On the 29th, in the Suns' 115-109 victory over the Pelicans and successfully advanced to the next round, Chris Paul, known as São Paulo, made a total of 14 shots and hit all of them. He scored 33 points and also gave up eight assists. This is a great lament for Paul's wonder and greatness. How can a nearly 37-year-old veteran do that? How did he maintain such a long and productive career? Lauren, a personal trainer who has worked with Paul for 5 years and is currently the technical development coach of the Beijing Shougang team, revealed Paul's secret to the Beijing Youth Daily reporter.
Lauren served as the technical development coach of beijing Shougang this season. For the past 5 years, Lauren has maintained a close working relationship with Paul. He served as the Suns' development coach and Paul's personal strength and conditioner for many years. Over the past summer, Paul has trained with Lauren in the offseason to hone and improve his skills. "I know all about Paul's training methods, he's the hardest-working player I've ever seen and the most intelligent defender in basketball."
Lauren told the Beiqing Daily reporter: "Paul is a player who is very strict and even harsh on training. He is very attentive and attentive to every detail. That's what impressed me most about him. I can give a few examples. For example, in the offseason, he would watch a lot of game footage with me every day, and then we would talk about how to do better. For example, how to better complete the blocking and dismantling. We'll break down the videos carefully and then figure out what the problem is. For example, after reading the opponent's defense, he found out what angle is the best opportunity to break through. Which of his passes are in place, but which passes are destroyed by the opponent, why is this so, we have been analyzing and then looking for a way to solve the problem. After that was done, we put those things on the pitch. Paul is the hardest-trained player I've ever seen. If he thinks he's not doing a good job in any detail during training, he'll stop right away and repeat it until he's satisfied. He's been playing in this league for so many years, he has a lot of experience, his technique is also very good, but he keeps himself improving and improving every year, and he is willing to listen to others and make himself better. I think that's the main reason he's constantly getting stronger. ”
Lauren also revealed to the Beiqing Daily reporter that Paul attaches great importance to maintaining his physical condition, "He will hire a lot of professionals and coaches to help him maintain his physical condition." For example, he has a special chef, and he has a special strength coach, and I am his technical development coach. ”
Lauren says he has benefited greatly from all these years of working with Paul. "Working with a great player like Paul allows me to get a lot out of it too. It let me know how the great players improved themselves and how they honed themselves in the details. These experiences will also help me. Now I am in charge of the technical development of the players of the Shougang team. This season, I helped Brown, Jeremy Lin and others to help them improve their form better. At the same time, I am also helping young defenders such as Yang Ali and Luan Licheng to continue to make progress. ”
(Beijing Youth Daily reporter Song Xiang)