Not only were the teammates surprised, several coaches came to the training ground at 9:30 and when they saw Li Ao doing hook training in a decent way, they also said "f*ck".
Kevin Henderson said to Xavier Johnson: "Old Kanter is amazing. He taught Leo in just a short time. I don't even think I need to make any adjustments."
Xavier Johnson responded sourly: "Yeah, he's really good."
His heart was bleeding. He had heard that the famous shooting coach in Los Angeles had been hired as an assistant, and the price was so low that he had to work overtime on Christmas Day.
But why isn't he part of it?
We are all next door to each other and work in the same arena. If you have to say something, we can be considered half colleagues.
Why was he ignored?
Fortunately, being an optimist, he quickly comforted himself - at least I had a happy Christmas with my family and didn't have to work overtime on Christmas Eve.
Looking at Li Ao practicing the hook, Xavier Johnson said: "Leo has a great advantage. As long as we teach him how to train, he can remember it and practice it well. We don't need to worry too much."
Kevin Henderson nodded in response: "Yes, but he is good at reading, must have good memory, and has strong learning ability, which also helps in basketball."
"Yes, learning ability is very important..."
After Li Ao learns a training method, if the training does not require the assistance of others, he can also use the 'stickman' in the training section for reference when no one is guiding him, which greatly enhances his independent training ability.
Henry Bibby didn't interrupt. He felt the pressure - he had to speed up the process of making future plans for this kid.
Right now, this guy is just a player with extremely limited abilities, and many things haven't yet been strengthened.
But as a coach with decades of experience in basketball, he knows that it is time to make a future development plan for him and gradually develop more abilities from now on, focusing on the main abilities and enriching the secondary abilities.
It doesn’t have to be developed enough to be used on the field, but it must at least be understood.
When the main ability reaches a certain level and it is necessary to develop the secondary ability, it will be smoother.
However, he believed that he was not doing this kid's favor, but that this kid had a good mind and a vicious mouth. If he, the coach, was not prepared enough, he would be gossiped about again.
Yes, he just doesn't want to be embarrassed, not for this kid's benefit!
…
Li Ao started a life of special training every day.
Henry Bibby arranged 5 parts of training for him every day.
Due to time issues today, we only conducted 90 minutes of mid-range shooting training in the morning, 90 minutes of passing training and 90 minutes of defensive training in the afternoon.
Starting tomorrow at 9 o'clock in the morning, he will conduct 1 hour of strength training and 90 minutes of shooting training. In the afternoon, he will conduct 90 minutes of passing and defensive training. In the middle of these four parts of training, he will also intersperse 3 sets of independent hook training. , each group is 30 minutes.
Training time basically fills up the day.
Although the intensity of the training made him twitch and complain wildly that the middle-aged handsome man was not a human being, he didn't complain, and he was happy with this arrangement.
He needs to race against time to become stronger!
Moreover, with the team's training arrangements, there are achievement points to earn. His current achievement points are only a little over a thousand.
But there was also an arrangement that he resisted but had to accept - the team hired a nutritionist to customize meals for him.
You can save money if you can. Nutrition is there, but taste is not a consideration.
The day-to-day training began again. On December 31, the last day of the 20th century, the mid-range shot he was thinking about had not yet improved to 76, but his physical strength improved first, from 88 to 89.
However, on the first day of the new year, January 1, 2000, his CIC successfully improved to 76.
In the past few days, teammates have gradually returned to the team early. On this day, all the players on the 18-man roster, except Shelby Jordan, have arrived.
The 8-game winning streak brings not only a happy holiday, but also stronger motivation.
Each of them hopes the winning streak continues.
If you want your winning streak to continue, you have to become stronger!
The next opponent is the strongest opponent in the division, currently ranked second in the division, the Stanford Cardinal with 7 wins and 1 loss.
This opponent is very special. To deal with them, both teamwork and personal abilities are required.
On the 1st and 2nd, except for Li Ao who was 'locked' in the small training ground for special training, the coaching staff did not participate in other people's training, allowing the players to first find out the feeling of playing.
On the 3rd, the coaching staff was ready to start team training, which was scheduled in the morning and individual training in the afternoon.
Li Ao's training has also been adjusted. Special training is very important, and team training is equally important.
But then someone who surprised the entire Trojans team arrived and disrupted the coaching staff's plans.
Instead of being angry about this, Henry Bibby took the initiative to adjust the team's training plan and moved the team training to the afternoon...
…
"Oh my god, I want to get an autograph!"
"Oh my god, he can actually hire this guy as a coach?"
"What should I do? I'm jealous. I'm jealous. I'll wait to go to church to pray, hoping that God will send an assassin to teach me how to play!"
"The God of Basketball and the Assassin are enemies. Your prayer this time is destined to fail."
"The person you want to pray to is not God, but the chairman of the Federal Reserve, asking him to print some money for you."
"Fake! Jealousy makes me twisted. Why is Leo so handsome, talented at basketball, and so rich!"
"..."
"..."
Seeing the players crowding around the entrance of the small training ground and listening to these envious and jealous remarks, Henry Bibby was in an extremely good mood.
Everyone was depressed because of that kid, so he was not so depressed.
It’s just that he has a good relationship with this person! When he was a freshman, he won the first NCAA basketball championship as a thigh pendant.
Although this person has an eccentric personality, the two of them have a strangely good relationship. After he came to Los Angeles to settle down, they gave each other gifts at Christmas in the past few years, and the relationship has been maintained.
Why didn't he think of asking this person for help?
An opportunity to show off in front of that kid was lost.
This feels like a loss of 100 million!
In terms of football, baseball, etc., UCLA and the University of Southern California are mortal enemies, but basketball is not. In the eyes of the 11-time championship team, the 0-win city team is just a toy.
In the small training ground, Li Ao was very excited now, but he had to control his emotions and concentrate.
This is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s hook guide!
He just said hello to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, but the other party ignored him and looked at him up and down, left, right, and back for a while.
At this time, the clock on the wall rang, and it was 9 o'clock.
Only then did Kareem Abdul-Jabbar speak: "Maji asked me to teach you the hook, and I promised him that I will teach you for five days, from 9 to 11 in the morning. Whether you can learn it well or not is up to you, I don't care."
"Okay, I understand, I will study hard... Are you waiting for 9 o'clock when you didn't speak just now?" Li Ao couldn't help complaining in the end.
"I heard that you have learned the hook hand. Show your hook hand first." Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ignored Li Ao and went straight to the point.
He was really indifferent. Li Ao had heard that this legendary superstar was difficult to get along with, but he felt that it was not difficult to get along with him anymore and he couldn't chat at all.
But with the experience of getting along with Sam Hayes, he would not be dissatisfied with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
But it all depends on people...(๑>︶<๑)
He arrived at the training ground just after 8 o'clock. He had been practicing for a while and showed that the hook hook foundation was very smooth.
I didn't deliberately do unnecessary things, such as gambling on a corner hook or something, and just showed off the training methods I learned.
Since you want to learn, you must let the instructor know his true situation.
And this instructor is the man with the slipperiest hook hook in the history of basketball—Skyhu!
Whatever you are doing with your hook, it's like playing with a sword in front of Guan Gong.
After Li Ao finished showing off, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had a rare tone: "Yes, the basic skills are complete, there are no unnecessary movements in the hook, and the details of the force are also well paid... except that the hook movement is really ugly, the hook itself , I have nothing to teach you. Although your hook move is ugly, it has its advantages..."
Without deliberately lowering his voice, as soon as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said his last words, there was a burst of laughter outside the training ground.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had no reaction, and Li Ao gritted his teeth and glanced outside.
How dare you laugh at me? I haven't drawn my sword for so long. Do you really think it's bad for me?
Forget it, we still have to rely on these teammates to win.
These people are just jealous!
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar paused and continued: "This surprises me. The teaching progress I prepared is not like this. Then I will teach you directly from the actual application of the hook hand."
As he spoke, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar looked at the group of people at the entrance of the small training ground, observed it, pointed at one person and said: "You... yes, just you, Henry, arrange for him to be a sparring partner."
Following the direction of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's finger, the teammates all looked at Sam Clancy.
Sam Clancy pointed at himself and said: "Me? How could I be his sparring partner..."
Before he could finish his words of rejection, he heard the head coach calling his name: "Sam!"
The cold voice frightened him, and he immediately responded: "Okay! I'll go!"
Henry Bibby stepped forward and patted Sam Clancy's arm, and his tone softened: "Sam, Leo's scoring in the low post area is not very good, which is just right for you to practice defense."
Except for Li Ao, Henry Bibby knows how to handle everyone else in the team.
As soon as he said these words, Sam Clancy immediately stood up and became very motivated. He quickly ran in and said to Li Ao: "You! You are still my sparring partner!"
Li Ao said perfunctorily: "Yes, yes, you are right."
Sam Clancy snorted, mentally trying to convince himself that the other person was the sparring partner, and that he, a genius, was here to practice defense.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar watched this scene without any change in his expression. After the two of them were in position, he said: "Leo, come here and take a shot and throw the ball to the basket. This position is the most suitable for hook shots in the three-second zone according to NCAA specifications." Position, Sam, you guard his hook."
Li Ao came to the position where Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was standing, looked at the basket and the back, and said: "This is really good. Turning into the basket, turning around and stepping back are all good shooting positions... I can only finish with a hook." Attack?"
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar responded: "Yes, you can only use the hook. I'm just here to teach you the hook."
"It doesn't matter, I won't attack in the low post anyway."
"..."
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar showed a rare speechless expression.
He finally understood why both Maggie and Henry told him to control his temper.
That is to say, this young man's hook hook basically gave him a good impression, otherwise he would not be speechless.
Finally seeing the change in Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's expression, Li Ao was in a good mood. He came to the shooting spot, received the ball from the trainer on the side, and said to Sam Clancy: "Let's start!"
Sam Clancy is ready and Li Ao is full of motivation.
First goal...
"Snapped"
Li Ao's old man-style hook that never left the ground was slapped away by Sam Clancy!
Sam Clancy beat his chest excitedly and kept shouting "hohohoho".
Li Ao's face darkened and he said, "Come again!"
"Snapped"
"Come again!"
"哐"
"Come again!"
"哐"
"Come again!"
"Snapped"
"..."
"..."
Li Ao missed consecutively, either being blocked or hit.
He shoots from a fixed position. Even if Sam Clancy's defensive awareness is poor, the more defensive he is, the better.
Li Ao became more and more impatient as he shot. He was still laying the foundation, and his movements gradually deformed, and his footwork began to change. Later, his shots no longer looked like hooks, but jumped up and threw the ball towards the basket.
Finally, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar called a halt to training.
Li Ao stopped taking action again and glared at Sam Clancy, venting all the negative emotions in his heart on this glare.
Sam Clancy, who was so excited that he screamed for a while, felt that this guy wanted to kill him, so he quickly said: "What? I can't afford to lose! Don't even think about taking action, I'm not afraid of you!"
Li Ao rolled his eyes and walked to Jabbar, ready to accept criticism.
But Kareem Abdul-Jabbar returned to his expressionless state and said: "You just didn't bring out the advantages of your hook at all... Do you know what the advantages of your hook are?"
advantage?
Li Ao really never thought about it, but the old man taught him well and he learned it happily.
He was deep in thought.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar just watched without interrupting, and he was also seizing the time to analyze.
He originally thought that he would just teach basic skills in the past few days, but he didn't expect to jump directly to the hook technique.
Li Ao thought hard... That's right! What are the characteristics of the old man playing ball!
I recalled the scene when I was bullfighting with the old man before, thinking about the old man’s ridiculously accurate hook and unexpected attack...
"Shoot speed, easy to seize opportunities, can make more changes..." Li Ao said everything he could think of.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar finished the analysis faster. After listening to what Li Ao said, he responded: "Yes, patience, speed, and change. You haven't done any of these three points well. Like a fool, you are facing Sam's seal." Cover throw.”
Sam Clancy on the side was frightened when he heard this. This legendary superstar was really direct and didn't save any face.
But he actually saw Li Ao nodding in approval, and he was very impressed at this moment.
If it were him, if he was told this, he might just slam the door and leave.
