First in scoring

Chapter 25. Don't worry, our basketball team is not like that

Just after 6 o'clock in the morning, Zhang Yang woke up from his sleep.

As usual, he planned to stay in bed for 6 minutes, wait for the alarm to ring, and then get up to train and buy some necessary study materials and stationery for the new semester.

Although I am planning to become a sports student, I still have to ensure basic academic performance. Poor academic performance is not acceptable as the NCAA still has certain academic requirements.

And what if he regains interest in studying while in high school? After all, his study mentality is different. In his previous life, when he was in high school, everyone told him that "three years of hard work will lead to a lifetime of ease." Now he doesn't have much pressure to study.

After just two minutes of paralysis, he suddenly sat up and looked at the electronic alarm clock with the date on the bedside table: August 2003, 8.

"After more than a week of training, only one night passed?"

He took the initiative to recall what happened during his training trip. Since it was something that happened in the past few days, although he couldn't remember the details, he could roughly remember what he had done, and he could also remember some interesting little things.

But when he doesn't actively think about it, those memories won't come up on their own. The 'last night' he thought of was the last night when he fell asleep with curiosity about 'what the training would be like'.

This feeling, like forgetting a beautiful dream, made Zhang Yang feel a little lost, but at the same time relieved.

He was originally worried whether the "two lives" would affect his normal life, but now it seems that he was worrying too much.

But he remembered some things - the ball-handling training content taught by Nash, and the tactical content of Gentry's version of the run-and-gun style, which he remembered very clearly.

He can also remember some of the experiences gained from playing games, such as how to move when a star player attracts double-teaming, how to use the help of point guard stars to distract the opponent during counterattacks, and so on.

"This is the 'reward' for the training journey. I can bring back the basketball knowledge I learned. Oh, and that..."

Zhang Yang summoned the 'Gate of Experience' in his heart.

Behind his ability evaluation value, there is an additional column called "Experience Rewards", and the only reward at present is - Steve Nash's Ball Control Rhythm (Basic).

The taskbar has been updated too!
"Current task: accumulate 20000 shooting points. (1/20000)

Mission Reward: Increase the upper limit of a random physical talent by +1."

Zhang Yang's eyes lit up, his talent limit increased!

He recalled his physical fitness at the age of 21 in the "training mode". His speed was 91, which might be the limit. His jumping ability of 87 might be about the same. His strength of 83 and his stamina of 85 meant that at the age of 21, he definitely had room for growth.

If he could choose, he would of course choose speed or stamina. Of course, if he was randomly given jumping and strength, he wouldn't mind, as long as it could increase.

He recalled this training trip again and felt that this training should be an "experience version".

The mission that starts the training is easy, and the training itself is also easy. He can even do nothing and wait for the reward.

But if he had the chance to do it again, he would still choose to work harder and learn more.

He is more motivated for training now. 'I spent a year in the Development League without giving up and finally got the chance.' It can be said in just one sentence, but if you think about it carefully, you will know how difficult it is.

If he works harder now, his NBA career will start more easily in the future!
...

At 6:, Zhang Yang came to the yard to practice ball control and shooting.

He was a little worried that the 'training mode' would affect his playing feel, but after starting training, he found that this worry was unnecessary, as he still played naturally.

He didn't feel the effect of the 'Son of the Wind' version of ball control rhythm'. His current ball control is not yet at the point where he needs to consider the rhythm...

Near noon, Thomas came back and took him to the supermarket to buy things.

First I bought a mobile phone and got a calling card.

After school starts, he should call home regularly to report his recent life situation to his parents.

After buying the necessary study materials and stationery, Thomas took Zhang Yang to the restaurant where he had made a reservation and treated Zhang Yang to lunch. Thomas had wanted to treat Zhang Yang to a meal for a long time, and his students cooked breakfast and dinner every day. Although the students said that they cooked his portion and he paid for half of the food, he still felt embarrassed.

Zhang Yang originally wanted to go home and cook, as he had nothing to do at noon and could prepare ingredients for dinner. But when he heard that it was Kobe steak, he immediately agreed. He had long wanted to try what this steak tasted like, and it was unexpected that some parents named their son after this steak.

Not to mention, the Japanese people who live a good life are quite good at raising AV actresses and cattle, and their steaks look and taste quite good.

After lunch, Zhang Yang took a Thomas car to Compton High School.

School is about to start, so Thomas takes Zhang Yang around to get familiar with the school environment.

Thomas introduced as he walked: "Compton High School got a new name 11 years ago - Compton Centennial High School, because the school was established in 1892. But we are still used to calling it Compton High School, the new name is too long... This is the Martin Luther King Memorial... This is the Slave Trade Bombing Memorial... This is the Abolition of Slavery Memorial..."

Wow! Zhang Yang exclaimed, "Wow! It's worthy of being a public school in a city with a large black population. All the venues are related to blacks."

However, there are not many black students seen on the street.

Zhang Yang has checked this out. As the largest school in the city, Compton High School is a public high school with more relaxed admission requirements than private high schools. However, it does not mean that anyone can be admitted. The proportion of black students is about 20%.

Data released by Compton City Hall showed that 49% of black teenagers in the city dropped out of school before 8th grade, and only 27% completed high school.

That is to say, almost half of the black children are not qualified to go to high school, and this city also has an all-black high school like "Liberty Park Academy", where black students can go after finishing the 8th grade if they want.

Of course, the proportion of black students at 20% is still very high compared to high schools in most cities. The proportion of black population in most cities is only over 10%.

The school's academic performance was not as bad as Zhang Yang had initially thought. It certainly could not be compared with excellent private high schools, but it was still acceptable. The teacher resources were also good, and it even offered elective college courses in the 11th grade.

After touring the school, Thomas took Zhang Yang to Allen Gymnasium.

Compton High School has always been a strong sports school, ranking among the best in the state in football, baseball, volleyball and other aspects, but it has always been relatively weak in basketball. It even failed to retain local talents Tayshaun Prince and Tyson Chandler, who were all snatched away by Dominguez High School, a CIF Division I school in the neighboring city of Hanford.

However, in the late 90s, after Tony Thomas, who was only in his 30s at the time, became the head coach of the Compton High School basketball team, the high school rose rapidly. Although there was still an outflow of basketball talents, many more talents chose to stay in their hometown high school. In recent years, several high school students ranked among the top in the United States have emerged.

In 2000, they received a donation from Paul Allen, the Microsoft tycoon who was throwing money around, and renovated and expanded the former small and dilapidated basketball hall into a small comprehensive gymnasium. The hall was also renamed Allen Gymnasium, which can host a variety of indoor sports. Of course, the focus is definitely on basketball. There is an indoor basketball competition venue with thousands of seats.

School was about to start, and there were already quite a few people in Allen Gymnasium.

The football team's training ground is outdoors, but they also have their own indoor gym. When Zhang Yang followed Thomas past the football team's gym, they saw a group of people lifting weights and shouting "USC".

Seeing Zhang Yang's dull expression, Thomas smiled and said, "USC's Trojan football team is very famous throughout the United States. The players of the Magnet Team are proud to join the Trojan football team. The same is true for our basketball team. Most people want to join the Trojans, and they also hate the Bruins... Uh, Jack, don't worry, we are not like this during training."

Do you think of yourself as a spiritual USC student before you even get into college?
After mumbling for a while, Zhang Yang asked, "I remember our team name is also called the Magnet Team, right?"

Thomas responded, "Yes, but no. We are called the Magnet Boys Basketball Team, and when people hear Magnet Team, they usually mean the Magnet Boys Football Team."

"Are they strong?"

"They defeated the Fresno Washington Union High School Liberty in May and won the California championship. This summer, three of their players joined USC, one joined Stanford, and one joined Michigan. Several others are being watched by universities..."

Zhang Yang was silent for a few seconds and said, "Tony, when you said that the football team represented the Magnet Team, my first reaction was to take back the identity of the team representing the Magnet Team."

Thomas: “That’s my ideal, too.”

Zhang Yang: "Well, I'll leave this great ideal to you, Tony. I'll work hard on my basketball practice."

Thomas: "..."

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(End of this chapter)