Then came the special training test, and still only the mid-range shooting and catching test passed, and the defense and passing were still not up to standard.
He was both happy and aching, Sam Hayes's high demands...
Two days later, on Wednesday, December 15, the Trojans' sixth game day of the season arrived.
As usual, Li Ao ran to class in the morning and came to the Memorial Stadium early in the afternoon. He was unable to practice extra today, so he was dragged by his teammates to be a sparring partner.
Yesterday was the same. Due to today's opponent, there was no serious training to prepare for the battle. It ended in half an hour, and then he served as a sparring partner for an hour and a half.
The requests from his teammates were also strange, asking him not to pity them but to work hard.
Of course he must meet this requirement, but he also needs to improve his defense through more actual combat?
You can also earn achievement points by the way, so why not?
After half an hour of sparring, at two o'clock in the afternoon, we entered the pre-match preparation stage.
Today is another easy day to prepare for as the opponent is the Oregon State University Beaver men's team.
Why are the men’s teams specifically tagged?
Because the OSU Beavers, it’s women’s basketball.
Like the Trojans, OSU's basketball has been both up and down, and there's no comparison with the Dukes.
To put it mildly, the Beaver men's team is in the top three competition, ranking 8th in the six top leagues.
To put it bluntly, there are only 10 teams in the pac10 league.
With the support of those two guys from Washington State, other teams in the Pac10 league are theoretically crazy three contenders.
However, the Trojans are still much better than the Beaver men's team, at least the Lady Warriors didn't steal all the team names.
At 6:30 in the evening, we entered the stadium.
When he watched his team's cheerleading team before, he thought they were young, beautiful and very eye-catching.
But now he's fallen, tainted by the Huskies.
So plain!
This cheerleading team is not convinced - if we were paid, we could be more naughty than those slutty women on the Huskies team!
The salary of the cheerleaders is higher than that of accompanying people for drinks, so where can they go to reason?
They worked hard to get into college, and the two brothers from Washington State also opened a green channel to become a cheerleader and lower the admission requirements. It's amazing... Of course, they are definitely not envious! Despise those people who disrupt the market!
The game starts at 7 p.m.
The Trojans continued to take a tough line tonight and played more and more skillfully.
Sometimes, this person has to force him.
Seeing signs of getting stronger, Henry Bibby decisively took advantage of the situation by beating three weak teams in a row to start the growth mode.
College players, who have played against the odds for four years, are like leeks: after one crop is cut, there will be another crop, and they can even be pulled out directly.
But the opportunity to get hard is not to mention that this village will not have this store. If you start one day later, you will see the results one day later.
Fortunately, this group of unknown players in high school were able to play in college. They are all determined people. Under the leadership of Bai Mamba, they gritted their teeth and adjusted their game habits, training, and intra-team competitions. , all consciously strengthened the confrontation, and even conducted one-on-one private confrontations, leading strong confrontations, and even called Li Ao to be a sparring partner. Li Ao was very reluctant and accepted the achievement points with tears.
The goal is consistent from top to bottom. In just two weeks, the changes have been very obvious!
Of course, everyone is different. Like White Mamba, except for confrontation when he is in the center position to protect the frame, he still doesn't like confrontation at other times.
However, when encountering fierce defense, he no longer dodges like before, but begins to use skills to take advantage of the opponent's defense to create more scoring opportunities.
Brusenthal blindly drilled into the inside a few times at first, but the effect was not good. After he calmed down, he still chose skills as the main focus, but he also incorporated the use of his strong body in the offense into his skills.
Once you start to accept some things, you will discover the beauty of them.
He found that he had really lost his mind before. Although he was not very explosive or jumping, he had a thick body and excellent shoulder width, which made him perfect for using his body to create opportunities.
He regretted not discovering this earlier, otherwise his strength would have been further improved, and he would not have made little progress in the summer like now.
But it's not too late to make amends. He is training the hardest in the transition to toughness.
But Sam Clancy is different. He is afraid that others will not know that he has a lot of tendons. He was very reckless before and is even more reckless now.
In Li Ao's words, Sam Clancy's style of play is to kill indiscriminately, kill the opponent if you abuse the opponent, and use a few knives on yourself when encountering a strong enemy.
Just show off your toughness!
But don't mention it, after his mind started to change, Sam Clancy became more and more effective in the rotation phase.
Li Ao played 21 minutes tonight and became the main force again.
But he played very hard tonight.
The Beaver men's team is not without any talent. In fact, their harvest in the summer was better than that of the Trojans, grabbing the 71st high school student Brian Jackson in the United States.
In terms of combat ability, Brian Jackson was very good. He averaged 15+ per game when he entered college and became the leading scorer of the Beaver men's team.
However, Brian Jackson was already 21 years old when he entered college. Judging from his appearance, 21 years old is suspected to be false. He is 206 centimeters tall and purely relies on his more mature body to play, and his skills are lackluster.
So the 71st high school student in the United States is very wet...
However, Brian Jackson's future has nothing to do with Li Ao. Li Ao's feeling when he was on defense tonight was that he was overwhelmed with defense when he encountered Brusenthal, who was more physically mature and less skilled.
Fortunately, his teammates worked hard. Although the score was beaten in the first half, at the beginning of the second half, the double strikers of White Mamba and Brusenthal established the victory in one fell swoop.
85 to 76, the Trojans defeated the Beaver men's team and won their 6th consecutive victory!
Li Ao scored 5 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists and 1 steal. He made 3 turnovers and 4 fouls, and almost left the game with five fouls.
He was beaten so hard that Brian Jackson just wanted to curse and fight!
But Li Ao didn't give up at all when he encountered a tough opponent. If he couldn't handle it, he would respond with rougher actions. His foul rate proved this.
Brian Jackson chose to endure that tough stance.
You can't afford to mess with this kind of person.
…
Li Ao is very happy that his playing time has increased.
Combining actual combat with training is the best way to improve.
However, his increased playing time will inevitably encroach on other people's performance opportunities.
He doesn't really care what his teammates think of this matter. Even if he sees that his playing time is "inflated" and his performance is not enough to play for such a long time, since he is given so much time, of course he can't Say 'I'm not ready yet'.
His playing time has increased, and the objects he defends have also begun to change. At the beginning, he basically only played the 3rd position, but now he defends positions 1-4.
The one who has been most affected by his playing time in recent games is undoubtedly Shelby Jordan, the defensive core at positions 3-4.
It doesn't matter what other people think about the reduction in playing time.
This guy's playing time was reduced, but he didn't show any dissatisfaction, which surprised Li Ao.
When taking a shower after the game, Li Ao took a long shower, and Shelby Jordan came late, so the two happened to meet each other.
A man's instinct, Li Ao compared it and nodded, he won.
After learning that he was stronger, Li Ao was in a better mood and asked about his doubts in the past few days.
Shelby Jordan responded after hearing this: "I'm about to graduate. If Henry hadn't given me a full scholarship, I might have found a job now. How am I like you, driving a luxury car, changing girls at any time, and doing whatever? Don’t worry, I don’t have the ability to play professionally, I won’t be eligible to compete after this year, it doesn’t matter.”
Yes, Li Ao remembered that there were only a handful of senior students in their entire club.
Those who are still in the club even though they are not on the big list are either because their families have money and are not in a hurry to find a job, or they are lazy and use this as an excuse to stay in school for a few more months.
Others quit the club after their junior year. Some persisted until the selection process for the new season's roster and wanted to work harder. After losing the selection, they have also recently quit the club.
Shelby Jordan is a money-loving guy, and Li Ao was deeply impressed by this.
Regardless of whether the money obtained is squandered in a few moments, at least the person has the intention to make money, and it is embarrassing.
This alone beats at least 80% of his peers.
As for the last few words of envy and hatred from this guy, Li Ao chose to ignore them.
"Even if this is the case, I have robbed you of your playing time, and I have beaten you. Don't you want to cause me some trouble and reduce my playing time?"
"There are many people who have beaten me, and there are many who I can't afford to offend. I hold grudges for every one of them, but I can't live with you anymore? I can't beat you, and I can't afford to offend you. Go bully those I can beat and offend. ,Is it not good?"
Li Ao was in awe.
That makes sense!
I really didn't expect 'Little Ranbir' to be so aware.
Shelby Jordan, who was a little more in shape just now, suddenly showed a mean smile again: "My skin has been a little itchy lately, how about you hammer me a few times? No, it's a bit early now. In another week, I'll let you hammer me, Never fight back."
"..."
In one week, isn't it going to be Christmas?
Is it time to enjoy Hawaii and Las Vegas again?
This guy treats Li as a cash machine, right?
…
The battle with the Beaver men's team made Li Ao feel inadequate and felt that he was a frog in the well before.
The little complacency that came from the rapid defensive progress was completely crushed.
He had never encountered him before, but now he understood that in college, someone who is two years older can have a considerable physical advantage!
Small defenders like Eddie House are fine, mainly the forwards!
Li Ao can still carry Sam Clancy, who is only a sophomore.
But Brian Jackson, who has considerable physical talent, has directly undergone a qualitative change when he is over 20 years old.
Judging from this situation, Li Ao estimates that even if Sam Clancy has not made any technical progress and maintains the current technical level, as long as he is given enough power to take action in his junior and senior years, he can still rely on that body to be on the college court. 10+ or even 15+.
He is not envious, not at all, he just wants to release Sam Clancy's one-liner in the dark of the moon.
To be able to carry such animals is very simple, just practice strength and gain weight.
But he did not choose to go in this direction. He could swing to the No. 1 position to defend the point guard, which was the key to grabbing more playing time. He knew this very well.
Just because one defense failed, we cannot question our previous efforts.
He lowered his posture again, returned to a beginner's mentality, and continued to work hard.
Thursday and Friday are exams again, and only in the morning.
It's mid-December, and it's time for the final exams.
Most people study most diligently at this time, wishing that God would give them a pair of eyes with ten lines of sight and a photographic memory.
Some people really deserve to be made up about.
In the past two days, Li Ao and Liam came to the examination room laughing and joking, finished the questions in a few seconds, and then left the examination room chattering in advance.
What he was talking about was still about scholarships. Next month is the time to apply for scholarships. Li Ao’s scholarship is naturally used to subsidize living expenses, so don’t ask your family for money. Liam said that he wanted to buy two cheaper cars. Bicycle, ride around Los Angeles with Li Ao.
The key is that the invigilator didn't care about the two people yelling at the exam room, and asked them to pay attention to safety when riding bicycles.
Who wouldn’t be angry after seeing this scene?
Whenever it comes to the exam stage, it is the easiest time for Li Ao and Liam to study.
After the exam in the morning, the two of them could make an appointment to go to the arcade to show off their great skills, attracting crowds of spectators.
In the afternoon, Li Ao continued to practice.
On Friday afternoon, after several sets of free throw training, he received a reminder that the mid-range shot had reached 73!
However, the biggest improvement this time is horizontal movement, which has reached 75! He is the first person to practice basic skills from failing to 75!
This time, I mainly defend the outside line, and the demand for lateral movement has suddenly increased. During special defensive training,
The retreat has also reached 73.
Relying on the improvement of basic skills on the defensive end, his comprehensive evaluation has also reached 61.
Although it is still very low, it has just crossed the passing line.
But compared to before reaching the passing line, he didn’t know how much progress he had made. Now every bit of visible progress makes him more motivated.
Continuing to practice a few more sets of free throws and hooks, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the sparring partners... no, it was time to be a sparring partner. Li Ao started a new round of sparring time with the same enthusiasm as before.
The ones who will practice offense today are Granville, Brusenthal, and Sam Clancy.
To guard against Granville, Li Ao was purely a sparring partner, with a background board.
It is not difficult for Granville to beat Li Ao one-on-one. The main content of his training is to avoid confrontation under the defense of the fast striker and then start quickly, catching the opponent's insider by surprise.
Brusenthal, Li Ao was not good at guarding in the first place. During the most painful period when he adjusted his playing style a while ago, Li Ao was still able to seize the opportunity to attack head-on.
Now with Brusenthal's adjustment in depth, 206 centimeters, 109 kilograms, making good use of static strength and excellent technique, Li Ao is even more unable to guard against it.
I have the technical foundation, the adjustment direction is correct, and the progress is too fast.
Jealousy changed Li Ao beyond recognition, and he was particularly rough when guarding against Sam Clancy...
Under the care of a handsome young man with a big heart, Sam Clancy worked hard and forged ahead, determined to steal the opponent's damn playing time!
