Chapter 103: Preparing for the Preseason
Reeves gave the question very tactfully, and other reporters also knew from his answer that Tang Shuai was going to do Tai Chi, so no one asked questions after that.
At the end of the press conference, the players picked up their jerseys and took pictures collectively, and it was only at this time that Tang Shuai attracted the attention of some media reporters, and someone ran to him to take a few photos, which can be regarded as comforting him.
The 2015-2016 season has officially kicked off with the press conference at the end of the press conference, and although there is still nearly a month to go before the start of pre-season, a month of preparation is essential for most players.
The two cores of the vacation, Paul and Griffin, also ended their offseason early and came to the Staples Center to start training.
After leading the Rockets 3-1 in the Western Conference semifinals last season, but being reversed, these main players of the team are obviously holding back their energy, hoping to make a comeback in the new season and go further, especially the team's core point guard Paul, who is now 30 years old, but has still not been able to enter a division finals, leaving the first point guard with less and less time, and he is also more and more eager to break through.
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In the training hall, there was a noisy sound of rubbing against the floor, and the players were running back and forth on the pitch at a rapid pace.
The team is training with the "alien" Kassel, and the team's head coach Reeves will not appear at the training site organized by this kind of player.
"Pout your ass for me, don't look sick, you've all forgotten the lessons of last season!" Cassel was screaming, not leaving the team with any affection.
The team was running the field, and it was their sixtieth turn run this morning, and Kassel had no intention of stopping.
The big men of the team have been a little unable to keep up, and Tang Shuai is also a little out of breath, but he is still close behind Paul, although the Clippers can't give him a lot of opportunities to perform right away, but being on the same team with Paul believes that it will definitely be a perfect start for his career, just like Nash and Kidd at the beginning.
"Stop!" After 80 switchbacks, and a large number of players could not keep up, Cassel finally called a halt.
Tang Shuai stopped panting, and only Paul and Stephenson were left in front of him.
"Hey, Don, you're doing really well." Stephenson glanced back and said with a smile.
"Lance, I'm a young man." Tang Shuai half-jokingly said that from the first day he met Stephenson, he found that this person was a very bold black man, completely different from the silence of others, especially when treating him.
"Haha, CP3, it looks like we're still very young!" Stephenson turned to Paul and laughed.
"Lance! Be serious when you train! Cassel yelled at Stephenson.
"Yes! Instructor! Stephenson replied, and then whispered to Tang Shuai, "This alien is really not gentle at all." ”
"Be careful, or Coach Sam will see it, and it's time for you to practice again." Tang Shuai saw Cassel coming over and immediately reminded.
"Give you three minutes of rest, then train in groups, CP3, you take the outside team to practice dribbling, Blake, you take the inside players to practice mid-range shooting, give me your energy! I'll always be watching! After saying that, Cassel moved the stool directly outside the court.
After Cassel finished speaking, Tang Shuai followed behind Paul with other outside players and walked to the basket on the right side of the court.
"Don, do you know what the most important thing about being a point guard is?" As he walked to the sidelines, Paul pulled Tang Shuai and said that because of Bill Duffy's relationship, he took extra care of Tang Shuai.
"Deliver the ball as comfortably and accurately as possible to the receiver?" Tang Shuai said tentatively that this point was specially told to him in the summer league.
But what he didn't expect was that Paul shook his head directly, he pointed to the obstacle in the distance and said: "Dribbling, a point guard, the most important thing you need to learn and do perfect on the court is to keep the ball in your own hands, only by doing this well, can you ensure that the most basic can you stay on the court." ”
Tang Shuai nodded thoughtfully, because he played small forward in the school team before, and his understanding of the point guard can indeed be said to be blank, if Kassel taught him the first lesson before, then now what Paul said is the second lesson, compared with what Kassel said, Paul's point of view from the player's point of view is obviously more appropriate, as a point guard, one thing you must do is to safely and stably advance the ball from the backcourt to the frontcourt, if you can't do this, it is indeed impossible to stay on the court.
"The last time I played against you, I noticed that you were lacking in dribbling, which is very lethal for a point guard, so you have to work harder for a while, otherwise you will be left behind very quickly." Paul admonished.
Tang Shuai nodded vigorously, what he now has is the green dribble bag he hit from Rock Park last time, and in Paul's eyes, he is naturally blind.
At halftime, under the leadership of Paul, the players began to train frantically, and at this time, Tang Shuai was obviously lacking in dribbling compared to others.
Paul looked at the side for a while and shook his head, but he didn't say anything when he saw Tang Shuai's hard training attitude.
The players' training continued, after the dribbling, followed by the basic training of shooting, passing, and layups, and in the process, Paul's view of Tang Shuai changed somewhat.
At the end of the day's training, Paul pulled Tang Shuai to his side again, and said while walking in the direction of the locker room: "Don, your current dribbling is really terrible, now the preseason is about to start, in addition to insisting on training, you have a little experience I want to tell you, you have to minimize dribbling after you get on the court, you have to learn to use your strengths, your three-point and mid-range are not bad, and the breakthrough is barely watchable, and assisting teammates by attracting defense is also an option, anyway, you must minimize dribbling, otherwise you will make a mistake." , the blow to the team's morale will be very big. ”
Tang Shuai nodded vigorously, Paul's advice reminded him, the preseason is about to start, the Clippers introduced Stephenson and renewed Reaves' contract, he is facing unprecedented competition, if he makes a mistake on the court at this time, Reaves will not show him mercy at all.
Dribbling skill pack, he's going to have to use his brain.