Coach Lee

Chapter 233 Rookie Wall

The rookie wall describes that after rookies enter the NBA, they usually have no state for a certain period of time, as if there is an invisible wall blocking the way forward.

Every year the season starts, the rookies seem to be getting more active.They will jump higher and run faster.

Unfortunately, the NBA is an athletic marathon, not a sprint.

From the start of training camp, you practice twice a day for a full month, followed by eight preseason games.Then there are 82 races to torture you on a long road filled with a dozen back-to-back races and endless days of flying, hotel and bus rides.

For a rookie like Wang Dazhi who is 19-22 years old, his rookie season basically multiplies his college schedule by three.

When the physical and mental strength began to collapse a little, the "Rookie Wall" came.

Most rookies hit this evil wall to varying degrees in their first seasons.

Especially when you're looking forward to throwing everything into basketball and travel.

It's normal for many rookies to feel stuck in the rookie wall if they've been playing for a long time.

However, the question is how long it takes to get out of it.

Li Nan gave Wang Dazhi a good explanation. "Dazhi, this is the rookie wall. It's normal, everyone will encounter it."

Wang Dazhi seemed to catch something, "Have you had it before?"

"Of course! Anyone will have it. It's better than Jordan has it! It's just that the length of time experienced by each person is different." Li Nan didn't blink his eyes.

"Then what should I do?" Wang Dazhi was really tortured, and now he can't wait to knock down and smash this "rookie wall" right away.

what to do?Li Nan has never experienced it himself, and he really doesn't know what to do.

"Get over it! Yes! Dazhi, you have to get through it! You are a soldier! Such a small difficulty will not trouble our Chinese soldiers! I can get through it, and you can do the same!"

Li Nan could only encourage Wang Dazhi well.I don't know how it works, but it's positive.

On the other end, "Hmm!"

It sounds like Wang Dazhi's spirit has been refreshed a little bit.After all, now that he knows what's going on with him, he won't be a headless fly like before.

"It's all small things and it will pass quickly."

After hanging up on Wang Dazhi's call, Li Nan hurried to find the old man Larry Brown.

"Shit! Shit rookie wall!" Larry Brown taught Li Nan well, "This is the problem of decreased concentration and decreased concentration! It's like a machine running with children For a long time, this is a truth."

Li Nan didn't quite understand, so he just nodded silently and said yes, "Then what should we do?"

"You should eat, drink, and do what you want to do most in your heart. Don't force yourself too much. In short, you are tired and you need to rest!"

Larry Brown didn't seem to take this rookie wall seriously at all, but Li Nan was taught.

Soon, Li Nan called Wang Dazhi back,
"What? I'm going to training." Wang Dazhi's voice came quickly, and he was still in good spirits.

"Oh, it's okay. I just want to tell you that when you return to New York, I'll treat you to a big meal. After all, we haven't seen each other for a long time." Li Nan said very sincerely.

However, Wang Dazhi didn't believe Li Nan, "Hehe~Xiao Li, forget it. Every time I invite me to a big meal, it's always white water chicken."

"I really treat you to a big meal this time!" Li Nan tried to make his tone more sincere.

"Okay, okay, please, please." Wang Dazhi said very perfunctorily. .

After hanging up the phone, Li Nan shook his head helplessly.

Unexpectedly, the story of "Wolf is coming" will happen to me one day, so sad~~
On February 2, the NBA announced the items and entry list for the All-Star Individual Event.

Skills Challenge: John Stockton, Tim Hardaway, Gary Payton, Jason Kidd, Stephon Marbury, Steve Nash, Kobe Bryant, Nan Li

Slam Dunk Contest: Kobe, McGrady, Stackhouse, Michael Finley, Chris Kyle, Darwin Hamm
Three-point shot contest: Jeff Hornacek, Steve Kerr, Glenn Rice, Reggie Miller, Ray Allen, Hubert Davis, Dale Ellis , Tracy Murray.

Surprisingly, the last slam dunk contest that was agreed last year, turned out to appear again this year!

Surprisingly, there was no defending champion Li Nan in the three-point contest and slam dunk contest. On the contrary, Li Nan's name appeared in the newly emerged skill contest.

And the most attractive thing is a new event in this All-Star Game, the Skills Challenge.

"Skills Challenge? What kind of competition is this?"

"Why are there so many stars participating in the skill competition? It's so attractive, it must be very exciting, right?"

"The skill competition is definitely a game to show off your skills, but how to compare, what to compare? Curious! Looking forward to it!"

Soon, NBA officials also played a video on TV:
After the referee whistles, the player takes the ball and completes a layup first, then dribbles through four obstacles to the other half, and is greeted with a passing task, passing the ball into a round-mouthed net basket , followed by another test of hitting the ground and passing the ball. This is a net basket with a lower height and a slightly downward mouth; next, the players will make a jump shot at the top of the circle that is one step inside the three-point line and 6.7 meters from the bottom line to complete the jump shot Then they had to accept another through pass test, and then completed a layup after bypassing three obstacles. The 8 players with the shortest time in the preliminaries among the 3 contestants will enter the final, and the player with the shortest time in the final will win the championship.

Everyone soon understood.Skills contest, testing dribbling, passing, and pitching. It is a competition for players' basic skills.

"It seems quite interesting."

"Those guys in the NBA have some brains."

"The NBA can't be squeezed by the NFL. This is a trick that was forced to come up with it?"

Soon, the "New York Times" also broke the news.

"According to an official NBA staff member who did not want to be named, the reason why Lee refused to participate in the three-point contest and the dunk contest was that there was 'no opponent.'"

As soon as this report came out, it quickly grabbed the news sections, and Li Nan was accidentally pushed to the forefront.

"Insincere, China Li is a bit too arrogant."

"Li's three-pointer is indeed accurate, but it is not to the point where no one can break it."

"Lee's dunk is really good, but there are more people in the United States who can dunk."

Also because Li Nan made the news headlines, the popularity of the All-Star Game followed suit.
(End of this chapter)