After the team training was over, Shipp and the others took Xu Yong and said they would go play fieldball after school.
The wild ball here is not the kind played in nightclubs, and you don't have to go out of school, it's on the outdoor basketball court on campus.
Like domestic universities, universities here in the United States are free to come and go after school, so in addition to students from the school, there are many people from outside the school on the outdoor basketball court.
Some of those people are graduates. For most people, playing in the NCAA is just a life experience, and only a few can regard it as a career;
Some are street ball players and players from lower-level leagues. Bombing a campus is not something that a future domestic celebrity player can do;
It's not surprising that an NBA player comes sometimes. After all, Tempe belongs to Phoenix, and Phoenix has an NBA team called the Suns.
Xu Yong agreed and made an appointment with them at four o'clock.
It is common for people on the school team to play outdoor football. Generally speaking, there is no pressure on them. It is more of an entertainment game and improves their relationship with teammates.
And when there are no competitions, you can also test your training results.
But we just finished playing against the Sooners last night. It seems that Shipp and the others are Guo Ailun in the finals and they didn't play enough.
The cultural class time passed quickly, and at 2:30 in the afternoon, Xu Yong went to the training hall for the second practice.
Harden, who was shocked by Xu Yong in the morning, also followed him to the training hall.
Also accompanying them was Cooksix, a freshman who entered the school with Xu Yong Harden and the others. Ever since he last witnessed Xu Yong beating Shipp up, he had become his loyal follower and ball picker.
Of course, no one in this world is a fool, and Cooksix was also eager to learn Xu Yong’s training methods.
Not long after the training started, Harden discovered that Xu Yong's training content was somewhat different from what he had seen before.
After observing for a while, he also knew what the difference was.
Xu Yong did not train too much in the gym, but devoted more time to three-point training.
Halfway through the training, Cooksix was still training on the court, while Xu Yong and Harden were sitting on the sidelines to rest.
"Have you adjusted your training focus?" Harden took a sip of water and asked after sitting down.
Xu Yong smiled and nodded, Harden looked at Hei, but very carefully.
"The matchup with Griffin proved that my core strength is enough for the NCAA, but I didn't make a three-pointer last night." He went on to explain.
One thing that is easily overlooked is that strength training will have a significant impact on shooting feel.
This is why many players have unstable shooting after gaining weight and muscle, and may even lose their shooting ability.
This is why Xu Yong decisively chose to put three-point training as the highest priority after realizing that he had enough strength, and lowered the strength training to maintain the level of intensity.
You must know that he actually has the option of giving up ball-handling training and directly increasing three-point training.
Harden looked at Xu Yong and was stunned for a long time, then sighed: "Sometimes I really doubt that you are not our same age."
In the past, he thought Xu Yong was premature, but Xu Yong's career plan, including these revisions, was impossible without life experience.
Xu Yong smiled and waved his hand: "That's just your illusion, James, didn't you do a good job too?"
Harden shook his head. It was not because of himself that he had a clear career plan.
But just when he was about to speak, a man hurried into the training hall.
The two stopped talking and looked around, and saw Heap coming in, with an anxious look on his face.
"Guys, someone is looking for trouble." Shipp shouted at Xu Yong and Harden.
Xu Yong and Harden both stood up in confusion after hearing this, and then followed Shipp out of the training hall.
On the way, Heap told them the general situation.
Others went to the outdoor venue earlier, preparing to occupy the entire field to play.
Unexpectedly, there were a lot of people at the outdoor stadium today. When I went there, the entire stadium was gone, leaving only half a court.
They discussed with a group of people playing in the opposite half whether to give up the field or simply play together.
This is very common on the court and generally everyone agrees with it.
After all, this is Arizona State University. Everyone from this school must know them, and even those from outside this school know that this is the Devils' territory.
But today that group of people were stunned and refused.
In the final stalemate, Ayers came up with a proposal. Use basketball to resolve matters on the court. Play half court, best of three games, 21 points in a game. If the opponent loses, they will obediently give up the court. If they win, they will not play today. .
Xu Yong nodded after hearing this. In his own land, this kind of suggestion was enough to give him face.
Moreover, Ayers has a calm personality, so he should have seen that the opponent is average in strength.
But Shipp came rushing over just now, indicating that something unexpected had happened.
"I have never seen a guard before. He is too fast, and he has almost never missed a mid-range shot. His key physical fitness and coordination are too strong, and it is impossible to guard against him when combined with sudden shots." Shipp said It’s no longer emotion, but wonder.
Xu Yong and Harden looked at each other, then both shook their heads.
The outdoor field personnel are too complex, and they cannot guess who the other party is based on this information alone.
"But Jeff helped us win the first game," Shipp continued.
While talking, they arrived at the outdoor court.
The scene on the court at this time was very spectacular. The half court was surrounded by people. Some people even brought chairs or climbed directly onto the guardrail of the court.
It took them a while to squeeze in, and before they even got in, they heard sighs from the people around them.
Only when they got inside did they learn more about the situation.
The first two games of the three games have been played. The Devils lost the game just now, and it was a disastrous defeat by more than ten points.
"I didn't expect it to be them." As soon as he walked next to his teammates, Xu Yong also heard Ayers sighing with emotion.
He then looked to the other side and saw that the three people drinking water all looked familiar.
But it was just like when he first met Ayers, he couldn't remember the other person's name at once.
"Chase Budinger and Jordan Hill are both from the University of Arizona, and their freshman, although I haven't seen him before, should be Jerry Bayless." Ayers was reminded by Shipp , turned around and saw Xu Yong and Harden coming, calmed his breathing, and then introduced.
When Xu Yong and Harden heard this, they suddenly realized that although they had never met Bayless before, they had all heard of him. He was ranked seventh in the high school class of 2007 and was more famous than Harden. Now the media predicts that he will be among the top ten players in the 2008 NBA draft. Even top five.
His words, Heap's previous exclamation was not surprising.
Of course Xu Yong will get more information. He also played the domestic 2Konline in his previous life. Bayless is nicknamed "Lord Baylor" and is an artifact that suppresses the value of the dynasty's lineup.
After knowing this, his expression became a little excited.
I thought it was an entertainment round, but unexpectedly it turned into a quality round. Now the interrupted training can be replaced by competition!
"Why did they come here?" Harden asked curiously.
"It's just to find out our details. We are mortal enemies." Ayres said with a bitter smile.
The same state is a mortal enemy, and this is even more obvious in the NCAA.
Because the NCAA is not a commercial league, and many fans are students of the school, the hostility is much stronger than that of the NBA.
In other words, reaching the tournament is the Devils' big goal for the season, but the small goal before that is to kill the Arizona Wildcats.
Moreover, the Devils' lineup has changed a lot this season, and the Wildcats have even more reason to do so.
Most of them didn't just happen to bump into them today, but came to "reconnaissance the enemy's situation" after hearing that they defeated the Sooners yesterday.
After all, this was only 2007, and it was far from the future era where matches would be immediately reported on the Internet, and there were even videos to watch.
"Have they changed their lineup?" Xu Yong keenly captured the details. Budinger and Hill were not freshmen. If they had played in Shipp before, they would have recognized them.
Ayers nodded: "Bayless is very strong, but his teammates were not very good at first."
Basketball is not a one-person sport. Even if it is three-on-three, once the level is high, as long as there is an obvious weak point, you will be beaten to death.
Xu Yong nodded when he heard this, looked at Harden and Ayers and said: "The three of us will play in the last game, let them know..."
As he said that, he turned his head again and looked at the three people on the opposite side: "This is our home court."
