In the two days when Jordan just made his comeback, the media cheered and celebrated.

But as soon as those two days passed, yesterday and the day before yesterday, there was more controversy.

"Is Jordan right to get the top salary?"

"How much strength does he have now? He hasn't played for three years, can he compare to Ma Long? ”

"Will Jordan be the next Ewing or Olajuwon and bring up the atmosphere of the team?"

Jordan had expected such remarks for a long time, but when he saw it, he was still angry.

He's going to prove that he's still the king on the pitch in the new season!

First of all, he has to prove his ability to his new teammates and let them know that he doesn't just miss the scenery on the pitch, he doesn't come to play tickets.

The method is simple, just prove that he has the ability to shoot the ball into the basket.

Directly show his mid-range shooting ability that once stood alone in the league!

I heard his teammates praise him as "the god of basketball is amazing", "this is too accurate", "I'm going to call my mom and tell him I'm watching God train...... He was satisfied.

But throwing and throwing, something is wrong, why did these teammates start to exaggerate the spider?

"Spider-Man is so accurate!"

"Worthy of the boss!"

"Boss or basketball god, who has a more accurate mid-range shot?"

"It's hard to say, the god of basketball hasn't played in three years after all...... Or the god of basketball, he is the god of basketball after all! ”

Jordan stopped training, turned his head to look at the next half, and saw Li Ao around the free throw line, moving sideways to catch the ball and throw one, constantly moving the position and throwing in...... It's really accurate!

He felt more accurate than what he saw when he occasionally watched Li Ao's shooting training in the past 3 days!

He naturally doesn't feel that today's Li Ao has made such a big improvement compared to yesterday, but he only thinks that maybe Li Ao's training state in the previous three days is not so good, or today's state is particularly good.

But no matter what, he was competitive!

The big spider is wrestling with him?

Interesting!

After Li Ao's group finished practicing, Jordan said, "Are your hands hot?" Hot up than a group of mid-shots? ”

When the teammates heard this, they immediately got excited and coaxed one after another.

Li Ao replied casually: "Don't, you will be very embarrassed to be defeated by a 20-year-old second-year player." ”

Jordan tilted his head and squinted his eyes with a contemptuous "call", and said: "Will you be more embarrassed to be defeated by an old man who has retired for three years at the age of 38?" ”

"Then you wait and see, see what it means to be a genius of the past and the present!"

"I polished my eyes and waited!"

The teammates erupted in loud cheers, startling the coaching staff who had just arrived at the training ground.

They hurried up to watch, and they didn't need to ask, they knew what was going on when they heard the chirping of the team members.

Gentry: (¬_¬)

On the first day of the training camp, just assembled, and it was on the bar?

It's good that he is very confident in Spider-Man's mid-range shot, even if it is not as good as the god of basketball, it is enough for the god of basketball to recognize.

Seeing that several teaching assistants and consultants were excitedly crowded to the front to watch, Gentry was also ready to move...... No matter, onlookers first!

Li Ao and Jordan are both re-moving their bodies, and their tone is very contemptuous and casual, but when they prepare, they are more serious than the other, and they are fully engaged.

Da Q, who volunteered to be a referee, waited until the trainers were ready to serve and pick up the ball, and then waved his hand down.

"Let's go!"

The referee served, Li Ao and Jordan received the ball and shot quickly, and immediately moved their positions after throwing, and continued to shoot one, neither of them stood in a fixed position to shoot, and they couldn't afford to lose that face, so they had to move at least one or two steps.

Watching Jordan catch and shoot in a row while on the move, his teammates were amazed that he was worthy of being a basketball god and had such a wide range of shots.

Many people only remember Jordan's invincible back-to-back singles in the last three consecutive stages, and his step-back jumper that was even stronger than Chamberlain, ignoring that he was not bad without the ball for three years.

In Jordan's 11-year career, only three years had less than 30% possession, which was the last three years in a row.

Aside from the sophomore year of the season, Jordan's lowest assists per game for three years are also the last three years in a row.

When Jordan was in the first three consecutive rows, the NBA was still at the tail end of the offensive era, but in the iron-blooded era of Jordan's last three consecutive rows, the assist rate increased instead of decreasing.

But when I saw Li Ao's side, my teammates kept exclaiming!

Their Spider-Man has a wider range of mid-range shots than Jordan!

The key is the hit rate, Spider-Man and the basketball gods are on par!

Because Li Ao's 'training' this time is not a 'training state' but a 'competition state'.

'Catch and Shoot Expert Level 5' is on, and he has worked hard to get to the top edge of 90 in the basic skills of mid-range shooting, and he has risen to 95, surpassing the top and historical level!

In fact, Jordan's basic skills in mid-range shooting are even higher than this.

However, after the basic skills of shooting, after reaching the top level, there is not much difference in training, and what continues to improve is the shooting stability after physical exertion, the continuity of the feel after encountering confrontation, the speed of finding the feel, and so on.

In the real game, it is necessary to rely on technology to support the play of basic shooting skills, so Li Ao and Jordan are far behind.

But such a showdown at the moment...... Don't fall behind at all!

And Jordan just added catch-and-shoot to the style of play, which broadened the shooting range, not limited to the two wings, but the strongest is still on the two wings, Li Ao is different, Li Ao's mid-range shooting covers all directions!

It looks like Li Ao's catch-and-shoot is even more stylish!

The most important thing is that Li Ao narrowly won!

The 100-ball duel was over, Jordan made 94 shots, and his teammates felt too good.

But Li Ao threw in 96! Won the cheers of his teammates!

Steve Kerr was the first to say, "Even if you buy it, Spider-Man, you're even stronger than the basketball god!" ”

Teammates heckled along.

Give face to the god of basketball and comfort the god of basketball? No! Including Big Q is coaxing.

Of course, they know that a group of shooting duels is nothing, only a difference of 2 goals, and it is okay to say that it is an error, but it is the god of basketball who loses, so it is different.

Jordan's face darkened even more and he roared, "Do it again!" ”

That's when Doug Collins said, "Next time, Michael, it's time for the physical test." ”

Jordan squinted at Doug Collins, who felt targeted.

But the teacher spoke, and he accepted the arrangement.

Gentry is now happy with signing Doug Collins as an advisor, and having an older coach who can listen to Jordan is quite necessary for them.

Jordan was depressed for a moment, but he didn't take it to heart, he wished that Li Ao would become stronger, so that he might be able to pass the OK combination in the playoffs.

and Li Ao are on the bar, purely competitive.

Li Ao, who won, was very happy, but he didn't take it seriously, just for fun.

Li Ao called his teammates together and introduced them to Jordan.

At the press conference a few days ago, I saw that Jordan broke his rib last year and before the opening game of the Playoffs with the Mavericks, he also met with the young players of the Clippers, but he didn't really communicate, so he couldn't say that he knew each other.

When Li Ao introduced the teammates he worked with last season, he introduced them in detail, carefully introduced the characteristics of his playing style, ridiculed his personality, and casually mentioned the hobbies of his teammates.

And the likes of Mike Bibby, Gerald Wallace, Lafonso Ellis, Jeron Collins...... When the newcomer arrived, he just introduced the name, not the blind introduction.

Jordan listened very carefully, and Spider-Man's introduction saved him a lot of time to get acquainted with his teammates.

But he was also surprised - this angry spider was such a careful person.

To be able to pinch together this empty talented but chaotic team, there is really something!

…

After Li Ao helped Jordan get acquainted with his teammates, Larry LaRue and Doug Collins began to arrange for the players to conduct physical and technical tests in groups.

Every player is working hard to show their quality or improve in order to earn more minutes for the new season.

The coaches pay the most attention to Li Ao and Jordan.

Both are focused and bring out the best in them.

Although since June, there have been trainers who regularly provide training reports of the two.

But looking at the report, it is definitely better to see it with your own eyes.

Li Ao doesn't need to say much.

Jordan is not afraid to expose his current shortcomings, but instead tries to tell the coaching staff what he can do and what he can't do now.

On the coaching staff's side, although they have been mentally prepared, they are still stunned when they look at Li Ao's test results.

Li Ao's weight has increased to 105 kilograms, which is close to Odom, but his speed is actually better than last year's training camp!

Speed, Power, Bounce, Start, Explosiveness, Bounce Speed...... All of them have been improved!

Jordan was also very curious about Li Ao's physical test report, and after he finished the test, he looked at the coaching staff and nodded: "The physical fitness is barely enough." ”

Coaches: (ˇˇ)

If someone else says this, they will think that the person has a problem with their brain.

But Jordan ...... Well, they accept the premise that Spider-Man is mediocre in physical fitness.

Not to mention, with Jordan's words, the Clippers coaching staff calmed down a lot when they saw Li Ao's basic skills and technical progress, and they were more calm when discussing tactical adjustments based on Li Ao's technical progress and expansion.

By 4 p.m., the test was over, but the Clippers players weren't done with their work, followed by makeup photos and promotional posters.

Li Ao, Jordan, Odom, O'Neal Jr., Bibby and other 5 people also have a shooting job that other teammates do not have - the main poster.

When shooting the main poster, the three teammates were in trouble, how should they stand?

Jordan put on a humble posture at this time, letting Li Ao stand in the middle, Odom and O'Neal Jr. took a step back to stand on the left and right sides of Li Ao, and he and Bibby stood on the edge one step forward.

Li Ao was not surprised by this.

Jordan is a good person, at this time, the most face-saving position for him is not to stand in the C position, then he will be accused of stealing the limelight from young people, he takes the initiative to stand on the side, there must be teammates or cameramen to spread the word, then he can get a reputation of 'taking the initiative to give up the C position'.

Li Ao remembers seeing a poster in his last life, where Kwame Brown was ridiculed as 'the peak of his game' - Jordan on the left and Kristen Leitner on the right, all three of whom were top three picks, in the middle of the championship.

He stood in the C position with a loud voice.

Jordan: (▼ヘ▼#)

Can you excuse yourself a bit?

O'Neill Jr.: (╯_╰)

One step further away from the boss...... I'm going to fight! (`へ*)ノ

Bibby: (ˇˇ)

Partnering with these four people, I'm not dreaming!

Odom: ̄『 ̄

What time do you get off work? Today, being stared at by the captain and testing it seriously is much more tiring than playing the game......

…

By the next day, on the 26th, the Clippers entered the tactical training phase.

After yesterday's test, the coaching staff handed out the first version of the new season's playbook to the players, so that they could remember the tactics to be practiced on the first day.

But when we were training in tactical positioning today, before each tactic, Gentry explained in detail to each player their role in the tactics and what they had to do.

Even so, Gentry didn't expect everyone to remember, but it didn't matter, as he practiced, he became acquainted.

And there are still a few who have memorized the tactics, Bibby, Li Ao, Jordan, Odom, O'Neal Jr., the five starters, except for Odom, the other four are taking the initiative to help their teammates correct their running mistakes and help their teammates get familiar with the running line, and although Odom did not help his teammates get familiar with the line, he can see that he remembered the tactics when he was running.

Greg Anthony, Steve Cole, and Matt Harprin on the bench are also doing these things.

Especially Li Ao, who was most satisfied with Gentry, asked if he remembered the tactics before the training began, and Li Ao replied that he had memorized them all.

Gentry didn't think Li Ao was bragging, because he questioned it last year, but Li Ao really memorized it.

Seeing that most of the team members have the enthusiasm and awareness to take the initiative to master the tactics, Gentry is in a good mood.

It's just, Jordan doesn't care much about him as a head coach today......

Because all the tactics in today's training are around the tactics of 'passing the ball to Spider-Man to shoot'.

In the training camp stage, who is the main tactical practice represents who is more important in the head coach's mind.

Gentry knew that Jordan would be awkward with such an arrangement, but it was something he had to do, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that Ballmer's decision was the right one.

Especially after seeing Li Ao's progress in yesterday's test, he was even more determined to the idea of 'Spider-Man first'.

On Jordan's side, in addition to making a fuss about Gentry's brain, his training attitude has not been affected, and he is active in individual training and coaching his teammates.

In fact, in the tactics of passing the ball to Li Ao as the goal, he is still the player who dominates the attack, one of the two cores, and the other offensive core is Odom.

And he saw that in the tactical manual, there were more offensive tactics around him, and the second most around the cooperation of Odom and Bibby, and then Li Ao.

His ability, the versatility of his scoring tools, are valued in the tactics.

Regarding the decision of 'Spider-Man first', he was annoyed when he saw the training sequence in the tactical manual yesterday and understood what the coaching staff wanted to convey.

And he can understand the reason for the coaching staff's decision, and he supports the team to focus on developing Li Ao.

But he will still be angry!

He won't mess around, it's not easy to come back at this age, with such a group of teammates.

He's going to use his performance on the pitch to slap Gentry!

(End of chapter)