NBA: Starting with Jokic template

Chapter 124 Leading the Trend (45)

Across the ocean, in the northeast.

Ning Province.

There was a tall, skinny boy training in the training camp, sweating profusely.

"Huh...huh..."

The boy received the ball, dangled continuously under the basket, deceived the trainer with fake moves, and made a layup on the other side of the net.

"Well done, Zhou Qi, you have practiced your footwork under the basket very well!"

"As a center, the most important finishing position is under the basket. Only by honing your skills under the basket can you grow into a strong enough center in the future!"

"Look at Lin Chuan! He is the most powerful player in China and also the strongest center! His offensive methods are endless, but he has never forgotten his skills under the basket!"

"Practice well! One day you can go to the NBA and play against him!"

"Coach, what's the next drill!"

When Lin Chuan was mentioned, Zhou Qi, who was originally exhausted, suddenly felt a surge of strength in his body.

Lin Chuan has played in the NBA for more than half a year, and his performance has already conquered every Chinese fan.

Including many CBA players and young players in youth training, they also regard Lin Chuan as their idol.

Zhou Qi is no exception.

I thought that if I trained hard, I could go to the NBA and play against my idol.

This feeling of excitement once again dispelled the fatigue of training.

"Next is three-pointers! Make 300 three-pointers! That's it!"

Ever since Lin Chuan became famous in the NBA, many people have also noticed it.

Being able to practice three-point shooting is such a huge bonus for the center position!

The extremely long shooting range forces the opponent's center to pull out to defend.

Tearing apart the opponent's defensive space.

Similarly, even if you don't shoot, you can still create opportunities for your teammates.

Facing an empty basket, even a player with poor shooting skills can score easily!

Therefore, Lin Chuan's sudden emergence not only set off a three-point craze in the United States, but also many young players began to hone their three-point skills.

The same is true for China!

Zhou Qi also had to practice three-point shots in the training camp, which he had not practiced much in the previous 16 years!
According to China's basketball level, Zhou Qi, as a player of the national youth team who has not yet entered the CBA, would not receive much attention.

However, because of Lin Chuan, Chinese players have also received a lot of attention from foreign countries.

Therefore, he is the most promising center in the new era of China.

Zhou Qi also inevitably attracted everyone's attention.

Many American scouts would fly to China to watch his games.

The 17-year-old has already shown his talent.

在15岁时，他就加入了国青队，在u16的亚青赛中，决赛狂砍43分19篮板3助攻12盖帽的逆天三双数据率队取胜夺冠。

At the age of 16, he also averaged 14+10+4 blocks per game in the World Youth Championship.

This year he has reached a height of 2.16m.

His wingspan is as long as 2.33 meters, which is extremely good even in the NBA.

It's just that his body is a little thin.

But it is more flexible this way. Besides, it is difficult for young people to gain weight, so it is not too late to gain muscle after entering the NBA.

Scouts also found that Zhou Qi showed his rich arsenal in these games of the National Youth Team.

Such as dribbling through the floor, fadeaway jump shot, and Euro step.

Many of the offensive moves made people hallucinate Lin Chuan.

Apart from the three-pointer, he is unmatched in the U18 arena.

Therefore, three-point shooting has naturally become the area where Zhou Qi needs to improve the most this season.

Fortunately, Zhou Qi has a good shooting ability and can also shoot from mid-range and long-range as a center.

This also makes it less painful for him to shoot three-pointers.

For three-pointers in training like this, he can definitely complete the task within 300 times!

"180!"

"181!"

Zhou Qi was sweating profusely as he ran back and forth outside the three-point line to receive the ball and shoot.

You can't just practice one area for three-point shooting. If you do that, even if you can shoot three-pointers, it will still be lame.

To practice offense without blind spots, you need to be proficient in not only the bottom corners, but also the flanks and the top of the arc!
"200!"

Zhou Qi finally made the last shot and sat down on the ground, panting from exhaustion.

"Coach, I'm done!"

"Okay! Let's take a break!"

Seeing how serious Zhou Qi was, the coach was merciful and did not let him continue to practice.

Zhou Qi opened his phone and checked the time.

"It's 11 o'clock!"

He exclaimed, how could time pass so quickly!
"It's too late!"

Then Zhou Qi immediately got up from the ground, took off his sweaty jersey, grabbed a piece of clothing and a towel and rushed out.

"Why are you running so fast!"

The coach wanted to call Zhou Qi.

"Coach! Lin Chuan's game is about to start! I need to find a TV to watch the game!"

Zhou Qi's voice faded away and disappeared into the corridor.

The coach shook his head and smiled helplessly.

See, there's nothing wrong with watching Lin Chuan's game.

Maybe I can learn a little more from him.

Zhou Qi couldn't wait to run to the rest area.

Without even having time to change clothes, he quickly turned on the TV.

It was just turned on and the game was at the end of the first quarter jump ball.

Zhou Qi wiped the sweat off his body while staring at the TV screen.

After seeing Lin Chuan block Nash and then clean up the mess for Ibaka by blocking Kobe who was about to dunk with the ball in the next round, Zhou Qi couldn't help but pat the pillow beside him excitedly.

"Wow, that block is so cool! With this level of defense, the opponent won't dare to attack!"

Later, Lin Chuan was seen dribbling the ball across half court, repeatedly delivering accurate passes while being closely guarded.

Zhou Qi was stunned.

The center is a great passer, so the team doesn't need a point guard.

A point guard can be a 3D player.

Anyway, the ball handler is the center, and the organizer is also the center.

"So cool... I want to learn how to organize and pass the ball! I'll talk to my coach tomorrow and ask him to give me more!"

Seeing Lin Chuan firing from beyond the three-point line again, Zhou Qi was extremely excited.

"That's it! A three-pointer! When the opponent is defending the inside, a three-pointer will disrupt their defensive formation!"

Zhou Qi was shouting and screaming while watching Lin Chuan's game. Not far away, the coach at the door just smiled helplessly.

After watching the game, it’s enough to not just be happy.

We still have to learn from our idols!
Learn his style of play!

This is the real meaning of the coach allowing Zhou Qi to watch Lin Chuan's game!
And this time.

On the other side of the ocean again.

Back to Los Angeles.

Back to the Staples Center.

Time went back to night.

In the stadium, the fans were still shouting and cheering for their home team.

I hope the team will perform well.

But undoubtedly.

Today's Lakers still disappointed their die-hard fans.

The game has now entered the second half.

It is currently the third quarter and there are 3 minutes left.

The score came to 82:64.

The Lakers were already trailing by 18 points.

The culprit behind all this is the selfless Lin Chuan!
(End of this chapter)