The name Van Weaver is now foreign to everyone, except Hayes.

In the 2008-2009 season, Van Weaver joined the Rockets as a free agent and broke out after Maddy's injury, averaging 10 points per game for an amazing performance, don't think that 10 points per game is less, his average playing time is less than 20 minutes, and he is an absolutely efficient player.

Because he can run and jump, he looks elegant when playing, and he is called "Wei Bat King" by Chinese fans.

This guy is really close to Rocket, and he came here to find a job two years in advance. Hayes said in his heart. Weaver is also a low-salary, high-energy guy, sharp offensively, and although he can't defend, it's worth it to come to the Rockets. He had thought about Weaver before, and he didn't recommend it like Jeff Van Gundy because he didn't know if Weaver's current level would be up to the mark.

"Fan, why are you here? Aren't you on the Lakers? Hayes laughed.

He remembered that the two had participated in the rookie training camp together, and although they hadn't said a few words, they were old acquaintances, so there was no need to be restrained.

I remember that he sat very close to Weaver at the draft, when Weaver was selected by the Lakers, he was very envious, and he really wished that the person who was selected was himself.

Weaver said with a bitter face, "Chuck, don't mess with me. I didn't play last year, they cut me this season, I'm a free agent, I'm not well-known, I don't have a team looking for me. So, I've come to take refuge with you. ”

"The Rockets are full of talent right now, do you think you can stay?" Hayes laughed. He wondered if Weaver had turned off the TV and flew to Houston after watching the sports news about Maddie's injury, otherwise how could he have come so quickly?

"Before, maybe not. But you've got two injuries on the back line, and even if Maddie comes back and Snyder has to rest for at least two months with a broken wrist, I'll have plenty of time to prove myself. Weaver smiled, he felt like he was good at choosing his time, and he was complacent about his cleverness. The Rockets are a team capable of challenging for a championship, and if he keeps a championship, he will make a lot of money.

"Since you're here, let's not talk nonsense, let's start and test your strength." Hayes shook his arms, already having a way to test Weaver in his head.

"Who's going to strike first?" Weaver asked excitedly.

Hayes turned the basketball in his hand and said with a smile: "Don't rush to go heads-up, let's shoot first." One person has 100 fixed-point shots, five positions, and shoots when he catches the ball. ”

"Then I'll do it first." Weaver said he was confident.

"I'll pass you the ball. Start in the bottom corner and don't pitch too slowly, you have to think it's a game. Hayes said, dribbling far away.

"Come on."

Weaver ran to the bottom left corner, received a pass from Hayes, took the ball and shot, and shot.

Weaver was accurate in the bottom corner, but when he moved to the second position, he couldn't.

In the end, Weaver hit 71 of his 100 mid-range shots, a mediocre percentage among professional players, but the main shots were all at 45-degree angles, and he was not good at wiping the cricket.

Hayes, on the other hand, made almost all of his game-scraping shots, hitting a total of 84.

Weaver was dumbfounded. "How is that possible? So accurate? When we were in training camp, you barely knew how to shoot. ”

"Nonsense, do you think people like you haven't made any progress for more than a year?" Hayes shook his head and said, "I haven't had a draft in '05 yet." ”

Weaver was speechless. The Rockets lineup is too strong, and he also thinks that Hayes got his current data because he has superstars around him and "a good shade under the big tree". Who knew that Hayes was already shooting better than him.

"In the first round, I won." Hayes laughed: "Next we are three points, if you want to get into the Rockets, you must be able to shoot three-pointers, and you have to be accurate!" ”

Weaver didn't talk much, and the two didn't rest, and then the three points were compared. In the same five positions, Weaver's three-point shooting percentage was also close to 7 percent, hitting 66, and the inaccurate position was still at a 45-degree angle on both sides.

Hayes hit 76 and smiled even more proudly. "It's me winning again."

Weaver didn't say a word when he watched Hayes shoot, and when he finished shooting, he whispered, "Now can we start heads-up, right?" I'm confident that I can beat you heads-up. ”

"Good. Let's talk about the rules first, you can use any means, one person rotates the attack at a time, and the first 100 goals wins. Hayes shook his shoulders and prepared for hand-to-hand combat.

"100 balls?" Weaver's brow furrowed. He began to wonder if Hayes was deliberately making things difficult for him, usually when two people were "bullfighting", one side continued to have the ball after scoring until it couldn't score, and the first 10 goals would determine the winner, Hayes set the rules to serve once per person, and score 100 goals, obviously trying to bully him with physical advantages.

"Do as the locals do, this is Houston, and it's up to me how you beat me. You can attack and defend with all sorts of means. To be fair, you wait......" Hayes said, going to the communication room to find Kevin.

When he returned, he introduced Weaver, "This is my friend Kevin, and I asked him to do me a favor." I'm sure I'll be able to defend against you, and as I said earlier, I can attack by any means...... So when you really can't beat it, you can pass the ball to him and throw it. He's not in good shape, he's a little fatter, but he's shooting accurately, he's good at running, you can trust him. ”

"That's right, we did it together." Kevin rolled up his sleeves and was eager to try.

With that, Hayes and Kevin looked at each other and laughed.

Weaver was a little angry when he heard this, and said loudly, "What are you kidding, you are insulting me!" Don't think it's great that you're an All-Star this year, I won't lose to you. ”

"I'm not kidding, to reiterate, he's your teammate now, and when you don't have a good chance, you can pass it on to him." Hayes laughed and walked inside the three-point line to pass the ball to Weaver.

Weaver snorted and took the ball inside, and Hayes immediately followed to prevent him from breaking through. Weaver was quicker than Azubuuk, Hayes was a little slower before he burst in, and Weaver jumped up under the basket and scored the first goal with a two-handed dunk with a flat head.

Weaver is also a bouncing man who has participated in the National High School Slam Dunk Contest, losing only to LeBron James in 2003. Hayes was deducted this season, and he didn't care, smiling and walking out of the three-second zone, beckoning, "It's my turn." ”

Weaver handed the ball to Hayes. Hayes received the ball and dribbled a few times, and Weaver followed. Hayes turned his back and started to play, squeezed from the free throw line to the basket in one go, and then scored an easy two-point jumper.

The two are about the same height, and Weaver is also physically strong, although not as good as Hayes, he will not be easily pushed away. It was easy for Hayes to get inside because Weaver didn't use his body to resist him, but wanted to wait for an opportunity to steal, couldn't break it, and then prepared to block it with his own bounce.

Weaver didn't say anything either. Take the ball and attack again, this time, Hayes used small steps when the defense broke through, trying to force Weaver to the sides, Weaver took a few shots, and made a dry jump shot.

Changed to Hayes to attack, and squeezed under the basket with his back again, scoring easily.

Weaver couldn't break through on his third offense and hit a pull-up jumper. Hayes still squeezed his back to the basket......

In this way, the two fought 20 rounds each. Weaver hit 12 and Hayes hit all.

Weaver uses a variety of offensive methods, feints to break through, and then jumpers, throws, hooks and other offensive means when the breakthrough fails. And Hayes made a move from start to finish, arching his back to the basket and shooting.

Hayes hit another basket and Weaver finally fouled the batter, but Hayes still scored. Rubbing the back of his hand, he said, "Yes, you finally thought of stopping me with a foul, but this ball has to be punished." ”

"That's enough, you're kidding me. Your body is so much stronger than mine, how can you prevent me from hitting me in the back all the time? There's no way I'm going to win. Weaver got angry and pointed at Kevin and shouted, "You still let him dangle under the basket to distract me." Dealing with someone like me who doesn't have a team to play and no ball to play, are you like that? You don't want to help me, just say no? Hayes, I misread you. ”

Hayes picked up the basketball and passed it to Kevin on the baseline, who received the ball and threw it steadily.

Hayes walked up to Weaver and said, "Fan, I didn't mean to tease you. There are a few points I would like to make. You're right, you can't defend against my back, and if I use other offensive means, you may be able to defend against it. So I'm definitely not going to attack by any other means. In a game, if a player doesn't use his strengths to play against the opponent's weaknesses, no matter how beautiful the goal is, in my opinion, he is also a fool. Because he likes to do useless work. ”

"What about him?" Hearing these words, Weaver calmed down a little, looked at Kevin and asked.

"I said it at the beginning, he's your teammate! I'm not kidding. I know I have an advantage against you, but the previous 200 shots, do you think it's just throwing and playing? I want to see where you're in the right position and which direction you're good at. Hayes laughed and said unceremoniously: "You have a very low shooting percentage of 45 degrees on both sides, and when I am defending, I try to force you to that position to shoot, you know that those two positions are your weaknesses, and you have shot 6 times, only one of them, is your basketball IQ too low?" ”

Weaver was a little angry when he heard this, but what the other party said was very reasonable, so that he couldn't refute it.

"You have obvious flaws when you attack one-on-one, and I know I will be able to defend you, so let Kevin help you, many times you have been defended by me and it is impossible to shoot easily, or dry jump shots, not a single pass to the open position. If you pass it to him, I'll tie with you at most. Hayes said with a move of his shoulders.

"Isn't this one-on-one?" Weaver asked, unconvinced.

Hayes sighed and smiled wryly, "Don't get into the horns. I can see that you are very physical, bouncing, and fast are far better than me, not inferior to Maddie. Still, have you ever wondered why no team uses you? Are the scouts and coaches of each team stupid? I can put you in a tryout, and the rest is up to you. ”

"Will you help me?" As soon as Weaver heard that Hayes would help him with a tryout, his mood immediately improved.

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