the great gatsby

Chapter 72 Kobe's Appreciation

Kobe took a deep look at Gatsby and nodded in agreement: "OK, come on."

Three minutes later, Kobe looked at Gatsby in disbelief. The rule of the match between the two was that if they made a shot, they continued to shoot. If they failed to make a shot, they could not make another shot. When it came to Gatsby's shooting, Gatsby made 3 three-pointers in a row before stopping, and it looked like there was still room for energy.

This stability is amazing!
Not to mention how difficult it is to make 50 three-pointers, the physical requirements alone are not small. Many people have sore arms after shooting seven or eight three-pointers. Naturally, NBA players are much better than ordinary people, but If you cast more than 20 shots, your arm will be slightly sore and weak, which will affect the stability, which is hard to avoid.

What shocked Kobe was that Gatsby shot without any difficulty. From the first ball to the next ball, his shooting movements were exactly the same without any deformation. Kobe respected Gatsby—— This is an opponent with astonishing perseverance. His shooting movements must have been formed through hard training and hundreds of thousands of shooting trainings, so that he can keep the same shape every time he makes a shot!
Gatsby made a shot, stopped, looked at Kobe Bryant, and said with a smile, "Kobe, I shouldn't have to shoot, right?"

Although Kobe had respect for Gatsby in his heart, he didn't show it on his face, and said with a stinky face, "Okay, your three-pointer is indeed top-notch, so you don't need to shoot any more, I'm not as good as you, next one Choose."

Gatsby smiled and said, "Kobe, I have a request."

Kobe glanced at Gatsby and nodded, "Say it."

"I want to defend you, not attack, what do you think?" Gatsby said.

Kobe gave Gatsby a strange look. Young people generally prefer to attack. Unexpectedly, Gatsby asked him to only defend. But it's okay, Kobe nodded.

Heads-up begins.

Kobe took the ball at the top of the arc, threw the ball to Gatsby, Gatsby returned the ball to Kobe, then sank down and stuck it up, and then kept interfering with Kobe with his arms, Gatsby looked fierce as soon as he came up, Kobe With a shudder in his heart, he saw in Gatsby the fierceness that only the defensive expert Shan Shang had.

Kobe is 198cm tall and weighs 96kg. He protected the ball well and took a tentative step to shake Gatsby away, but Gatsby accurately judged the trajectory of the basketball. He slapped the basketball with his left hand precisely. Kobe's palm numb and the basketball It was thrown out, but fortunately he had quick eyesight and quick hands, and immediately took it back.

But Kobe was a little startled, the rookie reacted so fast!
Gatsby was pleasantly surprised. He found that his reaction had been greatly improved, and he seemed to be able to predict the trajectory of the opponent. Just now, Kobe's breakthrough in the tentative step, he saw it at a glance, and predicted the trajectory of the ball in advance.

Kobe became cautious, put his back on Gatsby, raised the ball high, and kept the ball away from Gatsby, then turned around and directly circled Gatsby behind him. Kobe took two steps proudly, trying to dunk directly, but felt The palm was numb again—his ball was taken out by Gatsby!

Kobe looked at Gatsby in amazement. Gatsby had let him pass the ball completely. How could he catch up to the ball so quickly? This indomitable spirit...is very similar to himself!

Kobe began to look up to Gatsby. He thought Gatsby was a good rookie before, but now Gatsby put him on an equal footing. In Kobe's view, Gatsby is a young man who is hardworking, competitive, and confident. Such a young man is just like him back then.

Although Kobe was not the most favored at the beginning, and his pick was only 13th, but Kobe relied on his personal efforts to become the core of the team step by step, became the famous Peter Pan, and became a superstar loved by fans all over the world , relying on his perseverance, aggressiveness and paranoia, and -- handsome!
That's right, Kobe can be more popular than his contemporaries because he is more handsome.

But Kobe doesn't think so. He feels that he is loved by fans because of his strength and hard work. Of course, this is also one of the reasons why he is loved by fans.

In the following offense and defense, Kobe braced himself to deal with it carefully, and Gatsby also cheered up and concentrated on defending Kobe's offense. Singles are beneficial for defense and offense.

Because the defender doesn't need to worry about pick-and-rolls, just watch the opponent's footsteps to attack, and the attacker can also play his best attack ability, because he doesn't need to guard against flanking attacks from other people.

Kobe and Gatsby were on offense and defense, and they fought fiercely. After the fight, Kobe had no time to think about anything else. At first, he felt that he couldn't bully Gatsby's small body with his body, but Gatsby's fierceness The pressing aroused Kobe's ferocity, and later the two simply hit elbows on the chest, elbows on the waist, and violently collided.

Generally speaking, Kobe has the upper hand. On the one hand, the attacker is born to take the initiative. On the other hand, it is difficult for shooting guards and point guards to match up. But one of the best scorers in the NBA, he is proficient in breakthroughs, shooting, free throws, and three-pointers. He has almost no offensive blind spots. A man who can score 81 points in a single game!

After several months of training and adequate nutrition, Gatsby's height has grown to 193cm and his weight has increased to 80kg. However, he still looks thin, but he has not been afraid of Kobe's collision. Gary Payton's defense The philosophy is to stay close to the opponent, not allowing the opponent to have space to make moves, and then wait for the opportunity to steal fiercely.

An hour later, Kobe and Gatsby sat slumped on the floor, both panting from exhaustion, Kobe was a physical monster, and now Gatsby is also a physical monster, but both of them were extremely tired, because alone Picking can be one of the most tiring drills in basketball training.

Kobe was sweating profusely, and his lips were a little white. He was exhausted, and he looked at the young man in front of him with admiration. Although this young man was also exhausted, he defeated this young man in a one-on-one match, but It wasn't easy to win, and even he thought Gatsby's defense was probably the best he'd faced in his career.

Gatsby's defense is ferocious, he is not afraid of confrontation, he is resourceful, he strikes quickly, and he is not out of position. This young man can gain a foothold in the league just by relying on his defense. But why do some experts always criticize Gatsby? It's worse than defense, Kobe was a little puzzled, but he laughed the next moment-that bunch of shit doesn't know what experts know!
Kobe gave Gatsby his cell phone number, and told Gatsby to call him at any time. He admired Gatsby, a young man, and was willing to communicate more with this young man, and he also had some other ideas .

(End of this chapter)