Super Basketball Manager

Chapter 367 Making Stars Better!A strong enemy is coming!

Game 9 of the finals, 14 minutes and [-] seconds of the second quarter...

Relying on the inside advantage and the second team not losing to any team, the Rockets firmly grasped the initiative of the game, and the point difference was once opened to about 10 points...

"..." Ron at this moment began to feel a little bored...

"...A trainer? Come on...what's so bad? What can he do? Nightingale? Saint Martin? Bullshit~" Ron recalled the self-confidence that guy had come from out of nowhere just now, and felt a little nauseous...

"...You really can't underestimate him!" Olajuwon muttered while wiping his sweat...

"...Okay, trainer? Is Sigma strong? What can he do? Not half as strong as our team doctor, Kiyo Itachi..." Ron said contemptuously, "It's just a charlatan..."

"No, Ron...you're wrong this time..." Olajuwon patiently explained: "The team doctor, no matter how strong he is, can only restore our players to his original level as soon as possible, and an excellent trainer - he can help many players grow in terms of physical fitness and skills... and Sixon is undoubtedly the best guy in this regard..."

"Look, his dry and bloated figure... I said Hasim, how much did you charge him to keep advertising him in front of me? Trainer? Look at his appearance, and he spent a lot of money on carefully packaging himself!" For some reason, Ron might be jealous because Olajuwon said that the unknown guy was very similar to himself, and became more and more entangled...

It's just that Olajuwon sighed unwillingly at this time...

"Hey... Anyway, the original guy, and Spoelstra sitting with the Heat, plus 'another' guy who is gradually showing his face in the NBA, actually almost became ours! What a mistake..."

"Huh?" Ron was startled...

If he looked down on Hickson from the bottom of his heart, he knew the weight of Spoelstra, the youngest coach in the finals in history. He didn't know why Olajuwon would say that, but it aroused his interest...

Suddenly, there was no time to ask Olajuwon's words in detail, and the scene was full of turmoil!

Just 5 minutes into the second half of the second quarter, the two teams who played again started. The Rockets had no time to regain the "mad dog" style of confrontation. Here, James took the lead...

It was still a dazzling dribble, and Milos Teodosic didn't even have time to react. Then he stepped on the three-point line and made a long-range shot. There was a clear and clear sound of going into the net. This is enough to prove that the previous three-pointers were not easy for James...

Then the Heat aggressively chased and pressed, starting to lead the defense from the audience, and directly abolished Dayao and Cousins, who were standing on the inside line.

Go-ahead!The scary thing is that it only took less than 3 minutes!
How smooth is James dribbling?How high is his shooting sight?He made 6 of 5 three-pointers. What kind of James is this?This is clearly a collection of Ray Allen and O'Neal!
Under Ron's stunned eyes, the guy named Sixson finally revealed his hideousness...

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Certain trainers are good at helping fledgling players hone their basic skills, like Rockets trainer Sigma…

There is another kind that is suitable for training a big-name star like LeBron James, pointing out his mistakes in front of his face...

In the summer of 2010, under the recommendation of the Heat, James ushered in super trainer Ivan Hickson for the first time.

Although the famous trainer has not been in the team before, his former NBA clients include Carmelo Anthony, Gilbert Arenas and Elton Brand.

James and Hickerson originally met for the first time at a makeshift Heat practice session with Wade and several other Heat players.

Hickerson knew he had to find a way to impress James.

The 38-year-old former lawyer really has nothing to show for it. He doesn't play basketball (at least he hasn't played since middle school), and he has never worked for any NBA team before joining the Heat. He doesn't even have the qualifications of a trainer.Sixon, whose parents are from Russia and Israel, is not tall or athletic, and talks and behaves more like a sociologist than a basketball expert.Therefore, every time he meets a new player, his goal is to give the opponent a bad impression as quickly as possible, and let the opponent know how good he is.

"The only way to tame a beast is to show you control," Hickson said, citing the novel Life of Pi. "When LeBron lowered his head, I slapped him in the face to make him look up. No one ever did that to him. He wasn't used to it."

Hickson believed that James' weakness was dribbling, so he immediately arranged a set of difficult ball-handling exercises for the MVP.Whenever James looked down at the ball, Hickerson tapped him on the cheek to remind him to keep his head up.Indeed, such practice could lead to serious consequences - do you want to tell LeBron James that he can't dribble?But since Hickson's criticisms are always right (and James's too), the approach helped him build his credibility. "

Hickerson then gave James a grueling practice session, all related to game situations, because he felt James' touch was a little rusty (at least by his high standards).By the end of the hour-long session, the superstar was exhausted and lying on the ground gasping for air.At this time, Hickson said to him: "You are the absolute number one talent in the league, much better than Kobe. But, you can't even do a turn, you have problems with ball control, and you can't shoot. Really. You have to think about this issue."

James sat listlessly, biting his fingernails, looking impatient.

Hickerson went on to say: "I don't want to hurt your self-esteem, but I'm not here to flatter you. I'm not trying to sarcasm you, but to help you improve. You can score 30 points, eight rebounds, and eight assists per game, but you still have a lot of room for development. How exciting. You know, you are a superman who can score 40 points, 20 rebounds, and 20 assists!"

"!!" James was completely moved by his desire to become stronger.

Only a week later, he said: "I know why a lot of NBA players follow him."

The reason why these people follow Sixon is that he dares to speak harsh words. "I want to tell them that this has nothing to do with anyone else, it's your business," he said.

Hickson explained, "Guys like LeBron are the ones who can pull out their teeth and eat meat. He's [-]% stronger than anyone else is [-]%. But I asked him, 'What would you look like if you were [-]%? Wouldn't it be better if you could be [-]%?' That's a provocative approach I use a lot, so I always put the 'if' in my mouth."

In NBA circles, Hickson's appearance can be described as stirring up waves.Now the Heat regard him as a staff officer.

However, some celebrities sneered at Hickson, just like Ron's unconventional attitude back then, because he was not a person in the so-called traditional basketball (Hickerson said Bobcats coach Larry Brown was particularly dissatisfied with him).

That's right, like Ron, Hickerson has never played in the NBA, nor is he an apprentice of any legendary coach, let alone an assistant coach.But his clients don't care.They welcomed Hickerson as an alternative to the NBA's hierarchy of coaching traditions.

If middle school and university coaches teach basic skills, then Hickson is the last stick to help players sprint to the top, and their strength is excellence.His training methods can be very outlandish, but his greatest ability is to get along with players, especially people like James who are—at least in traditional basketball methods—unapproachable. "He has a very deep understanding of the sport and the characteristics of his clients, so he knows how to get into their heads," James said happily, "especially me. He helped me not only physically, but also mentally."

This ability to tame fierce horses earned Sixon the nickname "The Basket Whisperer".He said: "People say that your job itself is not too advanced, but you can let Riley fly to my house specially, let his players get up at [-] o'clock in the morning, practice hard, and let him give you money, which is too advanced."

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Making all the superstars in the team perfect... that's what Sixon is all about!

Even though the Heat fell behind shortly after the start, Hickson was not in a hurry because he found James doing two moves they did when they were training together.

The first is a two-handed toss on the move. "After our practice, he can use either foot to take off and do this action, so that the defenders can't find the timing."

"...Unable to find the right timing, the defensive players will make a lot of difficult defensive moves-such as a few more rounds of turning back and running...such as counter-attacks after sliding...Of course this is really effective, but how long can a weak team maintain this kind of high-load action? One quarter? Two quarters?"

Immediately afterwards, James made another "jump over people" at the top of the three-point arc: he first dribbled sideways, and then quickly passed through the defense. "Look, his feet never cross in that zone, so he's ready to shoot," Hickson said. "James used this light way to make a big difference. Maybe Houston can still rely on their passion and drive to maintain their advantage on the court, but I dare to assure all fans of the American Airlines Arena that their energy will disappear soon... because they can't kill us at once... And they have to find that momentum after every rotation. I don't think most teams will give them this kind of opportunity, let alone the Heat with James!"

"You know what? No matter how aggressive the visiting team is at the beginning, they will eventually fall into a state of flameout at a certain time, at a certain point... because we have James, because he has inexhaustible energy..."

Immediately afterwards, James misplaced the offense, dribbling the ball backwards and then forwards to gain a greater speed advantage in front of tall defenders. "Super guards do it all the time," Hickson said. "But he's James ... a guy who's good at creating plays for his teammates, or dunking himself!"

Sure enough, at the end of the first half, and throughout the third quarter, Houston suddenly became 'sluggish'...

James is like a source of energy that will never be exhausted, and he is playing more and more vigorously. A few times without sloppy and strong after-the-point shots, he helped the Heat's outside shooters open the pot...

A series of three-point rains by the Miami people made the American Airlines Arena even more crazy, while the Rockets were directly stunned. They watched James enter the battle again and again in amazement, and did not pay attention to Yao Ming, O'Neal and other giants...

If I am taller than me, I will jump, if I am stronger than me, I will pass... I will pass if I am double-teamed, if I am not double-teamed, I will do it myself...

A series of "touchdown" actions by James greatly stimulated the hearts of Ron and his team...

It seems that it is an inexplicable tactic, just like Ma Su lost the street pavilion, which ruined the original "holding and waiting for help" and waiting for the opportunity to counterattack...

Sometimes gaming is all about winning forever, or losing like shit...

After witnessing James slashing his team, Ron has already understood that King James is no longer the "jumping man" who only relied on his body in the Cavaliers...

He has already noticed that the Heat's management system is not as unsound as the rumors say... And this trainer, whom he scoffed at at the beginning, does have an unconventional ability...

At the end of the third quarter, the Heat's advantage was unshakable.

Although Barkley in TNT's national live broadcast room has repeatedly emphasized that the Rockets will rebound again like Xiaoqiang, but only Hickson believes that the Rockets will no longer be able to make effective counterattacks...

"...Sometimes, many people say that a team that has rested for a long time will not be able to find the atmosphere of the stadium at the beginning, and may be killed by the team that has been playing for a long time... Of course, they may seize the opportunity... But in my eyes, this is a refutation... Physical fatigue is an unavoidable problem anyway... The atmosphere of the stadium will return sooner or later. Will physical strength appear out of thin air? No...so..."

"The game is over!" Sixson announced with a smile a quarter earlier.

that's the truth.The Heat won Game 108, 93-[-], and Ron left the court sullen, his facial muscles contorted like he'd just lost his wallet.

Sixon on the side shook his head innocently at Riley: "If it's this expression, I think I'm going to take back my original promise to regard him as a real 'opponent'..."

Pat Riley snorted, laughed without saying a word...

"Invincible is the loneliest!!" Sixson patted the dust on the storage tube with sharp eyes! "Game [-], let's let Wade show off his three-pointer? Or let Bosh humiliate their most proud insider?"

　"The game is over!" Sixson announced with a smile a quarter earlier.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)