From sparring to superstar

Chapter 25 24. Do you want to learn to hook hands?
At noon on the second day after playing the Sun Devils, Li Ao returned to Los Angeles with the Trojans.

The head coach invited the members of the coaching staff to lunch and brought Li Ao with him. After lunch, he had to go back to the Memorial Gymnasium to test the results of last week's special training for Li Ao.

Li Ao ordered two or three inexpensive but favorite dishes, which opened the eyes of the coaching staff!

Their team members are not greedy for petty gains!

In college basketball, for decades, the main players are mainly black players.

It seems that the basketball clubs of the schools are more white, and there are only more people.

I am used to getting along with the group of team members who like to be greedy for cheap things. Even considering the living environment of most low-level black people, it is an instinct engraved in their genes to want to take advantage of the cheap... Seeing Li Ao's appearance when ordering, they still feel the mood Comfortable, the adjective that comes to mind - 'elegant'!
The establishment of goodwill is always strange. Most of the coaching staff have a good impression of Li Ao from the beginning, not for anything else, just because he speaks politely.

He didn't expect to be beaten to death, but he could get good reviews even if he had a normal meal.

After lunch, the coaching staff took Li Ao back to the Memorial Gymnasium. They have to work overtime to prepare for the two games this week, and they will start training tomorrow afternoon.

Li Ao was thrown into the office of the head coach of the women's team by Henry Bibby. He was tested at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. He was going to the training ground to prepare. It was more than two o'clock. to practice more.

The women's team is going to play Stanford University tomorrow, and has already gone to San Francisco this morning. There is a computer in the office. Li Ao asked the head coach Henry Bibby, and after getting permission to "do whatever you want," he browsed the forums and played.

After browsing the forum for a while, he was embarrassed.

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Did he do well last night?
Why is the hottest topic related to him how handsome he is in a suit?

Also, the topic of him being the rich second generation is more popular than the topic of his performance last night.

Well, not many people discuss his performance.

The performance of the white mamba last night, which first suppressed and then rose, was the hot topic of discussion among the alumni.

Despising Americans who only look at faces and only money, Li Ao entered the website and played a small game for a while.

Not to mention, the games these days, although the picture quality is terrible.

But even the small games on the website have their own ideas, and the game mechanics are diverse.

Unlike in the future, all kinds of nesting dolls can be used to collect money just by changing their skins.

After resting for a while, Li Ao came to the training ground first, shook the old man over, warmed up, and carried out the training task of catching and shooting.

After the test is over, he will continue to practice.

The training task went very smoothly, once completed, 50 achievement points were returned.

He began to look forward to the higher-level catching and mid-range shooting training task. Before, he regarded the level 1 task as exercise, but now it has no effect on exercise.

There are two ways in front of him now, one is to follow Xavier Johnson for advanced special training, and the other is to expand the basic skills and techniques related to catching and shooting.

The two paths do not conflict and can be pursued together.

After completing the training task of catching and shooting, Li Ao continued to perform fast-moving catching and shooting with the help of the old man, which is the goal 1 of the first-level task.

Although he can easily complete this mission goal now, the training hit rate of about [-]% is still too poor, and he needs to continue to strengthen.

Near 3 pm, several coaches came to the training ground.

The old man cheerfully greeted a few people, and after receiving enthusiastic responses, he didn't continue to talk to them, and left the training ground unsteadily, so as not to delay the little friend's business.

Others don't know, how can Henry Bibby know that Li Ao is a poor boy?
Through him, the coaching staff also knew that those outrageous rumors were false, so seeing Li Ao's "elegant" appearance at noon deepened their affection.

Henry Bibby was wondering, how could this guy with an extra mouth and an iron shirt with a gold bell cover only show his face, be able to play with the boss?

This time it's the boss and his father!

This little episode did not affect the next test.

The coaching staff had expected that Li Ao would come to train first, so they skipped the warm-up link and went straight to the point.

The content of the test is what they have practiced when guiding Li Aote for several months.

The test was very smooth, but some items performed well and some items performed poorly.

An hour later, all three groups of tests were over.

Not surprisingly, Sam Hayes was not satisfied with his performance.

Surprisingly, Kevin Henderson wasn't happy either.

In fact, Kevin Henderson was quite satisfied with Li Ao's progress, but he was not satisfied when he thought of the kid's excellent performance with 4 assists and only 1 turnover last night.

What's the use of playing so well in a game?The test is the time to reflect his ability as an excellent coach!
His performance in the passing test was not as good as in the defensive test, and he felt ashamed.

What surprised Li Ao even more was that the catch and shoot test actually satisfied Xavier Johnson!
He received a mission prompt and was rewarded with 500 achievement points!
Although this hardcore user of Kuaguaqun loves to encourage people, he has always had high requirements for training.

However, he thought about it, and his shooting performance seemed to be better than last week in the catch-and-shoot training task and the catch-and-shoot test just now.

He suddenly remembered the skill of 'catch and shoot expert'.

After receiving the ball and making a mid-range shot without dribbling, the mid-range shot ability +2.

Even if his CIC is currently in the stage of rapid growth and still has 1.6 times the efficiency, it will take at least ten days and a half months of hard training to improve his CIC ability by two points.

No wonder Xavier Johnson is satisfied.

Moreover, this skill allows him to feel a stronger shooting feeling when catching and shooting, and it is also helpful for his shooting training.

After finding time to give Li Ao a test, the coaching staff went back to work. For them, coming out to do a test is an adjustment after discussing tactics and getting their brains swollen.

In the first test, Li Ao actually didn't have much hope. After all, the special training has just started for a week, and the new things he learned are still in the most torturous stage of training.

One of the tests actually passed, and he was in a good mood.

Continue to practice!

Not long after the coaches left, the old man who had been wandering around for an hour came back again.

Li Ao was overjoyed: "McHale, you came just in time, let's continue training!"

The old man's wobbly steps immediately became vigorous, walked into the court, and said, "How is the test?"

"Of course it's perfect. I don't even look at who I am. I just missed my shot. I'm going to practice again."

"Not bad, not bad, as expected of the geniuses I fancy, they are already so good, but they still work so hard to make up for their own shortcomings..."

The two chatted nonsense for a while, and the old man said, "Leo, I think you are very talented in learning hook hands. Do you want to try practicing?"

Li Ao thought of his two nondescript hooks last night, and replied: "That is, why am I not talented, did you watch the live broadcast last night?"

"I did not see."

"Then how do you know that I have a talent for hooking?"

"I was in the box on the second floor last night."

"..."

Li Ao was shown off again.

Rare things are more expensive. Each NCAA team plays 40 games a season, and those who can play 40 games are either annual champions or runners-up.

This makes strong duels always attract a lot of attention. The two crazy three-competition teams in the pac10 league played against each other. Tickets for last night's game were too expensive.

This old man went directly to the private room!

Whether it is a purchased ticket or a free ticket, it is enviable.

After showing off Li Ao's face, the old man was in a happy mood and began to teach Li Ao the basic hook skills.

He has been tinkering with this for a while, just waiting for an opportunity to teach Li Ao to hook.

As the old man who looks at the keys in the Memorial Gymnasium, he has a wide range of knowledge. Seeing Li Ao's training, he knew that this son might stir up troubles in the basketball world in the future.

If in the future Li Ao really leaves the campus, enters the professional basketball world, and makes a name for himself, when he mentions the person who helped him the most at the beginning of his career, he mentions him as the gatekeeper...

Of course, the most important thing is Li Ao's appetite for him.

With this evil thought in mind, he, who is proficient in his hands, has been working on the teaching plan for the last week. In order to catch up with the progress, he assigned a few people to help.

Those who started were the shooting coach of the Lakers, the shooting coach of the Bruins, the shooting coach of the Clippers, the head coach of Inglewood High School, and Chris Irving, a well-known private shooting coach in the industry...

What he said was that he wanted to leave a valuable learning secret book for his hook technique, and put it in the deep mountains and old forests, so that those who are destined can get it.

After a few days, a detailed and meticulous hook shooting cheats were polished.

Li Ao didn't spoil the old man's interest, and agreed to follow suit.

Originally, he just wanted to make the old man happy, and continue to practice shooting after learning for a while.

But if you learn and learn, you will really learn!
He has practiced mid-range shooting for several months, and his control of the ball is already considered excellent in terms of shooting. If he wants to continue to expand shooting in other positions, he has a relatively good foundation.

But the most important thing is that he feels that he has learned well!

Moreover, the old man has considered many details. No matter what problem he has, the old man can immediately come up with a solution.

The cheats that used the money ability to catch all the top shooting coaches in Los Angeles are called meticulous.

Li Ao made a comparison. I'm afraid Xavier Johnson doesn't have this ability!
He didn't spare his mouth, and caught the old man boasting blood.

This made the old man work harder in teaching, and Li Ao also changed from preparing to perfunctory the old man at the beginning to really studying hard.

Although he somewhat dislikes this movement as being too old-fashioned, but this meticulous basic skill polishing process... He learns it!
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There is one more item in shooting learning-close hooks, but it has not affected Li Ao's training process.

He set a fixed time and only practiced a few sets every day.

In this regard, the newly promoted senior hook shooting coach, the old man, kept complaining, but he didn't mess around. He knew very well that mid-range shooting, passing, and defense were what the team needed more from Li Ao.

Although Li Ao personally also needs a way to score at close range, it is good for him to run mid-range shots or support, and playing against the Sun Devils proved this.

But close-range scoring can only be an auxiliary, and mid-range shooting is the core.

Xavier Johnson didn't have any objection to this either. He watched it secretly. It's hard to say anything else about this old man, but the hook teaching is really awesome.

And Li Ao is so handsome in the middle of the shot, he, the shooting coach, thinks he should neutralize it.

Another day passed, and on Wednesday, the Trojans ushered in a challenge from the Washington State University Cougars.

This opponent, to use Shelby Jordan's mocking Sam Clancy's words, is to throw over the sophomore version of Sam Clancy who has been scratched to thank you for your patronage, and the opponent will retrain as a baby and scratch again.

In terms of record, the Cougars dominate. Last season, they had a record of 1 win and 17 losses in the division. There were only 27 games in the whole year, and they got 3 wins and 24 losses.

This season started with 3 games and 3 losses, with an average net loss of 17 points per game.

What the media said about those 3 games -- the high school vs. college games.

Playing against 3 strong enemies in a row, the Trojans finally got a chance to breathe.

The playing time of the starting lineup has dropped sharply, and Nate Hale, Sam Clancy, and Brusenthal have become the protagonists tonight.

上一场打了24分钟的李敖，今晚又得到了很长的出场时间，打了足足19分钟，拿到7分1板2助攻1抢断2失误3犯规。

He didn't do things that he was not good at just because he had the opportunity tonight, but he still responded, responded, shot, and defended honestly.

He didn't score in the paint tonight. The Cougars have nothing to pursue. Talented players can't be found, and the weaker ones don't have their share. So when selecting players, they chose to save face. The main force is 12. The roster has 4 players with a height of [-] meters and above, and there are two [-]-footers who keep the inside line at all times.

Not to mention Li Ao, Sam Clancy's positional battle was a mess.

But apart from the height inside, the Cougars really have no other advantages.

1小时37分钟的比赛后，特洛伊人队以104比77吊打美洲狮队，开局4连胜！

After the game, Li Ao received a notification from the system that the CIC had been raised to 72!
With a little more improvement, plus the bonus of the skill 'catch and shoot expert', he can be regarded as a good middle-level player in catch and shoot!

What's more, as his CIC increased to 72, the system finally gave him an evaluation!
"Name: Li Ao, English name: Leo.

Age: 18 (August 1981, 8).

Height: 200 cm, arm span: 215 cm.

Weight: 90 kg.

Comprehensive evaluation: 60.

身体素质：速度89（爆发加速81），力量89（爆发力83），弹跳76（弹速79），柔韧性92，体力88……

Basic skills: three-pointers - (not reaching the basic level), 72 mid-range shots, 81 layups..., 69 ball control, 69 passing balls, 72 step-backs, 71 lateral moves, 74 around the front...

Technology: Doesn't have basic level technology..."

Finally reached the NCAA passing line. It is not easy to rely on the basic skills of mid-range shooting and defense to build a passing level of strength!

After the comprehensive evaluation reached the pass line, there were three more options: explosive speed, explosive power, and bullet speed. He had a question, asked it in his heart, and the system answered.

"When the host uses attribute points to increase speed, strength, and bounce, the explosive acceleration, explosive force, and bullet speed will be increased simultaneously. If the host uses attribute points to increase the speed to 90, the explosive acceleration will be increased to 82 simultaneously."

Just as he was about to recall the past, he suddenly discovered a problem!
"Hey! How the hell am I growing taller again?"

(End of this chapter)