Chapter 20: Be yourself
Nick Young ran over from among the players next to him, put his arm around Sean, held the newspaper and said, "Sean, come and see, you've been named one of the four point guards in this year's draft." Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"
"Oh!"
"The big star of the future, the big man, how do you feel?"
The others began to coax, Nick Young pretended to hold the microphone in his hand, interviewed Sean, Sean smiled bitterly, although he was a little unhappy in his heart, but he couldn't spoil the fun at this time, he could only pretend to be very formal and said: "Thank you for the value of the judges, but there is still a big gap between me and them, I will work harder." ”
"Oooh!"
The others were jumping and jumping, and Nick Young and the other black man were dancing and twisting their butts and looking weird.
"Oh my God, you two, I didn't think you would be like this. Nick, you're going to stay away from me in the future. Sean looked at the two of them, let out a weird grin, and made exaggerated movements.
Nick Yang was embarrassed: "Sean, you wait for me, I'm going to explode your chrysanthemum at night." ”
The coach arrived soon and the afternoon training began again.
Because I just played yesterday, this time it was just a resumption of training, and the intensity was not great.
Sean also had time to pick up the newspaper that Nick Young had mentioned, and he was very appreciative of Sean's performance. Against Duke University, Sean achieved such a good result, Sean proved his strength. So much so that the newspaper photographed Sean as the fourth in this year's draft point guard simulation.
In next year's draft, not to mention other positions, the point guard is definitely full of talent.
Duke University, Wake Forest University, and Innosley University, all three of which are point guards in the top 10 of the draft, and it is impossible for Sean to name them, but it is impossible to lose the draft.
But this newspaper praised Sean so much, which still made Sean a little embarrassed.
Nick Young sat next to him: "How's it going, are you feeling excited?" ”
Sean shook his head: "The article of the Los Angeles Times was written by myself, and it is estimated that the person who wrote this did not believe it very much." ”
Nick Young laughed and didn't say much.
Although Nick Young is brain-dead, it doesn't mean that he is ignorant.
When he was in high school, Nick Yang was also a bombing existence, and all major newspapers praised Nick Yang for not being good, but later, he disappeared, which disappointed Nick Yang at the same time, it was also a kind of training.
Now it is the Los Angeles Times that praises Sean so much, and the local newspaper naturally praises its own people, and all Los Angeles athletes, the Los Angeles Times will consciously be too high.
After afternoon practice, Sean continued to practice on the side of the court.
This time, as soon as it got dark, Sean went back to rest and continued watching the previous disc.
Three days later, the Trojans continued their game away against the University of Kentucky.
The University of Kentucky, which is also a giant of the NCAA, has played two consecutive games against the giants, and the pressure on the Trojans is great, but fortunately, the team played well against Duke University before, so the atmosphere in the team is quite good.
But as soon as the game began, the Trojans were all behind.
Sean felt cold in this game, 0 of 6 outside three-pointers, and successfully undercover, if it wasn't for Nick Young's multiple hits, the suspense would have been lost in the first half of the game.
Sean worked hard in the second half, but it didn't work.
Small forwards, big forwards, centers, and the Trojans are behind in all directions, and Sean is not famous at all in the face of this point guard today, but the defense is the most powerful that Sean has ever seen.
58-76, the Trojans were defeated in the second half, and the score was lost.
After the game, the Trojans returned to their school in disgrace, and Sean closed his eyes, not knowing what to do.
In this game, Sean had 9 points, 6 assists and 4 rebounds, which looked good, and there were no mistakes, but in a normal game, Sean was 3 of 15, and the low shooting rate was outrageous.
This kind of game is the easiest way to lose confidence in the players.
Fortunately, the team has Nick Young, who makes some jokes from time to time to liven up the atmosphere, and the atmosphere of the team is not so depressing.
The next day, the team rested.
Sean still came to the basketball court to practice, and the three-point shot in the last game was simply a dog. So today Sean came to practice shooting, especially three-point shooting.
In the afternoon, Coach John came to the stadium and talked to Sean.
"I know you want to win, but you have to get used to losing, and even the greatest players have hundreds of games that have been lost, and Jordan was like that."
"The first thing you have to do is relax and move forward with your shortcomings."
Sean nodded: "Coach, what should I do?" ”
Coach John smiled:
"Originally, the Trojans didn't think about producing results this season, but who knew you would suddenly join. This season's results have been a bonus, so you have to relax and not be under so much pressure. ”
"In terms of the squad. The Trojans are still a bit weak right now, and apart from you and Nick, no one else has the strength to really be reassuring. ”
"You're a star player for the Trojans from the game against Duke, so when you play, you're going to have people all over the court against you, and you're going to have a hard time catching the ball, you're not comfortable shooting, it's a natural process, you have to learn to face this kind of defense, get used to this kind of defense, it's a necessary step to become a real star."
"It's impossible for the team to really design a few sets of tactics for you, and this kind of mitigation is unrealistic and undesirable, so it's better for you to figure out how to get out of this level of defense yourself."
"If you can break down this full-court defensive core, then you basically have the capital to win in the NBA."
"What should I do?"
Sean's eyes lit up and he asked.
"There's nothing I can do about it, and in fact all NBA superstars have come all the way, so I can only give you some references and use your best strengths to make the defenders unable to defend. For example, last year's draft pick, LeBron James, his shooting is not good, even inferior to you, but no one can defend him, because his own strength and speed determine that he is difficult to defend at the small forward position. ”
"The same guys, Nowitzki, are exceptionally tall, have a unique way of shooting and an unmatched shooting percentage."
"Abdul-Jabbar's height, reach, and sky hook."
"Maddie's incredibly sharp first move and shot."
"Iverson's speed, his coordination and his ability to finish under the basket."
"Every player to be successful and become a superstar must use his own characteristics and maximize his characteristics, otherwise he will not be able to achieve success, even if he relies on his own body, it is not so simple, otherwise the NBA will not have only this one LeBron James."