Rebirth of Hayes Cyclone

Chapter 60 [Fresh Blood, Reinforcing Lineup]

After defeating the Wizards, the Rockets had three days to rest.

People are unlucky, drinking cold water will clog their teeth.This sentence is very suitable to describe the current Rockets. McGrady's bizarre injury has a great impact on the team.

On the surface, the Rockets still have Columna Azubuike, Bunche Wells, and Luther Hyde who can play shooting guard.

Especially Bunch-Wells, the data is quite luxurious.

However, once the Rockets proposed a deal to the Knicks and exchanged Bunch Wells for David Lee, only Hyde, who was not good at defense, and Azubuike, who was not good at attacking, were left as McGrady's substitutes.

The original idea of ​​the Rockets was to recall Jacobson, who was waived in the preseason. This proposal was strongly opposed by Jeff Van Gundy. Jacobson is a very characteristic forward player and cannot help the team at all. , What they need is an assaulter who can fill McGrady's vacancy, has impact, and can grab points, or a shooting guard who is good at defense.

The failure of last season reminded the Rockets that in order to stand on the big stage of the finals and even win the championship, the Rockets must overcome injuries and take preventive measures in advance.Although McGrady's injury is not serious, if someone is injured in the back line in the near future, there will be big problems in their lineup.

At that time, even if the inside line is strengthened through trading, what will they compete with other strong teams?Let Hayes play guard?

In order to alleviate the shortage of manpower in the backcourt, the coaching staff decided to send scouts to NBDL to select players.

NBDL, which is the abbreviation of NBA Development League, belongs to the NBA's second-tier league and is also the NBA's talent pool. Most of the players in this league have participated in the NBA draft or preseason games.There are also some people who have played in the NBA, but their performance is not good, and they are sent here to exercise from below, waiting for the team to call at any time.

Any team in the NBA can select players from the Development League to enter the NBA, and they can also send their own players to the Development League for exercise.Generally speaking, NBDL is the same as the NBA team it belongs to in terms of tactics and even defensive strategies, because NBDL is to reserve the required talents for the parent team.

Since its establishment, NBDL has trained many outstanding players for the NBA.The most typical representatives are Hayes and Azubuike of the Rockets.

With previous success stories, the Rockets coaching staff is more optimistic about NBDL than any other team.

The next morning when the team was on vacation, Jeff Van Gundy called at 11 o'clock, and Hayes was still fast asleep.

"Good morning, Jeff." Hayes answered the phone and said in a daze.

"It's noon. You can really sleep." Jeff - Van Gundy laughed.

"I was too tired defending against James yesterday. Against that guy, I was even more tired than playing for more than 40 minutes before." Hayes sat up and looked at the time and said.

"Tracey has to rest for two weeks. Now we are going to NBDL to find some short-term contract workers. Do you have anyone to recommend?" Before looking for someone, the coaching staff thought of asking Hayes. Last year, Hayes was still in the Development League. He has had experience.

"Development League? There is someone I want to recommend, but I don't know if he is still in the Development League. If not, let the scouts find him. His name is Jamario Moon. Apart from him, there is no need to consider other people. gone."

"The name of the person you're talking about sounds familiar. What position does he play? Are there any characteristics?" Jeff Van Gundy asked on the phone.

"Small forward and shooting guard can also play. What are the characteristics... He played Harlem basketball before. He can run faster than McGrady, jump higher than McGrady, can dunk from the free throw line, and can shoot well. As long as he comes, we It will definitely help to train him," Hayes said.

"Harlem basketball? You still like this... Then I'll let the scouts find him, Jamario Moon?" Jeff Van Gundy asked again.

"That's right. We must let him come to the trial training, we can't lose." Hayes said excitedly.Now no team pays attention to this strong man. As long as the Rockets scouts can find Moon, they will definitely be able to bring him to Houston.

The Harlem basketball team is honorably called "the most popular basketball team in the world". In the early days of its establishment, the Harlem basketball team mainly played games and performances in China and lived a life of world travellers. So far, according to incomplete statistics, they have It has visited 115 countries and regions, and the audience has exceeded 1 million people.They combined superb skills and humorous performances; turned fierce basketball confrontation into an organic combination of art and sports, thus attracting countless audiences of different colors from all over the world.Known as the "Friendly Messenger", his accompaniment song "Lovely Georgia Brown" has become familiar to many fans.Today's Harlem basketball team has grown into a multi-team sports organization headquartered in Chicago, its birthplace.

The Harlem basketball team is full of high-quality supermen who are good at performing, performing all kinds of basketball moves to please the audience, such as lob dunks, windmill dunks, and 360-degree dunks.

Jamalio Moon has been a member since 2004 and is a standout on the team.

However, he soon got bored with acting, quit the team, and continued to chase his NBA dream.

Moon is older than Yao Ming. At 26 years old, he failed to participate in the NBA draft, and was not even selected by a strong college team. Now he is struggling in the Development League, earning a maximum salary of 1000 yuan a week.

However, Hayes knew that in the 2007-2008 season in his previous life, the Raptors signed a contract with Moon. The contract period was two years, and only part of the salary was guaranteed.After that, Moon played well in the Raptors and gradually secured the team's main position.

In that season, Munn scored 8.5 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1 steal and 1.4 blocks. His salary was only 77, which is definitely a low salary and high performance.

The characteristic of Moon is obvious, that is his athletic ability.

He can make a lot of elegant dunks, and dunks from the free throw line are also a child's play for him.His amazing jumping ability has earned him the nickname "Moon Man", which may not be a title, because his last name is the moon.His speed is also terrifyingly fast, which is very suitable for the Rockets who lack passion in offense and lack talented players in the lineup.

Munn's defensive ability is not bad either. Superman's physical fitness is destined to make him a good defender. Of course, his defensive awareness cannot be as strong as Battier's. However, when the opponent shakes him away and prepares to attack the basket When hitting the basket, he can chase to the side to block the opponent with excellent explosive power.Therefore, Moon is a good supplementary defensive player. His blocks and steals can bring new surprises to the Rockets' defense.

Moon is not the kind of player that everyone imagines, jumping in the paint and never playing. He also has the ability to shoot from a fixed point.He is the kind of player who often wanders on the outside, and then makes an air cut from time to time, and then prepares to dunk. Therefore, Moon, who is active on the outside, has a certain three-point shooting percentage.Playing on the outside of the Rockets, with the Big Three in check, there will be no shortage of opportunities to shoot open. As long as Moon can hit the open three-pointer, it will be an extra gain for the Rockets. He can become a qualified substitute for Battier.

Moreover, Moon can also grab rebounds. He does not rely on blocking, but on bouncing.Nobody can match the height of his rebounding, and he is much more beautiful than Hayes and Yao Ming if you only look at the ball-scrambling action.

The above are the advantages, and the disadvantages of Moon are also very obvious.

Veteran fans know that most of the players linked to dunkers have super low basketball IQ. Moon really lacks basketball IQ. He is good at bouncing and jumping, and it is difficult to fully integrate into the team's offensive system. He can be a team player. As a booster, once he hits a fast break, he can drive at full speed, play efficiently and passionately.However, if they attack from the ground, Munn's role will be greatly weakened.

Mu En is also prone to fake moves when defending alone. If the opponent fakes at the basket, Mu En flies high and then hits the opponent. This is not surprising at all.

His other shortcoming is that he can't attack with the ball.If a player can't attack with the ball, he can only be a role player, which is a waste in the mouth of pseudo-fans.Moon basically doesn't know how to attack with the ball. His offensive means with the ball are limited to rushing into the interior for dunks or drawing fouls during fast breaks.Fortunately, the Rockets don't need him to attack with the ball. All he has to do is to throw the open ball passed to him by his teammates.

Hayes is looking forward to Moon's arrival.He can't play much role in weak teams such as the Raptors. If he goes to the Rockets, what kind of performance can he play?The Rockets played 20 games and rarely had a beautiful dunk. As long as Moon plays, he should be able to make up for this regret.

Poor Raptors, Hayes was thinking about the future starting point guard Calderon before, and now even the "Moon Man" who was supposed to belong to them next season has also been robbed by the Rockets.

No way, who made Hayes a time-traveling man?Even if Moon is not suitable for the Rockets' offensive and defensive system, there is no loss in calling him to try it out.

After the phone call, Hayes lost sleepiness, got up to wash up, and ordered takeaway pizza again.

He finally had a vacation after playing away games, and Taylor Swift went out to participate in activities again.This is the common trouble with celebrities, they can make a lot of money, but most of them are too busy, too busy to have a relationship, no time to date.

If this continues, when will the relationship between the two be closer?Hayes doesn't know, and he doesn't want to spend time thinking about it, he wants to let nature take its course.

After eating the pizza, Hayes watched TV for a while, feeling bored.He thought a lot, and finally decided to go to the Toyota Center to practice.

When he feels empty and bored, playing basketball can stabilize his mood.

This may be the biggest reason why he can play basketball well-his life is simply inseparable from basketball.

In the NBA, it's not uncommon for the mediocre to succeed and the talented to fail.

Some seemingly dull people have a tenacious spirit, a rock-solid determination under any circumstances, a perseverance that can resist any temptation and move firmly towards their established goals.

And some people who are talented but not determined may not have a clear goal and direction. They start to enjoy life after a little achievement, distract their energy by playing with girls, and waste their time and talents in vain.

This is the biggest difference between winners and losers.

Hayes had just finished warming up, and security guard Kevin came in and said that a free agent wanted to see him, hoping to play him one-on-one.

"A free agent wants to fight me one-on-one? Doesn't it mean that I am performing too well and want to abolish me during the holiday? Not interested." Hayes laughed.

"Didn't you say that if you don't play well and want to prove yourself, you can come to Houston to find you one-on-one? I want to get a chance to try out in Houston." A black man walked in outside the training hall and said.

This kid has really good ears too.Hayes thought.The place where he and Kevin talked was more than 10 meters away from the door.

Hayes immediately changed his smiling face and said, "Just kidding, can you be driven away when you come? Come in quickly."

The black man walked in. His figure was thin and he had a rebellious face.

Hayes felt that this person looked familiar, and asked, "What's your name? Have we met somewhere?"

"Of course I have. We participated in the same draft. My name is Van Weaver."

Van-Weaver? !
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"Moon Man" is about to land in the NBA, and Van Weaver, who has a lot of fate with the Rockets, also appeared two years in advance.

Without the tempering of NBDL, can Weaver, who is called "Wei Bat King" by Chinese fans in later generations, be able to do it?
No matter who stays between the two, they will bring passion to the Rockets!
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(End of this chapter)