no shortcuts in basketball

Chapter 11
Not long after Xu Yong arrived at the training hall, Cooksix followed.

After training with Xu Yong for two months, he is more familiar with Xu Yong's training habits than Harden.

Seeing him coming, Xu Yong returned the Xbox360 to him directly.

But Cooksix didn't reach out to take it, but said: "Xu, you have trained me for so long, I thank you for that."

Xu Yong was stunned for a moment, this Cooksix is ​​quite sophisticated~
But he shook his head. He understood Cooksix’s family conditions. His father abandoned his wife and son since he was a child, and his mother raised him alone. It is a classic African-American family.

With such family conditions, I must have paid a lot to buy this Xbox360.

Moreover, it is said that he took Cooksix to train, it would be better to say that the other party treated him as two moon boys.

"Then put it at your place. I have a part-time job on weekends, and I don't have time to play this normally." Cooksix still didn't answer.

Seeing this, Xu Yong was also quite emotional.

It was Kuxiks who approached him on his own initiative. He thought that the other party would give up after a period of time, but he didn't expect that two months had passed in the blink of an eye.

He then suggested: "If you don't need it, then put it in the locker room for entertainment before training. As for the money you spend, I will share it with those who want to play."

Kuxiks looked a little disappointed, but he still nodded.

If Xu Yong insists on not accepting it, this is indeed the best solution.

After putting the Xbox360 on the stool beside him, Xu Yong continued, "My training method may not be suitable for you."

Cooksix was overjoyed when he heard the words, he could hear Xu Yong's intention to guide, and immediately said: "Then what should I do?"

After witnessing that Xu Yong broke Hipp when he first arrived at the team, he was impressed by Xu Yong, and after training with Xu Yong, he admired Xu Yong even more.

This is by no means an exaggeration, he has never seen anyone with such perseverance as Xu Yong before.

And more importantly, Xu Yong has a clear plan for his career, which he has never seen before.

"I can only offer some suggestions, but how to choose is up to you." Xu Yong said after consideration.

Cooksix nodded his head.

Seeing this, Xu Yong sat down first, and Kuxiks sat aside.

"Your biggest problem is that you are late in basketball, and your skills are rough, especially your poor shooting. Your advantage is that you have height and good wingspan. Before you improve those problems, my suggestion to you is to start with defense and focus on defense. Upgrade to the NCAA elite level to ensure that you get playing time." Xu Yong said.

His proposal did not come out of nowhere, but there are many successful cases for reference.

Such as Leonard, Paul George, Jimmy Butler, and some other not so well-known swingmen, all started from defense and then gained a foothold in the NBA.

The reason is also very simple. Defense is a thankless job, and most contributions will not be reflected in the data. This also makes many stars unwilling to invest too much on the defensive end.

But there is always someone to do defense, so those rookies who have just entered the league, especially rookies with obvious flaws or deficiencies on the offensive end, will use defense to gain playing time.

Because although the defense will not be reflected in the data, the head coach of the team can see it. Every team needs stars, but it also needs defensive players who work hard.

This also applies to Cooksix.

But the disadvantage of doing this is that you really won't get too much data, especially in the NCAA, it's hard to be spotted by NBA scouts without data.

So Xu Yong can only say that it is a suggestion. As for how to choose, it depends on Cooksix himself.

Cooksix was lost in thought. This was not an easy choice for him.

Seeing this, Xu Yong got up and began to stretch, ready to start training.

Just after Xu Yong finished warming up, Cooksix also made his own choice.

"I have four years. I will improve my defense first, and then I will slowly develop my offensive skills. There is no time."

Xu Yongwen said with a smile and nodded, Cooksix can have this kind of patience, even if he can't make it to the NBA, he can still eat basketball.

Moreover, Cooksix’s choice is also a good thing for the Devils. The team’s defense will not be bad with Ayers and Xu Yong inside, but Glasser and Harden are not good defensive players on the outside. It is Harden who still needs to invest a lot on the offensive end, and it can only be the small forward who takes on the heavy responsibility of defense.

For Shipp, the size is not enough, and as a veteran, he is unwilling to invest too much on the defensive end. If Cooksicks can finally top it, it will be an improvement to the strength of the Devils.

"Then what are you waiting for? Come on." Xu Yong stretched out his hand and greeted.

……

The Xbox 360 was eventually placed in the locker room, which also had a TV, and it could be played after it was connected.

Everyone on the team shared the Xbox360, and for them on campus, there were not many ways to provide entertainment.

And after apportionment, the contribution required by each person actually becomes very little.

This is the same as the country will build aircraft carriers in the future. One person only needs one cigarette, and the aircraft carrier can be built continuously.

Harden even bought the latest "Halo 3", a very popular No.1 Star Wars shooting game.

In the Xbox360, its picture quality changes have also been the most reflected.

This also made it quickly replace 2K8 and became popular within the devil team.

In order not to delay the training, the players made a rule that they can only play for 15 minutes before training.

Then Harden can always explode during this period of time, the kind that beats the team's invincibles.

The trend of the Devils Invitational is also the same as Harden's performance in the game.

After getting off to a good start, the Devils played 16 invitational games in about two months, with a record of 13 wins and 3 losses!
Compared with the record of 6 wins and 9 losses in the same period last season, it means that the second brother met Miss Gao and changed his appearance.

And among the opponents they defeated, there were Kansas State University led by Michael Beasley, the University of Texas Longhorns led by DJ Augustin, and Indiana University led by Eric Gordon. They are the team with extra points in the NCAA organizing committee.

The combined performance of Harden, Xu Yong and Ayres also showed an upward trend.

16场比赛下来，哈登场均17.5分3.5板4.2助攻，徐永场均15.6分5.2板1.2助攻1.5盖帽，艾尔斯场均10.4分7.4板，三人包办了球队一半的得分。

And more important than data is tacit understanding and complementarity.

Harden has a gentle and introverted personality, Ayers is mature and stable, and Xu Yong is confident and outgoing. They will neither lack passion nor lose control due to excessive passion when playing together. The position looks a bit like a miniature version of the Celtics.

In this atmosphere, they finally came to the official regular season stage.

Their opponent in the opening game of the regular season is the University of Arizona, the arch rival in the same city.

(End of this chapter)