Chapter 601: Determined
For a player, it is not easy to realize his value in the NBA, because this is not something that can be obtained with a person's own willingness or not, for many NBA players, even if they are willing to work hard and are willing to do anything to realize their value, but not everyone has this opportunity, such as the current Boston Celtics backup interior Haslem, the University of Florida interior was shot by almost all teams in last year's draft, Even his hometown team, the Miami Heat, was not able to give him a chance to realize his value, if it wasn't for Zhuang Fei who gave him a training opportunity last year, if it wasn't for Zhuang Fei's use of the team's first-round pick to select him when his training performance was not good, then the crippled center with a height of only 2.03 meters can only go abroad to mix or mix in the CBA in the United States or other low-level leagues, so for a player from such a background, their grasp of their opportunities is stronger than that of ordinary people. And they are also more aware of what they want for such a player, so in the past year, the Boston Celtics bench interior is almost the most diligent, at least the team's other rookie Barnes is far from him, this is a player full of hunger, even if the current strength of such a player does not satisfy everyone, but such a player is also a player who can reassure everyone.!
Of course, for Haslem, his position in the Boston Celtics this season is just an interior bench, and the team's first interior substitute is Kirilenko, his playing time is also limited, although he is also the team's main rotation player, and he has played some games when the main team is rested, but in the end, this is also a player who only averages 15 minutes per game and can only contribute 3 points and 4 rebounds per game, such a player is definitely a big deal in the NBA, This is a player who looks very mediocre in any way, and at this time, when the Boston Celtics were almost the most critical fourth quarter and the Heat showdown, Zhuang Fei actually took the team's core center Yao Ming down, and then replaced it with such an inside line, which inevitably made many people puzzled, not to mention that Kenny Smith is now the second monk and is confused, even Pat Riley on the Heat bench is extremely puzzled, although he knows the Boston Celtics and Zhuang Fei very well, But he didn't understand that even the substitute in a bench of this team who averaged 3 points and 4 boards per game had to be fully understood, although he also had a scouting report, but the evaluation of this player on the scouting report was that he was athletic, able to grab rebounds behind Arenas, and could shoot a good mid-range shot, and then nothing else, because this is the role that this player played with the Boston Celtics, and at this time, for the Celtics, it was clear that such a role was not needed. At this time, the Celtics don't need to grab frontcourt rebounds, and at his 2.03 meter height, he goes to the league's best defensive interior to grab frontcourt rebounds? This is unrealistic, and the Celtics don't need his mid-range, because Yao Ming's mid-range can rank in the top ten in the league, even if Yao Ming can't run the No. 5 tactic, as long as he stands on the court, he is still a threat, and this threat is naturally much stronger than Haslem.
"What the hell is he playing? He wouldn't think the rookie would be able to guard against Alonzo, would he? At this time, Pat Riley was also extremely curious, because he really couldn't guess the role of this player, except for the first two roles, the rest was only defense, but although this guy's height can create strong pressure for Mourning, can he have Ben Wallace's defensive skills and body? Mo Ning is not Yao Ming, his body is not paper-paste
"Udonis, don't be nervous, you just need to take out the tenacity you had when you trained" Looking at Haslem, who was a little nervous and silent on the court, Xiao Ao was also a little comforted on the side, he really respected and hated this little insider, this is a player who is stronger than him in terms of hard work, this is even the hardest working rookie he has ever met, it is completely comparable to Arenas, so for such a player, Xiao Ao even thinks that his talent and strength are far better than him, But it is also to maintain a respect for him, which is also the reason why Haslem is very popular in the Boston Celtics, even Arenas, who has always been above the top, is also very good for this inside, you know, in the Boston Celtics team, Arenas is even the team boss Maddy is very unconvinced, and the ambition to kick Maddie has never disappeared, and under this kind of character, he can have a different attitude towards such a rookie player, which can also indirectly explain a lot of things. Of course, in addition to these admiration, I really hate this inside Xiao Ao, because this guy is too difficult to deal with during training, even if he can beat him up almost every time, but every time this guy stands up again like an immortal cockroach, which makes Xiao Ao even if he defeats him, but every time he is scarred and exhausted, as an opponent, an opponent like Haslum is definitely the most difficult kind of opponent, so for this player, Xiao Ao is very complicated, Although this player has rarely been able to show his defensive ability this season, after all, the Boston Celtics' two interior players Yao Ming and Xiao Ao are going to that station, and there are really not many players in the league who can pose a threat to these two interior lines, so naturally he is not needed. But this time, when Xiao Ao saw the Heat center opposite, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but move. I'm also a little curious about what will happen next.
Of course, Haslem is a little nervous right now, even if Xiao O's words make him a little more relaxed but still nervous, this is the first time he has taken on such an important role in the team, and this is almost the best moment to realize his value, because according to the head coach, this is something that can make or break the success of this game and even this series, such a thing is impossible for this rookie player to want to have no waves at all. But fortunately, Haslem is also a bad person, and after seeing his opponent on the court, the player's psychological tension is much less
"Boy, don't the Boston Celtics have an inside line? Actually let you, a small forward, defend me, that big Chinese man? It's not like I'm too scared to come up."
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, it was the Heat's offense, as the boss of the Heat, Mo Ning has absolutely rich experience, he knows very well where the shortcomings of a young player are, although the previous game failed to provoke the Chinese made him regret, but this rookie opponent, he also planned to tease again, but at this time, Xiao Ao on the side saw Mo Ning laugh at Haslem so much when he actually didn't make a sound, you know the last time Mo Ning angered Yao Ming, The Boston Celtics power forward immediately reminded Yao Ming, and this time Xiao Ao not only did not remind Haslem out loud, but looked at Mourning with a sympathetic face, which made Mourning feel a little inexplicable, and Mourning, who was still inexplicable at this time, did not notice Haslem's angry expression at this time, at this time Mike James had already handed the ball to his hands, and now he needed to instigate the team's offense. For the current Mourning, he has been able to calmly receive the ball in any area outside the free throw line, and can also respond to the team's offense in any area outside the free throw line, and after the Miami Heat players handed the ball to Haslem, others have begun to run tactics, waiting for Mourning to distribute the ball to them again and they can complete the offense.
It's just that to everyone's surprise, after Mourning received the ball for a long time, these Heat players who had been running tactics for a long time didn't wait for Mourning's pass, and just when the offensive 24s were about to end, everyone saw Mourning pull up and shoot directly on the right side of the free throw line, because the height gap between the two was too big, plus Mourning's basket was really good, and after the ball was shot, it went directly into the Nets. The Heat scored two points.
"Well done, Udonis" Just after Mourning scored this goal, something unexpected happened again, and the head coach of the Boston Celtics, Zhuang Fei, shouted at the court for the first time in this game, and the shouting was still the same. And after saying that, he gave Haslem a thumbs up
"This is a great defensive player, his defensive posts are so beautiful, he is the second best defensive player I've seen in his height, no, it should be the third best, he made Mourning actually unable to dribble the ball, this kid is fantastic" Even Barkley stood up in the commentary box after this defense, it was obvious that he admired this inside line who was the same height as him, maybe for him, he could really see his shadow in Haslumin. Of course, the best defensive player in the height of Barkley is naturally himself, and there are not many interior players in the league who are as tall as him and Haslem.
"Maybe you're right, he really looks like you did when he was angry, and this guy is really tenacious, no worse than the grizzly bear's" Kenny Smith glanced at Barkley, who was boasting at this time, but to some extent he still agreed with Barkley's words.
"It's just that it's hard for him to be tall enough to defend against Mourning, and Mourning's individual offense is outstanding," and Kenny Smith sighed at the end
Mourning shot a ball in that position, Zhuang Fei didn't care, the current Haslem is more than ferocious, but his personal defensive flaws are very big, so Xiao Ao is often able to use his body to explode him, especially in the low post defense, he is even more flawed, but for the Boston Celtics, he is not afraid of Mourning's personal offense and low post offense. Zhuang Fei only needs him to force Mo Ning to be unable to play the ball and dribble after receiving the ball.
"The trend of this pizza is set, right?!" (To be continued)
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