rpbooks Chapter 466 Changes
Chapter 466 Changes
Chapter 466 Changes
The morning after the Lakers lost Game [-] of the Western Conference semifinals series, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the famous Lakers, came to the training ground to individually train several centers in the team.
Magic Johnson also turned down entertainment and work, and came to the Toyota Center training hall to watch the Lakers' training and help Xu Tian find out better details.Players from other teams simply cannot enjoy this kind of in-team training treatment.
Magic Johnson can often see himself in Xu Tian, and he always likes to watch him play. Now that it's about honor, he looks at it more seriously, and hardly misses any details.
Both of Scott's big brothers came to the training ground, which made him a little nervous. After the training lasted for a while, he thought of arranging Clarkson and Warren to imitate Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green. Tian adapted to double-team defense.This is what he planned to do directly at the beginning of the training session, and he didn't remember it until an hour and a half later.
Kobe was unable to conduct confrontation training. With the help of Gary Vitti, he practiced in-situ shooting. After the project was over, he took the initiative to walk to the seat next to Magic Johnson and sat down.
Magic Johnson hadn't even said hello to Bryant and asked, "Kobe, how's your ankle feeling?"
Kobe wiped the sweat off his face with a towel, and replied: "There is no pain in normal walking, but it still feels very difficult as long as you gain strength."
Magic Johnson patted Kobe on the shoulder and said, "You are recovering from your injury. I believe you will have another chance to play again."
Kobe said: "I also believe that, it's just that if you really want to achieve it, it's not an ordinary difficulty."
Magic Johnson helped the team achieve good results in several transactions this season, which made him a little complacent. He leaned back in his chair and said: "I believe in the players of the Lakers, just like I believed in Shaquille. O'Neill, I believe in you, and now I especially believe in Xu."
"He's still a rookie, so you can't trust him too much." Bryant answered Magic Johnson with a smile.
"I won the Finals MVP during my rookie period. Of course, that is the only one in history, but I know what kind of player can lead the team to victory."
"You also discovered that trait in Xu?"
"I believe that any fan who watches basketball can clearly feel it."
Facing the double-team defense of Warren and Clarkson, Xu Tian couldn't feel the intensity of last night at all, and broke through their defense many times in a row.This made Xu Tian feel uncomfortable, and took the initiative to ask Clarkson and Warren to increase their defensive strength.
If you want to play with ease on the field, the intensity during training must be higher than that during the competition, otherwise, if you suddenly increase the intensity, you will easily become uncomfortable.Xu Tian's request is very reasonable.
Warren and Clarkson did not refuse, and increased the physical confrontation when double-teaming defense, trying to make it difficult for Xu Tian to play.
Scott stood by, looking for loopholes in Xu Tian's technical movements.No matter how perfect a player is, there will be weaknesses, which are unavoidable.
Xu Tian's weakness is his size.His size is too generous, making it easy for him to be blocked when he breaks double-teams, which is why he didn't adapt to playing last night.
Magic Johnson watched for 10 minutes, then walked into the court, stopped Xu Tian's simulation training, and said: "Xu, you are too obsessed with breaking through between the two, and that is something you are not good at in your skills. In this way This approach is quite unacceptable.”
Xu Tian didn't have a good relationship with the team's famous players at first, but since he gradually became famous, this feeling has long since disappeared. Holding the basketball in his right hand, he asked, "You mean I need to break through from the flank, or try to get the ball out of the way?" Spread the word?"
Kobe was curious about what advice Magic Johnson would give Xu Tian, so he walked nearby and listened quietly to the conversation between the two.
Magic Johnson said: "I have carefully studied your game video. Many players can actually limit you with single defense, but do you know why they didn't do it?"
Xu Tian thought for a while and asked, "Is it because of the change in the offensive end?"
Magic Johnson not only has outstanding basketball talent, but also has outstanding comedy talent. He pretended to be surprised and opened his eyes wide, and said with a smile: "You are right. Although your speed is outstanding, it is definitely not at the top level of the league. The reason why the opposing player The reason why you can't defend you is because you have unsolvable shooting and passing. The combination of these two abilities makes it impossible for them to defend close to the body, and it is not good for them to defend against breakthroughs with half a step. This is the reason why you cannot defend. If you blindly If you want to break the double-team, then the offensive power will be greatly reduced."
Xu Tian waited until Magic Johnson paused, and asked in a low voice, "Then should I trust my teammates more?"
"Of course, there is no doubt." Magic Johnson said, "Basketball is a five-on-five game. No player can be separated from the group. When you can't play an easy offense, pass the ball to your teammates and let them do it for you. .”
Kobe's playing style is very different from that of Magic Johnson. Hearing this sentence, he said: "I think Xu should carry the team on his shoulders and lead the team out of the tight encirclement."
Xu Tian heard the almost diametrically opposite point of view, so he kept silent to see what Magic Johnson would say.
Magic Johnson understood that he and Kobe are players with two styles, and said: "Kobe, your style is more like Michael Jordan. Of course, you can choose to carry the team on your shoulders, but Xu is a Magician-style player. He You need to mobilize your teammates to unleash his power."
Kobe still disagreed with this point of view, saying: "Xu is a player with great offensive talent. If you don't know how to use this talent, it will be difficult to break through in the Western Conference semifinals. After all, it is impossible for the Lakers to compete with the rigorous tactics. Go to the Spurs led by Popovich."
Scott felt a little embarrassed, but he was caught between the President of Basketball Operations and the star representative of the team, and he dared not speak.
When Magic Johnson played, Popovich was not the head coach, so he didn't admire him very much, saying: "Greg is a very good coach, but he can't play the game, the real winner is the player, So I think Xu can try to increase the offensive changes and mobilize his teammates, only in this way can he win the series."
Seeing the two stars arguing endlessly over whether to pass or shoot, Xu Tian said, "Actually, I already have an answer to this point."
Kobe stopped talking and asked, "How do you plan to break the Spurs' double-team?"
Holding the basketball in his right hand, Xu Tian said directly: "I want to try to increase the offensive changes so that Popovich can't judge how to deploy the defense. Only in this way can we beat the Spurs."
(End of this chapter)