NBA backer king

Chapter 572
"Come on, let's run back and forth first."

Former head coach Frank Johnson yelled: "Everyone get ready, set, run!"

All the players lined up at one end of the training ground, and after giving an order, they rushed to the opposite side with all their strength.

"God!"

Marion's speed is very fast, but now he finds that he can't run behind the old K next to him, which frightens him.

But soon, the old K scared his jaw off, because he fell behind and was overtaken by the old K.

"NONO, it's not that I can't outrun him, it's because I was careless and started slowly." He quickly comforted himself in his heart.

But right away, he realized a problem, why can old K run so fast after being seriously injured?Even faster than the old K, is God possessed?
More than a dozen players rushed to the other side, and then stopped and turned around. When they pulled back, Nash was the first, and Lao Wang was the second.

After running back and forth several times in a row, it was still the same. Even Marion, who was very fast, couldn't overtake Old Wang under full acceleration.

"Old K, why are you running so fast?" After stopping, Nash gasped and was so surprised that his eyeballs almost fell to the floor.

He was so surprised. Pull-and-twist running is an experience of comprehensive quality. The explosive power at the start, acceleration running, running on the way, and balance, agility and flexibility when turning around in an emergency are all included. Old K's mobility is so strong?

"You are faster." Old Wang smiled.

Nash's 10.8-meter speed is [-] seconds, which is nearly one second faster than him now. It is considered very fast in the history of the league and should be ranked in the top five.

Nash shook his head in disbelief, and asked, "Old K, are you uninjured? No, you can't run so fast without injury?"

"I have lost weight, and now I am 130 kg, and I have also strengthened the speed and explosive training, so it is normal to increase the speed." Lao Wang explained it and said no more.

Nash and Marion shook their heads at the same time, saying that this is unscientific. It is unscientific that you, a big center with 130 kg and 216 cm, can run so fast.

They quickly thought of O'Neill. The big shark heard that when he first entered the league, he could run 11.5 meters in 12 seconds. The old K should be about the same just now. If he was slower, he should be able to run in [-] seconds. He really deserves to be two incredible monsters with superhuman talent!
Ewing did not participate in this kind of back-and-forth running. A veteran like him who is about to retire can't afford it anymore. At this moment, he walked over to Old Wang with a look of amazement and said, "Old K, your current speed is about the same as that of the Admiral. That guy is the fastest among us."

"I should be a little slower than him at his peak, and a little slower than when O'Neal entered the league." Old Wang nodded.

Nash said: "Have you tested the [-] meters?"

"11.7 seconds." Pharaoh said.

"Same as Chamberlain, his 11.7 meters is also [-] seconds." Ewing said.

"Chamberlain?"

Lao Wang thought of the ancient super giant who was not convinced by him. His physical fitness was the first in history, and his dual talents were overwhelming. Unfortunately, he was a bit short-lived. He has passed away for more than three years.

Nash said with a smile: "Old K, at your current age, I think you are stronger than Chamberlain. He must not be able to run 29 seconds when he was over 11.7 years old."

Ewing still had a shocked expression on his face, shook his head and sighed: "Old K, you are a real monster. With such a serious injury, all the injuries on my body combined are not as serious as the one you suffered last year, but you can still run so fast!"

"Old God!"

Stoudemire flattered him with a submissive face.

In the past, he admired Lao Wang because of Lao Wang's qualifications and honors. Facing No. 1 in history, he was a rookie who had no confidence at all. Now he is truly convinced, from the inside out.

Among the people present, D'Antoni and Van Gundy Jr. were the happiest. Their faces burst into smiles, and Fan's bitter face turned into wrinkled faces.

What D'Antoni laughed at was that the faster Old K is, the more basis he has for his small-ball tactics. Moreover, Old K's attitude towards small-ball tactics is not very repulsive. The only thing he rejects is that fast-break tactics account for too much, and he underestimates defense. As long as he arranges fast-break tactics reasonably and strengthens defensive construction, Old K should have no problems here.

What Xiao Fan laughed at was that the stronger K's ability to pull and run, the stronger his ability to defend and return, and the foundation for the establishment of a defensive system. With the defensive ability of the old K who was selected for the defensive team five times, and equipped with the current mobility, his defensive strength is definitely higher than before. It is completely self-contained defensive system.

After some basic training, training with the ball was arranged, and then a half-court training ground was arranged.

At this time, Colangelo Jr. also came to watch the battle.

As the general manager, he has to observe the status of the players in order to make timely lineup adjustments, including trading some unsuitable players.

As the coach of the main lineup, D'Antoni began to arrange tactics.

He said to Lao Wang: "Old K, your position can be raised a little bit, so that when the offense and defense switch, you can return to the defense faster."

But Lao Wang said: "But once this happens, I will lose control of offensive rebounds."

D'Antoni was taken aback, yes, he is still better at offense than defense, and he doesn't pay much attention to offensive rebounds from the bottom of his heart.

So he immediately corrected and said: "Okay, old K, then fight according to your habits."

Lao Wang said: "When attacking, my position can indeed be raised a little bit, or pulled out, so as to open the basket and allow teammates to implement inside cut tactics. If I play this kind of cut tactics, I can also return to defense immediately. , to prevent the opponent from counterattacking.

But if a teammate is shooting from the outside, then I can't go back to the defense in the first place, I have to go in and grab the offensive rebound. "

Van Gundy Jr. nodded and said: "Old K is right, we must pay attention to offensive rebounds and play second offense."

Former Suns coach Frank Johnson said: "I also think so. According to the data, Old K's offensive rebounds can reach 31%. This is a very high proportion. We can't give up these rebounds and second offense opportunities."

D'Antoni is sweating like a waterfall, okay, let me say a word, you guys take turns to beat me, isn't that bad?

On the other side, Scott Skiles, an assistant coach who had been the head coach of the Suns in the 00/01 season, was arranging tactics.

After the two sides are properly arranged, the players enter the field.

Lao Wang puts on the white vest of the main player, and the yellow vest for the substitute.

The main force attacked first. He came to the frontcourt, missed the paint, and settled one step away. The backup center Jack Voskull who defended him followed.

The second-round pick in 00, Voskull, is 211 cm tall, but his talent is not good, his strength is average, and his offense and defense are at the level of marginal people.

The main power forward Tom Gugliotta has a mid-range shot. He used to have three-pointers when he was healthy. Now he can't shoot, but the mid-range shot is accurate. He also pulled out, and the backup power forward Stoudemire followed.

At this time, Marion on the right saw the opportunity, and after using a quick back run to get rid of the defender, he quickly implemented an inside cut.

Nash saw that Marion had cut to the right line of the paint and passed the ball directly to the right side of the basket. At this time, Marion flew up, caught the ball in the air, and smashed it violently. With a bang, he completed an empty dunk.

"Mike, old K is too far away, what if Voskull doesn't follow?" Xiao Fan asked.

"Try it."

D'Antoni immediately asked Voskul not to follow him, because the old K didn't make a mid-range shot, so he could take a step and just stay in the waist of the paint.

On the next main attack, Lao Wang got a pass from Nash one step outside the paint area. Seeing Voskul was one meter away, he jumped up immediately after receiving the ball and hit a positive hook.

Voskull rushed forward to block the shot, and was half a beat behind, blocking a lonely shot.

"so far?"

"Can I go in?"

At the moment when Lao Wang shot, D'Antoni, Xiao Fan and other coaches all stared at the basketball flying to the basket.

"brush!"

The water splashed and the ball went hollow into the net.

"Pretty!"

"Old K actually developed a mid-range attack, which is great!"

Several coaches began to nod, very excited.

Next, Lao Wang didn't use other offensive methods, and he didn't play the low-post attack he was best at. He just kept hitting mid-range hooks. Facing an incompetent defender like Voskul, after halftime, he made 7 of 4 shots and a shooting rate as high as 57%, which shocked the whole team.

This kind of mid-range hook in a small space, if the defender has no strength, with Lao Wang's mid-range offensive strength of level 90, there will be even a higher hit rate. Of course, it will be lower in the actual game, and it will be lower when encountering a strong defender.

Even if he is as strong as Jordan, when he won the second consecutive championship in the 90s, he mainly focused on mid-range shots. His mid-range shots can be called a weapon of God, and his hit rate is only a little over [-]%. Among them, the hit rate of nearly two points is just over [-]%.

After the training match, Lao Wang's performance amazed the whole team, from the coaching staff to the players, they were all convinced.

"Old K, you have increased the mid-range attack and the ability to pull the air, which is good. We can have more opportunities to implement cutting tactics. So how is your low-post attack ability now?" D'Antoni asked.

Lao Wang said directly: "I have lost weight and my strength is also weaker. Although my skills are still there, my dominance in the low post, especially at the basket, should have declined.

Of course, what I mean is that my dominance will decline when I encounter a large-tonnage opponent like O'Neill.If it's just an ordinary opponent, no matter who it is, my current tonnage and strength of 130 kilograms are enough. Facing them, even if my dominance and efficiency drop a little, I can still handle them. "

"Yes." Xiaofan and several teaching assistants nodded one after another.

D'Antoni also nodded and said: "Old K has the mid-range offensive ability, which is very important to us. We can play richer and more layered offensive tactics. Jeff, Frank, Scott, we have to re-study tactics..."

In the next few days, the Suns devoted themselves to intense training. The coaching staff was busier than the players. They had to formulate tactics and observe and supervise the status of the players. There was a lot of work.

Throughout the training camp, the Suns did not arrange media interviews, and conducted closed training, and interviews with team reporters were not allowed to film the training process.

During the one-week official training camp, the team's overall performance was slightly better offensively and worse defensively.

Xiaofan's defense system wants to be really established, but there is still a lack of defensive champions. After training in the past few days, the current defense is supported by Lao Wang and Marion. There are too many loopholes.

The offense is better. After all, with the big killer like Lao Wang at the bottom, with the help of others, the offense can also be played in style.

But in terms of offensive tactics, nothing has been achieved in the past few days. The coaching staff has to start from scratch, and the Suns have a long way to go to establish their own offensive system.

The current attack is mainly based on Lao Wang as the absolute core of the attack. This kind of tactics is very monotonous. It does not combine the strength and characteristics of everyone, and cannot play the role of 1+1 greater than 2.

If it was before, Pharaoh thinks there is no problem. Even during the Lakers' three consecutive championships, this is the style of play. With him as the absolute core of offense, 70.00% of the offense must go through his hands.

But now he doesn't want to continue like this, because he is old after all, and his serious injury last year also caused some changes in his psychology. After the physical reconstruction, his physical fitness is not as good as a year ago.

Although he has a fixed period of three years and his physical fitness will not decline during the fixed period, his physical fitness distribution needs to be managed better than before, and he can no longer squander his physical fitness. Like before, he entered the playoffs and several series Playing all the players, that kind of thing will definitely not work in the future, and it will definitely not last until the end.

On the 25th, the Suns completed a deal. They got a small forward Jumaine Jones from the Cavaliers and paid for their backup center Jack Chakalidis.

Jones is a role player. He was the No. 99 pick in the first round of 27. Although Chakalidis has no strength, he was also the No. 00 pick in the first round of 25. The two were single-changed.

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02/03赛季的常规赛是在10月29号开始，不过太阳队的首战是30号，客场打超音速。

On the 27th, the media meeting day for the new season of the Suns was held at 10 am as scheduled.

With the return of the Sun King, the Suns are very cautious up and down. They used to be held at the headquarters, but this time it was arranged in the News Hall No. 500 of the American West Arena, which has a larger space and can accommodate [-] people.

Although no one is optimistic about Lao Wang's comeback, his influence is still there. After all, he will retire for a year. Therefore, there are many media reporters who rushed to Phoenix. The reporters, cameramen and assistants, there are a lot of people, no less than 200 people.

The first is to take pictures, and Lao Wang is of course the absolute C position, with Ewing on the left, Marion on the right, and Nash and Tom Gugliotta on both sides.

Entering the questioning session, Pharaoh immediately became the target of the reporter's fire, or the only target. Others, including Ewing, rarely asked questions.

"Old K, the Suns were at the bottom of the Western Conference last season, so what is the goal for this season? Are you confident to make it to the playoffs?" The New York Sports News reporter asked.

Lao Wang smiled and said: "Sir, this is my tenth season. In the first 9 seasons, I reached the playoffs 9 times, the Western Conference finals 9 times, the finals 7 times, and won the championship 6 times. The probability of reaching the finals in my career is the first in history, the probability of reaching the finals is the first in history, and the probability of winning the championship is also the first in history.

Sir, you asked me whether the Suns can make the playoffs. In my opinion, this is a serious challenge to me. How about we bet now whether our Suns can make the playoffs this season? "

After listening to Lao Wang's self-reported resume, and hearing the bets behind, the reporter also twitched his face, and said quickly: "Sorry, I made a mistake just now, old K, what I want to ask is, are you confident that you will reach the Western Conference Finals this season?"

Lao Wang laughed and said, "That's right. If you know your mistakes, you should correct them. This is a good comrade. Miss Molly, next."

He didn't answer the reporter's question at all, and asked the host of the public relations department, Miss Molly, to turn over the card to ask the reporter. This made the New York Times reporter quite embarrassed, but he had no choice but to smile wryly.

After Lao Wang answered more than a dozen reporters' questions, a reporter finally asked Ewing.

"Patrick, why didn't you choose to go to the Lakers or Trail Blazers, and the Nets, but chose the Suns?" The reporter asked.

What Ewing dislikes the most is the media, so he replied with a stern face: "I have the opportunity to go to the Nets. Yao is my junior. When he went to Georgetown University, I recommended him to the school team, but I still believe in old K."

"Do you believe that old K can still play the dominance of the past? Do you think it is possible?" The reporter asked.

Ewing had already seen Lao Wang's state after his return this week, so he sneered and said: "His dominance may have declined, but I think he is still the only one in this league. I have to remind you that you despise him now, and you will easily be slapped in the face by him in the future."

"Oh!"

The reporters exclaimed.

Many reporters secretly despise Ewing in their hearts. They think that this past-tense super center is just flattering Old K, but the fact is that Ewing is doomed to be wrong.

(End of this chapter)