Rebirth of Hayes Cyclone

Chapter 287 [Old Stars]

Barkley was right when he commented that the Bobcats are now better than the 2007-win Rockets in 70.

The Rockets only have the center position to complete the Bobcats' three insiders. The peak Yao Ming starts, and David Lee and Mutombo come off the bench.Compared with other positions, the Bobcats are all dominant.

Power forward Hayes has improved a lot compared to himself in 2007. Battier is a defensive expert with a mediocre offense. Gerald Wallace is both offensive and defensive. Billups is obviously better than Fisher.Durant and McGrady have similar playing styles. McGrady won the MVP in 2007, but it was controversial.In the Bobcats' offensive and defensive system, Durant may not be worse than McGrady. At least Durant will not grab the boss, and the offense is strictly in accordance with the coach's tactical arrangements. There is no end to getting up.

As for the substitute players of the two teams, the Bobcats are also dominant.Back then, the Rockets still had Novak, Padgett, Lucas III, and Snyder who almost made mistakes on the court, but the Bobcats were all elite soldiers.

The Rockets can still win 70 wins in the West. The teams in the East are weaker than those in the West, and the schedule is much easier.

After a big win over the Magic, the Bobcats dominated the front pages of sports news.The momentum since the start of the Lakers is also very fierce, but people prefer the Bobcats.

Hayes has nearly 10 assists this season, and is expected to become another player who won a triple-double after the "Big O" Oscar Robertson. Compared with the leaders of the two sides, Kobe is obviously not as popular as Hayes.

The Lakers' game wasn't as good as the Bobcats'.Both teams can play the triangle offense, the Bobcats are much sharper on the fast break.And although Kobe can still score high points, he has more and more jump shots and fewer and fewer dunks.Kobe, who can't jump, has fewer fans.Although Hayes's jump is not as high as Kobe's, the fans don't care, because Hayes has never been able to jump up, and he has not even succeeded in an empty dunk...

In the team training class, Hayes became the master, and all the Bobcats practiced back-ups together. This was suggested by Jeff Van Gundy. He believed that back-ups on the court were really effective. It is easy to observe the running positions of teammates on the field.

In the NBA draft, teams often like to select players with good physical fitness.The coaches think that players can practice slowly if they don't know how to shoot, but no one can teach speed and bounce.But players who rely on their physical fitness for a living, their status declines very quickly.

The Bobcats coaching staff has adopted a different selection method. D'Antoni has been in Europe. The most important thing in selecting players there is that they must have solid basic skills, be able to shoot, and be able to support the offense. If these are not done well, run and jump quickly No matter how high it is.The Bobcats training class is now to practice basic skills first, and then practice shooting.It doesn't matter if you can't jump high, the important thing is to make a good shot.

Hayes has demonstrated the power of "floor flow" to people.And getting used to the floor flow style of play is of great benefit to athletes in prolonging their careers.

It is a sad thing to see an athlete age, and the fastest aging among them is the person who relies on bouncing for food.

In 1992, the 42-year-old "Dr. J" Irving had a one-on-one show with the 45-year-old "Skyhook" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. As a result, Irving failed to dunk with one hand in front of the TV audience across the United States. In 2002, the 38-year-old Jordan wore a Wizards jersey to participate in the All-Star Game. He also had an unguarded, inevitable dunk and bounced out of the basket.

As Baron Davis said: "Bouncing is the first thing on your body to retire." Davis has also participated in the dunk contest, but now, he is changing to the direction of floor flow.

Today, the league dunkers are the first to grow old.Vince Carter's jumping ability is disappearing. He has played 10 games in the new season, and he has only successfully dunked 6 times. Without the bounce, he can only rely on jump shots to score.

How do NBA players face this reality?

Warriors assistant coach and former Indiana University star Keith Smart recalled his dunk with mixed emotions. "I was 37 years old, and after I became a coach, my goal was to be able to dunk the first day of training camp, then the first game, then the new year. Finally, after the new year we went to play in Florida, and I did After the warm-up, I dunked one. That was my last one. I didn’t even do three-on-three bullfighting after that. I couldn’t do what I used to be able to do, and I was frustrated.”

From Kean Smart's words, it is not difficult to see that when a player can't jump, the biggest impact is not the technique, but the mentality.When a person feels that he is old in his heart, it is difficult to maintain a fighting spirit.If you get used to playing without jumping and are mentally prepared, you won't have a nervous breakdown.

At present, the Bobcats lead the Eastern Conference with 9 consecutive victories, and the form is very good.D'Antoni's championship declaration at the press conference was not opposed by basketball experts, but many people agreed with it.

Ranked second is the Atlanta Hawks with a record of 7 wins and 2 losses.The trio of Yao Ming, Joe Johnson and Josh Smith is still sharp.Rodney Stuckey is inexperienced. Jamal Crawford has joined this season, which has also strengthened the Hawks' offensive power at the point guard position.Small forward Childress is a good substitute.The Eagles can be said to be the only competitor to the Bobcats in the Eastern Conference this season.

The Cavaliers ranked third with 6 wins and 3 losses. The Cavaliers are very happy with the changes that Mo Williams has brought to the team, but their strength is still a certain distance from the Bobcats.The Bobcats are recognized as the nemesis of the Cavaliers.James played bravely against other teams, but when he encountered Hayes and Gerald Wallace's joint attack, James was very uncomfortable, and the Cavaliers still couldn't find a way to deal with the Bobcats.

After losing this game, the Magic ranked fourth with 6 wins and 4 losses.Their roster flaws are too obvious to compete with the current Bobcats.

Ranked fifth is the Celtics.The Celtics wanted to chase Arenas in the summer, but Arenas was not interested in the Celtics, and none of the big fish in the transfer market was attracted, so the Celtics had to re-sign Antawn Jamison .Their record is not bad, 5 wins and 4 losses.The Heat ranked sixth with only 4 wins and 5 losses, the Bucks ranked seventh with 4 wins and 6 losses, and the 76ers ranked 3th with 6 wins and 8 losses tied with the Pistons.Only won three games and can still be ranked in the playoffs. From the winning percentage, it is not difficult to see how weak the Eastern team is.

According to the schedule, each team has 82 regular season games.The Bobcats played two games with 15 Western teams each, for a total of 30 games; they played four games with the Wizards, Magic, Eagles, and Heat in the same division for a total of 4 games; and then randomly selected 16 teams from the remaining 10 teams in the Eastern Conference. The teams each played 6 games for a total of 4 games; they played 24 games with the remaining teams for a total of 3 games, making a total of 12 games.Regardless of which 82 teams in the Eastern Conference play 6 games, the Bobcats have an absolute advantage. Except for the Eagles, other teams cannot compete. Under such circumstances, it seems easy for the Bobcats to achieve the best record in the league.

Experts believe that as long as Bobcats players do not suffer from extensive injuries, they can already set their sights on the playoffs and even the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Lakers also ranked first in the West with 9 consecutive victories, but the Lakers encountered much more powerful enemies on the way to the finals than the Bobcats.The Hornets and Mavericks tied for second with 7 wins and 2 losses, and the Nuggets ranked fourth with 7 wins and 3 losses, followed by the Timberwolves, Jazz, Spurs, and Trail Blazers... The top 8 teams in the Western Conference all have a winning percentage of more than half.The Suns, Sonics, and Grizzlies lineup are also good, but they are still outside the playoff threshold.

Before the start of the season, the Rockets, who had already boasted a strong rise and returned to the ranks of the league's strong teams, were still very bad this season, ranking 3th in the Western Conference with 6 wins and 12 losses. Only power forward David Lee played the best in the team. Contributing 18 points and 11 rebounds per game, with a double-double per game, has become an important chess piece in the hands of head coach Adelman.Another player who played well was rookie guard Jerry Bayless, who was selected in the summer, averaging 12 points, 3.2 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal per game.

The Rockets' two core players, McGrady and Oden, were extremely disappointing. Oden's average of 9.2 points, 8.6 rebounds and 2 blocks per game was not bad, but his scoring was slightly poor.Before entering the league, Oden was said to be extremely unrealistic to rule the league.

The worst performer for the Rockets is Tracy McGrady.He's had a bad season already.Averaged 15 points and 4 assists per game, shooting only 38% from the field.The lazy character also caused dissatisfaction among teammates.

McGrady is a typical player with outstanding talent.Although his age is only 30 years old, his bounce and speed have been severely reduced. His running speed on the court can be described as stumbling. The ball smashes and flies, and it is hard to regain the courage of the past.

When McGrady was at his peak, fans who liked him called his pull-up jumper a magical skill.Last season, McGrady led the team straight to the lottery zone and became the first defending champion team in history not to enter the playoffs. The evaluation plummeted and they were not even selected for the All-Star Game.This season, McGrady played two games and rested one game, saying that his knee was uncomfortable, but after an MRI examination, the team doctor said that he was healthy and everything was normal.McGrady's "fraudulent injury" is the news that attracts a lot of attention in the NBA today.Although McGrady has been suspected of cheating almost every season, this time coach Adelman also publicly expressed his dissatisfaction with McGrady, and the situation is serious.

There are more and more people attacking McGrady.Those things in Hayes' previous life still happened, Tracy McGrady had a problem with his knee, and the team doctor of the Rockets was still a group of "relationship households". Naturally, the Rockets would be full of injuries.

Knowing that McGrady has a problem with his knee and was wronged by the Rockets' medical team, Hayes stood up to support McGrady in an interview. "I don't believe that Tracy is cheating. Maybe he really has a problem with his knee. The knee is an injury that threatens a player's career. To be on the safe side, I suggest him visit some famous doctors to get a diagnosis. This cannot be delayed."

As long as Hayes made such a statement, McGrady would probably take the opportunity to check it if he heard it. He would not play the game with injuries and wait until the knee injury became more and more serious. After his comeback, he couldn't get a chance to play, so he transferred to the Knicks in a miserable way.

After all, Tracy McGrady is a two-time scoring champion and an N-time All-Star, and his current achievements are not easy. Hayes doesn't want to see him waste two years in vain.Without McGrady in the league, fans will lack a lot of fun.

(End of this chapter)