Reborn NBA's Strongest Talent

Chapter 23 23. The "super" rookie on the bench
"Russell, thank you." Richard quickly ran after Westbrook when he saw Westbrook was about to leave the arena.

Suddenly speeding up and pulling the sore muscles all over his body after training, Richard grinned in pain.

Westbrook stopped and looked Richard up and down, and grinned with a "hehe" smile, "Not bad, come on!"

I didn't say the last word of the thank you speech I had planned.

Richard dragged his stinging body and ate some staff meals indiscriminately, returned to the players' dormitory, and threw himself on the bed as soon as he entered the door.

"Ah~~hiss..." Even the soft bed can stimulate my muscles.

Enduring the stinging pain while adjusting, after turning for a long time, I finally found a slightly comfortable position.

Maybe it's also because I gradually got used to the tingling pain, so I feel comfortable in a twisted posture with the head, arms, waist, and legs spread apart.

But it is impossible to fall asleep in such a posture. The mental sobriety and physical exhaustion often make people very crazy, but now if I just move casually and get stabbed, it makes people even more crazy.

In order to find something to do, Richard opened the talent simulator to examine his data:

Strength: 68/85.

Speed: 77/92.

Skill: 67/96.

Bounce: 71/88.

Two-point shooting accuracy: 75/94.

Three-point shooting accuracy: 81/90.

Average: 73/95.

Medals: "Strong-willed", "The sun at four o'clock in the morning".

From the data point of view, it is still very good to be able to improve two ratings in two weeks. You must know that before entering the league, I can only improve two training points in two weeks, and now it is thirteen.

Except for the 8 points of strength that were exchanged for krypton gold, the other training points were increased by 1 point on average.

Well, Richard nodded in his mind.

There is still a big gap from what the coach wants.

A team with a stable bench firepower should have a score of at least 80 or higher.

In addition to data, physical abilities that cannot be reflected in data must also be developed.For example, my height of 198 is only 82 kg, which is indeed too thin.

After Richard turned his attention away from the tingling pain in his body, he soon became sleepy.

Wake up and go to a trainer for a weight gain program...

Then Richard fell asleep, snoring like thunder.

When he woke up, Richard looked at his watch, I lost it, it was time to go to training!
It was already 5 o'clock in the morning the next day, the time for morning exercises to start.

"Gululu..." Richard's stomach has not been filled with new things for 16 hours since noon yesterday, and he protested angrily!

How can there be food now!

Enduring hunger, Richard tidied up and hurried out.

There are still some faint tingling pains on the body, which was a bit overdone yesterday.

Along the way, he did warm-up exercises such as high leg raises. Richard walked all the way to the brightly lit arena. Westbrook has arrived today.

"Hi! Russell!" Richard heard the sound of the basketball hitting the floor as soon as he left the locker room.

"You're half an hour late, Richard." Westbrook was practicing shooting.

I was quite accurate in practice, but not accurate enough on the field, I really don’t know why.

Westbrook replied and continued to practice.

Richard only smirked, "I got up late today."

Also pick up the ball and practice stepping back.

The hit rate is not high, Richard's strength is still unstable, and the soreness from yesterday's training has not recovered, which really affects each other's shooting.

"Hey! Richard, there is a problem with your shooting." Westbrook was a little depressed, and stopped Richard.

"You should put your center of gravity foot in front to make the opponent think that you are going to break through, then take a step back with your non-center of gravity foot, retract your center of gravity foot, and then kick off to take off, so that the hit rate will be high..."

Westbrook demonstrated by example, breaking down the steps in slow motion while explaining the essentials.

Richard nodded frequently.

Then the ball is thrown out of the hand.

"Dang" hit the rim.

Westbrook's shooting hands stopped in mid-air and never retracted.

Richard looked at the basket and blinked continuously.

The air is a little frozen...

"I see, the main reason is that I didn't fully focus on the front foot..." Richard clapped his hands, and suddenly realized, "No wonder I always feel weird when I step back, and there is a problem with the next shooting movement."

"...Once you know, let's practice in the other half." Westbrook put on a straight face, lowered his raised hands and moved his shoulders.

"Okay..." Richard picked up the basketball and walked to the other side to continue practicing.

The arena fell silent, only the sounds of dribbling and shooting were heard one after another.

"You said you want to gain weight?" Westbrook, who was sitting in the dining room, looked at Richard who was wolfing down opposite him after the morning exercise.

Richard, whose mouth was full of bread, ham and fried eggs, could only nod desperately.

He picked up the cup and drank a big sip of milk, and managed to get the food into his stomach. Richard asked Westbrook, who was thinking about it, "Do you have any good ideas?"

"You are using it." Westbrook picked up his coffee and took a sip.

"Me?" Richard looked around at his hands, "What method did I use?"

Then something suddenly occurred to me, "You mean to eat?"

Westbrook nodded.

"What to eat? How to eat? How much to eat?" Richard conjured up a notebook out of nowhere, and was about to start taking notes.

Westbrook tilted the corner of his mouth, and Richard suddenly became too eager to learn, and he was a little uncomfortable.

"Ask professional people. The team has nutritionists and trainers. They can give you professional advice." Westbrook took another sip of coffee, put down his cup and stood up to leave.

After thinking about it, I reminded Richard, "There is still a game tonight, don't practice too tired."

After speaking, he turned and left.

"Huh? Let's go? I haven't finished eating yet, you...don't...wait...I..." Before Richard finished speaking, Westbrook had already walked out of the restaurant.

Richard stuffed another piece of ham into his mouth angrily.

After breakfast, Richard immediately came to the team's gym and found the trainer Braber.

"Huh? Richard? You finally came to me." Brabo was not surprised to see Richard, but was very enthusiastic.

Richard was a little shy, he had joined the team for two weeks and hadn't entered the gym yet, but Braber seemed to know him clearly.

"Billy has already told me that you should do physical exercise first and gain 10 kilograms first." Blaber is already ready.

It was still Donovan's trick.

"It's all under your arrangement." Richard accepted the arrangement with a wry smile.

"Don't worry, we must have a very fulfilling plan for this month." Brabble's strong arm patted on Richard's body, almost sending him flying.

The arms of this ordinary person are thicker than the legs of a basketball player like Richard!

With a weight gain of 10 kg in a month, it is hard for Richard to imagine what kind of training plan he will face.

That night, the Thunder ushered in a new game at home. The visiting team was the Miami Heat without Wade, Bosh and other superstars.

The team only relies on quasi-star players like Goran Dragic and Hassan Whiteside to play team basketball.

The Thunder also defeated the Heat without bloodshed.

At 28:39 in the first quarter, the Thunder led by 11 points. In the third quarter of the second half, they were beaten again at 14:28.

Leading by 22 points in three quarters, Westbrook clocked out again.

In the garbage time of the fourth quarter, the Heat's basketball advantage was reflected in the bench lineup. They chased 10 points in a single quarter, but it was meaningless.

In the end, the Heat lost the game 85:97.

Richard played 4 minutes in the whole game and scored 1 points on 1 of 2 shooting.

The score is using the step-back jumper that is being practiced.

As soon as the goal was scored, he was replaced by Donovan.

Then sat on the bench for a whole game.

During the commentator's time after the game, the on-site commentator mentioned Richard.

"Richard made a shot in the game against the Heat, but it was not a three-pointer that we are familiar with, and was replaced by the head coach. It seems that Richard did not complete the confession of the head coach. As a three-point shooter, he lost his weapon and naturally lost his value."

"From scoring 20 points in a single quarter in the preseason, to averaging 10 points per game at the start of the season, and now only scoring 2 points, what happened to Richard, a super rookie praised by the outside world?"

"Is it a disagreement between the generals? Or did Richard and the team have some disagreements? He didn't play in garbage time, and Richard didn't just fall out of the rotation."

"Judging from the first few games of the season, Richard's outside three-point ability is still very good. If it is put on the shelf at this time, it is estimated that some teams will be willing to take over."

"There is another detail. Richard's only shot in this game was a step-back shot. Of course, we know that Richard has a lot of offensive skills, including reclines, step-backs, and three-pointers. He is very comprehensive among substitute players."

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But at this time, Richard had already left the arena long ago, and went straight to the gym without even having extra training.

Next, the Thunder's schedule is four consecutive home games.

In Braber's words, Richard had a very fulfilling life.

Get up at 4:5 in the morning, do morning exercises from 8:[-] to [-]:[-], and only practice shooting during morning exercises.On non-match days, the team trains collectively in the morning, practicing tactics and confrontation, working out in the afternoon, and resting tired at night.In the morning of the competition day, you will work out in the morning, rest in the afternoon, and compete in the evening.

But the game at night is basically 4-6 minutes of playing time. If you are lucky, you can get two balls to shoot. If you are not lucky, you will end up with zero shots.

What's even worse is that the Thunder have lost four straight at home.

Consecutive losses to the Raptors, Clippers, Magic, and Pistons.

The original record of 6 wins and 1 loss quickly fell to 6 wins and 5 losses.

Another wave of doubts came, questioning Westbrook's ability to lead the team, questioning the fact that the data is good but the team cannot win.

There are also doubts about Donovan's employment. A super rookie just sits on the bench and has no chance to play.

Someone also made a different voice: "Why is Richard called a super rookie? I think it must be that he has no ability to play, so he has never had the opportunity to play."

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