Basketball: Starting from the Rodman template

Chapter 177 Wade’s growth, ends in November

9 wins and 1 losses!
This is the final report card handed over by the Heat in the first ten games of the new season.

It can no longer be described as terrifying.

Before the start of the season, they were a team that many media had always believed had a difficult schedule.

But they used their hard power to forcibly carve out a path.

Currently, even the Spurs have lost their second game of the season, but they still maintain a record of 2 loss.

Even in the face of many promising teams in the new season, they can still win tenaciously.

"This season, no team can rank in front of the Heat, at least so far, that's the situation." Bill Walton summarized this game. In his opinion, the Rockets' defeat was precisely The best embodiment of the Heat's hard power.

After the game, Stan Van Gundy once again affirmed Wade's performance in this game: "He was in big trouble, but he withstood the trouble and persisted well until the end. In the fourth quarter, he scored 6 points or 5 points , I'm not entirely sure, but it doesn't matter. What I want to say is that Wade's value in this game cannot be reflected in his data! He brought down Tracy McGrady!"

It wasn't until this moment that Wade finally knew the contribution he had made.

Think about it carefully, yes!
McGrady caught me and beat me hard.

Although the process is a bit embarrassing, but...

Just tell me if I won in the end!
Just tell me whether those last two breakthroughs were handsome, right?

Tracy McGrady?
Huh~
Scoring champion?
Huh~
In the end, why don't you let me defend alone?

At this moment, Wade's self-confidence was greatly improved.

In his mind, McGrady is definitely a T1-level player at the second position in the league. He has exhausted all such elite players in this world...

Is there any role that Wade can't touch?

At least it's a "[-]-[-] split"!
Confidence is the key for an NBA player to perform well.

This is clearly reflected in Wade.

In recent times, Wade's statistics have not been very impressive because his opponents have excellent perimeter defense configurations or have top scorers like Tracy McGrady.

So far, Wade has averaged 16.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, and 0.75 blocks per game, shooting 40% from the field, 23.4% from three-point range, and 74.5% from free throws!In terms of efficiency, it is not as good as last season.

But after "enlightenment" in this game, Wade's performance on the court has changed significantly, as can be seen from his data.

On November 11th, they played away to Seattle.

This season, a "quick whirlwind" emerged from the Western Conference and swept the entire league:

Phoenix Suns!
Under this team, there is actually a "dark horse" team emerging in the Western Conference this season:
Seattle SuperSonics.

The Sonics, with their backcourt duo of Ray Allen and Lewis, have a style similar to that of the Suns. Speeding up the transition of the game and making three-pointers is their core tactic.

This season, Ray Allen is averaging 24 points per game and can shoot 2.7 three-pointers in a game.

Lewis averages 20 points per game and can throw in 2.4 three-pointers per game.

The two men combined have made twice as many three-pointers as the entire Heat team combined.

In the entire starting lineup of the Heat, Alston is the only player who uses three-pointers as his main scoring method, averaging 1.3 three-pointers per game. Others, like Woody and Shaquille O'Neal, do not throw three-pointers at all. The one who distributes the ball.

This can be regarded as a confrontation between poles and poles.

The Heat easily took advantage of the impact and outran the Sonics.

Even if Ray Allen and Lewis have good shooting skills tonight, they can't withstand the impact of the Heat's physical men on the Sonics' inside line.

In the end, Woody scored 25 points, Gerald Wallace scored 15 points, and Wade scored almost a new season high of 23 points...

As for Shaquille O'Neal, after the first quarter of this game, Stan Van Gundy let him off the court to rest.

The SuperSonics have been increasing their speed, and Alston is not a No. [-] player who is good at controlling the team's rhythm. In such a game, Shaq's consumption is probably about the same as in two normal games.

It was just a regular season game, and even if they lost, the Heat were still first. For the sake of the longer-term playoffs, Stan Van Gundy did not hesitate at all and simply let Shaquille O'Neal sit off the court to rest.

The break didn't matter. With Haslem in the mix, the Heat's tough guys began a violent rush with the ball against the Sonics.

The Sonics' offensive style is the same as that of the Suns, but the difference is that, like the Heat, they lack a player like Steve Nash to sit in the team. This leads to their reliance on shooting. Grabbing the boards inside.

They have 3 more rebounds than their opponent per game.

There are almost 6 more shots in each game!
From this data, we can actually see that the lifeblood of the Sonics' offensive system is.

And when the Heat's group of physical men firmly controlled the rebounds on both offense and defense, the Sonics were not only confused inside, but also no longer so determined in their outside shots.

In the end, after a tense first quarter, the Heat defeated the Sonics, currently third in the Western Conference, by 19 points.

If Wade's performance in this game has not attracted the attention of the media, then in the next game against the Los Angeles Clippers on November 11, he scored 22 points in a single game.

So far in the new season, he has scored more than 20 points in two consecutive games.

Some media noticed Wade's performance in these two games.After Wade himself performed like this, he became even more convinced that his idea was right:

Since he can defeat Tracy McGrady so successfully, there is no matchup in this league that he can be afraid of!
On November 11, the opponent was the Portland Trail Blazers, who were entering the rebuilding process. In this game, Woody rarely got into foul trouble. He received two fouls early at the beginning, and then within 24 minutes of the second quarter, he was fouled. He got his third foul in the half and ended up playing less than 2 minutes in the first half.

Coupled with the fact that Shaquille O'Neal felt "unwell" in advance for the upcoming second round of back-to-back games, this team's first half relied entirely on Wade and, of course, Gerald Hua. Laish is holding on.

Wallace scored 11 points in the first half, which is almost as many points as he usually gets in the entire game.

But the one who stands out the most is definitely Wade. Not only did the two teams score 15 points at halftime, he also got 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. As for the first half of this game, I can say "both offensive and defensive" There's really no problem at all.

The game then entered the second half. As Woody adjusted his condition and got out of foul trouble, the Trail Blazers couldn't resist it, and the point difference widened at this time.Starting at 3 minutes and 34 seconds of the fourth quarter, Woody scored 8 points in a row, completely sealing the victory.When the final buzzer sounded, the Heat defeated the Trail Blazers 101-86, a 15-point difference, and unknowingly started their "winning streak" again.

韦德全场砍下赛季新高的26分，以及8篮板8助攻3抢断3盖帽。

Also after this game, the media's discussion about Wade could no longer be suppressed.

"Finally waiting for you, Dwyane Wade who takes the next step!" 》

"With 20 plus points in three consecutive games, this man has exceeded his limit!" 》

"The representative of the 03 golden generation cannot live without this name, Dwyane Wade. If you are unfamiliar with this name, then you should really go and watch his recent games!" 》

……

Compliments flew to Miami like snowflakes.

In fact, the Miami media have been waiting for this day for a long time.

They all believe that Wade's upper limit should not be the same as before. Stan Van Gundy has spoken out several times to maintain Dwyane Wade's self-confidence, allowing him to break through his own shackles and reach another level. stage.

Now, that day has finally arrived!

When Dwyane Wade talked about his recent changes, his tone unconsciously became more domineering:
"My teammates have given me a lot of help, and I also believe that I can become a better version of myself. Now that I have done it, I still believe that even the person I am now is not the best me! I can continue to grow! "

03The golden generation must have my name!
At this moment, the honest and honest Wade was at his peak!
Originally relying on Woody and Shaquille O'Neal, the Heat were already the most powerful team in the league. They just lost a game "back to back" with damn Allen Iverson.

Now as Wade grows up, not even "back-to-back" can stop them from moving forward. At the end of November, after all 11 games were played, the Heat achieved a terrifying starting record of 16 wins and 15 loss.

This record successfully broke the Heat's best record in the first month of the season.

Even ESPN couldn't pretend it couldn't see it anymore and typed two words directly:

Invincible!

They still support LeBron James. After all, when LeBron James first became famous, they were the first media to keep up with the publicity resources. If you count carefully, they have already made invisible investment for three or four years. .

Can you say that if you don’t invest, you won’t invest?

Moreover, "Sports Illustrated" has already praised Woody to the sky. To suddenly praise Woody at this time is to prove that their experts are not as good as the experts of "Sports Illustrated"?
Anyway, they definitely wouldn't be able to do this before Woody won his first championship.

Winning first is not winning!
Even though the Cavaliers have finished the first month with 5 wins and 10 losses and are ranked No. 11 in the Eastern Conference, they still believe in the growth of LeBron James.

After all, judging from the data, LeBron James is the second-year player with the fastest growth rate.Well...they also follow this promotional path to brag about LeBron James. '

There is no other way, there is really nothing else that can overwhelm Woody.

However, even so, as far as the Heat's performance in the first month is concerned, as the leading media in the sports industry, it is too much to say nothing but a few words of praise. Even they themselves feel that it is too much.

So the picture must be given!

However, since you praised the Heat, let’s praise Woody too!

As a media that loves statistics, they listed some of Woody's statistics so far in the new season. They usually didn't pay attention to this, but one example gave them a shock:
So far in the new season, Woody has played 16 games, averaging 37.45 minutes per game, averaging 24.5 points, 12.5 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 2 blocks and 1.75 steals per game, shooting 55.5% from the field and 78.5% from the free throw line!

Ranked 7th in the league in points per game, 2nd in rebounds per game, 14th in assists per game, 9th in blocks per game, and 7th in steals per game [-] bits.

He is the only player in the NBA whose five statistics are in the top 5 in the league.

This data is undoubtedly very scary!
Then Woody got a double-double in 16 of his 14 games. The only two games he didn't get a double-double were because he got into foul trouble, which was the game against the Trail Blazers. Except for this In every game, Woody only failed to get a double-double in 2 game.

This data cannot even be compared to Steve Nash of the Suns.

Nash averaged 15.5 points and 11.5 assists per game this season and is the only player in the league to average double figures in assists per game so far this year.

Even he failed to get a double-double in 4 games, which shows Woody's terror.

And so far, Woody also ranks first in the number of times he has won "Player of the Week", the same as Steve Nash, twice!
First, first, first, damn first!

As the media that is best at customizing data for players, ESPN actually likes players like this the most. ——Like why do they like LeBron James?Isn’t it just visible to the naked eye?

They like things that are visible to the naked eye.

Even though this person's entire momentum has been firmly suppressed by Woody.

But after sorting out Woody's data, they suddenly discovered that it seemed...

Woody seems to be more to their liking!

Looking at his data, there are many that are "unique" in this league without any special customization.

Could it be that this "Emperor" is the real Chosen One?
At this moment, many ESPN experts hesitated.

On December 12, before ESPN's bragging about the Heat and Woody ended, the league officially gave out the "Eastern and Western Player of the Month Award" for the first month of the new NBA season.

The West naturally belongs to Steve Nash, who leads the team to create a "quick whirlwind".

Whether it is personal performance or team performance, it is something that no one expected.

There is absolutely no player in the entire Western Conference who can compare with him.

Even in terms of impact, even Woody is slightly inferior.

Haven't you seen that NBA officials have already ranked him No. [-] on the NBA list?
The Phoenix media even announced in a high-profile manner: "The discussion for this season's regular season MVP has ended!"

And the "Player of the Month Award" here in the East is none other than...

Heat Team Dee!
(End of this chapter)