"Run, Terek, what are you doing standing there?"

"Thomas, how do you practice your layups, and you can't get an empty basket? Rudy, for Thomas ......"

Back in Sacramento, the Kings had two days off, and Adelman organized the players to practice with the team, which was even more demanding than the game.

During the game, Adelman will give his players a lot of freedom to play, but when training tactics, he will not hesitate to yell if the players do not follow the requirements.

Just after Thomas Robinson missed an empty basket, he was immediately replaced by Adelman and replaced by this year's rookie Rudy Gobert.

When Robinson walked past him, Li Tian patted his friend's ass lightly as a comfort, because he still had to stay on the court for a confrontation match, and Li Tian couldn't communicate much with Robinson.

"Thomas." Neither Li Tian nor Adelman had time to take care of Robinson, but Jim Ain, who was on the sidelines, found him.

"Come on, go train your layups, Eric will be your sparring partner."

Robinson, who was annoyed that he was directly replaced by the coach, heard Jim Ain's words, turned his head to look at Li Tian, who was actively running on the field, and nodded lightly.

"Li, if you don't work hard, I won't even be qualified to be your teammate." Silently thinking in his heart, Robinson turned to Eric Murphy, who had been traded from the Bulls, and shouted, "Come on, man, use all your energy to stop my offense." ”

Li Tian's performance is getting better and better, and everyone is watching it, including Robinson, of course. From the initial mental imbalance that was very unpleasant, and then slowly accepted that this friend who used to be his helper had stronger strength than himself, Robinson began to use Li Tian to motivate himself.

For more than a month, Robinson began to learn defense from Hayes and assistant coach Turner, and he did improve on the defensive end.

Robinson has strengthened his strength over the summer, which has made his losses on the inside less obvious, and with the improvement of his defensive skills, the results on the defensive end have naturally been better.

Robinson is not lacking in motivation, as evidenced by his ability to grab offensive rebounds, but he still needs to learn some fine work, both defensive and offensive.

While Robinson practiced his offensive skills under the guidance of Jim Ain, the team continued to compete with Adelman with his coaching staff on the sidelines, watching the actions of every player on the court.

"Elson." Adelman, who was staring at the field, suddenly turned his head to look at Elson Turner, his head assistant.

Hearing Adelman's voice, Turner immediately turned his head and signaled that he heard, and Adelman continued: "Look at Lee's attack. ”

"Lee is on the ...... with the ball," Turner picked up as soon as Adelman finished speaking, saying something he had also noticed.

In the middle of the field, Li Tian received a pass after running, but Middleton's follow-up defense was very tight, and Li Tian did not have the first chance to shoot.

At this time, Thompson, who was originally covering for Li Tian without the ball, immediately went to the three-point line to block and dismantle for Li Tian.

With the help of Thompson's blocking, Li Tian dribbled directly into the three-point line, although Middleton quickly rushed past Thompson's side, but he could not fully stick to Li Tian.

Taking advantage of a change of tempo in the mid-range, Li Tian broke through Middleton's defense and completed a throw from close range.

"You should have noticed it too." After Li Tian scored the ball, Adelman continued what he had just said: "In the game against the Rockets, Lee attacked with the ball a few times, and today, this is the third time he has scored with the ball. ”

"Lee's ability to handle the ball has gotten better!" Turner has worked with Adelman for a long time and is very familiar with Adelman, so when Adelman's words just fell, he said what Adelman wanted to express.

"yes, Lee's ability to handle the ball looks to have gotten better, which is really surprising, he's improved so quickly." Adelman nodded and said, with a hint of joy in his words, for a manager to see his players get better is undoubtedly a very rewarding thing.

"Looks like we're going to have to add some more tactics to Lee."

After Adelman finished speaking, his eyes were fixed on the field, and he continued to watch the intra-team match, and he didn't know if he was trying to add some tactical problems to Li Tian, or whether he was observing the performance of the players at this time.

Because Robinson was replaced by Adelman, the Kings' players were more active and serious in the matchup, and Adelman shouted a lot less, and just like that, when the game was about to end, Adelman suddenly called the team's physical trainer over.

"John, has Lee's fitness improved?"

"There is a little bit of improvement, but the magnitude is very small, and in Lee's current situation, if you want to maintain a good efficiency in the court, the playing time is still around 25 minutes."

After listening to the words of physical trainer John, Adelman bowed slightly, and then said softly, "It looks like I have to talk to Lee." ”

Li Tian didn't know that his ball-holding offense had attracted Adelman's attention, and after the assistant coach on the sidelines blew the whistle for the end of the match, Li Tian gasped slightly, took a towel from the staff on the sidelines to wipe off the sweat on his body, and then drank some energy drinks to replenish energy.

"Lee, you're getting harder and harder to guard."

Middleton, who was standing on the side, said suddenly with emotion after doing the same thing.

Originally, Li Tian's off-ball running and shooting were very good, but now, even if the defender is good at running without the ball, Li Tian will often use the dribble to use his teammates' blocking and covering to throw off the defense to complete the score.

Although Middleton has not noticed these improvements in Li Tian's attack, he can feel that he is more difficult to defend Li Tian in the opposite position.

After that, Middleton continued: "I even suspected today that my defense was regressing. ”

"Hey man, don't be discouraged, your defense isn't regressing, it's improving." Li Tian patted Middleton lightly and said, which made Middleton feel a little more comfortable.

But then, Li Tian suddenly said with a smile: "It's just that this kind of progress can't keep up with the pace of my offensive progress." ”

"Damn it, Lee, you're fooling me!" Middleton put away the smile he had just revealed, pretended to be full of fierce expressions, and said, "Next time, I will definitely guard you when I train next time." ”

"Okay, man, I'll wait." Li Tian said with an indifferent face, Middleton has said this sentence many times.

"Lee!" Just as Li Tian was about to talk to Middleton again, he suddenly heard the voice of head coach Adelman, turned his head, and Li Tian saw Adelman waving to him, so he walked over quickly.