Defensive training?
Not one-on-one training?
Li Ao caught the key word.
After replying Henry Bibby with a "hum", he followed the footsteps of his three teammates and came to a half court.
He didn't even talk back! Henry Bibby was ready to retaliate again, but he couldn't use it, and he was even more angry!
Li Ao guessed correctly, Henry Bibby followed them to the half court to arrange the training content.
As for the other five groups, they all negotiated the one-on-one order. Sam Hayes and chief assistant and offensive technical director Kevin Henderson were wandering around, not only around those five groups, but also Look at those guys doing basic skills training.
The matchup arranged by Henry Bibby was a little more extreme than Li Ao expected.
I didn't arrange for him to play offense, but three teammates in the same group took turns to attack him alone!
It perfectly fits the four words of 'defensive training'.
And, who exactly is the 'sparring partner'?
Regarding this arrangement, it was really hard for him to judge.
As for how this could help the coaching staff... he couldn't figure it out at the moment, but that didn't matter. All he could do was defend well!
He saw that Sam Clancy was ready to go, and he quickly focused his attention.
The target looked like he wanted to regain his position, so he naturally didn't want to let the other person get what he wanted.
Of the three opponents, this one was the one he was most confident of restraining.
Suddenly thinking of a question, Li Ao asked Henry Bibby: "Coach, you only told me to defend them alone, but you didn't tell me how many times to defend them! Is there a rule?"
That's right. Henry Bibby thought for a while and said: "This is the first time we practice like this. The rules are that after each offensive player scores 10 goals, he will be replaced. The one with the fewest offensive rounds wins. I will treat him to dinner tonight if he wins." .”
Win or lose!
This greatly increased the interest of the three offensive players!
Li Ao asked again: "What about me?"
"If you don't attack, what does it have to do with you?"
"Cheapskate! Grandet!"
After speaking, Li Ao immediately ran to the ball stand, took a ball and ran to the free throw line without giving the head coach a chance to reply.
Three teammates, including Sam Clancy, silently gave a thumbs up - the new guy is really brave!
Sam Clancy felt that he should be more careful. For some reason, he felt that the probability of being scolded had increased again.
Sam Clancy came to the top arc and Li Ao sent the ball out.
After receiving the ball, Sam Clancy started immediately, and the hit was unexpected.
But Li Ao showed an ability to predict that made his teammates shine. He moved in time and stuck to Sam Clancy.
Li Ao made a good push, and Sam Clancy once again failed to fully accelerate, but he still squeezed into the short distance. Just when Li Ao stretched out his hand to cover the top, Sam Clancy jumped to the basket. Take off and hit a backhand layup!
Sam Clancy roared excitedly, and Li Ao suddenly remembered that this was one-on-one, and there was no center behind him!
Several assistant coaches had come to watch them on the sidelines at some point. Li Ao didn't guard him, but the chief assistant coach Kevin Henderson praised: "Henry, this kid has good defensive habits! I heard that he officially accepted Only one month of professional training? As expected of Sam, he is really amazing."
Henry Bibby didn't want to talk to his assistants anymore. They all called Li Ao "this kid" in private. Can't they see how cruel this guy is when he hits someone?
Just because this guy looks small?
If Evanisco hadn't hugged Li Ao in time that day, Sam Clancy might have been admitted to the hospital!
But looking at Sam Clancy, who was so excited after scoring a goal and kept provoking Li Ao, he suddenly became a little unsure. Are people so forgetful?
On the second attack, Li Ao quickly retreated after serving the ball. When Sam Clancy burst into close range, he pushed forward... and was knocked away.
Sam Clancy knocked back Li Ao, jumped up high, and smashed the ball into the basket with one hand!
Looking at Sam Clancy who roared again, Li Ao rubbed his chest that was hurt by the impact. He understood this guy's strengths.
Don't let this guy get a chance to charge! I can’t stop it!
But there is no center behind him, and against the speed, he has the advantage of static confrontation at close range...
Li Ao failed to guard him again, but once again received praise from Kevin Henderson: "This kid adapts very quickly. He is a good prospect, but he lacks experience and ability. Sam, he still needs to practice hard."
Henry Bibby is completely autistic, how can he really be praised?
But he actually understood that this was an evaluation made by Kevin Henderson based on the fact that Li Ao had only received professional training for a month.
And he also had to admit that having the ability to think independently on the court and being able to execute decisively are the basic qualities that a defensive master should have.
If you have this kind of quality, you have it, if you don't have it, you don't have it. It's a talent.
This damn brat really has the basic qualities in this area.
Watching Li Ao pick up the ball and walk slowly to the free throw line, seemingly thinking about something, Henry Bibby also began to wonder, what kind of changes will this kid have this time?
In the third attack, Sam Clancy received the ball and made a strong breakthrough again, but Li Ao still retreated.
When Henry Bibby saw this scene, he couldn't help but feel regret in his heart.
I can't bear it... Vaco!
When Sam Clancy suddenly reached close range and was about to knock Li Ao away, Li Ao took the initiative to press forward and slapped Sam Clancy's hand that grabbed the ball, knocking Sam Clancy over at the same time!
At this moment, Sam Clancy dismantled Nice and got up on an empty stomach. He jumped up like a carp and rushed in front of Li Ao... and yelled: "Is this your defense?"
As the king of strong words, it is impossible to take action.
Li Ao almost reacted instinctively. He responded: "The coach said that when you can't block the opponent's shot, fouling to interrupt the opponent's offense is also an option. And our game rules today are who scores 10 goals with the least number of attacks. I want to What it does is allow you to score 10 goals with more attacks."
Sam Clancy looked very embarrassed at the moment. He didn't expect this annoying guy to actually praise him as unstoppable.
But what this guy did was really out of character!
Several coaches also looked embarrassed. They were looking forward to what kind of changes Li Ao could make, but they didn't expect to see this scene.
What Li Ao said shocked their basketball outlook.
They couldn't refute it.
Sam Clancy gritted his teeth and reached the top arc. This time Li Ao picked up the ball and ran to the free throw line significantly faster.
Sam Clancy received the serve and continued to attack. He felt that humans should not be like this...
This time, Li Ao chose to break through the defense. Sam Clancy jumped into close range and excitedly performed a jump step... and was directly knocked out of the baseline.
Sam Clancy managed to stop himself from falling. He looked at the coaches - Don't care!
Henry Bibby wanted to take care of it, but his blood pressure had risen again. This kid, let him be a sparring partner, not play rugby!
But Li Ao blocked his words. He was justified and the rules were just like that. He couldn't control it!
After confirming that it was possible, Li Ao resolutely implemented the defensive strategy and used any means to prevent Sam Clancy from shooting at close range or under the basket. It was not to interfere with the shot, but simply to prevent the opponent from shooting.
After being fouled continuously at close range, Sam Clancy was angry!
Why don't you go inside?
He started shooting crazy mid-range pull-up jumpers.
Sam Clancy has a slight advantage in height, which offsets Li Ao's advantage of a few centimeters in wingspan. Sam Clancy has an absolute advantage in bounce speed. Li Ao has almost no way to deal with Sam Clancy's style of play. His shooting serves as a distraction.
But Li Ao didn't foul again at this time. The opponent liked to shoot or not, so he just stared at the basket to prevent the opponent from making another sudden stop.
His mentality was affected. The technique of pull-up jump shot was not something Sam Clancy was good at. In addition, the mid-range shot was not good at all. Sam Clancy took 23 shots and only made the remaining 8 goals.
In the end, Sam Clancy's performance was 10 goals in 29 shots.
Several coaches went from being speechless to being surprised.
In the end, Sam Clancy chose to float on the outside and miss the basket, which greatly exceeded their expectations.
He actually scared the stupid young man named Sam Clancy!
Xavier Johnson has been praising Li Ao for his shooting talent. Sam Johnson is a boring gourd, but it can be seen that he admires Li Ao very much.
"I thought of a guy," Kevin Henderson said.
Sam Johnson made a rare interjection: "Robert Horry."
Kevin Henderson nodded: "Yes, their defense is very special...Leo is even stronger, as if his bones are full of muscles. I can't imagine that his body can actually withstand Sam's impact. , and I remember he was only 18 years old, tsk tsk, Henry, we really found a treasure!"
Henry Bibby squeaked and said, "Isn't he so strong that he can scare those gangsters away when they see him?"
Several people around him smiled and said nothing. This prejudice was too deep.
Let the gangsters be frightened and take a detour, ignoring the facts. Isn't this justice incarnate?
After facing off against the first opponent, Li Ao took a few sips of water and said to Brusenthal without taking a long rest: "David, let's get started."
Brusenthal asked: "How about a little more rest?"
Li Ao nodded and responded: "Yes, no need, the defense behind us has rested."
Sam Clancy, who had shrunk into the corner and drew circles, heard this and banged his head against the wall crazily.
Brusenthal said no more, the game begins!
Brusenthal is a standard power forward, but the rules have changed. He receives the ball at the free throw line, closer to the basket.
Following the example of Sam Clancy, Brusenthal chose to attack quickly.
To defend Brusenthal, Li Ao had no way to be as simple and crude as he was to defend Sam Clancy. He could only try his best to strengthen the confrontation.
You can prevent impact in this way, and you can prevent technical flow. Most of the time, fierce tackles will be used as points of exploitation by the opponent.
Brusenthal's skills are not comparable to Sam Clancy's. If Brusenthal's skills were 90 points, Sam Clancy would not even reach the passing mark.
With superb skills and an obvious advantage in height, Brusenthal took 14 shots to complete 10 goals.
This time, Li Ao's deficiencies in defensive experience and skills were fully exposed.
However, although he failed to defend at all, his choice of steady and steady defense still impressed the coaches.
In the eyes of the coaches, Li Ao just didn't have enough ability. Except for his tentative violent defense at the beginning, which was deceived by the opponent's fake move, he never made that mistake again.
When it came time to face White Mamba, beyond everyone's expectations, including Li Ao himself, he defended very well!
In terms of technique, White Mamba is better than Brusenthal, and he also has a height advantage against Li Ao.
But White Mamba likes to take shots from the outside, and his athletic ability is worse than Brusenthal. Facing Li Ao's extremely aggressive defense, it took him 21 shots to score 10 goals.
This result surprised the coaches.
If Li Ao didn't use the rules to deal with Sam Clancy, then White Mamba would be the one with the worst single defense performance against Li Ao.
But after thinking about it for a moment, they understood that it was true that White Mamba was the strongest player on the team, but the style of play he was good at in the game was running, catching and shooting, and catching and shooting around the pile. His skills were good, but Not the usual method.
In the matchup with Li Ao, he only went to the basket a handful of times. He was always thinking of ways to take shots from the outside and had no cover. Of course, he would be tortured by Li Ao's close defense.
After defending against these three people for dozens of rounds, Li Ao was exhausted.
Just as he was breathing again, he heard Henry Bibby's disgusted voice: "Okay, you smart guy, your training is over today, go where you should, come tomorrow afternoon to practice passing and controlling."
Li Aogang was angry because he was "thrown away as soon as he is done with it." He immediately lost his anger after hearing the last sentence.
"Then I'll go now. See you tomorrow. My greatest coaches and coaches, captain, David, Sam. Goodbye. Let's train together next time."
He was in a good mood and left very lightly. From a psychological perspective, most of his fatigue was gone.
The coaches who were watching and the three people training together all had black lines on their faces.
It's been more than a month, and today they truly understood that this guy's talent is really high in terms of thick skin.
That big boy with a warm and sunny smile when he first came here, and that violent man who became as violent as a evil star after being elbowed, have anything to do with what he looks like now?
But then Li Ao became even more excited.
The mission prompt is here!
"Excellent sparring partner:
Defending Sam Clancy received an evaluation of: Excellent, and was awarded 100 achievement points; defending David Brusenthal was evaluated: Unqualified, and did not receive an award; defending Brian Scalabrine received an evaluation of: Success, and was rewarded 200 achievement points. Achievement points.
Remaining achievement points: 1450 points. "
After failing to guard Brusenthal, he was quite frustrated, but when he guarded the White Mamba, he knew that the evaluation would not be low. He did not expect that he would get a higher evaluation than guarding Sam Clancy!
More than an hour ago, he was still sad that he could not 'exceed the training task' of 50 achievement points, but now he no longer feels bad.
He couldn't help but sing out: "We people, we are so happy today..."
Seeing the newcomer Li Ao's proud look, his teammates who were practicing basic skills were envious but felt that this guy was too good to be beaten.
…
The next afternoon, there was only one class, so he came to the Memorial Gym early at around 3 o'clock and practiced mid-range shooting for a while.
At 4 o'clock, I started practicing passing and controlling under the guidance of Kevin Henderson.
In the early days of practicing mid-range shooting and defense, he suffered a lot and was bored and boring.
I finally got through that stage, thinking that there would never be such torture again, but now it’s here again!
And compared to training 2D abilities, ball control and passing training are even more boring.
In fact, compared to mid-range shooting and defense, his starting point for ball control is higher. In his previous life, he often played basketball in school. When he saw girls passing by, he would force the shot and shout "Kobe".
Over the past few years in this life, basketball has also been a part of fitness. After arriving in the United States, I often played basketball with Liam.
But the ball control level of playing Baba ball is too different for the perimeter of an NCAA Division I team.
Kevin Henderson's training requirements for him are to achieve the ball control ability that can protect the ball in the transitional stage. This is somewhat different from the ball control of a defender. It requires him to handle the ball when there is a confrontation or even an inside player switching defenses. Controlling the ball at a high speed, focusing on stability in confrontation and fast straight-line acceleration.
Those talented forwards, including Sam Clancy, all showed their talents early. They had already received such training in high school or even junior high school. For those people, controlling the ball like that is already a physical instinct.
And when Li Ao arrived at university, he was 18 years old and had just come into contact with such training. It was so difficult!
Kevin Henderson has lowered the difficulty, but it is still difficult for Li Ao.
But Li Ao didn't know that much, he just felt that he was still far away.
This actually freed him from so much pressure and allowed him to focus on practicing.
Fortunately, it was only an hour of training, and the first training ended just before his mentality was about to explode.
Although Henry Bibby arranged passing and controlling training for him, the priority was still shooting and defense.
At 5 o'clock, he started sparring with the three new teammates... no, he was sparring with the three new teammates. His mood suddenly became happy, and he happily devoted himself to being a sparring partner for his teammates to practice offense.
