Chapter 49: Who is the Best Rookie?
Inside the training hall, Beasley and Moon are practicing their switchback runs. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Michael, come on, faster!" Riley shouted, standing on the sidelines with the Heat's strength and conditioning trainer on his side.
On the other side, Wade, O'Neal Jr. and other Heat players are sitting on stools in training uniforms, chatting and playing with their phones, they have just finished their share of work and are now resting.
On the field, Beasley crossed the penalty line with his head down, and then he walked to the wall and leaned against it, gasping for air.
"Michael 12.62 seconds, Giamario 12.11 seconds." The physical trainer immediately reported their results, and he took the method of taking notes.
Riley's face suddenly gloomy when he heard this, "Michael, you'll run five more times later!" ”
Beasley's eyes darkened, oh my God, this guy really deserves to be the head of the devil, he just wants his life!
Moon grinned brightly, and Beasley gave him an unpleasant look, and then he walked to the rest area with his waist crossed, picked up a towel and wiped his sweat, and then picked up the half-left bucket of mineral water in front of him, and drank it.
"Oh Fake, Michael, you've got to leave me some!" Moon was sitting on the ground, but when he saw Beasley alone in the water, he couldn't sit still, stood up and shouted.
Ten consecutive groups of forbidden area switchbacks and changes couldn't stand anyone, and both of them were seriously dehydrated.
Beasley stopped and pointed to the water cooler twenty meters away, meaning you go there and drink it yourself, and then he started drinking again.
Moon licked his lips, "I can't walk!" ”
The expression on his face was resentful.
The Beasley bird didn't even bird him, and drank all the water in one go.
Moon shook his head helplessly when he saw this, and then dragged his tired body to the water dispenser, limping, looking particularly funny.
"Hahaha, Michael, you're so bad!" Wade laughed, and he was so happy that he was on his back.
Everyone else was amused, this Moon was so funny.
Beasley sat down on the stool and said indignantly, "I told him to run a little slower than me, but he still turned out to be faster than me, you must know that if he is slower than me, our general manager will not punish him, and I am different." ”
"Wow, you're embarrassed, you're weird if you're slow!" Chalmers, who was sitting next to him, began to do justice.
Beasley rolled his eyes, "Before the switchback run, I had already done 8 sets of snatches, 5 sets of squats, 3 sets of weighted walks, 30 minutes of cycling, 30 minutes of crash practice, plus 2000m stride jump, 1000m one-legged jump, Mario, how much strength do you think you'll have to run after you've done that?" Come on, that guy just came to training, he hasn't done anything, and he's got a lot of strength, so I'm sure he did it on purpose! ”
Before he could finish speaking, Riley's voice came from a distance, "Michael, it's time to come and run!" ”
Beasley looked up with a half-dead expression, and then he struggled for a long time before he stood up, and spat out a sentence: "Depressed! ”
With that, he trotted all the way over.
The crowd laughed.
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Dec. 16, American Airlines Arena.
The arena is crowded with people, and there is an endless stream of people watching the game, and today the Heat will face the Chicago Bulls, and this game is full of topics - champion vs leader, so who is the best rookie?
It's no secret that in the latest rookie rankings, Beasley is number one, followed by Rose.
Beasley was unable to qualify for last month's Rookie of the Month award due to a suspension, so the award was split between Rose and Mayo.
Last month, Rose led the Bulls to an 8-9 record, averaging 15.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game, while Mayo's stats were good - 19.6 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists, but the Grizzlies only had a pitiful 4-13 record.
Beasley can't afford to miss out on Rookie of the Month this month, so he'll have to beat Rose in the limelight today and win.
It's a game that must be won!
It didn't take long for the game to start and the starting lists for both sides came out.
Heat: Chalmers, Wade, Beasley, Haslem, O'Neal Jr.
O'Neal Jr. is set to make his Heat debut, and there are a lot of people online who are looking forward to his performance, and at the same time they want to know how strong the new Big Three will be, and of course, there are people waiting to see the jokes.
Marion, who was traded to the Raptors, is one of them.
He has never recognized Beasley's strength, and he also looks down on O'Neal Jr., who has passed his peak, but he doesn't know that he himself has also passed his peak, and in his eyes, the Heat is not a Big Three configuration at all.
On the Bulls' side, Rose and Ben Gordon are in the backcourt, with Roel Deng at small forward and Tyrus Thomas and Aaron Gray on the inside.
It's a very young team, and the oldest, Ben Gordon, is only 27 years old.
The possibilities are endless.
Backbite!
After the referee's whistle blew, O'Neal Jr. took the lead and won the ball.
Chalmers advanced with the ball, Wade deceived the defender and went straight to the basket after covering without the ball in the middle and Beasley, Chalmers immediately gave the ball, Wade received the ball and dribbled a step to break Aaron Gray under the basket, and hit a two-point layup.
2 to 0.
The Bulls attacked, and Rose frowned and dribbled through the half.
Chalmo pressed closely, but Rose didn't fight him and immediately distributed the ball to Ben Gordon on the other side.
Ben Gordon is a great scorer, averaging around 20 points per game in his first two seasons, and he is characterized by his flashy jumper arc and fast and tight shots.
Wade spread his long arm and Ben Gordon couldn't break through, dribbling twice before taking a step to the free throw line and bouncing off the basket.
O'Neal Jr. protected the rebound, and the Heat launched a direct counterattack.
Wade played a fast break with Beasley, and the Bulls retreated only Roel Deng, O'Neal Jr. made a long pass to Beasley, and Roel Deng immediately looked over, so Beasley passed to Wade again, and Roel Deng's attention was attracted again.
"Michael, catch!"
Seeing that the time was right, Wade shouted and threw the ball at the same time.
Beasley leaps high, catches the basketball with one hand, and slams it into the basket!
Rohr Deng is under him, and the innocent becomes the background.
4 to 0.
"Do you see clearly? This is the first cooperation since the birth of the Heat Big Three - a long pass from O'Neal Jr., and then an aerial relay between Wade and Beasley! Spoelstra is amazing, he can manage the team so well! Doug Collins, the on-site commentator, exclaimed.
Mav Albert next to him smiled, "Are you sure it's not Pat Riley's work?" ”
Poor Spoo was silently hacked again.
Back on the ball with the Bulls, Rose had no desire to attack today, and he handed over the ball as soon as he passed the half, looking like a blue-collar player.
Since Rose didn't attack, only Ben Gordon did, and this time he chose to break through to the basket, but unfortunately was ruthlessly blocked by O'Neal Jr.
The ball was picked up by Chalmers in the confusion, and he immediately threw the ball into the hands of Beasley in the frontcourt, who had already been ambushed there, and the Bulls had no one to defend in time, and the Heat played a fast break again.
6 to 0.
The Bulls' young head coach, Vinnie De Nagro, hurriedly called a timeout, and the momentum on the court was completely suppressed and needed to be slowed down.
The Heat players all ran back to the bench in high spirits, and Beasley also had a chest bump with O'Neal Jr. to celebrate, this time he finally felt how important it is for the team to have a good interior line, and he thought that O'Neal Jr.'s defense must be more useful in the playoffs!
And the fans in the arena suddenly realized that this could be a crushing game.