Basketball trainer, I created a super giant

Chapter 104 Are Your Requirements for Him Too High?
After this five-game road trip, the Magic players have a full three days to recover.

But for Brown, these are rare three days in which he can devote himself to training.

So after catching up on his sleep at noon, Tang Sen was woken up by Brown.

He urged Tang Sen to teach him his special skills.

Tang Sen was completely confused.

Also, when did I ever say I would teach him my secret weapon?

But since everyone was awake, Tang Sen had no choice but to get up.

After a simple meal, he set off with Brown.

Rush to the community gym.

Warm up first.

After the warm-up, Brown was about to ask Tang Sen what to do next when he suddenly noticed that Tang Sen started to turn off the lights.

Not only turn off the lights, but also close the windows.

As the curtains were drawn on the windows one by one, the entire stadium was plunged into darkness.

I could only vaguely see the surrounding environment with the help of the light coming through the half-open door in the distance.

Brown looked confused and asked Tang Sen what he was doing.

It’s so dark, how can I practice basketball?

"Hei, that's perfect."

Donson dragged Brown to the basket, pointed upwards and asked him if he saw the basket.

Brown's eyes widened.

He could only rely on the subtle reflection and outline of the backboard to barely guess where the basket was.

Just as I was in a daze, Tang Sen pulled over a basket of basketballs.

"Don't just stand there, shoot the ball."

Tang Sen patted Brown on the back and urged him.

Brown was completely confused and said, "Sir, I can't even see the basket, how can I shoot?"

Tang Sen grabbed a basketball and said, "If you can't see the basket, you can't shoot? The basket is right there. Does it matter whether you can see it or not?"

As he said that, he raised his hand and threw the basketball.

All I heard was the sound of the basketball hitting the net.

Brown thought the impact was huge.

The key point is that Brown doesn't understand why Tangsen is training like this.

Tang Sen put the ball in Brown's hands and explained: "Let me ask you first, when you are fighting under the basket and have to complete various technical moves, the shot is just a split second. Do you think you have time to aim at the basket when you shoot?"

This question stumped Brown. After thinking about it seriously, he said he couldn't answer.

I definitely aimed, but if I aim with full concentration like in training, it doesn't seem to be accurate.

Just like Tang Sen said, after fighting with all your might, you finally squeeze out a moment of space. You jump, and your opponent stretches out his hands to block you. In such a short moment, there is no time to aim carefully. Most of the time, you still have to shoot the ball based on your feeling.

"Sir, do you want to train my shooting feeling?" Brown guessed Tang Sen's intention.

"more or less."

Tang Sen nodded.

The competition under the basket is extremely fierce. Most of the time, you just know that the basket is there, and then rely on the muscle memory formed through thousands of years of practice to instinctively complete the shot.

"You don't have many finishing options around the basket right now. I hope you can practice your low-post shooting more. Training in the dark like this is to help you find the feeling of an instant shot. Don't focus on whether your shot is accurate or not, but on the connection between the shot and footwork, so that the movements become coherent."

When Donson asked Brown to shoot, he didn't just stand there and shoot directly, but had to coordinate his footwork.

"Start in a dark environment. Once you've mastered the movements, gradually increase the brightness and slowly shift your focus to the basket before practicing your accuracy."

In a bright environment, it is easy to focus on the final shot.

It’s different in the dark, you can focus more on your own movements.

Brown didn't fully understand, but the good thing about him was that he obeyed.

Since Tang Sen arranged for me to train like this, don’t ask why, just train.

The connecting movements that Tang Sen mentioned are not something that can be practiced casually.

Just to the left of the basket.

That is the position where Brown cuts across the middle and hooks the ball. At this position, Brown now has two options.

One is to cut across the middle, relying on confrontation and footwork speed to hook the shot from the front.

Another option is to fake a left or right move with your back to the basket, then start up and down the line. When you are up, you should still cut horizontally, and when you are down, you should turn around and step down to attack the basket.

But there is still potential for development in this location.

That's face-up offense.

So in the first step, Donson asked Brown to stand in this position, fake a stab step, and then jump up and shoot directly.

This is the first step in facing the basket.

If the opponent is fooled, just throw it.

If the opponent does not take the dribble and blocks you, then you will have more options. You can step up and down, attack the basket from the bottom, or you can cut diagonally to the middle and connect with a layup.

Therefore, practicing this step well can enrich his offensive means in this position.

In the dark environment, Brown looked uncomfortable and awkward.

Tang Sen didn't care. It was just the beginning, he would just get used to it.

With the effect of the system, he should be able to get used to it quickly.

As a result, after practicing for more than half an hour, someone pushed the door open at the main entrance of the gym.

It's McGrady.

Following behind him were Ewing and Grant.

Grant really did what he said and came over to join the training immediately.

The three of them were shocked to see the pitch-black gym.

"Tang, what are you doing?" Ewing shouted, and took out his mobile phone to illuminate the way, so that he could see the two people practicing basketball in the dark.

Grant had the strangest expression.

On the way here, he also heard Ewing say that Tang Sen had some unique training techniques.

But this was the first time he heard of training in the dark.

Brown looked depressed and sighed, "My teacher told me to practice like this. He said I should get the feel of shooting."

"What does it feel like?"

Ewing was completely confused.

Maddie looked at it like a curious baby.

Tang Sen signaled Brown to continue and invited the three of them to go to the gym next door to warm up.

Ewing was very curious. This was the first time he had heard of training in the dark.

The lights in the gym were on, dimly illuminating Brown's side, making it easier for him to pick up the ball.

But it was still pitch black and couldn't be seen clearly.

"I'm doing this to train his finishing ability." Tang Sen explained as he asked the three to warm up.

Tang Sen said earlier that he had discovered some problems with Brown.

The so-called problem is the finishing ability.

Tang Sen recognizes the advantages of playing with the body, but still believes that technology is the foundation.

In Brown's development plan, Townsend's planning is very clear.

Practice the hook shot first.

Then connect with the basic steps.

Then try to develop some rhythm to make your offense more threatening.

In order to develop a rhythm, Tang Sen’s first step is to rub, and the second step is to continue to strengthen his body.

Now is the second step, and I have been practicing, but to be honest, the progress during the season is really slow.

Coincidentally, Tang Sen discovered that Brown did not have many finishing methods.

For example, when facing a strong player like O'Neal, his three tricks are simply not enough, and he cannot create some advantages with his skills when he is at a disadvantage.

Also, when facing the Wolves' help defense, due to lack of skills, there are not many ways to deal with it, and it is easy to be double-teamed by the help defense in the sweet spot, resulting in a decrease in offensive efficiency.

Then it is necessary to continue to enrich your skill set.

At the same time, Tang Sen also believes that enriched technology is also conducive to creating rhythm advantages.

Take Olajuwon for example.

Don’t these NBA professional players really know how to do his graceful turns and tentative steps?
of course not.

Players who can enter the NBA, look at the water dispenser, he also has excellent skills.

It's just that he may not have the abnormal coordination of Olajuwon, and cannot reach his turning speed.

There is one most important reason why Olajuwon can always use the same footwork to succeed.

That is, Olajuwon has an excellent shot. His shot is very accurate.

There is no blind spot near the basket, he is proficient in facing the basket and turning jump shots.

So the opponent is fooled by him, not because he is stupid, but because if you don't take the bait, he will actually shoot and make the shot.

Just like what Tang Sen asked Brown to practice now.

I took a tentative step, pretending to throw.

As a defender, what can I choose?
If they know that you are not good at shooting, they will definitely not rush to steal the ball and then be shaken off by you with their footwork.

Only when you can really make the shot, he won't dare to let it go and can only rush to block you, only then will he be fooled.

The three of them understood.

However, the three of them still found Tang Sen's training method a little unbelievable.

However, it is normal for a trainer who can gain a foothold in the NBA to have some special training skills.

"Tang, have you practiced like this before?" Grant asked curiously.

Tang Sen nodded and said that when he was a kid playing basketball, his dribbling and footwork were not coordinated well, so he tried to train in a dark environment.

Because it is dark, you can't see the ball and can only rely on your feeling. This can help you get rid of the two bad habits of looking at the ball while dribbling and unstable dribbling.

“And shooting.”

Practicing shooting in the dark is very helpful in finding your shooting touch.

When the topic of shooting came up, McGrady immediately became interested and asked Tang Sen if he wanted to practice in the dark as well.

"Forget it."

McGrady's biggest problem now is his body.

He is now playing as a small forward, and to be honest, his body is not strong enough.

Maddie said "oh" and didn't ask any more questions.

Anyway, he trusts Tang Sen very much now, so he will practice according to Tang Sen's arrangements.

There is no shortcut to becoming stronger, you can only practice hard.

Three days flew by.

By repeating an action hundreds or thousands of times every day, and with the added effect of systematic training, Brown has initially found the feeling of direct shooting with a tentative step.

Then the next step is to extend the action.

Tang Sen asked Ewing to cooperate and perform blocking actions so that Brown could practice the smoothness of the connecting actions.

On the 21st, the Magic and the Wolves played another game.

In this game, Rivers tried to break the zone defense and let Pat Garrity replace Grant in the starting lineup to strengthen outside shooting.

Garrity has an excellent three-point shot.

There is an effect, but it's not good enough.

But the Magic still won this game, thanks to McGrady.

He was in hot form, scoring 41 points.

Brown's performance was still poor, with 16 points and 10 rebounds.

Some media have begun to discuss Brown's ups and downs.

The Sentinel still has the habit of backstabbing its own people. It wrote a long report and finally concluded through analysis that Brown may have hit the rookie wall.

And the next game against the Hornets seemed to confirm the prediction of this report.

Facing PJ Brown, the veteran and defensive stalwart in the interior, Brown still struggled, shooting 5 of 13 and scoring only 12 points.

The performance was poor before, but the hit rate was still okay, at least over 50%.

As Rivers said, Brown's current playing style has a very high ceiling.

But in the game against the Hornets, the shooting percentage was less than 40%, which obviously showed some problems.

After the game, Rivers specifically found Tangsen and expressed his concerns.

"Don, I noticed that Brown tried several face-up shots during the game. Has he been practicing face-up shots recently?"

Rivers is very observant.

He immediately noticed that Brown's shooting percentage was low in this game because he attacked the basket too much.

If he remembered correctly, there were at least two shots where Brown took a tentative step facing the basket, faked a move, and then jumped up to shoot.

The result was naturally interference and none of them got in.

But he felt that such an action was too casual!

Tang Sen did not hide it.

It is said that Brown is responsible for all his training and the team will not interfere, but it cannot be true that there is no communication at all.

"Doug, I think Brown's offensive skills are not rich enough, so let's try to train his finishing ability." Tang Sen did not say how to train specifically, but just explained his ideas and training direction.

Rivers understood, but was shocked.

According to Tang Sen's intention, he wanted Brown to practice low-post shooting near the basket with no blind spots.

This is not enough, it is also necessary to connect with the low-post footwork to play a complex and varied offensive style like Olajuwon.

"Don, are you asking too much of Brown?" Rivers asked tentatively after hesitating.

It's certainly a good thing that Brown works hard to train and improve his skills.

But with the way Tangsen trains, Rivers feels that he is a little too ambitious.

It's just your rookie season, there's no need to work so hard.

The original technology is more than enough and completely sufficient.

Rivers is afraid that Brown will practice too much, otherwise not only will he not be able to practice well, but his current condition will also be affected.

Tang Sen understood what Rivers was thinking, but he didn't care. He said, "I feel okay. He's making great progress. If we follow the plan, we might see results soon."

Most importantly, Brown himself is very enthusiastic about training.

He almost gave up all entertainment activities and spent every day in the gym practicing his skills.

For this reason, Tang Sen reduced the intensity of his physical training, for fear that he would train for too long and become overly tired.

It can be felt that as the game against the Wizards on December 1st approaches, this kid is holding his breath and working very hard.

Rivers pursed his lips and ultimately said nothing.

He had seen Tang Sen's abilities and believed in his judgment.

Back at home, the Magic beat the Hornets again.

Brown's condition improved slightly in this game.

他有些适应PJ·布朗的强硬防守，登场36分钟，稳定贡献了19分12篮板的准20加10数据。

But the game was lost.

David Wesley's difficult 3-pointer in the final moments defeated the Magic.

The Magic also lost the next game against the Pistons.

Brown's performance was fine.

Ben Wallace's defense is undoubtedly top-notch. He is always full of passion under the basket, biting his opponents madly and relying on confrontation to interfere and suppress his opponents.

It is said that he has a very strong bench press and his strength is amazing.

But Brown handled it well.

In terms of confrontation, Brown is not bad.

At least he can barely match O'Neal.

And Brown has another advantage that cannot be ignored, that is his height.

Big Ben is still a little short.

Brown's playing style in this game was very clear, which was to fight hard, squeeze to the basket, and score with a hook shot at close range.

It was very tiring, but we still managed to get 22 points.

However, this season, Clifford Robinson, who the Pistons brought from the Suns, broke out in one game, scoring 31 points and helping the Pistons win the game.

After playing against the Pistons and the Celtics, the next game is against the Wizards.

It only took 4 days in total.

So Jordan is very depressed now.

It wasn't just because that damn kid was about to come to Washington and try to thank him to his face.

Also because of the team's record.

As of the 26th, the Wizards had played 12 games, with 3 wins and 9 losses, ranking last in the Eastern Conference.

I don’t know how many media outlets are now saying that even someone as great as Jordan can’t save the Wizards.

This argument made Jordan very annoyed.

Especially since he has averaged 26.2 points per game so far this season, he has not been able to lead the team to victory.

What makes Jordan even more worried is that if the Magic beat the Celtics next time, they will most likely return to first place in the Eastern Conference again.

By then, this game will not only be a "thank you" battle between him and Brown, but also a battle between the first and last place in the Eastern Conference.

(End of this chapter)