Why Airplanes don’t rotate wheels before landing to reduce the effect of friction?

Question

I used to watch a lot of airplane landings and take-off. My favourite moment is when airplane tyres touch the ground. Friction produces a lot of heat and hence, smoke.
But i wonder, why not pilot start rotating wheels before landing and match the speed of wheels such that it doesn’t cause any friction.

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Answer 1

I’ve read that in the days of barnstorming the pilots would sometimes touch their wheels to the roof of a barn to get them spinning before landing, supposedly to make a smoother landing, though it was possibly just a stunt.