Chapter 366: Practice
When people are interested in something, they always pay extra attention to the same kind of things that happen around them, hoping to find the answers they want, and this is true for everyone, and this is true for Roy.
From the warm-up before the game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Roy paid special attention to the footwork of these NBA professional players off the court.
I really don't know if I don't know it, but I see that there is a doorway.
Footsteps, a technique that is usually ignored or despised by Roy, turned out to be so interesting.
For example, in the New York Knicks team, Derrick Rose, as the team's starting point guard, is the youngest MVP in history, and his footwork ability is better than others.
I saw Rose warming up with a leisurely stroll on the court, and from time to time he made two quick cross overs, and instantly found an opportunity to break through to the basket.
In the past, Roy had always had a misconception that Derrick Rose's breakthroughs relied on his strong physical fitness, but now, he finally saw a little clearly, Rose is not exactly Westbrook's super body flow, especially after he was seriously injured, his explosiveness and speed have long been much less than before.
The current Rose, although he has lost a lot of physical talent, still retains his technical characteristics, and the technique at his feet is one of the remaining abilities of Rose, which is why although Rose lacks the explosive power of the past, he can still score nearly 18 points per game with his basket offense.
Footwork is really crucial for a backcourt player, and Roy finally understands it.
Roy watched Rose fall into a trance, only to see Rose flickering and moving, agile, and playing Holiday who was warming up with him.
Rose, who has no physical advantage, may be the most real No. 1 player in the NBA, or is footwork also a talent?
Roy couldn't help but sigh.
Of course, since there are talented players, there are also hard-working players.
Porzingis is a legendary hard-working player, and to Roy's surprise, as the team's tallest player, Porzingis' footwork is one of the best in the team.
Roy found in yesterday's training that Porzingis's foot work is not simple, although it is not as gorgeous and fast as those small men, but it is quite steady, quite solid, solid like a programmed machine, what turn to shoot, back single, European step layup, Porzingis is all good.
There is no doubt that a European big man like Porzingis must have been trained hard since he was a child, and turning his footwork into a reflex for players through high-intensity, mechanical training is another way to become successful.
However, for Roy, he has neither the talent of Ross nor the experience of Porzingis, and all he can do now is watch more, learn more, and practice more.
Roy's practice is against today's opponent – the Los Angeles Lakers, one of the league's four worst teams.
In order to face the New York Knicks, in order to limit Roy's play, and in order to gain the respect of others, Lakers coach Luke Wharton also struggled with his brains.
As one of the league's leading champions (Wharton Jr. has won championship rings as a player and assistant coach with the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors, respectively), his command ability is also obvious to all.
Last season, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr was absent due to illness, and Wharton Jr. even led the Warriors to a 24-game winning streak as acting head coach, and he also won the NBA's Coach of the Month award for this feat.
Although the current Los Angeles Lakers are a bullying and weak team, it does not mean that the Lakers' game is unattractive, as a game between the two largest city basketball teams in the United States, as a game between the two richest and most popular teams in the NBA, this game still attracted many NBA legends and celebrities. Celebrities including Patrick Ewing, Alan Houston, Kobe Bryant, Spike Lee, and Arnold Schwarzenegger were all present to watch the game, making the game shine.
Although the current Los Angeles Lakers are bullied and weak, it does not mean that Wharton Jr. has no pursuit, as a young and strong, energetic, radical personality, and open style of play NBA head coach in the United States, Wharton has long been displeased with Roy, a talented teenager from the East, especially he also stole the limelight of Ingram, the strongest rookie player in the United States, which makes it even more difficult for Wharton to calm down.
In order to show the world that Ingram is not much worse than Roy, Wharton Jr. boldly pushed Ingram to the first start, and used him to play against Roy.
"Brandon [Ingram] made a start? I don't know if Coach Wharton is really a bit vindictive, but so many games have proven that Brandon (Ingram) doesn't have what it takes to be a Lakers starter this season. Before the game, the old man Brin was suspicious of Wharton's use of "Yingge" (Ingram) to play the starter, and the process of the game also verified the old man's extraordinary vision.
The first quarter of the game was disastrous for Ingram, in the basketball mecca of Madison Square Garden, in front of the idol Kobe Bryant, under the defense of the rival Roy, Ingram opened extremely embarrassingly contributed 3 consecutive turnovers, one of which was a careless passing error, one was under Roy's defensive pressure to smash the ball at his feet, and one was even funnier, he collided with Randle, who was doing the cover, directly giving Roy a chance to break and dunk.
"Hahaha." The New York fans at the scene certainly won't miss the opportunity to laugh at their opponents.
The camera meaningfully cuts the shot to Wharton Jr., and the subtext is "tonight's O'Neal five embarrassments are not afraid of running out of material".
Seeing that Ingram, the "Adou", couldn't be helped up, the little Wharton, who was blue-faced, did not hesitate too much, and with a wave of his hand, he replaced another bench warrior "Louwe" (Louis Williams) on the field.
It is not easy to say that this "Lu Wei" is not simple, he was the league's best sixth man in the previous season, a man who averaged 15.5 points per game as a substitute in a single season, and last season he continued to play the role of the sixth man after coming to the Lakers, and his scoring did not fall but rose, this season his average points per game have exceeded 18 points, and it seems that it is only a matter of time before he wins the best sixth man again.
Adhering to the glorious tradition of being the best sixth man in singles, "Lu Wei" also has a strong singles ability.
However, Wharton Jr. did not intend to let the offensive and defensive weak "Lu Wei" play against Roy, and his choice was another player with excellent singles ability - "Yang Shaoxia" Nick Young.
Who is "Yang Shaoxia"? Fans who often watch the NBA will certainly not be unfamiliar with the name Nick Young, this NBA's famous brawl master and nerve knife is definitely a guy that fans love and hate, love him because he can bring fans some unexpected goals from time to time, and hate him because more often his way of playing is too weird, what unreasonable shooting, what ignoring tactics singles, what exaggerated and gorgeous technical moves, all of this is blended together, that is "singles king", "Yang Shaoxia" Nick Young.
Having Nick Young defend Roy is exactly what he wants, and as a passionate singles player whose brain sometimes short-circuits and loves to perform, it would be something he couldn't ask for to have Nick Young play against the ace player opposite.
Nick Young really wanted to show that his first time against Roy was an inexplicably oversized three-pointer, and this shot was also a miraculous goal.
Nick Young, who scored a good goal, was overjoyed, and his excitement rose all at once.
Interestingly, Roy's emotions were also brought up by Nick Young's exaggerated celebrations, and when he returned to the offensive end, Roy was not polite, and he was ready to play one-on-one singles with Nick Young when he got to the ball.
"Come on, Roy, I've seen your singles highlights, you definitely can't beat me, you're still tender."
Nick Young has a flamboyant personality, and his hands and mouth are equally sharp, and the trash talk of a bar, with his defensive moves, makes Roy also more serious.
Adjusting his breath, Roy immediately attacked.
Lowering the center of gravity and accelerating the dribble, when Roy stepped out with the first step, Nick Young could still follow, and by the time the second step changed direction, Nick Young was already a little sluggish, and Roy had already flashed a small gap at this time.
I saw Roy hold the basketball high, Nick Yang stared angrily, and jumped in the air to prepare to block it with a "whoosh", and almost at the same time, an ominous premonition suddenly crossed the mind of "Yang Shaoxia".
Fooled......
That's right, Roy didn't jump, when Nick Young was completely jumping in the air, he began to stride past "Yang Shaoxia", after a small step, the body jumped, Roy had completely shaken off Nick Young, and an easy pick-up was successful.
That's right, that's exactly what Kobe Bryant does best......