From sparring to superstar

Chapter 13 12. That man is back!
But on Tuesday, only 24 of them came to train. Li Ao estimated that this meant that no one else in the club could enter the ranks of the 18-man roster.

At least not right now, maybe someone who is leaping in practice will squeeze someone out in the back.

Li Ao learned from chatting with Xavier Johnson that additional training is only limited to the selection period for the big roster. After the start of the new season, even the main players will return to training three times a week. Train the day before the race.

The focus is still on academics. If the grades are too poor, some people will not be able to get a basketball scholarship.

Time passed day by day, and Li Ao continued to live at three o'clock and one line every day.

Go to class, practice, go home.

Sometimes he feels quite tortured. The progress of CIC has slowed down. Part of the reason is that the duration of a single training session is shortened, but more of it is the accumulation stage after he has learned how to practice.

He deeply felt what it means to be difficult to get started and even more difficult to pass. As for mastering it, he guessed it would be even more difficult.

But there are also happy times - one hour a day as a sparring partner.

Playing against more than 20 teammates, although there are some teammates with similar characteristics, no matter how similar the characteristics are, the singles style is different, and these teammates range from 175 to 211 cm in height, and their styles of play are different. It can't be defended at all, but no matter what the situation is, he is rapidly enriching his single-defense experience.

It's just that he was a little surprised. After a few times of his pass control training, he began to achieve qualified performance.

It is true that he is practicing very hard. After using the "body physiotherapy function", he dribbles and runs in the morning jog the next morning, and gradually adapts to controlling the ball when there is a confrontation. There is some progress, but it is by no means as good as the mid-range shot just after training. Great improvement in defense.

On the contrary, it is the training on the defensive end, which is later than pass control training to achieve qualified performance, and it is not always qualified.

But on the contrary, he has successfully learned the level 1 defensive training method and obtained a 20% training result bonus, but he has nothing in terms of pass control.

At this point, he learned that whether the training is qualified or not depends more on the requirements of the coaches who guide the training.

At this stage, he feels that a strict and demanding attitude like Sam Hayes is the most beneficial for his growth.

After all, he has worked so hard and can only reach the qualified level, which is only a difference of 50 achievement points.

And the 'training result bonus' he got was based on the actual training effect.

Certainly Henry Johnson's guidance would put him in a better mood.

It is hard to say whether the encouraging teaching method of Henry Johnson is better or the highly rigorous teaching method of Sam Hayes is better, but it is definitely better than the teaching method of Kevin Henderson .

He doesn't think that Kevin Henderson, the chief assistant, is perfunctory. It may just be that the other party's requirements for his ability in this area are not strict.

The same is true of his own focus. At the beginning, he chose to practice mid-range shooting, and he also wanted to focus on strengthening shooting + defense. He has a unique ability and strives to gain a firm foothold in the team.

...

The time has come to late October, on the 10st, a new week has arrived.

In class, Li Ao was still serious and hardworking. After school in the afternoon, he walked quickly to the Memorial Stadium. It was only 3:[-], and all the 'main candidates' teammates had arrived.

The other teammates, who occasionally serve as sparring partners and practice basic skills most of the time, also basically came.

Not everyone is like Li Ao who never misses every non-essential class. Two days ago, he heard from Xavier Johnson that there have been many counselors coming to complain recently about students skipping classes to play on the playground.

Since last week, Li Ao has felt that his teammates have become extremely active.

Because this Friday, the association will submit the 18-man roster to the NCAA.

Everyone has joined the club, who doesn't want to be on the big list?
And everyone will feel that they are special, and look forward to what happens.

Even he who has always been self-PUA "I'm still young, I just started practicing, it's normal even if I don't make the squad", his mentality has fluctuated a lot recently.

There is also a reason for other people to have expectations. In the past two weeks, there have been 3 intra-team matches with close to full participation, and the third time is still a 'mixed' lineup.

The purpose of the coaching staff's arrangement is naturally to conduct another screening.

And these 3 intra-team competitions were not for him, so he continued to be his training partner.

Therefore, he was both hopeful and a little frustrated.

Fortunately, this is the second time he has passed this age. Although he will not be much mature psychologically after studying again. After all, men are still young until they die, but in terms of eliminating interference and concentrating on doing one thing, he is far better than absolutely. Most peers are strong.

After he knew he was going to study in the United States, he practiced his oral English to be able to communicate in daily life in the half a year before coming to the United States, which proved this point.

At the end of an hour of shootaround, Xavier Johnson was teasing him for being calm.

Li Ao rested for a few minutes and came to the main training ground, another day of sparring time began.

This is the happiest time after each training session.

Although it's just defense, at least it's playing.

Today's opponent is Sam Clancy's turn.

Henry Bibby came to the sidelines to watch.

Ever since he was cheated by Li Ao on the first day, and after he invited the winner to have a meal, he stopped staring at the sidelines to avoid being cheated again.

He tried to save face that day by taking Brusenthal to a high-end restaurant for dinner, which cost hundreds of dollars!

These young people are like livestock, they are too edible.

And he didn't know how to enjoy food at all, he just kept eating, but those dishes were all small portions, and he was in pain for several days after paying the bill.

But this time, he still wanted to take a look.

Because of Sam Clancy's progress!

Let Li Ao be a sparring partner, he came up with the idea after hearing Sam Hayes' "We are too soft".

As the saying goes, too rigid is easy to break, too soft is wasteful.

Technical flow, technical flow, technical flow, all the strong players in the team are technical flow, extravagant!It couldn't be more decadent!

It is his purpose to help others play tougher with Li Ao's brutal defense.

This kind of training is not something that happens overnight. He didn't expect immediate results, but said that the sooner this kind of thing needs to be done, the better.

The reason to start immediately is that in their established selection plan, there was a daily afternoon sparring session to strengthen their personal abilities, and it was not specially arranged for Li Ao.

Unexpectedly, it may be that they were too soft in the past. After more than 20 days, some players who mainly play singles have really toughened their movements, such as Brusenthal.

Brusenthal is a white player with a solid body. His strength is actually very good, but he lacks explosive power and bullet speed. Therefore, he specializes in skills and does not make much use of his body. He mainly avoids and fights. Over time, he becomes very resistant to confrontation .

Now Brusenthal is not so resistant to confrontation in the offense, which is a good sign for the coaching staff. If Brusenthal can display his skills after the confrontation, his strength will definitely go further.

As for the type of players of the White Mamba, the change is not yet visible.

Among these people, there is one person who has improved the most-Sam Clancy.

Another confrontation between Li Ao and Sam Clancy began.

Watching Sam Clancy begin to use his skills in the duel with Li Ao, Henry Bibby felt very complicated.

When the 49th high school student in the United States joined last year, he was extremely excited and devoted himself to training.

As a result, in one year, except for his height growing to more than two meters, he did not grow in any other aspects. His skills were stagnant, and although his physical fitness was good, he was not at the level of a real beast. Later, the coaching staff also chose to give up spending so much money. Efforts to cultivate, no longer waste resources.

Who knew that recently, this guy had become enlightened!

In order to deal with Li Ao, the stubborn Sam Clancy actually started to practice hard.

It’s not the unsightly pull-up jumper, the mid-range shot, which can’t be practiced in a short time, and Sam Clancy doesn’t have that kind of talent. no the same.

His flexibility talent is reflected in turning, jumping, lateral movement and so on.

When Henry Bibby focused on training him before, he was teaching him to learn this technique and that technique. First, he felt that he was talented and had a bad attitude. Second, complete technical training might be too complicated for him. , Learning for a year is equal to learning in vain.

But now what he wants to practice is very simple and clear - use his physical fitness and reaction ability to avoid Li Ao's rough movements at close range.

This is very unprofessional, but after more than 20 days, I really saw the effect!
But in the heads-up situation, Sam Clancy was once again defended to death.

Li Ao's improvement on the defensive end is faster than Sam Clancy's offensive end!

With the enthusiasm of treating his teammates as sparring partners... no, it is with the enthusiasm of being an excellent sparring partner. Play it to the fullest.

Even though Li Ao made fewer deliberate fouls this time, he still restrained Sam Clancy very well.

But for Sam Clancy, he felt he had hope!
The probability of scoring is close to [-]%!
Since it is making progress, it means that it has hope to overwhelm this newcomer!
As a former top 50 high school student in the United States, he will never allow an unknown guy from high school to overwhelm him.

Of course, he just didn't allow it, and he couldn't help it if he was suppressed, but he just had an attitude.

Henry Bibby, who had finished watching, hurried out of the way before Li Ao noticed him.

His mood became more and more complicated, and the angry boy he brought back in a moment of anger became more and more obvious to the team.

...

Soon, the time came to Saturday. In the morning training, most people were not as excited as they were in the past, and the mood of worrying about gains and losses spread throughout the team. Even some people who had confidence in themselves now felt uneasy.

Those who really don't worry about whether they can be selected are those few core members. If they are not guaranteed to be members of the big list last season, they will fall out this year.

Yesterday, the team sent the 18-man roster to the NCAA via email. It is a normal process. This morning, we can confirm whether the roster is passed and notify the teams.

The work efficiency of NCAA officials is even faster than that of the NBA. Some media have previously revealed that the official salary of the NCAA is much higher than that of the NBA. Compared with European football leagues, it may be even higher, but this The news was quickly suppressed.

In addition, NCAA basketball is highly concerned in the United States, and basketball fans are very concerned about the registration situation every year.

People are not so excited because a talented high school student enters college to play, but they look forward to seeing who refuses to play in the NCAA.

For example, if the guarantee is not complete, there will be a situation where a high school genius does not want to continue playing basketball and wants to study hard.

This kind of situation actually exists in the NBA, such as Tim Duncan who did not participate in the draft after finishing his freshman year in 94.

Duncan entered college at a young age. He was only 17 years old when he finished his freshman season. He averaged 9.3 points, 9.8 rebounds and 3.8 blocks per game. He only turned 94 in April 4. During the period, there were also a lot of media who felt that as long as he ran for the election, the champion would be fine.

It's amazing for a 17-year-old kid to play like this.

At that time, there was no stipulation on the contract period and the salary regulations were very loose. As long as Duncan finished his freshman year and ran for the election, regardless of whether he was the first pick or not, it was not a problem to get a rookie contract of 8000 million or [-] million dollars.

But Duncan refused to leave the university early. He didn't leave after his sophomore year. He continued to play after his junior year. He didn't participate in the NBA draft until he needed to find a job in the next semester of his senior year.

There really are people who are so calm about money.

This kind of situation exists, and naturally there may be people who are extremely talented in basketball but just don't want to continue playing after high school.

The probability of occurrence is very low, but it is precisely because of the low probability that people expect fun to occur.

Under normal circumstances, the list submitted by each school will be approved.

Unless a player violates NCAA regulations, such as accepting sponsorship, or confirming the use of prohibited drugs, etc.

In this case, each school can submit a new roster, and the NCAA has to let each team fill up the roster.

Therefore, each school team usually announces in the team after the list is confirmed and approved.

After the lunch break, all members of the Trojans gathered at the main training ground. Even the 100% selected players such as White Mamba and Trey Pagnell were looking forward to the announcement of the list.

They want to know early on who will be teammates for the new season.

At this time, a figure entered the training ground, which caused a commotion among the teammates.

A caucasian man with brown hair, no tattoos on his arms, but a prominent ring of tattoos around his neck.

Even Li Ao's eyes were focused, and the surprise in his eyes couldn't stop.

He thought he was coming, and the guy would be too scared to come back.

Soon, the eyes of the teammates shifted from the former to him!The people around him also silently moved away, afraid of being targeted.

The visitor was Shelby Jordan who had been missing for two months!

Li Ao began to struggle, if this guy wanted revenge, would he hit him?still fight?
It seems that no matter how you choose, there will be trouble again.

He wanted to restrain himself, but if this guy was out of his mind and said that sentence again, he probably couldn't help it.

This guy seems to be out of his mind!
Just when Li Ao was struggling, Shelby Jordan walked towards him with open arms and a happy face.

He was ready to fight back at any time, God knows if this abnormal guy wanted to sneak attack, and then, he heard the enthusiastic and joyful voice of the other party——

"Oh, Leo, your name is Leo, right? Haha, I'm so glad to see you again, thank you very much, I've had such a great time these past two months, I've never been so happy in my life!"

"..." Li Ao didn't know how to react for a while, this guy, was beaten stupid?Then his crime will be serious!
I only heard Shelby Jordan continue to say: "Discuss something! Hit me again, don't worry, if you punch me, I will lie down immediately. It won't take much strength from you, and you don't have to kick me."

Li Ao: (￣┏＿┓￣)
(End of this chapter)