Super All-around Point Guard

In 2014, when Xie Chen entered the NBA as a rookie, the seniors in the league including Westbrook, Du Shao, Curry... all wanted to educate Xie Chen, a newcomer, but Xie Chen did not let them succeed, so Xie Chen also Having learned this tradition, when facing rookies who have just entered the alliance, they must train their opponents. It is best to leave an eternal mark in their hearts. Who knows how ferocious monsters they will grow into in the future and who can be bullied. This is no time to be polite.

Now, people like Lillard, Westbrook, and Paul George regret not scoring 50 points on Xie Chen's head the first time they played against him. But today, they no longer have this opportunity to bully Xie Chen.

It can be seen from Ingram's slightly nervous expression that he is not ready to enter the NBA, so this competition is even more necessary.

Xie Chen said to Ingram: "Let me see your offensive strength first. I know your three-pointers are pretty good. Try to score a few three-pointers in front of me first."

"Okay." Ingram took the ball and walked to the three-point line. This was his first time playing against Xie Chen. Xie Chen is currently the strongest player in the league. As a newcomer, he was inevitably a little nervous.

Ingram is 2.06 meters tall, more than ten centimeters taller than Xie Chen, and this guy is taller and has longer arms. Xie Chen was the best defensive player last season, but these advantages are enough for Ingram to stand out in front of Xie Chen. Finished shooting.

Ingram held the ball with both hands and observed Xie Chen's movements. After a pause, he dribbled to the left, then suddenly pulled it up and shot.

Snapped!

The first shot was ruthlessly blocked by Xie Chen.

Ingram's shooting speed is okay, but the shooting point is a bit low, similar to Curry's posture for shooting three-pointers. Moreover, Ingram takes advantage of his height and arm length, so he obviously underestimates Xie Chen's defensive ability.

"His reaction is so quick." Ingram was shocked by the first ball.

"Come again." Xie Chen threw the ball to Ingram, and the two continued.

The second time, Ingram's shot was not blocked, and Xie Chen didn't stay so close because he knew Ingram was shooting a three-pointer, but he still interfered with the opponent's shot.

Ingram made seven or eight shots in a row, and none of them made it.

The interference provided by Xie Chen was not very strong. The real reason was that Ingram was too nervous. There was something wrong with his mentality, so he couldn't even guarantee his usual shooting percentage.

Xie Chen couldn't help but said sternly to Ingram: "Hey, you are a small forward! If you can't make a shot in front of an opponent of my height, how can we expect you to make a three-pointer?"

The two best rookies in this class are recognized as the No. 1 pick Ben Simmons and the No. 2 pick Ingram. One is known as the replica of LeBron James, and the other is known as the replica of Kevin Durant. Xie Chen also hopes that Ingram He can become a shooting master like Durant, relying on his height and length to ignore the opponent's defense, but Ingram's current performance is too poor.

Ingram was also in a bad mood. Xie Chen kept stimulating him. Ingram worked hard and finally hit his first three-pointer from a 45-degree angle on the left.

After the first one hit, soon the second and third hit one after another!

Xie Chen also showed a satisfied smile and praised: "Very good, this is the strength that the second place player should have."

Ingram has the ability to shoot three-pointers, which is so important to Xie Chen. Whether it is a fast break or a positional attack, Ingram can appear as the end point after Xie Chen attracts double-teams.

Afterwards, Xie Chen said to Ingram: "Now let's see how your breakthrough attack is."

Ingram's ability to score under the basket, which is slightly thin and lacks physical confrontation, is not as good as this year's No. 1 pick Ben Simmons. Simmons' scoring area is concentrated under the basket, which is also the difference between the two.

But if you want to grow into a superstar, just floating outside and shooting is not enough. Ingram must have Durant's ability to break through and cause damage to the basket.

When shooting, Xie Chen couldn't guard Ingram, but when breaking through, it would be difficult for Ingram to score in front of Xie Chen.

Ingram was intercepted time and time again, and his confidence almost collapsed.

"You committed a foul this time!" Ingram couldn't help complaining after the ball was stolen again.

Ingram gradually focused on protecting the ball, making it no longer easy for Xie Chen to steal his ball, but it was still not easy to score at the basket.

First of all, Ingram's speed makes it difficult to get rid of Xie Chen. Xie Chen has Westbrook's defensive speed, but if he wants to rely on his strength to break through, Xie Chen doesn't need to use anyone's ability, he can completely resist it. Ingram's power.

In ten attacks, Ingram failed to score once.

Xie Chen couldn't help but continue to stimulate the opponent: "If it were Ben Simmons, I think he would definitely not fail every time. So it makes sense that he is the number one pick and you are not."

Competitors can always stimulate themselves better. Last season, Xie Chen used Karl Towns to stimulate Porzingis. Now, when it is Ingram's turn, he has become Ben Simmons, who is one step ahead of him.

"Come again!" Ingram was really stimulated and his fighting spirit became high. Xie Chen was also very happy. He likes this kind of guy who gets braver as he fights!

The duel between the two became more and more intense, and Ingram's physical strength was depleted very quickly, but the two of them became more and more excited. Ingram finally got past Xie Chen once, but when he was about to dunk with both hands, Xie Chen made a chasing block and blocked the dunk!

For ten minutes, Xie Chen did not let Ingram succeed once. Xie Chen could let Ingram make a long three-point shot. This would enhance his confidence and break through to score at the basket. Xie Chen was not prepared to let Ingram succeed. Ingram scores a goal, which will let him know his shortcomings and that he still needs a lot of growth in the future.

Ingram bent over and was out of breath. Xie Chen patted Ingram on the back and said: "I am testing you by the standards of the playoffs. What is certain is that if our Lakers play in the season now, In the postgame, it's impossible for you to score under the basket with the highest defensive intensity. Take a rest and look at your defense later."

Ingram has speed and long arms, and it is quite troublesome for the opponent to defend. Xie Chen said: "First of all, let you feel what it is like to defend Stephen Curry."

Ingram smiled. Stephen Curry is also a star that Ingram finds very interesting. He has always been looking forward to playing games with him.

The Warriors are the Lakers' biggest rival in the Western Conference. Maybe Ingram will have a chance to defend Curry in the playoffs. This experiment is very valuable.

Xie Chen imitated Curry's dribbling movements and rhythm, erratic outside the three-point line, suddenly changed direction and shook Ingram away, quickly shot, and the basketball went into the net with a swoosh.

"Wow, the shot is so fast and accurate!" Ingram didn't feel annoyed, but looked very excited, completely transforming into a fan watching the game.

Ingram quickly asked: "Boss, can you teach me how to practice your three-point shooting? I want to learn it too."

"This..." Xie Chen became embarrassed. He hadn't practiced at all. If he wanted to ask about skills, he had to ask Curry. As a last resort, Xie Chen could only reply sternly: "You are my opponent now. Asking these things What are you doing, defend quickly!"

Xie Chen demonstrated several Curry-style offensive methods of getting rid of people, and then said: "If you are one-on-one with Curry on the outside, as long as he chooses to shoot from the three-point line, it is nothing more than these few. A way to get rid of you, you have to keep up with his rhythm so that you can interfere with his shot when he takes a shot."

Ingram was shocked. Xie Chen's demonstration just now was completely in Curry's style. In addition, the two were about the same height and had the same shooting posture. Ingram felt that Xie Chen was the real imitator!

Ingram exclaimed: "Wow, you know Stephen Curry so well. You know all his moves."

Xie Chen smiled: "I played with him in the finals for two consecutive years. He is my biggest opponent in the league. If I can't even know such a person well, then I have failed too much."

Xie Chen often studies Curry's games, and Curry also understands Xie Chen in the same way. Curry also knows Xie Chen's usual moves. The only thing he doesn't know about is Xie Chen's hidden abilities.

Ingram gradually forgot about his fatigue. It was very interesting to train with Xie Chen. The match just now seemed like his opponent was Stephen Curry, not Xie Chen. As a rookie in the NBA, the most exciting thing is to compete with the best in the league early. Players played against each other, and as the No. 1 pick, Ben Simmons did not receive such good treatment.

Xie Chen continued: "After experiencing Stephen Curry, do you want to try what it feels like to play against Russell Westbrook?"

Ingram was surprised again. Could it be that Xie Chen also understood Westbrook's playing style?

Xie Chen possesses two abilities of Westbrook, one is breakthrough attack, and the other is emergency stop jumper. He imitates Westbrook, only to be more like him.

"Come on!" Ingram clapped his hands and was ready to defend again.

Xie Chen used Westbrook's breakthrough ability to jump out like lightning, directly passed Ingram, and then completed a dunk. After that, Xie Chen turned around and said to Ingram: "This is Westbrook's speed."

Ingram disagreed: "No, you are the 100-meter Olympic champion. Your speed is unrivaled in the NBA. Your breakthrough speed just now is definitely faster than Westbrook!"

"..." Xie Chen felt embarrassed now. He had clearly used Westbrook's ability just now, how could he be faster than him?

Since Xie Chen won the first place in the 100 meters in the Olympics, everyone has regarded Xie Chen as the undisputed fastest man in the NBA. It is normal for Ingram to have this illusion.

Xie Chen didn't bother to explain. He said that if he was faster than Westbrook, then he should be faster than Westbrook. He continued with the second ball. Ingram knew Xie Chen's speed this time and retreated in advance to prevent Xie Chen from taking a single step. Passed, so after Xie Chen broke through two steps, he suddenly made an emergency stop, and then pulled up a jumper. Ingram did not effectively interfere with it, and Xie Chen hit it accurately.

Xie Chen said: "It is conceivable that if you defend Westbrook alone, you will lose miserably."

Ingram was a little unconvinced. He was young, just 19 years old, and his speed was not bad. He was taller than guards like Xie Chen and Westbrook, and he had long arms. There was no reason to be bullied by them.

In the subsequent several defenses, Ingram did get better and better. Once, he successfully blocked Xie Chen's shot. Xie Chen was very happy. Ingram did have great potential and was worth cultivating, but with this No matter how fast the guy improves with his current strength, it will still take two years if he wants to truly grow into a main force capable of helping Xie Chen. And Xie Chen is going to win the championship this year. I wonder if Ingram can improve this season. How many……

Xie Chen worked hard to train Ingram. In the playoffs, it will be up to him to see how much Ingram can help Xie Chen. Xie Chen does not need a strong helper, but he does not need help at all.

Finally, Xie Chen asked Ingram: "Do you want to try LeBron James?"

"LeBron James?!" Ingram's expression immediately changed. What does James represent in this league? Ingram knows very well that before Xie Chen and Curry became famous, the league belonged to him. To this day, you can't He is not considered among the strongest in the league.

Xie Chen had James' layup ability, so he broke through and laid up arbitrarily. The two had a physical confrontation in the air. Even though Xie Chen had a height disadvantage, he still managed to squeeze away from Ingram and complete the layup. Score.

Ingram was extremely shocked and said: "So powerful! I finally know why you dared to hit the basket again and again in the playoffs!"

Ingram believes that Xie Chen's physical confrontation is indeed excellent, but compared with the real LeBron James, it will definitely be a little worse, because James is bigger and stronger than Xie Chen, and Ingram can't even resist Xie Chen. If so, he would definitely die even worse against James. He didn't know that even if he met James himself, he would only be able to achieve the level of confrontation just now.

Ingram stood up with sincere admiration for Xie Chen: "Boss, you are really amazing. You actually know the signature abilities of these stars, and you are no worse than them at doing it. The several duels with you just now made me really think that I’m competing against them, not you.”

The two trained together all morning, and they were almost done. Xie Chen also had a certain understanding of this rookie teammate, so he said to Ingram: "Brandon, starting today, I want you to train you." At the end of the regular season, I want your three-pointers to be much better than they are now. If you prefer to shoot three-pointers from the left wing, then practice that position specifically, and you must practice until the opponent feels that you are there. There’s a threat there.”

Brandon Ingram nodded. He knew that for this season, he could only contribute a little bit offensively with three-pointers.

Xie Chen continued: "In addition, I also want you to practice your ability to pass long passes."

"Long pass ability? Why?" Ingram was a little confused. If the goal is a championship, isn't this kind of long pass unsafe?

Xie Chen said: "Because we, the Lakers, want to restart the SHOWTIME era!"

From the Warriors' 73 wins to 3 wins and 4 losses in the Finals, Curry's cheating and mistakes in Game 7, and Durant joining the Warriors, I feel like the secret I traveled through in 2018 can no longer be kept! ! Well, what I want to say in my heart is, Adu, you don’t have to cooperate with me like this...