Former head coach Frank Johnson shouted: "Everyone, set, set, run!"
All the players lined up at one end of the training ground. After giving the order, they rushed towards the opposite side with all their strength.
"God!"
Marion was very fast, but now he found that he couldn't outrun the old K next to him, which scared him.
But soon, Old K scared his jaw off because he fell behind and was overtaken by Old K.
"NONO, it's not that I couldn't outrun him, it's just that I was careless and started slowly." He quickly comforted himself in his heart.
But immediately, he realized a question, why could Old K run so fast after being seriously injured? He could even run much faster than Old K before. Was he possessed by God?
More than a dozen players rushed to the other end, then stopped and turned around. When they came back, Nash was the first, and Lao Wang was second.
After running back and forth several times in a row, the same situation persisted. Even Marion, who was very fast, could not overtake Lao Wang even when he accelerated with all his strength.
"Old K, why are you running so fast?" After stopping, the panting Nash was so surprised that his eyes almost fell to the floor.
He was so surprised. The twist and turn run is an experience of comprehensive qualities, including explosive power at the start, acceleration, running in the middle, balance when stopping and turning, agility, flexibility and other sports qualities. Old K
His mobility is so strong?
"You are faster." Lao Wang smiled.
Nash's 100-meter speed is 10.8 seconds, which is nearly one second faster than he is now. It is considered very fast in the history of the league and should be ranked in the top five.
Nash shook his head in disbelief and asked: "Old K, are you not injured? No, you can't run so fast without being injured?"
"I have lost weight and am now 130 kilograms. I have also strengthened speed and explosive training, so it is normal to increase my speed." Lao Wang explained and said no more.
Nash and Marion shook their heads at the same time, saying that this is unscientific. It is unscientific for a center who is 130 kilograms and 216 centimeters to run so fast.
They quickly thought of O'Neal. I heard that the big shark could run 11.5 seconds for 100 meters when he first entered the league. The old K should have been about the same just now. If he was slower, he should be able to run 12 seconds. It was indeed incredible.
A giant beast with superhuman talent!
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Ewing did not participate in this kind of return run. A veteran like him who was about to retire could not afford to bother. At this time, he walked over to Lao Wang with a look of amazement and said: "Old K, your current speed is as fast as that of the Admiral."
That's almost it, that guy is the fastest among us."
"I should be a little slower than him at his peak, and a little slower than O'Neal when he entered the league." Lao Wang nodded.
Nash said: "Have you ever tested 100 meters?"
"11.7 seconds." Lao Wang said.
"Like Chamberlain, his 100 meters is also 11.7 seconds." Ewing said.
"Chamberlain?"
Lao Wang thought of the ancient super giant who was not convinced by him. His physical fitness was the best in history, and his dual talents were overwhelming. Unfortunately, his life was short-lived and he had been dead for more than three years.
Nash smiled and said: "Old K, at your current age, I think you are stronger than Chamberlain. He will definitely not be able to run 11.7 seconds when he is over 29 years old."
There was still a look of shock on Ewing's face. He shook his head and sighed: "Old K, you are a real monster. Such a serious injury. All the injuries on my body combined are not as serious as the injuries you suffered last year, but you can still survive."
Running so fast!"
"The boss is awesome!"
Stoudemire had a submissive look on his face and began to flatter him.
Before, he was convinced by Lao Wang because of his qualifications and honors. Facing the first man in history, he, a rookie, had no confidence at all. Now he is truly convinced, from the inside out.
Among the people present, the happiest ones were D'Antoni and Van Gundy Jr., their faces were smiling, and Van Gundy's bitter smile turned into a wrinkled face.
What D'Antoni laughs about is that the faster K is, the more foundation he has for small ball tactics. Moreover, K is not very repulsive towards small ball tactics. What he is repelling is that fast break tactics account for too much.
There is also contempt for defense. As long as he properly arranges fast break tactics and strengthens defensive construction, there should be no problem for Old K here.
What Xiao Fan laughs about is that the stronger K's ability to turn around and run, the stronger his ability to defend and return to defense. This will provide a foundation for the establishment of a defensive system. With K's defensive ability being selected into the defensive first team five times,
Coupled with the current mobility capabilities, its defensive strength is definitely higher than before, and it is completely built with its own defensive system.
After some basic training, ball training was arranged, and then a half-time team training session was arranged.
At this time, little Colangelo also came and watched the game.
As the general manager, he needs to observe the status of the players in order to make timely adjustments to the lineup, including trading some unsuitable players.
As the coach of the main lineup, D'Antoni began to lay out tactics.
He said to Lao Wang: "Old K, your position can be raised appropriately so that you can return to defense faster when switching between offense and defense."
However, Lao Wang said: "But once this happens, I will lose control of the offensive rebounds."
D'Antoni was startled. Yes, he is still better at offense than defense. From the bottom of his heart, he doesn't pay much attention to the fight for offensive rebounds.
So he immediately corrected him: "Okay, old K, then fight according to your habits."
Lao Wang said: "When attacking, I can really move my position up a little, or pull it out, so that I can free up the basket and allow my teammates to implement cutting tactics. If I use cutting tactics, I can also return to defense immediately.
, to prevent the opponent from counterattacking.
But if a teammate shoots from outside, then I can’t go back to defense immediately, I have to go in and grab offensive rebounds.”
Van Gundy Jr. nodded and said: "Old K is right, we must pay attention to offensive rebounds and secondary offense."
Former Suns head coach Frank Johnson said: "I think so too. According to the data, Old K's offensive rebound ratio can reach 31%. This is a very high ratio. We cannot give up these rebounds and secondary offensive opportunities.
.”
D'Antoni was sweating like a baby, "Okay, if I say something, you guys will take turns to come up and flatten me. Isn't that bad?"
On that side, assistant coach Scott Scales, who had been the head coach of the Suns in the 2000/01 season, was arranging tactics.
After both sides are properly arranged, the players take the field.
Lao Wang wore the white vest of the main player, and the substitute wore a yellow vest.
The main force attacked first. He came to the frontcourt, did not enter the paint area, and took a position one step away. The backup center Jack Voskull who was guarding him followed him out.
Voskull, a second-round pick in 2000, is 211 centimeters tall, but his talent is not good, his strength is average, and his offense and defense are both at the fringe level.
The main power forward Tom Gugliotta has a mid-range shot. When he was still in good health, he could shoot three-pointers now. But now he can't shoot, but the mid-range shot is still accurate. He was also pulled out to replace power forward Stade.
Meyer followed.
At this time, Marion on the right wing saw the opportunity, used a quick reverse run to get rid of the defender, and quickly cut inside.
Nash had quick eyesight and quick hands. When he saw Marion cutting to the right side of the paint area, he passed the ball directly to the right side of the basket. At this time, Marion flew up, caught the ball in the air, smashed it violently, and with a bang, completed an empty shot.
Pull dunks.
"Mike, old K pulled too far. What if Voskull doesn't follow?" Xiao Fan asked.
"Try it."
D'Antoni immediately told Voskull not to follow him out because Old K didn't have a mid-range shot. He could take a step back and just stay at the waist in the paint area.
During the next main attack, Lao Wang received a pass from Nash one step outside the paint area. Seeing Voskull one meter away, he immediately took off after receiving the ball and hit a frontal hook.
Voskull rushed forward to block the shot, half a beat too slow, and blocked a lonely shot.
"So far?"
"Can I come in?"
The moment Lao Wang took action, D'Antoni, Xiao Fan and other coaches all focused on the basketball flying towards the basket.
"brush!"
The water splashed and the ball hit the net hollowly.
"pretty!"
"Old K actually developed a mid-range offense, that's great!"
Several coaches began to nod, very excited.
Next, Lao Wang did not use other offensive methods, nor did he play the low post attack he was best at. He just kept hitting mid-range hooks. Facing an incompetent defender like Voskull, after halftime, he shot 4 out of 7 from the field.
In the game, the shooting rate was as high as 57%, which shocked the whole team.
This kind of small-open mid-range hook shot, if the defender has no strength, will have even higher hit rate with Lao Wang's 90-level mid-range offensive strength. Of course, in the actual game, it will be lower.
defender, it will be lower.
Even if he is as good as Jordan, when he won the second consecutive championship in the early 1990s, he mainly focused on mid-range shots. His mid-range shots are a god's weapon, and his shooting rate is only a little over 40%, and the shooting rate of the last two points is only 30%.
A little more, if Lao Wang's mid-range hook can reach a 50% hit rate, it will become a real artifact.
After the training match, Lao Wang's performance amazed the entire team. From the coaching staff to the players, everyone was convinced.
"Old K, you have increased the mid-range offense and have the ability to open up, which is good. We can have more opportunities to implement cutting tactics. So how is your low-post offensive ability now?" D'Antoni asked.
Lao Wang said very directly: "I have lost weight and my strength has become weaker. Although my skills are still there, my dominance in the low post, especially at the basket, should have declined.
Of course, what I mean is that when I encounter a large-tonnage opponent like O'Neal, my dominance will decrease. If it is just an ordinary opponent, no matter who it is, my current 130 kilogram tonnage and strength are enough to face it.
Even if their dominance drops a little and their efficiency drops a little, we can still defeat them."
"Yes." Xiao Fan and several assistant coaches nodded.
D'Antoni also nodded and said: "Old K has the ability to attack in the mid-range, which is very important to us. We can play richer and more layered offensive tactics. Jeff, Frank, Scott, we have to re-study the tactics...
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In the next few days, the Suns were engaged in intense training. The coaching staff was busier than the players. They had to formulate tactics, observe and supervise the players' status, and there was a lot of work.
Throughout the training camp, the Suns did not arrange interviews with the media. They conducted closed training, and reporters accompanying the team were not allowed to film the training process.
During the one-week official training camp, the overall performance of the team was slightly better on offense and worse on defense.
If Xiao Fan wants to truly establish his defensive system, he still lacks defensive champions. After training in the past few days, his current defense is supported by Lao Wang and Marion. There are too many loopholes, and when he encounters a strong team, he cannot make up for it.
The offense is better. After all, Lao Wang is the big killer at the bottom. With the help of others, the offense can be effective.
But in terms of offensive tactics, there has been little achievement in the past few days. The coaching staff has to start from scratch, and the Suns still have a long way to go to establish their own offensive system.
The current offense mainly uses Lao Wang as the absolute core of the offense. This kind of tactics is very monotonous. It does not combine the strengths and characteristics of everyone and cannot play a role of 1+1 greater than 2.
If it were in the past, Lao Wang would have thought this was no problem. Even during the Lakers' three consecutive championships, they still played this way, with him as the absolute core of offense, and 70% of the offense had to pass through his hands.
But now he doesn't want to continue like this, because after all, he is getting older. The serious injury last year also caused some changes in his psychology. After physical reconstruction, his physical fitness is not as good as a year ago.
Although he has a three-year fixed period, his physical fitness will not decline during the fixed period, but his physical distribution needs to be better managed than before, and he can no longer squander his physical fitness like he did before entering the playoffs and several series.
Fighting everyone for the whole game will definitely not work in the future. If you do that, you will definitely not last until the end.
On the 25th, the Suns completed a trade, acquiring small forward Jumaine Jones from the Cavaliers in exchange for their backup center Jack Tsakalidis.
Jones is a role player, the No. 27 pick in the first round of 1999. Although Tsakalidis has little ability, he was also the No. 25 pick in the first round of 2000. The two are swapped.
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The regular season of the 2002/03 season starts on October 29th, but the Suns' first game is on the 30th, playing the SuperSonics away from home.
The 27th is the Suns' media meeting day for the new season, which will be held as scheduled at 10 a.m.
When the Sun King returns, everyone in the Suns team is very cautious. In the past, it was held at the headquarters. This time, it was arranged in the News No. 1 Hall of the American West Arena, which has a larger space and can accommodate 500 people.
Although no one is optimistic about Lao Wang's comeback, his influence is still there. After all, he has only retired for a year, so there are also many media reporters rushing to Phoenix. The reporters, cameramen and assistants are all there.
It's a big movie, no less than 200 people.
Let's take pictures first. Of course Lao Wang is in the absolute C position. On the left is Ewing, on the right is Marion, and on both sides are Nash and Tom Gugliotta, etc.
Entering the question-and-answer session, Lao Wang immediately became the target, or rather the only target, of the reporters. Few others, including Ewing, asked questions.
"Old K, the Suns were last in the Western Conference last season, so what is their goal this season? Are you confident of reaching the playoffs?" a New York Sports reporter asked.
Lao Wang chuckled and said: "Sir, this is my tenth season. In the first 9 seasons, I reached the playoffs 9 times, the Western Conference Finals 9 times, the Finals 7 times, and won the championship 6 times.
The probability of reaching the finals in his career is the first in history, the probability of reaching the finals is the first in history, and the probability of winning the championship is also the first in history.
Sir, you asked me if the Suns can make it to the playoffs. In my opinion, this is a serious provocation to me. Why don’t we make a bet now on whether our Suns can make it to the playoffs this season? The bet is
, whoever loses will buy the front page of the New York Times for a week and give it to the other party."
After hearing Lao Wang’s self-reported resume and the subsequent bets, the reporter was furious and said quickly: “I’m sorry, I made a mistake just now, Lao K, what I want to ask is, are you confident that you will win this season?”
Entering the Western Conference Finals?”
Lao Wang laughed and said: "This is right. If you know your mistakes, you should correct them. This is a good comrade. Miss Molly, next."
That's all he said. He didn't answer the reporter's question at all. He directly asked the host of the public relations department, Miss Molly, to turn over the question to the reporter. This made the reporter from the New York Times quite embarrassed, but he had no choice but to smile bitterly.
Endless.
After Lao Wang answered questions from more than a dozen reporters, a reporter finally asked about Ewing.
"Patrick, why did you choose the Suns instead of the Lakers, Trail Blazers, or Nets?" the reporter asked.
Ewing disliked the media the most, so he replied with a straight face: "I have the opportunity to go to the Nets. Yao is my junior. When he went to Georgetown University, I recommended him to the school team, but
I still believe in old K more."
"Do you believe that old K can still maintain his previous dominance? Do you think it is possible?" the reporter asked.
Ewing had already witnessed Lao Wang's state after his comeback this week, so he sneered and said: "His dominance may have declined a bit, but I think he is still unique in this league. I have to remind you.
You, if you despise him now, you will be easily slapped in the face by him in the future."
"oh!"
The reporters exclaimed in surprise.
Many reporters secretly despise Ewing. They think that this super center in the past tense is just flattering old K. But the facts will prove that Ewing is flattering the wrong one. This flattery should be two.
It’s just the past tense of super centers hugging each other for warmth.