Basketball: Starting from the Rodman template

Chapter 39
Time passes day by day.

Woody continued with his plans for the first few days.

Use the pass to highlight Joyce's shooting deficiencies.

Especially in the second attack after grabbing a rebound, he usually gives the ball to Joyce.

Because often at this time, the opponent's first reaction is to double-team him inside and double-team LeBron James outside.Joyce on the wing is often left open.It's a full vacancy.

If Woody didn't pass it to Joyce, he would be reprimanded by Drew Dasheng instead.

Well, it is impossible to reprimand, at most it is a few reminders with a smile on your face.

Even Drew encouraged him to pass the ball to Joyce, so it's no wonder he deliberately "targeted" it!

Joyce is clearly a "shooting point".

But this guy...

Just like what Woody observed, he really has no shooting ability!
However, this guy is still unwilling to practice shooting more. Even if Drew catches him, he will only practice for a dozen or 10 minutes to put on a show, and he will sneak away when he finds an opportunity.

This attitude made Drew's eyes more determined.

Romeo became more and more uneasy. After one day's daily training, he pulled Joyce and said, "Man, I want to stay and practice shooting for a while today. You can accompany me!"

But during this time, Joyce, who had been scolded by Drew all the time because of shooting problems, was extremely sensitive to "extra shooting", and immediately said with a straight face: "What are you doing practicing this crap?"

Leave, leave!
Not only did he not practice by himself, but he even dragged Romeo away with him.

Drew noticed this scene, and the gleam in his eyes grew stronger.

Coupled with Stephen Curry's hard training day after day, Drew felt even more guilty.

People who work so hard, just don't get the chance. Joyce, who relies on LeBron James to "upper" but doesn't know how to cherish, has been occupying the starting position...

I am the "basketball road guide" recognized by Woody!

Finally, on October 10th, in the second week of the starting joint practice, Drew watched Joyce, who was making shots repeatedly on the court, paying tribute to a certain Lakers No. 5 player, and completely "exploded".

When Stephen Curry heard the coach calling his name, he instinctively trembled. In less than a second, he took off his training clothes, rushed onto the court with a cheerful expression, and gave Woody a high-five.

He can look forward to this day together!
Joyce looked astonished, faced the stern-faced Drew, gritted his teeth slightly, and walked straight towards the gate of the training ground.

He felt humiliated!

Romeo originally wanted to chase his good brother, but Drew's "keep training" stopped him.

Stephen Curry has been waiting for this opportunity for too long. When he came up, because he replaced Joyce, he got a lot of shooting opportunities.

This once again proved that Woody was targeted, and it was indeed not intentional or intentional to pass the ball to Joyce.

Tactics dictate!

After the first two shots were too excited and all missed, Stephen Curry slowly calmed down and played the shooting level he should have.

As Drew expected, the entire "offensive wave" of the starting lineup was much more turbulent than before.

or……

Just change it!

This lineup really needs a stable "long-range projection"!
He thought so and did it.

After Stephen Curry trained with the starting lineup for two or three days, seeing that he could indeed play a better offense, Drew announced that Stephen Curry would replace Joyce in the starting lineup to continue the run-in before the start of the new season.

Although Drew's attitude towards Joyce and Stephen Curry is here these days, anyone with a little discernment can see that Joyce may be squeezed out of the starting lineup by Stephen Curry, but when this matter is "hammered", other St. Mary's high school players still feel a little unbelievable.

This is the "Four Brothers of Akron"!

This is simply the "mark" of St. Mary's High School for the past three years!
No one expected that this sign would collapse before the start of the new senior season.

Joyce's face was greatly damaged, and he left the table angrily again on the spot, and said, "If I can't start, I will quit the basketball team. What a broken team, do you really think I don't care about staying here?"

Drew didn't look at him when he left, he was looking at LeBron James, he was watching LeBron James' reaction.

In fact, Drew originally made up his mind to use Stephen Curry to replace Joyce in the starting lineup, and thought about communicating with LeBron James, but then he dismissed the idea.

It's time for him to get back his coaching authority.

It is unique to discuss everything with a team member in the high school team.

If we say, what gave Drew such confidence...

Maybe it was Woody and Stephen Curry who led St. Mary High School without the "Four Akron Brothers" to beat Starkville High School!

LeBron James caught Drew's gaze, and he didn't respond.

At this time, he couldn't react. Even if he didn't agree with Drew's actions, he had a feeling that Drew was waiting for him to resist.

So he can't resist.

I can only accept this matter calmly.

"LeBron, you are responsible for bringing Joyce back. Of course, he only has this chance!"

After the training camp, Drew still found LeBron James, but what he said surprised LeBron James, which clearly said: If you don’t see him in the team tomorrow, then he will be expelled from the team!
Such a tough Drew once again made LeBron James feel strange.

At the same time, he once again felt that St. Mary's High School had "changed"!

But he didn't have much choice. After finishing the conversation with Drew, and returning to the two brothers, he said weakly, "Tomorrow we must bring Joyce back."

Some people were happy and some were sad. Here Joyce left the table angrily, and Stephen Curry went back excitedly after the extra practice. He had never been so excited after the extra practice.He has to go back and share the good news with Dell Curry.

Woody was really, really happy when he heard Drew put Stephen Curry in the starting lineup, and not just for Steph Curry.

He didn't have to lie to himself.

Although the "Akron Four Brothers" have changed their nature since the first joint training, they cooperate very well with him, and they faintly use him as the core of the finisher, and he plays very comfortably in the paint.

but……

He didn't forget the situation in the first friendly where he couldn't get the ball with these four guys, it felt really bad.

Now that they are suddenly so "friendly" in the training match, it makes Woody feel that his "property and life" are all in the hands of others. They want to pass the ball to him. Then he is the most shining star on the court, but what if he doesn't give him the ball?

Then he would have to work for others for nothing on the court!

Travis's lesson is still in front of him, and Woody knows very well that he must have his own "small group" in the starting lineup.

So letting Stephen Curry take the position is not only for the friendship between the two of them, not just for the special training of Dell Curry, but more importantly, for Woody himself to have a greater say in the starting lineup.

What's more, it was the "Four Akron brothers" who were squeezed out. As far as what they did, just bullying teammates, no matter how much they went on, Woody would not feel guilty.

Not to mention that Joyce had conflicts with him several times.

Joyce still did not come to the team to report the next day. It seemed that he was determined to leave the team.

Thinking about it, this is really enough to hurt face for an 18-year-old guy, and children of this age can have nothing, but they can't lose face.

Drew never said anything about Joyce, he had already said what he said, this is the last chance, Joyce doesn't want to cherish it, so he has nothing to do.

Another week of running-in, Stephen Curry is getting better and better in the starting lineup, and Drew is also preparing to arrange special catch and shoot tactics for him after the screen.

The offensive end of the St. Mary's High School basketball team is showing a "three-legged confrontation" trend, and it is no longer LeBron James who has the final say on the ball alone.

LeBron James is not in a hurry. After three years of "swimming" in the high school league, he knows very well that the training game is one thing, and the game is another thing.What he has to do now is try to make Woody play comfortably and get along with him.

For this matter, he lost a brother, there must be a good result!
On October 10, ESPN reporter Brian Wenhorst came to block Woody's door again.

In the past month, he has often come to interview Woody, and he is currently one of the reporters who are most concerned about Woody.

This time was different, he also brought Woody a "meeting gift":
"Dude, this is the latest ESPN ranking of the best high school students in America, and you're on the list!"

Woody:! ! !
　First update early, thanks for the reward, mainly I don’t know if it’s a robot, if it’s a real person, it will cost the two brothers money.

　　Adding more or something, the new book issue will definitely not be possible, and these will have to wait until it is on the shelves.

　　Then as usual, vote and vote! !
　　Thank you all!
　　ps: The plot will start to speed up next...

　　It’s not that I want to write so much, the main thing is that I don’t write about some situations. It’s hard for many brothers to understand why the protagonist can dance like this in front of LeBron James, so I have to spend a certain amount of plot space to introduce the situation between LeBron James and the “Four Brothers of Akron”, as well as the change in Drew’s mentality.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)