The rise of the NBA superstar

Chapter 61, Change of Attitude (Gageng).

Founded and joined the NBA in 1988, the Heat is an NBA team belonging to Miami, Florida, USA, and its home court is located at the American Airlines Center Arena in downtown Miami.

Miami is the second largest city in Florida, USA, located on Key Biscayne on the Florida Peninsula.

It is also the largest city in the South Florida metropolitan area, with a population of more than 559 million people. It is one of the most densely populated cities in the United States, the largest metropolitan area in the southeastern United States, and the fourth largest metropolitan area in the United States.

It is also an international metropolis, with an important position in finance, commerce, media, entertainment, art and international trade, as well as the headquarters of many companies, banks and television stations.

It is also a melting pot of cultures, greatly influenced by the large Latin American ethnic group and the inhabitants of the Caribbean island countries, and has close cultural and linguistic ties with North America, South America, Central America and the Caribbean, so it is sometimes called "Capital of America".

The fan market here is huge, especially after winning the first championship in team history in 2006, fans have become more and more fond of this Heat team.

Many members of the Thunder team have also come here to play away games. Durant came here once last year, and Westbrook and Li Senlin came here for the first time to play an away game.

The Heat's current record is 17 wins and 11 losses, ranking sixth in the Eastern Conference. This year's lineup is at the playoff level. Of course, their ranking is very unstable. If they are not careful, they will easily fall out of the top eight.

In this season, the Heat got the No. [-] pick Michael Beasley, which set off a situation of winning the world with a small lineup.

Michael Beasley played 28 games for the Heat, started 3 times, averaged 24.8 minutes per game, scored 13.9 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1 assist, shot 47.2% from the field and 40.7% from the three-point range , The free throw percentage was 77.2%.

Currently in the Rookie of the Year selection, forward Beasley ranks second, second only to No. [-] pick Derek Rose.

Westbrook ranked fifth, in addition to Rose and Beasley, OJ Mayo and Brook Lopez.

Li Senlin still played too few games and did not enter the official statistics.

Speaking of the Miami Heat, one person I have to mention is Dwyane Wade. Of course, fans prefer his nickname "The Flash".

Dwyane Wade was selected by the Miami Heat with the fifth pick in the first round of the 2003 NBA draft. In 2006, Wade won his first NBA championship and won the fifth youngest finals in NBA history. MVP (FMVP).

In 2008, just a few months ago, Wade represented the US men's basketball team and won the Beijing Olympic gold medal.

Li Senlin knows without asking the system that Wade is definitely an SS-level star at this time.

Wade's characteristics are very clear, the mid-range shot is not stable enough, the touch feels hot and cold, he relies more on breakthroughs in offense, he is very capable in one-on-one, his upper body is very strong, he starts quickly, and his breakthrough is extremely sharp, which is at the top of the league.After his first step, more than 8% of the players in the league are already behind him, and he is not afraid of speed guards (not as strong as him) and tall guards (not as fast as him).

He has a strong desire to attack the basket, has a strong ability to break through and draw fouls, and feels good when laying up. Most of his points come from the penalty area and the free throw line.

The pass in the fast break is also in place, and often has an alley-oop with his teammates. Sometimes the pass is too casual in positional battles, resulting in more turnovers per game.

He has excellent awareness and can sometimes grab offensive rebounds and launch a second attack directly.

In addition, his defense is good, a large part of which is due to his 6-foot-11 wingspan, which can keep up with the opponent's pace in defense and interfere with the opponent at all times.

Averaging more than one block per game, and not suffering from physical confrontation, he is better at assisting defense.

Wade has a certain backcourt rebound protection ability and good stealing ability. He was selected as the second best defensive team in the 04-05 season. It is worth mentioning that his defense at critical moments is impressive. Fly out and cap the opponent.

Although many people know Wade's offensive shortcomings, they still cannot limit him.

Many people know the loopholes in Wade's defense, and they still can't break through his defense because his speed is too fast, so now Wade is undoubtedly a top ten star in the league.

At this time, among the honors of Wade's career, in addition to the 06 championship, FMVP, Olympic champion, second team of the best team, second team of the best defensive team, All-Star starter, best of the week, best of the month, even the point guard dominated The All-Star Skills Competition has won two championships in a row.

The remaining relatively large personal honors that have not been won are the scoring champion and the regular season MVP.

Wade, who recovered from injuries last season, is at the peak of his body and skills. Wade is currently averaging 30 points, 4.6 rebounds, 7.5 assists, 2.2 steals, 1.3 blocks, and a shooting percentage of 49.1%.Being able to play such data is definitely a strong contender for this year's MVP.

The next afternoon, the entire Thunder team came to the training hall. The training hall is not in the Heat's home arena. This is another training hall found by the Thunder team staff. It is fully enclosed and reporters are not allowed to interview. .

Brooks arranged a tactical drill today. The Thunder divided the main team and the backup team for offensive and defensive drills. Li Senlin is now on the backup side, not holding the ball, and has returned to the shooter role.

In the last game, Brooks saw the gap between the Thunder and the Hornets. Not to mention the player's ability, the degree of tacit understanding of tactics is not a little bit worse. If this aspect does not improve, it will be difficult for the Thunder to make further progress.

This season's record doesn't matter, the team's goal next season is to hit the playoffs, so Brooks also felt Alexander.

After Li Senlin's defeat yesterday, and a new understanding of himself, his enthusiasm for training has also increased a lot.

He is too dependent on the system now, and the system is sometimes unreliable, so now he must improve his strength first, so as not to be in the helpless situation yesterday.

Brooks looked at Li Senlin, who was running wildly, and couldn't help but feel happy. It seems that this guy has reflected well, and his attitude is much more correct than before.

Unlike before, Li Senlin was very lazy in running positions. When a person's spirit changes, other people's feelings are obvious.

The previous Li Senlin cannot be said to be slack in training, but it is definitely not hard work, because he did not violate any team system, "commute to and from get off work on time", and absolutely did not work overtime.

It's hard for Brooks to say much about this point, but this time he clearly felt that Li Senlin had improved in his ideological consciousness.So Brooks is also satisfied.

Li Senlin is desperately trying to understand Hamilton's running experience in his memory, which is part of his growth.

After a good night's sleep, Li Senlin decided that he wanted to be on par with Westbrook and Durant. They were more talented than him, and actually worked harder than him. This was something Li Senlin absolutely could not accept.

In the morning, he also found Jack and asked him to quickly issue a training plan for his offensive skills.

He is eager to improve his offensive ability.

Li Senlin felt that all his abilities were cultivated from the beginning, so he was no longer obsessed with the theory of innate talent.

In the process of using Kurika and Harden, Li Senlin has a deep understanding of their offensive skills. Harden is good at the European step, retreating to pull out the gap, and has reached a great level of mastery of the rhythm. The realm is high, and what Curry is good at is opening the gap through his own rhythm, and then integrating shooting with rhythm, as well as his judgment on the timing of breakthroughs, all of which are top-notch.

If Li Senlin didn't use the star card, he wouldn't be able to use many basic offensive skills, such as the simplest one, Brother Deng's step back. Of course, this is also related to his lack of professional training before.

Many offensive skills have nothing to do with talent, but with a person's hard work.

The footwork skills of back-up singles, the rhythm changes of sudden stops in the middle distance, the footwork skills of face-up attacks, the rhythm skills of retreating to pull out the gap, etc., these can be improved through training, and there are many things on the conscious level. These are things that the system cannot provide, and these are the directions for Li Senlin to improve.

Now Li Senlin really has no other offensive means except shooting three-pointers.

After Li Senlin figured it out, he had a goal and became more motivated to train.

(End of this chapter)