From sparring to superstar

Chapter 60 58. Peak Physical Strength
When this situation made him feel pained, he decided to practice the basic defensive skills for an extra hour every day for the next few days.

Besides this, there was another thing that surprised him.

"Training mode: The team arranges training.

Training content: basic skills of single defense.

Completion status: overfulfilled the training arrangement of the coaching staff.

Training Rating: Passed.

Congratulations to the host for getting the training reward: 100 achievement points. "

How long has it been, the special training of shooting and passing, Xavier Johnson and Kevin Henderson have passed the pass and I don’t know how many times they have given it.

Defensive training is the first time to make Sam - Hayes feel qualified.

But Li Ao doesn't complain about this strict assistant coach. The defensive improvement is 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 his training and returned to the apartment at 8 o'clock. At the door of the apartment, he met the auntie who was wearing sweat and still panting.

"Aunt Vivian, what are you doing, sweating so much?"

"Fitness! I went to the gym next door to the flower shop to get a card. I ran back and forth to avoid getting my car dirty."

Only then did Li Ao notice that Vivienne was wearing sportswear, and she was panting slightly when she spoke, and the slightly tight sportswear was stuck to her body due to sweat...

He looked away and asked, "Why do you suddenly want to exercise?"

"Winter is coming, I want to exercise, let's go upstairs first, I want to take a shower quickly, my body is smelly, I have already asked the physiotherapy center to prepare dinner, and I will wash it almost as soon as it is delivered to me. It is definitely better than your ball The team's nutritious meals are delicious."

"Eating too much after exercising won't help you lose weight."

"I don't lose weight, I exercise moderately, and I maintain my metabolism."

"Yes, you really don't need to lose weight." Li Ao looked down subconsciously...and immediately looked away after realizing it.

How do you press the elevator door to open?

Seeing this, Vivienne burst into laughter, got on the elevator and said, "The room next door to you has been rented out. I will rent it tomorrow and change it to a gym, so I don't have to travel so far to go to the gym."

"why?"

"Those guys in the gym are just like you just now, all staring at me."

"How can I stare at you... Cough cough, wear looser clothes next time you work out!"

"I don't! I want to wear less and tighter clothes." Vivian twisted twice as she said.

"..." Li Ao rolled his eyes, he had no choice but to give up resisting: "You just got the card, and you didn't go after only one day, it's too bad, can you refund the card?"

"Card refund?" Vivian didn't think about it, "It seems that Liam's family opened the store, yes, ask him to refund the money!"

...

After receiving physical therapy, I ate a nutritious meal at a top physical therapy center. The taste is completely different from that of the Trojans, and the charging items are different.

At 11 o'clock in the evening, Li Ao returned to his small apartment, took a shower, and got ready to sleep.

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 the 'Dark Horse Rush', he endured it for several days.

He believes that since he has the idea of ​​going to a career, he must have a long-term plan.

It's the middle of the season, and you need to start accumulating enough achievement points for offseason training.

But how much he wants, he has no idea.

Training missions need to consume achievement points, which can be returned in half for one-time completion, and the physical therapy function of the body requires 1 achievement points once.

During the offseason, I don’t know if the team will arrange special training, and the coach should also have a vacation, but it’s hard to say, trial training, training for high school students who are about to enter college...the vacation should not be long, and there may be balls Team training tasks can be done.

There are known conditions and unknown conditions, which cannot be calculated in detail.

"The dark horse is rushing, since you have shouted a complete victory, then it is assumed that there are still 9000 achievement points that have not been extracted..."

With that in mind, the urge to consume takes hold.

The achievement points of the black horse rush cannot be moved, they must be stored, and the existing achievement points must be kept for more than 3000 spares.

He decided, draw 3 times!
He issued an instruction in his heart, the system screen switched to the lottery drawing interface, and 3 white lights flashed...

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining a level 2 skill upgrade card fragment."

"Congratulations to the host for getting the item: bad pen.

Bad pen tip: When the host uses this pen to make study notes and practice exercises, the memory and comprehension ability will be enhanced.Note: The enhancement of comprehension ability depends on the talent of the host in terms of learning content. "

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining the recipe: Macaroni (full)."

The first reward made him happy.

But the latter two...

Is this the Basketball Dream system, or the Xueba system?

No, the Xueba system is not that easy.

Li Ao thought about it, he would not give up his studies, if he had the conditions, his attitude towards knowledge would be to live and learn.

At this stage, his basketball career has just started, and he is in the critical stage of polishing the foundation. He needs to devote all his spare time to training, which will inevitably affect his studies.

Can improving his learning efficiency allow him to focus more on basketball training?

Li Ao was quite happy to get such an item.

That's right, take out the meditation teapot to make tea in class, and take notes with a bad pen... The style of painting is weird.

Fortunately, although this pen is called 'bad nib', its shape is actually pretty good.

Taking the bad writing back into the system, Li Ao 'recalls' the various ways of macaroni. He knows what to do as long as he thinks 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: ()
Is this to leave him a way out?
If you go bankrupt, can you still serve as a private chef for the hospital assistant?

Really - human.

...

"Leo, what does that mean?"

"Meng Ou's style... means hospitality."

"That, that, so cool!"

"That's called lion dance. If you like it, I'll show you some movies about lion dance. It's much more interesting than this one. The content is about two lion dancers fighting."

"That, they also speak Chinese? Why is it different from yours?"

"Regional dialect, I speak Mandarin, the common language of China, that should be Chaozhou dialect... Yes, Aunt Vivienne, look at that, Chaozhou Guild Hall..."

"Oh... I don't understand."

"..."

On January 1th, the morning of the second day of the holiday, the team did not arrange training in the morning, and Li Ao did not go to the Memorial Stadium for additional training. Instead, he came to Chinatown on the north side of Sunset Avenue, near the city center.

Yu Yu mentioned it the day before yesterday, that is, during lunch on Friday at noon. The auntie who helped the hospital got up early this morning, and was very excited to come with him.

When we arrived at the parking lot and were about to leave, Liam also ran over, so Li Ao had no choice but to take it with him.

He's a pain in the ass. If he's familiar with a place, he's happy to be a tour guide, and he's a lot to talk about.

But he is not familiar with this place at all. When he first arrived in the United States the year before last, his curiosity came back again. He came here before the Chinese New Year last year, but he didn't have any curiosity the second time. He just inquired about the location and bought what he wanted to buy.

I really have nothing to introduce.

Fortunately, the hospital assistant aunt didn't ask every question in depth, so he could still handle it.

What's more, Liam looked particularly sluggish today, he didn't chatter like usual, otherwise he would have to buy a travel brochure, make a cup of tea, take out a pen and copy it to see if he could remember it.

After shopping around, Li Ao took the two of them to buy what they wanted to buy.

He asked curiously, "Why do you have to come with me today?"

Vivienne replied: "Sister Mary will not come to accompany you to celebrate New Year's Eve this year, so Auntie, I will accompany you this year!"

Liam finally spoke: "It's pathetic enough that you have no one to spend Christmas with you. The importance of New Year's Eve in your country seems to be the same as that of Christmas in our country. If you don't have anyone to accompany you on New Year's Eve Crap."

Li Ao: "..."

Don't say it, it's really miserable!
The sister Mary that Vivienne refers to is his mother, Zhou Limei, who took the English name Mary when she came to Yingjiang's house.

Last year his mother came to accompany him to celebrate the New Year, but she didn't come this year, so she couldn't just take care of him, since his father was still in China.

Originally, his parents were planning to come to accompany him together, but when they applied for the visa, they were told that they could only come alone, fearing that the whole family would stay here and not go back.

Vivian retorted Liam: "Leo didn't spend Christmas alone. He brought a beautiful woman home, and I 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, and he supported his waist and said, "Leo, you said that well. It is true that a 30-year-old woman is like a wolf, and a 40-year-old woman is like a tiger. I was surrounded by tigers and wolves last night... "

Li Ao quickly stopped: "Okay, you said it very well, don't say it next time."

The auntie assistant couldn't hide the disdainful look in Liam's eyes.

It's really sucked up, everyone said that thirty is like a wolf and forty is like a tiger, usually one-on-one, Liam is more than capable, playing all night this guy can be alive and well the next day.

Actually playing multiplayer sports, this waist is really unnecessary!
Li Ao saw a Chinese medicine clinic in front of him and said, "Liam, do you want to go there to see the doctor and buy some tonic medicine?"

"Chinese medicine? Did he give me an injection and I would recover right away?" Liam's eyes lit up.

"No, Chinese medicine is good at treating diseases, maintaining health, and recuperating overdrawn bodies with herbs and food. You're overthinking it when you stand up after a single injection."

"I don't believe it! A Jackie Chan movie will heal with a needle! I'm going to see it!"

"Then you go, I'll go buy things for New Year's Eve first."

...

Li Ao took the hospital assistant 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 put down the things for delivery Going to the parking lot, he felt that he had bought too much.

But when he returned to the Chinese Medicine Center and saw Liam coming out with a huge suitcase, he felt that he had bought less.

After putting things in the car, the three came 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 leadership of the waiter, the three of them came to a booth by the window and sat down.

Li Ao feels that there is no atmosphere of eating Chinese food at all, but after all, he is not in China, so he will make do with it.

During the meal ordering session, it was time for Li Ao's performance.

Although he has no idea of ​​'promoting' Chinese food, people in other countries like to eat it or not.

But I have come to the Chinese restaurant, so I must choose some delicious dishes and let my 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.

Rice with tofu sauce?

Stewed chicken with cheese and garlic?

Check out the others, and turn the pages.

Soup, yes, order some soup first.

(ó﹏ò)
Wanton noodle soup?
Prawn noodle soup?
Why is it all noodle soup?Is it the kind of soup he thought of when eating burning noodles?

Turn and turn, pasta!Yes, order the pasta first!

()
Cheese fried chaos, and the choice of adding or not adding tomato sauce, who can tell him, what is this?
The three people next to him were all looking forward to it, waiting for Li Ao to order delicious food, but saw his expression getting weirder and weirder.

Then, Li Ao closed the menu and handed it to the waiter: "Miss, let's order your signature dish, the amount is for 3 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 haven't eaten Chinese food before?"

Li Ao responded: "Those dishes... Well, your Yingjiang family is indeed a country that has gathered 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?"

"That's right, the way you cook Chinese food here will definitely be soaked in a pig cage."

"Dipping a pig cage? What do you mean?"

"Uh... an immersive water project."

"Oh? Then I have a chance to go to a flower planter and I must try it."

"..."

The business of this restaurant is very good at noon, and the raw materials of the signature dishes are prepared in large quantities, and the dishes will be served soon.

It is 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 make him feel weird, he is still looking forward to the taste.

I tasted them all, and the taste is not as weird as he imagined. Some of them are actually quite delicious, and the taste is quite rich, such as deep-fried garlic wrapped in cheese. It looks like dark food, but the taste can only be said to be special, not It's unpalatable, but it's still fresh to eat once in a while.

But it is only limited to eating once in a while, eating these every day, it is estimated that the stomach will not be able to bear it, and the price is extremely expensive.

...

After lunch, the three of them separated. Li Ao drove his aunt's car to the memorial stadium, Vivian took a taxi back to the apartment with her suitcase, and Liam went home with the doctor who was waiting outside the restaurant. acupuncture.

The team training in the afternoon is still easy, only 40 minutes, not much.

After the team training, Li Ao continued to conduct special training, and today is still defensive training.

After the team meeting yesterday, Kevin Henderson told him that his special training this week will focus on strengthening defense.

When the mid-range shot is enough and the pass is enough to have a "transfer expert", for the team, what needs him to improve the most and can help the team the most is defense.

He has no objection to this. It is true that even if he improves his CIC by one or two points now, it will not produce a qualitative change. If the defense can go further, it will be of greater help to the final stage of the next divisional civil war.

What's more, the team's special training only arranges defense. He can also practice shooting more. This morning is a special situation. He needs to buy some things for the New Year, and he can practice more tomorrow morning.

Today's training was different from yesterday afternoon. The first training that Sam Hayes arranged was strength training.

Not much, half an hour.

Then Sam Hayes and Kevin Henderson pick five players, guards Nate Hale and Rashad Jones, forwards Sam Clancy, Ermark Barry and Rob Erez The two insiders, plus Li Ao, began to conduct 5-on-3 regional tactical coordination training.

The two coaches played the training as a tactical duel. Kevin Henderson selected Nate Hale, Sam Clancy, and Ermark Barry to play in a small area to cooperate with the offense. Sam Hayes used pull Shad Jones, Li Ao, and Rob Erez deal with the opponent's offense.

Li Ao understands why strength training is needed, which is to consume his best physical strength and lower his defensive ability.

It is also a good training program. If you encounter an evenly matched opponent, the 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 persistent and defeated repeatedly. This time, he must defeat this bastard!

After a few sets of training...

Sam Clancy crouched in a corner drawing circles.

was hit.

That bastard has an inside line behind him, and he can easily block his inside attack.

And once he went straight to the inside, he was also interfered by that bastard. It wasn't like stopping him with a foul like half a year ago, or it was a conventional defense.

But this little blow can't break him!
After the rest time was over, he continued to train with great fighting spirit after drawing the circle.

Kevin Henderson is praising him for turning around and jumping better and better. He firmly believes that one day he will definitely grab the main substitute position!

On the other hand, Li Ao also felt the improvement of Sam Clancy's skills, but this teammate's offense mainly depends on his physical fitness, and the skills he practiced are just better physical fitness. As long as he can hold it and predict it For the opponent's offensive choice, Sam Clancy's skills are useless.

After the one-hour 3-on-3 training, Li Ao continued his basic skills training...

Time passed day by day. In the morning, I practiced extra shots on my own, and in the afternoon, I had team training and defense. In a flash, it was February 2.

Li Ao continued to practice shooting in the morning.

After a large group of hook training, Li Ao received a reminder to improve his attributes!
"Congratulations to the host's explosive power increased from 86 to 87."

"Congratulations to the host, the bounce has been increased from 77 to 78, and the bullet speed has been increased from 80 to 81."

"Congratulations to the host's physical strength from 89 to 90, reaching the top level (NCAA)."

"Name: Li Ao, English name: Leo.

Age: 18 (August 1981, 8).

Height: 200 cm, arm span: 215 cm.

Weight: 93 kg.

Comprehensive evaluation: 69.

身体素质：速度89（爆发加速82），力量89（爆发力87），弹跳78（弹速81），柔韧性92，体力90……

Basic skills: three-pointers - (not reaching the basic level), mid-range shots 78, layups 87, hooks - ......, ball control 69, passing 76, step-back 79, lateral movement 79, rounding 80, striding 69, Turn 64...

Skills: 65 on the hook, 66 on catch and turn shots..."

The second top-level physical fitness!

Li Ao is very happy. Before he joined the school team, his physical fitness has been developed very well. He has been exercising for a long time since he was 14 years old. His physical strength is the best. However, after receiving professional basketball training, he knows that there is still room for improvement in physical strength. Continue to dig the space, after a few months he can feel the improvement of physical strength, and finally broke through to the top level!
He believes that physical strength is crucial for a defensive swingman.

Tony Allen's defense is so good, he is evaluated as not losing to Payton, but he is not stable in first defense. He has 'only' 3 first defenses in his entire career. The reason is poor physical strength. He can only play more than 20 minutes in a game. The defensive highlight time is less than 20 minutes, and the defense is almost invisible after playing for more than 30 minutes.

Moreover, Tony Allen's defense dropped sharply after he passed the age of 33, and he basically couldn't find a job after the age of 35.

Another example of a more intuitive comparison, Bruce Bowen, at the age of 37, can still play 30+ minutes per game and take a defense because of his good physical strength and sufficient defensive continuity.

Physical strength is a talent, just like grass tolerance, if you can't train it, you can't train it.

Li Ao is very fortunate that his talent in this area is not bad!

But the top level of NCAA is hard to say when it comes to NBA. The difference in foundation is too big. The weakest players in NBA are all the top players in NCAA. The technical aspect is another matter. Only in terms of physical condition, the average level gap is too big. , of course, the gap at the top may be very small.

Keep working hard and don't slack off!
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