Damn it!

After being easily tackled by Kobe, Tang Qian was very annoyed, his knees sank slightly, his arms were flexed, and he looked resolutely defensive.

"Okay, that's it, it's fun to get serious!"

Kobe Bryant saw Tang Qian's expression, not only was he not afraid, but he was slightly excited: "My ball is going to the left, you can defend it." ”

As soon as the voice fell, Kobe Bryant moved, logically speaking, Kobe Bryant at this age has lost the speed that he was proud of at his peak, but in Tang Qian's eyes, it is still extremely fast and unstoppable.

Bryant broke through on the left side and scored on a three-step layup.

"Okay, boy, the ball is in my hands again, this time I'm going to the right, you be careful."

Tang Qianqian wanted to stick to Kobe's right side, but unfortunately the other party just stopped sideways, so he deceived his center of gravity, and then picked it up with his right hand, and the basketball fell to the net to score.

How so?

Under Tang Qiankobe's attack, he was about to collapse, because he was powerless to find that even if the other party told him the direction of his attack, he still had no way to stop the other party.

This huge gap was felt for the first time since Tang Qian returned to this life.

It's so strong!

This is the black mamba at the end of the peak, Kobe. Bryant?

himself and him, not at all on the same order of magnitude.

Ten balls, the curtain soon came to an end, and as expected, Tang Qian swallowed a "zero egg" again, and the entire bullfight did not score a point.

"Haha, Dongfang Boy, your defense is very good, you move fast, and you don't move sideways." Bryant said.

"Mr. Mamba, are you laughing at me?" Tang Qiandao.

"No, no, no, Oriental boy, I'm telling the truth." Kobe Bryant shook his head.

"The facts?" Tang Qian's mouth was bitter, and he smiled: "The fact is that I can't prevent a ball, the fact is that I can't score a ball." ”

"Young Oriental boy, you don't need to be too discouraged, you lost to me, there are two reasons."

"Two reasons? Which two? Tang Qian was a little impatient.

"One of the reasons." Kobe Bryant picked up the basketball on the ground, threw a mid-range, and said, "You have a problem with your defensive thinking. ”

"Defensive thinking?" Tang Qian thought for a moment and asked incomprehensibly, "What is defensive thinking?" ”

Brush~

After Kobe Bryant saw his middle throw into the net, he said: "Defensive thinking is the most direct and subconscious judgment you make when defending the attacker, and it includes your direct and indirect comprehensive defensive awareness. ”

Kobe Bryant's large paragraph made Tang Qian stunned, and it took him a lot of effort to translate it.

"Haha, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Phil told me this original sentence, and I was confused at the time." Kobe Bryant looked at Tang Qian's expression and couldn't help laughing out loud.

Of course, Tang Qian knew who Phil was in Kobe's mouth, and Tang Qian was not surprised that the Zen master could say this.

"Where exactly?" Tang Qian didn't bother to delve into this passage, and directly picked the important question.

"Specifically, there's a problem with your defensive habits." Bryant threw another shot, said.

Brush~

"Defensive habits? Is there anything wrong with my defensive habits? Tang Qian asked suspiciously.

"Of course, of course, Dongfang boy, you think about the details of defending me just now."

"The details? Detail? Tang Qian frowned and thought for a long time, but still found nothing: "I'm really sorry, Mr. Black Mamba, I can't think of it." ”

Brush~

Kobe Bryant stood at the top of the arc and threw a three-pointer ball: "Oriental boy, your post defense is too aggressive." ”

"Too positive?" Tang Qian was stunned for a moment and said, "Isn't it good to be active when defending?" ”

"A positive defensive attitude is naturally good, but with a wrong defensive habit to defend, then even if it is positive, it is half the effort and thankless." Bryant Road.

"But ......" Tang Qian became more and more confused, and couldn't help asking: "Shouldn't you stick to the attacking opponent in a basketball game?" ”

Kobe Bryant dribbled the ball and said with a smile: "As an outside player, there is naturally no problem with keeping close to the defense; But as an interior player, you make a big mistake by doing that. ”

"Why?" Tang Qian's mouth was half open, and he said.

"Because the role of an interior player, especially a center, is not to defend a certain person, quite the opposite." Bryant threw another three-pointer and said, "It's duty to defend everybody." ”

"Even every ball."

What the???

Kobe's words made Tang Qian feel like he was struck by lightning, standing in place, his tongue was difficult to get off the bridge, and it was difficult to open his mouth.

After about a minute, Tang Qian stammered, "How, how can it be ......?"

"How not?" Kobe Bryant looked at Tang Qian and said, "Look at your size, you should play center, right?" In that case, what do you think it means to be a center on the basketball court? ”

Tang Qian thought for a few seconds and said: "Center, as an excellent center, you must have a strong basketball scoring ability and a strong basketball defense ability, and at the same time, it is best to have a certain degree of strategy ability......"

“no！ no！ no！ Before Kobe Bryant finished listening, he shook his head and interrupted: "The points you said are applicable to any position on the basketball court." Do you think this is the essence of the center, the essence of the center? ”

Tang Qianyu stopped, because of his understanding of basketball, it was obvious that he did not see clearly and thoroughly as the man in front of him.

"Then ask Mr. Black Mamba, what is the essence and essence of this center?" Tang Qian humbly asked.

"The essence of the center." Kobe Bryant seemed to remember something, and the corners of his mouth provoked a hint of nonchalant smile and said: "There is only one essence and essence of the center...... That's to dominate the basket. ”

Dominating the basket?

Dominate the basket!

The string of words spit out of Kobe's mouth was like an initiation, which made Tang Qian suddenly realize and suddenly open.

"Oh? Oriental boy, have you figured out something? Kobe Bryant couldn't help but ask when he saw the change in Tang Qian's facial expression.

"Yes, Mr. Black Mamba, I have indeed figured it out a lot because of your words."

"Really? Then you can tell me about it. Bryant was interested.

"As a center, you don't need to be too good at scoring, you just need to dominate the basket; As a center, you don't need to be too good at defense, you just need to dominate the basket; As a center, you don't need to be too good at planning, you just need to dominate the basket. Tang Qian said in one breath.

"It's interesting, it's interesting, but if you can't do anything, then how can you dominate the basket?" Bryant continued to ask.

"Nothing, to dominate the basket, that's the essence and essence of the center, right, Mr. Black Mamba." Tang Qiandao.

"Yes, do you understand what I just said now?"

"Almost."

"Speak up and listen."

"Okay." Tang Qian opened his mouth unhurriedly and said: "The so-called center duty is not to defend a certain person, but to defend everyone, I think the answer is the string of words you just told me, Mr. Mamba, dominate the basket." ”

"Go on." Bryant Road.

"The reason is very simple, because everyone on the opposing team has the possibility of entering the penalty area and under the basket, as the last barrier of the team, sometimes you defend not only the opponent, but also every position of the opposing team, from the center to the guard, from the inside to the outside, as long as someone dares to break in, you have to try your best to resist and save!"

"Interesting, anything else?" Bryant Road.

"As for the second half of your sentence, Mr. Mamba, that's how I understand it." Tang Qian said clearly: "Why do you say that as a center forward, sometimes you even have to defend every ball of the opponent? I'm afraid it's because ......"

"On the basketball court, only a center can do that."

"So you know what is wrong with your defensive mindset now?" Bryant Road.

"Well, thanks to Mr. Mamba's reminder, I almost found it." Tang Qian nodded and said: "As a center, my job should be to guard the basket, so the stubborn defense of Mr. Mamba just now is the source of my defensive disease." ”

“good！” Kobe Bryant's gaze at Tang Qian has changed slightly, this oriental kid can understand the true meaning of the center in such a short period of time, and the understanding of basketball is already quite good. In the NBA, many interior players actually have extraordinary physical fitness, but the ceiling reached in the end is not high. After removing the element of luck, it is a lack of comprehension of basketball. Kobe Bryant himself knows this better than anyone else.

"Oriental boy, you have a good understanding, as the center of the team, your defense is not just one person, but a group of people. So you don't need to stick to it when you and I go head-to-head, because the big guys can't always move as well as the smaller guys, especially in the NBA, and that's especially magnified. If you can't change this defensive thinking, you're going to be a target for coaches in professional basketball. ”

"I see, thank you, Mr. Black Mamba." Tang Qian looked at Kobe. Bryant, thank you from the bottom of my heart.

"No need to thank you, Dongfang boy, I just moved my mouth, you can think of this layer, it's all your own credit, and it has nothing to do with me." Bryant said with a smile. Because of similar words, Kobe Bryant has also told many young people, but very few can listen to them and understand them.

Today's Tang Qian can be regarded as one.

Kobe Bryant said it "lightly", but only Tang Qian himself knew what the meaning of Kobe's words just now meant to him. Regarding this problem of defensive thinking misunderstanding, Tang Qianqian may not feel it in China, and even many times, the team coach asks him to play like this, but that is in China. The overall level of basketball in China is not high, so if there is a Tang dive, you can "turn the river over the sea" and "wreak havoc" on the opponent at will. But if this set is placed in the United States, it has become a big problem, and if Tang Qian continues to develop like this, he may be directly dragged down to the point of being abolished.

When playing in China, Tang Qian may be able to be a "superman", wearing underwear outside, invincible; But playing in the United States, Tang Qian's physical advantage has been "diluted", although it is still great, but if he wants to be the same as in China, he can directly distance himself from the opponent for 108,000 miles, which has become a dream.

The United States, but the kingdom of basketball, the birthplace of basketball, any basketball master who comes to the United States, must let go of his arrogance and start over.

Therefore, Kobe's words just now will benefit Tang Qian for life.

Tang Qian couldn't help but be grateful.

"Mr. Mamba, can we have another game?" Tang Qian proposed.

“of，course！ As long as you're not afraid of being beaten by me! Kobe Bryant laughed.

The two of them fought "hotly" in this small side hall, and after about an hour, the sound of basketball inside gradually became quieter.

Tang Qian was "exploded" by Kobe Bryant very badly, let alone winning a game, he would be defeated by Kobe if he couldn't even score two or three goals in each game, but Tang Qian's face was still "bright". This is not only the excitement and excitement of playing alone with idols, but also being able to compete with the NBA's active "first percentile" is also very beneficial to Tang Qian's experience growth.

"By the way, Oriental boy, you're called hot money, right?" Bryant put on his casual clothes and hat again.

"Yes, yes." Faced with the fact that American citizens could not pronounce their names, Tang Qian had gradually "given up resistance".

"Seeing you're training here, you're supposed to be a member of the Los Angeles Defenders, right? How old are you? Bryant asked casually.

"Yes, Mr. Black Mamba, I just joined the defenders this season, and I will be ten ...... this year" Tang Qian originally blurted out, ready to say "eighteen" years old, but after thinking about it, Phil. Hubbard swallowed the "American ID" he had gotten for himself, and then changed his words: "I'm twenty years old." ”

"Twenty years old?" Kobe Bryant, who was tidying up his clothes, didn't notice the problem in Tang Qian's words, he smiled and said: "Then you have to hurry up, the professional life of basketball players is not long, not short." ”

This year's Kobe Bryant has reached the age of thirty-three, with his qualifications to enter the NBA at the age of seventeen, and today, he has been fighting in the league for fifteen years.

However, he believes that so far, his physical condition has remained good, and the Lakers' lineup has not changed much, so this year, his heart is still "ambitious".

"Thank you, Mr. Black Mamba, I will go the extra mile." Tang Qian said.

"Ok, Oriental Kid, I like people who train hard!" After Kobe Bryant cleaned up, he turned his head and said, "Hi, hot, don't lose so badly next time!" ”

"Yes, Mr. Mamba." Regarding Kobe's "little ridicule", Tang Qian does not have the ability to "digest" it now.

So I can only nod honestly.

"By the way, Mr. Black Mamba." Seeing that Kobe Bryant wanted to leave, Tang Qian couldn't help but speak: "Can we still meet in the future?" ”

"Of course, hot, as long as you're on the Los Angeles Defenders, we'll see each other more days than we can count." Kobe Bryant turned his head and said.

"Huh? Why? Tang Qian was puzzled.

"Aha~ It seems that you don't know anything?" Kobe Bryant said with a smile: "This Toyota Sports Center, I won't get lost when I walk with my eyes closed." ”

Looking at Tang Qian's expression, Kobe Bryant said with satisfaction: "Because this Toyota Sports Center is also the daily training hall of our Lakers team, when I first came here to practice, you were afraid that you were still reading comics, right?" ”

It's not just reading comics......

After hearing this, Tang Qian muttered in his heart:

Maybe it's biting on a bottle.

PS: Now Xiao Zi is still on the new book list, so it's not good to update too much, and once it's out of the new book list, Xiao Zi will speed up the update of O(∩_∩)O

Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, home to the Lakers, Defenders, and NHL's Los Angeles Kings. Don't be surprised that to this day, the Lakers don't have a training ground of their own. To complain, even the Clippers next door invested 60 million US dollars to build a new training gym in 2008, and the famous Lakers are still using the "old" Toyota Sports Center, which is really speechless!! However, in 2014, the Lakers finally hemorrhaged and decided to invest 8,000 US dollars to build a new training facility, which is still located in El Segundo, which is about 122,000 square feet and is expected to be completed in the spring of 2017 (but unfortunately it can't catch up, alas!). ）。