Chapter Ninety-Five: The Awakened "Fist of Justice" and the Story of "The Stupid Bird Flies First".
Larry Brown.
As the most senior head coach in the league.
Even Popovich was the assistant coach who followed his ass back then.
This qualifications are simply amazing!
It has enough prestige in the entire league.
But Woody, as a rookie, made a mocking "finger shake" at him at this moment, which ......
In the TNT studio, Barkley "poofed" and laughed out loud, spitting and grinning like a toad. He really didn't expect that this commentator would be able to see such a situation in front of him.
It's really "see you for a long time"!
With Larry Brown's qualifications, I'm afraid no one would dare to do such a move in front of him, right?
But he could also understand why Woody was suddenly making such a move towards him.
Let you not admit that you chose the wrong one!
Make your dead duck hard!
Now I'm going to on your head!
The Pistons trailed by 16 points at the moment, and Woody had 13 rebounds, two assists, and two blocks in addition to 24 points, shooting 9-of-16 from the field, a whopping 56 percent......
Woody's performance tonight, and the situation the Heat played, made him definitely qualified to do that.
What is "youthful spirit"?
This league allows such arrogant rookies to exist!
Although Woody made such a move, it was a bit unexpected for Barkley, but when he made such a move, Barkley felt that when he went to the sideline audience to cheer for Woody, his face was bright!
No shame!
There is no shame in it!
Milicic watched Woody make this gesture towards Larry Brown and his head went down.
And then......
Refreshing!
He almost roared......
Woody's action made him, a person who had been bullied by Larry Brown for so long, breathe in his heart and suddenly dissipate.
That is, he is now in the game, otherwise he really wants to rush up and knock one at Woody immediately, no, it is a hug!
Misunderstandings, all misunderstandings!
I used to have eyes and didn't know giegie.
When I saw it today, Giegie is this "real hero in the world"!
Someone should have "wagged their fingers" at Larry Brown a long time ago, this old pervert just can't do it!
Milicic, who has been bullied by Larry Brown for so long that there is no light in his eyes, looks at Woody at the moment, and feels that there is a thousand lights behind him.
Start today......
Woody, that's his light!
There was silence, but all the Detroit fans didn't react, allowing Woody to wagging his finger at Larry Brown and taunting him.
To be honest, most of them share the same sentiment as Milicic:
Refreshing!
This old thing has not done a single thing since he came to Detroit!
Seeing that after the Pistons came, there was a feeling of "Wang Xiaoer's New Year", and he was beaten up like this tonight.
Seriously, at this time, Auburn Hills Palace did not sound boos because he was afraid that Woody would misunderstand.
We're not going to boo!
What we're really going to boo is this old guy!
"Toot!"
The referee was also slightly stunned before blowing the whistle and giving Woody a technical foul.
Woody really didn't react, turned around, apologized to his teammates first, and the difference was completely stretched to 16 points, and the situation was good, but after all, the game still had 6 minutes to end, and from a safe point of view, he should have waited a little longer.
It's just that he was extremely excited when he dunked at that time, and he really couldn't help it, and then when he passed by Larry Brown, looked at his face, and then thought about his "dead duck's hard mouth" words before the game started, he unconsciously raised his hand and made a "finger wagging motion" movement towards Larry Brown.
The teammates didn't have any opinions, and it was Woody who contributed the most tonight, and without him he wouldn't be able to lead by so many points.
Not to mention sending a technical foul, even if it is sending ten......
Then he would have been out a long time ago!
Anyway, it's just a technical foul, and it's really not a big deal.
Billups executes the free throw.
I don't know why, "Mr. Key", who has averaged about 90% of the free throw shooting rate per game so far in his career, actually missed free throws.
Larry Brown, who had been expressionless all along, as if he didn't care about Woody's "finger wagging finger" taunt just now, completely broke the defense at this moment, glared at Billups fiercely, and scolded him angrily.
Kenny Smith looked at him like this, and couldn't help but praise Woody: "What an annoying little expert!" ”
It's really rare to see someone who can make Larry Brown angry like this!
For the rest of the game, Larry Brown's shouts filled the sidelines.
But the problem with the Pistons isn't that they can't defend against the Heat, it's that they can't play offense.
If you want to chase points, especially the 16-point difference, it is not enough to rely on defense, you must also have a sharp enough attack.
It's a pity that at this time, the entire offense of the Pistons has been completely disintegrated by the Heat.
Billups tried to call for pick-and-roll combinations, but instead gave the Heat a chance to wrap him up.
The only person who can come out of the Pistons inside to block and dismantle is Big Ben.
The problem is that Ben can only "block", and when it comes to the stage of "demolition", he has completely become an "invisible person" and cannot share half of it. Billups' offensive space has been tightened even less.
The final whistle blew, and finally on the Pistons' home court, the Heat defeated the Pistons 91-72, 19 points, winning the matchup between second and third in the East.
The Pistons only allowed the Heat to score 9 points in the final 6 minutes, but they only scored 8 points of their own!
"The Pistons' game exposed the biggest problem with their roster, the lack of offense, and it would be nice if there was a wing player or an interior player to help control the ball and share the pressure on the outside!" Kenny Smith summed up after the game and mentioned the main reason for the Pistons' loss.
Barkley nodded in agreement, but he didn't think it would be easy for the Pistons to find such an interior player.
The No. 4 position, which team is not a "fragrant bun" in which team can organize and attack?
Let's just say that this Odom has become a "PDD", and there are injury problems, but his contract renewal is still at an annual salary of tens of millions, which shows how popular he is.
What's more, Detroit has never had any advantage in grabbing people.
The winner was completely decided, and the Detroiters on the scene couldn't hold back any longer and let out a huge boo at Larry Brown.
In the front row of the audience, you can even hear fans shouting, "Larry Brown, get out of Detroit!" ”
Ben Wallace came to say hello to Woody, he got 7 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks tonight, the statistics are not very outstanding, but some things, such as his help defense mobility, are not reflected in the data, tonight he played the "1 defense 2" on the inside many times, and the "Detroit Patron Saint" deserves it. Listening to the boos from the audience and watching Larry Brown look embarrassed, he secretly gave Woody a thumbs up.
Part of the reason why these Pistons fans are so grumpy tonight must also have something to do with Woody's "finger wagging taunt".
staged such a "good show", and he didn't care about Woody's blocking him.
But that wasn't Larry Brown's hardest time tonight.
His really tough moment was in the post-match press conference.
A dozen or twenty reporters watched him in unison, and tonight they all had the same task, which was to force Larry Brown to admit that he made the wrong choice in the draft.
The person he should really choose is Woody!
Of course, before that, Woody had been blocked in the players' tunnel.
A reporter asked knowingly why he "wagged his finger" at Larry Brown, and finally added: "Didn't you say that this action should have happened on the home court of the Heat?" ”
Woody said: "I usually make this gesture at home to celebrate......
This is not a quibble, the last time Woody made a "finger shake" at home, it was really not right, and it was indeed when the Heat completely gained the upper hand.
There's nothing wrong with saying it's a celebratory gesture.
Tonight it's a blatant mockery!
Let him not have to pick him with the second pick in the first round in the first round!
What do you mean by that?
Today you ignore my love, tomorrow I will make you unclimbable, and I will still wave my finger at you!
"So, you're going to do this to the other three teams that didn't choose you?" This is the reporter's question.
Woody nodded without hesitation: "Of course!" ”
Crisp answer, simple and direct!
The reporters on the Heat team all wanted to get a copy of the "Death Note", a total of five teams, and Woody shook his finger once, and he drew a bar.
They also talked about Woody's dunk against Ben Wallace. Originally, Woody was a little annoyed listening to them repeating "Larry Brown, Larry Brown" in his ear, but as soon as they talked about Ben Wallace, Woody was not sleepy at that time, and resumed his enthusiasm for the interview.
They were leaving by bus tonight, and Stan Van Gundy shouted a few times before he reluctantly parted with the reporters.
He walked away, and the reporters concentrated their artillery fire on Larry Brown.
Pity this old man in his 60s, let dozens of reporters surround him, ask him if Woody's fingers are powerful, how he feels, and ask for an hour before he gets out.
After decades in the industry, he has never been so embarrassed!
This Huaxia boy!
Larry Brown does regret it a little bit at the moment.
I knew that I had chosen this guy at the draft in the first place!
It's not that you can avoid something like this today by choosing him......
If Larry Brown wants to have such an awareness, will he still be called "the most stubborn old pervert" by "Magic" Johnson?
The reasons why he thinks this are:
This will make Woody torture hard!
Look at Milicic, he didn't dare to put a fart in front of him, so he dared to go to a nightclub to drink and vent.
Bag!
If Woody had fallen into his hands, he would have been the same as Milicic now.
Milicic ......
"What about the waste? After sitting on the bench all day today, you won't be able to go back, right? Isn't he ashamed? Are Serbs all such pustules? ”
Larry Brown's expression was a little more resentful than usual.
The anger he suffered on Woody tonight, he wants to get it back in Milicic!
Milicic also felt this deeply.
If it was in the past, no matter how unhappy he was, at most he would be "Ah Q spirit" in his heart, and then go to a nightclub to have a drink after the training was over.
But tonight, having seen Woody "wagging his fingers" taunting Larry Brown, and the fans in the audience frantically booing the old pervert, he is no longer so afraid of Larry Brown's authority.
is also playing ruthlessly in front of me, a "rookie", why don't you dare to taunt Woody back?
Why don't you dare to yell at the reporters?
Wait, one day, I'm going to "wagging my finger" at you like Woody.
No, I'm going to give me a middle finger!
Wrong......
Someday, I want you to try my "Iron Fist of Justice"!
Wait!
Don't cry then!
The "seeds of sin" were planted in Milicic's heart, but Larry Brown in front of him was obviously not aware of it, and it was still a "mental attack" composed of all kinds of foul language, which was vented on Milicic's head.
Early the next morning, Woody and the Heat managed to dominate the headlines of most sports newspapers.
The Miami media, in particular, made headlines full of images of Woody "shaking his finger" at Larry Brown.
I heard that this photo was also made into a poster, and nearly 10,000 copies were sold in one night.
In a city where basketball isn't hot, that's a remarkable number.
In addition, Woody's No. 95 jersey for the Heat has long been out of stock in the city.
Some players are inherently charismatic, and it has to do with the way he plays, and it has to do with his personality.
Even if they don't have a dizzying offensive and can't score for long periods of time, that charisma won't be diminished......
It was like that of Rodman back then, and it is the same with Woody now!
The point is, Woody's charismatic personality is not quite the same as Rodman's.
He's the kind of restless, but he's extremely worrying about the management and the coaching staff.
The Heat also got more positive reviews in this game.
Although the Heat team has performed eye-catching at the beginning of the new season, losing one game in the first 7 games, the schedule in the previous period of time, to be honest, the strength of the opponent is not strong.
Therefore, some voices believe that the Heat's strong start is mainly due to the advantage of the schedule.
But now, facing the Pistons, who ranked first in the East twice in the previous two seasons, they finally won by 19 points, which can be said to have dissipated this doubt.
This is definitely a "hard bone", and being able to gnaw this "hard bone" off shows that this Heat team has "thousands of nails" on its body.
Woody finished with 27 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks in this game, and his shooting percentage was still above 55%. His 27 points were a career-high again......
So far, all of his career highs have been scored in this kind of "battle of proof", which earned Woody the nickname "tough guy" before Mourning!
But Barkley felt that "tough guy" to describe Woody was not tough enough, so he nicknamed him "tough of hard".
When Woody knew that he had such a nickname, he almost carried a knife into the TNT studio, so you might as well kiss two more donkey butts!
Is this a nickname that a person can come up with?
Some media looked at the statistics of Woody's game against the Pistons, and said, "Woody should not miss the 'Player of the Week Award' in the third week of the new season this time." ”
But the media only paid attention to Woody's state and didn't notice the Heat's upcoming schedule after the game against the Pistons...... It's their first back-to-back since the new season!
Woody looked at the schedule and couldn't help but feel numb.
He didn't feel that way when he played the Pistons.
It's all "back-to-back", and this format is too perverted.
For two nights in a row, I had to play a big game every night. And the Heat are still two consecutive away games, which can be described as the "devil's schedule" in the "back-to-back" schedule.
Stan Van Gundy even canceled all training,
There's no way, there are too many newcomers to the Heat team, just to adapt to such a schedule, they have to drink a pot, and if you want to maintain the usual amount of training, I'm afraid that even the physical fitness of the game is not enough.
Stan Van Gundy wouldn't do such a thing.
Not only that, since the beginning of the new season, the Heat team's record is so good, he even plans to give up one of them directly, strive to fight for the remaining one, and go back to Miami with a 1-1 loss, even if this round of "back-to-back" is successfully completed!
On November 21, the first game of the "back-to-back" of the Heat team, the opponent was the Chicago Bulls, who gave birth to the "God of Basketball".
It's just that since Michael Jordan retired, it seems that all the luck of this team has been taken away, and the N-year high pick has not been exchanged for a new core that can be entrusted to the future.
It may also have something to do with the fact that the previous owner here was Michael Jordan, and even though the '99 champion Lang Brand was able to contribute 20 plus 10 per game in the first season of his career, they still traded him after a second season that didn't improve.
This season, they selected a senior from the University of Kansas, the Combat Power player Hinrich.
So far, in the 10 games he has played, he has averaged 12 points and 7 assists per game.
If this was a data that could compete for the "best rookie" last year, but in the "03 Golden Generation" with many talents, this data alone is obviously not enough.
Not to mention compared with the top "three heavenly pride", even compared with a first-order rookie like Wade, there is a big gap.
This game is also the game that the Heat strive to win in this round of "back-to-back".
The process is still very smooth, and the Bulls are a little more thorough than the Heat's rebuild.
What's more, this team does not have an iron fist like Pat Riley, and the cultivation method of Gu cultivation is that these newcomers all regard themselves as the core of the team.
Let's put it this way, ten people can put together eleven team bosses.
In terms of play, Woody feels like he is not facing an NBA team, but a summer league team.
Basically, whoever gets the ball hits!
Such an opponent makes it clear that tonight is a battle of "brushing data", the two sides come and go, you can't say that there is no defense, you can only say that there is no defense at all.
In the fourth quarter, he was stunned and scored a high score of 112 to 107.
Both sides are full of money.
On the Heat's side, Woody scored more than 20 points in the second straight game, shooting 10-of-18 from the field and 4-of-4 from the free-throw line, scoring 24 points and 15 rebounds for a "double-double", in addition to three blocks.
Wade also had 21 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds in this game.
The outstanding physical explosiveness made the Bulls fans on the scene drool with envy one by one. If the Heat hadn't drafted him, the Chicago-born guard would have been sweating on the court in a red Bulls outfit at the moment.
Woody and Wade, who just won the game and won gorgeous statistics, didn't have time to be happy, and hurriedly accepted two interviews after the game, and let their teammates pull into the car, and the next two days were a bit muddy.
They remember that they played a terrible game.
In this game, Woody not only scored in single digits, but also did not even get a double-double in rebounds, and his record of "double doubles" in 9 consecutive games since he entered the NBA was set.
Although this still made the Heat's team history.
But Woody woke up in his own home in Miami, and the first thought that came to his mind as he recovered was:
Is this "back-to-back"?
Really, so tired!
The second game of the Heat's "back-to-back" was the "defending champions" Spurs.
They are currently second in the West, and they are a strong team, and they have caught up with Woody when they are at their worst. In the end, the Spurs won 90-73 in this game, winning the Heat by 17 points!
The whole scene can be described as "one-sided", and from the beginning of the game, the Heat team was completely limited by the Spurs.
It can't be helped, the Heat's style of play is already dependent on athleticism, and once their physical fitness is affected, their tactical fluency will immediately fall off a cliff.
The Cleveland media can be regarded as seizing the opportunity, and Woody, who only scored 7 points and 8 rebounds in this game, sprayed wildly, and criticized it completely.
That night, however, the Miami media found an opportunity to respond.
The Cavaliers took on the Boston Celtics on the night.
Not to mention losing to the Celtics 82-91, LeBron James only got 10 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, shooting 25%! There were also 4 mistakes.
And this team just lost to the Heat not long ago.
More intense criticism flew from Miami to the ears of "ESPN King".
Reports that Ricky Davis' presence had affected LeBron James' growth flooded the media again the next day.
As the season progressed, LeBron's team became more and more proficient in "encircling Wei to save Zhao's rule".
November 24th.
The Heat didn't play.
After the day-to-day practice, Spoelstra gave Woody and Wade tactical theory lessons.
After talking about a classic outside line to block and cut inside, Woody suddenly pointed to the video and said: "If I move from this elbow to the outside, and then Dwyann moves from the wing to the top of the arc, and suddenly makes a reverse run with me, will that piece immediately get a three-point opening?" ”
Spoelstra showed a relieved expression: "This is what I want to tell you about the Heat's advanced tactics......"
The Heat have been on a hot streak lately, and even if they lost back-to-backs, they still sit in second place in the East with a 10-2 record.
As the sample size of their games grows, so does the material that other teams can look into.
Woody and Dwyanne have clearly studied some of their habits on both ends of the court.
In order to continue the momentum of these two people, in addition to improving some habitual moves against the video and becoming more difficult to prevent, it is to add some more complex tactical positions to the original tactics of the Heat.
Now it seems that after a summer vacation and training in a closed training camp, Woody has a clear better understanding of tactics and can already see some more complex tactics.
And it can still draw inferences.
Well, in fact, from the very beginning of receiving this task, the person who Spoelstra was worried about was not Woody, but ......
He turned his head to look at Wade, and met the clear and stupid eyes.
That's called a "spotlessly clean"!
Wade was really confused.
He could still understand what Spoelstra had just said, but by the time Woody began to speak, he slowly felt his head sink and his eyes glazed.
Whatever goes there, then runs back, and there will be a three-point vacancy there.
So where am I?
I don't take the ball, so what do I do?
Wade, who couldn't keep up with the rhythm, was somewhat frustrated in his heart.
After finishing his tactical analysis class, he walked down to the locker room, where he met Pat Riley on the way.
His eyes were a little evasive.
Pat Riley didn't notice his strange appearance and took the initiative to greet him, "Dwyan, did you just come out of Eric?" ”
Wade's performance has gradually stabilized recently, and his average data per game has gradually approached 15 plus 5 plus 6, and he wants to wait for the second half of the season to improve. Although it is not as good as Woody, as a rookie, this is definitely qualified, and if in previous years, it can even compete for the performance of "best rookie".
Therefore, he was satisfied.
It's just that he didn't show this, and when he saw Wade, he still had the same straight face as before.
The main thing is that he is afraid of Wade's pride and complacency.
Wade nodded timidly, and subconsciously glanced at Pat Riley's expression.
Looking at his expressionless face, think of the smile he always showed when he met Woody. And think about Woody's progress faster than him in all aspects. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart:
Coach Pat, you should be disappointed in me right now, right?
specially exchanged for a signing position and selected him to Miami, but he couldn't give Woody the same performance, and even his ability to attract fans off the court was not as good as Woody. It made him feel like a "piece of waste" and failed Pat Riley's expectations.
Riley finally sensed that something was wrong with Wade, and he quickly asked, "What's wrong with you?" Man, why don't you feel too interested? ”
"I'm ......" Wade's mouth squirmed a few times, but he still said it, "Coach Pat, I think I'm stupid!" ”
“???”
Pat Riley had a question mark on his face.
He didn't know why Wade suddenly gave himself such an evaluation.
Although it is very pertinent......
But......
After Wade finished talking about the defeat he had just encountered, he finally couldn't help but laugh, patted Wade on the shoulder, and said, "Silly boy, how can you be a stupid child?" ”
Wade:???
Am I stupid or am I not?
"Have you ever heard the story of the stupid bird flying first?" Pat Riley shifted gears and prepares to tell Wade a story.
Well......
It's time for the "brainwashing session" again.
This is also what Riley likes most about Wade!
This guy is really good PUA!
And......
doesn't need his ideas to try to create PUA occasions for this guy, and it is often Wade himself who takes the initiative to bump into it.
For example, at this moment, Wade's face was full of "Coach Pat, please PUA me, if it's Coach Pat, then anything can be done"......
"In this world, some birds fly fast and some birds fly slowly, but as long as the slow bird keeps flying, then it will eventually fly over the scenery that the fast birds can pass by, Dwyan, do you understand what I mean?"
Pat Riley had a tone of earnest instruction.
Wade's comprehension ability at this time is often amazing, and he immediately said: "If you don't practice to death, then practice to death!" ”
Pat Riley smiled.
At this moment, he loved Wade more than Woody......
Forget it, don't lie to yourself!
Can't catch up, really can't catch up, talented, young, diligent and studious, and make rapid progress...... How can this be chased?
To say how much Pat Riley loves Woody now, let's put it this way! At one point, he was jealous that Phil Jackson could coach Michael Jordan.
But since he drafted Woody in the draft, he has become less and less envious!
On November 25, the Heat, which had just finished "back-to-back", ushered in another focus battle.
They are at home in this match against the following opponents:
Denver!
The "Big Three" have once again started an encounter, this time with Woody VS Carmelo Anthony!
Speaking of which, the reason why the "Three Great Tianjiao" were so fiercely hyped is that in addition to the fact that they are the same year show, there is also a very important reason, they are all forward players.
Although LeBron James is now playing the No. 1 position with the Cavaliers, his style of play is actually more of the No. 3 position. His playmaking skills and passing skills are not that good.
More of his passes came from his breakaways.
Instead of a traditional point guard, he directs his teammates to pass the ball after they are in position.
Of course, this is also normal, I am a high school student, I have not learned tactics systematically, no matter how talented and visionary I am, it is impossible to command NBA-level tactical movement as soon as I enter the NBA.
Just like Woody, he now understands the Heat's tactics thoroughly enough, but it is limited to his own running, if he really asks him to take a ball and direct his teammates to run there, his eyes will definitely be black, and the word "confused" will be on his head.
Three people are in the same position, so there is more comparability!
It also makes these three people full of topicality.
It can also be seen from the arrangement of the alliance.
For this game, David Stern gave the "All-America Live" treatment.
In the league, only the focus battle that is full of heat can have the specification of "national live broadcast", which shows the expectations of the outside world for this game.
Before the game, the reporters didn't think it was a big deal, and they specially asked Woody and Carmelo Anthony to evaluate each other.
It's a pity that they didn't get their way, Woody and Carmelo Anthony haven't spoken until now, let alone have any contradictions, so Woody glanced at Carmelo Anthony's average of 21.5 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists per game so far. He shot 42.6 percent from the field and simply said, "This is a really good guy." ”
Carmelo Anthony probably had the same thoughts, facing the camera, he said: "I don't know him very well, but from his performance on the pitch, he is very good and I am looking forward to this fight!" ”
8,000 words today, slow down a little, and continue to update 10,000 words tomorrow.
(End of chapter)