Basketball trainer, I created a super giant

Chapter 312 James Comparison Method
After winning back-to-back games against the Bucks, the Knicks rushed to Cleveland to face the Cavaliers.

The team stayed at the Hilton Hotel, which is not far from the Gonde Arena.

There were many local reporters outside the hotel. When the bus arrived, Carlisle did not stop to give an interview, but hurriedly led the group into the hotel.

After checking in, Carlisle instructed all the players not to wander around and not to give interviews to reporters. Then he went to Townsend to ask if there was any news from New York.

The team's medical staff also collaborates with the training team and is managed by Tang Sen.

"not yet."

Tang Sen shook his head.

In the back-to-back home and away games on the 8th, the game was already decided early in the fourth quarter. When Bender was making a low-post layup, he was intentionally fouled by last year's rookie Marcus Hislip.

Unable to stop Bender, he opted for a deliberate foul.

The movement was somewhat rough, and Bender was pushed out of bounds. When he landed, his left knee twisted unnaturally, resulting in an accidental injury.

After the injury, Townsend had Tederski accompany Bender back to New York to see Knicks' veteran team doctor, Norman Scott, for examination and treatment.

"Rick, don't be nervous. He only left last night. He's probably just gotten back to New York recently. It'll take him a while to get checked out."

Tang Sen offered a word of comfort.

Yesterday, team doctor Joel Davis performed an initial examination on Bender and suspected a possible collateral ligament strain.

He believed it wasn't a big problem and that he should be able to fully recover after one to two months of rest.

Tang Sen also observed this through the system's simulation space.

Davis was right; it was a torn medial collateral ligament in his left knee.

The only problem is that he has a history of injury to his left knee.

However, over the past season, Tang Sen has been intentionally working on restoring his knee and improving its stability through muscle group training.

This is why he was able to play the entire last season in good health.

But accidents are unpredictable.

I can only accept my bad luck.

Fortunately, the injury wasn't too serious, and I'll be able to recover.

Carlisle nodded, rubbing his thinning hair in frustration, and said, "Don, do you think we need to reduce the players' playing time and control injuries?"

"Anyway, we have enough players, and I think we can rotate 15 players without any problem."

He also glanced at Tang Sen.

Some media outlets had previously expressed concern, saying that while other teams were on break during the offseason, the Knicks were training with their entire roster.

This could lead to excessive exertion and fatigue among players, making them more susceptible to injuries.

In this situation, since there are plenty of players available, the playing time of the starters can be reduced to control the risk of injuries.

This year's Knicks are so strong that Carlisle believes that apart from injuries, nothing can affect the Knicks' chances of winning the championship.

Tang Sen had no idea what Carlisle was thinking. If he had known, he would have told him that the Knicks players had trained hard all summer.

However, after the season ended in early June, the players had already had a month of rest before they regrouped and began training again.

Moreover, even though it's the offseason, which of the league's ambitious stars hasn't sought out trainers to improve themselves?

Just like Kobe, who didn't have the opportunity to train with Townsend, he found Gary Vitti, right in Huntington Beach, the same place Townsend held its training camp last year.

He trained strictly according to the training methods that Tang Sen taught him last year.

They also surf and play beach volleyball.

Their daily routines were completely modeled after Tang Sen's training camp.

In addition, with the "Balance" badge, the simulation space can check the players' physical condition at any time, so Tang Sen is well-informed and won't train the players to the point of injury.

When faced with Carlisle's idea, Townsend remained noncommittal, saying, "You're the head coach; this should be your decision."

Carlisle nodded irritably. The long season had only just begun, and he felt he needed to think things through carefully.

Meanwhile, the players put down their luggage and gathered in twos and threes in Yao Ming's suite to inquire about Bender's situation.

Many of them lived in the same apartment and trained together day and night, so their relationship was exceptionally good.

Yao Ming is the team leader, so he might know the situation.

"do not know."

Yao Ming lay on the bed, his head resting on his arm, lost in thought.

At this point, Swift, who has a rather fiery temper, cursed, "That kid did it on purpose, Antonio, you should cripple him."

He looked at McDyess, regretting that he wasn't there.

Otherwise, we must help Bender return it.

McDyess sighed. It wasn't intentional; he saw it clearly. Heathlip was indeed aiming at the person and deliberately committed a foul.

But to be honest, his movements weren't particularly rough, and his purpose wasn't to cripple anyone. When he landed, he even made a dodging motion.

All I can say is that Bender was incredibly unlucky when he landed.

Most importantly, I have experienced a serious knee injury and that kind of pain before finally returning to the field.

McDyess found it hard to accept hurting others in the same way.

Seeing that McDyess didn't respond, Swift grabbed a tissue and threw it at DeShawn Stevenson.

"It's also our fault for playing too aggressively, especially you, DeShawn, how come you're on such good form?"

After trading away Ray Allen, the Bucks have officially entered a rebuilding phase and are no longer a team in the same league as the Knicks.

So even though it was a back-to-back game, the Knicks were still the same as always, crushing the Bucks in less than three quarters and extending the lead to more than 20 points.

In the final fourth quarter, Stevenson and his role players continued to put up a fierce fight.

Stevenson made 4 of 5 three-pointers in the quarter, his shooting touch was unbelievable.

The buck will definitely get angry.

They were all young players in the rebuilding phase, hot-tempered, and didn't know their own strength, which is why Bender got injured.

Stevenson threw the tissue back, annoyed, and said, "That's none of my business."

Getting playing time is hard-earned, so we can't just let them down.

As they were talking, Wallace called for everyone to be quiet from the living room and then turned up the television volume. "Isn't that the number one pick?" Demar Johnson said, turning his head.

On television, it was probably a local TV station's interview program, and the person being interviewed was LeBron James.

James is answering the question about the Cavaliers' six-game winless streak so far this season.

"We are still working hard to find the right chemistry. We have been practicing some new tactics, and I think we will be completely refreshed soon."

“We also have a new teammate, Darius, who was the third overall pick. He is very talented and a very interesting person.”

Before the start of the season, the Cavaliers managed to acquire Miles from the Kings in a trade.

They want to increase the height of their forwards and then have James play guard.

James continued, "And we also have common topics. We've both been trained by Don, so we can talk to each other and get along great."

Wallace shrugged at everyone and made a face.

They also shared a common topic: they had both received training from Tang Sen?
You probably think everyone has forgotten that Miles was driven away and abandoned by Townsend.

After one season with the Kings, he quickly became a fringe player, and it's unclear what the Cavaliers saw in him.

At this point, because Townsend was mentioned, the host asked James about training with Townsend.

As they talked, they even mentioned Wade.

Everyone turned to look at Wade, who hadn't said much.

In the interview, the host asked James how he felt about some media outlets saying that if this year's draft were re-ranked, Dwyane Wade should have been the number one pick.

James hesitated for a moment, then said, "I don't know Dwyane well, but I've always wanted to get to know him. I think we can become friends."

Wade silently rolled his eyes, thinking to himself, "Don't just unilaterally make friends."

Instead of directly answering how he viewed the media's comments, James changed his perspective and began comparing himself to Wade.

“He played in college for three years, so his skills are more mature.”

"Then we all received training from Tang, but last year I was just lucky to have the opportunity to train with Kobe and the others."

"And at that time, I only received some physical training, unlike Dwyane, who trained with Don all summer this year."

"His technique has improved tremendously. He can make breakthroughs quickly and hit many difficult shots."

“We played one game in the preseason, and you all saw how well he performed; he completely beat me.”

"However, I did not give up. After the regular season started, I trained hard and adjusted my condition."

"Unfortunately, we lost the game, but I averaged 19.5 points, 6.1 rebounds, 4 assists, and 0.6 steals per game."

“I am confident that I can improve my stats and catch up with him, proving that Cleveland’s decision to draft me as the number one pick was the best one.”

Everyone looked at each other.

Stevenson suddenly patted Wade on the shoulder: "Dwyane, aren't you angry?"

"angry?"

Wade was taken aback. He felt that James hadn't said anything bad about him; on the contrary, he was praising him.

Why should I be angry?

Wallace yelled, "Dwayne, are you stupid? He's talking about you!"

“Look, he said you played for three years in college and your skills are more mature, which means he himself is more talented and could have become the top student in high school.”

As for the rest of the words, Wallace felt they could be interpreted in reverse.

He boasted that he trained with Kobe and the others, but unfortunately, he only trained his body.

Then Wade spent the entire summer training with Tang Sen.

Does that mean you're saying your training wasn't as good as Wade's? Well, it's normal that Wade is worse than you.

However, he mentioned his own stats, which were almost 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists per game.

He didn't mention Wade's stats, but he said he wanted to catch up with Wade.

The problem is that in the few games since the start of the season, Wade hasn't had much ball possession because other Knicks players have been so outstanding.

He has played 6 games so far this season, averaging only 16.5 points per game.

He's not even as good as LeBron James.

So when James said Wade was better and that he wanted to catch up with Wade, didn't that have an ironic effect?

Look, I just did some simple physical training with Tang Sen, and my stats are better than Wade's.

The subtext is that if he trained diligently with Tang Sen like Wade, surpassing Wade would be a piece of cake.

Then look at who became the top scorer in high school, and it's clear that you are the one who deserves to be the top scorer.

Wade's eyes widened, and then he said, "Aren't you guys overthinking this? This kid is only 19 years old, how could he have so many ideas?"

Wallace reached out and patted Wade on the shoulder without saying a word.

The interview was broadcast live on TV, so the host also asked about tomorrow's game against the Knicks.

The Knicks are said to be incredibly strong right now. Does James have the confidence to win against the Knicks?

James thought for a moment and said, "The Knicks are very strong, with many, many excellent players, such as Yao. We trained together last year, and we are good friends."

Everyone turned to look at Yao Ming.

"Don't look at me."

Yao Ming shrugged and said, "If he says so, then so be it."

James continued, "But we also have great players, and I'll work with them to try and win the game."

"Most importantly, this is a game, and anything is possible with a basketball."

James looked very confident in the footage.

"and."

Wallace scoffed, then pointed at the television and said, "I hate this kid."

"I'll guard him in tomorrow's game. Like I said, if he scores 10 points, I'll get a tattoo on my arm that LeBron James was the number one draft pick."

Everyone present was stunned, thinking to themselves that this was a bit too much for them.

(End of this chapter)