Chapter 334 A glimmer of dawn
At first, Wang Zhizhi didn't know what team he joined. Later he found out that this was a very competitive team.
The inside line is the most competitive position for Pacers.
O'Neal Jr., Kirilenko, Crohill, Foster, Brachi, Wang Zhizhi, Swift.
It should be noted that Kirilenko and Crohill both swing three and four, Brachi and Swift swing four and five, O'Neal Jr. made his debut in the fourth position, but he played the fifth position all year round with the Pacers. After all, the only pure centers are Foster and Wang Zhizhi.
Moreover, Foster and Wang Zhizhi's styles are completely different.
One is good at defense and rebounding, the other is good at attacking, each with its own uses.
On the fourth day of training camp, Wang Zhizhi missed a key three-pointer in a confrontation game, and was caught by Artest, and fought back and won the confrontation game in one-stop.
Xie Hou put his hands on his hips and joked: "Old Wang, you can't do it."
Wang Zhizhi didn't say anything, he ran in silence.
This is the rule set by Claire. After a confrontation, the loser will run the lap and lose a few points and run a few laps.
Xie Hou and their representative black team lost 2 points in this game, so they only need to run 2 laps.
Wang Zhizhi was considered to have lost weight, but Xie Hou was a little unfair. He scored two-thirds of the team and lost 2 points.
"The data we have on hand now shows that unless they deliberately relax their defense against Arthur, his shooting stability has indeed increased significantly."
Dimi Tredes, an old guy from the Pacers who is living fossil grade, said.
The data he gave was very specific. In four days of training camp and four matches, Xie Hou averaged 17 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists per game.
His offense starting point is volatile, and his shooting percentage reaches more than 40% at all positions outside the free throw line.
In order to make Xie Hou feel practical, Claire never put Artest and Kirilenko on the team, two excellent defense players. Therefore, he played under the careful care of these two people in every match.
Even if they collect a little, the defense effect will be better than that of others, and they will definitely achieve actual combat effectiveness.
In this case, it is really rare for him to perform like this.
"It seems that Arthur's technological transformation has begun to show results." Claire smiled.
Triders nodded and couldn't help but look at Xie Hou's shooting coach Jerry Robert III. According to Xie Hou, his shooting transformation plan was proposed by Robert III. He has systematic research on shooting and is a master of this. He once served as Jordan's shooting coach, and has the greatest authority in this field.
Maybe the academy coach would not admit it, but he personally corrected the shooting of the best player in history. Xie Hou is now getting better and better under his command. Such a shooting master is something that every team wants to have.
For some players, shooting is a key factor in preventing them from becoming superstars.
Xie Hou finished two laps. Today's training was over. He was not idle. He only gasped for five minutes and was pulled to the gym by Alex Sanning.
Sanning initially set a goal for him to gain weight to 105 kg during the offseason.
Based on his years of experience, Xie Hou's peak physical period should be about 107 kilograms.
That should be his heyday, the best period to neutralize strength, speed, and agility.
105 kg is the goal this year, and 107 kg is the future.
Sangning looked forward to seeing a human-shaped beast that fought back like a flying counterattack.
The one-month training camp can be regarded as a continuation of 45-day special training.
The addition of Robert III and Sanning increased Xie Hou's training. When his teammates finished training and were about to rest, they could see how Xie Hou practiced more.
If even MVP is working so hard, how dare others be lazy?
Wang Zhizhi is the person who touched the most. He is also a Chinese player. Xie Hou has taken a path that is completely different from him and is from Yao Zhu.
Seeing how he trained with his own eyes has an impact on Wang Zhizhi.
It is reasonable for others to succeed. The dazzling glory will not fall out of thin air. It is the result of countless hard work.
The systematic training and the improvement of skills have allowed Xie Hou to achieve a leap in his personal ability compared to last season.
On the tenth day of the training camp, Xie Hou scored 34 points in 20 minutes of the single game, with a shooting percentage of 100%. He led a substitute to beat the White Team with four main players.
"You actually lost 14 points, it's really not good!" Chief assistant coach Bain Ruth shouted, "Everyone runs 20 laps!"
Artest said without fear of death: "Bain, we only lost 14 points, not saying..."
"25 laps!" Ruth said angrily.
Artest had no doubt that he would turn into 30 laps or 35 laps. Anyway, he wasn't this old bastard, so how could he know how much psychological trauma it would be caused by King Arthur after all his might? In this case, he had to run laps again, so why is it so difficult to be a human being?
The beast inexplicably missed the time when he was suspended. Although he had no ball or income, he was happy and comfortable...
"If I remember correctly, he shouldn't have lost a single goal just now, right?" Claire asked the statistician.
The statistician nodded and said, "Yes, all the free throws were hit, which was amazing!"
Claire and the coaching staff don’t know what hard training Xie Hou has gone through. It doesn’t look much for 45 days, but combined with his training volume and his level of commitment, it will definitely be a very difficult period.
The training time does not mean that the more you are, the better. If you only practice but not compete, your level will not improve much.
If you practice hard in a short period of time, it is completely different.
The 45-day training has completely improved Xie Hou by one level.
The first person to know about this was his teammates. In the past ten days of the confrontation, the main players who fought with him for two seasons have truly felt his progress.
"The mid-range shots have become stable, and the basket's finishing ability is amazing."
"Nonsense, look at his muscles..."
"Is this the difference between practicing 4 hours a day and practicing 2 hours?" (NBA players train for two hours a day)
"In fact, he practiced more in the morning and evening."
"fxxx! That means he practices for eight hours a day?"
"Have you seen him walk out of Cumberland?"
The main players whispered while running, and Xie Hou was dragged into the gym by Sangning again.
On October 1st, it was a coincidence that on National Day, Xie Hou's weight reached 105 kilograms.
Logically speaking, if the 6 kilograms of muscle is put on him, the changes will not be too obvious.
He had a weight of 102 kilograms before. After training during the offseason, his body seemed to have been reshaped, like a molting snake, completely changing.
"What a pity, I can only push 130 kilograms." Sangning was a little regretful.
"It's almost done." Xie Hou muttered.
He was so tired that he was sweating profusely.
Tomorrow, October 2, the Cumberland Training Center will hold its annual media day.
It was a rare rest time.
The next day, Xie Hou was so happy that the Pacers' away dark jersey was retro style this year. Although it was still the same ugly, it turned out to be too ugly. The highlight of this retro jersey from the 1990-1997 period is so pleasant.
This jersey has clear edges, unique lines, asymmetrical color, extending from underarms to shorts, and also introduces V-necks, long shorts and elastic fabrics. These are new concepts of NBA jerseys. At that time, the jersey was also teased as "leggings and lace". However, when Reggie Miller wore this jersey and scored 8 points in the Eastern Conference Finals, fans loved this jersey even more.
Xie Hou wore this retro jersey, and the distinctive No. 95 was very eye-catching.
"You guys are all good, they are ugly." Wang Zhizhi commented after getting his No. 16 jersey.
As a city star who has lived in Indiana for two years and is about to enter his third year, Xie Hou firmly disagrees with his words.
"Old Wang, how can you say that? You have to speak with your conscience!" Xie Hou turned around and showed him wearing his jersey, and said with a sensation, "Are you sure that everything is good in this ghost place except the jersey?"
Wang Zhizhi laughed dryly and said, "Of course Miami is better."
"Is it just better?" Xie Hou missed the beach and the beauty of the swimsuits there.
"It's just a little better, the environment is better than the people." As an experienced person, Wang Zhizhi knows more than Xie Hou. "Although the environment is good and it's comfortable to live there, the training atmosphere of that team is very depressing and it's very hard every day."
Xie Hou had no interest in condemning the Heat's training with him. He immediately used his hand as a hammer to hammer the palm of his other hand, "It's time to suggest to the coach that we're improving the intensity of the training. You actually think that our training is not hard, which is simply outrageous!"
If you usually say a few words to Xie Hou, he can always lead Wang Zhizhi to the wrong way.
Wang Zhizhi repeatedly had the idea of "How can this guy be the captain?" in his heart. After watching his training, he naturally appeared "the captain is worthy of being the captain", but this is still not the ultimate idea. Wang Zhizhi's ultimate idea for Xie Hou is to play the confrontation with him, and he would sincerely sigh: "Are he the one who got the MVP!"
Afterwards, Xie Hou and Wang Zhizhi appeared together.
What surprised them was that Chinese media appeared on the scene.
Wang Zhizhi's joining the Pacers has no change. The team's management has made it clear that he will be the team's long-term plan, and it is no longer realistic to expect him to be cut.
Just as Xie Hou and the leaders of the Basketball Management Center thought, no matter how the media avoided this matter, they could not ban Xie Hou and the Pacers just because of Wang Zhizhi.
Today, Wang Zhizhi, a young man who was once known as a basketball genius once in 50 years, has now become the "that person" whom Chinese fans laughed and scolded, finally caught a glimmer of a glimmer of dawn.
A domestic reporter asked him in Mandarin: "How does it feel to be a teammate with Xie Hou?"
Chapter completed!