Reboot McGrady

Chapter 8 Chapter 008
This summer, there is another event with great influence, which is the Olympic Games.

2000 Sydney Olympic Games.The U.S. basketball team is bound to win the gold medal and has sent many strong men.The Heat's Alonzo Mourning and Tim Hardaway participated in the game.

McGrady has already found a house in Miami and is happy and relaxed, not looking forward to the Olympic trip in the summer.

NBA players respond to the call of the national team and generally only participate once or twice.At most he wants to participate in the 2008 Olympics.As for the 2004 Athens Olympics, it was an awkward experience for USA Basketball...

McGrady didn't want to take this muddy water. After the 2004 Olympic Games and the 2006 World Championships, the American basketball fell to the altar, with a runner-up and a third runner-up.

"Tracey, I've signed with the Atlanta Hawks, with a guaranteed two-year contract, heh heh." Jackson called and celebrated that he also became a millionaire. "But on the court, I will never relax my defense against you."

"I'm just worried that you won't be able to guard me." McGrady responded with a smile.

Not to mention, Arne Treme is really capable, and he was able to operate Stephen Jackson to the Eagles.Of course, the Eagles are just a weak team, and they are still a strong contender for the No. [-] pick next season.

The No. 2000 pick in the 2001 draft was Kenyon Martin, which was quite satisfactory; while the No. [-] pick in the [-] draft was high school student Kwame Brown, a player hand-picked by Joe Gang.

The two chatted for a while, and McGrady went to the Heat training ground.

The new season is about to start, and the teams are gearing up.Except for Mourning and Tim Hardaway, everyone else on the team has started training for a period of time, and there will be a few preseason games in October to deploy the lineup.

After McGrady announced the transfer before, after choosing "1" as the jersey number, he entered a short vacation.So today is the first day to meet other players.

When he was in place, not many people came, only Ben Wallace, AC Green, and Bruce Bowen.

McGrady took the initiative to walk over, high-fiving and greeting them one by one.

"Mourning and Tim are enjoying life in Australia, so I can only lead you." He smiled and looked at the aging AC Green, "AC, can you still run? Will I carry you on the court? "

"Hahaha...Young man, I can run faster than you." The old man was in a good mood and would joke with Maddy.

Anthony Carter and Dan Marley stared at McGrady with uncomfortable eyes.

"Anthony, Dan, come and defend me and see if I can break through." He beckoned the two of them over.

Tracy McGrady can play both small forward and shooting guard. The two of them must have some ideas, after all, they take away their playing time.

"You want to break through our double-team?" Anthony looked at Marley, "Playing with him?"

Marley licked the corner of his mouth, "Young people don't know the heights of the sky and the earth."

McGrady took the ball from Big Ben, grabbed it with one hand, and put on a three-threat pose.The two of them were not in a hurry to double-team outside the three-point line, one left and one right, guarding against McGrady's next move.

Others were drawn in too.On the first day of training, McGrady wanted to grab the protagonist's position and act recklessly.

"Can McGrady break through them?" Eddie House is a newcomer, very excited.

"McGrady's first step is very fast. As long as he steps on his striding position, it is difficult for him to break through. This is not a game, and no one can pass the ball." Anthony Mason is a veteran, but he is also quite familiar with young players.

"One goal determines the outcome!" McGrady smiled, his eyes blurred.Suddenly looked at Dan Marley's position, and stepped out.Marley's whole body tensed up, and he quickly defended.

Anthony leaned in.Unexpectedly, McGrady suddenly changed his footsteps, dribbled and stepped, and passed Anthony Carter's defensive area in one step.

Fastest first step.

A simple feint caused the two of them to change their emotions, suddenly changed direction, and passed people directly.Simply unreasonable!
After the first breakthrough, the speed of the two couldn't keep up with McGrady.After the breakthrough, he dunked easily and freely to end the offense.

McGrady turned his head, and asked stinkingly, "Do you want to do it again?"

Once again, I can't believe it.

The two changed their strategy slightly, one in front and one in back, to ensure that someone was on guard at any time.

Seeing their appearance, McGrady dribbled the ball further in.Anthony is about to rush up to post the defense.

Suddenly the abdomen exerted force, he jumped, and his shot was extremely high.Easy freehand shot.

Swish!
crisp.

"One more time, the last time." Anthony and Marley decided at the same time that if they lose again, they will accept the fate of being a substitute.

"Whatever you want." McGrady held the ball again, attracting two people to double-team.They are all veterans in the alliance, and they really have some skills.

But his body was much tougher, he resisted a little, then exerted his strength, jumped out of the encirclement, and reached the basket.

Another jump, easy dunk!

McGrady threw the wristband to Eddie House, "Rookie, welcome to the NBA, and you will follow me from now on."

"Oh, shit..." Eddie House whispered.He is a draft player this year, but he is older than Tracy McGrady.

McGrady is 79 years old, Eddie House is 78 years old.It sounds weird to be called a rookie by a guy younger than yourself.

But now, he dare not make a mistake.Because Big Ben next to him lightly pressed his shoulder, which made his shoulder ache. Only Big Ben muttered softly, "You are so lucky. McGrady is my boss."

Gudoo!It was the sound of Eddie House swallowing.

"Hurry up, run!" Pat Riley enthusiastically said, "Run, run, run."

"Bowen, this is just training, don't stretch your feet..."

"Ben, move the ball out."

The offensive and defensive transitions were fast, and McGrady gradually adapted to Riley's tactics.

His tactics have always been the style of top center and defender.When the Lakers had Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magician, they became superstitious about this tactic.

Whether it is in the Knicks or the Heat, this tactical system continues.

"The degree of cooperation is too poor." After the training with the ball, Riley thought to himself, "Whether it's Ben, AC Green or anyone else, they can't replace the importance of Mourning."

As he said that, he looked at McGrady, "Fortunately, this young man didn't disappoint me. I haven't seen him for a summer, and he has made rapid progress."

In several training sessions, McGrady has shown superior talent, whether it is offense or defense, he works very hard, and he regards training as a game.

Every coach likes this attitude, and this is the temperament that the boss of the team should have.In the absence of Mourning, McGrady seems to have become the new leader of the team.

"Help me stretch my back muscles, especially massage strengthening." McGrady lay on the massage chair and continued to receive strengthening from the trainer.

His core strength foundation is very good, otherwise it would be impossible to pull off the picturesque.Only his jump shot is called a dry pull, and the dry pull of others is just a jump shot.

Without strong enough waist and abdomen support, dry pulling cannot be done.But it's not enough, wait until the back muscles are strong, and then continue to strengthen the core strength.

"In any case, our goal this year is at least the Eastern Conference semifinals." Pat Riley was emotional, saying to his assistant Stan Van Gundy.

The championship dare not say that the Lakers are in full swing and already have a dynasty.But the Eastern Conference semifinals can be expected, and even the Eastern Conference finals are hopeful.

"As long as our players stay healthy," Riley added.

Stan thought so deeply, with a big belly, "I think McGrady is in such a state, we may even hope to hit the championship. I believe he will have a very good chemical reaction with Alonzo and Tim."

I don't know if Pat Riley has any eccentricities. Looking for assistants and brothers, is it the pioneer of brother basketball?

Before the Knicks, his assistant was Jeff Van Gundy.And Jeff is Stan's younger brother. Although the two look completely different, one is thin and the other is fat, they are really brothers.

The two are still looking ahead to the prospects of the new season.

The staff suddenly ran in with a worried look on their faces, "Pat, Stan, Alonzo Mourning is injured."

(End of this chapter)