Basketball: Starting from the Rodman template

Chapter 179 In the Name of God

What a person wants to do can sometimes be seen in his eyes.

Just like this moment, looking into Woody's eyes, Howard knew very clearly that this guy wanted to fuck him!
Not once, not twice, not three times or four times.

It’s the kind of fucking that lasts until death!
This made him a little excited, no, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva, and his lips were slightly dry.

He is nervous!
Alston dribbled the ball to the frontcourt. At this time, he should have given the ball to Wade on the wing.The Heat's fixed tactic is to let two outsiders hit first, completely stretching the entire defense line, and then kill inside.

But in this game, when Alston dribbled the ball into the frontcourt, the man who was supposed to catch the ball stunned and took a piece of popcorn from Shaquille O'Neal.

"The show has begun!" Shaquille O'Neal's eyes lit up, waiting for the show to begin.

Woody didn't hesitate at all and immediately stood up high to ask for the ball.

Howard followed closely.

Come up and fight hard!
Woody shows toughness.

Howard is not averse to physical contact, he enjoys confrontation.

This is actually a very good quality for insiders.

Only if you like confrontation can you continue to fight.

Just looking at Woody's "big muscle stick", he swallowed greedily.

He was tense again.

With Malone retiring and Shaq "traveling east", there are few other players with "muscle stick" type four positions. Tim Duncan is one, but Howard has not encountered one yet.

This should be the first time in his career that he has faced such a tough opponent.

"Bah!"

The first confrontation was somewhat beyond his psychological expectations.

The impact made him retreat involuntarily.

After realizing that Howard's confrontation was basically broken at the first touch, Woody stopped testing and continued to fight directly to the basket.

Another Magic insider, Tony Barty, was the 97th pick in the first round of 5. He is a typical "bamboo pole" type 5 position, with good height and wingspan at the 3th position, and mobility at the [-]th position. This allows him to still become the main player even if he changes to [-] teams.

In the NBA, no matter how talented a player is or how well he has played in the past, the head coach is willing to give him some opportunities to give him a try.

NBA general managers think the general managers of the other 29 teams are stupid!

The head coach is actually pretty much the same.

As long as they are not from the same faction, then the other party's training ability is definitely not as good as yours.

Just because others can't cultivate it, doesn't mean I can't cultivate it!

That's it!
Batty immediately made up the defense, but Woody also had a clear view of his approach. When he was about to get out of the reasonable collision zone, he immediately passed the ball to Haslem, who was left empty by him. On hand.

"Bah!"

With an easy dunk, Haslem won the Heat's first offense tonight.

It's the Magic's turn.

It can be seen from the entire operation of the Magic management team in the summer that they prioritize cultivating Howard.

In terms of tactics, he is naturally the first point of attack.

And since this guy usually needs to "eat cake" to show his offensive presence, this is a big test for the Magic's perimeter.

Francis was unhappy here.

After leaving Houston, he was deprived of a lot of the presence he had because of Yao Ming, and now he is still used as a "passing defender". Who can bear this?

So he made a scene.

This fuss still has some effect.

At least the head coach gave him more control over the ball.

His scoring average continued to soar after that, reaching an average of 21.5 points per game, which also illustrates this situation.

The same was true for this ball. During the confrontation between Howard and Woody, he was squeezed out of the basket, making him very clear that there was no need to pass the ball to Howard in this round.

He immediately dribbled the ball close to Alston. After easily breaking through Alston, he attracted the guard of Gerald Wallace on the wing and immediately gave the ball to Grant Hill.

This was originally a very good three-point opportunity.

how...

Similar to all outside players who came out in the 90s.

Grant Hill's three-pointer was equally poor.

He even has trouble shooting from mid-range.

This may also be the main reason why he failed to lead the team out of the first round of the playoffs throughout the 90s:

The deadly weapon of mid-range shooting is really a killer move that a player who wants to succeed must master.

When Hill, who did not have a three-pointer, wanted to do something with the ball, Gerald Wallace had already defended and returned to him.

The Magic's record so far has not met expectations. The main reason can be seen just by looking at the Magic's cooperation in this round.

Hill and Francis really don’t get along!
The Magic's attack ended with Hill's own failure to break through.

When the ball hit the backboard and bounced out, Howard suddenly became active.

Excellent athletic ability is his greatest confidence, and now he wants to show his explosive power in front of Woody!

He believes...

Wait a minute!
Why does the person next to me who jumps higher and flies faster look so familiar?
"Snapped!"

There was a heavy sound of hands joining the ball, and Woody, who landed on the ground, raised his feet and rushed forward.

The No. 04 pick in [-], whose main selling point was mobility, was instantly widened by him.

In the end, he could only watch Woody complete a dunk to the basket with the momentum of "Taishan overwhelming".

4-0!

"The gap is still huge!"

In the ESPN commentary box, after watching the first two rounds, commentator Mike Breen already had a general understanding of the current strengths of Woody and Howard. In his opinion, Howard should not be compared with the current Woody. Even when compared with Woody a year ago, there is a big gap.

His talent is at the fourth position, but it has not actually reached the top level.

Of course, this is what the 18-year-old showed.

Howard's potential has not been fully developed yet.

But one thing is for sure:
Now when he meets Woody, there is no need to fight, he just "opens up".

The rest of the first quarter also proved this.

The Heat relied on Woody to completely take the initiative and widen the overall score difference.

At the end of the first quarter, the Heat were 33-23, already leading by 10 points.

伍迪单节6投5中，罚球2罚2中，砍下了12分，此外还有5个篮板以及3次助攻。

His personal offensive performance was full of pressure.

Correspondingly, Howard played 10 minutes and 11 seconds in the first quarter and ended up with only 1 rebound and 2 turnovers.

In terms of shooting, it was a very embarrassing 3-for-0!
When he left the game, Howard had a look of frustration on his face that was difficult to adapt to.

He knew that there was a big gap between him and Woody, but he didn't expect that the gap between him and Woody could be so big.Otherwise, how could he imagine before the game that tonight would be the night when he broke out?

After the first quarter, Howard could clearly feel it:
Woody is stronger than him, faster than him, and more explosive than him...

In short, all his strengths are suppressed, and all his weaknesses are infinitely magnified.

"Well done, man, I'll bet you a popcorn that you haven't used your full strength yet, right?" Shaquille O'Neal looked very happy.

Woody beat Howard, who was selected by the Magic with the "No. [-] pick", into this state. It was no different than shitting on these people. For O'Neal, this was definitely an eye-catching thing.

However, he believes that he can see something even more exciting later!
Because he knows very well that Woody's ability is definitely more than just this.

Shaq still knows Woody very well now.

This is really just a warm-up for him.

If it's just to this extent, how do you impress Howard?
Come on, No. 04 pick in [-], the game has just begun!

In order to protect Howard's self-confidence, the Magic head coach chose to double-team Woody in the second quarter.

But, the Magic were already rebuilding this season, and...

For various reasons, the current main force of this team is not someone with stronger defensive ability. So far in the new season, they have lost an average of 101.8 points per game. Even if the league's rules have changed, this loss of points is still a bit exaggerated. .

This is enough to reflect their defensive ability, which is not at the upper-middle level in the league.

So even if the head coach requested this, Woody did not encounter too difficult a defense with the help of other Heat teammates.Although the offensive end is not as smooth as at the beginning, when it is time to score points and when it is time to pass the ball and assist, there is no lack of presence.

The Heat also successfully opened the point difference to more than 15 points.

At 7 minutes and 34 seconds of the third quarter, the score difference reached about 18 points, and it was about to reach 20 points.

This is a common problem for rebuilding teams:
Once the team as a whole falls into a slump, it will be easy for them to collapse and it will be difficult for them to launch an effective counterattack.

Howard's expression was a little more eager, but it wasn't because of the team, but because...

The third quarter is almost over, and his score tonight is still "zero".

By this point in the game, he had actually resigned himself to his fate. There was indeed a big gap between him and Woody. If he couldn't beat him, he just couldn't beat him.

but……

No matter how bad it is, you can't not get even one point, right?

"Broken egg" was Howard's only stubbornness tonight.

And it is becoming increasingly urgent.

But facing Woody's defense, it's really not easy for him to catch the ball and score.

Only then did he remember that this guy was a player who had been included in the discussion list for the "Defensive Player of the Season Award" by many experts during his rookie season.

This……

Howard is numb!
However, he believed that his God would not give up on him and would definitely let him reach the other side.

This opportunity appeared at 9 minutes and 54 seconds of the third quarter. The Magic head coach already had plans to enter the rotation stage and called on the substitute rotation players to come on.

At the same time, Howard grabbed his second rebound of the game and his first offensive rebound on the court.

The opportunity to attack is right in front of you.

Howard was not anxious, but more calm and collected.

He knew that his Lord would never give up on him!
But what he didn't notice was that while he wasn't directly attacking, the Magic head coach was scratching his head on the sidelines.

Because from the perspective of a bystander, taking action directly is obviously a very good opportunity.

It's a pity that Howard missed it!

Later, he finally learned to put the basket directly. Unfortunately, this opportunity has long gone.

"Snapped!"

Howard made two fake moves in a row, which impressed the Magic coach.

no……

You usually don't do fake moves when playing in intra-team competitions, but now you do fake moves when running on the court?

Do you do you?
Does your mother know that you are so good at fake moves?

Apart from giving Howard a sense of security, this fake move had no effect at all. Woody slapped Howard's shot directly.

But Howard discovered that his boss seemed to really want him to score in this round, because...

When Woody blocked the shot, the ball didn't fly out, but went straight up and down.

Howard landed on the ground and looked down, eh?
ball!
He quickly took action again.

This time he didn't hesitate anymore, because Woody should have just landed, and he was very confident in his "second takeoff".

So there is no need to make any fake moves...

"Snapped!"

But in the end, Woody caught another one.

A slap on the ball.

This time the ball flew behind Howard.

Howard landed and quickly chased after him.

The person who got the ball was his good teammate Grant Hill.

The "gentleman" took the ball in his hand and immediately gave it to Howard.

I can't believe it!
Howard took off again in the name of the Lord, and the result...

"Snapped!"

Another slap, and this time, a very humiliating "catch."

When Woody caught the ball from Howard and made a loud "pop", Howard seemed to hear his master's voice:
It's your kid who pretends to be me every day to save the lost girl, right?

This hat is called "cleansing the soul"!
On the bench on the sidelines, Shaquille O'Neal jumped up.

Woody's three consecutive shots were so exciting to him!
Pulling Wade, who was already stunned, to jump up together to cheer up Woody.

Wade still had popcorn in his mouth, but Woody's scene made him forget to chew, and two of them fell out of his mouth.

It can be seen how shocked Woody's "three consecutive hats" were to him.

"Bah!"

With Gerald Wallace bombing the basket, the Magic head coach had to call a timeout early.

We need to slow down. If we don't slow down, this team will have a big performance tonight.

Shaquille O'Neal rushed straight to Woody and gave him a big hug.

He was relieved to watch tonight, but now that Woody has done this, he is even more happy.

As expected of his good brother, Woody!

Starting today, he announced that Woody is, in his mind, the strongest among the new generation of the league and the No. 1 in the future league!
Without him!

What a joy!

The Magic seemed to be completely demoralized by Woody's three consecutive blocks. There was no resistance at all in the fourth quarter. In the end, the Heat defeated the Magic 108-83, 25 points!

(End of this chapter)