"You and I learn footwork techniques?"

On the second day's training session, John Stockton was bewildered when Roy pleaded with him to teach him footwork.

"Hahaha, Roy, are you really going to learn footwork from John (Stockton)? I don't think that's a good idea. Carl Malone, who was not far away, suddenly ran over like a gust of wind after hearing Roy's request, and it seemed that he would not miss every opportunity to tease his old partner.

"Hehe, Roy, I advise you not to learn footsteps from this bad guy John, all he can teach you is to rub your knees and stretch your legs to trip, hahaha, that's right, this is John's strongest foot technique, hahahahaha." Ma Long's joke naturally couldn't escape Stockton's eyes.

But Malone is right. Although Stockton is a Hall of Famer and the NBA's all-time leader in assists and steals, he does not have a good reputation in the league and fan base. Of course, if you were to ask Stockton himself, he would definitely say no, and by the way, give you a big roll of the eyes.

Stockton himself has always been a self-proclaimed gentleman, and anything that pushes his knees, makes a stumbling block, or pokes his eyes is absolutely an accident, an absolute accident.

Basketball is originally a high-confrontation sport, right, swords and guns have no eyes, right, who hasn't accidentally hurt people, right, not to mention that your old Malone is also two iron elbows to walk the world, and everyone knows about it?

After scaring Malone off with his eyes, Stockton returned to Roy with his chin in his hands.

"Roy, it's not that I'm stingy with my skills and experience and don't teach you, if you want to say any other skills, even the most tiring defensive skills, I can teach you, but there is really no way to teach this thing about footsteps. According to me, footwork is a kind of talent, which cannot be spoken, only understood. ”

Stockton's words are true, if you want to say that those foot gods in the NBA, which one did not rely on the talent of the sky, you have to say that the big man step master Hakeem Olajuwon, who just switched from the football team to the basketball team at the age of 17. If you want to say that the foundation is poor, there is absolutely no objection, but it is with Olajuwon's superhuman talent, he not only became a member of the Hall of Fame, but also created a set of "dream steps", his foot work can be more slippery than David Robinson and Patrick Ewing from the professional background, and it is precisely by relying on the "dream footsteps", "Big Dream" (Olajuwon) can abuse the "Admiral" (Robinson) and "orangutan" (Ewing) quite miserably, and the two have since been the best candidates for the background board of the "Big Dream" wonderful goal highlights.

Being ravaged by an African goalkeeper who is halfway out of the house (Olajuwon was a goalkeeper before), who do you think Robinson and Ewing can reason with? Blame yourself for not training hard? Blame yourself for your physical fitness? No, Robinson and Ewing are both well-known geniuses and model workers in the league, and Olajuwon's inexplicable talent is to blame.

Therefore, as a kind of talent, the footsteps really can't be taught by words and deeds, otherwise the "Dream Steps" will not be lost.

"I suggest you watch more footage of the games of the famous players to get a feel for it, and maybe you can find some inspiration in there."

Stockton's words made Roy eat the door, but it really can't be helped, Stockton really didn't brag, he himself is an unpretentious, mediocre white point guard, to talk about footwork, have you ever seen Stockton use any gorgeous footwork? No. Wouldn't it be humiliating for him to teach Roy the script.

However, Stockton's sentence also reminded Roy that there are many ways to learn, isn't it, watching videos is also a good means, not to mention that Roy also has a strong support team for the Knicks, as well as the support of Bill Duffy, and Abby Hornacek's media resources, it should be far from a problem to find some classic footsteps.

But Roy still has a puzzle, so many NBA stars, whose footwork should I learn? Speaking of "ankle terminators", the NBA has developed for so many years, there are no hundreds, at least 2 hands can't be counted, let's just say that there are also ghostly "crazy people" like Paul, Harden, and Crawford in the league now.

"I think you should be more inclined to Kobe Coryant's style of play."

This sentence is what Abby said to Roy, in her opinion, Roy may not need to learn those gorgeous Lingbo micro-steps, footwork techniques, as long as they are practical, and Kobe's footwork skills are very practical.

Of course, Abby wants Roy to learn Kobe Bryant not because she is a fan of Kobe, but because she has many years of experience in watching and playing and commenting on football, and she thinks that the physical fitness is on par with Kobe, and Roy, who has the same high ball quotient, learns Kobe's style of play is a very natural thing.

Just like Kobe Bryant watched Jordan's game learn and grow back then, Roy can also watch Kobe's game video to grow up.

With this in mind, Abby spent half a day pulling up almost all of Kobe's highlights from her website's database.

"Honey, I think you're trying to blind me."

Looking at the Kobe Bryant singles video full of disks, Roy felt both happy and troubled, time is limited, opportunities are rare, growth always has a price, fortunately, Roy has time......

False movements, left and right turns, flashing and moving, foot movement, Kobe's footwork skills are actually easy to summarize, but they are also the most difficult to learn, you look at his relaxed, coherent and smooth movements step by step to clean the defenders is very simple, but it is not the same thing at all in real combat.

On the second day after watching the video, Roy asked Hernangomez to practice footwork, he imitated Kobe's movements, but the real use of footwork techniques is definitely not as simple as it seems in the video, a slight uncoordinated hands and feet, or the wrong timing, then he will fall into the predicament of mistakes.

The footsteps are really not simple, even if Roy's own "foot" ability is not weak now, but that can only ensure that Roy is not easy to mix garlic and make mistakes when using the footwork technique, if you really want to be free to put it away and do whatever you want, it takes years of training and accumulated practical experience.

It was also from that day that Roy set a small goal for himself before each game, such as before playing the next opponent, the Los Angeles Lakers, Roy set a small goal for himself: to successfully use a foot feint to shake a defender to score.

It's also a coincidence that after Roy watched Kobe Bryant's singles highlights, his next opponent happened to be Kobe's former parent club, the Los Angeles Lakers.

Compared with the invincible and proud Zijin Dynasty in previous years, this year's Lakers team is not a little miserable, it is really too miserable.

Before the Knicks, the Los Angeles Lakers had a poor 18-35 record this season, with a winning percentage of just 33.96%, which is the second-to-last place in the West, only slightly better than the Phoenix Suns.

Rotten is the best summary of the Lakers' season.

Thinking about the resurgence of the Super Youth Army hyped by the Los Angeles media at the beginning of the season, what the strongest star (Ingram) landed in Los Angeles, what Kobe Bryant retired and has a successor, etc., now there is no voice, and the arrogant Los Angeles media can only be a man with his tail between his legs.

Especially Brandon Ingram, who hyped the most fiercely in the draft, is now completely silent. Prior to the game against the New York Knicks, Ingram had played in 53 games this season, starting just 14 of them, averaging a measly 8.0 points, 4.1 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 0.5 blocks and 0.5 steals in 27.7 minutes per game, while shooting a staggering 35.94 percent from the field, 33.02 percent from three-point range and 67.88 percent from the free throw line, in addition to 1.3 turnovers and 1.9 fouls per game.

Seeing Ingram's sluggish performance, let alone the Rookie of the Year, it seems to be questionable whether he will be able to make the Rookie of the Year team after the season.

If you think back to how the Los Angeles media touted Ingram as how brave, invincible, and unparalleled in the world was, it seems that it was a big joke now.

In short, Ingram will definitely not be able to play this season, unlike Roy who can quickly integrate into the league, and unlike Simmons, who has not played a game, people still have high expectations for him.

At least judging from the performance of this season, Ingram is still a lot away from the potential of a superstar, so the one-on-one battle between Ingram and Roy has suddenly become boring.

How many streets can Roy's data throw off Ingram? The media is now focused on the question of whether Roy can rub the same classmate who crushed him in the draft and whether Roy will take a bad shot at Ingram.

However, although the media is extremely concerned about whether he can beat Ingram, Roy's mind is not at all above the data, for him, he has more important things to do, and Roy will not pay too much attention to such a sure and no fun thing as winning Ingram......