Versatile Point Forward

Chapter 38 How fast is it going to be?
"What? Too slow?" Ye Feng couldn't help but widen his eyes.He thought of countless reasons that Hornacek could use as a "flaw", but he never thought that he would be evaluated as "shooting too slowly".

Seeing Ye Feng's unconvinced expression, Hornacek restrained his smile, and said seriously: "Yes, your shooting speed is very slow, although the accuracy is very high, but in the ever-changing arena, even 0.1 Seconds are also precious. There are five points in total, 25 three-pointers, and you can hit 23. It is really strong, but the time you spend is 50 seconds. Even if I deduct the time for me to pick up and pass the ball, your speed is too fast It's just average."

Ye Feng was speechless for a while, everyone has already brought out the data, what else is there to say?But then again, he never felt like he was taking a slow shot, and in fact the game against Iowa State was his first attempt at a game-winner, although it ended up failing due to lack of time.Before this, his team had never been able to close the score against the opponent at a critical moment.

right!time!A flash of lightning seemed to flash across Ye Feng's mind: If his shooting speed was a little faster, would he be able to complete this lore three-pointer?In this way, the team can continue to remain unbeaten.

Hornacek continued: "I don't see any other problems for the time being. After all, I have never watched you play on the spot. Shooting in games and training is by no means the same thing. But I think you need to Practice fast shooting, improving shooting speed can not only reduce the chance of being blocked, but also buy more time for the team."

After hearing Hornacek's explanation, Ye Feng was convinced, and he suddenly felt that this was indeed his own negligence.He has always focused on improving his shooting percentage. In many cases, he even spent more energy to find a better opportunity in order to make his shots more reliable.In this way, not only will the team's offense be significantly sluggish, but they will also waste more physical energy, which will affect the time they stay on the court.

He asked curiously: "So how should I improve my shooting speed?" Hornacek thought for a while and said, "You don't need to change your shooting hand shape, although it is not the most standard, but you are more used to it. Posture, and there is no particularly obvious problem. In my opinion, the most important thing at this stage is to increase the speed of the ball with the dominant hand, and to reduce the height of the jump.”

Ye Feng's eyes became confused, and after thinking for a while, he said hesitantly: "I can understand how to increase the speed of the ball with my dominant hand, but why should I lower the take-off height? If I'm facing a physically strong player on the outside Defender, if the jump height is too low, won't it be interfered or directly blocked?"

Hornacek shook his head: "What is the purpose of shooting fast? It is to catch the opponent by surprise. If the speed of the ball determines the speed of the ball, then the take-off height determines the time you need to complete a shot. And if you If your defender bounces about the same as you but faster than you, if your jump height is too high, you will set up a living target for him. After all, you can either shoot or pass after your feet are off the ground. Experienced defenders can easily Quickly judge your intentions."

I'll go, it sounds reasonable!Ye Feng thought to himself, but it's hard to say it directly, after all, he still wants to save face!So he changed the topic to specific operations: "Then do you have any good training methods?" Hornacek smiled mysteriously and said: "There is no other good way, just remember the key points and practice more. Yes, but, for you, you need to add a little condiment, how about two hundred push-ups if you don't meet the standard?"

Ye Feng burst into tears in his heart: No wonder Abby said she would not let me down, feelings are punished like this?And there are no specific training measures yet, so is it possible that I just keep pitching?Got time to come here and shoot a few hundred [-]-pointers?
Hornacek seemed to see the entanglement in Ye Feng's heart, he coughed lightly and said: "How about this, if your training has entered a bottleneck period, I will ask an old friend of mine to give you extra training, how about it?" "Ye Feng asked dully: "Your old friend? Who is it? Do I know him? Is the three-pointer better than you?" Hornacek said dumbfoundedly: "Why are you so interested? Waiting for you It’s never too late to know when the bottleneck is reached!”

Alright alright!Ye Feng has resigned himself to his fate. Of course, he himself felt that this aspect really needs to be improved. Otherwise, just relying on Hornacek's few words to make him come to practice shooting automatically, it is probably useless.But just as Ye Feng was about to pick up the ball and start practicing, he suddenly thought of a question that he had forgotten to ask.He looked at the smiling Hornacek on the sidelines, and asked solemnly: "Mr. Hornacek, I would like to ask what is your standard?"

Hornacek touched his chin and said, "Well, well... I think 35 balls in 25 seconds is a good choice. Oh, yes, I'm talking about including the time I pass the ball." In the first half of the sentence Ye Feng felt okay, but when he heard the second half of the sentence, he almost spat out a mouthful of old blood: Are you cheating?Counting 35 seconds of passing?What the hell speed is this?Can anyone really guarantee their shooting percentage at such a shooting speed?Regardless of whether others believe it or not, Ye Feng does not believe it anyway.

He waited and said: "Can you think this time can be a little longer? This is almost equivalent to throwing a ball every second?" Hornacek looked at him helplessly and said: "This is for your own good, boy .In real games, you rarely need to shoot a three-pointer within a second, but now you need to find the rhythm of this shot and improve some details, and I can’t stay in Los Angeles for too long, so You can only be matured in this way. Once you can adapt to this shooting speed, isn’t it easy to do in the game?”

Hornacek's words made Ye Feng completely dispel the idea of ​​bargaining, he picked up the basketball resignedly, and practiced from the bottom corner.Most shooters have a high shooting percentage in the bottom corner, and Ye Feng is no exception, so in his opinion, he should get the simple ones done first, and then practice other more difficult shooting points.

"The jumping height should be low...the dominant hand should be fast...the shape of the hand can't be messed up..." Ye Feng was muttering while throwing the basketball in his hand at the fastest speed in his life.The result was not beyond his expectation, the basketball hit the rim with a "bang" and bounced directly behind the backboard.

"Damn! There are no rebounds. If you dare to throw this kind of ball in the game, you will definitely be scolded by your teammates. What is the difference between this and directly handing over the ball to the opponent?" Ye Feng muttered, while running outside to pick up the ball. back.Of course, failing to score the first shot did not dampen Ye Feng's confidence, he repeated the points for attention and threw the ball out at the same time.

"kuang!" "kuang!" "kuang!" "kuang!" The scoring champion missed six three-pointers in a row, it would be no wonder if they didn't laugh to death!It wasn't until the seventh ball that the basketball that had already caused Ye Feng a strong sense of frustration bounced off the rim a few times and fell into it with bumps and bumps.

"Huh!" Ye Feng let out a breath, only to find that his forehead and back were covered with sweat.Not only because consecutive quick shots are very exhausting, but more importantly, Ye Feng's psychological pressure is very high. After all, he thought the quick shots were too simple from the beginning, and consecutive missed shots naturally became a burden on him.

Seeing Ye Feng panting, Hornacek couldn't bear it, he said softly: "Ye, it's very good that you have such a result in your first practice, I think back then I shot more than ten shots in a row It was hit."

Ye Feng shook his head shamelessly, and said firmly: "Mr. Hornacek, I know you want to comfort me, but in my opinion, my performance can only be described as bad. I am ashamed of all the shooting training I did before. Although it seems that I am a bit whimsical, but I can master the skills of fast shooting one day earlier, and I can contribute to the team one day earlier, so I must improve my shooting speed in the shortest possible time !"

Hornacek was stunned. He seemed to see the man standing opposite him on the stage of the 1996-97 season finals, Michael Jordan.Ye Feng is still immature compared to him, but both of them have the obsession to improve themselves and the spirit of sacrifice to contribute to the team.And when he first entered the league that year, Jordan didn't have such awareness. What he thought most was to score and score again. This also caused him to not win the Le O'Brien Cup until his seventh season. In the final analysis, he was a rookie period. He is too self-centered, Ye Feng has done much better than him in this respect.

Not noticing Hornacek's complicated expression at all, Ye Feng pursed his lips, and continued to pick up the ball again and again, and threw the ball again and again.He knows very well that as the team's strongest shooter, he cannot have any weaknesses in shooting, at least not weaknesses that can be easily exploited by opponents.If Hornacek said he wanted to teach himself how to shoot the first time, he was a little contemptuous, but now he is fully prepared to improve himself from Hornacek.

In the setting sun, a middle-aged man stood on the baseline with his arms folded and watched silently, while a teenager repeated the process of picking up, throwing, picking up, and throwing again and again, even though the jersey on his body was already worn out. Completely drenched.Ye Feng completely forgot the time, his fatigue, and everything that happened around him. He only had the basket in his eyes.

This is the greatest hardship as a pitcher, but also the greatest happiness!

(End of this chapter)