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Chapter 13 The only way for a newbie

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    Many Chinese fans¡¯ impressions of the Heat are probably from the ¡°Big Three¡± period from 2011 to 2014.

    Fans who were earlier may still remember that Wade's performance in the 2006 Finals was nothing short of "god-like".  After losing the first two games 0:2, he led the Heat to win 4 consecutive games and win the championship, averaging 34.7 points, 7.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game.

    In fact, the Heat have been a powerhouse in the Eastern Conference as early as the 1990s and have never missed the playoffs since 1995.

    The Heat joined the NBA when the NBA expanded in 1988. They also entered the NBA with the Orlando Magic, Minnesota Timberwolves and Charlotte Hornets (today's New Orleans Pelicans). The Heat were assigned to the Midwest Division.

    In the first few years, the Heat's performance was mediocre. Except for reaching the playoffs once in 1992, they were always in the lottery zone. It was not until the 1995-1996 season that "magic fortune teller" Pat Riley became the Heat.  head coach.

    Pat Riley traded for "the soul of the team" Alonzo Mourning, as well as the "Beatle" Tim Hardaway, Chris Gatlin, Walter Williams, Tai  Len Corbin and Tony Smith, the entire Heat was turned upside down by him. By the end of the regular season, the only player on the team who was from last season was Ken Askins.

    Pat Riley instilled a "defense first" philosophy into the Heat, making them one of the best defensive teams in the NBA.

    In the 1995-1996 season, Pat Riley made it to the playoffs in his first season as coach of the Heat, but unfortunately lost in the first round against the Bulls, who had 72 wins in the season.

    In the 1996-1997 season, the Heat achieved an impressive record of 61 wins and 21 losses in the regular season and entered the playoffs with the first place in the Atlantic Division.  They eliminated the Magic in the first round and then defeated the New York Knicks. However, the Heat still lost to the Bulls in the Eastern Conference Finals.

    The Heat's biggest "enemy" in the NBA is the New York Knicks. This is not just because Riley once coached New York. In the 1997-1998 season, the two teams fought fiercely in the playoffs. In the end, Mourning and Larry  -Johnson fought hard, and Van Gundy was also injured because of his dissuasion.

    In the following seasons, the Heat entered the playoffs, but the team never made it to the Eastern Conference Finals.

    After the 1999-2000 season, Mourning was diagnosed with severe kidney disease and had to leave the game.  In addition, the team's second leader Hardaway began to decline, and the Heat also began to go downhill.

    In the 2000-2001 season, Pat Riley sent Jamal Mashburn, P.J. Brown, Tim James, Rodney Buford and Otis Thorpe through a trade in exchange for the Hornets.  Anthony Mason, Eddie Jones, Ricky Davis and Dale Ellis (who was directly laid off) also signed the inside giant Brian Grant for 4 years and 42 million US dollars. The strength of the team  Finally it was maintained.

    Of course, a few years later, one of the things Pat Riley was most proud of was that he listened to Spoelstra's advice during the offseason and signed Wang Dalin, an 18-year-old Chinese young man.

    If he had not adopted Spoelstra¡¯s advice at that time, he might have regretted it for the rest of his life!

    September 10, 2000, team assembly day.

    Wang Dalin came to the team training hall early in the morning. Seeing that there was no one in the gym, he couldn't help but smile proudly.

    In this training hall, he has been fighting day and night for more than fifty days.

    During this period, he was dribbling, bench pressing, running back and forth, jumping off the backboard, shooting again and again, day after day, boring training.

    Without the reward stimulation after completing the task, God knows whether he could persevere.

    Fortunately, he persisted and completed all training tasks.

    At this time, Wang Dalin¡¯s personal abilities have undergone earth-shaking changes compared to when he became an undrafted pick in mid-June:

    "66 close-range shots, 61 cut layups, 58 cut dunks, 55 in-place dunks, 43 post-up hook shots, 37 post-up fadeaway jumpers, 79 mid-range shots, 69 three-pointers, 74 free throws, 33 post-up moves, and passes.  Ball accuracy 69, passing vision 62, ball control 58, dribbling speed 68, receiving ability 73, inside defense 60, outside defense 42, steals 48, blocks 73, shot interference 70, offensive rebounds 47, defensive rebounds 58,  Lateral agility 66, speed 72, acceleration 71, strength 56, jumping 73, and physical strength 61.¡±

    "Comprehensive durability 99"

    "Potential value: 99"

    "Equipment skill: One leaf blinds the eyes (level A)"

    "Comprehensive ability value: 76"

    Except for back-up offense and outside defense, all other abilities have improved to varying degrees. In 2000, a small draft year in the draft, he even dared to say that he was the first among rookies!

      Yes, Wang Dalin does have this confidence at this time!

    Although "No. 1 pick" Kenyon Martin averaged 12 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game in his rookie season, he averaged 33.4 minutes per game, shot only 44.5% from the field and 63% from the free throw line.

    Is this the offensive efficiency?

    Although it cannot be said that Martin is the "parallel import No. 1 pick", among the previous No. 1 picks in the NBA, this kind of performance can only be ranked in the middle and lower reaches.

    Wang Dalin believes that if he can average 25 minutes per game with the Heat this season, he will definitely be able to perform as well as the "number one pick".

    If nothing else, at least he doesn¡¯t think his average assists per game is just 1.9, right?

    Wang Dalin ran a few laps, did some warm-up exercises to stretch his limbs, and then took the ball and shot the basket.

    As soon as he finished shooting a set of 25 fixed-point three-pointers, he saw two people walking in from the door of the arena, namely Anthony Mason and Brian Grant.

    "Hi, boy, you came quite early!" Grant just greeted him with a smile, and immediately showed a look of surprise, "Heyhow did your boy become so strong?"

    Mason was also surprised: "Wow did your kid take hormones?"

    Wang Dalin has been training hard during this period, and his figure has naturally changed to some extent, especially his arms are obviously thicker and his chest muscles have also bulged a lot.

    When he first traveled through time, he weighed only 100kg, and with his height of 211cm, he was really a bit skinny.

    Now his weight is 103kg. Although he has only gained 3kg, after excluding the lost fat, he has gained at least 6 or 7kg of muscle inside and out. His body does look a lot stronger.

    Wang Dalin hurriedly collected the ball and came over to say hello to the two "old seniors". They had played side by side in the summer league and they had a really good relationship.

    The three of them immediately chatted about their experiences after breaking up while shooting baskets.

    Mason took his wife and children on a trip to Europe, while Grant bought a farm on the outskirts of his hometown of Columbus, Ohio, where he rode horses, fished, and had BBQ every day, living a leisurely life.

    Hearing that Wang Dalin spends time in the training gym every day, Mason smiled and said, "No wonder you have become so strong!"

    Grant also nodded and said: "Young people should be like this, lazy guys can't play in the NBA!"

    It was close to 9 a.m., and the players came to the arena one by one, took the ball and started practicing casually.

    Jones, Brown, Green, House and others who had met in the summer league before were all here. Wang Dalin also saw a very familiar person-Bruce Bowen!

    That¡¯s right, this guy played for the Heat for two seasons before going to the Spurs, and he is currently in his second season with the Heat.

    A few minutes later, when Mourning and Hardaway walked into the arena, everyone stopped and stepped forward to say hello to these two.

    Although both of them are not as good as before due to injuries, they are still the leaders of this Heat team!

    After a while, the coaches also arrived. Spoelstra was obviously stunned when he saw Wang Dalin, and then he whispered to Pat Riley.

    "Okay, everyone, come and gather!"

    With Spoelstra¡¯s order, all the players hurried over and stood in a row, like a queue in the army.

    Pat Riley¡¯s team is very disciplined, which is something you can¡¯t see in other NBA teams.

    Most of the players have gone through several months of offseason, and their condition is naturally not good, so today's training is basically focused on recovering their bodies. Everyone first ran laps, followed by several groups of round-trip running and leap frog.  class and did not conduct ball training.

    More than 2 hours of training passed quickly. Riley gathered everyone and announced that today's training was over and the next training would start at 2 pm the next day.

    Everyone packed up and prepared to leave. Wang Dalin also packed up briefly and was about to leave. Suddenly a deep voice said: "Hey, rookie, it seems you forgot, you still have an important thing to do!"

    It was Moning who spoke, and everyone gathered around, with inexplicable smiles on their faces.

    Grant reminded kindly: "Wang, what Alonzo means is we are all a little hungry for breakfast today, and we all want to try the donuts from Old Locke's!"

    "That's right!" Hardaway smiled, "And Eddie and Ernest, I want to leave the task of buying donuts to you three rookies. Can you meet this request of us old guys?"

    Wang Dalin hurriedly nodded in agreement, but cursed in his heart: "I knew it I've heard that rookies in the NBA will be bullied by veteran players, and it's true!"

    Eddie House and Ernest Brown also quickly nodded in agreement.

    The three of them walked out of the arena together, and House asked: "Who is Old Locke?"

    Brown shook his head and said he didn't know, but Wang Dalin smiled and said: "I know, come with me!" (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)The two of them quickly nodded in agreement.

    The three of them walked out of the arena together, and House asked: "Who is Old Locke?"

    Brown shook his head and said he didn't know, but Wang Dalin smiled and said: "I know, you come with me!" (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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