As a Kobe hater, he was actually teammates with Kobe!

Trainer Carver is responsible for grabbing positions, and Zhou Ze needs to defend his rebounding position.

Carver was very aggressive in his fight for position, and his strong arms and buttocks kept pushing Zhou Ze. Under such fierce harassment, even though Zhou Ze was able to hold his position, it was difficult for him to accumulate strength in his feet and he could hardly jump.

If it is a 1v1 situation, Zhou Ze can grab the rebound, but if it is a formal game, it is easy for the opponent's forwards to rush the rebound.

After all, Zhou Ze's current static talent is really average. He is 206cm tall barefoot, weighs 114kg, has a wingspan of 215cm, and a standing reach of 269cm.

Zhou Ze needs to learn how to resolve the opponent's harassment when fighting for position so that he can have enough strength to complete the rebounding.

In addition, there is also how to maintain balance in the air and avoid tilting caused by imbalance of the body after confrontation.

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The rebounding training lasted for a full 2 ​​hours.

In addition to the trainer's words and deeds, there is also the rebounding competition between Zhou Ze, Kwame Brown and Andrew Byram.

Currently, Zhou Ze has the worst rebounding ability and cannot compete with the other two in a 1v1.

Even the bust No. 1 pick Kwame Brown couldn't be snatched away by Zhou Ze.

But Zhou Ze's speed of progress surprised even trainer Carver.

It seems that Zhou Ze can achieve certain improvements in every rebounding duel.

At the same time, Kobe, who had just finished his ball-handling drill, couldn't wait to ask Carver, "Coach Carver, Zhou, how's this kid doing in training? He's not just doing it half-heartedly, is he?"

Kobe was still a little worried that this rookie who only knew how to practice three-pointers and dunks would slack off on rebounding.

Carver shook his head and said to Kobe with a smile: "Zhou, he practices very seriously, and he is very talented."

"Is he talented in rebounding?" Kobe asked in surprise.

To be honest, Kobe really doesn't think Zhou Ze can become an elite rebounder. He just hopes that he can reach the level of an ordinary starting center.

You know, Zhou Ze's rebounding is not elite even in the NCAA, so how can he be considered talented?

"Yes."

"Maybe he hadn't really thought about rebounding before."

"But now he is making rapid progress on the court."

Carver stared at Zhou Ze who was in the final rebounding duel with Kwame Brown.

Zhou Ze is responsible for fighting for position, that is, fighting for offensive rebounds.

Zhou Ze first pretended to steal the ball from Kwame Brown's right wing. After deceiving Kwame Brown's defensive focus, he immediately made a quick turn without the ball, squeezed through the half-covered left side, and pushed Kwame Brown, who was unstable at the time, to the side.

"What a great spot!" Kobe couldn't help but show approval in his eyes.

But the next second, regrettably, the rebound bounced to the other side.

However, Zhou Ze did not react immediately, but Kwame Brown took the lead.

"His rebounding awareness and sense of smell still need to be improved." Kobe said regretfully.

Basketball coach Carver just smiled faintly and didn't respond.

The sense of rebounding is a talent. Although it can be improved through training, the extent is limited. It is mainly an innate ability.

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After the rebounding training, Zhou Ze looked like he had been fished out of the water, his training suit soaked with sweat.

Kwame Brown is in a similar situation.

Andrew Byram seemed quite relaxed. Firstly, he was indeed talented; secondly, Byram was not 100% committed in training.

Coach Carver also pointed this out several times during training, but Byram's response was rather perfunctory.

"I'm sooooooooooooooo!"

"real or fake?"

"My rebounding attributes have actually improved."

Defensive rebounds +2, improved to 72 (112).

Offensive rebounds +1, improved to 71 (101).

After Zhou Ze noticed the changes in his character attribute panel, he was stunned for several seconds before he came to his senses.

"Wrong! It turns out training can make me stronger!"

Regarding training to become stronger, this is natural. Anyone can become stronger through training, but the degree of improvement may vary.

In addition, the training effects of awareness attributes (rebounding, defense, etc.) and skill attributes (shooting, free throws) are much stronger than those of running and jumping talents (explosive power, jumping height and jumping speed, etc.).

In addition, the greater the difference between the current attributes and the talent limit, the more obvious the improvement effect after training.

It's like, if a test has a full score of 100 points, it is naturally easier to improve from 90 points to 95 points than from 55 points to 60 points.

Of course, the biggest achievement of this rebounding training is not the improvement of rebounding sense, but the application of rebounding skills.

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In the locker room of the training hall, Zhou Ze and Kobe, who had just finished showering, sat together with their upper bodies naked.

"Zhou, Coach Carver said that you seem to be very interested in rebounding. If I remember correctly, you were unwilling to train rebounding before." Kobe joked half-jokingly.

"Kobe, if I remember correctly, you also said that the food I cooked was bad, but after you finished eating it, didn't you say it was delicious?" Zhou Ze said unwillingly.

Kobe rolled his eyes, gritted his teeth, and turned to look at Zhou Ze: "Come to my house tomorrow to cook... dinner."

Zhou Ze tilted his head and glanced at Kobe, as if to say, "Are you trying to get away with me again?"

Kobe had a blank expression on his face, but in his heart he was saying, "You rookie, if Vanessa didn't like your food, I wouldn't have invited you."

"My cooking is very expensive..." Zhou Ze said in a faint voice.

"Oh, so that's the case. Then what about the fine next time..." Kobe was not in a hurry. On the contrary, he looked calm and composed.

Zhou Ze was speechless.

Zhou Ze has a very high basketball IQ and his understanding of techniques and tactics is absolutely top-notch, but Zhou Ze also has his moments of getting carried away.

Once you get angry, there is no way you can show mercy.

My current salary is not high and the endorsement fee is not much either, so I can only take advantage of Kobe.

"Kobe, it's my honor to cook at your house!" Zhou Ze, who had figured it all out, immediately changed his expression.