"Zen Master" Jackson once again announced that the team was on holiday in order to restore the players' strength and welcome the game at its best.

The Lakers' outside players are very energetic, and the two inside starters are bored. If O'Neal's physical strength is normal, his performance at the free throw line will not be so bad. Grant averages 31 minutes per game, which is more playing time than Guo Xu, which is also a test for the veteran.

On the 9th, Guo Xu got up early and had breakfast with Megan Fox, drove Megan to school, and then went to the Lakers' training hall.

He doesn't play at home or go out with friends as soon as he is on vacation, and occasionally chooses to practice more. He doesn't know if he can enter the time loop again. Even if he can do it in the future, he can't pin all his hopes on "superpowers".

Success is never achieved without effort, but a natural result after hard work.

Guo Xu is still a long way from being selected as the All-Star. Although he currently ranks third in the Western Conference defender selection, it is meaningless to be not the top two and cannot be the starting lineup. The substitutes were selected by the coaches. How many coaches will vote for him? In the regular season, he has no whistle on the offensive end and is blown up in various ways when defending. From this point alone, he can see clearly where he is.

Guo Xu walked towards the indoor court with the basketball, and he knew from a distance that someone had come to practice.

There was a sound of ironstorm, and it knocked on his heart... After entering the door, Guo Xu indeed saw Kobe receiving the ball with the help of a sparring coach and making a jump shot.

Why is Kobe's shooting posture so elegant? Many people either expand their elbows or bend their legs, or the assistant's posture is particularly weird, and some people even land like crabs. Kobe's posture is beautiful, which is the result of hard practice.

Guo Xu waved and greeted him, and went to the other half. He took off his coat and warmed up first, then practiced shooting alone. After shooting, he picked up the ball and brought it out of the three-point line, and practiced physical strength and dribbling.

The two of them threw for half an hour quietly, and went to the sidelines to drink functional drinks and rest for a while.

Kobe said expressionlessly: "It's great if you can come and practice. Don't go out with Shakel as soon as the holidays are on, you're different from him."

What he implies is that O'Neal is also good if he doesn't practice. If Guo Xu practices less, his strength will stop here in this life, and he will even decline soon in the future.

Is he caring about me or expressing his dissatisfaction with O'Neal? This expression is too serious, right? Guo Xu responded with a slight smile: "I know I'm not strong enough and need to practice more."

Kobe nodded, still expressionless. Guo Xu didn't know what to say next. The two of them just rested silently for a while and walked towards their respective half-time to continue practicing.

Guo Xu is a cheerful person, but in the team, he has communicated with Kobe the least, except for Ledel, who has left. He always feels that his thinking is not on the same channel.

It's like when I was in school, every class would have a person who was very self-respecting and liked some cool things, but was eager to have someone who understood and was willing to listen to him, but was often like a "little prince in a cold situation". Such people are both rational and childish, and they don't like to listen to them. If you follow him, you will feel bored.

Kobe is the Lakers' unlucky king, and he is very unsociable.

After practicing for an hour, the two sat together again. Kobe took the initiative to talk to Guo Xu. "Why don't you practice mid-range shots, and only practice three-pointers?"

Guo Xu smiled and explained: "Because of the high scoring efficiency, I am not easily blocked when I shoot three-pointers. It is different to shoot near the penalty area. Whether it is mid-range shots or layups, I am easily interfered with or blocked by big men."

Iverson often gets hit, and it is difficult to score within three seconds. Iverson relies on breakthroughs, but his main scoring method is mid-range shots. He breaks through to create shooting opportunities.

Guo Xu broke through a lot, usually by passing the ball. He only made a layup when he met a slow big man and completely threw away his opponent by speed. He never made a tough move, which made his shooting percentage very high, but this style of play would not be very high.

Kobe said plainly: "I think you should practice mid-range shots, and you can use them at critical moments."

Guo Xu smiled: "Thank you, I will practice in the future. Now the coach will not arrange tasks for me to focus on mid-range shots, which will overlap with your role. Of course, you are right. Players who have no blind spots in the shooting will definitely be better."

Central shots are the least efficient but the most important means of attacking on the basketball court. Even in the future big data era, teams can study how to improve offensive efficiency through data analysis, and players cannot completely give up central shots, just layups and three-pointers.

Indeed, players' mid-range shots with a shooting percentage of about 45% are not as good as the inside line with a shooting percentage of 50%, nor are they as good as the ordinary outside pitcher with a shooting percentage of 35%. However, when the game is at its most anxious, inside attack and three-pointers are the easiest points to be stuck on the tactical arrangement of one side of the defense. A high center forward stands in a stance, and an outside defense expert is enough to keep a close eye on the pitcher.

At this time, the player's choice of mid-range shot will cause great trouble to the opponent. If a star makes a good mid-range shot, the defensive end will fall into an embarrassing situation where he can't get in and can't save.

In Guo Xu's previous life, Nowitzki, Kobe, Duncan, Pierce, Durant and others all used stable mid-range shots to help the team win the championship. James was completely lost in the postseason position battle in 2011 because of his breakthrough and lack of lethality in mid-range shooting. Of course, it is not possible to rely solely on mid-range shots. He can get depression by his opponent, and that person is called DeRozan.

Kobe knew that the strongest player must be comprehensive. He practiced three-pointers every day, but unfortunately his shooting percentage was still not high.

Guo Xu was silent for a moment and asked: "Boy, you are a defensive expert, blocking and stealing a lot. Which shooting method do you think is the most difficult to defend for the defender?"

Kobe answered without thinking: "The second type of layups and Payton's high-shot layups are particularly annoying. I feel that he is just fooling around and often makes a move."

Dropping is a very practical skill for a small guard. In Guo Xu's previous life, he gradually became one of the most commonly used skills for defenders from Stockton, Tony Parker, to Paul, Rondo, Ross, and Curry.

Among them, Parker has the highest efficiency in throwing. He truly explained to everyone what is "flying throwing". When he throws, he basically combines the ball with the ball. When the ball flies out, the person flies out, and the timing is very good. There is no blind spot near the penalty area.

Guo Xu was eager to increase his arsenal. It was difficult for him to become an All-Star with only three-pointers and change direction breakthroughs. Now his popularity is achieved through hype gimmicks. If he wants to become the boss of a team, he must have a trick.

He didn't want to go on Iverson's path, so practicing throwing was an option, but it was quite difficult to remember. It seemed that Parker could only use throwing blindly as a trick and ensuring his hit rate.

Payton's high-pitched layup was even more magical, and he felt that each could score five best goals. Guo Xu was deeply impressed by it because in the 2006 finals, Payton scored two of them in this way, and it was very beautiful to avoid the block when playing small and big.

Guo Xu asked: "If I am a little sure of playing throwing, can I ask you to try the results?"

"Okay, as long as you are not afraid of being abused." Kobe's mouth formed a strange arc, as if he wanted to laugh secretly but couldn't help it.
Chapter completed!