Chapter 023 Steady Progress
Although more than a week is not a long time, Li Chen's ability has made great progress because of professional training methods and Paul's personal experience. Unlike in the past, when he practiced offense and tactics with the Lakers, he is now well aware of the weight that lies on his shoulders, and after losing Kobe, Big Apple, the Knicks' only offensive core, must learn to open up the situation on its own.
"Hey, Cruz, that's not going to work, you've been stolen by me again!" Li Chen's simple change of direction did not hide Paul's eyes, CP3 pretended to be deceived and then suddenly stretched out his hand, this set of actions made someone's long-planned good show fall short.
"You suck!" "You're not even dribbling to the level I did in middle school, and if Fisher is an electric wheelchair, you're the old man in an electric wheelchair." ”
In a flash of lightning, Paul flashed past Li Chen, and then in order to stimulate the other party, he even played a two-handed clasp.
"Look, Cruze, that's what it's called dribbling, and I can guarantee that even a rookie who just joined the league this year won't be fooled by that change of direction you just had!"
CP3's words made people listen very unpleasant, Li Chen raised his eyebrows, took Paul's ball and then rushed forward, although the speed was eye-catching, but the experienced Paul had already predicted the opponent's forward path, adjusted the position slightly, and he occupied a position that could make Li Chen feel very uncomfortable.
Perhaps irritated by CP3's taunt just now, Li Chen ignored the principle of superior technology that he had set for himself before, and he seemed to want to squeeze through it by brute force.
Paul's physical strength is only for point guards, and in the face of hard stubble in the small forward position like Li Chen, no matter how unconvinced he is, he still has to bow down after a battle. Now seeing that the opponent seems to be about to squeeze away with brute force, Paul secretly adjusted his defensive strategy.
Play to your strengths and avoid your weaknesses! CP3 has a high ball quotient, and he decided to give full play to his advantages in physical flexibility, quickly moving sideways to block in front of his opponent, and then reaching out to constantly interfere with Li Chen's dribbling.
The long-term basketball experience tells Paul that the more people who dribble badly, the more nervous they are in the face of interference, and now Li Chen obviously belongs to the people who dribble badly, of course, this so-called bad is also relative to first-class point guards such as Paul, compared to ordinary people, Li Chen's dribbling level is simply much stronger.
Although Li Chen seemed to want to get rid of his opponent through his brute strength, CP3 was firmly attached to Li Chen's side with his flexible surname, and the movements in his hands did not stop for a moment.
Seeing that Li Chen seemed to be unable to stand it, CP3 was secretly happy, Li Chen's face told him that the opposite thing should be planning to stab the other party to the end, although he knew that he would definitely not be able to squeeze the other party with strength alone, but basketball is not sumo, the core is just the ball, and Paul's goal is the basketball in Li Chen's hand.
Li Chen buried his head in the breakthrough, but Paul, who had already figured out the trajectory of the opponent's dribble, was very calm, waiting for the basketball to reach a suitable position, a position that he could reach out to reach.
Ball to! People are here! CP3 quickly reached for the ball, and he could even feel the touch of his fingertips touching the basketball.
But soon, it turned out that the feeling just now was purely an illusion caused by strong self-confidence, and Paul did not touch the basketball, because the moment he stretched out his hand, Li Chen had already responded.
A well-behaved change of hands behind his back, Li Chen dodged the opponent's steal. Subsequently, after adjusting the center of gravity of his body in advance, he once again relied on his own strength to break through from the opponent's other side, this time Paul's flexibility could not help him, he had already lost half of his body, and he could not resist Li Chen's brute force at all, and he was easily bounced away.
Rumble! Because the bounce has improved a lot, now Li Chen's dunk has begun to take shape, his arms are straight, his body is bent into a bow, he flies close to the ground with his usual surname, and when he is about to touch the basket, he uses his waist to send the ball into the basket through the power of his fingers.
The height advantage and slender figure made Li Chen's dunk even more beautiful than the one Paul had just now, and someone was very stinky and touched his nose.
"How's it going, do you feel the enthusiasm of the old man?"
The crowd standing on the sidelines of the play responded with warm applause, and a group of people led by the beautiful girl highly praised the big apple's dunk.
"Sure enough, it's not that Lee can't dunk, he can dunk beautifully!" Although the wind did not come true, the things after that still did not escape Li Chen's control, the beautiful girl became more determined after the most intimate contact with the idol, Paul is the city hero of New Orleans, and the idol is the hero in his heart, and there is no doubt about the choice of one or the other.
“mvp!” A bunch of imps who didn't know anything didn't care about Paul's face, and they screamed loudly and excitedly when they saw the big apple pass Paul and then pick up a beautiful dunk. I don't know who took the lead in shouting this slightly high-end slogan, and the little ones who were infected by the atmosphere all joined in the shouting.
The flashing lights are flashing non-stop, and the unscrupulous reporters have already thought of the headlines of tomorrow's newspaper, "The Big Apple", "The MVP Rings in New Orleans", "Queen Bee is Betrayed by the Little Fans", ...... Whatever the headline, this confrontation between Li Chen and Paul is bound to be the focus of tomorrow's newspapers.
CP3 tapped his forehead, and although it wasn't betrayal, the sight in front of him still felt a little weird, and he wasn't even sure if this was New Orleans he knew all too well.
Unlike in the past, when he would be the focus of the crowd wherever he went, after the arrival of the New York kid, the eyes that had been gathered on him seemed to suddenly shift, and he was now more like an outsider than the other party, but the fact is that the name of the training camp is Chris Paul.
"Hey, I didn't mean to!" Li Chen smiled evilly and said, "Believe me, Chris, I really didn't mean to rob your fans, I've tried to keep a low profile as much as possible!" ”
CP3 expressed his indignation with a middle finger, especially when he saw that the beautiful girl he had been concerned about for a few days also joined Li Chen's side inhumanely, he was even more upset, and everything he did seemed to have finally become that guy's wedding dress.
"Quiet!" Although this slogan can be exciting during the competition, it still hurts a little when the object is not yourself. Paul used his serious face and long-standing prestige to intimidate the young players.
"The following group confrontation, all players are divided into two groups, 10 players on one side, one for each position, the number of places is limited, those who want to participate in their own registration, the number exceeds their own bullfighting decision, and the non-participating players are automatically turned into cheerleaders!"
Paul was resolute in introducing his arrangement, and the interest of the young players just now made him suspicious
The results of the guy's training, he is going to test the effectiveness of the basketball training camp through a group match, although not all the players, but the 20 people can generally reflect the overall training results.
"One is the CP3 team, the other is the Big Apple team, you can choose for yourself, in short, I want to see your squad in an hour, otherwise all the team members will practice for two hours!"
Paul's plan worked well, and the little guys who had just gathered together to join in the fun immediately scattered in all directions, forming gangs and competing for a place in the competition.
Obviously, the scheduled bullfight is likely to turn into a five-on-five match, and the ten people of each team are bound to belong to the two winning teams in the end.
But fortunately, the competition is not about selecting surnames, Paul just wants to test the effectiveness of these training, and the quality of surnames like this kind of gang is to a certain extent more reflective of the overall situation than he originally expected.
Of course, there is also a disadvantage in letting the little guys select themselves, that is, they will fight if they are not guaranteed, especially the unconvinced side of the loss, they are not professional players, even professional players are inevitably fighting, not to mention these little ghosts, fortunately, there are still many staff in the stadium, and they will definitely be able to stop it in the first time once a fight occurs.
Li Chen, who has been a bad boy since he was a child, thinks more than Paul, and he knows the little between children very well.
"I declare first that those who fight will be disqualified from participating in the competition, and if the circumstances are serious, then I will expel him from the training camp and will not tolerate it!" The most effective way for children to be obedient is to be serious, being gentle will only make them feel that you are a bully, Li Chen is not a novice, so his words made the young players in the training hall suddenly frightened and silent.
In the lounge, Li Chen handed Paul a bottle of Gatorade, and recently heard that Pepsi and Coca-Cola both seemed to want to sign him, and the two companies were direct competitors, so it was natural that there would be some special content in their contracts.
If he is signed by Pepsi, it is fine, if he is signed by Coca-Cola, then Li Chen may not even be deprived of the right to drink Gatorade in public places in the future, but Gatorade is the official drink of the alliance, so if you want to drink it, you have to find a way to cover the label, such as wrapping it in a towel.
Of course, these things are still things that agent Schwartz should consider, Li Chen has no opinion on this, as long as whoever has a high price will sign him, he is as realistic as ever.
"Chris, how was that guy just now?" Because there was no crowd gathered, Li Chen and Paul talked about the confrontation just now, "I found that blindly pursuing technology is not a good thing, you must know that my technology cannot improve so fast, and I don't need to improve so fast!" ”
Li Chen's wit made CP3 can't help but applaud, in fact, he has long seen the disadvantages of Li Chen's previous approach, and the reason why he didn't point it out is also because he hopes that the other party can find out by himself, because only in this way can the other party understand more thoroughly.
"Indeed, with your physical fitness, you don't need to be very good at dribbling skills at all, just be practical, combine your own technical characteristics, choose some skills that are most suitable for you, and integrate them into your usual offensive movements, and that's enough!"
CP3 said very thoroughly, "Just like James, his skills are also terrible, of course, it can't be said to be bad, it's just a little rough, but because of his excellent physical fitness, some rough techniques are very practical on him, many people can't do anything even if they know what he will do, and you are in a similar situation to him now!" ”
"Why!" Li Chen was very unhappy that he dared to compare James with himself, "He is not called rough, it may be more appropriate to describe it as ugly, and although my skills are not very good, it is not ugly, right?" ”
Forehead! Paul rolled his eyes, he pretended not to hear, unlike Li Chen, his personal relationship with the little emperor was still good, and he said bad things about his friends behind his back, he hadn't reached that point yet!
While the basketball training camp helped the young players improve their technical and tactical literacy, it also helped Li Chen a lot to a large extent. In less than two weeks, the original dribble of 80 has now risen to 84, although it is only a small 4 points, but many things in it are not reflected by numbers.
It can even be said that as long as Li Chen can fully absorb what Paul has taught him, his dribbling level will soon reach a new level. Of course, it's not that it's going to be pleasing to the eye, it's just that his dribbling will be simpler and more practical than the previous ones, clean and unobtrusive, and that's enough.
The passing does not rise much, only 2 points, but the passing thing can only rely on the experience of the game and training to pile up, as long as the pass is more, the feeling will come out naturally, the skill is only a part, the most suitable for yourself is the king!