Throughout the morning, the University of Portland's Trail Blazers rookie camp will see basic shooting drills, passing and running drills, and some simple tactical drills.

These are things that are very familiar to players who have trained on college teams.

But the NBA is worthy of being a professional league, and a simple training in the morning has benefited Gan Guoyang a lot.

In addition to pointing out Gan's shortcomings in his running form, Ramsey also tweaked his shooting movements.

In Ramsay's words, Gan's shooting posture was like a trebuchet, throwing the ball out of his hand.

When he first arrived in the United States, Gan Guoyang's shooting was not like this, but three years have passed, his arms are getting longer and longer, and his palms are getting bigger and bigger, which makes it impossible for him to shoot in an ordinary posture anymore, because it takes too long to prepare for the action.

"You can try to extend your elbows outwards or inwards so that your shots will be more comfortable and smooth, and of course more importantly, your shooting movements must be in harmony with your body movements, and maintain a good sense of rhythm so that your shooting percentage will improve. It seems like you don't use the mid-range shot much in college games, although your mid-range shot is beautiful. Ramsey instructed from the sidelines.

Speaking of the expansion of the elbow, Gan Guoyang thought of Olajuwon, in the NCAA finals, Gan Guoyang felt that Olajuwon's shooting posture was a little strange, his elbow stretched outward, looking a little awkward.

But Olajuwon's shot was very accurate, and his shot in that game made Gan Guoyang suffer a lot.

Now Gan Guoyang is trying to change his stance when shooting, and since his strength has improved, he has spent a lot of time rebuilding his shooting ability, but he has not been able to do so.

Ramsey's advice, while not necessarily useful, provided a good idea for Gan, who had decided that he had to find a shooting position that suited him best and brought his jump shot back to its peak.

In the following passing and running practice, because there were only 6 players in total, Ramsey divided the 6 people into 3 groups and began to practice the 3-on-3 pass of the full-court fast break.

Gan Guoyang was assigned to the defensive group as a center, while Drexler, as a shooting guard, was assigned to the fast break group.

The two sides began to simulate the fast-attack-retreat mode, and rushed on the field.

When he played at Gunzaga University, Gan rarely played fast breaks, because Bellman always emphasized that the pace of the game should be slow.

In the NBA, because of the 24-second offensive time limit, the pace of the game will be very fast, and even for teams that emphasize slow pace and defense, fast break is an excellent way to score.

However, in defense, Gan Guoyang often acts as a gate to delay the opponent's fast attack, and Bellman has always not allowed Gan Guoyang to rush to grab the frontcourt rebound.

Different from ordinary positional attack and defense, the inside line has always been the last iron general in the three-second zone, and the outside line is the first line of defense on the periphery.

In the fast break and retreat, the offense and defense are switched, and the outside guard and small forward instantly become the first line of defense, while the interior player will become the perimeter wall that blocks the opponent's rapid advance.

Gan Guoyang has always been very experienced in this area, and every time his own shot does not score, he will retreat to the half court as soon as possible and pinch the opponent's fast-break starting point on the periphery.

As long as the opponent's speed is slowed down, the fast attack will naturally not be able to play, and then Gan Guoyang will return to the three-second zone and continue to bear the heavy responsibility of defense in the positional attack.

And now, Gan Guoyang will face Drexler in fast-break practice.

Drexler's dribbling is very characteristic, he always likes to keep his head down and go straight forward, as if he has horns on his head, and he can use the corners to push his opponent away with the corners when he lowers his head and rushes in.

Gan Guoyang, as the first line of defense in the retreat, tried hard to keep up with Drex's footsteps, trying to stick to Drexler without fouling, and reduce his advancing speed.

"This guy is really fast." Ramsey watched Gan Guoyang's defense from the sidelines, and it was remarkable that a center like him could keep up with a defender, especially a defender like Drexler.

But Gan Guoyang is the center after all, and Drexler has already rushed up, Gan Guoyang can't stop him with a side defense, unless he uses the front to block Drexler directly, but that will block the foul.

Drexler still rushed into the three-second zone, where he was selected by the Trail Blazers with the 46th overall pick in the second round, Jerome Cauchy.

In the face of a rushing forward fast-break player, most defenders under the basket have only two options, either foul or dodge and let the opponent go to the basket.

It's very difficult to successfully block the opponent, especially if the ball carrier is Drexler.

Now it's an offensive and defensive drill, of course Cauchy won't dodge, he rushed up to Drexler, and Drexler didn't shy away, even if Cauchy was a strong man with a height of 6'7.

He can even be graceful of Gan Guoyang.

Cauchy and Drexler collided in the air, and Cauchy had clearly blocked the foul and crashed into Drexler's body.

But instead of going straight to the basket, Drexler made a back-to-back pass in the air and passed the ball to his teammate who cut in from the left, center Tom Scheffler.

Although Tom Scheffler is a rookie, he is not a rookie in 1984, but an "old rookie" in 1977.

He was drafted by the Indiana Pacers in 1977 and cut and has been playing in other minor leagues ever since.

This year, the Portland Trail Blazers completed a big trade and lacked people on the inside, so the 30-year-old rookie was recruited into the team, and he was also used as a supplement to the team and even a sparring partner.

Although Scheffler is a rookie, he has played in the minor league for 7 years and is also experienced, and after receiving a pass from Drexler, he felt that Gan Guoyang was being made up in the back.

If he goes straight to the basket, he will inevitably get a hat, so he raises his hand lightly and makes a feint to shoot.

Gan Guoyang wanted to give Scheffler a hat from behind after seeing Delexler's pass, but was deceived by Scheffler's feint, and the whole person flew over Scheffler's right front side.

However, just when Scheffler was relieved and boldly prepared to complete the attack with a layup, he didn't expect Gan Guoyang to fly out, but he didn't give up defense.

With the help of his extra-long arm, Gan Guoyang knocked the ball off Scheffler's hand in the air, and the ball fell out of the bottom line.

At this time, Ramsey on the side called a timeout, and he wanted to make some comments and guidance on this attack and defense.

Although it was just one ball, Ramsey already had a rough idea of the level of these five rookies.

The other member of the defensive trio, Steven Colt, a point guard with average physical fitness, was supposed to defend Drexler, but he couldn't keep up with Drexler's pace at all.

Jerome Cauchy, a strong small forward, can be seen to be physical, not very experienced, and can see the gap in the confrontation with Drexler, a second-year student.

Gan Guoyang, who is also inexperienced, takes off too hastily, but the balance of his body is amazingly good, his arms are extremely long, his sense of defense is quite good, and his speed is also very fast.

Of the attacking trio, veteran rookie Tom Scheffler is experienced, has good follow-ups, and does a good job of feints, but everything else is quite mediocre.

Another rookie, shooting guard Brandon Sampson, although he didn't touch the ball, Ramsey could already see that he had a good sense of movement and ran to the bottom right corner on the fast break, which was a pretty good shooting spot.

And Drexler, the only sophomore in the group, still has the same problems as last year in Ramsay's opinion.

"Clyde, why don't you pass to Sampson on the right? It's a good wing scoring opportunity, or you can just go straight to the basket, Cosey has already fouled! But you're going to have to pass the ball from behind your back, and I don't think you're going to have eyes on your back all of a sudden. Ramsey exclaimed, clearly unhappy with Drexler's choice.

"But Scheffler has a better chance! And I didn't miss a pass. Drexler was clearly not very happy with Ramsey's harsh rebuke, and in his opinion the fast break was a success anyway, and the opponent either fouled or lost points.

"The game is not just about looking at the outcome of a ball! I need to see the thoughts and ideas behind each ball, either the score is good or good! We want to win game after game, not one or two goals! Ramsey said more harshly.

His basketball philosophy is not as edgy as his clothing, he focuses on the collective, requires each player to make the best choice on the court, and he wants the team to function like a clock.

And Drexler's style of play is like a spinning second hand, which is incompatible with his team system.

Ramsey brought in Drexler, a sophomore, in this year's rookie camp just to continue to revamp the talent and adapt him to the team's style of play.

Drexler seems indifferent to Ramsey's rhetoric, which he already hears calluses in his ears, but Drexler, who did well last season, still likes to play his way.

He likes to pass the ball in a whimsical way, likes to fight for rebounds with the inside, likes to dribble the ball from the backcourt and head down like a bull to rush into the opponent's interior, and dunk the ball into the basket after toppling one or two people.

Not only did he like it, but the crowd loved it too, and every time he got the ball on a fast break, the crowd started cheering.

As a result, Drexler has been constantly pressed to the bench by Ramsey, no matter how good he is on the court.

Drexler has had more than one argument with Ramsey over this, and even felt that he should be traded by the team instead of wasting his talent on the Trail Blazers' bench.

For the time being, he remains with the team, but he doesn't know if he will be sent out by the team in the middle of the season.

In his opinion, the team's selection of Brandon Sampson, a player in the same position as him, is ready to trade himself.

Ramsey continues to preach his basketball philosophy, while Drexler is one ear in and one ear out.

"Okay Clyde, I hope you understand what I mean, you're a very good team player, it's just that sometimes you don't fit in with the team, and I'm sure you can do better." Ramsey finally had to encourage Drexler, after all, he was a real talent.

After that, it was Gan Guoyang's turn to practice fast breaks, and Drexler's group had to defend.

Ramsey asked for a simulation to grab a rebound in the backcourt, and then the point guard quickly advanced, the forward hit the frontcourt, and the center quickly followed up to achieve a three-line fast break.

The training assistant throws the basketball to the basket to simulate a missed shot.

According to Ramsey's arrangement, it should be Gan Guoyang who grabbed the backcourt rebound, and then got rid of the opponent's entanglement and quickly passed the ball to point guard Coral ; At this time, Cauchy should have run past half court, Sampson should push quickly, Gan Guoyang followed, and Sampson decided the choice of attack.

Steven Coral is a typical point guard, a graduate of New Mexico State University, a fairly intelligent point guard who is the favorite type of player for college coaches.

After Gan Guoyang gets the rebound, he wants to pass the ball to him and let him organize a fast break, which is not difficult for Coral to do, and he can always make the most reasonable choice at the right time.

But the real difficulty he had to face was from Drexler's entanglement.

Seemingly spurred on by Ramsey's criticism, Drexler pampered Coral at the start of the simulated defense, blocking all his receiving angles.

Facing Drexler, who has one more year of NBA experience and has an all-round advantage in physical fitness, Coral panicked all of a sudden, and was entangled by the other party.

In this way, of course, Gan Guoyang couldn't pass the ball to Coral in his hands, and seeing that Cauchy was about to run outside the arena after running for a while.

If Coral is an experienced point guard, he should choose to use his nimble footwork, use a reverse run or go around Gan Guoyang to get rid of Drexler's entanglement.

But Coral is a rookie, and he suddenly has no idea when he is stuck by a player who is taller, faster than him, and stronger than himself.

Generally speaking, at this time, it means that the fast attack drill has failed, and Gan Guoyang's side has basically lost the opportunity to break fast, even if the ball is passed to Korel's hands, it is useless.

Just as Ramsey was about to call a timeout to instruct Coral on how to get out of the tangle on the free throw, the basketball flew in front of his eyes like a cannonball.

Ramsey was a little stunned for a moment, and when he came back to his senses, he found that it was Gan Guoyang's pass.

Gan Guoyang saw that the point guard was entangled and couldn't receive the ball, and he didn't think about having to hand the ball into the point guard's hands.

He saw that Cauchy had already run past half court and was about to rush into the three-point line, and he didn't care about 3721, he took out his housekeeping skills, made a 20-yard long pass with one hand, and threw the basketball towards the front court.

And Cauchy, who was in the front court, took advantage of his height and physical strength, grabbed a good position in the battle with Sampson, jumped high and got the basketball, and there was no one in front of him.

Jerome Cauchy completed the fast break with a powerful dunk!

“Yes！ hat-a-paly！ (What a beautiful offense!) ）

Gan Guoyang shouted with his hands raised in the backcourt to celebrate the success of this fast attack.

But he didn't notice that Coach Ramsey was going crazy, and he touched his head and thought, "Fucking there's another one." ”