Superstar Athletes’ Black Tech Systems
Chapter 137 Shoes, socks and shoelaces
A happy victory, inside Dwight - Howard played very comfortably.
He made 8 of 12 shots and 7 of 13 free throws. He scored 23 points, 14 rebounds, 2 blocks and 3 assists.
After the game, he was named the best player in the game, and when he was interviewed by reporters on the sidelines, he smiled as happily as he could.
For an emotional player like Warcraft, as long as the offensive end is open, the defensive end will do its best to defend and grab rebounds.
It's really like a child, you have to be coaxed to play, and you are already 28.
Li Liang is much more mature in comparison, he has paid too much for this team and has worked hard.
I will do the dirty work, and you will do the data and performances.
Although passing the ball is addictive, Li Liang can't help it. Who told us that our tactical status is not enough and our ability is not very strong.
When our ability has improved and our status in the team has improved, we still don't want to throw it as we want.
Back in the locker room, Li Liang accepted the reporter's interview after changing his clothes.
Now he is no longer the "untouchable person" of the Los Angeles media, but a real favorite.
Li Liang began to get used to facing many thick and black microphones after each game, saying some insincere words.
After dealing with the reporter's questions, Li Liang took a shower, cleaned up, and left the Staples Center.
In the player tunnel, it was rare for fans to gather together and ask Li Liang to sign.
Li Liang is absolutely friendly to the fans and fulfilled their wishes one by one. Several of them are local Chinese fans and children.
When he arrived at the parking lot, Li Liang thought that Zhu Shu should hail a taxi and wait for him.
After thinking about it, no, Zhu Shu went on a business trip today and left at noon.
The first day Zhu Shu was away.
Think... think about what to eat for dinner?
Li Liang took a taxi back home first, and he considered buying a car for himself.
After arriving home, he was hungry, and Wei Dazhi was not at home, nor was he at home!
Since attending that party last time, this kid's heart has become wild, and he often stays out at night.
The next day I asked him where he had been, and he said that he was attending a social event and that he wanted to make a living in Los Angeles.
I really don't know how a fat guy like him, whose body is bigger than his biceps, managed to make a name for himself in Los Angeles.
Li Liang looked through the refrigerator, and there were dishes left by Zhu Shu in the refrigerator, such as steak, pizza, pork belly, ice cream, and baked egg tarts. There were many types and quantities.
Li Liang looked at it and thought, so little, it is enough for two meals.
It would take Zhu Shu more than two weeks to go out, and when she came back, Li Liang had already gone to an away game.
What to do, he can do it himself, but it is troublesome.
It's true that there is no woman... no, there is another woman, isn't Bai Xiaoting here.
Li Liang walked to the door of Bai Xiaoting's room and knocked lightly on the door.
Two minutes later, the door opened, and Bai Xiaoting had a mask on her face, which shocked Li Liang!
Bai Xiaoting glared at Li Liang and said, "What are you doing?"
Li Liangdao: "I...I asked you if you want to eat supper?"
"Don't eat, I want to lose weight."
"What? You still want to lose weight? You are so rich, you still want to lose weight?"
"What does losing weight have to do with being rich? Where do I have money? If I have money, I will live here with you."
"You bring your own airport, and you don't have any money."
Bai Xiaoting was about to close the door, but Li Liang blocked it and said, "Hey, can you do some housework at home? Make something for me to eat, don't close the door and draw pictures every day. What are you drawing? You won't be in Shall I draw a notebook?"
"Get out! There's a fashion show tomorrow, and I want to produce some samples, so don't mess with me." Bai Xiaoting is now obsessed with work and doesn't bother arguing with Li Liang.
Li Liangdao: "Hey wait, do you want to show it to me and give you some references? You help me heat something to eat, I'm too lazy to do it."
This proposal is a bit tempting. Li Liang's vision is indeed unique, and Bai Xiaoting can gain something every time he makes an opinion.
"Okay, then take a look at my design samples and choose five. The theme is 'industry, metal, winter'."
"Okay, okay." Li Liang said yes, thinking in his heart what kind of stupid theme, these people who are engaged in fashion and art are just a lot of moths.
Li Liang put on the cape of "Grand Thief Fraser" and began to review manuscripts for Bai Xiaoting.
As soon as he put on the cloak, Li Liang entered the role of a vicious commentator and began to raise opinions bit by bit.
Bai Xiaoting warmed Li Liang's dishes in the kitchen and listened, thinking it made sense.
As the saying goes, a bystander is clear, and if a high-level taster is on the sidelines to give pointers, many problems will be immediately cleared up.
While carrying it, Li Liang felt something was wrong, why was there a burning smell?
"Hey, hey! Don't just listen to me, you burnt the steak!"
Because Bai Xiaoting listened too seriously, she didn't pay attention to flipping the steak and it became mushy.
Li Liang looked at the dark steak and sighed, thinking that Bai Xiaoting should not be allowed to do this kind of work.
Bai Xiaoting didn't take it seriously, and said, "I'm not suitable for cooking, you'd better wait for Zhu Shu to come back and cook for you."
"Forget it, let me do it myself, I can't be relied on..." Li Liang returned the album to Bai Xiaoting, put on an apron and had a late-night snack to replenish his energy.
"Oh, there is something. Nike called at noon today and mentioned the sneakers." Bai Xiaoting said.
"Huh? Nike? Calling you? Why didn't you find Zhu Shu?" Li Liang was a little surprised. For business cooperation, he was always looking for a broker.
Besides, how could Nike have Bai Xiaoting's phone number.
Bai Xiaoting said: "It's not that you leaked my information. Did you say that I designed those shoes?"
Li Liang recalled that in the second game of the regular season at the Rose Garden in Portland, a photographer from Nike approached him and asked him where the shoes on his feet came from and what brand they were.
Li Liang told him that it was designed by Skyler-White, which is Bai Xiaoting's English name, and he just said it casually.
Unexpectedly, Nike really found Bai Xiaoting through various means and relationships. Knowing that she is indeed a designer in Los Angeles, they asked about cooperation in the design of sneakers.
"Pattern design cooperation? What is this? Is Nike going to buy my shoes?" Li Liang asked.
"No, you know that the design of sneakers is also patented. Nike is very interested in the design of the pair of shoes on your feet and wants to buy its patent."
Li Liang thought about it carefully. The so-called Y-series sneakers on his feet were really unique in design, never seen before on the market.
And I don't know what material it is, anyway, the quality is quite good, I don't know what black technology is used.
But Li Liang himself couldn't tell where the shoes came from, he couldn't say he picked them up in the toilet, could he?
There are indeed handmade shoes, but if you pick up this pair of shoes and take a closer look, you will know that this kind of shoes can never be made by hand.
The uppers, soles, and soles must be processed industrially, and at most they are spliced by hand.
It is impossible to make it by hand, and it is not an old Beijing cloth shoe.
Now there are indeed some sports shoe manufacturers that accept customization from customers, including Nike itself.
But Li Liang has nothing here, not even the blueprints.
Li Liang scratched his head and thought for a while, then said: "How about, the design of this shoe belongs to your name, and you cooperate with Nike?"
Bai Xiaoting gave Li Liang a disdainful look, and said, "Whoever wants your broken design, I don't think you want to steal the fruits of other people's labor. I'm not interested in how your shoes came about, but I can remind you to go to the Patent Office to apply for one." Patent, you can make a fortune selling it to Nike. And, I think you must also want to have your own exclusive sneakers, right?"
Li Liang thinks this is for sure. When he becomes a superstar in the future, he will not only have his own exclusive sneakers, but also his own exclusive brand!
Therefore, Li Liang asked Bai Xiaoting to go to the patent office to apply for a patent for his sneaker design, and then go to talk to Nike to sell the design of the shoe first.
There will be a lottery in the evening, maybe another pair of shoes will be drawn?
In the end, Li Liang still had enough food and clothing by himself, and ate a big meal to replenish his energy.
After entering the system at night, the lucky wheel really shined again.
Li Liang approached the big turntable, muttering in his mouth, "The heavens are spirited, the earth is spirited, the queen mother will appear soon," and then turned the big turntable.
The big turntable squeaked and squeaked, here's... wrong, the turntable stopped, and today's prize appeared:
【Congratulations, you got a pair of basketball socks in the lottery, please use them in the drawer of your bedside table. 】
What? sock! Last time I had a pair of shoes and pills, but this time I just have socks?
Li Liang got up, opened the drawer of the bedside table, saw a pair of white basketball socks lying in it, took a look:
【A pair of socks, suitable for professional basketball players, function: can reduce the chance of ankle injuries. Note: It may be smelly. 】
Li Liang saw that it was a good thing. It turned out that this pair of socks actually had the function of reducing the risk of ankle injuries.
Injuries are inevitable for any NBA player. The longer he plays and the older he is, the higher the possibility of injury.
Even if he is a well-known ironman player in the NBA, there are only no serious injuries, and minor injuries will not be broken.
Kobe is strong enough, and his shooting is even stronger. He has played more than 1,000 regular season games and more than 200 playoff games in his career for more than ten years. Compared with players like McGrady, Hardaway, and Yao Ming, he is already very durable.
Even so, he hasn't had any injuries since his rookie season, strained hip flexor, severely sprained ankle, fractured left leg bone, elbow bursitis, hip injury, dislocated right shoulder, torn ligament in little finger, Flooded knee, torn right wrist deltoid...
Basically, he has encountered more or less injuries that a backcourt player can encounter. These are relatively serious, and there are countless daily minor problems.
Water dispensers like Li Liang also suffered many injuries during his four years in the University of Kentucky basketball team.
What hip muscle strain, cracked fingers, ligament contusion, red and swollen ankle, etc., are all too common.
If these socks are really as useful as the system says, then he must wear them in future training and competitions.
As an ankle stopper, in an extremely competitive sports league, where black hands and black feet are everywhere, it is really important to have something to protect yourself in the dark.
As for the smell? It doesn't matter, just treat it as a side effect of preventing injury.
Anyway, people don't think their own feet smell bad, and smelling others in the locker room... It doesn't matter, everyone will forgive me for sure.
Thinking of this, Li Liang put away the pair of socks and wanted to mark them in the future.
I just don't know if I wear it for a long time, will it wear out? What should I do if it is worn out?
Let's talk about it later, Li Liang still wants to do a task tonight.
After the start of the new season, Li Liang's task frequency slowed down.
After all, I usually don’t have enough energy, and competitions and training consume a lot of energy on my body.
If you still enter the system at night to do competition-type tasks, you may have to sleep all day the next day, and you will not be able to play the competition.
Therefore, apart from the task of the "Blue Collar Hero" competition, Li Liang mainly found some class tasks to do.
Li Liang thought about it tonight and decided to improve the quality of his pick-and-roll coverage.
With the improvement of Li Liang's tactical status in the team, not only defense must be contributed, but offense must also be responsible for channeling.
The Lakers are really worth the million they spent, and there is no more valuable contract than this.
When passing the ball at the top of the arc and at a 45-degree angle, Li Liang discovered that one of his problems was that there were too few backhands for pick-and-roll screens.
When he was training at the University of Kentucky before, Calipari trained Li Liang as a forward partner.
Little has been learned about pick-and-roll screens and high-post pass support, and there has been no systematic improvement.
After taking Johnson's passing class, Li Liang has a certain foundation, and the basic passing is still qualified and able to handle it.
The quality of his screens is also very good, because the core strength is stable, the arms are solid, and he can block every time he blocks people.
It's just that after the pick-and-roll and screen, there is only the outside cut.
Li Liang knows that if you only know one or two unique moves, after a long time, as the season progresses, the opponent will study you thoroughly.
Once the research is thorough and the defense is targeted, it will be miserable for him.
Therefore, to plan ahead, Li Liang decided to improve his [Pick and Roll] ability in the dimension of [Tactical Literacy].
After entering the system and looking at the six-dimensional panel, the ability value of [Pick and Roll Cover] is 45, so-so, barely enough.
Click on the task:
[Task: Coach John Wooden's training course, task content: complete 10 hours of pick-and-roll cover tactics training course, task reward: pick-and-roll cover tactics awareness and ability +20, get a special item. Task Difficulty: Normal]
The length of this class is 10 class hours, which is okay.
Li Liang thought about it and estimated that it would take two weeks to complete it, which happened to be December at that time.
Starting in December, the Lakers will end their sweet schedule at the beginning of the season and start a continuous road trip. The pick-and-roll coverage has been improved, and away games are not easy to play.
Looking at the content of the course again, it is Mr. John Wooden, the legendary coach with the most championships in UCLA history and the pioneer of basketball tactics. Li Liang still knows something about it.
Mr. Wooden, like Li Liang, is elegant and easy-going, not the kind of Bob Nutter who likes to talk.
This kind of Li Liang likes it. Although the hair dryer is very useful, he only likes to blow others, not being blown.
The surroundings gradually brightened, and when they came to an old arena, Li Liang had already changed into a powder blue UCLA jersey.
"Bruce Lee, tie your shoelaces."
A coach in a light brown suit came and said to Li Liang.
He was John Wooden, the face, the glasses, the hair in perfect order.
Li Liang looked down at his feet, he was wearing a pair of Converse sneakers, the laces were not untied.
John Wooden said again: "Tie the shoelaces well. You are tying them incorrectly. Untie them and re-tie them firmly, but not too tight. Wear your socks well, too. I don't want your feet to get blisters." "
Wooden carefully inspected Li Liang's makeup before training, and asked for it to be spotless.
It was UCLA in 1966, and the Bruins had just ushered in their super rookie, the man who beat everything with skyhooks—Lou Alcindor.
Years later, he changed his name to Kareem Abdullah-Jabbar.
Li Liang saw Kareem Abdul-Jabbar when he was in college. In his freshman year, he could not participate in official games because of NCAA policies, so he could only show his talent in training.
This is not the first time that Li Liang encountered Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in a mission. There was a backboard mission before, [As Brave as a Truck], which was to compete with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1977.
But that game was not as difficult as Li Liang imagined, because Kareem Abdul-Jabbar didn't like physical confrontation with centers fighting for rebounds in the backcourt. He even hated muscle collisions under the basket.
Li Liang doesn't have to worry about the Lakers' inside bodyguard villain Kermit Washington, because that mission game was on December 13, 1977.
Four days earlier, on December 9, Washington had punched Rudy Tomjanovich's brains out and was suspended.
Therefore, Li Liang successfully completed that task, picking off 20 rebounds on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's head.
In 1977, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had already begun to lose his hair a bit, and in 1966, when he was just in college, he was in his prime and his head was full of hair.
Li Liang stepped forward to say hello to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar gave Li Liang a sideways look, as if he had responded.
This giant has always been so weird and cold.
John Wooden blew his whistle to start the training session.
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