Reborn My Name Is Kobe

A few hours later, I arrived at the home arena of the Phoenix Suns in a pretty good mood. Once again, I chose to come to the court a few hours early to practice.

To be honest, I quite like the home court of the Suns, because the overall color of the floor looks very comfortable, and when I am in a particularly good mood, the feeling of shooting will naturally be much better.

I didn’t do too many warm-up exercises during this training, because I had basically exercised my body when I was wandering outside, and I also spent some time in the sun, so I still felt pretty good.

Maybe it was because I was in a good mood, so I started trying to shoot more difficult shots. Some of these moves were imitated by watching Michael Jordan game videos.

Because Kobe's physical talents are similar to Jordan's in many aspects, he has an inherent advantage in imitating Jordan's movements. Coupled with his excellent court learning ability, I found that I did not use similar movements to Jordan's.

Didn't encounter much resistance.

However, there is still a big difference between training and actual combat. During the previous training, I was not able to fully integrate some of the movements that I could train, including dribbling, shooting, triple threat, and fake moves.

When the game reaches a more critical and tense moment, I will still subconsciously choose the actions that I am more familiar with before. Of course, it is understandable for my body to make such a choice. This is part of the conditioned reflex.

I can use new offensive moves more smoothly and skillfully in the game, which requires me to spend more time and energy in daily training.

And this process may not be as fast as I imagined at the beginning, because many times it is relatively simple to simply imitate the movements. Even if I can imitate the movements more closely, if the soul of the movement is missing,

There is still no way to exert its due power.

I can't use those brand-new movements at any time without choice, but what I need to do is to integrate them into my original basketball skills through training, so that everything becomes more natural and smooth, not that

A deliberately poor imitation.

For this reason, while I was training new moves, I also did not forget to practice and improve the old technical moves. No matter what, there is nothing wrong with practicing more basic skills. The more critical moments come, the more I need to rely on the natural ability of my nerves.

Conditioned reflexes and muscle memory, after all, it is impossible for my brain to make a perfect temporary judgment in the reaction time of a few tenths of a second. Everything needs to rely on my instinctive reaction.

To be honest, it may be because this era does not pay enough attention to three-pointers. Kobe's body did not deliberately train too many three-pointers during his previous growth process, but he was actually shooting three-pointers.

He still has quite good talent on the ball. On the one hand, this actually depends on his strong core strength, which can maintain the balance and stability of his body and shots to the greatest extent no matter what the shooting situation is. On the other hand, it may be a

He must have a talent for shooting. After all, Kobe's father, Joe, was once a professional basketball player. Some shooting talents can really be inherited.

An obvious example of talent inheritance is the Curry family. Stephen Curry is naturally recognized as a top-notch shooter, and can even be said to be an epoch-making shooter. The small ball era has also reached its peak because of his existence.

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However, his shooting talent can naturally be traced back to his father Dell Curry, and Stephen Curry's brother Seth Curry also inherited their father's good genes. The three of them all have impressive skills beyond the three-point line.

The terrifying lethality.

Of course, the achievements of the three of them in the NBA are different. Although only Stephen Curry has reached the level of a superstar, the three-point shot has gradually become more and more important in the NBA since the 1990s.

In the 1990s, the NBA was still in an era dominated by inside giants. Although the most powerful player, Michael, was an outside player, more teams in this era must be choosing the core of the team and the cornerstone of the team.

Priority will be given to inside players.

This is why in the NBA draft, most of the No. 1 picks are used to select inside players with super physical talents. No matter how good outside players are, especially shooting guards, their picks are not consistent.

Probably too high.

Among the outside players selected by the team with the No. 1 pick, they are basically point guards. If someone would say that Iverson is not a typical shooting guard, then I can only tell you that in this draft

At that time, Iverson was drafted by the 76ers as a point guard, but later because his scoring ability was too outstanding, he was moved to the shooting guard position.

In fact, in the long history of the NBA, there are many players who have been selected as the number one pick as point guards, such as Big O Oscar Robertson in ancient times and Magic Johnson in the 1980s.

After the 21st century, there have been many top guard picks, such as Rose Rose, John Wall, Seth Simmons, and Fultz.

However, there are few players who can be selected as the No. 1 pick as a shooting guard. Even a basketball god like Jordan has no chance to become the No. 1 pick.

He can only be surpassed by the big dream Olajuwon.

One of the important reasons for this is that the role played by shooting guards in the long history of the NBA has not been that important. For this point, we cannot only use ultra-comprehensive top stars like Kobe Jordan as a reference.

More often than not, the shooting guard's team role is to find open opportunities to take shots, or to play the role of a shooter in the team's tactical system.

The most important core and brain of the team is of course the point guard, and the inside line who protects rebounds and completes the task of protecting the frame is also very important. After all, there is a rule in basketball, that is, the closer to the basket, the higher the shooting percentage.

The higher.

And compared with shooting, which can be greatly improved through acquired training or is not very dependent on physical talent, the physical talent required by inside players and the football intelligence required by defenders are both difficult to achieve.

They are cultivated through the day after tomorrow, so in things like the draft that place more emphasis on potential and talent, shooting guards have naturally become a relatively ignored part.

But this does not mean that shooting guards are not important. In fact, up to players like Kobe, Jordan, or later LeBron James, their roles in the team have long been more than just defenders or forwards.

, they are called forward-back swingmen, who can adapt to multiple positions and different tactical systems on the field, and even become the core component of the tactical system.

Just like Phil Jackson's triangle tactic, which Kobe and Jordan relied on for their success, it was a very successful tactical system, while LeBron James later had his own system, relying on his personal superior basketball skills.

IQ and personal ability to create a brand new tactical system.

Now I not only need to improve my overall offensive skills, but what I need to do more is to be at the forefront of this era and fully develop my three-point shooting ability.

Considering that the team defense in this era is much more fierce than that of the later NBA, and the referees are more stringent in calling fouls on the outside, so after the playoffs, I have to make my three-pointers more stable and consistent.

Strong.

After all, considering the defensive intensity that Shaq can attract in the opponent's interior, having a stable three-pointer threat can form better cooperation and complementarity with Shaq.

The championship ring is the highest reward that every NBA professional player dreams of, but it is extremely difficult to achieve this goal. Only one of the thirty NBA teams every year can finally obtain this ring that represents the highest achievement, and I

The desire in my heart for this ring seems to be getting stronger and stronger.

Whenever I walk into a stadium that is flooded by enthusiastic fans, deep in my heart I can't hold back a desire to prove myself. I can feel my heart burning, and the hunger for victory is not the same.

He will not be satisfied by winning, but will become more and more hungry, eager to win more and more victories, defeat more and more powerful opponents, come to the forefront of the spotlight, and even replace the supreme basketball god.

As I thought about it, I began to feel that my body was getting hot from the inside out, and my touch seemed to be infected by this hot passion, and all my movements became smoother, including taking off and shooting.

The process seems to be flowing smoothly. I have made 20 consecutive shots from beyond the three-point line, and this was done without anyone picking up the ball for me. This is a small thing for me.

A victory, or a small milestone.

Time flies really fast, especially when you hold a basketball in your hands. No matter how long you have been training, you will always feel that there is not enough time. You want to train for longer. Kobe’s passion and persistence for training seem to be

It has begun to be reflected in me. This is a desire without any sense of fatigue, an infinite desire to make myself stronger.

Maybe it was because I was too focused. Until the first quarter of the game between the Lakers and Phoenix Suns had begun, I was still immersed in the memory and thinking of Jordan's various offensive moves in my brain.

Every detail of his offense, every timing of catching the ball, every rhythm of turning and jumping shots are constantly repeated in my mind. Every repetition strengthens and deepens my own impression of these actions.

My understanding of these movements, the things hidden behind simple movements, requires continuous thinking of the brain to fully grasp.

When my attention returned to the court, the Lakers had already taken a 15-point lead 20-5, and at this time, less than 6 minutes of the first quarter had passed.

Head coach Silver Fox Harris seemed very satisfied with the team's performance today. He stood on the sidelines and waved his fists constantly, his eyes constantly following the figure on the court. He seemed to want to show his excitement.

But he found that no one around him seemed to be able to listen to him talk about this feeling, so he reflected this feeling in his body movements.

Seeing how excited he was, he must have felt that what he said during yesterday's team training had an effect. After all, compared to the previous game against the Clippers, the entire Lakers team was in game mode this time.

The speed has been greatly improved. This is mainly due to psychology.

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Of course, our opponent, the Phoenix Suns, was a bit miserable. Facing the Lakers' perimeter, which was on full fire from the beginning, their defense was a bit unexpected. Perhaps their head coach was setting up a defensive strategy for them before the game.

At that time, they had arranged for them to focus on defense against Shaq, so as to appropriately let go of the outside players. After all, judging from the previous games, our Lakers' starting outside players did not perform very well.

However, today is a sudden change. It is difficult to say whether it is because Silver Fox Harris's speech yesterday had an effect, or because the weather in Phoenix is ​​a bit comfortable today, which has warmed up the cold touch of the Lakers' outside players.

In short, this game turned into a one-sided massacre in the first quarter. This was a bit unexpected for everyone. After all, they were able to put up a certain degree of resistance last time we played against the Suns.

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And after I came on the field, the score further widened to an unimaginable level. After all, my training effect today seemed better than any before. At the end of the half, I felt that I had already scored 8 points before I even exerted my strength.

He made 5 shots, 4 free throws, 3 three-pointers and scored 17 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.

And Silver Fox Harris did not give me more playing time because of my outstanding performance. In fact, the Lakers did have a lot of outstanding players in this game. At the end of the half, there were already four players.

Scored in double figures.

The score between the two sides at this time has reached 65 to 30. The Lakers led the Suns by 35 points at halftime. The game entered garbage time almost halfway through the first quarter.

The opponent basically had no willpower to resist. If the Suns' mental state changed slightly at the end of the first quarter and the beginning of the second quarter under the scolding of their head coach, then with the score

From more than 10 points to more than 20 points to more than 30 points, facing this situation, anyone will probably fall into a state of mental explosion and be unable to extricate themselves.

During the half-time break, head coach Silver Fox Harris hardly said much useful words. In fact, in this case, a dog on the coaching bench can win the game in the second half, so almost everyone's attention may be

They are no longer in this place.

Especially this guy Shaq. In the first quarter, his face was a little more serious and showed a little murderous intent. Later, as the opponent gave up resistance, he only had that silly smile on his face.

This fully illustrates how low the laugh point of this guy Shaq is.

What makes people even more speechless is that after the second half started, the Suns sent out all the substitutes. Seeing this scene, the entire Phoenix Suns home fans couldn't sit still, and a steady stream of boos could be heard.

However, it may be true that the Suns' bench players performed very tenaciously, especially under the leadership of their potential rookie guard Jason Kidd. They looked better than their starters both offensively and defensively.

Players are more organized.

In the three minutes after the start of the third quarter, the Lakers did not score a point, but the Suns used defensive counterattacks to play several fast breaks under the leadership of Kidd.

An 8-0 counterattack made Silver Fox Harris unable to sit still, and then called the first timeout of the two teams in the second half. Faced with Harris's loud shouting, no Lakers player responded.

, even Shaq, who had always had a smile on his face before, now looked naive, as if he was very surprised by everything that happened in front of him.

He should indeed be surprised. In less than three minutes after the start of the second half, he made three turnovers. I could clearly see the events surrounding these three turnovers on the sidelines. This was not at all because of the opponent's defense.

The surprise was not because of how strong the opponent's defensive players were, but because Shaq's attention was nowhere to be found.

After the timeout, the Suns still had the same few substitute players on the court, while the Lakers still sent out their starters. When Shaq focused his attention on the court again, everything went back to the original script.

Although the Suns' substitutes have tried their best, the unfortunate thing is that the physical talents of their players on the field are too limited. Even though they have double-teamed Shaq with three to four people, they found that Shaq alone has

With the ability to dunk against four people, how can they do it?

In this way, the mentality of the Suns' substitute players was on the verge of collapse. Even Kidd, who looked young and mature, showed an extremely ugly expression. It seemed to be a kind of despair, the despair when everything is completely beyond one's control.

Of course, since the score difference between the two sides has been hovering above 30 points, the referee's penalty scale began to tilt towards the Suns. The number of free throws the Suns received in the entire third quarter was greater than the number of free throws the Lakers received in the entire first three quarters.

However, no one complained about the referee. In fact, apart from relying on free throws to narrow the point difference to less than 40 points, the Suns had no other effective way to score.

I felt a little dazed, as if it was not us Lakers players who went to the nightclub together and partyed all night long the day before yesterday, but the Suns.