Chapter 17: Reggie Miller
Outside the window, it was raining lightly, and the trees were covered with water droplets, and the air was exceptionally fresh.
This weekend is the NBA's All-Star Weekend, NBA teams can have a week off, and today is the traditional ** day in the United States. Granger went out on a date early in the morning, and Li Cheng could only stay at home alone.
Because he only fell asleep this morning, Li Cheng slept until noon. He sat on the bed, brushed his unkempt hair, took a cigarette from the bedside table, lit it, and took a hard puff.
Today is Valentine's Day, but this has nothing to do with Li Cheng. After the great change in his family, the girlfriend he was dating left him. Thinking of the woman's face when she broke up, Li Cheng felt disgusted from the bottom of his heart.
Li Cheng casually rummaged in the refrigerator for some food, and then rushed to the training hall. Now he is basically insulated from entertainment activities, and for the sake of his dreams and family, he has turned on the "mad dog mode".
Meticulously completing every workout, sweat soaking his training shorts. However, Li Cheng didn't notice that behind the door of the training hall, there were two pairs of eyes staring at him.
"Larry, are you saying that this Chinese can be one of the cornerstones of the team's rebuild?"
"Don't you think he can't? Reggie. ”
The two people standing at the door to observe Li Cheng are Larry Bird, a legendary NBA superstar and now the manager of the Pacers, and Reggie Miller, a legendary Pacers star who has been battling Jordan for several years.
Miller shrugged and said, "Okay! Even if he can, why are you looking for me? ”
Bird laughed, "You knowingly asked. ”
"Alright! I know what you're thinking, but I don't have time to train him, I'm going to New Orleans tomorrow. If you want me to train him, wait for this summer! But it depends on my mood when the time comes. Miller said with a look of reluctance.
Bird pointed to Li Cheng, who was leaning on two chairs to train for running, and said, "This is a very talented little guy, don't you want to see the rise of the Pacers?" ”
"I'm retired."
"When you retire, you can do something for the team you like."
"But I don't think he has that ability."
"How do you know if you don't try? I can't say how talented he is, at least he's no worse than yours in his diligence. ”
This time Miller was a little moved, because of the atrophy of his hip muscles since he was a child, Miller, who could only walk on crutches before the age of 15, was able to become an NBA superstar by relying on hard work. And Bird actually said that the Chinese kid's diligence was no worse than his own? But he still said: "He is so diligent, why didn't he have a voice at all in the previous half season?" ”
"It takes time for everyone to adjust to the NBA environment, and his arrival in the NBA coincided with a big change in his family," Bird said. But you don't have to doubt his diligence, I've been watching him for a long time. ”
Miller stared at Li Cheng, who was practicing his running position for a long time, and finally said, "That's okay!" I'll see what he's capable of. ”
Hearing this, Bird smiled with satisfaction, and then said, "Let's go, let's go." ”
Miller followed Bird to Li Cheng, who was concentrating on training, and Li Cheng didn't notice anyone coming in at all, he took the chairs placed on the court as teammates, ran to the chairs from all angles and used various methods, and then stopped to shoot.
Bird stood on the sidelines and shouted, "Stop, little one." ”
Li Chengxun went to prestige, and he saw two NBA legends standing on the sidelines, a little stunned.
"Hey! Chinese boy, what are you doing in a daze? Silly? Miller said dismissively.
Li Cheng wiped his sweat with a towel and walked over.
Bird glanced at Miller and said, "Can you change your mouth?" ”
Miller pursed his lips and said, "Damn, I learned from you." ”
Bird is helpless, he just talks trash on the court, but Miller is a guy who can spray at any time, and this problem is even more severe when he retires. If Miller's mouth doesn't squirt one day, it is estimated that he will have to wait until the day of the end of the world.
"Lee, you know him! I won't introduce you to it. Bird said gently, "It's not a good idea for you to practice hard alone, and I can't give you any guidance, but I have brought this old fellow and let him guide you." ”
Li Cheng didn't expect Bird to bring Miller over to let Miller guide him, he never thought that he could be guided by a legendary superstar.
"Hey! Hey! Don't be too happy, boy, I won't stay here for a second longer if I don't like you. ”
Bird patted Miller on the back and said, "You can practice with this kid!" I'll leave first. ”
"Damn, you're easy." Miller muttered.
Bird left, and Li Cheng stood there with a basketball in his hand, still a little incredulous.
Seeing that Li Cheng was still standing stunned, Miller scolded: "Don't be stupid, boy, come over and let me see your skills." ”
Li Cheng came to his senses and walked to Miller, who had already taken off his coat.
"You're ready to attack." Miller said, and took a defensive stance.
Li Cheng bent down to dribble and prepare to attack, but Miller quickly posted up.
In the face of Miller's defense, Li Cheng naturally chose the style of play he was most familiar with. Leaning sideways, he pressed his shoulders against Miller, and then his shoulders slammed into Miller.
Lee's original script was that he hit Miller with a force, and then Miller would show a hint of space, and he quickly turned around and ended the offense with a step-back jumper. But the reality didn't follow his script, Miller quickly took a step back when Li Cheng exerted his strength, and grabbed Li Cheng's shorts and pulled them.
Li Cheng lost his center of gravity, and almost fell down, Miller reached out to grab the ball, then ran out of the three-point line, turned around and shot.
Li Cheng adjusted his focus and didn't chase it out, and Miller's three points had already passed through the basket.
"It's a real dish." Miller stood in place with his hands on his hips, and Li Cheng ran over to pick up the basketball.
Miller stretched out his hand to signal Li Cheng to pass the ball, and after receiving the ball, he slapped the ball casually, and said: "I just observed your training, and there is nothing wrong with your movements, but in the world, there are people with standard movements everywhere, but how many people can enter the NBA?" You have to be flexible with your movements in training during the game, observe your opponents and make the best choices. ”
Li Cheng listened confidently, and Miller continued: "For example, the ball just now, the previous choice you thought about was not wrong. If I'm not mistaken, you just wanted to hit me sideways and then turn back, right? But I saw your intentions and reacted quickly. Come, now you come to defend me, I will single you sideways, you can defend me in a qiē way. ”
Miller began to attack, and Li Cheng opened up the defensive stance.
In order to educate Li Cheng, Miller chose the same offensive method as Li Cheng just now, playing sideways singles.
Li Cheng resisted Miller to the death, where did Miller, who had not trained for a long time, still hit Li Cheng? But he still has his own way. He grabbed Li Cheng by the shoulder, suddenly withdrew, then turned around and pushed Li Cheng with his buttocks, and then turned around. At the same time as he turned around, his left hand was not idle, and he grabbed Li Cheng's waist fiercely.
After Miller's series of moves, Li Cheng's defense has been broken down by Miller, and Miller hit the shot very easily.
PS: I don't know why the previous chapter was reviewed, so I put the content of the previous chapter and the content of this chapter together and sent it out first
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