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Chapter 3 A Different Trial

Constant pick-and-rolls, continuous running to open up space, coupled with selfless basketball transitions, and an offense that is all soldiers, it is difficult to guard against.

Shaking his head, Yang Ke walked slowly to the frontcourt, settled outside the left three-point line, looked at Jefferson in front of him, and waited quietly for Hill to drive the ball into the frontcourt.

Seeing that Hill had taken his seat and was confronting Parker, Yang Ke withdrew his eyes, and then smiled at Jefferson.

Under Jefferson's amazed gaze, Yang Ke sped up his feet and rushed out like the wind. When Jefferson reacted and chased after him, the distance between the two was already one meter away.

Yang Ke is very clear that there is no tacit understanding between himself and his teammates. In addition, Jefferson is an experienced player and his defensive ability is definitely not weak.Under these circumstances, if you want to reflect your own value or create opportunities, you have to give full play to your own advantages.

speed!That is: run, keep running!
Yang Ke ran along the three-point line, and even though Jefferson blushed and tried hard to chase after him, the distance between the two did not decrease. This is the difference in speed.

With active running and fast speed, Yang Ke's actions have successfully attracted the attention of players on the court.Hill holding the ball, while constantly testing Parker's defense, kept his eyes on Yang Ke from the corner of his eye.

Looking at the pulled out Bonner, Yang Ke's eyes lit up, and he ran towards Bonner's direction as soon as he moved his feet. Even if there is no tacit understanding, as a player's judgment, he believes that Bonner will help him make a good pick-and-roll .

It turned out that Yang Ke's judgment was correct, and Bonner easily stopped Jefferson in one position.As for Blair, who came to switch defenses, he didn't care at all. The taller man's inside speed was even slower, and he immediately accelerated a lot, opening the distance in an instant, and he also came to the three-point line in the bottom corner!

"Yang!"

The talent was just in place, and with a whisper, Hill, who was pretending to attack, had already passed the ball long.

Steadily catching the ball, there was no one around Yang Ke, looked down at the three-point line under his feet, jumped up with both feet lightly, held the ball firmly with his right hand, and then used his left hand to protect the ball, The right elbow joint, the upper arm and the forearm of the body, these three parts present three perfect ninety-degree right angles with the ground.

Swish!Hollow into the network!

"The three-point posture like a textbook, this goal is beautiful!" Lancelot smiled on the sidelines, clapped his hands and said to Popovich on the side.

Fast speed, positive attitude, reading ability on the court, not bad!
Popovich nodded calmly. As for the three-pointer, he didn't care. On the contrary, the smooth attack from the substitute made him feel good.

But at this moment, Popovich suddenly exploded and yelled at Jefferson on the field: "Richard, you haven't eaten! Your legs are weak? Can't get up to speed?! Give me** Run up and keep up with that rookie's speed!"

Yang Ke, who was back on guard, was taken aback by the yell, stopped involuntarily, and turned to look at Popovich, whose face had returned to calm after the yell.

It’s not surprising that Ginobili saw this a lot. When he passed by Yang Ke, he patted Yang Ke on the back and said, “Yang, he’s back on defense. That’s how the coach is, so there’s no need to be like this.”

"Oh, alright."

Yang Ke reacted and nodded again and again, hurried back to the defensive half, opened his arms slightly, and stood in front of Jefferson.He was often yelled at in the team, but he was taken aback by the sudden and not for himself yelling.

Parker dribbled the ball to the front court, looked at the situation on the court and slowly raised two fingers. As a basketball player, he knew exactly what this represented: No. [-] offensive tactic.

Yang Ke didn't know what the No. [-] offensive tactic was, but Jefferson had already started to move around in order to keep him running around.

Then Duncan came out to pick and roll Parker and blocked Hill again. Parker pretended to rush forward and attracted Ginobili's attention, but the ball in his hand was handed over to Green who was standing on the three-point line. hands.

Green received the ball without any hesitation. He knew that Ginobili would react soon, and there was not much time left for him to make a quick three-pointer.

Swish!
The Nets made waves and made a three-pointer!
"Pause."

Seeing the three-pointer, Popovich nodded and clapped his hands to stop the game. At the same time, an assistant coach who had been recording came to Popovich and handed him the notebook in his hand.

It's just started, and the game is called off. Is this how NBA teams train?
Yang Ke was very surprised. In his impression, the training competition was similar to actual combat. As long as it was not an accident such as injury, the game would not be called off.After looking at the standing still, they all looked at Popovich's players, obviously they were used to it.

Without looking at the notebook in his hand, Popovich looked at Yang Ke on the court and said blankly: "Yang, do you know Kyle Korver?"

"of course."

Yang Ke was taken aback. He didn't expect that Popovich was the first to look for him. He raised his head slightly, looked at Popovich with both eyes, and then nodded.

Popovich lowered his head and scanned the notebook, frowned for an instant, and regained his composure when he looked up again, and at the same time shifted his gaze slightly to Ginobili: "Kyle's three-pointer is very strong, This often makes people overlook his good defense, Manu, can you tell us where Kyle's defense is good?"

"Co-defense and hard work." Ginobili thought for a while.

"Yes, Kyle's physical condition is not good, and his speed is not fast, but even if he is always being led by offensive players on the field, he will actively help defend."

Popovich nodded, holding the notebook with both hands and slowly put it behind his back, and then looked at Yang Ke: "Even if you just pretend to stretch out your hand and stand in a position, it is enough to put some pressure on the offensive players. Your speed Soon, why just followed Richard casually, instead of making some other defensive attempts?"

Yang Ke bit his lip. It was obvious that Popovich was very dissatisfied with his defense just now, at least to a positive extent. This shows that Popovich has made demands on his defense and has also seen the problem.

This is good news. If you ignore it completely, you won't make a request at all, but once you make a request, it means that you have at least paid attention to yourself.

Yang Ke nodded, met Popovich's gaze, and said: "The previous defensive habits, coach, please believe that there will be no next time."

A surprised light flashed in his eyes, and Popovich thought of many possible answers, but this one was not included.But this answer, he felt quite satisfied, after all, it still makes sense.

"Many players just want to prove that he can shoot and score, and care about whether he can be the main force, but the little guy remembers that in the Spurs we only care about your defensive attitude."

"Okay, let's go on!"

Popovich withdrew his eyes and restarted the game with a light sentence.

call!
Seeing this, Yang Ke couldn't help exhaling. It seemed that the first problem had been passed, and then he ran forward slowly.It is not enough to change a long-standing habit overnight, but if you want to correct it in a short period of time, there is still a chance, all you need is complete concentration.

Not to mention the continuation of the training game on the field, the assistant coach who had been recording before walked to Popovich's side, and stretched out his hand, apparently wanting to return his record book.

"Before you recommended Leonard to us, now you value Yang again?"

Popovich watched the game with both eyes, separated his hands behind his back and put them in front of his body, held the record book in his right hand, raised and lowered his left hand, and patted his left hand.

The assistant coach looked at Popovich's movements, shook his head with a smile, then turned around and looked at the field as well, but said in a slow voice: "Leonard has a problem with his shooting posture, but the problem is not very big, it is completely ok. Correction, has the makings to be a good shooter. Coupled with his physicality, he's trained enough to be a good defensive player."

Yang Ke had just completed a qualified defense on the field, which made Popovich a little satisfied. He put the record book in his hand from his right hand to his left hand, and it was best to hand it to the assistant coach, and asked, "Then what do you value about Yang? ?”

Chip Engelland took the record book casually, looked at Yang Ke on the field, and did not hide the love in his eyes, and then said: "The super fast speed, the soft touch possessed by Asians, and the humble attitude And great golf intelligence."

"It is true, but you forgot, Yang's position overlaps with Leonard's."

Popovich nodded without denying it, turned his head to look at Englander, with an inexplicable smile in his eyes, and said slowly, "If you want to get a good player, you have to make a trade-off, and let go of a good player accordingly. , although this will make you very uncomfortable. I will not pile up so many players in one position, Young and Leonard are two rookies, and I am more optimistic about the latter."

Cunning old fellow!
Englander turned his head and gave Popovich a blank look. How could he not know what he was thinking after working together for more than ten years, and said: "I don't believe it, you can't see that Yang is more suitable for a combo guard? You just want me to say it, right?" ?”

Popovich shook his head, hooked Englander's shoulder with his left hand, pointed to the field with his right hand, tilted his head and said to him: "Although his height and skills are suitable, but the specific effect needs to be tested." Try to figure it out."

Standing outside the three-point line, Yang Ke bent over and let out a sigh of relief. After several rounds of active defense, he felt very uncomfortable, but the defensive effect was still good.

Jefferson looked at Yang Ke's movements and thought of his easy defense in the past few rounds, so he couldn't help asking: "What's the matter, are you tired?"

"No, I just finished warming up."

Yang Ke adjusted his breathing and glanced at Jefferson. He knew that his offensive strokes for several rounds gave Jefferson a feeling of lack of energy, so he shook his head and said, "You are the one who is tired, right?" ?”

Before the words fell, Yang Ke was already activated, running along the three-point line.And Jefferson, who had already suffered a loss, had already focused all his attention on Yang Ke, and quickly clung to Yang Ke the moment he started, trying to limit him with a close defense.

(End of this chapter)