NBA big yellow bird

Chapter 36 The First Setback

Last summer, in order to get 5 million more, Olajuwon rejected the Rockets’ contract extension, and was traded to the Raptors. He only played for one season, averaging only 7.1 points and 6 rebounds per game.

A generation of legends was disconnected just like that!
It’s just that although he has earned nearly 1 million in his career, it’s the accumulation of 19 years. In addition, the taxes in Texas are already ridiculously high. Olajuwon does not have any worries about bankruptcy, but he wants to live a more chic life anyway.

Therefore, taking advantage of the fact that he just retired and was still a little hot, Olajuwon has been thinking about what his first job after retirement should be. After thinking for a long time, he decided to set up a training camp like most players, but his training camp is different from others.

You know, in terms of footsteps in singles with the ball, Olajuwon is not the first in history, but he is also the top two in history!But when it comes to footsteps, who can bypass him Olajuwon?
It's just that his career has just started, and he needs someone to help him start the training camp.Only the people he taught can use the "dream footsteps" to kill all directions, can it prove that his footsteps are not only powerful for him, but also for others, and as long as he teaches, he can learn it well!
But when he was looking for candidates, he thought about it for a long time. He didn't plan to find those stars, after all, he was going to make money from those guys.However, even if he has his footsteps, it may be difficult for someone with a low reputation to play the role of his footsteps, and with such a low reputation, how can he promote it for him?
At this time, with the airing of ESPN's new show "Raid the Street Court", Juwan entered his field of vision.

Growing up in Houston, Olajuwon chose him with the meaning of inheritance in it. The most important thing is that the heat is too high!Even though 03 was the "draft year", there were many hot newcomers, such as King from St. Mary's High School, and Carmelo Anthony who just announced that he would join Syracuse University, but right now, the hottest one is Zhu Wan...

Teach him "dream footsteps". If there is no accident, Olajuwon will receive new orders next year.

Therefore, when he was interviewed before, Olajuwon had already thrown an olive branch to Zhuwan. He thought that he would receive a call from Zhuwan soon, but he didn't expect that he didn't wait for this guy's call after waiting for so long.

Did you not understand me?

Olajuwon was very upset with Sister Li, so he decided to take the initiative and asked around for Zhu Wan's phone number. However, in order to show that he was not in such a hurry, he waited until the end of the Nike global training camp before calling Zhu Wan.

When he said the invitation, he was really nervous. He was really afraid that Zhu Wan would have other arrangements.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Wan immediately agreed: "Of course I do, this is a wishful thing!"

The two hit it off immediately, and then agreed on a time.

Juwan returned to Houston, rested for two days, and took Jimmy Butler to find Olajuwon.

When Jimmy Butler heard that he was going to meet Olajuwon, his expression was filled with uncontrollable excitement. As a native of Houston, he grew up watching "The Big Dream" Olajuwon's games.

The two consecutive championships in 94 and 95 made Olajuwon an existence that all Houstonians are proud of.

After all, this is the only person who won a championship in the era of Jordan's rule!
what?
You said that Olajuwon was able to win two consecutive championships because Jordan retired?

Ha ha, I'm afraid you don't know how Michael Jordan and the Bulls were beaten up when they met the Rockets in the regular season!

There is a saying that old Houston fans often say: "The league solved the Rockets, and the Bulls solved the league!"

As long as the Rockets enter the finals, you can see if Michael Jordan can still be called the "God of Basketball"!

This is Olajuwon's status in the hearts of Rockets fans.

Although Jimmy Butler was only five or six years old when Olajuwon won two consecutive championships, this did not affect his admiration for Olajuwon in the slightest.

He really didn't expect that he could see Olajuwon suddenly...

Before the meeting, he was so nervous that he rubbed his hands, sweating.

Zhu Wan was also very excited, but compared to the excitement of seeing Olajuwon, the more important thing was that he was about to learn "dream footsteps", which is a magical skill!
Kobe Bryant learned "Fantasy Footsteps" and became even more awesome after 09. LeBron James also became lethal in the low post because he learned "Fantasy Footsteps".

Juwan believes that combining "dream footsteps" with Barkley's "ass facing backwards" can definitely make his singles more powerful.

"Dude, we finally met!"

When they arrived at the agreed training facility, Zhu Wan and Olajuwon also officially met. They were tall and strong, with dark skin and thick lips. Regardless of their height, at this stop, they had the temperament of an ordinary African uncle. If you don’t watch football, you would never have imagined that such a guy would be the most gorgeous insider on the court.

Zhu Wan bumped his fists with him, and then introduced Jimmy Butler, who was too excited to say anything at the sight of the legend in front of him: "You, you, hello, I'm Jimmy Butler, I'm your idol, no, no, you're my fan, no, I'm your fan, I like you so much!"

This mouth can be so stupid.

Zhu Wan was speechless for a while.

Olajuwon also looked funny, and rubbed the little guy's head with his hand.

"This kid's dream is also to play in the NBA. I thought I had the opportunity. If possible, can I let him practice with me?" Zhu Wan said the reason for bringing Jimmy Butler with him.

Olajuwon readily agreed, and it's no big deal.

After that, the special training officially started.

Olajuwon first told Juwan about the function and purpose of footsteps: "The main purpose is to open up the offensive space, and the most important thing is to score. Therefore, compared with the size of the space, the timing of the shot is more important. The latter is prior to the former!"

Then Olajuwon demonstrated it with Juwan. In some situations where confrontation still existed, he still smoothly scored the ball into the basket.

Butler kept saying "wow" watching from the side.

Watching Olajuwon play is indeed a kind of enjoyment.

After several rounds of demonstrations, Olajuwon stopped, panting and tired, which is why he chose to retire. His physical function is really not as good as before.

"If your movements are smooth, you don't need to make steps to attack the space at all. This is very important. When many players use their steps at the beginning, they often use more moves to attack the space. This gives the opponent time to react instead!"

This is the key point that Olajuwon has summed up over the years. Novices are most likely to go astray and lead to bad habits, so he has repeatedly emphasized it.

Olajuwon is worthy of being a master of footwork. After what he said, Juwan has a more thorough understanding of footsteps. In the next few days of training, it can be seen that Juwan's knowledge of footwork is obviously much deeper.

His side is going well, but Jimmy Butler is a bit elm-headed.

Seeing him humming, his brain seems to understand, but when he really did it, his hands obviously haven't learned it yet.

Sure enough, this is still a bit difficult for him...

The original Jimmy Butler did not follow any technical genre, and he played on the court completely relying on his toughness. Originally, he relied on defense to play. Later, he had the opportunity to be a big brother, and he trained hard. He only practiced good strong bursts and mid-range shots, and other scoring methods were somewhat ineffective.

Zhu Wanyi brought him here at first, thinking that it might be the reason why he was delayed when he was a child, but it turned out that he really didn't have this talent.

And Jimmy Butler himself was not too frustrated. This thing looked gorgeous, but he felt it was too soft after practice. In his heart, he should play like Oakley, and he was a man when he played hard!
Apparently New York took a workout with Oakley, and he's become what Oakley wanted.

I just hope that this time I won't become a tough guy who "curses and retreats" again...

In the next few days, Butler didn't train with him anymore, but went back to "hmm, hum, hum" to hit sandbags. This was the training method Oakley taught him at the time, and he has been practicing after returning.

Speaking of boxing practice every day, don't you feel soft on your feet?
Juwan has been training here for a few days, and has also encountered some problems, or a bottleneck period in his footwork. Now Juwan can perform some basic footwork smoothly, but compared with Olajuwon's adaptable and gorgeous footsteps, it is far behind.

Olajuwon's explanation is the lack of actual combat experience. In addition: "You have built your body this summer, which requires continuous training in coordination. Footsteps are very dependent on physical coordination!"

In this way, continuing to practice will not have much effect. Olajuwon made an agreement with Juwan to continue next year. For the rest of this year, Juwan will practice basic steps by himself, continue to build his body, and improve his body coordination.

we can only do this.

This was Zhu Wan's first setback when he was improving himself this summer. Fortunately, it wasn't a big problem, and there was no one who was smooth sailing on the road to promotion!
You have to go through setbacks and slowly find a solution to the problem!

Juwan asked Oakley about improving his body coordination, which is better, swimming or boxing.

Oakley's answer is boxing: "This will not only improve your coordination, but also make you more calm in the face of high-intensity confrontation!"

To put it bluntly, boxing can not only improve coordination, but also stack armor.

But Oakley also suggested to Juwan: "Swimming can be properly added!"

This exercise can not only improve body coordination, but also relax muscles, and it is also an exercise that serves multiple purposes.

Just like that, another sandbag was added to Zhu Wan's house...

Zhu Jianmin watched the big and the young hit the sandbags, and wondered for a while whether the two of them had switched to boxing.

Time flies, and soon more than a month passed, and Zhu Wan returned to the University of Connecticut with a full harvest.

After working hard for a summer, Zhu Wan is now looking forward to the arrival of the new season!

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