Guoshu basketball

Chapter 317 Livingston's Story

Li Du didn't want to hurt Yao Ming's confidence, he just said that he would wait and see.Actually, in Li Du's mind, unless Yao Ming goes all out this time and plays O'Neal's monster-level performance regardless of his physical condition, the Chinese men's basketball team will still fail this time.

In fact, it is not that Li Du does not believe in the strength of the Chinese men's basketball team. Li Du has also seen their strength. In fact, in terms of personal strength, Li Du believes that all the men's basketball players who can be selected for the national team have a firm foothold in the NBA. The strength of the heel.What he doesn't believe, or what he thinks limits the strength of the Chinese men's basketball team, is precisely not their personal and overall strength, but their mentality!
Li Du watched their matches a few times, and was very disappointed with them. He obviously had the strength not inferior to anyone, but he just couldn't show it. He either wanted to use his body to fight hard, or he wanted to fight for speed. Fighting, fighting randomly, and once the opponent starts up and puts on an aggressive defense, they are often confused and give away a great advantage.

For these weaknesses, Li Du, who started from defense, knows best. He himself is often aggressive in defense, hoping to force the opponent into a bewilderment, but he also understands that when the opponent is in danger, he is also Nothing to take advantage of.Basketball, after all, is a relatively more favorable sport for the offensive side.

It is not yet July, and it is still early before the World Championships in Turkey. Otherwise, Li Du would like to take Priti to the scene to see in person. On the one hand, he can see how Yao Ming will perform in the World Championships after recovering from injury and losing weight. .On the one hand, he also wants to see which teenagers in this year's US team deserve his attention.

It can be said that the entire July and August are the most leisurely time for Li Du. In these two months, he basically had nothing to do, and finally he was able to relax, practice boxing, read books, and take Priti to play around.

But Li Du forgot one thing. He rested, but the team's operation could not be stopped. As the absolute core of the Warriors, Nelson and the Warriors' uniform team have been looking for trades and selections since the finals. rookie.

In this finals, the Warriors also exposed a lot of problems. In Nelson's mind, the current Warriors, except for Yao Ming and Curry, could not help Li Du at all.Such a Warriors team is only strong on Li Du alone, not the overall strength.As the head coach of the team, Old Nelson felt that he had to build an overall strong Warriors team around Li Du!
Li Du generally doesn't pay much attention to the team's affairs. He only has two requirements for the team. One is not to trade himself again. He has already shown the value of being able to stay in the Warriors for life.Another request is not to trade Yao Ming. Even if this Eastern giant has the help of the world's best master and miraculously recovers from a major injury, his career will not last for a few years. His figure determines that his career will not It's a long time, and Li Du hopes to accompany Yao Ming, a gentle elder brother, through the last few years of his career.

On this day, Li Du had just finished teaching Zhang Ziyi and Zhang Jin the martial arts movements, and was sitting on a chair in the practice room, drinking the tea that Priti made for him leisurely, when Old Nelson came to the door suddenly.

Li Du quickly went out to greet him, and after letting Old Nelson in to sit down, Li Du asked: "Coach, it's the offseason, you don't have a good rest, why did you come to me?"

Old Nelson seemed to be in a hurry to tell Li Du some news. He walked a little anxiously, and he was panting a little. He took the tea that Priti handed over, took a sip, and after soothing his breath, he said to Li Du: "Li, I Found a very good player, but you may need to come forward."

Hearing that the team traded players and needed to come forward, Li Du asked puzzledly: "Coach, who is it? Besides, I don't seem to be able to intervene in the team's trade of players, right?"

Old Nelson didn't explain much, handed a stack of materials to Li Du, and said, "This kid used to be a talented player, but unfortunately, like Brandon Roy, he was ruined by injuries. It's time to stand up and return to the NBA, but his athletic ability is far from what he was at his peak, and now he has been in various teams, I believe he can bring new changes to the Warriors."

Li Du's eyes lit up when he heard what Old Nelson said, and he looked at the information seriously.

The protagonist of this inspirational story, which was almost destroyed by injuries and finally returned to the NBA with his amazing perseverance, is named Sean Livingston.

Livingston is 2 meters tall and weighs 01 pounds, which is 185 kilograms. The position he played turned out to be a point guard!Such a tall point guard has a great advantage on the court itself, so he was selected by the Clippers with the fourth overall pick in the first round in 166, and he is also a high-ranking player.

After entering the league, Livingston played very good data in his rookie season, and immediately became the team's starting point guard, with a bright future.Unfortunately, he was unfortunately seriously injured in a game against the Bobcats in 2007. His left leg knee was broken on the spot, and his knee ligaments were torn.

Livingston has been recuperating for nearly two seasons because of this. The doctor said that it is almost impossible for him to return to the game, so the Clippers cut him without hesitation.An injury sent Livingston from heaven to hell!
After two years of recovery, with amazing perseverance and love for basketball, Livingston finally returned to the NBA at the end of 2008 and signed a short-term contract with the Heat.But when he returned to the game, he found that he was no longer the talented and tall point guard, so many teams used him as a bargaining chip to replace him. He moved between various teams in a few years, Even in the 2008-09 season, he was traded several times and was waived several times!But he never gave up and kept going!

After reading Livingston's information, Li Du frowned and asked Nelson: "Coach, his story is indeed very inspirational, touching and admirable, but so many teams don't want him, which shows that his ability is really good now. It’s gone, we don’t need a player who can only sit on the court and inspire, right?”

These words are a bit unreasonable, but what Li Du said is the truth. No team would hope that the only player they get is a drinking fountain watcher.Old Nelson understood this better than Li Du, so he said: "Li, I have observed carefully, in fact, although Sean's athletic ability has declined a lot, his technique has improved, especially the stability of the CIC is very good. He didn't find his place in the team before, so he has been wandering, I believe you can help him find his place in the Warriors!"

"Okay, I'll see him!" Li Du nodded. If Livingston is really what old Nelson said, it will be very helpful to the Warriors.

(End of this chapter)