NBA: The best team doctor in history

Chapter 207: Real team doctor! Part-time trainer
"Let's try it out, haha."

"Yes, maybe the youngsters can charge better than the veterans."

"Don't worry, even though he may be rough, he can definitely run faster than Bai Qiao and is stronger than Blake."

"Trust the current management, at least everything is thriving."

"Yes, this year's draft is pretty good. Danny Green is a rare gem. I didn't expect that no team would want him."

"My brother works in the Thunder's front office. He said the NBA doesn't like mediocre players like this. Even if he has excellent jumping ability, he will most likely be selected in the first round."

"That's right. In recent years, when selecting rookies, the ones with all-around talent are in the lottery, and the first round is filled with players who are outstanding in certain aspects, such as the Trail Blazers' Ibaka who has excellent physical fitness, Dragic who is mature beyond his years, and this year's Jennings who is unstoppable in his first step. If you want to be a first-round pick, you must have your own characteristics."

"Looking at it this way, although the North Carolina captain is stable, there is really nothing special about him. His dunks are not explosive enough, his three-pointers are not as good as Curry's, and his breakthrough dribbling is just average."

"I'm really panicked when you said that!"

"The pioneers won't play themselves into trouble!"

The Trail Blazers official, who had already completed the draft task, called Danny Green directly to Madison Square Garden and explained a few things to him while he was standing at the door.

Danny Green, still excited, shook hands and hugged everyone warmly.

He even choked Jiang Ming hard. In his opinion, Jiang Ming must have contributed to the Trail Blazers choosing him. After all, Jiang Ming was the first person from the Trail Blazers to watch his game, and they also communicated with each other after the game.

Afterwards, he was called to have a private tryout with a bunch of first-round picks who had been selected.

He wouldn't believe it if Jiang Ming hadn't suggested it.

"Alright, alright, second-round pick, work hard and try to slap everyone in the face."

Jiang Ming broke free from his arms and cursed with a smile.

McGowan beside him also laughed:

"If you hurt our Divine Doctor Jiang, we won't sign you."

Danny Green smiled innocently:
"No, no, I will be a lucky star and also the ceiling of the supporting role. I will work hard to be the man next to the star!"

"You have a deep understanding of yourself. We think so too. Jordan also needs Pippen. Maybe we will lose you as a key link in our championship."

"Hahaha, President, you are just kidding, but I will definitely work hard towards my goal."

"Okay, we'll talk later. Invite Curry to have dinner with you in New York tonight. The staff will hand over the rest of the affairs to you."

A week later.

Curry and Danny Green quickly signed four-year rookie contracts with the Trail Blazers.

The Trail Blazers also became one of the first teams to sign a contract with a rookie.

You should know that the rookie contract does not have to be signed immediately. Choosing him only gives him the first choice signing right in the NBA. For example, the Spurs would choose several young European players before, and then let them experience in the European league for a few years before recalling them.

But the Trail Blazers' immediate signing actually showed their attitude to these two rookies: I want to train you, and the team needs your growth!

It will also provide you with soil for growth.

Now we are completely one of our own.

No matter what happens to these two in the future, they will definitely stay with the Trail Blazers for the next four years.

That is, after signing the contract, Jiang Ming provided training and teaching to the two of them, as well as Ibaka and Dragic who remained in Portland.

Jiang Ming now has multiple identities, just as McMillan praised him:

"Director Jiang is not only our medical director, but also our shareholder, owner, player president, and top trainer."

And now, it is time to show his side as a top trainer.

After all, he had promised the management before that the two rookies recruited this year would definitely not have glass bodies.

And this sentence is not just talk. What's the point of just relying on what he sees and says?

What if a player hits himself on the knee with a steel pipe and gets injured?
So we still have to teach!
Teaching basketball stars how to play without getting hurt and yet be strong is what Jiang Ming has been doing as a side job in recent years.

So this week can be regarded as emergency devilish training for top trainers.

Why do I say devil? Because Jiang Ming is eager to return home. He will definitely go back to China to play in a week. He will have to start his own off-season anyway.

The reason why it is necessary to teach during the off-season is because the earlier they are taught, the better it will be to guide them to establish correct training, eating, and resting habits.

Once they develop a habit, they will do it naturally.

Just like Oden subconsciously does Ba Duan Jin to warm up before swimming, teaching them in advance can avoid the risk of subsequent injuries.

The first step was to correct the wrong posture. Jiang Ming asked Curry and Danny Green to perform all his technical and tactical moves several times in turn.

Then I gave corrections on the spot, mainly including the jump shot posture, layup posture, rebounding posture, etc. When landing during a jump shot, you should pay attention to letting your center of gravity fall vertically.

When making a layup, try to avoid excessive physical contact with the defender, and avoid making big movements when grabbing rebounds. You should focus on skills and advance judgment.

Then do some warm-up exercises in advance
It is impossible to expect them to learn Ba Duan Jin in a week, unless they only learn Ba Duan Jin, so this matter will be handed over to other people in the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Jiang Ming will only come to check how they are doing after the competition starts.

When playing basketball, you should do warm-up exercises first to avoid entering a high-intensity game right at the beginning.

Everyone seems to understand this truth, but many unruly NBA players actually don't like to warm up or even don't warm up.

Especially the young players, who have rarely been injured and think they are young and durable, just go up and do it.

This kind of summer is still good.

If you play ball outdoors in cold winter, be sure to warm up first.

Curry asked like an elementary school student:
"So what should we do before we learn the Chinese medicine warm-up method?"

Jiang Ming smiled and said:

"For example, you can run, move your joints, etc. Just follow me and do some simple things."

Jiang Ming led them to do a set of gym warm-up exercises that he found very useful. This was a set of warm-up exercises he did in the gym.

Then he took out a set of protective gear and taught them how to wear it correctly.

Basketball is one of the most strenuous sports that requires a lot of physical activity. Wearing protective equipment such as wrist guards and knee pads can avoid injuries to the greatest extent, and even if injuries occur, the severity of the injury can be minimized.

Although Jiang Ming, as a Chinese medicine practitioner, emphasizes "ruling by doing nothing", he never rejects the form of "external force and illusion".

This kind of protective gear should be used whenever possible!
"Don't think it's embarrassing to use protective gear. Use it when necessary. Your health comes first."

If our ancestors had scientific waist and knee pads like today, they would definitely use them well!
Because Jiang Ming had been to ancient times in his consciousness at Sanqing Mountain, he had actually seen the ancestors sew a lot of mugwort on their knees as "knee pads" for maintenance.

Some people also wrap their knees and elbows with cloth stuffed with cotton to keep warm. Sometimes, keeping warm can help relieve arthritis.

Not to mention that modern medicine also has self-heating protective gear, which is indeed a blessing for mankind. So Jiang Ming taught them the correct way to use wrist guards, knee guards, elbow guards, ankle guards, and waist guards.

Don't underestimate what Chinese medicine teaches. Every method is in line with "ergonomics" and is tied according to the acupoints. If the acupoints in parts that are prone to injury are sealed, they will not be used in training or competitions. Not using them will greatly reduce the probability of injury.

Then let everyone control the exercise time.

After three years of research on sports medicine, Jiang Ming found that most professional players get injured when they exercise for too long and consume too much energy. At this time, people are tired and are prone to accidental injuries if they do not rest in time.

So sometimes those scary sprain scenes deceive fans and amateurs.

Everyone thought that the injury was caused by the sudden change on the court.

But in fact, most of these problems occur because the body is too tired and the exercise time is not scientific.

For example, when he was in the Rockets, the exercise time of McGrady and Yao Ming was very unscientific, so the Yao-McGrady combination had to stop and play to recover from injuries from time to time in recent years.

Looking back at the Spurs, as the team with the oldest average age, they faced the Trail Blazers in last season's playoffs with all their players healthy. If any of their main players were not in good physical condition, the Trail Blazers would have defeated them.

So Jiang Ming finally said to them:
"If you don't know when you are tired, the moment you don't want to fight is the moment when your mind is tired. If you are tired mentally, your body will be even more tired. Except for the training that challenges yourself, if you encounter this situation during other training, just go to sleep."

Speaking of taking a nap, Jiang Ming deliberately stared at Ibaka and said:
"Pay attention, this is a nap, not a place to have fun. You can continue training after waking up!"

"understand!"

Curry and Danny Green understood what Jiang Ming meant at once. He was just worried that everyone would be too playful because of Jiang Ming's words. Wouldn't it be uncomfortable if they didn't want to practice and went to play games?

But Jiang Ming only allowed them to sleep and filled in the details.

The last two teachings are more detailed.

One is to choose a safe venue. Pay attention to whether the basketball court floor is flat and whether there are small gravel to avoid falls and scratches due to playing too vigorously.

Many people may be dismissive and think how can NBA players play on that kind of court?

But in fact, the Rucker Park in New York, which has the best atmosphere in the world, is also very rubbish, and the ground is often not cleaned. This may be the reason why LeBron James still doesn't go there to check in???
Kobe only played for a short while before stopping for the sake of protecting himself.

This kind of venue selection requires special attention during the off-season, because after that, they will go home or travel to different places, and more or less they will go to play on the outfield or wild ball courts because they are itching to play or because local golfers ask them to play.

The quality of the outdoor fields varies greatly, especially in the United States, where there are few intact fields.

On the same basketball court, would the consequences of falling on the concrete floor be the same as falling on the plastic floor?

After being reminded by Jiang Ming, they all nodded like chicks and agreed as much as they could.

Indeed, now that I am a professional player, I have to protect my body and choose the venue.

Ibaka even said:
"Every time I go back to Africa, I rarely see cement courts. I play barefoot on dirt courts. This year I won't play with them. It's easy to sprain your ankle if it rains a little bit."

Jiang Ming smiled and said:

"You know what? This kind of game can be played appropriately, but it's the kind where you don't jump at all. After all, it's your hometown. The entertainment bureau is different. If you play the entertainment bureau, won't you kill them instantly? Do you still need to run and jump?"

"Too."

Curry corrected Ibaka:

"So you should choose the venue when playing a serious game of baseball."

"Correct!"

In the next few days, I acted as a trainer to teach them how to avoid getting injured, while also taking care of their food.

In fact, the personal trainers of top athletes, including senior personal trainers, are responsible for their diet.

For a Chinese medicine practitioner like Jiang Ming, this is child's play, as they can just match the diets for them properly.

For example, Danny Green said that he easily gets cramps when playing basketball.

Then Jiang Ming can prepare his meals specifically.

People who are prone to cramps when playing ball should supplement more calcium, such as: drinking milk, eating egg yolks, animal liver, etc.

At the same time, you can get sunlight exposure to promote the absorption and synthesis of calcium in the body, which helps reduce the frequency of calf cramps.

As for Curry, Jiang Ming knew that his ankle was the part that was most vulnerable to injury, because players of his physique would only decline in their performance if they had serious ankle problems.

Like White Chocolate, when he was young, he played much more aggressively than Curry.

At that time I didn’t understand the value of ankles, now I can only shed tears in vain as they are traded as a bonus.

In order to extend Curry's career as long as possible, Jiang Ming suggested that he start improving his diet now.

Chinese herbal decoctions should only be consumed when you really sprain your ankle. They cannot be consumed frequently for preventive maintenance, so you have to rely on diet to adjust the condition.

For a person with a body shape like Curry, it is advisable to eat foods rich in vitamins, protein, and dietary fiber, and avoid spicy and irritating foods, allergenic foods, greasy foods, etc.

"Huh? Popcorn isn't okay?"

Curry suddenly became anxious. The reason why he was so eager to come to the NBA was that the popcorn in the NBA was really delicious and the players could eat it for free.

In his opinion, the Knicks' popcorn is at the T0P3 level, and although the Trail Blazers' is not very good, it is not bad either.

"It's okay to eat some popcorn, but not too much."

Jiang Ming gave him some suggestions on what he should eat, feeling both amused and helpless.

I thought it was rare to see NBA players like eating popcorn. Most of them like to eat hamburgers and French fries. Popcorn is so sweet and greasy. It seems that this kid has a sweet tooth like a primary school student.

“1. Foods rich in vitamins
For example, apples, peaches, tangerines, oranges, grapefruits, broccoli, winter melon, etc. These foods contain vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin C and other ingredients, which can supplement nutrients for the body.

2. Protein-rich foods
For example, lean pork, chicken, beef, mutton, eggs, duck eggs, soybeans, etc. can help the recovery of the ankle if it is injured.

3. Foods rich in dietary fiber

For example, corn, oats, bananas, etc. ”

"This is professionalism!!! Can I drink the wine for injuries caused by falls?"

Ibaka was thinking of the jar of wine in the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department. It was brewed by authentic Chinese medicine practitioners and was much better than the ones he brewed using unorthodox methods.

Although he is the spokesperson for the Ripper medicinal wine, he actually only drinks a few sips at the end of the season, which is too uncomfortable.

Now all he wanted to do was drink.

"You can drink, but you can't drink when the season starts, so you still have to listen to my diet plan. Don't just think about eating and drinking well every day. If you want to be professional and reduce the risk of injuries, you have to listen to me!"

Dragic was impressed:

"Director Jiang, you are the most responsible team doctor I have ever seen. You are amazing. I will remember you all!"

(End of this chapter)