Guard With a Knife

For three days in a row, Doug trained in the striker group. [full text reading]

He works hard every day, unwilling to be left behind, almost from the moment he enters the arena, he is desperately fighting.

However, the effect is not very good.

The training subjects of the forward group do not focus on inside operations such as screens, pick-and-rolls, and card positions, but more on running positions, air cuts, jump shots, and passing obstacles with the ball.

At the beginning, the players in the forward group were quite afraid of Duge. After all, this is the No. 8 pick. What if they take away their position?

But now, they have completely let go of their defenses. After all, they are the ones who have been collectively criticized by the basketball media. What are they doing? Is the NCAA's MOP at this level?

Although Dug worked very hard, he was a rat in the arena every day.

However, only those who have really played in the NBA know that hard work is only the foundation, and talent is the key.

It's like Michael Beasley, who slacks around every day, is almost the last to arrive at the stadium, and then the first to leave. He seldom sweats every day, but he can easily grasp the training content, and he does it better than everyone else.

The gap.

"The No. 8 show is about to drop."

Doug heard whispered conversations from the staff more than once, and received indifferent ridicule from the players' eyes more than once.

These are the motivations for his hard training.

only.

The gap is indeed too great. The NBA is really not a place for ordinary people to stay. Even the player at the end of the bench, if you look at his high school and college resume, he is a tyrant who suppresses one side.

In the past three days, Duge could feel that he was improving a little faster under the pressure. However, this speed of progress is still too slow. God knows how long it will take until all the 'power' in the body is aroused.

Friday is coming soon. After three days of training, the physical condition of the players has gradually adjusted from the vacation state. So Spoelstra announced an intra-team match.

Then, he distributed the latest version of the playbook.

When Duge received the tactical manual, he was obviously a little surprised: "Is it a mistake?

How did I get the center forward's manual? "

Spoelstra laughed, and he also joked with the No. 8 pick: "Why don't you trade with Mario?"

Ha ha ha ha!

There was another burst of laughter, but this time the laughter was more sarcasm and ridicule than three days ago.

In the NBA, power is king. You have no strength but you have the salary of the No. 8 pick, who the hell dumped you?

"This is the president's arrangement." Spoelstra formally answered Doug after the laughter stopped.

Doug didn't speak anymore.

The team members had other ideas: Pat Riley felt as if he was taking special care of him. Is it really for the Chinese market? However, playing in the NBA is the most important thing. He is not the only Chinese player in the NBA. Only Yao Ming, who became the No. 1 center, has brought real benefits to Houston.

Assistant coach Keith Smart came to the group, and he gave Doug a yellow vest, which meant he became a substitute player. Also with him as a substitute are four other rookies this year, as well as James Jones, Mark Blunt, Diawara, Sean Livingston and others.

The main force is last season's starter plus Magloire.

In this training, the substitute players simulated the Orlando Magic. Because according to the regular season schedule that has been issued to each team, the opponent in the first game of the regular season is the Orlando Magic.

No one wants to lose in the opening game, not even the Heat.

After the start of the game, Doug did not start the game.

He sat on the bench and watched the "worst center in the NBA" try his best to imitate Warcraft Howard on the court. But the damage he caused to Magloire was less than 0.01 milligram.

The old center who was selected to the 2004 All-Star Game and then fell rapidly has finally found his second spring in him. He feels like Yao Huang, and Yao Huang is the same when he plays Dwight Howard in post-up singles. easy.

"Do you think you can stand up to Magloire?" Sean Livingston, who was on the bench, said to Doug.

The two of them recently became the best friends in the entire training camp, probably because they share the same disease.

Sean Livingston, once known as the second-generation magician super genius, stood up bravely after suffering a broken leg injury, and he began to frequently try out in various teams. However, his body could no longer do what it wanted. His training situation at the guard group is not much different from that of Douger at the forward group.

Moreover, he was ridiculed and ridiculed far more than Duge, after all, Duge got a guarantee contract. And he, the former genius, only had a base salary of more than 400,000 yuan, and there was no guarantee. The Heat can fire him at any time without paying any extra salary.

In the locker room the day before yesterday, Daequan Cook teased Sean Livingston like a lame elk in public. He also deliberately imitated Livingston's running movements, which caused the entire locker room to laugh. At that time, Livingston blushed, and he told everyone, I can feel that I am improving, I still have a lot of fuel in my body, and I will definitely catch up with the team.

But at that time, Dai Quinn laughed even louder, and he asked around: "Who believes it?"

Everyone answered with a laugh.

But Doug stood up: "I believe him."

Dai Kuien didn't dare to compete with Duge any more, he just muttered "two trash" and went back to his locker.

Since then, Doug and Livingston have become good friends, and they are the two most hardworking people in the entire arena.

Doug once asked Livingston, why do you continue to return to the court at the risk of possible amputation.

Livingston said something that made Doug feel quite emotional: "I just don't want to end my basketball career like this. Therefore, I actively rehabilitated, worked hard, and played one game after another. team looking for job opportunities. When I'm down, I always go back to my rented house and watch Forrest Gump over and over again, and then keep running like Forrest Gump the next day, you know? I really want to Catch up with the self who once had high hopes.”

drop!

At this time, Smart on the court blew his whistle again, and Blount fouled again.

"Resisting Magloire is not a difficult task..." Doug replied to Sean Livingston in a low voice.

But before he finished speaking, Marcus Banks taunted him: "Is it up to you?"

Doug looked over, and Banks looked over with disdain.

If there is a reason for Daequan Cook's targeting of Doug, then Banks is purely finding fault.

"It's none of your business." Doug answered him indifferently.

At this time, Spoelstra turned around and suddenly called his name: "Snoopy, you go up and replace Mark."

"Come on." Sean Livingston patted Doug on the shoulder, giving him a big encouragement.

Doug stood up and walked to the court under the disdainful gaze of Banks.

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