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

Chapter 139 Pre-match special training

The winter in Fukuoka is not too cold. In the winter season of November, the temperature is probably around 11 or 17 degrees Celsius. You can still sweat for a while even if you wear single clothes and compete intensely in the arena.

Lin Dong came here after the county preliminaries. The Xiangyang school now gives him the green light, and he agrees to whatever request he makes.

What's more, when he heard that Lin Dong said that he had to participate in special training in order to fight against the Sanno, Akino Amamiya's mind was aroused. After asking about the situation, he even paid for his travel expenses. Anyway, the trainer's money was saved and spent on the team. , what’s the big deal if you don’t go to class?

The person facing him on the court at this time was Stephen Brown.

Stephen at this age is in his prime. Compared with Stephen 28 years later, his skills are a little less sophisticated and smooth, but he is definitely full of impact.

After all, he is a champion member of the Rucker Park Tour. In terms of the confrontation Lin Dong is looking for, he is definitely the best sparring opponent he can find.

The height, weight, and strength all surpass Lin Dong. The athletic talent of black people is indeed not something that can be boasted.

There is almost no difference in speed, jumping, and skills. The only thing Stephen is slightly inferior to Lin Dong in terms of hardware is probably his wingspan. He is 206 centimeters tall, but only has a wingspan of 210 centimeters.

This will suffer from the boss in all aspects such as ball control and shot blocking.

What's more important is that Lin Dong has two magic weapons to restrain him, so that the duel between the two always ends with Lin Dong winning.

One is that Lin Dong is immune to trash talk.

As a street basketball player, Stephen is excellent at trash talking, and he never corrects himself. Even though Old Earl repeatedly warned him not to use swear words when training Asian players, Stephen can always use "The people I train always" Since he was going to the NBA, I just wanted him to adapt in advance, which made Old Earl speechless.

Sometimes when he is about to lose, he wants to use this trick to regain some advantage. But the problem is that Lin Dong doesn't fall for his trick. He always smiles no matter what he says. Occasionally, he humbly asks for advice on the previous sentence: "This word is What's the meaning'.

This is not okay. The other party doesn’t understand the meaning of the word. How can he appreciate the excitement of his trash talk attack?

So Stephen had to explain, but the kid took advantage of his change of direction and passed him, easily smashed the basketball into his basket, and then turned around and said, 'I'm sorry, you just made so many mistakes, I really I couldn't help it'.

My fault is your sister... There are countless similar things, which makes Stephen always feel that if he speaks against this guy, he will be the one who gets messed with in the end.

Secondly, this kid knows his own style of play so well that it even makes Stephen feel that "we are all the same person". If he can do it, that kid can basically do it. Various playing habits are given to him by the opponent. He studied things clearly, making him always feel like he couldn't exert his full strength.

At this level, Stephen feels that if he were not worried that his weight gain would affect his height growth in the last year, he would have been able to enter the NBA directly if he only needed half a year to gain muscle and train for physical fitness.

However, the relationship between the two off the court is getting better and better.

Lin Dong would occasionally invite him to China Street to try some delicious Chinese food. When he was bored, he would also take him to watch the movie Dragon Kingdom, such as Once Upon a Time and Jing Wu Heroes, which made Stephen's blood swell and he was fine for several days. I was humming haha ​​all the time, or something like Journey to the West or A Chinese Ghost Story.

Stephen didn't quite understand the concept of love in the Dragon Kingdom, but he could understand the beautiful women... He used to think that the women in the Dragon Kingdom were all red-faced village girls, but after watching the movie, he suddenly understood I felt that Japanese women were not attractive anymore, so I fantasized about female ghosts for several days, and now I am obsessed with the Dragon Kingdom.

Lin Dong just smiled and said nothing.

It's too easy to coax this guy. I know his preferences very well. Those Chinese delicacies with specific tastes, including these movies, were actually recommended to him by Stephen 28 years later. Otherwise, Lin Dong at that time really wouldn't know. Dragon Kingdom movies were once so brilliant.

You have to poach someone as early as possible, and although Stephen is a lecherous person, he always clearly marks his price, so he is not too scumbag. 28 years later, he married a Dragon Kingdom wife and settled down. His later maturity probably came from this. of.

Lin Dong is like a lucky cat. After staying at the Lloyd Training Base for a few days, the private lessons in the base that seemed a bit deserted started to receive business one after another.

The first one to come was Sakuragi. Unlike Lin Dong who was just here to be a sparring partner, it was obvious that Coach Anxi had really invested in Sakuragi. Once the contract was signed, there was another three-month special training plan. It was completed in two stages, but it did not delay Sakuragi Hanamichi from leaving midway to participate in the winter trials.

Of course, it was Old Earl who took over. After all, he had led Sakuragi at one stage and was most familiar with Sakuragi's various situations.

Naturally, you still have to catch strong men during practice, but whether it is Old Earl, Stephen, or Lin Dong, they can clearly feel that something is not right about this guy when he is facing off against Lin Dong.

On the surface, it seems that he is still in a state of bluffing and clamoring for a duel with Brother Gao Ren, and his majesty seems to be undiminished. But when it comes to fighting, either the various details are not in place, or his brain reaction is half a beat, and his movements are slow. It was stiff, and it was impossible to play at the level it should have. It could be said that it was a complete mess. This is obviously not just a matter of Lin Dong's strength suppressing Sakuragi Hanamichi. Stephen, who is about the same strength as Lin Dong, if he and Sakuragi are matched up, Sakuragi Hanamichi's performance will be much better, 10 goals It's not a big problem to defend against 3 or 4 players, but against Lin Dong, you can't defend him no matter what.

After asking about the fact that the two had played against each other in the county preliminaries, and that Sakuragi's side was defeated two-on-one, Old Earl was a little bit dumbfounded. This was obviously a psychological problem.

To put it simply, Sakuragi Hanamichi is cowardly.

You are not afraid that you are not as good as others on the court. What you are really afraid of is that you do not have the courage to face your opponents. It is just such a deep-seated psychological problem that even Old Earl is a little helpless for a while.

And just two days after Sakuragi arrived, another big order came in from the training base.

"Look, we have Benjamin, the gold medal trainer at the training base for three consecutive years, and William, who has served as an assistant coach in the NCAA..."

A young man came and said he wanted to sign up for the top one-on-one personal training course. Old Earl enthusiastically introduced it to him.

"Who trained Lin Dong?" But the young man didn't pay attention to what he introduced. He interrupted him directly and asked bluntly.

Old Earl was startled and realized that this business seemed to be due to celebrity effect.

Basketball schools are like this. If the students they teach become successful and famous, it will be the best free publicity for the school.

So Old Earl looked up and down at the handsome young man in front of him. He was wearing a very ordinary Nike sportswear. He seemed to have come by taxi just now, but the Armani sunglasses and a bag he lifted looked like plastic. Bag-like PRADA travel bag...

Old Earl frowned: "...Stephen is a champion member of Locke Park, and his personal strength is indeed ranked first in the training base, but he is now taking over Lin Dong's training class, and he still has several major classes to attend. Go on, I'm afraid I can't arrange it in time..."

"Can't other trainers take the big class?"

"Yes, you can, but after all, it has been arranged. It is still troublesome to readjust. Moreover, Stephen's private lessons are also relatively expensive, about 400 million. I personally recommend you..."

"It's up to him, just swipe the card and sign the contract." The young man patted a bank card on the table: "I don't want to wait any longer."

Sure enough, he is a rich man, but he is also a silly rich man... I don't know what your basics are, and I don't know what kind of training effect you can achieve. I haven't even told him the direction of training, so I just pay for it. 400 million?

Old Earl felt happy and quickly took out the training contract: "I guarantee you will get value for money!"

Then the boy signed his name on the contract: Hisashi Mitsui.

The arrival of Mitsui Hisashi made Sakuragi Hanamichi particularly happy, but it surprised Lin Dong.

He knew that the Mitsui family's family conditions should be quite good, which could be seen from Mitsui's usual clothes. The training fee should not be a big problem for a family like his.

But to be honest, Lin Dong felt that Mitsui was not suitable for a career path.

His ball sense is indeed top-notch, but his physical potential is too poor.

He is in his senior year of high school, with a height of 184 cm and 70 kg, coupled with his lack of physical fitness. In his first and second years of high school, he smoked a lot and neglected to exercise when he was growing up. These must have damaged his cardiopulmonary function to a certain extent. , and judging from his performance on the court in the past six months, this is indeed the case. Physical strength is a hurdle that he will never be able to overcome.

With top-notch ball sense, you may be able to thrive in high school and be a top shooter, and you can barely play in college. But once you step into the professional world, let alone make a name for yourself in Asia. It is also difficult to find a place for him in Japan's domestic professional leagues.

In professional basketball anywhere, the first thing to focus on is confrontation and physical fitness, which are completely different from high school basketball. As for the NBA, you don't even have to think about it.

400 million in personal training fees...isn't this wasted?

Fortunately, Stephen is very happy about this.

(End of this chapter)