Chapter 413 412. Boss, You Have Changed

On September 9, all members of the Bobcats gathered for physical examinations.

Zhang Yang, Felton and Okafor, who participated in the Olympics, are in the best competitive condition. With less than a month left before the end of the Olympics, they are ready to enter the competition mode at any time.

Felton and Okafor are fine, their physical conditions have been finalized, and their improvement in technology and basic skills is also within the expectations of the coaching staff.

Zhang Yang…his technique and basic skills have improved rapidly, and the coaching staff thinks this is normal. There is visible progress every once in a while. This is Zhang San.

but……

Carlisle looked at the results of the speed test. He took out Zhang Yang's physical test report before the start of his rookie season, when he was 17 years old, and then took out his physical test reports before the start of his sophomore and junior seasons.

He exclaimed to his colleagues, "When I was watching the test just now, I thought it was my illusion, but it turns out it wasn't. Jack really has become faster again!"

At the age of 17, Zhang Yang's speed was good among shooting guards, but not outstanding. And because Zhang Yang weighed less than 200 pounds at that time, the file recorded by Randy Brown contained the comments of old Bickerstaff - optimistic prediction, after full development and weight gain to a suitable weight, he will still have a certain speed advantage in the shooting guard position, but speed should not be the direction of training. Shooting talent, body coordination and strength are more suitable directions for training.

As a result, three years later, Zhang Yang grew taller and stronger, and his growth rate did not slow down, but got faster and faster!

Old Bickerstaff responded, "Yes, it's amazing. Jack's test performance this time is the fastest among T2 level even among point guards."

Carlisle saw what old Bickerstaff was looking through and leaned over to take a look. Old Bickerstaff handed him the information. He took it and flipped through it. It was the physical test reports of those speedy players from other teams, which were submitted to the league by each team before the start of last season.

Only a few point guards such as Ford, Sessions, Iverson, Parker, Harris, etc. have better speed test results than Zhang Yang. Paul's overall speed is similar to Zhang Yang.

Almost no one in the forward and guard line is faster than Zhang Yang. Even players like James and Wade who are famous for their physical fitness are only faster than Zhang Yang in starting speed, and their average speed is not as fast as Zhang Yang!
Carlisle: "Bernie, you said Jack just turned 20, isn't he still in his puberty period?"

Old Bickerstaff: "It doesn't matter. It's a good thing for us, that's enough."

Carlisle was speechless: "Don't you have any curiosity at all? Don't you want to know what kind of player Jack can become?"

Old Bickerstaff: "I am in good health and can live at least another ten years. I will definitely see it."

Carlisle: "..."

His excitement was destroyed by Bi Tu, but he also calmed down because of it.

Indeed, even though it was incredible that Zhang Yang's physical fitness was still growing, it wouldn't happen immediately. He had to focus on the present...

The next day, the 21st, the Bobcats started training camp 10 days early.

After a day of training, even Zhang Yang complained bitterly. During physical therapy after the training, he complained to his friends next to him: "Rick is simply a jerk. He arranged so much training on the first day and said it was just the beginning. Boss, how much of today's training did you remember?"

Felton, who was lying on his stomach receiving a massage, thought for a moment and responded, "30%? 20%? I seem to have forgotten everything. Oh my God, what on earth did I do all day? How can I lead the team like this? I have to be more focused tomorrow."

Zhang Yang: "...Boss, you have changed. You used to complain with me."

Felton: "Humph, I'm not like you, a little brat who can only drink in China. I'm already a mature Olympic champion."

What Felton cared about was that he didn't remember the training content. He didn't complain. The main reason was that the intensity of today's training was not very high. The training content started at 8 o'clock in the morning, with meetings and explanations. Training was from 9:11 to 1:4, and training was from : to : in the afternoon. They were all large-volume and low-intensity training. He didn't remember it, not because he was tired from training too much, but simply because there was too much content.

So he suspected that he had a bad brain and was not focused on the first day of training, instead of complaining about the training itself.

Felton's "Olympic champion" was the final word for Zhang Yang, and Zhang Yang lay there with no temper. Hill on the side smiled and said, "We have a heavy burden before the start of the season this year. We need to further optimize the offensive system, and we also need to start building a defensive system while ensuring that the offensive system is not significantly affected. This is more difficult than simply building an offensive or defensive system. The training program must be very full, and this is a necessary process."

Zhang Yang muttered, "I know that, but is it okay to rush the progress like this? Not to mention the training itself, just the explanation of the defense system in the morning meeting, I guess most people will forget everything after listening to it like Raymond did, right?"

Hill: "This is normal. Most people don't actually understand how a tactical system works. In actual combat, they move and cooperate according to the running methods they memorized in training, and gradually develop a tacit understanding. For most people, the creation of a tactical system is practice, continuous practice.

Those explanations are not for them, but for the team leaders, so that you can learn and help the coaching staff lead your teammates in training. "

Zhang Yang: "But I didn't remember it completely. At least one-third of it was ignored when I was thinking."

Okafor suddenly interrupted and said, "I remembered the first half, but I don't have time to remember the rest. But we can go to Randy to get the video. I saw that he recorded all the meeting and training content..."

Speak of the devil and he will appear. Before Okafor could finish his words, Randy Brown came to the physical therapy room with several information bags and distributed them to the members of the Boss Gang in the room.

While listening to Randy Brown talk about Carlisle's arrangements, Zhang Yang opened the information bag, which contained a detailed explanation of the training content during the training camp, as well as videos of today's meeting and training process.

What Hill and Okafor said makes sense, and that's exactly what the three bald guys on the team are thinking.

Zhang Yang secretly complained that capitalists are really no good and only know how to exploit employees, but he didn't take it too seriously. He would go back and take a good look at it, and tell the fat boss tomorrow morning. It was not his turn to command his teammates, the second youngest in the team, so he just needed to train well and set a good example... Once again, he felt the benefits of having a boss.

However, this job was not as wonderful as Zhang Yang had imagined...

At 7:3 the next morning, in the lounge No. of the Turkish Airlines Arena, Felton's surprised voice was heard outside: "What? So our defense system is divided into two lineups?"

Zhang Yang covered his face, this boss is so hard to lead!
I said I went home to study materials and videos until 11 o'clock last night and fell asleep in the home theater. What did I study?

But Felton is like this. Thinking about some teammates who are not as smart as Felton, Zhang Yang was speechless for a while and said, "This is determined by our lineup structure. Brad and Kendrick are not mobile enough and cannot participate in the rotation defense. Their role in defense is one-on-one defense in the low post, and they can only do this. Brad is our tactical core. Although he is old and physically weak, his playing time is at least 24 minutes, so... By the way, boss, have you played in the NCAA?"

Felton was listening attentively when Zhang Yang suddenly changed the subject, causing him to be stunned for a moment before he came to his senses and responded, "Of course I have played before, I am the champion! South Carolina State Championship, North and South Carolina High School Championship, NCAA, NBA, Olympic Grand Slam!"

How did the boss become like this? Who did he learn this from?

Zhang Yang said angrily, "Okay, okay, I know you have many championships. You played zone defense in college, right? Based on the defensive characteristics of Brad and Kendrick, our main defense is very similar to the 1-3-1 zone, but not exactly. Because of the three-second defense, we can't put two people in front of and behind the three-second zone. The rim protection is mainly guarded by the center and the point guard. That is, you shrink on the wing to block the breakthrough player, the forward is responsible for the backup defense, and the shooting guard or small forward who defends the top arc alone is responsible for the outside defense after being passed by the shooter..."

After listening to Zhang Yang's explanation, Felton suddenly realized: "I was wondering why it was so familiar, but I haven't played a college game for many years. After today's training, I will go to my college coach and ask him to help me analyze it... What about the defense of the other lineup?"

It’s good to have university connections... Zhang Yang was a little envious and said, "That’s easy. When Brad and Kendrick are not on the court, Emeka or Serge will play the center position and switch defense. That’s not accurate. It should be unlimited switching for positions 1-4 and 3-5, and the 4th position has the heaviest burden.

We may only have Sergi who has the athletic talent to switch to guard the small guard. Maybe it is because of the selection of Sergi that Rick added this defensive system. Otherwise, Emeka can also take on the defensive role of Brad and Kendrick in the rotation lineup. His defensive ability is comprehensive enough.

However, unlimited switching defense is not part of our training in the past few days, so you don’t need to worry about it for now. First, practice the defensive coordination with the big center and lay the foundation. Once the foundation is laid, unlimited switching defense training will be smoother. ”

Felton was happy after hearing this: "Doesn't this mean that Sergi is our chosen treasure? Our future defensive core in the rotation phase? Then I have to take better care of him and let my old teammates give him less work."

Zhang Yang said in surprise: "Boss, I thought you would think he caused trouble, made the defense system more complicated, and increased our workload."

Felton: "How can you think like that? With him, our defensive system has the potential to become more diverse, which is a good thing. You can't tell this to others!"

"..."

Zhang San: Where did my simple and innocent boss go? How come he became like this after playing in the Olympics in the capital?
(End of this chapter)