I really play basketball

Chapter 73 The Quarterback Offense

It should be noted that Connor Letourle did not ask such a question out of brain twitch, he just followed the trend.

Although Michael Jordan has not announced his retirement, he has already expressed his intention to retire.

The bulls were very savvy, and they announced that they would build a statue of Jordan.

And this will be the first player statue in the NBA.

The statue has attracted a lot of heated discussions. During this period, many reporters jokingly asked other star players in the league.

Everyone knows that there are not many qualified people in the entire league to build statues.

Most of the players who can be asked this question are league super giants.

For example, Patrick Ewing, who has been defeated by Jordan many times, or Charles Barkley, who just lost to Jordan in the finals.

Everyone is super giant, even if they know that they can't compare with Jordan, they still can't fall into the disadvantage verbally.

But on the other hand, it will definitely not work if you say casually where I want to build it.

The reporter who raised this question made it clear that he was here to set the pace.

If you really want to answer this way, you will fall into the trap.

In the future, when reports are published, it is inevitable that they will be ridiculed.

Therefore, in the face of these questions from reporters, most of the answers are——

"I don't know. You should ask my boss. He has the final say on this matter."

or--

"Where is it built? I'll tell you when I think about it."

Such an answer neither lost face nor lied.

But Lin Xing is an exception, he is just a rookie.

To be asked such a question before even playing a game is true.

The next second after hearing this question, he showed a Westbrook question mark face.

As soon as this expression comes out, it's not me that has a problem, it's you that have a problem!

Connor Letourle realized this, and he smiled awkwardly:
"Okay, next question."

This problem that Lin Xing shouldn't touch at all has been worn away in this way.

In the following interview, Lin Xing became very perfunctory.

In the first face-to-face contact, Letourle already felt that Lin Xing was difficult to get along with.

On the other hand, Xiao Chong was the opposite, he was very cooperative.

He was asked what he thought of Lin Xing's joining——

"Sta? You should know that he and I are even better brothers. It would be great if we could play basketball together."

Afterwards, the reporter asked again: Star University's style of play is mainly on the ball, and you are one of the top point guards in the league. Do you think you are compatible?

"I have already discussed this issue with Si Da, no problem!"

Finally, in the face of the reporter's formulaic asking him to look forward to the new season, Xiaochong came to a very domineering paragraph——

"Blocker, we don't care who it is, we don't care which team it is, we will try to win the game, win every night, win every quarter, win everything!"

At the end of the media day, it was the shooting of makeup photos.

Lin Xing posed well-behaved and honestly.

But on the other side, Xiao Chong, Tyrone Hill and the others started to twist their bodies inexplicably.

Even Xiao Chong moved over and invited Lin Xing to join.

This made Lin Xing very speechless——

Is it the racial talent of black players to dance awkwardly anytime and anywhere?
For this, Lin Xing refused, he did not join, but continued to pose with his cool pose, facing the camera.

……

In the second day's report, Xiao Chong's interview made the headlines of ESPN——

"Blockers cut, the warrior brothers issued a new season announcement!"

Lin Xing looked at it with a question mark on his face, what happened, brother also stole the basketball?
At the same time, he also received a call from Aaron Goodwin.

Goodwin was very surprised: "Sta, why didn't you get reported on the first day of the new season?"

The first day of the new season's training camp is also a media day, and players can grab headlines with just a few words.

Especially for popular players like Lin Xing, the champion of the new season, just looking forward to the new season is enough to hit the headlines.

But as a result, Aaron Goodwin searched all major media.

Regarding Lin Xing, there were still reports in one or two corners, but none of the headlines!
"It's unreasonable..."

So, he called Lin Xing to find out what happened.

Lin Xing didn't hide anything, and told him directly:

"The reporter of the San Francisco Chronicle wanted to take my rhythm, but I ignored him. Because of his existence, I was perfunctory during the entire media day interview."

Aaron Goodwin was speechless, and suddenly felt that Lin Xing was too rigid.

"Actually, there is a better way to deal with it, Si Da..."

"No need, Aaron, athletes don't rely on media reporters for a living."

"But they can write all kinds of reports and edit you. You have to understand that public opinion can kill people."

"I know, but I didn't offend all the media reporters. Some people hacked me, and some people spoke for me."

"Okay, Sta, you have the final say."

After the Lin Bian dispute in the NCAA, Lin Xing understood a truth.

Public opinion off the field is actually controlled by individual performance on the field.

As long as he plays well, public opinion is nothing.

As for Goodwin's phone call, Lin Xing's first thought was A Zhan, who will be very good at talking about scenes in the future.

I will never leave Cleveland, I will take my talents to the south coast;
In order to express respect for Jordan, the league should retire all No. 23. In the new season, I will wear No. 23;
Not one, two, three, nor four, five, six, but seven, eight, nine... I won't leave if I win three consecutive championships;

I never flop, I don't even know how to flop;

Also, I've matured and stopped tossing chalk, but for the new season, I can't wait to get back to the ritual.

In a word, there are many mistakes.

In terms of being interviewed, Lin Xing rejected Zhan Hua.

……

On the first day of the training camp for the new season, time was taken up by physical tests and interviews.

The next day, formal training began.

Lin Xing arrived at the training hall early, changed into his training clothes, and first practiced shooting.

Since summer league, he's been working on his shots.

However, in the attribute column of the system, the increase in shooting-related attributes was negligible, which made Lin Xing think about other ways.

He has a three-pointer with an attribute value of 73 points, and his shooting percentage without interference is very impressive.

Lin Xing immediately thought of his jumping. If he combines shooting and jumping, can he achieve the effect of Du Xiaoshuai or even Yao Ming?

During this period of time, he started various attempts——

To put it simply, it is to jump up hard, jump to a high enough height, raise your hand and throw the ball.

With Lin Xing killing everything, it is absolutely impossible for his shooting to be interfered in this situation.

Following this line of thought, he also thought that Xiao Chong could be used as a wall for him to pick and roll.

Bug puts the defender in the back, and he jumps right on top of Bug's head and throws the ball.

But soon, he discovered the problem.

One is that the shooting point is too high, he is a little uncomfortable, and his shooting percentage is very low.

The second is that the jump is too high, and it is too dangerous when it lands.

After all, these days, there are too many stepping monsters on the basketball court.

Even so, Lin Xing did not give up on practice, he was looking for a height that was not too high but enough to kill defenders.

But the process is very difficult.

In order to be successful, I found a few cushions and used them to find the right height.

……

Soon, Old Nelson got stuck on the training ground. He scanned around and saw Sprewell.

The madman is crazy, but at this time, he is only a young man in the second grade.

No matter how crazy you are, you can't go anywhere.

Seeing that everyone was here, Old Nelson announced that the training camp for the new season had officially begun.

In the pre-season training camp, most of the time will be used to adjust the state.

After all, in basketball, there are mostly black people who are not self-disciplined.

Don't expect all black players to be self-disciplined until the holidays and not forgetting to practice.

Most of the black players, after the long vacation, will gain a lot of weight, and they will be out of breath after running a few steps.

In the Warriors team, the most typical one is none other than Lin Xing's brother, bug Tim Hardaway.

It's not that Xiao Chong is not self-disciplined, he should be prone to obesity.

With a height of only 183, he can gain weight to 98 kg at every turn.

You know, 98 kilograms is generally the weight of a swingman who is about 2 meters in length.

Xiaochong's height is 98 kg, the burden on his body and the decline in his physical condition are very worrying.

Yesterday's physical test data showed that Xiao Chong had gained about 95 kilograms.

In the new season, his training had to start with weight loss.

But for Lin Xing, his physical condition has been maintained very well.

Therefore, most of the time during the training camp, others worked hard to adjust their state, and he could only continue to practice his shooting without adjusting his state.

But soon, Old Nelson found him.

"Sta, don't practice your shooting, practice rebounding..."

"what?"

Lin Xing was stunned when he heard Old Nelson's request.

Rebound?Did you make a mistake?

I'm a point guard, I don't practice shooting or passing, but I practice rebounding?
A cook doesn't read the recipes, but the art of war?
"You heard me right, it's the rebound."

"But why?"

"Because of the new season, your position will be power forward, of course, you don't have to worry about—

I guarantee, as a power forward, you can get most of the team's possessions.

I let you practice rebounding, just because we can't lose too much on the board, I hope you can understand that. "

Simply put, Lin Xing's position will be a power forward.

But on the court, his responsibility is to control the ball, organize the offense, and lead the team to attack.

When old Nelson explained this, Lin Xing expressed his understanding.

There is also one more rebounding responsibility, which he can accept.

Although he has to stand at the fourth position and fight against the power forwards in the league, his style of play is still the point guard style.

As for rebounding, the top point guards in the NBA, who is not a rebounder?
In the following training, the teammates adjusted their status in various ways.

However, under the guidance of veteran No. [-] pick Bob Lanier, Lin Xing started rebounding practice.

……

A few days after the training camp, a big news detonated the whole United States and even the whole world.

Michael Jordan held a press conference to announce his retirement.

"I lost the desire to play."

He did not forget to use this last opportunity to express his distaste for the media:
"You people can go digging for stories elsewhere."

At this time, the entire league was surprised, regretted, and even fortunate about Jordan's retirement.

The surprised people couldn't believe it, and the regretful people felt that without Jordan's alliance, it seemed that something was missing.

As for those who are lucky, they are very happy to see that there is no Jordan in the NBA, because in this way, their opportunity has come.

Charles Barkley was a little regretful and a little bit fortunate, he told the reporter——

"Right now, Hakeem Olajuwon, Patrick Ewing, David Robinson and Shaquille O'Neal are the only big names left in the league. As for me? I'm a superstar!"

At this moment, he is already looking forward to the new season without Jordan, and he and his Phoenix Suns can win the championship.

Of course, he did not underestimate his opponents, that is, the four major centers he mentioned.

……

Jordan's retirement did not affect Lin Xing, and his life was day after day.

Get up early in the morning and run around the coastline.

Compared with the slight increase in shooting, Lin Xing's long-distance running increased his stamina to 85 points.

After the long run, he went home and took a shower, changed his clothes, drove his car, and headed to the training hall.

After arriving at the training hall, he will take advantage of the time when the training has not officially started to shoot for a while.

When practice began, he continued to rebound under the guidance of Bob Lanier.

And, with the deepening of the training camp, Old Nelson added several intra-team matches.

Because it is not a match with a clear main force, the problem of ball possession has not been exposed.

However, after getting along for this period of time, Lin Xing even believes that the problem of ball possession may not be exposed.

Because crazy people are really not that crazy.

In the Warriors team, Madman listens to Xiao Chong very much.

A very typical example is that in a confrontation match, Xiao Chong and Madman partnered.

During the attack, he asked the madman to stay in the bottom corner, and the madman went obediently.

Another typical example is that the bug has a sudden craving for enchiladas in San Francisco.

He immediately thought that he could send the rookie to take a trip.

But after scanning around the team, there are only two real rookies, No. [-] pick Lin Xing, and Josh Grant, who was selected in the second round.

Josh Grant was injured and did not participate in training directly.

Therefore, Lin Xing was the only one he could command.

Looking at Lin Xing, he shook his head.

Let him order his brother, he still can't do it.

So, he fixed his eyes on the madman in the second grade.

Although the madman was very reluctant, Xiao Chong ordered him to leave the gate of the training hall pitifully with his car keys.

Lin Xing was surprised by this, he didn't know that Xiao Chong was actually a ruthless person, a ruthless person who used to be hard on Barkley.

In front of him, the madman in the second grade was simply an immature, careless young man.

Soon, the training camp was in the second half, and Old Nelson began to play his dry goods.

"In the new season, our style of play is very simple, summed up in one word - 'Speed'!"

Tim Hardaway and Chris Mullin are no strangers to Nelson's emphasis on speed. When Mitch Richmond was still there, TMC's style was characterized by fast whirlwind.

It can be said that this is the prototype of the run and bomb attack.

But this time, the quick whirlwind proposed by the old Nelson is completely different.

"We have to hand over the basketball to STA. Every round, everyone has to sprint back and forth with STA..."

"On the offensive end, we need to accelerate, accelerate, and accelerate again, and everyone's position should be as far outside as possible. Of course, the premise is that your position must ensure that you can shoot immediately after receiving the basketball..."

"On the defensive end, do a good job of switching your defenses while man-to-man."

The defense passed by, and the offense only emphasized the word speed.

Simple and simple tactics, everyone has seen the point - give the ball to Lin Xing!
The following days will be a time for constant confrontation, constant rehearsal of tactics, and constant grinding around this style of play.

The pace of the new season is getting closer and closer.

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