The Golden Age of Basketball

() Gan Guoyang, who returned to Portland, was not idle, because Karp came back with Gan Guoyang, so Gan Guoyang went to the training center early the next morning, and trained as usual during the days when the team was away on an expedition .

Gan Guoyang still runs to the training center in the cold morning. Although it is not as far as the University of Portland, the Blazers training center is far from Gan Guoyang’s home, but he can’t drive. Gan Youwei is not around, so Gan Guoyang can only use his own feet to go to the goal land.

Gan Guoyang, who signed a two-year 100 million contract with the Blazers and has Nike endorsement, is already a small rich man, but he did not spend money lavishly, did not buy a car or a house, but gave the money to Gan You for processing.

Gan Guoyang was running on Portland Street in the early morning. There were not many pedestrians on the street at this time, but everyone could recognize him quickly when they saw him, and waved to Gan Guoyang.

"e-on-gump!" When passing the Vista Bridge, a tightly wrapped little boy recognized Gan Guoyang and shouted at him.

Now that Gan Guoyang is a big star in Portland, the news of his suspension is naturally known to fans all over the city, but everyone in Portland supports him no matter what the circumstances.

Facing the cold wind, Gan Guoyang smiled at the little boy and couldn't help speeding up. He now likes this city more and more.

After arriving at the training center, Gan Guoyang was already sweating profusely, which also saved him from warming up exercises, and he could start training after changing clothes in the locker room.

Karp had already driven to the training center early, made the layout of the field, and was ready to help Gan Guoyang carry out personal one-on-one training.

Culp is an experienced assistant trainer. He can correct the mistakes of the players in training and help the players refine their technical movements to adapt to the fierce NBA competition.

For a player with a solid foundation like Gan Guoyang, a trainer like Karp who is similar to the "improvement class" is the best. In just over a month, Gan Guoyang learned a lot from him and corrected some past mistakes. Wrong habit.

For example, when Gan Guoyang was playing in college, his shoulders were more serious when he made a frontal breakthrough. This is often called a foul in NBA games. Karp instructed Gan Guoyang on how to use his shoulders reasonably, and consciously improve Gan Guoyang's No. [-] The ability to step, which further strengthens Gan Guoyang's ability to attack the basket head-on.

For another example, Gan Guoyang used to like to jump up and block shots in defense. In high school and college, he could always send out blocks; but in the NBA, it is impossible to average seven or eight blocks per game, and he might lose three or four fouls .

Culp carefully taught Gan Guoyang how to judge better, how to interfere with the opponent's shooting instead of purely trying to block shots, which is one of the reasons why Gan Guoyang's foul troubles have been greatly reduced in recent games.

Gan Guoyang trusts this fat middle-aged white man very much now, and Karp is also surprised by Gan Guoyang's rapid progress. Some details can basically be taught as soon as he is taught. How to apply them to the game is a matter of time.

"Gan, let's practice your left hand." After some basic training, Karp suggested that Gan Guoyang practice his left hand.

Gan Guoyang nodded, and now the technical movement practice of the left hand is a must-have item for his daily training.

As a professional player, if you want to have great achievements in offense, being able to play left and right is a necessary quality.

Especially for a center forward, if he can only attack with his right hand, it means that when attacking in the low post, his next move can be predicted.

If he asks for the ball in the low post on the right, then he will basically only go to the bottom line; if he asks for the ball in the low post on the left, then most of them go to the middle.

Once such a routine is figured out by the opponent and a targeted defense is launched, the power of the center forward on the offensive end will be greatly reduced.

Gan Guoyang practiced with his left hand in high school and college, but he did not train systematically. He still focused more on the technical training of his shooting hand—the right hand.

Now he will take time to practice his left hand, especially the left-handed hook. If the left-handed hook can be developed, then Gan Guoyang's threat in the low post will be further increased.

"Let's do 200 flips and left-handed hook training first." Culp brought a large basket of basketballs and began to let Gan Guoyang start with an undefended hook shot.

Gan Guoyang still clearly remembers how hard he worked every day when he practiced hook shots at Gonzaga University.

Off-the-ball training, hook shots without confrontation, hook shots with confrontation, hook shots under flanking situations, full-court confrontation practice hook shots; 5-foot hooks, 10-foot hooks, 15-foot hooks .

In order to practice this stunt, Gan Guoyang spent nearly a year practicing it repeatedly, and constantly watched Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's game videos and early NBA centers' game videos to learn from them.

Finally, he honed his hook shot into a proficient scoring technique. He can shoot anytime and anywhere within 17 feet from the basket, making it difficult for opponents to guard against him.

If it weren't for Ramsey's tactical arrangement to deliberately reduce Gan Guoyang's shots and cultivate his ability to support in high positions and cover in low positions, Gan Guoyang's scoring average in the previous games would have been even more astonishing.

In the battle against the Lakers and the Bulls, Gan Guoyang has already demonstrated his outstanding low-post scoring ability and scoring explosive power. Now what constrains him is the team's tactical arrangement and the coach's training plan.

Even so, the beast never stops sharpening its fangs and sharpening them.

"Keep going, don't stop! Don't pant! Keep shooting continuously!" Karp's roar could only be heard in the empty training ground, urging Gan Guoyang not to stop.

But when it comes to shooting, there is no shortcut. Apart from talent, what you need is a lot of repetitive practice to form muscle memory, so that you can throw the ball in high-speed and high-intensity games.

The hook shot is even more a test of muscle memory. He not only needs the movement of the hands, but also the coordination of the parts of the whole body.

The big difference between the skyhook and the ordinary hook is that when raising the hand, the leg must be raised to ensure the balance of the body. This is the source of the stability of the skyhook, and it is also a difficult place.

Gan Guoyang practiced the hook with his right hand. He raised his right leg when he hooked with his right hand, which was very coherent and smooth. But when he used his left hand, he was not used to shooting. He was not used to it. Now he had to lift his left leg again.

For right-handed people, the left foot is often the jumping foot. Now that the left leg needs to be lifted, the right leg can only be used to take off. Gan Guoyang is not used to this, so his movements are deformed.

"Persevere, persevere, your leg and hand movements are not smooth enough. If you make such a move in the game, the opponent will slap you away!" Karp kept pointing out Gan Guoyang's shortcomings.

Obviously, Gan Guoyang still has a long way to go if he wants the left-handed hook to be effective in the game.

But now there is another thing that Gan Guoyang is more concerned about, and that is what is going on with the Trail Blazers who are still far away on the east coast.

After a day of sweaty training, Gan Guoyang called his personal doctor, Dr. Shui Miao, and had a full-body massage and relaxation at the physical therapy center of the training hall, as well as some simple examinations.

After Shui Miao became Gan Guoyang's personal doctor, she also found a job in a private clinic, so she can support herself in Portland by herself.

Gan Guoyang was wearing a bathrobe, receiving spa treatment in the large spa tub in the locker room, while watching the game being broadcast on the opposite TV. It was the Portland Trail Blazers who were challenging the Philadelphia 76ers away.

Since the time in the east came earlier than in the west, the game had already started in the afternoon Pacific time. When Gan Guoyang finished training and turned on the TV, the game had already entered the second half.

At the end of the first half, the Blazers trailed the 56ers by three points 59:76.

In the third quarter, Moses Malone of the 76ers began to show off. He is also 6 feet 10 tall. Malone has an advantage in weight when facing Sampson. He weighs 255 pounds and he is like a tank inside the Blazers. Rampage.

Sampson does not suffer in the offense. His skilled basket skills continue to increase points for the Blazers, but he can't prevent Moses Malone, and at the same time he does not have the destructive power of Malone.

Moses Malone relied on free throws and offensive rebounds to score consecutive points in the third quarter, giving the 76ers an advantage in the third quarter.

Van der Veer's performance was poor. Under Bobby Jones' defense, his shooting percentage was as low as just over [-]%, and he couldn't give the team enough firepower support.

It was Drexler who shined in front of the old flying man Dr. J. In the first half, the Blazers relied on Drexler's performance to withstand the 76ers' storm.

However, Moses Malone could not be restrained in the third quarter, and the rebounds of the whole game were blown out. The Blazers still lost each other 116:126 in the fourth quarter.

Moses Malone had a game-high 30 points and 15 rebounds, and Irving had 28 points and 11 rebounds.

For the Trail Blazers, Drexler scored 26 points and Sampson scored 22 points, but the team did not have double figures in rebounds. They grabbed 76 rebounds less than the 17ers in the game. It means that the Blazers may have 76 points less than the 10ers.

"Forrest Gump, that No. 2 is really good. If you play, can you beat him?" Shui Miao, who watched the game with Gan Guoyang, asked.

Shui Miao naturally doesn't know anything about basketball, but she is now the personal doctor of NBA players anyway, so she needs to know something.

"I don't know, maybe we can pass the game...Anyway, if I'm on the court, our team won't lose so many rebounds." Gan Guoyang still felt extremely regretful thinking that he missed the game against the 76ers.

"Then don't hit people in the future, just play basketball well, why are you hitting people?" Shui Miao muttered to the side.

Gan Guoyang looked at this doctor who was not young but spoke like a child, and didn't know what to say.

"You, a woman, don't understand men's affairs!" Gan Guoyang had no choice but to say this.

"What about men and women, you are just a kid who hasn't graduated from college!" Hearing what he said, Shui Miao replied very dissatisfied.

"What's the use of you graduating from college, and you're not married yet!" Gan Guoyang regretted it as soon as he said this, fearing that it would touch Shui Miao's mind.

"Oh~ I don't know what to do, I can't find anyone I like." Shui Miao didn't get angry, but complained about herself alone.

Gan Guoyang didn't expect her to think seriously. I really don't know where she went to study so much. Maybe she hasn't even talked about love.

In an open and developed country like the United States, it is not uncommon for a woman not to get married, but it is simply unbelievable for a college girl not to fall in love.

Gan Guoyang wanted to ask Shui Miao more than once if he had ever been in a relationship, or if he was a virgin, but in the end he held back.

Sometimes, Gan Guoyang felt that there was such a simple and good doctor, and it was good to joke with her occasionally.

For the next two days, Gan Guoyang came to the training center to train with Karp every day. After the training, Shui Miao came to give him relaxation treatment to prevent him from getting injured. By the way, he watched the game of the day.

On December 12st, in the new month, Gan Guoyang watched the Utah Jazz and Denver Nuggets game while lying in a hydrotherapy tank. Of course, Gan Guoyang was most concerned about his old friend Stockton.

Gold always shines, and Stockton's performance in the Jazz is getting better and better. In this game against the Nuggets, he scored 13 points and a game-high 12 assists.

Although the Jazz failed to stop the Nuggets' strong offense in the end, Stockton's performance has begun to attract the attention of the league.

On December 12, Gan Guoyang watched the game between the New York Knicks and the Trail Blazers on the treadmill.

Gan Guoyang had to lament that in just a few years, the development of nba broadcasting in the United States was also very rapid.

He still remembers that when he first arrived in the United States, he thought that every game could be broadcasted. Later, he realized that even the NBA Finals might not be broadcasted. Gan Guoyang only knew that in the United States at that time, the NBA was also in the development stage.

Only three years later, with Stern's rise to power, the promotion of the nba has become better and better, and more and more TV stations have begun to broadcast nba games.

This also allowed Gan Guoyang to watch the performance of his teammates on the East Coast through pay TV in Portland.

The Trail Blazers, who lost to the 76ers in the last game and suffered their first losing streak of the season, seemed to find a punching bag when they played against the Knicks who were full of injuries.

In addition to being hit by the Knicks at 26:23 in the first quarter, the Blazers tore the Knicks to pieces with a stormy offense in the second and third quarters.

After Drexler scored 26 points in the previous game, he scored a game-high 25 points and 12 rebounds in this game, leading the Blazers to a 115-93 away game against the Knicks.

As for the Knicks, several of their main players were absent due to injuries, and they lost to the Trail Blazers in rebounds by as many as 26 in the game. A big defeat is inevitable.

"I wanted to meet him, but I didn't expect him to be absent from the game." Gan Guoyang muttered to himself as he watched the boring one-sided game.