The Road to Stardom: Start as a Slam Dunk Master.

Chapter 120 Explosive static and dynamic talents

August 8th, Xiangyang University Basketball Hall.

Coach Anxi and an old man wearing a hat were sitting and chatting next to the scoreboard, which was showing the scores of the two teams.

Xiangyang 65: Xiangbei 87!

"Defense! Defense! Defense!"

Several Xiangyang substitutes shouted hard.

In the field, Fujima holds the ball, and the opponent is Sakuragi Hanamichi.

At this time, Sakuragi's open arms were like a wall blocking Fujima's body, and his feet were moving extremely fast. No matter how Fujima rushed left and right, he couldn't get away at all. On the contrary, he was so tired that he was panting first. .

Fujima's face was full of disbelief.

As early as the summer vacation, he already knew that Sakuragi Hanamichi's level had improved a lot, but Sakuragi still suffered a disadvantage in singles. It was easy to handle him because he lacked experience.

Later, Sakuragi pestered Lin Dong to challenge each other every day. I heard that it was still 10 to 0 every day. Fujima didn't pay much attention to it. Even if there was progress, how far could it be in a month?

But now when they faced each other, it felt like this kid was a different person.

Although there is still no improvement on offense, on the defensive end it can be described as terrifying!

In this entire game, Sakuragi Hanamichi actually blocked himself completely by himself. He did not allow himself to complete a breakthrough. He only allowed himself to score 4 points at the beginning of the first half, and then he was blocked by zero. Now!
You can only rely on your teammates.

Fujima's false and sudden pass could not defeat Sakuragi Hanamichi alone, but if he wanted to pass the ball, Sakuragi was still too young to block him.

A ground-breaking pass was passed directly to Hanagata Toru on the inside. Hanagata Toru stood up, but due to fatigue, he couldn't lean back as much as he should have. And right in front of him, the tall figure of Takenori Akagi had already jumped up. .

"Roar!"

Akagi roared, and the super hot pot was served.

The basketball was grabbed by Sakuragi. Fujima was about to steal the ball, but he saw that Sakuragi had already passed the ball out very quickly: "Liangliang!"

Miyagi Ryota received the ball as fast as lightning. He passed Takano Shoichi who hurriedly blocked him with a back body. When he came back to defend Hasegawa, he drove the ball straight to the top of the arc on the right side of the three-point line.

Hisashi Mitsui was already in position at this time, and the open three-pointer was completely free for this guy who had a great touch today. Facing the empty blue, he had no idea of ​​cutting in and just took the three-pointer.

Swish!
65:90…

There was more than a minute left before the end of the game, but the score was lost by 25 points.

Both Fujima and Hanagata Toru felt a deep sense of frustration at this time.

This Xiangbei... is so abnormal!

Xiangyang has actually improved significantly after experiencing this national competition.

Hanagata Toru is more confident under the basket, and his playing style is much tougher than before.

The three elders, Takano Shoichi, Hasegawa, and Nagano Mitsuru, have also gained a lot of confidence and experience. After all, they are the national championship team. This honor bonus alone makes them feel that their strength has improved by at least half a level.

Not to mention Tengzhen. After the Sannozhan opened up Rendu's second vein, the breakthrough became extremely sharp. Compared with the previous Tengzhen, the lethality was more than one level higher.

But just like that, when neither team's ace was present, they actually lost by 25 points? !

Just because Xiangbei has made greater progress...

Takenori Akagi, who has returned to the team, is even more domineering than his performance in the prefectural competition. It seems that the battle on the streets of Yokohama completely inspired his confidence and made him fully understand himself. .

He doesn't have any fancy skills at the basket, just constant post-ups, rebounds, and eating cakes. With these three tricks, he has suppressed Hua Xingtou under the basket and has no temper.

Mitsui Hisashi's physical problems seem to have improved a lot, and once his physical strength catches up, the style of Takeishi Junior High School MVP will feel restored.

Hasegawa can't guard him now. He was passed by a three-pointer when he guarded him, and another three-pointer was taken when he was guarded by him. This was the point where Shohoku played the most offensively today. Mitsui Hisaichi scored 39 points! This included 7 3-pointers and 8 free throws, an absolute MVP-level performance.

Miyagi Ryota's progress doesn't seem very obvious, but as the team's organizing point guard, connecting the team is what he is good at, and today, with the heroic performance of his teammates, he obviously did it even better.

And if these three points only caused trouble for Xiangyang, then it was Sakuragi Hanamichi who really decided the outcome of the game.

Although they didn't score a single point on the offensive end, they grabbed 7 offensive rebounds and provided 5 assists to Hisashi Mitsui. On the defensive end, they single-handedly blocked Shoyang's biggest ace, Fujima. , making Xiangyang extremely difficult to play on the offensive end.

And when both Hanagata and Fujima were suppressed, the outcome was already clear.

Two waves of helpless counterattacks followed. As Fujima's last shot was slapped away by Sakuragi Hanamichi, Shohoku ended the game with 94:69.

"Such a team failed to enter this year's summer national competition..." The old man wearing a hat smiled and said to Coach Anxi: "How did you lose in the county competition?"

But Coach Anzai did not answer his question, but instead said: "Although Xiangyang has just won the national championship, most of it depends on Lin Dong's personal ability. When Lin Dong is not around, Fujima and Hanagata will be there again." Once locked up, Xiangyang lost the championship image he should have had and became second-rate, and the other people's awareness of autonomy and cooperation were too poor."

After saying that, Coach Anzai laughed: "Kitano, this is a problem you have to solve. Otherwise, even if Lin Dong returns to the team in the winter competition, we in Xiangbei will not necessarily lose to you."

"Hahaha!" Kitano Shoichi said with a smile: "This is all I can do now. To be honest, if I had seen Lin Dong's performance in the national competition earlier, I might not have agreed to the agreement with Xiangyang School Director I'll come over." "Do you feel like there's nothing left to teach?"

"Absolutely. Can you teach me?"

"Hehehehe!"

Frankly speaking, the strength of the Shohoku generals has improved so much that even coach Anzai himself did not expect. He had already felt it after he had just returned to Kanagawa to convene everyone for two training sessions.

Today, he came over to play a friendly match with Xiangyang, which completely confirmed his idea.

Sakuragi-san has made great progress.

It seems that Sakuragi was indeed not lying when he said that he 'defended Lin Dong's ball.

His previous plan for Sakuragi Hanamichi was to lay all the foundations within half a year, but now it seems... maybe it would be a good choice to specialize in one first.

Thinking of this, Coach Anzai stood up and waved to Sakuragi Hanamichi: "Sakuragi-san."

Sakuragi Hanamichi laughed and ran over: "Dad! We won! We won by 25 points, without Rukawa Fox, hahaha!"

"Hehehe, Sakuragi-san, do you want to become stronger?"

"Of course I do!"

"Then go say hello to your family. I'll take you somewhere. It might take you about two months to come back."

"Ah?" Sakuragi Hanamichi was stunned, and then his face was full of joy. He heard Mitsui Hisashi talk about his father taking Rukawa Kaede for special training. Is this his turn finally?
"However, the special training will be very difficult, so you have to be mentally prepared." Coach Anxi said with a smile: "As for the school, I will help you ask for leave after school starts, so don't worry."

"Don't worry! Hahaha, dad, do I seem to be afraid of hardship?"

"Hehehehe!" Coach Anxi smiled, but said something irrelevant: "Lin Dong may leave Japan next year."

He had previously asked Lin Dong if he wanted to go to the Nike Basketball Summit. After receiving a negative answer, Coach Anxi actually understood in his heart.

"So this winter trial... is probably the last chance for the Shohoku Basketball Team to challenge Lin Dong." Coach Anzai stood up on tiptoes and patted Sakuragi Hanamichi on the shoulder. The boy seemed to have grown a lot taller, probably. It’s already 190 centimeters: “Go harder.”

Sakuragi Hanamichi's eyes gradually became firm, and he swept away the playful smile just now: "Okay!"

………………

Although Earl had already sensed Lin Dong's extraordinary talent as early as the first meeting and the data should be very strong, when the specific values ​​were measured, Stephen's jaw almost dropped.

He is 195.4 centimeters tall, but has a wingspan of 216 centimeters, and the length of his fingers is an astonishing 9.1 inches, a full 23.11 centimeters! With this big hand, catching a basketball is like playing with it, holding mineral water and oral liquid is almost the same... Such a hand is born to control the ball.

The Achilles tendon is 25 cm, the in-situ bounce is 95 cm, the run-up bounce is 107 cm, and the airborne time is 0.91 seconds!
The 10.7-meter sprint is 17, which is close to the level of a first-level athlete in the Dragon Kingdom. For a high school student who is not yet [-] years old, both explosiveness and endurance are considered to be at their peak.

Overall, such talent is already top-notch even in the NBA, let alone in Asia.

Of course, there are also relatively poor aspects.

The first is the bone age test. This is probably because he has withstood a lot of heavy blows while practicing boxing. The bone age tested has reached 18 years old, and he can probably grow taller for another year or two. And this year's 17-year-old should be his last This is a point of rapid growth. Even if it grows again next year, the height will be much smaller. It is estimated that the final height will not exceed 202 centimeters. This has become a big regret for Lin Dong after the test. His original ideal height had better be reached. Between 207-210, but now it seems impossible.

However, when placed at the 3rd position, this height is actually enough, slightly better than in his previous life. Coupled with top static and dynamic talents, he will not suffer any losses in the NBA.

Second, the difference is strength.

You can only bench press 80 kilograms for 10 times. The maximum bench press is about 96 kilograms. The squat is 145, but the deadlift can reach 180. Generally speaking, the normal ratio of bench press is 1.5:2:2.5 to be balanced. Proportion, Lin Dong's core strength is typically stronger than his upper body strength, but he was clearly practicing boxing before... Apparently his physical training in the past few months has gone a little off.

Not only is it unbalanced, but according to the standards of Asian players, reaching such a level of strength at the age of 17 is certainly considered first-class, but if you compare it horizontally with NBA or 17-year-old black players, this strength data is indeed inferior in every aspect.

Taking into account the Asian physique and growth cycle, as well as Lin Dong's height changes in the past four months.

The advice given by Stephen is still based on the energy training system to enhance endurance and core strength. In terms of diet, it is a combination of food supplements based on large amounts of vitamins A and D, supplemented by height-increasing training and supporting massage, striving to make Lin Dong better here. Grow another 3 to 5 centimeters within a year, and after that, look for muscle gain and strength training...

In terms of technology, in addition to confrontational sparring services in singles, it mainly focuses on correcting some technical details. After all, Lin Dong's playing style has actually taken shape.

The only thing lacking is that the small details are not in place when doing some movements, such as too much hip twisting, or the contact surface of the inner sole of the foot when breaking through is too large.

Constant fine-tuning requires finding a balance between the most scientific and the most comfortable rhythm for you. These may only be details of a few tenths of a centimeter, but after forming a habit, they will affect your upper limit of speed and increase the wear and tear on your body. It will consume excess energy and increase the risk of injuries.

The so-called authorities are obsessed with these small details that you cannot notice when you play. Even if you notice it, it is difficult to adjust. This is the value of personal trainers...

I have to say that Stephen's talent as a trainer is really the best Lin Dong has ever seen, it is simply off the charts.

Speaking of which, before coming to the Lloyd training base, Stephen didn't know anything about the personal trainer business. When he first took over Rukawa Kaede, he made several mistakes. Fortunately, Rukawa Kaede didn't understand and Coach Anzai was not around. , so he was corrected in time by Earl who was coaching him quietly. This is why Earl did not dare to teach Lin Dong to train him.

But just by going through Rukawa Kaede's order, from data analysis to targeted training, he had already figured out the ropes.

After having fun and having fun, without making fun of work, Stephen's children's training plan made both Lin Dong and Earl very satisfied.

He finally took over the order smoothly, and Lin Dong's two-month private training officially began...

(End of this chapter)