ATPnovel Chapter 206 Artest
Chapter 206 Artest
Chapter 206 Artest
Yuan Qingshan had no choice but to continue training by himself, but when he came to the training hall, the door was open, and the sound of basketball hitting the floor could be heard from inside.
It's a bit empty, and hearing footsteps, there should be only one person.
Yuan Qingshan walked in, and it happened that a basketball flew towards him.
If it was Yuan Qingshan from before, I am afraid that this ball will hit the face. Fortunately, the recent training effect has been good, and his reaction speed has been greatly improved. After he noticed the abnormality, he hurriedly twisted his body and raised his hand to catch the flying basketball.
"It didn't scare you, did it?" A rough voice sounded.
Only then did Yuan Qingshan realize that the person who was training alone turned out to be the veteran Artest of the team.
The fierce-looking old player was selected by the Chicago Bulls with the 1999th overall pick in the first round in 16. He has played for the Indiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks in his career.
The 2003-2004 season reached its peak, won the Best Defensive Player Award and was selected to the All-Star team.
He joined the Lakers in 2009 and won the NBA championship with the Lakers in that season.
He was amnesty by the Lakers in 2013, and then signed with the Knicks for 2 million in 300 years, until he was waived by the New York Knicks in February last year. After playing in Asia for a while, he returned to the Lakers by chance.
Although this guy usually looks fierce, he treats rookies very well, especially Downs and Yuan Qingshan.
According to Artest himself, it was because he agreed to the request of Kings center Cousins, who also came from the University of Kentucky, to take good care of his two juniors in Los Angeles.
But Cousins was still in elementary school when he was playing for the Kings. It stands to reason that they didn't have any intersection. Yuan Qingshan asked Artest about this matter, and Artest said that he and Cousins had opposite tempers and were friends who had forgotten their years.
"Hey, are you stupid?" Artest waved: "If you are not stupid, just throw the ball over!"
Yuan Qingshan threw the ball obediently, and Artest made a mid-range shot. The ball was shot very low, and it slammed into the front of the basket with a swish.
"Have you been training?" Yuan Qingshan also took out a ball from the cart, and then dribbled it from the center line to Artest's field.
"Yeah, I came after lunch. Old guys like me are not like you. I still have so much time to waste." Artest ran to the basket to pick up the ball he just threw, turned his right foot for half a circle, and raised his hand to wipe the board.
Yuan Qingshan shot a three-pointer from the top of the arc. The trajectory of the ball was as flat as Artest's, but it was a pity that it hit the front of the basket and collapsed far away.
Artest shook his head: "It should be a little higher. Your shot just now is easy to be blocked, and nine out of ten will hit the basket."
Yuan Qingshan made another shot from the same position, but this time he didn't press his wrist hard. The basketball drew a high parabola, almost falling into it from directly above the basket.
It seems that Artest is right, it is indeed not easy to be blocked, but Yuan Qingshan feels that it is awkward to shoot like this, and the shooting speed is also slow.
Speaking of which, I haven’t acquired shooting skills yet. The Lakers lineup is not deep enough, and my average playing time has exceeded 37 minutes. If I only rely on breakthroughs to kill the inside, there will definitely be physical problems.
So now I urgently need to strengthen my shooting ability, so that I can use more energy-saving methods to score.
"Gakki, can I buy skills?" Yuan Qingshan asked.
gakki: "No, skills only come from tasks."
The triggering of the conquest mission is random, and the rewards are also random, which means that I don't know when I will be able to have shooting skills.
Seeing that the regular season has been going on for more than a month, if this continues, once the team enters a period of fatigue around the All-Star Game and lowers their winning percentage, it will be difficult to keep their place in the playoffs in the Wild West.
Yuan Qingshan felt Artest's words while throwing the ball.
Artest stopped and said to Yuan Qingshan: "Do you know Ray Allen? He told me that if you want to shoot well, you must first practice your arm strength, practice with dumbbells, and keep shooting 500 balls a day. If you can't even do this, I advise you to stop playing basketball and go to the west to drive a petrol car."
Artest stood under the basket and threw the ball to Yuan Qingshan outside the three-point line: "Here, come on!"
Yuan Qingshan catches the ball, takes off, and shoots.
No entry!
Artest caught the rebound and threw it back: "Again!"
Yuan Qingshan continued to shoot, and the ball scored: "Are you going to finish 500 balls with me?"
Artest smiled: "As long as you can persist, I'm fine. After all, the Lakers spent more than 200 million to sign me. I can't let the Bass family lose too much. Guiding rookie training should be an additional service, haha!"
Yuan Qingshan likes Artest's straightforward personality very much, but he himself doesn't know whether it is right or wrong to ask Artest to guide him in shooting training. This guy doesn't seem to have very strong shooting ability, right?
As night fell, there was a lot of people outside the training hall. There should be a Clippers home game tonight.
Swish, with the sound of the net bag rubbing against the leather, Yuan Qingshan's 500th three-pointer hit the net.
Artest clapped his hands: "That's right, boy, the shooting percentage is close to [-]%. It's beyond my expectation. I thought you could only make layups."
Yuan Qingshan is not in the mood to be happy. As an outside player, his shooting percentage is less than [-]%, which means that his shooting is absolutely unqualified and cannot pose a threat to the opponent.
"Don't be too anxious. This should be your first shooting training. Stick to shooting 500 balls every day. After raising the shooting percentage to 50, add 200 to 700 every day, and then continue to increase. When you shoot 1000 balls and you can guarantee a shooting percentage of 50, you can use three-pointers as your regular weapon."
Yuan Qingshan kept wiping away his sweat, thinking that although the task was heavy and the road was long, he finally had a direction to work hard.
"Excellent outside shooting and excellent breakthrough, then you will be a nightmare for the other 29 teams!" Artest laughed, as if he had seen Yuan Qingshan beat all the invincible players in the league.
"Thank you very much, Mr. Ron!" Yuan Qingshan ran over with tired steps, and gave Artest a high-five seriously.
Artest was very proud of being able to shine and give young people the right guidance, and clamored to invite Yuan Qingshan to the city center for a big meal.
Yuan Qingshan waved his hand hastily, picked up his already soaked collar, meaning to say: Look at me now, it is more important to go back to take a shower and rest.
Artest was open-minded and didn't talk too much nonsense. He patted Yuan Qingshan on the shoulder vigorously and told him that he would keep the account for this dinner, and he would definitely honor it when he had the opportunity in the future.
Yuan and Qingshan chatted and laughed and left the training hall, waving goodbye in front of the parking lot.
Yuan Qingshan didn't return to Zijin apartment with his clothes until he watched Artest's ram muscle car leave.
(End of this chapter)