Chapter 465 Supersonic Secret Training

All the Sonics returned half a month ago. While most other teams were still in the offseason, the Sonics had already started intensive secret training.

The training mainly revolved around two aspects. One was the private training for different players.

For example, Payton's training plan for the entire offseason was basically physical fitness. The skills were already engraved into the bones of this old guy. He only needed to spend half an hour shooting and maintaining his touch every day. There was no need to polish it in this aspect.

Sakuragi Hanamichi continued to gain weight. Although his weight of 115 kg was enough for him to compete with most inside players, if his opponent was O'Neal and Yao Ming, it would still be a little worse.

In order to compete with those two, even with Sakuragi Hanamichi's natural strength, Lin Dong and others believed that it would be best for Sakuragi to reach 120 kg.

But this involves another problem. Sakuragi is relatively too short.

Previously, with a weight of 115 kg, he was able to maintain his body balance, function, and athletic ability in the best condition for more than a year. It was actually a miracle. It was all Stephen's credit. He trained Sakuragi's weight completely on his bones, but 120 kg...

Don't underestimate this 10 catties increase. 209 cm and 115 kg already make Sakuragi look a little fat. If it were 120 kg, he would be almost a standard fat man, which would inevitably greatly affect his current athletic ability and speed. Not to mention 10 catties, even 1 catties more would break Sakuragi's body balance!

And when Sakuragi's own athletic advantage is gone, if he has to choose to compete head-on with others at his own shortcomings, he will only lose more miserably.

The limit breakthrough beyond the limit itself belongs to non-human...and only Stephen can do this kind of extreme task.

Lin Dong has temporarily transferred Stephen back from La Liga. Compared with Mobis' training in La Liga, the training of the Supersonics this season is obviously more important. It is most appropriate for him to be responsible for Sakuragi's weight gain plan and Payton's physical training. After so many years, Stephen has long been a leading trainer in the industry. That is really not the level when he first trained Lin Dong by feeling his way through the river. Especially in terms of diet and nutrition that he taught himself, this guy is definitely the best nutritionist in the industry. Even if he does not work as a basketball trainer in the future, he can easily make a living relying on his status in the nutrition industry.

In the final research plan, Stephen thought that 5 kg was out of the question, but he had a way to let Sakuragi gain about 2-3 kg while maintaining the current balance of body functions. At the same time, he couldn't help but complain to Coach Anzai again. If Sakuragi had been sent to Lloyd earlier, so that he could start to grow taller and adjust his body earlier, maybe he would be around 212 cm easily now, and gaining a few kilograms would not be a problem at all. With this guy's extraordinary heart, he might really become the top inside player in the NBA...

Although it is still a little far from the perfection everyone expects, there is nothing we can do about it. Fortunately, gaining two or three kilograms is still two or three kilograms, at least it can make Sakuragi play a little easier when facing those two people.

In addition, Chandler mainly practices confrontation and outside shooting. After all, he is the tallest in the team and the strongest player besides Sakuragi. Whether facing Odom of the Lakers or LeBron of the Cavaliers, he needs to wander between the inside and outside to defend and confront, rather than defending the basket to face those two inside monsters. I dare not expect Chandler to block LeBron and Odom, but at least he can't be helpless.

In addition, the Sonics have a set of high-post serve tactics in their run-and-gun, which is still very useful when there is no Payton to control the game. Chandler will have more opportunities to be pulled to the outside. If he can have an outside three-pointer, his threat and the power of the high-post serve tactics will increase dramatically. Forcing Yao Ming or O'Neal to pull to the outside to defend him with his height is also a good way to weaken the invincible inside of the two teams.

Iguodala and Rukawa are the standard outside shooters of the Sonics. They are mainly trained in three-pointers. Facing the two teams with invincible inside lines, the outside line must be the best weapon for the Sonics to open up various situations this season. This is a must if they want to win.

Otherwise, if you don't have an outside line, and the opponent shrinks a little, with the inside line combination of Yao Ming + Odom, or O'Neal + LeBron, even Lin Dong can't get in among the crowd.

The game doesn't necessarily rely on you to shoot the opponent to death from the outside, but your threat from the outside must be big enough. After all, even if Lin Dong is really a god, you have to help God open up space for him to go one-on-one or one-on-two. Don't say that Jordan is one-on-four, Kobe is one-on-four, that kind of belongs to the highlights. If you really want to make one, Lin Dong has more than them, but you obviously can't play like this for every ball, the hit rate is too low, and if the opponent really has four people in the inside line ready to block you with all their strength from the beginning, then even if there is really a god, it's useless.

Luke Ridnour and Ronald Murray mainly practiced the basic skills of ball handling and defense. As organizers who were substitutes when Payton was resting, they were not required to score, but they had to do a good job of ball handling and defense on the court. This was the only requirement for them.

In addition to these individual trainings, the Sonics' summer training camp was mainly about various intra-team competitions.

Lin Dong led a group of substitutes, including Luke, Murray, etc., to play against the main players and main rotation players of the Sonics such as Payton, Sakuragi Hanamichi, Chandler, Iguodala, and Rukawa Kaede.

This is to adapt to the rhythm of the game and improve tactical positioning through a large number of team games, especially the understanding and adaptation of the three players of Rukawa Kaede, Luke Ridnour and Ronald Murray to rotation defense.

He is a 2002 draft pick in the same class as Lin Dong, but compared with Luke who played in another world, Murray's potential in Lin Dong's eyes is relatively poor. This is not only due to his performance in another world, but also because Murray's overall basketball IQ is worse than Luke's, his tactical execution is relatively rigid, and his talent ceiling is limited.

But he wins in terms of attitude and is quite active on the defensive end. He is 193 cm tall and weighs 88 kg. He belongs to the same type as Payton. He can still fill the gap when Payton is resting for a few minutes. This is also the positioning McMillan has given him before.

Of the two point guards, Luke is good at offense and creativity, while Murray is relatively good at defense. They can be used in various environments when Payton is not on the court. In the absence of an All-Star point guard, combining these two is the only way to fill Payton's physical problem. At present, his adaptation to the team is pretty good. Although his personal defensive ability is limited, he can basically integrate into the rotation defense, so as not to disrupt the defensive rhythm of the Supersonics.

As for Rukawa Kaede...

Bang bang bang bang...squeak squeak...

The lights in the God Arena were still on in the middle of the night.

To be honest, the intensity of the Supersonics' training during this period is actually quite high. After a whole day of various physical and basic training, plus at least three team games in the afternoon, everyone is not exhausted, but they are definitely sweating and can fall asleep as soon as they lie down.

But it was past nine o'clock in the evening, and the sky in Seattle was completely dark, but there were still seven or eight people who stayed in the arena spontaneously.

It was not a one-on-one match or an intra-team match, but a training session that belonged to Lin Dong. Those who stayed behind were not only improving themselves, but also serving as sparring partners for Lin Dong.

In the gym, Payton and Iguodala were sitting on the sidelines, wiping their sweat with towels, still wearing their training uniforms. McMillan and Chandler were sitting on one side, while Chandler had already changed his clothes in the locker room and put on his shirt. He looked relaxed and at ease. While chatting with McMillan, he was also listening to Payton's endless complaints: "Fuck, Andre, we almost won just now! Why are you distracted, kid? Wake up, so you won't pay for the midnight snack if we lose? Wait, this is not a question of who will pay. I really want to win once. Can't I, an old man, find some confidence? Did you do it on purpose just now? To guard against that guy, you have to run!"

Iguodala collapsed on the chair, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "Run? Look at me like this, I can't even stand up, boss! Not everyone is like Lao Lin and Sakuragi is so abnormal!"

"Speaking of which, Lin's physical strength is indeed a mystery..." Chandler beside him couldn't help but sigh: "We all have the same training and the same team competition in broad daylight, but he can still challenge us for two hours after the game..."

"This guy's physical strength is even more exaggerated than Sakuragi's!" Payton said unconvinced: "I discovered it last season, and I almost never saw that guy tired! Aren't those media always saying that Lin played very easily because he didn't use his full strength or because his opponent was too weak? Bullshit, I think Lin really doesn't know how to get tired! It's really strange, is it because his wife went to Atlanta? This brother's wife is not doing things right, how much energy has been held back by my brother..."

"Boss, I will tell Yuya that you said bad things about her and let her beat you up." Lin Dong's voice came from the court.

Payton swallowed his saliva: "Your ears are really sharp..."

"Brother Gaoren, are you still distracted? Your opponent is us!" Sakuragi Hanamichi screamed on the court.

Rukawa Kaede next to him didn't say anything, but took a posture of being ready for battle. He lowered his center of gravity and stood in front of Lin Dong with Sakuragi. His eyes were staring at Lin Dong like an eagle, always paying attention to some details of his body movements.

One vs. Two! Game 4!

Lin Dong smiled at Sakuragi, took a step and rushed to the left side where Sakuragi was defending.

Here it comes!

Sakuragi's pupils suddenly shrank, and his body had already made the corresponding reaction...

It must be said that Sakuragi's reaction is indeed at the top level of the NBA, and what's more exciting is that since he learned Rodman's predictive defense against O'Neal in his debut season, Sakuragi has been familiar with the word "prediction" in the past two seasons.

Even if the opponent is Lin Dong, he can always make the most perfect and correct defensive prediction at the first time. The magic is so amazing that even Payton was amazed, and even asked his apprentice privately, but unfortunately he couldn't get any advice. The content of the conversation is as follows.

- How do you know he is going to rush to the left?

——Feeling.

——Bullshit! Don't say this word to me again, it's bullshit. Feeling? Feeling can't be right every time! There is no feeling without reason in this world. What do you rely on to judge? Eyes? Center of gravity? Action? Details?

——No, when Gaoren broke through, there was never any eye or action prompt. His center of gravity shifted very quickly, without any signs at all. Teacher, you know that!

——Then how did you know he was going to break to the left?

Sakuragi Hanamichi thought for a long time - I just made the judgment, with my brain!

- So, what made your brain make this judgment?

- This... feeling!

- Damn it!

If you ask him to explain it, he can't, but he can always make the right judgment, which is amazing.

And if you want to say why, I'm afraid only Lin Dong knows vaguely...

At this time, the breakthrough to the left was blocked by Sakuragi Hanamichi's perfect prediction and first step, and Lin Dong also entered a wonderful realm at this moment.

It's not a zone, there is no excitement of adrenaline, but a strange sense that seems to have a God's perspective, which makes Lin Dong feel that he can "see" the defender in front of him from any angle, and even "see" himself.

Not seeing with eyes, but seeing with heart, just like cloning in later science, give scientists a cell of your body, and he can restore this cell to a person exactly like you without ever seeing you.

This is a huge improvement in the ability to capture and analyze information, allowing you to have a perspective beyond the zone, allowing you to make the most correct judgment anytime and anywhere, and even see all the choices your opponent will make in the future.

A brain that can handle all kinds of complex information, a basketball IQ that is innate to basketball, and an understanding of the opponent and the changes on the court are the key to achieving this state.

This allows you to always play in advance and always shoot at the opponent's most uncomfortable weakness. This is one of the main reasons why I was able to perform so easily last season.

As for Sakuragi... Lin Dong felt that he was probably in this state, but it was different from his thoroughness.

I did this with enough experience and confidence, but Sakuragi did it through pure instinct and talent.

So he was in a relatively vague state, knowing only the result but not the reason, so when Payton asked him why he chose to defend the left side, he couldn't answer at all, but it didn't affect him from using this skill to achieve perfect defense.

At this time, the first step was perfectly blocked by Sakuragi, but then...

"Ryukawa!" Sakuragi seemed to have sensed something and shouted at the first moment.

Rukawa, who was next to him, also instinctively felt the crisis and tried desperately to block Lin Dong from the right, trying to stop him from changing direction, but the next second...

He spun like a gyroscope on the spot.

Too fast...

Even though Rukawa had realized that Lin Dong was going to change direction, he still couldn't stop it. He only felt that Lin Dong in front of him was changing direction in a large range. While he was still pulling his center of gravity, he already felt that Lin Dong rushed out from his side like a hurricane.

Snap!

Swish!

One control of the ball, three steps to jump up and layup, the basketball easily went into the net.

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