Chapter 827 [Star of the Stars, Spiritual Baptism]

At the beginning of July, Guo Xu flew to New York with D'Antoni, who served as an assistant coach, to join the Dream Eight training team, and his huge villa was left with Alexandra D'Addario as a hostess.

This made Daddario feel a little unreal, but instead of hypocritically saying "leave" or anything like that, she made it clear that she wanted to stay.

This is actually a kind of acquiescence, the three of them did not find out the relationship, lived together to find balance, and did not want to destroy this harmonious atmosphere. If fans know, they will definitely sigh that your circle is really messy, they are a real love triangle.

Jerry Colangelo also brought in Stoudamire, who turned down the camp on the grounds that he needed more rest due to a knee injury, and only planned to find a place to practice his three-point shooting in the summer.

Before the holiday, Xiao Si asked Guo Xu how to become stronger?

Guo Xu's advice to him was: "Don't shoot a large mid-range shot, take a step outside to block and shoot three points after receiving the ball, and shoot more." ”

Last season, Xiao Si scored some three-pointers in the middle, but he took too few shots, and if he can shoot two goals per game and shoot 35% from the field, he will be better able to open up space for his teammates on the perimeter and score more efficiently.

Xiao Si's mid-range shooting rate is 50% at its peak, and the 31.3% shooting rate of the big two-point shooting rate in this playoffs has killed the Suns, and if he takes a step back and turns these shots into three-pointers, the 31.3% shooting rate will be qualified.

The mid-range jumper is easy to be interfered with by the opponent, and the inside player near the penalty area can play a role in interference by taking a quick step outside, so Guo Xu does not recommend Xiao Si to take a step forward to shoot, and shooting three points and air cutting is more in line with the Sun's system.

Anyone who wants to play efficiently with a big two-point shot is not going to end well, because that's the inefficient area, and whoever wants to be in that area is as efficient as the low post and the three-point shot is the head iron.

Guo Xu believes that Xiao Si can practice the three-point shot in a position in the middle, and Griffin, who had a worse hand than Xiao Si in his previous life, can practice well.

As soon as Guo Xu went to the Dream Eight team to report, almost all the players had the attitude of visiting the eldest brother and came up to greet him cordially.

Anthony and James both like movies, and asked Guo Xu if he would have a chance to make a cameo in his movies in the future, and the stars meet every year on weekends, and they are already very familiar.

Durant is Guo Xu's fan brother, and he wants to sign autographs and take photos as soon as they meet, if their height is reversed, Durant can hold him on his lap as a pendant. He is a person who worships the scoring champion, in Guo Xu's previous life, he was a fan of Maddie, Guo Xu's average performance of 40+ per game in a single season is much more fierce than Maddie's 32 points.

Paul and Delong, two young point guards, are also very enthusiastic, hoping to get Guo Xu's guidance during training. In fact, they are about the same age, but both of them regard Guo Xu as a senior.

Because Guo Xu has distanced himself from everyone in terms of honor, although there is a group of all-stars here, the number of championships is not as large as Guo Xu, and Kobe, who has the second most championships, is only half of Guo Xu.

Kobe Bryant is the only one who has a relatively cold attitude towards Guo Xu, he is unwilling to be O'Neal's little brother for life, but as long as he has worked with him, he is not as strong as him at the beginning, he feels that the other party has been his little brother all his life, and he is unwilling to admit the change in status.

Guo Xu didn't care about Kobe's thoughts, smiled at him, raised his hand to say hello, and finished his work, with a lukewarm attitude.

Seventeen people came to the camp, and in addition to the All-Stars, there were also non-star players such as Kirk Hinrich, Sean Battier, JJ Reddick, Mike Miller, and Tyshawn Prince. Many people come here to be sparring partners, and the opposing star can improve their strength.

The youngest is Durant, and if he ends up staying, he will be much stronger when he goes back because he has to carry bags for a lot of people.

Paul had this kind of treatment in 2006, James, Wade, and Anthony let Paul in the class of 2005 carry his bag for him, and several large bags were piled on Paul, and he was pressed shorter at 183CM.

After the members of the coaching staff arrived, "Old K" Mike Shashewski smiled and shook Guo Xu's hand. "Jason, it's a pleasure to meet you, I've been looking forward to working with you for a long time."

"Me too." Guo Xu smiled.

In 1980, a man of Polish descent, he became the head coach of the Duke men's basketball team, where he has built the Duke team into one of the most successful college basketball teams in the United States, known for its high level of competition and rigorous academic requirements.

Some NBA teams tried to bring in Lao K as a head coach with a high salary, but he refused, and he was very personal. The reason is very simple, coaching in the NCA is not only much less stressful than MLB, but also not bad for money, so why not?

After the team gathered, the first thing was not to play, but to visit West Point. Lao K made such a mobilization because he wanted the players to experience a strong "positive energy", and this time they wanted to go to the Olympics in the best condition.

In fact, this activity was largely arranged for Guo Xu, and Lao K spoke very politely to Guo Xu, but in fact he had some worries. In the 2006 World Championships, he didn't want Guo Xu to join, not because he discriminated against Chinese, but because he felt that Guo Xu's personality was too strong, which might lead the atmosphere of the whole team astray. If you want to avoid this, you have to have a spiritual baptism.

If Guo Xu doesn't join, the players will talk about how to cooperate and how to win. Guo Xu is here, maybe they are talking about music and movies. If Guo Xu waved his arms and said, "I want to make a movie about basketball, who wants to act"? Maybe it will affect the morale of the team.

When they arrived at West Point, they had an in-depth exchange with the cadets of a military academy that specializes in serving the U.S. Department of Defense, and they were free to ask each other questions.

After being led around the cemetery, the U.S. players watched cadets perform physical training and underwater endurance tests.

Then, they came to a "Wall of Honor", on which there were various honors won by the cadets of the West Point Military Academy. Several sharp-eyed players quickly found a photo of Coach K. In the photo, the old Coach K, who is now full of vicissitudes of life, is still a cadet soldier who has just come to West Point.

During his service from 1969 to 1974, the old K played three seasons as a player representing the team. He retired from the Army in 1974 as an assistant coach on Bob Knight's coaching staff and coached the Indiana Hushillers, and a year later he returned to West Point as head coach for five seasons, a memory he will never forget.

Coach K put away his kind eyes and said solemnly: "When you come to such a place, you must understand its significance, a day like today is actually the most important day." Spending a day here is more rewarding than doing more offensive and defensive drills. Because it's an experience that brings the team together. ”

After all the tours, the U.S. players went to the gymnasium of the military academy for an open training session.

Then Lao K found that the effect of "spiritual baptism" was not good, which was Guo Xu's reason. Many military cadets became star chasers as soon as they saw Guo Xu, constantly cheering and screaming on the sidelines. Many people wanted to come up to him to ask for an autograph and group photo, asking him what the next movie would be filmed and how the new song was prepared.

Guo Xu patiently answered a few questions, like holding a press conference. Lao K feels that Guo Xu will never have a military temperament, he is an entertainment star.

Under the gaze of many cadets, the stars were divided into two groups, black and white, to play a confrontation match.