Seven Hundred and Twenty-Five: Fifty Percent Healthy Ankles

Link was lying on the bed tiredly, it had been a long time since he trained so late.

Although there is no game tomorrow, it is entirely possible to wait until tomorrow to complete the upgrade. But every time he was approaching the hurdle of leveling up, Link couldn't help it.

Seeing that the progress bar is about to be filled, who can sleep at ease.

It's as if the long-awaited new game is 99.9% downloaded, and no one is going to pause and wait until tomorrow to download it. The goddess you have admired for a long time is lying by your side, and you can't say "I'm too tired tonight" to her.

Therefore, Link would rather work overtime every time and have to fill the progress bar.

This time, he still did it.

Speaking of which, as the upgrade progresses, it becomes more and more difficult for the progress bar to be filled.

I used to be able to upgrade two or three times in a season, but now I can upgrade once a season and thank goodness.

Fortunately, Link's current strength is basically sufficient, otherwise this upgrade speed will definitely kill Link.

Getting an upgrade before the playoffs starts is a huge plus for Link.

But the question that comes with it is, how much improvement can I get this time?

Link knew that with the continuous enhancement of his strength and the continuous improvement of his technology, the arc of his progress would become smaller and smaller each time. It's not just your own problem, it's the normal developmental pattern of all athletes.

It's as if you can't expect Durant to average five points per game every season like he did for the first three years of his career. The strength and data improvement of each player is limited. After a star has discovered most of his potential, the subsequent progress is basically in the details.

Kobe Bryant, for example, seems to have made little progress in the second half of his career. From play to data, everything has been fixed. But in fact, that outstanding post-up singles made him last several years in the torrent of history.

James, for example, seems to have the same numbers every year. But the 1.0 James of the Cavaliers period is completely different from the current James in his ability to control the game.

Link also knew that after his good brother Paul George trained his dribbling meticulously in the future, he immediately played an MVP-level performance.

This kind of improvement in detail is not as conspicuous as the improvement in data, and it will not cause Link to undergo any earth-shaking changes again.

But the more detail any star can polish, the stronger their domination of the league will be.

For ordinary players, they are progressing from 0 to 10, the effect is of course very obvious. But for top stars, they have improved from 99.9 to 100, and the effect of improvement is naturally not so easy to detect.

But sometimes, a star's distance to success is just 0.1, which is so imperceptible.

Link then turned over, turned on the computer and searched for Grant Hill's information in the 2000-01 season, wanting to see where his details would usher in progress and where his "0.1" would come from.

After reading a lot of information related to Hill, many memories flooded into Link's mind.

For the first time in the 00-01 season, Hill faced a major choice in his career.

Before that summer,

Hill and the Pistons once again fell apart in the playoffs, and Hill's ankle injury began to plague him for the first time.

After so many years of struggle with no results, Hill decided to part ways with the Pistons.

The Bulls and the Magic were the tightest chasing Hill at the time. Both teams had huge salary space, enough to sign two superstars, and they also had a lot of fun with Tim, the two biggest free agents in the league at the time. Duncan and Grant Hill went on the offensive.

Ultimately, Hill and the Magic reached a consensus and decided to move to Florida. After Hill signed the contract, the Magic also stepped up their pursuit of Duncan. They believe that once the two are signed at the same time, the Magic will have the capital to compete with O'Neal and Kobe Bryant.

"A healthy Hill with Duncan at the time?" Link shook his head. If the pair really took shape, the history of the NBA might be rewritten.

But unfortunately, this dream combination did not appear. Duncan did not choose to join the Magic, but stayed with the Spurs. Hill's foot injury has not improved since then.

This is the script written by fate. Hill missed his golden years and the most suitable golden partner.

Throughout the 00-01 season, Hill played only 4 games because of the foot injury he suffered last season. With a total of 55 points, 25 rebounds and 25 assists, he dragged the team's highest salary to the hospital bed.

And McGrady, who was originally called by the Magic as Hill's deputy, has instead become the number one superstar of the Magic.

Seeing this, the corners of Link's mouth twitched. Hill only played 4 games in the 2000-01 season... play me! Co-authored a white excitement? With such a small sample of 4 games, can you see any improvement? Maybe it's a step back from next season!

Regression after upgrading? If such a thing happened, Link reckoned that he would be fooled to death.

But according to past experience, no matter how many games Hill played that season, Link inherited the ability when Hill was still healthy. Even if Hill is healthy for 4 games, there are times when he is healthy.

So what is the biggest difference between Hill's healthy four games and the 2001-02 season?

Link thought for a while and finally got the answer.

The biggest difference is the ankle!

Hill in the 2000-01 season had not had any major ankle surgery before his injury!

Although his ankle is not 100% healthy, he has not yet implanted steel nails.

Thinking of this, Link couldn't help twisting his ankle. Of course, now he can't feel anything. His progress will not be reflected until tomorrow's training session.

However, Link believes that a more flexible and healthier ankle than before will definitely bring him a lot of progress!

As we all know, although Hill is a striker, his breakthrough ability has always been a topic of discussion. At one point, Hill even had the title of "The Fastest First Step in the League."

Many people have objections to this, because even in the two years of Hill's peak in 1996 and 1997, the league still has Jordan and Iverson who are not old. They are all top masters of breakthroughs, and in terms of speed alone, Hill does not have an advantage.

But even so, Hill's breakthrough received great acclaim at the same time. This is mainly because Hill's ankles can change the center of gravity at a very exaggerated angle, and in an extremely narrow space, he can still use two very simple and neat front changes to instantly kill a way. While the opponent was still scrambling to find balance, he had already gotten away and went straight to the basket.

This kind of breakthrough is very rare now, because the burden on the ankle is too great, and the requirements for the basic skills of the hands are too strict. Most of the breakthroughs in today's NBA arena rely on body or speed, or Irving's large-scale continuous change of direction that looks gorgeous.

Even the current Link himself relies more on his body and speed to break through.

The most similar to Hill's breakthrough action is Deron Williams at his peak, but even at his peak, the speed of his breakthrough and the beauty of his movements are far less than the original Hill.

It is precisely because of this strong breakthrough ability that Hill still became a superstar in the league despite his poor projection. People say that Hill doesn't need a jumper at all, that he can solve the game with a drive.

This shows how terrifying the breakthrough ability of a Hill with completely healthy ankles is!

Thinking of this, Link instantly became excited. While he's not getting a fully healthy Hill ankle now, it's much better than the one with the nails in it.

In the future, his breakthroughs and direction changes will definitely be more arbitrary! What's more, Link also has the excellent shooting ability that Hillburn did not have at that time! This allows Link to have more attacking options after moving out of space!

Link laughed so hard, how much can a 50% healthy ankle do? He couldn't wait to try it. If not the fastest first move in the league, it should be one of the fastest breakthrough players in the league.

"By the way, the opponent in the next game happens to be Kevin Durant." Link, who was lying back on the bed, held his chin. He has also heard about Durant's recent performance, which is very strong. .

Isn't that guy looking for himself everywhere? Hmm... just right, just right.

Link fell asleep with a smile like this, and Durant thought he was a hunter looking for prey. In fact, he has become the prey being targeted by hunters.

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