130kg!"

Even though Yao Ming is 2 meters tall, Woody was frightened by his weight.

Dayao revealed that Van Gundy still needs him to gain some weight.

Woody was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and looked at Dayao carefully again: "Who are you guarding against?"

You must know that Shaquille O'Neal is 32 years old now and will be 33 next year. His dominance will definitely gradually decrease in the future. Just look at his figure.

If there is no Shaquille O'Neal, add the entire weight...

Is this to create the next "Big Shark"?
But Yao Ming's physical fitness shouldn't be as good as Shaq's, right?
Woody hung out with the trainer all summer, and sometimes he would work with the trainer on questions he didn't understand.

As the rules of the NBA have changed, in his opinion, the era of large-tonnage inside players is about to enter its end.

As for when it will end, it depends on how long Shaquille O'Neal can last.

One year or two years.

As for whether the next Shaquille O'Neal will be born during this period.

The answer is also one word:

difficult!
Anyway, it is difficult for the current group of centers, including Yao Ming, to reach the heights of Shaquille O'Neal.

Moreover, Yao Ming's greatest strength is almost completely different from Shaq's.

What does Shaq have?
Athleticism and strength, and then his size.

What does Dayao have?
Height, as well as coordination and flexibility that this height should not possess.

This is a bug where you change hands to dribble from behind during a fast break!

In addition, there is a soft touch that American centers do not possess.

Since it is impossible to become the next Shaq, in Woody's view, Yao Ming should stick to his own characteristics and follow a path that is unique to him.

He has such capital.

Woody told Yao Ming all these things.

Yao Ming's eyes flickered, obviously listening to these words.

Mainly because he himself is hesitating whether he should give up his other skills and become another bigger version of Shaquille O'Neal.

(End of this chapter)