Chapter 16: Super Sparring
Anjie and DeAndrew. Jordan's matchup ended in this unexpected result. DeAndrew www.biquge.info Jordan, who has an overwhelming physical advantage, was forced to be so embarrassed by Anjie, who weighs less than 100 kilograms, which really surprised many critics.
"Hope for the future of the traditional center!"
"The second Yao Ming, the whirlwind is coming!"
"This is the center!"
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The headlines in various newspapers and websites are all praises for Anjie. And DeAndrew, who became a loser. Jordan's situation is completely opposite to the acclaimed Anjie. In the latest rookie list prediction, DeAndrew. Jordan has dropped the second round from the middle of the first round, and after exposing the shortcomings of poor skills and immaturity when facing Anjie, Jordan Jr. immediately fell from the top of Texas A&M University to the bench. He was able to break the record in the first three games, which can only be said to have met good opponents, not good strength.
Speaking of rookie list predictions, the recent hot An Jie did not appear on this list. There is only one member of the Whirlwind team on the list, and he is the team's big brother, Mike. Taylor. But because of Mike. Taylor is a junior, and his stats aren't particularly impressive, so he was temporarily put in the 55th pick by the experts, at the end of the second round. Taylor doesn't particularly care about this, he knows his level, so as long as he can avoid falling out in the draft, he is already satisfied.
As soon as the list came out, many people came to ask An Jie about the draft. Friends, teammates, and even reporters and fans, they all think that Anjie has the strength to participate in the draft and should sign up.
"I'm going to continue to hone in the college league and think about it again." This is Anjie's answer to everyone.
Divac could only shake his head helplessly, if he cultivated Anjie and Anjie was unwilling to play in the NBA, then everything he did would be meaningless. But it doesn't matter, he still has enough time to train An Jie, and enough time to make An Jie improve. When this kid defeats one strong opponent after another in the NCAA, An Jie will definitely not be willing to leave the basketball court and give up the opportunity to go to the NBA. The last fight also gave Divac more confidence that AnJie can succeed, this guy is hardworking, technically excellent, smart and, most importantly, he is really going to be bad.
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As usual, Anjie turned down everyone's invitation to go out and have fun after the afternoon training. After returning to the dormitory to prepare a nutritious package, An Jie came to the gymnasium alone. Practicing until twelve o'clock every night is a "traditional program" that Anjie can't shake every day.
For any young person who loves basketball, it is very tempting to enter the NBA to play. While the draft isn't the only way to get into the NBA to play, it's undoubtedly the best way to go. Who doesn't want to be a professional footballer? Who wouldn't want to turn a hobby into a job? However, An Jie must first have a strength that can convince him, so that he can have the capital to convince his parents.
Thinking of this, An Jie is full of motivation for boring training. He finished his tasteless dinner just as quickly, ready to start today's practice.
Just as An Jie was changing his clothes and about to walk into the equipment training room, the door of the basketball court was actually pushed open by a person. Since Anjie was the only one here every night, he didn't turn on the lights on the basketball court. As long as there is light in the equipment training room, it is enough for An Jie. The entire basketball court was dark, except for a few rays of light from the equipment training room.
"Who's there?" Could it be that another teammate forgot to take something, An Jie thought to himself.
"You're actually practicing here? I knew I wasn't looking. "It's the voice of Divac!
"Mr. Divac, did you forget to take something?"
"Nope." Divac finally came out of the darkness and came to Anjie. Unlike his usual suits and leather shoes, Divac now wears a sportswear and carries a sporty satchel.
"I'm here to train too." Divac said to Anjie with a smile.
"Training?"
"Yes, training. I have decided to start going into battle in person in a few days to direct your movements and fight you personally. You know, I'm an old bone, and if I don't do some recovery and adaptation training in advance, I'm afraid I'll be overwhelmed by you soon. Divac joked with Anjie in an easy-going manner.
"Do you all do strength training in the equipment room?" Divac pointed to the room where the door was hidden and glowed.
"Yes, because Coach Ricard said I was too skinny, so I had to gain weight. However, in order to gain weight and continue to maintain muscle strength, I had to eat a nutritious meal while doing strength training. ”
"How long have you been doing this?"
"It's been almost three months, and I've been practicing for myself since mid-September." Angel gestured three fingers.
"Three months! Haven't had a day off? Divac couldn't believe it.
"No, I didn't come to practice for two days in three months. The first time I had a high fever and I couldn't move, and the second time was my roommate's birthday. After that....." An Jie began to think about it seriously.
"Not once after that, every day."
Divac has been in the basketball world for so many years and has seen thousands of basketball players, who has not seen Divac? But if there is any athlete who can be as diligent as Anjie, Divac can only think of one name: Kobe. Bryant.
"Listen, I want you to change to one more practice every two days, if you have to practice every day, you must take one day out to practice something else, in short, you can't practice strength every day. You're training so hard that I don't want your body to be worn out so early. Rest assured, your weight gain plan won't be compromised. After returning from the shock, Divac immediately gave more scientific advice on training.
"Okay, I'm going to change my clothes too, let me practice with you today." After Divac finished speaking, he walked to the locker room with his bag.
Training with Divac in the strength room, Anjie learned a lot about training methods that are more efficient and safer. Moreover, having someone to chat with while training also made An Jie feel that training has become much easier than before.
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The next day, Divac appeared in front of everyone wearing a training jersey. The muscles in his arms make it impossible to tell that he is a player who has been retired for many years.
"Oh, when did the NCAA start allowing teams to have overage players?" When Ricard saw Divac's outfit, he joked.
"You're not going to fight those boys, are you?" Old Moore looked at the "heavily armed" Divac in surprise.
"Of course, verbal instruction is nowhere near as good as in-person demonstration. You don't have to worry about me, I'm retired but I'm still in good health. With that, Divac flexed his muscles to Ricard and Moore.
'I'm not worried about you, I'm worried about my players. Don't open your heart and hurt one or two, and we're going to end the season. "Ricard knows how dark Divac is playing, and it's no wonder that someone like him suffers.
"Hahahaha, don't worry, man. It won't be long before your post players are better than they are now. Divac said, looking at Anjie who was running in the field.
Watching Divac's evil smile, Anjie and Morris, who were running back and forth on the field, felt a chill in their backs.
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After a series of basic trainings, Anjie, Morris and Asakin were handed over to Divac.
"I think you've already guessed what today's training is, we're still doing rebounding training today, but you're training against the opponent this time." Divac pointed a finger at himself. "Your opponent in this training is me!"
"This ...... Are you sure? Instructor. Morris's eyes widened as he was about to face a legend, and it was hard to believe.
"I'm sure! When you fight me, you treat this as a game, and don't let me go because you pity me, an old man. I'm not as young as you, but I'm still not that easy to deal with. Divac moved his muscles, and the hearts of the three young people below were pinched.
"An Jie, you come first. Morris: You shoot in different positions, try not to shoot me, let the basketball fall randomly and irregularly, so that the training can be closer to the actual battle. Divac snapped his finger at Angel.
An Jie swallowed a mouthful of saliva and walked up nervously.
"Don't be nervous, I'm actually a civilized person, not like the media used to say." At this, Divac laughed maliciously again.
"Is it a civilized person who uses fake falls and elbows to show favor to others every day?" An Jie thought to herself.
It was a terrible thing to have the demons of the former alliance come and train with them. From today onwards, Anjie may break off a few ribs during training one day, or knock out two front teeth from a wildly swaddled elbow.
An Jie didn't know that every time a rookie center was about to play against An Jie in a few years, the same concerns would appear in their hearts.
Anjie has already played well on the NCAA court, and he has also absorbed Divac's verbal teachings well, so Anjie is still relatively confident in his card slotting skills. But when he faced an old ruffian like Divac under the basket, Anjie knew how immature he was.
Anjie had the advantages of height, reach, and bounce, but those advantages were completely ineffective in front of Divac. Divac's positioning and footwork under the basket made it impossible for Anjie to grab the best rebounding position. Divac was like a moving door, keeping Angel out of the rebounding scramble. After fifteen points of training, An Jie grabbed very few rebounds, but his face was full of sweatdrops.
"An Jie take a break and think carefully about how I dealt with you just now. Now for Morris, Asakin shoots. Although Anjie sweated profusely, Divac, as an uncle, did not have to rest at all. He immediately called Morris up and continued the next round of training.
"Ha, maybe, Anjie can really go on the NBA road." Looking at Anjie who was thinking and observing carefully in between breaks, and Divac who was hands-on on the training ground, Ricard knew that a demonic traditional centre-forward was about to be born.