NBA: The best team doctor in history

Chapter 184: Vomiting during training! The consequences of high-intensity training at the end of the season
After 2 days.

Jiang Ming, who returned to Portland to work, discussed with McGowan, the vice president in charge of rookies, the time to call these rookies for individual tryouts.

Jiang Ming mainly wants to try out four players: DeRozan, Curry, Lawson, and Danny Green.

McGowan has already tried out several players before. This time he will try out Jennings. After that, he will go directly to the joint tryout site in New York for a few days after the playoffs.

Therefore, he and Jiang Ming unanimously agreed to let the five of them come at the same time.

This matter of coordinating time was left to his subordinates, and he asked Jiang Ming which one he was most optimistic about.

"Oh? Curry, he's okay, right?"

Maybe in the future, with the benefit of hindsight, we will all feel that the rookies of 09 were all very impressive, but this year no one thought that 2009 would be a strong year for the draft. Instead, it was generally considered to be a weak year for the draft.

Because we can see from the draft prediction rankings of major media websites that everyone is pretty much the same, so we know that this class of rookies didn't bring much expectations to the NBA.

If it is a big year for the draft, the predictions of every website and every expert may be ever-changing, and the actual situation may be that the players selected by each team will be unexpected and beyond the expectations of fans and insiders.

What does this mean?
This means that there are so many talented rookies this year that it’s hard to choose from them all.

This year, players like Curry, who has a physique, a three-point shooting style, and relies on the celebrity effect of his father, are predicted to be in the lottery, which shows that there is really no one to choose from.

Jiang Ming saw McGowan's "disdain" for Curry, so he also asked:
"Oh? What? You think this player is not very good?"

McGowan said:

"It's not that they are not good, but there are too many unstable factors. If I were to rate the rookies, Griffin would be 105 points, and Curry would be at most 90 points. And didn't his father say that he would only go to a big city?"

The scout next to him said at this time:
"No, he has his own ideas. He didn't say he would only go to a big city. He agreed to a tryout with us very quickly."

McGowan nodded.
"That's fine. I hate rookies who put on airs before they even enter the NBA. I don't know what they are pretending to be. But as an old man, it's understandable for my son. If my son wants to play in the NBA, I hope he goes to the Lakers, Celtics, or Knicks. Even if he doesn't make it, he can still gain life experience in a big city.

Director Jiang, I have actually gotten to know him. Let me tell you my understanding.
I think there are two people who are his role models, Mahamud Lauf and Mike Bibby. In their prime, both of them were guards who could attack, shoot and pass. And they have one thing in common, that is, they were never selected to the All-Star team throughout their careers.
From here, you can intuitively feel the scouts' judgment on Curry's future development."

Jiang Ming immediately understood the underlying meaning of McGowan's words, which was that this was a rookie whose future was in sight.

In fact, when senior managers like them select rookies, they all have a bit of gambling nature that is unique to Americans. In Jiang Ming's opinion, if there is really Bibby's level, what else would he need? And this is Bibby who can shoot three-pointers!

However, almost all the American scouts that Jiang Ming met wanted to select a guard with Jordan at the upper limit and Kobe at the lower limit, and a center with Olajuwon at the upper limit and Howard at the lower limit.
I really want to shop on Taobao.

Especially for a team like the Trail Blazers that is not ranked high in the draft, they would like to produce top-notch students at a low position.

But in fact, Jiang Ming felt that McGowan overlooked the most crucial point, which is that Mahamed Lauf and Mike Bibby's three-point shooting ability is much worse than Curry.

Whether in terms of number of shots or hit rate, Curry is definitely higher than them.

Based on Jiang Ming's experience watching the NBA in the past two years, three-point shooters are crucial to open up space. Teams like the Cavaliers and the Lakers have several stable three-point shooters this year, while the Celtics only rely on Ray Allen. Rondo seems to be stretched without three-pointers.

What's more commendable about Curry is that he has a good hit rate for three-pointers with the ball, which actually attracts Jiang Ming more.

"Yeah, I understand, but I think he can do it. We can have a trial with him individually when the time comes."

Seeing Jiang Ming’s persistence, McGowan was surprised but also took it seriously. After all, Jiang Ming’s predictions had never been wrong. Could it be that this descendant of a famous family really had something?

So he added:
"Does Director Jiang have any different opinions? Can his body adapt to the NBA?"

Jiang Ming smiled and said:

"I think everyone is deceived by his appearance. Anyway, we will see during the individual tryout. If everyone thinks his skills are okay, then we will put him in the T0 selection tier. As for injuries, don't worry. This is what I will consider."

"Okay, then I'll be relieved."

If you think he has good skills, then include him. I will treat his injuries!

These words were really strong, and McGowan took them seriously. He later personally arranged the time for this individual tryout, and planned to conduct the rookie tryout properly after the regular season.

In addition to Curry, the other people Jiang Ming called in are also good, such as Danny Green, who is one of the candidates who can be examined in the second round.

McGowan is worried about who to choose in the second round, as the roster is a bit saturated.

Danny Green's success in his four years in college, especially his senior season, did not help Green in the NBA draft.

In the eyes of NBA draft experts and scouts, he still has the inherent impression of being mediocre in talent, and his position is still in the category of a supporting role.

But it's okay to pick a lottery ticket in the second round. Compared with potential stocks like Curry, Danny Green is a combat force that McGowan thinks will be more useful next season. The captain of North Carolina is not named for nothing.

"Just leave it to me."

"Okay, I'll go to the clinic."

"Go ahead. I guess the patients will miss you so much this week."

"Don't go yet~"

After Jiang Ming and McGowan finished their conversation, Larry Miller came in and gave Jiang Ming a new task:

"Can you go to the draft lottery this year? With your knowledge of Eastern metaphysics, you might get a higher ranking."

"Okay, no problem."

Jiang Ming agreed to this small matter immediately. Ever since Paul Allen had surgery, he had done very little as the vice president. Team affairs did not bother him, and he was not allowed to attend any meetings, big or small, that he should have attended.

And he was naturally happy to be in the spotlight and even do something that would make him feel good.

You should know that lottery draws are usually done by celebrities or people with connections.

For example, the Cavaliers owner invited his son to draw this year, the Lakers owner invited Jeanie Buss, and there were also local idol singers invited. Anyway, it's fun.

Moreover, changing the person who draws the lots every year can sometimes really change one's luck. After all, according to probability theory, every team has a chance of drawing the No. 1 pick, except for playoff teams.

But David Stern recently changed the rules so that playoff teams can also draw.

NBA teams that make the playoffs receive draft picks in reverse order of their regular season records.

First round of draft picks: The top draft picks belong to the 14 teams that did not make the playoffs last season. These teams will participate in a lottery to determine the draft order of each team. Generally speaking, the worse the record of a team last season, the greater the chance of drawing a higher draft pick.

The next 16 picks are reserved for the teams that make the playoffs. The draw order of these 16 teams is proportional. The worse the team's performance, the greater the chance of a higher draft pick. Therefore, the team with the best regular season record last season is generally drafted later.

For example, this year's Trail Blazers, with their current fourth-place record in the Western Conference, have only a 5% chance of drawing the 15th pick.

Of course, the most likely pick is 20th or later.

"This is a good job. Some players from different teams are vying for it. It's a great exposure."

"It doesn't matter. Maybe I'll be lucky."

The next day.

After Jiang Ming finished his morning outpatient clinic, he came to the team to watch the players train.

Although today is a non-match day, it is also an internal training day for the team, so no one went to rest, but instead practiced in the stadium and training ground.

According to what the trainer said in the chat group, it is almost the end of the season, and while striving for 50 wins, the team is also tightening its strings and preparing for the playoffs in advance.

When Jiang Ming arrived at the stadium, he saw the Trail Blazers players performing various training exercises under the urging of their trainers and personal coaches. Some were running back and forth breathlessly, while others were pulling battle ropes to train for explosive bursts.

Ibaka pulled the battle rope so hard that veins popped all over his body. He is worthy of being the spokesperson for the "Ripper" medicinal wine. With this body, he must have taken Golden Throat. Oh no, I got the wrong channel.

After drinking "Ripper", I feel great!
"Are you actually training your physical fitness?"

Sean, who was next to Jiang Ming, also scratched his head. This training was a bit too intense. Jiang Muyan also checked the time on her phone, wondering what year it was.

Is it so hard to train so hard at the end of the season?
After watching Ibaka do a set of battle rope exercises, Jiang Ming was sweating all over and then doing jumping jacks on the spot. Blake next to him was also climbing the stair machine humming and humming, and his brows frowned.

Blake was also trained like this?

If this happened at the beginning of the training camp at the beginning of the season, he would definitely support it with both hands. After all, this is a non-contact sport, and the higher intensity is to adapt to the intensity of confrontation in the next game.

Therefore, the significance of the training camp is to improve everyone's physical condition to the state of professional competition.

Now at the end of the regular season, with the games so dense, the players' athletic energy reserved in the offseason is being consumed as the 82 games proceed, and is declining in a curve.

Therefore, generally speaking, the two stages when injuries occur most frequently are the beginning of the season and the end of the season.

"It's a bit strange. The last time I saw the trainers, they were mainly focusing on injury prevention and maintaining condition. Let's go ask them."

Jiang Ming found head coach McMillan next to him and asked him why he was training so hard today.

“This is quite intense.”

"They lost to the Kings yesterday. It was a big upset. The whole team was holding their anger and vented it in practice today."

"You can't train like that. At this stage, White Chocolate is still doing such heavy squats to train his legs. It's easy for him to rest during the game."

"That should be fine, just this once, let them vent. Our trainer is also very upset."

Obviously, losing to the Kings was unacceptable to the whole team. As a result, right after the conversation, White Chocolate was the first to throw in the towel and said he couldn't take it anymore:

"I can't take it anymore. I'm going to vomit."

"This is what happens when you train your legs. Your brain is deprived of oxygen. Go to the lounge and eat a banana."

Jiang Ming quickly supported him and signaled Sean to take him to the lounge to eat a banana.

Before reaching the lounge, White Chocolate started retching into the trash can.

On the far field, the noise was the loudest and the training was the most intense. Of course, it might also be because Jiang Ming's team came over and the intensity was even higher. Ibaka suddenly cried out "Wow" and fell to the ground, vomiting all over the ground.

McMillan was startled, and Jiang Ming and others hurriedly surrounded him.

Jiang Muyan covered her nose and said with some shame and anger:

"Just say the training was too intense. Two people vomited in a row."

"Don't worry, let me take a look."

Jiang Ming pulled Ibaka from the side and handed the trash can to him with his other hand. Ibaka took the trash can and vomited again.

"Breathe and calm down."

After Jiang Ming touched his pulse, he signaled him not to move. Ibaka quickly covered his stomach with his other hand, groaning in pain.

This made Roy and Oden no longer dare to practice. Even Ibaka vomited after practicing. They couldn't beat Ibaka.

Channing Frye, who likes to joke in the team, said:

"Ibaka, what cockroach tea and bullwhip pizza did you make from time to time? You must have eaten something that made you sick!"

Dragic, who had also eaten, nodded quickly:
"Yes, and from time to time you make those things yourself at noon again?"

"Don't be ridiculous. It's not because of those things he eats. Now that he is the spokesperson for Weiyang Pharmaceutical, he eats healthily and has a lot of yang energy."

But Ibaka couldn’t help but say:

"My stomach hurts, I need to go to the bathroom."

But soon Jiang Ming's expression relaxed a lot:
"Hold it, it's okay, it's just stomach cramps caused by overtraining, it has nothing to do with what you eat."

"Huh? Overtraining can also cause stomach problems?"

"Is the intensity of battle ropes too great from time to time? Should we also try not to do battle ropes?"

James Jones and Aldridge, who had never encountered such a problem, hurried over to ask.

Jiang Ming explained:
"Excessive can also be called excessive. This does not mean that Ibaka got a stitch in the side because of high-intensity exercise, but that it was caused by exercising for too long. It has nothing to do with the exercise he did."

"Excessive exercise can cause stomach cramps, especially endurance sports such as marathons, long-distance running, and long-distance swimming, which are more likely to cause gastrointestinal syndrome and exercise-induced abdominal pain."

"The main symptoms include epigastric pain, vomiting, belching and other typical manifestations of gastric spasm, which may also be accompanied by severe gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, tenesmus and rectal bleeding."

"Does anyone know how long Ibaka has been exercising?" Jiang Muyan quickly asked others.

The trainer next to him was sweating nervously:

"He came to the gym half an hour after lunch to practice."

"No wonder it's been too long, Ibaka, lie down first."

When the cleaning lady came to clean, Jiang Ming signaled him to get up and then lie flat on the fitness chair next to him.

A bunch of players gathered around, and Jiang Ming pressed his heart to signal him to calm his heartbeat, then stimulated and massaged the Liangqiu acupoint with his fingers. Soon Ibaka said that the stomach cramp pain had improved a lot.

Jiang Ming also wiped his hands with alcohol wipes and held a medical meeting on the spot:

"Don't practice like that before the end of the season, and don't practice like that during the playoffs, okay?"

“Proper exercise requires mastery of timing and strength, otherwise it may backfire.

For example, it is not suitable to exercise before or after a meal, as it can easily increase the burden on the stomach and intestines and cause a series of stomach discomfort symptoms.

Ibaka is an example today. Not only did he exercise excessively, but he also exercised after a meal. It would be strange if nothing happened!"

"The intensity of future training must be reviewed by the team's medical team before it can be carried out!"

"Roger that!"

Not only did the trainer nod, but head coach McMillan also nodded subconsciously:
"understand!"

It was the first time that everyone saw Jiang Ming so serious and in such a reprimanding tone, and they all took his words to heart. Ibaka even lowered his head in embarrassment.

But no matter what he said, Jiang Ming was still soft-hearted. After all, Ibaka didn't do anything bad, he just wanted to train.

Therefore, after Jiang Ming explained the training intensity and precautions on the spot, he quickly asked someone to get a wheelchair to push Ibaka to the infirmary to rest. He must not go to the bathroom now, and the pain must be resolved first.

In addition to his acupoint stimulation, there is the old method of letting Ibaka drink warm water and then covering his stomach with a hot water bottle to relieve spasms and pain.

When lying flat, the biological organism can play its role better and the spasm symptoms will gradually disappear.

Finally, Jiang Ming also reminded the big and strong Ibaka:
"If you do this once, there will probably be a second and third time.

To avoid stomach cramps after exercise in the future, it is best to warm up thoroughly before the next exercise and follow the principle of gradual progress.

Do not exercise too hard or for too long at one time, otherwise you will easily experience a series of gastrointestinal discomfort symptoms. "

"You can rest here first, even if you fall asleep. I'll go check on the other players."

PS: Have any of you readers ever vomited or had diarrhea from working out?
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