85. Need to do better
The Cavaliers' training gym is located just outside of downtown Cleveland, on the outskirts. In fact, most of the team's training gyms are located near the suburbs, because in today's cities, land has always been at a premium.
"Hey, GREAT! You're a professional footballer, so there's no need to lose your job like this!? Charles Barkley sat on the back seat of David Wu's bicycle and complained, "Even if you don't have a car, can't we take a taxi, do we have to do this?" ”
"Haha!" Wu Dawei laughed out loud, making Barkley shrink his head in fright, and he looked around, so there were no pedestrians on this section of the road at this time.
"Charles, sitting on a bike, doesn't it remind you of your wonderful school days?" After laughing, Wu Dawei asked.
"My school days were wonderful, but it wasn't like sitting on the back of your bike!" Barkley glared angrily and roared, "Can't you just be quiet?!" Do you have to let people see me in the back seat of your broken car? I'm not interested in your chrysanthemums! ”
"Hey, of course I know that, Charles. In fact, my chrysanthemums are of no use other than excreting Yonedako. Even if you're interested, I won't agree! ”
"Oh! You're disgusting! ”
Barkley frowned and complained behind Wu Dawei.
"Seriously, Charles, why are you willing to train me? I mean, willing to help me. Now almost everyone is waiting to see my joke in a few days. ”
Wu Dawei suddenly asked, which made the fat man stunned for a moment, but then he said, "Maybe it's because I think you kid is quite pleasing to the eye." ”
"That's it?!" Wu Dawei obviously didn't think so, according to Barkley's character who once laughed at Yao Ming, he should be on the same front with everyone at this time to laugh at himself.
"Otherwise, what else?" Barkley groaned for a moment, then said, "I don't like what LeBron James did this summer. It is understandable that he left the Cavaliers to choose the Heat, that is his right and freedom. But how could he do that? On the TV, he said with a swagger, "I'm going to take my talent to the East Coast." He should consider the feelings of the Cleveland fans before leaving, after all, these people have unreservedly supported him for seven years and have promised to bring a championship to Cleveland. But now in order to curry favor with the Miamins, he has no scruples about the fans who once poured all his attention to him! ”
"Then this has something to do with me?" Wu Dawei was quite moved after hearing this, because he didn't expect that this fat man who was swaggering in front of the TV would have a delicate side of feelings.
"Because I think you're the most talented player on the Cleveland Cavaliers right now......" Barkley said and he regretted it, "Ouch...... Holy! Can you hit a tree on a broken bike!? ”
Well, let's sort it out, how do you feel when you're praised by someone who is one of the top 50 stars in league history and says you're the most talented person on your team right now?
Wu Dawei didn't know what would happen to others, he just felt very cool. He originally thought that the most talented player on the Cavaliers roster should be Morris Williams, because although this guy is unpleasant, he does have a hand on the offensive end, and he was named to the Eastern Conference All-Star team last season.
But now a retired superstar says he's the most talented. Then Wu Dawei began to think of another question, maybe he can become the boss of this team!?
We all know that Wu Dawei's thinking has always jumped sharply, and it is only a matter of seconds to jump from Mount Everest to the Sahara Desert at once. So he thought about the next game that was about to kick off, maybe beating the team boss of the last seven years of this team would be the best time for him to take the position! …,
Thinking of this, Wu Dawei's face slowly flushed, both excited and nervous.
"Charles, you say I'm the most talented player on the Cavaliers right now, right?" Wu Dawei hurriedly helped the car up, and then asked.
Buckley already regretted telling the guy what he thought of him, he pouted, patted the dust off his body, and nodded, "That's right." ”
"Do you think it's possible for me to beat LeBron James on the court in three days?" As soon as Wu Dawei said this question, he was slapped on the head by Barkley: "Three days later? Of course not! ”
"Why!?" Wu Dawei was a little frustrated.
"If you can beat the league after three days and maybe the best small forward of all time, then how are you going to sit on the bench for an entire season last season!? Don't get carried away, boy! You have to understand that the reason why you are now connected to James is not because of how good you are, but because of the war of words between you! In other words, people think you're a big mouth! ”
"Oh~" Wu Dawei shook his head in annoyance, "You don't have to be so cruel. ”
"Reality is always cruel. If you want to help your team beat the Heat in three days, it's time to let go of these useless fantasies. ”
"You just said I can't beat James."
'But you can help the team to win, those are two concepts.
"How to win?" Wu Dawei was a little puzzled by Barkley's seemingly contradictory statement.
"I noticed your game, you have a lot of talent defensively! You can always anticipate your opponent's next move, which is why you can make great blocks and steals every game when you don't have a very solid defensive foundation. ”
Barkley was very meticulous in his observations of Wu Dawei, so much so that he almost always went to watch him play since he decided to help Wu Dawei. The two of them rested for a while, and then continued to walk in the direction of the training hall, which was not far away, so they talked as they walked:
"But I don't think you're using it to the fullest."
"What do you mean?" Wu Dawei couldn't figure it out, he felt that he had achieved the ultimate in defense.
"You're too focused on steals, blocks, and defense, and the fast down after defense! And you're also doing a good job of dunking, I think the reason why you're able to bounce at 203 and often make up for the opponent's penalty area is because you can predict where the ball will land. ”
"Why do you say that?" Wu Dawei was a little surprised, he seemed to see the word wisdom on the door of Barkley's head.
"Because I found that you barely go to the slot, and every dunk you make is at the same time as your teammates make a move, and then you rush into the box and dunk before everyone else reacts!"
Wu Dawei listened carefully to every word Buckley said, and was glad in his heart that this was a competitive novel, if it was a fantasy or urban novel, this dead fat man figured out the biggest secret of the protagonist, and it is estimated that even death will be very unrecognizable......
"Have you ever heard the saying that the one who masters the rebound is the one who controls the game!"
"Akagi Goken?"
"That's the name of Shenma? I've never heard of someone in the United States with the surname Gangxian......"
“…… Well, you go on. ”
"Rebounding is an essential part of the game of basketball. Offensive rebounding can give your team a lot more shooting opportunities than your opponents, and even if you have a bad hand in the game, an offensive rebound can save you the points you lost in your hand. Defensive rebounding, on the other hand, is the way to keep you conceded, and if an opponent only has one shot per offense, even if they are shooting 100 percent, they may only get 30 shots in a game. How many points can these chances turn into? ”
Barkley's words shocked Wu Dawei in his heart, and he suddenly realized that he seemed to have missed one of the most important things before this.
"But luckily, it's not too late for you to understand. At least you have three more days to get used to such a habit. In every offense and defense, after your opponent or teammate throws a basketball, use your God-given talent to fight for every rebound! Be that master, and you'll have a chance to help the team win against LeBron James' Cleveland Cavaliers three days later! ”
The two of them walked and talked, and the training hall was already close in front of them, and Barkley looked at the door of the training hall and stopped, saying, "GREAT, you have been good enough for this season." But if you want a player like LeBron James, you have to do better! ”
PS: Sorry for the late update...... Because of the extra two hours of work~