Chapter 34 [Head on!] Monthly Pass
Chapter 34 [A head-on attack!] Please collect, recommend, and vote monthly
Author: Can play the harmonica
Chapter 34 [A head-on attack!] Please collect, recommend, and vote monthly
The plane arrived over Los Angeles in the early morning.
Lu Yusheng was sitting on the plane, overlooking this bustling entertainment city.
The coastline here is long, the climate is pleasant all year round, and commerce is developed, making it very suitable for living and investment.
This is also an important reason why the Lakers have never lacked superstars to shoot in their history. Once you join the Lakers, it means you will attract the attention of the world and your exposure will be extremely high.
Here, even if your salary is not high, you will still have various commercial endorsements, large and small, and your income will be very considerable.
This is an advantage of playing for the Lakers, but the disadvantages are equally obvious.
Because your every move is under a microscope and closely watched by the public, the pressure is unprecedentedly high.
Whether it's on the court or in private, if anything goes wrong, you may be sprayed all over.
When he first entered the NBA, he had to play in such an environment. Lu Yusheng himself didn’t know whether he was lucky or unlucky.
At eight o'clock in the morning, Lu Yusheng arrived at the Lakers training facility.
It was a full hour earlier than the time agreed with Kobe.
When Lu Yusheng walked into the arena, he heard the sound of banging basketball coming from inside.
He walked in and saw that familiar figure at a glance!
Kobe!
At the moment he is practicing three-pointers, and several staff members are accompanying him to help him pick up the ball and pass it.
At this moment, Kobe was covered in sweat, and the training clothes outside were completely soaked.
Wasn't it nine o'clock as promised?
I came an hour early, but looking at Kobe's state, he has been practicing for at least an hour, right?
He is indeed a training fiend.
Well-deserved reputation.
Kobe noticed Lu Yusheng, who was watching his training in amazement, and stopped the ball in his hand, "Go and change quickly, training is about to start."
"Oh, okay, I'll go right away."
Lu Yusheng hurriedly ran to change clothes and shoes, and with the help of the staff, he did a simple warm-up.
After the warm-up, the first training is dribbling.
Kobe and Lu Yusheng went back and forth to practice dribbling and running back and forth.
Lu Yusheng had done this kind of training before high school and college, and it was considered basic training.
It seems that there is nothing special about the training content of these big-name players.
Lu Yusheng actually wanted to talk to him, but during training, Kobe looked serious and said nothing, so Lu Yusheng did not dare to say anything more.
The next group is still basic training, dribbling and running back and forth around the pile.
This is what Lu Yusheng has been doing since he started playing basketball.
He was originally curious about the training content of these superstars, but now it seems that it may be similar to the training of ordinary players.
Of course, Lu Yusheng also discovered that Kobe was extremely serious about even this simple basic exercise.
Every time he shoots the ball, every time he dribbles the ball, the speed is never lowered.
This is just something special that Lu Yusheng discovered.
Lu Yusheng wanted to have a few words with Kobe, but the doubt in his heart had not yet been resolved.
He wanted to know why Kobe insisted on letting the team choose him.
But Kobe was always immersed in training, very focused and silent.
The next round of training is dribbling versus layups.
Lu Yusheng was attacking and Kobe was defending. Lu Yusheng was considering whether to challenge him, but unexpectedly, Kobe directly stretched out his hand and intercepted the ball for him!
Lu Yusheng hurriedly returned to defense, but Kobe directly dribbled the ball and dunked!
"You can't play in a formal game with dribbling like this." Kobe said as he passed the ball to Lu Yusheng.
Lu Yusheng:......
Isn’t it confrontational training?
At that moment, Lu Yusheng didn't say anything, but he was secretly arguing in his heart.
Since you are serious, I won't be polite.
Lu Yusheng dribbled the ball again. This time, he planned to pass Kobe clean, leaving him speechless!
Unexpectedly, he kept shaking, but Kobe didn't get shaken at all and remained firmly in front of him!
Seeing this, Lu Yusheng had no choice but to start dribbling the ball with his hips, using Tim Hardaway's signature move!
But after several consecutive large crotch swings, Kobe not only did not lose his position at all, but pressed forward!
Lu Yusheng is very familiar with this move, and he is exactly the same as Rondo in his personal defense like brown sugar.
This kind of defense is very useful against those who are not good at dribbling. Under high-intensity pressure, it can easily cause the opponent's mistakes.
But for dribbling experts, this kind of close-pressing defense is actually very easy to expose flaws and lose position.
While Lu Yusheng was dribbling and keeping a distance from him, he was looking for the opportunity for Kobe to make a move. Once he made a move, he would definitely lose his center of gravity!
Suddenly, Lu Yusheng noticed that Kobe sank to his right side!
This is about to start.
The opportunity has come!
Lu Yusheng was so happy that he hurriedly shot the ball and changed hands, his body started to move at the same time!
This acceleration will definitely lead to a clean life!
But when he was just half the height of Kobe Bryant, Lu Yusheng was surprised to find that the ball in his hand did not bounce to the expected position!
He hurriedly turned around and found that the ball had already reached Kobe's hands!
Broken again!
Kobe didn't go for a layup this time, but collected the ball and passed it to Lu Yusheng again.
"Is the level of the summer league so low now? I think it's easy for you to pass in the summer league."
Lu Yusheng was stunned. He originally thought that Kobe did not pay attention to the summer league, but it can be seen from this sentence that he must have watched it.
At the same time, he was secretly frightened. To be honest, Lu Yusheng had been playing basketball for so long and he had never encountered such a terrifying defense.
They are all close-up defense like brown sugar, but Kobe's defense is completely different from Rondo's.
This guy will use various fake moves to confuse you, making you mistakenly think that he is out of position and that you can get past him in one step, but his real move is hidden behind, waiting for your flaw to appear!
Unfathomable!
These six first defenses (Kobe Bryant won the sixth first defensive team in his career in 2006) are really not a cover.
Not convinced!
As a point guard, being interrupted two one-on-ones twice in a row is unforgivable!
Lu Yusheng originally thought that he had mastered Tim Hardaway's signature dribbling skills to a certain extent and should be able to cope with NBA-level games.
But on the first day of training with Kobe, I got a head-on blow. He even had trouble dribbling the ball through half court!
Lu Yusheng dribbled the ball again, this time he dribbled with his back extremely cautiously, planning to make it safely past half court.
But as soon as he turned his back, he bumped into Kobe's body. It felt as if he had hit an iron plate and bounced back!
Such a direct physical confrontation almost made Lu Yusheng lose his balance.
But it seemed like Kobe didn't use any force at all.
Only then did Lu Yusheng understand. No wonder this guy seemed so easy to hit others with his back on TV. Even against a powerful forward like Pierce, he could easily push forward. It turned out that this guy's strength was so outstanding!
Lu Yusheng was secretly shocked. Only now did he understand the meaning of the best players in the world.
It was powerful and terrifying that he could never imagine before.
Lu Yusheng originally planned to give Kobe some strength, but now, with Kobe's single defense, even dribbling past half court is a problem...
Chapter completed!