King of shooting guards

Chapter 99 Heading to BJ
Time passed quickly, half of the winter vacation passed in a blink of an eye, and at the same time, the sound of New Year's cannons rang out, and blessings from all walks of life came one after another.

On the third day of the Lunar New Year, it is reasonable to say that Hongcheng's custom is not to sneak out, but this morning Li Changgeng went out early in the morning, saying he was practicing, but looking at his hurried figure, he didn't look like he was practicing. .

The younger brother muttered something at the door, helped Li Changgeng close the door, and went back to sleep.

In fact, Li Changgeng received a call from the director. The director told Li Changgeng about going to the American training camp on the phone, so Li Changgeng rushed there in such a hurry, otherwise how could he run over? The practice is not done yet.

The reason why the trip to the United States was started in advance was entirely forced by the East China Economic Company. Originally, the director’s budget was to go after the provincial league. After all, the current exchange rate is different from that at that time. Judging from the trend , it should be cheaper at that time.But the East China Economic Company stepped in and offered Li Changgeng and the others a lure, and the director couldn't sit still. Fortunately, they refused that day, otherwise the director didn't know where to cry.So just to be on the safe side, the director arranged the itinerary in advance.

When he arrived at the predetermined place, he suddenly found that Sima Shenji was also here. He greeted Sima Shenji enthusiastically, and Sima Shenji smiled slightly, still as indifferent as ever. He was not surprised by Li Changgeng's arrival. After all, he is currently the strongest player in Hongcheng.

After the two reconciled, the director also came out. He looked at the two of them and nodded with satisfaction.

"I will go to the United States in a few days, and you should all know."

The two nodded at the same time.

Then the director's face was a little dignified.

"Do you know whose training camp you went to this time?"

"do not know!"

"It belongs to Kobe who just retired."

"Wow!" The two were stunned at the same time. Kobe hadn't held a training camp since he retired, and now they were able to grab the tickets for the first training camp, which shows that the director has a lot of energy.

The chief just smiled.

"Li Changgeng, Sima Shenji, this is a rare opportunity. Going to the training camp can allow you to get in touch with something that you haven't been able to get in touch with before, and absorb some different basketball knowledge and competitive style. This is good for you."

"You know, the United States is the country with the most developed basketball culture. There are many basketball superstars there, and there is the basketball temple NBA. Almost every world champion comes from there. A trip there can let you get in touch with basketball. On the other side, different basketball, multi-layered basketball, more professional basketball culture, absorbing more knowledge.”

"Going to Kobe's training camp, no matter how you perform, will definitely benefit you a lot."

After hearing this, Li Changgeng and Sima Shenji's hearts were also shaken.

They are both basketball fans, so they naturally know what this means. At first, the two of them just thought they were looking for a retired player to train them, but they didn't expect to find a master like Kobe. This must have a great impact on the two of them.

Seeing the appearance of the two, the director nodded in satisfaction, this is the effect he wanted, otherwise why would he work so hard to keep up with his superiors and beg for this quota!

"Director, thank you, we will definitely cherish this opportunity." Li Changgeng said first.

Sima Shenji also spoke, thanking him from the bottom of his heart: "Director, don't worry, we will definitely not let you down."

The director looked at Li Changgeng and Sima Shenji and smiled.He didn't tell Li Changgeng and Sima Shenji that the reason why he worked so hard for them was not just to let them go to the United States, nor just to let them go further in the new city basketball league.

It's because he still has bigger, farther, and crazier expectations and ambitions. He wants them to broaden their horizons, not just be limited to becoming an outstanding domestic basketball player, but to be on par with those outstanding international basketball players.And all he did was for one goal, to strengthen the domestic defense line.

Yes, made for the domestic back line.

Although Chinese basketball is not bad now, but that is also in Asia. Looking around the world, China’s basketball best score is also No.8. This is an indescribable pain for 13 billion people. I still remember Yao Ming back then, Yi Jianlian gave China hope, but we are not up to date on the outside and do not have a capable defender, which leads to unsatisfactory results, and it is also because of this that the excessive use of top players like Yao Ming has caused him to go downhill so quickly , the greatest international center in the 21st century, has retired in such a sad way. This is the pain in everyone's heart.

China has never lacked such talents, but most of them have no systematic training and no better basketball atmosphere, so the domestic guard line is not very good.Now that there are such talents in Hongcheng, this is an opportunity for Hongcheng, and it is also an opportunity for China. Whatever he says, he must arrange the two of them and let them go out to meet the market. Only in this way can their Only with a big heart will you have the motivation to compete for a higher stage.

"However, before that, you have to go to the capital to get tickets to the United States!"

The two listened to the chief's words and didn't say anything, just nodded. They also knew that there were not many such opportunities, so it was naturally impossible to let the two of them go directly. It's all, why can they go and others can't, so there must be a trial, and the two of them are not surprised.

Seeing that the two had no special reaction, finally, the director told Li Changgeng and Sima Shenji.

"Li Changgeng, Sima Shenji."

"On the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, I will arrange an itinerary and take you to BJ."

"Well, thank you, Director." Li Changgeng and Sima Shenji thanked them repeatedly.

From this day on, Li Changgeng and Sima Shenji began to prepare for the capital.This is an opportunity, and they are also determined to get the place to go to the United States to participate in Kobe's training camp.

The eighth day of the Lunar New Year is coming soon, and Li Changgeng and Sima Shenji reconcile at BJ.After all, both of them came here by different means of transportation, so it's normal to arrive at different times.

When they arrived in BJ, under the leadership of the director, they came to the Water Cube, the place where China's first Olympic Games was held, and they waited. Many young players walked by the roadside, about their age, and the two of them didn't know what to talk about. Close your eyes and rest up.

Soon, the director arranged for two people to go in.Take one step away by yourself.

The two walked into the Water Cube, the first time they had come to such a sacred place, and they couldn't help but look at it curiously.

It doesn't look like a magnificent place, but that feeling of ignorance rose in the hearts of the two of them, and soon the two of them were arranged in a place where they gathered together with a group of players, and above them was a gentleman with glasses.

This is Xu Ping, a supporter of CCTV [-]. Almost all NBA games are broadcast live by him.

Through Xu Ping's understanding of the trial system, this trial will last for 7 days, and will train the students from all aspects of basketball. In the end, the most outstanding players will be selected, and these talents will be eligible to go to the Kobe training camp. tickets.

Of course, this trial is also very cruel. There are about 200 players who come here each time, but the number of players who can pass is probably in single digits.

With a probability of a few tenths of a percent, it is destined to make this selection contest very exciting.

As usual, this trial is divided into two groups, the junior group and the youth group, with 268 players in each group.

The so-called junior group is some relatively young students, about before elementary school. They have not been exposed to basketball for a long time, so they still lack basic basketball skills and basketball skills.For these students, the coach's teaching will focus more on basic teaching, such as basic knowledge of basketball, basketball terms, basic skills exercises and so on.

The youth group consists of some older students. They are generally junior high school students. They have a certain basketball foundation and basketball awareness.

According to their situation, the coaches in the trials will improve according to their own situation and conduct strict and professional training to ensure that these players will not come here empty-handed.

Generally speaking, the purpose of this trial is to improve their abilities, so it feels very rigorous to Li Changgeng, and this is what Li Changgeng wants to see.

The first day of training is basic training, with everything, the purpose is to test the abilities of the big guys.

At the same time, it is also the coach who sees how everyone should develop in the future.

On this day, Li Changgeng and Amu came to the stadium very early. There were many people and it was very lively.

So in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, the two hurried back to their team.

In front of everyone, Zhang Weiping, the most famous basketball commentator in China, held a folder in front of him with his head held high, and said, "I believe everyone has seen me."

He adjusted his glasses and continued: "Hi everyone, I'm Zhang Weiping, a former CCTV basketball commentator. Nice to meet you all."

After finishing speaking, the players below ordered to applaud. After all, before Xu Ping took over, Zhang Weiping had always been the strongest basketball commentator on CCTV. Almost everyone grew up watching his commentary. Naturally, they would not be unfamiliar with him. Seniors, they still responded with warm applause.

Zhang Weiping smiled, lowered his hands to keep everyone quiet, and continued talking.

"Shooting is the most basic quality of a basketball player, so in order to better see your strength, the first item today is to test your shooting ability. Now, you come over one by one and start shooting separately. My request is that every Individuals shoot ten balls, 5 shots from outside the three-point line, 5 shots from mid-range, with the top of the arc as a center point, and one on each side."

After Zhang Weiping finished speaking, he put his hands in order, and the assistant next to him took the ball and passed it to the players coming up.

Players catch the ball one by one, then shoot outside the three-point line in the bottom corner, and then move to a 45-degree angle to shoot one, the third is the top of the arc, the fourth and fifth are 45-degree angles on the other side, the bottom line.After the shot, it is a two-pointer, which is also in a similar position.

On the side, Zhang Weiping was holding a folder in his hand, recording player information, shooting characteristics, movement defects, and others.
Another assistant stood beside Zhang Weiping, also holding a folder in his hand, and helped Zhang Weiping record it.

When we got to Li Changgeng, I saw that he took the ball quickly, without the slightest pause, and made a quick shot, which was different from those in front of him who still had to pause for breath to prepare.

"brush."

As soon as the Nets hit the white waves, before everyone could react, Li Changgeng moved to a 45-degree angle, caught the ball and shot again. He made five consecutive three-pointers, all of which were hits, and went into the net hollow.

Everyone was stunned, but Li Changgeng didn't intend to stop. He took a step forward and quickly jumped over, directly shortening the distance of the pass. Then he took off and raised his hand to throw the basketball.

For the next four movements, Li Changgeng was exactly the same as the previous ones, without exception, all of them entered the net hollowly.

Countless players stopped to watch, staring blankly at Li Changgeng's movement of lowering his hand, without saying a word.Then the audience erupted in whispers.

"Who is this guy? Why haven't I seen it before? Three points are accurate."

"Haven't you seen it? He is Li Changgeng from Guizhou Province! I have watched his game and his shots are very accurate."

Seeing Li Changgeng's shot, Zhang Weiping's eyes lit up involuntarily. He put down the notepad in his hand, walked up to the assistant, and said a few words to the assistant. The assistant nodded and called Li Changgeng, who was about to leave the game, to stop.

"Number 8, you come again."

"Okay." Li Changgeng nodded and ran outside the three-point line.

The assistant shook his hand and passed the ball to Li Changgeng who had just run outside the three-point line at a 45-degree angle.The pass was flat and straight, almost as soon as he saw the ball fly out of his hand, it had already arrived in front of Li Changgeng, and the force was not ordinary.

Li Changgeng's shots are not impossible, but for a person who is determined to enter the NBA and make a name for himself, this seems very low, and in that arena full of masters, there is no such thing as irregular shots. First of all, it is a waste of energy. After all, NBA courts are different from international courts, and the three-point line is farther away. This kind of posture does not save effort at all. Chang Geng's low shot point is completely used as a living target for the opponent to block shots.So Xiao Er was extremely opposed to this shooting posture, and he had to correct Li Changgeng when he didn't adapt to this shooting posture.

"Yeah!" Li Changgeng nodded, hearing Xiao Er's tone seemed quite serious, so Li Changgeng planned to give up the posture just now, although it was very comfortable and easy to throw, but since Xiao Er refused to let him, he would not Will touch it, there must be a bad meaning in it.

(End of this chapter)