The Road to Stardom: Start as a Slam Dunk Master

Chapter 465 Supersonic’s Secret Training

The SuperSonics returned all members to the team half a month ago. While most other teams are still in the offseason, the SuperSonics have already begun intensive secret training.

The training mainly focuses on two aspects. One is personal training based on the characteristics of different players.

For example, Payton's training plan throughout the offseason is basically about physical fitness. For this old guy, his skills have long been engraved in his bones. He just needs to spend half an hour every day shooting and maintaining his touch. There is no need to Let’s polish this aspect further.

Sakuragi Hanamichi continues to gain weight. Although his weight of 115 kilograms allows him to compete against most insiders, if his opponent is O'Neal and Yao Ming, he still looks a little worse.

If you want to compete with those two people, even with Sakuragi Hanamichi's natural power, Lin Dong and others believe that Sakuragi should be in the best condition if he reaches 120 kilograms.

But this involves another problem. Sakuragi is relatively too short.

The previous weight of 115 kilograms was still able to maintain the body's balance, function, and athletic ability in optimal condition for more than a year. That is actually a miracle. It is entirely due to Stephen that Sakuragi's weight is completely Trained on his bones, he can weigh 120 kilograms...

Don’t underestimate this 10-kilogram increase. 209 centimeters and 115 kilograms of weight have already made Sakuragi look a bit fat. If it were 120 kilograms, he would be almost a standard fat man, which would inevitably greatly affect his current athletic ability. And speed, let alone 10 kilograms, an extra kilogram will break the balance of Sakuragi's body!

And when Sakuragi's own athletic advantages are gone and he has to choose to compete head-on with others based on his own shortcomings, he will only lose more miserably.

Limit breakthroughs beyond the limits are inhuman in themselves...and only Stephen can accomplish such extreme tasks.

Lin Dong has temporarily transferred Stephen back from La Liga. Compared with Moebius's training in La Liga, the SuperSonics' training this season is obviously more important. He will be responsible for Sakuragi's weight gain plan and Payton's physical fitness. Training is the most suitable. After working for so many years, Stephen has already become the leading trainer in the industry. It is really not the same level as when he was crossing the river by feeling the stones to train Lin Dong. Especially in terms of diet and nutrition that he taught himself, this guy is absolutely He can be said to be the most awesome nutritionist in the industry. Even if he doesn't become a basketball trainer in the future, he can easily make a success of himself just by relying on his status in the nutrition industry.

In the final research plan, Stephen felt that 5 kilograms should not be considered, but he had a way to let Sakuragi add another 2-3 kilograms while maintaining the current balance of body functions. At the same time, he couldn't help but complain again. Coach Anzai, if he had sent Sakuragi to Lloyd earlier and asked him to start heightening and adjusting his body earlier, maybe he would be about 212 centimeters easily now, so gaining a few kilograms would not be a problem at all. With this guy's distance With a superhuman heart, maybe he can really become the number one big man in the NBA...

Although it is still a little far from the perfection that everyone expected, there is nothing that can be done. Fortunately, adding two or three kilograms is still two or three kilograms. At least it can make Sakuragi fight a little easier when facing those two people.

In addition, Chandler is the head coach of confrontation and perimeter. After all, he is the tallest in the team and the strongest player except Sakuragi. Whether facing Odom of the Lakers or LeBron of the Cavaliers, he needs to roam. To defend and confront between the inside and outside, instead of sticking to the basket to face the two inside monsters, I don't dare to expect Chandler to block LeBron and Odom, but at least he can't be without the ability to fight back. .

In addition, the Sonics have a set of high-post serve tactics in their running and gunning, which is still very useful when Payton is lacking control of the court. Chandler will have more opportunities to be pulled to the outside. If he can have an outside three-pointer , then his threat and the power of high-post serving tactics will increase dramatically. Using his height to force Yao Ming or O'Neal to pull to the outside to defend him is also a good way to weaken the invincible inside lines of those two teams.

Iguodala and Kaede Rukawa are the standard outside shooters for the SuperSonics. Of course, the head coach is three-pointers. Facing the invincible inside lines of those two teams, the outside must be the best way for the Sonics to open up various situations this season. Good weapons, this is what you must have if you want to win.

Otherwise, if you don't have an outside line, if you shrink a little, and pair it with an inside combination like Yao Ming + Odom, or O'Neal + LeBron, even Lin Dong will not be able to fight through that crowd.

The game does not necessarily expect you to kill the opponent from the outside, but your threat from the outside must be great enough. After all, even if Lin Dong is really a god, you have to help him open up space for him to fight one-on-one or one-on-two. , let alone Jordan’s 1 vs 4 or Kobe’s 1 vs 4, which are highlights. If you really want to make one, Lin Dong has more than them, but you obviously can’t hit every ball like this. The shooting rate is too low. And if the opponent really has four people who are fully prepared to block you on the inside from the very beginning, then it will be useless even if they come to you.

Luke Ridnour and Ronald Murray are the head coach's basic ball-handling skills and defense. As Payton's substitute organizers during breaks, they are not required to score, but they are required to control the ball and play on the field. The defense must be good, this is the only requirement for the two of them.

In addition to these personal trainings, the Sonics' summer training camp mainly consists of various intra-team competitions.

Lin Dong led a group of substitutes, including Luke, Murray, etc., to play against Payton, Sakuragi Hanamichi, Chandler, Iguodala, Rukawa Kaede and other Sonics main players and rotation players.

This is through a large number of intra-team games to adapt to the rhythm of the game and improve tactical movements, especially the understanding and adaptation of rotation defense by Rukawa Kaede, Luke Ridnour and Ronald Murray.

They were drafted in the same class as Lin Dong in 2002, but compared to Luke, who played in another world, Murray's potential in Lin Dong's eyes is relatively poor. This does not only depend on his performance in another world. His performance is more due to the fact that Murray's overall golf IQ is worse than Luke's, his tactical execution is relatively rigid, and his talent ceiling is limited.

But the victory is that he has a good attitude and is very active on the defensive end. He is 193 centimeters tall and 88 kilograms in weight. He is of the same type as Payton. He can still play for a few minutes when used to fill the vacancy during Payton's rest. This is what McMillan has done before. I gave him the position.

Of the two point guards, Luke is good at offense and creativity, while Murray is relatively good at defense. They can be used in various situations when Payton is not on the court. When an All-Star point guard cannot be found, these two can be combined. Putting people together is the only way to make up for Payton's physical problem. Currently, the team's adaptation is pretty good. Although his personal defensive ability is limited, the rotation defense can basically be integrated into it, and it will not damage the Sonics' own defense. Rhythm.

As for Rukawa Kaede...

Bang bang bang bang... squeak, squeak, squeak...

The lights in God Arena were still on even at midnight.

Frankly speaking, the training intensity of the SuperSonics during this period is actually quite intense. After a whole day of various physical fitness and basic training, plus at least three intra-team games in the afternoon, everyone is not exhausted, but He was definitely sweating profusely and could fall asleep.

But it was already after nine o'clock in the evening, and the sky in Seattle was completely dark, but there were still seven or eight people who spontaneously stayed in the arena.

It is not a duel or an intra-team competition, but a training that belongs to Lin Dong alone. What remains is not only self-improvement, but also Lin Dong's training staff.

In the arena, Payton and Iguodala were sitting on the sidelines wiping sweat with towels, still wearing their training uniforms. McMillan and Chandler were sitting on the side, and Chandler had already changed in the locker room. Good clothes, put on his shirt, looking more relaxed and leisurely, chatting with McMillan, and listening to Payton's endless complaints: "Fuck, Andre, you almost won just now! You Why are you so distracted? Please wake up. If you lose, why don’t you treat me to the late night snack? Wait, this is not a matter of who invites you. I really want to win this time. Let me, an old man, find some confidence. Isn’t that good? Did you do it on purpose just now? You had to run away from that guy!”

Iguodala collapsed on the chair dumbfounded: "Run? Look at me like this, I can't even stand up, boss! Not everyone is as perverted as Lao Lin and Sakuragi!"

"Speaking of which, Lin's physical strength is indeed a mystery..." Chandler couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Obviously everyone is doing the same training and the same team competition tomorrow, but after everything is over, he can actually challenge the two of us one-on-one. Hours……"

"This guy's physical fitness is even more exaggerated than Sakuragi!" Payton said unconvinced: "I discovered it last season. I almost never see that guy when he is tired! Don't those media always say that Lin plays very easily? , is it because he didn't use his full strength, or because his opponent was too weak? What the hell, I think Lin just doesn't know how to be tired! It's really strange. Is it because his wife went to Atlanta? No, this is how much energy my brother has been holding back..."

"Boss, I will tell Yuya that you said bad things about her and ask her to beat you up." Lin Dong's voice came from the field.

Payton swallowed: "The ears are so sharp..."

"Brother Takato, are you still distracted? Your opponent is us!" Sakuragi Hanamichi screamed on the court.

Rukawa Kaede next to him did not say a word. He put on a ready posture, lowered his center of gravity and defended himself in front of Lin Dong with Sakuragi. His eyes were staring at Lin Dong like an eagle, always paying attention to some detailed changes in his body movements.

One versus two! Game 4!

Lin Dong smiled at Sakuragi, took a sudden step, and rushed towards Sakuragi's defense on the left.

coming!

Sakuragi's pupils shrank suddenly, and her body had already reacted accordingly...

I have to say that Sakuragi's reaction is indeed at the top level in the NBA, and what's even more exciting is that since he learned Rodman's anticipatory defense against O'Neal in his debut season, Sakuragi's "anticipation" in the past two seasons has been This word is already familiar to my bones.

Even if the opponent is Lin Dong, he can always make the most perfect and correct defensive predictions in the first place. Even Payton is so amazed by this magic that he even asks for advice in private. As my disciple, it's a pity that I can't even ask anyone for advice. The content of the conversation is roughly as follows.

——How did you know he was going to jump to the left?

——Feeling.

--fart! Don't say this word to me again. This word is nothing but bullshit. Feeling? It feels like it’s impossible to get it right every time! There is nothing in this world without reason, so who are you to judge? Eyes? Focus? action? detail?

——No, Brother Gao Ren never gives any eye cues or movement cues when he breaks through. His center of gravity shifts very quickly, without warning at all. Teacher, you know that!

——Then how did you know that he was going to rush to the left?

Sakuragi Hanamichi thought for a long time - I just judged it, based on my brain!

——So, what makes your brain make this judgment?

——This...feeling!

——I’m crazy!

If you ask him to tell you the reason, he won't be able to tell, but he can make the right judgment every time, which is amazing.

As for the one who vaguely knows why, I am afraid that only Lin Dong...

At this time, the breakthrough to the left was blocked by Sakuragi Hanamichi's perfect prediction and first step, and Lin Dong also entered a wonderful state at this moment.

It's not a zone, there's no excitement of adrenaline, but a strange sense that seems to have a God's perspective, which makes Lin Dong feel that he can 'see' the defender in front of him from any angle, and even 'see' himself.

Rather than seeing with your eyes, you see with your heart, just like cloning in later science. Give a scientist a cell from your body, and he can restore the cell into a person exactly like you without ever seeing you. .

This is a huge improvement in the ability to capture and analyze information, allowing you to have a perspective beyond the zone, allowing you to make the most correct judgments anytime, anywhere, and even see all your opponent's future choices.

A brain capable of processing all kinds of complex information, an innate basketball intelligence, and an understanding of opponents and changes on the court are the keys to achieving this state.

This allows you to always play early and target your opponent's most painful weakness. This is one of the main reasons why you were able to perform so easily last season.

As for Sakuragi... Lin Dong felt that he was probably in this state, but it was different from his own thoroughness.

He did this with enough experience and confidence, but Sakuragi did it through pure instinct and talent.

So he was in a relatively vague state, only knowing it but not knowing why. So when Payton asked him why he chose to defend the left side, he couldn't answer it at all, but it didn't affect him at all in using this skill to do it. Perfect defense.

At this time, the first step was perfectly blocked by Sakuragi, but he followed closely...

"Rukawa!" Sakuragi shouted immediately as if he had a premonition of something.

Rukawa Kaede next to him also instinctively felt the crisis, and desperately blocked Lin Dong from the right, trying to prevent him from changing direction, but the next second...

A spinning top.

too fast……

Even though Rukawa Kaede had realized that Lin Dong was about to change direction, he still couldn't stop him. He only felt Lin Dong in front of him making a large-scale change of direction. While he was still pulling his center of gravity, he already felt Lin Dong coming from his side like a hurricane. Ran out.

Snapped!

Uh-huh!

With one possession of the ball, he jumped up in three strides for a layup, and the basketball slipped into the net.

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