Coach Lee

Chapter 756 I'm not as good as you
As Hill sighed, a hand rested on his shoulder.

Looking back, it was Li Nan who had just returned to the team.

Hill stood up from his seat, stretched out his hand to Li Nan, and smiled politely, "Long time no see, Li."

Hill is a real gentleman.Every movement, even the smile is so polite and decent.It is indeed the last elegance of the NBA.

Li Nan was not as particular as Hill, and immediately gave him a big hug.

"Yes, Grant, long time no see."

Being embraced by Li Nan's sudden enthusiasm, Hill also felt a little hot on his face.

"Grant, sit down."

"Oh, okay, thanks."

The two sat down side by side.For a while, he didn't know what to say.

Before Hill formally signed the contract, Li Nan called Hill.At that time, the two talked happily on the phone, saying that it was a great honor to be each other's teammates.

However, when it came to reality, the two really didn't know what to say for a while.

When Li Nan first entered the league, Hill was still a senior, a high-ranking senior, Jordan's successor, and an MVP-level figure in the league.Li Nan is just a young boy who has just arrived.

But now it has completely changed.

Li Nan is the 7-time champion, another god comparable to Jordan.And what about Hill?He is just a 33-year-old veteran who has just recovered from his injury, a veteran who came to Li Nan and the Nuggets with a basic salary, and a veteran who did not hesitate to be famous in order to realize his dream of being a champion.

After a long silence, it was Li Nan who spoke first.

"Grant, if only you had listened to my advice back then."

At that time, Li Nan once advised Hill to use less or even no speed reduction, but Hill did not listen to Li Nan's opinion.

hurt!

The original Jordan successor, in the end, was tired of injuries.

Hill didn't answer, but looked at the young people who were still playing on the court. Watching Wu You make a change of direction with a very low center of gravity, Hill's eyes showed a trace of envy.Soon, he turned to look at Li Nan again,

"Li, if it were you, would you give up your extraordinary skills?"

Li Nan replied without hesitation, "No, I will."

"How to say?"

"If you were young, energetic and talented before the Pistons' injury, you would definitely not have given up. That was the age when you could fly to the sky and escape from the ground. Who would give up their unique skills for no reason? But , After your first major ankle injury and rest for several months, I will choose to treat it cautiously. Our old Chinese saying goes: You learn a lot of wisdom. Once you have such a serious injury, you still insist on burdening your body. That's not persistence, that's irrationality."

"Stupid?" Hill said it himself.

Li Nan also laughed shamelessly. "Hahaha, you said it yourself."

"Then what will you do?"

"I will re-practice a new trick. For example, Dirk's golden rooster is very good. You are at the small forward position, and you are absolutely invincible on the court with that trick. We can't stay the same on the court. We have to Learn to adapt, learn to adapt, and learn to admit that some parts of ourselves are not good. We will eventually grow old. In these respects, I think Dirk and Tim Duncan have done a good job. They used to be Flying to the sky and escaping the earth existed, but now they have all become floor-playing. Floor-playing has not affected their greatness."

After Li Nan said this long paragraph, his tone was a bit condescending.However, Hill didn't mind these things, instead he expressed his persistence,

"However, for me at the time, I couldn't do it. I was the absolute core of the Pistons and Magic, and the expectations of the fans and the team. The team needed me to score, I needed me to organize, I needed me to create opportunities for my teammates, I just have to do that!"

At that time, Hill held the title of Jordan's successor.The pressure on him is really not small.His desire to lead the team to achieve brilliant results and surpass Jordan is really too strong.

Li Nan is sympathetic, but sympathy belongs to sympathy, what should be said still has to be said.

"If you want to organize the offense, I think it's good to play a pick-and-roll with your teammates. There is no defense that can't pass the pick-and-roll. After all, fighting alone is too tiring and hurts too much."

Hill knew it.

Since many years ago, Li Nan has started this offensive mode.Although now Li Nan often has a wonderful operation of one over four and one over five, what Li Nan uses the most is the pick and roll with his teammates.Save time and effort, and the efficiency is high.

Thinking of his persistence for so many years, Hilmer fell silent.

Li Nan asked at this time,
"Grant, do you regret it?"

Regret?
Hill asked himself inwardly.

His answer is:
"Of course not! Do your best to do your own thing well, and I don't regret it!"

Li Nan gave a thumbs up, "Grant! I'm not as good as you!"

"hen~" Hill smiled, but this smile was a little helpless.

Beep beep beep!
Half of the training match over there is over, and we are taking a break.

Hill's eyes turned again, his eyes flickering.

Obviously, he has ideas.

"Lee, we,"

Li Nan suppressed his thoughts, and deliberately changed the topic,

"Grant, how's your ankle doing?"

Lifting his foot, Hill looked at his weak ankle, "That's fine, but I always feel that I don't dare to use my strength."

"Grant, it seems that you are not quick." After a little thought, Li Nan decided, "Come on, Grant, let's go check it out."

"OK."

Hill didn't say no.Although he knew that his ankle should be fine, and now it was more of a psychological effect, he did not reject Li Nan's kindness.

Under the leadership of Situ Minyi, the team doctors conducted a health check on Hill's whole body.

Soon, the test report came out.

The report is that everything is fine.However, there are a few sentences in the conclusion,

"The maximum playing time per game is 28 minutes. It is recommended not to do the direction-changing movement that exerts a lot of force on the ankle."

In the latter sentence, Hill himself is already in control.The previous sentence gave Hill a chill.

I am old, I am really old!

Li Nan took out something at this time.

"Grant, this is the daily training plan formulated for you by the team's coaching staff and team doctor. From now on, you will follow this plan."

Hill took a general look at it, and it was all about flexibility exercises, especially for the ankles.However, Hill discovered a problem.

His joint training with the team was actually arranged after the start of the season!After the start of the regular season!
"What about the game? When will I play?"

"Don't rush to play! When the time is right, you will fight with us."

Don't rush to play?

Hill was a little lost and frustrated, but he still asked politely:
"So what can I do for the Nuggets?"

"Grant, we don't need you to do much, you just need to do this well!"

With that said, Li Nan turned to the last page of the training plan.

Shoot!

You don't need to break through, you don't need to defend hard, you just need to shoot!

"alright, I got it."

Hill blinked his eyes a few times, exhaled, "Huh~~~"

Li Nan hooked his brother's shoulder and patted him.

There are no more words.

It's cruel, but it's reality
(End of this chapter)