Superstar Athletes’ Black Tech Systems

On May 24th, Li Liang got up early.

All day yesterday, he accompanied Wei Dazhi to pose for pictures.

Running on the streets of Los Angeles for a while, shooting hoops in the training hall for a while, lifting dumbbells in the gym for a while, and eating in a restaurant for a while.

This kid wrote a script for his own documentary, and shot shots according to the script's plan.

Although Li Liang didn't dare to compliment Wei Dazhi's photography skills, he still supported him as a friend. After all, this is the newsman who will be used by the queen in the future.

After the filming ended, Li Liang controlled his diet at night and did not enter the system for training. He needed plenty of energy.

So when he woke up on the morning of the 24th, Li Liang felt very energetic and full of strength.

He took a shower, put on clean clothes, and kicked Wei Dazhi out of bed.

The two went out for breakfast, and Zhu Shu was already waiting for them downstairs.

She made an appointment for a taxi two days in advance, because the trial training location was arranged at the UCLA arena, which was far away from Inglewood.

After getting into the car, Zhu Shu looked at Li Liang and said, "How are you doing, are you confident?"

Li Liang grinned and said, "Of course, with your support, I have absolute confidence."

As a novice agent, Zhu Shu's various supporting tasks are already in place.

Wei Dazhi who was on the side heard the conversation between the two and made a "vomit" expression. He had already faintly smelled the stench of dog food.

The car got on Avenue 405, drove for more than 40 minutes, and arrived at UCLA University, a famous NCAA school.

In terms of the total number of championships, only UCLA in the entire NCAA can overwhelm Kentucky, where Li Liang graduated.

This school, which once gave birth to many legends, has been in decline in recent years.

Since 1995, he has never touched the NCAA championship trophy.

The status of a prestigious school in the NCAA is also surpassed by Kentucky, Kansas, Duke and other schools, and it is no longer the first choice for some talented players.

Even so, UCLA has produced outstanding players like Kevin Love and Russell Westbrook in recent years, and the heritage of the famous school still exists.

Also in Los Angeles, there are inextricably linked between the Lakers and ULCA.

In summer, Lakers players often train in UCLA's arena, and the Lakers often borrow UCLA's arena for training camps and trial training.

Their own new training hall is still being planned, so this trial was arranged at UCLA.

The taxi stopped at the gate of the UCLA stadium, and Ryan West was already waiting for them at the gate.

Seeing Li Liang, West took the initiative to shake hands with him.

Ryan is already looking forward to Li Liang's trial training.

It's not that Li Liang is so important. In fact, this trial training was arranged by West himself.

The Lakers management just informed them that there was such a person coming for a trial training, but they were not interested in knowing who it was.

The eyes of a giant like the Lakers are higher than the top, and the talented players who have stayed in history are like stars in summer nights.

The players who come to try out every summer are like crucian carp in the river. After all, the Lakers have been prosperous in the NBA for a long time and have cultivated batch after batch of fans.

Among the current league stars, many grew up watching the Lakers play.

How could a small NCAA bench who came to try out for a second-round pick or even a 10-day short contract fall into the eyes of the Lakers management.

After being eliminated by the Thunder in this year's playoffs, the Lakers have already begun to brew a big deal to inject fresh vitality into Los Angeles.

There's no such thing as drafts and tryouts.

So, Ryan West single-handedly contracted this matter.

As the team's scout, he is still very responsible.

He has nothing to do with the trade, but the draft and trial training are his responsibilities, and he must do something.

The scouts for the Lakers are really hard to do. They don't have high draft picks, and they are always doing the work of digging for gold in the cesspit.

Ryan West hopes he didn't get it wrong, Li Liangneng is a piece of gold wrapped in dung!

Of course, after calming down these two days, West also reminded himself not to have too much hope.

the more you hope, the harder you fall.

A few years ago, the Lakers tried out another Chinese player, Sun Yue, when he participated in a group trial.

In the trial training, he showed a good competitive state, and he did not lose the wind in the attack with the ball with the black players.

Later, the Lakers selected him with the second round pick, but unfortunately Sun Yue didn't get much chance with the Lakers.

His offensive and organizational advantages with the ball are useless under the intensity of confrontation in the NBA.

But his defensive loopholes are fully exposed, and once he is on the court, he is the weakest link.

One attack and one defense are basically side effects.

Not only Chinese players, but also the reason why many European players cannot survive in the NBA.

The offensive advantage is not obvious, and the defensive disadvantage is too prominent.

Unless it can be like Nowitzki and Yao Ming, it can be almost incomprehensible on the offensive end.

Can become the core of offensive tactics, while not holding back on the defensive end.

Otherwise, NBA teams would rather have unknown black players than well-known overseas stars.

The reason why Ryan West is optimistic about Li Liang this time is undoubtedly because of his defense.

He only hoped that Li Liang's defense in New Jersey was not an accident.

Li Liang entered the gymnasium with Ryan West, and the Lakers' trainees were all waiting in line.

The night before yesterday, Li Liang summoned Darius Morris in the [Personal Training Center] and asked him about the process of the Lakers' trial training.

So at this time, Li Liang had the bottom line in his heart and didn't panic at all.

In addition to Wei Dazhi, two other reporters from local Los Angeles media also came to the scene.

The NBA has always been very open to the media. It can be said that every detail of each team is obliged to show the media.

Generally speaking, if it is a big-name rookie trial training, it must be full of drums and drums, and a sea of ​​people.

If it is an ordinary rookie, there are also seven or eight media outlets.

Someone like Li Liang, who came out of nowhere, is still a Chinese, and it is not bad to have two.

Many Chinese fans tend to overestimate the commercial value of Chinese players in the NBA, thinking that whichever team has Chinese players, the commercial value will increase.

So if there are Chinese players to try out, it will definitely attract media attention.

But the reality is actually very cruel. If a Chinese player has no strength, his treatment is the same as that of those unknown American players, or even worse.

Because the basketball world is extremely realistic, fans only look for strength, and the same is true for Chinese fans.

Chinese fans will support you only if you are a Chinese player and you are capable. Otherwise, just relying on your identity as a Chinese will not have any bonus except for more attention.

With a population of more than one billion in China, who is not unique?

Li Liang was clear about this, so it was completely normal that no media came to interview him.

In this way, he can concentrate on the trial training instead.

Li Liang took off his sports jacket and warmed up for half an hour under the leadership of the trainer.

Stretching, jogging back and forth, catch and shoot, figure-eight layups.

These are the basic warm-up items for basketball, and Li Liang did them very smoothly.

It can be seen from this point that this guy is at least a professional basketball player.

After the warm-up, the official trial training program began. At this time, except for Wei Dazhi, the other two reporters were invited out of the training hall.

Formal trial training will avoid media interference, and at the same time, specific events will be kept confidential to prevent certain players from engaging in "targeted exams."

Of course, this is also inevitable, otherwise many teams will not be mistaken.

The first project Li Liang conducted was the four-way running test.

The Lakers' trainer was Tim DiFrancisco, a white man with a beard.

He set up four sensors in the square three-second zone, and then asked Li Liang to stand in the upper left corner.

"I will give you instructions, forward, backward, left, right, and then you move accordingly. During the movement, your hand must open and touch the sensors at the four corners to be considered successful. Do you have any questions? "

"No."

This is an item that tests the player's ability to move on the court, including lateral movement and vertical movement in a defensive state.

Because in Ryan West's scouting report, Li Liang's strength is defense, so his defensive mobility must be tested.

This is not a problem for Li Liang at all. At this time, his perimeter defensive ability has reached the basic level of the NBA.

For those players who have not been baptized by the intensity of the NBA, except for star rookies, it will be difficult to score under Li Liang's confrontational defense.

Therefore, what Ryan West saw in the rookie training camp was not luck, but strength.

Sure enough, Li Liang did a good job running in all directions.

West on the side was able to quickly see Li Liang's test data through the portable computer.

"Very good, pretty good, and his level of movement, for his size, is pretty good."

Ryan West was relieved to see the real data in front of him, the data will not lie.

He still remembers Sun Yue who came to the Lakers for trial training before. Of course, he was not a scout for the Lakers at that time, but the Grizzlies.

Sun Yue's data is in the Lakers' archives. He is also about 6 feet 9 feet tall. Li Liang's defensive mobility is much stronger.

After the four-way running test, the next item is the test of reaction speed.

There are still four sensors, with different heights, arranged in front of Li Liang in order.

The sensor is equipped with a red, green and blue three-color prompt light. After the light is on, wave your hand in front of the sensor, and the light will go out.

"Four sensors, after each sensor light is on, wave your hand in front of it, count once. You have to be as fast as possible, we are testing your reaction time." Di Francesco said.

Li Liang nodded, he had practiced this test the night before, and the [Personal Training Center] has all kinds of facilities.

This is still a test of defensive ability. In terms of defense, Li Liang will not disappoint.

During the five-minute test, Li Liang reacted very quickly every time, almost passing by as soon as the light came on.

After all, Artest who suddenly appeared could rush over and make fouls, which is considered a small case.

Ryan West looked at the data sheet on his notebook, and felt a little complacent in his heart. It seemed that his adventure was correct.

This Bruce Lee is indeed very energetic on the defensive end. He is absolutely capable of serving as a backup small forward on the team, and he has no problem going up to resist for 10 minutes.

The 60th pick in the draft, if you can choose a rookie who can fight for 10 minutes, Ryan West will overfulfill the task.

Maybe the league should give him an award for the best excavator in recognition of his contribution to digging talents.

After that, Di Francesco inspected several basic qualities of Li Liang, all related to defense.

One test after another, some of which were not mentioned by Morris the day before yesterday, were carried out very meticulously.

After finishing the defense-related tests, Di Francesco gave Li Liang a questionnaire and asked him to fill it out in ten minutes.

Li Liang saw that they were all multiple-choice questions about what to do in various situations on the field.

For example, the timing of double-teaming, the choice of supplementary defense, the marking of quick retreat and so on.

This is not a problem for Li Liang, you must know that he is the gold medal water dispenser in Kentucky!

Sitting next to Calipari every day and listening to him babbling, the rats in front of the Buddha's throne listened to the sutras like a master.

After finishing the questionnaire in ten minutes, Ryan West said: "Very good, the performance in the morning was good, and there is still an hour and a half of trial training in the afternoon, keep working hard."

It turned out that this trial training was divided into morning and afternoon, which shows that West attaches great importance to Li Liang. After all, this is his shit.

Of course, if Li Liang does not perform well in the morning, the trial training in the afternoon will be canceled directly.

Li Liang knew that he had already succeeded in half.

happy holidays~