“Even if I told you how to do it, you still wouldn’t do it...” William Sullivan said calmly.

Kobe nodded; on this matter, he didn’t argue with William Sullivan.

After all, in Kobe’s view, a person’s life is limited, and that limited life should be devoted to the great cause of basketball...

It’s just a pity that William Sullivan didn’t know what Kobe was thinking at this moment. Otherwise, William Sullivan would definitely chuckle.

Wait until you meet Vanessa in the future, then say that again!

Heh, men.

Previously, in order to ensure Kobe maintained his condition when playing one-on-one with him, William Sullivan had secretly mixed some nutrient solution into the sandwiches.

This nutrient solution, which he got from a roulette spin, not only had a filling effect but also helped with physical recovery.

Anyway, there were no side effects—at most, it just made Kobe’s kidneys a bit stronger.

Mm, this is called scientific Kobe-raising.

So, Kobe probably hadn’t even noticed that over the past two months, not only had William Sullivan improved, but his own progress was also significant...

“Kobe, can you teach me some post-up techniques and the correct form for face-up pull-up jumpers?” After Kobe finished all eight flavors of sandwiches, William Sullivan asked.

As soon as William Sullivan asked for advice, Kobe immediately switched into “senior mentor” mode and smiled, “No problem. As long as you want to learn, I can teach you.”

Actually, post-up techniques and face-up pull-up jumpers aren’t that hard—just like the crossover, they’re simply basketball skills.

In fact, many basketball enthusiasts can do several types of crossovers.

But professional and amateur are different.

In William Sullivan’s previous life, in the NBA, there were only a handful of perimeter players who could truly post up in the low post and were qualified to do so.

Including pull-up jumpers.

Why is it that most fans can instantly tell the difference between a superstar and an ordinary player?

Because in the NBA, where superhumans gather, to be honest, just getting a shot off is not an easy thing.

Especially in the brutal and bloody 90s—if you didn’t understand the subtleties, forget about shooting, your opponent could even defend you so well that you wouldn’t dare to receive the ball.

That’s also why so many players unwanted by the NBA can dominate in the CBA.

Because they’re used to playing at an extremely high level of intensity, and the skills they can’t use in the NBA become second nature in the CBA.

And this is what many fans jokingly call a “dimensionality reduction attack.”

William Sullivan had already thought about this while watching the Finals.

As long as the HAND.CHECK rule exists, he should avoid those inefficient scoring methods as much as possible.

He should try to emulate late-career Jordan, practice turnarounds, fadeaways, pull-up jumpers, and quietly become his own “Northern God”...

Ahem, become a great perimeter player.

So, after making an initial plan, the fastest way for William Sullivan to learn these skills was naturally to ask Kobe to teach him.

After all, in American high school basketball at this time, Kobe was definitely one of the top players.

“Look, when you’re posting up, your opponent will put their hand on your waist. Some dirty ones will even use their legs to lock you, making it impossible for you to turn or even dribble...”

On the court, as Teacher Kobe started his lesson, Student Su listened and took notes seriously.

“So when we turn, we have to be quick and forceful. This is all about explosiveness—you have to use your burst to break free from the defender.

But because of this, you might use too much force when shooting in midair.

So, you have to practice these separately. You need to ensure a quick turnaround, but also make sure your shot isn’t affected by your explosiveness.

If you want to master post-ups, you must train your core and leg strength.”

To be honest...

Kobe really is quite suited to being a PE teacher.

“Looks like I need to ramp up my training,” William Sullivan muttered to himself after a day of serious study...

Chapter 9: Already a Mature...

Under Kobe’s guidance, William Sullivan’s arsenal quickly gained two more signature moves.

As many Kobe critics in his previous life would say, the current William Sullivan is already a mature little blacksmith...

Of course, in William Sullivan’s view, the playstyle template that suits him best right now is still Klay Thompson, who would later be jokingly called “the Buddha” by fans.

Klay’s off-ball playstyle, in this environment with the HC (from now on, I’ll just call HANDCHECK “HC”) rule, is not only practical but also efficient.

Although he hasn’t played in the American high school basketball league yet, after battling Kobe every day, William Sullivan believes that his current defense is definitely expert level among American high school players...

Sure enough, the dog thief 嘘嘘 didn’t lie to me.

Toughening up and taking hits is an essential experience for every young warrior during their growth.

...

That day, looking at his attribute panel and the 140,000 “brick-laying points” he’d accumulated over the past two days, William Sullivan fell into deep thought.

“Host: William Sullivan, Nationality: China, Age: 16, Height: 189 cm, Weight: 74.5 kg...”

“Current host abilities (NBA second-round pick level): Close-range shooting: 38【64】, mid-range shooting: 70【79】, three-point shooting: 70【80】.