NBA: James wants to team up with me

Chapter 117 Signature skill package target: Iverson, Odom!

(There will be a third update tonight, probably early in the morning.)

"Ding--the American men's basketball team won the gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics, and player Wang Chong was elected MVP!"

"Ding - the system task is completed, please pay attention to check the task rewards."

Wang Chong, who was standing on the podium and wearing the gold medal, could not help but smile on his face as the system's continuous prompts rang in his ears.

There is only one reason for participating in the Olympics this time, which is to complete system tasks.

At this time, the national flag was slowly raised on the podium, and the national anthem of the United States was played at the same time. The players of the American men's basketball team all had solemn expressions, watching the Stars and Stripes rising slowly, but Wang Chong had no idea. After all, the Stars and Stripes is not the Five-Star Red Flag. , he has no sense of belonging at all.

Wang Chong, who received the system task reward, directly entered the consciousness space.

The system's mission rewards this time are quite special. They are neither point rewards nor badges, but skill packages.

According to the mission reward introduction, after completing the mission, he can directly select two teammates and copy and imitate their signature skills.

Before participating in the Olympics, Wang Chong had already thought about whose skills he wanted to imitate. The two strongest players on the team, Iverson and Duncan, are famous for their skills.

Whether it's Iverson's gorgeous butterfly step or Duncan's unpretentious 45-degree angle shot, they are unique skills in the league.

But now after having close contact with the two stars, Wang Chong's thoughts have slightly changed.

Iverson's Butterfly Step must be learned. After all, Wang Chong currently doesn't have any particularly powerful breakthrough moves.

But after Wang Chong observed Duncan's 45-degree rebounding at close range, he did not feel that it was a skill he urgently needed.

One thing to say is that it is also a mid-range shot. Although Duncan's 45-degree rebound shot is very famous and can be said to be a unique skill in the league, it may not be able to beat Durant when compared with Durant's mid-range shot. On the one hand, even due to the limitations of the shooting position, the attack effect is slightly inferior.

This is not surprising. Duncan's strength lies in his balance between offense and defense. In terms of scoring ability alone, he cannot compare with Durant at all, even in terms of shooting percentage.

Duncan's career shooting percentage is just over 50%, while Durant's shooting percentage as of 2023 is 49.9%. The two are almost the same, but Durant far exceeds Duncan in terms of total points scored.

To put it simply, there is a certain overlap between Duncan's move and Wang Chong's current technique. Moreover, during the time when the Dream Team participated in the Olympics, Wang Chong himself also tried to imitate Duncan's 45-degree angle move. Although the effect of shooting from the board is good, he can feel that compared to hitting the board, he can hit the target directly from that position.

The purpose of rebound shooting is to allow players to better grasp the landing point of the basketball and help players improve their shooting percentage.

When you can throw hollows, it seems a bit unnecessary to still throw bats.

Of course, Wang Chong can be sure that if he learns Duncan's 45-degree angle and makes full use of it, his 45-degree mid-range shooting percentage will definitely be improved. But after finally getting the signature skill package, learn some The skills in the field he is not good at are obviously the better choice.

Among the remaining players of the Dream Sixth Team, there are still a few players whose skills Wang Chong is more interested in and feels he can use them, although these skills may be slightly less famous and less effective than Duncan's 45-degree rebound. One advantage, but the move has to be effective when it is used, not which one is more famous.

"System, choose Allen Iverson and Lamar Odom's signature skill package!"

"The signature skill package has been selected. Allen Iverson: signature stunt: Butterfly Step. Odom: signature skill: controlling the ball with his left hand. You can enter the learning space at any time to learn the corresponding signature skills."

really!

Just as Wang Chong thought, Iverson's signature skill is the Butterfly Step. This is not a given. Fans who know the NBA and have heard of the famous answer Iverson will definitely know his unique skill, the Butterfly Step. step.

And Odom's signature stunt, just as Wang Chong thought, is indeed related to his nickname "Left-Handed Magician".

The vast majority of NBA players are right-handed, with very few left-handed players, and even fewer who have made a name for themselves. The only ones Wang Chong knows about are Argentina's Manu Ginobili, future James Harden and Odom is known as the left-handed magician.

Odom's talent is definitely the best in the league, otherwise he would not be called a left-handed magician. But unfortunately, compared to the talent he has shown, Odom's own mental attributes are not even the slightest bit worse.

Poor self-control, lack of desire to win, and being distracted on the field are common occurrences.

As a result, the highest personal honor Odom received in his career was only the Sixth Man of the Year award.

But even so, there is still no denying Odom's power.

As a big player with a height of 2 meters, Odom's skills are really comprehensive. Before James entered the league, Odom was recognized as the most comprehensive player. He can protect the basket, Protect the rebound, and after grabbing the rebound, you can hold the ball to advance the fast break like James, and send out wonderful passes to assist your teammates to score.

Wang Chong estimates that it is precisely because of this that the system determines that Odom's signature skill is ball control with his left hand.

In fact, if you want to judge the ability of dribbling with the left hand, Ginobili is definitely not inferior to Odom, and the future Harden will be a master who is well versed in this.

But there is no way, who makes this a player's signature skill package? It refers to the selection of the player's most representative signature skills.

Wang Chong is quite satisfied with Odom's signature skills, because as long as he learns them, he can become a left-handed and right-handed all-around player, and he is a true left-handed and right-handed all-around player!

Even according to the system, his imitation learning can only reach 80%-100% of his signature skills, which is enough. Wang Chong will not only use his left hand in the future. If he is proficient in both hands, he will be able to Breakthroughs with the ball on the court will be more difficult to defend, and the price/performance ratio is significantly higher than Duncan's 45-degree angle shot.

"The signature skill package needs to be simulated in the learning space. It is used like a shooting bag. During the learning period, the outside world is completely stagnant. Are you sure you want to learn it now?"

Wang Chong didn't think much about it. Time in the outside world completely stopped during the study period. What was there to wait for?

"Learn now!"

Following Wang Chong's words, his eyes dimmed at first, and the next moment he was in a familiar simulated stadium. In front of him, a small player wearing the No. 3 jersey also appeared, demonstrating tirelessly on the field. Wearing flowers and butterfly steps.

"It's about to start again."

Wang Chong shook his head slightly.

The last time I was forced to learn Durant's shot package, it took an unknown amount of time. In this virtual court in the space of consciousness, I can't feel the flow of time, but I can't feel fatigue, hunger, boredom, it seems. The auxiliary effect of the system also helps him devote himself more fully to his studies.

It was the same this time. When Wang Chong devoted himself to studying, he gradually forgot all other miscellaneous things.

<divclass="contentadv">I don’t know how long it took before the system’s “ding——” sound awakened Wang Chong from his immersion in studying.

"The learning of Butterfly Step through Flowers is completed, the learning progress is 85%."

Only 85%?

Wang Chong was a little disappointed.

Because this means that when Wang Chong uses this move, the effect can only reach 85% of Iverson's.

But thinking about it, there is no way around it. As a big man of 2 meters, I went to learn the breakthrough skills of a small player who is 10 meters tall. His real height may be under 1 meters. How can I learn 83% perfectly?

Considering Wang Chong's height and long arms, even if he performs 85% of the flower-butterfly steps, the effect when used on the field is quite exaggerated.

At least during the learning process, Wang Chong himself had personally felt the powerful effect.

Whether it is a disguised breakthrough through the butterfly step to hit the basket, or a transition to a pull-up jump shot, it is very consistent with Wang Chong's offensive characteristics, making his offensive ability with the ball a qualitative leap!

"I've finished learning the Butterfly Step, now I'm going to start learning how to control the ball with my left hand."

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When Wang Chong opened his eyes again, the Star-Spangled Banner was still rising slowly, but the feeling of being like a world away made him stagger uncontrollably and almost fall off the medal podium.

He really couldn't remember how long he had been in the consciousness space, ten days? A month? Half a year?

Fortunately, during the learning process, the system eliminated his negative emotions, otherwise he might have become depressed.

What he least expected was that Odom's left-hand ball control was obviously far less famous and effective than Iverson's butterfly step, but the time he spent learning it was much longer than the time he spent learning the butterfly step.

But if you think about it carefully, it's actually normal.

Wang Chong's ball control ability itself has reached 90. With a higher foundation, learning Iverson's butterfly step will definitely get twice the result with half the effort.

But Odom's left-hand ball control is different. It's like a right-handed person suddenly using his left hand to eat with chopsticks or write with a pen. It's quite uncomfortable.

It’s not that Wang Chong doesn’t know how to dribble with his left hand. Any outside player in the NBA who has a certain offensive ability with the ball will definitely not have particularly bad skills with his left hand.

But compared with left-handed players like Odom, there is definitely a huge gap.

Therefore, Wang Chong's learning process was quite difficult and long.

But the effort was worth it.

After systematic auxiliary learning, Wang Chong's left-hand ball control skills have reached 80%. Although it is just barely up to standard, it is already quite strong to be able to reach 80% of the "left-hand magician" Odom's ball control skills.

Wang Chong even feels that his left hand ball control ability is no less than that of his right hand. If the learning progress reaches 100%, it will even surpass Wang Chong's right hand ball control ability at this stage.

This is not surprising. Durant’s peak ball-handling ability is 92. Although he is also well-known as a very good dribbling player among big players, whenever the media ranks big players, Magic Johnson must be at the top of the list. No surprise, Odom is usually ranked above Durant.

Even though there is a huge difference in strength between the two at their peak, Odom is still slightly better in the two areas of dribbling and assists.

All in all, in order to master the two major skills, Wang Chong spent a lot of time in the consciousness space, but the effort was valuable.

Although Wang Chong's overall ability score has not changed at this time, and the number of badges has not increased, his strength on the court, especially his ability to attack with the ball, has actually increased.

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The American dream team Athens won the championship, and Wang Chong won the MVP. The Chinese men's basketball team watched the whole process, making the leaders of the Basketball Association even more jealous.

Among a group of NBA stars, including Iverson, Duncan and other superstars who have MVPs and even championships, Wang Chong can stand out and become the best and most efficient among them, which shows his strength.

If the Chinese men's basketball team can have Wang Chong and form an inside and outside partnership with Dayao, the Chinese men's basketball team's performance in the international arena will definitely reach a higher level!

Now that the team has achieved results, what big deal does it matter if their position improves?

8 month 29 day.

The closing ceremony of the Athens Olympics is over.

All the Dream Team players returned to the United States.

After their Olympic journey is over, they have very little vacation time left.

In two weeks, that is, in mid-September, the team will begin to gather players to take makeup photos for the new season and arrange recovery training to prepare for the new season, because the preseason for the 9-2004 season will begin in early October!

For the Lakers, the new season is a fateful one. Without the inside giant "Shark" O'Neal who has dominated the league in the past few years, the Lakers' chances of defending the title are slim, and it is unclear whether they can even enter the playoffs. is an unknown quantity.

But for Kobe, this season is worth looking forward to, because he will become the well-deserved boss of the Lakers.

Unlike last year, things were not going well for Kobe at that time. Because the Eagle County incident caused thousands of people to despise him, he had to go to Eagle County every three days to be investigated by the police.

This matter has been constantly being sorted out and messed up, which continues to cause mental internal friction to Kobe.

But in August 04, the situation took a turn for the better. Due to insufficient evidence from the other party, the prosecution could not be advanced. More importantly, when Kobe's legal team expressed the hope of settling with the other party out of court, the price After the good things were discussed, the other party finally relaxed.

Things that can be settled with money are nothing to a superstar like Kobe, who is worth over 100 million. The only difference is how much he gives.

It is basically certain that he will not need to go to jail, and he has also become the boss of the team. Kobe only feels that good things come one after another.

When you are in a good mood, your thoughts will naturally become more flexible.

On the day Wang Chong and Odom returned to Los Angeles, Kobe took the initiative to host a banquet to invite the two to congratulate them on winning the gold medal in the Olympics.

Originally, the relationship between Kobe and Wang Chong was not very good, especially after O'Neal made it clear that he regarded Wang Chong as his younger brother and divided him into his own faction. Kobe and Wang Chong had almost no communication.

In the regular season and playoffs last season, Wang Chong's outstanding personal abilities repeatedly made Kobe feel that his status was threatened.

But things are different now.