Zhang Hao’s mid-range shot basics are nearly perfect. At Zhang Hao’s level, it’s no longer a matter of others guiding him to beco more accurate. He’s reached the point where team training or actual gas are needed to find possibilities for improvent. Perhaps, at this stage, there’s no room for progress.
A skill doesn’t necessarily improve endlessly through practice. Many people reach their own limits and stop improving, and most people’s limits aren’t very high.
But players haven’t fully returned to the team yet, and it’s implausible to demand everyone return just for a rookie. Regulations state that before training camp begins, it’s the players’ vacation ti, and the team doesn’t have the authority to require them to report early. Only teams with strict discipline, or located in cities with appealing lifestyles, might exert such influence. Otherwise, if players don’t return early, the coaching staff has no recourse, like with Coleman, only trades are viable, no other options.
Originally, there was no need to consider so much. Butch Baird initially planned to start strength training upon Zhang Hao’s return, yet who knew Zhang Hao improved his strength so much over the sumr.
Training team tactics isn’t feasible, and strength training seems redundant. Zhang Hao seems to have his own thods and possesses strong control over his body...
Yesterday, Randy Whitman received the task arranged by Butch Baird, which was to devise a developnt plan based on Zhang Hao’s current situation. He was bothered all night, unable to co up with a good plan, and tentatively asked: "Butch, why not let Aix extend his shooting range? Or have Vaughn teach him positioning movents?
Actually, I believe real gas are the best thod to find ways for Aix to improve.
We know so little about his gaplay, only so video clips, shot by the high school team’s videographer. The only complete ga was the Adidas Elite Tournant, but few of our team’s players had the talent those high school kids have."
This precisely was Butch Baird’s headache, Zhang Hao was far more mature than anticipated.
Fortunately, it’s just half a month’s ti, Butch Baird said: "Let Vaughn guide Aix in training his positioning then..."
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In the afternoon, after lunch, Butch Baird returned to the office to review the scouts’ list and data of players who might participate in next year’s draft. Draft preparations are done in advance; initially, forecasting rising stars who might enter the draft, then monitoring them. So teams’ draft plans span three to four years ahead.
In these matters, it’s worse to be insufficiently prepared than to waste efforts.
As he watched, he was seized by a craving, deciding to head to the arena’s smoking area to see if anyone would share a smoke. Though smoking in the office was possible, he had a habit of sharing a smoke casually with others.
Upon reaching the smoking area, he found a player who was supposed to be training.
Vaughn Fleming was there, looking bewildered and contemplating life while puffing quietly...
Butch Baird asked, puzzled: "What’s up, Vaughn? Is Aix difficult to teach? Or is he unwilling to learn?"
Vaughn Fleming shook his head: "Aix loves learning and respects , humbly seeking my guidance."
"Huh?"
"But I can’t teach him! This kid works too hard, always researching off-ball positioning movents. He knows more positioning movent techniques than I do!"
"Does he know every type of positioning?"
"Not exactly. I an, if he were drawing positioning diagrams, he probably knows how an off-ball shooter should move in any tactic. I can’t fathom how much ti he spent morizing these."
"Could be he has a naturally good mory?" Butch Baird realized, but soon felt sothing was off: "But at this point, that doesn’t seem like good news..."
Vaughn Fleming nodded: "Indeed, rembering too many positioning techniques might an when learning our team’s tactical positioning, he thinks more than others, like . Most tis, it’s based on instinct. In gas, there’s hardly any ti to think about finding the best positioning route; it’s even tougher for the ball-handler.
Off-ball shooters and handlers need good chemistry. Often, the shooting opportunity from their cooperation isn’t theoretically the best, but occurs when the ball-handler’s passing timing aligns with the position of the off-ball player..."
Butch Baird, once a player who made the All-Star team alongside Rick Barry and Jamal Wilkes, understood Vaughn Fleming’s predicant... or rather, the predicant Zhang Hao was about to face.
Yet Zhang Hao’s diligence can’t be faulted, as striving isn’t wrong, but now it’s truly impacting certain aspects.
...
Listening to the explanations from the head coach and team veterans left Zhang Hao speechless yet resigned.
While learning from experienced individuals about how to position in real gas, he discovered this issue too—he always overthinks!
This isn’t advantageous during gas.
In Butch Baird’s words—As a coach, one complicates matters, racking brains to think up the best positioning tactic;
But as a player, one must simplify things, combining the coach’s devised best positioning tactic with actual situations to find the simplest scoring thod.
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