This Forward is Not Serious

Are you ready to go bald?

Lin Ying's mind automatically translated Grover's words.

But whether he becomes bald or stronger, he is ready.

"let's start."

Lin Ying said firmly.

Grover smiled and nodded. Lin Ying's character always makes people like him.

He didn't hesitate and went straight to the point.

This summer, he arranged only two training contents: the first step of breakthrough and the pull-up jump shot.

Lin Ying is now an All-Star level point forward, and what Grover is doing now is to increase his singles scoring ability.

These two skills are the trump card of the small forward.

It's a very basic ability, but just like egg fried rice, how to do it well is the key.

Let’s talk about the first step of breakthrough first.

There are too many players in this league who are famous for their first step, including Jordan, McGrady, Hill, Wade, Iverson, Parker, Rose and so on.

One characteristic of this is that the first four were all trained by Grover...

So when practicing this, Grover is definitely a professional.

The core of the first step is speed and explosiveness.

This is also the reason why Grover had to let Lin Ying lay the foundation, because these are simply physical fitness.

Now that the foundation laid by Lin Ying has met his requirements, the next thing to do is how to maximize his improved physical fitness.

First, he would ask Lin Ying to make his body light.

The specific method is to use a series of detailed training: including HOP (jumping in place like a spring), lunges, squats and jumps, quick bounces on one and both feet, etc.

These trainings can make Lin Ying's body lighter and more elastic.

Just like when you see animals running, they kick their legs and let their bodies eject.

Or in other words, Lin Ying's previous breakthroughs were similar to James's, relying more on strength;

But now, Lin Ying needs to become more like Tracy McGrady and Hill, maximizing speed and explosive power;

Secondly, he would ask Lin Ying to perform specific 25-meter acceleration sprint training.

He would constantly change his starting position, from standing, to leaning over, to diagonal 60°, 45°, and finally even kneeling on one knee.

The purpose of his doing this was to train Lin Ying's explosive power, and also to find out the most suitable breakthrough posture for Lin Ying in order to maximize the use of his explosive power.

Then, there are some specific breakthrough training, such as split-leg breakthrough after two HOPs, acceleration without the ball after three threats, etc.

It was just a technical training, and Grover also progressed step by step and continued to improve.

Finally, there is change of direction training.

Breakthroughs and changes of direction are always inseparable. No matter how quick the first step is, there is no guarantee that you can beat the opponent every time. At this time, change of direction is the key.

The type of change of direction that Grover wanted Lin Ying to train was a drag step similar to Delong's.

The drag step was not invented by DeLong. It is actually a more advanced version of the hesitation step, which essentially focuses on rhythm.

The reason why Grover chose this is also very simple. Lin Ying is tall and it is difficult to change directions and pursue extreme speed.

But precisely because of the height, the range of changes in direction is large, and it is easy to surpass others as long as you catch the rhythm.

In history, Durant also used the iconic drag step to change direction, which was very lethal.

Let’s talk about the second technique, the emergency stop jump shot.

Like the first step of breakthrough, this is also a very basic but very detailed training.

How detailed can a pull-up jump shot be?

Are you a "12-step" (one foot lands first) or a Hop step? Do you take one step or two steps before stopping to take the ball?

These differences will make the focus of this technology different.

Even if the ball is stopped and there is no chance to make a shot, it needs to be followed by subsequent steps such as turning back, stepping up and down, etc.

So you can understand why Grover first helped Lin Ying train these two skills, because this was to patch Lin Ying.

Lin Ying strengthens the first step. He can get past the initial defender. At this time, if the opponent shrinks the basket, Lin Ying can use a pull-up jump shot to solve the problem. On the contrary, if someone comes to help defend, or the timing of the pull-up jump shot is not good, Good, Lin Ying can continue to follow the steps he already had.

Before the evening training was over, Swift appeared at the door with a smile on his face.

But he was not alone, with Selena and Bieber behind him.

Moreover, she did not interrupt Lin Ying's training when she came in. Instead, she quietly took the other two people to sit on the sidelines and watched Lin Ying train.

In the end, Lin Ying was embarrassed by the three people and had to suspend training with Grover.

"finished?"

Swift was looking at it seriously and asked in surprise.

Lin Ying nodded. It felt so strange to be surrounded by three big stars while training.

But he certainly can’t express his true feelings!

"Maybe I was a little too tired today. Training depends on my physical condition."

He made up a random reason.

When Grover heard this, he gave Lin Ying an expression of "It's okay, kid", and then said that he had to go back beforehand.

"So you came to see me?"

Lin Ying actually still didn't know why Swift was here.

Hearing Lin Ying's question, Swift immediately became excited, made an "Autobot departure" gesture, and then stated her purpose:

"shop!"

Shopping is really shopping.

Or to use Internet slang that will become more popular in the future, it’s just shopping in gai!

As they set off in the sports car, Swift was squealing excitedly while riding in the back seat.

Lin Ying: Is shopping really that happy?

But once they got to the street, Lin Ying discovered that Swift's personality was really different.

She doesn't like to go to cosmetics, bag or clothing stores. Her favorites are antique stores and furniture stores!

So Lin Ying suddenly discovered that going shopping with her wasn't so boring after all.

Especially antiques, men really like the things themselves.

Then it’s crazy buying, buying, buying!

Fortunately they brought a driver, otherwise Lin Ying and Bieber would have to be used as accessories.

When they were tired of shopping, Swift led the others towards the cake shop.

And what surprised Lin Ying again was that Swift did not come to buy cakes, but to make them! Egg! cake!

Accidents always come one after another.

But this completely unexpected development is very interesting.

It was at this time that Lin Ying discovered that Swift could really make cakes, and she was very good at it.

Therefore, Swift not only likes to play, but is also willing to invest a lot of energy in the things she likes.

Lin Ying even noticed that Swift was very quiet and serious when making cakes, completely different from before the concert.

It's like, there are two personalities.

Master Taylor worked for more than an hour and finally made a beautiful cake before he succeeded in starving the three of them to death.

And they are all exquisite little cakes, one for each person, very beautiful, like works of art.

Lin Ying was a little reluctant to take the plunge.

But in the end hunger won out over appreciation of the art.

I took a bite and it tasted great.

Lin Ying seriously suspected that Swift starved them like this on purpose.

After all, whatever you eat when you are hungry is delicious!

But seeing Swift wolfing down the food with butter on the corners of her mouth, Lin Ying couldn't help laughing.

After Swift noticed Lin Ying's gaze, he also smiled sillyly at him and even made a gesture.

You really don’t look like a big star at all!

After eating the cake, several people walked along the street for a while, and then they separated.

After seeing Swift off, Lin Ying turned around and bought a box of cigars from the store next door, then walked to the roadside and started smoking silently.

He is a little confused now.

He doesn't want to fall in love and has his own concerns. He has even always regarded Swift as a friend.

But Swift is so good to her friends and so real and unreserved.

To describe it in one sentence, she is like a little sun that can make you feel warm and comfortable, and then make you feel happy.

This kind of woman looks like a lunatic, but is really lovable.

After smoking half of the cigar, Lin Ying put it directly on the bridge by the roadside, then turned and left.

Why do you think so much? Just be happy as friends. If you really rush to fall in love, you will just become one of the many ex-boyfriends in the end.

But friends can last a lifetime.

…

While Lin Ying was undergoing special training, the Eastern and Western finals were also going on intensely.

The final matchup in the Eastern Conference is the Bulls VS Knicks.

Although the Bulls lost to the Hawks in the first game, they played steadily in the subsequent games and eliminated the Hawks 4-2 to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Knicks were relatively clean, sending the Celtics home 4-1, completely destroying the Big Three's hope of winning another championship.

It is worth mentioning that although Garnett has a bad mouth, he performed very well throughout the series, averaging close to 20+10 per game.

After all, he must be the one who wants to win the most if he says harsh words.

But Pierce had diarrhea again, and his shooting percentage did not exceed 40% in the entire series.

Sure enough, if there is diarrhea for the first time, there will be a second, third time...

As a result, he was given a new name by fans: Rasheed Pierce.

Then back to the Eastern Conference Finals, Bulls VS Knicks.

Because of the previous MVP award, James fans turned Rose into charcoal, which of course also caused dissatisfaction from Rose fans.

In this narrow encounter, not only players and teams are competing, but fans from both sides are also competing off the court.

Then in G1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, just like the season opener, the Bulls won!

103 to 88, quite a win!

It can be seen from the score that the Bulls' iron barrel formation gave the Knicks a hard time.

The statistics of the game also illustrate this point. Wade and James did not score more than 20 points in the whole game, but Bosh performed well and scored 30 points.

This directly shows that the best way to solve the problem against the Bulls is shooting.

No matter how powerful your breakthrough is, the three layers of defense inside and outside can still choke you.

This first game also made Bulls fans extremely excited.

Even Jordan stood up and spoke for Rose after this game.

"This kid can bring another 6 championships to Chicago!"

Jordan's words are really shocking.

Moreover, Jordan usually only exchanged blows with Johnson, so it is really unprecedented to evaluate a player like this.

Although, it can also be explained.

After all, he won the MVP in his third year, and now he leads his team to the Eastern Conference Finals in his third year, and also defeated the Knicks, considered the league's strongest team, away in the first round.

This can be compared with Iverson's deeds of defeating the OK team.

Then, the Bulls never won again...

From a metaphysical point of view, players who are compared with Iverson are somewhat sad, and being sucked by Jordan will lead to a sudden death.

But a rational analysis of the subsequent games will reveal that James made his changes.

Since it's difficult to score on your own offense, you can simply use defense instead of offense!

Because the Bulls' offense is actually not very good, they basically revolve around Rose's breakthrough.

So James and Wade, who were behind, only did one thing, and they pinched Rose together.

Just this one thing paralyzed the Bulls' offense.

No matter how fierce Rose is, he can't get past the giant duo of James and James.

Moreover, Rose's passing at this time was not very good, and his outside shooting was even worse.

As for Boozer, he is very good at shooting after the pick and roll, but if he is allowed to play with the ball, his lethality is not enough to affect the direction of the series.

So it was expected that the Bulls lost.

Then after the series went smoothly, fans also saw something unexpected, James' back!

In times of adversity, James didn't dare to take it out casually, but after things went smoothly, he also showed off his skills.

What he has mastered is quite good.

Although he is still far from the level of Kobe, he also understands the essence of the pivot foot, and he started learning it in the middle of the season, so he must have put in a lot of effort.

4-1, the Knicks defeated the Bulls and advanced to the finals.

This is also the fourth time James has reached the Finals in his eight-year career.

Looking at the Western Conference, the two sides in the Western Conference Finals are the Mavericks and the Grizzlies.

The Grizzlies completed the black eight without being favored all the way, and then defeated the Thunder. They were full of dark horses.

But what is unexpected is that the Mavericks finally eliminated the Grizzlies with a 4-1 victory.

Like the Suns' previous encounters, the Grizzlies were completely unable to suppress Nowitzki.

What a black and white duo, Nowitzki's offense covers the entire half, and there is no need to go inside to fight with you.

And the most outrageous thing is the performance of the rest of the Mavericks. Kidd, Terry, and Marion. The performance of this group of role players is unbelievably stable.

So the finals, Knicks VS Mavericks!

Before the finals started, the league announced the winners of the best team for the final award of the season.

Best Defensive Team: James, Kobe Bryant, Lin Ying, Garnett, Howard

All-Defensive Second Team: Rondo, Tony Allen, Iguodala, Noah, Tyson Chandler

All-NBA First Team: Rose, Kobe, James, Durant, Howard

All-Pro Second Team: Westbrook, Wade, Lin Ying, Nowitzki, Yao Ming

All-NBA Third Team: Paul, Ginobili, Pau Gasol, Randolph, Duncan

Like last year, Lin Ying finally gained a second team.

Now with Durant and James on the front line, if you want to make the first team, just relying on performance like this season is obviously not enough.

Then talking about the finals, Lin Ying was also paying close attention during training.

Because to him, a person with open eyes, this is almost a replica of the historical Heat Big Three VS Mavericks.

Of course, the difference is completely visible. The quality of the Knicks' role players is much better than that of the Heat, and James can play in the back and matures early.

It's hard to say what the final result will be.