First in scoring

Chapter 4 4. I'm not very good at fighting

Zhang Yang looked at the other person's face carefully. It looked a bit like him! He should be the one - the traditional basketball player from more than a decade later!
It’s no wonder that he didn’t recognize the other person as DeRozan before. DeRozan’s appearance is very unremarkable, a common face among black people.

DeRozan was not surprised to hear the other party's exclamation, the other party looked about the same age as him, it was normal for him to have heard of him, he was very confident in the field of basketball.

He corrected, “No, not No. 1 in Southern California, No. 1 in California.”

Zhang Yang heard this: 彡(-_-;)彡

I won’t be socially anxious when it comes to rankings!
Snake players are really interesting.

Putting away his complaints, Zhang Yang said, "I didn't expect to see you here. Didn't the news say that you joined Compton High School?"

DeRozan was very famous among middle school students in Southern California, especially in cities in Los Angeles County, when he was in grades 6-8. Inglewood High School in Los Angeles and Southern California High School, the two high schools with the strongest comprehensive sports strength in Southern California, both extended olive branches to DeRozan, but DeRozan chose to stay in his hometown high school.

DeRozan opened up and responded, "My grandmother's house is in Hidden Hills, right by the river when you turn left out of the park. I come here every winter and summer vacation. Compton is not safe."

Zhang Yang nodded to show that he understood. Although he didn't know what the situation was like in Compton, in free America, most cities were not safe.

He asked, "Will you come to practice every morning and evening? We can practice together and have someone to keep us company."

DeRozan shook his head: "He comes every night, but not necessarily in the morning. Sometimes I need him to help me sort out newspapers in the morning, and he is the newspaper delivery boy."

"..."

Very good, not only is he socially anxious, but he is also good at chatting.

Zhang Yang could see that this genius who claimed to be the best in California was trying very hard to chat with him.

It's just that he tried too hard. Not only did he report his address, but now he also reported his family's work. If the conversation goes on, this genius will probably reveal his social security password.

Zhang Yang did not continue to find topics for fear of scaring the other party. He ended the small talk and went to the middle of the court to continue practicing breakthrough layups.

Just like Zhang Yang thought, DeRozan breathed a sigh of relief after the chat.

But DeRozan also felt a little lost at the same time. Due to his personality, he had few friends and seldom chatted with others. Except for that good friend, he seldom chatted with others so much.

He came to the court next door and while warming up he glanced at Zhang Yang who was training.

After watching for a while, he was a little surprised. Compared with the time when he first started practicing breakthrough layups in the morning's 'return to the court', the opponent's dribbling stability and speed control had improved significantly.

But another problem has become more prominent...

He couldn't help but stepped forward and said, "Jack, there's something wrong with your layup."

He immediately regretted it after he said it. Would he offend someone again by correcting the other person so directly when they had just met?

Then he heard the other party ask: "I don't know how to fight very well, can you teach me?"

He is willing to listen to advice and ask questions when he doesn't understand something. Although he is about to be a sophomore in high school and is a little older than DeRozan, who just graduated from junior high school, there is a sequence in learning and everyone has their own specializations. The wise are the teachers. There is no doubt that DeRozan is much better at basketball than him, so he should ask him questions without hesitation.

DeRozan breathed a sigh of relief and his liking for this new friend in front of him increased a lot. He organized his words and said, "You were too anxious to shoot after entering the inside. With your jumping height, you could have started the action as soon as you jumped. You were also in a hurry to shoot after jumping. It is difficult for you to control the strength in such a shot, and you didn't make use of your bounce..." Zhang Yang suddenly understood after listening.

It’s still a matter of ‘habit’.

Now his physical condition is much better than in his previous life. He is taller and has a much better wingspan, and his speed and jumping ability are also better. He himself feels that his breakthrough layup is a bit awkward, and he always feels that he can't use his strength, but he doesn't know what the problem is. He couldn't figure out anything by reading teaching books and watching videos... Now that DeRozan has taught him this, he immediately understands it.

In his previous life, he was only 175 cm tall and his jumping speed was average. At that time, he had to "rush to shoot" when he broke through and made a layup. As soon as he started to hold the ball, he was already making the shooting action. When he started to jump and shoot, the ball had already flown to the basket when he jumped the highest.

It also has something to do with the environment in which he played at that time. In the cricket game at that time, the defending side would keep their eyes on the person with the ball. Once someone broke through, both the opponent and teammates would move inward, and the player who broke through could only throw the ball quickly.

If he continues to practice like this, it is not impossible, he may become a 'shot-stealing expert'.

But the biggest problem with this kind of shooting is that the shooting action is incomplete and the stability is low.

Being a master of stealing shots doesn't mean you're not good. He remembered the sports car in GDP. His shots in the paint were mainly stealing shots. When he was young, his inside shooting percentage was astonishingly high, but such examples were too rare. The French sports car was the only one who made a name for himself. Most players who like to steal shots at close range have an inside shooting percentage similar to Alan Houston.

Zhang Yang decided to adjust his layup rhythm. He didn't want to gamble on whether he had the talent for stealing shots like the French sports car. If he really wanted to play like that, it wouldn't be too late to develop stealing shots after he had mastered the conventional playing style. If he really wanted to become a professional player, he would have to constantly enrich his offensive methods in the future...

Zhang Yang asked DeRozan to help him adjust his breakthrough layup action, and DeRozan did not refuse.

Men always like to teach others, to persuade prostitutes to be good women, and to force good women to become prostitutes...

...

Zhang Yang adjusted his layup habits under the guidance of DeRozan.

This body had just started playing basketball, and although it was influenced by his original memories of playing basketball, the body had not yet developed muscle memory. He was consciously controlling his movements, so it was not that difficult to adjust, as long as he was patient.

If you wait until your body has formed a habit before making adjustments, it will be much more difficult, and it would be an understatement to say that you're getting half the result with twice the effort.

DeRozan just helped Zhang Yang on a whim at first, but he didn't expect Zhang Yang to be so perseverant. He repeated the basic breakthrough layup again and again. Zhang Yang persisted in such a boring task without any complaints. He was even happy for the little progress that was not even visible... He also became serious and tried to increase the difficulty for Zhang Yang. In the training, he added technical moves such as three-step layup and turn layup for Zhang Yang.

In this regard, Zhang Yang did not complain, but practiced harder, and DeRozan became more and more motivated in his coaching.

One likes to teach, the other likes to learn, and they hit it off, and two hours passed in a flash.

Seeing that it was almost 8 o'clock, the two who were still reluctant to leave had to end today's training.

When leaving the park, Zhang Yang thought of something and asked, "DeMar, will it affect your training if you help me train?"

DeRozan shook his head: "It's okay, don't worry. Helping you train the basic movements is also helping me to rebuild the foundation, which is also a good thing for me."

Zhang Yang thought it made sense, so he didn't act pretentiously and said, "Let's continue tomorrow morning?"

DeRozan nodded: "See you tomorrow morning."

(End of this chapter)