NBA villain

Chapter 248 An Interview Before the Spring Festival

"I didn't go to high school, I went to sports school."

"Sports school? The sports school didn't come out so soon, did it?" Liu Qiying continued to ask.

Yang Di shrugged his shoulders. This is a bad habit he was brought up by the Americans after he came to the United States. He shrugged his shoulders to express his helplessness, "I actually experienced some things at that time. I remember that time, I was training When I accidentally hit someone else, I was expelled from school."

"Accidentally hit someone." The corner of Liu Qiying's mouth twitched. She really had a bad temper, but she didn't usually notice it!
The two communicated in Chinese, neither Nancy nor Anne could understand, and they felt bored with their mouths pouting.

"I remember it was reported at that time that you seemed to have played in the University of Wisconsin Badgers. I wonder if there is such a thing?"

Yang Di said: "Yes, because I am not a college student, so at that time I was a sparring partner for the Badgers at the University of Wisconsin, and I played there for a month or two."

"Then why didn't you continue fighting?"

"Later there was a head coach who didn't agree with me. I beat him up and was expelled from the school, so I had to leave the Badgers." Yang Di said helplessly, with twists and turns, but to put it simply, That's why.

Liu Qiying was ashamed, thinking that this passage might not be usable anymore, and there would be no substantive content to ask any more, so she quickly changed the subject and asked: "When you first entered the league, others said you were just a blue-collar player. , can't practice shooting, but this season, you made a lot of mid-range shots in the game, how do you practice your shooting?"

I practiced all my shots with Steve Nash.

Yang Di thought so in his heart, but he couldn't tell the truth, otherwise Nash would be the first to expose his lie.So he can only make up a lie: "When I was in the Heat, assistant coach Walker gave me a lot of help. He told me that shooting is the correct way to exert force on the wrist. Let me practice from close range first. starting and gradually expanding the scope.”

"Isn't it hard to practice shooting?"

"Of course it's difficult." Yang Di nodded, thinking that if he didn't have Nash's touch training, no amount of skills would be useless. The key to playing and shooting lies in the touch, and this is a player's talent. Well, it's because I can't grasp the touch of shooting.

"I practice shooting a thousand times a day, which is deep into my bones, because I think the most important thing for a player is shooting. This is not only the foundation, but also the key to winning on the court."

Liu Qiying asked: "A thousand shots training is also the guidance of Coach Walker? It sounds a bit like the guidance of Coach Anxi in Slam Dunk."

"Haha, yes." Yang Di laughed, showing his white teeth.

"How do you train a thousand times a day? Do you vote all at once?" Liu Qiying asked.

Yang Di explained: "Of course not. If it is a game day, it will be arranged separately. If it is a normal rest day, I will get up in the morning, go to the gym in the morning to do some simple training, and take about 2 shots. Then after 5 o'clock in the afternoon and before [-] o'clock, I will do another [-] shooting training, which will also be mixed with some other training, such as strength training, agility training, rope skipping, grid jumping and so on. "

Liu Qiying said jokingly: "It's a bit like going from nine to five."

"Yes, it has become a habit."

"You are currently ranked ninth in the Western Conference this season, and you are only one game away from the Grizzlies who are eighth in the Western Conference. Do you have the confidence to squeeze the Grizzlies into the top eight?"

"Of course." Yang Di made a strong posture, showing that he is in good condition: "After the running-in at the beginning of the season, we will perform better and better."

The two were very engaged in chatting, just as relaxed as ordinary friends meeting and talking, and burst into laughter from time to time, which made Annie and Nancy slightly jealous after meeting,
Tang Xinran Shi Shiran walked over, carrying a large bowl of cut fruits, and then distributed yogurt and drinks to everyone.

Then sat next to Annie, the three beauties stared at Yang Di's interview, and Yang Di suddenly felt that there were several eyes sweeping back and forth behind him, which was extremely awkward.

"Is the Warriors' current tactic a pick-and-roll offense?" Liu Qiying began to ask some more professional questions.

Yang Di nodded, then shook his head again: "Yes and no, when the position is attacking, we mostly focus on pick-and-roll offense, but in terms of tactical choice, it is not only pick-and-roll offense. In fact, NBA teams attack every time. There will be a pick-and-roll attack in every round, and usually there will be more than five or six screens in the pick-and-roll, and the pick-and-roll has penetrated into the hearts of every player in the league."

"It's been reported that you're very good at running the pick-and-roll and defending the pick-and-roll, is that true?"

"Um, that's right," Yang Di smiled triumphantly. "My lateral movement speed is very fast, and I have the ability to dribble with one hand when attacking deep, so I am very good at defending pick-and-rolls and playing pick-and-roll offenses."

"The team's tactical arrangements are very rich. In addition to the pick-and-roll offense, our team is also good at scoring between offense and defense. The team is young and has strong athletic ability."

Liu Qiying said: "If this season can enter the All-Star game, China will have two players enter the NBA All-Star game at once."

"That's right, this is a great achievement, Yao Ming can't be alone, right!" Yang Di laughed.

"I heard that your relationship with Yao Ming is also very good."

"Yes, after Battelle returned to China, there are only three Chinese players in the entire NBA. Me, Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi. If the three of us don't form a group and encourage each other, it will be even more difficult to gain a foothold in the league."

Basically went to the Heat where Yang Di stayed last season, but now that Haslem is firmly seated in the starting lineup, and O'Neal is in charge of the offense, it is difficult for him to gain a foothold under Van Gundy by virtue of offense.

The two chatted about many things, including the elementary school and junior high school that Yang Di had studied at that time. Liu Qiying asked them carefully. Yang Di didn't hide anything, and said what he said.

The interview didn't end until near noon. Liu Qiying said that Yang Di could say some Spring Festival greetings to the camera.

Yang Di stood up from the sofa, and then spoke to the camera in front of the red brick-decorated wall at home, which felt like taking a passport photo.

He took off his coat in front of the camera, wearing only a Warriors training T-shirt, then stood up straight, grinning and saying:

"The Spring Festival is coming, and Yang Di is here to wish all my friends a happy new year. I hope that everyone will be happy, healthy and all the best in the new year."

(End of this chapter)