This Forward is Not Serious

And he finally said something to prove that he was not a liar.

This so-called "white hot space", or "Zone", is actually the state after all the muscles of the whole body have been strengthened to the maximum extent.

All your basic abilities are stronger than those of people in the same position, including strength, speed, and even subconscious reactions.

If you appear in front of others, others will never be able to keep up with your movements.

"But you need to train very, very hard. Maybe you will have the opportunity to touch it in two or three years, or it may take more time."

Grover was chatting happily, and by the way, he also told Lin Ying some of his recent insights.

He is going to write a book called "Savage Evolution" in which he will rank players.

The passive, the controlling and the dominant.

"You are now in a state of control, and my goal is to eventually train you to become a ruler."

In order for Lin Ying to understand more vividly, he gave the most direct example: shooting the winning goal.

"The passive person avoids taking the winning shot; the controlling person chooses to take the winning shot when he has great confidence; the dominant person completely trusts his own intuition and technology. If he misses this shot, he will make another shot."

After listening to this, Lin Ying felt that what Grover said was quite reasonable. Although he was getting closer to one-on-one with Kobe, there was still a level of gap between them.

And based on this calculation, James in the finals should still be just a passive player.

I don’t know if this loss in the finals will make him change his playing style.

If James is promoted to the controller next season, the league's landscape will become very different.

"So I have a suggestion."

At this moment, Grover spoke next.

It's like what he said before is all foreshadowing.

At the critical moment, there was a knock on the door.

The takeaway has arrived.

This side of Sanya is the seaside, and the most important thing is seafood.

The original flavor makes people drool just looking at it.

The two of them were chatting while eating.

"I hope you can complete the transformation within two years, switching from playing mainly power forward to mainly playing small forward. I have observed the development of basketball and the future will be an era of the league dominated by small forwards."

After taking a bite of the tender and juicy abalone, Grover finally said what he had just unfinished.

Lin Ying looked at Grover in surprise.

If this guy hadn't traveled through time like me, his understanding of basketball would be too hardcore!

But some of the analysis Grover kept up with convinced him to accept it.

His philosophy is that the era of basketball is led by players.

When basketball technology first came out, because of rules, tall players had an advantage, so many dominant centers emerged.

Bill Russell, Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and later the four major centers emerged in endlessly.

If it weren't for the emergence of Jordan, basketball would have continued to develop like this.

But Jordan's historically unique talent ultimately changed the situation.

He made people discover that basketball is not just a game for giants, it can be so beautiful.

Therefore, Jordan ushered in the era of shooting guards. Many younger generations began to imitate his playing style, and Jordan's successors emerged one after another.

Then came the emergence of James. He can be as fast as a defender, but he is stronger than a defender. The key is that his passing ability is also very strong.

Almighty forward, this term has been proposed for a long time, and finally a monster that fits it has appeared.

Then before this monster reached its peak, another monster appeared, Durant.

They will also influence the next generation, so for at least the next 20 years, small forwards will gradually dominate the league.

This is what is already happening.

And he even made fun of Lin Ying.

"You don't want to rely on opportunistic ways to make every sure-shot, right?"

This is talking about Lin Ying's buzzer-beater against the Lakers in G6.

If it weren't for what he said to distract Kobe, the buzzer beater might not have been possible.

In terms of playing style, there is a big difference between small forward and power forward. It is more creative and flexible.

Lin Ying smiled after hearing this and said he had to think about it first.

Although Grover's proposal only allows him to play small forward instead of completely transforming into a small forward, many things he has now will change.

Although that does not mean loss, how he uses it and the frequency of use will change.

In other words, that will require adjustment and adaptation.

"You don't have to worry about the transition, I'll make it smooth for you, and you'll feel like you're making progress all the time."

I have to admit that Grover is the kind of person who is very good at selling.

Think about it, he sold himself to Jordan at the age of 23!

Lin Ying nodded.

There is no rush now, he will have to follow Kobe to advance in footwork training, and then he will have to compete in the World Championships.

If a decision is really made, it will be after that.

…

It was already summer in Sanya at the end of June, but the wind on the beach did not make it so hot.

They didn't have much time to adjust to the jet lag, so they started training the next day with still hazy sleepy eyes.

When Kobe was sharing his steps, Durant was listening intently.

Hey, this guy finally got Kobe to agree by stalking him!

There are two types of steps that Kobe shared, one is offensive and the other is defensive.

There are so many offensive moves in basketball that it's dizzying, and what Kobe shared was the most proud of the moves he mastered.

You might call it a "hard pivot foot."

After losing in 2008, the first thing Kobe did was fly to Houston to find Olajuwon and learn the dreamy footsteps of Big Dream.

Then he quickly mastered the essence of this kind of footwork, the use of the pivot foot.

Then Kobe's strength came out. He did not stop at pure fantasy steps, because it was more of a static offense.

He combined his dream footwork into his breakthrough, and finally found his own footwork, which is the heavy pivot foot.

As the name suggests, it refers to using an instant heavy blow to dribble and stop the ball when breaking through. Because the defender is moving with you, this heavy blow will make the defender rush forward with inertia, and you will gain offensive space. This is the same as an emergency stop. reason.

And what's special about it is that, either in the fall step or the jump step, you need to land both feet at the same time before closing the ball, because by doing this you have two pivot feet at the same time.

If the defender is not shaken off by your heavy dribbling, then you can, depending on the defender's defensive focus, either use the foot far away from the defender as your pivot foot to turn and shoot backwards, or use the foot closer to the defender as your pivot foot. Turn around and attack the basket.

Lin Ying was greatly enlightened after hearing this.

He has seen these moves of Kobe's in singles and games.

But this thing is just like the sword moves in martial arts novels. You don't know how to do it after seeing others do it.

Because if you don’t understand its principle, you will just imitate it and fail to achieve its true purpose.

This is why Olajuwon opened a dream dance training class, and there was an endless stream of people signing up.

Then, Kobe shared his defensive moves.

Like the previous offensive step, it has no name, but you can call it the "puppy step."

Kobe Bryant said he learned his defensive skills from Gary Payton.

This step is mainly aimed at the pick and roll.

In the early days of his career, Kobe had a headache because he couldn't always get around pick-and-rolls, and opponents would take advantage of this to hit him with pick-and-rolls.

Then he found Payton.

That was in 2000, when Payton was still with the SuperSonics, and it was an All-Star game.

Kobe asked very directly, and Payton answered very directly.

"Squash your body."

A statement that sounds a bit absurd, but it explains the origin of this defensive step.

To get through pick-and-rolls/screens, you have to slide or shred like a puppy, never a long stride.

And in order to do this, you have to flatten your body as much as possible and move your feet as fast as possible.

Then according to Payton, the feeling is like a piece of paper passing through a door.

When talking about the offensive pace earlier, Durant was watching, but when it comes to the defensive pace, he needs to come over and be the tool man.

Kobe: Why do you think I agreed with him?

After practicing for a while, Lin Ying found that this thing really worked. It was a bit like the footsteps in a boxing match. It felt like people were always moving.

In that state, the response to the pick-and-roll can be faster.

Then if you can achieve an effect similar to flattening the body, you will indeed not be so afraid of pick-and-rolls.

However, practicing these two things does not happen overnight. Whether you can even practice them depends on your own control.

As for why Kobe is willing to share this with Lin Ying and Durant, it is also easy to understand.

Why was Payton willing to share his defensive steps with Kobe in the first place?

The principle is the same. When you reach the top of an industry, you have to consider not only competition, but also inheritance.

If technology gradually disappears in the league because there is no one to pass it on and carry it forward, that would be a more terrifying thing than having one more competitor.

…

Time flies, here Lin Ying is training in the summer, and over there the door to the free agent market has officially opened.

On the first day the door opened, two max-salary signings broke out.

The first deal was that the Grizzlies renewed Gay's contract with a five-year, $80 million contract.

The Grizzlies also offered a five-year, $50 million contract last season, but Gay rejected it.

The second deal is related to the Suns. The Suns renewed Stoudemire with a five-year, 110 million fully guaranteed contract.

This result was also expected. After the Suns won the championship and Stoudemire expressed his willingness to adjust his style of play next season, the Suns had no reason not to renew his contract.

At this time, Phoenix.

Kerr is negotiating a contract extension with Tony Allen's agent.

The time left for him is very short, but the operation is very difficult.

Here we must reiterate the reason why the Mavericks broke up in 2011, because even the Heat in 2006 did not take the initiative to dismantle the championship lineup because O'Neal, Jason Williams and others were older.

The media's so-called "dismantling" is actually inaccurate, because Cuban's choice at the time was not to "retain" the championship lineup.

If you look through the Mavericks' salary schedule carefully, you will find that Cuban has actually been throwing away money.

In that season known as Nowitzki's god-making season, the Mavericks over-capacited nearly 30 million, and had to pay nearly 20 million in luxury tax alone.

Then that summer, the core figures of the championship, Tyson Chandler and DeShawn Stevenson, and the original team's second scorer, Caron, who did not play but gave great support off the court. ·Butler's contract has expired.

According to the final results in history, Chandler signed a contract with the Knicks with a starting salary of 13.11 million and 56 million in 4 years; Stevenson signed with the Nets for 2.5 million in 1 year; Butler signed with the Clippers for 24 million in 3 years. .

If they all renew their contracts, the Mavericks will still need to pay so much luxury tax.

Then, there was no increase in strength.

However, their rivals, the Heat's Big Three, have not yet run in well in the first year, but in the second year they will not only run in better but also have targeted reinforcements.

Cuban's choice at the time was not to reserve anything, and instead set his sights on the 2012 free agent market, targeting Howard.

Of course, not being able to do it in the end is another story.

The current situation of the Suns is even more exaggerated than that of the Mavericks, but Sarver made a different choice from Cuban.

So in the end, the difficult person is Cole.

Not only does he have to keep the championship lineup as much as possible, he also has to consider the luxury tax issue.

Because Sarver is not Cuban, he will not spend unlimited money for the championship.

Then look at the current salary structure of the Suns.

Nash signed a two-year, 20 million contract extension with the team in advance last year, which will expire in the summer of 2012. His salary will be 10 million per year for the next two years;

Stoudemire has just renewed his five-year contract worth RMB 110 million, with a starting salary of RMB 17.41 million, which will be close to RMB 20 million in the 2011-2012 season;

Next season is the last year of Lin Ying's rookie contract, which is 3.13 million;

Let me mention here why Lin Ying did not renew his contract with the maximum salary in advance.

First, the Suns' championship last season was somewhat accidental. Lin Ying performed well, but the data does not necessarily require a maximum salary. The Suns have always been cautious in this regard, and refer to the Suns' attitude towards Ayton's contract renewal in the future.

The second is more important. As a professional agent, Duffy is also maximizing Lin Ying's interests.

The NBA salary cap is increasing every year, and the salary of the maximum salary is also increasing.

At this point, the way he handled Durant's contract is the same. Durant has an absolute maximum salary, but he also did not negotiate an early contract extension with the Thunder.

Caron Butler has one year left on his contract and his salary next season will be 10.56 million;

Barbosa's contract was renewed in 2006 and expired in the summer of 2012. His salary next season is 7.1 million;

Here I have to mention the particularity of Barbossa.

Judging from the fans’ reactions when Lin Ying, Nash, and Barbosa went to community care events before, we know that Barbosa is very influential in Phoenix.

His status is the same as Haslem of the Heat and Nick Collison of the Thunder.

In addition to these few, the players with contracts on the Suns' roster include Holiday ($1.63 million), Robin Lopez ($1.87 million), and the just-traded Courtney Lee ($1.41 million).

Then the Suns' total salary next season adds up to $53.11 million.

According to the league's current announcement, the salary cap for the 2010~2011 season is approximately US$58.04 million.

In other words, the Suns now have only $4.93 million in salary cap space left.

"We'll give you all the remaining cap space."

Cole said so.

Tony Allen's importance to the Suns is second only to the Big Three. His restriction on Kobe and Durant is indispensable.

But signing Allen would put the Suns over the cap.

Although it is now the July freeze period, players including Allen and Stoudemire can actually use the Bird clause to renew their contracts.

But, to repeat what I just said, the Suns’ boss is Sarver.

So this is Cole's rhetoric.

"I'll sign it."

Allen finally nodded.

The starting salary is 4.65 million, with an annual increase of 5%, and a 4-year contract extension of 20 million.

After all, the average salary is 5 million!

In the market, the highest offer offered to him by other teams was the Grizzlies' three-year offer of 16 million.

Historically, Allen also joined the Grizzlies this summer, but the Grizzlies' offer was 9.5 million for three years.

This extra part is already in addition to Allen's performance in the playoffs last season.

You must know that perimeter defensive players with poor offensive ability are worthless in themselves.

So regardless of the team atmosphere and the contract itself, staying is the best choice for him.

"Let's do it again."

After Cole heard Allen's words, he smiled and stretched out his hand.

*Bird Clause: Commonly known as Bird Rights, named after Larry Bird. The specific content is: If a player plays for a team for three years, then he can obtain Bird Rights, and the home team can follow him in the cap. Renew the contract.

One special thing to note is that when a player is traded, the Bird Rights will also follow!