Chapter Seventy-Eight: I Saw Pippen and Jordan
The Bucks made free throws, hitting just one of the two free throws.
His hands were shaking when he took the first penalty.
Woody's foul was heavy.
But it's really not Woody's deliberate ruthlessness, he went for the ball, only this time the player was a little more physical, jumped higher than Woody expected, and ......
If you don't use force to foul, isn't it possible to wait to send the opponent 2 plus 1?
Ben Wallace told him that if your interference has been fouled, then all you have to do is, no matter what, don't let the opponent have a 2-plus-1 chance!
The Bucks scored first.
When it was the Heat's turn to attack, Wade had just let T.J. Ford force a breakthrough with speed, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, holding the ball in front of this guy, and he was also a fierce man to the inside.
As he broke through to the inside, Woody quickly moved towards the right elbow to open up space for Wade.
When he was "boiling" Pat Riley at the American Airlines Arena, he had a lot of close relationship with Wade, and the two often fought bulls, and his ability to improve on the defensive end was thanks to Wade.
The more bullfights he had, the more familiar Woody became more familiar with Wade.
The guy's physical explosiveness reminded Woody of his old teammates.
It's just that unlike LeBron, his ability to hold the ball and his ability to move his feet is much better.
The breakthrough is vigorous but elegant.
Ford was still hesitating to take half a step, and was already left behind by this guy.
It's just that the summer league not only has rookies like them, but also "veterans" who are struggling in the summer league and eager to enter the NBA, and their on-court judgment ability is far beyond the average rookie.
The Bucks' two interior players are just that.
They quickly returned to the basket, Wade didn't expect the two of them to return to the defense so quickly, and they didn't catch a glimpse of Woody and forced the frame to miss.
Spoelstra shook his head slightly.
From his point of view, Woody is in the high post of Wade's side, standing in a common catch-and-shoot position.
It is not difficult to see in this round that Wade and Woody still lack tacit understanding, and Wade does not know much about the tactical points of running and receiving the ball without the ball in some basic tactical systems.
It's no wonder that this is the master who can't play in the first year, and his tactical literacy really has to be slowly improved.
"Bang dang!"
When the ball flew to the rebound, Woody slowly walked towards the basket, while observing the possible rebound trajectory of the rebound, at the moment when the ball popped up, he suddenly accelerated his pace, and after making a judgment in his heart, he made a decisive force, and the whole person flew away and won the rebound first.
This rebounding ability!
Spoelstra already had a judgment at the time:
In terms of rebounding, Woody is in the summer league, and that's a dimensionality reduction blow!
Holding the ball, Woody also felt the difference between the summer league and the high school league, if in the high school league, this rebound is won, he jumps up is a "one-handed split", but here, as soon as he protects the ball, the opposite inside line immediately opened his arms and pressed towards him.
Woody didn't stick to the ball, passed quickly, and shouted, "Shoot!" ”
The man who received the ball was Udonis Haslem, who partnered Woody on the inside.
This guy entered the draft in '02, went to France for a year after losing the draft, and the Heat sent him an invitation this summer.
And in the summer league, there are many such players.
Woody had just practiced with him for four or five days, and he didn't know him very well, but his biggest impression was that he played with passion. He doesn't know if this is Haslem's merit, everyone knows that there is really nothing to praise for people's high enthusiasm to play.
In addition, what impressed Woody the most about him was that he had a fairly solid mid-range.
"Huh!"
He didn't let down Woody's pass and hit the mid-range steadily.
One year in the French league has made him grow a lot.
T.J. Ford continued to eat Wade raw with speed.
Wade judged it in place this time, but the opposite side called for a block in advance, and Wade missed a clean one.
Ford was smart indeed, having just seen Woody's mobility, and he chose to take the side of the Haslem guard. But Haslem is also a mobile insider......
Well, with this "real" height of 2.03 meters, can it not be full of mobility?
Not as good as Woody, but Haslem has shown his experience of playing in the Europa League.
In Europe, teamwork is a word that is always on the lips of a manager.
So the Europa League game is dull, as if the "Spurs" are playing there.
It is said that it is really the same as the Spurs, and the cooperation is pleasing to the eye, but it is a group of players whose tactical literacy does not meet that requirement to play team cooperation.
In order not to make mistakes, the pace of the attack can only be pressed more slowly.
This is also the reason why there are no ratings in the Euroleague, and the reason why European players are not comfortable in the NBA.
It's not as fierce as the domestic CBA.
But it's a place where people know how to find teammates when there's nothing to do.
Haslem saw Ford's pace and knew it wasn't something he could defend alone, so his defensive response was to push Ford toward Woody's side.
By the time Ford realized this, it was too late, and Woody slashed his head and covered his face.
The Filipinos on the sidelines couldn't hold back, as if the switch was suddenly turned on, their bodies shook involuntarily, and they almost screamed.
Whether it was Haslem's cooperation with Woody, or the visual impact of Woody's big hat, his excitement soared.
Haslem's flash, he also saw.
The ball was shot far away by Woody and flew straight to the frontcourt.
Wade, who was aggrieved to the scene, finally had a chance to vent, ran in the front first, and after catching the ball, a vigorous "tomahawk split" completed the fast attack.
The scene was full of fans tonight, and Woody's "volleyball smash" hat made the cheers high, and Wade's dunk pushed these cheers to the climax.
The momentum went to the side of the Heat.
Wade took the initiative to high-five Woody in the return defense.
He's still very pressing, and if it weren't for Woody's block, it would have been difficult for him to complete this frustrating shot.
He has a press, Woody also has a press, and he knows very well that it wasn't Haslem who drove Ford to his defense zone, and with his blocking ability, he was afraid that there was no way to lock Ford's shot.
Before Wade high-fived him, he had already high-fived Haslem.
Wade slowly pulled out a "? He looked at Woody who took the initiative and wanted to ask:
You just forgot about Miami at 4 a.m.?
It's obviously me first!
But in the next second, he felt Woody's differential treatment, only to see Woody hook his neck and ask him, "Man, are you building the road there?" ”
"What?"
"Then if there wasn't Wade Road, how could T.J. Ford get into the inside so easily?"
Wade:......
Wow, what a!
It's too much of a bully!
Of course he knows Peyton's classic trash talk: I cross you like I'm crossing the road in the morning.
Wade was uncomfortable, but he couldn't say anything to refute it, because Woody wasn't wrong, and so far in the game, his defense against T.J. Ford was really not in place.
But that was Wade, who was not stimulated, and now that he was stimulated by Woody, can he still make T.J. Ford better?
Wade began to defend closely, and Ford immediately stepped forward to wrap around just after halftime.
With a height of 1.80 meters and a thin figure, Ford's shortcomings in confrontation are exposed.
He had no choice but to rivet his strength and break through Wade with all his might.
But Woody was waiting behind Wade.
As soon as he rushed past Wade with all his strength, Ford immediately faced Woody again, his steps were chaotic, Wade behind him turned his head, and the "mighty" combination completed the successful bag clamp, creating Ford's mistake.
Wade, who held the ball in his hand, walked in the front, and he was originally planning to have another "tomahawk split", but he caught a glimpse of Woody who was quickly following up. Although he didn't speak well and was a "crazy critic", he ......
He's all following!
The "Candid Man" attribute exploded, and Wade threw the ball to the basket before rushing straight to the basket.
He......
Let's go!
He also never thought that this concession is very likely to be for a lifetime!
Woody jumped high, grabbed the ball flying over the basket with both hands, and "stopped" in the air, and then smashed the frame with both hands, with such force that it caused a loud bang and detonated the entire arena.
Eddie Jones got up from his seat and called frantically.
Scottie Pippen nodded slightly, this combination is definitely the NBA's "five best balls" even in his opinion.
Spoelstra also had a jaw reaction, but what he saw was ......
It's the bright future of the Heat!
This ball, from defense to offense, is enough to become the "cornerstone" of the Heat's offensive and defensive tactics in the future.
What do rookies look at?
Isn't it just to see some flash of inspiration on their playing field?
This represents their potential, and the heights they can reach in the future!
As a coach, it's all about helping them turn these "flashes of inspiration" into the norm.
"Magic" Johnson, whose seat was not far from Scottie Pippen, turned his head to Scottie Pippen and shouted at Scottie Pippen as the cheers died down: "Man, do you know what I just thought?" ”
Pippen turned his head, and he really answered: "What? ”
"I think of the Finals in '91, and that's how you and Michael Jordan got me!"
"......" Scottie Pippen smiled speechlessly.
This......
Just compare Woody and Wade to him and Jordan?
When did this "magician" learn to grandstand?
No, he seems to have always been like this!
Pippen pouted slightly, he felt that Johnson was exaggerating.
Johnson doesn't mind, anyway, his goal has been achieved, and he believes that tomorrow's newspaper will definitely have related news: "Magic" thinks the two rookies of the Heat team will become the next pair of "Michael Jordan and Pippen"! 》
That's it!
All he wants is this heat.
Scottie - Tool Man - Pippen!
T.J. Ford's breakthrough is the most important support for the Bucks on the court, but after Wade and Woody teamed up to limit, his sports car couldn't run, the Bucks fell into passivity, and the Heat team was playing more and more, and the "Jordan" and "Pippen" in the eyes of the "Magic" frequently staged "fast break cooperation", and the point difference once stretched to more than 15 points.
But Spoelstra didn't call a timeout either.
The main focus of the summer league is "practice", and the difference in points on the court is 15 points, even if it is 30 points, Woody and Wade have to continue to play.
In Woody's first summer league trip, the Heat defeated the Bucks by 88-70, 18 points.
Wade scored 16 points on 5-of-11 shooting and 6-of-8 from the free-throw line, in addition to five rebounds and four assists, one steal and one block. Woody scored a team-high 20 points on 8-of-14 shooting, 4-of-5 from the free-throw line, in addition to a team-high 13 rebounds and seven assists, as well as a team-high five blocks and three steals.
The number of blocks would not have been possible without the help of Haslem.
After two consecutive caps in the opening game, coupled with a big hat for Ford, Woody's penalty area shock obviously scared the Bucks players on the opposite side, and they turned around and went straight to Haslem.
"Passion Man" is still the initial strategy, forcing the opponent towards Woody's defense zone, and Woody's next two blocks are taken like this.
As for the way of the steal, it's pretty much the same, except that Haslem becomes Wade.
The three steals were all "old six steals", of which Ford was stealed 2 times by Woody.
So what impressed Spoelstra the most on the sidelines of this game was Woody's ability to help defend, and this high mobility reminded him of Ben Wallace.
But Woody's dynamism on the offensive end is unmatched by Ben Wallace.
Fast break, under the basket and mid-range jumpers, of which the fast break and under the basket account for the highest proportion, Woody's sensitivity to the fast break, as well as his sense of smell under the empty cut basket, are incomparable to Ben Wallace.
Haslem finished tonight with 11 points and six rebounds, and Spoelstra was impressed by his hard work and defensive agility.
Woody high-fived Haslem again after the game.
In this game, he and Haslem were very comfortable under the basket.
On the other side of this year's first-round pick T.J. Ford's performance is a bit poor, in the face of Wade's defense, he can still do "five or five", but Wade is still standing behind Woody and Haslem such high-mobility players, he really has no way at all.
What he can rely on is speed, and when the speed fails, he can only stop cooking.
In this game, his stats were fixed on 4-of-11 shooting, 3-of-4 free throws, barely finishing with 11 points, in addition to five assists, but five turnovers.
The assist-to-turnover ratio is 1 to 1, which is not a good statistic.
Scottie Pippen left without saying hello to Woody after the game. His attitude says it all, this kid is not like me.
But the next morning, as Johnson expected, Woody and Wade became the next pair of "Jordan and Pippen" in the media's mouth!
On the second day of this game, the Cavaliers of the "Little Emperor" also made their summer league debut.
The management of the Cavaliers proved with practical actions what it means to "accompany the prince to study", and there is no meaning of "drawing cards" in the free market and losing the draft, and directly pulled half of the Cavaliers' bench to the summer league.
LeBron James was serious before the game.
Yesterday he watched Woody's debut, with 20 points, 13 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 blocks and 3 steals......
Is this Nima still human?
Woody is playing so well, he certainly can't lose.
It's just that......
"Whew! Call! Call! ”
As the game time approached, LeBron James himself felt his breathing get heavier.
It's so stressful!
The second more.
(End of chapter)