Basketball's No. 1 Anti-Fan

Chapter 36 "Leading by Example"

At 12 o'clock the next day, the players prepared to go to the gym for training.

Han Sen still arrived at the gym an hour early for training.

What was different from yesterday was that not long after he started exercising, he saw two people entering the gym.

He immediately noticed that one of them was James.

The person next to James should be his trainer.

Mike Mancias, if Han Sen remembered correctly, that should be his name.

Ilgauskas enthusiastically introduced it to him yesterday.

After seeing Hansen, James turned around and talked to Mancias beside him, then started training on his own.

After training, Han Sen was the first to get up and leave the gym.

However, just as he walked out of the gym, Han Sen saw a +5 value appear in the anti-fan value in the system.

The black fan value of ordinary people is +1 at a time, so the contributor to this black fan value can only be from... James?

This is the second time he has experienced the celebrity effect of black fans since his one-on-one duel with Jordan.

So why did James blacken him?
Is it because he didn't take the initiative to say hello?

Or did he not take the opportunity to go up and apologize for what happened yesterday?

Han Sen was not sure, but he realized that what Cunningham said yesterday was not groundless.

Back at the training hall, as Brown said yesterday, there were quite a few reporters on the scene.

Cunningham greeted Hansen, and Hansen walked over.

Just then, James and Mancias also came to the arena.

"Why is LeBron always looking at us?" Cunningham asked in a low voice.

"who cares."

Cunningham secretly gave Hansen a thumbs up.

"Shaq didn't come today?" Han Sen then noticed that O'Neal was not in the training hall.

"He said it was knee pain." Cunningham also heard it in the locker room before.

What a coincidence?

So this is O'Neal's silent protest?
After everyone who could come had arrived, Ma Long came over and gathered the players to do warm-up exercises, such as running around the field and stretching.

However, Hansen noticed one thing at this time, that is, James had already started accepting media interviews on the sidelines and was not practicing with the team.

"I arrived at the stadium at about 10 o'clock. I know the pressure the team is facing this season. We have no way out. I must lead by example."

Hansen heard James' interview while running in circles and passing by.

Han Sen just laughed.

When he saw James in the gym at 11 o'clock, he didn't even have a sweat on his body.

So he came to the gym to eat at 10 o'clock?

Of course, this is not the most amusing part for Han Sen. After all, he did not follow James. Maybe James went to the stadium at 10 o'clock to watch the game video.

What really made him feel ridiculous was that James, as the team leader, failed to lead by example during the team's warm-up training, but said in an interview that he must lead by example.

When the warm-up training was over here, James' interview was also over there. The timing was just right.

After the warm-up training, there are some non-confrontational ball training, mainly outside shooting training.

There are two main reasons why the Cavaliers lost to the Magic last season. On the one hand, no one in the interior could limit Howard, and on the other hand, their outside shooting was poor.

O'Neal has been traded for to solve the problem of the inside line, so the focus of training will naturally be outside shooting.

In addition to regular training, Brown also arranged a special confrontation training.

Two people are formed into a group and take turns to make a certain number of shots at designated points on the outside. During this process, the inside players will interfere with the shooters.

You know what, this can simulate actual combat situations to the greatest extent, and it is a very effective method.

However, doing so will test the player's ability to resist interference in shooting.

For example, Williams and Gibson, who played first, both shot 5 balls from 25 points, but only scored 15 goals each.

They were already the two players with the highest production from the perimeter for the Cavaliers last season.

Next to appear were James and Cunningham.

Before this group even started, Han Sen couldn't help but want to laugh.

He felt that if he stayed in the Cavaliers any longer, he would soon become Cao Cao walking along the Huarong Road.

It is true that Cunningham has shooting range, but his current range does not reach the NBA three-point line.

There are so many people off the court. How afraid must Brown be that James will lose that he arranged for Cunningham to compete with him.

Sure enough, the game was disastrous from the start.

Cunningham only made one of five shots in the first corner.

James, who came on the court right after, was not much better, and only made two of the five shots. After the last five points, Cunningham made 25 of 4 shots and James made 25 of 10 shots, and James won by a large margin.

Han Sen was actually very confused. He knew that James could practice three-point shooting. His level in the later stages of his career was not that great, but at least it was enough to make opponents afraid to let him go.

But why couldn't he practice it no matter how hard he tried during this period?
You have to know that he didn't gain weight to play power forward at that time, so it was easier to develop him.

It's impossible that you really don't practice, right?

Hansen and Parker were the last group to appear.

Before Han Sen went on the court, Ma Long came over and patted him on the shoulder.

He immediately understood that this was an opportunity arranged for him by Malone.

The Cavaliers have strengthened their outside line and are now doing this kind of three-point confrontation, which is clearly an attempt to select the starting shooting guard.

Parker stands out in terms of size, ability and experience, and is currently the most likely candidate.

But it's not impossible for Hansen.

And to demonstrate that possibility, this head-on confrontation is the most intuitive.

The person responsible for disrupting their inside players is Valanciunas, who is 2 meters tall.

Parker's shooting posture was very standard. In the first point, he made 5 of 4 shots despite interference, which drew cheers from other players.

When Han Sen came on the court, James' eyes fell on him again.

Han Sen didn't have time to think about so many things at the moment, his attention was fully focused on the field.

He received the pass and jumped to shoot.

But just after he jumped, the degree of interference of Valanciunas on this ball was obviously different from before, and he made a straight forward move.

Hansen's first shot was blocked due to interference.

Target?
Han Sen met Vallejo's gaze, and the amusement in the latter's eyes was obvious.

"Andre, do your job well." But at this moment, Malone spoke up to remind him.

Valanciunas looked a little unhappy when his little trick was exposed on the spot, but Malone was the coach, so he could only do as he was told.

Hansen scored the remaining 4 goals, and his concentration was very high.

The following time became the performance time for Parker and Hansen.

This kind of shooting under interference, in addition to shooting level, is also closely related to the player's size and psychological quality.

People who are short in stature or have poor psychological quality find it difficult to maintain stability under such strong interference.

But it happens that both of them are strong in this aspect.

Parker’s strength is taken for granted, but Hansen’s strength is amazing.

After all, the former is a veteran who has played in the league for many years, while the latter is just a rookie.

After the two players made four shots, the number of goals they scored reached 15.

At this time, Brown couldn't help but turn around and communicate with Malone.

In the last point contest between the two sides, Parker remained stable and made 5 of 4 shots.

It is also obvious that Parker is very stable in the two bottom corners.

Han Sen also had a hot hand on the last point.

His first three balls were all pocketed.

After gaining weight and adapting to the new muscle memory, he now has more physical energy than before, which makes him feel extremely easy even when he shoots at the fifth point.

"Shh!"

The fourth ball still hit the net and went into the pocket.

Cunningham couldn't help but cheer for Hansen.

Only two months had passed, but Han Sen now felt a level stronger in every aspect than he had during the Summer League.

But just as Hansen was about to take his last shot, Vallejo lunged forward again.

Despite Malone's reminder, Varejao finally took the shot.

Han Sen's reaction this time was obviously different. He had never expected it before, but now he was mentally prepared and did not waver at all. He directly faced Vallejo's interference and attacked.

Just think of it as the winning goal in an official match.

The basketball flew over Valanciunas' fingertips and headed toward the basket.

The trajectory is very straight.

"Shh!"

With a crisp sound of the ball entering the net, Hansen hit the winning shot, just like he did against Michigan State University!
This time, not only Cunningham, but many players of the Cavaliers couldn't help but applaud him.

He made all the last points and was the only player in the field to reach 20 hits.

Han Sen is very strong!
Thanks to Uncle Bicycle and Inugami Seshomaru for the tips~
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(End of this chapter)