Chapter 75 From Kobe's Eyes(1/2)
The general process of NBA trial training is the same.
The Bulls' trial arrangements are also similar to the previous European joint trials.
The difference is the people present.
The Bulls' trial, head coach Tim Flod, general manager Jerry Klaus, and the team's coach and management team were all present.
After Jordan retired, the Bulls' former veterans ran away one after another, with a record of last in the East for two consecutive years.
Last year, they won the No. 1 pick and chose Elton Brand.
But this year they are not as lucky as they are no longer so lucky, with a record of second to last in the league, but only fourth and seventh picks.
In addition, this year is a small year of talent show, so it is more difficult for them to select people, so they naturally pay more attention to trial training.
The trial began immediately, and at this moment, a familiar figure appeared at the entrance of the stadium.
Kobe.
He didn't leave the stadium immediately just now, but went to the shower room to take a shower.
He didn't want to kiss Vanessa in his sweat.
Klaus was sitting on the side of the court, and when he turned to see Kobe, he got up and greeted him.
After seeing this, Kobe took the initiative to walk towards him.
During the offseason, he stayed in Los Angeles for personal training most of his time.
But in May this year, he got engaged to Vanessa and chose to travel to Chicago for the first summer.
Vanessa gets up late every morning, and he takes this time to go to the United Center Arena to train.
The stadium was not open during the offseason, and he had been looking for Klaus before, who called the team's physical coach to open the door for him.
This training has lasted for several days.
The people from the management team next to him gave up the position. Kobe sat down and soon started chatting with Klaus.
The Bulls are a legendary team in NBA history, and there are many legendary figures besides Jordan.
This includes General Manager Klaus, who has made two consecutive championship feats with Jordan and Pippen as the core.
Kobe is full of respect for him.
Similarly, Klaus also admires Kobe, a shooting guard who is similar to Jordan.
The two of them talked about everything, and it was natural to talk about the playoffs last year.
"If you have an extra outside shooter who can shoot three points, I think the Lakers can easily complete a dynasty."
Klaus saw it thoroughly.
Ron Harper was dug from the Clippers. Now he is older and his defensive ability has declined a lot. The key is that the outside line is inaccurate.
This is also an important reason why the Lakers almost capsized in the Western Conference Finals last season.
If they can find a reliable shooter, everything will be much easier.
Just like Steve Cole during the Bulls.
The Lakers and the Bulls are two different teams, but the same coach actually has not much difference in playing style, it is nothing more than changing two superstars.
Kobe nodded after hearing this.
As the person involved, he felt more deeply in this regard.
Not to mention how many points you can get, if a reliable shooter pulls him out of space, the situation of the game will be completely different.
The two were chatting, and crisp sounds came from the field.
Their eyes were also attracted by the sound.
Now the three-point test is being conducted on the court, with a quick shot in one minute.
Two baskets, two people, Sun Hao and Eddie House, shot from left to right and shot perfectly.
House is an NCAA scoring madman, with three-pointers very accurate, so it is not surprising that he has such a performance.
However, Sun Hao, they didn't pay much attention to it before, especially for Klaus.
The two people were equal in the first thirty seconds, but the two began to have a gap in the last thirty seconds.
The person who fell down turned out to be House!
House was two-strong. One-minute high-intensity shooting requires very high accuracy on the shooter. Moreover, it is a trial training occasion and the psychological pressure is also high.
After the last set of shots, Sun Hao completed all the shots and made all the shots.
Although House had all made a shot, two of them failed.
Kobe also looked at Sun Hao with interest at this time.
When he left the training hall before, it seemed that this guy's eyes were different from others.
After Sun Hao finished his bid, he went to the sidelines to rest.
He was worried that he would have practiced so much in the system and it would affect his feel. Now it seems that he is a little unnecessary.
Years of training have made his muscles have a very strong memory. If he says a little pretentious, he can maintain a high hit rate even when he closes his eyes.
This is by no means an exaggeration. When Jordan pretended to close his eyes and made a free throw, Kobe was blocked by Bathir every day and was not affected. Klay Thompson scored eight out of 10 three-pointers in the dark, all of which were the same.
Just then, he saw Reed shoot a three-pointer on the court.
Just now, the PK with House had the upper hand, but it was Reed who really scared him, who should be his biggest competitor in this trial.
The assistant coach on the sidelines pinched his stopwatch and blew the whistle.
But Sun Hao was immediately shocked and his chin dropped.
Reed's three-pointer was much worse than what he thought...
Not to mention him, even the kind that can't be seen in the taillights of House's car.
The iron half goes to the half, and it's even better than Yaric who plays with him.
Sun Hao felt that his cognition had been hit.
Poor performance?
Or is it like Ginobili, who only practices after entering the NBA?
The latter is probably more likely.
Otherwise, Reed University's performance would not have fallen into the second round, even if there were any reasons.
After the basic training, the site soon entered a one-on-one session.
Sun Hao's first opponent was House.
It was exactly the same as when he was in the joint trial in Europe, the people in charge of the trial were really in a hurry.
"I've heard of Michael Reed, a star player in the Big 10th District, and the breakthrough is very good."
"Who do you think they will win the one-on-one challenge?"
Kobe was still talking about Reed, but Klaus's attention was already on one-on-one between Sun Hao and House.
The Bulls who are simply shooting rebuilding don't need it. He is now looking forward to the two of them showing their abilities in other aspects.
"House, he proved himself in NCAA."
Kobe gave his own judgment. He had never heard of any Asian defender who played NBA before. To be precise, there were no one who could play NCAA.
The one-on-one on the court began soon, with House taking the ball to attack first.
Sun Hao went forward and pressed.
Sliding plus aggressive steal attempts.
His current defense method is the combination of Iverson and Paul, pressing against the defender and pushing the opponent out of the basket when facing the big man.
House... made a mistake in dribbling directly.
His dribbling ability is really not very good.
Although he scored crazy points in NCAA, he is a player with a very high assist rate.
This scene surprised Kobe on the sidelines.
But what he was surprised about was not House's mistake, but Sun Hao's defensive footsteps.
Although it doesn't seem very skillful, it's very professional.
Perhaps only those who are very familiar with Kobe know how much he values his pace.
He later mentioned more than once in Kobe's Autobiography, whether it is offense or defense, pace is always the most critical factor in determining success or failure.
"What's his name?"
He couldn't help but turn his head and ask.
"Sun Hao, 18 years old, played in Spain before. He is a double MVP in the Champions League and La Liga this year."
To be continued...