NBA: I am the god of basketball

Chapter 218 If you can score 5 points in heads-up, I'll let you start!
"Shh!"

In the training hall, several Rockets players stood on the sidelines, watching a 1v1 matchup going on on the field.

Wang Chao made a mid-range back-and-back jumper and made a hollow hit against Leonard's defense.

11:3, this is the final score of the two heads-up.

The heads-up results are almost the same as last season, and there is still a huge gap in strength between the two sides.

"Boss, you are really amazing."

Wiping the sweat off his forehead, Leonard said a little unwillingly, but also had to admire.

This summer, while Wang Chao was competing in the Olympics, Leonard put in a lot of hard work. He wanted to surprise Wang Chao before the start of the new season, but he didn't expect the result of the two heads-up There is no difference from last season.

On the offensive end, Leonard is fully covered in height, strength, speed, jumping and other aspects. Except for a slight lead in wingspan, Leonard has no advantage over Wang Chao.

Wang Chao's defense is also much more difficult than imagined. In the case of heads-up, Leonard can only use a backside jumper or deliberately increase the shooting angle to ensure that he will not be blocked. Naturally, the offensive efficiency will not be very high. .

On the defensive end, Leonard's proud death coil has no obvious effect on Wang Chao.

尽管臂展没有伦纳德那么夸张达到2米21的程度，但王超2米18的臂展也属于静态天赋的顶级了，更重要的是王超92的运球能力与控球手天赋使他在面对伦纳德的贴身逼抢死亡缠绕时也显得游刃有余，包括88的力量也可以在与伦纳德的身体对抗中占据上风。

In the case of numerical crushing, unless the hand feeling is overwhelming or the heads-up experience is to a certain extent, it is not surprising to be unilaterally beaten.

Although he easily beat Leonard, Wang Chao is already very satisfied with Leonard's defensive oppression.

He didn't know how strong his defensive ability was in the season when Leonard was elected as FMVP when he was selected to the All-Defensive Team for the first time, that is, when the Spurs won the championship in the 13-14 season. His defensive ability has reached a very high level, at least at the level of Sean Battier. Considering the gap in wingspan, the real defensive effect is probably not worse than Battier's!
On the offensive end, although it is difficult to score under the pressure of Wang Chao, it can also be seen that he has improved in offense with the ball, especially in the mid-range, similar to Jordan and Kobe's retro style of play and long-distance outside the three-point line. combination of attacks.

Give him enough ball rights to shoot, not to mention more, there is no problem at all in scoring an average of about 15 points per game.

This is only Leonard's second season, so why is Wang Chao dissatisfied?
"You are already great." Wang Chao patted Leonard on the shoulder and said sincerely: "You will definitely become a top star in the league in the near future. Continue to work hard in this direction!"

After finishing speaking, Wang Chao waved towards the sidelines. "Jimmy, come and try."

Among the few spectators at the arena, Butler was originally standing at the back. When Wang Chao said that Leonard would definitely become the league's top star, Butler couldn't help but slightly lowered his head, his eyes flashed A trace of loss.

As a rookie selected by the Rockets in the same class, he participated in training and competitions together.

Leonard has always been the target of Butler's pursuit. Although both were selected in the first round, the gap in talent is like a world of difference.

Leonard became the starting small forward of the Rockets in his rookie season, averaging 11.2 points and 3.7 rebounds per game, and was selected to the best rookie team.

On the other hand, Butler can only be used as a substitute for Courtney Lee and Korver, and his average playing time is only 15 minutes per game, and the statistics are even more insignificant.

Of course Butler is not willing to accept this unfair fate. He is the one who trains the hardest every day except Wang Chao. Wang Chao's exaggerated training volume is based on the various auxiliary effects of training potions, but Butler is different. Wang Chao occasionally used the 30% effect bonus provided by the sparring potion, but Butler persisted entirely by his own perseverance.

But in the Rockets, there are not many people who can really see his hard work.

Fortunately, Wang Chao is one of them.

When Wang Chao called his name, Butler was stunned for a moment, then pointed to himself in disbelief and said, "Let me come?"

The heads-up with Wang Chao has always been Leonard's patent, including Butler and Chandler. Although Parsons has also played heads-up with Wang Chao, he is even more powerless than Leonard. Even the gap is so big that it is impossible to learn something from being abused.

So Butler never expected that Wang Chao would call him by his name.

"I heard that you trained very hard in the summer and grew a lot. Let me see what you are capable of."

Wang Chao looked at Butler, and said under everyone's surprised expression: "If you can score 5 points under my defense, then you will be the team's starting shooting guard in the new season."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was shocked.

Wang Chao said this as if he was joking, but the Rockets players present all knew how much Wang Chao's voice in the team was.

Not to mention letting a player start, even the head coach and the general manager have to act according to Wang Chao's face. For many players, this is simply a long time. It is the first time they have seen such an exaggerated privilege. Players, I'm afraid even Kobe in Jordan's post-three consecutive championships and the Lakers at this stage is nothing more than that?
Hearing Wang Chao's promise, Butler's eyes burst out with hope.

Be a starter!

Even if Wang Chao is really just a joke, it is enough to make him go all out!
He saw the one-on-one match between Wang Chao and Leonard just now, and thought that he would not be any better than Leonard when he played. I am afraid that these 5 points are really hard to get, but what if you don't try? Do you know?
Without hesitation, Wang Chao stepped onto the court, and Wang Chao directly gave Butler the upper hand, and the heads-up officially began.

A few minutes later, Butler gritted his teeth after watching Wang Chao lightly pick the basketball into the basket and the score was 11:0.

"Come again!"

Gradually, the heads-up between the two attracted the attention of more and more players, including Dayao, Garnett and even some assistant coaches were attracted to watch the heads-up.

"Why is Jimmy fighting Wang Chao? How could he be Wang's opponent?"

A group of people discussed in low voices without knowing what was going on, and they were even more surprised when they heard the reasons from the previous melon eaters.

Round after round of heads-ups on the field, but 5 points was as difficult to cross as a natural moat.

Sweat gradually wet Butler's jersey, but the consecutive failures did not discourage him in the slightest. Instead, his fighting spirit became stronger and stronger.

Because as the game progressed, he has gradually become able to score from the initial 11:0. The problem he faces is not that he cannot score points, but that once Wang Chao gets the ball, he will often score consecutively to end the game. Can't help it.

"One chance! Just one chance!"

Butler, who was sweating profusely, was extremely concentrated, and his competitive level was constantly improving.

Finally, in the new round of heads-ups, Butler felt overwhelmed and scored two consecutive three-pointers from the outside. Butler, who scored two three-pointers in a row, has already scored 4 points, and he is only one step away from the goal of 5 points.

However, when he broke through the basket with the ball and made a pull-up layup, Wang Chao interfered and deviated from the basket, and the situation changed suddenly.

Wang Chao started to score consecutively again, making consecutive pull-up jumpers from outside the three-point line, mid-range emergency stop jumpers, using speed or direct and brutal strength to break through the basket and dunk.

Butler tried his best to defend every goal, but James scored 57 points in front of Wang Chao in the Olympic final, let alone him?
比分从4:0变成4:4又到4:10。

The melon-eating crowd on the sidelines couldn't help shaking their heads in regret.

"It's a pity, it's just a little bit close."

Of course, some people are gloating. After all, if Butler really scores 5 points in front of Wang Chao and thus becomes the starting shooting guard in the new season, it will definitely damage the interests of some players in the team. That is the starting position. Why give up to a marginal figure in the team last season?
For example, Chandler Parsons thought so in his heart.

As a second-round pick, although Parsons has a lower draft pick than Butler, he had a higher status in the team than Butler last season, with more playing time and game opportunities.

This makes him always think he is stronger than Butler.

After the team's starting shooting guard Courtney Lee left the team, Parsons always felt that he would get more opportunities to play.

He didn't want Butler to spoil his good work by interfering.

Wang Chao attacked with the ball, dribbled the ball continuously under his crotch, and then suddenly accelerated to start, breaking through to the middle distance and making an emergency stop jump shot.

Butler's movements were awkward but he followed Wang Chao persistently. Even though there was a huge gap in height and wingspan between the two, he still raised his hand in vain and persistently tried to block Wang Chao.

The basketball flew towards the hoop under everyone's gaze, and then...

"frame--!"

There was a crisp iron strike, and the basketball bounced off the rim, and after two strokes, it still missed the rim.

"It didn't hit?"

Everyone couldn't help but take a deep breath.

Butler's chance has come!The next attack will be his last chance, success or failure depends on it.

Butler also understands this truth, he only has this chance, so he must seize it no matter what!
"Should I choose a dry shot from the outside, or a more secure breakthrough with the ball?"

Butler was tangled in his heart.

"Just now, I scored two three-pointers from the outside line. My outside shooting feels good, but if I miss the shot, just..."

Thinking of this, Butler's dribbling movements froze slightly.

But in the next second, his gaze became decisive.

Facing Wang Chao's defense, Butler decisively chose to hold the ball and speed up the breakthrough, but he immediately pulled back the basketball in his hand as soon as he took a step, took a step back and withdrew from outside the three-point line, and pointed the basketball in his hand toward the basket Throw it out.

Butler's movements were quick, but Wang Chao's reaction was even faster. He stopped his footsteps abruptly. During the adjustment, Wang Chao had stopped in front of Butler, and his raised hands completely blocked his shooting sight. Even the basketball It was dangerous and dangerous to pass by Wang Chao's fingertips, and was almost blocked.

Then, the basketball fell into the Nets under everyone's gaze.

"Drink!"

When the ball was thrown in, Butler let out a roar, as if he had hit a lore shot, venting his emotions to his heart's content.

"Good boy, don't rush to shout, go ahead."

Wang Chao didn't take it seriously, picked up the basketball and threw it at Butler.

Butler: "..."

In the end, the result of this heads-up was 11:5, and Butler was unable to score a goal after that.

However, the 5 points he got were achieved by relying on his own ability. Wang Chao didn't do anything during the game, because if he did, wouldn't he be deceiving himself?
Wang Chao plans to let Butler start the new season because he feels that the opponent already has the strength to become a starter. If the progress is made, he can become the backbone of the team in the playoffs.

And this heads-up session in front of the players of the whole team was also the foundation Wang Chao laid for Butler.

There are many players in the team who are eyeing the starting position. Of course, Wang Chao doesn't need to care about anyone and directly appoints the starting player. But Butler, who is appointed in danger, is different. Maybe he will be isolated by some players in the team and cause a lot of trouble. contradiction.

I have to admit that both Leonard and Butler are very good players, talented and potential, and both work hard enough, but their emotional intelligence is not very good, and they will have conflicts with teammates or the team in the future.

As the current leader of the Rockets, Wang Chao must maintain the atmosphere in the locker room.

And after this one-on-one match, even if someone is dissatisfied with Butler's role as the starter, it's hard to show anything. Performance, Butler's position in the team will become more stable.
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When the Rockets coach McHale came to the training hall, he knew that the team's starting list had been set.

Although the first reaction to knowing the starting list was to deny it, McHale was very able to position himself.

After arranging the training, McHale found an opportunity to call out Wang Chao alone.

"Wang, there is nothing wrong with such a starting lineup, right? I trust your judgment, but is it a little bit..."

McHale doesn't have Wang Chao's excellent vision as a time traveler.

In his vision, Butler is just a marginal figure on the team, not as strong as Korver or Chandler Parsons.

And the traditional coaching thinking made him unacceptable for a while as a striker Wang Chao went to play a cameo... No, it should be the behavior of directly changing to a point guard.

But he had this idea before the start of last season. At that time, McHale looked at the Rockets' roster and felt that life was gloomy. How could such a bad lineup make a difference?

As a result, Wang Chao led the Rockets to the first place in the league, and made it through the playoffs all the way to the finals. If Dayao hadn't been injured and missed the game, maybe the Rockets would have won the championship by now.

Therefore, McHale is not good, let alone question Wang Chao's decision-making, and can only use this kind of interrogative sentence to make side-effects.

Wang Chao looked at McHale and said with a smile: "Head coach, don't worry, Jimmy is much stronger than you imagined. Our current lineup is stronger than the Heat and the Lakers as a whole, as long as there are no serious injuries. Without the influence of the disease, he will definitely win the championship!"

(End of this chapter)