Hayes trains like crazy every day. After learning how to mark outside players under the tutelage of Sean Battier, he finally won Azubuuk in heads-up, and his winning formula was a basic one-foot break with one foot.

Seeing that Hayes put his shooting on the back burner and put all his energy into practicing his defensive skills, Jeff Van Gundy was happy and consciously made Hayes his all-round defender.

Jeff Van Gundy didn't put Hayes at power forward on the defensive end, but put him in the right place with players at various positions. Then there were often Hayes on the training ground, Yao Ming and Mutombo; pestering Novak, Sean Battier; with Maddie, Hyde, Azubuk; Chasing Alstom, Spanolis ......

Hayes began to be played around by the defenders, practiced for a few days, gradually gained defensive experience, and his performance got better and better. He has the strength to resist Yao Ming and can guard the inside line well; He has a good rhythm and accurate prediction, and he can barely keep up with the speed of defenders like Azubuuk and Maddy. After many practice games, he has become the Rockets' defensive "panacea", the only player who can defend from the No. 1 position to the No. 5 position.

Hayes combined his memories with Sean Battier's defensive philosophy, and the defensive level quickly rose to a new level, and the defensive feeling before the rebirth was finally regained, and the defense on the outside line even exceeded before. His defense can now be summed up in a few words: heel, wind, seal, carry, press, card.

"Follow" is the first step in defense, and it is also the most critical step, if you can't keep up with the opponent, you will score. Battier focused on teaching Hayes to keep an eye on the ball while following the opposition. If you can't see it, don't look at it, because if you move his head, an opponent of Azubuuk's speed will disappear from his eyes. While following the other party, you should use your own body to block the other person's travel route, and if possible, squeeze the other person into an unaccustomed position. For example, Azubuuk is used to attacking from the right, and as long as he is squeezed to the other side and he loses his habitual position, his attacking efficiency will be greatly reduced.

When running without the ball, Hayes will shake his hands from time to time to obstruct the opponent's vision, and what he can't see can't be seen by the opponent, as long as the person he defends can't see the ball, he doesn't know how to run, and the reaction will not be faster than him. When the opponent gets the ball, Hayes has to concentrate on anticipating the opponent's movements and making the most of the small steps.

"Wrapping" is an upgraded version of the "follow" basis, it is a close defense, and if the defense is the opposing pitcher, Hayes will do it. Wrapping is not only in the opponent's possession of the ball, even if the opponent has no ball in his hand, he still uses close pressing means to defend, and uses his movement to constantly change to a favorable position. Don't give the opponent any space to shoot, and try to pick up the ball as much as possible. This kind of defense consumes a lot of stamina, but if the opponent wants to get rid of the defense, it will only cost more stamina. After a few days of teaching, Sean Battier suffered from Hayes's kind of defense in training matches, and he often joked with people that he had seen the wrong person, and taught an apprentice who would take revenge.

"Seal", because Hayes's height is too short, his arm span is only normal, and the bounce is not enough, when defending the opponent's attack, he can't rush to block, what he has to do is to seal the opponent's offensive space and shooting space, and limit the opponent to the greatest extent. Bowen, the Spurs' defensive expert, has low block and steal statistics, but he can make the best defensive team every season because of this characteristic. It is impossible to judge the defensive strength of a player based on data alone, if a player is often shaken to lose the defensive position in order to block the opponent's feints, then no matter how many blocks there are, it is not qualified. "Sealing" is not only to seal the opponent's ball, but also to seal the opponent's travel route and even line of sight, especially after the opponent has the ball.

"Carrying", Hayes' current best defense, his body is born to do this. There is no one in Team Rocket who he can't carry. In addition to physically resisting the opponent, his physical fitness is also one of the best in the team. He firmly believes that he can constantly rely on defense to drain the opponent's stamina.

"Pressure" refers to the pressure created in defense, using one's own momentum to deter the opponent. The essence of pressure comes from the inner tension, as long as it is on the field, no one is not nervous, but the degree of tension is different, and appropriate tension can help you play better. "Pressure" is abstract, but very important, some people say that Yao Ming's defense is not good, the speed is too slow, in fact, it is not right. As long as he stands in the penalty area, he can press the opponent to play outside. This is something that Hayes is still trying to strengthen.

"Card" is simply divided into card slots and card people. If a short player wants to get rebounds inside, he must be good at the card. First of all, it is still necessary to defend against people, quickly change the posture when the opponent shoots to defend his half, rely on the body to squeeze the opponent behind him, open his arm to jam the opponent, and when squeezing, you can slightly use the elbow to push the opponent behind him, as long as you don't bend your arm, you won't blow the elbow, and you will continue to squeeze him backwards in the face of a good bounce player, and you will not lose your own space to the maximum extent of damage to others' space. The original Hayes was good at this.

Speaking of card people, card people are also one of Hayes's main tricks. When he has no position, he will use his body to block the opponent's people, making it easier for his team to grab rebounds.

Hayes, who has a one-handed shot and can defend, has vaguely become the third man of the Rockets.

However, as the team's secret weapon, Hayes has discussed tactics with head coach Jeff Van Gundy, Yao Ming will not play in the preseason, and declare to the public that he will recuperate from injuries and rest well. Hayes will replace Yao Ming as a center, and the main thing to do is to defend the interior, and when he participates in the offense, he is limited to the basket, even if he loses. Jeff Van Gundy has repeatedly emphasized that he should keep his shooting ability for the regular season, so that it can have the effect of taking him by surprise and attacking him unprepared, and win a few games for the Rockets easily.

The only element of discord within the Rockets is Bunch Wells. Wells is definitely a bastard, he first said that he refused to report to a friend's wedding, and after participating in a training session on the 7th, he said that he had a groin strain and would not play in the preseason. Because he played star stats against the Spurs in the playoffs, he thought he was a skyrocketing superstar, and he could hide and hide in training, with a lot of excuses.

"I hate him! I hate this kind of person the most! This is what Jeff Van Gundy says most often when he talks about Wells in private, which shows how unpleasant it is, and Jeff Van Gundy is ready to put Wells in the cold. He believes that people who play with this attitude are useless no matter how powerful they are, and they will only be a cancer.

On October 11, the Rockets ushered in their first preseason game of the season. Away from home, the Memphis Grizzlies are missing the team's number one star, Pau Gasol. At the World Championships, Spain won the championship, but the hapless Gasol paid a heavy price.

The Rockets vs. Grizzlies have a special meaning for both sides because of the two players - Sean Battier and rookie Rudy Gay. Rudy Gay was recently selected by the Houston Rockets with the eighth pick in the first round, and was traded by the Rockets to the Memphis Grizzlies at the moment of the draft, and was "packaged" with former Rockets dunk Swift in exchange for Sean Battier.

Rudy Gay was originally happy to show his talents in Houston and challenge for the championship with the Yao Mai group. As a result, it didn't take long for him to be replaced by the Grizzlies, who were swept in the playoffs every year. Rudy Gay is very upset, and today he is going to beat the Rockets on behalf of the Grizzlies and make them realize their mistakes.

It's just, can the Grizzly Bear without Gasol stop the rocket?

Rockets starting five: point guard Ralph Alston, scoring guard Kirk Snyder, small forward Maddy, power forward Battier, center Chuck Hayes.

Upon seeing the Rockets line up the starting lineup, Grizzlies commentator Huby Brown laughed and unabashedly mocked the Rockets' interior. "It seems that without Yao Ming, Team Rocket will have no one available. They even sent Chuck Hayes, who is 198cm tall, to play center. He also put Battier in the power forward position. Coach Van Gundy said before the game that he was going to change the lineup, and now it seems that this lineup is indeed very peculiar. ”

"Rockets starting center, Chuck Hayes! It will be interesting to see what surprises the pocket centre-forward can bring. Hughby Brown yelled at Mike, and the audience burst into laughter.

Hayes was underestimated before the fight began, and he was not depressed. Not counting last season, this was his first official game, and looking at the dense crowd in the audience, he was a little excited and wanted to cry. "I'm finally on the NBA stage at the highest level. Laugh, laugh, laugh again, I'm standing in the stadium, you can only be in the stands, and you have to spend money......"

Maddie looked at Hayes's strange expression and smiled on the side: "Chuck, don't be afraid, don't let the fans influence you." ”

"I'm not scared, I'm happy." Hayes rubbed his face with his hands and said.

Maddie is speechless, someone is still happy to be ridiculed? What a freak.

Grizzlies starters: point guard Damon Stoudemire, shooting guard Eddie Jones, small forward Mike Miller, power forward Cardnoor, center Chacalidis.

The players of the two teams stood up, and Chacalidis, who was 218cm tall, looked down at the jumping opponent Hayes in front of him with disdain, and muttered in English, "I'll let you know what a center is." ”

Faced with the ** naked height discrimination, Hayes looked at Chakalidis with a smile and responded in Chinese: "I thank you for your eight generations of ancestors. ”

A whistle blows, and the game begins.

Jumping ball Hayes lost without any suspense. The height difference was too great, and Chakalidis toe the ball to his teammates. Hayes didn't say anything, retreating to his own penalty area to defend.

Eddie Jones handed the ball to Damon Stoudemire, who quickly advanced to the front court and handed the ball to Chaccaridis on the inside, and the Grizzlies coach devised a strategy to storm the interior and use Hayes as a breakthrough.

After Chacalidis received the ball, he was pushed by Hayes outside the three-second zone, squeezed twice, and Hayes did not move. Chakalidis found that he couldn't turn around at all, he was not Yao Ming, if he turned around and made a jumper in this position, ninety percent would "hit the iron". He had to pass the ball back to the outside and then try to squeeze it inside.

"You don't have the ball in your hand and you want to go inside? There's no door, so you're on the outside as a small forward. Hayes sneered. Participating in an official NBA game for the first time, although it was only a preseason, his eyes were already shining with excitement. With all his might, he used the word "card" and kept in front of Chakalidis.

Seeing that the inside line was not working, the time was almost up, the Grizzlies made a few passes, and Eddie Jones made a three-point jumper, but the ball missed. Kirk Snyder grabbed the rebound in the backcourt with ease.

Cork Snee passes to Alstom, who passes it to Maddie, who is fast down.

What is the state of Maddie after recovering from a back injury is the most concerned thing for Rockets fans, and as a result, Maddie proved that the omnipotent T-Mac is back in the first round. After receiving the ball, he made some adjustments and hit a three-point shot.

The Grizzlies attacked, and Chacalidis ran to the outside to block Alston this time. Damon Stoudemire cut inside with the ball, and Hayes judged it accurately, using a one-foot broken step, letting go of Chacalidis, and switching positions to follow Damon Stoudemire. Damon Stoudemire, despite his age, is not slow, and he never thought that Hayes would be able to catch up and make a low-handed layup under the basket.

"Find the hat." Hayes let out a loud shout and covered the ball from behind. Maddie picked up the basketball and handed it to Alstom, who was already on the way to the Grizzlies halfcourt. Alston was unmarked and scored an easy layup after receiving the ball.

The opening Rockets played very smoothly.

The Grizzlies strictly implemented the coach's arrangement, and persistently hit the interior five or six times in a row, all of which were prevented. The Rockets' shooting percentage was not high, but they played 12-0 small **. With six minutes left in the first quarter, the Grizzlies didn't score a point and were forced to call a timeout.

"I'm xx you oo, you're a big man of 218cm, can't you even beat the other party's 198cm inner line?" Grizzlies coach Ivan Roney roared at Chacalidis. If he had been a Saiyan, he would have been transformed a long time ago.

"Coach, that guy is crazy, every time I catch the ball, I feel like he's going to stick his finger in my eye and make a mess of my brain! (It's cruel)" Chakalidis said angrily, gesturing his hand in front of his face.

"Yes, Earth is very dangerous, you better go back to Mars." Coach Ivan Rooney doesn't want to listen to the players scratch. The first adjustment was to put Chakalidis on the bench and bring on Varik.

The game continued, and after Ivan Rooney adjusted the lineup, the Grizzlies finally relied on Eddie Jones' free throws to score. But the Rockets were more aggressive, and Maddie and Novak's three-pointers led the team to stabilize the score at 24-7 in the first quarter, and the Rockets led by 17 points.

Hayes played the full first quarter without a single shot, and had three rebounds, one block, and two assists. Statistically, he was the most unremarkable of the starters, but in fact he was a high-school striker who kept a clean sheet against the opposition. He strictly implements the coach's arrangement, does not shoot when he has a chance on the outside, and hands over all the right to fire to his teammates.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Hayes was substituted for Hayaz. The Rockets continued unabated and played a Sun-style offense, with consecutive scores from Maddy and Novak extending the score to 34-13 at one point.

Rudy Gay got a chance to play in the second quarter, hitting a three-pointer to shoot back, and Chacalidis also found a little bit of feeling after Hayes went off, and Hayaz scored four straight points under the basket.

However, Maddy's offense and breakaway shots were very sharp, and the Rockets kept the situation firmly under control, and the Grizzlies only scored seven points in a row in the final moments through Mike Miller to lead the team to a 9-2 shockwave to tie the score at 36-49 in the first half. Maddie scored 17 points in the half to announce his return as king.

In the second half, Hayes returned to the field and stepped into the power forward position. Center Hayaz continued to play, Azubuuk and Spanoulis also got a chance to play, and Hyde played at shooting guard.

The lineup was noticeably weaker, and the Grizzlies couldn't get closer. Hayes continued to defend the interior tightly, and Azubuke spared no effort to defend close to the ball as soon as he got on the court, entangling Mike Miller and unable to hold the ball comfortably. On offense, Azubuke and Hayes had a tacit understanding of each other, and he hit a mid-range shot and a three-pointer in Hayes' block. Hayes also made two shots under the basket in the quarter, one grabbing a rebound from the frontcourt and hitting a board into the frame, and the other was a back-to-back singles half-hook shot.

Hayes' best part was his defense, as he turned Rudy Gay to shoot a three-pointer from the sideline just before the end of the third quarter.

Anyway, this cap Rudy Gay is really wronged. Hayes is not aware of the defense at all, but because the history is strikingly similar in some details. Rudy Gay also had this backrun after the pick-and-roll in Hyunfeng's lifetime, and threw the ball in with a beautiful step-back jumper, which was selected as the top five of the day. After watching the sports news, this goal was deeply remembered by Xuan Feng.

So, as soon as Rudy Guy started to run back that round, Hayes immediately gave up on his defenders and pounced on Guy like a cat seeing a mouse, and sang to him with a satisfied face after covering his hat: "Did you know? Did You Know? I waited until the flowers were thankful......"

The Rockets went into the final quarter with a 71-56 lead.

Jeff Van Gundy replaced Hayes, who successfully blocked Rudy Gay and dragged Hayes, who looked like 258,000, off the court to chat with Maddy, and the Rockets replaced the full bench lineup and began to focus on scouting the players.

Azubuuk stayed on the court and continued to defend hard, and since the 1-on-1 with Hayes all day, his solo defensive ability has improved a bit. Spanoulis also had a good performance, with sharp breakthroughs, but the fly in the ointment was that he didn't run in with his teammates enough and made a few mistakes. Although the Grizzlies relied on Jones and Miller's three-pointers to recover a lot, it was too late, and in the end, the Rockets easily won the game 90-81 with the entire lead.

After the game, major media in the United States reported that Maddy made a strong return with 17 points in the half, Battier played steadily, the Rockets blossomed more on the outside, and Jeff Van Gundy's new tactical system was successful.

The only thing Hayes did was when the day's top five goals went from Rudy Gay's goal to a big hat! The host introduced it as "198cm inside line magic defense, and the No. 8 rookie was humiliated." ”

And that's just the beginning. At this time, no one would have thought that this unpromising 198cm inside line was about to blow a "Hayes whirlwind" in the league!

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