The opening three-pointer in basketball

The winter in Ohio is relatively long, and March has gradually become warmer in other places.

And it's still a little cold in Ohio.

The training hall must turn on the air conditioner and blow hot air, otherwise it will be impossible to work.

At this time, everyone else had gone back to rest, except for a tall, thin, young player with long arms and legs who looked like Spider-Man, still staying at the training ground.

He shot three-pointers one by one with cool and standard movements.

The hit rate is also okay.

He was sweating profusely and his movements were even a little slow.

But he is still persisting.

This person is none other than Durant, the little king of the league.

Adu entered the NBA in 2007, one year before Westbrook and two years before Harden Curry.

In fact, he and Curry were born in the same year, and he is a few months younger than Curry.

The reason for this is naturally because he became famous at a young age, just like James, who received a huge contract from Nike when he was in high school.

After 2005, the league issued an order prohibiting high school students from directly participating in the NBA.

Otherwise, Adu would not have gone to college and entered the NBA right after graduating from high school.

He was selected by the Sonics and became the absolute core of the Sonics.

However, the Sonics owner sold the team the next year, and the Seattle SuperSonics became the Ohio Thunder.

The team moved from the SuperSonics to the Thunder.

Adu, the absolute core of the Sonics, has become a bit embarrassed about his identity.

Because the first person the Thunder drafted was Westbrook, not him.

Gradually, Westbrook gained more and more say in the Thunder and even became the dominant player on the court.

But in fact, anyone who is not blind can see that the two of them are not on the same level of team at all.

Adu has a historical level of talent, while Westbrook, apart from his body, is really ordinary.

But just because of his background, Adu has never been as valued as Westbrook.

In addition, he is usually aloof and venomous towards his teammates. Not many people on the team like him, but more people like Westbrook.

In this case, Adu has gradually been reduced from the absolute core of the team to the second core.

Westbrook is a very enthusiastic person, and Adu also hopes to prove himself in the Thunder, so he has no plans to leave for the time being.

But there is no doubt that Adu is not happy in the Thunder.

He could only train hard and cheer for himself.

Now he is third in the MVP rankings. The two people in front are Rose and James, and the two people behind are Duncan and Bai Yi.

Adu wants to win this honor.

He has had a season, scoring champion, and Rookie of the Year, but no MVP.

However, it is obviously not an easy task to win this honor.

Duncan's team has the best record.

But Duncan has won two in a row before, and Duncan’s commercial value and traffic are not high.

The possibility of him winning the MVP in the end is slim.

Adu feels that the other three talents are his biggest enemies.

Needless to say, Rose is the king of Chicago. Almost all Chicago fans think that Rose can lead the Bulls to rise again and establish a dynasty like Jordan.

And James has a very good reputation in the beautiful country, and many reporters are his good friends.

There are still advantages.

Bai Yi's data exploded, and now Bai Yi's average per game has reached 45 points, which is really crazy.

The last game against the Lakers, thirty seconds and thirteen minutes.

It also detonated the world basketball world.

It must be very difficult to defeat these three people.

But Adu is not afraid, he also has his pride.

He has always felt that he is the number one super player in the world in singles basketball.

In singles, even Kobe Jordan is no match for him.

He believed that the world would see his strength, and he believed that he would be able to stand proudly in the world.

But the next game is particularly important. Next Thursday, the Thunder will play against the Timberwolves.

This season, the Thunder have played four games against the Timberwolves, winning the first two and losing the third.

They also summarized after the game, although Brooks did not clearly say why they lost.

However, Adu felt that that game was because of Westbrook's random playing. If Westbrook did not play randomly, then they would not lose.

Adu planned to take over the game from the beginning and not give Westbrook a chance to mess around.

Until they were ahead by 20 points... no, the Lakers were ahead by 20 points and still lost. They should be ahead by 30 points before Westbrook could beat them randomly.

If he wins this game, then the matchup between the Thunder and the Timberwolves this season will be three to one, and he can steadily suppress Bai Yi.

Adu believes that others will be on his side when the time comes, and he will definitely be in the lead in the MVP rankings.

Of course, he won't underestimate Bai Yi. Although he is very confident in himself, he also understands how terrifying this rookie is.

Adu used to think that he and James averaged 22 points per game in their rookie seasons, which was quite impressive. At that time, Bai Yi often averaged more than 40 points per game.

If Bai Yi hadn't often scored over 30 points at the beginning of the season, maybe Bai Yi might have averaged over 50 points per game.

It's really amazing.

Facing this rookie, you must fight with your best attitude.

Especially when it comes to shooting three-pointers, you have to work hard.

Adu didn't think much of three-pointers in the past, but he still believes more in mid-range shots.

He feels that he is the best mid-range player in the league besides Nowitzki.

He believes that he can kill the enemy with mid-range shots like Jordan.

But now I'm teaching him how to behave. His mid-range shooting is indeed very good, but his current deterrent power is far from enough.

With Baiyi's crazy three-pointers this season.

The entire league is now on a three-point trend.

Many media are saying that better three-pointers have a stronger containment effect and can attract more enemy double-teams.

On this point, Adu deeply agrees.

This is no longer the league during the Jordan and Kobe era. Because of Bai Yi's existence, three-pointers have become extremely important.

Adu has also been practicing three-pointers recently. Facts have proved that he has a very good shooting touch. As long as he wants to practice, he can achieve good results.

Under such circumstances, Adu's three-point shooting percentage has improved a lot recently, and even because of the existence of three-pointers, his scoring average is higher.

The means of attack have also become more abundant.

However, it is not enough to improve on your own. You also need the support of your teammates, especially in defense.

Adu is not worried about Robertson, himself, Collison and the others, he is worried about Westbrook.

Westbrook is a very poor defensive player.

What's more important is that he never corrects himself.

In fact, they often watch game video and review the strengths and weaknesses of the game, and Westbrook's poor defensive choices are obvious.

Even Brooks, who has been supporting Westbrook, feels embarrassed, but it's no use, Westbrook just doesn't change.