swing striker

Chapter 16 Bruce Bowen
There is such a player who was not interested in the draft and came to the NBA at the age of 30. His physical fitness is mediocre, his offense is weak, and he has no honors, but he is one of the most important components of a championship team. , the best litmus test for any top scorer.

He is Bruce Bowen, the top perimeter defensive expert in the NBA.

Of course, compared to these, people are more likely to remember his dirty little moves and the series of superstars who were injured in his hands.

On the first day of reporting to the Spurs, Shi Lei was handed over to such a person.

That's why Popovich signed Shi Lei, Bowen is old, as a team that can't afford another top player and wants to make a difference, he chose to train cheap and able to limit those guys' defense By.

A young man with little experience, relatively good physical fitness, enough enthusiasm for basketball, and a good mind seems to be a good choice, isn't it?

As for whether it can be successful?Popovich didn't really care.

The Spurs are a very poor team. Every year, they can always control the players' contracts within the requirements of the "salary cap".But $30 is not enough to make them unacceptable.

Popovich's "gold panning" reputation is so loud, and it is precisely because of this, because he panned enough garbage.

"Hi, I'm Bruce Bowen, nice to meet you."

This notorious guy showed Shi Lei a smile that was thought to be malicious.

"Hi, I'm Shi Lei."

Shi Lei apprehensively greeted the "villain" in front of him.Although Bowen's eyes were very kind and not aggressive at all, his cold head made Shi Lei tremble a little.

In fact, it's not that he's angry, Shi Lei just doesn't want to deal with him.Bowen's famous "notoriety" is well-known in the country. If he comes into contact with such a person, if he disagrees with him
After all, he was in an unfamiliar environment, and the opportunity was so hard to come by. Shi Lei's awareness of self-protection made Shi Lei's heart full of vigilance.

"Relax, young man, let me see your offense first."

Of course Bo Wen didn't know what Shi Lei was thinking, he only thought he was nervous, after Shi Lei relaxed, he threw the basketball into Shi Lei's hands.

After receiving the basketball, looking at the defender who had already posed, Shi Lei gently patted the basketball in his hand, without any distracting thoughts in his mind.

A non-guaranteed contract, Shi Lei knows what that means, it means that he may lose his job at any time.Leaving for himself and for his father is a smile from the heart, how could Shi Lei let such a thing happen?

"Every game may be my last game." Shi Lei knew all this clearly.

"Papa papa!" With the movement of Shi Lei's wrist, the frequency of the basketball falling and bouncing became faster and faster.

Shi Lei's dribbling is very bad. If he was in the past, his cautious personality might make him hesitate.But it is different now. In addition to giving people despair, the hopeless situation will also give people unprecedented courage and fighting spirit.

"I care who you are!"

Accompanied by the screaming from the bottom of his heart, Shi Lei rushed forward to meet Bo Wen.

He still failed, like a fish caught in a net, no matter how hard Shi Lei tried, he couldn't go one step deeper into the basket.

Then the net that was holding him back suddenly burst, and he rushed out.

Shi Lei turned his head in shock.

"Clap clap clap."

He saw Bowen kept clapping his hands.

"Look, there's nothing hard about basketball, you made it man, why don't you throw it in?"

There, a notorious guy, smiling and clapping.This smile made Shi Lei feel warm.

"Thank you." Seeing Bowen's sincere smile, Shi Lei also smiled easily, and then he threw the basketball into the hoop. Well, the basketball didn't go in. No!

"Hahahaha!" Bo Wen laughed wildly, Shi Lei also spread his hands in embarrassment.

"Welcome to San Antonio, I have to say you have our style."

"You mean this shot?"

"Yeah, we always miss it, including Tim."

"Hey Bruce, are you talking bad about me again?"

Duncan, who was doing adaptive training not far away, was also attracted by the laughter. He turned his head to look this way, just in time to hear Bowen's words.

"Okay, Tim, do the training that Mr. Coach has arranged for you. We are always slow to warm up. You have a lot of responsibility for this. Don't disturb my communication with my new partners. We get along very well."

Duncan shrugged and said no more.

Infected by this harmonious internal atmosphere, Shi Lei's mood also relaxed. At this time, Bowen turned his head and said to him: "You were great just now, really, you need to maintain that momentum, it can help you solve all problems. opponent. You will succeed, trust me."

"Okay, I'll keep that in mind. So what do we do next? Or like before?"

"No, this time I attack."

Bowen took the basketball thrown by the training partner and waved at Shi Lei: "Defend me."

At this time, Bowen's face became serious. He slapped the basketball and said to Shi Lei: "Okay, now I'm going to attack. Pay attention to the movement of my footsteps."

While pushing the basketball forward, Bo Wen told Shi Lei what to do.

"Oh man, you've fouled, you need to move yourself fast. Come on."

"Lower your weight, raise your arms, and swing him. Not too high, low, ok, that's it, great!"

"Look out I'm going to change direction. You foul again man, you have to move your feet fast. Oh, keep your arms open, don't look at the ball, watch my body move"

During the practice, Bo Wen kept pointing Shi Lei's defensive movements, gradually making his movements more standardized, telling him the precautions in defense, how to distinguish the opponent's fake moves, how to defend the opponent's shots, and how to defend against breakthroughs. wait.

Shi Lei made rapid progress, his defensive movements gradually became more standardized, and it became more and more difficult for Bowen to break through him.

Ahem, well, this is mainly because Bowen's breakthrough is too good.Like facing Parker, Ginobili and others, Shi Lei will...
Just as Popovich predicted, Shi Lei, who has good strength, speed, and jumping, has the potential to become a good perimeter defender.

Of course, nothing can be accomplished overnight, occasionally participating in the team's joint training, Shi Lei will still be the opponent's player, and there will be no scum left.

Time passed unknowingly, and the preseason came.

　PS: This result is dismal. This is also my first time writing something. I don’t know where the problem lies. Can you help me out?
　　
　
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