chsdbacks Chapter 58 My rules are the only rules!
Chapter 58 My rules are the only rules!
Jackson stopped messaging Jenny and instead sent a message to Nelson.
The message was simple and direct, consisting of just one word.
"You old fart!"
Look what you've done to my good disciple!
Then, Jackson cleverly turned off his phone.
He knew how much Old Nelson could swear, and he knew how foul the old man's swearing was. The old man didn't care why you were swearing at him; he just knew that if you swore at him, he would swore back at you!
I won't give you, you old lunatic, a chance!
What left Jackson so helpless was, of course, the rule that Lin Ze supposedly set.
It's true that he and Kobe played one-on-one.
But they were playing one-on-one inside.
The two players received the ball and launched their attack from two steps outside the three-second zone. They received the ball with their backs to the basket and then started the attack.
This rule is extremely advantageous to Lin Ze!
After all, no matter how gifted Kobe was, his actual height was only 195-196 cm, and his wingspan was about 210 cm.
What about Lin Ze? He's supposedly 205 cm tall, but actually, he hasn't measured his height since he entered the league at 18. Judging from the height difference between him and Kobe, he must have grown a bit taller. He's at least 208 cm tall now.
In addition, with a wingspan of 220 centimeters, he completely overwhelmed Kobe in terms of physique.
In addition, although Lin Ze is on the thinner side for position 4, and his weight is estimated to be around 100 kilograms, he did focus on training his strength and lower body when using the 200x effort card.
His actual strength may not be comparable to those pure inside players, but compared to power forwards like Nowitzki and Garnett who are more outside, he is no worse.
As for Kobe?
At his peak, this guy weighed over 100 kilograms, making him a top tank in the position 2. But now, before he's even started building up his weight and training hard, he's around 90-92 kilograms.
With a height difference of over 10 centimeters and a weight difference of at least 10 kilograms, if these two were to play a normal one-on-one match, Kobe would definitely be able to score a lot of points with his speed, dribbling, agility, and jumping ability.
But how did he and Lin Ze manage to play one-on-one in the low post, backing down each other?
Not to mention that Lin Ze's fadeaway jump shot and post-up skills are now so refined that he's at least 70% of Jordan's level, once he gets hot, Kobe won't be able to stop him.
Even if Lin Ze didn't use his skills and just bent over and charged into the paint, Kobe would still have a hard time stopping him.
Jackson then witnessed a massacre.
Lin Ze slaughtered Kobe!
This was probably the first and last time in Jackson's life that he saw Kobe get dominated in a one-on-one game.
With his masterful footwork and a height and weight far exceeding Kobe's, Lin Ze repeatedly put the ball into the basket, scoring one shot over Kobe time and time again.
What does it mean to play to one's strengths and avoid one's weaknesses, to avoid the important and focus on the trivial, and to be shameless?
That's it!
As Jackson watched, he guessed why Kobe was willing to challenge Lin Ze to a one-on-one match and accept such unreasonable conditions. This guy was learning while getting beaten up!
He even hired three trainers to set up cameras in three directions on the court to record the entire process.
Needless to say, after today's game, Kobe will go home and have his trainers help him edit the video, and then he will painstakingly study and learn from the video and recordings.
As for whether Kobe can learn anything from this method, Jackson isn't sure. What he is certain of is that Kobe was really badly beaten tonight!
Lin Ze really didn't hold back.
And what about elbows during spins, shoulders during drives, legs extended during fadeaways...?
Lin Ze's playing style is even more unrestrained than he is on the court.
No, it should be called dirty!
This thing...
As Jackson watched Lin Ze relentlessly attack Kobe with massive movements while simultaneously spewing trash talk, attacking Kobe from both a mental and physical angle, the image of that person resurfaced in his mind.
Did this kid really train hard with Michael all summer? Otherwise, how could he look so alike?
Not only are their back-to-the-basket techniques similar, but their trash talk and dirty tricks are also incredibly alike.
"You're on defense? You're really on defense? Is that all the intensity you're going to get?"
"Keep it up! You're almost at the intensity of when I hit a chair with my back to it! Give it your all!"
"Or you could use a stick, Kobe. Find a stick to defend me, and my shooting percentage won't be that high."
"Where are you? Where are you? At least let me see you when I'm shooting before you're considered to be defending me."
"Hey bro, put some effort into this! What are those elbows for? Are you waiting for them to grow feathers and carry you into the air? If they do, then you'll have the guts to go to the dunk contest and challenge Carter to a duel."
Jackson watched from the sidelines for about half an hour.
He noticed that Lin Ze's mouth never stopped, from beginning to end, no matter what the situation, he just kept talking non-stop, spewing all sorts of nonsense at Kobe.
Jackson didn't know what Kobe was thinking at that moment, but he knew one thing for sure: Kobe had never been treated like this in his life!
Oh, maybe so. When he was a goalkeeper in Italy, he probably suffered about the same level of mistreatment as he did tonight.
Then, Jackson stopped watching. He simply told Mendes to keep an eye on them and make sure they didn't fight before leaving the training facility.
He still couldn't understand why Lin Ze was playing more aggressively in a one-on-one match than he did in the game.
He's not the kind of person who's all smiles and nods to outsiders but takes a hard line when dealing with internal conflicts.
Personal grudges?
Not so.
Jackson didn't understand, but he didn't have time to look because Jenny had just said she bought a new swimsuit and wanted to wear it for Jackson.
If Jackson were to ask Lin Ze, Lin Ze would tell him: Of course, it's because when you're disciplining Kobe, the intensity and ruthlessness have to be high enough to be effective!
What if this kid slacks off and doesn't train? What if this kid becomes lazy and doesn't improve, and just wants to lie down and do nothing?
They absolutely must get them started training! At least a year of rigorous training!
He could only train Kobe to be ruthless if he beat him badly enough.
The two players on the court played until it was completely dark before finally stopping.
Mendes, who watched the entire game, was now quite impressed with Kobe.
He was bullied by Lin Ze for the entire afternoon, yet he didn't protest or ask for a normal one-on-one fight. He was incredibly stubborn.
Kobe was lying on the ground, panting heavily. His bare upper body was covered with bruises, all gifts from Lin Ze.
He had never been beaten like this in a one-on-one fight in his entire life, and of course, he had never fought such an unfair one-on-one fight either.
"Brother." Lin Ze looked to be in much better shape than Kobe. He walked up to Kobe, looked down at him, and said, "If you're bad, then fucking practice more!"