Woody once again won the "Player of the Month" award in the first month of the new season, and the Miami media celebrated Woody's second career "Player of the Month" award with "gongs and drums and firecrackers".

The major media also immediately followed the announcement.

Interestingly, ESPN, which has always deliberately "ignored" Woody, also reported on this matter for the first time.

As LeBron James's "sub-media", their abnormal signal embarrassed LeBron James.

Of course, his embarrassment is not just ESPN's "backstabbing" behavior.

When the major media mention Woody's award, they will cue LeBron James very tacitly, as if if they don't mention LeBron, the reports of these people will be very imperfect.

This made LeBron James exclaim:

These people must not be living as they should!

The champion in '03 was embarrassing, and the champion in '04 was equally embarrassing.

The "Rookie Player of the Month Award" in the first month of the new season was also officially announced:

The "Rookie of the Month" in the West belonged to the New Orleans Hornets, the 18th pick in their '04 debut, J.R. Smith.

He averaged 10.3 points per game off the bench, the highest of any rookie in the West.

Speaking of which, this year's rookie is quite similar to last year's.

There are many talented high school students, such as Howard with the first pick, Shaun Livingston with the fourth pick, and J.R. Smith, who won the "Rookie of the Month" in the first month of the West, all of whom entered the draft as high school students.

At the same time, many of the strong rookies this year are on the East team, and there are very few West teams, just like last year.

This is naturally a proof of the alliance's "weak in the east and strong in the west" pattern:

After all, the worse the team, the more likely it is to get a high pick, and last season's 10th pick in the East may be in front of the 13th in the West.

Therefore, the competition for rookies in the West this year is not fierce, and Jr-Smith is already "one of the best".

The competition in the East was obviously much tougher, with Howard averaging 13 plus 8 per game and losing to Okafor, the second pick in the first round in '04, who averaged a "double-double" of 15 points and 10 rebounds per game in his first month with the Bobcats.

The number of double-doubles so far can also be ranked among the top among many players in the league.

This has something to do with the fact that he is an "older rookie", but honor never depends on age, as long as you are a rookie, as long as you play a good performance, then it should be your award, it is yours.

Howard, as the "champion", could only watch Okafor win the "Rookie of the Month trophy" in the first month of the new season on the first day of December.

This made the first day of December, which was already unhappy for him, even more unhappy.

The Magic's schedule for the new season, the first game in December, their opponents are ......

Miami Heat!

Howard, who expressed his disdain for Woody on the night of the draft, will usher in the first game of his career against Woody tonight.

Since he said that, his heat has continued all summer.

Of course, all this heat was brought to him by Woody, because as long as he appeared in front of the media, the questions from reporters were all related to Woody and his remarks.

Even tonight.

A giggling Howard appeared in front of the reporter, and the reporter's question successfully made the smile on his face freeze:

"What do you think you can do tonight in front of Woody?"

"Do you think you can dunk in front of Woody?"

"Do you think you can limit Woody's scoring?"

"What do you want to say about Woody winning the first Player of the Month award of the new season?"

"Would you regret not winning the Rookie of the Month award in the East?"

……

Even with these questions alone, it's clear that the reporters aren't optimistic about his performance tonight.

Howard, who was already unhappy because he didn't win the "Rookie of the Month Award", is even more unhappy at the moment, but his agent has always asked him to be cautious in his words and deeds since that draft, including today, and also called him n times, telling him not to be rash:

"Man, you should know that you're still a long way from your full form, so forget about the reporters and the media, you'll be living in the shadow of Woody for a long time, but...... The days are still long! Trust in the Lord, and the Lord will give you a perfect result! ”

Amen!

Howard muttered silently in his mind, then smiled again.

He did what his agent said and didn't show a tough attitude.

Most reporters saw this in their eyes, and in their opinion, Howard was cowardly.

This......

It's too boring, isn't it?

A few reporters tried to fan the flames, but the effect was not obvious, this Howard didn't bite the hook, but they were about to become "cocked".

It's really cowardly, huh?

They can understand who has made Woody so much better this season.

This kind of progress has already qualified him to stand opposite Tim Duncan, let alone a little Howard?

Even if this guy is a "champion"......

But what happened to the "champion"?

This is not the only one that Woody has cleaned up!

LeBron James, the "pride of the sky", is now also shrouded in the shadow of Woody!

A reporter informed Woody about Howard's changed attitude.

Woody's expression didn't change.

I don't care if he cowards him or not!

Gotta him today!

If you don't him, where will the achievement point come from?

If I don't have achievement points, how can I level up?

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So, it's not a matter of Howard's attitude, whatever his attitude is, it's over!

The Magic made a big trade this summer, sending away the team's "scoring champion" Maddy. However, they got "Old Cat" Mobley and Francis in this deal. Coupled with the fact that Grant Hill, the "fastest first step" in the 90s, is sure to return for the new season after two consecutive major injuries, the strength on paper is still there.

Therefore, before the start of the new season, many media ranked this team in the top 8 positions in the East.

And the entire November game ended, the Magic went 7-9 and barely finished in 10th place in the East. As a result, it seems that the energy of this team's strength on paper is a little lower than expected.

The first is that the defensive problems of the combination of "Old Cat" Mobley and Francis are infinitely magnified.

And then Grant Hill has been absent from the battlefield for a long time, and he has no immediate combat power at his peak, which is also a problem.

The main thing is that Howard's performance is too "high school student"!

Although everyone knows that he is a "senior high school graduate" in the draft.

But the problem is that the combat effectiveness of the two high school rookie seasons of the '03 generation is a bit ridiculous, so much so that after the draft this summer, Howard's instant combat power was unconsciously brought into the "pride of the sky" level of the '03 generation.

However, in the end, it turned out that this "pride of the sky" is the "pride of the sky", and even if the rookies of high school students and the rookies of high school students have very good talents, the gap is still very large.

In addition, Howard, a newcomer, is suspected of fraud!

In his high school highlights, he played all kinds of operations from the No. 1 position to the No. 5 position, but after arriving at the NBA court, he immediately degenerated into an ordinary blue-collar No. 4 position. The offensive end can only "eat cakes", what dribble, what passes, what "little Garnett" all don't exist.

Woody was in a similar situation last year, but when pushing and counterattacking, he can still control the ball twice, including passes in the fast break, and he can do it well. It is equivalent to saying that the ability in these aspects has only been weakened a little, and it cannot reach the level of defenders, but the level of the forward line is real.

Howard, on the other hand, can't even reach the level of the forward......

It's not a scam, what is it?

In fact, another reason why Howard admitted on the surface was that after he entered the NBA and actually played on this court, he realized how great Woody was on this court.

That's the equivalent of 18 years old, and he played at the level of 21 years old!

Although this change will not make him change his mouth immediately and want to become the "next Woody", it is enough for him to listen to his agent, obediently shut his mouth, and even if he wants to say something, he only complains in his heart.

Of course, while complaining in his heart, he was also secretly looking forward to giving Woody a big deal tonight.

He discovered early on that playing basketball is actually the same thing as saving a girl who has lost her footing, when he is in a good state, he can save eighty or ninety of them, and when he is in a bad state, he can only save two or three.

Maybe tonight is the night he's in great shape?

And this afternoon he also heard good news:

Shaq O'Neal and Wade were both expected to miss tonight's game after a suspected bad bite yesterday.

The Miami Heat's "3C" is missing two at once, and this game can't be played!

tui！

tui！

Howard spat twice in a row and was gearing up for tonight's game.

In the away dressing room, Stan Van Gundy took one last look at Shaq and Wade, who were sitting in front of the closets in their respective dressing rooms, and asked suspiciously: "Are you feeling better?" Are you sure you don't need to call the team doctor to check it again? ”

Wade didn't think to say anything yet, but Shaq O'Neal was "just talking": "Of course, coach, we're actually getting better, but we still feel like we're sweating, so I'm thinking about taking another break...... Yes, Dwyane! ”

Wade, who was poked by him, nodded stunned and cooperated with his performance.

What kind of demon are you doing!

Stan Van Gundy was now completely sure that two people were pretending to be sick, but he didn't break these two, and simply laid out tonight's tactics before leaving the locker room first.

"Woody, tonight's stage is out for you, give me a good lesson for this guy!" Sure enough, as soon as he left, Shaq O'Neal immediately stopped pretending, patted Woody next to him, and looked expectant.

Woody, who was tying his shoelaces, shook his head speechlessly, and only Shaq O'Neal could think of these moths.

But this really suits his heart, and he can let go of his hands and feet!

Even without Shaq O'Neal and Wade, as well as Haslem and Gerard Wallace, the Heat still have depth on the roster.

It's just that these players have some overlap in functionality, so that sometimes, it doesn't work to produce the effect that 1 plus 1 is greater than 3. Shaq O'Neal's rest with Wade will certainly affect the Heat's fighting power, but it doesn't include tonight's game against the Magic.

That's what it looks like to Woody anyway.

There were a lot of fans who came to the Magic tonight.

The basketball vibe in this city is still good.

It's just that when many players from the Heat team came out, the scene immediately resounded with loud boos.

Wade watched for a long time, and finally reacted, and these boos seemed to be directed at Shaq O'Neal. At this time, he remembered that Shaq had left the Magic team and joined the Lakers.

Supposedly, he would love to play tonight, right?

Woody also realized Shaq O'Neal's righteousness at this time.

He also has a deep beef with the Magic, but he gave him the stage first.

So that he can let go of his hands and feet and clean up Howard properly.

In that case, I'll be better next time I'll be sick!

This season, the Heat have played three games against the Magic, two of which have been on the Magic's home court.

David Stern: This is clearly on purpose!

I don't want to let go of any gimmick!

The big screen on the scene gave the starting lineups on both sides at this time:

"Magic: No. 1 Francis, No. 2 Mobley, No. 3 Grant Hill, No. 4 Howard, No. 5 Tony Barty;

Heat: No. 1 Alstom, No. 2 Jones, No. 3 Gerald Wallace, No. 4 Woody, No. 5 Haslem; ”

In terms of lineup, the Magic team is really not bad, Howard is a rookie, and there are two starters who have entered the All-Star Weekend, and even one of them has become the "All-Star Ticket King" as soon as he enters the league.

His name:

Grant Hill!

It's also the only man in NBA history to receive a congratulatory call on the night of the draft.

The word "gentleman" can be perfectly embodied in him.

And in the style on the court, it's gorgeous!

David Stern also cultivated him as a "post-Michael Jordan era" façade at one point.

It's just a pity that God doesn't favor this young man with great talent and character.

Two serious injuries from '00 have kept him out for two or three seasons in a row. Now that he is back, in addition to the vicissitudes left on his face by the years, his performance is not as good as it was back then. But the signature smile still hung on his face.

Then the tournament officially arrived.

When the referee notified the players on both sides to come on the court, Howard's expression lit up, his eyes were bright and full of desire, everyone knew what this guy wanted to do.

The one who came up to jump with him was the Woody he was expecting.

Gotta grab it, gotta grab it!

Howard wanted to take the lead, but Woody had a better jump speed and height, and successfully grabbed the first attack for the team.

"You're disappointed, aren't you? It's going to be like this tonight! ”

Woody's voice sounded, and at this time, Howard realized that the eyes of the person opposite were also burning like flames!

He thought......

Break me?!!

(End of chapter)