In the morning, he trained physically, and in the afternoon, Zhang Zifeng mainly trained his ball skills.

At around 15 o'clock, Zhang Zifeng was practicing 800 three-point shots a day.

"Hey, Jack, you're here early!"

Zhang Zifeng was startled by the sound behind him, just now he was concentrating on training, ignoring the sound of the slap behind him.

Zhang Zifeng turned around and saw that it was Kyrie Owen.

Kyrie Irving entered Duke University in 2010 and is Zhang's brother.

The NCAA league has a huge impact in the United States.

Americans have a homely affection for college campuses, and many of the most famous stars come to their alma mater in the offseason to train and stay in shape, while mentoring their mentors and mentors to keep the school torch on the line.

It's about American culture, it's a process of accumulation.

Zhang Zifeng was a little excited when he saw Owen's voice.

"Well, I'm sorry, I didn't pay attention to your arrival, senior brother."

Owen was doing a brief warm-up while talking, "Are you interested in having a fight?" “

Zhang Zifeng nodded and shouted, "Of course! ”

Owen smiled and said, "Okay, wait until I'm warming up first." Then come to the contest! ”

Although I had been training all morning, my body was a little tired.

But being able to compete one-on-one with superstar Owen, the excitement and excitement in his heart made Zhang Zifeng not tired, and it seemed that the whole person was full of vitality.

He's looking forward to taking on Irving and seeing how far he can get from the NBA superstar.

Zhang Zifeng nodded, and he also started warm-up training.

After twenty minutes of warm-up, Owen shouted, "Alright, come on." Jack, let me see what you're made of! ”

After speaking, Owen threw the ball to Zhang Zifeng, lowered the center of gravity of his body, and waited with open hands.

Zhang Zifeng took the ball, dribbled under his hip continuously, and then suddenly accelerated and cut inward to the right.

Owen reacted quickly and turned to cling to the other party.

Zhang Zifeng suddenly stepped back and shot.

A pop of the ball goes in.

Owen saw it, and Chen praised, "Jack, you can see that you have put a lot of effort into shooting. Not bad! Again! ”

Owen picked up the ball and threw it to Zhang Zifeng.

Hearing Owen's Chen praise, Zhang Zifeng was very happy.

When Zhang Zifeng dribbled again, he couldn't get rid of Irving's defense several times when he wanted to use feints.

Zhang Zifeng tried to carry him to the inside line, but found that Owen was stronger than he imagined and couldn't push at all.

couldn't find a good way to dribble back and forth, Zhang Zifeng suddenly turned around and jumped.

Owen's explosive power was very good, his feet jumped hard, and his straight right hand brought Zhang Zifeng a lot of pressure.

Zhang Zifeng's shot hit the iron.

Switching offense and defense, Zhang Zifeng threw the ball to Owen.

While Irving was dribbling, it suddenly started after a few probes.

It was very fast, and more importantly, he dribbled the ball so well that his body was bobbing back and forth.

You don't know which direction he will break through in the next moment, just like the light skills in martial arts novels, he slipped away and flashed next to Zhang Zifeng.

When Zhang Zifeng turned around to chase after him, Owen had already made a layup.

Is this the strength of NBA superstars!

Zhang Zifeng had always thought that his level was very powerful, but now he finally knew the gap.

Zhang Zifeng didn't feel sad, for him, it was very exciting to have a goal to strive for.

There are still three goals, although Zhang Zifeng knows that there is still a certain distance from Owen's level, it does not mean that Zhang Zifeng is willing to give up easily.

Zhang Zifeng picked up the ball and threw it to Owen, "Come again!" ”

Next, Zhang Zifeng's defense against Owen became more tight, and he almost hugged him.

But whenever Owen breaks through and Zhang Zifeng predicts that he will run to each position, Owen can always shake Zhang Zifeng off from the other side in an incredible way.

One to five, the loss is clean.

Although in the game, I used my running position and shooting, and the scoring was not as bad as it is now.

But one-on-one, he was a complete failure.

Zhang Zifeng smiled bitterly, the gap is huge.

Owen dribbled the ball and said to Zhang Zifeng, "Jack, your shooting is great, but in terms of dribbling. You have to strengthen it again. I've watched this year's Duke competition. Seriously, you guys are really shit in the playoffs. Of course, the biggest responsibility for this is Parker. But you also have a responsibility. Your fitness is really bad, you can play 30 points, and at the end of the game, your fitness can't keep up. The NBA is a 48-minute battle, not to mention overtime. And I see that your ability to break through is not good, and you can't adapt to the NBA at your level. You have to know that the NBA has some of the most talented people in the world, and it's a battlefield where no one will sympathize with you, they will just try to limit you and take you down. So all you have to do is arm yourself with more weapons and take on the challenge without fear. ”

Zhang Zifeng reflected on it and nodded, "Senior brother, what changes should I make in terms of dribbling, that is, how should I improve my dribbling level?" ”

Of course Zhang Zifeng knows the defects of physical fitness.

But he wants to know what he didn't pay attention to or didn't think about when he dribbled.

Owen thought for a moment and said, "You should also know the shortcomings of poor confrontation, I found that your left and right hands are very unbalanced, you are used to the right hand, but the left hand dribble is much worse." This is not possible, if you want to break through in the NBA, you have to be skilled with both left and right hand dribbling. You should take advantage of the summer vacation to train your left hand. ”

"Senior brother, can you tell me how you used to train your left hand."

Owen swapped the ball to his left hand and said, "You watch, dribble with your left hand first." Dribble with your left hand, concentrate, and remember to touch the ball with your fingertips, or rather, slap the ball with your fingertips, which is the most basic. Then dribble the ball high, but maintain control of the ball. Then dribble the ball low, as low as possible, and use your fingertips to dribble as well. Train back and forth like this for a few minutes. ”

After doing a demonstration, Owen continued, "Then you shoot the ball with your fingers, first your thumb, then your index finger, then your middle finger, your ring finger, your little finger, which is very helpful for you to control the ball. ”

Irving resumed his normal dribbling after a training session and sat on the bench. "Next we practice the front dribble, which can be practiced after normal training, when the body is tired, sitting on the bench and resting. Dribble the ball from the left side in front of you to the right side with one hand in front of you, dribbling vigorously but making sure you don't lose the ball. Then there's the side-dribbling, which is to dribble the one-handed ball from front to back, which is a bit difficult because there's not a lot of space to sit down. The good thing is that you can practice anywhere. The next step is to dribble around the legs, let the ball pass under your feet, train your sense of position on the ball, and keep training to let the ball pass through your feet. Next is a low dribble around the foot and practice fingertip control. It's hard to keep the dribble low and not lose the ball because there's so little space. Of course, it is very difficult to practice with the ball in reverse. But don't stop training, even if you lose the ball, pick it up and keep practicing. ”

Owen demonstrated a few times, then stood up and said. "I sat down and trained for a few minutes, and I had enough rest. You can stand up and practice. Dribble low first, and be sure to push hard. Then dribble high, changing back and forth between high and low dribbles. ”

"The next thing is to put your right hand on your back and pull the ball with your left hand and dribble it with one hand. A one-handed low dribble around the leg. ”

Owen stopped, stood up, and said, "You started practicing this, and this wrist hurts. Don't worry, it's the process of getting stronger, the muscles are forming memories, your muscles will be more powerful, you will dribble more powerfully, you will be better at ball control. ”

Owen said, walking over to one of the walls of the training hall.

"After you have practiced your left-handed dribbling, you have to practice your left-handed back-dribbling. You can practice this while standing against a wall. Stand a distance of a meter or two in front of the wall. Pass the ball behind your back with your left hand, hit the wall, the ball bounces back, you catch, continue, slowly pick up. ”

"Dribbling behind your back, passing, receiving, layups, with your left hand. It was difficult, and after a few exercises, the hand was already weak. It's like the hand is already dead. But you still have to keep training. This is also helpful for improving the strength of your left hand. Do you understand? ”

"Yes, thank you, brother!"

"Come on, Duke hasn't won a championship for a few years, and I hope you can lead Duke University to a championship again!" Owen said.

Zhang Zifeng nodded and said, "I will!" ”

"Come on, Jack, I'm optimistic about you. I hope you're coming to the NBA next year, right. It is better to come to the knights. You know, we knights are always short of shooters! ”

Zhang Zifeng also smiled and said, "This, I can't call the shots." You know it's not on my side to decide. ”

"Of course, but as long as no one picks you in front of you. I will definitely persuade the general manager to choose you! ”

……

After a few casual conversations, Zhang Zifeng began training.

Seeing Zhang Zifeng's serious appearance, Owen was very relieved and did not waste his guidance in vain.

Irving, who trained for a week at Duke University and was selected for the U.S. men's national basketball team, will be part of the team for several warm-up games in July.