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Chapter 116 Mike Procopio

After saying hello to Thompson, Procopio saw someone else, he glanced at Thompson in confusion.

"This is my friend, Don, who is a student at the University of Connecticut and will run for the election this year," Thompson introduced.

"You are Don?" Procopio looked at Tang Tian in confusion.

"Uncle Mike, do you know him?" Thompson asked in confusion.

Tang Tian was also a little confused. He knew Procopio in his previous life, but now, he had never met the two before.

"Shawn told me that he said he is now the public enemy of Duke fans." Procopio said with a smile.

After listening to what Procopio said, Tang Tian realized that Sean should have referred to Sean Bathir, which should be the case when he defeated Duke in the championship.

Procopio has a wide connection in the NBA and will hear some news even if he doesn't watch the NCAA.

"I'm very happy to know you." Tang Tian went over and took the initiative to shake hands with Procopio.

"Sean said you have a big heart. You don't know. He led the team to complete a 22-point reversal in the semi-finals. Now his school has been reversed by you." Prokopio said with a smile after shaking hands with Tang Tian.

"We are lucky." Tang Tian also acted rather modestly.

Procopio laughed after hearing this.

A topic of NCAA has brought a lot of distance between two people.

After chatting for a while, the training began.

Thompson started receiving three-point training with the help of Procopio, while Tang Tian took the ball and made a quick three-point shooting in the other half.

"Bang!"

"Swish!"

"Bang!"

...

It is completely different from a slow three-pointer. After accelerating the shooting speed, his shooting rate plummeted, and the three-pointer that was originally shot without any flaws directly turned into about 50%.

This is also reasonable. After players adjust their shooting methods, their hit rate fluctuates greatly, and the speed of their tips will be the same.

If it was that simple, Novak would have changed his shooting method in the NBA.

Once the shooting habits and rhythm are developed, it is easy to change, but it is difficult to maintain the original level after the change.

Fortunately, Tang Tian is not really Novak. He just used Novak's skills, so there is absolutely no time and room for him to adjust.

He slowly adapted to the speed of shooting, but after practicing for a while, he still didn't improve much, and his hit rate was at most about 60 in one round.

60% looks good, but if you really get to the NBA, if you are rookies, if you don’t make a big gap, the coach should replace you, let alone the hit rate decay caused by physical decline.

Things were much more troublesome than he thought.

After throwing a few rounds, his arms were a little sore, and he sat on the sidelines to rest.

At this time, he looked at the next half, where Thompson shot smoothly with the help of Procopio and kept making the ball.

And it has to be said that Procopio is worthy of being the top trainer. The quality of the balls he fed Thompson is completely comparable to that of the first-class guard in the NBA. He is comfortable to catch the ball and the rhythm can be reached without finding it.

After a while, he stopped. Thompson wiped his sweat with a towel and rested on the sidelines. Procopio chatted with him for a few words, and then walked towards Tang Tian.

Tang Tian was quite surprised to see Procopio coming over, after all, it was Thompson who was looking for him.

"I saw you just now, are you adjusting your shooting method?" Procopio walked to Tang Tian and asked.

Tang Tian was stunned for a moment and nodded.

Sure enough, professionals are professionals, and he didn't even say that, Procopio could see it completely.

"I'm improving my shooting speed. In the NBA, my shooting speed was too slow before." The opposite side was the most professional trainer, and he didn't hide it.

"Can you vote for me? The past and the present." Procopio said.

Tang Tian nodded, and he could feel that Procopio was intentional to help him.

He got up and shot several baskets at the speed he used to and now.

The difference is obvious. The first few balls are shot perfectly, but only about half of the balls are entered.

"Your shooting talent is quite outstanding." Procopio praised it without hesitation.

Procopio has trained many players, many of whom are stars, and his evaluation is by no means a compliment.

"But your shooting speed is slow, and you will suffer a loss in the NBA. The idea of ​​increasing the shooting speed is correct." Procopio continued.

Tang Tian nodded.

"It's just that your method is a bit problematic. Just speeding up the push speed when shooting will have a great impact on the hit rate." Procopio continued.

Tang Tian was delighted when he heard this.

He really felt very uncomfortable after this training session.

"What should I do?" Tang Tian asked with a little expectation.

"Come on." Procopio said, picking up the pill.

"First of all, you have to change your shooting habits. I see that after you catch the ball, you will unconsciously put the ball under your crotch first. This is actually a lot of time spent here, so you have to adjust this, like this, put it in your chest after getting the ball, and then take the action."

Tang Tian nodded, he really didn't notice this.

"There is also the use of your assistant. Although shooting depends on the force, the role of the assistant is very important. After increasing the shooting speed, if your assistant cannot support the ball well, it will have a great impact on the shooting rate. Your hit rate fluctuates, which is a very critical factor."

"In this regard, you can do one-handed shooting training at the basket, add one-handed shooting after practice, and a small action of an assistant holding the ball quickly and leaving quickly, so that you can ensure that your shooting direction and trajectory can be as familiar as before at the same time at the same speed."

Procopio was demonstrating while talking.

After hearing this, Tang Tian nodded repeatedly. He was a godfather in his previous life, but he prefers tactics and chicken soup. He doesn't know much about these shooting details because the team has assistant coaches responsible for shooting training.

Procopio's suggestions really made him feel enlightened.

"Are you an offensive or a catch-type player?" Procopio continued.

“Ball-type.”
Chapter completed!
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