Chapter 140 [Kid's invitation]
When leaving New York, James held Wang Jun's hand and sighed, just like Liu Bei bid farewell to Zhao Yun.
His football quotient is very high. Once he analyzes the lineup, he feels that 80% of his life is not good in the Cavaliers' new season. If there is a stable three-pointer like Wang Jun, it might be better. As for Capono, James doesn't even look at it, and that person is hopeless.
Rock Park has returned to tranquility, and only Wang Jun continues to practice football.
He increased his exposure with the stars. More people have known him in the United States and Chinese fans. Many people are curious about what charm Wang Jun is, why are he mingling with so many stars?
It's actually very simple. He is sincere in making friends and has a rather pleasing personality.
Kidd followed the news and knew that Wang Jun played in Rock Park every day, and his impression of him began to change.
I insist on exercising and giving up the holidays, and I am quite diligent.
Streetball evoked Kid's memories. Before entering the NBA, he also played streetball in Oakland.
Payton used to be an obstacle that Kidd had to overcome on his growth path. Payton played with his father since he was a child, and when he was in high school, he was already a well-known football king.
At the street court in Oakland, Payton's nickname is not "gloves" but "godfather", which is a terrifying nickname. Payton's defense is indeed very cruel, and the opponents he often defends don't even have a chance to use his mobile phone.
Kidd was taught a very bad lesson by Payton, which in some sense inspired his courage to fight and also allowed him to master strong offensive skills in one-on-one situations.
The street court in Oakland records the time stories related to basketball, Payton and Kidd, and the people in Oakland also regard them as the pride of the city.
In the morning, Kidd suddenly changed into sportswear and prepared to go out.
Wife Jomana asked, “Where are you going?”
"Locke Park." Kidd replied.
"Don't you like the environment there?"
"I don't like it. There are no people there anymore. I'll go find a Chinese boy."
Kidd drove to the stadium at around nine o'clock and greeted Wang Jun. "Wang, I'll be your opponent."
Wang Jun said in surprise: "Jason? Why are you here?"
"Let's see how your new teammates are practicing. Don't hold back in the new season."
"Thanks."
After the two fought one-on-one for a while, Kidd soon discovered Wang Jun's weakness, slow movement and poor agility. Although he tried hard to defend, his defensive awareness was not very good and he was easy to sway.
His advantage is that he will use his own advantages to try to find confrontation with each other as much as possible and disrupt the other party's rhythm.
Kidd's strength is at the top of the No. 1 position, and he has a way to hold Wang Jun's back while defending, which makes him amazed.
In the face-frame attack, Wang Jun finally scored twice with the "crab step", but failed to completely get rid of the defense and made a very forced shot.
Many fans of the impression stream think Kidd is not fast and breaking through is not good, because he is mostly active outside the three-point line and only runs fast. In fact, he is not slow and has a sharp breakthrough, otherwise he would not have been the second place back then.
Wang Jun is no match for him, and he is worried that Kidd will be disappointed.
Unexpectedly, Kidd was very satisfied. "You are stronger than I thought. The defense is poor and the agility is one aspect, and the awareness is not good. You don't understand the method."
"Then can you teach me?"
It’s not for this Kidd that he wouldn’t come. “Of course. Let’s change the place, I don’t like it.”
“Where to go?”
"My home."
Of course, Wang Jun would not refuse such a proposal, and immediately went with Kid to recognize his home. His home was not close to Rock Park, but he lived in the same direction as Wang Jun, about five kilometers away.
Wang Jun felt a little embarrassed when he was empty-handed. Kidd didn't care and even left him to have a meal.
The two played basketball in the afternoon, and Kidd's evaluation of Wang Jun was a little higher because he was physically strong and his shooting was accurate.
As long as he conveys his experience to Wang Jun, he can avoid many detours.
This was Kidd's helpless move. He wanted to win the championship, but the team's lineup had almost not changed from last season. Veteran Mutombo left, and he replaced him with Mooning, who had kidney disease.
With the cut of Uncle Mu and the "luxury tax", the Nets can save a total of $14 million in the next two years, but this move may be to let the tiger go back. Old Mu may help the Knicks make a comeback and compete with the Nets for the basketball dominance in the Greater New York area. This makes Kidd very disgusting.
If you want to achieve good results, only two newcomers may improve rapidly. Kidd plans to cultivate potential stocks.
In the evening, Wang Jun’s first thing was to report the good news to Abby. It was good news for the boss to personally guide him to practice football, and he would definitely not be able to leave the net team.
In the next two weeks, Wang Jun went to Kid's house for guidance every day.
Abby also came to visit the house and bought a gift for Kidd's children, and interviewed Kidd by the way.
She made contributions to espn again, and her career was smooth sailing, which made many old reporters who had worked for many years envious.
"Wang Jun and James become good brothers and fight for Rock Park together."
"Kidd personally guides Wang Jun during the holidays and looks forward to his future."
"Trying to win rewards, the rookie has been recognized by the boss of the team."
The news came out, and there were videos. Abby seized the opportunity to seek personal gain. The news he wrote not only interviewed big names to catch their eyes, but also had some connection with Wang Jun, which increased his popularity.
Wang Jun’s biggest gain is the progress of basketball skills. The experience Kidd gave him is very precious, most of which are problems he has never thought about carefully.
How to use skills to suppress the opponent's speed when single-defense frontal breakthrough?
Which point is more important when defending, your hands, shoulders or footsteps?
What scale of small moves will not be fouled by the referee?
If it is the playoffs, how can you defend players who are fast-paced and like to cut empty spaces, such as Hamilton and Reggie Miller?
What is the focus of the Nets' defensive system now?
How can we link the individual defenses in the team to form a system?
Where is the weakest defense of the Nets at present? How to improve it?
When defending a weak side and a bottom corner without a player, how much distance is appropriate?
Kidd taught by example and Wang Jun recorded all the notebooks. Recording is the easiest way to strengthen memory, otherwise you may forget it quickly after learning it.
Two weeks later, Kidd tested Wang Jun, and the two fought one-on-one, Kidd no longer has an absolute advantage.
His offensive weakness is obvious, he has a good breakthrough and is shooting from mid to long distance. As long as Wang Jun follows him in the first step, he can reduce his efficiency.
This does not mean that Kidd is not strong, and he cannot show his passing ability by fighting alone.
On the offensive end, the two are not the same type. It doesn’t make much sense to say too much. Wang Jun’s current running style is good. Kidd can’t help him too much, mainly to teach defense.
Kidd's offense, feeling his defense, did make progress, and was very satisfied with his understanding.
"I have taught you the basics. You are very young and easy to improve. As long as you develop good habits at the start of the game, I will give you suggestions to the coaching staff and let you play more, so don't let me down."
"Don't worry, master."
Kidd smiled. "Don't come tomorrow, I'll go out with my family. I hope you can be thinner and more agile when the training camp starts."
"I'll do my best." Wang Jun bowed seriously.
Chapter completed!