Learning in the NBA can make you a god

Chapter 141 Rookie Wall?cold touch

The next day, he came early again and started the training plan arranged by Phil.

I thought I had come early, but the moment I walked into the training hall, I heard a bang bang sound coming from the arena.

Obviously someone has already started training.

"Hi, that guy has been here for an hour, welcome." The guard Hans said.

"Kobe?" The doorman nodded as an answer.

I saw that Kobe started shooting with his left hand in order to heal his injuries.

'Nobody ever succeeds casually. 'I remembered this sentence.

Without speaking, I also started shooting training to speed up my shots. This is a difficult thing. I have to get rid of many of my habits, and my muscle memory will also change.

"Lee wants to speed up his shots, you need to do this." I have been in contact with a week of training, and now I meet again, and occasionally come to guide training.

Nodding continuously, watching the decomposition of his shooting action, changing bit by bit.

Because the team had a day off yesterday, some tactical training was specially arranged today.

Today will be at the Staples Center, an away game against the Clippers.

That's home for the Lakers.

This is what the Lakers are most envious of other teams. If they play in the playoffs, they will all be like home games, without any difference. Even if it is the Clippers home game, they are all cheering for the Lakers.

The Clippers also have a long history, but they have never been a strong team. In Los Angeles, they have always been suppressed by the Lakers.

Although in Los Angeles for many years, it has never been the home team in the eyes of Los Angeles fans. The reason is that the Clippers have never played the era of dominating the league.

On the other hand, the Lakers started with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Johnson, and the recent OK Dynasty. Now they have the No.1 Kobe Bryant in the league. This season's record is among the top in the league. a few streets.

I don't know why, but it feels like the Clippers have been rebuilding, and have only entered the playoffs once in recent years.

The season has not yet started. Elton Brand, the team's only All-Star power forward, tore his Achilles tendon during training in the team's training hall and was almost reimbursed for the season. Center Kaman also suffered from constant injuries and missed nearly half of the season. game of the season.

The only thing the team can comfort the management is that the team's 07th pick in the first round of 14, Marcus Thornton, is the only operation worthy of recognition by the Clippers in recent years.

Facing a civilian team without any stars, the Lakers played aggressively from the very beginning. The only fly in the ointment is that Li Tian's performance today is very hip.

His three-point threat is getting bigger and bigger. Clippers coach Dunleavy specially arranged for players to flank appropriately, or choose to foul early to strengthen defense.

The improvement of defense, coupled with the need to speed up the shot, just started training, changing the way of shooting, changes in muscle memory, no matter how great the shooter is, it will be greatly affected.

With the outstanding performance of the main players, Farmar and Vujacic, who were stimulated, also became more and more brave, scoring 14 and 17 points respectively.Only Li Tian scored 8 of 2 outside shots, a poor 25% shooting percentage, and only scored 8 points.

Some sunspots came out and began to criticize Li Tian. After encountering the defense, they felt nothing. This time the champion of the three-point contest was questioned, whether there is something shady.

ESPN also publicly commented "Lee's rookie wall is coming."

The head coach of the Grizzlies was also in the interview. When asked about Li Tian's performance on the court, he said, "Li is very good, but he is not stable."

For a while, doubts arose everywhere.

The next day the team challenged the Seattle SuperSonics away.

In the matchup with Durant, only the defense is online.

Durant spends every day in the training hall after being bombarded by Li Tian many times, and the speed of his ability improvement is only a little bit worse than that of riding a rocket.

The shot has become more reasonable, the breakthrough has also improved to a certain extent, and the stability has also improved a lot. Facing Li Tian's provocation, he has also become rational.

Coupled with this game, Li Tian felt even colder, shooting 7 of 1 from outside the three-point line.

But relying on the strong strength of the team, the team once again beat the Sonics by 111-91 with 20 points.

Durant said in an interview after the game, "Lee is just an ordinary player. As long as there is a little defense, his three-pointers will miss. He is not worthy of being the MVP of the rookie game, and he is not worthy of being the best rookie."

It is also by virtue of this battle that Durant has attracted a lot of fans. The major media are more on Durant's side when they compete for the best rookie between Durant and Yi Jianlian.

Li Tian was completely excluded from the best rookie selection.

In the face of the media's doubts, no response was made, and the team did not respond either.

Instead, Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian, Horford, Conley and other players stood up to support Li Tian.

Said, "Everyone will have his low period. We shouldn't deny his performance in the past year just because he didn't play well in one or two games."

Some media have also started a war of words.

Barkley said, "You have to know that he is only a second-round pick. His annual salary is only 44 US dollars. You are harsh on him. We should give him a period of time to transition, and he will become the best player."

The next home game against the Trail Blazers and the Heat also felt cold.

In these two games, it's not just the impact of changing the shooting speed.

Yao Ming is injured and may be reimbursed for the season.

When I received this news, my first reaction was to ask the team for leave, hoping to go to Houston to visit Yao Ming.

What he didn't expect was that he tried his best to stop Yao Ming, but he was still injured, and he didn't change anything.

"Brother Yao, is your injury serious?" Yao Ming's injury made Li Tian feel bad.

"Don't worry, my injury is not serious, but I need surgery. As you know, I also have some old injuries. I want to rest here together, so I will be reimbursed for the season." Yao Ming tried his best to keep the injury light. He didn't want this little brother to worry too much about himself.

He knew that he was in a bad state recently, and he didn't want to affect Li Tian because of himself.

"I just have discomfort in my ankle. The doctor suggested that I have an operation so that I can recover faster. It is estimated that I can fully recover in one to two months." Yao Ming continued.

"Brother Yao, you must persevere, otherwise this year's Olympic Games without you, it will be very difficult to win the medal." Hearing that the injury is not as serious as in the previous life, but he is still a little nervous, but his mood has eased a little .

"I just took this opportunity to deal with the old injuries of my knees and toes again. I should be able to fully recover before May and then train." Li Tian was given reassurance.

"I know, Brother Yao, you must lose weight next season. Your skeleton can't bear your current weight." He reminded again.

"I will negotiate with the team." Yao Ming also made up his mind that before the start of next season, he must lose weight and increase his body fat percentage.

After hanging up Yao Ming's call, he slowly regained his composure.

Go on to training again.

In February, the Lakers played against the Trail Blazers in their last game, and their performance was also sluggish.

The Lakers' 14-game winning streak was also interrupted. The winning streak can make players excited, but it also consumes a lot of body.

In the game, injuries and fatigue caused Kobe's state to decline. There were 6 turnovers in the whole game, and the number of turnovers by one person was more than that of the opposing team.

The winning streak was ended.

In this game, he only hit two layups at the basket, scored only 4 points in the whole game, and made 5 of 0 three-pointers.

After losing the game, many media pointed the finger at Li Tian, ​​saying that he is a cancer of the team and the team needs to trade him out.

Speech is flying all over the sky, criticism and doubt.

The post-match interview that ended the losing streak.

"Kobe, some people say that Lee is the cancer of the team, what do you think of this?" ESPN reporter asked.

"No, he is a genius, he is trustworthy, and he is an important puzzle for the Lakers to compete for the championship." Kobe replied, his voice was unquestionable.

"But his recent game has been realized like an S, it's too ugly." The reporter asked.

"Every player will have ups and downs. I believe that in a few more games, he will shock everyone." Kobe is very sure.

"Shock everyone, Kobe, you are sure you are not joking with us. In this game, he made 5 of 0 three-pointers. Such a player will shock everyone. He is the cancer of the team." The reporter hoped to dig a topic from Kobe.

"Yes, shock everyone."

The reporters couldn't hear the answer they wanted, so they turned to Phil.

"Phil, should Lee's shots be reduced, especially those outside the three-point line, and he should be excluded from the outside lineup?" the reporter asked.

"No, I think the number of shots I gave him is a bit small, only 5 times in a game, Kobe increased his shot rights, you shouldn't object to this?" Phil turned and asked Kobe.

"Of course there is no problem. I will pass the ball to him more in the next game." The conversation between the two made the reporter look confused, thinking that the two lost the game and it became abnormal.

At the end of the interview, the reporter did not hear what he wanted, and began to dig deeper for the answers to the problems within the team.

Go back to the locker room.

"Don't care about what the reporter said, I will give you more passes in the next game, you have to be prepared and shoot with confidence." Kobe encouraged Li Tian and said.

During the recent training together, he can clearly feel that Li Tian's shooting speed has improved terribly, but the muscle memory is in the process of changing, and it has not been completed yet. I believe that the adjustment to speed up the shooting will be completed in a short time, which will shock everyone again.

It's just that in the game, the performance has not changed.

"Don't worry, I don't care what they think, our goal is the championship." Feeling the boss's encouragement, his mood improved a lot.

"Don't be burdened, shoot more three-pointers, and the touch will come." Phil is the same.

"It seems you need my pass." Gasol also comforted.

Other teammates also said different words of encouragement.

After losing this game, the Lakers still lead the Western Conference with 43 wins and 15 losses.

2月29日，结束了整个2月份的最后一场比赛。湖人2月份获得了14胜1负的战绩。

It can be said that after the completion of the transaction, the Lakers only lost one game, and the lineup is running well, but some teams still question the strength of the Lakers.

Saying that the teams they are facing are all weak teams does not prove anything. The loss against the Trail Blazers is the best proof. Especially some Boston media do not take the Lakers seriously, and have been provoking the Lakers and the Lakers. The relationship between Li Tian.

For this reason, the Lakers management specifically asked Phil and Kobe if they wanted to make changes.

Both responded in the negative.

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