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

Chapter 315 He is your comrade-in-arms!

In addition to Vin Baker, who already knew his fate, the team also had to trade away another person, which caused some panic within the team.

If it were the Sonics before they switched to a run-and-gun game, then maybe Desmond would be the one who wanted to leave the most. After all, he averaged 12.4 points per game last season, but this season he was reduced to a substitute on the bench. This pair of This is something that is intolerable for any rising rookie.

But since the SuperSonics switched to a run-and-gun game, Desmond not only regained the opportunity to start, but also averaged at least 25 minutes of playing time per game. There is enough stage for him, and now a wave of six consecutive victories has given the team It began to stabilize gradually, and everyone could see that the future of the Supersonics was promising.

It would definitely be unpleasant to change clubs at this time, adapt to a different style of play, and compete for starting opportunities again, not to mention that the target is a team like the Memphis Grizzlies that is destined to miss the playoffs this season.

As for the others, they don’t even want to leave.

Leaving after showing value is called promotion, but being sent away with a bunch of bad data is called being kicked out, and it is almost impossible to be reused by the new team.

Although most of the SuperSonics are newcomers, and they usually call each other brothers and sisters, and the team atmosphere is harmonious, but when it comes to selfishness, I would definitely rather die than a poor friend.

If you look at the data, the one who was sent away must be Sakuragi Hanamichi, but everyone knows that he has a close relationship with Lin Dong, and he is Payton's apprentice. If relationship points are included, the others feel that they are not very safe. .

You still have to perform better to have one more chance to stay.

Unfortunately……

Bob felt relieved and asked Lin Dong again...

It's very tactful, but the attitude is also very clear.

Although I have decided to send Sakuragi Hanamichi away, I still have to respect the opinions of the two souls in the team. After all, Sakuragi Hanamichi has a close relationship with these two people. If I really want to send him away without any regard, , causing dissatisfaction between these two people, which is not conducive to the unity and stability of the team.

But this guy's understanding of run and gun is really hard to compliment.

Frankly speaking, Payton likes this guy who claims to be his chief disciple.

So in the next game against the Miami Heat, the substitute role players worked hard. Substitute power forward Vladimir only played 20 minutes and scored 13 points, the highest performance of his career. The rebound helped the Sonics defeat the Heat 3:112 in the away game, winning the team's seventh consecutive victory. It also allowed the Sonics to rise from last place in the Western Conference with 96 win and 1 losses to the eighth goalkeeper position in the Western Conference. .

Bob could see what Payton was thinking.

To put it bluntly, the specific effect is that he is incompatible with the team.

The run-and-gun tactics McMillan talks about are easy for anyone else on this Sonics team to understand.

Considering that Sakuragi Hanamichi just bought a house in Seattle and his mother also lives here, Payton actually still wants to keep this apprentice, but he also wants to win the championship.

On the contrary, Sakuragi Hanamichi seems to be just not suitable for run-and-gun tactics. With his athletic talent and defensive ability, sending him to another team may be a way out.

Sakuragi Hanamichi still had embarrassing statistics of 2 points and 2 rebounds. Although he played only 8 minutes, everyone could see that Lin Dong was trying his best to feed him the ball when possible.

After all, his peak period is not long, and it can even be said that he is already on the decline. As long as this year is over, his data will only decline and there will be no improvement.

Lin Dong smiled and said: "If possible, please give him a little more time. After three games, if he still can't integrate into the team, I think he will also want to leave."

Regardless of ability, everyone can see that Sakuragi Hanamichi's athletic ability is unique among the new Sonics. Only Lin Dong can match him. In terms of endurance and physical strength, Lin Dong may be slightly inferior. The guy's defensive awareness and skills are also first-rate. His single defense ability is second only to Payton and Lin Dong. He also has a little mid-range on the offensive end. Coupled with his excellent athletic talent, his pie-eating ability is definitely not bad.

Bob felt that this was a satisfactory answer.

Whether it's the fast play and pick-and-roll on the offensive end, or the misalignment and pulling on the defensive end, for NBA-level players, they are all things that can be understood at once, but this guy just can't understand it, and often has trouble thinking when defending in pick-and-rolls and mispositions. In a clear situation, not to mention that he missed someone, it even affected the overall smoothness of the team.

Bob decided to talk to Payton and Lin Dong.

"I respect all operations of the team. After all, victory is the only need of the team. If possible..."

He had already talked to Peyton, and Gloves expressed silence about sending Sakuragi Hanamichi away. He didn't say anything in the end, which was regarded as acquiescence.

It's just three games, one week, don't delay things, everyone will be happy if they can play, but if they can't... that's natural.

West Coast, Carey Apartments…

It was already 8 o'clock in the evening, and Lin Dong just came out of the gym of the arena.

Sakuragi hasn't been doing strength training much during this time. He is at the center of the team's trade turmoil. In fact, the pressure he is under is unimaginable to others, and it is far less heartless than the cheerful and heartless he appears on the surface.

Lin Dong rang the doorbell at 10-10, and the person who opened the door was Sakuragi's mother, Aunt Aiko.

During the time he came to Seattle, Aiko and Lin Dong have become very familiar with each other. Knowing that this son is both his son's best friend and his son's noble man, he has helped Sakuragi a lot overtly and covertly. Aiko and Lin Dong are extremely grateful to Lin Dong.

There is no pretense of elders, so he hurriedly welcomed Sakura in the door warmly, asked about Sakuragi, and said that he was looking at the computer in the bedroom. It seemed that he had been like this after returning home recently. He was studying tactics and so on, and Aiko didn't care. She understood very well, but her son's energetic look made her not think about anything else. She just asked Lin Dong what he wanted to eat or drink.

Looking at the TV in the living room, the classic American sitcom Friends was playing. Lin Dong smiled and politely declined Aiko's kindness. He continued to watch TV without disturbing her and walked towards Sakuragi's room.

Pushing open the door, I saw Sakuragi sitting in front of the computer, staring at the screen without blinking.

What was playing on the computer was the video of yesterday's game against the Heat. He dragged the mouse for a while to pause and rewind, watching with concentration and fascination. However, his frowning brows clearly showed that he was aware of the changes in the situation on the court. I don't quite understand.

"Ah! Brother Takato!" Hanamichi Sakuragi saw Lin Dong coming in and quickly took off his headphones and stood up.

"What about the tactics? Is there any gain?"

Sakuragi Hanamichi grinned and scratched his head: "Tsk, I feel like I understand a little more... Those misplaced defenses were so inappropriate, oops! There are also those pick-and-roll balls on the offensive end. This is how I see it now. of……"

He was chattering about his thoughts, and Lin Dong just smiled and sat down next to him to listen to his chatter. Frankly speaking, it felt like the things he thought of after reading it for a long time were just theoretical.

It sounds like there is no problem, but in fact, 'no problem' is his biggest problem. If you understand it this way, he will have to continue to stretch his hips in the next game.

In fact, McMillan has already explained very clearly what should be said about the tactical understanding of run-and-gun tactics, and it is also quite simple and clear.

Sakuragi Hanamichi has actually done a lot of homework on these theories. Whether it is theoretical understanding or dogmatic formulas, he is probably already able to recite them by heart.

But why problems always occur? Lin Dong thinks it's because of his unique 'talent'.

This guy has never been the type to talk about theory, and he is quite stubborn, which is commonly known as a dead-brained person.

If you want him to understand something, if you find the right point, maybe you only need to say it once, and then he will be able to understand it instantly, and even understand it beyond your imagination.

But if you don't get his point right, even if you say it ten thousand times, he will only be specious.

Lin Dong also thought of many ways during this period, trying to find a point for Sakuragi to understand the run-and-gun tactics, but this thing is really not that easy to do, and finally thought of coach Anxi.

Back on the streets of Yokohama, Coach Anzai only used two or three sentences to let Sakuragi perfectly complete the tactical cooperation with him without understanding the so-called strong and weak side positions.

If there is a person in this world who can really train Hanamichi Sakuragi, except for Coach Anzai, I am afraid he will not be considered.

So before coming here, Lin Dong had already talked with Coach Anxi on the phone. Coach Anxi really put forward another way of saying it very accurately, but when Lin Dong asked him to come to the United States to coach Sakuragi, or Coach Anxi When he called Sakuragi to explain, Coach Anzai laughed.

——He was my child before, but now... he is your comrade-in-arms, Lin Dongjun!

"Oh, just like this ball, I remember that he seemed to be making a fake move to run back, and I thought..."

Sakuragi Hanamichi was still analyzing the scenes in the video tirelessly, but Lin Dong interrupted him with a smile.

"Yingmu, regarding run and gun..." Lin Dong said with a smile: "Are you interested in challenging a higher level of difficulty?"

"Huh? What higher difficulty?"

"Take yourself out and go from being a screw in this run-and-gun tactic to a wrench that fixes this tactic."

"Eh—!" Sakuragi Hanamichi was dumbfounded.

The metaphors for screws, wrenches, etc. are very simple, but they sound very advanced at first glance.

I still have a general understanding ability, but the problem is that I haven't even understood the basic difficulty of this level yet. I haven't even done the screws yet, and I haven't integrated them yet. So I have to step out and take charge of the overall situation?
This……

"On the offensive end, as long as we get the ball, or see that we may get the ball, no matter where you are on the court, you run to the front basket and run as fast as you can! Speed, reaction, if someone runs against you Pass him in front, and if someone blocks you, pull him away! I want you to always be the first one to reach the basket!"

"But the tactical arrangement that McMillan talked about before was..."

"Don't worry about tactics, just focus on the present."

Lin Dong smiled and turned off the computer, and also threw aside the notebook filled with notes that Sakuragi had placed in front of the computer desk: "Run and gun tactics, if pick-and-roll is needed, it actually means tactics." It failed because your opponent has already positioned himself to defend. Only by being extremely fast and scoring when the opponent has not completed their defense at all is the true essence of running and gunning!"

"So remember, as long as you are the first to reach the front basket, you have a chance to score and you can score! Do you understand?"

If you don't understand this, you are an idiot.

Sakuragi Hanamichi started to get a little excited. This statement was much simpler than McMillan's. If you only ask for this, even a pig can't go wrong!

"What about the mismatch on the defensive end?"

"That's even simpler." Lin Dong said with a smile: "You don't have to worry about position changes, and you don't have to worry about the opponent's offensive intentions."

"Remember when MacMillan said you knew the location of two things on the field best?"

"The position of the ball, and the position of you, Takato-san!" Hanamichi Sakuragi said proudly. These two things were completely instinctive to him, and he couldn't make a mistake even with his eyes closed.

"Now, add one more to me." Lin Dong held his head: "An opponent player with no one to defend him!"

"No matter how the opponent misaligns, picks and rolls, or moves, or whether your teammates miss someone in the pick-and-roll or you miss someone, you just remember one thing. In five-on-five on the court, your four teammates can only guard four people. The one who is 'picked' by everyone is the opponent you have to defend! You have to find that person at any time and defend that person!"

"You are not suitable for rigid and dogmatic tactics." Lin Dong said with a smile: "You are suitable for fighting according to instinct, not only checking for your own loopholes, but also shouldering the entire team's loopholes on your own shoulders. If you can't do that, , that’s your problem, then no one can help you!”

...When he came out of the room, Sakuragi Hanamichi didn't send him out. The guy seemed to have realized something. He was in a daze of realization and didn't even know that Lin Dong was gone.

Aiko is still watching her version of Friends, completely engrossed in it.

Lin Dong did not disturb her and just walked quietly towards the door.

Just listening to the classic line that Chandler Bing said to Monica Geller on the TV: Before I met you, my life was insignificant...

What about after they met?

Lin Dong closed the door smoothly.

I hope it is a bright light!

(End of this chapter)