Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

When the final buzzer sounded, the Pacers won their first two consecutive victories of the new season.

Granger took the lead in shaking hands with DeRozan of the Raptors and whispered:

"You performed very well today."

DeRozan scored 16 points on 7-of-8 shooting in the last quarter. He really deserves to be evaluated as a good performance. If you add that he is only 22 years old, it will be even more terrifying.

DeRozan smiled calmly.

If you can't win, no matter how many points you score, they will be in vain.

Granger took a deep look at DeRozan and communicated with him for a while before turning and leaving.

This is how the NBA arena is, with new talents emerging every moment.

This made Granger a little melancholy.

Although he also scored 9 points in the final quarter, he is already 28 years old and is about to emerge as a new player, but he has no honors. When he retires, his career will not even have a highlight to boast about.

"The future is yours."

Seeing George's young and handsome face next to him, Granger unexpectedly said this famous saying that appeared in 2007.

"Brother, what are you talking about? You are not old, you are still at your peak!"

George replied, Granger shook his head and said nothing.

Granger participated in the draft in 2005. As a 22-year-old rookie, it was already 2009 when he adapted to the NBA and made a name for himself.

If the Pacers don't make greater progress in the playoffs before falling from their peak, they will have to look for their own Ray Allen and Garnett like Pierce did.

Time waits for no one!

Granger felt an inexplicable sense of crisis.

That night, the Pacers took a special plane back to Indiana. They will face the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers on December 30, 2011, and then head to Detroit to challenge the Pistons back to back on December 31, 2012.

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"Although the Cavaliers and Pistons are not strong, under the back-to-back test, we must do our best!"

On December 29, Vogel used one sentence as the focus of today’s training:

"I hope everyone is always ready to play!"

"clear!"

Everyone shouted in unison, and then dispersed, following the assistant coach in various trainings according to their positions.

Brian Shaw took George, Stephenson and Qi Tian to the corner venue, where two staff members were standing there, waiting for them.

"Phil Handy?!"

As soon as he got close, Qi Tian recognized the man wearing a black training suit. He was Phil Handy, arguably the strongest trainer in the NBA.

Brian Xiao did not expect that his good friend would also be extremely popular here. He nodded and introduced to a few people:

"This is my friend. Out of personal relationship, I asked him to come over and give you a special training. Of course, it's only today, so you must seize the opportunity."

Philhandi came over and said hello to a few people, and then said:

"Today's training is very important. I will help you with skill training, including dribbling breakthroughs, pull-up jump shots and dribbling."

"Breaking through, jump shots and dribbling?"

Just hearing the name of the training, Stephenson's disdain showed on his face.

"Anyone can do this kind of basic training."

Players who enter the NBA will not play for a short period of time. Like Stephenson, he has been exposed to basketball since elementary school and has been playing until now.

A playful smile appeared on Handy's face:

"Actually, I am teaching basic training."

George obviously saw that Brian Shaw's face was a little gloomy, so he quickly smoothed things over and said:

"We actually need training in this area."

Qi Tian looked at Stephenson's obvious disdain and smiled to himself.

In 2011, Phil Handy was relatively unknown, but he later joined the Lakers and helped Kobe Bryant with special training. Later, he helped Irving, James and Leonard make rapid progress and became the most famous trainer.

Phil Handy turned a blind eye to Stephenson's contempt, but took out two pillars and started teaching directly:

"The first event is a breakaway jump shot."

He pointed to the pillar near the front and said:

"I hope to train you to go around the screen, between the two uprights, dribble to make a snake-like breakthrough, and make a pull-up jump shot."

"Instead of driving straight to the basket, I use snake-like breakthroughs to create space."

He gave a demonstration and threw the ball to George.

"let's start."

Doesn't it seem to be no different from the team's trainer?

George did not express his doubts, but started practicing according to the new trainer's method.

"Very good, great, perfect."

Seeing George break through the screen and then hit a pull-up jumper, Phil Handy continued to encourage him and then threw the ball to Stephenson.

Seeing Stephenson take a jump shot, Phil Handy pointed out his shortcomings:

"The shot must be fast and the center of gravity must be low."

Qi Tian also threw himself into the training. Philhandi looked at his regular movements and still encouraged him.

After everyone had done it, Philhandi placed a pillar in the bottom corner.

"Sideline pick-and-roll, everything else is the same."

Phil Handy transformed into the leader of the Kua Kua group and kept performing Kua Kua therapy on the three of them. Their condition quickly improved.

"Very good, we switch to the middle to break through."

Phil Handy watched George break through, make an emergency jump shot, and nodded:

"Paul did a great job, next up is Lance."

"Lance, I want you to step a little tighter."

"Seven, your shoulders should sink."

"Don't shoot on the way down, we said that before."

It was obviously a simple pull-up jump shot training, but Phil Handy was able to use his excellent eyesight and experience to find the problems of several people and correct them.

Soon, even the most disdainful Stephenson had to admit that the trainer in front of him was really not a slut, at least he had the ability to teach him.

Qitian gained the most. In the past, he had always trained by himself, and he had figured out various technical movements by himself. It was difficult for the trainers he encountered to explain the key points in a simple and profound way like Phil Handy.

Just the training of emergency stop jump shots took several people to practice for more than half an hour. By the time Phil Handy's so-called "basic training" was completed, it was already nearly two hours later.

"Very good, that's it for today's training, thank you everyone."

Philhandi could see that the eyes of George and others changed from disdain or indifference to solemnity now. This change of emotions gave him deep satisfaction.

Under the reluctant eyes of several people, Phil Handy ended today's training, and Brian Shaw took a few steps to see his friend out.

"How's it going, Handy?"

Brian Shaw asked somewhat proudly:

"Are these young people pretty good?"

Phil Handy shrugged his shoulders and said:

“Really good.”