The next morning, Li Ao looked through the refrigerator of his aunt's house and found the ingredients for apple pie, so he tried to make one.
After getting up, Vivian saw the new dishes and couldn't wait to try them. They were so delicious that she exclaimed: "Leo, this is the most delicious apple pie I have ever eaten since I was a child. When did you learn how to make it?" Why haven’t you done this before?”
"I just learned the recipe, I found it online." Li Ao said confusedly.
"You just learned it? You are indeed a culinary genius. If you don't become a professional in the future, don't sit in front of the computer all day long. Come and work for me as a personal chef. Your salary will definitely be higher than if you work."
Vivian's eyes were shining, and Li Ao rolled his eyes. He cut a small piece and tasted it. It was indeed delicious!
Li Ao suddenly came up with an idea and said: "When I get old, I will open a street food stall and sell these things that are easy to make."
"Open a food stall when you get old? Why?"
"Find something to do when you get old and retire, otherwise you will develop Alzheimer's disease if you are idle all day long."
"That makes sense...I invest! I'm the boss! When there's business, cook it for the customers; when there's no business, cook it for me!"
"Okay, okay, you can be the boss..."
Li Ao was perfunctory, but felt speechless in his heart.
This hospital assistant aunt wants to ride on his head for the rest of her life?
impossible!
If there is a partnership, he must be on top.
He wants to be the stall owner himself!
…
After a while, Li Ao helped his aunt drive to the school for class.
Before he left, Vivian asked him to get another apple pie and put it in the oven to set a time, and lent him her car to drive.
Dean Teng went to San Francisco to attend a software conference. As a hospital assistant, Vivian has not had much work to do these two days. She needs to sort out information and information. She plans to go in the afternoon and eat snacks and watch soap operas at home in the morning. , waiting for the workers to come and direct the arrangement of the Christmas decorations.
This leisurely life makes someone extremely envious.
But after training at the Memorial Stadium in the afternoon and starting teamwork training, he felt that this was what he wanted to do now.
The amount of team training today was not heavy, it was mainly about tactical movement. Tomorrow is the 'Little Christmas War', so we have to conserve our energy.
But on Li Ao's side, he felt that the middle-aged handsome man was no longer a human being, and he simply didn't regard him as a human being!
He still has extra training, but today he only added one item - special shooting training.
In this regard, he wanted to say - keep it up in the future.
In fact, the coaching staff had no intention of arranging special training for him today, but seeing that he could withstand the intense training yesterday and was still alive and full of energy today, Henry Bibby decided to add it.
As the head coach, he naturally knows that Li Ao's shooting and defense are currently in a stage of rapid improvement. If you have the conditions to practice, then practice.
Putting on the experience bracelet, Li Ao started special training on catching and shooting.
Today's training included two items: running, emergency stopping, catching and shooting, and turning, catching and shooting. The theory and movement teaching of two basic skills, emergency stopping and turning, were conducted. The main coach still focused on the basic skills of catching and shooting, and catching and moving laterally. Or a shot after a step or step back.
Through hard training and actual combat, he is in the stage of rapid progress in the CIC. As he practices, the system prompts him that his CIC evaluation has improved to 74!
Not only that, after the first group of training ended, two more system prompts came!
"The host has fully learned the basic skills related to catching and mid-range shooting, and many basic skills have reached a qualified level. The training method of catching and mid-shooting has been further improved to level 2. The host will gain an additional 40% of the training results by conducting mid-range shooting training."
At the same time, the level 2 training mission for catching and shooting has also started.
But he saw that there was a mission related to catching the ball, stopping and shooting... Let's continue to do the level 1 mission first, ensuring that the body's physical therapy function can be used on every training day and game day.
The training method of catching and mid-range shooting has been upgraded to level 2, which makes Li Ao very excited.
Originally, he was worried that the progress of the CIC might slow down after reaching a good mid-level level. But now that the training efficiency has increased to 185%, there should be no need to worry.
The results of additional training mainly depend on the talent itself.
If the talent is full score 100, the 40% bonus will explode as much as possible.
But if the talent is at a passing level of 60 points, even if there is a 40% bonus, it is still far behind those with full-level talent.
However, he learned from Xavier Johnson that his mid-range shooting talent is top-notch. With the character of this hardcore member of the Kua Kua Group, he may be a little wet, but no matter how bad he is, he should still be very good.
Originally, my enthusiasm for training had cooled down due to fatigue, but now it immediately started to boil.
Seeing Li Ao being so enthusiastic and positive, Xavier Johnson couldn't help but feel regretful.
He is talented and hard-working. If he had started practicing a few years earlier, he would have definitely entered the NCAA and become a top player.
But then he thought about it, if that were the case, it would be impossible for this kid to come to their schools, UCLA, University of Kentucky, University of Arizona, Duke University, University of North Carolina...
Most importantly, he no longer enjoyed the opportunity to coach such a genius.
Moreover, Li Ao is not particularly old now. He is only 18 years old and still has enough time to grow up.
This depends on his ability as a coaching coach!
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"It's so lively..." Li Ao exclaimed as he looked at the two groups of people outside the gate of the arena downstairs.
Vivian responded: "Of course, this is a mini Christmas game. Although it does not attract as much attention as the NBA Christmas game, the fans of our own team attach great importance to this game."
"Then we won't have to yell at each other in the street..."
Liam took over the conversation: "Haha, this is a small scene. You didn't go to the finals of last year's championship. Fans who couldn't enter to watch the game occupied the street. Half of the fans of both teams were on one side, and the National Guard came out to maintain law and order. coming."
"Eh? Why do I see people wearing Bruins jerseys gathering with our fans? Are we being infiltrated by the most evil enemy?"
Vivian rolled her eyes at Li Ao: "What are you thinking about all day long? The Bruins are going to San Francisco. We are sitting in Los Angeles, and the Wildcats are coming to challenge us. In such a game, we represent the University of Los Angeles basketball, and the Bruins Fans will come to help us cheer when they have time at this time. If we go to an away game and they are at home, we will also help."
Li Ao understood. He had been at Yingjiang's house for so long, and he knew a lot about the national conditions here.
In the Taka-chan family, even a dog must stand, otherwise it will be a heresy.
On December 22, the Trojans’ eighth game day of the season arrived.
Li Ao went to class as usual in the morning. After lunch with Vivian and Liam, he came to the Memorial Stadium and ran to the second floor of the peripheral business district to watch the lively scene outside the stadium.
After Vivian and Liam took Li Ao to feel the lively atmosphere, the three of them separated.
Vivian made an appointment with the famous ladies who were going to watch the game together tonight to go shopping; Liam also had a few second-generation friends who were going to watch the game. Their relationship was actually average, and some even celebrated holidays, but they were still in their twenties. , except for some who failed in practice and were given up by their families, most of them started to socialize with each other either on their own initiative or at the request of their families, forming a game before watching the game, and going to places where only adults can go to have fun.
Only Li Ao, like an old man, trained on catching and mid-range shooting tasks.
The level 1 catching and mid-range shooting training tasks were becoming easier to complete, and he felt that it was time for him to work hard to complete the level 2 tasks.
In the preparation stage before the game, Li Ao felt the excitement, nervousness, and excitement of his teammates... a combination of complex emotions.
But have no fear!
It's not like when you play the Bruins in the opening game, you treat yourself as an underdog in terms of attitude towards the enemy.
At 6:30 in the evening, after completing the 'perfect warm-up', Li Ao changed his jersey, put on his training clothes, and couldn't wait to enter the player tunnel.
This time the fans seemed to be warming up even more than during the opening game. As soon as the door opened, the roaring shouts from the court had already reached the men's basketball home team's locker room, which was about to turn two corners.
Li Ao's impatient look made his teammates also become active. A group of people rushed out in a swarm and quickly ran to the player's tunnel.
The Trojans' jersey tonight is the '1999 Christmas Limited Edition', with white trim and red as the main color. It is said to be to celebrate Christmas, but Li Ao thinks it is just to sell a wave of jerseys.
No, there were more than 20,000 people present, at least 90% of whom were wearing the 'Christmas Limited Edition' jerseys.
Most of the thousands of fans outside the stadium also wore limited-edition jerseys.
But he likes this color scheme, it’s festive and festive.
The fanatical atmosphere at the scene made everyone on the Trojans team excited. The most arrogant Shelby Jordan ran onto the court with open arms, triggering cheers from the fans.
The first one to enter was snatched!
The teammates scolded Shelby Jordan for being shameless and immediately followed him into the court.
The fans at the scene shouted the names of the Trojans players, and the ones who shouted the most were naturally the three leading stars Granville, Shelby Jordan, and Scalabrine.
However, other less famous players have also gained a lot of fans recently.
There is also a young handsome guy whose popularity is quickly surpassing that of the three leading stars. There are obviously more people calling his name tonight.
Black and red are also red, and because of the 7-game winning streak in the beginning, the school team fans have added a layer of filters to all the players on the team. Although there are still many people who hate him, there are also more people who have turned to fans and fans of the team.
Feeling the atmosphere of the scene, Li Ao's mind recalled the grand scene of tens of thousands of people shouting his name... Work hard!
Suddenly, the atmosphere at the scene changed suddenly.
Li Ao looked at the opposite player's tunnel, and sure enough, someone from the Wildcats was coming.
His eyes immediately focused on the man opposite who looked unruly and unruly - Gilbert Arenas.
"Gilbert Arenas, 17 years old (January 6, 1982), 188 cm, 83 kg, overall evaluation 88... played 7 games, averaging 16 points, 2.7 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game..."
Li Ao met an opponent younger than him for the first time, and he was instantly hostile.
He heard that Arenas' high school basketball school was not very strong, and the league he participated in was not the first-tier high school league. Therefore, even though he averaged 33 points per game as a senior, he ranked 99th among high school students in the United States at the age of 17. After graduating from high school, no university from the six top leagues invited him to join. The only one interested in Arenas was the Bruins. Their head coach felt that he was underestimated, but in the end because of his bad records off the field, he was eventually He was not invited to join.
And Arenas is a very conceited person. He will not go to universities that are not in the top six leagues.
Finally, the University of Arizona went to harvest a wave of talents and came back. They found that there was a need for a substitute at the guard position. After scanning the top 100 high school students' list, they found that there was another one who had slipped through the net, so he admitted him.
Then, Arenas got out of control. After playing three games in the new season, through his performance on the court, performance in team training games, and verbal humiliation, he made Reuben Douglas, the starting shooting guard in his sophomore season, transfer to another school in shame. Naturally, he became the youngest starter in the history of the Wildcats.
In Li Ao's opinion, there is no such thing as being honest or unreasonable about grabbing the starting lineup. The world of sports competition is also very cruel.
But a 17-year-old who is stronger than a 20-year-old Granville is outrageous to be a genius.
In addition to Arenas, the opposite power forward Michael Wright, who is 201 centimeters tall, also has a comprehensive rating of 87, averaging 15 points and 8 rebounds per game.
Lauren Woods, who is 216 centimeters tall, has a comprehensive rating of 85 and averages 15 points and 7 rebounds per game.
Jason Gardner, a 1.75cm point guard, has a comprehensive rating of 83, averaging 12 points, 5.7 assists and 2 steals per game.
Richard Jefferson, a 201cm small forward, has a comprehensive rating of 79, averaging 11 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1.3 blocks per game.
On the bench, forward and guard swingman Luke Walton is two meters tall, has a comprehensive evaluation of 79, and averages 5.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game.
High-level combat power is maxed out!
Starting + sixth man, the Wildcats' core lineup is not as lame as the Bruins. There is a reason why the third-place record in the division with 6 wins and 1 loss beats the fourth-place Bruins.
In addition to these people, there are also Justin Visser, Rick Anderson, and Russell Harris, three former top 100 high school students in the United States. Their overall evaluations are 76, 73, and 70 respectively.
Although the overall evaluation of the remaining three people is below 70, the core lineup of these nine people has already put huge pressure on Li Ao.
Fortunately for him, Gardner and Arenas, the two geniuses on the opposite back line, are only freshmen. They don't have a complete top scorer like Eddie House, otherwise they wouldn't be able to play.
Currently, the highest strength of the two teams is the White Mamba of their Trojans. With a comprehensive evaluation of 91, he averages 18.4 points per game and ranks first among post players in the Pac10 League.
Li Ao walked up to Henry Bibby and said, "Coach, it's a good thing your son went to the NBA two years ago, otherwise we wouldn't be able to beat him. He is so strong, and we have an undercover agent from the other side."
"Although Mike is great, the game is about the team, not just one person..."
Henry Bibby is proud of his son's strong strength. Even if the relationship is very bad, he is still proud. He likes to hear Li Ao's words, but he is still modest.
But what does undercover mean?
Henry Bibby, who took a few seconds to react, kicked towards Li Ao. Li Ao's speed of 89 and flexibility of 92 were brought into full play. He moved flexibly and dodged easily...
