Chapter 57: Taking care of Twitter
The atmosphere at the Aviation Centre was so low that Toronto's fans left the stadium in disappointment.
"You're playing well, rookie." Lowry and Addison hugged each other, the smile on their faces a little reluctant, "I remember you now, I'll pay it back next time." β
The Raptors point guard was in a slump, scoring only 10 points, 6 assists, 2 rebounds on 4-of-13 shooting, and 4 turnovers. He has a lot of responsibility for the team's defeat.
Over there, DeRozan also chatted with Wade and Bosh for a few words, and then walked into the players' tunnel with a blank face. Suffering his first defeat of the new season, he will certainly not be happy. This DeRozan has done his best, scoring 36 points like crazy, and the team still loses, which is what makes him the most depressed.
On the other hand, on the Heat's side, after beating the northern city by two points, the Heat started the new season with a wave of three consecutive wins, which made the atmosphere in the locker room very good. Kerr is slowly starting to change his attitude at the start of the season.
Addison played 32 minutes in this game, shooting 6 of 13 from the field, 1 of 3 from three-point range, scoring 16 points, 13 assists, 5 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block.
In the three regular season games, except for the 76ers, Addison scored a double-double in the other two games. And against the 76ers, the boy only played a little more than 20 minutes, and if it is extended to 35 minutes, he is also likely to get a double-double.
Such data surprised the media and basketball experts who were not optimistic about Addison before the start of the season, and they could not have imagined that this Chinese American, who still had a lot of shooting defects in college, would adapt to the rhythm of the NBA so quickly.
They would love to say that Addison's stats are brushed up, but anyone who has watched the game knows how important the boy's assists are to the Heat, who have a purpose in almost every pass and create easy scoring opportunities almost every time he gives the ball to the air.
is like an old and spicy point guard who has been honed in the league for more than ten years, his style of play is unbelievably mature, but he has an eye-catching dexterity between passing and control.
His organization has been a great help to his teammates. Bosh has returned to his prime, scoring 25 points, 20 points, and 24 points in the first three games, which is inseparable from Addison's playmaking tactics that make him the team's main point of attack. You must know that Bosh is no longer the all-round interior player who can carry the ball and attack like a swingman in the Raptors era, and he must rely on Addison's passing control if he wants to score high points.
Wade also feels this deeply, and the 32-year-old 'Flash' has struggled to put the ball into the basket by several people in a row as he did in his prime. Now he's scoring more on open cuts, and once he's in the right space, Addison's ball always comes at the right time, making it almost twice as easy for him to score as before.
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It's always a good idea to win, especially with a three-game winning streak. With a high spirit, the Heat ended their back-to-back road trip and returned to Miami.
Addison, who was experiencing back-to-back away games for the first time, felt a rare hint of exhaustion, not physically, but mentally. Playing away from home in a row, he has just entered the league and has to remind himself to be in good spirits and perform well on the field. And after the game, he has to deal with reporters who are always trying to dig something out of him, and as one of the most eye-catching rookies in the class of 2014 right now, reporters won't ignore him because he can't speak. Whether it's a look or a gesture, they have to make sure the boy responds.
Although Addison was also a star player in college, he had never encountered such entanglement from media people, not to mention that he did not play back-to-back games in college. So he really felt a little bit tired, mentally exhausted.
The boy and his father sent two messages back home, and the two more restrained men never exchanged words with each other, either in person or on communication. That is, two or three messages, and then Addison lay back in bed and began his regular sleep.
When I woke up the next day, it was nearly 7 o'clock in the morning, more than an hour later than the boy's usual wake-up time. However, thanks to his strong physicality and recovery ability, Addison now feels energetic and refreshed.
The mobile phone at the bedside suddenly trembled, and Addison took it and took a look. A message from Bernie.
- I think you should take a look on Twitter now, maybe there will be a surprise.
Twitter?? Addison was stunned for a moment, he did have his own Twitter, but he rarely posted things on it, and he had very few friends to follow. The last time I logged on to Twitter seems to be three months ago......
For some reason, the boy logged on to his Twitter account, glanced at his follower count, and was taken aback.
Because he basically doesn't tweet much and has a relatively low-key lifestyle, his Twitter followers are very few compared to other NCAA stars, about 130,000.
But now his Twitter followers have risen to more than 1 million all of a sudden! Many people are leaving him messages, hoping that he can update Twitter soon! Although the number of 1 million fans is a drop in the bucket compared to those high-profile stars in the NBA, it is enough for Addison himself!
It's simply ...... Could it be that just because he played a few NBA games, the number of his Twitter followers has grown wildly?! Are you kidding?!
But that's not the most surprising thing, the boy found himself seemingly given @ by a rather high-profile Twitter account, and it was just last night.
ββTaylor Hillβ¦β¦ Addison silently recited the name in his heart, and after thinking about it for a long time, he didn't remember this Taylor. Who is Hill and what kind of friendship does he have......
However, the content of her tweet made Addison a little overwhelmed, and it was a tweet that was quite generous and directly expressed his admiration to him-
In my opinion, Edison is the best player in the world! His technique and style are capable of driving people crazy! I'm a big Edison fan from now on! You're the best@Edison Ann!!
Attached below is a picture of Addison's empty dunk in last night's game.
The boy couldn't help but purse his mouth, as a basketball player, of course, it is a happy thing to have fans, and it is also a fan who seems to be not very famous.
- Taylor. Who is Hill? Addison to Sam. Bernie sent a message that since the agent reminded him to look at Twitter, he must have heard about it.
- Oh my God, Add, you really should broaden your knowledge about the fashion industry...... You're an NBA player now, and you're going to have to get in touch with people in that circle sooner or later.
Addison pursed the corners of his lips noncommittally and continued to read the message his agent had sent him.
- Taylor. Hill is one of the fastest-rising supermodel stars in the United States this year, and she is now a celebrity in ELLE magazine and the Channel brand, and she has risen to popularity like a rocket.
It turned out to be a supermodel, no wonder there are so many fans...... The boy smiled when he saw this, and he didn't know how it felt to have a supermodel fan.
- Then again, Add, you need to manage your own Twitter, you can't let it go on like this. At the very least, you'll have to post something on it for a week.
Isn't it, so troublesome...... Addison had a bit of a headache, his personality made him not so fond of being on social networks, and he didn't know what to tweet.
- If you can trust me, I can help you take care of Twitter and post something appropriate on it every week. Rest assured, every tweet I send will be approved by you first.
That's it! Addison's eyes lit up as he dealt with the PR aspect of Sam. Bernie is a professional, and it's definitely much easier to leave it to him to take care of than to have a headache yourself!
The boy who solved the problem felt more relaxed, Taylor. Hill was forgotten by him for a while, and after a brief cleanup, he set off for the training hall.
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Lore? Lore! - Miami Herald
"Flying rookie! - USA Today
Yellow Lightning! Smash Toronto! - Los Angeles Times
Silent Madness! - The New York Times
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The game between the Heat and the Raptors was broadcast live by ESPN across the United States, and the ratings were naturally good. And Addison's outstanding play also appeared in the eyes of the American audience for the first time, and his dexterous style of play immediately attracted a lot of attention and attention.
Especially the last empty shot, which made countless fans who watched the game marvel at the physical fitness of this rookie, which is really amazing. Although there are many people who can dunk at 6 feet 1 inch in the NBA, playing a whole game and being able to stage such a freehand and fierce air dunk is enough to prove that Addison's physical fitness is among the top in the league.
Is this really a yellow man?! Countless live viewers raised such questions, although there have been examples of Yi Jianlian before, but obviously Addison made them most intuitively understand what it means to be a yellow person who can fly.
"Consistent playmaking, strong physicality, keen reading of the game, and improving projection...... What else can I say? Addison is the one who is the best fit for the Heat! A Miami Herald reporter wrote in his section.
"Hey! The one that suited us best! "Dwyan. Wade, who had obviously read the newspaper today, grinned at the boy and teased, "I heard you have a supermodel fan?" β
The Heat players on the training ground laughed when they heard what they said, no one doesn't like gossip, and the gossip of teammates is more real, isn't it?
Addison shrugged his shoulders at Wade, he didn't alike this kind of thing, as a normal man, it must be a happy thing to have a beautiful woman as a fan.
"Well, not everyone can have supermodel fans!" Spoelstra clapped his hands and blew his whistle, "If you don't train well, it's even more impossible!" β
The head coach beckoned the players to get back into training, and then he called Addison to his side: "From today, we want you to add an individual ability training. β
Addison blinked and nodded to Spoelstra. The uniforms certainly won't hurt him, and he's happy to learn more skills to cope with the upcoming fixtures.
Two men walked to the sidelines, assistant coach David. Fitzdale opened the laptop.
"While your mid-range jumper has been improving, we've found that in these three regular-season games, you've instinctively chosen to hit the basket when you're attacking individually." Spoelstra pointed to the percentage of offense calculated on the screen and said, "Don't get me wrong, I'm not criticizing your choices, it's good to be able to attack the basket effectively, and you have a high finish rate." β
Addison looked at the head coach and didn't know what he was trying to say.
"It's just that you like to use your body too much when you hit the basket, and that kind of active and inside collision to get fouls or difficult pulls will cause a lot of damage to your body if you rely on it for a long time." The Filipino opened a video, "We want you to learn a new, efficient way of attacking the basket that can dramatically reduce the damage to your own body." β
Addison looked at the video and saw that it was a player's offensive highlights. The player wore a black and white jersey with the large number 9 clearly visible.