r18novel Chapter 30 I saw the shadow of an old friend in him!
Chapter 30 I saw the shadow of an old friend in him!
When Jordan opened his eyes in the morning, he felt his head was spinning.
In a hazy, dreamlike state, he felt that he had a rather complicated and exhausting dream last night, and even now that he has woken up, he still feels a dull ache all over his body.
Jordan sat up and rubbed his head, trying to recall what he had dreamed about last night.
But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't remember anything except for a worsening headache.
At that moment, the television, which had been turned on at some point or perhaps had been left on all night, began to play.
「林泽连续3场比赛拿下20+，上周场均拿到28分11篮板3助攻2抢断，命中率高达60%，3分命中率55%，罚球命中率100%！湖人队2胜1负，虽然湖人队金身告破，但林泽还是成功当选本周的周最佳球员！」
"F*** you! This bastard is even more fucking annoying than before!" Jordan angrily grabbed his phone and smashed it at the TV. With a loud crash, the TV screen turned static, but Jordan's Nokia remained undamaged.
On the other side, Lin Ze woke up from his dream with great reluctance. Unlike Jordan, he remembered everything in his dream!
He remembers everything in his dream, including every single detail.
Moreover, not only did his brain gain a wealth of knowledge and technical concepts about various mid-range jump shots, Lin Ze also clearly felt that his body had gained an extra muscle memory.
Although he didn't play on the court, Lin Ze knew that his mid-range shot had improved significantly!
Everything in the dream was not only completely received and remembered by the brain, but also by the body, which absorbed it all without forgetting a single detail.
After that night, Lin Ze certainly couldn't directly acquire the same level of mid-range jump shot ability as Jordan, ignoring all defenses and environments, and able to pull up and shoot at will. But Lin Ze felt that reaching 6-7% of that level was not a problem at all!
As for the rest, of course, one must continue to practice hard and hone one's skills.
Nothing can be achieved overnight, especially these top-level skills and abilities.
After getting up, Lin Ze glanced at the time and realized that all his preparations had been wasted.
There's absolutely no need for that!
This was a night of excellent sleep quality; his biological clock remained completely unchanged.
Eager to demonstrate his skills, Lin Ze quickly dressed and headed to the training hall.
He couldn't wait to try out his shooting skills in the real world.
When Lin Ze arrived at the training facility, the locker room was empty because Jackson had not scheduled any training sessions for him that day.
However, there was a set of clothes that had been changed out of.
Lin Ze didn't need to see whose place the clothes were placed, nor did he need to carefully analyze who usually wore the style of clothes.
There is only one person who would specifically come to the gym to train so early on a day off—
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!!"
"Again! Again! Put some effort into it! How the hell am I supposed to get any training results if you don't put in the effort? I'm not paying you to just do a sloppy job! You son of a bitch! Do you even know how to train?"
The closer you get to the stadium, the louder and clearer the sounds of passionate training become.
When Lin Ze entered the arena, the first thing he saw was Kobe Bryant, whose vest was completely soaked with sweat, training hard.
This guy's training subjects...
He kept taking shots beyond the three-point line, and the trainer only did one thing: foul!
Every time Kobe took a shot, the trainer would hit his hand.
No wonder there was such a lot of 'banging' noise and such a low hit rate.
Lin Ze knew why he was training like this. In the Lakers' last game against the SuperSonics, the Lakers were down by 3 points with 27 seconds left in the game. At that moment, Kobe Bryant made a tough 3-pointer against Ruben Patterson but missed.
The Lakers then successfully defended, and Kobe faced Patterson again with 4 seconds left. He took another three-pointer, which also missed. However, this time Patterson's hand clearly hit Kobe's wrist, causing the three-pointer to miss. But the Seattle referees chose to ignore the foul and did not blow the whistle.
Kobe missed two game-tying three-pointers in a row, but he didn't complain to the referees or file any complaints. Instead, he kicked over a chair, slammed the towel handed to him by the ball boy onto the floor, and left the locker room after the game without speaking to anyone.
Kobe always acts like this after a loss, and the Lakers players have gotten used to it.
The problem lies with Ruben Paterson.
This guy played for the Lakers last year, but failed to make it into the rotation and was traded away by the Lakers after only 24 games. The reason for the trade was his bad relationship with Kobe.
Moreover, it was a terrible relationship where Patterson repeatedly yelled at Kobe and actively provoked him.
The two are absolutely irreconcilable.
Then, tonight Patterson held Kobe to just 10 of 27 shots, and with his successful defensive plays in the last two possessions, Patterson got completely cocky.
In the post-game interview, this guy was incredibly arrogant: "You can call me the Kobe Stopper! I was traded by the Lakers last year because I always shut down Kobe in practice! Just like tonight! I'm the best Kobe defender in the league, remember my name: Kobe Stopper! Every time we meet again, I'll beat Kobe, I'll pin him to the ground and beat him to a pulp!"
How could Kobe, with his personality, tolerate someone taunting him like that?
My missed three-pointers were caused by fouls? That must be because I haven't practiced hard enough! Then I'll practice my three-pointers after being fouled!
Watching Kobe practice his shot after being hit on the hand almost frantically, Lin Ze ignored him and instead found a half-court court to try out his new signature move.
Unlike Kobe's team, which kept missing shots, Lin Ze started shooting aggressively. This kind of low-intensity shooting is not difficult for professional players; it's just the most basic skill.
But Lin Ze could still feel that he was different.
The shooting form, the muscle power during the jump, the overall smoothness of the shot, the fluidity between each movement—even though there was no contact and it was a low-intensity shot, Lin Ze could feel that his overall stability when shooting was completely different…
These changes are unlikely to be noticed by ordinary fans. Even the most professional trainers and analysts in the NBA have to carefully watch Lin Ze's training and his game videos to truly see these subtle changes.
Lin Ze became happier and happier as he shot. He didn't pursue efficiency or accuracy; he just kept shooting, trying different movements and postures, integrating the new knowledge, technical details, and muscle memory he had acquired into his shooting, allowing them to become more deeply ingrained in his bones and soul.