am i proud?

Chapter 21 Fighting Charlotte ([-])

That night, the Heat played in the nightclub until about twelve o'clock and then dispersed. They didn't overdo it. The main reason was that Pat Riley "taught" him well, and everyone didn't dare to be too presumptuous.

These Heat players are relatively self-disciplined this season. Although Jones, Mason, Grant and others are all newcomers, but with Hardaway, the boss at this stage, "leading by example", everyone does not have to play late at night.

On the contrary, a few players asked out the girl who accompanied them to go out HAPPY. This kind of thing is normal in any period of the NBA, and Wang Dalin didn't think there was anything wrong with it. Anyway, he definitely didn't have such thoughts.

It's not that he "has a heart but no guts", the main reason is that he has just entered the NBA and hasn't even entered the main rotation lineup, so he really feels that he is not qualified to indulge himself.

Although the "nightclub boarder" lingers in nightclubs, he is a "star show" at any rate. His rookie season is an important firepower point for the Thunder's bench lineup. He averaged 22.9 minutes per game, scored 9.9 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists, and made 37.5% of his three-pointers.

Besides, Wang Dalin is only 18 years old, and he has just come of age in China, so it's too irresponsible to be in a hurry and only focus on dating girls.

The main reason... In fact, there is still no money!
Don't think that you can get the money immediately after signing the contract. During this period, the NBA's salary for each season will be distributed 12 times, once every half a month.He has to wait until November 11 to receive his first salary with the Heat.

Now he only has a total of more than 700 US dollars left in his purse. If the rent had not been paid, he would not even have enough for living expenses. How could he have the money to play chic?
The restaurant in Wang Dalin’s family earns about 30 Ruanmei coins per year, which was considered very good in China in 2000, and it was only more than 3 in US dollars.

During this period of time, his monthly rent in the United States was 700 US dollars, and it would cost almost 2000 US dollars including living expenses, which is considered very frugal.

If he often goes to the supermarket to buy those low-priced and discounted foods, he can save at least another 500 US dollars every month... To be a professional player, the body is the cost, so you should not treat yourself too badly in terms of diet!
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热火队11月4日客场挑战夏洛特黄蜂之后，11月5日马上又得回到迈阿密主场迎战费城76人。

I have to say that it is really disappointing to have to experience back-to-back games at the beginning of the season.

The biggest headache for Riley is the potential injury problems of veterans in the team. For these "thirty-year-old men", their playing time must be carefully controlled, otherwise the loss outweighs the gain once they are injured.

Mourning has already had to recuperate for a long time due to injuries. If Hardaway, Mason, Green, Carter or Marley are injured one or two more times, it is estimated that the regular season record will be difficult to guarantee.

In the past, Pat Riley liked to "fuck the main players hard", but this season he has begun to try to make some changes, such as increasing the original 9-10 rotation to 10-11 rotation, which can not only improve the field efficiency of the main players, but also effectively reduce their risk of injury.

To achieve this, the substitute players have to work hard!

Otherwise, why do you think Tom Thibodeau, Larry Brown, and Jeff Van Gundy like to "fuck the main force" so much in the original time and space?It's not because of the lack of strength of the substitute players!

"This Darling-Wang is really eye-catching!" Looking at the list of players on the desk, Riley drew a straight line under Wang Dalin's name with a pen, and a smile appeared on his face, "That's the name... It makes people uncomfortable just looking at it, and I'm not gay!"

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In this away game against the Hornets, Eddie House entered the roster. The opponent has David Wesley and Baron Davis in the backcourt. The offensive firepower is quite good, and Riley is still quite afraid.

Tim Hardaway and Anthony Carter are old after all. I am afraid it will be difficult to fight against Davis, a point guard with extremely explosive physical fitness.

Although Eddie House is not as tall and strong as "Big Beard", he is fast and has a tough defensive attitude. At least he can limit "Big Beard" from the outside.

What Riley is more worried about is Jamal Mashburn. This small forward nicknamed "Monster Mash" played for the Heat last season. Riley knows his strength very well.

Last season, Mashburn played 76 games for the Heat in the regular season, averaging 37.2 minutes per game, averaging 17.5 points, 5 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game. He ranked second in scoring and first in playing time in the team, definitely considered a quasi-All-Star level.

Some fans will say: "Isn't it just 17.5 points per game? What's so great about it?"

This kind of scoring average is naturally nothing in the small ball era...but this was in 2000!
From the late 90s to the early 21st century, the pace of NBA games was quite slow, and an average of more than 20 points per game could be regarded as a super scorer.

刚刚结束的1999-2000赛季，整个联盟场均25分以上的只有5个人，20分以上的也只有20个人。贾马尔.马什本场均17.5分排在得分榜第36位，进攻火力相当不俗！

Fortunately, the Heat have Eddie Jones this season. Last season, he averaged 20.1 points and 2.67 steals per game. Both offense and defense are enough to suppress Mashburn.

Wang Dalin, who performed well in the first game, was also included in the list, and Riley is going to give him more playing time.

The main reason is that the Hornets have a good backup insider, especially Derek Coleman, the No. 1990 pick in the 20 draft, who averaged 10+16.7 per game for three consecutive seasons. Even Mourning could only shine with him for a while, and this guy averaged 8.5 points and [-] rebounds per game last season!

Todd Fowler, who has always had a "weak style of play", is definitely no match for Coleman. Coswell can stand up to him in the paint, but this guy can do nothing but dunk on the offensive end. Riley thinks that only Wang Dalin on the bench can barely compete with him.

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On the afternoon of November 11, the Heat arrived in Charlotte by plane, and conducted about an hour of field adaptation training the next afternoon.

The game rosters and starting rosters of both sides have been handed in.

The Hornets' starting five are center Eldon Campbell, power forward PJ Brown, small forward Jamal Mashburn, shooting guard David Wesley, and point guard Baron Davis.

The Heat's starting lineup is center Brian Grant, power forward Anthony Mason, small forward Bruce Bowen, shooting guard Eddie Jones and point guard Tim Hardaway.

Grant won the jump ball and won the first attack for the Heat. Jones directly singled Wesley after receiving the ball from the outside.

It may be that the hand feeling was not good at the beginning, but the ball ended in a strike.

Looking back, Mashburn singled Bowen with the ball in the first attack of the Hornets. Facing Bowen's tight defense, Mashburn didn't score this goal.

Then Mason on the Heat's side made a breakthrough layup and hit the iron, Brown on the Hornets' side made a strong attack to the basket and still couldn't make it... Riley, who was sitting off the court, looked solemnly, and on the other side, Hornets coach Paul Silas was also sinking.

They already had a hunch that this game might be a very intense defensive battle.And no matter who wins or loses in this kind of game, the process of the game will be extremely difficult...

(End of this chapter)