"Zen Master" Jackson once again announced that the whole team was on holiday, in order to allow the players to recover their strength and prepare for the game in the best condition.

The Lakers' outside players are very energetic, and the two starters on the inside are boring. O'Neal wouldn't have been so bad at the free-throw line if he had been fit. Grant played an average of 31 minutes per game, which is more than Guo Xu's playing time, and it is also a test for veterans.

On the 9th, Guo Xu got up early to have breakfast with Megan Fox, drove Megan to school, and then went to the Lakers' training gym.

He doesn't play at home or hang out with friends on vacation, but occasionally chooses to practice. He doesn't know if he can go into the time loop again, and even if he can in the future, he can't pin his hopes on "superpowers".

Success is never unearned, but a natural result after hard work.

Guo Xu is still some way from being selected as an All-Star, although he is currently ranked third in the Western Conference Guard Selection, but it is meaningless if he is not the top two, and he can't start. The substitutes are chosen by the coaches, how many coaches will vote for him? In the regular season, he didn't have a whistle on the offensive end and was blown on defense, and he saw where he was from that alone.

Guo Xu walked to the indoor court with a basketball, and knew from a distance that someone had come to practice.

Where is the sound of striking iron, and the sound knocks on the heart...... After entering the door, Guo Xu really saw Kobe Bryant catching the ball and shooting three points with the help of a sparring partner.

Why is Bryant's shooting posture so elegant? Many people either have their elbows outstretched or their legs bent over their jump shots, or the posture of their auxiliary hands is particularly weird, and some even land like crabs. Kobe Bryant's posture is beautiful, and this is the result of hard practice.

Guo Xu waved hello and slapped the ball to the other half. He took off his coat to warm up first, then practiced shooting alone, picked up the ball himself and took it out of the three-point line after shooting, and practiced physical strength and dribbling by the way.

The two of them voted silently for half an hour, and they all went to the sidelines to drink energy drinks and rest for a while.

Kobe Bryant said expressionlessly: "It's good that you can come and practice, don't go out with Shaker on vacation, you are different from him." ”

The implication of his words is that O'Neill is powerful even if he doesn't practice, and if Guo Xu practices less, his strength in this life will stop here, and even his state will decline soon in the future.

Does he care about me or is he expressing his displeasure with O'Neill? This expression is too serious, isn't it? Guo Xupi replied with a smile: "I know that I am not strong enough, and I need to practice more." ”

Kobe nodded, still expressionless, Guo Xu didn't know what to say next. The two of them rested in silence for a while, and walked to their respective halves to continue practicing.

Guo Xu is a cheerful person, but in addition to Ryder, who has left, he has the least communication with Kobe Bryant in the team, and he always feels that the thinking of the two is not on the same channel.

It's like when you go to school, there will be a person in each class who thinks very highly of yourself and likes some cold things, but desperately hopes for someone who understands and is willing to listen to him, but is often a "little prince in the cold field". This kind of person is both rational and naïve, and he doesn't like to listen to him, and if you talk to him, you will feel bored.

Kobe Bryant is the Lakers' cold court king, and he is very unsociable.

After practicing for an hour, the two sat together again. Kobe took the initiative to talk to Guo Xu. "Why don't you practice mid-range shooting and only practice three-point shooting?"

Guo Xu explained with a smile: "Because of the high scoring efficiency, it is not easy for me to be blocked when I shoot three points, and it is different to shoot near the penalty area. ”

Size determines the style of play, Iverson is often hatted, and it is difficult to score within the three-second zone. Iverson eats off breakouts, but his main scoring method is mid-range shots, and his breakaways are to create shooting opportunities.

Guo Xu broke through a lot, generally focusing on the ball, and only when he encountered a slow big man did he go in and go to the basket, relying on speed to completely shake off the opponent. He never comes hard, which makes him have a high shooting percentage, but with this style of play, the scoring ceiling is not very high.

Kobe Bryant said flatly: "I think you should also practice mid-range shooting, and you can use it at critical moments." ”

Guo Xu smiled: "Thank you, I will practice in the future, now the coach will not arrange me to shoot the main task, that will overlap with your role, of course you are right, the player who shoots without dead ends is definitely better." ”

Mid-range shooting is the least efficient but most important means of attacking on the basketball court, even in the future era of big data, teams through data analysis to study how to improve offensive efficiency, can not make players completely give up mid-range shooting, as long as layups and three-pointers.

It is true that players who rely on mid-range shots with a shooting percentage of about 45% are not as efficient as the general 50% shooting rate of the interior line, nor are they as good as the average outside pitcher with a 35% shooting rate. But when the game is at its most anxious, the inside attack and three-point shooting are the easiest points for the defensive side to get stuck in the tactical arrangement.

At this time, the player's choice to shoot will cause a lot of trouble for the opponent, and if the star shoots accurately, the defense will fall into an embarrassing situation where he can neither collect nor save.

In Guo Xu's previous life, Nowitzki, Kobe, Duncan, Pierce, Durant and others all helped the team win the championship with stable mid-range shots. James was completely lost in the playoffs in the playoffs in 11 years, because of the breakthrough and lack of lethality in mid- and long-range shooting. Of course, it is not possible to rely on mid-range shots, and you can be depressed by the opponent, and that person is called DeRozan.

Kobe Bryant knows that the strongest player must be well-rounded, and he works hard every day to shoot three-pointers, but unfortunately the shooting percentage is still not high.

Guo Xu was silent for a moment and asked: "Kobe, you are a defensive expert, you have a lot of blocks and steals, which shooting style do you think is the most difficult to defend by guards?" ”

Kobe Bryant replied without thinking about it: "Throwing and Payton's kind of high-hitting board layups, the second one is especially annoying, I feel that he is blind and often scores." ”

Throwing is a very practical skill for small guards, and in Guo Xu's previous life, from Stockton, Tony Parker, to Paul, Rondo, Rose, and Curry, it has gradually become one of the most commonly used skills for guards.

Among them, Parker's throwing efficiency is the highest, and he really explains to everyone what a "flying throw" is. He basically joined the ball when he threw it, and when the ball flew out, he flew out, and the timing was very good, and there were no area blind spots near the penalty area.

Guo Xu desperately wants to increase his arsenal, and it is difficult for him to become an All-Star with only three points and changes of direction to break through ordinary layups, and now his popularity is obtained by hype gimmicks. To be the boss of a team, he has to have a trick.

He didn't want to follow Iverson's path, and practicing throwing was an option, but he had the impression that it was quite difficult, and it seemed that only Parker could still ensure the shooting rate by using blind throwing as a trick.

Payton's high-shot layup was even more magical, and it felt like he was making five of a good shot each. Guo Xu was very impressed, because in the 2006 Finals, Payton scored two shots in this way, and it was very beautiful to dodge the block with a small hit.

Guo Xu asked: "If I am a little sure of practicing throwing, can I find you to try the results alone?" ”

"Okay, as long as you're not afraid of being abused." The corners of Bryant's mouth formed a wonderful arc, as if he wanted to steal the fun but couldn't help it.

Guo Xu felt that this expression was a bit obscene, and it could be used as an emoji when he took a picture.