The Clippers' training camp is unfolding in an orderly manner.
Once again, life becomes familiar. Li Ao was not as curious about everything as he was last year in this year's training camp, and focused on what he should do.
Familiar with the running routes after Jordan and Bibby, help teammates who do not have enough tactical understanding ability to understand tactics, observe teammates' running habits, passing and receiving habits, shooting habits... and also grab Gerald Hua Lai Shiduo practiced his scoring ability.
Gerald Wallace was surprised when he was pulled by Li Ao to practice cutting and attacking the frame after the team training.
He asked in confusion: "Boss, isn't my position as a defensive leader on the bench? Michael also said that I am as strong as Oakley and asked me to watch more videos of Oakley."
"You can't give up on yourself just because you look similar to Oakley..."
Gerald Wallace: (▼Van▼#)
If he hadn't been pushed to the floor and beaten hard in February last year, he would have jumped up and hit someone!
After training together 19 times last season, he has developed the resistance and endured it.
"There is no problem in learning his defense. Your defensive talent is very good, but your offensive talent is also very good. It would be a waste not to develop offense. Do you really want to be the next Oakley? Can you play with him?"
"There is nothing wrong with being Oakley. His style of play can last for more than ten years and he has earned 50 million! If I can't beat him in a fight, I just don't fight. I can pretend to be more fierce. I still look as fierce as Oakley." of."
Li Ao: ()
This junior only thinks about making money. He doesn't think there is anything wrong with wanting to make money, but he feels that Gerald Wallace's thinking is wrong.
A player's name suddenly flashed in his mind, and there it was!
"Ever heard of Brian Grant?"
Gerald Wallace responded: "I know that Shelby also prepared Grant's defensive highlights for me to learn from."
"Grant and Oakley are both fierce defensive players, but he is more capable of mid-range shots and pick-and-roll attacks than Oakley. After his current contract is over, he will earn 100 million in 12 years."
Gerald Wallace: (⊙_⊙)
!!!∑(Дノ)ノ
"Boss! I want to learn offense! Teach me!"
"You can learn if you want, but I can't teach you."
"Why?"
"I don't know as many frame-attacking skills as you. You go to Lafonso to learn from him. He is good at this."
Li Ao admitted without hesitation that his frame-attacking skills were not as rich as those of a rookie. Rookie Wallace was stunned for a moment.
In the mind of Gerald Wallace, Li Ao is regarded as a superior being in the basketball industry. Henry Bibby often uses Li Ao to motivate him. The way of motivation... mainly means that Li Ao has not played in the summer league since he was selected by the NBA. He received 10 million U.S. dollars in endorsement fees, and after entering the NBA as a rookie, he received hundreds of millions in endorsement fees...
He can't say he loves basketball, it's just the sport he's best at, and he doesn't have any admiration for basketball stars.
He has lived in a chaotic and poor town since he was a child. His dream is to be a police officer and an FBI agent to protect himself and his mother.
Playing basketball was purely about making money, and his mother was positive and strict in educating him. Therefore, he took study and work seriously and worked hard. After joining the basketball industry, he trained hard and played focused.
But when Li Aodi said, "I'm not as good as a rookie," it hit Gerald Wallace's heart.
This is an example he should follow!
Some people like basketball first and then like a certain player.
There are also people who first fall in love with a certain player, either because of his achievements, his screen image, or his personality and style of doing things... and then fall in love with basketball.
Gerald Wallace now only feels that he should regard Li Ao as a role model, learn from Li Ao's humble and hard-working attitude at work, and at the same time become more interested in basketball.
He had read a legendary story reported by Sports Illustrated. When Li Ao was a freshman, he fought a hundred times a year. He was a one-on-seven kind of guy who had nowhere to vent his energy. He took pleasure in beating those campus gangsters and street gangsters. It's called 'Execution of Justice'.
The University of Southern California was about to expel Li Ao, but Trojans championship coach Henry Bibby saved Li Ao and brought him to the Trojans, allowing him to vent his energy in the game. In the end, the Trojans who shocked the United States were born. The man is a legendary genius'.
This legendary experience also made Li Ao countless fans.
Gerald Wallace is curious, does basketball really have such magic?
After he came to his senses, he quickly shook his head to eliminate distracting thoughts. It was working time now.
He asked: "No one is better at attacking the frame than the God of Basketball, right? Why not learn from him?"
Li Ao rolled his eyes and said, "Okay, I'll take you to him to learn."
After speaking, Li Ao walked towards Jordan.
Gerald Wallace is excited to follow along and possibly learn from the God of Basketball, so cool!
When Jordan heard Li Ao say that Gerald Wallace wanted to learn rim-attacking techniques from him, he immediately became interested and could teach people how to play! so happy!
Jordan took another look at Gerald Wallace, who was strong and strong. He remembered that his rookie teammate was very fast and flexible when running.
He is a good young man who can be taught a lesson!
In fact, no one told Gerald Wallace, "You are only suitable to be a defensive leader." It was just that the coaching staff assigned him the tactical role of a defender on the bench based on his current abilities. Jordan said smoothly, " You are as strong as my former teammate Oakley,' and Shelby Jordan, who was responsible for coaching him, could only play defense, so he was obsessed with becoming the next Oakley.
One is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer... No, one has a correct learning attitude and the other is highly motivated to teach. Jordan immediately found a half court and started teaching.
On the second day, Gerald Wallace arrived at Memorial Stadium half an hour early and went directly to LaFonso Ellis to learn the skills of cutting into the frame without giving Jordan the opportunity to catch him to learn...
He almost collapsed yesterday afternoon.
What does it mean to rush in and jump up, dodge the defense this way and that, and put the ball into the basket after the opponent falls down and can't interfere?
Boss, you tricked me! Thank you for taking you as a role model! Wait, it seems that I took the initiative to learn from the god of basketball... Vaco! I just asked why the boss’ eyes were so weird at that time!
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A few days have passed and a new month has arrived.
On October 1st, Media Day arrived, and a large number of media reporters flooded into the Memorial Stadium.
The new players of the Clippers were shocked by the number of media. They couldn't fit in the large training ground. Fortunately, Wally Walker was prepared and rented several adjacent training grounds to divert the attention.
Each Clippers player is surrounded by multiple cameras and reporters, including rookies Gerald Wallace and Jaylon Collins, who all enjoy superstar-level media treatment.
Of course, most of the questions asked were related to Li Ao and Jordan.
The Clippers players were extremely excited about this training camp.
Last season's 51-win performance has been strengthened this season, and they have higher expectations for results.
The man who excites them the most is Michael Jordan.
In the past few days, they have been marveling - he is indeed the God of Basketball!
It has been 3 years since he retired and at the age of 38, Jordan still has such strong strength!
The young players of the Clippers have been holding back for several days, wanting to complain about Jordan.
In the past few days, it’s so funny that Jordan is getting a maximum salary at his age, Ballmer should just sell your software, you can kill me if you make too much money, the Clippers are about to hit an iceberg, Stockton and Malone Finally got a chance to abuse Jordan... Such comments continue.
Jordan won as many fans as he defeated, and now the backlash is coming.
Jordan didn't bother to respond with words, but the young players of the Clippers were not happy. Now they finally had a chance, and they started to spray!
Big Q, a Chicago native, has the loudest voice.
"Ma Long? Let him wash his neck and wait! When he faces God, there is only one result - lose!
The boss is right, Malone should retire and become a postman. In the postman profession, he has stronger endurance than others and may become a champion. "
"O'Neal, hahahahaha, how dare you mention the center who was swept by Big Dream? He took advantage of Michael's lack of preparation and stole a series victory. The next year, Michael swept him."
"..."
"..."
This was very helpful to Jordan. He didn't bother to respond and was just trying to save face. Of course he was happy to have his teammates help him reply with a few words.
As for offending a certain player...he dared to come back, so why is he afraid of this?
There is only one person in the team who feels like he is going to spiral into the sky again - O'Neal.
Little O'Neal, who was feeling miserable, was suddenly stunned - why again?
Vaco! It's not enough for a Spider-Man to attract hatred, here comes the God of Basketball!
…
After the media day, the Clippers continued to conduct intensive tactical training and team training games.
No matter how arrogant the media roared on the day, how scared the Clippers players are now.
Especially when Big Q yelled, 'It's just because there is no center now'... we can foresee what they will encounter in the opening game.
However, they still have confidence in the strength of their own team.
In terms of point guard, Mike Bibby's strength is higher than most of his teammates expected.
Mike Bibby has been described by the media as a data brush before. He was put together with Jamison and received a very bad reputation.
But during training camp, the Mike Bibby his teammates learned was completely different from their impressions.
With good skills, a calm personality, he doesn't talk much and trains hard. Even Spider-Man relies heavily on this new point guard. When encountering tactical problems, he will always bring Mike Bibby to discuss them.
Greg Anthony, experienced veteran.
Boykins, the fastest player on the team, an excellent substitute attacker, is the best in the league in terms of counterattack ability.
In terms of shooting guards, Li Ao is their boss.
Big Q, good three-pointer, quick counterattack, tough defense and focused.
Piakowsky, an excellent relief pitcher, excellent in the middle and long range.
Steve Kerr has rich game experience and provides a lot of training help to his teammates.
As for the small forward, Jordan is a god, getting stronger as he gets older, has the best skills on the team, and is the strongest on the team when his physical strength is good.
Matt Halprin, the captain of the team, is a tough guy with excellent two-point shooting, strong movement, and brave attack on the frame.
Gerald Wallace, a strong and aggressive rookie.
In terms of power forward, Odom is a left-handed magician.
Laphonso Ellis has excellent defense, a mid-range shot, and top-notch cutting and attacking skills.
As for the center, O'Neal Jr. has strong defense, increasingly excellent offensive skills, accurate mid-range shots, and a talent that is regrettable.
Sean Lukes, a veteran with rich game experience and active play.
Jaylon Collins, a treasure picked up in the second round, is a tough center like Matt Halprin, with solid defensive basics and excellent combat ability.
I don’t know if other teams mistakenly thought that the Cardinals only had one center. After all, the two centers looked exactly the same, so they missed this one. His performance during the training camp was already better than that of veteran Sean Lukes. Excellent, O'Neal Jr. rated him-better than Chris Mihm in his rookie year.
This year's lineup is so much better than last year. They are more confident and at the same time, more pressured.
They feel that what the boss said a lot - with talents like ours, it would be too shameful if we failed to realize our talents because we did not work hard enough and our results were not as good as last season.
Coupled with the arrogant words they said in front of hundreds of media cameras...
Train hard! Complete the break-in as soon as possible! Try to achieve good results!
Under the leadership of Li Ao, Jordan, and Matt Halprin, the progress of the Clippers' tactical training surprised Gentry.
The two new starters, Mike Bibby, fit in as they expected.
But compared to the speed of integrating into tactics, Jordan is even better.
The playing style of divine players has a very wide adaptability range, because they do not stick to the ball. If you see that they have a high ball possession rate, there is only one reason - there are countless singles.
Their high ball possession rate is not because they have to hold the ball to find passing opportunities and wait for teammates to move, but because they feel that they are opportunities when they hold the ball and go straight to it.
God-type players may not play like traditional shooting guards, but in terms of adaptability, they are just as versatile as players who were only responsible for catching, shooting and defending before the 1980s.
A week passed by, and on October 7th, the training camp ended.
After a day off on the 8th, Li Ao left Los Angeles with the team on the 9th and flew to Sacramento to start the preseason tour.
After a night's rest, Li Ao got up earlier than his teammates on the morning of October 10. After breakfast, he went alone to Sports Landscape Avenue, a 10-minute walk away, where the Arco Arena, the home of the Kings, is located.
After jogging all the way to Sports Landscape Avenue, Li Ao felt envious.
Is this the charm of the basketball god?
It's just a preseason game, and it's still an away game. This road in the old city is paved with historical red tiles. There are already many fans wearing the Bulls' No. 23 jersey.
Arriving at the Arco Arena, Li Ao put on the training clothes that the team staff had prepared yesterday.
He opened the system's main interface.
"Name: Li Ao.
Age: 20 years old (August 1, 1981).
Height: 203 cm, wingspan: 227 cm.
Weight: 104.6 kg.
Overall rating: 83.
Physical fitness: Speed 92 (92 explosive acceleration), 90 strength (91 explosive power), 88 jumping (93 bullet speed), 92 flexibility, 92 physical strength...
Basic skills: 78 three-pointers, 90 mid-range shots, 91 layups, 80 hooks, 76 ball control, 86 passes... 89 steps back, 92 lateral moves, 91 forwards... 79 strides, 81 turns, 82 emergency stops , Lean back 72, High back body 78, Turn over 74...
Skills: Hook 80, catch-and-turn shot 85, pull-up jump shot 84, high post technique 79, turn-over jump shot 71, fadeaway jumper 71, pull-up jump shot 67..."
After an offseason of hard work, the areas he is good at have become better. His newly developed skills have also reached a very good level. His basic post-up skills and application skills are close to excellent. His newly developed breakthrough jump shot, I also got started successfully after practicing hard.
There are also great improvements in straight-line breakthroughs with the ball and counterattacks with the ball that cannot be seen in the system evaluation. His passing ability has reached the top level, and his ball control ability can be used occasionally.
Although the offensive method is still very simple, its strengths are strong enough.
Recalling the grand occasion when the 38-year-old Jordan came back with his own eyes, he was full of yearning.
However, to achieve the desired scene, we need to move forward step by step in a down-to-earth manner.
His current goal is to improve the overall evaluation to first-class!
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