no shortcuts in basketball

Chapter 111 Your Rodman is online
Shock!LeBron James officially announces his participation in the slam dunk contest!

When this news appeared in the news media, more people's first reaction was that it was fake!Which unscrupulous media used James to stir up the popularity of the All-Star Game?
But with ESPN's reports and James' "Yes, I will fulfill my promise" status released on personal social media, the popularity of this year's All-Star Slam Dunk Contest, or this year's All-Star Game burst instantly.

Whether you like it or not, James is now second only to Kobe Bryant in popularity in the NBA, and is truly the No. 1 active deputy.

Moreover, the slam dunk contest has not had a famous superstar participate in it for many years, and James' sudden joining will make the spectacle full.

Of course, more importantly, after James made this decision, his image became taller in both James and Comey's minds.

It is not limited to daring to respond to challenges and making promises to be fulfilled immediately, but also because this is a standard American hero script in the hearts of American fans: the successor of American basketball, after facing the provocation of a rookie, showed off his muscles and beat his opponent madly.

Isn't this the most classic superhero bridge in Hollywood?

Because of James' decision, Xu Yong naturally became the target of many James's criticisms on social media.

So much so that in reality, Xu Yong would also be asked by reporters about matters related to the dunk contest.

"I'm looking forward to it." Xu Yong tried his best to suppress his excitement.

Just like he thought before, he felt that the aggressive method would not work against James.

Who would have thought that his casual words, which were not even considered inspiring, actually made James actually participate.

At this time, he didn't know whether to suspect that his understanding of James was biased, or to thank Windhorst for his assist.

But like he said, he is looking forward to the dunk contest.

Of course, there is still more than a month left before the slam dunk contest, so he doesn't have to rush to prepare for that yet, and he can't pay attention to that now.

In the just-concluded game against the Magic, the Bulls ushered in a fiasco.

Howard was overwhelming in the paint, scoring 20 points, 23 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 blocks, beating Noah to the bone.

And Howard took 7 shots in the audience, crazily restraining without occupying the ball.

Facts have proved that as long as he does not meet Yao Ming, Howard is the league's number one center with established roots.

The one-star performance of the Magic team is still fresh in the memory of James, so that future James will recall that it is an unbearable past of "the peak beast bullied my little James".

After the game ended, Xu Yong found Noah and made a request to the latter: "Train with me."

Basketball is a team sport. Even if you are as strong as Jordan and Kobe, you can't perform well when your teammates stretch your hips.

And judging from the current situation, the possibility of the Bulls and Magic encountering each other in the playoffs is not small at all.

With Noah's current situation, he might be swept away if he really encounters him.

Noah readily agreed, not realizing what a crazy decision he had just made.

It wasn't until the next day that Xu Yong's phone call woke him up from his sleep. When he walked out of the room, he saw the dark night and the quiet street in a daze. He picked up his phone and checked the time, only to realize that something was wrong. too right.

"Did you remember the time wrong?" Noah called Xu Yong back to confirm.

"I've finished my warm-up run." Xu Yong's answer to him over there was affirmative.

After hanging up the phone and swearing, Nuoah drove to Xu Yong's house.

The lights on the first floor inside were turned on, and when Xu Yong came to the door and saw the other party's sweating profusely, he confirmed that Xu Yong was for real.

"This is so crazy." After he came back to his senses, he still felt that what happened before him was unbelievable.

"Now, you have seen Chicago at four in the morning." Xu Yong said with a smile.

He was playing a trick. In 07, Kobe won the scoring title. A reporter asked him why he was so successful. Kobe replied, "Have you ever seen Los Angeles at four o'clock in the morning?".

Noah smiled bitterly, he was really sloppy yesterday.

But it’s already here, and he personally promised it, so we have to stick to it no matter what.

This persistence lasted for a week.

Finally, Noah, like Harden back then, gritted his teeth and couldn't hold on anymore.

Now he can be sure of two things. First, Kobe's original words should mean that he had seen Los Angeles at four in the morning, not every day.

Second, Xu Yong is not a human being, especially when he learned from Xu Yong that the other party had been practicing like this for almost five years.

Of course, he also knew why Xu Yong dared to say the phrase "we will not lose" and did it successfully.

Even without the steal that made it into overtime, Xu Yong could have helped the Bulls win the game.

Basketball is a five-person sport because it lasts 48 minutes, but the real decisive moment is actually more personal.

This is like, if basketball only lasts 10 minutes a quarter, then the Chinese men's basketball team at its peak may not even be a dream team.

After realizing this, Noah really admired Xu Yong.

Of course, admiration is nothing but admiration, he really can't hold on anymore, because his body has already started to call the police to himself.

Xu Yong did not embarrass him, but made a request to him.

"You come to a bullfight with me. If you win, you have fulfilled what you promised me. If you lose, you have to promise me a request."

Xu Yong's request was very simple, but Noah, who had suffered a loss once, was much more careful this time.

It's just that in the end, he found that he didn't seem to have the power to choose.

Moreover, he may not lose in a bullfight. Xu Yong is indeed strong, but no matter how strong he is, he is only a forward and a defender, and he is an inside man.

On the offensive end, he can rely on his back to play, and on the defensive end, Xu Yong may not be able to easily break through him.

Seeing Noah nodding, Xu Yong didn't hesitate and directly took Noah and drove to the United Center.

It was still dark at this time, the United Center had just opened, and no one else came except the security guards.

The two had done physical training before, so they didn't need to do anything to warm up, they just turned on the lights and went straight to work.

Xu Yong gave Noah the first attack.

Noah beat Xu Yong with his back.

At first, he was wary of Xu Yong trying to steal, but after discovering that Xu Yong had no such intention, he simply lowered his focus and hit the back with all his strength.

Then he discovered a very scary thing, he couldn't stand Xu Yong!
In the end, he turned around and hooked helplessly, and naturally smashed the basket out.

Changing hair, Noah shook his head, and then pressed forward to deny Xu Yong a three-point chance.

Although he didn't make it, offense is not his forte, his forte is defense.

It's just that something unexpected happened to Noah. Xu Yong had no intention of shooting from the outside, and he didn't even pose as a three-threat.

After moving a crotch in place, Xu Yong chose to break through Noah head-on.

Noah's defensive ability is indeed excellent, and a sliding step blocked Xu Yong's breakthrough route.

Xu Yong did not slow down and change direction, which made him hang on Xu Yong's body all the time.

The two fought all the way to the penalty area.

At this time, Xu Yong fell to the ground with a heavy blow, and then gave Noah a hard fight.

Noah was so confronted that he lost his focus.

By the time he reacted, Xu Yong had already used his left foot as the pivot foot and made a turnaround jumper to the free throw line and steadily sent the ball into the basket.

Xu Yong led 2-0.

And this round has been going on.

Xu Yong didn't use too many technical things, he was more of a physical confrontation with Noah.

On the last ball, Xu Yong forcibly knocked Noah away in the breakthrough, and after jumping up, he smashed the ball heavily into the basket with both hands.

21:0.

Nuoa put his hands on his knees and panted heavily, looking up at Xu Yongman in disbelief.

Although he watched Xu Yong complete multiple dunks in the game, seeing others is completely different from experiencing it himself.

And even though the two are in the same team, they are also in the starting team during normal training. This is the first time he has experienced Xu Yong's strength confrontation.

Xu Yong's confrontation was stronger than he imagined, much stronger.

In fact, this is not to blame for Noah's misjudgment, because Xu Yong's weight is now much lighter than that of the NCAA period. He was 109kg when he played power forward in the NCAA, and 103kg when he participated in the physical test. Only 100kg left.

The purpose of losing weight is naturally to cooperate with the team.

Generally, swingmen start as shooting guards because they are light when they first enter the league. Tracy McGrady, George, DeRozan, and Butler are all like this without exception.

But Xu Yong said that he has enough weight and confrontation. It is best to play small forward, but the Bulls have Deng, so he can only lose weight to play shooting guard.

However, although he has lost weight, his resistance has not weakened because he is also gaining muscle while losing weight.

Specifically, his current body fat rate has dropped from 7% in the draft to 6.7%. Although it is not comparable to Jordan's 4% at his peak, he is already very strong.

For comparison, Noah weighed 101kg when he was drafted, but now he weighs only 105kg.

Xu Yong looked at Noah.

"What do you want me to do?" After seeing Xu Yong's disappointed look with a hint of expectation, Nuoah straightened up and said in resignation.

Xu Yong smiled, patted Noah on the shoulder, and then motioned for the two of them to sit down and chat.

Winning is of course not Xu Yong's main goal.

Because he has been training with him these days, he can already feel that Noah is completely conquered by him.

His purpose was clear from the beginning. He wanted Noah to become stronger, not later, but now.

In order for Noah to become stronger and be willing to become stronger, he can only realize the problem himself.

This is also the reason why he never used technique in the bullfight just now, but always used confrontation.

Noah's problem is that the current confrontation is too bad.

Whether it's Howard of the Magic or O'Neal of the Cavaliers, if they really meet in the playoffs, they will suffer a lot.

"Build weight and muscle?" Noah looked at Xu Yong.

"And it's relatively large." Xu Yong nodded.

"But that will affect my shooting touch." Noah said, of course he is also gaining weight, but the range is relatively small.

Hearing this, Xu Yong smiled, then looked at Noah seriously and asked: "Do you think there is still room for improvement in your current shooting?"

(End of this chapter)