December 20th.
St. Mary's High School's last game before the Christmas break and the last game in the "District Preliminaries".
After this game, St. Mary's High School ushered in the short winter break.
When the short winter vacation is over, it will be the "regional competition".
St. Mary's High School, which has already been confirmed as a wild card team at the time of introduction, will enter the higher-level Ohio Division I High School League and will face more intense competition.
Therefore, even though the winning and losing of recent games have no impact, Drew still strictly requires the team's offensive and defensive transitions and uses these few games to adjust the state.
As the first school team in the history of the Ohio High School League to complete a "skip" in the middle of the season, Drew doesn't want to be beaten as a "sandbag" by others in the more competitive Division I league!
Then it will no longer be a legend, but a joke.
With full firepower, Saint Mary's easily defeated its opponent by 55 points in this game.
LeBron James scored a luxurious 22 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks.
But the player who shone brightest tonight was definitely Woody.
He once again scored more than LeBron James, scoring 27 points with a high shooting percentage of 12 of 16 and 3 of 4 free throws. He also scored 20 rebounds, and 2 assists.
"Double 20"!
This is the first time Woody has achieved such dazzling data since the new season.
Drew found that Woody seemed to be stronger than at the beginning of the season.
This is really not Drew's illusion.
Because the first phase of the schedule from early November to late December has come to an end, Woody is more adaptable to this league.
Just like Yao Ming's first few games in his NBA career, his statistics were very miserable, but after adapting, he gradually produced good statistical performance, and from time to time he could contribute data that can only be produced by the league's top insiders.
Woody is now gradually showing his dominance over this league.
More importantly, Woody's rebounding ability has been improved to 70 points!
In the NBA, this is a rebounding ability that can only be achieved by rotating substitute insiders. In the second-level high school league, it is really no different from "beating your son".
In addition, his scoring ability under the basket has also increased to 53 points. Coupled with his NBA-level physical fitness, as long as he gets close to the basket, he can easily bomb the basket.
Most high school basketball team insiders are less than 1.90 meters tall.
Yes, there are so many "tall men"!
The average height of American men is only 1.77 meters...
With his absolute strength and the weakness of his opponent, Woody naturally becomes more and more awesome as he fights!
Looking at the reporters who were subconsciously running towards Woody, LeBron James's expression showed a hint of uncontrollable gloom, but soon he adjusted his facial expression to make himself look like they were with each other. Delighted with Dee's performance.
So far, all 18 games in the first phase of the new season have ended. Under the leadership of Woody and LeBron, St. Mary's High School has won 18 consecutive victories and averaged 40 to 50 points per game, creating a record in the Ohio Division II High School League. The team’s point differential record in the first period.
LeBron James played 18 games, averaging 27.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 7.5 assists, 1.5 steals and 1 block per game. In addition to rebounds, he still leads the entire team in several other statistics.
only……
Woody's per-game statistics are even better.
He averaged 26 points, 17 rebounds and 3 assists in these 18 games!
The shooting percentage was close to 70%!
If in the first 8 games of the season, LeBron James still has some advantages over Woody in terms of data, then now, I really can’t say which side has the advantage!
After all, he is 10 rebounds behind Woody per game, but only leads by 1.5 points and 3.5 assists.
"Double star shining" is not just an adjective now, Woody can really match him in terms of statistics!
But it is also the case. The head coaches of other high school teams in the league are even more unhappy. Many coaches who do not want to disclose their names bluntly said, "With the configuration of St. Mary's High School, wouldn't it be possible to win with a dog on the bench?"
Does he have anything to do with Drew?
Facing these doubts, Drew smiled slightly:
Jealousy, these people are jealous!
He can understand it, let alone others, even he can't believe that this is actually a lineup he can coach.
You know, in addition to the "double star shining", St. Mary's High School also has a freshman Stephen Curry who can average 12.5 points and 3.5 assists per game. The 14-year-old now averages 2.5 three-pointers per game. If this grows again, I'm afraid it will become another "offensive pillar"!
Even if Woody and LeBron leave next summer, Drew will not be blind.
The strongest man is already in the formation!
There is also a special audience in the audience today - Woody Hayes!
This is Ohio State's head coach.
The Buckeyes belong to the Big Ten Conference and are members of the NCAA Division I. They once won the NCAA championship in 1960, but have declined more and more since then. Especially in the past ten years, they have only entered the "National Championship" twice. Even in "March Madness", the results are still not ideal.
The most recent time was 3 years ago, when they had Michael Reid, the "sharp shooter" who is gradually gaining a foothold in the Bucks. Interestingly, Reed was famous for his breakthroughs in college, but his shooting ability was criticized.
However, this is not an isolated case. There are many players like Michael Reid who have transitioned to the NBA.
The reason is simply that physical fitness, which can be used sideways in the NCAA, is no longer useful in the NBA. At this time, players need to light up their "skill tree", otherwise they will not be able to gain a foothold in the league.
Therefore, there is nothing to discuss whether skills or physical fitness are more important in playing in the NBA. If you have physical fitness, you can at least enter this league. If you don't have physical fitness, you won't even have a "stepping stone."
Remember, any so-called NBA player with poor physical fitness can beat everyone outside the NBA, with almost no exceptions. Even a guy like Steve Nash who seems to have mediocre physical fitness.
After Michael Reed, Ohio State University has not had any good additions. Seeing that three years have passed, the entire Ohio State University basketball team is in desperate need of a "hero" to save this team.
At first, Woody Hayes' target was LeBron James.
But as Gloria James was exposed for taking bribes, although LeBron James has not announced that he will directly skip the NCAA and enter the NBA, in fact, his NCAA path has been ruined.
No player can fight against the rules set by a "monster" like the NCAA.
Even LeBron, the "phenomenal newcomer" who has been so famous in recent years.
When he heard that there was another "junior student" from China with the same name as himself, Woody Hayes had been paying close attention to him. After watching Woody play a few games, he was even more sure that Woody, This is the person he wants to find.
So, he came with full sincerity, the promise of a full scholarship, and even a part-time library opportunity provided by the school - he heard that Woody's family background was not very good. I came to St. Mary's College and prepared to have a good talk with Woody.
As for this game, it is the last consideration before formally meeting with Woody.
The result is……
Woody Hayes is already formulating next year's team tactics for Woody.
Leave all the balls to him!
Or should we leave all the balls to him?
However, he was smiling and walking towards Woody. A scout walked out quickly, took out an envelope and handed it to Woody.
This was an ordinary yellow leather envelope, but Woody Hayes' pupils shrank instinctively because he thought of a certain figure.
Legend has it that everyone he favors will receive a handwritten letter from him!
Most high school students would feel honored and proud to receive his handwritten letter...
Old K, the legendary coach of the Duke Blue Devils, also has his eye on Woody?
