Chapter 228: Strengthening CIC

When it comes to Richard Hamilton, the first thing that comes to mind is his chic mask, which has been with him the rest of the time, except for one time against the Spurs in '06. The most interesting thing is that he wears a mask because he feels that he needs to be protected when he runs around the crowd a lot.

Speaking of running, Hamilton once said, "I usually practice shooting between the intervals, will be used to practice acceleration running, because blindly practicing shooting, will be boring", probably for this reason, his biggest feature is that the running catch shooting rate is extremely high, his entire career shooting rate of 44.9%, once known as the "king of shooting" for a period of time, even if this title belongs to Alan Houston more often, but to be called so by the fans is enough to prove that he is good at shooting.

It's not easy to get in touch with Hamilton, who announced his retirement in 15 years and didn't hold any role with the Pistons afterwards, except for the occasional TV appearance and the occasional NBA event, he is rarely seen in public.

In the end, Zhang Feng got Hamilton's contact information through Rich Paul. After making a phone call, I learned that Hamilton happened to be in Detroit, and this time he was here to attend the event, and after Zhang Feng expressed his intentions, the two agreed to meet in a training room near the Little Caesars Arena.

is begging someone to do something again, and he is still stunned to come to the door, Zhang Feng needs to think about what Hamilton needs, and prescribe the right medicine to make people pour out their money.

Open the keyword Google Hamilton on the mobile phone, and among the tens of thousands of news, Zhang Feng noticed a news that showed: In July 16, Hamilton tried to make a comeback.

When he retired in 15 years, he didn't play for three years, and he considered making a comeback in 16 years, he is not Jordan who has no ambition to lead the team to win the championship, nor is he a veteran who has no championship for life wants to fight to realize his dream, so it is very likely that it is for money.

The amount of free agent signings in '16 has risen, and not only him, but also Ray Allen and Stephen Jackson also have the intention of making a comeback, and he tried to contact several teams and did a month of training without success, because the physical fitness of not playing for a long time has been unable to adapt to the high-intensity confrontation of the NBA.

This time he went to seek advice, Zhang Feng decided to use money to open the door, as for how much? Zhang Feng decided to refer to the summer back-to-back offensive training course of Dameng Olajuwon, which is 40,000 US dollars a day, taking into account inflation, increase the price by 25%, and give 50,000 US dollars a day.

Early the next morning, Zhang Feng originally planned to let Bogdan go with him, but considering that he invited a teammate and other teammates also had to take care of it, it was very troublesome to have a bowl of water flat, so he simply went alone.

It was already cold in Michigan in November, and when Zhang Feng met Hamilton outside the stadium, Hamilton got out of the car wrapped in a big windbreaker, and he confirmed that he had greeted Zhang Feng again and again.

"Let's go to the training room, follow me" Hamilton was not polite and went straight to the point.

When he arrived at the training room, Hamilton took off his coat and said, "Why do you want to find me to learn from Zhongtou?" You have such a good relationship with Kobe, he is much better than me."

Of course, Zhang Feng knew that he was humble, so he said with a smile: "Tomorrow is just playing the Piston, passing by here, Kobe Bryant strongly recommended to me to learn your mid-pitch skills, and he said that your mid-pitch level is in the top 3 of the new century."

"Oh? Did he compliment me that much? It's an honor," Hamilton smiled.

Zhang Feng smiled and didn't say much, and Hamilton continued to ask, "You should know some information about me."

"I can't see a lot, but I know that your strongest point is running, catching, and shooting"

"Can you run, then?"

Hamilton asked this to show that he didn't know that Zhang Feng went from being unknown to being invited to try out by major teams because when he was tested by the Knicks, Zhang Feng's bounce and accelerated sprint ran amazed everyone.

"It's okay, I'm running pretty fast," Zhang Feng replied a little proudly.

"Then I'll take a look," Hamilton said, looking at it with interest.

Standing on the sidelines, Zhang Feng didn't warm up, just briefly moved his neck and ankles and bent over and rushed out, his speed has been improved again after entering the NBA, and this running is like lightning.

"Yes, the sprint is fast, so let's make it a little more difficult," Hamilton said as he moved the humanoid sign on the sidelines and beckoned Zhang Feng to move with him.

After a bit of manipulation, Hamilton set up a common 2-3 formation in the half-court area, with nine figures scattered apart.

"Run again, try to cut into the bottom corner from the right outside line, and then run around the 3-second zone to 45 degrees to the left"

Although Hamilton didn't mention it, Zhang Feng also knew that he couldn't collide with the humanoid cards, which was similar to the All-Star Challenge, except that the field was smaller and there were more humanoid cards. However, this was not difficult for Zhang Feng, he ran out with a little preparation, his body was like a butterfly wearing flowers, and he quickly ran the whole route.

"Yes, it's close to 3 seconds, it's a little slower than my peak, but it's also very fast, and then you run again, this time I'll move the humanoid card, and your goal remains the same"

Although he didn't understand why Hamilton asked for this, Zhang Feng didn't think much about it and ran according to the instructions. However, as soon as he was in the corner, Hamilton moved the left power forward humanoid card to block the way, and Zhang Feng was stunned for a moment: how the hell is running, you can't interfere with your team's center through the 3-second zone.

Seeing Zhang Feng stop, Hamilton said with a smile: "Not only to speed up, but also to observe the situation on the field at all times, in this case, your best way is to wait, because the opposing player blocking your route will inevitably vacate one of your teammates, the purpose of running is to gain space, this space can be your own or teammates."

When Hamilton said this, Zhang Feng felt that it made sense, as long as he could create space, who did he belong to?

Immediately afterwards, Hamilton taught Zhang Feng some skills to run without the ball, such as running backwards and accelerating suddenly. Finally, he solemnly emphasized that if you want to improve your shooting percentage from the ball, you must not only rely on good off-ball movement to pull out space, but also pay great attention to your receiving posture.

"If you look closely at Ray Allen and my receiving position, you will notice that we always put our hands above the waist to receive the ball, so that the catch is the most comfortable and the best to exert force, and after getting the ball, the upper body should be straight and then exert force, remember that!"

As soon as Hamilton said this, Zhang Feng looked back and found that he did not follow this principle in catching and shooting, and now it is time to give it a try.

So, throughout the morning, Zhang Feng shuttled through various humanoid cards, and then received Hamilton's passes and shots at any moment, the shooting rate was very low at first, and after two hundred balls, Zhang Feng's shooting rate began to increase.

At noon, Zhang Feng invited Hamilton to dinner, and at the same time transferred money in advance and took the initiative to increase the tuition fee to $100,000.

After dinner, the two practiced together for another afternoon, and near evening, Hamilton declined Zhang Feng's invitation to dinner, and just took a photo and posted an INS:

"I didn't mean to make it harder for the Pistons to win, but this guy is really studious, and @Kobe, this guy says I'm better than you teach."

Kobe Bryant didn't take long to reply to Hamilton: "Dude, the Pistons are lost, LOL".