This painful situation occurred, and he decided to practice basic defensive skills for an extra hour every day in the next few days.
Apart from this, there was another surprise for him.
"Training mode: The team arranges training.
Training content: Basic skills of single defense.
Completion status: Overfulfilled the training schedule of the coaching staff.
Training rating: Passed.
Congratulations to the host for receiving the training reward: 100 achievement points. "
For how long it has been, Xavier Johnson and Kevin Henderson have been given special training on shooting and passing so many times that they have passed the test.
This is the first time that defensive training has reached the point where Sam Hayes feels qualified.
But Li Ao doesn't complain about this strict assistant coach. The defense has improved faster than those two items. Having this high-level and demanding defensive assistant coach is definitely an important reason.
At 7 o'clock in the evening, Li Ao finished training and returned to the apartment at 8 o'clock. At the door of the apartment, he met the hospital assistant's aunt who was still panting in sweat.
"Aunt Vivian, what did you do, sweat so much?"
"Work out! I went to the gym next to the flower shop to apply for a card. I ran back and forth to avoid getting my car dirty."
Only then did Li Ao notice that Vivian was wearing sportswear. She was still breathing lightly when she spoke. The slightly tight sportswear was also stuck to her body due to sweat...
He looked away and asked, "Why did you suddenly think of working out?"
"Winter is here. I want to exercise. Let's go upstairs first. I want to take a shower quickly. I'm smelly. I've asked the physical therapy center to prepare dinner. I almost washed it after it was delivered to me. I'm definitely better than you. The team’s nutritious meals are delicious.”
"Eating too much after exercising will not be effective in losing weight."
"I don't want to lose weight. I need to exercise moderately to maintain my metabolism."
"Yes, you really don't need to lose weight." Li Ao subconsciously looked down... and immediately looked away after reacting.
How do you press the button to open the elevator door?
Vivian burst out laughing when she saw this, and after getting on the elevator, she said, "The room next to yours has been rented out. I'll rent it tomorrow and turn it into a gym, so I don't have to travel so far to work out."
"Why?"
"The men in the gym were just like you, they were all staring at me."
"How could I not stare at you...Ahem, wear looser clothes next time you work out!"
"I don't! I want to wear less and tighter clothes." Vivian said and twisted twice.
"..." Li Ao rolled his eyes. He had no choice but to give up resistance: "You just applied for the card and you only used it for one day and didn't go. It's such a loss. Can you refund the card?"
"Refund the card?" Vivian never thought about this, "It seems that the store is owned by Liam's family, yes, ask him to refund the money!"
…
I received physical therapy and had a nutritious meal from a top physical therapy center. The taste was indeed completely different from that of the Trojans, and the charges were different.
At 11 o'clock in the evening, Li Ao returned to his small suite, took a shower, and prepared to go to bed.
Before going to bed, he turned on the system, looked at the 6815 achievement points, and then looked at the 7000 achievement points accumulated in 'Dark Horse Rush'. He had been holding back for several days.
He believes that since he has the idea of going into a career, he must have a long-term plan.
It's the middle of the season, and you need to start saving up enough achievement points for offseason training.
But he had no idea how much it would cost.
Training tasks require achievement points, half of which can be returned once completed. The physical therapy function costs 100 achievement points each time.
I don’t know if the team will arrange special training during the offseason. The coach should also take a vacation, but it’s hard to say. Trials and arranging training for high school students who are about to enter college... I don’t think they will have a long vacation. It is estimated that there may be football Team training tasks can be done.
There are known conditions and unknown conditions, and it is impossible to calculate them carefully.
'Dark horse rushes, since it calls for complete victory, then just pretend that there are still 9,000 achievement points that have not been withdrawn...'
Thinking of this, the impulse to consume takes over.
The achievement points of Dark Horse Rush cannot be moved and must be stored. Of the existing achievement points, more than 3,000 must be kept as backup.
He decided to draw 3 times!
He issued a command in his mind, the system screen switched to the lottery interface, and three white lights flashed...
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining 1 level 2 skill upgrade card fragment."
"Congratulations to the host for getting the prop: a bad pen.
Bad pen: When the host uses this pen to take study notes and practice exercises, the memory will be enhanced and the comprehension ability will be enhanced. Note: The degree of enhancement in comprehension ability depends on the host’s talent in the content being learned. "
"Congratulations to the host for getting the recipe: macaroni (whole)."
The first reward made him happy.
But the last two...
Is this the basketball dream system or the academic master system?
No, the Xueba system is not that good.
Li Ao thought about it and realized that he would not give up his studies. If he had the conditions, he would live to learn as long as he could. This was his attitude towards knowledge.
At this stage, his basketball career has just started and he is in the critical stage of polishing the basics. He needs to devote all his spare time to training, which will inevitably affect his studies.
Improving his learning efficiency will allow him to focus more on basketball training?
Li Ao was quite happy to get such a prop.
That’s right, in class, you take out the meditation teapot to make tea, take notes with a bad pen... the style of the painting is weird.
Fortunately, although this piece is called a 'bad pen', the shape is actually quite nice.
Putting the bad pen back into the system, Li Ao 'recalled' various ways to make macaroni. He knew what to do just by thinking about it.
Macaroni, he remembered, was also a favorite food of the hospital assistant's aunt, and it was generally popular in the United States.
Li Ao: ()
Does this give him a way out?
If you go bankrupt, can you still work as a personal chef for the hospital assistant?
Really humane.
…
"Leo, what does that mean?"
"Meng Ou's style... means hospitality."
"That one, that's so cool!"
"That one is called lion dance. If you like it, I'll find some movies about lion dance for you to watch. It's much more interesting than this one. The content is probably about two lion dances fighting."
"That, that, they also speak Chinese? Why is it different from yours?"
"Regional dialect, I'm talking Mandarin, the common language of China, that should be Chaozhou dialect... Yes, Aunt Vivian, look at that, Chaozhou Guild Hall..."
"Oh...I can't understand."
"..."
On January 30, the morning after the holiday, the team did not schedule training in the morning, and Li Ao did not go to Memorial Stadium for additional training. Instead, he came to Chinatown, north of Sunset Boulevard and adjacent to the city center.
I mentioned it during lunch the day before yesterday, Friday, and the hospital assistant got up early this morning, excitedly wanting to come with him.
When we arrived at the parking lot and were about to leave, Liam also ran over, and Li Ao had to take him with him.
He's quite a dick. If he's familiar with a place, he'll be happy to be a tour guide. He talks a lot.
But he was not familiar with this place at all. When he first arrived in the United States the year before last, he was curious again. He came here once before the Chinese New Year last year, but he was not curious the second time. He directly inquired about the location and bought the things he wanted to buy.
There’s really nothing to introduce.
Fortunately, the hospital assistant didn't ask in-depth questions, so he could still cope with it.
Also, Liam looked particularly sluggish today and didn't chatter as much as usual. Otherwise, he would have had to buy a travel brochure, make a cup of tea, take out a pen and copy it out to see if he could remember it.
After shopping around, Li Ao took the two of them to buy the things they wanted to buy.
He asked curiously: "Why do you have to come with me today?"
Vivian responded: "Sister Mary won't come to spend New Year's Eve with you this year, so Auntie, I will accompany you this year!"
Liam finally spoke: "It's pitiful that you don't have anyone to spend Christmas with you. New Year's Eve in your country seems to be about the same importance as Christmas in our country. You're too miserable if no one spends New Year's Eve with you." Crap."
Li Ao: "..."
Don’t tell me, it’s really miserable!
The sister Mary in Vivian's mouth is his mother, Zhou Limei, who took the English name Mary when she came to Yingjiang's house.
Last year his mother came to spend the New Year with him, but she didn't come this year. She couldn't just care about him alone. His father was still in the country.
Originally, his parents were planning to come together to accompany him, but when applying for a visa, they were told that he could only come alone because they were afraid that the whole family would stay here and not go back.
Vivian retorted to Liam: "Leo didn't spend Christmas alone. He brought a beautiful woman home, and I even lent him my big bed."
The half-dead Liam suddenly became more energetic: "Didn't he say that he has nothing to do with Jessica Alba?"
Li Ao interrupted the gossip between the two: "Liam, why do you look like you've been sucked dry today?"
Liam's attention shifted instantly, he held his waist and said: "Leo, you said it well. A thirty-year-old woman is really like a wolf, and a forty-year-old woman is like a tiger. Last night I was surrounded by tigers and wolves. …”
Li Ao quickly stopped: "Okay, you said it very well, don't say it next time."
The hospital assistant's aunt couldn't even hide her disgust when she looked at Liam.
He was really sucked dry. They said he was like a wolf at thirty and like a tiger at forty. Usually one-on-one, Liam was very good at it. Even if he played all night, he would be full of energy the next day.
Actually playing multi-player sports, I really don’t need this waist!
Li Ao saw a traditional Chinese medicine clinic ahead and said, "Liam, do you want to go there to see the doctor and buy some food supplements?"
"Traditional Chinese medicine? Can he give me an injection and I can recover immediately?" Liam's eyes lit up.
"No, traditional Chinese medicine is good at using medicinal materials and food to treat diseases, maintain health, and regulate the overstretched body. If you stand up after just one injection, you are thinking too much."
"I don't believe it! In Jackie Chan's movie, one injection can cure the disease! I'm going to see it!"
"Then you go ahead, I'll buy things for New Year's Eve first."
…
Li Ao took the hospital assistant's aunt to buy blessing characters, candles, incense, New Year pictures... dried duck, dried fish, dried rabbit, salted fish, bacon, sausages for steaming and eating... The store used a trailer to drop off the items. Going to the parking lot, he felt that he had bought too much.
But when he returned to the traditional Chinese medicine clinic and saw Liam dragging a huge suitcase out, he felt that he had bought too little.
After putting their things in the car, the three of them went to the most famous Chinese restaurant here.
Li Ao looked at the signboard of 'Pearl River Delicatessen' and was ready to order chicken.
As the saying goes, no chicken can leave Guangdong alive.
Under the guidance of the waiter, the three of them came to a booth by the window and sat down.
Li Ao felt that there was no atmosphere for eating Chinese food at all, but after all, we were not in China, so he made do with it.
During the ordering process, it was time for Li Ao's performance.
Although he has no idea of 'promoting' Chinese food, people in other countries love to eat it.
But now that we are in a Chinese restaurant, we must choose a few delicious dishes and let our friends know about them.
Open menu...
Li Ao: (_)
What the hell, what is General Tso’s chicken? Does Zuo Zongtang also cook chicken? He had only heard of Dongpo Pork.
Tofu sauce rice?
Cheesy garlic chicken stew?
Look at the others, turn the pages.
Soup, yes, order the soup first.
(ó﹏ò)
Wonton noodle soup?
Shrimp noodle soup?
Why is it all noodle soup? Is it the kind of soup he thinks of when eating burning noodles?
Flip again and again, pasta! Yes, order the pasta first!
()
Cheesy fried chaos, with the option of adding or not adding ketchup, who can tell him, what is this?
The three people next to him were all looking forward to Li Ao's order of delicious food, but they saw that his expression was getting weirder and weirder.
Then, I saw Li Ao closing the menu and handing it to the waiter: "Miss, just order your signature dish, for three people."
That's it?
After Liam waited for the waiter to leave, he asked: "Leo, why do you have such a strange expression? This is a Chinese restaurant, right? Why do you act like you have never had Chinese food?"
Li Ao responded: "Those dishes... Well, your Yingjiang family is indeed a country that brings together immigrants from all over the world. It is really free."
Liam puffed up his chest: "That's right, haven't you heard of Free America?"
"Yes, yes, the way the Chinese food here is cooked in our place is to soak it in a pig cage."
"Dip the pig cage? What do you mean?"
"Uh... an immersive water project."
"Oh? Then I will definitely give it a try when I have a chance to go to a flower grower."
"..."
This restaurant has a very good business at noon. The raw materials for the signature dishes are prepared in large quantities and the dishes are served quickly.
It was also the first time for Li Ao to eat at a Chinese restaurant in the United States. Although the name and the style of the dishes made him feel strange, he was still looking forward to the taste.
He tried them all and found that the taste was not as weird as he imagined. Some of them were actually quite delicious and had quite a rich texture, such as garlic wrapped in cheese and deep-fried. It looked like dark cuisine, but the taste could only be said to be special, not quite. It's not tasty, but it's quite fresh if you eat it occasionally.
But you can only eat it once in a while. If you eat it every day, your stomach may not be able to bear it, and the price is extremely expensive.
…
After lunch, the three of them separated. Li Ao drove the hospital assistant's aunt's car to the Memorial Stadium, Vivian took a taxi back to the apartment with her suitcase, and Liam took the hospital doctor who was waiting outside the restaurant to go home. Acupuncture.
The team training in the afternoon was still easy, only 40 minutes, not much.
After the team training, Li Ao continued special training. Today is still defensive training.
After the team meeting yesterday, Kevin Henderson told him that his special training this week focused on strengthening defense.
If the mid-range shooter is sufficient and the passing "transit expert" is sufficient, for the team, what needs his improvement the most and what helps the team the most is defense.
He has no objection to this. Indeed, even if his mid-range shooting improves by one or two points, it will not produce a qualitative change. If the defense can go further, it will be more helpful in the final stage of the next civil war in the division.
Also, the team's special training only arranges defense. He can also practice shooting. This morning is a special situation. He has to buy some things for the New Year. He can practice extra tomorrow morning.
Today's training is different from yesterday afternoon. The first training arranged by Sam Hayes is strength training.
The amount is not big, half an hour.
Then Sam Hayes and Kevin Henderson selected five players, guards Nate Hale and Rashad Jones, forwards Sam Clancy, Ermac Barry and Rob Eres. The two insiders, plus Li Ao, began to conduct 3-on-3 regional tactical cooperation training.
The two coaches treated the training as a tactical duel. Kevin Henderson selected Nate Hale, Sam Clancy, and Ermac Barry to coordinate the offense in a small area, while Sam Hayes used pulls. Shad Jones, Li Ao, and Rob Eres dealt with the opponent's offense.
Li Ao finally understood why strength training was needed, which was to wear down his best physical strength and lower his defensive ability.
It is also a good training project. If you encounter an evenly matched opponent, defensive stability after physical exertion in the decisive stage of the game is very important.
Facing Li Ao again, Sam Clancy showed a ferocious smile. He was persevering and fighting repeatedly. This time, he must defeat this bastard!
After a few sets of training...
Sam Clancy squatted in the corner and drew circles.
Got hit.
That bastard has an inside line behind him and can easily block his inside attack.
And one time he went straight to the inside, but was interfered with by that bastard. It wasn't like he used foul actions to stop him half a year ago, but it was regular defense.
But this little blow can't defeat him!
After the rest time was over, he continued to train with a strong fighting spirit after drawing the circle.
Kevin Henderson is praising him for getting better and better at turning and jumping. He firmly believes that one day he will definitely grab the main substitute position!
On the other side, Li Ao also felt the technical progress of Sam Clancy. However, this teammate's offense mainly relied on physical fitness, and the skills he practiced were only to better utilize his physical fitness. As long as he can endure and anticipate As for the opponent's offensive options, Sam Clancy's skills are of little use.
After the one-hour 3-on-3 training, Li Ao continued basic skills training...
Time passed day by day. I practiced shooting on my own in the morning, and conducted team training and defense in the afternoon. In a blink of an eye, it was February 2nd.
Li Ao continued to practice shooting in the morning.
After a large group of hook training, Li Ao received an attribute improvement prompt!
"Congratulations on the host's explosive power increasing from 86 to 87."
"Congratulations to the host for increasing the bounce from 77 to 78 and the bullet speed from 80 to 81."
"Congratulations to the host for improving his physical strength from 89 to 90, reaching the top level (NCAA)."
"Name: Li Ao, English name: Leo.
Age: 18 years old (August 1, 1981).
Height: 200 cm, wingspan: 215 cm.
Weight: 93 kg.
Overall rating: 69.
Physical fitness: Speed 89 (82 explosive acceleration), 89 strength (87 explosive power), 78 jumping (81 bullet speed), 92 flexibility, 90 physical strength...
Basic skills: three-pointer - (not reaching the basic level), mid-range shot 78, layup 87, hook -..., ball control 69, passing 76, step back 79, lateral movement 79, going forward 80, stepping 69, Turn around 64……
Skills: Hook 65, catch-and-turn shooting 66..."
The second top level of physical fitness!
Li Ao was very happy. Before he joined the school team, his physical fitness had been well developed. He had been exercising for a long time since he was 14 years old. His physical strength was the best. However, after receiving professional basketball training, he knew that there were still some physical problems. There is room for him to continue to explore. After a few months, he can feel the improvement in physical strength, and finally breaks through to the top level!
He believes that physical strength is crucial for a defensive swingman.
Tony Allen's defense is so good that he is rated as good as Payton, but his first defense is unstable. He only has three first defenses in his entire career. The reason is that he has poor physical strength and can only play more than 20 minutes in a game. The defensive highlight time is less than 20 minutes, and when the game lasts for more than 30 minutes, the defense is almost invisible.
Moreover, after Tony Allen passed the age of 33, his defense declined significantly, and after the age of 35, he basically could not find a job.
Another example of a more intuitive comparison is Bruce Bowen, who at the age of 37 can still average 30+ minutes per game and win first defense because of his good physical strength and sufficient defensive continuity.
Physical strength is a talent, just like grass resistance. If you can't practice it, you can't practice it.
Li Ao is very fortunate that he has good talent in this area!
However, when it comes to the top level of the NCAA, it is hard to say when it comes to the NBA. The basic differences are too big. The weakest players in the NBA are all the top players in the NCAA. Skills are another matter. Only physical conditions are the difference. The average level is too different. , of course, the gap among the top group may be very small.
Keep working hard and don’t slack off!
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