The Whip of the God of Basketball

The Celtics, who retreated from Minnesota, returned to Boston on the same day. Their morale was high after they had won six consecutive victories. Leon decided to give the players a small vacation. On the 10th, the players were given a day off. Although there was a difficult Utah Jazz to play on the 11th, Leon still felt that the young people should be given some relaxation. However, Leon himself did not give himself a chance to relax. On the 10th, he stayed in the office of the training hall all day, immersing himself in sorting out the data and video materials of the team's recent games.

He was busy from eight o'clock in the morning to ten o'clock in the morning, before displaying the detailed high-level data of each player in the six games in the form of charts, and then printing them out. As an important part of the "best career" plan, Leon must Real-time monitoring and evaluation of players' performance.

Judging from the high-level data of the players in these games, Paul Pierce played the best. His scoring efficiency, key ball ability and comprehensiveness have been greatly improved compared to last year. Although it is not particularly obvious in the average data such as points per game, as long as you have watched the Celtics' recent games, you will know that he is the well-deserved core of the Celtics' offensive end, the most stable singles scoring point, and the team's No. A tough hand.

Next, Antoine Walker performed very well, and his efficiency has improved compared to the past. Because of Leon's strong restraint, his scoring average has dropped slightly compared to last year, but his shooting percentage has increased. The number of three-pointers was almost halved. But his rebounds and assists have improved, and his fast break points have reached a career high. Obviously, in Leon's offensive system, Walker is no longer the number one singles attacker. He has become a striker and fast break score. characters.

Others like Reed, whose defensive efficiency ranks among the top in the league, and their three-point shooting percentage has also reached the top level in the league. The number of points made has reached a career high, but the shooting percentage has also reached a career high, becoming a reliable defender and three-pointer for the Celtics outside.

In Leon's view, perhaps Reid has the potential to become a comprehensive outside attacker, but he still believes that maybe the route of adding three points to defense will be a better development direction for him.

Other players such as Batty, Johnson, Blount, and Williams, in Leon's assisted and fast offensive system, their personal data have reached a fairly good level, and even reached a new peak. This is why many players like fast The reason for the offensive tactics is that not only is it easier to fight, but the data will also rise.

The only exception, which is also surprising, is that Gilbert Arenas' data has not improved significantly compared with the rookie game. Except for a stunning performance in the first game against the Bulls, the subsequent Competition Arenas has been in a tepid state. It seems that he is not particularly adapted to the new role Leon gave him, the engine in the attack, the quick distribution of the ball, the assaulter.

In fact, he did a good job, at least in Leon's opinion. In the second fast attack system, Leon clearly marked Arenas's offensive selection routines, which did not require him to have too much offensive creativity, and at the same time Gives him plenty of offensive firepower, but he hasn't been very good from the perimeter since Game 3, hitting both 3-pointers and 2-pointers on the Celtics' perimeter five. lowest.

Leon has spent most of the morning researching this issue. He found that apart from the decrease in the number of shots, an important reason is that Arenas' singles chances have decreased compared with last season. He was still a rookie last season and didn't have much ball possession, but in the later stage, with his self-confidence and shooting level constantly improving, plus Carroll's encouragement and even laissez-faire, Arenas' singles ability improved by leaps and bounds.

Leon's seemingly open and free offense this season is actually a typical loose outside and tight inside. There are many rules and regulations to restrict and restrict players. It also makes Arenas, a young man with burning ambitions, feel like he is in shackles.

From ten o'clock onwards, Leon began to think about the use of Arenas. This talented child with a stubborn personality, although on the surface he didn't get along well with Leon, because Leon's behavior in the draft conference was quite a lot. hurt his self-esteem. But in the bottom of his heart, Arenas still admires Leon, especially his "Eagle Eye Training System", which simply shocked Arenas, and this kind of training also improved Arenas' tactical quality. Otherwise, with his passing ability, it may be difficult to complete the technical and tactical cooperation of the Celtics at high speed.

At this time, the sound of hitting a ball came from the training ground, and it seemed that someone had come to the arena for training.

"Ten forty-five, no one will come until this time." Leon looked at his watch, he wondered if someone would come over to practice by himself, who would come, and what time would he come.

Leon guessed that it was Arenas most likely, because Pierce and Walker both have their own training grounds, so there is no need to travel all the way to Waltham. As for Reid, Johnson, Dalembert and others, Leon knows that they are hardworking, but they are not the most hardworking among the rookies. The only hardworking person is the No. 0 guard, Gilbert Arenas.

Leon walked out of the office and came to the field of the training hall. Sure enough, Arenas had changed into his training clothes and was doing simple shooting exercises on the field.

"Why did you come so late?" Leon walked to the sidelines and asked Arenas loudly.

Arenas just looked at Leon slightly sideways, and ignored Leon, but continued to practice shooting, and he was constantly increasing the distance between himself and the basket.

If anyone in the team seems to disrespect Leon the most, Arenas will undoubtedly be elected with a high number of votes. The two bosses of the team, Pierce respects Leon, Walker is afraid of Leon, others like Batty and Williams all recognize Leon's ability, Needless to say, Reed, Leon's hardcore direct descendant, Joe Johnson's attitude is more ambiguous , and Leon are more like colleagues, but they will never disrespect him. Only Arenas, who often puts on a dirty face to Leon, tends to ignore him when talking to him, and sometimes talks back. But Leon never got angry with Arenas, and seemed a little laissez-faire towards him.

Only Arenas himself knows, but he will listen to Leon's guidance, and he will implement the tactics arranged by Leon. Facts have proved that he has done a good job, but deep down he feels that he can do better—— Yes, he has always been so confident.

"Gilbert, if you can hit 10 ultra-long-range three-pointers in 1 minute, I will give you more shots in the next game." Seeing that Arenas ignored him, Leon turned to him again. Said.

"How far?" Arenas asked immediately.

"35 feet." 35 feet, about five distances from the three-point line. It is not particularly difficult to shoot three-pointers at this distance, but it is not so easy to throw 10 in a minute. In the three-point contest, one-minute shooting, some players may end up in the early 10s if they perform poorly, and the two-point ball is still counted. Now Arenas is going to complete a super-long-range three-pointer.

For this kind of challenge, Arenas nodded and agreed without hesitation, even if Leon had to use power as a bargaining chip, he would agree. He just wanted to prove himself strong in front of Leon.

Leon found four ball racks for Arenas, put five balls on each rack, and placed the racks 35 feet away from the basket. Arenas made some preparations, and Leon didn't even need to look at his watch, just started.

Starting from the left side, Arenas threw the ball as soon as he got it, and missed one of the first three balls. Obviously, he hadn't found the crosshairs yet, and it's not easy to find the crosshairs for shots from a distance of 30 feet. Soon, Arenas scored one of the five goals on the first frame, and Arenas finally started to get his head on the second frame. After all, this place is closer to the top of the arc, which is 30 degrees to the left and right sides of the top of the arc. In the golden shooting area, he scored 3 of the 5 goals in the second shelf. The third rack got three more, and the last rack, as long as he got three more, he could reach 10.

But in the last frame, he missed the first two shots. For the last three, he made a slight adjustment, took a deep breath, and then fired continuously and quickly, as if the trajectory was predetermined, all three balls were hollowed into the net!

"Yes!" Arenas shouted after reaching the goal, and he looked at Leon, because Leon was timing. Anyway, Leon never needed a stopwatch during training, he always timed with his heart.

Leon looked at Arenas, who was full of expectations, nodded and said: "Yes, you can complete the goal within one minute. Tomorrow's game against the Utah Jazz, I hope you can be so accurate. Let go of the firepower properly, boy, this is the real goal." Your merits."

At the same time, Leon thought in his heart: "Actually, your last shot was 0.7 seconds late, boy."