However, on Tuesday, only 24 of them came to train. Li Ao guessed that this meant that no one else in the club was able to enter the competition for the 18-man roster.

At least not now. Someone may make rapid progress in training and squeeze someone out from behind.

Li Ao learned from the chat with Xavier Johnson that additional training is only during the roster selection period. After the start of the new season, even the main players will return to the prescribed training three times a week, basically.

Train the day before the game.

Academics should still be the priority. If their grades are too poor, some people will not be able to get basketball scholarships.

Time passed day by day, and Li Ao continued to live at three o'clock and one line every day.

Go to class, practice, and go home.

Sometimes he feels tortured, and his progress in mid-range shooting has slowed down. Part of the reason is that the length of a single training session has become shorter, but mostly it is because he has reached the accumulation stage after learning how to practice.

He deeply felt that it was difficult to get started, and even harder to pass. As for mastering, he estimated that it would be even more difficult.

But there are also happy moments - being a sparring partner for an hour every day.

Playing against more than 20 teammates, although some teammates have similar characteristics, no matter how similar the characteristics are, the singles playing methods are also different. Moreover, these teammates are from 175 to 211 centimeters tall, and their playing styles are different. Some are good at defense, and some are good at defense.

He is completely undefendable, but no matter what the situation is, he is quickly enriching his single defense experience.

There was just one thing that surprised him. After practicing his passing training a few times, he began to achieve acceptable performance.

It is true that he is practicing very hard. He dribbled the ball the next morning after using the 'physical therapy function', and gradually adapted to controlling the ball during confrontation. There is some progress, but it is not as good as when he just practiced mid-range shooting.

And the improvement in defense is huge.

On the contrary, it is the defensive end training that reaches qualified performance later than the passing and control training, and it is not always possible to pass the test.

But on the contrary, he has successfully learned the level 1 defensive training method and received a 20% bonus on training results, but there is nothing in terms of passing and controlling.

At this point, he understood that whether the training was qualified or not should depend more on the requirements of the coach who was guiding the training.

At this stage, he feels that a strict and demanding attitude like Sam Hayes is most beneficial to his growth.

After all, he has tried his best and can only reach the passing level, which is only a difference of 50 achievement points.

The 'training result bonus' he received was based on the actual training effect.

Of course Henry Johnson's guidance will make him feel better.

It's hard to say whether Henry Johnson's encouraging teaching method is better or Sam Hayes' highly strict teaching method is better, but it is definitely better than Kevin Henderson's teaching method.

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It’s not that he felt that Kevin Henderson, the chief assistant coach, was perfunctory, it might just be that the other party didn’t have strict requirements on his ability in this area.

His own focus is also the same. When he first chose to practice mid-range shooting, he also wanted to focus on strengthening shooting defense and have the ability to make unique moves in order to gain a firm foothold in the team.

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The time has come to late October, the 21st, and a new week has arrived.

In class, Li Ao was still serious and hard-working. After school in the afternoon, he walked quickly to the Memorial Stadium. It was only 3:30 and all the "main candidate" teammates had already arrived.

Most of the other teammates who occasionally serve as sparring partners and mostly practice basic skills are here.

Not everyone is like Li Ao who never misses a class unless necessary. Two days ago, he heard from Xavier Johnson that counselors have recently come to complain many times about students skipping classes to play ball on the playground.

Since last week, Li Ao has felt that his teammates have become particularly active.

Because on Friday this week, the club will submit the 18-man roster to the NCAA.

Everyone has joined the club, who doesn’t want to be on the big list?

And everyone will feel that they are special and look forward to just in case.

Even he, who has always said to himself, "I'm still young, I've just started practicing, it's normal even if I don't make the squad," has had a lot of mental fluctuations recently.

There is a reason why others have expectations. In the past two weeks, there have been three more intra-squad games with nearly full participation, and the third time it was a 'mixed' lineup.

The purpose of the coaching staff's arrangement is naturally to conduct another screening.

In these three intra-team matches, he had no part in it, and he continued to be his sparring partner.

Therefore, he was both hopeful and a little frustrated.

Fortunately, this is the second time he has passed this age. Although he will not be much mature mentally if he goes to school again. After all, a man will be a boy until he dies. But in terms of eliminating distractions and concentrating on one thing, he is far better than Absolute.

Most of my peers are stronger.

This was proven by the fact that after he knew he wanted to study in the United States, he spent half a year before coming to the United States to practice his spoken English to the point where he could communicate in daily life.

At the end of the one-hour shooting training, Xavier Johnson was teasing him about how calm he was.

Li Ao rested for a few minutes and came to the main training ground. Another day of sparring began.

This is the happiest time for him after every training session.

Although it's just defense, at least it counts as playing ball.

Today's opponent is Sam Clancy again.

Henry Bibby came to the sidelines to watch.

Since he was tricked by Li Ao on the first day, and after he invited the winner to a meal, he no longer stared at the sidelines to avoid being tricked again.

He was so embarrassed that day that he took Brusenthal to a high-end restaurant for dinner, which cost him hundreds of dollars!

These young people are like animals, so edible.

He also didn’t know how to enjoy delicious food at all, so he just kept eating, but the portions of the dishes were so small that his flesh ached for several days after paying the bill.

But this time, he still wanted to take a look.

Because of Sam Clancy's progress!

Letting Li Ao serve as a sparring partner was an idea he came up with after hearing Sam Hayes' words, "We are too soft."

As the saying goes, if it is too strong, it will break; if it is too soft, it will become loose.

Technical flow, technical flow, technical flow, all the strong players in the team are so technical, so awesome! They couldn’t be more awesome!

Using Li Ao's brutal defense to help others play tougher, this is his purpose.

This kind of training does not happen overnight. He does not expect immediate results. He just said that if this kind of thing is to be done, the sooner the better.

They started immediately because their established selection plan already included a sparring session every afternoon to strengthen personal abilities. It was not specially arranged for Li Ao.

Unexpectedly, maybe because they were too soft in the past, after more than 20 days, some of the players who mainly played singles have become much tougher, such as Brusenthal.

Brusenthal is a white player with a thick body. His strength is actually very good, but he lacks explosive power and bullet speed. Therefore, he specializes in skills and does not use his body much. He mainly avoids and hits. Over time, he becomes very resistant to confrontation.

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Now that Brusenthal is less resistant to confrontation in offense, this is a good sign from the coaching staff. If Brusenthal can have the ability to display his skills after confrontation, his strength will definitely be further improved.

As for players like the White Mamba, no changes can be seen yet.

Among these people, there is one person who has made the most progress - Sam Clancy.

Another confrontation between Li Ao and Sam Clancy begins.

Watching Sam Clancy start to use his skills in the one-on-one duel with Li Ao, Henry Bibby felt very complicated.

When the 49th high school student in the United States joined last year, he was extremely excited and worked hard to train him.

As a result, in one year, except for his height growing to more than two meters, there was no growth in other aspects. His skills remained stagnant. In addition, although his physical fitness was good, he was not a real beast. Later, the coaching staff also chose to give up spending so much money.

Put effort into cultivating and no longer waste resources.

Who knew that in recent times, this guy would actually get the idea!

In order to deal with Li Ao, the stubborn Sam Clancy started to practice hard on his skills.

It's not that unstoppable pull-up jump shot, mid-range shot cannot be practiced in a short period of time, and Sam Clancy doesn't have any talent in that area. He is all tendons, and although his flexibility is also online, it is not as good as the pitcher's.

no the same.

His flexibility talent is reflected in turning, jumping, lateral movement, etc.

When Henry Bibby focused on training him before, he was teaching him to learn this technique and that technique. Firstly, he felt that he was extremely talented and had a bad attitude. Secondly, complete technical training might be too complicated for him.

, studying for one year is equivalent to learning in vain.

But what he wants to practice now is simple and clear - to use his physical fitness and reaction ability to avoid Li Ao's rough moves at close range.

This is very unprofessional, but after more than 20 days, I actually saw the effect!

But in the one-on-one situation, Sam Clancy was once again beaten to death.

Li Ao's progress on the defensive end is faster than Sam Clancy's progress on the offensive end!

With the enthusiasm of treating his teammates as sparring partners... no, with the enthusiasm of being an excellent sparring partner, Li Ao can hardly say that he plays in games. His one-on-one experience is quickly enriched. The basic defensive skills he has practiced hard in the past two months are in one-on-one situations.

Performed to the fullest.

Even though Li Ao made far fewer intentional fouls this time, he still restrained Sam Clancy very well.

But on Sam Clancy's side, he feels like he sees hope!

The probability of scoring a goal is close to 50%!
To be continued...