Chapter 163: Special Training
Jordan failed to fight back, and the Chinese men's basketball team swept the whole of Asia, outscoring opponents by an average of 21.4 points per game, lifting the championship trophy of the men's basketball team in the Asian Championships, and directly obtaining the qualification ticket for next year's London Olympics.
In the words of Yu Jia, the host of the last session of the court station at that time, "We can go to London!" ”
This is indeed a gratifying thing, at least the Chinese men's basketball team is still standing at the top of Asia with the strongest attitude, and other countries such as South Korea and Japan, which claim to be sports powers, can only sour recognize the hegemony of the Chinese men's basketball team.
Tang Wenlong won the title of MVP of the Asian Championships, averaging 19.2 points, 6.4 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 3.8 steals per game.
At this point, the shutdown has been almost three months away, and there are rumors that Kobe Bryant may go to play in the Turkish league?
Tang Wenlong ended his journey to the Asian Championships, and after having a celebration banquet with his teammates and leaders of the Basketball Association, he got up and returned to Philadelphia.
The schedule arranged this summer was very busy, and Tang Wenlong did not have a chance to carry out the special training plan he had set, which coincided with the NBA shutdown, and Tang Wenlong had a lot of time, so he started normal special training.
"Jack doesn't have time, so I'll have to find the trainer that Bob recommended last time."
Tang Wenlong flipped through the business card in his pocket, which had a name and phone number on it.
"Tim Grover!"
I heard that this trainer used to train Iguodala as well. Marion and other famous NBA outside defensive gates. He has also trained interior players like Elton Brand and Dwight Howard. He has his own set of rules on how players can improve their defensive ability.
"But the cost is also terrifying, 30,000 dollars a week, 120,000 dollars a month." Tang Wenlong was speechless, the top trainers in the United States are very expensive, I used to hear that when Olajuwon opened a training course, it cost as much as 50,000 US dollars a week, and there must be more than one student.
Never mind. It's more expensive, I hope it works.
Tang Wenlong is also a bachelor, and he doesn't have a general impression of money in his mind, he only knows that he has a lot of money on him now, and in addition to the reserves arranged by the broker team to invest, there are nearly 500,000 yuan that can be used for pocket use.
After figuring it out, Tang Wenlong called Tim Grover's number
Los Angeles, USA.
At a top local training center, Tang Wenlong and Joe Thomas walked in.
The entire training center has seven or eight hundred square meters, and Tang Wenlong can see it at a glance. There is a standard NBA basketball court with two main frames and six side frames. All kinds of equipment were placed in another field, and in the training center, there were players of different skin colors, and in the middle of the training center was a middle-aged man wearing black short sleeves, slightly bald, about fifty years old.
"Tang Wenlong?"
Suddenly there was a slurred pronunciation from behind, Tang Wenlong turned his head, and he actually met an acquaintance.
"Cameron, why are you here, it's such a pleasure to see you!"
Tang Wenlong smiled, Anthony is his senior, the two of them have communicated several times in private, and they both recognize each other's strength, but they didn't expect to meet in Los Angeles, which is really a coincidence.
The two of them laughed, opened their arms, and came to a big hug solidly.
"This is Joe Thomas, my agent." Tang Wenlong hurriedly introduced Joe Thomas on the side.
Joe Thomas's eyes lit up, this is a big coffer, but it's a pity that Anthony's agent Leon Rose is not a good stubble.
"Hello, hello, thunder." Anthony shook hands with Joe Thomas and was polite.
"Are you also here for special training? What project to choose? Anthony asked Tang Wenlong, a little curious.
Tang Wenlong smiled: "It should be the defensive side, I don't know the trainer's plan very well, I like to be able to tailor a training system, I am eager to improve my defensive ability." ”
Anthony exclaimed: "You're awesome, you're actually pretty good defensively, and you're still so motivated." ”
Tang Wenlong was a little embarrassed, "What's wrong, Andre (Iguodala)'s defensive ability is called strong, I will defend in the position of scoring guard now, there is no way to become a comprehensive defender, if it can be as strong as Andre's defense, it would be the best!" ”
Anthony smiled bitterly, "If you really have a strong defense like Andre, how terrifying the 76ers' outside line must be, who wants to touch you, leave a way to live, okay?" ”
Tang Wenlong laughed and hammered Anthony's arm, the senior was still quite funny.
"Cameron, what are you here to practice? Is it also a practice of defense? Tang Wenlong asked.
Anthony nodded and let out a long sigh, "Yes, I came here to practice defense, you know, losing to the Heat in the playoffs, or being swept by LeBron, it hit me hard, we have a good relationship, but I never thought that one day, I would have been so far behind him, he is only one step away from the championship, but I still don't see any hope of moving forward." ”
Tang Wenlong expressed his understanding and was swept away, which was unbearable for these basketball heroes.
Anthony's eyes became extremely firm, and Tang Wenlong saw a determination and perseverance in his eyes, "I must practice defense, what I have always been criticized for is defense, our Knicks are also poor in defense now, and in terms of offense, we are confident that we can enter the top five in the league!" ”
As soon as Anthony said this, Tang Wenlong's head flashed, "Cameron, then we can train together and be a partner combination!" ”
"Combination?" Anthony was told by Tang Wenlong, he was very interested, and asked, "What do you say?" ”
Tang Wenlong said with a smile: "Cameron, you see, I am also strong in the NBA and weak in defense, and what I am eager to train is also defense, and your offensive ability is second to none in the NBA, if I can train with you, it will definitely help my defense a lot." At the same time, I think you need an opponent who can defend at any time! ”
Anthony's eyes lit up when he said, "Yes, yes, yes, so you can hone to defense too, and I've honed to defense because of your offensive ability." ”
The two looked at each other more and more pleasantly, and the more they talked, the more excited they became.
At this time, the middle-aged trainer who helped others train on the field came over, he had already noticed the arrival of Tang Wenlong and his agent, he thought he would come to him, but he didn't expect to meet Anthony, the two of them didn't know what to say, and they laughed very happily, which made him itch.
"Hey, Cameron, Tang Wenlong, what are you talking about?"
The man wiped the sweat from his face with a white towel hanging from his neck, and greeted the two with a smile
"Tim, I'm talking to Cameron about training together, do you think the two of us can do it?" Tang Wenlong reached out and shook Tim Grover's hand, laughing and saying. (To be continued.) )