Basketball trainer, I created a super giant

Chapter 393 You haven't trained with Tang Sen, how dare you call yourself a star player?

Far away in Dallas.

Cheers for the MVP echoed throughout the American Airlines Center.

It's Nowitzki again.

Brad Miller was on defense, and Webber immediately rushed over.

Double-team.

Nowitzki's 19-point outburst in the first quarter forced Adelman to double-team him.

But Weber was a step too slow.

Nowitzki, surging towards the baseline, received the ball without even putting it down, raising it high and shooting straight up.

Lift your right leg as you go.

During the last month of training camp, he worked hard on his core strength and explosiveness, and his kicking movements were now well controlled.

Brad Miller is tough, has good defense, and is tall with a long wingspan.

But facing Nowitzki, who was even taller than him and had a damn fadeaway shot, all Miller could do was watch the ball go and let it slip through his fingers.

The ball was so close to the basket that its arc was incredibly high, soaring over Miller's arm and plunging into the hoop.

Nowitzki staggered to the ground, clenched his fist, pounded his chest, and couldn't help but roar.

With a shot like that, who would dare say they're soft?

On the sidelines, Mavericks owner Mark Cuban held his head in disbelief.

Old Nelson was so excited that he was trembling all over.

During the draft, he approached Tang Sen and asked him to help Nowitzki train his three-point shooting to improve his offensive ability.

He felt Nowitzki still had potential, especially on offense.

But he never expected that after just one summer, Nowitzki would make such a transformative improvement.

Especially that fadeaway jump shot, it's just amazing.

Old Nelson personally witnessed Nowitzki firing shots everywhere, making every single one.

He went 8-for-10 in the first quarter, scoring a whopping 19 points.

Despite the excitement, the point difference didn't widen.

The Kings are on offense, and Antoine Walker remains in a defensive posture where he's constantly being attacked.

Webber positioned himself low, holding off Walker, and seeing Josh Howard about to pounce, he caught the ball with one hand and casually flicked it to the outside.

That position belongs to Peja.

Howard instinctively turned his head, only to find that Webber hadn't passed the ball at all.

At that moment, Webber leaned back and flipped over to shoot, making the shot.

On the sidelines, Adelman clenched his fist and waved it with satisfaction.

Webber, who underwent major repairs last season, has surprisingly recovered a lot in terms of form after just one summer.

Moreover, their playing style has changed.

Webber used to be the most flamboyant power forward in the league when it came to the ball and facing the basket.

He has versatile footwork, strong athleticism, and can drive, shoot, and pass the ball.

If we were to nitpick about Webber back then, his ability to make clutch shots wasn't good enough, and his scoring ability wasn't explosive enough.

And he still lacks back-to-the-basket skills.

Webber, upon returning from training camp, surprisingly developed a backhand shot.

His back-to-the-basket moves don't rely on physical strength, but more on technique.

His skillful footwork and various feints and deceptive moves make him extremely difficult to defend.

So even though Nowitzki was playing like he was on fire today, scoring nearly 30 points before halftime, the Kings kept the score close.

Just then, Bibby intercepted the ball, quickly switching to offense, and Peja received the ball on the wing.

Adelman knew Peja all too well.

The indelible label on him will always be three points.

But in reality, Adelman knew that Peja wasn't just good at shooting three-pointers.

If all he could do was shoot three-pointers, he wouldn't have made the All-Star team.

He has cuts to the basket, a mid-range shot, and can make long strides to break through slower players.

However, its drawbacks are also very obvious.

Physical limitations restrict Peja's potential.

He's incredibly accurate with open three-pointers, but his three-point shooting becomes terrible in one-on-one situations when he's being guarded.

However, he has a special ability: when he gets into a shooting rhythm and his touch is on, he starts to ignore the defense and makes every shot, sometimes making several in a row.

After one training camp, Adelman clearly felt that Peja's athletic ability had improved significantly.

Having muscles in your body makes you run faster.

There can still be some competition. But the most important thing, of course, is still three-pointers.

His shooting form was still as strange as ever. Adelman asked him about it, and he said that Townsend tried to adjust it for him, but eventually gave up.

Instead, the focus is on optimizing the existing shooting form to increase the release speed.

Additionally, some pre-attack animations will be added during one-on-one duels.

For example, sliding to the right after a break.

Similar to Princeton.

For example, after a post-up shot, a sudden stop and shot may sometimes be followed by a small step back.

Create a little space, then strike immediately.

The results were all good.

Most importantly, Peja spent a lot of time in training camp, relentlessly improving his three-point shooting.

He throws out a thousand three-pointers every day without warning.

The result is that he hit another three-pointer over Josh Howard.

He had already hit two three-pointers in this quarter, and his shooting touch might have been on. Bibby immediately passed the ball over here.

Even under the Kings' Princeton offense, Peja can still find open looks.

With a swift stroke, another three points were scored.

It's not over yet.

Peja, with his hot hand, hit a near-buzzer-beating three-pointer over Finley.

He hit four three-pointers in a row.

With a score of 61-59, the Kings miraculously reversed the game in the final moments, entering halftime with a 2-point lead.

Old Nelson was in a terrible predicament.

Peja's three-pointers were incredibly accurate.

In a moment of carelessness, he scored 12 points in one go, completely wiping out all of Nowitzki's efforts in the first half.

"Dirk, you played brilliantly."

Old Nelson greeted Nowitzki, excitedly hugged him, and patted him on the back.

He scored 33 points in the first half, and several of his shots were made while he was double-teamed.

Listen to the cheers for the MVP, and who would dare say Nowitzki is soft?

Nowitzki shook his head slightly, but there wasn't much joy on his face.

That's not enough. As long as the team is behind, it means you haven't scored enough points.

Old Nelson noticed Nowitzki's change in mindset, sighed softly, and pulled him back to the locker room.

At halftime, Nelson felt there were no major issues with the tactics.

For the past few seasons, the Mavericks I've managed have always been like this: they don't prioritize defense and focus solely on offense.

To try to defeat the opponent through offense.

It's not that Don Nelson didn't want to play defense; he simply lacked the resources.

With Walker like that, relying on him for defense is pointless; Nelson would be better off hoping he makes a few more three-pointers.

The king is the same.

Their defense is definitely not good; they win games mainly through offense.

The two teams scored a total of 120 points in the first half.

So in Don Nelson's view, the only problem is that there aren't enough star players.

The Kings have two star players, Webber and Peja.

As for the calf, there is only one and a half.

One Nowitzki, half a Finley.

The reason Finley is considered half a member is because he didn't experience the Townsend training camp during the summer.

Dirk Nowitzki has improved so much in just one summer.

And then there's Webber, who even learned how to back down his opponent.

Don Nelson truly believes that for future players who aspire to become stars, the first thing they should do is spend a summer training at Townsend's camp.

How can you call yourself a star player if you've never trained with Tang Sen?
Nash's departure meant the Mavericks lost a star player.

Thinking of this, old Nelson thought of the sun.

The Suns really hit the jackpot this summer.

A total of five players entered Townsend's million-dollar training camp.

Don Nelson is really curious to see how this five-man lineup performs in the Suns' first game tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)