no shortcuts in basketball

Chapter 116: Planning, you are very important

Time flies to mid-December.

The performance of the Bulls in the month after the trade deadline was very average, and the record was obviously not as good as before.

This also includes a big loss to the Cavaliers.

One of the reasons, on the one hand, is the impact of transaction rumors.

Yes, frequent transactions did not have much impact on the Bulls, after all, those transactions can only be regarded as minor repairs.

However, Hinrich's trade rumors that have become well known in the team have caused the Bulls "veteran" to decline.

Hinrich is a very dedicated player. He was originally the team's unbeatable outside core, but the arrival of Rose and Xu Yong made him serve as a substitute for two consecutive seasons.

Even when Bynum joins, he has to switch to shooting guard, which is not so good at it.

But even so, he still has no complaints.

But now the team puts him on the shelf. The key is that he has not been traded in the end, because of his character he will not complain publicly, but it is difficult to avoid the impact of his state.

The impact of his declining status on the Bulls' backcourt is obvious. You must know that he originally played the role of the team's sixth man.

However, this effect is manageable.

Because after Hinrich's poor state, De Nagro, who likes to use newcomers, gave Bill Walker, who performed well in training, a chance.

Walker also lived up to his expectations, shooting 42.5% from outside three-point range in limited playing time, becoming the Bulls' most stable outside point.

Of course, Walker obviously cannot replace Hinrich.

Because in addition to the offensive role, Hinrich also has organizational skills and elite defensive skills.

Walker is just a shooter now, and he has been seriously injured many times. He has a lot of lateral movement problems, and it is difficult to perform on the defensive end.

This is why he didn't get a chance to play in the Celtics before.

On the other hand, it is the inside line.

The impact of gaining weight and muscle on Noah temporarily does more harm than good, and he needs time to adjust.

But more importantly, Kwame Brown played some embarrassing tasks.

In fact, both Brown and Milicic are not bad in talent. They were labeled as parallel imports largely because of their training.

But by this point in their careers, their skills are largely set.

Take Brown as an example. It is impossible for the smooth hands he had during the Lakers period to disappear when he arrived with the Bulls. It is also impossible for the moves he made in Los Angeles not to be blown away when he arrived in Chicago.

To sum it up in one sentence: Compared with the contribution he made on the court, the damage he made caused more damage to the team.

There's a reason he didn't get much playing time with the Bobcats.

Hinrich's downturn gave Walker a chance, while Brown's embarrassing task gave Gray a chance.

The second-round pick selected by the Bulls themselves, with his tenacious defense and active fighting, filled the vacancy after Sangueira left.

Even because of his performance, Brad Miller can go to the fourth position where he is better at.

However, whether it is Walker or Gray, they just seized their opportunities and could not improve the Bulls' strength.

So although Xu Yong and Ross, the twin stars, are still playing steadily, the Bulls' record has declined instead.

At the end of the training session that day, Xu Yong found Brown and said that he would treat him to a meal.

Brown looked surprised and visibly resisted, but he agreed.

When we arrived at a restaurant far away from the arena and found a box, Xu Yong and Brown chatted.

At the beginning, Xu Yong was basically talking about some interesting things about himself in the NCAA and Chicago.

Then slowly, Brown also relaxed his mind, chatting with Xu Yong without saying a word.

Seeing that Brown can communicate, Xu Yong also knew there was something to be done.

He asked Brown for dinner, not because he had nothing to do, but because Brown was very important.

According to the current situation, if they can make it to the playoffs, there is a high probability that they will be ranked seventh or eighth, so it is either the Magic or the Cavaliers.

Then what they have to face is either Howard or O'Neal. Even if Noah gains muscle, it is impossible to fight against them in the whole game.

Especially with Howard at his peak, Noah can easily get into foul trouble.

It is obviously unrealistic for you to rely on Miller or Gray to top these two giants. The only one who can do it is Brown.

Although Brown has many problems, his one-on-one defense in the low post is at an elite level. Otherwise, everyone is sure that he has failed in training and can still play in the NBA, and he has played so many seasons as a starter for the Lakers?

And after this month of contact, he found that Brown's personality problem was bigger than his strength problem.

This guy, too introverted, too unconfident.

This also explains why he was so talented in high school but got mixed up like this.

Because he is an introvert, he can do nothing but hold it in when Jordan sprays him.

Imagine that you have to be scolded by the same person every day, and that person is a penny-pinching person, and you can only endure it all the time, how does it feel?
Even if you are full of confidence at the beginning, there is a high probability that your confidence will be sprayed out in the end.

A similar example is Bynum, who is also a rookie in high school. Bynum did not become Brown, probably because Kobe is not as exaggerated as Jordan.

Look at Bynum's performance after leaving the Lakers, he looks like a rebellious teenager.

What's more, Brown met Kobe shortly after leaving Jordan, and he went out of the tiger's den and into the wolf's den, really unlucky boy.

Moreover, Brown's character is not even as good as Bynum's. Look at him now, even though he clearly doesn't want to, he still subconsciously accepts Xu Yong's invitation. This is a reflection of his character.

After chatting for a while, Xu Yong turned from the court to his own life.

He has always believed that sincerity is the eternal must-win, and sincerity can be exchanged for sincerity.

Facts proved that he was right to do so, because as these topics spread, Brown completely let go of his guard, and also talked about his life with Xu Yong.

"I have eight brothers and sisters. When I was little, I didn't dare to tell my mother if I wanted a basketball. I knew that if I asked, they would all ask for it too. It was hard enough for my mother to raise us by herself."

"But you still got the basketball?" Xu Yong asked back.

"Yes, my mother saw what I was thinking, and he bought me a basketball." Brown replied with a smile, but after laughing, he felt a little emotional, "As a price, he went to clean people on Christmas Eve."

When Xu Yong heard this, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

From Harden to Cooksix to Brown, the environment in the United States and the consistent nature of blacks make it difficult for blacks to enter the NBA.

But the fact that Brown still remembers this shows that there is still a difference between him and Bynum.

After realizing this, Xu Yong then looked at Brown. After Brown noticed his gaze and stared at him doubtfully, he said seriously: "Kwame, we need you."

Brown was stunned for a moment, no, more accurately, he should be stunned.

"We need you, because only you can protect our penalty area and defend Dwight, Shaq and the others. You are irreplaceable now." Xu Yong also spoke louder.

It took Brown a long time to come back to his senses, and then he smiled uncertainly and said, "Are you kidding me?"

But he soon discovered that Xu Yong did not laugh along with him, and still had that serious expression. He couldn't help but ask again: "Are you serious?"

After seeing Xu Yong nodding his head, Brown suddenly lost control of his emotions for a moment, his eyes turned red for a moment, and then he took a deep breath.

He really had almost forgotten how long it had been since no one had said this to him!
The last time was during the draft tryout?
Or, still in high school?
Since entering the NBA, he has only been surrounded by criticism, whether it is the guy who made him fall into a nightmare, the management, or even the fans.

He wondered all the time, since he didn't like him so much, why did he bring him to that place.

Then Memphis, Los Angeles, Detroit, pretty much everyone.

Parallel imports, parallel imports, and fucking parallel imports!
Just because he was attracted by Jordan back then, he could only live in the shadow of these two words for the rest of his life.

This was the first time in a long time that he heard someone say that he was needed and that he was irreplaceable.

Although the other party is just a rookie, just a teammate, these words are really important to him.

Watching Brown's reaction, Xu Yong knew he was doing the right thing, and it would be important to the Bulls.

"What should I do?" After calming down, Brown said to Xu Yong.

Although he is shy, he is not stupid.

Now that he is not playing well in the Bulls, Xu Yong will talk to him alone, and he must want to give him some advice.

"Do what you are good at, and don't do what you are not good at." Xu Yong said very simply.

Brown thought about it, but still didn't quite understand.

"Kwame, this isn't Washington. No one is going to force you to do what you can't do. You play the low post, you rebound, you get the ball in the basket when you get the chance, and I'll do the rest. And Derek, Joakim, Lol, the rest of the team will do it."

Xu Yong then used a metaphor: "We are like a machine. As long as we perform our duties, we can do anything."

Brown understood a little now, and Xu Yong's words convinced him from the root.

After so many years, it is impossible for him to become the No. [-] pick that people expected him to be, but he still has a chance to get rid of the label of parallel import.

"I know you and Qiao Jin will have extra training in the evening, can I join in?" Brown looked at Xu Yong and asked.

Noah did not get up for training at four o'clock in the morning like Xu Yong, but the extra training at night still followed.

"Of course." Xu Yong smiled when he heard this.

When Brown talked about the past before, he said that he wanted a basketball but dared not tell his mother, but now he took the initiative to ask Xu Yong for extra training.

This is the most immediate change.

That night, Brown followed Xu Yong and Noah for additional training.

Brown mainly practiced only one, dunking.

This may sound absurd, because Brown has such a height and wingspan that he doesn't need to practice this thing.

But in fact, he really wanted it.

Because in addition to parallel imports, Brown also has a label that cannot be removed, which is the butter hand.

This is not a technical problem, but his hands are too small.

In basketball talent, palm size is easily overlooked, but it has a great influence.

The reason why Leonard can possess the skill [Death Coil] is because he has a pair of extremely large palms that are rare in history.

As for the gap between Kobe and Jordan, the palm is also a very critical part. Otherwise, why you can hardly see Kobe holding the ball with one hand, that is because the hands are small.

Xu Yong's palm is not as exaggerated as that of Jordan and Leonard, but it can be considered a normal size at the NBA level.

But Brown's words are really too small.

This makes it easy for him to drop the ball when making low-post attacks, and even technical moves such as hooks are difficult to succeed.

If you start to strengthen training for this point in the early stage of your career, it may be the same as Kobe, relying on technology to make up for it.

But now it seems unrealistic.

So the simple and rude way is to dunk.

Dunks under the basket, one-step dunks, alley-oop dunks, in short, it is a simple but efficient way to smash the ball into the basket.

As for if you encounter defense, that is what Xu Yong said, don't do things you are not good at, just pass the ball out again.

The Bulls now have Nate Robinson, there is no shortage of people who can dilute the ball, and there is absolutely no need for Brown to attack in the low post.

And during training, Xu Yong also played offense and defense with Brown.

He found that Brown's defensive judgment when he was misplaced was very good, and he was not the kind of jumper who likes to block shots, but the type who used his body to find confrontation.

Because he had few playing opportunities before, Xu Yong did not notice this.

But looking at it this way, Brown may be able to do more than expected.

……

Time flies, and it is the end of March in a blink of an eye.

At this time, there is less than half a month left before the end of the regular season.

Before the Bulls' morning training session started that day, Hinrich came in and closed the door to the locker room.

The team members all looked at him in unison.

Although he is not in good condition, Hinrich is the oldest member of the team after all, and his status is not much lower than Deng's.

"I need to apologize to everyone."

Hinrich's words stunned everyone.

Even Xu Yong didn't expect it.

"I apologize for my performance in the past period. I shouldn't bring my personal emotions to the team. No matter what the future holds, at least I'm still on the team. We can do something this season."

Hinrich's words are very sincere, perhaps because of his loyalty to the team, you must know that this is his seventh year in Chicago; or perhaps because he feels the atmosphere of the team, it is inappropriate for him to do so as a veteran.

"Kirk, welcome back." Deng stood up to meet Hinrich, and then gave him a hug.

Xu Yong and others also stepped forward one after another and put their hands on Xinrich's shoulders.

Not much to say, but this is the moment the Bulls are truly coming out of the swamp of struggles they've been struggling with for the past month.

As Hinrich said, now they are ready, really ready to do something this season.

Possibly, something audacious.

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