Reborn in the 96 golden generation

Chapter 4 Distinguished Guest
The huge gym is full of strong hormones. Wang Hui is like a professional physical trainer, carefully guiding Zhou Yu in upper and lower body strength exercises and physical exercises.

The upper body strength training is mainly to avoid deformation of the shooting posture as much as possible and keep the body balance from being disturbed as much as possible when facing high-intensity defense.

Lower body strength training is mainly for defense, rebounding, and inside singles, to be able to get stuck and try not to be squeezed away by the opponent.

Physical training is naturally to have enough physical strength to play the whole game, and the training method is also very simple, that is to run desperately.

As the training intensity continued to increase, Zhou Yu kept complaining, and really felt that his small fleshy body was so fragile in front of these cold and heavy equipment.

"Big Zhi, we don't have much time left. If you want to lose in the draft, you can breathe a sigh of relief or just give up."

Whenever Zhou Yu wanted to catch his breath, Wang Hui would arrive in time with a cold spur, which made him have to grit his teeth and continue to persevere.

After more than a month, Zhou Yu obviously felt that his body was twice as strong as before, his muscles were more perfect, and his strength was stronger.

The specific performance is that when playing street basketball with those black brothers, he no longer suffers so much in the strength confrontation, and sometimes can use some inside singles skills to score.

It's a pity that he didn't meet Kobe again on the street court. Kobe probably just played on a whim that day.

Hard work pays off, and after hard training, the various attribute values ​​​​of the "player strength evaluation panel" in Zhou Yu's mind also quietly changed.

Among them, the most obvious changes are the two items of strength and physical fitness, directly increased from 55 to 62, a sharp increase of 7 points, and the level was promoted from black iron to bronze. Comprehensive strength assessment: NBA rookie.

Zhou Yu was pleasantly surprised again. His overall strength reached the level of an NBA rookie, which meant that he might be selected by an NBA team in the draft.

"Da Zhi, although your physique has improved, there are still many shortcomings in your shooting, and you need to improve as soon as possible."

Wang Hui's cold voice came slowly.

Zhou Yu couldn't help being startled, and looked at her in a daze. You know, his shooting level is the only thing that can be achieved, even reaching the silver level, so how can there be many shortcomings? !
Wang Hui seemed to see Zhou Yu's doubts, and then said slowly:

"The NBA game is different from the domestic CBA league. The defensive players you face are faster, stronger, and have better jumping ability.

This requires your shot to be faster and the jumper height to be higher. Only in this way can you successfully avoid the opponent's interference or block and put the ball into the basket. "

After hearing Wang Hui's words, Zhou Yu nodded in conviction.To be more precise, his jumper is more like a "tip shot", not only the height of the jumper is low, but also the preparation time is longer.

These shortcomings may not be obvious in the CBA league, but they may be infinitely magnified in the higher-level NBA league.

"Sister Wang, please give me some pointers on how to improve my shooting ability?"

Zhou Yu asked for advice with a devout face.

"In addition to strengthening leapfrog practice every day, you also need to change your shooting rhythm. You have to take off first, and then shoot when you jump to the highest point, which can enhance the stability of your shooting."

Wang Hui rubbed her chin and pointed carefully.

Zhou Yu nodded in conviction again, and suddenly felt that this young female agent was not simple, and her understanding of basketball was obviously beyond his imagination.

In the days that followed, he put most of his energy into jump shot practice. At first, he was still very uncomfortable with the practice. After all, it was not an easy task to change the original shooting method and shooting rhythm.

Zhou Yu's original shooting rhythm is that after taking the ball, he bends his knees, tiptoes, and holds the ball over his head. The shooting rhythm runs from his feet to his palms, which can almost be described as spreading all over his body.

This kind of shooting seems to have a smooth rhythm, but it actually wastes a lot of shooting time, and the take-off height is relatively limited.

The changed shooting method is that after taking the ball, he first bends his knees and jumps high, and then shoots the basketball in his hand in mid-air.

This can not only ensure the height of the jump shot, but also increase the speed of the shot, but it has higher requirements for the player's explosive power and balance.
Especially for Zhou Yu, an inside player with a height of 2.14 meters, it is very difficult.

When he was exhausted, he suddenly thought of Dirk Nowitzki, the head star of the Dallas Mavericks.

Leading the Mavericks full of veterans, they defeated the mighty Big Three of the Heat in 2011 and miraculously won the championship.

Back then, when Wang Zhizhi first arrived in the NBA, a large part of the reason why he failed to gain a foothold in the Mavericks was due to the presence of Nowitzki.

As an insider with strong outside shooting ability, Nowitzki is better than Wang Zhizhi because his jump shot is more stable and less likely to be blocked.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yu gritted his teeth and practiced harder.

In a blink of an eye, more than half a month later, Zhou Yu gradually got used to this jump shot method, and his stability became better and better. At this time, there were only more than two weeks before the draft.

Wang Hui is quite satisfied with his recent training, but Zhou Yu still doesn't have much confidence in his heart. After all, the competitors in this draft are the famous 96 golden generation.

"Big Zhi, I think you don't seem to have much confidence in the draft?"

Wang Hui took a mouthful of instant noodles and said bluntly.

"Yes, Sister Wang, to tell you the truth, I heard that there are many masters in this draft. Besides, NBA teams seem to have a little prejudice against Asian players, thinking that their abilities cannot adapt to the intensity of NBA games."

Zhou Yu smiled naively.

"That's right, so we'd better be 'preconceived'."

Wang Hui nodded and said with a mysterious smile.

"Sister Wang, what do you mean by 'preconceived ideas'?"

Zhou Yu looked at her in puzzlement, with a dazed expression on his face.

"You'll know in two days."

Wang Hui made a fool of herself.

Zhou Yu did not continue to ask, but felt deeply guilty and said:

"Sister Wang, I'm sorry, I've been a little tight recently, and I made you eat instant noodles for several days in a row."

"Dazhi, you underestimate my sister too much. I think that when Sister Wang came to the United States alone, she washed dishes and delivered milk. What's more, I also like instant noodles."

Wang Hui smiled indifferently.

Zhou Yu laughed a few times noncommittal, still full of shame.

Ever since she was in the same room with Wang Hui, Zhou Yu gradually realized that she was indeed not as delicate as imagined. She got up very early every day to buy vegetables and cook, and even the hygiene of the house was almost contracted by her alone.

What made him feel the most sorry was that, because he was as tired as a dead dog from training every day, he didn't even bother to wash his socks and trousers when he came back, and she silently contracted these things.

Two days later, Wang Hui suddenly brought back a tailor-made black suit and a sky blue Goldlion tie.

It was obvious from the fabric that this suit and tie must be expensive.

"Sister Wang, what are you doing? How dare I ask you to spend money."

Zhou Yu said with a guilty face.

"Big Zhi, you are about to participate in the audition, how can you do it without a decent suit, not to mention we have to meet a very distinguished guest tonight."

Wang Hui explained with a smile.

It was only then that Zhou Yu realized that at each draft, the players participating in the draft were all in suits and leather shoes, and Wang Hui was not inconsiderate.

But, who is the honored guest she was talking about?

"Sister Wang, who is that very distinguished guest?"

Zhou Yu couldn't help asking.

"Jerry West, have you heard of it?"

Wang Hui lowered her voice and paused word by word.

Zhou Yu's pupils dilated instantly when he heard this. The name Jerry West is too recognizable. When he was a player, he led the Lakers across the league with his jump shot skills.
After retiring, he became the general manager of the Lakers. He personally discovered Kobe, a potential superstar, and contributed to the "OK" combination, which enabled the Lakers to achieve three consecutive championships in the early 21st century.

Unexpectedly, Wang Hui's ability is so superb that he was able to make an appointment with the great god West.

"Sister Wang, you are so amazing that you even got an appointment with the general manager of the Lakers!"

Zhou Yu couldn't help but sigh in admiration.

"Dazhi, I'll go to the meeting place in a while, remember not to talk nonsense, and act according to my winks."

Wang Hui exhorted carefully.

"I see, Miss Wang."

Zhou Yu nodded vigorously.

The date was at a high-end western restaurant. Of course, western restaurants can be seen everywhere in the United States, but there are not many Chinese restaurants.

The meals ordered were also some high-end ingredients such as Boston lobster, French foie gras, filet mignon, etc. After all, the status of this guest was indeed very distinguished.

Zhou Yu and Wang Hui sat side by side, and Jerry West sat across from him. His impression could be described as "friendly and amiable". While eating, he chatted with Wang Hui, and his eyes occasionally drifted to Zhou Yu's side. .

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