"Coach, I'm ready!"
"No, Dwyane, you're not ready yet!"
"Really, coach, I'm really better!"
"Actually, Dwyane, you don't understand what I mean. Team An Wu Nian, you can rest for a while. Anyway, there is still one game left before the All-Star Weekend. I think you can rest for a better time." The attitude is back!”
"But coach..."
"Be good, Dwyane, it's decided like this, okay? You have always been the player who makes the coach worry the most..."
"Does it give you more peace of mind than Woody?"
"Of course, man, you are the one who makes me worry the most!"
…
After hanging up the phone, Stan Van Gundy breathed a sigh of relief.
Pat Riley was right, Dwyane is really easy to cheat.
Of course, if you really want to say it, Stan Van Gundy really didn't lie to him.
Because compared to Woody, he is indeed a less worrying child.
Woody showed his growth in his first season, which made Stan Van Gundy worry. Can he really help this child unleash all his potential?
Will I delay the growth of this child...
Stan Van Gundy often has this realization:
If Woody doesn't become a "superstar" in the end, then the responsibility lies entirely with him!
The Heat faced the Mavericks again in their last game. In this game, the Heat returned to their home court. It was a pity that the entire Mavericks team played well in this game, and everyone felt great. Don't mention it, Cuban did this. Although the lineup is crazy, once all of them have enough touch, they will indeed be an unstoppable "offensive tank".
In the end, the Heat lost their last game before the All-Star break with a 12-point defeat.
But for the Heat, there's nothing to be upset about.
Same goes for Woody.
During the period when Dwyane Wade was injured, the Heat achieved a record of 5 wins and 1 loss. This result was definitely the first time Wade's injury was reported, and the media did not expect it.
This team really just depends on Woody's performance!
As for Wade, he is just an addition now.
Otherwise, why would Wade be so eager to come back?
He was afraid that if he didn't come back, he would be gone!
This defeat could be regarded as resolving some of his "urgent needs", and he suddenly felt a sense of relief...for two or three seconds.
No, I absolutely cannot relax now!
I must fight this "comeback battle"!
When Wade thought about his situation, he became extremely impatient.
Under such circumstances, he completely forgot what the doctor told him to pay attention to rest after recovering from the injury. His current thoughts are:
I have to work harder!
He knew very well that after Woody played the game against the Mavericks, he went to Akron overnight to attend LeBron James' jersey retirement ceremony, and then he had to immediately go to Los Angeles to participate in the All-Star Weekend.
Then he has at least two extra days of training time.
Although this is not enough to close the distance with Woody.
But as the saying goes, "every drop of water will penetrate the stone" and "perseverance", as long as he keeps accumulating like this over time, seizing every time Woody drinks coffee and investing in training, then he will gradually close the distance with Woody.
Just do it!
At that time, he rushed to the arena.
At the same time, he also called Pat Riley and revealed the news to him intentionally or unintentionally:
It was the first day of vacation, but I didn’t relax, but continued to rough myself up~
This is no harder than the guy who ran to attend the ceremony of his former teammate's jersey retirement!
Pat Riley expressed his affirmation of Wade on the phone, but hung up the phone, and he showed a boring expression again:
I’ve talked about it, it’s too boring!
Woody took his second uncle back to Akron again after 8 months.
Compared to last year, after Woody donated a total of about $250,000 in basketball equipment, there are more traces of Woody in this town.
Wu Erzhuang went back to his original rental house.
Woody received an impatient call from Curry and rushed to his dormitory in Akron to meet with him.
It’s been about two months since I last saw Stephen Curry...
No change!
He still has the face that is as childish as a primary school student.
He seemed to have grown taller, but Woody wasn't sure.
His figure was still thin and there was no obvious change.
It is worth mentioning that St. Mary's high school league journey this season has ended. They did not lose a game last season and had the last laugh with 27 consecutive victories. This time they barely entered the district competition, but fell to In the "knockout" stage, among the 8 teams, they only won 1 game and stopped in the top 8.
Stephen Curry's performance is pretty good. As a sophomore, he averaged 20.4 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.2 steals per game, and averaged 1.5 three-pointers per game.
"Coach Drew means that next season I will transform and focus on playing the No. 1 position..."
Stephen Curry is a little confused.
Of course he hopes he can become a "sharp shooter" like his father.
However, so far, there are no signs of rapid growth in his height. I am afraid that it will be difficult for him to grow to more than 1.96 meters.
And his dribbling talent is indeed outstanding...
It seems that transitioning to the No. 1 position is a better choice.
Woody thought for a while: "How about you train with me this summer. Then you will know whether you are suitable to play the number one position!"
Although Stephen Curry has his father to help teach him.
But this summer Woody's trainer is the famous Grover, Jordan's official trainer, which will definitely help Curry more than him, especially if Stephen Curry really transforms...
Dell Curry still has a deeper study of shooting, and is definitely not as good as Grover in other aspects.
When Stephen Curry heard Woody's words, he immediately smiled with joy, nodded hurriedly, and thanked him repeatedly.
Woody waved his hands indifferently. When he was still a "hidden dragon", Dell Curry helped him a lot. Later, he also gave him sincere advice on whether he should directly enter the NBA. Although Woody didn't listen to him, but Woody still remembered these friendships. Now that Stephen Curry is in his period of confusion, it would be great to be able to help him.
That night, Stephen Curry pestered Woody and refused to let him go. The two had "passionate chats" all night long. Stephen Curry asked a lot about the NBA. It was obvious that he was really yearning for it.
Woody said: "How about you do the same as me and go to the NBA after playing in the high school league!"
Stephen Curry was slightly stunned. This was a path he had never imagined. In fact, all his efforts up to now were aimed at entering Duke and becoming one of the Duke Blue Devils as his father hoped. elements.
Participated in the draft after graduating from high school...
This seems like something only a super genius like Woody would do.
To him, this was a little too crazy!
He asked: "Woody, do you think I can make it to the NBA?"
Woody said: "Of course, kid, you will become a very good player. If you believe this, then you can do it!"
He doesn't know whether Stephen Curry can enter the NBA, but the recent improvement in mid-range shooting efficiency has made him discover one thing:
Confidence can improve one's ability level!
When he believes that the ball can be scored, his shot will be more determined than usual, and the shot process will be smoother.
so……
"Stephen, there will always be doubts from the outside world, but you have to believe that you can be the best player you can be!"
Curry just looked at Woody, and after listening to his words, he couldn't move his eyes away.
Is this a professional player in the NBA?
Talking is so cool!
Early the next morning, LeBron James followed his team and appeared at St. Mary's High School dressed up.
A group of reporters at the scene were already waiting here.
It's just unfortunate that...
When LeBron James appeared, Woody also arrived at the gate of St. Mary's High School.
Although these reporters knew that LeBron was the protagonist today, many of them subconsciously turned their guns and rushed towards Woody.
Compared with LeBron who retired his high school jersey, interviewing Woody, this year's All-Star starter, seems to be more topical.
You know, not everyone has the opportunity to give Woody an exclusive interview before the All-Star weekend.
Okay, let's show off. In fact, most of the reporters who came today did not accept the invitation and came spontaneously.
LeBron James' team also found out about this, but still gave these people a pass.
I thought it was LeBron's charisma that conquered these reporters.
Now it seems that these guys are clearly "drunkards who don't care about wine" and are coming after Woody.
For a moment, you can’t tell whose home field this is!
But this is normal. With the promotions of Adidas and "Sports Illustrated", coupled with the Heat's recent consecutive wins, Woody's popularity has reached a whole new level. Originally, the kind of super rookie is a "super giant" level. Exposure treatment.
Now add to that the overwhelming publicity he brought himself.
The entire NBA media circle seems to be shouting the same name:
Woody!
Woody!
Woody!
How can an ESPN "King" compete with him?
Really...
Wherever I go, that’s my home court!
LeBron James, who was originally in a good mood, looked at Woody who had stolen most of his limelight. The look in his eyes changed again and again. He finally suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart without directly showing it.
However, this gave him a reminder:
From now on, I will never appear in such a place where I might be robbed of my limelight, even if it is my "good brother"'s Hall of Fame ceremony!
What he wants is...
The whole audience is focused!
This feeling of estrangement lasted until the end of the jersey retirement. During this period, whenever Woody had a "pass" with him, the reporters would turn their cameras to give Woody a close-up. So much so that LeBron James didn't dare to "brush the edges" later.
A retirement ceremony that was completely different from what he imagined ended like this...
What's even more annoying is that after the jersey retirement ceremony, the first question the reporter asked him was: "St. Mary's High School will retire Woody's jersey in April. Will you appear at the scene like Woody?"
LeBron James resisted the urge to talk trash and said: "You know, we are all professional players. In terms of arrangements, we need to look at our future schedule. I hope I have time. This is the retirement ceremony of my good brother. We had a really great time!”
He finally decided to maintain this "brotherhood"!
But the next day, what chilled him was that most of the media chose to report on Woody. Only a small number of media did not forget their original intention of going to Akron, which was to report on LeBron's jersey retirement ceremony.
Take a closer look at the heads of these media. Oh, they are all media arranged by Nike and their own team.
It would be fine if Woody just stole his limelight.
The Heat have another guy who steals his spotlight.
That person is...
Dwyane Wade!
It was just reported that the "big cheek" was recovering from injury, but this morning it was reported again that he had a muscle strain and would miss the All-Star Rookie Challenge.
This damn thing is a "wolf killer"!
Use this method to grab traffic for your brothers.
You win, okay!
LeBron James is very upset. He is also counting on this jersey retirement ceremony to remind fans of what kind of "proud man of heaven" he was back then!
The result was so rough*!
The Heat team doctor saw Wade looking in pain, especially after hearing him say that he had practiced extra hard, and felt a little tired: "Didn't...didn't I tell you everything? I asked you to pay attention to rest, why didn't you listen?" ?”
He felt that he needed to have a good chat with Pat Riley and let this "spiritual mentor" persuade the child.
He could keenly feel that Wade was under a lot of pressure.
Source of stress…
It is very likely that this is the Heat's winning streak.
"Anyway, you have to take a good rest in the next month, and don't practice like this again!" He was afraid that Wade would forget, so he wrote every letter clearly.
To be honest, looking at Wade like this, he almost wanted to teach him how to read it, to make sure he understood what it meant.
Then I called Pat Riley.
The "divine fortune teller" still didn't care.
It is said that "the stupid bird flies first", then it must be "the stupid bird flies first".
If your wings are cramped, should you never fly again?
How can that be done!
Storms, rainbows, sonorous roses, don’t you understand these!
He called Wade, asked about his condition with concern, and acknowledged Wade's injury behavior in secret and overtly.
This made Wade feel as sweet as eating bee poop~
My thoughts are getting more and more perverted!
Therefore, when this player enters the NBA, he must know how to protect himself and never meet an "old pervert" like Pat Riley, otherwise, you may become what he wants.
When Woody learned the news, he also called Wade and asked him to have a good rest so that he could have a long future.
But this call was considered a "sweet bomb" by Wade!
(End of chapter)
