Chapter 51 The Butler of Self-Reproach

The turn changed, and it was Curry's turn to attack.

He lowers his center of gravity, does a crotch dribble, and mobilizes Butler's center of gravity.

After changing hands five or six times in a row at a constant rhythm, Curry suddenly increased his dribble, handed the ball to his left hand, swung his left shoulder, and made a gesture to break through Butler's right side.

Butler slid a little to the right, and Curry then handed the ball to his right hand from behind, and made a direct three-pointer!

Butler immediately reached out to block the shot, but after all, because of the shaking of the center of gravity, the reaction was a bit slower, leaving enough room for Curry to shoot.

brush!

The basketball crossed a high arc and fell straight into the net.

Butler looked back and saw the basketball hit the net, and a feeling of disbelief came to him.

He had tried his best, even blocking Curry's line of sight, but the shot was so perfect that even the net trembled slightly.

If it was his opponent in the past, this shot would definitely not be scored.

In the subsequent offensive and defensive duels, Curry's offense seemed to be more than capable. Butler felt that he was only a little bit able to defend Curry every time, but he could only watch the basketball hit the net.

Except for Curry's own missed shots, Butler did not successfully steal or block once, and he even suspected that he never interfered with Curry's shots. The two shots he missed were purely due to touch problems.

Although Butler has a physical advantage, it is difficult for him to break through Curry's defense in offense.

Curry saw through his offensive options almost every time, and poor dribbling led to several unforced errors.

In the end, Butler only scored 4 goals by virtue of his advantages in confrontation and bounce, and lost to Curry 4:10.

When this simple bullfight ended, the training time was approaching, and players came to the arena one after another, and they all gathered on the sidelines to watch.

After the Bulldogs players and assistant coaches arrived, Zhang Yu introduced Butler to them.

Except for Matthew Graves, everyone else saw Butler for the first time, and they were very curious about this newcomer with the same name as the school, so they stepped forward to say hello to him.

However, due to his unfortunate childhood experience, Butler was very cautious when facing strangers, and he was not good at communicating with them. He just responded dully, which quickly made everyone lose interest.

After receiving today's training plan from Stevens, the players dispersed to different courts and started their respective training with the help of the trainers.

There is still a long time before the start of next season. The players mainly focus on improving their personal skills. The coaching staff has arranged targeted training plans for them. The team will focus on training after the next semester starts. Team tactical training.

Butler was pulled by Terry Johnson to do physical tests and various tests including shooting tests, dribbling tests, and footwork tests, so that the coaching staff can formulate a training plan for him.

After everyone else gradually devoted themselves to training, Zhang Yu came to Curry, who was doing in-situ dribbling training.

Changing direction in front of the body, changing hands under the crotch, dribbling behind the back, dribbling with both hands at the same time... His dribbling exercises are the most varied and the longest among all players.

Curry does not have the same natural ball sense as Iverson and Irving. He was able to perform a butterfly-like breakthrough in the game, relying entirely on the hard training day after day.

"Stephen, what do you think of Jimmy?" Zhang Yu waited for a while and asked during Curry's dribbling practice.

"His dribbling is average, his defense is inexperienced, and his shooting needs to be improved." Curry replied.

"So you don't like him very much?"

"No, he is very tenacious and never discouraged. I believe he will not always be like this." Curry shook his head.

"Jimmy's school is really not very good. It's just an ordinary public high school in the local community. The training he received has many deficiencies. When this summer is over, you can fight him one-on-one again. I believe you will be very pleasantly surprised ." Zhang Yu laughed.

"I'm looking forward to it," Curry said.

Then, he focused on the next round of training.

Zhang Yu didn't bother him anymore, but came to another field, where Terry Johnson was testing Butler.

"How's the test going?" Zhang Yu asked.

"Very good. Jimmy's physical fitness has reached an excellent level among his peers, especially his confrontation ability and athletic ability. His jumping, bench press, three-quarter sprint, and four-point movement in the three-second zone are all great. ." Terry Johnson flipped through the physical measurement data in his hand and said.

"But his static conditions are a bit poor, his wingspan is only slightly longer than his height, his palms are not big enough, and his shoulders are not wide enough. It seems that he has worked hard in training, otherwise he would not have such outstanding dynamic conditions. "

Terry Johnson glanced at Zhang Yu. Does their head coach have a soft spot for short-handed monsters?

Curry's wingspan is also very short, and Butler's wingspan condition is not good. Is the first condition for entering the Bulldogs in the future is to have a pair of short hands?

Zhang Yu naturally didn't know what Terry Johnson was thinking, otherwise he would definitely have to clarify.

He also wants to recruit talented high school students, but those geniuses must be able to see Butler University!

With the conditions of Butler University, it can only be picked up by the rich.

After Butler finished all the tests, Zhang Yu greeted him:

"Jimmy, the coaching staff will arrange a targeted training plan for you. In the past two days, you should practice in the same way as before."

Butler nodded, and came to the sidelines to take a break, but his expression was a little lost:

"Coach, did I behave badly just now?"

"You mean the bullfight with Stephen?" Zhang Yu asked

"That's right, you came to Houston specifically to find me, saying that the team needed my defense, but I couldn't do anything about Stephen..." Butler blamed himself.

"You don't have to blame yourself. If Stephen was guarded by you, then wouldn't he have been beaten for nothing this year." Zhang Yu shook his head and laughed.

"I know he is very strong, but I didn't expect to lose so badly...Coach, will I become a drag on the team?" Butler looked at the surrounding Bulldogs players skillfully dribbling and shooting, with a bit of expression on his face. confused.

Zhang Yu thought for a while and said slowly:

"Kobe averaged only 7.6 points per game in the first year he joined the Lakers, and it more than doubled in the second year. Professionally, there is indeed a gap between you and them now, but after a period of systematic training, your strength will improve rapidly."

What he said was still very euphemistic. The training at Tomball Middle School was indeed a bit amateurish, and it was far from a well-known basketball high school like Oak Hill.

No way, schools in black communities lack funds, and naturally it is impossible to hire professional coaches to guide students.

But it is this kind of public high school that is so numerous in the United States that it constitutes the cornerstone of the huge basketball professional system in the United States.

"Coach, I understand, I will definitely train hard." Butler's expression was very firm.

He must seize this hard-won opportunity and change his destiny!