"You must think and prepare for every shot. If you wait until you miss the shot before trying to grab the rebound, you will be slower than the opponent and lose a good opportunity to grab the rebound."
"This kind of awareness is the most critical. Then you have to master the basic rules of rebounding. Proficient in the basic rules of rebounding is the prerequisite for making quick and accurate judgments and seizing the position as early as possible."
"The direction in which the rebound rebounds is closely related to the shooting distance, angle, hoop, backboard and the elasticity of the ball."
"For example, when shooting at a 45-degree angle, most of the balls will bounce to the opposite side at an angle of about 45 degrees, or bounce back to the same side area. When shooting in the middle area, most of the balls will land in front of the basket. When shooting at a 0-degree angle, , part of the ball bounces to the opposite side at an angle of 0 degrees, and other balls bounce back to the same area or the middle zone. If the arc of the shot is high, the ball will bounce high and the landing point is closer; if the arc of the shot is low, the arc of the ball will also be low. The landing point is farther. When shooting off the board, the force of the rebound is small and the ball lands closer. If the elasticity of the backboard, rim and ball is large, the ball will bounce far away; conversely, the ball will bounce short."
"Then it's about blocking positions and blocking people. You need to cooperate well with your teammates for this..."
When Westbrook was explaining to Zhao Chen the rebounding skills of guards.
"Dang, get the guidance of superstar Russell Westbrook and learn the skill [Brushing Skills], with a learning level of 40%."
"[Brush Skill] is an exclusive skill for Russell Westbrook. The host can master advanced skills when the host's learning level reaches 100%."
"[Brushing Skills] (Elementary): When grabbing rebounds, the rebound attribute increases by 10%."
After hearing this system prompt, Zhao Chen seemed to have been given a shot of blood and studied more seriously.
Not every teammate will be as willing as Westbrook to teach him everything. Zhao Chen can feel that Westbrook is really selfless to his teammates.
Zhao Chen's rebounding attribute is only 52 points.
After a complete set of this kind of training and teaching, it directly increased by 5 points, up to 57 points, plus the skill increase, tsk tsk. .
Zhao Chen began to understand what the system meant when it said training could also improve attributes.
Not only physical training, but also one-on-one training with players, as well as tactical awareness training, as long as it can improve yourself.
From Westbrook's perspective, grabbing rebounds is a very simple matter.
Zhao Chen has the basic qualification for rebounding, which is height.
As long as he works hard enough, Zhao Chen can also grab a lot of rebounds.
Westbrook thinks grabbing rebounds is easy, but Zhao Chen doesn't think so. There are many things that require talent, and it doesn't just require words and deeds.
It's just that he has this system that can break the limitations of this talent.
If it were other people who wanted to learn, they wouldn't be able to make progress by preaching like this.
The training in the morning was very intense, and the team had a nutritious lunch at noon.
After lunch, Zhao Chen took a rest in the weight room and had simple tactical training in the afternoon.
Because there is a game tomorrow night, the intensity of training arranged by Brooks is not too high.
In the middle of the season, physical reserves are even more important.
Coach Brooks announced the team was disbanded early.
Today's training was of great significance to Zhao Chen. Not only did he master the [Brush Skill] (beginner level), but he also improved his rebound attribute points by 5 points.
Zhao Chen expressed his gratitude to Westbrook.
Zhao Chen praised Westbrook and said: "Russell, your training sessions should be more valuable than Olajuwon. I'll treat you to dinner."
Westbrook shook his head and refused: "Zhao, I'm just helping the team by helping you improve. I hope your improvement can help us become stronger. Entering the playoffs, we will face great challenges, especially the finals. I didn’t want to experience a second loss in the finals.”
Westbrook's face was solemn, and Zhao Chen could feel his desire for the championship.
Zhao Chen said: "I will do my best to help the team."
Looking at Westbrook's expression, Zhao Chen ignited the idea of winning the championship for the first time.
After traveling through this period of time, Zhao Chen's goal was only to improve himself, not to fight for anything for the team. Now, as time goes by, Zhao Chen hopes to do something to help the team and his teammates.
Westbrook's selfless help made Zhao Chen feel that he was gradually integrating into the Thunder.
After the training, Brooks chatted with Zhao Chen for a while.
Brooks saw Zhao Chen's studious attitude during training, and Zhao Chen seemed to work extra hard.
Brooks likes Zhao Chen more and more now.
This attitude towards learning is exactly what young people need.
...
December 31st.
This is the last game of 2013.
Chesapeake Energy Arena
Thunder fans still wearing blue home jerseys filled the place to capacity.
The Thunder's opponent tonight is the Portland Trail Blazers.
The current Trail Blazers are a strong team. Their record ranks third in the Western Conference, with 24 wins and 7 losses.
Under the leadership of Lillard and Aldridge, they had a 6-game winning streak and their record was catching up with the Thunder.
This is not an easy opponent to deal with.
After the appearance ceremony, Brooks picked up the tactical board and continued to emphasize tactics.
Brooks mentioned Zhao Chen's tactics: "Zhao, you will come on the court at the end of the first quarter and be prepared. On the offensive end, your task is to score three-pointers, and on the defensive end, guard Damian Lira. De, if he's not on the floor, you need to guard Nicolas Batum."
"OK! No problem."
Zhao Chen felt that Brooks really valued him and asked him to mark the opposite superstar in every game.
Before James, then Wade, then Harden, and now Lillard.
Although it is a huge challenge, Zhao Chen is not afraid. He wants to help the team win.
Brooks does value Zhao Chen very much, and he is also consciously cultivating Zhao Chen.
Of course, on the other hand, this arrangement is also to reduce the responsibilities that Westbrook and Durant need to bear on the defensive end, allowing them to stay focused on offense.
Zhao Chen didn't care too much about the difficulty of the game. He was more concerned about entering the rotation.
As long as he enters the Thunder's rotation, he will have more time to earn victory points.
Isn’t it Lillard?
Fuck him!
Lillard's current average of 20+6 per game is still far behind Westbrook.
Of course, Lillard can burst out the energy to win the Thunder game, he has such explosive scoring power.
Zhao Chen fought hard for his own playing time! !
Soon, the rest time of about 90 seconds ended and the game started.
Thunder starting lineup: Westbrook, Lamb, Durant, Ibaka, Perkins.
Trail Blazers starting lineup: Lillard, Matthews, Batum, Aldridge, Lopez.
Zhao Chen held a towel on the bench to cheer his teammates on!
Zhao Chen doesn't object to waving towels, doesn't James often do the same.
You have to do your job well on the bench as well.
