Chapter 274 273. Do you want me to teach you how to win the championship?

What kind of brain circuit would put a traditional center who will be 36 years old and weigh more than 160 kilograms at the start into a run-and-gun team?
It was exchanged for Shawn Marion, a top swingman who is best suited to running and gunning, willing to be the third player, and willing to work hard.

These are not operational errors; they simply show that he has no brains whatsoever for a general manager.

When thinking of this, Zhang Yang's evaluation of Popovich and Larry Bird increased by one point.

Although Popovich relies heavily on Duncan, Bird cannot do without Reggie Miller and Granger. Knowing how to rely on the star players is also a strong ability.

Nash and Stoudemire, under the leadership of Colangelo Jr., can create a championship-contending lineup.

When it came to Steve Kerr, he had to make way for the already collapsed O'Neal and fight a positional battle.

Zhang Yang paid special attention to Steve Kerr's outrageous move that destroyed the Suns.

In the 07-08 season, before O'Neal joined the Suns, the Suns had a record of 38 wins and 13 losses, with a winning rate of nearly 75%. After Bynum was reimbursed, the Suns surpassed the Lakers and topped the Western Conference.

But after O'Neal and Marion swapped teams, the Suns only won 31 of the next 17 games, with a final record of 55 wins and 27 losses, ranking only sixth in the Western Conference, and were slaughtered by the Spurs in the first round.

The 08-09 season was even worse. The team didn't even make the playoffs, and Nash was even not selected for the All-Star Game, alongside Kidd.

In the 09-10 season, Gentry coached the Suns, sent O'Neal away, and immediately made it back to the Western Conference Finals, proving that the run-and-gun system only required Nash and Stoudemire to be there and have the right functional players.

If Marion had not been traded for O'Neal, it would have been difficult for the Lakers to dominate the Western Conference in the three playoffs from 08 to 10.

However, in the 07-08 season, the Hornets rose, the Jazz became powerful, the Spurs were still at the end of Duncan's third peak period, and the Lakers acquired Gasol through a mid-season trade... The Suns management had to do something to deal with the owner and the fans.

But Zhang Yang still couldn't understand what was wrong with Steve Kerr when he traded Marion for O'Neal. At that time, O'Neal had lost his ability and box office appeal, the Heat couldn't even sell tickets, and O'Neal had just not been selected as an All-Star starter.

The Bulls had collapsed at that time, and trading Marion for an aging Big Ben was better than trading for Shaq. At least he could run and jump, and he was cheaper. Big Ben was also very famous... In the end, it seemed that they really traded O'Neal for the even older Big Ben.

...

After picking up Nash, Zhang Yang drove to his father's farm. Felton, Rondo and Alan Anderson were already waiting. The Hawaii team gathered and had dinner together.

It has been a while since we last met, so Nash showed some concern for the youngsters in Hawaii who are learning from him. After the start of the new season, he has been following the Bobcats and is aware of the situation of several of them.

"Rajon, your spot shooting has improved a lot. When you train, you can try to add some movements before shooting to increase the difficulty of training. I know you want to say that you don't have a talent for shooting, and that increasing the difficulty of shooting in the game will make it difficult for you to make the shot, but that's why you should increase the difficulty in training, so that it will be easier to catch the ball and shoot in the game..."

"Alan, you have fewer opportunities in the new season. I'm sad, but you have to hold on and can't give up. I entered the NBA at about the same age as you. I just started at 25, but at 26 I could only be a substitute, and I was still a substitute for my classmate Eric Strickland, an undrafted player. But I never gave up, worked hard to improve myself, and gradually became who I am today..."

"Raymond, your shot selection is great, but you are too cautious in using new technology. If Jack, Okafor, and Miller have better chances, it's fine if you prioritize passing the ball to them. But if your chances are similar to those of other teammates, or your chances are just slightly worse than theirs, you should play more proactively. Only by using new technology in the game and experiencing it in practice can you know how to adjust..."

"Jack...you're such a good shooter!"

Zhang Yang: "??? Why don't you have any suggestions for me? Steve, you treat people differently, right?"

Nash: "Our playing styles are completely different, so I won't give you any advice, lest it affect your playing style.

At first I also thought that you played a little too selfishly, but after analyzing it for a long time, I felt that your playing style was very mature and you had your own set of playing logic, but it still felt weird.

It wasn’t until I saw your play from a playoff perspective that I realized you probably know how to win in the playoffs better than I do.”

Zhang Yang: "That's right, I'm the champion, Steve, do you want me to teach you how to win the championship?"

"..." Nash clenched his fists, pressed the intercom button, and said, "Mary, please bring us a bottle of wine. Oh, and get Jack a bottle of milk. Children can't drink alcohol."

Zhang Yang: “Shit!”

Seeing Nash use his ultimate move without saying anything, the three people on the side were extremely happy.

Although most of what Nash said was chicken soup, Felton, Alan Anderson, and Rondo all drank it happily.

Isn’t it strange that Rondo is very disgusted by the encouragement of some people, but he listens to Nash’s advice.

But there is nothing wrong with that. After all, Nash is a big player who has played for more than ten years. He has won the first place in the regular season, won the MVP twice, and led the team to the Western Conference Finals...

The next morning, five people appeared at the No. 5 training ground of the Turkish Airlines Arena, and the three outside players of the Bobcats had friendly technical exchanges with Nash.

Although some wine was brought up last night, it was only poured symbolically. Even Zhang Yang was given a cup and took two sips without really drinking it.

Nash and Rondo are the self-discipline freaks of their respective teams. When it comes to training, Zhang Yang is described as "paranoid" by his teammates behind his back. Felton and Alan Anderson are not so particular, but they will not drink too much when they have business to do.

Zhang Yang practiced shooting and breaking through alone for a while, and Nash went to instruct the other three first.

Felton broke through and then stopped and shot. He has played 14 games in the new preseason and regular season. Although he didn't use it much, when developing new techniques, there are always the most problems when you start trying them in actual combat.

However, the problems at this time are often relatively simple, and Nash easily gave guidance. Felton tried it and it went smoothly all of a sudden.

Felton sighed, "Jack is right. Chip is very good at laying the foundation, but to develop skills, we still have to learn from players who have real top-level practical skills and rich practical experience."

Nash: "Chip? The assistant coach who gets paid more than some head coaches? I really want to meet him if I have a chance. If you want to learn from me, you don't need to ask Jack for help, just call me and ask me."

Felton scratched his head: "I thought about calling you, but I didn't know how to express my problem."

Nash: “Well… this is a really troublesome question.”

Zhang Yang from the next court interrupted, "Raymond, you can buy a high-definition camera and record the training and game movements that you encounter problems with. Then send them to Steve by email, and Steve will send you the solution and a demonstration video."

Felton: "Is this still possible? Oh yeah! I forgot I could also communicate with you, Steve, by sending videos over the Internet."

Nash: "This... I'm not very good at using computers."

Felton: "I'll teach you at noon!" Nash: "I'm not very sensitive to electronic products, can I learn it?"

Felton: "It's very simple. You can do it after doing it twice. Jack said that we should not reject new things and should keep pace with the times!"

Nash tilted his head and thought for a while, then said, "You're right. I'm just a little old as a player. Actually, I'm only ten years older than you... a little older than Jack. If I had been a little more bad when I was a kid, I could have a child who's about the same age as him."

Zhang Yang: “…”

Didn't you just say "I'll teach you how to win the championship"? Are you holding a grudge like that?
Felton didn't notice this and said, "Jack, why don't you use this method?"

Zhang Yang looked at Felton with a complicated look, and Felton didn't understand.

Nash smiled and said, "Raymond, Jack has good talent, but he is just laying the foundation. He can't use me. If he needs to use me, just watching the video may not be enough."

Felton: “…”

Xiaofei felt that Teacher Na was a little angry today, but he thought it was not important. He just practiced hard and remembered the connection he had just practiced.

Then Nash gave guidance to Rondo and Alan Anderson, which was even simpler. What the two asked about had nothing to do with technical moves, but just some confusions in the game that required Nash's help in analyzing.

After instructing the two, Nash came to the court where Zhang Yang was training and waited for Zhang Yang to finish this set.

Watching Zhang Yang constantly moving around to receive the ball and shoot three-pointers and mid-range shots... Nash was amazed.

He is definitely not as good as his teacher Nadal. He is very confident, and his shooting from any position is not inferior to anyone in the NBA. He can compete with Peja in three-pointers, with Nowitzki in mid-range shots, with Parker in floating shots, and with Wade in layups...but Zhang Yang is only 19 years old!

Three-pointers or mid-range shots, any one of them can be enough to gain a foothold in the NBA, and there is no need for the ability to hold the ball, just catch the ball and shoot.

Teach, must teach! No matter what this evil bad boy who always likes to win the championship to stimulate him wants to learn, he will teach it!
10 minutes later... Nash regretted it.

Nash: No, why does this kid have so many weird ideas?

Last time, I wanted to integrate Iverson's butterfly step into the rhythm flow, but I don't know if it worked. I guess it didn't. It will take more than two or three months to practice the butterfly step proficiently enough to use it in the game.

Now you're thinking about incorporating Tim Hardaway's crossover step into the rhythm flow?
Just now, Zhang Yang finished a set of 100 mixed trainings of running, catching the ball, mid-range shots and three-pointers. He rested for two minutes and told Nash about the breakthrough technology he wanted to develop. After listening to him, Nash was so upset that he didn't know how to vent.

After complaining inwardly, Nash asked, "Why did you think of incorporating the crossover step into the breakthrough? Our breakthroughs are all about timing and poor rhythm, and the crossover dribble is redundant."

Zhang Yang: "In normal play, when I really want to break through, I will definitely not do meaningless crossover steps, but sometimes my breakthrough will be blocked, then I can only look for pick-and-roll, which may miss a better breakthrough space.

When I played against the Pacers a while ago, I saw Granger use a crossover step to change direction in a direction he was not good at and successfully break into the paint after being blocked and closely guarded in his preferred direction. That’s why I had this idea.”

Nash thought about it after hearing this and said, "Granger's breakthrough after changing direction to the left was terrible, I can defend it."

Zhang Yang: "He doesn't start fast and has poor explosiveness. It's hard for him to shake off defenders when he breaks through in non-dominant directions, and he often can't pass the ball. He can only shoot against opposition or shoot high under the basket. These are very bad choices for him. His ball-handling foundation is too poor, and it's difficult for him to improve in this aspect. But I have the conditions to develop more scoring methods. I think this is a direction I can try to strengthen my left-side breakthrough scoring."

Nash made a helpless expression: "In other words, my job is not only to help you integrate the crossover step into our common breakthrough techniques, but also to help you develop a technical expansion plan for left-side breakthrough scoring?"

Zhang Yang: "Yes, thank you for your hard work, Steve. If it's just about incorporating the crossover step, I can spend more time on it myself, but it would be better if there is a clear follow-up technical development plan. You are the most technically advanced player in the world, and you understand the difference better than me."

Nash felt comfortable with this and responded, "Of course, I definitely know this. Breaking through from the non-dominant hand, shooting and layup angles are different, and the techniques are very different.

Your previous scoring on the left side of the three-second zone was usually without the ball. You would consciously avoid going to the left, use pick-and-roll, or pass the ball to the supporting point.

When you have to go to the left, you usually choose to step back and shoot or move sideways and jump shot, actively giving up the rhythm, getting rid of the confrontation, and using your touch to shoot.

In the past two years, opponents rarely targeted you in this aspect. At that time, no one expected you to grow so fast, but now it’s different. You are already one of the opponents that all players want to target the most. It’s okay in the regular season, but in the playoffs, this will definitely become a flaw in your offense. You can discover this in advance and find a way to make up for it...Fake, you are a genius who is talented, hardworking, and has a sense of crisis. I’m really annoying!”

Zhang Yang: “…”

Why did you start swearing while talking?

But speaking of this, he was a little excited. After a few years, he finally had the conditions to develop new skills in addition to training.

In the training mode, what is shown is the upper limit of strength that can be achieved at a specified age based on his current skills and talents. In the past, he refreshed the upper limit by improving his physical fitness and shooting talents. In terms of technology, he used to learn skills through training, or develop skills around the experience he gained.

There is nothing wrong with this. New technologies are also learned through hard work and experience.

However, as his talent improves more and more, the shooting points he needs to continue to improve his talent also increase, and it takes longer. The speed of improving the upper limit from the direction of improving talent is getting slower and slower, and the speed of improving strength reflected in the training mode will also slow down.

Now, he has the ability and conditions to develop new technologies and improve his fighting style outside of training. By doing this, he can improve his strength which is mapped to the training mode. In the training, he will have a higher probability of completing the training tasks and getting more rewards, which will feed back to himself...maintaining the previous virtuous cycle!
Moreover, being able to develop skills and improve his playing style beyond training is a good thing in itself, and it is proof that his own strength has been elevated to a new level.

Nash's mentality exploded for a moment, but he quickly recovered and said, "You exposed your flaws like this, aren't you afraid that we will target this? We have a defensive guard, Raja Bell."

Zhang Yang: "It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter if you have flaws when playing against the Suns. Just play pick-and-roll. Your inside defense is worse than the other... and you can see this even without me saying it, but you have never taken advantage of it."

Nash clenched his fists and said, "Okay, you're right. Even if we knew, we couldn't do anything to you. Damn it, even capitalists can't exploit people as much as you do. Okay, no more nonsense, let's start training!"

Zhang Yang ignored Teacher Na's complaints. He found that every time Teacher Na taught him, he would be more irritable than the last time. He got used to it.

He began to demonstrate his crossover step, which he already knew, but of course he was just able to do it because he didn't use it often, so he could only say he knew it, not that he had mastered it.

In his most recent training session, he learned a more comprehensive crossover breakthrough training method from Nash, and made adaptive adjustments with the help of Grove. During the offseason, he has learned the complete version of the crossover breakthrough... Of course, he has only learned it, and does not use it often in actual combat. After learning it, he did not specifically train to strengthen it.

After watching Zhang Yang's crossover breakthrough technique, Nash found that it was just as he expected. This bad boy had already learned this skill, and it was a very comprehensive crossover breakthrough technique... But he felt something was weird. Why was Zhang San's crossover breakthrough so similar to his?

Never mind, it’s not important, let’s get started!
Although I feel a little bit oppressed, I have to continue to guide the successor I chose even if it means gritting my teeth...

(End of this chapter)