Basketball Myth: Super Guard

76ers practice arena.

The day's training has ended, and the players have left. Qin Hao, Butler and Xiaoka stayed as usual to start their extra training.

Butler is practicing shooting, and occasionally asks Kay for advice on how to make defense better.

The 76ers lost the previous two games. Butler played against Anthony and James, and he lost both.

The past two months can be said to be the period of Butler's outbreak. His personal data and on-court performance are improving. Especially when he was selected as an All-Star starter, it seems that he has undergone another transformation, and the whole person has become more confident. stand up.

But after playing against Anthony and against James, Butler realized that he was not strong enough, and he was far from these superstars.

So he trains more and more seriously.

The same is true for Xiaoka, but it is not after these two losses that he became more serious, but when Coach Luke announced that he would be the starter, he silently increased his training volume and became more and more strict with himself.

"Shhhh..."

A series of crisp sounds echoed in the arena.

Wood, Barry, Snake, and several assistant coaches couldn't help but sigh, there are really not many people like Qin Hao, Butler, and Xiaoka who are so young, so talented, and so hardworking.

Three All-Star Rookie Tournament MVPs, two All-Star starting lineups in their third season, all these achievements, how can other people live with such hard work?

"Too hard."

"Yeah, Qin and the others are working too hard. I dare say, at least among their peers, there is absolutely no one who works as hard as they do. No wonder they are all so strong."

"Have you noticed? Since the end of the All-Star Weekend, Qin and the others have become more serious, and their training intensity has increased a lot. Especially Qin, he is now making at least 600 three-pointers every day, which is really scary. If you change someone, I'm afraid that after training today, you can only eat with your feet tomorrow."

"Maybe it's a sense of urgency. After all, once the All-Star Weekend is over, the regular season is two-thirds over, and the playoffs will come soon..."

Several people whispered, each guessing.

In fact, their guesses of eight-nine are close to ten.

Butler was hit by Anthony and James, Xiaoka was worthy of the starting position, and at the same time, he wanted to secure the starting position, and Qin Hao was because the playoffs were coming soon, but his three-point shooting ability was not. Not yet able to transform further.

"boom!"

With a muffled sound, Qin Hao shot the ball.

Qin Hao stopped, gasping for breath while leaning on his knees, and shot a hundred three-pointers in a row, with almost no interruption in the middle.

During this time, Qin Hao increased the training intensity of three-pointers, and he was also forcing himself, hoping to transform again and reach another level.

It's a pity that after so long, even though he could feel his progress, that mysterious feeling never appeared again, he didn't feel the "critical point", and he didn't touch the feeling of transformation, which made him feel a little flustered.

After all, the playoffs are not far away.

"Qin, take a rest." Barry shouted.

"Well." Qin Hao nodded and came to sit on the sidelines.

After a while, Butler and Xiaoka also stopped and came to sit down beside Qin Hao. Qin Hao handed each of them a bottle of mineral water.

The two took it and sipped it.

The three of them didn't know what Coach Luke, Assistant Coach Harry, and Assistant Coach Cox were discussing. They just agreed, and the three also talked about these three games.

"We're still not strong enough." Butler said depressedly: "It was easy to win against the Timberwolves, but against the Knicks and the Heat, they all lost in the end."

"Well." Xiaoka just hummed, but just one word was enough to see that he was still a little depressed about these two losses.

Qin Hao smiled and said, "Although we lost to the Knicks and the Heat, we don't need to belittle ourselves." After speaking, he changed his tone, "But the Knicks and the Heat are indeed very strong, and they are our great enemies. It will be a test when we meet in the playoffs.”

"It is now the end of February, and it will be March soon. We still have more than a month. We must hurry up and improve ourselves as much as possible."

Hearing this, Butler and Little Kazi nodded, their expressions solemn and their eyes firm.

Last season, Qin Hao and Xiaoka both experienced the bad feeling of finally reaching the tiebreaker and finally losing out with regret.

Although Butler has never experienced it, this season will be his first playoff game. He is anxious and longing for it. He doesn't want his first playoff trip to be chopped up by his opponent. Knock out to go fishing.

"For more than a month in the future, we will not pursue records, but only improve our strength." Qin Hao took a deep breath and said solemnly: "Jimmy, you should focus on improving your shooting, especially your three-point shooting ability, and be more stable. Just do it."

"Okay." Butler replied.

With the three of them together, Qin Hao is basically half a coach.

Since Butler and Qin Hao joined Syracuse University, Butler's usual extra training plan has always been formulated by Qin Hao for him, how to practice and which aspects to focus on.

The same is true today.

There is still more than a month left for the playoffs, and there is not much time. If you want to have a big improvement, you can only go to the side, don’t expect a comprehensive improvement, and only strive for improvement in one aspect.

For example, Butler's games with the Knicks and Heat have proved that he is still much inferior to superstars like Anthony and James.

Against James and Anthony, Butler's physical fitness is not dominant, and the "head-to-head" style of play that he was used to before is a bit overwhelming.

So you need to improve your outside shooting, because once you meet in the playoffs, against Anthony or James, he may need to rely on outside shooting more.

"Xiaoka." Qin Hao said again: "Let's put down the defensive training first. You are a very good defensive player, but for more than a month, you have to focus on scoring. The same is true for Jimmy, not only in usual training. , in the game, you also have to consciously exercise yourself."

"Like you've been shooting three-pointers like crazy during this time?" Xiaoka said, "Got it."

Qin Hao patted Xiaoka on the shoulder. Xiaoka is an excellent defensive player, but in the playoffs, against James and Anthony, it may be difficult to restrain them.

At the level of James and Anthony, it is too difficult to limit them one-on-one.

Moreover, the 76ers are now playing "big one and four small", which is mainly on offense after all. Since single defense is destined to be difficult to limit players like Anthony and James, then in the next month or so, Qin Hao hopes that the small card can improve. own score, so that it can play a greater role in the playoffs.

As for Qin Hao himself, his goal for the next month or more is still to seek a breakthrough in his three-point shooting ability and further transformation.