I'm king in the basket

Chapter 596 2 Difficulties

Chapter 596 Dilemma

Tomorrow, preseason training camp begins.

Today, Li Xing spent his last day in his private training gym.

He lay in the middle of the training hall, feeling the time.

Time flies really fast, the offseason is over in a blink of an eye, many people have come to him, but he has not been affected.

Practice is the only thing he has to do this offseason.

Go out at seven o'clock every morning and return to Lincoln's apartment at eight o'clock in the evening.

His body was exhausted, but he was also very happy.

When the system can't help him, he can only rely on himself, train, train again.

Now, his ability has been restored to 94.

This is the highest score he can recover after being injured.

But this is not his final score. He is still very young and can still improve through offseason training, but he needs to practice hard day and night.

"Brother Li, aren't you going back?"

Zou Qi and Li Xing trained together for several months and made rapid progress.

Li Xing remembered that when he first came, he only had a score of 60, but now his score has reached 71.

This score basically reached the standard of the main rotation.

Zou Qi's main improvement is physical confrontation. In three months, his weight has increased by nine catties. Compared with when he first came, his figure is obviously a lot thicker. He really worked hard.

Sometimes, he works harder than Li Xing.

Li Xing knew what he was asking for.

A proud son of heaven, he was held in the palm of his hand since he was a child, but he was criticized by the whole country after he finished the Olympic Games.

He averaged one rebound per game in the Olympics, and even made extremely nasty dodges to avoid fouls during the game.

The Chinese team lacking Li Xing did not have the prestige of the last runner-up at all, and lost all five games in the group stage.

And Zou Qi, it was against this background that he became an early bird and was scolded by fans all over the country.

However, is it really appropriate to shift the responsibility for the five-game losing streak to a kid who has just turned 20?

This may be the reason why he worked so hard.

Hearing his words, Li Xing smiled and said, "It's time to go back."

"Xing, what's wrong with you?"

When returning home, Li Xing was in a daze in the car, Xu Ke was very puzzled.

Li Xing said: "It's nothing, I just think that the training camp will start tomorrow, and I'm very excited."

"Excited? What's so exciting about this? There is still more than a month before the opening of the season." Xu Ke said.

Li Xing smiled lightly. Of course he knew that there was still some time before the opening of the season, but he was just as excited as before the start of the rookie season.

Lincoln Apartments

Theron and the others prepared a sumptuous dinner for Li Xing.

Li Xing has one thing that remains constant, and that is an unhealthy diet.

There is no way, everything can be treated badly, but you can't treat your mouth badly.

He is a man with a system. If he has a system and wants nothing more than an ascetic monk, he will fail too well.

"I heard that you will gather tomorrow?" Theron asked.

Li Xing nodded: "Yes, I am looking forward to it."

The next day

Esbjerg Center

Li Xing came to the training hall very early, and here, he met many old friends.

"Who is this brother?"

Evans found Li Xing, and gave him a bear hug: "Welcome back!"

Li Xing hugged him gently: "What are you happy about? After I come back, you will have no place at all."

"What does that matter? Do you think I can't contribute off the court?" Evans asked back.

"No, I believe you will become the best leading towel dancer in the league." Li Xing said.

Then, there are Dragic, Middleton, Gobert, DeRozan and Bargnani, who has returned from injury.

To Li Xing's surprise, Bargnani's score dropped directly from 90 to 79.

Li Xing didn't expect his injury to be so serious, or in other words, his body is so fragile, once injured, it will slide down a lot.

Bargnani is 30 years old this year, his peak has passed, and in the future, he will continue to decline.

Only superstars can maintain their form until the age of 35, and most players have obviously regressed since the age of 30.

"Larch, it looks like we're all recovering well," Bargnani said.

Li Xing nodded and said, "Yes, we are going to do something big together."

DeRozan watched, nothing happened.

Li Xing saw him here.

DeRozan looked worried, and seemed to have something on his mind.

Li Xing asked: "Demar, what's wrong with you?"

"It's nothing Lucky, I just"

DeRozan didn't say it.

"Larch."

Dragic called Li Xing to his side and explained the situation.

Only then did Li Xing learn that DeRozan suffered from depression.

His depression was completely artificial.

His depression comes from the family.

His parents were hostile, his relatives harassed him, and even his wife didn't understand, took the child and ran away from home without contacting him.

DeRozan was caught in it, not knowing what to do.

He can't make his parents reconcile, and he can't let those relatives who just want to borrow money from him go away, and he can't make his wife change her mind. Even if he wants to take a look at the child, his wife refuses him on the grounds that he suffers from depression.

DeRozan fell into the abyss.

"Did all that happen?"

Li Xing did not expect that during the two years he left, the people who were most affected were Bargnani and DeRozan.

Because of his absence, Bargnani assumed too many responsibilities, resulting in serious injuries, and his peak was gone forever.

DeRozan is even worse.

Li Xing believes that if he is here, he will find out that DeRozan has something to do, and these things will not happen.

But the problem now was beyond his control.

Finally, the godfather of the Raptors, Quin Snyder, showed up.

Li Xing missed two seasons, and under his leadership, the team successfully reached the Eastern Conference finals.

His coaching resume is full of light.

Four championships, two conference finals.

Comparing the first six years of coaching experience of any legendary coach with him, I'm afraid it will be blown up.

Therefore, the Raptors extended his contract with him for five years two years ago.

He is now not only the coach of the Raptors, but also the team's operational consultant. He can make suggestions on all transactions and signings.

It can be said that Snyder tied himself tightly to the team.

"I'm standing here and I see a group of young people who are tired of losing."

Snyder faced dozens of players, including official players who had already received contracts, and free agents who were actively pursuing contracts.

"From now on, our leader is back."

As soon as Snyder finished speaking, his eyes fell on Li Xing who was standing in the center of the first row.

"So, we don't have any problems."

"All problems will be eliminated."

"All difficulties will be overcome."

"I need to see your resolve! Show me this next month!"

The training camp has begun. There is no concession here, only competition.

Everyone has to fight.

There are only fifteen official contracts, and now the team has ten official contracts, and other players will compete for the last five.

Li Xing mainly trains with several starters.

Snyder needs to see Li Xing's state, and at the same time, he is about to usher in a happy trouble.

How do Li Xing and Gobert match?

Gobert is a center with a strong ability to protect the basket, and he can start on any team.

However, there is Li Xing in the same team.

In the two seasons when Li Xing was absent, Gobert supported the team's defense on his own. Although not as buggy as Li Xing, he was also one of the league's top basket protectors.

And Li Xing is a monster of another level.

His ability to protect the basket can be seen by looking at his average blocks per game.

How powerful is an insider with a stable average of 7 blocks per game on the defensive end?

He directly blocked the opponent's 14 points.

And affected countless shots on the defensive end.

It is his defense that makes the Raptors' counterattack so terrible.

It was his defense that allowed DeRozan to average 10 points per game on counterattacks for several consecutive seasons.

These are not available to any insider. Li Xing's defense is not at the same level as other people's basket protection. He is an alien.

Snyder thought about letting Li Xing and Gobert play the twin towers, but the problem still lies with Gobert.

His mobility is fast at the center position, but he is lacking in power forward.

Moreover, his shooting is not enough to open up the space, he lacks threat in the high post, and his low post offense is also very clumsy. He is a typical pie-eating star insider.

In this way, the classic high and low position coordination of the twin tower tactics will not be able to be played.

If Li Xing was not in good condition, Snyder might have gritted his teeth and let Li Xing play power forward, but his condition was extremely good.

Li Xing stood in the low position and used four different moves in a row to eat Gobert's defense raw.

Then there is the defensive end, switching defenses, supplementary defenses, single defenses, big defenses and small defenses. His opponent did not score for four consecutive rounds.

Who is the defender on the opposite side?

Dragic!

It can be seen that Dragic did not keep his hand, he was blown up by Li Xing's defense.

Li Xing's fighting power is not like someone who hasn't played in two years.

His regression can be seen, after all, he suffered such a serious injury.

But he is still strong, far stronger than Gobert.

Snyder was in a dilemma.

He didn't know how to arrange it. Li Xing had to start. Whether it was strength or influence, he was worthy of starting. But how should he arrange Gobert?

He was a starter for two years and played well, how would he react now that he was removed from the starting job?

Snyder's concerns were resolved that evening.

The French found him.

Gobert came up to Snyder and said, "Coach, please let me play on the bench."

"Rudy, are you sure?"

This year is Gobert's contract year, and he should strive for a big contract.

Retiring from the starting lineup will have a huge impact on his future.

"I'm sure," Gobert said.

Snyder walked around the room and said, "Rudy, you're going to be the team's sixth man."

"Thank you, I appreciate it!"

(End of this chapter)