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Chapter 21 "Encounter" with the Black Mamba
hateful!

After being easily intercepted by Kobe, Tang Qian was very annoyed, his knees sank slightly, his arms were stretched, and he looked resolutely defensive.

"Okay, that's the way it is, it's interesting to be serious!"

Kobe saw Tang Qian's expression, instead of being afraid, he said slightly excitedly: "My ball is going to go to the left, so you can defend it."

As soon as the voice fell, Kobe moved. Logically speaking, Kobe at this age has lost the speed he was proud of at his peak, but in Tang Qian's eyes, he is still extremely fast and unstoppable.

Kobe broke through from the left and scored a three-step layup.

"Okay, kid, the ball is in my hands again, this time I'm going to the right, be careful."

Tang Qian wanted to stick to Kobe's right side, but unfortunately, the opponent just stopped sideways and deceived his center of gravity. Then he raised his right hand and scored a goal.

How could this be?
Tang Qian was about to collapse under Kobe's attack, because he found powerlessly that even if the opponent told him his attack direction, he still couldn't stop him.

This huge gap was the first time Tang Qian felt it since he returned to this life.

It is too strong!

Is this the Black Mamba at the end of his peak, Kobe Bryant?
I and him are not in the same order of magnitude at all.

Ten balls soon came to an end. As expected, Tang Qian swallowed a "zero egg" again, and the whole bullfight didn't score a single point.

"Haha, Dongfang boy, your defense is very good, your movement speed is very fast, and your lateral movement is not slow." Kobe said.

"Mr. Mamba, are you laughing at me?" Tang Qian said.

"No, no, Dongfang boy, what I said is the truth." Kobe shook his head.

"Fact?" Tang Qian said with a bitter mouth, and said with a smile: "The fact is that I can't defend a single ball, the fact is that I can't score a single ball."

"Young Dongfang boy, you don't need to be too discouraged. You lost to me for two reasons."

"Two reasons? Which two?" Tang Qian asked impatiently.

"One of the reasons." Kobe picked up the basketball on the ground, threw a mid-range shot, and said, "You have a problem with your defensive thinking."

"Defensive thinking?" Tang Qian thought for a while and asked incomprehensibly, "What is defensive thinking?"

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When Kobe saw his center throwing into the net, he said: "Defensive thinking is the most direct and subconscious judgment you make when defending an attacker. It includes your direct and indirect comprehensive defensive awareness."

Tang Qian was stunned by Kobe's long passage, and it took him a lot of effort to translate the passage.

"Haha, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Phil told me the original sentence, and I was confused at the time." Looking at Tang Qian's expression, Kobe couldn't help laughing loudly.

Of course Tang Qian knew who the Phil Kobe was talking about, and Tang Qian was not surprised at all that the Zen master could say this.

"Where exactly is it?" Tang Qian didn't bother to delve into this passage, and asked directly about the important ones.

"To be specific, there is a problem with your defensive habits." Kobe said after throwing another ball.

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"Defensive habits? Is there something wrong with my defensive habits?" Tang Qian asked suspiciously.

"Of course, of course, Dongfang boy, think about the details of defending me just now."

"Details? Details?" Tang Qian frowned and thought for a long time, but still found nothing: "I'm really sorry, Mr. Black Mamba, I can't think of it."

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Kobe stood at the top of the arc and made a three-point shot: "Boy Dongfang, your close defense is too aggressive."

"Too active?" Tang Qian was stunned and said, "Isn't it better to be more active when defending?"

"It's good to have a positive defensive attitude, but if you defend with a wrong defensive habit, no matter how active you are, it will be half the result with half the effort, thankless." Bryant said.

"But..." Tang Qian became more and more confused, and couldn't help asking: "Isn't it right to stick close to the opponent in a basketball game?"

Kobe dribbled the ball and said with a smile: "As an outside player, it is no problem to stick to the defense; but as an inside player, it is a big mistake for you to do so."

"Why, why?" Tang Qian said with his mouth half open.

"Because inside players, especially centers, its duty is not to defend a certain person, on the contrary." Kobe shot another three-pointer and said: "Its duty is to defend everyone."

"Even every ball."

What? ? ?
Kobe's words made Tang Qian stand in place as if he had been struck by lightning, unable to speak.

After about a minute, Tang Qian stammered and said, "Why, how come..."

"Why not?" Kobe looked at Tang Qian and said, "Looking at your size, you should be playing a center, right? Since that's the case, what do you think being a center means on the basketball court?"

Tang Qian thought for a few seconds, then said: "A center, as an excellent center, must have a strong ability to score and defend at the basket. At the same time, it is best to have a certain degree of coping ability..."

"No! No! No!" Kobe shook his head and interrupted before he finished listening: "The points you said are applicable to any position on the basketball court. You think this is the essence of the center, the center the essence of it?"

Tang Qian was at a loss for words, because his understanding of basketball was obviously not as clear and thorough as the man in front of him.

"Then ask Mr. Black Mamba, what is the essence and essence of this center?" Tang Qian asked humbly.

"The essence of a center." Kobe seemed to think of something, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth and said: "There is only one essence and essence of a center...that is to dominate the basket."

Dominate the basket?

Dominate the basket!

The string of words that Kobe spit out was like enlightenment, which made Tang Qian suddenly realize and enlightened.

"Oh? Boy Dongfang, do you want to understand something?" Kobe couldn't help asking when he saw the change in Tang Qian's facial expression.

"Yes, Mr. Black Mamba, because of your words, I have indeed thought through a lot."

"Really? Then tell me." Kobe said with interest.

"As a center, you don't need to be too good at scoring, you just need to dominate the basket; as a center, you don't need to be too good at defense, you only need to dominate the basket; as a center, you don't need to be too good at supporting, you only need to dominate the basket That's fine." Tang Qian said in one breath.

"Interesting, interesting, but if you don't know anything, how can you dominate the basket?" Kobe continued to ask.

"Knowing nothing, but also dominating the basket, this is the essence and essence of a center, right, Mr. Black Mamba." Tang Qian said.

"Yes, do you understand what I just said now?"

"almost."

"Speak out and listen."

"Okay." Tang Qian opened his mouth unhurriedly and said: "The so-called center's duty is not to defend a certain person, but to defend everyone. I think the answer is the string of words you just told me, Mr. Mamba, to dominate Under the basket."

"Keep talking," Kobe said.

"The reason is very simple, because everyone on the opposing team has the possibility to enter the penalty area and the basket. As the last barrier of the team, sometimes you defend not only the opponent, but also the opposing team. Every position, from center forward to guard, from inside to outside, as long as someone dares to break in, we must try our best to resist and cull!"

"Interesting, is there anything else?" Kobe said.

"As for the second half of your sentence, Mr. Mamba, I understand it this way." Tang Qian said clearly: "Why do you say that as a center, you sometimes even have to defend every ball of the opponent? I'm afraid it's because..."

"On the basketball court, only the center has this ability."

"Then you now know what's wrong with your defensive thinking?" Bryant said.

"Well, thanks to Mr. Mamba's reminder, I almost found it." Tang Qian nodded and said: "As a center, my job should be to guard the basket, so I just defended Mr. Mamba's death. The source of my defense."

"Good!" Kobe looked at Tang Qian with a slightly changed look. This oriental boy was able to comprehend the true meaning of a center in such a short period of time, and his basketball comprehension is already quite good.In the nba, many insiders actually have extraordinary physical fitness, but the upper limit reached in the end is not high.After removing the element of luck, it is the lack of understanding of basketball.On this point, Kobe himself knows better than anyone.

"Boy Dongfang, you have good comprehension. As the center forward of the team, your defense is not just one person, but a group of people. So when you and I are singled out, you don't need to stick to it at all, because the big man The movement ability of a man is always inferior to a small man, especially in the nba, this point is magnified. If you can't change this defensive thinking, then in the professional basketball world, you will become the focus that the coaches don't like object."

"I understand, thank you, Mr. Black Mamba." Tang Qian looked at Kobe Bryant and thanked him sincerely.

"There's no need to thank you, Dongfang boy, I'm just talking about it. You can think of this level, it's all your own credit, and it has nothing to do with me." Kobe said with a smile.Because Kobe has said similar things to many young people, but very few of them can listen to them and understand them.

Today's Tang Qian is considered one.

Kobe said "understatement", but only Tang Qian knows what Kobe's words just now mean to him.Regarding this misunderstanding of defensive thinking, Tang Qian may not feel it in China. In many cases, the coach of the team even asks him to play like this, but that is in China.The overall level of basketball in China is not high, so if a Tang Qian comes out, he can "overwhelm the river" and "ravage" opponents at will.But this set has become a big problem in the United States. If Tang Qian continues to develop like this, it may be directly dragged down to the point of being abolished.

When playing in China, Tang Qian may be able to be a "superman", wearing underwear outside, invincible; but playing in the United States, Tang Qian's physical advantage has been "diluted". Generally speaking, if you directly distance yourself from your opponent by hundreds of thousands of miles, that would be a dream.

The United States is the kingdom of basketball and the birthplace of basketball. Any basketball master who comes to the United States must let go of his arrogance and start over.

So Kobe's words just now benefited Tang Qian for life.

Tang Qian couldn't help being grateful.

"Mr. Mamba, can we have another game?" Tang Qian suggested.

"Of course! As long as you're not afraid of being blown up by me!" Kobe laughed.

The two fought "in full swing" in this small side hall. After about an hour, the sound of basketball inside gradually died down.

Tang Qian was "exploded" by Kobe very badly. Let alone win a game, he would be defeated by Kobe if he failed to score two or three goals in each game, but Tang Qian still had a "bright" smile on his face.This is not only the excitement and excitement of playing with idols alone, but also being able to fight against the "first tier" in the NBA is also of great benefit to Tang Qian's experience growth.

"By the way, Dongfang boy, you are called hot money, right?" Kobe said, putting on his casual clothes and casual hat again.

"Yes, yes." Faced with American citizens who are not allowed to pronounce his name, Tang Qian has gradually "give up resistance".

"Looking at your training here, you should be a member of the Los Angeles Defenders, right? How old are you?" Bryant asked casually.

"Yes, Mr. Black Mamba, I just joined the Defenders this season. I'm going to be ten this year..." Tang Qian blurted out and was about to say "eighteen", but after thinking about it, Phil Ha The "American ID" that Byrd helped him get, he swallowed his voice, and then changed his words: "I am 20 years old this year."

"Twenty years old?" Kobe, who was arranging his clothes, didn't notice the problem in Tang Qian's words. He smiled and said, "Then you have to hurry up. The professional life of a basketball player is long or short. ah."

Kobe this year is already 33 years old. With his qualifications to enter the NBA at the age of 17, he has fought fiercely in the league for [-] years. Last season's three consecutive dream breaks can be described as Kobe's basketball career. great regret.

However, he believes that so far, his physical condition has remained good, and the Lakers lineup has not changed much, so this year, his heart is still "ambitious".

"Thank you, Mr. Black Mamba, I will work harder." Tang Qian said.

"Okay, Dongfang boy, I like people who train hard!" Kobe finished packing, then turned his head and said, "Hi, hot, don't lose so badly next time!"

"Yes, Mr. Mamba." Regarding Kobe's "little ridicule", Tang Qian still has no ability to "digest" it.

So I can only nod honestly.

"By the way, Mr. Black Mamba." Seeing that Kobe was about to leave, Tang Qian couldn't help but asked, "Can we meet again in the future?"

"Of course, hot, as long as you are still in the Los Angeles Defenders, there will be countless days for us to meet in the future." Kobe turned his head and said.

"Ah? Why, why?" Tang Qian asked in puzzlement.

"Aha~ It seems that you don't know anything?" Kobe said with a smile: "This Toyota Sports Center, I can walk with my eyes closed without getting lost."

Looking at Tang Qian's expression, Kobe said with satisfaction: "Because this Toyota Sports Center is also the daily training facility of our Lakers. When I first came here to practice, you were afraid you were still reading comics?"

More than reading comics...

After hearing this, Tang Qian muttered in his heart:

Maybe it's biting the bottle.

PS: Now Xiaozi is still on the new book list, so it is not easy to update too much. Once the new book list is released, Xiaozi will speed up the update O(∩_∩)O
About Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, here is the Lakers, Defenders, and NHL's Los Angeles Kings common training facility.Don't be surprised, to this day, the Lakers don't have a practice facility of their own.To complain, even the Clippers next door invested 2008 million dollars to build a new training facility in 6000. The famous Lakers are still using the "old" Toyota Sports Center, which is really speechless! ! !However, in 2014, the Lakers finally had a big bleeding and decided to invest 8000 dollars to build a new training facility. The location is still in El Segundo. It is a large venue with a total of 122000 square feet. It is expected to be completed in the spring of 2017. (It's a pity that chatting can't keep up, alas!).

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