Chapter 127: Heading to Beijing
Time flies quickly, and most of the winter vacation has passed in a blink of an eye, and at the same time, the New Year's cannons have also sounded, and blessings from all walks of life have followed. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, it stands to reason that Hongcheng's custom is that you can't go to the door, but this morning Li Changgeng went out early in the morning, saying that he was practicing, but looking at his hurried figure, it didn't look like he was practicing.
The elder brother also muttered at the door, helped Li Changgeng close the door, and went back to sleep.
In fact, Li Changgeng received a call from the director, and the director told Li Changgeng on the phone about going to the American training camp, which is why Li Changgeng rushed over in such a hurry, otherwise how could he run over, and there would be still practice to be done later.
The reason why the trip to the United States will start in advance is completely forced by the East China Economic Company, and the budget of the director is after the provincial league, after all, the current exchange rate is different from the exchange rate at that time, and according to the trend, it should be cheaper at that time. But the East China Economic Company stepped in and threw the temptation to Li Changgeng and others, and the director couldn't sit still, fortunately, they refused that day, otherwise the director didn't know where to cry. So for the sake of insurance, the director still arranged the itinerary in advance.
When he came to the predetermined location, he suddenly found that Sima Shenji was also here, he greeted Sima Shenji warmly, Sima Shenji smiled slightly, still as indifferent as ever, it was not unusual for Li Changgeng's arrival, after all, he was the strongest player in Hongcheng at present.
After the two reconciled, the director also came out, he looked at the two of them and nodded with satisfaction.
"If you go to the United States in a few days, you should all know about it."
Both nodded at the same time.
Then the director had a slight solemnity on his face.
"Do you know who the training camp is going to?"
"I don't know!"
"It's Kobe Bryant's, who just retired."
"Wow!" The two were stunned at the same time, Kobe Bryant had never opened a training camp since he retired, and now they can grab tickets for the first training camp, which shows that the director's energy is not small.
The director smiled slightly.
"Li Changgeng, Sima Shenji, this is a rare opportunity, going to the training camp can allow you to get in touch with some things that you haven't been exposed to before, and absorb some different basketball knowledge and competitive styles, which is good for you."
"You know, the United States is the country with the most developed basketball culture, there are many basketball superstars, there is the basketball temple NBA, and almost every world champion comes from there. A trip there allows you to get in touch with the other side of basketball, a different basketball, multi-level basketball, a more professional basketball culture, and absorb more knowledge. ”
"A trip to Kobe Bryant's training camp, no matter how you perform, is bound to benefit you a lot."
After hearing this, Li Changgeng and Sima Shenji were also shocked.
They are all basketball fans, so they naturally know what this means, originally the two of them just thought they were looking for a retired player to train them, but they didn't expect to find a god like Kobe, which must have a lot of impact on the two of them.
Looking at the appearance of the two, the director also nodded with satisfaction, this is the effect he wants, otherwise why bother with him working so hard to keep up with the head and begging for this place!
"Thank you, Director, we will definitely cherish this opportunity." Li Changgeng said first.
Sima Shenji also spoke, thanking him from the bottom of his heart: "Director, don't worry, we will not let you down." ”
The director looked at Li Changgeng and Sima Shenji and smiled. He didn't tell Li Changgeng and Sima Shenji that the reason why he was so campaigning for the two of them was not just to let them go on a trip to the United States, nor just to let them go further in the new Municipal Basketball League.
It's because he has bigger, farther and farther expectations and ambitions, and he wants them to broaden their horizons, not just to become excellent basketball players in China, but to keep up with those excellent basketball players in the world. And all this he did was just for one goal, to strengthen the domestic guard line.
Yes, it was made for the domestic guard line.
Don't look at the current Chinese basketball is not bad, but that is also in Asia, looking at the world, China's best basketball result is also the eighth, which is an unspeakable pain for 1.3 billion Chinese people, remember Yao Ming back then, Yi Jianlian gave China hope, but we are not competitive on the outside, there is no capable guard, so it leads to unsatisfactory results, and it is also because of this, the excessive use of top players like Yao Ming has caused him to go downhill so fast, the greatest international center of the 21st century, is so gloomy to retire, this is a pain in everyone's hearts.
There has never been a shortage of such talents in China, but most of them have not had systematic training and a better basketball atmosphere, so the domestic guard line is not very good. Now that there is such a talent in Hongcheng, this is an opportunity for Hongcheng, and it is also an opportunity for China, what to say, he has to arrange the two of them and let them go out to meet the market, only in this way will their hearts be big, and they will have the motivation to compete for a higher stage.
"However, before that, you still have to go to the capital and get a ticket to the United States!"
The two listened to the director's words, and didn't say anything, just nodded, they also knew that there were not many opportunities like this, so naturally it was impossible to let the two of them go directly, after all, there are so many good players in the country, and there are many people who are stronger than them, why can they go and others can't go, so there must be a tryout, and the two are not surprised.
Seeing that the two of them had no special reaction, in the end, the director told Li Changgeng and Sima Shenji.
"Li Changgeng, Sima Shenji."
"On the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, I will arrange an itinerary and take you to Beijing."
"Well, thank you, Director." Li Changgeng and Sima Shenji thanked them again and again.
From this day on, Li Changgeng and Sima Shenji began to prepare for going to the capital. This is an opportunity, and they are also aiming for a spot in the United States to participate in Kobe Bryant's training camp.
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The eighth day of the Lunar New Year is coming soon, and Li Changgeng and Sima Shenji are in Beijing Huihe. After all, two people came by different means of transportation, so it is normal to arrive at different times.
When they arrived in Beijing, under the leadership of the director, they came to the Water Cube, the place where China's first Olympic Games were waiting.
Soon, the director arranged for two people to go in. Leave yourself in one step.
The two of them walked into the Water Cube, and it was the first time they came to such a sacred place, and they couldn't help but look at it curiously.
It didn't look like a golden place, but that feeling of uncertainty rose in the hearts of the two of them, and soon the two of them were arranged in a place, with a group of players gathered together, and above them was a Sven man with glasses.
This is the supporter of CCTV 5, Xu Ping, about NBA games, almost all of which are broadcast live by him.
Through Xu Ping's understanding of the system of this tryout, this tryout has 7 days, and the students will be trained from all aspects of basketball, and in the end, the best people will be selected, and these people will be eligible to get tickets to Kobe Bryant's training camp.
Of course, this selection tournament is also very cruel, and there are about 200 players who come here every time, but the ones who can pass are about a single digit.
The probability of a few tenths of a percent is destined to make this selection very exciting.
As usual, the tryouts were divided into two groups, the junior and the youth, with 268 players in each group.
The so-called junior group is some students who are relatively young, about before elementary school, and they have not been in contact with basketball for a long time, so the basic basketball skills and basketball skills are still very lacking. For these students, the coach's teaching will focus on basic teaching, such as basic basketball knowledge, basketball language, basic skills practice, etc.
The youth group is a little older students, they are generally junior and senior high school students, they have a certain basketball foundation, and they also have a certain basketball awareness.
In response to their situation, the coaches in the tryouts will improve according to their own situation, and conduct strict and professional training to ensure that these players will not come here empty-handed.
In general, this selection competition is for the purpose of improving their ability, so the feeling for Li Changgeng is very rigorous, which is also what Li Changgeng wants to see.
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The first day of training was basic training, with everything, and the purpose was to test the ability of the big guys.
At the same time, it is also a coach to see how everyone should develop in the future.
On this day, Li Changgeng and Amu came to the stadium very early, there were a lot of people, and it was lively and ruthless.
So in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, the two hurried back to their team.
In front of everyone, Zhang Weiping, China's most famous basketball commentator, held a folder in front of him with his head held high, and ordered: "I believe everyone has seen me." ”
He lifted his glasses and continued: "Hello everyone, I'm Zhang Weiping, a former basketball commentator at CCTV, and it's a pleasure to meet everyone."
After speaking, the players below ordered to applaud, after all, before Xu Ping took the position, Zhang Weiping has always been the strongest basketball commentator on CCTV, and almost everyone grew up watching his commentary, so naturally they will not be unfamiliar with it, and they still applauded warmly for this respected senior.
Zhang Weiping smiled, lowered his hand, let everyone be quiet, and continued.
"Shooting is the most basic quality of basketball players, so in order to better see your strength, the first thing today is to test your shooting ability. Now, you guys come over one by one and start shooting separately. My requirement was for everyone to shoot 10 shots, 5 from beyond the three-point line and 5 from mid-range, with the top of the arc as a center point, one on each side. ”
After Zhang Weiping finished speaking, he put his hand in place, and the assistant next to him took the ball and passed it to the players who came up.
One player catches the ball, then shoots from outside the three-point line in the bottom corner, then moves to a 45-degree angle to shoot one, the third is the top of the arc, and the fourth and fifth are at a 45-degree angle on the other side, the baseline line. After the shot, it's a two-point shot, which is about the same position.
On the side, Zhang Weiping held a folder in his hand, recording the player's information, shooting characteristics, movement defects, and other ......
Another assistant stood beside Zhang Weiping, also holding a folder in his hand, helping Zhang Weiping record it.
When Li Changgeng arrived, I saw that he quickly took the ball, without the slightest pause, and shot quickly, which was different from those in front of him who still needed to prepare for breath.
"Brush."
The Nets set off a white wave, and before everyone could react, Li Changgeng moved to a 45-degree angle, received the ball and then threw it, and five three-pointers in succession hit all of them and hollowed them into the net.
Everyone was dumbfounded, but Li Changgeng didn't plan to stop, he took a step forward, jumped quickly, directly shortened the distance of the pass, and then jumped up, and then raised his hand to throw the basketball out.
In the next four actions, Li Changgeng was exactly the same as before, without exception, all of them were hollow into the net.
Countless players stopped to watch, staring blankly at Li Changgeng's action of putting down his hand, without saying a word. Then the audience erupted in whispers.
"Who is this guy? Why haven't I seen it, three points are so accurate. ”
"Haven't you seen it? He is Li Changgeng of Gui Province! I've watched him play and he's shot very accurately. ”
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Zhang Weiping saw Li Changgeng's shooting, his eyes couldn't help but light up, he put down the record book in his hand, walked to the assistant, and said twice to the assistant, the assistant nodded, and shouted to stop Li Changgeng, who was about to go down.
"Number 8, you do it again."
"Okay." Li Changgeng nodded and ran outside the three-point line.
The assistant shook his hand and passed the ball to Li Changgeng, who had just run outside the three-point line at a 45-degree angle. This pass ball was flat and straight, and almost as soon as he saw the ball fly out of his hand, he had already come to Li Changgeng's face, and his strength was not ordinarily large.
Li Changgeng's shots are not impossible, but for a person who aspires to enter the NBA and make a name for himself, it seems very LOW, and in that arena full of masters, such irregular shooting does not have any advantages, first of all, it is a waste of effort, after all, the NBA court is different from the international court, and the three-point line is also farther, such a posture is not effortless at all, and secondly, there are many middle-aged and long-term people in the NBA, and none of them are not bouncing athletes. Li Changgeng's low shot point just now was completely used as a live target for the opponent to block. Therefore, Xiao Er is extremely opposed to such a shooting posture, and he must correct it when Li Changgeng does not adapt to this shooting posture.
"Hmm!" Li Changgeng nodded, listening to Xiao Er's tone seemed to be quite serious, so Li Changgeng planned to give up the posture just now, although it was very comfortable and easy to throw, but since Xiao Er didn't let it, he wouldn't touch it, there must be a bad meaning in it.
(To be continued.) )