The Road to Stardom: Start as a Slam Dunk Master

Chapter 483 The strongest spear VS the strongest shield

confidence?

Confidence is something that cannot be created out of thin air.

Sudden self-confidence can only mean two things, either that your strength has improved significantly, or that you have found a way to win.

And for Kobe Bryant...

The special training plan started two years ago when I watched the video of the Supersonics winning the championship, and the goal of training is to specialize!

Judging from the scouting reports when Kobe Bryant first entered the NBA, as well as the evaluations of all parties over the years after entering the league, Kobe Bryant has only one shortcoming on the court, and that is his unclear position.

In the words of professional football commentators, he knows everything, knows everything, and can even be considered top-notch in everything, but he has never been truly 'fine' in anything, and his ability in any aspect has not reached the extreme level like Jordan's. , in some aspects, he is not even as good as players with distinctive characteristics such as Kidd, Yao Ming, and O'Neal.

Of course, some people say that his advantage is that he is a "boozier". Although there is no one trick that is absolutely invincible, there are enough tricks to make defenders confused and enough to make him one of the most difficult players to defend in the league. Among them, it can even be said to be the king of duels.

Either you have one or two invincible means that can be called faith. Once you use them, your opponent can give up defense.

Or you can be like Kobe and have enough means to put your defender in a situation where they have to defend against anything, then you can also reach the top.

The two used to be on the same level.

Kobe once believed deeply in this and was always proud of this characteristic of himself, believing that this was a limit for players.

Human energy and talent are limited, so how can it be possible to know more and be fine enough at the same time? The relationship between the two is inherently contradictory, and choosing one will inevitably give up the other.

I chose the latter, and I will definitely rely on this to become the strongest player on the planet.

But until Lin Dong appeared.

This guy not only broke all the rules of the league, but also broke Kobe Bryant's definition of the limit.

He is versatile enough. From inside to outside, from position 1 to position 5, from offense to defense to passing, there is almost no skill that he does not know.

However, this guy is actually pretty good!

His defense, his non-deceleration and change of direction, and his three-point shooting, these three methods stand out among the "Tongtong City" and become methods that almost no one can limit.

His shortcomings are other people's strong points, but his strong points are beyond the reach of others. This is the limit of a real player.

If you want to defeat Lin Dong and become a player on the same level as him, you must do this!

For two full offseasons, two full years, not only did he spend these two years in the gym, but even Vanessa also followed him in the gym.

Kobe was very lucky that he was able to meet a lover like Vanessa despite the sorrow of his parents who only saw fame and money.

love money? What woman doesn’t love money? Men love it too! As long as she loves you more than money.

With the support of his lover, Kobe felt that he had spent the most fulfilling two years.

He believed that he did not have Lin Dong's talent. It was impossible to master two or three items at the same time and reach the peak in several aspects at the same time. He could only choose one specialization.

Is it the jump shooting technique that you are proud of?

Did you learn Jordan's ultra-low breakthrough and post-up play?

Or did you learn from Lin Dong to change direction without slowing down?

neither!

Learning these things will make it impossible to defeat Lin Dong, especially when the Lakers have introduced Yao Ming. If the Lakers want to deal with the SuperSonics, what they lack is not a stable scoring point, but a strong enough to limit Lin Dong. Super defensive expert.

For a guy who has been eager to shoot since he first touched the ball as a 3-year-old, spending two years specializing in defense is undoubtedly a painful thing.

And for a guy like Kobe Bryant, who has been called a 'lone wolf' by countless football critics and the media, and has been crowned the 'King of Duels', to give up attacking would be even more fatal. almost.

Kobe felt that if there was no Lin Dong in this world, he would probably not make such a change until the day he died.

But there is Lin Dong in this world.

And to defeat him, the Lakers must need a defender!

So he spent almost all of his training in the past two years on defense, which caused his points per game last season to drop from 31.6 to 25.4, although he is still one of the strongest scorers in the league. , but no longer has the strong offensive desire as before, but chooses to give more finishing opportunities to Yao Ming.

His defensive skills are growing with each passing day. In a game against the Cavaliers last season, he even defended Dwyane Wade, who was averaging 31.9 points per game at the time, to only 9 points!

But even so, when he faced off against the SuperSonics last season, he still couldn't defend Lin Dong alone. Let alone defending alone, it was difficult to limit. He could only rely on Dayao to cooperate with the flanking attack, and the effect was still not good. .

But after experiencing the Olympics, everything became different.

LeBron is not the only one who listened to what Old K said...

Throughout the offseason, apart from training, eating and sleeping, Kobe spent all his time watching various videos of Lin Dong, starting from all the videos with video records from his high school days, all the way to last year's finals.

Over and over again, Kobe Bryant watched it at least 20 times in just a few months. He now even knows the scores of all the games Lin Dong played in high school by heart.

Only by understanding Lin Dong, analyzing Lin Dong, and becoming Lin Dong can you possibly defeat him.

These were the original words of Old K when he was in the national team. After Kobe watched those video tapes 20 times, a sudden inspiration came to him, making him feel that he suddenly understood everything Lin Dong did on the court. choose.

Kobe was also afraid that this was just because he had watched too many videos of Lin Dong and was too familiar with it, and had memorized all the details of these games, rather than really understanding Lin Dong.

So since the start of this season, he has not missed every SuperSonics game and will never watch it in advance. Instead, he waits for the tape to come out, takes it home and presses the 'pause button' to watch it.

As long as Lin Dong holds the ball, Kobe will press the pause button, and then analyze what Lin Dong wants to do through Lin Dong's eyes, movement details, and even the distribution of opponents on the court, their strength, status, etc.

After thinking about it and playing it again, something magical happened. The choices Lin Dong made were consistent with his predictions almost every time.

Confidence began to build from that moment, and when the confidence to defend Lin Dong alone appeared, Kobe Bryant knew that he had broken through the most critical step.

Kaede Rukawa was his old friend in Japan and a teammate at the NSAA and Nike Summit. For such a player who was given up by a weak team like the Bobcats to get a chance to play again in the SuperSonics, it was obviously because of Lin Dong. For the sake of support.

Those few balls just now hit Rukawa Kaede hard. For Lin Dong right now, what he wants to do most is to help Rukawa Kaede regain his confidence, so he chooses to play the No. 1 position with the ball. He wants to use himself. Attract the Lakers' double-teams, and then create outside opportunities for Rukawa Kaede.

Of course, this is only the most superficial analysis.

Looking at Lin Dong standing still with the ball in front of him, the corners of Kobe Bryant's mouth raised slightly.

If it were my previous self, perhaps my knowledge would only end here, but now...

He will choose singles!

This guy likes to play the 'I predicted your prediction' game, but that's just one of them.

Secondly, the purpose of singles is to create conditions for better passing routes and attract double teams, which can create better openings for Rukawa Kaede.

There is also a third point, that is, if Rukawa Kaede is in a state of collapse and passes the ball to him immediately, even if the opportunity comes up, he may not be able to score. This will be a more fatal blow to Rukawa Kaede. He must first control the court. Let Rukawa Kaede slow down a bit...

Lin Dong looked in the direction of Rukawa Kaede. The rhythm of controlling the ball suddenly changed slightly, and the intensity of batting the ball suddenly became lighter. It seemed that he wanted to combine the ball and pass the ball. All the subtle surface information showed that 'I want to Details of passing the ball to Rukawa Kaede.

Any other defensive master would have been fooled a long time ago, but this was Kobe, a Kobe Bryant who spent half a year videotaping Lin Dong and studying his habits!

left!

call!

Kobe's eyes flashed slightly, and he suddenly moved to the left to block it.

At the same time, Lin Dong's ultra-low breakthrough also followed the trend, and the two figures that started almost at the same time touched each other instantly. Kobe Bryant's defensive step was extremely accurate.

The defense without any loss of position directly intercepted Lin Dong's ultra-low breakthrough route, and his center of gravity was kept quite stable. Lin Dong could not feel the slightest shake from the contact with his body.

Following? So perfect?

Lin Dong was slightly surprised. This was the first defender since he had achieved great strength to be able to defend perfectly even when he was seriously breaking through.

All the detailed actions he made before his breakthrough were specially designed for defensive masters like Kobe Bryant. They were deliberately "hidden" to deceive the masters' intuition. This is also a key to why Lin Dong's breakthrough is difficult to defend. Even if Kobe Bryant from last year could keep up, his center of gravity would definitely have swayed, but can he actually hold it steady this time?

Before Lin Dong could finish the thought, a big hand had already reached towards the ball control route on his left side.

Lin Dong has quick eyes and quick hands. He used Kobe's block to stabilize his forward momentum. At the same time, he dribbled the ball smoothly behind his back. The basketball had come to the right side. When the racket passed by, Lin Dong suddenly made a back turn.

Don’t slow down and change direction!

Right!

Kobe's stable center of gravity at this time allowed him to pull his center of gravity to the right the first moment Lin Dong started to turn around.

After all, one is moving the center of gravity laterally and the other is turning the center of gravity away. After pre-reading Lin Dong's movements, Kobe was actually one step ahead of Lin Dong.

At this time, Lin Dong was still turning his back. Although the basketball was already under his control, there was no blockage from the hand that was responsible for protecting the ball when he normally controlled the ball.

There is a flaw, this is an opportunity to steal!

But Kobe had no intention of taking action.

After watching the videos for half a year, he knew Lin Dong too well.

With the opponent's ball control ability, even if he doesn't protect the ball, he has enough ways to make the basketball obey.

Since entering the NBA, he has only been intercepted a handful of times, but almost all of them were when he faced multiple double-teams and was forced to break through the defense without any flaws.

Is there a flaw? If this happens to Lin Dong, it must be a trap!

If the other party wants to tempt me to reach out to the right, then his next move is...

Kobe's eyes sparkled at this moment.

call!

Almost at a completely synchronized frequency, Lin Dong suddenly turned to the left, and Kobe moved sideways to the left again to block it.

Their bodies were squeezed together again.

Perfect blocking, perfect defense!

All the fans in the arena were stunned. In fact, it was not just these fans who were stunned, even McMillan and the SuperSonics substitutes on the sidelines, and even the various professional players in front of TV sets across the United States. Commentators, coaches and players throughout the league who were watching this game all had their eyes widened.

Lin Dong... was guarded? Covered by sheets? !

Oh my god...

Ever since that guy entered the league, especially after his non-decelerating change of direction appeared, the league has never seen anyone who can defend Lin Dong alone, and even people who can keep up with his second step without slowing down and changing direction have never seen anyone. There are only a handful of them.

But Kobe Bryant not only caught up with his second step, but also followed up perfectly. Even through this perfect defensive block, he completely stopped the inertia of Lin Dong's forward rush, and there was no such thing. The third step is to change direction without slowing down.

broken!

The new basketball god who has been running rampant in the NBA for three years, the three-step change of direction without slowing down that no one can keep up with, was actually cracked by Kobe Bryant!

"Farke! How did he do it?!" Dwyane Wade, who was in front of the TV, stared wide-eyed and stood up from the sofa, as if he had seen the most incredible thing in the world. Same.

LeBron, who was sitting on the sofa next to him, didn't respond.

His eyes and brain were now completely integrated into the duel on the live TV screen.

Just like his own judgment, it seems that Kobe Bryant also listened to what Old K said and worked hard to study Lin Dong.

This guy is more flexible, faster, and more agile than his body, so when both of them can judge Lin Dong's movements, Kobe can defend perfectly and keep up with Lin Dong's movements, but he can't do it yet. arrive.

but……

"It's not over yet!" LeBron saw clearly and uttered three words to himself.

And the next second, Lin Dong on the TV suddenly joined the ball and took a step back.

The inertia of forward movement has been completely blocked. There is no way to move forward and no way to change direction, so there are only the last two options left.

Either pass the ball or step back.

But facing a guy who had just shown enough strength to challenge him, escaping was Lin Dong's least likely option.

The rapid step back is both sudden and fast, and because the forward inertia has been blocked, his step back appears to be much smoother and faster than LeBron's step back.

But at the same time, Lin Dong could also see the will flashing from Kobe Bryant's eyes.

Seen through?

Lin Dong retreated and Kobe rushed forward, but after all, it was Lin Dong who took the initiative and opened the distance between the two of them by about three palms wide.

Kobe's big hand was firmly in front of Lin Dong's eyes. From the beginning to the end, he never gave Lin Dong a chance to look at the basket.

But this is Lin Dong after all. Although zone is no longer needed, the state of zone has long become a normal state for him.

Although the eyes cannot see the basket, by observing one's own position, it is enough that the 'heart' can see the basket!

call! call!

In the flash of lightning, the two jumped almost at the same time, one going forward and the other backward. The inconsistent center of gravity also caused Kobe to jump higher than Lin Dong.

Cover him!

Kobe Bryant's eyes were flashing with blazing fire, but what he saw in his eyes was a figure 'fading away'.

Lean back?

No, this can no longer be called leaning back, but ‘lying back’!

An extremely large angle of almost 45 degrees, which is impossible to cover!