Conquest The Rise of Will Shore

Chapter 14: Ultimate Evolution, Good News

The next morning, looking at Hamilton who was warming up in the training hall, Wang Shuo felt that in the giant baby kindergarten of the NBA, people are always compared to each other, and goods are always thrown away.

Chip Englander, who arrived at the training hall with Wang Shuo, said after watching Hamilton's 10-minute shooting practice: "He is simply a shooting textbook."

"In the new season, we need Richard to increase his shots from beyond the three-point line. In your opinion, how should he improve his shooting posture in the summer?" Wang Shuo asked.

England thought for a moment and then said, "I want him to try to use both shooting methods at the same time."

Wang Shuo knew that in the future, many of the NBA's top perimeter players would practice this way, but he was always cautious and asked, "Using two shooting methods at the same time... can it be done?"

Englander said with certainty: "Richard can definitely do it."

Soon, England stepped forward and stopped Hamilton's shooting training, and pointed out some of Hamilton's advantages in shooting details that even Hamilton himself didn't know.

But soon, Englander asked Hamilton a question: "Do you feel powerless when practicing three-pointers?"

Hamilton thought about it for a while and replied, "A little bit."

"I'll tell you two details, and then you can make adjustments based on these two details before you make your move."

Holding the basketball, England analyzed Hamilton's shooting posture and said, "First of all, the way of jumping. Pay attention to the angle of my knee bending.

Then comes the elbow fixation phase, where you can pick up the ball and hold it for a while.”

According to England's explanation, Hamilton experienced it.

Then, the moment Englander asked him to take action, he realized the mystery.

Because this time the shot was "borrowed" and shot synchronously, the stage of using the shoulder joint to stabilize was omitted, so while the shot was faster, he could clearly feel the entire process of borrowing the force.

"Will I continue to train this way for the rest of the summer?" Hamilton asked curiously.

England shook his head. "No, I'm not going to change the way you shoot. Or the way you shoot mid-range shots."

Hamilton was puzzled, and at this time, England picked up the basketball and explained to Hamilton while showing the action: "Look, this is how Michael Jordan shoots.

The moment he jumps, you can clearly feel that his shoulder and elbow joints have a stage of maintaining balance and stability.

To be honest, this is the shooting method that I least recommend for basketball enthusiasts to learn.

Because this shooting method not only requires strong air-staying ability, but also requires extremely strong core strength to maintain the stability of the entire movement in the air.

Therefore, this type of shot is not only difficult to gain leverage, but if it is not practiced to the right level, it may even result in loss of power.

However, I must admit that among the currently known shooting techniques, this is the most accurate way to shoot from the mid-range."

Listening to England's explanation, Hamilton, who is a fan of Jordan, nodded in approval.

"We'll call this the Michael Jordan two-step shot.

And then the way you shot the ball just now, I think you have already noticed the difference. "England laughed.

"The shooting method you told me just now only uses the elbow joint to maintain stability, and omits the shoulder joint. So, the shooting method you taught me just now is a one-step shooting?" Hamilton asked.

England nodded and continued, "You know, your original shooting method is neither one segment, nor two segments, nor one and a half segments in between one segment and two segments."

Hamilton was confused, "What is a one-point five-stage shot?"

England held up the basketball and explained to Hamilton: "It is a shooting method that keeps the shoulders and elbows stable while completing the entire movement before the toes leave the ground, relying on the knees to bend to partially leverage, reducing the steps to maintain balance during the jump."

Hamilton suddenly realized: "So that's it."

But then he was puzzled again, because although Englander had praised him as a shooting textbook before, if he was right about what he just said...

Then isn't my shooting the legendary non-mainstream?

"I would like to call your shooting style Richard Hamilton's unique two-stage shooting." Englander smiled at Hamilton.

Unlike the general two-stage shooting, Hamilton will use his shoulders and elbows to maintain balance during the shooting process, and will also use jumping to obtain a certain shooting height. However, because Hamilton's core strength and jumping ability are not as good as Jordan and Kobe, the process of maintaining balance is obviously shorter than Jordan and Kobe.

On the one hand, this would allow him to get a faster release.

On the other hand, it can also cover up his physical shortcomings as much as possible.

But as Englander asked earlier.

This kind of shooting method will definitely make you feel powerless when practicing three-pointers.

Let me give you a simple example.

Even at the NBA's three-point line, some professional basketball enthusiasts can maintain a high hit rate during their daily practice.

But what if these basketball enthusiasts were thrown into the real NBA arena?

The answer must be horrible.

Because the level of competition in the NBA is so outrageous, after watching Hamilton conduct ten minutes of shooting training, Englander immediately saw the problem with Hamilton's shooting method.

This two-stage shot, which is unique to Hamilton, is definitely a good shot.

After all, after hard training day and night, he has already mastered this shooting method to perfection.

But shooting three-pointers is a problem.

Because after getting a gotta opportunity through high-intensity running on the court, mid-range shots and three-pointers are two different concepts.

In addition, in terms of movement distance, the three-point tactics will ultimately require a few more steps than the mid-range shooting tactics.

Although physical fitness is Hamilton's strong point, basketball is a sport that consumes a lot of energy in an instant. Therefore, even someone as strong as Hamilton cannot solve the problem that his previous shooting method would make him unable to shoot three-pointers.

“I’m not going to change the way you shoot the mid-range shot.

Because in my opinion, you just need to change those two details and then when you take the 3-pointer, you can use this one-step shot," England said to Hamilton.

Don't getta not tell.

Professionals are professionals.

As one of the best shooting coaches in the NBA in Wang Shuo's memory, England's teaching today was worth the money in Wang Shuo's opinion.

As the saying goes, everyone understands the theory, but whether you can explain it to others in a way that makes them see the light and enlighten them is another matter.

but......

"Can Richard really complete the training to switch between these two shooting methods freely on the court in one summer?" Taking advantage of the opportunity when Hamilton was taking a step further to understand the one-step shooting on the court, Wang Shuo pulled England aside and asked.

“Given how hard Richard works, I don’t think that’s a problem.

And don’t forget, we are the first NBA team to prepare for the 01/02 season.” England said to Wang Shuo while pointing his finger.

…

At the end of May, Hamilton, who was undergoing an ultimate evolution, will be put aside for now.

In June, Iverson scored 44 points in the seventh game against the Bucks and led the 76ers to the finals. This short guard, who showed his personal heroism to the extreme in this year's playoffs, also won cheers and applause from the media and fans.

However, even the most extreme personal heroism can hardly shake the Lakers' dominance at the moment.

In Wang Shuo's previous life, if he only looked at the big scores of the 00/01 season NBA Finals, then no matter how he looked at it, the matchup between the Lakers and the 76ers could not be called a battle of the century.

In fact, it was because of the league's deliberate publicity and packaging that this series made Iverson and the 76ers he led, who were defeated 1-4 in this round of the finals, look so tragic.

There is no way.

It is an indisputable fact that the NBA's attention has been declining year by year since Jordan retired.

In addition, the Lakers' overly strong dominance this year made Gotta the NBA lose suspense early, so Iverson led the 76ers to beat the Lakers in this round of the finals. The game that Gotta stood out so much.

As the helmsman of the league, David Stern has never liked these so-called dynasty teams.

Especially after Michael Jordan retired.

But compared to this year's finals, Stern is currently deeply entangled in another matter.

Michael Jordan is coming back.

The man is returning to his loyal NBA.

For Stern, the main reason why he is entangled in this matter is that once Jordan returns, it means that the group of newcomers that the league has spent a lot of effort to cultivate in the past three years will definitely give a part of the traffic cake to Jordan.

and......

If Jordan wins the championship again after his comeback, doesn't it mean that the young people that Stern has trained in the past three years will have to be suppressed by Jordan for the rest of their lives?

In addition, if Jordan's performance is mediocre this time after his comeback and he is ruined, then wouldn't all the efforts the league spent on him in the early years be wasted?

So, when Gotta learned through inside information that Jordan was about to come back...looking at the Wizards' poor team, Stern gave the Wizards the No. 1 pick without even thinking about it.

well--!

In June of this year, Stern was looking very worried.

On the other hand, the Wizards were receiving good news one after another.

"You mean, the Celtics want our draft pick next year?" In the Wizards' general manager's office, looking at Unseld who specially called him over today, Wang Shuo felt that he was so sleepy recently that someone would hand him a pillow every time he felt sleepy.

"Yes, they were willing to trade with us, especially after I deliberately revealed to them that we would be the first NBA team to prepare for the 02/03 season. They even felt a little embarrassed, as if they had taken advantage of us." Unseld laughed.

Good fellow...

It would be fine if you were preparing for the 01/02 season at the earliest, but in order to get more bargaining chips, you even fooled others by preparing for the 02/03 season in advance... You are really something, Wes!

However, Wang Shuo knew very well that the reason why Unseld could only try every possible means to fool other teams was mainly because someone had previously "sold his father's land without any regret".

"Oh, by the way, I have some good news to share with you." Unseld, whose favorability in the system has recently surpassed that of team owner Joe, suddenly became serious.

Seeing this, Wang Shuo also straightened his back obediently...

Come on, let me hear what good news is that gotta former NBA Finals MVP so seriously!