Chapter 526: The Real Westbrook (2/4!) )
Khelcey, in English, should be Khelcey.
Looking at this, Tang Tian suddenly realized that this should be Kelsa's name and his jersey initials.
"Kyrza Barr, No. 3 shirt, yes, I'm him." Westbrook's next words also confirmed his guess.
Tang Tian glanced at Westbrook, this was a very strange idea, but it seemed to explain why he was so strong, or paranoid, in his understanding, he was playing the ball of two people alone.
"I played hard, for myself and for Kelsa, but they still looked down on me, I ran, I ran crazy on the beach with my brother Renard, I always had a little sandbag strapped to my legs at home, I did push-ups like crazy, I kept doing pull-ups...... I'm going to prove to everyone that they're wrong about me, and I'm going to finish the way Kelsa was supposed to go. ”
When Tang Tian heard this, he suddenly understood why Westbrook had this style of play.
Maybe if Westbrook doesn't say it, no one will know that in the eyes of most people, he played by talent, but in fact, he was once a person with no talent, and the so-called talent was all cultivated by himself.
Tang Tian has said to many people before that "hard work is your only talent", and Westbrook is the one who applies this sentence to the extreme.
And the dullness on the basketball court seems to be understandable, he is burdened with the pressure of two people alone, and that invisible responsibility can motivate him, but it can also overwhelm him.
"Actually, coach, you know what? Height can be cultivated, and by the senior year of high school I had grown to 6'2, and by the NBA I had become 6'3. Westbrook said excitedly.
Tang Tian nodded, height can indeed be practiced partially, but more of it is still late development, but life is so wonderful, growing taller at that time, like God's favor, gave Westbrook the greatest motivation.
"I chose UCLA because that's where Kelsa wants to go, but there's Darren Collison, who is one of the best point guards in the country, and Aaron Afflalo, where I don't have playing time, and they laugh at me, they let me go, they say I can't shoot at all, I can't play point guard at all.
I'm going to prove them wrong again, I practice 2,000 shots a day, 1,000 on the left side, 1,000 on the right, and I've done my whole college career, and now no one says I can't shoot anymore. ”
Tang Tian nodded at this time, there is no talent to practice talent, and he will not be able to practice the iconic zombie pull, Westbrook is like a person who doesn't know anything, everything depends on practice, this is really a crazy paranoia.
After saying this, Westbrook breathed a long sigh of relief, and his expression seemed to become much more relaxed.
Burdened too much, he may actually want someone to be able to share, some things have always been known only to himself, and it may be easier to say it.
Tang Tian didn't speak immediately, he was thinking about how to speak.
After listening to this story, Tang Tian knew the origin of Westbrook's paranoia, but he also knew one thing, Westbrook really had no talent.
Physical fitness, shooting, these can be practiced by training, but passing, organization, such things that require a lot of ball quotient, really can't be practiced all at once if you want to practice, or you may not be able to practice it for a lifetime.
Even Westbrook in his previous life seemed to have a lot of assists, but that was more because of a lot of ball possession, and it was mainly a split after breaking through the attraction bag, accompanied by a lot of mistakes.
System.
Tang Tian's first reaction was this, but he immediately shook his head.
The system has never appeared, perhaps because he realizes that he no longer needs the system now.
And he also disdains to use the system a little, and that kind of drug-like change makes him feel very uncomfortable.
"Russell, I hope you can make some changes." Tang Tian finished listening to the story, and then spoke.
Westbrook looked at Tang Tian.
"Your one-on-one singles, your fast break, none of that needs to change, but I think you can practice the three-point shot and give more of the organization to Jason and James in regular time, and I want you to do what you do best." Tang Tian continued.
Guo Allen, is the leader of the men's basketball team after Yi Jianlian in the previous life, he is very similar to Westbrook's style of play, several men's basketball coaches at that time have tried to make him change, to do what an organizational guard should do, but in the end, it was found that he is actually still suitable for fast breaking, suitable for scoring alone, but he needs to be equipped with a real organizational guard Zhao Jiwei.
Westbrook is obviously much stronger than Allen Guo, but in fact, it is the same, and he can't force a mid-range shot to unload the outburst of the organization, and he can also practice the three-point shot that is not smart.
"No coach has ever asked me to do that." Westbrook hesitated for a moment and said, although his playmaking skills have always been criticized, he has never thought about handing over the ball.
"Didn't anyone in college think you played point guard?" Tang Tian asked rhetorically.
Westbrook was stunned for a moment, thoughtful.
"You can prove it to me, and I'll be patient and wait for your change." Tang Tian said with a smile.
"I see." Westbrook nodded.
Since the beginning of the season, he has struggled because he is like stringing teammates together, but he doesn't pass well, he tries really hard, but he really doesn't have the talent for it, and this is in the NBA, he has to play against Paul, Parker, those guys who are not worse than him in speed and reflexes, or better than him.
No one has said what Tang Tian said, but maybe he can really try, give up what he is not good at, and only do what he is good at.
"Russell." Tang Tian suddenly looked at Westbrook seriously at this time.
Westbrook also looked straight at Tang Tian.
"You have to trust your teammates, not just off the court, you have to believe in Jason, you have to believe in James, you have to believe in Kevin, you have to believe in Sergi and Kwame, they can handle the ball well, you can trust everyone on the court, they will believe in you, that kind of team is a whole." Tang Tian said earnestly.
Basketball has always been a sport of 5 people, individual basketball can't win the championship, the invincible Chamberlain was almost suppressed by Russell for a lifetime, as strong as Jordan's singles, but also more to attract defense, even if he formed the "gods, demons and Buddha" triumvirate in the Cavaliers, they are all very good at sharing the ball.
That's the true meaning of basketball, the true meaning of basketball that a coach can see.
Westbrook nodded thoughtfully.
He didn't understand Tang Tian's words so much, but he believed Tang Tian, after all, sitting opposite him was the godfather of the dynasty who had been 6 years and 6 crowns.