Eight consecutive first-team defenses, the only man to win the Defensive Player of the Year as a point guard, steal king, limiting Jordan's lowest points per game in the Finals, and the famous nickname "The Glove." It's all a testament to how good Payton's defense is, and it's an exaggeration to say that Payton's defense is textbook for every point guard.

As for going to the court to play with Payton, Zhou Xuan felt that it didn't make much sense, Payton couldn't run anymore, and it was difficult to put theory into practice. What Zhou Xuan has to do is to memorize these experiences, and then "realize" by watching Peyton's game video, the master leads the door, and the practice depends on the individual. If ball skills are martial arts, experience is internal strength.

Payton is a man with MVP quality. But for all the stars who were on the rook side in the 90s, Jordan will always be a hurdle in front of them. In the 1995-1996 season, Payton led his Seattle SuperSonics to the rise of the West, reaching the final Finals. But that year was only for Jordan, who came back, and under his leadership, the Bulls continued to play out the NBA myth, not only setting NBA records of 72-10 in the regular season and 15-3 in the playoffs, but also regaining the throne by defeating the SuperSonics 4-2 in the Finals.

After that, Payton and SuperSonics never returned to the Finals, and the team's record plummeted. Finally, in 2003, Payton, who had played 999 games for the SuperSonics, was traded to the Bucks. Dramatically, his first game for the Bucks was against his old club. Payton's 1,000th career game was still played on Key Field in Seattle, and he was only moved from the home bench to the away bench.

In the summer of 2003, in order to pursue the championship, Payton came to Los Angeles and formed a feared F4 with Kobe, O'Neal, and Malone. However, fate still played a joke on him: Kobe Bryant was affected by the events in Eagle County, Malone and O'Neal were also injured, and the rise of the Detroit Predators. Although Payton played all the games and helped the team reach the Finals, the physically and mentally exhausted Lakers eventually lost to the Pistons 1-4. Payton's championship dream still can't be realized.

In 2005, Payton made the last push for a championship and joined the Miami Heat. NO ONE WILL FORGET THE 2005-2006 NBA FINALS GAME 5 OF THE HIGH SMASHING LAYUP, THAT IS ALSO ONE OF THE GLOVE KILLS, MANY PEOPLE SAY HE DOES NOT HAVE A GORGEOUS CROSSOVER, BUT THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT HIS BREAKTHROUGH IS NOT GOOD, IN FACT, THE BREAKTHROUGH OF THE GLOVE IS VERY WEIRD, HIS STEPS ARE NOT THE SAME AS NORMAL PEOPLE, STOMPING SMALL STEPS AND THEN SUDDENLY ERASED INTO THE 3-SECOND ZONE, AND THEN THE ICONIC LOW HAND HIGH THROW LAYUP. At the end of the day, he got the championship he coveted, and a generation of star point guards walked off the stage.

At dinner, Payton talked about his defensive experience, and Zhou Xuan listened very carefully. His offense isn't the best, but his defensive experience comes as soon as he opens his mouth.

"If you want to defend your opponent well, you must first look at what the characteristics of the opponent are, whether you shoot accurately or prefer to break through, if you shoot accurately, you must stick to defense, and if you break through, you must keep your distance and follow the defense. The stance is on the side he is used to breaking, forcing him to dribble with his unskilled hands so that his speed will be reduced. To make the opponent attack in the way he is least good is to make him uncomfortable offensively. ”

These Zhou Xuan already know the Tao, which is the defensive philosophy of most people. He didn't interrupt, and Payton went back into the details.

Deal with people who are taller than yourself. If the opponent is only tall but thin, it is easier to use his short advantage to resist his lower handicap and make him unable to exert his strength. If you are taller than yourself and stronger than yourself, this has to be skillful, first of all, still sink the center of gravity, and then stick to the opponent, so that he can be restrained, if the opponent is hard, you can make a little dark energy, do a little less obvious action, so that the opponent's shot is out of balance.

Stockton is good at this. His skills with crutches are unbelievably skillful. He's covered in weapons, elbows, knees, ankles, every part of his body that Stockton can use against his opponents.

However, these tricks could only be carried out under the stage, and television broadcasts at the time were not as advanced as they are today, and could not accurately capture Stockton's indiscriminate behavior. Jordan once denounced that "Stockton is the dirtiest player in the league to play". And Rodman scolded, "This is a shitty bitch." If even Rodman scolded Stockton like that, it was enough to show how hateful he was.

When dealing with a pitcher, you can't give the opponent space to shoot, you must press resolutely and be entangled. Zhou Xuan did a good job in his rookie season.

Deal with the general breakthrough expert of medium and long range throwing. This kind of player is not very accurate in the long range, so he should put a little distance, let him shoot, never let him break through, the center of gravity of the body sinks, staring at his waist, make a good judgment in advance, and block his advantage line. Westbrook is of this type.

Deal with those who can suddenly throw. At a distance of about 20 centimeters from your opponent, stretch out one hand flat, hold the other hand high, concentrate, always maintain this position, and follow closely. Pay attention to the other person's buttocks, the buttocks will not deceive people when doing feints.

"You're always staring at people's butts?" Zhou Xuan was stunned.

"yes. I know that most people look at their shoulders, which is too wasteful of energy and easy to shake. If you look at your shoulders, you can still prevent breakouts so well, and you can react quickly enough. Payton smiled: "Use what I said, I expect you to become the strongest point guard on defense, better than Kidd, he is not good at trash talk, you are trash talk as soon as you enter the league, and you have made many people convinced, better than me." ”

Among the stars produced in Oakland, California, Payton and Kidd are undoubtedly two of the most famous. When he was young, Peyton often took Kidd to the street court in Oakland to play wild ball, and after the game, he still couldn't enjoy it, so he dragged Kidd to play one-on-one, constantly challenging Kidd's psychological bottom line with ****** and trash talk, in Kidd's words, "going alone with him is simply a double torture both physically and mentally". After a few years of repeating this, Kidd left Oakland for the NBA with a strong physique and a cool head, and became one of the best guards of all time.

Zhou Xuan had already consulted with Kidd, and Kidd admired Payton even more.

"Gary, when are you free? I'd like to have a little bit of a fight with you on the pitch, just once, and it won't take you too long. ”

Peyton laughed: "I don't think you can just listen to theory, no problem, just tomorrow." ”

After retiring, Payton was lazier than other stars, and Zhou Xuan had just lost some money playing cards to him and invited him to dinner, so he was embarrassed to refuse this "small request".

The next day, the two went to gamble in the morning, Zhou Xuan was unlucky, and lost tens of thousands of yuan in a low-key manner, while Peyton won money again and was in a better mood.

After a break for lunch at noon, the two found a basketball and entered the gymnasium to play half-court heads-up.

Peyton quickly realized that Zhou Xuan was really a genius, and he could understand it at all. And in order to better study, Zhou Xuan deliberately reduced his speed to the same as Peyton, and never bullied people with speed, whether it was offensive or defensive. Even so, his defensive judgment can still help him keep an eye on Payton's breakaway. Payton's small movements, how to break the ball, pushing people's thighs, poking waist eyes, and setting elbows, Zhou Xuan learned them all after watching them a few times.

After more than an hour, Payton called a halt. He smiled: "I now understand why Kidd is so optimistic about you, aside from the bounce power, physical fitness, your brain is the most terrifying I've ever seen, and you learn too fast, right?" ”

Zhou Xuan said with a smile: "I have studied your video, but I don't know enough about some details, such as poking the waist eye and which position is the most effective when the card is down." There is also a sense of distance when the ball is broken, which is not easy to experience when watching the video. Thank you for your teaching. ”

Peyton shook his head and sighed, "It's not a teaching, I've been with Kidd for a long time, and I taught him such an apprentice, when he first entered the alliance, he was still a person who didn't control the rhythm very well." But you play as steady as you play cards, and you only make a move when it's time to make a move. Even if you're not perfect, but want to break you completely...... I don't think anyone can do it. Maybe it won't be long before you surpass me. ”

Payton scolded in his heart: What will surpass sooner or later, this kid won the Finals MVP, assist king and best rookie in his rookie season, I don't have these honors. This guy is really jealous.

Although Payton ranks 8th on the NBA's all-time total assists list, because of Stockton, Mark? Jackson was pressed, he didn't get the assist king, and the best rookie didn't have anything to do with him, and his rookie season was very unsmooth, because he played a short time and almost retired.

Zhou Xuan accepted the basketball and proposed, "Do you want to take a shower and play in the casino for a while?" ”

Peyton nodded. "Let's go!"

There is a luxurious bath in the hotel, and the two of them went to take a bath together and played for a while. Zhou Xuan still played with him in a low-key manner, and Peyton won another 10,000.

When leaving, he said: "I'll leave tomorrow, come to Las Vegas for a few days, and go home to see my wife and children." If you come to Seattle one day, you can come to me. ”

"Okay, I'll go when I get a chance."

After retiring, Payton went back to live in Seattle, where he liked and liked the team, and he left because of his owner. However, the team moved away, and he did not plan to retire his jersey at the Thunder on the grounds that he had never played for that team.

After the two separated, Zhou Xuan went back to the room to calm down and recall the situation when he was playing, and took out a pen and paper to record a few key points. On this trip, he not only met Peyton, but also earned more than 3 million, and gained a lot.

He plans to go back to Los Angeles tomorrow, staying in the casino will also affect his image, and if he stays any longer, he wants to go to other casinos to play, this thing is not addictive.