After being easily intercepted by Kobe, Tang Qian was very annoyed. His knees sank slightly and his arms stretched out, looking resolutely defensive.
"Okay, that's it, it's fun when you get serious!"
When Kobe saw Tang Qian's expression, instead of being afraid, he was slightly excited and said, "I'm going to hit the ball to the left, so be on guard."
As soon as the voice fell, Kobe moved. Logically speaking, Kobe at this age has lost the speed that he was proud of in his peak period, but in Tang Qian's eyes, he was still extremely fast and unstoppable.
Kobe broke through from the left and scored a three-step layup.
"Okay, kid, the ball is in my hands again. This time I'm going to the right, so be careful."
Tang Qian wanted to stick to Kobe's right side, but unfortunately the opponent just stopped sideways and deceived his center of gravity. Then he lifted the basketball with his right hand and scored.
how so?
Tang Qian almost collapsed under Kobe's attack, because he found helplessly that even if the opponent told him the direction of his attack, he still had no way to stop the opponent.
This huge gap was felt for the first time since Tang Qian returned to this life.
It's really too strong!
Is this the Black Mamba at the end of his peak, Kobe Bryant?
He and I are not on the same level at all.
Ten balls came to an end soon. As expected, Tang Qian swallowed a "zero egg" again. The whole bullfight was scoreless.
"Haha, Dongfang boy, your defense is very good, you move very fast, and your lateral movement is not slow." Kobe said.
"Mr. Mamba, are you laughing at me?" Tang Qian said.
"No, no, no, Dongfang boy, what I said is the truth." Kobe shook his head.
"The truth?" Tang Qian said with a bitter smile, "The truth is that I can't guard a single goal. The truth is that I can't score a single goal."
"Young Dongfang boy, you don't need to be too discouraged. You lost to me for two reasons."
"Two reasons? Which two?" Tang Qian said impatiently.
"One of the reasons." Kobe picked up the basketball on the ground, shot a mid-range shot, and said: "There is something wrong with your defensive thinking."
"Defensive thinking?" Tang Qian thought for a while and asked in confusion: "What is defensive thinking?"
Brush~
When Kobe saw his mid-range throw into the back of the net, he said: "Defensive thinking is your most direct and subconscious judgment when defending an attacker. It includes your direct and indirect comprehensive defensive awareness."
Tang Qian was stunned for a moment by Kobe's long words, and it took him a lot of effort to translate them.
"Haha, I'm sorry, Phil told me these exact words, and I was confused at the time." Kobe looked at Tang Qian's expression and couldn't help laughing loudly.
Of course Tang Qian knew who the Phil Kobe was talking about, and Tang Qian was not surprised at all that the Zen master could say this.
"Where exactly is it?" Tang Qian didn't bother to delve into this passage and just picked the important one and asked.
"To be specific, there is a problem with your defensive habits." Kobe shot another ball and said.
Brush~
"Defensive habits? Is there anything wrong with my defensive habits?" Tang Qian asked in confusion.
"Of course, of course, Dongfang boy, think about the details of how you defended me just now."
"Details? Details?" Tang Qian frowned and thought for a long time, but still found nothing and said: "I'm really sorry, Mr. Black Mamba, I can't think of it."
Brush~
Kobe stood at the top of the arc, hit a three-pointer and said: "Young Oriental boy, your close defense is too active."
"Too aggressive?" Tang Qian was stunned and said, "Isn't it good to be more aggressive when defending?"
"It is good to have a positive defensive attitude, but if you defend with a wrong defensive habit, no matter how active you are, you will get half the result with half the effort and be thankless," Kobe said.
"But..." Tang Qian became more and more confused and couldn't help but ask: "In a basketball game, shouldn't you stick close to your opponent?"
Kobe dribbled the ball and said with a smile: "As an outside player, it is no problem to stick to the defense; but as an inside player, it is a big mistake for you to do this."
"Why, why?" Tang Qian said with his mouth half-opened.
"Because the inside players, especially the centers, are not responsible for guarding a certain person, quite the opposite." Kobe shot another three-pointer and said: "Their responsibility is to defend everyone."
"Even every ball."
What???
Kobe's words made Tang Qian feel as if he had been struck by lightning. He stood there, speechless and speechless.
After about a minute, Tang Qian stammered: "How, how could..."
"Why not?" Kobe looked at Tang Qian and said, "Looking at your size, you should play center, right? If that's the case, what do you think the center means on the basketball court?"
Tang Qian thought for a few seconds and said: "The center, as an excellent center, must have strong scoring ability and strong defensive ability under the basket. At the same time, it is best to have a certain degree of support ability..."
"No! no! no!" Before Kobe finished listening, he shook his head and interrupted: "The points you mentioned are applicable to any position on the basketball court. Do you think this is the essence of a center? A center
The essence of?”
Tang Qian was speechless, because his understanding of basketball was obviously not as clear and thorough as the man in front of him.
"Then ask Mr. Black Mamba, what is the essence and essence of this center?" Tang Qian asked humbly.
"The essence of a center." Kobe seemed to have remembered something, and said with a faint smile: "The essence and essence of a center is only one... that is to dominate the basket."
Dominate the basket?
Dominate the basket!
The string of words uttered from Kobe's mouth was like an enlightenment, which made Tang Qian suddenly enlightened and enlightened.
"Oh? Dongfang boy, have you figured something out?" Kobe couldn't help but ask when he saw the change in Tang Qian's facial expression.
"Yes, Mr. Black Mamba, because of your words, I have indeed figured out a lot."
"Really? Then tell me." Kobe said with great interest.
"As a center, you don't need to be good at scoring, you just need to dominate the basket; as a center, you don't need to be good at defending, you just need to dominate the basket; as a center, you don't need to be good at supporting, you just need to dominate the basket
That's fine." Tang Qian said in one breath.
"It's interesting, it's interesting, but if you don't know how to do anything, how can you dominate the basket?" Kobe continued to ask.
"You don't know anything, but you still have to dominate the basket. This is the essence and essence of a center, right, Mr. Black Mamba." Tang Qian said.
"Yes, now do you understand what I just said?"
"about there."
"Speak out and listen."
"Okay." Tang Qian opened his mouth and said calmly: "The so-called center's responsibility is not to defend one person, but to defend everyone. I think the answer is the string of words you just told me, Mr. Mamba, domination.
Under the basket.”
"Keep talking." Kobe said.
"The reason is very simple, because everyone on the opposing team has the possibility of getting into the penalty area and the basket. As the team's last barrier, sometimes you are defending not only your opponent, but also the opponent's opponent.
In every position, from center to defender, from inside to outside, as long as someone dares to break in, we must do our best to resist and kill them!"
"Interesting, is there anything else?" Kobe said.
"As for the second half of your sentence, Mr. Mamba, this is how I understand it." Tang Qian said clearly: "Why do you say that as a center, you sometimes even have to defend every ball of the opponent? I'm afraid it's because..."
"On the basketball court, only centers have this ability."
"So now you know what's wrong with your defensive thinking?" Kobe said.
"Well, thanks to Mr. Mamba's reminder, I almost found it." Tang Qian nodded and said: "As a center, my duty should be to guard the basket, so I just defended Mr. Mamba fiercely.
The source of my defense.”
"Good!" Kobe looked at Tang Qian with a slight change in his eyes. This oriental boy could understand the true meaning of a center in such a short period of time, and his understanding of basketball is already quite good. In the NBA, many insiders are actually very good.
He has extraordinary physical fitness, but the upper limit he reached in the end is not high. After removing the element of luck, it is his lack of understanding of basketball. Regarding this, Kobe himself knows better than anyone else.
"Boy Dongfang, you have a good understanding. As the center of the team, your defense is not just one person, but a group of people. So when you and I are duel, there is no need to stick to each other, because the big man
The mobility of a young man is always inferior to that of a small man, especially in the NBA. This is especially obvious. If you cannot change this defensive thinking, then in the professional basketball world, you will become the focus of the coach's dislike.
Object."
"I understand, thank you, Mr. Black Mamba." Tang Qian looked at Kobe Bryant and thanked him sincerely.
"No need to thank you, Dongfang boy, I'm just talking. If you can think of this, it's all your own credit and has nothing to do with me." Kobe said with a smile. Because similar words, Kobe also said a lot of things.
Young people have spoken, but very few have been able to listen and understand.
Today's Tang Qian is even one.
Kobe said it was an "understatement", but only Tang Qian himself knew what the meaning of Kobe's words just now meant to him. Tang Qian may not be aware of this misunderstanding in defensive thinking at home.
Many times, the team coach even asked him to play like this, but that was in China. The overall level of basketball in China is not high, so if Tang Qian comes out, he can "turn the world upside down" and "wreak havoc" on his opponents at will.
However, this approach has become a big problem in the United States. If Tang Qian continues to develop like this, it may be directly dragged down to the point of being abolished.
When playing in China, Tang Qian might be able to be a "Superman", wearing underwear outside, making him invincible; but when playing in the United States, Tang Qian's physical advantages are "diluted". Although he is still great, he wants to compete with domestic players.
Generally speaking, directly putting a huge distance between you and your opponent is just a dream.
The United States is the kingdom of basketball and the birthplace of basketball. Any basketball master who comes to the United States must put down his pride and start over.
Therefore, what Kobe Bryant just said will benefit Tang Qian throughout his life.
Tang Qian couldn't help but feel grateful.
"Mr. Mamba, can we play another game?" Tang Qian suggested.
"Of, course! As long as you are not afraid of being beaten by me!" Kobe said with a laugh.
The two of them fought fiercely in this small side hall. After about an hour, the sound of basketball inside gradually died down.
Tang Qian was "exploded" miserably by Kobe. Let alone win a game, he would be defeated by Kobe if he couldn't even score two or three goals in each game. However, Tang Qian still had a "bright smile" on his face. This is not only
Not only is the excitement and excitement of playing alone with his idol, but also being able to compete with the NBA's current "first point guard" is also of great benefit to Tang Qian's experience and growth.
"By the way, Dongfang boy, your name is hot money, right?" Kobe said, wearing casual clothes and a casual hat again.
"Yes, that's right." Faced with the fact that American citizens were unable to pronounce his own name, Tang Qian had gradually "given up resistance."
"Looking at you training here, you should be a member of the Los Angeles Defenders, right? How old are you?" Kobe asked casually.
"Yes, Mr. Black Mamba, I am a member of the Defenders who just joined this season. I will be ten years old this year..." Tang Qian blurted out, preparing to say "eighteen" years old, but after thinking about it, Phil...
He swallowed his words and then changed his words: "I am twenty years old this year."
"Twenty years old?" Kobe, who was arranging his clothes, did not notice the question in Tang Qian's words. He smiled and said: "Then you have to hurry up. The professional life span of a basketball player can be long or short.
It’s short.”
This year, Kobe is already thirty-three years old. With his qualifications of entering the NBA at the age of seventeen, he has been fighting in the league for fifteen years. Last season, his three consecutive dreams were broken.
The huge regret of Kobe’s basketball career.
However, he believes that so far, his physical condition is still good, and the Lakers' lineup has not changed much, so this year, he is still "ambitious" in his heart.
"Thank you, Mr. Black Mamba, I will work harder," Tang Qian said.
"Okay, Dongfang boy, I like people who train hard!" After Kobe cleaned up, he turned around and said: "Hi, don't lose so miserably next time!"
"Yes, Mr. Mamba." Regarding Kobe's "little ridicule", Tang Qian is not yet able to "digest" it.
So I can only nod my head honestly.
"By the way, Mr. Black Mamba." Seeing Kobe trying to leave, Tang Qian couldn't help but said, "Can we meet again in the future?"
"Of course, Tong, as long as you are still with the Los Angeles Defenders, there will be countless days when we meet in the future." Kobe turned around and said.
"Ah? Why, why?" Tang Qian asked in confusion.
"Aha~ It seems you don't know anything?" Kobe said with a smile: "This Toyota Sports Center, I can't get lost even if I walk with my eyes closed."
Looking at Tang Qian's expression, Kobe said with satisfaction: "Because this Toyota Sports Center is also our daily training facility for the Lakers. When I first came here to practice, you were probably still reading comics, right?"
More than just reading comics...
After hearing this, Tang Qian muttered in his heart:
Maybe he was biting the bottle.
PS: Xiao Zi is still on the new book list, so it’s hard to update too much. Once the new book list comes out, Xiao Zi will speed up the update O(∩_∩)O
Regarding the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, this is the common training facility for the Lakers, Defenders, and NHL Los Angeles Kings. Don’t be surprised, to this day, the Lakers do not have a training facility of their own. Tucao
Suddenly, even the Clippers next door invested 60 million US dollars to build a new training facility in 2008. The famous Lakers are still using the "old" Toyota Sports Center. It is really speechless!!! But in 2014,
The Lakers finally suffered a hemorrhage and decided to invest $8,000 to build a new training facility. The location is still in El Segundo. It is a large venue with a total of about 122,000 square feet. It is expected to be completed in the spring of 2017 (but unfortunately