"Hawaii?"
After receiving a text message from the Lakers front office, Duane was told that this year's Lakers training camp was not held in Los Angeles, but in Hawaii.
In fact, as early as the show time period, the Lakers held training camps in Hawaii many times.
It can be said that this training camp will not be too serious or tense, but will be more relaxed, just like team building or vacation.
After receiving the text message, Du En ended today's training early.
There are still five days until the start of the training camp in Hawaii, and Duan is also preparing to take a good rest during these few days.
Practicing hard all the time is not a good thing, a balance between work and rest is the right way.
After all, in order to adapt to the intensity of training, digest the template as soon as possible, avoid injuries, and speed up muscle recovery, Duen is still taking growth hormone.
Growth hormone cannot be taken every day and must be stopped for a period of time.
Duen plans to wait until the regular season starts before continuing to take medicine.
Although the preseason starts soon, as a rookie, he often doesn't get much playing time in the first half.
This means that in the preseason, Doon can only play half a game at most, and the consumption of the game is not huge.
Only in the regular season, due to the intensity of the game and O'Neal's absence, Duane may need to play more time to lead the bench players to gain an advantage.
At this time, it is necessary to increase the growth hormone that can increase physical strength and restore the body.
Five days passed in a blink of an eye.
Dunn attended the Lakers' training camp in Hawaii as scheduled at the agreed time and place.
"Shaq, when were you discharged from the hospital? You didn't even say a word, and now you can go to the ground?"
O'Neal showed up in the training camp, which was something Duane didn't expect.
What was even more unexpected was that O'Neal was neither in a wheelchair nor on crutches, but could walk normally without anyone around him to support him.
"Haha, brother, do you miss Shaq very much?
Shaq also misses you and the other brothers, so Shaq comes to training camp to support your training.
Shaq will never abandon you, Shaq will always be with you. "
When O'Neill saw Du En, he was laughing and playing tricks.
When O'Neal came forward with open arms, Du En suddenly felt a lot of pressure.
"Damn it, Shaq, are you getting fat again? You are so fat, can you still play next season?"
Du En suddenly realized that the O'Neill in front of him was no longer a big shark or a fat-headed fish, but a huge fat catfish!
The O'Neal in front of him was obviously a lot fatter than before.
Although most NBA players will gain weight during the offseason, after all, they will definitely lose weight after playing the regular season and playoffs.
However, he is not as fat as a pig like O'Neal.
"Where am I fat? Shaq is not fat at all!" O'Neal was a little unhappy when Du En said this, but he didn't look angry.
"Shaq's surgery was successful and he will definitely be able to play next season.
However, currently only the bones and wounds have healed, and I can go to the ground for the time being, but I can't play games yet.
Not even exercise! The doctor told me that my toes could not bear too strenuous exercise and that I would need to rest for another three or four months.
Shaq was injured during the game, so he also needs game time to recover!
dont you agree? My little brother! "
In order not to lose weight and to be lazy, O'Neal said things that were reasonable to him, but sounded stupid to outsiders.
"Don't let Old Buss and the others hear what you said, otherwise they won't renew your contract."
Since getting along with O'Neal was quite pleasant so far, Du En reminded O'Neal.
When O'Neill heard this, he came to his senses and realized that he had said the wrong thing.
Old Buss originally complained about him because he made too much and the Lakers were under great operating pressure.
Now that he has not signed a new contract extension, how can O'Neal dare to be so presumptuous?
To put it bluntly, for O'Neal, who has entered the late stages of his career, the contract is more important than the championship.
Of course, if you can get both a contract and a championship, that would be great.
"Okay, I will pay attention. I will listen to your advice and try my best to lose weight before my comeback."
O'Neill patted his chest and assured Du En.
However, Duane did not believe O'Neill would do this.
A three-year-old looks older, a seven-year-old looks older. It's easy to change the country, but it's hard to change the nature!
Just like Thompson, even though he was busy in the off season, he hardly practiced.
Every year in the first half of the regular season, Tie Guanyin is used as a substitute for training, and he slowly regains his touch and competitive status.
The same is true for O'Neal's personality. He can be lazy but never practice hard.
O'Neal played in college for three years and mastered almost all inside skills.
The Magic Baby Shark is similar to Duncan, with hooks, throws, rebounds, inside moves, and the ability to show off dribbling and face-up jumpers in front of Jordan.
But as time went by, his physical advantages grew, and O'Neal discovered a more labor-saving, more convenient, and more efficient way to score.
That is, when faced with double-teaming by two or three players, it is better to rely on back-up play or rely on strength to completely solve all the opponent's defenses with dunks.
With O'Neal's current style of play, an increase in weight will only increase his dominance!
As for increasing physical exertion and increasing the risk of injuries, why would O'Neal care?
As long as he can get a big contract and a championship, other O'Neals don't matter.
"Okay, let's go in first! Let Shaq take you to meet Father Phil!"
O'Neill obviously recognized the Zen master very much and directly called the Zen master "Daddy".
Just like all the members of the Dream Team, they all refer to Chuck Daly as Dad Daly.
It is worth mentioning that Daley coached the Pistons Bad Boys and was the cruelest to Jordan!
Let Jordan see blood, that's what Daley said himself. However, when Jordan saw Daley, he always responded with kindness and maintained admiration.
"Dad Phil, Shaq brought Dune here for you!"
When I came to the locker room, I saw a group of players surrounding the Zen master. They all closed their eyes and meditated with the Zen master.
Looking at this posture, the Zen master does have the air of a master.
Duen was exposed to meditation courses in college. In order to reduce the impact of being too excited and unable to sleep after a game, Duen not only takes melatonin, but also occasionally meditates before going to bed.
As for the effect, I can only say that it sometimes works but sometimes doesn't work. It feels like you believe it and you don't believe it.
"Shaq, Du En, are you here? Keep your voice down, don't disturb them, let's get out!"
When he heard O'Neill yelling, the Zen master was not angry. He just got up and led O'Neill and Du En to a nearby office to chat for a while.
When they met for the first time, Zen Master and Du En seemed a little strange and didn't exchange a few words.
He just told Du En to go next door to find Rambis later and ask for videos related to the Lakers' various offensive and defensive tactics.
Seeing that the Zen master ignored him, Du En felt a little uncomfortable.
But that's normal. Du En is still a rookie, so being famous is of no use.
Jordan, O'Neal, and Kobe all had to bow their heads in front of Zen Master. How could a big shot like Zen Master, one of the top basketball coaches, look up to Du En?
Besides, Du En was not part of Zen Master’s championship plan to begin with.
As early as when playing in the summer league, Du En had already guessed something.
Seeing Rambis again, Rambis was more enthusiastic about Dun.
seeing is believing! Rambis knows very well how capable Du En is!
Knowing that it was the Zen master who asked Du En to come over, Rambis quickly handed a pile of videotapes to Du En.
"It's all offense? No defense?" Du En asked curiously.
Rambis said with a smile: "Five points can form 23 triangles, and as the players run, the position and size of the triangles are constantly changing.
As far as I know, very few people can master the triangle offense in half a year.
Even role players have fewer things to do when executing tactics, and they often faint during the game.
All we ask of you is to be the centerpiece of the triangle offense, so study hard and don't let us down. "
Later, Rambis briefly explained to Dunn that the basics of the triangle offense are 23 sets of tactics.
Because of the player configuration - the triangle offense has higher passing requirements for players who hold the ball outside the three-point line, in the corner, and in the low post.
Therefore, the tactics of role players holding the ball are usually omitted, and the 23 sets of tactics are reduced to seven or eight sets of tactics for actual combat.
Then these seven or eight sets of tactics are further developed and deduced, with two or three changes added to each set, and turned into twenty or thirty tactics for daily training.
Now in this pile of video tapes, there are more than twenty triangle offensive tactics built with the OK combination as the core.
In addition, there are common pick-and-roll, breakout, passing and cutting tactics. The triangle offensive technology is derived from various basic tactics.
After listening to Rambis' explanation, Dunn understood why Jordan needed Pippen and Kobe Bryant needed Gasol. This was mainly because Pippen and Gasol had the ability to pass and support when holding the ball in the high post.
I also understand why O'Neal feels uncomfortable when Kobe plays in the low post. After all, when Kobe goes to the low post, O'Neal has to run high.
It is also because the triangle offense has many changes and the movement is quite complicated.
If a rookie does not understand the triangle tactic and rushes to play, he is likely to have a traffic accident on the court and collide with his teammates.
As a result, instead of increasing the team's offensive efficiency, the triangle offense may have the opposite effect.
Rambis told Duane that the top priority was to memorize the basic runs of the triangle offense as much as possible in the month before the regular season started.
As for defensive tactics, you can learn them slowly if you are interested, but as a core player, there is actually no need to learn so much.
Because defensive tactics are more numerous and complicated than offensive tactics!
The defensive tactics do not depend on the team itself, but are adjusted according to the opponent's offensive tactics and offensive characteristics.
The key to defense lies in breaking moves and restricting the opponent's core players.
For players who focus on offense rather than defense, even if they master hundreds of defensive tactics, the benefits will not be great because they will not be used many times.
Regarding the defense of the team, either the head coach of the team pays special attention to defense and pays close attention to it.
Just like Larry Brown, who is so obsessive that he requires players to use a ruler to measure their movements.
Most of the remaining head coaches are left to the defensive coaches or other assistant coaches.
Usually the night before the game, the assistant coach studies the opponent's tactics, makes targeted defensive arrangements, and then lets the players watch the video themselves, and then waits for the next day's warm-up match to practice again, and that's it.
Of course, in the team's daily training, there will still be basic defensive tactics training.
In fact, before entering the NBA, Jackson started out in the American CBA league relying on defense and won the best coach.
Master Zen is very accomplished in both offensive and defensive tactics, but he has a high emotional intelligence, knows how to delegate power, and knows how to give his assistants opportunities to perform.
Just like Chuck Daly respecting the superstars of the Dream Team, the Olympics did not call a timeout.
Many times, in order to express respect for Jordan, O'Neal, Kobe and others, Jackson will not call a timeout rashly unless the game situation is really unbearable.
With the help of Lambis's mouth, Du En understood the Zen master a little better, and the resentment in his heart disappeared.
"Triangle offense! Looks like the new season should be interesting!"
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