From the first time they came to Miami, Johnson and Woody stressed that Pat Riley was very strict with training requirements.
That amount of training is simply not something that ordinary players can complete with quality and quantity.
This kind of training can indeed make a player better, but it also squeezes the player's physical functions and can easily leave hidden dangers.
Especially for 18-year-old Woody, his training should be gradual rather than accomplished overnight!
So at that time, Woody was already thinking about how to ensure his training freedom if he came to Miami. He never thought about being lazy, but he also didn't think about improving by squeezing and wearing out his body.
At least now, what he needs more is scientific training.
One day, he happened to read an article about "Boiling the Eagle".
Then came the current plan.
The plan is also very simple:
First of all, let Pat Riley know that he is a "training freak"! Create a character that Riley giegie will like. You know, shit is in the eye of the beholder. You will often have a good impression of the person you like, and look at it
Comes with filters.
Then he asked Pat Riley to go "crazy" with him.
It’s 4:30 in the morning, no matter how healthy the old man is, he can’t bear to do this!
But it makes sense for him to do so...
Who told him to play football for only one year?
The foundation in all aspects is still very weak, and a professional is needed to help him grow!
All in all...
Not human, not perfect!
No, Pat Riley, who was hiding in the corner, received the call and showed a happy smile on the way:
Children can be taught!
***
In the next few days, Woody's days began to become regular.
Every day it’s two points and one line between the gym and home.
He called Riley every day around 4:50 to 5 o'clock and had a "phone porridge". Pat Riley's enthusiasm exceeded Woody's expectation, and he actually came to demonstrate it himself!
This "eagle" is not the "eagle" of 2-16, it is so fierce!
Johnson originally arranged commercial activities for him, but Woody refused.
Because……
The Charlotte Summer League is just around the corner, and the LeBron James team has officially announced a few days ago that it will participate in this year's Orlando Summer League.
Woody is very likely to meet LeBron James on this stage.
He didn't forget the way LeBron James shuddered in front of him after he won the "No. 1 pick", nor did he forget that he still had the task of completing the "Best Rookie" award, which is 20,000 achievement points!
If he wants "Rookie of the Year", LeBron James is definitely his biggest opponent.
Then we shouldn’t start suppressing him from the summer league?
These days, he is also working hard to adjust his condition.
After loading Kirilenko's template at the end of April, another two months have passed. During this period, Woody, who was busy with trial training, has grown a lot. It can be seen from his system panel:
“Host: Woody;
Level: Level 2;
Age: 18 years and 57 days;
Height: 204.88cm;
Wingspan: 220.04cm;
Weight: 92.2kg;”
The height is close to 2.05 meters. Even if the growth rate of height has slowed down recently, there should be no problem in breaking through 2.05 meters before the start of the new season.
His weight has also increased naturally, but Woody has recently communicated with Pat Riley during training that he definitely needs to gain weight. The good news is that Woody's frame is indeed very good. According to the trainer's experience, he can gain muscle.
The process will not be slow, so Pat Riley is not in a hurry and decides to let Woody finish the summer league first.
Random weight gain is likely to cause injuries to players, especially since the intensity of the summer league Woody will face is much higher than that of his high school league.
Just take your time!
Although Pat Riley is a training fiend, he still knows some "basic methods."
The most obvious improvement is his physical fitness.
As Woody reaches the age group with the fastest growth rate, his huge potential is soaring upwards, and there is no way he can stop it.
The physical fitness of some players looked mediocre in high school, but immediately changed drastically in college. This is also the reason.
Even the "God of Basketball" Michael Jordan was only 1.75 meters when he was in high school. But during the summer vacation when he was 18 to 19 years old, he suddenly grew nearly 20 centimeters taller, and his physical fitness also changed dramatically.
The change.
Woody has reason to believe that he has also obtained a system...
In other aspects, due to previous shortcomings, even if the potential is huge, the speed of realization still cannot keep up with Woody's speed of crossing classes.
From the high school league directly to the NBA, this span is indeed a bit big, so his increase is not bad, but it still seems to be barely enough.
If his attributes on the offensive end are average, he can probably excel in the NCAA, but when it comes to the NBA, he may only be at the level of the NBA water cooler. Fortunately, the summer league is almost full of players of this level.
The defensive end is much better, but it is only at the level of an NBA rotation player.
I don’t know how much the rookie can grow before the season. If these aspects are not satisfactory...
His eyes returned to the physical attributes column.
He can only follow his old teammates and lose his physical fitness first!
What?
You said it's like Woody's high school league is not at the top in terms of physical fitness?
Just kidding, go out and find out what "from one dozen to five" means!
How can I have such a nickname without any skills?
On July 1, the NBA free market begins.
This is the busiest time every summer, and many of the NBA's biggest trades are completed on this day.
This year is an exception. Every household is basically focusing on maintaining stability.
On the contrary, news came from Salt Lake City that Karl Malone was leaving, but not many people believed it. They all thought it was a forced gimmick since there was no news in the summer.
On July 7, the Heat summer league team was assembled and officially set off for Orlando.
Pat Riley stood at the window of his office, watching the bus leave for the airport.
A burst of relief for no apparent reason.
Woody is finally gone!
He can finally get a good night's sleep!
During this period, this guy went to the gym to train at 4 a.m. every day, which is called hard work and diligence.
The only drawback is...
This girl calls too frequently!
Pat Riley was also very enthusiastic at first, but he gradually started to feel weak and retreated a little.
This reminded him of his own psychological changes regarding that matter between the ages of 30 and 40...
I can’t say they are exactly the same, I can only say they are completely similar!
Of course, Pat Riley also knew that this was not Woody’s fault, but his high school head coach’s fault. Couldn’t he have persuaded Woody to play basketball earlier?
Wouldn’t that make the foundation solid?
Why do you need me to "accompany you" like I am now, every day?
But Pat Riley didn't want to dampen Woody's enthusiasm.
It’s rare to see such a talented and diligent child!
It’s still my fault that I’m too old!
I can't stand it at all!
Pat Riley blamed himself for the mistake.
He even believes that if Woody does not become a "super giant" in the future, then the responsibility lies entirely with him because he does not have enough energy to grow up with Woody.
He knows only too well the importance of a head coach to his players.
or……
Looking for another head coach?
Pat Riley, who felt deeply that his energy was limited, suddenly had such an idea in his mind.
This idea is certainly not new to us now.
He has had this idea since the reconstruction last season. Now Woody's diligence makes him feel even more inadequate and unable to meet Woody's needs. He needs a younger and capable head coach to guide Woody!
He was really afraid of delaying Woody!
As the story goes, Woody retired from training with Pat Riley.
Can……
This head coach is not just found randomly, he must find one who is in line with his philosophy, otherwise Woody's path will easily go astray.
Thinking of this, a round, fat face suddenly appeared in his mind.
***
From June to September every year, it is the NBA's off-season.
Most nba players are enjoying life during this time.
But NBA players are also different from NBA players.
Some of the league's water cooler players and some rookies who have just entered the league need some games to prove or exercise their abilities, and the team also needs some on-court performances to examine their favorite players.
Thus the Summer League was born.
It is also because there are few "familiar faces", the competitive level is low, and there are not many players participating. For example, in the Orlando Summer League where the Heat participated this time, there are only 6 teams in total, so the attention has not been high.
This results in the fact that summer league arenas are often small arenas in some universities, with only a few hundred seats on the sidelines.
Regardless of the lack of seats, the key point is that there are not enough seats. From this, we can see how low the exposure of this summer league is!
However, this year is different. Because of the arrival of two extremely popular newcomers, LeBron James and Woody, this Orlando Summer League has attracted a lot of attention.
Not only was the arena chosen at the University of Orlando Arena, which can accommodate thousands of people, but the tickets for the two teams' games were over 30 dollars. The tickets for the Cavaliers and Heat games were as high as 55 dollars.
Do you know what this concept is?
Last season, the $10 game tickets at Quicken Loans Arena came with Bing Kuo Luo, but they couldn't be sold. This shows the traffic of these two people.
This has to talk about the sneaker brands behind these two people. Nike and Adidas have frequently shown pictures of these two people on their own media channels during this period. They belong to the category of "I have never seen them, but there are still legends about these two people in the world."
.
Proper "star" treatment.
What fan wouldn't spend dozens of dollars to watch stars play?
Let alone the fans, some stars and retired stars have also done it!
Let’s talk about the Heat’s first summer league game!
In addition to the big man "Magic" Johnson, there is also one of Woody's templates, Scottie Pippen. The Cavaliers scouts have been talking a lot about Woody's template in the media, which makes him a little bit
I’m curious about Woody, a newbie from China.
Woody was also looking carefully at Michael Jordan's "dick."
This talent who he praised as the representative of "high-powered basic salary" is quite explosive even in the entire NBA history.
In addition, Eddie Jones, the core representative of the Heat last season, also appeared on the sidelines and greeted Woody and Wade enthusiastically. It was obvious that he had a very good personality.
Also, if you don't have a good character, you won't be on the training field. Faced with the aggressiveness of the junior Kobe, Shaquille O'Neal will have to step in.
He also made a special trip here for this game.
Meet the two newcomers Woody and Wade in advance to promote their relationship and increase their friendship bar.
The Heat's first summer league opponent is the Bucks.
The core player of the Bucks' summer league is T.J. Ford, the 8th overall pick in this year's first round.
A man who puts Allen Iverson to shame in the "field of speed".
If he hadn't suffered from spinal stenosis, his draft stock would have been higher.
But even so, his predicted draft pick at the time was a little higher than Wade. This shows how serious the injury that destroyed the meniscus was. You have to admire Pat Riley's courage.
In the first round, T.J. Ford used his speed to tear apart Wade's defense, but luckily Wade still had Woody behind him.
The excellent lateral movement allowed Woody to gain a firm footing before Ford crossed the free throw line, and was one step in front of the reasonable collision zone. Ford had no choice but to pass the ball to his teammates, and he was not sure to complete a large change of direction in front of Woody.
Finally, you can get rid of his interference.
In addition to being as fast as Allen Iverson, Ford's style of play is no different from Allen Iverson. They are both "scorers" who use speed to complete shots, but Ford's scoring explosiveness is not as explosive as Allen Iverson's.
Iverson is so good, but his passing stability is better. In this regard, he is more of a traditional No. 1 position than Allen Iverson.
It's just that the teammate who got the ball didn't intend to cooperate with his teammates, so he took the ball and rushed towards the basket.
This is also a major feature of the summer league:
Without cooperation and teammates, it’s just a blind shot with the ball!
After all, they are all here for a stable contract. If you want to get a contract, you must first produce good data.
Moreover, outside of this team, who knows who?
The ball was slapped away, and the player holding the ball was still a Bucks player. Like the previous guy, this guy rushed towards the basket.
Woody stood still and waited until the other side started to jump, then he jumped with him.
At present, his jumping ability is above average in the NBA, coupled with his 220cm wingspan. The player from the opposite Bucks team seems to be playing the 3rd position, but he is only 1.95 meters tall, barely two feet tall.
The height of the position.
Woody stretched out his arms and gave him two words:
So long!
"Snapped!"
Another big hat!
In fact, Woody's blocking ability is not high, only 55 points.
That’s the first-class level of the American NCAA...
But who allows him to display his height, wingspan, and physical explosiveness here?
Moreover, blocking shots is a matter of accumulation of experience and judgment.
Didn't you notice that after Woody blocked another shot, his experience bar moved!
After two consecutive big blocks, it was still the Bucks player who got the ball. He hesitated for a moment, but still gritted his teeth and rushed inside.
This time Woody was a little impatient.
Paid a foul.
But Spoelstra on the sidelines was applauding:
"Nice, nice!"
He was very satisfied with Woody's ability to protect the penalty area. Woody himself didn't care. He would only be sent off for 10 fouls in a summer league game. His eyes were full of excitement!
The Bucks just hit the basket three times, and the whole process only took 10 seconds...
Is this the NBA summer league?
The rhythm, the frequency of confrontations, and the fierce state of the players are all things Woody has never experienced in the high school league, which makes him full of excitement at this moment.