Legendary basketball manager

Chapter 657 The first practice of the season, newcomers debut!

"Boom..."

With a muffled sound, Zhou Qi's dunk finally landed on the basket's neck.

But Sun Yue was still taken aback.

He had trained with Zhou Qi for a long time before, and this was the first time Sun Yue saw such a "violent" side of Zhou Qi.

"If this is buckled in, it will be a monster..."

Sun Yue murmured.

On the court, Zhou Qi shook his head.

[Sure enough, I still can't do many actions in my mind, and my body is still far behind. ]

Zhou Qi thought to himself.

At this time, he finally understood why Shen Fei had repeatedly emphasized to him to strengthen his physical fitness.

At this time, many actions in his mind would be impossible to complete without a solid body as a foundation!

but...

Zhou Qi discovered that his body had undergone many changes after the "enlightenment technique".

Most notably... better coordination!

Coordination is a pain point for many big men.

Why has never the tallest player dominated the league in NBA history?

It is because the coordination of big and tall people is usually very average, and some can even be described as clumsy.

Players like Yao Ming who are 2 meters tall and can still turn over and lean back after the end of the game are absolutely rare.

Generally speaking, if the height increases by two meters, the coordination will be greatly reduced.

The very few big men who can maintain flexibility, such as Chamberlain, Anthony Davis, etc., will become a bully on the court!

But now, Zhou Qi found that his coordination had undergone a qualitative change within a few hours!

Now he can easily make a lot of striker moves, and his speed is not worse than striker players.

This is terrifying!

Zhou Qi was criticized by the coach for dribbling too much because the center of gravity was too high and the speed was too slow.

Now these two problems have been greatly improved, and his strength has improved a lot immediately.

Moreover, Zhou Qi can clearly feel that there is still a lot of energy in his body, but he can't fully grasp it yet.

"Qizai."

Sun Yue's voice pulled Zhou Qi back from his thoughts.

"Brother Yue, I have been enlightened by Brother Fei!"

Zhou Qi has a personality that can't hide things, so he immediately told Sun Yue the good news.

"Hey~ Congratulations!"

"However, you have to keep your mouth shut, and don't dare to let outsiders hear it."

Sun Yue quickly reminded.

Zhou Qi naturally nodded repeatedly, expressing that he would not disclose to anyone except his compatriots in Huaxia.

"What technique did you learn?"

Sun Yue asked curiously.

"A lot... It feels like I have learned all the skills of a certain star, but I don't know who that person is."

Zhou Qi said frankly.

"Is there more than one skill?"

Sun Yue showed a puzzled expression.

"Well, there's definitely more than one... There are even some not-so-good tricks that have come to my mind, so I'm so worried about accidentally using them in the future..."

Zhou Qi thought of a move that could directly cause the opponent to lose a leading general.

But that scene was too cruel, the young Zhou Qi quickly shook his head, trying to get the scene out of his mind.

Sun Yue's expression on the side was a little subtle, but he soon became relieved.

[Perhaps, the skills everyone gets are random, Zhou Qi's luck is better...]

Sun Yue thought about it.

Of course, he had no choice but to convince himself like this.

He knew how much he weighed, so he definitely didn't dare to ask Shen Fei this question.

............

Time flies, two weeks passed in a blink of an eye.

In the morning, Mark Jackson came to the training hall early.

Today is the Rockets' first official set training of the new season.

However, only newcomers will participate in this joint training.

Veteran players continue to enjoy the holidays, while rookies are about to start preparing for summer league.

Soon, all the players arrived at the arena on time, finished their warm-up exercises, and waited for the next instruction from the coach.

Mark Jackson looked around.

The roster of 15 people this time mainly includes: Leonard, Klay Thompson, Bo Yang, Parsons, Ding Yanyuhang and Xu Yong from China, and special guests-Sun Yue and Zhou Qi.

The remaining 7 people are some development league players, as well as undrafted picks selected by Rockets scouts.

"It's a pleasure to meet you all here."

"I believe you all know more or less about the Rockets, and what I want to tell you is that the Rockets will make a lot of adjustments to the lineup this season."

"There is a change, which means that there is an opportunity. Everyone present, in fact, has the opportunity to become a member of the Rockets, as long as you show excellent strength!"

As soon as Mark Jackson started, he was full of chicken blood.

The players present showed various expressions.

Thompson, Parsons, and the Huaxia quartet all looked eager to try, and their eyes were full of desire.

Leonard and Bo Yang, on the other hand, were very calm.

Of course, the tranquility of the two is also different.

Xiaoka is like a robot, his expressionless face makes it impossible to see what he is thinking, is he in a good mood...

Bo Yang gives people a mature feeling.

He just stood there quietly, but no one would ignore his existence.

"Today we mainly practice basic tactics, followed by defensive lateral movement training."

"After these, we will have an intra-team match, and the way of grouping is up to me."

Mark Jackson continued.

His coaching philosophy has always been based on defense.

If these rookies want to represent the Rockets in the future, they must first meet Mark Jackson's requirements on the defensive end.

Even if talents are as high as Curry and Griffin, if they don't meet his standards, they won't be able to play (Curry's defensive efficiency is actually above average).

The players nodded.

Soon, training began.

Under the leadership of the assistant coach, the players conducted basic training one after another and ran a few simple tactics.

Mark Jackson was watching and taking notes.

Among them, several people impressed him the most.

Bearing the brunt is Leonard.

This dull-looking young man has done very well in every training session.

He is like a machine, always able to complete the training programs exactly according to the requirements of the assistant coach.

Followed by Klay Thompson.

He showed great talent in the part of tactical drills.

Whether it is the speed of understanding tactics or the completeness of executing tactics, Tang Shen is one of the best among the 15 players!

In addition, Zhou Qi, the youngest Chinese teenager in the team, also made Mark Jackson shine.

"Boss, where did you find this monster..."

This is the sigh that the young rocket coach couldn't help but sigh when he saw Zhou Qi running fast break tactics.

Other players take three steps near the free throw line during the fast break.

But Zhou Qi is not, he even started to collect the ball at the three-point line!

More importantly, Zhou Qi can really put the ball into the basket!

This kind of operation not only surprised Mark Jackson, but also the players on the field were dumbfounded.

"unicorn!"

This word pops up in most people's minds.

In recent years, the person who has been called the most unicorn is Kevin Durant of the Thunder.

But KD's uniqueness is more reflected in the height of his power forward, but he can dribble like a guard, and his shooting is the top level in the league.

What makes Zhou Qi unique is his ridiculous physical fitness!

"He is so tall, why can he run so fast and jump so far?"

This is a question from a Rockets assistant coach.

No one can answer him...

Even Zhou Qi himself couldn't explain why his physical fitness had made a qualitative leap within two weeks!

............

In addition to these three people, the performance of others is also remarkable.

Slowly, Mark Jackson suddenly felt that he didn't look like a makeshift young team, but a "Youth Guard" similar to the Thunder!

At this moment, the door of the training hall was pushed open, and Shen Fei walked in.

Mark Jackson froze for a moment.

He told Shen Fei in a text message that he would organize the first training camp today.

According to Mark Jackson did not talk about it, Shen Fei will come to observe the training in person...

"Good boss!"

"Brother Fei!"

"Brother Fei!"

......

As soon as the players saw the boss coming, they quickly stopped what they were doing and greeted enthusiastically.

Shen Fei smiled and waved, and then said: "Continue to practice, leave me alone."

Mark Jackson then asked: "Boss, why are you here?"

"So many young people gather together, isn't it worth seeing?" Shen Fei smiled, and then asked: "How is it? Are these kids playing well?"

"There is no confrontation training yet."

"As far as the basic training is concerned... Boss, you have selected a lot of good seedlings..."

"I am convinced, I am completely convinced, you are so accurate!"

Mark Jackson exclaimed from the heart.

These major rookies have made considerable progress in just one month.

The progress of Leonard, Thompson and Parsons is the most obvious.

Mark Jackson even feels that these three have the level to enter the team's rotation now...

Of course, this is only his preliminary judgment, and it depends on their performance in actual combat.

"Then arrange confrontation training, I just happen to watch it together."

Shen Fei said lightly.

Mark Jackson nodded, then turned around and began to divide the players into teams.

The 15 people present were divided into red team and white team.

The starters of the red team are: Sun Yue, Klay Thompson, Leonard, Jeff Adrian and Hashim Thabeet.

The white team is: Jonny Flynn, Bo Yang, Parsons, Zhou Qi, Greg Smith.

Shen Fei was slightly disappointed to see that the names of Xu Yong and Ding Yanyuhang were not included in the lineups of the two teams.

But he can also understand that the strength of the two of them is indeed not enough at present.

Even with the intensity of the summer league, they may not be able to adapt.

Xu Yong is talented enough, but his body has just recovered, and his condition is still far from good.

He still needs a lot of time to find the feeling of the game and re-adapt to the fierce confrontation on the field.

And Ding Yanyuhang also needs to continue to settle down, his singles is still half a bucket of water in the NBA.

Objectively speaking, if the two want to gain a foothold in the NBA, they both need Shen Fei to make a move...

"Boss, this match should be quite intense."

"The red team's Thabeet was the No. 09 pick in 09, and Curry and Harden were behind him! The white team's Flynn was also in 6. He was the No. [-] pick that year and was also picked in front of Curry. Chosen..."

Mark Jackson introduced with a smile.

Shen Fei has an impression of these two people.

09 was not a draft year, but the upper limit of the good players among them was very high.

Like Curry and Harden, both are at the MVP level, and Curry even has a chance to hit the top ten in history.

But in contrast, there were also a lot of "parallel imports" in 09.

Thabeet and Flynn are typical.

It is said that Thabeet entered the NBA after only playing for two years. He belongs to the kind of player who feeds food to his mouth, but still spits it out with his ability...

Flynn, on the other hand, is quite capable, but injuries have always plagued him, and he faded out of the NBA within a few years.

However, although they are very good at it, their strength can still be seen among a group of rookies.

Mark Jackson is right, this game will be very interesting!

............

With the assistant coach throwing the ball high, the game officially begins!

Zhou Qi and Thabeet took off at the same time.

Surprisingly, Thabeet, who is known for his physical fitness, lost to the 17-year-old Zhou Qi in the jump ball!

The ball was diverted to his own half by the big devil.

The white team goes first!

Jonny Flynn held the ball through half court and came to the top of the arc to organize.

But before he had time to look carefully at his teammates' running positions, Sun Yue bullied him and began to press close to him.

Flynn quickly turned sideways, protecting the basketball with his body.

Parsons actively ran, went outside the three-point line to respond, and wanted to help Flynn clear.

Flynn didn't think much, and passed the ball with a flick of his wrist.

But at the next moment, a big hand suddenly appeared on his passing line and intercepted the ball...

The person who came was Leonard!

After stealing the ball, Xiaoka strode forward, dribbling and rushing towards the frontcourt.

Although his stride frequency was not fast, his advantage was that his stride was extremely large, and he reached the free throw line of the white team's half in a few steps.

Xiaoka's steals and counterattacks were done in one go, without the slightest pause.

The speed was so fast that the players of the white team almost gave up resistance, except...Zhou Qi!

With his long legs, the big devil chased from the red team's penalty area all the way back to his own penalty area, and jumped high before Xiaoka took off and dunked, making a gesture of hating him!

It's a pity that Zhou Qi's speed was still a bit slower, and his right hand failed to block the shot, but hit Leonard's forearm.

"Beep!"

The whistle sounded, and the white team made a defensive foul.

"Crack~"

Zhou Qi waved his palm angrily.

just a little bit...

Only a little bit, he will be able to complete the chasing big hat!

However, although the block failed, Zhou Qi's desperate return to defense still aroused the applause of other players and the coaching staff off the field.

"This kid is really good!" Mark Jackson exclaimed, "I think he may achieve greater achievements than Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian and others in the future!"