This striker is a bit of a monster

Chapter 262 The Breakfast Club

When many rookies first come to the NBA, they will have the mentality of being invincible in labor and capital, and you old guys are waiting to be beaten. It is true that the NBA needs this kind of challenge, even provocative attitude, but it is better than James. When it came to McGrady, it wasn't just about being abused to the point of amazement. For the arrogance of rookies, it was natural to focus on education. After Michael Beasley scored a goal, Zhou Lin quickly used a beautiful three-pointer in the Beasley scored points on his head.

"This is a gift for you, rookie."

Beasley wanted to fight back with a three-pointer, but under Zhou Lin's defense, he made a direct shot.

"It seems that you have not adapted to the defensive intensity of the NBA. In fact, the world of the NBA is not the same as you think."

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After three quarters, the Charlotte Bobcats led the Miami Heat by 82-62 by a full 20 points, which directly made the fourth quarter garbage time.

This is something Charlotte fans never expected.

"I love the feeling of playing team basketball."

In Larry Brown's system, focusing on defense and advocating egalitarianism, today's Zhou Lin only played 21 minutes, 8 of 5, scored 13 points lightly, but received 11 assists.

The best inside player on the Charlotte Bobcats side, Emeka Okafor scored 10 of 9 and scored 21 points and 9 rebounds. In addition, new aid Ramanovic made 4 of 4 three-pointers and scored 15 of 12 three-pointers. He scored [-] points in just [-] minutes of playing time.

And Roy Hibbert, who had been scolded by Larry Brown all the time in the summer, finally had his first chance to play during garbage time, but after making two turnovers on the field, he was directly beaten by Larry Brown. It was replaced.

"I really haven't seen a player more stupid than you. Hey, big fool, you have to get the ball well. The opponents are not your opponents in college. They are real NBA players, NBA players stronger than you."

There was only emptiness in Roy Hibbert's eyes. There was no rebuttal or justification, and the corners of his mouth twitched a few times.

Zhou Lin talked with Larry Brown and thought he was a bit too harsh on players, especially rookie players like Hibbert. If this continues, Hibbert may become Milicic's second, but Larry Brown I have always believed that there is nothing wrong with his frustration-style education. It is true that Larry Brown is not as elegant as others seem, and he can make people cry when he scolds people, and this is what he looks like after he has restrained himself, but Thinking about it from another angle, if you can’t even pass the level of the coach, how can you face your opponent with vulgar language? Larry Brown has always believed that the real strength of a player needs to be psychologically strong. Starting from the level, if he can't even bear the pressure, then he can't become an excellent NBA player.

In the end, the Charlotte Bobcats defeated the visiting Miami Heat 112-89.

Six players from the Charlotte Bobcats scored in double figures. In addition to Zhou Lin, Okafor, and Ramanovich, Mike Dunleavy, Raymond Felton, and Boris Diaw also scored 6 points. above.

In contrast to the Miami Heat, Mike Beasley, the No. 6 pick before the game, only scored 5 points and 9 rebounds, shot only 2 of 4, and had as many as 16 turnovers. Points and 4 rebounds.

It is worth celebrating for the Charlotte Bobcats to win the first game at home. After the game, Zhou Lin also took away the game ball and gave it to Larry Brown. After all, this is Larry Brown. Brown's first win for the Bobcats.

But in the corner of the carnival, only Roy Hibbert, who scored 3 points and 0 rebounds in 0 minutes of playing, but made 2 turnovers, was extremely sad.

"Hey, Roy, talk? I mean, don't pay attention to Coach Brown."

After the team's celebration, Zhou Lin stopped Roy Hibbert.

"I'm fine, I'm fine."

Roy Hibbert shook his head and said, "Maybe it's because I haven't met Coach Brown's expectations."

Zhou Lindao: "Actually, I am optimistic about you. You have a height of 280 feet [-], a wingspan of [-] feet [-], and a weight of [-] pounds. Please, brother, you are very similar to Yao Ming, a compatriot from my motherland. All-star player, and you jump higher than him and defend better."

"Thank you for your comfort."

Hibbert said.

Zhou Lin patted Hibbert on the shoulder and said: "Actually, I was very happy the day I found out that you could come to the Bobcats. Yes, we have another Big Mac that can guard the inside line. My I always thought, if we could have a giant like you last year, would Dwight still be unscrupulous in our interior?"

"Dwight Howard?"

"Of course, it's really a memory that I don't want to recall. In that round of the playoffs, Howard dominated the inside and grabbed 20 or more rebounds every game. His dunks almost tore down the rim. I was just thinking, this is really a terrible experience."

"I've watched your games. Dwight is indeed an unimaginable player. His jumping ability is really terrifying. However, I am three inches taller than him."

"Yes, Roy, so be more confident. Coach Brown is a vicious coach. We can't change that. The only thing we can do is to make ourselves stronger."

Zhou Lin smiled and said: "The doubts that have appeared on me are definitely a thousand times more than you. It is much more difficult for a yellow man to gain a foothold in the NBA than you, but... I It did, and I'm doing fine, so be confident."

"Thank you, Zhou!"

In fact, Roy Hibbert is four months older than Zhou Lin, but now Zhou Lin is undoubtedly playing the role of a confidant big brother. After all, he entered the league two years earlier than him, and Compared with O'Bryant, who has rougher skills, Zhou Lin is more willing to spend time on Roy Hibbert, although both players' skills are rougher and their movement speed is slower.

But in the normal historical line, Roy Hibbert did have the fact that he became an Eastern All-Star, and in terms of body, Roy Hibbert is taller and wider, easy to hang meat, no matter how bad he is, he can be a meat Shield, before the era of the small ball, this kind of inside line, as long as it stops at the basket, it will be deterrent.

The Thunder (formerly the Supersonics) have given Patrick O'Bryant two years, but they have not been able to develop it. This also proves to a certain extent that O'Bryant really doesn't have much potential to tap.

As for Roy Hibbert, his stature is better. At least in 4-6 years, Roy Hibbert is expected to become a starting center above the qualifying line.

Judging from the urgency of Charlotte's management that doesn't want to spend a lot of money, the possibility of directly recruiting a high-quality insider is extremely low, so it is the best and most feasible way to discover potential players from the current team up.

After praising Roy Hibbert's merits, Zhou Lin still wanted to pour cold water on him.

"Of course, if you want to become a player like Yao Ming, you still have a lot to improve, such as the finishing ability around the basket. You dodge a little bit, please, the opponents are players who are a lap or even two laps smaller than you, what you have to do is to raise your hands high and smash the ball into the basket, and your mistakes, very low-level, You have to protect the ball, and once you expose the basketball a little bit, your opponent will take the ball from you without mercy."

"It was my fault!"

"But this is your first game, and these things will change slowly. Brother, if you want to survive in the NBA, you have to work harder. You should be very clear that there will be at least hundreds of players who are close to the NBA every year. Come to attack the NBA stage, they are like wolves and tigers, if you want not to be beaten down by the tide, you must stay alert all the time, how about this, I like to practice extra in the morning, if you are willing to come over, you can come with me at six o'clock in the morning Training, I will let my trainer help you together."

This is already Zhou Lin's greatest show of favor, and it is also the only place where Zhou Lin can help Roy Hibbert. The only way to become stronger is to train. This is an eternal truth.

Roy Hibbert came earlier than Zhou Lin thought. In his rookie year, Zhou Lin and Brandon Roy often trained together, and once set up a breakfast club, which was to finish training early in the morning. We had breakfast together, and then returned to the arena to participate in group training, but Brandon Roy was injured, and the other training together, including Gerald Wallace and Matt Carroll, have been traded to He went to other teams, so Zhou Lin was the only one left in the breakfast club.

"I like to have this quiet time in training, which allows me to reflect on my skills and re-examine my skills, because I will watch some game tapes in the evening, and in the morning, I will reflect on what I have exposed in the tapes I watched last night. The shortcomings that come out can be used to strengthen the training of a certain technique.”

Zhou Lin shared his training experience with Roy Hibbert.

"It's a good habit."

"Yes, I may suddenly feel in the early hours of the morning that it might be a better choice for me to use another technique in that game, and I can't wait to try it the next morning, so , I think thinking should also be a good habit for players."

Roy Hibbert quickly benefited from the Breakfast Club. In the Bobcats' home game against the Toronto Raptors on November 11, Roy Hibbert came off the bench and scored 9 of 5 from the field. In just 5 minutes, he scored 13 points, 12 rebounds and 7 blocks, of which two blocks were given to Chris Bosh and Jermaine O'Neal, two All-Star insiders.

The Charlotte Bobcats also ended their three-game losing streak.

For a while, Roy Hibbert received keen attention from the local media in Charlotte. Roy Hibbert, who stood up from the bench as a surprise player, smiled at the reporter and said: "Thanks to Zhou, every morning The breakfast I ate gave me nutrition."

This remark made the reporter a little puzzled, and Roy Hibbert immediately explained: "Zhou is a good man. After I entered the NBA, he gave me a lot of help. It takes a process for rookies to adapt to the intensity of the NBA. , If there is no Zhou De, it may take me longer to adapt to the rhythm and confrontation of the NBA, and what I mean by breakfast is that we will have special training time every morning."

"New system, new players, everyone has to adapt."

The start was 2 wins and 4 losses. For new coach Larry Brown, it was indeed not a good start. In fact, in some games, Larry Brown suppressed Zhou Lin too much. To the full release, he averaged 11.2 touches per game, a full third less than last season's 17.8.

"The team's third-year guard Brandon Roy has resumed individual training and is expected to return to the game in 3-5 weeks."

For the Charlotte Bobcats, the good news is that Brandon Roy has started individual training. According to the schedule, Brandon Roy will gradually start three-on-three and five-on-five team training.

And Zhou Lin has always believed that after Brandon Roy returns from injury, the Charlotte Bobcats will really get back on track.

And after seeing a lot of changes in Roy Hibbert, players began to gradually join the breakfast club. At the beginning, only Luke Mbah a Moute came, but after that, Ramon Sessions And Patrick. O'Briant, and Vaughan Weaver have joined them.

Although there will be no rapid and obvious changes in the short-term intensive training, through the training of the breakfast club, the players' game temperament and self-confidence have been significantly improved. The members of the breakfast club with Zhou Lin as the core also Continuously began to show excellent performances, among which Vaughn Weaver was the biggest beneficiary.

In a game that James Posey didn't play, Vaughn Weaver became the team's starting two. On November 11, in a victory over the Milwaukee Bucks, Vaughn Weaver played In 22 minutes, with 32 of 13 shots, he scored 8 points, won the victory, and helped the team win again.

Even Larry Brown, who seldom praised players, began to praise the player who joined the Charlotte Bobcats with a basic salary, thinking that this was Vaughan Weaver's own ability, but he just missed an opportunity.

then.

11月24日，以93-84战胜费城76人。

On November 11, they beat the Toronto Raptors 26-93.

In the 2008-2009 season, the Charlotte Bobcats won three consecutive victories for the first time!

Although there is only a record of 6 wins and 8 losses at present, there are already signs of a decline.

And shortly after the game, the local news in Charlotte reported a car accident news.

Charlotte Bobcats star Raymond Felton was driving drunk and crashed into a billboard next to the road. He fell into a coma and was taken to a local hospital.

(End of this chapter)