Reborn My Name Is Kobe

I always feel that time flies very fast when playing basketball. Before I knew it, I had been practicing alone in the gym for more than two hours. I did not conduct particularly high-intensity training. It was more like

Focus on basic skills and shooting exercises.

In fact, my current shooting stability is not particularly high. Many times, I don’t feel very good when shooting when I am open. Sometimes I even have the illusion that a defender is trying to block my shot in front of me.

Sometimes I can concentrate more and have a higher shooting percentage. Maybe this is really just my illusion.

As time went by, many people began to enter the arena one after another, and I also decided to take a short rest. After all, there will be a fierce battle waiting for me later, and there will also be a back-to-back tomorrow.

Of course, unless Silver Fox Harris allows me to play more than 30 minutes in both games, judging from my less than 20 minutes of playing time now, the possibility of physical problems is not very high.

When I was sitting on the sidelines quietly watching my teammates practice shooting, I was constantly thinking about how I should choose an offensive method when facing opponents with different defensive types.

Reasonable. Of course, with my current physical condition, I can hit the inside with every ball like holding a bag of explosives. But I also know that this way of playing may be okay when I am young, but as I get older,

It will leave a lot of potential injuries.

Besides, my talent lies in my very good body flexibility and coordination, which allows me to use some difficult layup moves that defenders cannot imagine to complete the offense. However, the shortcoming is also obvious, that is, I cannot hit every ball.

I have to pursue such a difficult method, so no matter how good my physical fitness is, it will not work. After all, when I need to play 35 to 40 minutes in each game in the future and make huge contributions on both offense and defense, the entire game will

The distribution of physical energy becomes very important.

After the shooting coach came to the gym, I started catching and shooting training again. This time, my main training position was outside the three-point line, from the bottom corner to the top of the arc and then to the middle position. I went back and forth continuously.

Run and then catch the ball and shoot from any possible position.

At the beginning, I didn't find any touch, and I missed most of the shots many times in a row, which made me a little discouraged. Then the shooting coach seemed to see my problem, and he started to ask me to put down my shots.

Basketball, and then listened carefully to his analysis of my shooting deficiencies.

According to his analysis, my shots from outside the three-point line are still a bit too impatient. Many of the shots are extremely difficult jumpers or even fadeaway jumpers. My current shooting ability from outside the three-point line is not enough to support

I can still guarantee a high hit rate with such a high degree of difficulty.

So he decided to let me take action in a more reasonable way first. After listening to his suggestions, although I still felt a little uncomfortable in my heart, because I always felt that I had enough energy in my body to fully support my every move.

The shots were all made with difficult movements, but in the end I listened to the coach and started training with simpler shots first.

Sure enough, when I found the rhythm of shooting, I could easily hit more than 10 catch-and-shoot three-pointers in a row with a more relaxed shooting posture. However, I was not satisfied with my progress. I needed to You need to improve your ball-holding three-point ability.

Then the shooting coach and I started training on my three-pointers with the ball. He acted as a defender, and I needed to shoot three-pointers under his tight defense.

I found that Kobe's body really has a very powerful talent, which is extremely fast nerve reaction speed, and he can make quick reactions and changes at any time according to the different points of the defender's defense against me in a very short period of time.

Many times I even have the illusion that the defender's movements have become much slower. In my opinion, every move he makes seems to be half a beat or even a few beats slower than mine. I can move ahead very easily. Anticipate his next move, so that I can always maintain a certain advantage on my offensive end and prevent being restricted by his defensive strategy.

Surprise is actually a very important point in basketball games, and those players with particularly fast nerve and movement reactions can often seize fleeting opportunities in a few tenths of a second, thereby finding loopholes on the defensive end. Get better offensive opportunities.

The most typical one of this kind of players is Allen Iverson. His body rhythm changes so fast that it is much faster than normal people. Even top defensive players like me and even Jordan are very I might not be able to keep up with the rhythm and amplitude of his movements. I can still clearly remember the dilemma I encountered when I faced off one-on-one with Iverson in Hollywood. I was completely fascinated by both the offensive and defensive ends. This little guy who looked like he was less than 1.8 meters was blown away.

I know that it will be very difficult for me to reach and surpass Iverson's level in at least the past two years, but after all, he is three years older than me, and I still have enough time to catch up with him, and What makes me even more fortunate than him is that the team I am currently on is the largest team in the league, and has a group of very powerful players and management, which naturally includes a historical level of inside dominance. Shaquille O'Neal.

Speaking of O'Neal, I still remember making a bet with him before

It's a one-on-one thing, but I haven't really wanted to complete this bet with him recently. At least I know that now I have no chance of winning this duel, and I am not a guy who likes to lose, so now I You must practice harder so that you can beat Shaq in a one-on-one earlier.

If I were duel with him, I would be almost helpless at least on the defensive end. I don’t know why I would say such a stupid challenge invitation. I must have been a little out of my mind at the time, of course even if On the offensive end, I am not absolutely sure that I can win most offensive rounds with Shaq's defense.

After all, this guy is too lazy to step out of the penalty area in normal games, but in fact, his athletic ability can fully support him going back and forth between the penalty area and the outside line. As long as he is willing, he can do this. His stride length He is very big and very fast, and with his wingspan of over 2.3 meters, he can cover a very large defensive area, so I am really not sure whether I can break through the barrier of Shaq who is fully defensive.

Our game against the Rockets is finally about to begin. It seems that at least today the Rockets fans are still very awesome. Looking at the entire arena, most of the seats are filled with spectators, and as time goes by it becomes more and more popular.

More and more empty seats were filled by spectators who arrived later.

Probably because the team we are playing today is our Lakers. With the arrival of Shaq this season, our Lakers have once again become the favorite team to compete for the championship, so no matter which city we go to, we will attract a lot of big fans.

Pay attention. On the other hand, our opponents this season tend to try their best when playing against us. At least in my opinion, many teams have already increased their defensive intensity to the playoff level when defending us.

For example, when it comes to the use of defensive tactics, whether it is against Shaq or a rookie player like me, the opposing coach will often react very quickly. This is not like what these teams usually do when facing regular season situations.

It will show up when facing opponents. Although our tactics are indeed a bit simpler, the emergence of unconventional defensive methods like the shark-cutting tactic is enough to illustrate the status of our Lakers in the eyes of other teams in the league.

, it is even very likely that the treatment will be similar to that of the defending champion Bulls.

There is still a big difference in the tactical systems between the Lakers and Bulls. First of all, we have star players who are both powerful inside and outside, at least on the offensive end, but the Bulls lack a stable inside offense.

At the core, their offensive starting point is Jordan, but on the defensive end, the Bulls' internal and external lines are relatively balanced. In fact, we are probably better than the Bulls on the offensive end, but the gap is relatively large when it comes to the defensive end.

Already.

They have three defensive first-team players, as well as a somewhat underestimated outside defensive master like Ron Harper, so their defensive balance and overall integrity are very terrifying, whether it is single defense or assist defense, the league

There is almost no team that wants to defeat the Bulls relying solely on talent or personal ability.

How desperate a super scorer like Iverson must have been when faced with the double-teams of Jordan and Pippen. Shaq also had difficulty facing Rodman, who was about 15 centimeters shorter than him.

Showing the power he usually possesses.

Not only was Rodman extremely tough on the court, but most importantly, his jumping speed and athleticism were terrifying. Otherwise, why would he have won so many rebounding titles in this golden age of insiders?

It's just a manifestation of talent. In fact, most of the top inside players of this era have difficulty taking advantage of Rodman. Even inside players like Olajuwon who are known for their skills are facing Rodman.

His defense will also be much worse than usual.

The game officially kicked off with the referee's jump ball. After coming up, Shaq easily got the ball, but Olajuwon didn't seem to jump at all, allowing Shaq to point the ball to the defender.

The Lakers showed strong fighting spirit after coming up today. It seems that the team training speech given by Silver Fox Harris in the morning had an effect. At least from a mental perspective, the starting players are very positive.

And what's rare is that this time we took the lead in opening up the situation from the outside. Shaq didn't have a strong desire to attack when facing Olajuwon's defense. Instead, he started to play support. I also couldn't see this.

I understand. This is not like the Shaq I usually know. You must know that he was full of fighting desire when facing Camby and Uncle Mu's defense before. How come he seems so docile today.

But soon Shaq told me through actions that everything was just because I was overthinking it. It wasn’t that he didn’t have a strong desire to attack, but that he was a little smarter today. When we opened up the situation on the outside, the opponent’s defense would no longer be strong.

It was no longer possible to shrink, and at this time he began to perform one-on-one singles against Olajuwon.

Olajuwon's defensive ability is indeed very strong, but after all, he is already here, and Shaq is still very young. If it were a few years ago, Shaq would not be as strong as he is now. Olajuwon's sports

His ability will also be better, but at least in the first quarter of tonight's game, Olajuwon failed to successfully limit Shaq's offense.

As the Rockets' offensive end stalled for a period of time, the Lakers quickly increased their counterattack speed, and Shaq was particularly quick during the fast break today.

Don't be too aggressive. He actually ran no slower than the defender. Facing O'Neal's fast attack, Olajuwon was always late. Shaq dunked him twice during the fast break. In this way, Shaq's score

It's already reached 10 minutes.

The other coach finally couldn't help but call a timeout. After the timeout, I didn't get a chance to play. Maybe it's because our starting perimeter performance was good enough today. Silver Fox Harris allowed me to play less.

I will definitely not play more. Well, I don’t have any good solution for this. I can only cheer for my teammates’ wonderful performances off the court.

However, the Rockets quickly made adjustments, especially on the offensive end, Olajuwon began to use the inside-passing tactics with Barkley to tear apart the Lakers' defense. The Lakers' problem is still relatively big on the defensive end.

Part of the responsibility naturally falls on Shaq. As I said, he has sufficient defensive ability, but lacks sufficient defensive willingness. Both Barkley and Olajuwon have very stable mid-range shooting and strong defense.

Low post offensive ability inside.

When any one of them goes to catch the ball in the low post, it will be very difficult to guard if two people are not sent to double-team. Shaq's huge strength and size will be difficult to defend against Olajuwon's flexible footsteps.

It was as if he couldn't use his strength. Even Barkley, who was 20 centimeters shorter than Shaq, had his own way of playing against Shaq.

Therefore, I was surprised to find that Shaq was beaten by Barkley and Olajuwon in turns on the defensive end. Once teammates began to double-team and help defend the person who was playing Shaq on his back, the gap between Barkley and Olajuwon

They will quickly form a posture to open up the space to catch and shoot outside, and their cooperation is very skillful. It also incorporates some third player's secondary pick-and-roll tactics to create openings for outside players, so even if the Lakers players

If you want to use other players to cover the position, you will often be blocked by players in the second pick-and-roll.

What's even more frightening is that when the outside player fails to hit a mid-range shot, the other inside player can still fight for a secondary rebound, and the Lakers' defensive players go out to make up for the space opened by outside players, and pay attention.

The force ends up on the outside, so there is often no way to help Shaq get stuck.

As a result, I was surprised to find that both Olajuwon and Barkley were able to get offensive rebounds over Shaq's head many times, and then scored the ball under Shaq's defense.

Silver Fox Harris shook his head and reluctantly called a timeout with less than 3 minutes left in the first quarter, and I once again saw the black line-like color on Shaq's face. It was obvious that he was angry.

It's terrible. Barkley and Olajuwon simply played him between the palms of their hands. It's no wonder that the combination of him and Hardaway was swept by Olajuwon in the finals. Many times, Shaq

The details are really not done well enough. When facing an extremely subtle and flexible player like Olajuwon, it is easy to be played by the opponent.

However, I don't have any solution for this. There are not even many people in the entire alliance who can crack the opponent's tactic. Anyway, I can't think of such people existing now.

Anyway, after the timeout ended, I got a chance to play. At this time, the Lakers were only 3 points ahead of the Rockets. During the period when Shaq went berserk, we once stretched the score advantage to more than 12 points.

After I held the ball, I started to watch the changes in the defensive formation. I found that the opponent's defensive strategy was very simple, that is, do not double-team, and completely use one-on-one man-to-man defense, even regional double-teaming and zone defense.

No, this also makes me a little strange. After all, the Rockets' personnel configuration is fully capable of using such a defensive strategy.

I didn't continue to think about it and focused on the player who was guarding me. Originally, I wanted to go on the court earlier to have a duel with the opponent's star defender Glider Drexler. Unfortunately, he has already taken a rest.

Went, and I also decided not to pass the ball in the remaining time, and just use my personal ability to directly defeat the players facing me. Who told them that they were just using man-to-man tactics, then I would hit them.

Let's change tactics.

Among their current starting players, only Olajuwon has not finished the game, and our Shaq has not finished the game either. I can't understand what the head coaches of both sides are competing against. I see that the other side is not inferior, and my side is not inferior.

I saw Shaq desperately trying to pass the ball to me, but I turned a blind eye and started hitting the opponent's defensive players with my back just one step from the three-point line. This guy was about 10 centimeters shorter than me, and it was obvious that his

I have very bad defensive habits. I like to pick out my balls in various ways. However, my reaction speed is fast enough and I can always predict his movements of picking up the ball, and then easily use a back turn to directly bypass his defense.

, at this time, other players on the opposite side seemed to have no intention of covering up the defense, so I just ended the battle with an open jump shot.

Seeing me hitting two goals in a row, Shaq looked very arrogant, but he was speechless. I thought to myself, you guys have enough offensive possessions in one game, but you still have the ball.

It's really too much to try to steal my ball.

In this way, in the last few minutes, I successfully made Shaq run back and forth for several times without being able to touch the ball once. He didn't even have a chance to grab offensive rebounds, because in the last 5 offenses, all 5 of my shots hit the basket.

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There is no doubt that my targeted shooting training is very effective. It seems that coming to the court to train so early before them will be rewarded, right?