NBA: James wants to team up with me

Chapter 244: Training with Curry and conquering a little fanboy

What if the Heat's Big Three next summer change from James, Wade, and Bosh to James, Wade, and Anthony?
Wang Chong's answer is that they are not as good as the old version of Bosh's Big Three.

Many people should know that one monk carries water to drink, two monks carry water to drink, and three monks have no water to drink.

There are always people who look down on Bosh among the Heat's Big Three, thinking that he is the toughest of the three. Judging from the performance of the data, this is indeed the case, but anyone who plays basketball must understand one truth, and that is the basketball game. There is a time limit, and the number of shots in each game has a fixed range.

With James and Wade sharing most of the ball rights, very few have fallen into Bosh's hands.

During the four years of the Heat's Big Three, Bosh has always been the one with the least ball rights and the least shots among the three.

When he was with the Raptors, he was also the well-deserved tactical core and the first point of attack. Why?
Bosh made sacrifices for the team and for victory, but he still had to bear the infamy. After the Heat won two consecutive championships, Bosh was also the player with the least support from the championship among the Big Three. With Wade's triple crown, he secured the third highest score in history. As a guard, James relied on the two subsequent championships he won with the Cavaliers and Lakers. His confidence was so high that he was forced to reach the second highest position in history.

Only Bosh, when talking about the top power forward in the history of the league, no one will think of him at all, which is unfortunate enough.

So the question is, when Bosh is replaced by Anthony, will Anthony sacrifice his personal data in order to win the game and be willing to help James and Way achieve dominance?

The answer is obviously no. Unlike Bosh, Anthony is also a proud and arrogant person. After all, he competed with James at the beginning of the draft and was called the unparalleled double pride of the 03 class. Although in subsequent competitions, , let alone James, even Wade is hard to compare with, but this does not hinder Melo's status in the league.

Therefore, if James, Wade and Anthony form a team, there is a high probability that there will be conflicts due to the issue of ball rights. Wade has a peaceful personality and may be the one who sacrifices the most, but it is hard to say with James and Anthony.

Wang Chong no longer cares. Anyway, whether it is the old version of the Heat's Big Three or Bosh replaces Anthony to form a new Big Three, he is confident to fight against them.
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After the summer league game, Wang Chong specially invited Curry to have dinner with him.

According to his agent, Wang Chong is very optimistic about himself and believes that in time he will become a strong right-hand man by his side, like his Pippen.

After being inexplicably selected by the Celtics and traded to the Bulls for no apparent reason, Curry gradually learned through his agent what had happened, and also learned that the Bulls wanted him entirely because of Wang Chong's request.

Wade was not stupid. He knew that Wang Chong's relationship with James and Anthony was average, so he didn't invite Wang Chong to their small group party without asking for trouble.

Therefore, even though Curry is full of confidence and hope for his future development in the league, when he heard Wang Chong speak so highly of him, he couldn't help but be excited, as if he had met Bole's thousand-mile horse.

A star of this level definitely exceeds most people's expectations for Curry's future.

Like Wang Chong, there are very few people who attend every Bulls game in person to watch the whole process.

And just as Wang Chong guessed, the three people gathered in Las Vegas not just for fun, but maybe they actually discussed the possibility of joining forces.

No way, Curry's technical characteristics still gave people a deviant feeling before the advent of the small ball era, and it was difficult to be recognized. Moreover, his father Dell Curry was just a role player back then.

Although Bosh has never been selected to the All-Defensive Team in his career, his defense during his time with the Heat was definitely not bad. He used his height, wingspan and good mobility to defend and protect the rim, just like a little Garnett.

Moreover, even if Anthony had the intention, the hardware conditions would not be met.

Anthony, nicknamed the Offensive Kaleidoscope, is a typical offensive master with the ball. Most of the offensive scoring methods require holding the ball to launch an offense. He does not have Bosh's ability to catch the ball in the pick-and-roll and face the basket for a mid-range shot, and his defensive end is far inferior. Bosh.

His role in the Heat is something Anthony can never do.

Don’t underestimate Pippen. Although he has always been a green leaf next to Jordan, throughout his career, even though he has been assisting Jordan, he was still selected to the double team for three consecutive seasons, and was selected to the All-Star ten times in his career, ranking historically. Also firmly within the top thirty.

The relationship between the two is obviously much better than it was at the same time, because now few people compare the two together. Anthony has no desire to surpass James and prove his intentions, and they all have one thing in common. The enemy is Wang Chong, so there is a feeling of sharing the same hatred.
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After exchanging pleasantries with Wade, the two separated.

NBA players come to Las Vegas to watch the game. Just like Wade, James, and Anthony whom Wang Chong met, many players from other teams also come here, but most of them are drunkards. I don't care about drinking. I may only go to the stadium to watch a game occasionally. Most of the time I spend time relaxing in the casinos and bars of Las Vegas.

Curry felt flattered when he received Wang Chong's invitation.

Not to mention that after the game, Wang Chong took the initiative to invite Curry to dinner.

This rating is quite high.

And this time in the Las Vegas Summer League, Wang Chong actually came to watch all his games in person, which made Curry confirm how much Wang Chong valued him.

"Stephen, your performance on the field was very good, fully in line with my expectations of you."

At the dinner table, Wang Chong said to Curry with a smile.

When Ku Li heard Wang Chong's words, he looked happy. Just as he was about to say thank you, his mood changed when he heard Wang Chong's words.

"But... there's one thing I'm not very satisfied with."

Curry's heart suddenly lurched, and his heart sank involuntarily.

"Your three-point technique is obviously so good and your shooting is so accurate. Why don't you take one more shot?" Wang Chong shook his head and sighed. "Don't care what your college coaches and people on the outside say, just play the game the way you do best."

Curry was stunned by Wang Chong's words.

He also thought that Wang Chong would point out the shortcomings of his poor defense and criticize him. After all, this was also the problem he was most criticized for.

Unexpectedly, Wang Chong actually thought he made too few three-pointers.

Indeed, although Curry has been known for his three-pointers since the beginning of entering the league.

But in the first few seasons of his career, Curry's three-pointer output was not high. In the first three seasons, Curry averaged only about 4.7 three-pointers per game, although his three-point shooting rate was as high as 44%. The proportion still only accounts for a little more than % of the total shots.

Starting from the third season, that is, the 12-13 season, Curry's number of three-point attempts began to gradually increase. In the 12-13 season, he averaged 7.7 times per game, and in the 13-14 season, he averaged 7.9 times per game. In the season when he won the MVP for the first time, Curry averaged 14 three-point attempts per game, accounting for nearly 15% of the total attempts.

In the 15-16 season, Curry unanimously won the MVP award. In the season when the Warriors won 73 games, his average three-point attempts soared to an exaggerated 11.2 times per game, and he could still maintain a 45% three-point shooting rate.

Wang Chong knows that the current Curry will definitely not be as good as the peak Curry in the future when he won two consecutive MVPs.

But even so, his outside shooting ability and a large number of three-pointers will still be extremely efficient.

Needless to say, as long as Curry can maintain his three-point shooting percentage above 40%, Wang Chong will not have any objections to him shooting 10 three-pointers in a game. Wang Chong didn't plan to just move in and wait for Curry for three years. Since he knew Curry's characteristics very well, it wasn't a big problem to guide his development direction in advance so that Curry could grow up faster.

Even the ankle injury that Curry suffered from early in his career is preventable. Even if it cannot be avoided, it can be solved through early surgery.

Wang Chong's words were so shocking that Curry was stunned. He stared blankly at Wang Chong for a long time, speechless.

Wang Chong didn't beat around the bush and said directly: "I won't bother you anymore. I can tell you responsibly that you will be the main starting player of the Bulls in the new season and the second offensive core of the team besides me." !”

Curry opened his mouth wide, and he was dumbfounded.

Wang Chong's words were more powerful than each other, and this actually gave him a direct commitment to the main force.

The team's second offensive core, what is this concept?
The Bulls are not an ordinary team. This is a Big Three team. In addition to Wang Chong, the team also has two star players, Garnett and Billups.

He couldn't even imagine that Curry, a newbie who had just arrived, would be superior to these two people.

But Curry also knew very well that since Wang Chong could say this to him, he was definitely not joking.

With Wang Chong's current status and influence on the Bulls, he can really speak for himself.

The best reflection of this was what his agent told him. The Bulls management clearly didn't want him, but just because of Wang Chong's words, they had to pay a huge price to trade for him.

"After the summer league is over, if you have no other arrangements, you can train with me to prepare for the new season."

Wang Chong continued.

July is approaching the end of the month, and Wang Chong will also start training in August.

Before the start of the new season, he will use all his points on intensive training modules to improve his defensive abilities. If Curry can also train with him, he can also practice with Curry. Practice pick-and-roll coordination and stuff like that.

During the five-star Warriors era, the team's strongest and most difficult to defend tactic was Curry and Durant's pick-and-roll tactic.

Whether Durant helps Curry pick-and-roll, or Curry in turn helps Durant pick-and-roll, it will put the opponent in a dilemma. Both of them are the top scorers in the league, and they are full of outside shots. No matter who they are guarding, The other would cost them dearly.

Wang Chong invited him for training, how could Curry refuse? Even if he really has something to do in August, he will reject it all. What is more important than training and cultivating relationships with the boss of the team he is about to play for? ——
Time came to August. After the turmoil in July, the movement in the league's free market began to gradually stabilize. Although there were occasional signings and transactions, they were all minor troubles.

Wang Chong and Curry flew directly from Las Vegas to Chicago. They did not need to rent a training hall and trained directly in the Bulls' training hall.

Wang Chong specially developed a training plan for Curry, which mainly focuses on Curry's best and strongest skills in the future, including three-pointers after the pick-and-roll, fixed-point three-point shooting, and running without the ball.

As for Curry's breakthrough with the ball, which is also not bad, Wang Chong did not arrange a training plan.

Before Curry's ankle problem is resolved, reducing the number of disguised breakthroughs with the ball is the best option.

Wang Chong does not intend to let Curry break through with the ball too much in the next few seasons. The Bulls' current lineup structure does not require breakthroughs to score points.

As for his training plan, of course it involves a lot of defensive training.

It must be mentioned that the training bonus effect of the system training module is really powerful, especially the physical recovery bonus, which makes Wang Chong seem to be tireless during training. After all, he has a full physical ability value of 99, and now he has You can imagine how powerful the physical bonus of the training module is.

In just a few days, Curry was impressed by Wang Chong's hard-working training.

"No wonder he is so strong, he works so hard in daily training!"

In this way, it was basically a matter of course for Curry to become Wang Chong's little fan.

When people get busy, time often passes very quickly.

One month almost flies by in a blink of an eye.

Wang Chong's remaining points were completely exhausted a week ago. In the past few days, without the assistance of strengthening modules, Wang Chong stopped defensive training and started training with Curry on pick-and-roll cooperation.

And the training effect achieved by stacking a large number of points is indeed dazzling enough.

Wang Chong's several defensive ability values ​​have made great progress.

There are mainly 6 items involved.

The shot blocking is enhanced from the original 75 to 86.

Steals increased from 54 to 77.

The perimeter defense has been strengthened from the original 85 to 88.

Interior defense increased from 75 to 80.

The card position ability has been increased from 77 to 81.

Assistance defense ability increased from 85 to 87.

The total ability value has been increased by 48 points. The lower the basic ability value, the greater the improvement. For example, the steal, which originally only had 54, has been directly increased by 23 points in one go, which is close to half of the total improvement.

These improvements in defensive ability, as Wang Chong expected, directly raised his overall ability rating from 97 to 98.

A slight increase in the overall ability score is actually of far greater conceptual significance than an improvement in actual ability, but it is undeniable that with the improvement of Wang Chong's defensive ability, his defensive ability has undoubtedly become stronger. Combined with his previous With the four defensive badges activated, Wang Chong's defensive ability is definitely qualified to be at the forefront of the league's forward players!

(End of this chapter)