Rebirth of Hayes Cyclone

Chapter 63 [Haiye and Kobe are different]

As soon as he heard that the Rockets with the best record in the league were looking for him for a trial training, Moon boarded the fastest plane, rushed from another state to Houston, and soon reported to the Toyota Center.

Knowing that there is a competitor, Moon competed frantically with Weaver in the training match.

As a result, the coaching staff decided that Weaver was slightly better.Hayes' conversation yesterday woke Weaver up to a certain extent.Weaver moved a lot in offense, took few shots, and defended desperately, which left a deep impression on people.

Moon, on the other hand, exhibited extreme athleticism and an extremely low basketball IQ, just as Hayes had imagined.In the positional attack, Moon can't let go of his hands and feet and can't integrate into the tactics, but if he plays fast break, he has the spirit.

Moon fulfilled Hayes' desire to play alley-oops and caused him to miss several passes because he couldn't help throwing the ball into the sky as soon as he saw Moon go to the basket.

Weaver was not to be outdone, and performed a big windmill dunk in a single fast break, full of passion.

After Hayes came off the field, he sat directly in the position of the coaching staff to rest.

"The physical fitness of these two people you found is really amazing. They are definitely not inferior to McGrady at his peak, but the defense is too poor." Jeff Van Gundy said.

"Poor defense, it doesn't matter, there is Tom. After a good training, he should be able to become a qualified substitute. The speed of the two of them will definitely play the role of cavalry in the fast break." Hayes laughed.

The Tom Hayes said was the Rockets defensive assistant Tom Thibodeau.When Thibodeau was an assistant coach in the Rockets, few people knew his name.People attribute the Rockets' defensive achievements to Jeff Van Gundy. In fact, Thibodeau's weight in the Rockets' defensive system is also very large.

He loyally followed Jeff Van Gundy for many years, and it wasn't until he transferred to the Celtics that he began to attract people's attention.

Any NBA head coach wants to find an assistant coach who is better than himself, but they usually can't find it.After Van Gundy became a commentator, he publicly stated that he was lucky many times. He said that Thibodeau was smarter and better than himself, and he never minded working quietly behind the halo of others.

"Jeff said that you have the potential to be a coach. I didn't believe it at first. Now it seems that your vision is really good. As long as these two can strengthen their defense, they will be qualified role players." Thibodeau laughed.

"Keep both. When playing the Lakers, they can be used as surprise soldiers." Jeff Van Gundy said.

Both dunks have the opportunity to get a 10-day short contract. In order to stay and compete with each other, the two must fight harder.

Thibodeau came closer, sat next to Hayes, and said, "Weaver's speed is faster than Kobe, and he may become a good player after some training. Fortunately, he is not as soft as the information given by the scouts, Chuck , Did you say something to him yesterday?"

"Yesterday I played against him one-on-one. I beat him with the back and said he was a softie. This kid has a lot of self-esteem, and he defended harder today. Originally, his style was similar to that of Moon, and he wanted to rush in when he received the ball. I said that the Rockets don’t need cancer, he didn’t attack with the ball today, and ran desperately.” Hayes looked at the field and smiled: “It’s a pity that this guy is really not good at this. The defensive moves are too hard.”

"Knowing that change is progress. I will talk to Munn, but it is difficult to completely change a person's style." Thibodeau said.

"Jeff, it's time to fight the Lakers, how are you going to defend against Kobe?" Hayes asked.

"You want to play against him?" Jeff Van Gundy laughed.When Hayes asks this kind of question, he often wants to defend the opponent.

"I really want to, but I can't defend against McGrady one-on-one. Kobe's offensive ability is stronger than McGrady's right now?"

"You should ask Tom about this. He used to be Kobe's teacher." Jeff Van Gundy said, stood up and walked to the sidelines, shouting at Hyde on the field, and Hyde missed someone again.

Although Weaver and Moon's defense was poor, it was not so ugly when compared with Hyde. Van Gundy decided to send Hyde away.

Thibodeau is Kobe's teacher?

Hayes doesn't know enough about basketball gossip to know this one.

Thibodeau has been of great help to Kobe's career, and Thibodeau has been with him since Kobe was sixteen or seventeen years old.

Thibodeau trained with Kobe, taught him ball handling skills, taught him how to play, how to defend.Kobe's desperate defense in the future is Thibodeau's consistent coaching style.

Bryant had already attracted widespread attention when he attended Lower Merion High School in suburban Philadelphia.He was invited by the former 76ers coach John Lucas to participate in the team's training and fight against those NBA players. In 1996, the Charlotte Hornets drafted Bryant and then traded him to the Lakers for Divac.

Kobe's father was coaching in LS (a city in eastern Canada), John Lucas was the coach of the 76ers, and Thibodeau was the assistant coach.

"There are two people here who are very familiar with Kobe, one is Tracy McGrady and the other is me." Thibodeau said to Hayes with a smile, seeming to miss the past. "We were training at the St. Joseph Arena, and all the people gathered there. There were high school players, college players, professional players. Everyone was training here. Kobe was the youngest there."

"Chuck, I think you are a bit like Kobe." Thibodeau thought for a while and smiled.

"Well, I also think I'm handsome among black people." Hayes laughed.

"You feel good about yourself recently. With the same height of 198cm, your figure is far worse than Kobe's. Haha." Thibodeau looked at Hayes and thought: Compared with you, I am handsome, at least I am fairer, Not as thick as you.

"Oh, no vision." Hayes sighed.He didn't care about looks for a long time. It's more important for a man to be talented than for a man's appearance.

"Back then, I had the best relationship with Kobe in the training camp, and later I also trained with him in my spare time. At that time, I discovered that there is a quality in him that other players of the same age do not have, that is self-motivation." Thibodeau said slowly: "Kobe has always wanted to improve himself. He wants to learn everything that can make him stronger. This is very similar to the two of you. You have learned big dream steps, back hits, fadeaway jumpers, all kinds of things. Breakthrough moves. Even the crab walk. There are only two people in this league that surprise me, one is you and the other is Kobe."

Hayes shrugged his shoulders and said: "In terms of hard work, Kobe is indeed my role model. If his 666 training volume is not a fiction, I am not as good as him. Because of his training volume, I can't do it. How did Kobe in high school Sample?"

"I still remember it vividly. At that time, he was just in high school. As long as the school was on vacation, he would stay in the gymnasium to practice from [-]:[-] in the morning until [-]:[-] in the evening. He was eager to play with professional players from then on. Confrontation, he will watch all NBA games and do strength training crazily.” Thibodeau continued: “I found that he has reached the level of a professional player in high school, and his attitude is what makes him different. Chuck , you also hope to become as strong as Kobe."

Hayes listened to Thibodeau's words and said with a smile: "I will definitely not become like Kobe. It's not that I feel inferior. I don't think Kobe is the strongest. He is not a team player. Although he is majestic, when he His teammates must be in pain."

"Hehe, I guess you don't agree with him. But I think you have more similar mentality, you are all arrogant in your bones." Thibodeau laughed and said: "Kobe's shortcomings are his strengths. Even if the opponent's defense is very tight, even if it is a double pack He can still hit the ball and score high. He is good at beating opponents in that way, that is the kind of player he is. But in the eyes of many people, he does not play rationally. I know him, but I don’t How to arrange the defense to prevent him completely, this is his greatness."

"Maybe he is really great, but in my opinion he is a paranoid, I think he is very selfish." Hayes laughed: "I am completely different from Kobe, the reason is that the Lakers played against the Suns last season. Game [-]. What did Kobe do in the second half? If it were me, I wouldn't have done it."

Thibodeau thought for a while, shook his head again, and said, "Chuck, maybe you're right."

The entire second half of Game 2006 against the Suns in the [-] playoffs was a mystery to everyone.

Bryant scored 23 points in the first half, and the Lakers still trailed the mighty Suns 45-60.The data fully shows that Kobe did not get the support of his teammates in this game.

Before this game, some experts put forward the argument that "Kobe is not alone, the Lakers will not lose".

Seemingly to overthrow the opinions of the experts, Kobe only scored 1 point in the second half, and the Lakers finally defeated the Suns 91-121.

After the game, Bryant said he didn't give up the game on purpose.What he was thinking at the time was trying to chase points, and he hoped that his teammates could help him.And try to help them find the touch, but unfortunately, the teammates can't shoot anything.

Yes, teammates can't make any shots. So, in this situation, any ball can be shot. What did Kobe, the scoring leader who averaged 35 points per game in the regular season, do?He took just one shot the entire second half.

Isn't that an intentional abandonment of the game?
"Los Angeles Times" columnist Bill Praschek said that he was also at the scene at the time. He believed that Kobe's approach was a message that he deliberately conveyed a message, hoping that the Lakers management could do something immediately, such as trading big-name players. Come.

"It's really selfish, it's a testament to Kobe's stupidity," Bill Praschek said.

The entire United States was boiling, all accusing Kobe of deliberately giving up the game, and Charles Barkley even yelled and cursed Kobe as a selfish ghost on TV.

Kobe is strong.His personal ability can rank among the top five in history at the shooting guard position.

However, Hayes did not like Kobe.The person he most wanted to beat was also Kobe.

He can't stand people referring to Kobe as Jordan.Without O'Neal and Gasol, how could the Lakers' previous three consecutive championships and their subsequent two consecutive championships come about?Moreover, now that the Rockets have him as a reborn, even if the Lakers introduce Gasol in the future, they may not be able to pass the Rockets.

On December 12, the Rockets played at home against the Los Angeles Lakers.

In order to make up for McGrady's vacancy, Moon and Weaver both got 10-day short contracts, intending to strengthen the impact of outside offense.Jeff Van Gundy is quite satisfied with the offensive ability of the two, as long as they fight, run and bomb, they can play a certain role.

Moon got the No. 16 jersey. After knowing that Hayes recommended himself to the Rockets, he expressed his thanks to Hayes repeatedly.

Weaver, the shooting guard who should have had a flash of inspiration during the Adelman period, also put on the Rockets jersey in advance, with a back number of 45, one more than Hayes.

The most coincidental thing is that they will meet the Lakers twice within 10 days. Weaver is very excited to have the opportunity to prove himself in front of his old club.

As long as they have Kobe Bryant, the Los Angeles Lakers are a team that no opponent can underestimate.After experiencing the best season of his career, Kobe continued his outstanding performance in the new season, ranking first in the scoring list.

Kobe Bryant is a shooting guard with the ability to play small forward.He is considered one of the most complete players in the NBA and has been named to the All-NBA Team every year since 1999.Sportswriters and sportscasters often compare Bryant to Michael Jordan.

Jordan also believes that Kobe is the NBA player most like himself in this generation.In addition to the way of playing, there is also temperament and the effect on the team. The most similar thing is that you can overcome suffering with your own strength.

In the 2005-06 season, Kobe's scoring soared to an average of 35.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game.His personal data has greatly improved, he won the scoring champion for the first time, and he also scored 81 points in a single game.

Although he did not get the MVP last season, although the Lakers stumbled and failed to break through the first round of the playoffs.But all the cheering and screaming belonged to him, all the cameras were on his face, all the microphones were stuffed in front of his mouth—the world only knew him and cared about him.

After entering the arena, Hayes looked very serious.He knows that Kobe has outstanding personal abilities, and he often has amazing performances against the Rockets.However, tonight he must win!
Kobe, today I want to let you know what it means to have no brothers, no basketball!
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Kobes, don't spray me... Actually, I like Kobe very much.Although today's piece questioned his behavior and style of play, what he said was absolutely true and to the point.

Kobe is a great player, but not a good team player, I think everyone knows that.

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