In the basketball world, starting from the 99 World Youth Championship

Chapter 43 is a must for men
At four o'clock in the morning the next day, Zhang Tian was still in his sleep when he was woken up by the sound of his mobile phone.

"Hey, Zhang, didn't we agree that we're going to run on the beach in Malibu together? Why haven't you gotten up yet?" The phone call was made by Reggie Miller, who was nicknamed by Zhang Tian.

Sure enough, there are not many projection-type players who are soft persimmons. For example, Hamilton, who entered the league in the same class as himself, has not yet put on a mask.It can make teammates collapse. He and Miller are both from sports families, so they have been ahead of ordinary athletes in terms of physical fitness since birth.

"Okay, wait for me for 10 minutes." Zhang Tian got up from the bed, instead of going to wash up immediately, he woke up Big Ben, Xiao Ao and Papa Lucas.

"Get up, get up, Reggie Miller invited us to go for a walk on the beach in Malibu, hurry up."

The Greek didn't hesitate at Zhang Tian's words. He turned around and went to wash up. Xiao Ao and Da Ben didn't move, they were very sleepy now.

"Zhang, you are the one who is willing to run with Reggie yourself, why did you drag us along, I don't want to die of exhaustion on the beach..."

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Xiao Ao chattered a lot, but was still pushed into the bathroom by Zhang Tian.

Xiao Ao must go. Zhang Tian doesn't have a car at the moment, and the hotel is far away from Malibu.

After the four of them washed up, they got on Xiao Ao's Ford, which was about to be scrapped, and came to Malibu Beach.

There were no people on the Malibu beach at this time. Reggie Miller was dressed in black sportswear, which looked like a mafia, and his unflattering temperament made it even more penetrating.

"You guys are really slow. Well, let's start running now. Let's see who of you can run faster than me, an old man."

Damn it again, Zhang Tian saw Zhang Jiawei’s jokes on the Internet in his previous life. In 02, Miller was 37 years old and 21-year-old Harrington was running in Malibu together, but the latter only lasted for one day. , The next day I didn’t say anything, this is the soul of the Pacers, a paranoid who does not lose to Kobe, an old hooligan who works hard, just because he has no championship and no honor to win, so he always Ignored, forgotten.

None of the four spoke, and started running around the coast of Malibu, which is 21 miles long.

The 21-mile coastline doesn't look very long, at least in the eyes of Reggie Miller, who has run it countless times over the years.

Among the four Zhang Tian, ​​everyone was able to keep up with Reggie Miller's rhythm at the beginning. No matter how strong the opponent is, he is still a 34-year-old veteran.

So the four cucumbers easily overtook Miller, the front wave, especially Xiao Ao and Da Ben, who were both insiders in the 96 draft. They were dissatisfied with each other. He ran very smoothly, and his speed was uniform, not as desperate as the two of them.

After one lap, it took almost 20 minutes for everyone. Reggie Miller continued to run the second lap without stopping, and Zhang Tian's four-member team also started to run not to be outdone.

Two laps, three laps, four laps, five laps..., the more you run backward, the slower everyone's speed, and at the same time there are people who fall behind. That person is the Greek defender Theodoros Papalukas, This guy is not known for his physical strength, and it is also a common problem among European players. There may be some of them with great physical strength, but those people do not include the current number one point guard in Greece.

Reggie Miller was not surprised that Papa Lucas fell behind. In the Pacers team, no more than three people could follow him for more than five laps.Big Ben's trio is indeed a bit of a surprise to the king of trash talk.

"If you can't do it, don't force it. Go to the side and rest." Reggie Miller shouted. In front, Big Ben and Xiao Ao were already leaving. Both of them used the front to charge, but the back was completely exhausted. .

The two insiders directly slumped on the beach. Looking at Zhang Tian who was still competing with Reggie Miller, it was the eighth lap.

"Zhang, don't force yourself. I've been running for decades. You're just starting out. It's pretty good to be able to run eight laps." Miller was telling the truth. Running by himself was nothing more than eight laps. That person was a mainstream race, while Zhang Tian was a non-mainstream race.

Blacks are inherently stronger than other races in terms of endurance. This is irrefutable, but as a man with a hook, it is naturally the capital of countless races, "It's okay, Reggie, I want to see my limit There," Kobe's 666 training method also includes running.With that foundation, it is not too difficult to face this kind of long-distance running around the Malibu coastline, but today's running training can be skipped, just do other things.

Seeing Zhang Tian's insistence, Reggie Miller didn't say anything anymore. Zhang Tian ran 11 laps before stopping, while Reggie Miller, the mill king, was still running.

Hey, the genes of a sports family can really do whatever they want. Although Miller can't jump high or run fast, he is durable enough. Men must be durable.

Zhang Tian's group of four came excitedly, and left like dead dogs tired. When they returned to the hotel, Rick Carlisle was taken aback.

"Why did you go, how did you make it like this? Could it be that you just came back from a nightclub?"

As a player who came out of the Green Army, he is now a coach. Rick Carlisle has not forgotten the tradition of ruling the army with iron and blood. The Kaizi were invincible in ancient times. In addition to their own strength, there is also the atmosphere in the team. If players are allowed to be self-defeating, there is absolutely no reason for them to win the championship.After all, competitive sports have never won the championship by relying on paper strength.

"We went for a run with Reggie."

Running with Miller?Rick Carlisle understands that in the offseason, the Pacers boss likes to stay in his hometown of Los Angeles, and has a special fondness for long-distance running.

Jim Carrey was very relieved to see a few players go for a run with the team instead of going to a nightclub to have fun.

However, after the game in the afternoon, the assistant coach of the Pacers couldn't feel relieved at all, because they lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers by a big margin in the game, and Mo Wenwei's brother even scored a goal in front of Theodoros Papalukas. With a double-double of 20 points and 10 assists, the opponent had only 7 points and 5 assists under the close defense of Andre Miller, and there were also 3 turnovers.

The Greeks played steadily in the previous two summer league games. Because of the long-distance running in the morning, the physical loss directly affected the competitive state of the game. In this game, Zhang Tian played normally against Trajan Langdon, who was almost in the NHL. He scored 27 points. He scored 3 rebounds and 1 assist, but took 32 shots.Lang Dun's strength made Zhang Tian complain endlessly.

(End of this chapter)