Finally, in the middle of the boredom, Leonard got to the afternoon and it was his turn to practice shooting, and Hougist asked him to practice for an hour to see how the new moves were different from the previous ones.

"Don't you say it...... It doesn't feel like a difference! Leonard tried for ten minutes before coming to the door. Because he didn't feel any improvement in himself.

"Impossible? Can you vote for two more for me to see? Hogist, who was sitting on the sidelines playing with his mobile phone, said.

Leonard showed off a new shot, which did look a little awkward.

"Big brother, I'm here to let you experience the pattern of my rhythm change, not for you to imitate the magnitude of my change! The height of our two of us, the width of our arms and shoulders, and the size of our hands are different, don't you change more and more blind according to my amplitude! ”

"According to you, this is difficult, I need to brush up on math first!" Leonard scratched his chin in thought.

"Big brother, you won't be able to, right? Let's roughly adjust it first, I feel like it's almost there, and then fine-tune it, don't be so rigid in your brain, okay? Hogist suggested.

"I'm sorry, but I'm actually a robot, and I can only adjust my movements according to a fixed program." Leonard said in a mechanical dance move, mimicking a computer-synthesized voice.

"I'll go, you'll tell bad jokes! And it's the kind that is very cold! Hougist looked at Leonard in surprise.

"Isn't it funny?" Leonard scratched his head, "Well, every time I try to be funny, I always fail. ”

Hoggist looked at Leonard carefully for a moment, and said seriously: "It's still very successful as a cold joke!" It's cooler to have a blank face in the game, though. ”

Leonard laughed awkwardly twice at Hougist's words, and his face returned to coldness. Hougist stabbed Leonard in the waist, but Leonard didn't react, Hougist spread his hands and said: "Big brother, I'll let you stay cold when you compete, now you can tell a few more cold jokes, I'm sweaty and hot after a morning of training, and I just need to cool off!" ”

After careful guidance and repeated corrections by Hoogist, Leonard finally mastered the latest version of accurate projection, and the next step was to practice in actual combat.

Leonard's current shots with the Spurs are mostly pick-and-roll shots and open shots, and he doesn't need to pay too much attention to individual singles training. But Popovich gave Leonard a secret mission in the offseason to work his ball-handling offense and build up his singles skills in the summer, and he desperately needed a qualitative leap in shooting and breakaway finishing.

"I need a defensive intensity that's about the same level as me, Haugie." Leonard looked at Hoggist's sunny face with questioning eyes, "Can you do it?" ”

"To be honest, I don't know where my defensive ability is in the NBA, I just know that my defensive intensity is far better than the guys in the McDonald's All-Star Game, and I should be in the top tier in the NCAA." "If I'm really not up to the league average, you should take it step by step, from shallow to deep, and when you can attack with ease under my defense, it's not too late for you to have professional trainers put on props to increase the defensive intensity!" ”

"Makes sense, too! So let's get started! Leonard nodded, "I'll practice shooting first, you're more experienced, what kind of posture do you say is the most efficient way to shoot and score in singles?" ”

"If you want to shoot and score in singles, the most important thing is to create space to shoot, and when it comes to creating space for shots, you have to mention those shooting masters, Jordan Kobe Bryant likes to use his back, and he chooses to push the opponent over and jump in the face of a weaker body, and he can lean on the opponent to roll over and jump in the face of a stronger body than himself, or use his feet to shake the defender closer to the basket to shoot; Like Peak Maddy, he purely relies on his unparalleled first step speed, and his shots are mostly pull-up jump shots; There are also some crossover masters, such as Aaron. Iverson, who uses the rhythm or speed of the change of direction to shake off the opponent and shoot; And those who can't ignore the three-point masters, such as Reggie. Miller, Ray. Aaron, and your two-year rival Stephen. Curry, they have a very fast shooting speed, so they only need a small amount of shooting space; Then there is Durant Nowitzki, who is tall and has long arms, and the opponent can hardly form an effective dry loop when defending head-on, which naturally forms a good shooting space. Which one do you think you're a good fit for? Hogist analyzed.

After listening to Haugist's introduction, Leonard said without thinking: "I want to try everything, and I can use different methods to deal with opponents with different technical characteristics." ”

"Okay, you can find the most effective way to play singles in actual combat! Let's practice these moves when there is no defense and confrontation! I'll go over there and take a rest, and in half an hour you will call me, and I will come back to prevent you. "Hoggist is going to take his game up to Monster Kill mode to defend Leonard, so he'll need to take a break and focus.

"Didn't you just take a lunch break?" Leonard asked curiously.

Hougist waved his hand, "This is a different time to rest, maybe I'll surprise you later." ”

Seeing this, Leonard ignored Haugist and began to practice the basic moves of creating space for shooting with his trainer.

Half an hour later, Leonard had basically mastered those moves, and it was time to test the results. Leonard walked over to Haugist, who closed his eyes and recuperated, and as soon as he was within three meters of him, Haugist opened his eyes and stood up.

Hoggist's move startled Leonard and nearly stumbled. Hoggist smiled slightly, "What's the matter, big brother, you've been fooled and lame?" ”

"You know I'm coming?" Leonard asked, surprised.

"I hear your footsteps and breathing!" Hoggist said lightly, as if such a thing was not worth mentioning to him.

Leonard was in a huge shock, "It's so noisy in the arena, can you tell my footsteps and breathing?" I'm honest, don't lie to me! ”

"I said I was going to surprise you! It's even more exciting! Come on! "Hoggist took the initiative to stand in a defensive position.

Leonard held the ball and began to play Haugist alone, and after dribbling the ball a few times, Leonard tried to test Haugist's defensive skills with the simplest acceleration and strong burst. Unexpectedly, Leonard's speed was not worth mentioning in the eyes of Hougist, especially in the eyes of Hougist, who had entered the monster kill state, and Hougist's close marking made Leonard unable to find a chance to stop.

Leonard had no choice but to exit the three-point line and look for a new opportunity, "I remember you didn't turn out to be so fast!" ”

"I'm getting better every year, so you must not have watched this year's McDonald's All-Star Game, right?" Hogist asked rhetorically.

"How do you know?" Leonard asked.

"If you look at it, you won't be surprised how fast I can show now!" Hoggist laughed.

"You can try a little bit harder, I know you have reservations." Hogist suggested.

"Don't rush yet, I'll try other moves!" Leonard began to dribble with his crotch and replacement hands, the tempo was getting faster and faster, and the ball was dazzling, but just as he accelerated and changed direction to try to shake off Haugist, the ball was stabbed off by Haugist's long arm.

"That doesn't work either?" Leonard is starting to be a little impressed with Hoggist's defensive level.

"Do you have a freestyle?" Haugist asked suddenly.

Leonard listened to Hougist's question, and was stunned and did not answer. Haugist picked up the ball and stuffed it back into Leonard's hand, "You can shake a little more freely, don't think about other people's movements to imitate, follow your own inner rhythm!" ”

"Then I'll experience it again, I didn't expect your defense to be so good, I'll use all the tricks first, and you can help me point out the shortcomings!" Leonard nodded.

"Okay, you go ahead!" Hogist was on the lookout again.

This time, Leonard was even more outrageous, and he actually forced a shot at the top of the arc directly against Hoggist. Haugist jumped up and extended his right hand to block Leonard's shot.

"Big brother, what are you thinking? We are about the same height, my arm span is longer than yours, and my bounce is better than yours, so you just shoot the basket with such a face, is it not very respectful to me? Hogist asked, spreading his hands.

"No wonder Old Man Greg thinks so highly of you! You're so strong! I wasn't as good as you when I was in college! Leonard exclaimed.

"Actually, you can try your back, your body is much stronger than mine, and hitting me on the back should be the most effective means of scoring!" Hougist analyzed.

"That's right, as a basketball machine, my smart chip analysis also came to the conclusion that the back play advantage is the greatest, so I want to try a few other scoring methods first." Leonard is back telling his series of snag jokes.

"Your cold jokes are like a biting cold wind, bringing a burst of coolness to me who is sweating profusely in this hot summer." Hogist commented.

"I didn't expect you to be a literary young man, and you can speak so beautifully. In the future, when you come to the Spurs family, the responsibility of lyrics and composition will be entrusted to you! Leonard said excitedly.

"Wait, what are you talking about? What the hell is the Spurs family? Shouldn't it be the Spurs family? Haugist could hear the clouds.

"In San Antonio, basketball is our side business, and our main business is to play a band. Bonner is the band's boss and lead singer, and I'm a popping drummer! Our band already has a music video, but unfortunately the lyrics are too monotonous! But in the future, it will be good to wait for you to come, and you can write us a classic work or two that will be passed down through the ages! Leonard said happily.

“…… Don't you know your brain circuits very well, and mentally handicapped children are much happier? Hoggist asked helplessly.

Leonard earnestly explained: "It's not the Spurs' team culture, you can look at the news from other teams and players in the offseason, and then look at ours, it's not on the same channel at all. ”

"It's so deceptive that I almost believe it!" Hogist laughed dumbly.

"It's almost time for small talk, I'm going to start backfighting, you have to be careful!" Leonard reminded.

Hougist knows very well that Leonard's back is difficult for him to defend even if he enters the supergod state, because no matter how much Hoggist concentrates and how he concentrates on the court, what can only be improved is judgment, reaction speed and agility, and the gap in physical strength cannot be narrowed no matter what, and although there are many foot skills in back singles, it is more of a confrontation in physical strength, which is a serious disadvantage of Hoggist against Leonard at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends.

Hougist dribbled with enough strength and began to defend Leonard near the free throw line, Leonard could actually run all the way to the basket with his back to shoot, but in order to practice shooting, he didn't exert too much force when he turned, Rao was so Hoggist was still pushed half a step away, Leonard turned to face the basket and had enough room to shoot, he shot softly with his big hand, and the ball hit the basket easily.

"Huh? Your back-to-back flip jumper looks so skillful! It's just that the action isn't beautiful enough. Hogist commented.

"Picturesque? Not necessarily, right? My movements are about practicality, not aesthetics! Leonard said.

"You are very wrong, there is an old Chinese saying called 'back to basics', when you practice a technical move to the extreme, it will naturally look picturesque. So you have to continue to train for this movement! Hogist retorted.

"But didn't I get it easy?" Leonard said.

"It's not enough! I'm not the top small forward in the league, can you shoot the ball so easily against LeBron? Hoggist looked at the sturdy trainer next to him, came to the sideline and picked up the sponge baffle and handed it to him, pushing him in front of Leonard, "His strength should be quite good, let him defend you!" If you ask him to practice with your back, and ask me to practice with your face frame attack, then there will be no problem. Your ability to handle the ball will at least go up a notch this summer, and you'll be the league's No. 1 small forward in five years' time. ”

"What about you? Do you bother to help me so much, but you have to be second? Leonard asked gratefully.

"Me? Hahahaha......" Haugist couldn't help but laugh when he heard Leonard's question, "I'm a serious playmaker!" You can think of me as a playmaker comparable to Jordan in mid-range shooting ability, Curry in shooting ability from beyond the three-point line, playmaking ability comparable to Paul, passing creativity comparable to Ginobili, breakthrough ability comparable to AI, defensive ability comparable to Glove Payton, and height and interior skills comparable to Magic's playmaking guard! ”

"You're!" Leonard shook his head helplessly, "I know you're great, but you're too arrogant, right?" Can you have the top-notch skills of so many top players at the same time? Wouldn't you be the first person in basketball history? Jordan is already a basketball god if he is not so comprehensive, how can you describe it if you really want to be so powerful? Forgive me for my lack of language and literacy, and I can't think of any god to describe you! Anyway, LeBron is already the most comprehensive player I've ever seen, you can surpass him first and then blow it! ”