no shortcuts in basketball

After the team's training, Shipp and the others took Xu Yong and said to play wild ball after school.

The wild ball here does not refer to the kind played in nightclubs, and there is no need to go out of the school, it is just on the outdoor basketball court in the school.

Like domestic universities, universities in the United States are also free to come and go after school, so in addition to the students of the school, there are many people from outside the outdoor basketball court.

Some of those people are graduate students. For most of them, playing NCAA is just a life experience, and only a few can regard it as a career;

Some are street players and players from low-level leagues, and bombing campuses is not the talent of future domestic Internet celebrity players;

It's not even surprising to see an NBA player sometimes. After all, Tempe belongs to Phoenix, and Phoenix has an NBA team called the "Emperor's New Clothes."

Xu Yong agreed and made an appointment with them at four o'clock.

It is common for people from the school team to play outdoor field games. Ordinary field games are not stressful for them. It is more of an entertainment game and improves the relationship with teammates by the way.

And when there is no competition, you can also check the training results.

But just finished playing against the Quickies last night. It seems that Shipp and the others are Guo Ailun in the finals, and they haven't played enough.

The cultural class passed quickly, and at 02:30 in the afternoon, Xu Yong went to the training hall for the second practice.

Harden, who was shocked by Xu Yong in the morning, also went to the training hall with him.

Going with them was Cooksix, a freshman who entered the school with Xu Yong Harden and the others. Ever since he witnessed Xu Yong beat up Shipp last time, he has become his loyal follower and ball picker.

Of course, no one in this world is a fool, and Cooksix also rushed to learn Xu Yong's training methods.

Not long after the training started, Harden discovered that Xu Yong's training content was somewhat different from what he had seen before.

After observing for a while, he also knew where the difference was.

Xu Yong did not train too much in the gym, but devoted more time to three-point training.

Halfway through the training, Cooksix was still training on the court, while Xu Yong and Harden sat on the sidelines to rest.

"Have you adjusted your training focus?" Harden asked after taking a sip of water after sitting down.

Xu Yong smiled and nodded, Harden looked at Hei, but very thinly.

"The matchup with Griffin proved that my core strength is enough in the NCAA, but I didn't make a three-pointer last night." He went on to explain.

One thing that is easily overlooked is that strength training will have a significant impact on the shooting feel.

This is why many players experience erratic shooting after gaining weight and muscle, and may even lose their ability to shoot.

This is why Xu Yong will decisively choose to put the three-point training as the highest priority after realizing that the strength is enough, and reduce the strength training to the intensity of maintaining the level.

You must know that he actually has the option of giving up ball possession training and directly increasing three-point training.

Harden stared at Xu Yong for a long time, then said with emotion: "Sometimes I really doubt that you are not our peers."

He used to think that Xu Yong was precocious, but Xu Yong's plan for his career, including these revisions, cannot be achieved without life experience.

Xu Yong smiled and waved his hands: "That's just your illusion, James, didn't you also do well?"

Harden shook his head. It's not because of himself that he can have a clear career plan.

But just when he was about to speak, a man hurried into the training hall alone.

The two stopped to communicate and looked around, seeing that it was Hipp who came in, with anxious faces.

"Guys, someone is looking for trouble." Shipp shouted at Xu Yong and Harden.

Xu Yong and Harden stood up suspiciously when they heard the words, and then followed Shipp out of the training hall.

On the way, Shipp told them the general situation.

Others went to the outdoor court a little earlier, preparing to occupy the entire court.

As a result, I didn't expect that there were many people in the outdoor court today. When I went there, the whole court was gone, and there was only half of the court left.

They then discussed with a group of people playing in the opposite half, whether to give up the field or simply play together.

This is very common on the court, and basically everyone agrees.

After all, this is Arizona State University, everyone from this school must know them, even those who are not from this school know that this is the territory of the Devils.

But today that group of people refused.

In the final stalemate, Ailes made a proposal. Use basketball to solve things on the court. Play halftime, win two out of three games, and score 21 points in one game. up.

Xu Yong nodded when he heard this. In his own land, this kind of proposal has already given the other side enough face.

Moreover, Ayers has a calm personality, and he should say that because he can see that the opponent's strength is average.

But Heep's haste came just now, indicating that something unexpected had happened.

"I've never seen a guard before. He's so fast, and he hardly misses mid-range shots. The key physical fitness and coordination are too strong. The combination of sudden shots can't be defended at all." Shipp said. It is no longer emotion, but amazement.

Xu Yong and Harden looked at each other, then shook their heads.

The people in the outdoor field are too complicated, and they can't guess who the opponent is based on this information alone.

"But Jeff helped us win the first game." Shipp continued.

While talking, they arrived at the outdoor arena.

At this time, the scene on the stadium was very spectacular. The half court was surrounded by people. Some people even moved chairs, or climbed directly onto the guardrail of the stadium.

It took them a while to squeeze in, and before they got in, they heard a sigh from the people around them.

When they got inside, they knew more about the situation.

The first two rounds of the three rounds have been played, and the Devils lost the round just now, and it was a disastrous defeat by more than ten points.

"I didn't expect it to be them." As soon as he walked to the side of his teammates, Xu Yong also heard Ailes gasping for breath.

He then looked to the other side, and saw that the three people drinking water looked familiar.

It's just that it's the same as when he first met Ayers, he couldn't remember the other person's name at once.

"Chase Budinger and Jordan Hill are all from the University of Arizona, and their freshman, although I haven't seen it before, should be Jerry Bayless." Ayers was reminded by Ship , turned around and saw Xu Yong and Harden coming, took a breath, and then introduced.

Both Xu Yong and Harden suddenly realized that even though they had never seen Bayless before, they had heard of it. The 2007 high school students ranked seventh, and their reputation was greater than Harden. Now the media predicts that he will be the top ten in the 2008 NBA draft. Even top five.

His words, and Heep's previous exclamation was not surprising.

Of course, Xu Yong will get more information. He also played the domestic 2Konline in his previous life. Bayless nicknamed "Bailey Lord" is an artifact that overwhelms the value of the Dynasty lineup.

After knowing this, his expression became a little excited.

I thought it was an entertainment game, but I didn't expect it to become a quality game. Now the interrupted training can be directly replaced by a game!

"How did they come here?" Harden asked curiously.

"It's nothing more than to find out our details. We are sworn enemies." Ayers smiled wryly.

The same state is the sworn enemy, which is more obvious in the NCAA.

Because the NCAA is not a commercial league, and many fans are also students of the school, that kind of hostility is much stronger than that of the NBA.

In other words, reaching the championship is the big goal of the Devils for the season, but the small goal before that is to kill the University of Arizona Wildcats in the same city.

And this season the Devils lineup has changed a lot, and the Wildcats have even more reason to do so.

It's even more likely that they didn't just run into each other today, but came to "spot the enemy" after hearing that they had won the Swifties yesterday.

After all, this is only 2007, and it is far from the future when a game will be reported on the Internet immediately, and there are even videos to watch.

"Did they change the lineup?" Xu Yong keenly captured the details. Budinger and Hill were not freshmen, and if they played with Shipp before, they would definitely recognize them.

Ayers nodded: "Bayless is very strong, but at the beginning his teammates were not very good."

Basketball is not a sport for one person. Even if it is three-on-three, as long as the level is high, as long as there is an obvious weak point, it will be beaten to death.

Xu Yongwen nodded, looked at Harden and Ayers and said, "In the last round, we will play three, let them know..."

As he said that, he turned his head and looked at the three people opposite him again: "This is our home stadium."