Basketball trainer, I created a super giant

Chapter 323 Breaking the record won't be that easy.
On the training ground, sparring partner Bellman didn't come either; it was just Wade alone.

He set up a dummy and practiced the move of sliding sideways and then stepping back repeatedly.

However, the hit rate is limited, resulting in many missed shots.

"Tang, you startled me."

As Wade looked up to retrieve the ball, he saw Tang Sen and shuddered.

Tang Sen wondered to himself, "Am I really that scary?"

Or perhaps it's because after the "Smile" badge became gold-level, these players became more obedient, so they feared him like a tiger.

Tang Sen walked over and gestured for Wade to stop practicing.

Wade seemed a little guilty.

The media all thought Tangsen was a training fanatic, but after actually training with Tangsen, Wade realized that Tangsen was more like a planning fanatic.

Tang Sen has a detailed training plan, diet plan, and rest plan.

Therefore, Tang Sen never encouraged extra training.

Even if I really did extra training, Tang Sen still scolded me.

Wade explained, "I just wanted to get familiar with the step-back technique as quickly as possible."

The main thing is that it's really useful.

I used it several times during yesterday's competition, and it worked very well.

But I'm not skilled enough yet, so I came here for extra practice.

Tang Sen thought to himself, "You seem to be in a hurry."

This is a good thing; some players really lack ambition.

Looking at Wade, Tang Sen could always sense the desire for success in his eyes throughout their interactions.

It was partly due to my family being poor when I was a child, but that wasn't the main reason.

Nine out of ten players who make it to the NBA were poor when they were young.

However, different players have different perceptions of success.

Some people think that making it into the NBA and getting a multi-million dollar contract is enough, and they can just relax and enjoy life.

Some people, like Wade, are more ambitious and believe they can go further and be more successful.

This is simply human nature.

After thinking for a moment, Tang Sen asked, "Dwayne, where are you ranked on the scoring leaderboard right now?"

So far this season, he has averaged 20.6 points per game.

"23."

Wade blurted it out.

Tang Sen thought to himself, "You're quite clever; you must have worried a lot."

Anyway, for someone like me, at worst I'll just see who's in the top five.

Kobe Bryant still tops the list, averaging 31.6 points per game.

Following closely behind is McGrady, one of only two players to average over 30 points per game.

Then there are those familiar names: Iverson, Garnett, O'Neal, Brown, Yao Ming, and so on.

After thinking for a moment, Tang Sen said, "So, kid, are you confident that you can break into the top five in the scoring list by the end of the season?"

Fifth is O'Neal, averaging 26.4 points per game.

This year, Yao Ming has a clear goal: to average a triple-double and become the next Oscar Robertson.

As the second scoring option, Wade has the opportunity to get more possession of the ball.

What's limiting him now is technology.

His skills are already very good, at a star level.

But to reach the level of a superstar like Kobe or McGrady, he's still one level away.

Tang Sen wanted to use a regular season to help him reach this level.

Of course, it also depends on whether Wade himself has the confidence.

Sure enough, Wade's eyes lit up at the mention of the top five scorers, and he said without hesitation, "Of course, I'm confident."

Tang Sen had guessed he would say that, and said, "It's good to have confidence, so you should obey the training arrangements and go back to rest."

"Besides, the extra training you're doing isn't very meaningful."

Without a sparring partner, it's just monotonous repetition of those technical movements.

it's useless.

Moreover, the direction is wrong.

In Tang Sen's view, to master the step-back, one must first develop leg strength and core strength.

Health is the foundation.

If you don't train your body to meet the requirements of this fighting style, no matter how much you practice, the results won't be good.

Wade said "Oh," and quickly packed his things to leave.

After he left, Tang Sen picked up the ball himself and started practicing.

The same technology, but the results are different for each person.

Like Hammon, his step-back style is quite different from Pierce's; he has his own unique approach.

Correspondingly, Tang Sen also needs to figure out the most suitable playing style for Wade.

Even if the step-back technique doesn't work, Tang Sen will have to switch.

However, in general, Tangsen did not want Wade to make driving to the basket his primary style of play.

Without a doubt, with his super speed, amazing spring speed and coordination, Wade's most lethal weapon is his breakthrough.

Just like McGrady back then.

When McGrady suddenly bursts into action, no one can stop him.

But at that time, McGrady was just a decent star player.

The current McGrady is a true superstar.

It means abandoning the strategy of focusing on breakthroughs and making oneself more well-rounded.

Breakthroughs are like a trump card; I can have them, or I can choose not to use them.

That evening, they faced the Wizards back-to-back.

The Wizards were no pushovers. Stoudemire used his speed to repeatedly overpower McDyess, who had a knee injury and was slower, and scored a team-high 31 points.

But that's all.

Looking back at NBA championship history, there are almost no teams that built their core around their forwards.

The best combination is still the OK pairing, one inside and one outside.

Tang Sen inexplicably thought of James.

This kid has big ambitions, even bigger than Wade's.

However, from the perspective of winning the championship, Tang Sen felt that he chose the wrong position.

After entering the league, the Cavaliers prioritized James' personal wishes, allowing him to choose his own position.

He played point guard, he played shooting guard, and now he's back to the small forward position.

It seems that not only the knights, but even this kid himself hasn't figured out which direction he wants to develop in.

Will he become the next towering point guard Magic Johnson, or a more versatile small forward like Hill?

But Tang Sen is not optimistic about either the former or the latter.

It's rare for an NBA championship to be won with a point guard as the core player. The same goes for forwards.

Therefore, Tang Sen really felt that James was a somewhat awkward player.

His talent is historic; there's no doubt he'll become a superstar.

But if you want to go further and become a superstar like Jordan or O'Neal, you're already at a significant disadvantage from the start.

If the goal is to build a championship team, Tang Sen would definitely prioritize selecting centers and guards.

The reason is simple: since the birth of the NBA, the game has been a competition between inside and outside players, and between centers and shooting guards.

Small forward?
They were never the main characters.

That's the case with LeBron James. If he chooses to work hard at the small forward position, he's destined to be at a natural disadvantage, making it difficult to build a championship-winning system around him.

Moreover, building a system around him essentially relies on the inside and outside players.

Without two players, one inside and one outside, it's very difficult for James to succeed on his own.

Next summer, the "one city, one star" plan will begin, and the Cavaliers will definitely send LeBron James over.

Tang Sen was thinking of developing James into a swingman.

That is, someone like McGrady.

But it feels just as difficult.

His talent is different from McGrady's.

McGrady's natural coordination is something everyone envies.

James has good balance, but his coordination is really bad.

During last year's training camp, Tang Sen had him work on coordination and flexibility.

It will be too late if we don't start practicing now.

But he was delayed for a year last year, and if he delays for another year this season, he will be 20 next year, and who knows what will happen to him.

Anyway, Tang Sen felt that James's role was rather awkward, and he estimated that he would have a real headache next summer.

……

After defeating the Wizards, the next stretch of the schedule doesn't involve any strong teams or a lot of away games, making the schedule relatively easy.

Tang Sen took advantage of this time to train Wade's explosiveness intensively.

He had practiced before.

Without explosive power, he cannot perform various changes of direction while moving at high speed.

However, if you want to execute the step-back move well, especially to make your shot more accurate after the step-back, you need to train your leg explosiveness.

Only in this way can the retreat be sudden, the distance created, and after the retreat, there be enough energy left to complete the jump and release action.

For example, taking a step back with your left foot, then using your left foot to jump, and leaning back, makes it incredibly difficult.

With the training results in mind, the progress is not slow even during the season.

The variety of his offensive options has also allowed Wade's scoring to gradually increase.

On December 29th, near the New Year, the Knicks faced their last major opponent of 2003.

magic.

Rivers had already made some harsh remarks before the game.

He said he would definitely end the Knicks' winning streak.

Because this game is the Knicks' 32nd game of the season, if they win, they will almost certainly break the Lakers' longest winning streak record.

Even Carlisle became quite nervous.

We've won 31 straight games. It feels great to keep winning, but it also brings a lot of pressure.

Because you always have to face the problem that you don't know if you can win the next game, and then the record ends.

During the pre-game planning, Carlisle specifically told Yao Ming not to aim for a triple-double yet, but to focus on offense and win first.

Having broken the winning streak record, there's no more goal; losing is just losing.

Yao Ming didn't speak, he just nodded slightly.

However, he still wanted to see how the game went before making a decision.

If the Magic really unleash their power and the Knicks can't handle it, then it won't be too late for me, the unsung hero, to step in.

Rivers was shouting that he wanted to end the Knicks' winning streak, but the atmosphere among the players was still relaxed.

The relationship between the Knicks and the Magic can't be too bad.

"Yao, you guys are amazing! You've won 31 straight games, it's insane!" Brown was chatting with Yao Ming before the jump ball, looking on with envy.

The Knicks' dominance is simply terrifying.

Yao Ming asked him if he was planning to go all out later.

Brown grinned and said, "Of course, breaking records isn't that easy."

Yao Ming paused for a moment, then his thoughts suddenly changed.

That's right, this is a record that has existed for a full thirty years.

Over the past thirty years, countless star players have emerged, including the 72-win Bulls.

But no one has been able to break this record.

I shouldn't think this record is easy to achieve; as Brown said, it takes hard work.

"Kwame, be careful."

Yao Ming gave a reminder and focused his gaze.

Don't turn around and get beaten up; you, as the senior disciple, will lose face.

Game start.

Yao Ming immediately headed towards the inside.

Brown challenged him, but Yao Ming didn't care. They were so familiar with each other that they knew each other's strengths perfectly well.

Since he was no longer training with Tangsen, Brown's technical progress was limited.

The ball was lobbed in, and Yao Ming caught it with one hand, raising it high above his head. Brown tried to push him, but couldn't budge him.

Catching the ball with one hand is effortless for Yao Ming.

He kept his left foot as a pivot, then used his body to lean towards Brown.

With a height difference of more than ten centimeters, Brown inevitably felt like he was being pinned to the floor.

During this process, Yao Ming, who had been constantly challenged and suppressed, had switched from playing with his back to the basket to facing it.

Then, with himself in the air, he jumped.

At this point, he lowered his right hand, which had been holding the ball, and shot the basketball.

In other words, the basketball was never put down throughout the entire process.

And it even went in!

Brown stared wide-eyed and asked Yao Ming in surprise, "What kind of playing style is this? Did Tang Sen teach you this?"

Because he felt that Yao Ming was holding the ball like that, making contact with his body, and then it was as if there was no space to shoot, so he barely managed to shoot the ball.

In fact, Yao Ming never forced himself; he actively sought out contact with himself, using his height to suppress others and complete the shot.

In physical confrontations, if Yao Ming is facing the basket, he has no chance to dribble the ball up and down.

So Yao Ming simply skipped the ball-raising process and just kept putting the ball down while holding it up.

This was the first time Brown had seen this style of play from Yao Ming.

His first thought was that Tang Sen taught him.

(End of this chapter)