First in scoring

Chapter 17. I really don’t know what you are practicing so hard every day

Zhang Yang remembers that in the 2010 playoffs, the Suns swept the Spurs 4-0 despite being underdogs, ending Nash's "Spurs nightmare."

As long as he doesn't hold back, he should be able to successfully complete this trial... Eh? Why isn't he holding back again?

But 2010... This was another watershed in Nash's career. After this season, Stoudemire will leave Nash, and Nash has never led his team to the playoffs again. Finally, he went to the Lakers to form the second generation F4 but failed to win the championship, and his career ended in gloom.

But regret is also a kind of beauty in the basketball court. Zhang Yang put his attention back on himself.

He sorted out the information he had received again, and after finishing it, he was completely confused.

From the information we know, up to now, his abilities are limited to spot-up mid-range shooting and attacking the basket.

The counterattack ability is actually also attacking the frame, but he is fast, so counterattack is an advantage.

He has some three-point shooting ability, but not many. It is obvious that he has some three-point shooting ability after practicing mid-range shooting for many years.

The skills he has now are the ones he started training before opening the door to experience!
Good tactical awareness is an ability he had already demonstrated before he started his training, and it has been recognized by professional coaches.

That is to say, after the time he opened the door to experience, he stopped learning new techniques, and his excellent physical fitness wasted!

After calming down, Zhang Yang felt that he had roughly figured out what the "training mode" was.

It can be considered as a 'copy', based on his own existing abilities, 'growing' to a specified age and participating in the classic series.

But there is a new problem - 2010 is the year after he started the training mode, what if it happened before?
Wait, to help the Suns eliminate the Spurs, we have to complete a series?

Even if it's a sweep, it'll take a week, right? Isn't school already in session?

...

Zhang Yang didn't hesitate for long. He looked at the electronic clock with a calendar on the bedside table. It was May 5st. He got up, dressed, and left the room.

It has been a long time since I got this plug-in with no instructions for use. My patience has increased a lot. I guess this is the benefit brought by the plug-in, otherwise he would have gotten no benefits until now.

While it was still daybreak and the owner had not yet gotten up, Zhang Yang walked around Nash's house to familiarize himself with it, so that he would be able to find his room when he wanted to return.

The house was very big. He roughly counted and found that there were more than a dozen rooms, not counting the kitchen and dining room.

There was another house in the backyard outside the house. Zhang Yang saw from the window that there was a basketball court inside. The door was not locked. He went in, turned on the light and took a look. The facilities were very simple, with a few chairs for resting, two racks for balls, and a full-court basketball court with a wooden floor. There was nothing else.

After a quick tour of Nash's house, Zhang Yang didn't know what to do, so he decided to train!
After practicing for a while, he understood why he was not selected even though his overall abilities seemed good, he had the shooting and physical qualities.

His ball control is better, but his method is very simple, and it is very smooth when he goes straight back and forth, which allows him to fully display his physical qualities.

But if you want to change direction or something, it's not impossible, but you need to think about it first. If it's a high school game or even a college game, it's okay, but it probably won't be enough for an NBA game.

The same goes for shooting. Standing jump shots are very good, but once the movements are accelerated, such as shooting after dribbling and turning around, the accuracy cannot be maintained, and the movements are obviously jerky.

Just as described in the message received, the ability is too single.

The message also described that he was training hard after being eliminated, and thus won the favor of Gentry and Nash. So when he participated in the draft a year ago, his ability must not have been as good as it is now - he was good enough to be a functional starter in college, but not enough in the NBA. Coupled with the impression left by a certain Chinese guard on NBA teams last season, it is normal that he was not selected.

It was only because he met Gentry, who was good at using functional players, that he had the opportunity to officially enter the NBA. Without thinking any more, Zhang Yang devoted himself to shooting training.

He may play in the next series against the Spurs. If he wants to avoid being a drag, he must get familiar with his current body and abilities as soon as possible.

Practice more to adapt to the current feeling of dribbling and shooting. Maybe it will help his training after he returns from the training.

Before, when he was training for shooting, there were constant "clang clang" sounds, but now he was scoring goals continuously with the "swish swish swish" sounds. He was practicing very hard and more than half an hour passed in a flash.

Just after 7 o'clock, Nash pushed open the door of the training room and saw Zhang Yang practicing shooting. He smiled and said hello: "Hi, Jack, you're up so early to train again."

Zhang Yang stopped shooting when he heard the noise...Steve Nash!

He suppressed his excitement and responded in a normal tone: "Good morning, Steve, why are you up so early?"

Nash sighed softly, "Hey, we have to play the Spurs tomorrow. I can't sleep. I have to get up early to train with you."

Are they worried about not being able to beat the Spurs?

That's right. Zhang Yang remembered that before 2010, the Suns met the Spurs in the playoffs three times in 05, 07 and 08, and lost every time. The Spurs used tricks in 07, and many people felt sorry for the Suns. But after the Suns traded Marion for O'Neal in 08, they were beaten bloody by the Spurs in the playoffs. Last year, the Suns didn't even make the playoffs... It's normal to worry about meeting the Spurs again this year.

Especially since the Spurs just defeated the Mavericks in the first round...

Zhang Yang encouraged: "Steve, I believe you can beat Duncan this time."

Nash smiled when he heard this, but didn't continue the topic. He had heard too many encouraging words, so he said, "What do you want for breakfast today?"

"Uh… I don't know yet. I'll just see what's in the kitchen and make something."

"Okay, everything you make must be delicious." Nash said as he walked to the basketball rack, picked up a ball, and started dribbling to warm up.

Zhang Yang looked at the ceiling speechlessly. Could it be that the special reason for staying overnight mentioned in the message was because his cooking was delicious?

Could it be that being able to cook really became his way out when things weren't going well at work?
After dribbling the ball a few times, Nash said to Zhang Yang, "Let's cook the meal later. I'm not hungry yet. Let me teach you how to control the ball first."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yang immediately went forward with the ball.

Nash couldn't help but complain: "Your physical fitness is so good, but your skills are so monotonous. I really don't know what you are practicing so hard every day..."

Zhang Yang wanted to ask what he had been practicing all these years...

After complaining for a while, Nash's tone returned to normal: "It's not enough to just practice shooting every day. Shooting requires time to accumulate slowly. It is enough to ensure effective training every day. While practicing shooting, you need to practice the techniques to display your shooting ability so that you can better play your shooting ability. Only when you can play your shooting ability will you have the opportunity to play. Only with enough game experience can you know how to adjust your shooting to make better progress..."

Zhang Yang listened carefully to Nash's instructions. The man in front of him might be the most technically proficient point guard in basketball history, and might not even be limited to being a point guard!

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