Basketball: Starting from the Rodman template

Chapter 19 The Akron Four
Drew still didn't run other tests on Woody.

In just one summer, he has made such a great improvement physically. He believes that other aspects of Woody, especially in the aspect of the basket that he expects, must have undergone great changes.

As soon as he came up, he tested the results of Woody's special training in the summer, but he seemed a little distrustful of him.

As the head coach, Drew focuses on two words:

trust!

Although sometimes, it cost him something...

Satisfied with stacking the physical test results, Drew took Woody and Stephen Curry to pick out jerseys.He has no intention of asking Curry to show it too.

One is that he just tried out Stephen Curry half a month ago; the other is that for how to use Stephen Curry, Drew has to observe his performance in the team training game, and concluded that if he still can't adapt to the intensity of the high school league, then he should spend most of the new season on the bench. Drew's performance is too enthusiastic, which will cause him a psychological gap in the subsequent arrangements.

Children are very sensitive.

Stephen Curry could feel Drew keeping his distance.

Originally, he was ready to accept Drew's trial training at any time after Woody, and immediately felt a little disappointed in his heart.But before he could lower his head, Woody patted him on the shoulder lightly, soothing him in time.

I'm only a freshman in high school, and I look so thin. It's normal for Drew to have some concerns. As long as I perform well in the training game, I can definitely change his mind!
His thoughts also changed at this moment and became much more positive.

Ok……

Children are easy to coax!
Drew took them around the arena, the locker room, the field for the game, and the field for training just now. After introducing them one by one, he asked: "Guys, have you figured out the numbers you will wear in the new season? I have to get someone to prepare new jerseys for you as soon as possible!"

When Stephen Curry heard the choice of number, he didn't hesitate at all, and directly reported the jersey number he wanted to wear: "No. 30! Coach, I want to wear No. 30!"

The reason why he chose this number is simple. His father Dell Curry's jersey number in the NBA is 30.While Stephen Curry loves dunks and has an obsession with them, he really, really respects Dell Curry.

"Well...how about you, Wu, what number do you want to choose?" Drew looked at Woody.

Woody heard that Stephen Curry chose a special number, and he also began to think about whether he should pay tribute to Rodman, after all, he is using Rodman's template now.

He knew that Rodman had worn 91, passed 10, passed 73, passed 70...

Forget it, don't pay tribute!
So many numbers, how to pay tribute!
Woody's final pick was No. 9.

In ancient Chinese culture, 9 is the most respected.He is not saying that he must become the best person in the NBA. Whether it was two or three months ago or now, Woody's purpose of playing basketball has not changed from the beginning to the end. It is to make a lot of money, make his family proud of him, and let them all live a good life.It's just that when the system is turned on, Woody feels that if he can't gain a foothold in the NBA and play a dominant role, he will be somewhat low b!
With his personality, he definitely cannot accept such a result.

Choosing No. 9 can be seen as his self-motivation.

Drew didn't act like a reporter, and asked Woody why he chose No. 9. He just repeated the number the two wanted to choose, and then led them to his office.

At the same time, Akron's famous "Akron Four Brothers" also entered the locker room.

In the just-concluded senior year of high school, LeBron James had a very unsatisfactory life.

First, his mother gave him a Hummer as his birthday present, and the National High School League intervened in the investigation. Fortunately, his public relations team packaged the incident as a "star sponsorship effect" and saved him from serious punishment such as suspension.

He has always been unable to understand this matter. He is clearly capable of making his family live a prosperous life in advance, so why does the alliance stop him?
Isn't this a diversionary exploitation?
Black people still don't stand high enough!

In the middle of the season, despite the advice of the coaching staff, he insisted on participating in the intercontinental high school football game and injured his left hand. In order to maintain a "perfect image", he chose to conceal his injury and deceive the coaching staff. As a result, in the finals, the injury broke out and his state declined sharply, causing the team to miss the final state championship.

After this incident was exposed, he was met with unprecedented doubts.

In this matter, he admitted that he had made a little mistake. Don't the team and the league have a million points of problems?

If the team agrees with him to play football, will he still play under pressure?

If the league doesn't want to see such a thing happen, shouldn't they explicitly ban players from "double repair"?
Impossible, with the help of his team, he applied to the league, wanted to make history, and participated in the NBA draft early at the age of a high school senior, but was rejected by the NBA officials, and he had to play in the high school league for another year.

This means...

In the new season, he cannot fail! ——A man who didn't even dominate the high school field, how can people believe that he is ready to become the absolute core of the team in the NBA, the world's highest basketball league?
So, on the first day of "School Day" at St. Mary's, he brought his thick rice to practice.

During the change of training uniforms, Joyce, one of the "Four Sons of Akron", said, "Unexpectedly, Travis really transferred!"

When he said this, his dark face was full of sarcasm.

It's like saying: This softie really couldn't hold on and left!
What he didn't notice was that when LeBron James heard this, a bit of embarrassment flashed across the mature face.

Travis was the second-highest scoring player at St. Mary's High School last season, and also the second-most powerful player at St. Mary's High School. His departure is definitely a loss for St. Mary's High School.

Especially in the new season, they will regain the position of the state championship trophy. This matter is a heavy blow.

He was silent and didn't say a word. The other three didn't notice the difference. Romeo, one of the "four sons", answered with disdain: "Let's go, we don't miss him. Before he came, we had already won two state championships in the high school league. When he came, we became runners-up instead. Such a guy is a burden, ha~ What do you think, Joyce!"

While talking, Romeo also revealed his true nature.He also despises Travis.

This guy can't tell the difference between the "kings" of this team!
It is also for this reason that Travis was played by them a lot during his year at St. Mary's High School.

The best time, they beat Travis together on the bus.

"I still say the same thing, as long as there are the four of us, we just need to stand anywhere on the field, and we are invincible!"

His wild words caused strange screams from the other two guys.

The more LeBron listened, the more irritable he became, and he slammed the cabinet door. The muscle lines on his arms became more obvious with this movement.

But this is a body that has not been exercised at all.

The exploding physical talent is clearly evident at this moment. ——It is also this kind of talent that made ESPN, the authoritative American sports media, give him the nickname "Little Emperor".

The locker room was instantly quiet, and LeBron walked out without saying a word.The excited three automatically shut down, stared at LeBron with wide eyes, and looked at each other in blank dismay.

"This pressure is really great!"

Joyce stuck out his tongue. As a brother who has played since he was a child, he is very aware of LeBron James' temper, and he probably knows some things about him in the summer. The state championship in the new season is a must.But he really didn't expect that the pressure on LeBron James was so great.

LeBron walked out of the locker room and walked towards Drew's office.

The steps were unusually heavy.

After it was revealed last year that he had concealed his injury from the coaching staff, his relationship with Drew has undergone subtle changes.In the past, after introducing new players in the summer, Drew would always call him, but this year, he didn't even send a text message.

There are many other similar changes.

But this year's season is about whether he can regain his former dominance in high school. He must know the situation of the team in the new season.

Different situations require different operations.

This is something his team has repeatedly emphasized to him.

　Get up early for the first update, brothers, please count the votes, the second update is still around 12 o'clock.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)