The Golden Age of Basketball
Chapter 94 2 Geniuses
() Throughout the morning, the Trail Blazers rookie training camp at the University of Portland will conduct basic shooting training, passing training, and some simple tactical drills.
These things are very familiar to players who have trained in college teams.
But the NBA is indeed a professional league, and Gan Guoyang has benefited a lot from the simple training in the morning.
In addition to pointing out Gan Guoyang's shortcomings in running posture, Ramsey also adjusted his shooting movements.
In Ramsey's words, Gan Guoyang's shooting posture is like a trebuchet, throwing the ball out of his hand.
Gan Guoyang’s shooting was not like this when he first arrived in the United States, but three years later, his arms are getting longer and his palms are getting bigger and bigger, which makes it impossible for him to shoot with a normal posture, because he is preparing for the action like that The time is too long.
"You can try to extend your elbows outward or inward, so that your shot will be more comfortable and smooth. Of course, what is more important is that your shooting action must be coordinated with your body movements, and maintain a good balance. The sense of rhythm, so that your shooting rate will increase. It seems that you don’t use the mid-range shot very much in college games, although your mid-range shot lore is very beautiful.” Ramsey guided from the side.
Talking about the extension of the elbow, Gan Guoyang thought of Olajuwon. During the ncaa finals, Gan Guoyang felt that Olajuwon's shooting posture was a bit strange. His elbow was stretched out, which seemed a bit awkward.
But Olajuwon's shooting was very accurate, and his shooting made Gan Guoyang suffer a lot in that game.
Now Gan Guoyang is trying to change his posture when shooting. Since his strength has improved, he has spent a lot of time reshaping his shooting ability, but he has been unable to do it.
Although Ramsey's suggestion may not be useful, it provided Gan Guoyang with a good idea. He has decided to find a shooting posture that suits him best and restore his jumper to its peak state.
In the subsequent passing practice, because there were only 6 players in total, Ramsey divided the 6 people into 3 groups, and began to perform 3-on-3 passing practice.
Gan Guoyang was assigned to the defensive group as a center, while Drexler was assigned to the fast break group as a shooting guard.
The two sides began to simulate the fast break-retreat mode and galloped on the field.
When playing at Gonzaga University, Gan Guoyang seldom played fast breaks, because Bellman always emphasized that the pace of the game should be slow.
In the NBA, because of the 24-second attack time limit, the pace of the game will be very fast. Even for teams that emphasize slow pace and defense, fast breaks are also an excellent way to score.
However, in defense, Gan Guoyang is often used as a gate to delay the opponent's fast break. Behrman has never allowed Gan Guoyang to rush for offensive rebounds.
Different from ordinary positional offense and defense, in positional offense and defense, the inside line is always the last iron general in the three-second zone, and the outside line is the first line of defense on the outside.
In the fast break and retreat, the offense and defense are switched, and the outside guards and small forwards instantly become the first line of defense, while the inside players will become the outer high wall that prevents the opponent from advancing quickly.
Gan Guoyang has always been very experienced in this area. Every time his team fails to make a shot, he will retreat to the half court immediately and pinch the opponent's fast break starting point from the outside.
As long as the opponent's speed is slowed down, the fast break will naturally be impossible. After that, Gan Guoyang will return to the three-second zone and continue to take on the heavy responsibility of defense in the positional attack.
And now, Gan Guoyang will face Drexler in fast break practice.
Drexler's dribbling is very characteristic. He always likes to head straight forward with his head down. It seems that he has horns on his head, and he can use the horns to drive opponents away when he lowers his head and rushes in.
As the first line of defense for retreating, Gan Guoyang tried his best to keep up with Drexler's footsteps, try to stick to Drexler without fouling, and reduce his advancing speed.
"This guy's speed is really fast." Ramsey looked at Gan Guoyang's defense. It is remarkable that a center like him can keep up with a defender, especially a defender like Drexler.
But Gan Guoyang is a center forward after all, and Drexler has already rushed up. Gan Guoyang's side defense cannot stop him, unless he directly blocks Drexler with the front, but that will prevent fouls.
Drexler still rushed into the three-second zone, and waiting for him in the three-second zone was the player selected by the Blazers in the second round this year with the 46th overall pick, Jerome Cosey.
Facing the rushing forwards and fast breakers, most defenders at the basket have only two options, either to foul or to avoid the opponent for a layup.
It is very difficult to successfully block the opponent, especially with Drexler on the ball.
Now it was an offensive and defensive drill, and of course Cosy would not dodge. He rushed up to meet Drexler, and Drexler did not back down, even though Cosy was a 6-foot-7 burly man.
He can even face Gan Guoyang.
Cosey and Drexler collided in the air, and Cosey's ball had obviously blocked the foul and hit Drexler's body.
But instead of a direct layup, Drexler made a behind-the-back pass in the air and passed the ball to his teammate, center Tom Scheffler, who came in from the left.
Although Tom Scheffler is a rookie, he is actually not a rookie in 1984, but an "old rookie" in 1977.
He was drafted by the Indiana Pacers in 1977, then cut, and has been playing in other minor leagues since then.
This year the Portland Trail Blazers completed a big deal, and there is a shortage of insiders, so the 30-year-old rookie was recruited into the team, and it was also regarded as a supplement or even a training partner for the team.
Although Scheffler is a rookie, he has played in the minor leagues for 7 years and is also experienced. After receiving a pass from Drexler, he felt that Gan Guoyang was coming from behind.
If he lays up directly, he will inevitably be blocked, so he raised his hand lightly and made a fake shot.
After seeing Drexler passing the ball, Gan Guoyang wanted to cap Scheffler from behind, but was deceived by Scheffler's fake action, and the whole person flew past Scheffler from the front right side.
However, when Scheffler was confidently and boldly preparing to complete the attack with a layup, he did not expect that Gan Guoyang flew out, but he did not give up defense.
With the help of his super long arm, Gan Guoyang knocked the ball off Scheffler's hand in the air, and the ball fell out of the baseline.
At this time, Ramsey on the side called a timeout, and he wanted to make some comments and guidance on this offense and defense.
Although it's just a ball, Ramsey already has a rough idea of the level of these five rookies.
The other member of the defensive trio, Steven Colter, an average point guard, was supposed to guard Drexler, but he couldn't keep up with Drexler's speed.
Jerome Cosey, a very strong small forward, can see that he has good physical fitness and not very much experience. He can see the difference in the confrontation with the second-year Drexler.
Gan Guoyang, also inexperienced, took off too hastily, but his body balance is surprisingly good, his arms are extremely long, his defensive awareness is quite good, and his speed is also very fast.
Among the offensive trio, old rookie Tom Scheffler is very experienced, has timely follow-up, and does a good job of feinting, but other aspects are quite mediocre.
Another rookie, shooting guard Brandon Sampson, didn't touch the ball, but Ramsey had already seen that he had a good sense of movement, running to the right corner on the fast break. It's a pretty good shot.
And Drexler, the only sophomore in the class, still has the same problems as last year in Ramsey's view.
"Clyde, why don't you pass to Sampson on the right? This is a good chance to score from the wing, or you can go straight to the layup, Cosey has already fouled! But you have to use your back pass again , I don't think you're going to suddenly have eyes growing on your back," Ramsey said loudly, clearly not happy with Drexler's choice.
"But Scheffler had a better chance! And I didn't make a mistake in the pass." Drexler was obviously not very satisfied with Ramsey's harsh criticism. In his opinion, the fast break was a success anyway. The opponent either fouls or loses the point.
"The game is not just about looking at the result of a ball! I need to see the thoughts and ideas behind each ball. It's good if you score! What we want is to win one game after another, not just one or two A goal!" Ramsey said even more sternly.
His basketball concept is not as avant-garde as his clothes. He pays attention to the collective and requires each player to make the best choice on the court. He wants the team to run precisely like a clock.
And Drexler's style of play is like a spinning second hand, which is incompatible with his team system.
Ramsey recruited Drexler, a sophomore in this year's rookie training camp, just to continue to transform this talent and adapt him to the team's style of play.
For Ramsey's rhetoric, Drexler seemed indifferent. In this way, his ears have already heard the cocoons, but Drexler, who performed well last season, still likes to play in his own way.
He likes unconstrained passing, likes to fight hard for rebounds with the inside, likes to dribble the ball from the backcourt and lower his head like a bull to rush into the opponent's inside, overturning one or two people and then dunking the ball into the basket.
Not only does he love it, but the crowd loves it too. Whenever he gets the ball on a fast break, the crowd starts cheering.
As a result of Drexler going his own way, Ramsey was often benched, no matter how good he was on the court.
For this matter, Drexler has had disputes with Ramsey more than once, and even Drexler feels that he should be traded by the team instead of wasting talent on the Blazers' bench.
For the time being, he still stays in the team, but he doesn't know whether he will be sent out by the team during the season.
In his view, the team's selection of Brandon Sampson, a player in the same position as him, means that he is ready to trade himself.
Ramsey continued to preach his basketball philosophy, while Drexler was in one ear and out the other.
"Well, Clyde, I hope you can understand what I mean. You are a very good team player, but sometimes you don't fit in with the team. I believe you can do better." Ramsey finally said Give Drexler some encouragement, after all, this is indeed a talented player.
After that, it was the turn of Gan Guoyang's group to practice the fast break, and Drexler's group to defend.
Ramsey asked to simulate grabbing the backcourt rebounds, then the point guard quickly advances, the forward hits the frontcourt, and the center quickly follows up to achieve a three-line fast break.
The training assistant tosses the basketball over the hoop to simulate a missed shot.
According to Ramsey's arrangement, it should be Gan Guoyang grabbing the backcourt rebound, and then getting rid of the opponent's entanglement and quickly passing the ball to the point guard Koller; at this time, Cauchy should have run through halftime, and Sampson should have quickly advanced , Gan Guoyang followed, and it was up to Sampson to decide the choice of offense.
Steven Correll is a classic point guard who graduated from New Mexico State University, a very smart point guard, and is the favorite type of player for academic coaches.
After Gan Guoyang got the rebound, he had to pass the ball to him and let him organize a fast break. This is not difficult for Koller, he can always make the most reasonable choice at the right time.
But the real difficulty he has to face is the entanglement from Drexler.
Seemingly spurred by Ramsey's criticism, Drexler stalked Correll from the start of the mock defense, blocking all angles for him.
Facing Drexler, who had more than one year of NBA experience and overall superior physical fitness, Koller suddenly panicked and couldn't get away from the opponent's entanglement.
Of course, Gan Guoyang couldn't pass the ball to Koller, and seeing Cauchy running for a while, he was about to run out of the arena.
If Koller is an experienced point guard, at this time he should choose to use his flexible feet, use reverse running or circle around Gan Guoyang to get rid of Drexler's entanglement.
But Koller is a rookie, and he lost his mind when he was stuck by a player who was taller, faster and stronger than him.
Generally speaking, at this time, it means that the fast break drill has failed, and Gan Guoyang's side has basically lost the fast break opportunity, even if the ball is passed to Koller's hands, it is useless.
Just when Ramsey was about to call a stop to instruct Koller on how to get rid of the entanglement during free throws, the basketball flew past his eyes like a cannonball.
Ramsey was a little confused for a while, but when he came back to his senses, he found that it was Gan Guoyang's pass.
Gan Guoyang watched the point guard being entangled and unable to catch the ball, and he didn't think about handing the ball to the point guard.
He saw that Cauchy had already run through the half court and was about to rush into the three-point line. Regardless of 21, he showed his housekeeping skills and made a 20-yard long pass with one hand, throwing the basketball towards the frontcourt. past.
In the frontcourt, Cauchy took advantage of his height and strength, grabbed a good position in the competition with Sampson, jumped high to get the basketball, and there was no one in front of him.
Jerome Cosey completed the fast break with a powerful dunk!
"Yes! what-a-paly!" (What a beautiful offense!)
Gan Guoyang raised his hands high in the backcourt and shouted to celebrate the success of this fast break.
But he didn't notice that Coach Ramsey on the side was going crazy. He touched his forehead and thought to himself: "Here's another fucking one."
These things are very familiar to players who have trained in college teams.
But the NBA is indeed a professional league, and Gan Guoyang has benefited a lot from the simple training in the morning.
In addition to pointing out Gan Guoyang's shortcomings in running posture, Ramsey also adjusted his shooting movements.
In Ramsey's words, Gan Guoyang's shooting posture is like a trebuchet, throwing the ball out of his hand.
Gan Guoyang’s shooting was not like this when he first arrived in the United States, but three years later, his arms are getting longer and his palms are getting bigger and bigger, which makes it impossible for him to shoot with a normal posture, because he is preparing for the action like that The time is too long.
"You can try to extend your elbows outward or inward, so that your shot will be more comfortable and smooth. Of course, what is more important is that your shooting action must be coordinated with your body movements, and maintain a good balance. The sense of rhythm, so that your shooting rate will increase. It seems that you don’t use the mid-range shot very much in college games, although your mid-range shot lore is very beautiful.” Ramsey guided from the side.
Talking about the extension of the elbow, Gan Guoyang thought of Olajuwon. During the ncaa finals, Gan Guoyang felt that Olajuwon's shooting posture was a bit strange. His elbow was stretched out, which seemed a bit awkward.
But Olajuwon's shooting was very accurate, and his shooting made Gan Guoyang suffer a lot in that game.
Now Gan Guoyang is trying to change his posture when shooting. Since his strength has improved, he has spent a lot of time reshaping his shooting ability, but he has been unable to do it.
Although Ramsey's suggestion may not be useful, it provided Gan Guoyang with a good idea. He has decided to find a shooting posture that suits him best and restore his jumper to its peak state.
In the subsequent passing practice, because there were only 6 players in total, Ramsey divided the 6 people into 3 groups, and began to perform 3-on-3 passing practice.
Gan Guoyang was assigned to the defensive group as a center, while Drexler was assigned to the fast break group as a shooting guard.
The two sides began to simulate the fast break-retreat mode and galloped on the field.
When playing at Gonzaga University, Gan Guoyang seldom played fast breaks, because Bellman always emphasized that the pace of the game should be slow.
In the NBA, because of the 24-second attack time limit, the pace of the game will be very fast. Even for teams that emphasize slow pace and defense, fast breaks are also an excellent way to score.
However, in defense, Gan Guoyang is often used as a gate to delay the opponent's fast break. Behrman has never allowed Gan Guoyang to rush for offensive rebounds.
Different from ordinary positional offense and defense, in positional offense and defense, the inside line is always the last iron general in the three-second zone, and the outside line is the first line of defense on the outside.
In the fast break and retreat, the offense and defense are switched, and the outside guards and small forwards instantly become the first line of defense, while the inside players will become the outer high wall that prevents the opponent from advancing quickly.
Gan Guoyang has always been very experienced in this area. Every time his team fails to make a shot, he will retreat to the half court immediately and pinch the opponent's fast break starting point from the outside.
As long as the opponent's speed is slowed down, the fast break will naturally be impossible. After that, Gan Guoyang will return to the three-second zone and continue to take on the heavy responsibility of defense in the positional attack.
And now, Gan Guoyang will face Drexler in fast break practice.
Drexler's dribbling is very characteristic. He always likes to head straight forward with his head down. It seems that he has horns on his head, and he can use the horns to drive opponents away when he lowers his head and rushes in.
As the first line of defense for retreating, Gan Guoyang tried his best to keep up with Drexler's footsteps, try to stick to Drexler without fouling, and reduce his advancing speed.
"This guy's speed is really fast." Ramsey looked at Gan Guoyang's defense. It is remarkable that a center like him can keep up with a defender, especially a defender like Drexler.
But Gan Guoyang is a center forward after all, and Drexler has already rushed up. Gan Guoyang's side defense cannot stop him, unless he directly blocks Drexler with the front, but that will prevent fouls.
Drexler still rushed into the three-second zone, and waiting for him in the three-second zone was the player selected by the Blazers in the second round this year with the 46th overall pick, Jerome Cosey.
Facing the rushing forwards and fast breakers, most defenders at the basket have only two options, either to foul or to avoid the opponent for a layup.
It is very difficult to successfully block the opponent, especially with Drexler on the ball.
Now it was an offensive and defensive drill, and of course Cosy would not dodge. He rushed up to meet Drexler, and Drexler did not back down, even though Cosy was a 6-foot-7 burly man.
He can even face Gan Guoyang.
Cosey and Drexler collided in the air, and Cosey's ball had obviously blocked the foul and hit Drexler's body.
But instead of a direct layup, Drexler made a behind-the-back pass in the air and passed the ball to his teammate, center Tom Scheffler, who came in from the left.
Although Tom Scheffler is a rookie, he is actually not a rookie in 1984, but an "old rookie" in 1977.
He was drafted by the Indiana Pacers in 1977, then cut, and has been playing in other minor leagues since then.
This year the Portland Trail Blazers completed a big deal, and there is a shortage of insiders, so the 30-year-old rookie was recruited into the team, and it was also regarded as a supplement or even a training partner for the team.
Although Scheffler is a rookie, he has played in the minor leagues for 7 years and is also experienced. After receiving a pass from Drexler, he felt that Gan Guoyang was coming from behind.
If he lays up directly, he will inevitably be blocked, so he raised his hand lightly and made a fake shot.
After seeing Drexler passing the ball, Gan Guoyang wanted to cap Scheffler from behind, but was deceived by Scheffler's fake action, and the whole person flew past Scheffler from the front right side.
However, when Scheffler was confidently and boldly preparing to complete the attack with a layup, he did not expect that Gan Guoyang flew out, but he did not give up defense.
With the help of his super long arm, Gan Guoyang knocked the ball off Scheffler's hand in the air, and the ball fell out of the baseline.
At this time, Ramsey on the side called a timeout, and he wanted to make some comments and guidance on this offense and defense.
Although it's just a ball, Ramsey already has a rough idea of the level of these five rookies.
The other member of the defensive trio, Steven Colter, an average point guard, was supposed to guard Drexler, but he couldn't keep up with Drexler's speed.
Jerome Cosey, a very strong small forward, can see that he has good physical fitness and not very much experience. He can see the difference in the confrontation with the second-year Drexler.
Gan Guoyang, also inexperienced, took off too hastily, but his body balance is surprisingly good, his arms are extremely long, his defensive awareness is quite good, and his speed is also very fast.
Among the offensive trio, old rookie Tom Scheffler is very experienced, has timely follow-up, and does a good job of feinting, but other aspects are quite mediocre.
Another rookie, shooting guard Brandon Sampson, didn't touch the ball, but Ramsey had already seen that he had a good sense of movement, running to the right corner on the fast break. It's a pretty good shot.
And Drexler, the only sophomore in the class, still has the same problems as last year in Ramsey's view.
"Clyde, why don't you pass to Sampson on the right? This is a good chance to score from the wing, or you can go straight to the layup, Cosey has already fouled! But you have to use your back pass again , I don't think you're going to suddenly have eyes growing on your back," Ramsey said loudly, clearly not happy with Drexler's choice.
"But Scheffler had a better chance! And I didn't make a mistake in the pass." Drexler was obviously not very satisfied with Ramsey's harsh criticism. In his opinion, the fast break was a success anyway. The opponent either fouls or loses the point.
"The game is not just about looking at the result of a ball! I need to see the thoughts and ideas behind each ball. It's good if you score! What we want is to win one game after another, not just one or two A goal!" Ramsey said even more sternly.
His basketball concept is not as avant-garde as his clothes. He pays attention to the collective and requires each player to make the best choice on the court. He wants the team to run precisely like a clock.
And Drexler's style of play is like a spinning second hand, which is incompatible with his team system.
Ramsey recruited Drexler, a sophomore in this year's rookie training camp, just to continue to transform this talent and adapt him to the team's style of play.
For Ramsey's rhetoric, Drexler seemed indifferent. In this way, his ears have already heard the cocoons, but Drexler, who performed well last season, still likes to play in his own way.
He likes unconstrained passing, likes to fight hard for rebounds with the inside, likes to dribble the ball from the backcourt and lower his head like a bull to rush into the opponent's inside, overturning one or two people and then dunking the ball into the basket.
Not only does he love it, but the crowd loves it too. Whenever he gets the ball on a fast break, the crowd starts cheering.
As a result of Drexler going his own way, Ramsey was often benched, no matter how good he was on the court.
For this matter, Drexler has had disputes with Ramsey more than once, and even Drexler feels that he should be traded by the team instead of wasting talent on the Blazers' bench.
For the time being, he still stays in the team, but he doesn't know whether he will be sent out by the team during the season.
In his view, the team's selection of Brandon Sampson, a player in the same position as him, means that he is ready to trade himself.
Ramsey continued to preach his basketball philosophy, while Drexler was in one ear and out the other.
"Well, Clyde, I hope you can understand what I mean. You are a very good team player, but sometimes you don't fit in with the team. I believe you can do better." Ramsey finally said Give Drexler some encouragement, after all, this is indeed a talented player.
After that, it was the turn of Gan Guoyang's group to practice the fast break, and Drexler's group to defend.
Ramsey asked to simulate grabbing the backcourt rebounds, then the point guard quickly advances, the forward hits the frontcourt, and the center quickly follows up to achieve a three-line fast break.
The training assistant tosses the basketball over the hoop to simulate a missed shot.
According to Ramsey's arrangement, it should be Gan Guoyang grabbing the backcourt rebound, and then getting rid of the opponent's entanglement and quickly passing the ball to the point guard Koller; at this time, Cauchy should have run through halftime, and Sampson should have quickly advanced , Gan Guoyang followed, and it was up to Sampson to decide the choice of offense.
Steven Correll is a classic point guard who graduated from New Mexico State University, a very smart point guard, and is the favorite type of player for academic coaches.
After Gan Guoyang got the rebound, he had to pass the ball to him and let him organize a fast break. This is not difficult for Koller, he can always make the most reasonable choice at the right time.
But the real difficulty he has to face is the entanglement from Drexler.
Seemingly spurred by Ramsey's criticism, Drexler stalked Correll from the start of the mock defense, blocking all angles for him.
Facing Drexler, who had more than one year of NBA experience and overall superior physical fitness, Koller suddenly panicked and couldn't get away from the opponent's entanglement.
Of course, Gan Guoyang couldn't pass the ball to Koller, and seeing Cauchy running for a while, he was about to run out of the arena.
If Koller is an experienced point guard, at this time he should choose to use his flexible feet, use reverse running or circle around Gan Guoyang to get rid of Drexler's entanglement.
But Koller is a rookie, and he lost his mind when he was stuck by a player who was taller, faster and stronger than him.
Generally speaking, at this time, it means that the fast break drill has failed, and Gan Guoyang's side has basically lost the fast break opportunity, even if the ball is passed to Koller's hands, it is useless.
Just when Ramsey was about to call a stop to instruct Koller on how to get rid of the entanglement during free throws, the basketball flew past his eyes like a cannonball.
Ramsey was a little confused for a while, but when he came back to his senses, he found that it was Gan Guoyang's pass.
Gan Guoyang watched the point guard being entangled and unable to catch the ball, and he didn't think about handing the ball to the point guard.
He saw that Cauchy had already run through the half court and was about to rush into the three-point line. Regardless of 21, he showed his housekeeping skills and made a 20-yard long pass with one hand, throwing the basketball towards the frontcourt. past.
In the frontcourt, Cauchy took advantage of his height and strength, grabbed a good position in the competition with Sampson, jumped high to get the basketball, and there was no one in front of him.
Jerome Cosey completed the fast break with a powerful dunk!
"Yes! what-a-paly!" (What a beautiful offense!)
Gan Guoyang raised his hands high in the backcourt and shouted to celebrate the success of this fast break.
But he didn't notice that Coach Ramsey on the side was going crazy. He touched his forehead and thought to himself: "Here's another fucking one."
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