The next morning, looking at Hamilton who was already warming up in the training hall, Wang Shuo felt that in the NBA, a giant baby kindergarten, people are really competing against each other, and goods are being compared.
Chip Englander, who arrived at the training facility with Wang Shuo, said with emotion after watching Hamilton's ten-minute shooting training: "He is simply a shooting textbook."
"We need Richard to increase his shots from beyond the three-point line in the new season. In your opinion, how should he improve his shooting posture in the summer?" Wang Shuo asked.
"I want him to try shooting both ways at the same time," Englander said after a moment of thought.
Wang Shuo knew that in the future, many top NBA perimeter players would practice this way, but he was always cautious and asked: "Is it possible to use two shooting methods at the same time?"
Englander said with certainty: "Richard can definitely do it."
After a while, England stepped forward to stop Hamilton's shooting training and pointed out to him, even Hamilton himself did not know, his advantages in some shooting details.
But soon, Englander asked Hamilton a question: "Do you usually feel inadequate when practicing three-pointers?"
Hamilton thought seriously for a while and replied: "It will indeed be a bit."
"I will tell you two details, and then you can adjust based on these two details before taking action."
Picking up the basketball, Englander dismantled Hamilton's shooting posture and said: "The first is the way to take off. Pay attention to the angle at which my knees are bent now.
Next is the elbow fixation stage. You can pick up the ball and maintain this position for a while. "
According to Englander's explanation, Hamilton experienced it.
Then, the moment Englander asked him to take action, he realized the mystery.
Because the "borrowed shot" of this shot was synchronized, the stage of stabilizing the shoulder joint was omitted, so while the shot was faster, he could clearly feel the entire process of borrowing force.
"Am I going to train this way next summer?" Hamilton asked curiously.
Englander shook his head, "No, I don't intend to change your original shooting method. In other words, I don't intend to change the way you shoot in the mid-range shot."
Hamilton was a little puzzled, but at this time, England picked up the basketball and showed his movements while explaining to Hamilton: "Look, this is the way Michael Jordan shoots.
The moment he takes off, you can clearly feel that his shoulder joints and elbow joints have a phase of maintaining balance and stability.
To be honest, this is the shooting method I least recommend basketball fans to learn.
Because this shooting method not only requires strong ability to stay in the air, but also requires extremely strong core strength to maintain the stability of the entire movement in the air.
Therefore, not only is it difficult to borrow strength for this kind of shooting, but if you don't practice it to the right level, you may even lose your strength.
However, I must admit that among the currently known shooting techniques, this is the most accurate mid-range shot. "
Listening to Englander's explanation, Hamilton, who is a fan of Jordan, nodded in approval.
"This shooting method, let's call it the Michael Jordan-style two-stage shot for the time being.
And then the way you shot it, I think you noticed the difference. "England laughed.
"The shooting method you just told me only uses the elbow joint to maintain stability, eliminating the shoulder joint. So, the shooting method you just taught me is a one-step shooting?" Hamilton asked.
England nodded and continued: "You know, your original shooting method is neither one step, nor two steps, nor is it the 1.5 step between one step and two steps."
Hamilton was a little confused, "What is a 1.5-step shot?"
England held up the basketball and explained to Hamilton: "It means that while keeping the shoulders and elbows stable, complete the entire movement before the toes leave the ground, relying on the bending of the knees to partially borrow the force, which reduces the need to maintain balance during the jumping process. .”
Hamilton suddenly realized: "That's it."
But immediately, he was a little confused, because although England had previously praised him as a shooting textbook, if he went by what he just said...
Then isn't his shooting the legendary non-mainstream?
"Your shooting method, I would like to call it Richard Hamilton's unique two-stage shooting." England smiled at Hamilton.
Different from ordinary two-stage shooting, although Hamilton will maintain balance with his shoulders and elbows during the shooting process, he will also use jumping to obtain a certain shooting height. However, Hamilton's core strength and jumping are not as good as Jordan and Kobe. , so his process of maintaining balance is obviously shorter than that of Jordan and Kobe.
On the one hand, this allows him to get a faster release speed.
On the other hand, it can also try to cover up his shortcomings in physical talent.
But like Englander asked earlier.
This kind of shooting method will definitely lead to inefficiency when practicing three-pointers.
Give a simple example.
Even on the NBA three-point line, some professional basketball enthusiasts can maintain a high shooting percentage during daily practice.
But what if these basketball enthusiasts were thrown into a real NBA arena?
The answer must be terrible.
Because the level of confrontation in the NBA is so outrageous, after watching Hamilton conduct shooting training for ten minutes, England immediately saw the problem with Hamilton's shooting method.
This kind of two-stage shot unique to Hamilton, a mid-range shot, is definitely no problem.
After all, after hard training day and night, he has already perfected this shooting method.
If you can shoot three-pointers, there will be a problem.
Because after getting opportunities through high-intensity movement on the court, making mid-range shots and three-pointers are two different concepts.
In addition, in terms of movement distance, the movement of the three-point tactics ultimately requires a few more steps than the mid-range shooting tactics.
Although physical fitness is Hamilton's strength, because basketball is a sport that consumes a lot of energy in an instant, even if he is as strong as Hamilton, he cannot solve the problem of his previous shooting method being insufficient when shooting three-pointers.
“I’m not trying to change the way you shoot the mid-range shot.
Because in my opinion, you only need to change these two details, and then use this one-stage shot when shooting a three-pointer. ” Englund said to Hamilton.
have to say.
A professional is a professional.
As one of the best shooting coaches in the future NBA in Wang Shuo's memory, England's teaching today was worth every penny in Wang Shuo's opinion.
As the saying goes, everyone understands the theory, but whether it can make people see the clouds and enlighten them when explaining it to others is another matter.
but......
"Can Richard really complete the training of switching between these two shooting methods freely on the court in one summer?" Wang Shuo took England aside and asked, taking advantage of Hamilton's opportunity to take a closer look at one-shot shooting on the court.
“With how diligent Richard is, I don’t think it’s a problem.
And don’t forget, we are the earliest NBA team preparing for the 01/02 season. "England broke his fingers and pointed at Wang Shuo.
…
At the end of May, Hamilton, who is undergoing an ultimate evolution, can't press it for the time being.
In June, as Iverson scored 44 points in the Game 7 against the Bucks and led the 76ers to the Finals, this short guard who showed his personal heroism to the extreme in this year's playoffs was instantly It also won cheers and applause from the media and fans.
However, no matter how extreme personal heroism is right now, it will be difficult to shake the Lakers' dominance.
In Wang Shuo's previous life, if you only looked at the big score of the 2000/01 NBA Finals, then no matter how you look at it, this showdown between the Lakers and the 76ers cannot be said to be a battle of the century.
In fact, this series was indeed due to the league's deliberate promotion and packaging, which made Iverson and the 76ers he led, who were ultimately defeated by a big score of 1 to 4 in this round of finals, appear... So sad.
No idea.
It is an indisputable fact that the NBA's attention has declined year by year since Jordan retired.
Coupled with the Lakers' excessive dominance this year, the NBA lost suspense early, so the game in which Iverson led the 76ers to defeat the Lakers in this round of finals was so prominent.
As the head of the league, David Stern has never liked these so-called dynasty teams.
Especially after Michael Jordan retired.
But compared to this year's finals, Stern is deeply entangled in another matter at this moment.
Michael Jordan is coming back.
That man is about to return to his loyalties, the NBA.
For Stern, the main reason why he is struggling with this matter is because once Jordan comes back, it means that this group of newcomers that the league has spent so much effort to cultivate in the past three years will definitely have to take the traffic cake. Give some to Jordan.
and......
If Jordan comes back and wins the championship again, wouldn't it mean that the young people Stern has trained over the past three years will have to be suppressed by Jordan for the rest of their lives?
In addition, if Jordan's comeback performance is mediocre and his reputation is ruined, wouldn't all the hard work the league spent on him in the early years be in vain?
Therefore, when he learned through insider information that Jordan was about to come back... looking at the Wizards' poor team, Stern gave the Wizards a No. 1 pick without even thinking about it.
well--!
In June of this year, Stern looked very sad.
On the other hand, the Wizards are getting good news frequently.
"You mean, the Celtics want our draft picks for next year?" In the Wizards' general manager's office, looking at Unseld, who specially called him here today, Wang Shuo felt that he had been really dozing off lately and there were always people there whenever he came. Pass the pillow.
"Yes, they are willing to trade with us, especially after I deliberately revealed to them that we would be the first NBA team to prepare for the 2002/03 season, they even felt a little embarrassed, as if they had taken advantage of us. Yes." Unseld smiled.
Good guy...
Forget about preparing for the 01/02 season at the earliest. In order to exchange for more chips, you even used it to deceive others about preparing for the 02/03 season in advance... I really have you, Wes!
However, Wang Shuo knew very well that the reason why Unseld could only try every means to deceive other teams was mainly because someone had previously said that he didn't feel bad for betraying his father.
"Oh, by the way, I have some good news to share with you." Unseld, whose favorable opinion of himself in the system has surpassed Boss Joe's recently, suddenly became serious.
Seeing this, Wang Shuo also straightened his back obediently...
Come on, let me hear what good news is worthy of being taken seriously by the former NBA Finals MVP!
…
