Basketball trainer, I created a super giant

Chapter 139 You guys are practically cheating

Brown walked into the locker room with his bag slung over his shoulder.

Suddenly, there was a loud bang.

Brown jumped in fright!

"Surprise!"

Amid cheers, champagne sprayed all over Brown's face.

He looked at everyone with a blank expression.

Grant and McGrady grabbed champagne and sprayed it everywhere, while Ewing, Billups, and the others applauded.

Deep inside, Tang Sen and Guo Yonglin stood together, smiling at him.

"What's going on?" Brown asked, looking bewildered.

It's not my birthday yet.

"You silly kid, an All-Star starter at under 20 years old, the last person to do that was Kobe, you're really crazy." Grant came up to Brown and patted him hard on the shoulder.

The day before yesterday, on the 27th, after the game against the Raptors, the voting for this year's All-Star Game in Philadelphia officially ended.

In the Eastern Conference, Brown was selected as the starting center with over 56 votes.

His birthday is March 10th, which means he's not yet 20 years old.

The last player under 20 years old to be selected as an All-Star starter was Kobe Bryant in 98, who ousted Eddie Jones.

Garretti interjected, "Honestly, if Kobe hadn't been in Los Angeles, he might not have even made the All-Star team that year, while Kwame relied entirely on his own ability."

In 98, how many points did Kobe average per game?
On the contrary, Brown averaged 20 points and 10 rebounds per game, which was truly impressive.

"Let's not talk about that, Kwame, congratulations." McGrady stepped forward and hugged Brown.

Then there's Ewing.

The members of the breakfast club came forward to offer their congratulations.

By the time Brown came to his senses, he had already been pushed in front of Tang Sen.

Brown was startled, but he opened his arms and hugged Tang Sen.

"Sir, thank you..."

He said thank you, but the rest of his words were stuck in his throat, and he couldn't say anything more.

Tang Sen sensed Brown's change in mood.

Speaking of which, we first met at the end of April last year and started training Brown. Nine months have passed in the blink of an eye.

"Alright." Tang Sen released Brown and said with satisfaction, "You've just achieved your first big goal, but don't be complacent. You still need to keep working hard."

On Brown's little blackboard, the first big goal is to make the All-Star team and become an All-Star caliber player.

From now on, I'm neither too big nor too small; I'm now considered a star player.

Brown pursed his lips, his eyes were a little red, and he just nodded vigorously.

"Hurry up, hurry up, it's time for champagne." Grant pulled Brown over and poured the champagne.

Tang Sen also took a cup and watched with a smile.

At the start of the season, I felt a sense of satisfaction, like having a carefully nurtured disciple finally graduate and ready to make his way in the world.

And now, it's like a disciple making a name for himself in the world, and the old man feels gratified.

"So moved you cried?" Guo Yonglin leaned closer.

Tang Sen glared at him: "It's spilled champagne, do you want to try some?"

She wiped her eyes and handed it to him.

Guo Yonglin just smiled and didn't say anything.

Celebration is celebration, but training cannot stop.

After the Raptors' game, the Magic will have what might be the most important game of the season tomorrow.

On January 30th, the Magic will host the Lakers.

The last game of the regular season against the Lakers.

Its significance is self-evident.

If the Magic are aiming for the championship, this game will be the last chance for both teams to test each other's strength.

Or rather, it could very well be a preview of the finals.

Inside the training hall, everyone was focused on training.

Sather was also there.

He had absolutely no resistance to the promises Rivers made.

This morning, after arriving, I don't know if he learned it from Brown, but he actually wrote a thank-you card for Tang Sen by hand, thanking Tang Sen for choosing him and giving him this opportunity.

He wrote it with his wife, and even stamped it with his son's fingerprint.

I must say, that's a thoughtful gesture.

Tang Sen accepted the gift with a smile, but as soon as training began, he gave Sather a hard time.

This was a real show of force!

The kind where the intensity is maxed out.

The others are still in the season and have to play games, so Tang Sen has to consider their physical exertion and the concept of supercompensation can only be used very carefully.

But Sasser, since he doesn't have to compete anymore, doesn't have any such concerns and will push his training intensity to the limit.

"butt!"

Tang Sen stepped forward and slapped Sather on the butt, reminding him, "Didn't you notice that when you slide, it's your hips that drive your calves to generate power!"

"And your hips, when your opponent changes direction and you try to follow, the speed of your hip rotation determines how fast you move."

Tang Sen suddenly rotated his hips, keeping his body in a low position, and used his hips to propel his left leg to slide forward.

"Understand?"

Tang Sen asked back.

Sather nodded thoughtfully.

He understands, but when it comes to actually practicing, there are still problems.

That's his biggest problem.

During his college years, he was the offensive focal point, focusing on scoring, but he didn't really train his defense properly.

Or rather, the coach didn't demand more from him defensively.

It's understandable; truly achieving a seamless integration of offense and defense is very difficult.

His team, the Broncos, isn't exactly a powerhouse in the NCAA, so as the team's core player, scoring is definitely his priority.

The defensive aspect should definitely be left to the role players.

This resulted in Sasser relying entirely on his physical instincts to defend; he lacked skill and didn't pay enough attention to the details.

For example, with one arm raised and the other lying horizontally, the balance is not maintained sufficiently.

Sometimes it's even the other way around, with the raised arm and front leg not on the same side.

It can also lead to basic errors like stagnant sliding.

The so-called stationary slide is when your opponent is dribbling, and you move your foot in the opposite direction of their dribbling.

There are many more such detailed issues.

"Watch my toes. When you take your first step, point your toes outwards in the direction you are moving. This will prevent the outside of your foot from touching the ground first, which would make you very slow."

Tang Sen pointed to his left foot, demonstrating the subtle differences.

Sather watched intently, and could tell he was very focused and understood, but when he tried to practice, he immediately ran into problems.

Tang Sen sighed silently.

It's not that he's stupid; it's purely muscle memory, a result of habit.

From childhood to adulthood, he probably never had a good defender to teach him how to defend properly.

I'm already in my early twenties, and some habits are really hard to change.

There's no other way but to train repeatedly and gradually develop good habits.

Let Sather practice first, and then Tang Sen stood in front of Brown.

The upcoming game against the Lakers will be a test for the Magic, and even more so for Brown.

Rivers is dreaming of securing a spot in the Finals this year and even contending for the championship, all of which hinges on how Brown performs in the paint against O'Neal.

Even if Rivers likes to daydream, he wouldn't dare to hope that Brown could lock down O'Neal.

But if Brown and O'Neal can go toe-to-toe and reach a point where neither can stop the other, then the Magic have a chance.

In the last game against O'Neal, O'Neal scored 17 points and Brown scored 11 points and 12 rebounds. In terms of performance, they were already very good.

And Brown is only stronger now than he was last time.

Today, after completing his basic recovery training, Brown began technical training.

The main strategy remains low-post footwork and finishing moves.

Tang Sen watched silently, pondering a question.

In fact, Brown has already unlocked quite a few skills in low-post offense.

His low-post footwork has changed; it certainly won't achieve the same effect as Hakeem Olajuwon, but it's solid enough to connect hook shots from either side of the rim.

I can still occasionally make some mid-range shots after pick-and-rolls.

He's more than capable of facing any of the league's top centers, let alone ordinary ones. But the problem is he's up against Shaquille O'Neal, a legendary center of all time.

Tang Sen is considering whether to have Brown practice a special move over the next few months.

They're aiming for a blowout matchup. If you can't defend Shaq, you need to have something that Shaq can't defend either.

Furthermore, for a player's career, it is also necessary to develop some unique scoring methods.

Many people can be called star players, but they are just star players.

If you want to go further and become a superstar, the most important thing is that you need to have the ability to solve tough problems on the court.

Normally, a player needs to play for at least several seasons to gradually mature physically and with experience, and only after reaching their peak should they consider this matter.

However, due to his own abilities and the system's existence, Brown's growth in one season is equivalent to that of others in two or three seasons, so it's not a problem to consider this matter now.

The key is how to practice and what to practice.

Tang Sen actually had a choice in mind all along.

That's Ewing's bunny hop trick.

In Brown's technical plan, he has already unlocked the skills of low-post back-to-the-basket moves and low-post shooting. So, by combining the two, he can completely replicate Ewing's bunny hop.

His move involves sitting with his back to his opponent, then jumping to face them. The movement is sudden, covers a large distance, and is very difficult to defend against.

The only problem is that it relies heavily on lower body explosiveness and the feel of the final moment.

It's also quite bad for your knees.

Having watched Ewing's game tapes for so long, Brown could occasionally use those techniques, but he hadn't seriously practiced them.

But if you master this move, you can use it to deal with O'Neal.

O'Neal is very agile, but relatively speaking, given his size, his movement speed is still somewhat slow.

Then there's the mid-range shot after a pick-and-roll.

Against O'Neal, who couldn't be contained in the paint, this move could also be a sharp scoring method for Brown.

After thinking for a while, Tang Sen came to his senses.

Let's talk about this after the game against the Lakers.

We should at least see how Brown performs against O'Neal in this game.

……

The Magic value this game, and so do the Lakers.

Jackson thought the Magic were doomed to fail, but as the game approached, he still made preparations in silence.

They started their five-game road trip in the East on the 27th.

This game for the Magic is the second game of a back-to-back road game.

On the 29th, they had just played against the Eagles.

Atlanta is not far from Orlando; it takes less than two hours by plane.

Logically, it shouldn't have such a significant impact on the players' performance.

However, Jackson still reduced the playing time of O'Neal and Kobe, the two core starters, in the game against the Hawks.

O'Neal only played 23 minutes.

It's obvious they're saving their strength for a proper fight against the magician.

The game against the Hawks ended at 10 p.m., and the team immediately headed to the airport to fly to Orlando overnight.

On the plane, Fisher sat next to Kobe and saw that Kobe put on an eye mask as soon as he boarded the plane, ready to sleep. Fisher asked him curiously if he was so sleepy.

Kobe didn't play much today.

Although it was a back-to-back game, Kobe would usually call his wife for a while after playing away games.

They just got married last April and were still newlyweds.

"secret!"

Kobe grinned and put on his earplugs.

Brian Shaw, sitting across the aisle, whispered, "He seemed to make a phone call on the bus, and then he seemed quite happy. I guess it's something good."

Fisher gave an "oh" and immediately lost interest in investigating further.

He was tired too.

Because of Tang Sen's point guard training method, he had an extra training exercise for no reason. It wasn't so bad that he was tired, but it was mentally taxing and hurt his self-esteem.

These days in the locker room, teammates often ask me if the point difference has exceeded 20 points.

Fisher was thinking, so what if the score difference is 20 points? Does that mean I'm not a point guard if the score difference exceeds 20 points?
Two hours later, the team arrived at a luxury hotel near the Water House Centre.

Jackson immediately told all the players to rest.

It's already past midnight.

However, what he didn't know was that Kobe got up shortly after 4 a.m., washed up, ate something simple, and then took a taxi to leave the hotel.

Around 5 p.m., he arrived at a large gym in Winterpark.

Tang Sen arrived in his car shortly after.

"Tang!" Kobe came up and excitedly hugged Tang Sen, saying he thought Tang Sen wasn't coming.

Tang Sen thought to himself, "I didn't want to come."

Last night, Tang Sen unexpectedly received a call from Kobe.

He said he wanted to take advantage of this trip to Orlando to experience firsthand the benefits of getting up at 5 a.m. to train.

The media has reported on the Magic Breakfast Club quite a bit.

Actually, the Wizards are doing it too.

Jordan had long since restarted the Breakfast Club, but he was getting old and had injuries, and over time he couldn't keep up, so it was no longer worthy of the name.

Kobe said he had long admired Townsend's training program. Since you're unwilling to come to Los Angeles, I've come all this way, so I'll at least give it a try.

Since he had already said so much, Tang Sen felt embarrassed to refuse.

Perfect timing! Sasser also had to get up early for training, so he decided to let Kobe come over by himself.

"Let's go."

Tang Sen gave a shout and headed to the gym.

The gym lights were on; Sasser should have arrived by now.

The young man is quite enthusiastic.

Sure enough, Sasser had already changed his clothes and was warming up in a very formal manner.

When Tang Sen came in, he instinctively opened his mouth to greet him, and then he saw Kobe following behind him.

He blurted out "Fuck!" and his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets in shock.

"Who is he?" Kobe asked, pointing at Sather.

Tang Senyiqi, don't you know him?
But then I thought, they weren't even on the same team. Sasser was just a nobody rookie, so it's normal that Kobe didn't know him.

Tang Sen immediately smiled and said, "Then you should get to know him properly."

This is a secret weapon prepared for you.

Upon learning that he was this year's rookie, Kobe gave a brief greeting, but was still more concerned about how the training would proceed.

Sather then sidled up to Tang Sen and whispered, "Sir, you didn't specifically invite Kobe here to be my sparring partner, did you?"

He knew the team wanted him to become Kobe's killer.

It's reasonable for Tang Sen to invite Kobe Bryant over so he could actually see just how good he was.

Tang Sen thought to himself, "What are you thinking?"

He waved his hand, signaling him to warm up on his own.

As for Kobe, Tang Sen didn't waste any words and directly led him in warming up.

The training plans are all readily available.

In any case, every NBA player needs to train their core and explosiveness.

Kobe was very excited.

The Lakers are a powerhouse team, and their management team is top-notch.

Other teams have one team doctor, but the Lakers have several.

There are also trainers; the Lakers have a whole bunch of them.

And they're all top-notch.

Gary Vitti goes without saying; he's the Lakers' long-time team doctor and trainer.

Then Chip Shaffer also joined Jackson.

Aside from the training facility being a bit run-down, the Lakers are definitely among the top teams in the league in terms of personnel.

Like a tree casting a shadow, Tang Sen's fame was at its zenith. Everyone had witnessed Brown and McGrady's progress, and Kobe had long been filled with curiosity and anticipation for Tang Sen.

Today, I especially hope that Tang Sen can give me a little shock, so that I can see just how strong a top trainer really is!
The result was shocking, but not just a little; it was a massive shock that overturned our understanding.

This was the first time Kobe had ever experienced how exhilarating and enjoyable training could be.

So much so that when he ran into McGrady while getting used to the venue before the game started that night, he joked with McGrady in a sarcastic tone.

"Tracy, you guys are practically cheating!"

No wonder he can still get up at five o'clock to train during the season; Tang Sen's training results are so good that it's practically cheating.

(End of this chapter)