From sparring to superstar

Chapter 92 90. Can't Speak

The time came to April 2000, 4, 15 days had passed since winning the championship, and Li Ao had also returned to campus for a few days of class.

In the few days after winning the championship, Fenger, it was a hustle and bustle.

The interviews continued, and he was on local TV shows in Los Angeles with the team, and there were also many domestic media interviews... Having just experienced the Crazy Three Finals, he handled all these things very freely. Enjoyed it very much.

But the heat will always pass. The NBA has reached the end of the regular season. For the playoffs, for a higher ranking, and for a higher pick, all teams have reached the second stage of the bayonet. Driven by the basketball heat took over.

Without the interference of chores, Li Ao can finally train.

This Saturday, early in the morning, he came to the Memorial Stadium and came to the property office. Before he could call the old man out, he was surrounded by people from the property to sign and take a group photo.

Hearing movement outside, the old man who was playing cards with a few small employees came out from inside, saw Li Ao, and said happily: "Hey, Leo, are you here for training? You only have a few days off!"

The old man was happy to see Li Ao.

On the day of the final, after Li Ao scored the winning goal, he immediately asked him to give him a hug and thank him, and it was on TV!

In the speech after receiving the trophy, his name was also mentioned, and he was called over to take a group photo with him. Although he was squeezed to the corner by the group of cattle-like players, he showed his face anyway, and he even washed a picture and put it on the In his office.

The investment was worth it!Earn blood!
"I wanted to train the next day after I finished the finals, but I never had time. Why, are you cheating the kids again?" Li Ao joked.

"What does it mean to lie to the children, no, they are much older than you, this is called willing to bet, and we made an ante bet of 10 cents, and if we win, we have to buy lunch. I lost a lot."

"You're so old, it's not healthy for you to eat less fried chicken and burgers."

"It's because I'm so old that I should eat whatever I want. Maybe one day you will see me and it will be my memorial service. You can only see my black and white photos."

"You're right... bah bah bah, I was led into the ditch by you, if you're free, help me practice shooting!"

"Of course there are...You guys, collect the money I won, and play with you in the afternoon..."

The old man took the key, and went to the training ground with Li Ao bragging.

After school yesterday afternoon, the basketball club held the last meeting of this semester. Everyone from the men’s and women’s teams attended together, because whether it’s the men’s team or the women’s team, they will start worrying about their test scores, and they have to hurry up for the last month and a half. Study to ensure that you can get 6 points in the semester exam in early June.

Otherwise, even if they compete for the new season's roster spot by relying on their basketball strength, they will eventually be brushed off because of NCAA regulations.

After the meeting, in the evening, Henry Bibby, who received a large bonus after winning the championship, invited the whole team to a party to celebrate the women's team winning the fifth place in the United States and the men's team winning the national championship.

The players went to have a headache and got 2 points, and the coaches were not idle.

As of March, all high school leagues have ended their seasons, and they are busy making appointments to meet with the parents of those talented high school students.

With this championship, the Trojans became famous all over the United States, Henry Bibby also became a famous coach, and he had to take advantage of this enthusiasm to get a few top [-] high school students in the United States.

After warming up, Li Ao, with the help of the old man, conducted several sets of mid-range shooting training.

It feels very good. I haven't touched basketball much in the past ten days, and I don't feel unfamiliar. On the contrary, it makes him more involved in training.

He tried the level 3 catch-and-shoot drill mission...didn't get it done.

Changing to level 2, it was successfully completed at one time, and 100 achievement points were returned, which added a 40% training bonus to today's CIC training.

3级接球中投训练方法的60%加成、德罗赞中投包的20%加成、紫色级经验手环的100%加成，加上2级中投训练任务的40%加成，他现在的中投训练效率加成已经达到了220%。

After completing the training tasks, he devoted himself to training more actively.

He can't wait to improve his mid-range shooting to 85, so that he can use the full-level 'catch and shoot expert' to temporarily increase to the top level of 90 when catching and shooting!
On the night of the final, Li Ao used the task reward of 'The Great Troy'.

The purple-level equipment upgrade card, the object of use is naturally the experience bracelet.

"Experience Bracelet (Purple): When the host performs various basic basketball skills or technical training, it will receive a 100% training result bonus."

Full-level experience bracelet, bonus 100%!

Level 5 skill upgrade card, used his 'cornerstone' level skill 'catch and shoot expert', and has the first full level skill.

"Catch and shoot expert level 5: 1. When the host catches and shoots, mid-range shots +5, three-pointers +5; The influence of force, the stronger the ability to connect the basic functions, the stronger the effect; 2. The 3% probability of catching and shooting makes it easier to find the shooting feeling."

At present, increasing the CIC to 85 can maximize the effect of this skill.

Of course, 85 is not a level that satisfies him.

How long does it take to be satisfied?

His goal is to practice to the limit of CIC talent.

Every aspect of talent has an upper limit, and he knows this very well, maybe the first-rate is his limit, or it may be the top.

In this regard, he is not entangled. If the upper limit of the mid-range shot is top-notch, then after he reaches the upper limit or progresses very slowly, he will change his focus, practice three-pointers, practice offense at the basket, practice pass control, or focus on the basic skills or Technical development ability... It doesn't necessarily mean that you have to practice to the limit to develop other things, but at least you have to reach an excellent level.

It’s not wrong to be comprehensive, but what’s wrong is that you can’t understand everything without thinking about it. In the end, you ended up with Josh Smith. After the age of 30, his athletic ability declined. I was laid off during the contract period, and no team asked for a basic salary everywhere.

With this "lesson from the past", Li Ao's attitude towards the development of technology - first confirm whether he has that talent, if not, put it aside for the time being, to develop the ability that suits him and he has that talent, decide what ability to develop, just You have to practice until you are proficient, otherwise it is a waste of time.

The reward for the quest 'Moment of Glory' is also received.

Random ball skills, random to the 'marathon level 1'.

"Marathon level 1: When running long distances without the ball, the short-term physical strength is slightly improved."

When he drew this skill, he almost vomited blood.

This bonus is too much!
But think about it carefully, short-term physical strength, this may be very useful in the game, and this is a hard bonus, no prerequisites... How long to run without the ball for a long distance is counted, this may be a condition, but it is also a condition. Not harsh.

I can't see the specific effect now, so I can only wait for the next game test.

With random equipment, I got 'Tracey's Elbow Pad'.

"Tracey's Elbow Pad (White): When jumping and shooting directly without dribbling, bounce +2."

According to the rules of the system, if you wear multiple pieces of equipment in the same position, such as wearing elbow pads on your left and right hands, you need to choose one of them to take effect before the game. When there is no other elbow pad, this Li Ao thinks it’s okay to use it.

These two random rewards are quite satisfactory, not bad, but not very good either.

The last random reward really made him happy and excited.

"Klay Thomson's three-point shooting action pack: one of the most suitable three-point shooting actions for catching and shooting. Wear it for three-point training and get an extra 20% of training results."

A suitable shooting posture is more important than additional bonuses, such as McGee...

In addition to these rewards, 'Great Troy' also awarded 20000 achievement points.

The MOP of the Final Four was rewarded with 20000 achievement points.

On the 7th, the NCAA officially announced the basketball awards for this season.

As the MOP of the semi-finals, and not just the MVP who broke out in a single final, Li Ao won several trophies.

Shortlisted for the John Wooden Award, although he did not win the award, he was won by Kenyon Martin of the University of Cincinnati Bearcats. He averaged 19 points, 10 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 2.3 steals and 3.5 blocks per game, and entered the second round of Crazy Three.

But if this thing is shortlisted, it is recognized, and it will get extra points for participating in the draft in the future.

He was shortlisted for the Associated Press Player of the Season and Naismith Player of the Season.

Both awards were also won by Kenyon Martin.

Kenyon Martin also won Defensive Player of the Year for the third consecutive year.

Li Ao saw Kenyon Martin's stats and efficiency, and his performance in the most competitive American athletics league. He led the team with a good record, and finally got a record of 25 wins and 10 losses...I think it should be , was selected as the No. [-] pick in a young draft year, and it is really well-deserved.

However, Li Ao also won a national individual award-the best newcomer of the year.

Averaged 14.3 points, 3.6 rebounds, 4 assists, 1.3 steals and 1 block per game, 33 consecutive victories, MOP in the semi-finals, as a rookie, very top!No suspense award.

After he won the award, the media ridiculed - he couldn't get the best rookie in the division, and Leo could only compete for the best rookie in the United States.

Arenas, who was broken by Crazy Three and showed his unbearable character, was pulled out again to flog the corpse.

美联社全美最佳阵容，他入选了一阵，靠着疯三阶段场均20.1分6.5板5.8助攻2.3抢断1.6盖帽拿下的。

看整个赛季的表现的话，他场均14+3+4+1+1的表现，就算有33连胜要拿一阵也够呛。

Because White Mamba and Granville were both selected to the second team.

The Associated Press All-American Defensive Team, he was selected to the second team, along with Shelby Jordan.

The best position award, he has no share.

Bob Cousy Award (Point Guard of the Year), won by Eddie House.

Jerry West Award (Shooting Guard of the Year), won by Shane Battier.

Julius Erving Award (Small Forward of the Year), won by Maurice Peterson.

Karl Malone Award (Power Forward of the Year), won by Kenyon Martin.

The Kareem-Jabbar Award (Best Center of the Year) was won by the white center Troy Murphy of the University of Notre Dame. He averaged 21.9 points and 11.8 rebounds per game and won a double-double in 31 consecutive games, known as a double-double machine.

Except for Li Ao who won an individual award with his crazy performance, the other individual awards have nothing to do with the team-first Trojans, except for that...

Associated Press Coach of the Year, Naismith Coach of the Year, Henry Bibby, who led the team to 33 consecutive victories and won the national championship, won a double yolk!
The former was voted by the American heavyweight sports media organized by the Associated Press, and the latter was voted by the coaches of each team. The gold content was full and he became a famous coach in one fell swoop.

The best rookie of the year, Li Ao got 10000 achievement points, 10000 achievement points for the first team in the United States, and 5000 achievement points for the second defense in the United States.

There is also a championship that counts wins, 33 wins and 0 losses, and 16500 achievement points.

He asked about the system's reward for not winning the championship... only the number of wins multiplied by 100.

This time he won the championship, Li Ao's achievement points directly exceeded 10!

After returning 100 achievement points just now, he still has 107195 achievement points left!
Before the NCAA announced the awards, when he had more than 6.7 achievement points, he was still calm.

But when he won those prizes and soared 10+ achievement points, he almost threw 5 as a bet on the spot.

Fortunately, he kept hinting to himself that the offseason was so long and there was no need for competitions, so he refrained from smoking.

And 10+, just like seeing a deposit, it is comfortable to look at, and he only has a few thousand dollars in his card.

...

After one hour of mid-range shooting and one hour of practice, the morning training is over.

At noon, Li Ao couldn't hold back the old man, so we went to eat hamburger and fried chicken together.

At 1:[-] in the afternoon, Li Ao came to the training ground, warmed up for a while, and Xavier Johnson came.

I made an appointment with the coaching staff before, to practice shooting on Saturday afternoon, practice defense on Sunday morning, and pass and control in the afternoon.

Li Ao had a chat with Xavier Johnson before, and now he is starting to develop three-pointers!
CIC Xavier Johnson has already taught everything he can teach, and Li Ao has also learned the 3-level catch and mid-range shooting training method. It is time to develop three-pointers.

Xavier Johnson struggled for a while before saying to Li Ao, "Leo, I suggest you use NBA distance to practice three-pointers."

Li Ao asked strangely: "Why?"

"Your [-]-pointer hasn't been developed yet. Unlike other players who don't rely on the distance of the college basketball [-]-point line, you will definitely play in the NBA, and I don't think it will be too long. If you follow it now The distance from the NCAA three-point line to practice three-pointers. With your talent, I think you will improve quickly, but it will also make you rely on a short three-point line soon, which is not good for you to develop three-pointers after entering the NBA in the future!
And I suggest that when you practice mid-range shooting, widen the distance, at least beyond the distance of the NCAA three-point line. "

Li Ao fell into deep thought, and nodded after a while: "This is a good suggestion, Xavier, I listen to you!"

Outside the training ground, the middle-aged man who did not want to be named was eavesdropped by performing the 'Wall Shield Technique' to eavesdrop.

'Xavier, this guy, why only half-speak!Do you want me to say it?
You son of a bitch can't bear it, but I can't? '

He thought about the rest of the coaching staff.

Sam Hayes is a boring gourd, and he will never pay attention to him. Whoever gets involved in this kind of thing is unlucky.

Kevin Henderson looks easy to talk, but in fact he is not sticky, rushing to get good things, and this kind of thing that offends his own fans is absolutely far away.

In fact, he didn't want to make this decision either, and he... couldn't bear it either.

However, for such a genius, it's time to look forward to a wider world!
(End of this chapter)