13, The Wizard's Troubles

Kobe Bryant's inappropriate remarks caused invective and a war of words from fans that lasted for a long time and was a big news story in the NBA. During this period of time, the initiator, Kobe's exposure rate has dropped to a low point, resulting in all recent honors have nothing to do with Kobe, although the Lakers gave an explanation of poor results, but discerning people understand the reason.

However, because of the fact that he is also the general manager, Jordan, who has always been arrogant, did not make any remarks in this incident, he is very busy, he is not young, and he has no energy and heart to pay attention to these.

Compared with the poor situation of the Lakers, the Wizards team led by Jordan Sr. is playing well, which has caused a lot of shock in the league, and no one would have thought that after last year's failure, the Wizards, who are still not ranked high in combat power, can play such an outstanding record this year.

So, in the new episode of the NBA-related program, NBC, ESPN, ** and many other TV stations have produced and recorded videos related to the Wizards, in the program, they unanimously gave the answer is chemistry, chemical reaction.

As you can see from the games that have been played this season, the Wizards' chemistry has been very good, which is why they have been able to miraculously finish second in the East.

Of course, these stations praised Michael Jordan for being excellent and efficient this year. Although the No. 11 rookie Wu Di was mentioned during the period, it was all mentioned in one word, and there was no special comment.

The Wizards don't pay much attention to what is being reported in the media, they are being instilled with the idea of winning a championship by Jordan, and all their energy will be put into the procedures related to the game.

In the preparation for a crucial match, some news continued to reach Wu Di's ears. These news are all about the No. 11 rookie, judging from these news, Wu Di's current treatment in the NBA is still not particularly big, but it will not be like the previous time that even the home fans will turn against the attack. As for the evaluation, many believe that if he is healthy, he has the potential to become a qualified scorer and become the sixth man on a team. As for his template that the outside world talks about, it is a bit miserable.

Of course, these easily distracting things will be digested by Wu Di's slowly possessed professionalism, and then concentrate on it, get ready to go, and continue this season of struggle with the legend.

The Wizards have had some trouble in recent times, and their not-so-great roster has caused them a lot of trouble, and these troubles have been evident in recent games. On the Wizards, every time Collins has an intra-team class, a lot of the previous two games are mentioned.

As soon as the game between the SuperSonics and the Wizards ended, most of the media laughed at Payton for pinching the only team in the league that maintained a winning streak, with 20 points, 17 assists, 4 interceptions, and a textbook performance of point guards, the SuperSonics ended the Wizards' fantastic start to the season.

Wu Di immediately summed up his shortcomings after the game, this game, he was entrusted with the heavy responsibility of Peyton's tenacious close defense to defeat, he really can't understand how such a small size can always perfectly limit some forwards. When Wu Di found an opportunity to throw two three-pointers in a row in the game, the SuperSonics paid attention to it, and the defense line underwent some changes. Payton, who was the pivot of the defense, shifted the defensive focus to him, a rookie who had only played seven games, and as a result, which was the last thing Wu Di wanted, he played 21 minutes in the game and did not score anything except for the six points he scored on his previous open three-point shot.

With a data sheet of 6 points and 4 errors, Wu Di suddenly felt like a schoolboy who scored 0 points in the exam, although Collins didn't say anything, but the atmosphere in the team seemed to be pointing to the allocation of players' playing time.

The experience of the game is very valuable, Wu Di feels that Payton has taught him a good lesson, even if he longs for revenge on Payton, but Wu Di still admires Payton's perfection as a point guard in his heart. As for the outside world being amazed and touted about the performance of supersonic rising star Rashad Lewis who scored 40 points without missing a shot, Wu Di was not much interested.

The winning streak was ended, and the Wizards fell from the clouds, and their shortcomings were very obvious, that is, the point guard link, there was no star point guard who could control the rhythm of the court, which made the Wizards and those teams with super point guards fall directly into the disadvantage in the conversation.

In the subsequent game with the Jazz, the Wizards' shortcomings were further magnified, Stockton's veteran path once made Collins helpless, Tyronn Lue, Larry Hughes, Brian Russell, and even Wu Di and Jerry Stackhouse were all misplaced to defend Stockton for a time, but such efforts ultimately failed to save the team's fate.

The two-game losing streak came very suddenly, and NBC TV bluntly said that the Wizards who lacked a star point guard to organize it, even if the chemistry was good, was difficult to threaten this year's O'Brien Cup.

This sentence was agreed by Wu Di in his heart, starting guards Larry Hughes and Brian Russell are not the kind of simple organizational point guards, lacking the kind of integration that twists the whole team together, and the team's combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced.

But the problem now is that there are only a few super point guards in the league, and the possibility of the Wizards wanting to poach them is absolutely slim. Collins, who knows this, understands that it is impossible to solve this problem through a trade in the short term, and everything still needs to start with the young people of the team, many of whom have potential stocks, and the focus is still on how to ** and cultivate.

In the following days, the content of the Wizards' training has changed a lot, passing and fast break sessions are more frequent, which makes Wu Di a little deflated, he does not have any talent for passing, in training, he completely relies on reflexes to cooperate with teammates, but everything seems a little jerky and frizzy.

Collins' roar, with the sweat that ticked the floor, after a while, everyone improved more or less. It's just that what Wu Di doesn't understand is that this Uncle Collins will always let him watch various passing videos of Magic, Stockton, Payton, etc. The learning process was painful, and even with the slow-motion replay and signature explanation, Wu Di still found it a little difficult to digest, and when Collins asked him to watch it over and over again, Wu Di understood that this headache was not so easy to end.

Wu Di, who is unwilling to do useless work, no longer dreams of becoming a great playmaker, believes that scoring is his talent. The game became the only refuge that Wu Di could escape, so that he could show his most inspired and talented side, the three-point shot, which Wu Di is best at, especially after activating the lethal three-point skill, this inspiration and smell of the three-point shot has surged to the point of no return.

He Wu Di is more talented in three-point shooting than before.

On the evening of Nov. 21, it was the 10th game of the NBA career and the Wizards' 12th game of the season. The opponent is the Houston Rockets, and it is extremely difficult to play on the road, not to mention the fact that you have to fly from the northeast to the southwest, which is definitely an ordeal, but as professional players, they have the green money given by the team, and no one will complain about it.

In Houston, the basketball atmosphere is always surprisingly good, and even if the legendary Olajuwon retired, it did not affect the enthusiasm of the fans in the slightest. In the summer of '02, the Rockets got a new No. 1 pick, Yao Ming from China, the big man is very shy and hard-working, and from the current point of view, there is no sign of becoming a parallel import. Therefore, fans are also looking forward to what the growth of Chinese will look like.

It is undeniable that the Rockets are in order to open up the Chinese market, but the importance attached to Yao Ming is also obvious to all. He needs to be an inside player who can stand on his own, and these games become his stepping stones to gain experience.

The 02 draft was very dreamy, especially for the two Chinese boys, they were questioned from the beginning, the famous Barkley did not hesitate to be the enemy of Yao Ming, which once attracted the attention of fans, but fortunately, the two Chinese players were very competitive, although they did not excel in the same class, but they did not become parallel goods, which made the local fans who have always wanted to save face feel very gratified.

Wu Di didn't know what the guy named Barkley was only targeting Yao Ming, and he thought it might be because the No. 11 rookie was not worth spitting on Xingzi with a big mouth.

It's fascinating to see what goes off the court, but Wu Di cares more about this first derby for Chinese players in the NBA, which is a historic moment with a special meaning of its own.

The meeting with Yao Ming is always so pleasant, this time I came to Houston to play away, this is the first time that the two young people met after the draft, the flashing lights continued, the atmosphere on the court was very strong, standing on the sidelines and being patted by someone, Wu Di had to wonder if this was a show, he chatted with Yao Ming about the current situation, perhaps because he was in a foreign land, chatting was like brotherly intimacy and friendliness.

This season, the Rockets' situation is even worse than that of the Wizards, and in addition to Francis as a star player, Glen Rice and Yao Ming can be called qualified starters. As for the substitutions, this is not to mention, there is no potential and combat effectiveness at all.

The aftermath of Olajuwon's retirement is significant, signaling that the Rockets are beginning to enter a long period of rebuilding, and although the top pick got Yao Ming, it is obviously not enough. Judging from the current situation, if the Rockets do not change much this season, it is obvious that they will almost miss the playoffs.

However, similar to the Wizards, the Rockets have also started the season somewhat unexpectedly, with a 5-5 record keeping them optimistic about the season.