First in scoring

Chapter 13. Want to go to Compton?

After breakfast, they took a short break to digest the food, and then the three of them each took up a half of the court and started training.

Although Harden complained, he was no less serious than the two people next to him after starting training. He practiced the three-pointer in the corner very seriously.

DeRozan practiced lateral jump step mid-range shots today. After so many days of training, Zhang Yang discovered that DeRozan was particularly fascinated by mid-range shots.

He remembered that even in the small ball era, DeRozan's three-point shooting was still very poor, setting the record for the lowest number of three-pointers made in a single season by a player averaging 20+ scorers per game in the small ball era. It seemed that he made 9 three-pointers in a single season. Most teams' centers made more three-pointers than DeRozan.

However, he did not "remind" DeRozan that he is also in the stage of laying the foundation, and it is more important to practice the shooting areas he likes and is good at first.

Zhang Yang also started practicing mid-range shots today. It was not just random shots like on the first day, but fixed-point practice. The first point was free throw training.

It's another difficult adjustment period of 'resistance instinct'.

In his previous life, when he was in college and played intramural games, he also had free throws, but at that time he would also jump when throwing the ball.

You can jump for free throws.

There were two reasons why he jumped for free throws at that time. One was that he had not received professional free throw training, and the other was that his height and strength were average, so he needed the help of the jump to better complete the shot.

But now he doesn't need to do that. Even without using his legs and waist, he can still smash the ball onto the backboard with one hand just by using his shoulder and elbow.

After practicing a set of 20 free throws, Zhang Yang understood why he never saw anyone taking jump shots during free throws in professional games.

The force stability of standing shooting is much higher than that of jump shooting. Just talking about waist and abdominal strength, the requirement is much lower.

The future female Zhao Riyue never leaves her feet off the ground when shooting, and it seems that it is not just because of her poor jumping ability.

Given Yao Ming's height, few people can block his standing shot.

After resting for 1 minute, Zhang Yang continued with the second set.

After Zhang Yang finished the second set of practice, DeRozan in the next half of the court could not stand still and ran over to correct Zhang Yang's force connection and shooting movements.

Zhang Yang secretly gestured to lose the South Korean market.

Snake players, get it!
Compared with the force connection, Zhang Yang pays more attention to DeRozan's correction of his free throw shooting action. The former can be slowly practiced and adjusted, and once the latter is finalized... Rick Barry is waving to him.

The standard shooting posture is actually very good-looking. DeRozan's current shooting action is very standard. Combined with his explosive bounce, his jump shot posture is very ornamental.

Putting aside Jordan's preference to wait for his opponents to fall in the air first, and Kobe's preference to create difficulty even when it is not difficult, he would still force a fade away. Their movements are actually quite standard. The difference in details actually shows the iconic characteristics of their playing styles. The common point between these two people's playing styles is that if you have the ability, you can be willful.

As for the action, Zhang Yang also plans to start with the standard shooting action, and then adjust the details of the shooting action according to the actual situation during shooting.

Some people are suitable for high-angle shooting, so the shooting hand will be closer to the top of the head. Some people have a flat arc, so the shooting hand will be closer to the forehead when shooting... If conditions permit, Zhang Yang hopes that the movements are as handsome as possible.

With the help of DeRozan, who has a "mid-range shooting obsession", Zhang Yang's progress in adjusting his power and correcting his shooting movements is much faster than if he had figured it out on his own.

Once you have learned the movements, the next step is to practice hard, just like adjusting the layup movements and force habits. Practice until your body is accustomed to the movements, and then you have completed the basic adjustments.

Time always passes quickly during training. At 9: in the morning, DeRozan said goodbye to Zhang Yang and took Harden home.

Being a teacher is something that is very fulfilling if the people you teach are willing to learn seriously and do well.

He was looking forward to the evening training. He really liked Zhang Yang, a talented and hardworking friend.

The only thing that bothered him was that he only knew so much, and Zhang Yang learned so quickly that he was afraid that he would run out of things to teach before long. Zhang Yang's foundation was too poor, so what he could teach was limited.

Fortunately, there was not much time left in the summer vacation, and he estimated that the work he had accumulated was enough to teach.

A few minutes later, DeRozan and Harden returned to his grandmother's house, and an unexpected figure appeared in his house, chatting with his uncle.

DeRozan asked in surprise: "Coach Thomas, why are you here?"

The visitor was none other than Tony Thomas, the head basketball coach of Compton High School, where DeRozan was about to attend. Thomas smiled and said, "I have something to ask you. I didn't expect you to be so hardworking that you went out to train at 6 o'clock... By the way, do you know the player named Jack who played with you yesterday afternoon..."

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At 5 pm, Zhang Yang dribbled the ball from home to the park.

Without anything in my hands, I could exert more force when dribbling, and I also had hands to assist in dribbling. This time I dribbled the ball all the way to the park without losing it, so the breakthrough training I did in those days was not in vain.

He can intuitively feel the progress and is full of motivation for training.

When he arrived at the basketball court, Zhang Yang saw that only DeRozan was training, so he asked, "Where's James?"

DeRozan responded: "His mother called him at noon and asked him to go back. The car was at 3 o'clock, so he should be home by now."

Zhang Yang: "If I had known he was leaving today, I would have asked you to come to my house for lunch."

DeRozan: “That’s what he said when he went to the station.”

He thought so too, but he didn't say it.

There is another thing... How can I start the conversation so that he doesn't look so happy? Otherwise, if the other party doesn't have such thoughts, he will be embarrassed.

Zhang Yang was about to start training when he saw DeRozan looking troubled. He asked, "What's wrong, DeMar? What happened?"

My friend is so sharp! DeRozan deliberately said in a casual tone: "Jack, the Mid-Levels High School you attended is not a CIF Division I school, right?"

Zhang Yang thought DeRozan was going to ask something, just this?

Although he was a little confused, he still answered: "Yes, the scale of Banshanyao High School does not meet the standards of a first-class school."

DeRozan wondered if he hadn't made it clear enough, so he doubled down: "If you want to play in the NCAA in the future, you'll have a better chance at a Division I school. Of course, you can apply to join the team after you get into college, but it's hard to get as much attention as a talent from a Division I school at first."

It turned out that his friend was concerned about him. Zhang Yang said, "I have also thought about this issue. The difference between first-tier schools and non-first-tier schools is not only the degree of attention paid by college teams, but also the difference in the training they can get in high school. However, I am still too weak now. The school team of a first-tier school will definitely not want me. I plan to aim to join the school team of my school first and practice for a year..."

DeRozan was annoyed and didn't beat around the bush. He interrupted directly: "Do you want to go to Compton High School?"

Zhang Yang, who was talking about his high school plans, was stunned. This was a bit sudden. After a moment of surprise, he leaned over and put his arm around DeRozan's shoulders and said, "You want to recommend me to your school team? You haven't officially joined the team yet, right? Will this make them think that you, a Southern California... ahem, will they think that you, the best junior high school student in the world, are playing big shots? Good brother, you are really loyal!"

This is your best friend? And the best junior high school student in the world? My friend is really realistic!
DeRozan slapped Zhang Yang's arm away, and instead of taking credit for himself, he said, "It's not that I want to recommend you. The head coach of our school is also from Yinshan City. He happened to be back on vacation these few days. He heard that I had a game yesterday, and when he came to watch the game, he discovered your talent and wanted to recruit you."

Zhang Yang understood what happened and guessed that DeRozan didn't want to take advantage, so he hooked his arm again: "It's all thanks to you. If it weren't for you, your coach wouldn't have come to watch the game... Damn! We had a fight yesterday, right? Will it affect your coach's opinion of me?"

What kind of weird worry is this? DeRozan slapped Zhang Yang's arm away again and said, "How many players do you think have never had a fight? Coach Thomas will be here at 6 o'clock. If you want to go to Compton High School, you can talk to him later."

After that, DeRozan walked to the corner of the court and started training. He didn't know why, but he felt very tired, and he felt that he would be tired more and more in the future...

Zhang Yang realized that he was overthinking it. Most of the American athletes are black, and there are indeed few who did not fight during their school days.

Even Jarrett Young and Harden, who are strictly controlled by their mothers, have fought a lot, and DeRozan is probably the same.

Thinking about meeting with the head coach of Compton High School later, Zhang Yang was a little excited. It was too sudden.

He got to the free throw line, got his temper under control, and started working on it.

Was there any conflict between meeting with the Compton High head coach and getting into practice with him? No.

There is always a teacher among three people, and this is the advantage he learned from DeRozan.

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