full court guidance

In Chapter 26, the author actually has a lot of complaints about the black basket.

Before the start of today's game, when interviewed by media reporters, Stan (Big) Van Gundy said that the Heat are stronger than the Rockets, and the players are more restrained from the Rockets, so the Heat will surely win today.

Later, when the reporter asked him what he thought of being late, the coach immediately replied: "I don't know why everyone is touting being late so much. He is just a player with a single function. He can do everything except shoot three-pointers." Can't do it. He just played next to the two superstars Yao Ming and McGrady, so he has more shots and can maintain an amazing shooting percentage, but he won't get more points against the Heat We have Shaquille O'Neal on the inside, enough to suppress Yao Ming, and Wade on the outside, he is currently one of the top defenders in the league on the outside. In the case that McGrady can't play today, I will arrange for Wade to defend late. I hope he can be lucky today and not lose a point."

This time Stan Van Gundy didn't play tricks. After the game started, everyone saw Wade standing beside him late.

Cheeky Man is actually a good guy, he has a low-key personality, and he still has a bit of oriental humility.

You must know that most of the black players in the NBA were born in slums, and they have been full of crimes since they were young. When Wade was a child, his mother was imprisoned for taking drugs and drugs, but Wade’s father was a veteran, and he was extremely demanding of him since he was a child. Strict—well, the veterans of the Beacon of Freedom have a hard time, not much different from the poor.

In order to change the fate of poverty, Wade can only play hard.

Fortunately, he is very talented. Although his performance in college was not particularly impressive, he was selected by Pat Riley with the fifth overall pick in 03. At that time, the Heat's choice was beyond everyone's expectations.

Before the jump ball started, the Cheeky Man took the initiative to start the conversation: "Hey, I'm late, hello, I watched your game, your three-point shot is so accurate, can you tell me how accurate your pitch is? Any secret?"

As the saying goes, don't hit the smiling person. As the current top star of the new generation in the league, Cheeky Man took the initiative to show his favor, and he couldn't ignore it if he was late. He smiled and said: "It's very simple, get the ball, and then throw it out."

"what?"

Wade was stunned for a moment. If it was so easy to shoot a three-pointer, then NBA players would have become sharp shooters long ago.

There is never a lack of inspirational stories in the NBA. Long-term hard training is the most effective way to gain a firm foothold in the NBA.Wade's current strength is also inseparable from insisting on high-intensity training.

But only shooting, especially three-pointers, no matter how hard Wade practiced, he didn't improve his shooting percentage much.

In the early stage of his career, Wade's physical fitness was top-notch, and he used breakthroughs to create kills as his main scoring method. By the end of his career, the cheeky man had evolved into Uncle Wei, and his three-point shooting percentage was still worrying.

In fact, Wade has already consciously evolved his shooting ability. A player who uses breakthroughs as his main scoring method can easily become a superstar, but this style of play is almost bound to be injured!Either because of fierce confrontation and being injured by the opponent, or because of frequent changes in direction and other actions, which put huge pressure on the knees and ankles, and were eventually reimbursed for serious injuries.

As strong as the god of basketball, Michael Jordan, after experiencing a serious injury, he also changed to focus on shooting. Especially in the later part of his career, he developed a fadeaway jumper, which made Jordan the No.1 who really ruled the league.

Wade thought that being late was because he didn't want to teach his secret tricks, so he shook his head.

Just then the referee threw the ball and the game officially started.

The Heat starting at home: Shaquille O'Neal, Udonis Haslem (this is also an inspirational emperor), Eddie Jones, Damon Jones, and Dwyane Wade.

The Rockets started because of Tracy McGrady's strike and made some adjustments. Center Yao Ming, power forward Juwan Howard, small forward late, shooting guard David Wesley, and point guard Bob Sura.

The Rockets' small forward lineup is extremely weak, so Tracy McGrady, who is a swingman, has played as a small forward in the Rockets for a long time.

After his strike, the Rockets' small forward position has even reached the point where no one is available.

Late is 191cm tall, and the height of the shooting guard is relatively reluctant. He has counted the more powerful points in the league. Except for Wade, the others are all above 195cm.

However, being late also has his advantages. He has a strong defensive ability on the flanks. Because of his advantages in strength, he is not afraid of confrontation when facing the general perimeter. His three-pointers have also become a weapon to deter other players.

Moreover, Heat small forward Eddie Jones, as a former All-Star, has experienced a significant decline in strength. His scoring is mainly based on shooting, and he is the kind of player who is least afraid of being late.

The big shark with the tail of the peak jumps the ball to win-Yao Ming's jump ball win rate is not high. When Carter was still playing for the Raptors, he once won the ball with Yao Ming. Even the old fish Fisher beat Yao Ming.

The Rockets have long been prepared for this, each set up defensively.

Cheeks are mainly point guards. Sura is 196cm tall, slightly taller than Wade.

But it was of no use. Cheeky Man was as fast as lightning, and he didn't even need to make a fake move. With a sudden acceleration, he broke through Sura's defense.

The Rockets immediately contracted, and Wade saw that there was no chance, so he passed the ball to the outside.

Damon Jones made a transfer, played inside and outside, and lobbed the ball into the inside to O'Neal.

At the beginning of the game, there was a direct collision between the two major centers in the league!
O'Neal is a monster. He has comprehensive skills at the basket and flexible feet. He is what we often call a flexible fat man.

And O'Neal is the most powerful in the league. Some people say that Ben Wallace's strength is the strongest in the league, but when he defends O'Neal, he can't defend at all.

If it weren't for O'Neal's bad free throws, he would definitely become the greatest center in NBA history.

Yao Ming tried his best to block O'Neal's back. At present, in the league, apart from those defensive blue-collars, only Yao Ming can compete with O'Neal on both offense and defense.

O'Neill bumped back twice, and unexpectedly found that Yao Ming was not afraid of such a confrontation at all when he was physically strong.

He chose a fake move and turned to the left, then suddenly turned around and layup.

Yao Ming didn't take a fake move, he raised his arms to interfere, and O'Neal hit the iron.

Huo Erye grabbed the rebound and gave the ball to Sura.

Sura didn't like to pass the ball to Yao Ming, but he didn't have the ignorance to destroy the direct confrontation between the two major centers in the league.

The Rockets landed at halftime and passed the ball a few times to Yao Ming at the basket.

Yao Ming also used post-up singles, but he couldn't help O'Neal and returned a strike.

The first round of the contest between the two sides was tied.

The Heat grabbed the rebound, Haslem made a pass to instigate a counterattack, and Wade crossed the court like a bolt of lightning, unmarked and staged a dunk.

The Rockets advanced slowly without haste. Sura had just dribbled the ball across the half court when Yao Ming suddenly yelled.

Then Yao Ming actually withdrew from the inside and stood near the free throw line.

Sura passed the ball and stood on the outside waiting for his chance.

Yao Ming is capable of mid-range and long-range shooting, especially near the free throw line. Last season, Yao Ming's free throw percentage reached 80.9%. He is one of the best big men in the league. The free throw line shot the Heat to death!

O'Neal reluctantly followed, but Haslem sat under the basket to prevent the Rockets from breaking through and scoring.

Then again, the Rockets don't have McGrady now, only Sura has the ability to break through with the ball, and the threat is not too great.

Late moved slowly at the three-point line, gradually walking from the bottom line to the top of the arc.

At this moment, Yao Ming suddenly dribbled the ball back, and the late player suddenly accelerated and rushed towards Yao Ming.

Coordination error?

As a professional team, players running to the same position or even colliding are the lowest level of mistakes.

Weiping Bryant, the court commentator who broadcast the game live today, immediately became nervous: "This ball is not played correctly, it is about to collide..."

Before he finished speaking, Yao Ming suddenly turned around and gave the ball one step beyond the three-point line.

Wade is very fast, but Yao Ming's huge size still makes Wade have to choose to circle the defense.

By the time he bypassed Yao Ming, the late ball had already been thrown!

Three point hit!

Weiping Bryant was immediately stunned, and reluctantly said: "This cooperation...is very reasonable."

It was O'Neill and Wade who were the most stunned. They looked at each other and saw each other's doubts at the same time.

What kind of pick-and-roll style is this Nima?
O'Neal has been in the league for many years and has seen all pick-and-rolls, but he has never seen the Rockets play like this.

The high center holds the ball in the high post, then passes the ball to the teammate and does the wall?

Seems like that, right?

But there seems to be something wrong.

This coquettish operation is a move that Jeff Van Gundy racked his brains after McGrady refused to play.

The general pick-and-roll is not played like this, but being late is a monster. He is accurate in three-pointers and has a fast shooting speed. As long as he is given half a second of space, he can easily complete the shot.

Although the hit rate is not as good as the open shot, it still has an accuracy of about 7%!
From another perspective, even if you don't need rebounds at all, you can get 2.1 points for a late attack!
If the Heat focus on 2-pointers, even if the hit rate is 100%, an offense will only have 2 points.

What's more, the Rockets are still a top-ranked defensive team in the league, often able to limit the opponent's shooting rate to less than 40%. No matter how good the Heat is, it is impossible to hit a 100% shooting rate.

Van Gundy's ability to train offense is indeed not strong. If there is another coach, even without McGrady, there are probably many sets of offensive plans.

But Van Gundy's offense relied on superstars, but McGrady's strike drove him into a hurry. Not to mention the showy operation, it also made Van Gundy suddenly realize that he seemed to have opened a new door.

(End of this chapter)