I'm teammates with Kobe

Chapter 41 Apprentice Nash
At 8 a.m. the next day, Chu Xiao appeared in the training hall as usual. Surprisingly, Kobe was not there, but Duhon, Morris, Goodlock, Thackeray and others were training in full swing.

"The training has been advanced? Why didn't I receive the notice?" Chu Xiao asked as he walked to Thackeray.

Thackeray was practicing mid-range shooting at the time, with fine beads of sweat oozing from his forehead. He had obviously been training for a long time, "not ahead of time."

"No early, everyone came so early?" Chu Xiao was a little surprised.

"Hey, you don't understand this. Didn't Zen master also serve as the general manager? If the team wants to succeed within two years, it has to make a trade. Everyone is afraid of being traded, so they spontaneously come to training in advance. Do a good job against the Rockets tomorrow." Thackeray stopped shooting, then handed the ball to Chu Xiao and said, "Chu, let's practice pick and roll?"

"Um, I'm sorry." Chu Xiao actually refused, "I'm going to practice with Nash now."

"So he was waiting for you, so I said why did he come so early." Thackeray suddenly realized, "Then you go, he is waiting in the locker room."

"Okay, let's go together next time!" Chu Xiao patted the bald man on the shoulder and walked away.

The Lakers will continue to play at home the next day. This is the last home game in the "five consecutive hosts", but the opponent is the Houston Rockets, which Chinese fans are very familiar with.

However, this season's Rockets are particularly strange.Since Yao Ming retired from the NBA in 2011, the Rockets have made frequent shots in the free market. They were once very close to Pau Gasol, and they were also involved in the trade rumors of Warcraft. In the end, they ended up with Kevin Martin, Jeremy Lamb and future draft picks traded from the Thunder for James Harden, Cole Aldridge, DeQuinn Cook and Lazar Hayward on July 2012, 7 Lin Shuhao was officially signed on July 17, ushering in a new era of "Harlem" in Houston.

Chu Xiao knew that Lin Shuhao was a Chinese-American basketball player who served as a point guard. He was called "Linsanity" because of his brilliant performance in the New York Knicks.

And Chu Xiao has played 4 games on behalf of the Lakers, 2 games as a substitute, 2 games as a starter, averaging 18 points, 3.5 rebounds, 11.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game, which is almost a "20+10" performance. "Linsanity" is not far behind.

So, before the game actually started, the media had already written the news headline: Chinese derby reappears in NBA arena.

"In his peak period, Lin Shuhao was a point guard with excellent running and jumping, elegant style of play, and strong breakthrough ability. When he was with the Knicks, he could score 7+ points in more than 30 games, which is very good." Nash took Chu Xiao Came to the other end of the basketball court, and started to explain his first lesson with tomorrow's game against the Rockets as an example.

"Unfortunately, he tore his meniscus in the first half of this year and just had knee surgery. It’s difficult to create shooting opportunities or get into the penalty area to attack the basket.” Nash said, “But he is a very smart passer. point guard, we're going to force him to be forced to pass the ball constantly."

"How to do it?" Chu Xiao asked humbly.

"Confrontation!" Nash explained, "As long as he is close to the confrontation, it will be very difficult for him to get rid of, and he will have to pass the ball and run, which will weaken his passing ability."

"I understand." Chu Xiaoruo expressed understanding.

"Very good, you're a smart guy, but unfortunately I'm injured and can't practice together with you. Later, I can ask Morris to come over and pretend to be Lin Shuhao, and try to complete the finish in a confrontation with him." Nash said Standing with his hands behind his back, he looked like a hidden master.

Chu Xiao couldn't help being stunned, and blurted out, "Teacher, what are we going to do now?"

Nash seemed to be very satisfied with this "teacher". He nodded at first, and then said spontaneously, "The world praises Kidd and I as the most dazzling pass masters since the 21st century. We all have our own unique characteristics, so we have learned a lot. From this nickname, you can know that what I am best at is attacking with the ball. Then, next, I will pass on the three offensive skills of my life to you. What can I achieve? It depends on your personal talent and hard work.”

"Thank you, teacher, please accept my obeisance." Chu Xiao really fell down on the ground and paid obeisance to the teacher seriously.

This shocked Nash. He had never seen someone so devout in order to learn art, because in the basketball world, most people are arrogant and arrogant, and no one would obey anyone. Therefore, Chu Xiao's behavior and attitude He was a little moved, and immediately he was willing to teach him as a real disciple, "These three special skills are how to play fast breaks, layups with both hands and feet, and precise mid- and long-range shots. You systematically explain each stunt, and then find time to practice slowly."

"Okay, teacher!"

"Well." Nash said, "First of all, how to play a fast break. In fact, the premise of a fast break is usually defense. Although sometimes a fast break can be launched after the opponent hits a shot, most of the fast break opportunities come from Excellent defense, that is, opportunities brought about by offensive and defensive transitions.

Secondly, pay attention to the first pass after grabbing the rebound, that is, the process of handing over the basketball to the point guard must be fast. You can't plunge in with a fierce shot, because you can't accurately deliver the basketball to him.

Finally, if the fast break is blocked, you must be calm, reorganize, and play a good positional battle. You must not be impatient, otherwise it is easy to pass the ball in a panic. "

Nash said he typically has four options in the fast break:

After receiving a rebound from his teammates, he passed it to the forwards running on both sides, and directly completed the layup.

After grabbing the rebound, he found that there was no room for a pass to complete the attack, so he dribbled the ball forward, and then looked for teammates who were going down quickly during the advance, and used the opponent's unstable position to make a surprise attack to complete the fast break.

Quickly advance to the three-point line and pass to the three-point shooters ambushing on both sides.

The ball is passed to the teammate first, and the teammate takes it to the frontcourt and cannot directly attack and then passes back. Nash makes a cold shot from outside the three-point line.

"Speaking of which, the second stunt is needed - precise mid-range and long-range shooting." Nash said, "I created a unique shooting training method, which is to use a stretchable belt to trap you. When you take off and shoot, I will grab the stretch belt rhythmically and vigorously, and give you some assistance and adjustments, which will make your shots more accurate, and we can start practicing later.”

"As for the third stunt, layup with one hand and one foot, it can be used in many situations. When there is a defender in front of us and we speed up the breakthrough, the defender is always on your side. If we go up one or two steps The basket will be easily blocked by the opponent. If you use the stunt of a layup with a wrong step and layup directly after the first step, the opponent will have no time to react." Nash said, "Speaking of it, this is also my unique secret skill, relying on it , Even if his physical condition is not outstanding, he can still score under the defense of a group of elders."

Nash continued to break down the skills, "The essentials of this action are to stand outside the penalty area, lower the center of gravity, point your toes and chest towards the basket, look at the basket, then dribble a few times, and make a layup with a wrong step. Remember, the first step should be as far as possible Step a little farther, stretch the ankles, knees and hips when doing the action, use the knee to drive the body, lift the other leg up when taking off, and pay attention to the protection of the ball by the non-ball holder when laying up. When we When you take a step, the foot turns involuntarily, and you need to use the toe instead of the side of the foot to reduce the risk of injury.”

"I do often see you using this skill to score points in game videos. At that time, I was amazed at your physical coordination. I didn't expect it to sound a bit complicated. I guess it's not easy to practice..." Chu Xiao couldn't help scratching his head .

"It's actually not complicated, as long as you get used to it, why don't we start with this stunt first?" Nash suggested.

"Okay!" Chu Xiao said, picked up the basketball and went outside the penalty area, lowered his center of gravity according to Nash's instructions, then pointed his toes and chest towards the basket, watched the basket for a few dribbles, and made a layup with a wrong step.

This practice lasted for more than an hour, until the Zen master blew the whistle for collective training.

(End of this chapter)