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

Chapter 313 The training plan of genius Sakuragi

In the third game, the SuperSonics welcomed the Western Conference underdog Golden State Warriors at home, and finally regained a victory with the triangle offense.

Lin Dong only scored 37 points, but five players on the team scored in double figures. Sakuragi Hanamichi, who came on the bench for 5 minutes, also scored his first point in the NBA with an alley-oop slam dunk, breaking the scoring record.

The young people of the Sonics are highly motivated and eager to pursue the victory.

But what followed was another three-game losing streak.

They lost to the Mavericks, the Kings, and even the Timberwolves.

The Mavericks have the three musketeers of Nowitzki, Finley and Nash, so the loss is expected. The Kings' pre-game evaluation was similar to that of the SuperSonics. They are both teams with inferior inside paint and strong outside firepower. But after all, last year Ranked first in the regular season, the depth of the bench is much better than that of the Sonics, so it is not surprising to win the game.

But losing to the Timberwolves, who only had a single core this year, really made Seattle fans start to feel discouraged.

The Wolf King dominated the inside, scoring 31 points, and even grabbed 21 rebounds. The guarantee of rebounds also made the Timberwolves' outside shooting as accurate as cheating. They actually shot 24 3-pointers in the game, and 24 of 16 shots, a 67% hit rate, overwhelmed the SuperSonics, and finally narrowly won 99:96. Lin Dong once again scored 45 points, but he was still unable to recover.

Before the start of the game, the Sonics were favored by all parties and ranked fifth or sixth in the playoffs. Although Lin Dong averaged 46 points per game and won a weekly MVP, he ushered in a record of 1 win and 5 losses at the beginning. The Warriors, who have 1 win and 5 losses, are tied for last in the Western Conference.

——What’s the use of having good-looking data? It's just because his teammates were too bad and gave him too many shots. He was so mythical before, but now he seems to be only an All-Star.

The God of Basketball who focuses on defense is obviously extremely terrifying. When he is full of physical strength, he seems to be dreaming back to the peak moment of the 96 All-Defensive Team. Coupled with Artest's fierce foul tactics when he missed the ball... the Wizards obviously failed this time. They came prepared for Lin Dong. Lin Dong made 32 of 12 shots in the whole game, a shooting rate of less than 40%. Although he still scored 14 points with 12 of 39 free throws, but with the number of shots, the team and Judging from the fans' expectations that have been raised by his performance of 46+ per game, this data undoubtedly disappoints them.

Peyton and Bob's hearts trembled when they heard these words.

Wen Baker drank too much and did not return to the team the night before. As a result, the SuperSonics' inside line, which had already been stretched enough since the start of the game, became even more vulnerable.

The team's internal weakness is well known throughout the league. How to strengthen the internal team has become the first major issue for him as the newly appointed general manager.

However, the media and local Seattle fans have not completely lost confidence and patience in this SuperSonics.

But since the boss’s words have already been made clear, we can only bite the bullet and take our time to make our choices.

But the boss is not helpful.

Bob and Payton have called Schultz several times in Dragon Country to explain the current situation of the team, but all they got was "Except Payton and Lin Dong, everyone else is available to you." As for trade reinforcements, next year's draft picks will also work, but... there is no money required, and the salary cap is not allowed to exceed the existing structural scope.'

Payton and new team manager Bob Myers have been considering reinforcements recently.

Nowadays, except for Payton and Lin Dong, how can the SuperSonics have any good trading chips to exchange for an All-Star insider? He also refuses to pay a transfer fee, even if it exceeds the current salary level, so there is no room for maneuver for a god-level manager.

This start was really hard for the team and fans to accept.

A loss is a loss, but having a rookie who averages 46 points per game means that this team has a future and hope no matter what. Not to mention the devilish schedule at the beginning of the new season, which almost ranked at the top of the Western Conference last season. The team has played it all, and it is understandable that they lost a few more games.

Especially for Bob, although he has been in the league for several years and knows the league and the operations of each team well, it is his first time to be a team manager, and he still has Dong Lin and Payton in his hands. With such a good card, Bob Myers is still ambitious and wants to achieve something in this new season, but the current record of 1 win and 5 losses is like a needle.

The inside line was blocked, and the outside triangle offense was choked by the outside triangle composed of Jordan, Artest, and Ellington. The trio who had previously averaged 80+ per game, in this game, the three combined together only only He scored 61 points and ultimately lost the game with a score of 109:75.

The newly joined Ellington and Artest showed absolute suppression of the Sonics rookies on both the defensive and offensive ends. They blocked Sakuragi Hanamichi and Vladimir, and also effectively limited Payton's ability. Breakthrough, and at the center position, both Chandler and substitute Pedrague were completely locked up by Yao Ming.

They lost again, and it was already the second time they lost at home this season. The weak inside line and Lin Dong, who seemed to have finally seen the rookie wall, finally ushered in a carnival ceremony belonging to countless trolls in this league.

——Sr. Payton, it seems that the new guy can’t take on the important role.

And because more of the offensive tasks are handed over to Yao Ming inside, Jordan also enjoys the treatment of "laying down and winning". He plays healthy basketball on the offensive end and focuses on dealing with Lin Dong's defense.

but……

On October 10th, the SuperSonics played at home against their old rival in the Dragon Country exhibition game, the Washington Wizards.

——Hahaha, an All-Star with 1 win and 6 losses!
——That Asian kid really thinks he can compete with the God of Basketball? It's just that Jordan went to the Dragon Kingdom to play an exhibition game to give local fans some face.

——The SuperSonics can’t do it this year! Those new insiders are so bad.

——I still hope that the SuperSonics will bring some surprises to the Western Conference this year. Now it seems that it will be difficult to even make the playoffs. They are not as good as the Warriors. The Warriors have won 2 games.

——What about those awesome fans from Seattle before? Why are you not saying anything now that you are blaming the sky and the ground on the Internet and clamoring that Payton Gallinton can win the championship?
The Internet was full of ridicules, some celebrities in the media were teasing, the local Seattle fans were depressed and silent, and even the next home game tickets, excluding various annual and season tickets, sold less than 2 for ordinary seats. /3.

Compared with the previous two home games where the stadium was full, this further made the team's morale worse.

The Sonics, who were so ambitious before the start of the game, had their morale almost at rock bottom...

There was no game on the 8th. The team only gathered for a simple training camp in the morning. Of course, most of the time they still listened to McMillan swearing.

"Backboard! Backboard! Backboard! Carve this word on your forehead!"

"Do you idiots know how many rebounds we have lost in these games? Do you know how many fewer secondary attacks we average than our opponents per game? Are you all beginners? Don't you even know how to read the data!"

"How many times do you want me to say such a simple word? It becomes soft when there is a confrontation. Even if my nine-year-old daughter is allowed to play, she can grab a few more damn rebounds than you sissies!"

The weakness of Chandler, Vladimir, Pedrague and other insiders became the focus of criticism. With McMillan's position in the SuperSonics, he pointed at his nose and cursed without any scruples, which made the three of them blush. , eyes darting from side to side, unable to resist. Lin Dong usually chooses to remain silent at such times.

Regardless of whether he recognizes McMillan's stimulating verbal education or not, as a player, it is the most basic ethics not to interfere with the coach's work.

However, whether it is the rebounds that McMillan mentioned, the various rumors from the outside world in the past two days, or the panic within the team because Payton and Bob want to trade for reinforcements, and they are facing being sent away, All of these are not reasons for losing in Lin Dong's eyes.

After several failures, Lin Dong was constantly summarizing.

His high shooting percentage and high scoring in the previous few games were actually based on those strong teams choosing to dominate the SuperSonics interior. For him, a super scorer who had just entered the league and was full of energy, he chose to use full firepower in the regular season. A semi-defensive relationship was adopted.

Otherwise, why would Kobe and Jordan's shooting percentages start to plummet as soon as their defense becomes more intense?
In fact, he is far less powerful than he appears.

They are all scheming teams. It's not that they don't have the ability to limit themselves, but they just chose a simpler way to win.

And when these strong inside teams finish playing and begin to encounter what the media calls "weak inside teams," then perhaps they will have to take more care of themselves.

When the time comes to defend against a strong player like Jordan yesterday, coupled with the standard equipment of a villain like Artest to help defend, it may be his standard court treatment in the future.

By then, can he still average 45+ per game?

By then, will he really be able to lead the SuperSonics with Payton to catch up with the last record in the Western Conference?

Your teammates are not your excuse.

Thinking about what kind of teammates Jordan faced when he first entered the Bulls locker room, Lin Dong felt that he, a person who said he "didn't want to be the second generation of Jordan", might not even be qualified for the title of second generation.

Lin Dong felt that there was only one reason for the loss.

That means you are not strong enough!
Without opening a zone, you cannot achieve absolute dominance on the court. This is a question of ability.

After opening the zone, I don’t have enough physical strength to play the first and second halves. This is a physical problem.

The physical confrontation is too disadvantageous and the strength is insufficient. Let alone confronting Kobe Jordan, even Fisher, who was only 185 centimeters tall when he last played against the Lakers, was still able to hold himself back.

Opponents have also begun to become more aggressive when facing him, especially Artest yesterday. He committed four brutal fouls on himself, and his teeth were gnashing as if he wanted to eat him.

If you don't make some changes, let alone win the next game, I'm afraid it will become increasingly difficult for you...

Since there is a game the day after tomorrow, the training only ends at noon.

Lin Dong went out to have lunch and then slipped back into the arena.

I originally planned to go to the gym to hit the irons and do a few more sets of physical fitness and strength training, but when I just arrived outside the gym in the arena, I heard the sound of tires dragging in the supposedly quiet gym. Accompanied by Sakuragi Hanamichi's own chuuni roar to encourage himself.

"Come on! One more meter! Wow haha, the genius Sakuragi killed O'Neal!"

"Whoops, whoops... come on! One more lap! Wow, haha, the genius Sakuragi has killed Yao Ming!"

"Hoo Chi, Ho Chi, Ho Chi... Come on, come on... Wow, wow, haha... The genius Sakuragi killed him... Who did he kill this time?"

Lin Dong was speechless. He didn't open the door immediately and went in. Instead, he looked outside the window first.

I saw Sakuragi, shirtless, dragging the 450-pound oversized tire in the gym and crawling forward on the rope.

The sweat all over his body was dripping like broken beads, almost piling up, but the guy never tired of it.

Boom!
There was a crisp sound.

Perhaps due to fatigue and overdraft, or because his feet were stained by his own sweat, Sakuragi slipped and his knees hit the floor hard, making him grimace in pain.

Luckily it’s a wooden floor…

He grinned and hugged his knee, rubbing and blowing it for a long time. Then he stood up and tried. It seemed that there was no big problem, and then he resisted the rope dragging the tire again.

Sakura breathed heavily and closed her eyes.

My mind seems to recall the time when I withstood Shigehiro Mori at Hidaka and received the cheers of the "rebound king", saw Haruko so excited that she covered her mouth and cried his name, saw Anzai's father shed tears with excitement, and watched. At the highlight moment, Brother Gao Ren also applauded him.

I think of Haruko, my brother Takato, and my father.

The pain in my knees just now seems to have disappeared, and my tired body seems to be full of energy again.

A smile crept onto Sakuragi's lips again.

Swish!
The tiger's eyes suddenly opened.

"Who's here this time? That, that...whoever you love, let's do it again!"

(End of this chapter)