no shortcuts in basketball

He knew that Kobe learned footwork from Olajuwon, and Kobe can also be said to be the person who went out to learn the best in the "Dream Training Class".

It's just that he doesn't remember the specific time, he always thought it was in the summer of 2008.

Because Kobe lost in the finals in 08, logically speaking, he would definitely think about improving himself at that time.

But after thinking about it, Kobe should be the kind of person who does one thing and concentrates on one thing. There will be the Olympics in the summer of 08, so he should put all his energy into preparing for the Olympics.

So he should indeed be looking for Olajuwon this summer.

But in this way, Kobe's image in his heart has been improved invisibly.

Because after a person fails, it is a very normal logic to want to become stronger and improve himself.

For example, James, Howard, etc., are all like this.

But if a person succeeds, he immediately wants to become stronger and improve himself, which is a very rare thing.

Kobe, but just won the 6 NBA championship in June!

Kobe should have just finished training at this time, sweating profusely and communicating with Olajuwon.

After communicating with Olajuwon, he discovered Xu Yong.

He glanced at Xu Yong, then sat on the sidelines to drink water and rest.

Olajuwon's training camp is naturally not open around the clock. In fact, he only starts classes every once in a while, so there will be multiple people in a class.

There are fewer people today, only Xu Yong and Kobe.

Kobe is resting, and Xu Yong will play next.

Here I have to talk about the relationship between back-up technique, low-post offense, and dream footsteps.

They are not subordinate, but intersect with each other and are closely related.

So Olajuwon's training class, which teaches low-post footsteps, actually covers all three.

For example, Kobe, he came to learn low-post offense, and Xu Yong came to learn post-up skills, there is no conflict between them.

After introducing some basic theories, Olajuwon also started practical teaching.

Olajuwon usually demonstrates himself first.

It was during this process that Xu Yong couldn't help admiring, this is really a kind of art.

Before coming here, when he was chatting with Yao Ming, Yao Ming, who knew the purpose of his trip, also talked about how he learned footwork from Olajuwon.

In Yao Ming's eyes, these footsteps are not complicated, and some of them are even what he already knows. The crux of the problem is that Olajuwon's speed is too exaggerated.

This is Xu Yong's first feeling at this time. Olajuwon is already in his forties at this time, but there is no sense of sluggishness in this movement, and the highlight is a smooth and silky smoothness.

Xu Yong did it a few times, and soon understood the essentials of dreamy footsteps.

To put it more simply, the key to dreamy footsteps is actually the use of the central foot.

This requires a knowledge point, that is, how the central foot is determined.

It is basically divided into two situations, one is static catch and the other is dynamic catch.

The first one is easy to understand, that is, you stand still to catch the ball. At this time, both of your feet are not moving. You can choose to take any foot, and the other foot is the pivot foot.

The second situation is divided into two types. One is that you land on both feet at the same time after catching the ball. The situation is the same as the first one. The foot is the pivot foot.

After understanding these simple rules, it is actually very easy to understand dream dance steps.

Because its key is to achieve the situation of [no central foot], that is, both feet land on the ground at the same time.

After doing this, according to the defense you encounter, choose the pivot foot that is more beneficial to you to launch the attack.

Because the defender doesn't know which foot you will choose as the pivot foot, they can't focus on defense against you, and your chances of scoring will naturally increase.

What Olajuwon first demonstrated to Xu Yong was to catch the ball with his back and turn around to attack.gif.

Its key point is that you have to jump up before you catch the ball, because it is easy to subconsciously form a central foot if you don’t move to catch the ball, but jumping up to catch the ball will not.

And after catching the ball, you can also gain a starting kinetic energy along the way.

Xu Yong felt very familiar when he heard this, because it is similar to the principle of falling steps.

So Xu Yong's first move was quick.

At this time, not only Olajuwon, but even Kobe, who was drinking water, looked surprised.

As a fellow student, Xu Yong hasn't played a single NBA game yet, so he seems to be learning faster than him? !

Just after realizing this, he put down the water glass and watched the training on the field with a very serious expression, even though he had just experienced it.

Xu Yongxue's second move is to turn his back and dribble the ball and then attack with a turn.gif.

The only difference between this action and the previous one is that instead of landing on both feet when catching the ball, you can achieve the situation without a central foot by dribbling the ball yourself.

This is equivalent to a supplement to the first action, because you can't guarantee that you can complete the ball without a central foot in the game.

The third action is relatively complicated. He is a fake turn to the baseline while holding the ball with his back, and then through the deceptive action of jumping to the basket, he takes a step back to the free throw line to complete the jump shot.gif.

This move is Xu Yongshu, because it is Kobe's signature move in the latter part of his career.

It was at this time that Kobe's serious expression eased, because he found that Xu Yong's learning speed began to slow down.

Later, Olajuwon taught Xu Yong some moves one after another. The principles are similar, but the ending methods are more diverse.

When the training session ended, Xu Yong looked very excited.

Let’s make a comparison. DeRozan’s current back is just a poor imitation, learning a shape.

But after this class, he understood how the back body and footsteps work, and he will be satisfied.

This is like, when you used to drive a car, you only knew that stepping on the accelerator would accelerate, but now you know that the reason why you step on the accelerator to accelerate is because the opening of the throttle valve will increase, the amount of air entering the engine will increase, and then the fuel consumption of the engine will increase. The supply system will increase the amount of fuel injected, the engine speed will increase, and the car will accelerate.

So naturally, you also know why you need to upshift when accelerating, how to avoid situations such as stalling and stepping on the accelerator, and so on.

This is the understanding of the principle and the improvement of the realm.

In the following summer, as long as he practiced hard on his movements, the improvement he would bring would be immeasurable.

So although this class is expensive, it is really worth the price!

After training, Xu Yong was already dripping with sweat.

Olajuwon's lectures are still very strict, and if the movements do not meet his expectations, he has to practice repeatedly until he thinks it is ok.

Not long after he sat down, Kobe sat next to him, then smiled and reached out to greet him: "Hey, I'm Kobe."

"I'm Xu Yong." Xu Yong smiled and shook Kobe's hand.

He didn't expect Kobe to take the initiative to come over to say hello to him.

In his impression, Kobe is a black mamba, who seems to tear apart his opponent's paranoia and competitive madness at any time.

Although I heard a lot of news about him after retiring, saying that he is a very friendly person, but didn't Jordan behave very kindly in public?

As a result, in Chicago that day, Jordan proved to him that the media was nothing more than a man-made design, and he had to contact him in private to know what kind of person he was.

"I know you. This year's No. 2 pick, the video of you dunking Thabeet went viral on social media. That's a big guy at 21 meters. It's incredible." Kobe said with a smile.

Xu Yong was stunned for a moment. Because he didn't pay attention to social media, he didn't know that he was already "hot".

But he quickly nodded with a smile: "Yes, it's me."

Kobe stared at Xu Yong with wide eyes when he heard the words, then laughed and patted Xu Yong on the shoulder.

Unlike McGrady's reaction, Kobe's reaction to Xu Yong's answer was... so there are guys who are the same as me.

"By the way, you learned very quickly at the beginning, have you learned it before?" Kobe asked after putting away his smile.

Xu Yong found that Kobe was very serious at this time.

He shook his head, and then explained: "I just imitated and practiced before, but it's not at the same level as this one. The difference between a ten-cent bun and a ten-dollar hamburger."

Xu Yong's analogy is very interesting, but Kobe didn't laugh, but stroked his chin in confusion.

But soon, he seemed to realize something else, and then asked: "Then have you learned footsteps before?"

Xu Yong nodded: "I have learned to fall."

He didn't mention Maddy.

Unlike Jordan, although Kobe has a high status in his heart, it has not yet reached the point where he can take the initiative to show his favor.

So the communication between him and Kobe was an equal relationship, and he naturally didn't need to mention McGrady, as if he was deliberately trying to draw the relationship between the two closer.

"I see."

But what Xu Yong didn't expect was that Kobe suddenly laughed at this moment.

That feeling seemed to have solved a big doubt in my heart.

Bryant: Sure enough, the problem is not with me, with this guy.

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