basketball kingdom

Chapter 42 Defensive Problems

After Xu Tian returned to the dressing room, he went straight into the bathroom.The warm water from the shower made him completely relax, and he temporarily forgot about the defeat in this match.

Nick Young is a person who likes to laugh. The atmosphere in the locker room made him a little uncomfortable, but because Kobe was around, he didn't dare to smile.

Byron Scott returned to the locker room with the coaching staff. He was quite satisfied with today's performance, sat down on the chair safely, and prepared for the next game.

Magic Johnson saw the spirituality that a point guard should have in Xu Tian, ​​and he also came to the locker room, hoping to talk to Xu Tian.But he couldn't find Xu Tian, ​​he only saw Kobe and walked straight to him.

Clarkson was sitting next to Kobe. When he saw Magic Johnson approaching, he tactfully got up and gave the chair to him.

Magic Johnson laughed: "Man, you don't have to give up your seat to me."

Clarkson was still a little confused about the temper of the current president of basketball affairs. He smiled shyly and didn't dare to say anything.

Magic Johnson sat on the chair with a smile, and said proactively: "Kobe, after summer, your body seems to be rusty!"

Kobe didn't feel good today. He only made 25 of 11 shots and scored 26 points.Although there was a good performance in the final stage, it was not outstanding in the whole game.Hearing what the magician said, Kobe said: "Indeed! Now my body is not as good as before. It is very difficult to play like before, so I need to let Xu play as soon as possible."

Seeing that Kobe had gotten to the point, the magician asked, "What do you think of Xu?"

Kobe said: "I saw the potential of a superstar in him. As long as he develops, he can become a superstar."

Magic laughed. "I agree with that! But that's not what I'm talking about now. I mean, what do you think of his defense?"

Kobe remembered what he wanted to say to Xu Tian, ​​and said: "He had too many steal attempts on the defensive end, which made him not only lose a few defensive positions, but also lost a few defensive fouls, which is very bad. Good defensive habits. But other than that, his other defenses and help defenses are fine."

Magic Johnson nodded in agreement and said, "You can communicate with Xu and help him get rid of this bad defensive habit, otherwise he will still be troubled by fouls."

Kobe nodded in agreement, and that was his plan, too.

Xu Tian knew that the Lakers attracted a lot of attention in the United States, and knew that there must be many media reporters interviewing in the locker room, so he stood in the bathroom with a bath towel on.

After finishing the interview, Nick Yang walked into the bathroom and saw Xu Tian standing there in a daze. He asked in surprise, "Oh, man! So many people are looking for you, I didn't expect you to hide here."

Xu Tian looked at Nick Yang and asked, "Is there anyone looking for me?"

"Coach, magician." Nick Young pointed to the door and said, "Of course there are many reporters."

Xu Tian nodded and said thank you.

Nick Yang was in a good mood, and sang rap into the shower.

Xu Tian still didn't go out in the end, and he didn't come out of the bathroom until Kobe came in to inform him, and changed into his own clothes.

It was already past 11 o'clock at night. After the two walked out of the venue to the parking lot, they chatted briefly and then walked to their parking places.

Alice was sitting in the car a little sleepy, waiting for Xu Tian's arrival.

Xu Tian opened the car door, sat on the co-pilot, and said, "Let's go!"

Alice looked at Xu Tian's expression, but she didn't see any look of frustration, which made her heave a sigh of relief.After starting the car, he quickly walked back to the jewelry store.Xu Tian has just been traded to the Lakers. He hasn't bought a house yet, so he's staying at Alice's house for the time being.

After the two arrived at the jewelry store, Xu Tian went straight back to his room, turned on the computer and found the video of the game between the Lakers and the Timberwolves.

Alice simply made a fruit plate, came to Xu Tian's room, saw a video playing on his computer, and asked, "Honey, what are you watching?"

Xu Tian looked back at Alice and said, "The video of today's game."

Alice put the fruit plate on the table, sat on the bed, and watched the game video on the computer.

Xu Tian remembered when he was called for a foul, and clicked on the video of that time period.He looked at these fouls several times, and finally discovered the commonality among them-they were called fouls when they were trying to steal.

Alice rested her chin on her hand and watched the video quietly until Xu Tian pressed the pause button, then she tentatively said: "Honey. I think you rely too much on steals. If you can be more cautious when defending, you can Not to be called a foul."

Xu Tian looked at Alice in surprise.He didn't expect Alice to see these things, and asked, "How do you know this?"

Alice didn't know why Xu Tian was so surprised, and said: "My father watched all your Summer League games and said that you try to steal too much and are easily fouled by blowers."

Xu Tian nodded suddenly, turned around and turned off the video of today's game, and searched for Gary Payton's video.

Gary Payton, nicknamed "The Glove", is rated as the best defensive point guard in history and the last guard to get the best defensive player.

Xu Tianjing watched Gary Payton's defensive highlights and carefully analyzed his defensive moves. If there was something worth learning, he would go back and watch it several times.

Xu Tian never thought of being a defensive champion before, but since he heard Kobe say that "defense is the biggest reason for him to widen the gap with McGrady", he has consciously strengthened his defense.But today he was obviously a little too hard, resulting in six fouls in his first show.

Xu Tian was even more surprised when Alice spoke again.

"In 06, the NBA changed the rules of perimeter defense. You can see that the defense in the 90s didn't work. I think you should watch the video of Kawhi Leonard of the Spurs."

After hearing what Alice said, Xu Tian searched for information about that year in his mind.

In 06, the then president of the league, David Stern, changed the whistleblowing scale. When defending in the high position (outside, low position is the inside), it is easier to be fouled.The change in the rules ushered in a collective explosion for the outside stars that year.

In 06, the scoring champion Kobe averaged 35.4 points per game, followed by Allen Iverson who ranked second with 33 points per game, LeBron James who ranked third with 31.4 points per game, and the fourth "general" Gilbert Ali Nurse averaged 29.3 points per game, fifth Dwyane Wade 27.2 points.

The average score of the top ten scorers in 06 was 28.67 points, which is the second highest average score in NBA history, second only to the legendary season in 62. In that year, there was a Martian who averaged 50+ per game——Wilt chamberlain.

By the way, Wilt Chamberlain is nicknamed "Basketball Emperor" or "Big Coach". He has excellent physical fitness. Most of the regular season records are in his hands. Among them, the most well-known one is 100 points in a single game—— The highest score in a single game in the NBA (the second highest score is Kobe's 81 points in a single game).

Chamberlain's off-court life is also full of legends. He claims to have had sex with [-] women, so he is also nicknamed "Zhang [-]" in China.

Closer to home, as many as six of the top ten scorers in 06 set the highest value of their careers in that year. The 6-year-old LeBron James and the 21-year-old Allen Iverson both reached their highest personal scoring points this year.

In the 06 finals, benefiting from loose rules, Dwyane Wade led the team to win four games in a row when the Miami Heat fell behind 0-2, and finally won the championship.

These all happened in the season when the rules were changed.

While Xu Tian was thinking about this, he gradually understood why he was called fouls continuously, but this was still a little less surprising than the surprise Alice brought to him. He asked, "Are you a die-hard NBA fan?"

Alice shook her head and said, "I played volleyball at school, so I don't know much about basketball."

Xu Tian was even more puzzled, and asked, "Then how do you know that the NBA changed the perimeter penalty scale in 06?"

Alice took an apple from the fruit plate and put it into her mouth, and said naturally: "My other half is an NBA player, so of course I need to know more about the NBA. But I found this rule when I was waiting for you in the car." of."

Xu Tian snorted, turned around and turned off Gary Payton's defensive highlights, and went to search for Kawhi Leonard's videos instead.

Alice stretched out a small piece of apple in front of Xu Tian, ​​and said, "Eat some fruit and take a rest, it's getting late."

Xu Tian bit the apple into his mouth and said, "I lost the game today. As usual, I can't sleep, so I'll take this time to watch more videos." Then he turned to Alice and said, "You first Go and rest."

Alice heard Xu Tian's words, spread out Xu Tian's neat quilt, put the pillow where she had just sat, lay down, and said, "I can watch the video with you for a while."

Xu Tian turned to watch Leonard's defensive highlights, and asked, "Honey, what do you think of Leonard's defense?"

Alice lay on the pillow and said: "I remember seeing a post saying that Leonard is the only player in the small forward who might threaten the status of LeBron James and Kevin Durant. The only outside star who won the best defensive player in recent years should be the best defensive player."

Xu Tian turned around and said with a smile: "Wow! I didn't expect you to really know how to play football."

Alice held her chin with her right hand and said with a smile on her face, "That's right, don't you see where I am a student."

Xu Tian saw that she started talking about the university again, and joked: "Harvard University is not a famous basketball school, it is far behind UCLA, Duke, North Carolina and so on."

Not to be outdone, Alice said, "At least it's better than the SH basketball sports school you went to."

Xu Tian shook his head and smiled, "Okay! I can't say no to you." Then he turned to watch Leonard's defensive video.

Alice didn't speak for a while, and after a while, she asked softly, "Are you worried about getting booed when you go to Sacramento to fight the Kings the night after tomorrow?"

Xu Tian didn't answer.It was also his first time playing an away game, so he didn't know what the scene would be like that day.

(End of this chapter)