the great gatsby

Chapter 6 The Knicks Playing a Big Game of Chess

Gatsby practiced more and more vigorously. As his body gradually got used to shooting, his shots became smoother and faster, and his shooting percentage was also difficult to improve.

"Wow, that's cool!" Gatsby exclaimed excitedly while shooting.

This feeling is really refreshing. Think about it, during the paid time, you can shoot as you like, with basketballs at hand, no need to pick up the ball, continuous physical strength, and smooth shooting movements without deformation. The movements are all based on a template, you just need to speed up your movements and shoot regardless. How can this kind of shooting training be described as refreshing!

"Huh!" I don't know how many shots, Gatsby subconsciously stretched out his hand to get the ball, but found nothing.

"If the host needs to continue training, please continue to purchase training time."

"Damn, an hour passed so quickly?" Gatsby cursed. "Go on, this purchase will take four hours. I won't stop until I finish this whole thing!"

Gatsby knows too well the truth that one trick is popular all over the world. As a fringe player, balance is useless. Is all skills useful with only 60 points?

It’s useless, marginal players have to have their own characteristics, or be able to defend, or shoot, or be able to rebound. If you are good at everything, but you are sparse in everything, congratulations, you won’t be able to stay for long.

So Gatsby didn't chew too much, just stared at the three-pointer and practiced endlessly. He spent 80 in one night to buy shooting skills training time. After Gatsby woke up the next morning, he cleaned up and had breakfast. I went straight to the training hall, excitedly pushed a large cart of basketballs on the three-point line, warmed up my body and started shooting.

Although the first goal was not scored, Gatsby felt completely different. His shots were as smooth as silk, without any sluggish feeling, and each shot was exactly the same, with almost no difference, as if he was the same. An extremely precise machine is working!
"Damn! This is too worth it!" Gatsby shouted excitedly, 80 has learned such a cost-effective skill, it is really a bargain!

If there are some role players in the NBA to choose, they are willing to pay 200 million or 300 million to learn, because it is really worth it!

Gates knows the taste better than the marrow, and keeps shooting three-pointers in the training hall. He needs to adapt his body to this posture as soon as possible. In reality, the training effect is not as good as in the system, but it can still consolidate his shooting movements. , Panting, in reality, it still takes physical strength.

Gatsby felt that this kind of training was too cost-effective. It was better to go to the training room to practice shooting. Although it cost money, one hour could be used as ten hours!

What is his biggest problem now, is confrontation!
His biggest problem now is physical confrontation. To play in the NBA, physical condition is the most important thing. A player without physical condition is useless even if his skills are excellent.

Michael Jordan's elder brother, Larry Jordan, has excellent athletic talent, good physical fitness, and is very strong, but his height is only 170cm. Pop Herling, the basketball coach of Wilmington Lanney High School, said: "Larry is a Driven, scrappy athlete, and if he had been 6-foot-2 instead of 5-foot-7, I'm sure people would have remembered Michael as Larry's younger brother, not Larry as Michael's older brother."

Before high school, Michael Jordan had never defeated Larry Jordan. After Michael Jordan entered high school and began to grow in height, he had a chance to defeat Larry Jordan. This is such a person. Because of his height, he could only stand behind his younger brother. , one can imagine the importance of physical condition to the sport of basketball.

After a whole summer of training, Gatsby's body has become much stronger than before, but there is still a distance from the average NBA standard, which is not something that can be surpassed in a day or two.

Time flies, and the new season is about to start in a blink of an eye, and the New York Knicks are also starting to operate. The staff are in place first, and they start to arrange equipment and arrange training plans. Then the Knicks players also arrive one after another.

The Knicks have had a lot of changes this season. Three of the original five starters are gone. Quentin Richardson, Jamal Crawford, and Zach Randolph were either traded or became free agents. Only Chris Duhon and Wells Chandler were left, and Larry Hughes, who was near the end of his career, and Darko Milicic, who had never been able to prove himself, were traded. Oh, I can't say that, Darko Milicic Qi had proven himself—proved he couldn't.

To some extent, the Knicks' record of 32 wins and 50 losses last season should have exceeded most people's expectations. They also once had hopes of reaching the playoffs. Coach D'Antoni's tactical bonus.

The biggest problem with the Knicks last season was that there were too few players available. In the middle of the season, they traded away Crawford and Randolph, traded for Hughes, and bought out Marbury. Under the influence, the Knicks had only 7 players to rotate for a while, and the starting point guard Duhon was even more tortured. This also became the main reason why the Knicks were weak in the end and missed the playoffs.

But the New Yorkers are not without gains. They have obtained future salary space through transactions, and young players such as Robinson and David Lee have also achieved great growth.

Yes, you suspected it right, the Knicks are playing a big game, and their estimated total salary for the team this year is only 2734 million US dollars!
"For the Knicks in the 2009-10 season, the goal is just a transition. All their past operations were just to save money and food as much as possible. For James, it's nothing to worry about a bad season..." - some commentators This is what the article says at the beginning.

As a reborn person, Gatsby naturally knows that the Knicks will still be unable to escape the fate of being at the bottom this season. According to Gatsby’s understanding, the Knicks’ winning rate this season will be even lower than last season, and the Knicks will be completely degraded. For the league's lousy team, it's an unlucky thing that everyone bullies, and a dog will bite it if it sees it.

But Gatsby doesn't care. As a rookie, he may get more opportunities in a bad team, but what he is worried about is D'Antoni's employment habits. D'Antoni only believes that the fault of the starter and the main rotation is a fan Everyone knows that even in 2018, Gatsby suspects that he may not even get a chance to play.

However, Gatsby is not without advantages. D'Antoni is a coach who likes to attack. Gatsby may not be good at other things, but now at least three-pointers can meet D'Antoni's requirements. If there is a chance to play, it may attract D'Antoni's attention. .

Gatsby came to the training hall early. As a rookie, he had to show enough effort. After he practiced for about half an hour, other people came one after another. Gatsby went to greet the old players one by one. The former CBA old fritters, such a scene can still be dealt with, but not everyone will respond in good faith.

(End of this chapter)