The Godfather of Basketball

Kelsa, English should be Khelcey.

Looking at this, Tang Tian suddenly realized that this should be Kelsa's name and his jersey initials.

"Kelsa Barr, No. 3 jersey, yes, I am him." Westbrook's next words also verified his guess.

Tang Tian glanced at Westbrook. This was a very strange idea, but it seemed to explain why he was so strong, or paranoid. In his understanding, he was playing two players alone.

"I play hard, for myself and for Kelsa, but they still look down on me. I run, run wildly on the beach with my brother Leonard, and I will always have small sandbags on my legs at home. I was doing push-ups like crazy, I was doing pull-ups... I was going to prove to everyone that they were wrong about me, and I was going to do what Kelsa was going to do."

Hearing this, Tang Tian suddenly understood why Westbrook played in this way.

Maybe if Westbrook didn't say anything, no one would know that in the eyes of most people, he played with talent, but he was actually a person without talent. The so-called talent was all developed by himself.

Tang Tian said to many people before that "hard work is your only talent", and Westbrook is the one who applies this sentence to the extreme.

And the dullness on the basketball court seems to be understandable. He bears the pressure of two people alone. That kind of invisible responsibility can motivate him, but it can also make him breathless.

"Actually, coach, do you know? Height can be developed. I grew to 6 feet 2 in my senior year, and I became 6 feet 3 in the NBA." Westbrook said excitedly.

Tang Tian nodded. It is true that some of the height can be improved, but more of it is due to late development, but life is so wonderful. Growing taller at that time is like God's blessing, which gave Westbrook the greatest motivation.

"I chose UCLA because that's where Kelsa wanted to go, but there was Darren Collison, one of the best point guards in the country, and Aaron Afflalo, I There was no playing time at all, they laughed at me, they let me go, said I couldn't shoot the ball at all, said I couldn't play point guard at all.

I want to prove them wrong again. I practice 2,000 mid-range shots every day, 1,000 on the left side, and 1,000 on the right. "

Tang Tian nodded at this time. Without talent, he can develop his talent, and he can't make a mid-range shot to practice the iconic zombie pull. Westbrook is like a person who can't do anything. Everything depends on practice. This is true. It's a crazy paranoia.

After saying this, Westbrook heaved a sigh of relief, his expression seemed to become a lot more relaxed.

With too many burdens, he may actually want someone to share. Some things have only been known to him, and it may be easier to say it.

Tang Tian didn't speak immediately, he was thinking about how to speak.

After hearing this story, Tang Tian knew the origin of Westbrook's paranoia, but he also knew one thing, Westbrook really has no talent.

Physical fitness and shooting can be developed through training, but passing and organization, which require a lot of golf intelligence, really can't be developed immediately if you want to practice, or you may not be able to develop it in a lifetime.

Even Westbrook in his previous life seemed to have a lot of assists, but that was more because of a large number of ball possessions, and it was mainly due to breakthroughs to attract double-teams, accompanied by a large number of turnovers.

system.

Tang Tian's first reaction was this, but he immediately shook his head.

The system has never appeared, perhaps because he realized that he no longer needs the system now.

And he was a little disdainful of using the system, the drug-like change made him feel very uncomfortable.

"Russell, I hope you can make some changes." Tang Tian said after listening to the story.

Westbrook looked at Tang Tian.

"Your one-on-one singles, your fast break, these don't need to be changed, but I think you can practice the three-pointer, and in regular time, give more of the organization to Jason, to the James, I want you to do what you are best at." Tang Tian continued.

Guo Ailun was the leader of the men’s basketball team after Yi Jianlian in his previous life. His style of play was very similar to Westbrook’s. Several head coaches of the men’s basketball team at that time tried to make him change and do what a point guard should do. But in the end, I found that he is actually suitable for fast breaks and scoring alone, but he needs to be equipped with a real point guard Zhao Jiwei.

Westbrook is obviously much better than Guo Ailun, but he is actually the same, and he can't make a mid-range shot and can force a mid-range shot. Without the burden of the organization, he can also practice a three-pointer that doesn't work.

"No coach has ever asked me to do that." Westbrook hesitated for a while and said. Although his organizational skills have been criticized, he never thought about handing over the ball.

"Didn't anyone think that you could play point guard in college?" Tang Tian asked back.

Westbrook froze for a moment, thoughtful.

"You can prove it to me, and I will wait patiently for your change." Tang Tian said with a smile.

"I see." Westbrook nodded.

From the beginning of the season to now, he has struggled a lot, because he seems to connect his teammates together, but he can't pass the ball well. He is really trying hard, but he really has no talent in this area, and this In the NBA, he is going to face Paul, Parker, those guys who are as fast and responsive as him, or better than him.

No one has said what Tang Tian said, but maybe he can really try, give up what he is not good at, and only do what he is good at.

"Russell." Tang Tian suddenly looked at Westbrook seriously.

Westbrook also looked straight at Tang Tian.

"You have to trust your teammates, not just off the court, you have to trust Jason, James, Kevin, even Serge and Kwame, they can handle the ball well, trust the players on the court Everyone, they will trust you, such a team is a whole." Tang Tianyu said earnestly.

Basketball has always been a 5-person sport. Individual basketball cannot win a championship. The invincible Chamberlain has been suppressed by Russell for almost a lifetime. He is stronger than Jordan's singles, and it is more to attract defense. Even if he The Big Three of the "Gods, Demons and Buddhas" formed by the Cavaliers are also very good at sharing the ball.

That's what basketball is about, what a coach can see.

Westbrook nodded thoughtfully.

He still didn't quite understand Tang Tian's words, but he believed in Tang Tian. After all, he was sitting opposite him, the unique godfather of the dynasty who had won six titles in six years.