no shortcuts in basketball

Chapter 6 The Madman
After the warm-up morning run, Xu Yong went to a small training room he rented outside the school, and officially started today's training.

三练的时间，分别是早上的4点30到6点，下午的3点到4点30，晚上的9点到11点。

The reason for this arrangement is that the rest period of 4 to 6 hours can relieve muscle fatigue to the greatest extent.

而在这些训练中还穿插着其他事情，比如7点30分是魔鬼队的合练时间，而9点30到下午2点30是文化课时间。

In addition to training, he also has a plan for the training content of each practice.

The first exercise, the main content is core strength training.

There are many ways to train core strength, and he chose some of the more common ones for basketball players, such as pull-ups, plank support, kneeling with the ball and cutting wood, bending the legs at both ends, and so on.

Of course, before these training starts, he will perform exercises such as joint stretching, rope skipping, and rope throwing to wake up the muscles.

This is also the reason why he rents a room off-campus for training, because it requires some equipment assistance, and the gym will not open at such an early point.

The second practice, the main content is the three-pointer training.

The purpose of training three-pointers is not only because it is his weakness, but also because, as a reborn, he knows the importance of three-pointers in future basketball.

This not only determines his performance in campus basketball, but also affects the length of his career.

Again, before this session begins, he goes to the gym for strength training.

The strength training at this time is not the core strength, but the whole body, in order to further enhance the explosive power.

Under normal circumstances, he will go through such a set of training procedures: [-]kg barbell bench press warm-up, [-]kg barbell curls start, then [-]kg back squats, rubber band hand and foot stretches, [-]kg deadlifts, Finally, it ends with a [-]-kg weight-bearing step.

His shooting drills will follow immediately after these drills, because it can simulate the physical condition after a fierce game and allow himself to adapt to high-intensity games.

It would also be the hardest part of the day, as muscle soreness from strength training made every shot he threw feel like a shot put.

In the third practice, the content of this part of the training will be more comprehensive, covering core strength, shooting and ball control.

Generally speaking, he will first go to the arena for some core strength training that does not require equipment assistance.

Next, he would practice with a ball four to five times the mass of a basketball, pass the ball to the wall, and hit the ground hard with both hands.

The purpose of this part is to make the basketball as light as possible in his own feeling, so he can naturally grasp it more easily in actual combat.

After these are over, he will practice three-point shooting.

Finally, there is training related to ball control, including but not limited to in-situ dribbles such as high and low center of gravity dribbles, behind-the-crop dribbles, figure-of-fingers, straight line sprints between lines, and obstacles.

The most direct feeling of this training arrangement is: the intensity is too high for ordinary people to persist, and the time is too much to think about other things.

What nine-nine-six, in front of this is the day of the gods.

At the most difficult initial stage, Xu Yong gritted his teeth and persevered entirely by relying on his motivation to make up for his regrets.

As for now, he's used to it.

Human potential is beyond imagination.

And his training plan is by no means blind. Not only is it targeted, but it also has priorities. The highest priority is core strength, followed by three-pointers, and then ball control.

As for other technologies, he is not in a hurry.

Because he is very clear about doing these things well and making these trainings his own strengths, he will be able to enter the NCAA and NBA, and then slowly evolve.

Now that he has completed his goal of scoring in the NCAA, the next goal is the NBA.

And he has a maximum of four years, he is absolutely sure, of course, it may not take that long at all.

After breakfast at about 06:30, Xu Yong went to the arena to rest early, waiting for the team to train.

After a while, Harden followed Pera to the arena.

Before the start of team training every day, Pera will give Harden a "small spot" for a period of time.

He knew that Pella was the coach of Harden High School, but he still had doubts. After all, it seemed somewhat irrational to choose a university for a high school coach.

But looking at Pera's attitude towards Harden, this high school coach may have other special meanings to Harden.

Xu Yong stood up and greeted Harden.

After seeing Xu Yong's wet training clothes, Harden's eyes widened and he complained: "You are such a lunatic!"

After living with Xu Yong for a period of time, he was inevitably woken up by the alarm clock one day, and then practiced with Xu Yong for a period of time driven by curiosity.

Note that it is a period of time not a day, and Harden is not an ordinary person.

But after more than ten days, he still chose to give up, because he felt that if he continued to practice, he would change from Harden to Osama bin Laden...

And now, Xu Yong is still practicing like this on the second day of the competition day. Isn't this a lunatic?
And it was at this moment that he finally understood why Pella had to emphasize the word "effort" in the first place. This perseverance is too strong!
Xu Yong smiled. Since he got used to this kind of training intensity, he would feel uncomfortable when he stopped.

At this moment, members of the Devils came to the arena one after another.

Several core members of this team, in addition to Xu Yong and Harden, the most famous is Jeff Pendergraf, a center with a height of 2 meters 08.

At first Xu Yong didn't know who it was, but there was always a sense of familiarity, and it was only after careful recall that he remembered who it was.

This is Jeff Ayers who joined the Spurs in history.

In fact, since this is already his third year with the team, Ayers is the veteran of the team.

He averaged 12.1 points and 9.1 rebounds per game last season, and he is also a well-deserved core of the team.

Judging from the performance of the opening game, Xu Yong and Harden plus him are the trident of the Devils in the new season.

In addition to them, the main members of the team:
The main point guard: Derek Glasser, who is 1 meters tall, is white and is a sophomore this year. He is good at passing and three-pointers.

Of course, this advantage is relative to other guards in the team. After all, last season's 33% three-point shooting rate and about 3 assists were not on the table in other teams;

The main small forward: Jaylen Shipp, the one who was blown away by Xu Yong's bullfighting, a 1-meter NCAA-level white small forward, also a sophomore, averaged 93 points and 7.6 rebounds per game last season.

Most of the NCAA team players are undersize, that is, undersized, which is why many players will struggle in the NBA.

For example, Shipp plays as a forward in the NCAA, but if he really enters the NBA at this height, he will be required to play point guard. There are two worlds at all.

Of course, there is a high probability that he will not have such a chance.

And those who can play, such as Curry, are still playing shooting guards in Davis at this time. In history, he will also switch to point guards next season because of his height.

Sixth Man: Tai Albert, 1 meters tall, characterized by scoring explosiveness, but similar to JR Smith's extremely unstable existence.

The seventh person: Rihards Cooksix, a guard with a height of 1 meters, is a freshman like Xu Yong and Harden, a Samsung high school student, and has certain talents.

The eighth man: Eric Boateng, a 2 meter substitute center, transferred from Duke University in 08, and only got the chance to play this season. 【Note 2006】

As for the rest, it is the A/B/C level of tool people. The NCAA team's roster can have 11 to 15 people, but generally the most is 8 people.

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(End of this chapter)