am i proud?

Chapter 26 Hitting the "Rookie Wall"

Wishes are beautiful, but reality is often cruel.

Wang Dalin thought that based on his previous performance, it would not be a big problem to continue to complete task five. Isn't it just "playing a total of 30 games in the NBA regular season, averaging at least 7 points and 5 rebounds per game"?

But in the next two games, he failed to reach the "minimum target" of 7 points and 5 rebounds.

其实在11月19日那场比赛中王大林的表现还不错，他替补登场18分钟，他全场6投3中，其中三分球2投1中，外加罚球2罚2中拿下9分。

His shooting touch in this game was good, and his efficiency was quite high, but he was a bit stretched when he grabbed rebounds. He only grabbed 2 rebounds in the game, and he didn't behave like an inside player at all.

On November 11, the Heat suffered a disastrous defeat against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference at home. The score of this game turned out to be 23:74!

The Heat have Eddie Jones averaging more than 20 points per game, and Mason and Grant averaging around 16 points per game. Hardaway is currently averaging more than 14 points per game... It is conceivable that with so many scorers above the level, the Heat only scored 74 points in the game. I have to say it is very ironic!

In this game, Eddie Jones did not play due to a strained left calf muscle. Perhaps this is the reason for the loss, but Pat Riley did not want to make excuses for the team's defeat.

看看球员们“感人”的命中率吧……格兰特15投6中，哈达威12投3中，梅森5投0中，考斯威尔4投0中，还有王大林7投1中！
The Heat's highest shooting percentage turned out to be Bruce Bowen. He made 7 of 3 shots in this game, and his shooting percentage reached 42.9%... It's still rounded!

It is conceivable that when the team shoots 33.3% from the field, if they want to win... then they can only prevent the opponent's shooting percentage to a lower level!
The Heat are currently averaging only 69.7 points per game, ranking first in the league!

What makes the "magic operator" even more annoying is that, as the current best defensive team in the league, they actually allowed their opponents to score 86 points?
Is it tolerable or unbearable... Uncle can bear it and auntie can't bear it!
The "magic fortune teller" is angry, and the Heat's soldiers are unlucky again. A new round of "devil training" starts again...

On November 11, the Heat played an away game against the Cavaliers, and lost this game again, with a score of 25:80.

埃迪.琼斯伤愈复出，不过他全场19投仅7中，加上安东尼.卡特5投0中，布鲁斯.鲍文7投1中，王大林6投2中，哈达威15投6中……热火队的进攻依旧不顺。

In these two games, Wang Dalin made a total of 13 of 3 shots and only grabbed 5 rebounds.

For a while, not only the coaching staff of the Heat were quite disappointed with him, but fans and the media also criticized his performance.

Barkley said in floral underwear: "I admit that Darling-Wang performed well at the beginning of the season, but as he played more and more games, we finally saw his true strength. The facts tell us-he is a very ordinary undrafted pick!"

Kenny Smith also said: "To be honest, I thought that Darling Wang would continue to play well, just like at the beginning of this season, but obviously... I was wrong!"

With Wang Dalin's sluggish performance in two consecutive games, Riley also adjusted his playing time, which dropped from about 15 minutes per game to about 10 minutes per game.

All kinds of circumstances show that Wang Dalin is very likely...hitting the "rookie wall"!

The NBA has always had the so-called "rookie wall". Although it is a bit mysterious, it still makes sense after careful analysis.

A rookie with decent strength can often perform well in the NBA at the beginning. However, as the season progresses, each team will have a deeper understanding of this rookie.Therefore, each team will definitely make targeted arrangements for this rookie tactically, whether it is offensive or defensive.

Wang Dalin's offensive method is still relatively simple. He is currently only relatively confident in the mid-range shot, and his other offensive skills are not good enough, so he basically uses the mid-range shot when attacking.

As long as the opponent arranges a player to pay attention to him at all times, and give him a certain amount of interference when he makes a jump shot, it will naturally affect his shooting rate.

The mid-range shooting ability of 85 is high, but it is not enough to ignore the defense!
But Wang Dalin knew that the reason why his performance in these three games was not good was mainly because he was tired!
Yes, he is tired!

As we said earlier, the intensity of confrontation in the NBA is far from comparable to ordinary games.Now is the most intense confrontation in history at the beginning of the 21st century. Compared with the small ball era of later generations, the intensity of confrontation in the NBA this year is much higher.

As Wang Dalin played well in the first few games since the start of the game, Riley involuntarily increased his playing time. In the last three games, his playing time was 18 minutes, 20 minutes and 19 minutes respectively!

As a substitute player, this kind of playing time is undoubtedly a lot... Kobe's average playing time in his rookie season was only 15.5 minutes per game!

In terms of playing time alone, Wang Dalin has already ranked sixth in the team in these three games, and his stamina is only 61... It's obviously not enough!
Previously, Wang Dalin only played games at the high school level in China, and later he played in the next NBA preseason and preseason games...the intensity couldn't be compared with the regular season at all.

After playing a full 12 high-intensity regular season games, especially after losing the game and having to go through "devil training", Wang Dalin felt that his "stamina bar" had never been fully refilled.

Is this really a "rookie wall"?

This is clearly a "stamina wall"!

Not to mention the 18-year-old "child" Wang Dalin, who is a freshman and sophomore NCAA player, how many of them have the physical strength to play in the NBA?
After the game, there are still many players who like to go to the nightclub to be chic, hugging their sister Yingge Yanwu...

Wang Dalin felt that he understood the "rookie wall". He felt that the reason why most first-year players hit the "rookie wall" was probably due to their poor health!

It is very simple for Wang Dalin to solve this problem now, as long as he spends all the "deposits" of 3000 points on his physical strength, he can directly increase his physical strength to 68.

Although 68's physical strength is not very strong, it must be enough to play for more than ten minutes.

However, Wang Dalin was very conflicted in his heart. He hoped to add points to his ability after completing task five, and then he would drop 13000 points in one go... How cool would that be?
However, the current situation is... Will he still be able to complete task five if the fight continues like this?

"Alas! No way!"

Wang Dalin had no choice but to increase his stamina to 68... 200 points left.

As a result, his ability value has changed again:
66 close range shots, 61 cutting layups, 58 cutting dunks, 55 standing dunks, 43 post-up hook shots, 37 post-up fadeaways, 85 mid-range shots, 69 three-pointers, 74 free throws, 33 post-up moves, 69 passing accuracy, 62 passing vision, 60 ball handling, 68 dribbling speed, 73 receiving ability, 65 inside defense, 42 outside defense, 48 steals, 73 blocks, and 70 interference shots 47, 66 offensive rebounds, 66 defensive rebounds, 72 lateral agility, 71 speed, 65 acceleration, 73 strength, 68 jumping, and [-] stamina."

"Comprehensive Durability 99"

"Potential Value: 99"

"Equipment Skill: One Leaf Obstacle (Level A)"

"Comprehensive ability value: 77"

(End of this chapter)