basketball hero

Chapter 184 "Starting From Zero" Again

Ying Xiong said solemnly: "Thank you for your beating. I really have a big psychological gap recently. A second-round pick in the team was put on the rotation, but I didn't even have a chance to play."

Shao Ziqiang said: "It's normal for you to have a gap in your heart. This world is unfair. We always say that the CBA is bad in our country, but one thing is that it is our national league after all, so no one discriminates against you. But in the NBA, it is too common for us yellow people to be viewed with colored eyes. Next time you meet Dayao, you can ask him how much he suffered when he landed in the NBA. Dayao is the No. [-] pick She is beautiful, and has an innate height advantage, but still, it should be questioned or questioned. Laomei thinks that we yellow people are in poor health and are not as good as blacks and whites. This is a prejudice or a misunderstanding. It is indeed common. The reality exists. But yellow people are in poor health, and there are always a few outstanding basketball talents. So for you, if you can only achieve the same level as ordinary black players, why should they use you? Can be replaced, people have to use you to really change the status quo."

Shao Ziqiang went on to say: "I still underestimated the impact of the injury on you. Going to the NBA is going to a foreign country, and it takes time to adapt. Because of your ankle injury, you can't participate in the summer league or play games. You didn’t play well. But this is an objective difficulty, not a reason for your unbalanced mentality. Ying Xiong, I think you are a player with strong survivability. The ability of the new environment is not top-notch, but I believe you can survive in this league with the highest level of basketball in the world. You are you, don’t be someone else, start from scratch again!"

"Thank you, Coach Shao, I will survive! I assure you!" Ying Xiong's words revealed firmness and seriousness.

This is the result Shao Ziqiang wanted to see, and he was very worried that Ying Xiong would be devastated because of his demons.Ying Xiong is alone in the United States and has to face all kinds of adversity alone. As a 20-year-old young man, he is indeed under a lot of pressure.

Starting from scratch is actually no stranger to Ying Xiong.In fact, the last time he did this was less than two years ago.In less than two years, he has grown from a marginal member of the newly promoted CBA polo team to the core of the team, led the team to win the first championship in team history, won the finals MVP strongly, and then was The NBA Bucks selected the 8th overall pick in the first round.

——I don’t know whether it’s because he’s improving too fast or the world is changing too fast, but one thing is undeniable——Ying Xiong is a very successful basketball player, but he still has a long way to go to become great.

The next day, Ying Xiong woke up early, had breakfast in the downstairs restaurant, took the subway to the Bucks designated place to gather, and took the plane together to New York City, the largest city in the United States.The Bucks will challenge the New York Knicks away tonight.

When Ying Xiong got on the bus, he helped his teammates with their luggage, carried their training bags, and was very active in handing drinks to veteran players.As a rookie, he knows there are some established rules in the NBA.In the locker room of the visiting team, he took the initiative to talk to other teammates.Everyone felt that he was very different today from before.Because he seemed very silent before, although he was never absent from training or late, but he always felt not very talkative and a little serious.

During the routine training in the Knicks training hall, Ying Xiong practiced very hard and actively asked the assistant coach in charge of defense some NBA defensive skills and the team's defensive tactics.He is very clear that if he has the opportunity to play, he may not have the ball on the offensive end, but he must have the defense, otherwise the head coach Skiles will definitely not let himself stay on the court for a long time.You know, why Mbah a Moute was able to get the opportunity to come off the bench is not because he has a solid and stable defense.In fact, his defensive potential and conditions are better than his, but for the NBA, he is a product of the NCAA, and he adapts relatively quickly.

The head coach of the Bucks, Skiles, is a very defensive coach and a very stubborn person.He really didn't like yellow-skinned Asian players like Ying Xiong, but seeing Ying Xiong's devotion in training today and his radiant mental outlook, he still affirmed it in his heart.Everyone likes hardworking people, and Skiles is no exception.

Ying Xiong puts a lot of emphasis on 3-pointers in training, especially the 3-pointers from the two bottom corners.He is very clear about his current position in the team.The team doesn't seem to plan to focus on training themselves, and the head coach seems to prefer Mbah a Moute and Charlie Bell.In this case, I must strive to contribute in the limited playing time in order to get more playing time.If he is replaced, according to the team's staffing and coach Skiles' employment habits, he will most likely play the 2nd or 3rd position.In this way, the possession of the ball is definitely not in his hands, and when he is attacking in the half court, he will definitely not give himself much possession of the ball.In this way, if you are a winger, stand at the bottom corner to open up space, and you will get relatively more shooting opportunities than at the top of the arc and 45 degrees.

Ying Xiong asked Michael Reid, the boss of the best 3-point shooter in the team, for advice on 3-point shooting.Reid was also very happy that the rookie in the team was so humble and studious. He grinned and taught him some of his experience and experience in shooting 3-pointers.

Ying Xiong was the last one to leave the training hall. In order to integrate into the rhythm of the NBA game as soon as possible and improve his competitive state, he must strictly implement the training plan and implement it without compromise.For your own technical weak links, increase the amount of training and strive to improve.

Madison Square Garden, Midtown Manhattan, New York.Ying Xiong is no stranger to this place, nor is it the first time he has been here.Because not long ago, on June 6, he was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the annual draft held here.

The New York Knicks is a veteran team in the NBA. It has one of the largest ball markets in the NBA and has a glorious team history.However, since the beginning of the new century, the Knicks have been in a sluggish state, and the team's winning percentage has not exceeded 50%. They only broke into the playoffs in the 2003-2004 season.The team has always hoped to get a superstar to lead the team forward, but one failed to do so.Steve Francis, Stephon Marbury and Jamal Crawford couldn't lead the team out of the quagmire.

(End of this chapter)