NBA: Becoming stronger starts with hard work and mastery

Although they didn’t understand, the coach’s words were there, so Otella Harrington and Han Yi, the master and apprentice, went online! "This is how you turn after hitting a powerful ball. Your elbows must be raised! Foul? Don't be afraid of being called for a foul on this kind of ball. Even if you are called for a foul 100 times, you must turn like this next time. Your elbows must be raised and your posture must be fierce!"

"Your force point is wrong. Your knees must be bent. Only in this way can the explosive power be accumulated to the maximum!"

"Yes, you don't have to say that you don't need to do this. I am just a worthless piece of trash. It's nothing great that you beat me. You will meet too many talented freaks in the future. What we have to do is to do the actions that should be done and polish the skills that should be practiced! ”

From the inside positioning in the left and right short corners, to the sliding step in the restricted area, to the inside position to push the opponent’s force point...

At the beginning, Han Yi wondered what the extra who was so easily beaten by him could teach him?

Could it be better than Ewing’s teaching?

But after being constantly beaten by Otella Harrington, Han Yi discovered the basketball world he had never stepped into!

It turns out that basketball skills are not just a long list of attribute panels presented by the system. In fact, behind these digital attributes are complex basketball skills. Under the same force, the force effect generated by different force points in the positioning can be doubled!

And Otella Harrington became more and more angry as he taught:

"This bastard boy doesn't know anything! I was beaten by a guy who knows nothing about basketball skills! "

In terms of basketball ability, Patrick Ewing is naturally far better than Otella Harrington, but in terms of teaching, for a newcomer like Han Yi who has just entered the basketball world, Otella Harrington, who has no extraordinary talent and can only rely on honing skills and details to enter the professional basketball world, is more reliable!

John Thompson, head coach of the Georgetown University basketball team, watched Otella Harrington rant about Han's ignorance while nitpicking on technical details one by one, and couldn't help laughing:

"If Otella can't make it in the NBA, he's really a good material for a coach! ”

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NCAA events can be roughly divided into four stages:

Phase 1: Invitational tournaments, where each school can choose its own opponents to compete with each other through invitation.

Phase 2: Tournament within the league, where each school will play against all opponents in the league once at home and once away.

Phase 3: Playoffs within the league, a single-elimination system, to determine the league champion.

Phase 4: 32 league champions directly advance to the top 64, and the remaining 32 places will be selected by the NCAA committee from strong leagues based on invitational tournaments and tours. The NCAA champion will be decided by the single-elimination system!

All the games in the knockout stage are decided by one shot, and the main point is excitement! !

Another month passed, and in mid-November 1995, the first phase of the NCAA invitational tournament finally kicked off!

Georgetown University's first opponent is the University of North Carolina, which has the super combination of Vince Carter and Antawn Jamison!

Although Georgetown University is also a recognized basketball school, it is not on the same level as the University of North Carolina.

Speaking of grudges, John Thompson's first NCAA finals in 1982 was defeated by a young man named Michael Jordan from the University of North Carolina!

Han Yi was very excited. As long as he started and won the game, 10 attribute points would be credited directly to his account!

In the past month, Han Yi's training every day would not be less than 10 hours, and the more intense the training, the more Han Yi wanted these 10 attribute points that were within his reach!

But imagination is always better than reality. A thrilling After the battle, Georgetown University not only lost the game, but Han Yi didn't even get a minute of playing time.

If you have to say what you gained, it is that Han Yi, who has lived two lives, saw for the first time how Allen Iverson performed a lone hero drama up close!

Allen Iverson scored 35 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists in the game, but the final result was that Georgetown University still lost to the more powerful University of North Carolina by 5 points.

Han Yi was really on pins and needles throughout the game. He could obviously help the team, but he

Not even a minute of playing time.

In response, John Thompson had only one sentence: "Winning or losing the game is not important, Han, the most important thing is that you can see how we lost!"

"You Chinese have an old saying that I like very much, those who are involved are confused, and those who are on the sidelines can see clearly. Only when you are outside the game can you see everything clearly, and you can also know what you should do if you are on the court!"

When Han Yi sat there until the first stage of the invitational tournament was over, he finally couldn't help but stand up:

"Coach, what exactly do you want me to see?"

John Thompson smiled: "Little guy, don't be impatient, tell me what you learned from these games first ? "

What John Thompson wanted to hear at this time was:

"Coach, I learned from this that basketball is a sport for five people. Although Iverson is very strong, if he does not form effective cooperation with other teammates, the game will become very difficult. Our team should pay more attention to teamwork. If we want to go further, we must let all teammates participate and form a strong whole!"

This is the basketball concept that John Thompson has believed in since he was Bill Russell's substitute in the Celtics. He also hopes that Han Yi will learn it on the bench.

But what Han Yi said was:

"Coach, I found that the other four people in our starting lineup are seriously dragging Iverson's feet. In this way, although we have five people standing on the court, the other four people not only do not play a half role, but are all burdens!"

"If others can keep up with Iverson's rhythm, wouldn't we be invincible and defeat the opponent long ago!"

"I..."

John Thompson was almost pissed off by Han Yi in one breath!

I asked you to watch so many games, and you only figured this out? ?

But Allen Iverson, who was standing nearby and heard Han Yi's speech, clapped his hands:

"Ah, yes, yes, Han, what you said is so good!"

"Our coach keeps saying that I have a problem, I have a problem, my mind is about to explode and I can't figure out what my problem is. Now I understand that it's not me who has a problem, but those guys!"

"Don't doubt yourself!"

Han Yi put his arm around Iverson's shoulders in a familiar manner:

"It's not us who are wrong, but the whole world. This old man is very bad. What he said is PUA you, you must not believe it!"

Iverson was confused: "What does PUA mean?"

"Uh..." Han Yi scratched his head, "This is a little hard to explain, let me think about it..."

John Thompson looked at Han Yi and then at Iverson.

OK!

Seeing that Iverson was about to be brought back on track, Han Yi's words ruined all his efforts!

As expected, talented guys are all bastards!

"Humph! It seems that I have to teach you a lesson!"