warrior godfather

Bang bang - brush!

In a training hall in Los Angeles, Clay, who was shirtless, used a textbook-like posture to shoot a three-pointer. The basketball flew through the air with exactly the same trajectory and flew to the basket.

He shot 50 three-pointers in a row, and hit 46 of them, all of which were hollowed into the net. The 4 three-pointers he missed were only a hair's breadth away.

"call……"

After shooting the 50th three-pointer, Clay let out a long breath, gestured to the trainer who helped him pick up the ball, signaled a timeout for training, then walked to the sidelines, picked up the energy drink, and took a sip. Wiping the sweat from his upper body with a towel, his muscular muscles undulated with his movements, exuding a terrifying sense of strength.

After the finals, he deeply felt that he was not strong enough in confrontation and strength. He spent a lot of effort on fitness, gaining weight, and improving his core strength and confrontation. Even when he was on vacation, he did not relax at all.

After more than a month of hard training, Clay's body has become much stronger, but he has not yet reached his goal. With two months left in the offseason, Clay has made up his mind to raise his confrontation and strength to the league's first-class level. , without reducing the speed.

This is a dilemma, but Clay is very talented. His lower body strength is very strong, but his legs are not thick. This allows him to have both speed and strength. Perform off-ball moves and cuts.

It is precisely because of such unique conditions that Clay dared to boldly gain weight. Otherwise, he would lose his speed as a striker who makes a living without the ball, and his offensive threat would be greatly reduced, and it would be difficult for him to match up with a flexible guard on the defensive end. , It’s not worth the candle.

"Ding……"

Just as Clay was about to finish his break and resume training, his cell phone rang. He took it out of his bag and saw that it was a friend's call.

"Hi, Hollen, what can I do for you?" Clay answered the phone and asked.

"Brother, are you free tonight? Come out and play together? Hmm... How about Sayers Club?"

When Clay heard this, his eyes lit up. Sayers Club is one of the most famous nightclubs in Los Angeles, and it is also a nightclub he usually likes to go to.

But he didn't agree immediately, but after hesitating for a while, he shook his head with regret and said:

"I don't have time, Huo Lun, don't look for me during this time, I want to train, and I will look for you when I am free."

"What? You still have to practice? Dude, didn't you just win the championship? You weren't like this before. This time you came back from Miami for half a month and spent half a month in the arena. What's the point? Just relax today Well, I also called a few friends, they all admire you and are your fans, believe me, they are all good girls, you will definitely like it."

"Uh..." Clay was so moved that he opened his mouth and was about to agree, but his remaining rationality made him shut his mouth again. After organizing his words, he said regretfully, "I want to go too, But it’s really not good, I want to train, I don’t have time this summer, so let’s wait until next summer, I’ll invite you to a nightclub in Los Angeles, but it’s really not right now.”

"Hey man, what's the matter with you? Are you going to be a fakir?"

Clay had calmed down now, and said:

"No, Hollen, I have the qualification to renew my contract early next summer. Next season can be said to be my contract year. It is a crucial season. No one knows what will happen if it drags on. I must sign as soon as possible. The next big contract, so now I have to make every effort to train."

As he was talking, the news he saw on the Internet yesterday emerged in his mind. Curry ended his China trip and returned to the United States. The Huaxia tour is even more exaggerated.

Clay hopes that one day he can also receive such fanatical support from fans, and he also wants to sign a big contract like Curry. In contrast, nightclubs are not so attractive.

His agent reminded him many times that Harden played so well in the Thunder, but now he has been unable to renew his contract with the team. His future is uncertain. He may wake up one day and be traded to a small team Team, if he doesn't want to encounter this kind of thing, he must practice hard, play as well as he can play next season, and try to sign a big contract with the Warriors in advance, so that his interests can be guaranteed.

Clay thinks so. He doesn't want to leave the Warriors at all. He likes the harmonious locker room atmosphere of the Warriors. In the Warriors, he can do what he likes on the court and focus on shooting. Zhang Yu also thinks highly of him. Playing on the stage of the finals allows fans all over the world to know themselves and gain maximum exposure.

And these are things that other teams cannot provide. There is no second Curry to partner with him in the league, and it is difficult to have a second coach willing to develop so many off-ball tactics for him. Under the circumstances, he still insisted on letting him defend Wade alone.

To stay in the Warriors, you must continue to improve. Clay watched Curry go from scoring champion to MVP, signed a super-max salary, and watched Butler go from a nobody to an All-Star starter. fighting spirit.

Can't he be Curry, can't he be Butler?
Clay has self-knowledge. He has never expected to become an MVP-level superstar, but he is confident that he will be selected for the All-Star, All-NBA, and defensive lineups. If Butler can do it, he can do it too.

"Hollen, I still have to train, so let's do this first, you don't need to contact me this summer."

Clay finally said something lightly, hung up the phone, put his phone in his bag, got up and came to the court, and continued to shoot three-pointers.

Bang bang - brush!

With the sweat dripping down and a three-pointer hitting the net, Clay's expression was calm and resolute, like a tireless lazy machine, accumulating strength in silence.

……

Michigan, Saginaw.

Bang-swipe-bang-bang!

In a slightly dilapidated training hall, Green shot a three-pointer, but hit the iron frequently.

"Drummond, pay attention to the movement of your wrist, try to be as soft as possible, not too rigid, yes, yes, that's it...don't forget the sense of rhythm! You don't need to speed up the shot, and enter the shooting rhythm you are familiar with more important..."

Beside Green, the shooting trainer he hired took the trouble to guide his shooting movements. Green carefully followed his explanation to correct his movements, without a trace of impatience on his face.

In the last few games of the finals, Zhang Yu let Leonard take his place at the decisive moment, which made Green feel a strong sense of crisis.

After the finals, he began to practice three-point shooting hard. For this reason, he spared no expense to hire a well-known shooting trainer to guide his long-range shooting.

Green is very aware of Zhang Yu's emphasis on space. In the Warriors, except for Chandler and Whiteside, everyone else was required by Zhang Yu to practice three-pointers and have the ability to open up space. Tony, who has never been good at three-point shooting . Allen, although excellent defensively, has been gradually replaced by Danny Green.

Green is a smart person. Although he doesn't like to shoot three-pointers, the general trend is that he has to grit his teeth and practice three-pointers. Moreover, Zhang Yu is right. He is an insider who is less than two meters tall, and his ability to finish the penalty area is not strong. The attack with the ball is also half-baked. If he can't shoot three-pointers again, then why is he on the court?If someone puts him a few meters away, is the card dealt at the top of the arc?

In order to consolidate the starting position and for the big contract, Green worked hard on three-pointers this offseason, and continued to strengthen his strength and confrontation. In the arena, but at least three hours of training every day, there is no lazy day.

Green once thought that no one would be more diligent and hardworking than Butler, but now, he feels that he and Butler are on par.

Human desire is like a rolling stone on a mountain, once it starts, it can never stop.

Green's goal at the beginning was to enter the NBA, as long as he could play with the ball; after being selected by the Warriors, his goal became to become a starter and gain a firm foothold in the NBA; The championship, his current wish has become an All-Star selection and a big contract.

The ambition is getting bigger and bigger, and the strength must be getting stronger and stronger. For the big contract, Green can give everything.

I just don't know, what will he want after he really signs a big contract?

Bang-swipe-swipe!

"Okay, let's shoot like this, Drummond, you are doing very well, I have seen your progress, as long as you can persist for a summer, your three-point shooting will definitely improve a lot next season..."

Under the encouragement of the trainer, a slight smile appeared on the corner of Green's mouth, but it disappeared soon. His eyes became resolute again, and he devoted himself to the endless three-point training. The sound of the net and the dull sound of iron striking interspersed.

……

The weather in the Bay Area is high and clear in October, and the months of September and October are also the best weather of the year in the Bay Area. In the rest of the months, it is always shrouded in water vapor and mist. There is a feeling of coldness, and it is rare to see the sun.

A Porsche 911 passed by at high speed on Route 88, gradually slowed down as it approached the Oracle Center, and drove into the parking lot unhurriedly.

pat.

The car door opened, Zhang Yu got out of the car, locked the door, walked into the arena from the staff passageway, greeted the team employees one by one he met along the way, and walked to the office with a smile on his face.

Zhang Yu just returned to the United States from China a few days ago. He rested at home for nearly two months. The exhaustion of the shrinking season and the hard work of the playoffs were washed away, and he returned to the Bay Area with plenty of energy. The best state to welcome the start of the new season.

"Mr. Zhang, Mr. Larry is already waiting for you in your office. Here is your schedule for today. The team's pre-season training camp will start at nine o'clock in the morning..."

When Zhang Yu walked to the door of the office, Emma, ​​who had already been waiting at her desk, got up to greet her and handed him a schedule.

Zhang Yu took a rough look, nodded, and said:
"Okay, go get busy, I'll call you if I need something."

Emma agreed, stepped aside, Zhang Yu pushed the door in, and sat on the sofa. Larry Riley stood up and greeted her:
"Ronan, long time no see."

Zhang Yu nodded and smiled:

"Yeah, it's been two months? I haven't been out of the Bay Area for so long."

"Haha, if it weren't for my family being in the Bay Area, I would definitely have stayed home for such a long time during the offseason... I heard that Stephen is very popular in China?"

"That's right, Chinese fans like Stephen very much, and they also like the Warriors very much. It seems that we are going to start planning the team's trip to China, and strive to go to China to play preseason games next year..."

The two chatted for a while, sat down, and Larry Riley handed a document to Zhang Yu and said:
"Look, this is the list of players in the training camp. In addition to the players who signed the guarantee contract, I also provided Ronnie Turiaf with a basic salary contract as the third center..."

Zhang Yu glanced at the player list and said with a smile:

"Very good. Ronnie is familiar with the team's tactics, and he doesn't need to play for too long. He is just right as the third center forward, and is a good addition to the bench...Larry, next time you don't need to make a special document, It's just Ronnie alone, there's no need."

Larry Riley shook his head and said:
"No, Ronan, this is a necessary procedure. I have to explain the situation of the training camp to you."

"Well, it's better to be more rigorous." Zhang Yu nodded, "I haven't paid attention to the trading market in the past two months. Is there any news worth noting?"

Larry Riley said without thinking:
"If you want to talk about the most important news, it must be that Howard and Nash have both gone to the Lakers-the Lakers used two first-round picks, two second-round picks, a $890 million transaction exception and 300 million in cash. Then they completed a four-party deal with the Magic, Nuggets, and 76ers, sending Bynum, McRoberts, Ienga, a first round and a second round, and getting Howard, Clark and Duke Hong, the Magic are rebuilding... well, the 76ers sent Iguodala to the Nuggets, and they're rebuilding."

Zhang Yu nodded slightly, and said in a deep voice:

"The Lakers once again formed a luxurious lineup of four major stars. The Nuggets got Iguodala, and their strength has also increased. The arms race in the West is intensifying..."

Larry Riley nodded and said:
'"Who says it's not? Since the Heat signed Ray Allen, the strong teams in the league have begun to strengthen. The Lakers took out 6 draft picks and sent away Bynum, who had just been selected to the best second team. , The determination to compete for the championship is very firm, but the outside world is not too optimistic about the two transactions of the Lakers. Nash is too old, and no one knows how much gas is left in his fuel tank. The combination of Howard and Gasol is also very good. It's awkward... In short, many people are not optimistic about the prospects of the Lakers, but many people think that the Lakers will be the most powerful contenders for the championship in the new season."

"What do you think?" Zhang Yu asked.