25. Philadelphia high school student in the corner who doesn't want to be named (ask for recommendation votes)
The reporter in the bleachers was prepared to disparage everything like the current mainstream attitude of the American media towards anything in China, and if Zhang Hao reacted violently, there would be more to write about.
But Zhang Hao's reaction was very calm, the reporter in the open-air stands was very experienced in interviewing, and knew that he couldn't anger Zhang Hao, and he didn't know much about Zhang Hao, so the next interview suddenly became very harmonious.
"Who are the players you want to play against the most in this training camp?"
"Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Mike Bibby, and Richard Hamilton."
"Hamilton?"
"yes, he's a lot like me, both run-and-catch pitchers."
"You say you're a pitcher? I think you're supposed to be an athletic forward, you're a high school slam dunk king. ”
"Actually, I don't really like dunks in games, shooting is my forte, I just went to the dunk contest and won a championship because I wasn't in a good mood."
At this point, the reporter finally remembered another topic about the Chinese high school student in front of him - good grades and high player rankings, but there was no university to give a full scholarship, so he asked: "The reason why you are in a bad mood is because you didn't go well with the university?" ”
"It doesn't matter, I scored close to 1,400 on the SAT last year, and it's still very easy to go to college."
“……”
Co-author or a top student? The reporter ended the interview here, and he didn't do it to provoke Zhang Hao, a training camp, and there are not too many points to hype, but this reporter still found a point to use.
Journalists are always afraid that the world will not be chaotic, and they will not be able to attack Zhang Hao and China, so they will attack American universities...... It's just as interesting!
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Zhang Hao finished the interview and came to the place where he reported, he arrived relatively late, and he stepped on the point, the staff of Adidas had not yet gotten off work, otherwise he would have to wait for the afternoon.
After successfully completing the reporting procedures, Zhang Hao received the room card and went to the nearby Four Seasons Hotel.
When he arrived at the hotel lobby, Zhang Hao saw the guide sign, the restaurant was contracted by Adidas, and the high school students who participated in the training camp could go to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner for free with their room cards, and the lunch time was from 11:30 to 1:30.
When he came to the 5th floor, his room number was 8.
Coincidentally, Zhang Hao saw two very familiar ...... He knew each other very well, and the high school student walked out of the 5th floor and No. 7 next door.
Kobe Bryant and Hamilton!
These two people are in a room.
Take the initiative to meet a wave first! Zhang Hao greeted the two: "Hello, I'm Zhang Hao, my English name is Aix, from China, and I'm in my senior year at Inglewood High School. ”
Kobe Bryant responded: "Hello, I'm Kobe Bryant, a senior at Raul Merrien High School in Philadelphia, this is Richard Hamilton of Cowswell High School in Pennsylvania, my toughest opponent, I know you, you beat Vince Carter to become the high school dunk king, I have to compete with you when I have the chance, and I get excited to think of attending training camp with you." ”
A little surprised! Zhang Hao thought that the noble and glamorous one would be Kobe, and the one who answered the call would be Hamilton, but the situation was reversed, Hamilton should not be called cold, but "afraid of life"? Kobe Bryant was not so cold, and he was quite polite in his words.
However, Zhang Hao thought about it, Kobe Bryant has lived a rich family since he was a child, and his personality is probably a competitive type, but he should be better than most blacks in terms of tutoring.
Zhang Hao smiled: "There is such a thing as a dunk game...... Actually, I want to compare my shooting with you, that's my strength. ”
"Oh...... I'm looking forward to it. ”
After a brief chat, Zhang Hao put his things away, and the luggage was already placed on the other bed in the same room, and the three of them went to the restaurant for lunch together.
Originally, Zhang Hao thought that he would be very excited to see those future superstars at the training camp, but after real contact, he found that he was not so excited, but became full of curiosity about these future superstars who are still high school students.
There are more than 100 high school students, and Zhang Hao actually knows only a few.
Although Kobe Bryant was not so cold in private, he was obviously not an enthusiastic person, and he didn't talk to Zhang Hao much, obviously just because he won the McDonald's Slam Dunk Contest and politely said.
After lunch, in the afternoon, Zhang Hao went to the San Francisco City Auditorium to familiarize himself with the venue where he would be training for at least the next week.
Gyms, training grounds...... Most of the seats on the court were dismantled and replaced with a basketball court with eight halves.
Infirmary, physiotherapy room, trainer's office...... Everything but the kitchen sink.
There are also some coaches' offices, and Adidas has invited some pretty well-known personal trainers to coach Chris Irving, who is quite famous in the player world for shooting, and Gion Carve, who is a million-dollar dollar in endurance training......
From these aspects, Zhang Hao can see the difference between this training camp and the McDonald's All-Star, this is a training camp in the real sense, and it is a training camp that can really bring progress to the participating players.
After the visit, Zhang Hao came to the training ground for shooting training.
Although the effect of that growth card has ended, training can't be stopped because there is no additional achievement, technology is such a thing, practice makes perfect, and if you don't advance, you will retreat.
Compared with dunks, this hand-shot is the foundation of his future foothold in college or on the street, because of the ball control, he is indeed very average, and he is definitely okay compared to ordinary people, in high school, he also occasionally holds the ball to organize offenses, the passing awareness is still okay, and the passing accuracy is also good, but if it is in the professional arena, he will definitely not become the one who controls the ball.
What kind of all-round player is bullshit in Zhang Hao's opinion, what he has to do now is to gain a foothold in the basketball world, be admitted to college, enter the NCAA Division I League, and then make further plans.
Two sets of 100 mid-range shots were practiced, with the first group scoring 91 and the second group scoring 94.
Zhang Hao was quite satisfied with this accuracy, he estimated that in this Adidas training camp, no one was better than his mid-range shot! This is the top mid-range shot at the NBA level! Not to mention high school students, Zhang Hao is confident that there are few people in college who can compare to his CIC in college, although he has this one strength, and CIC has become a source of confidence for him.
Two sets of shooting drills were carried out, and I wanted to practice for a while, but there were too many people coming and going, and it was easy to get distracted, so Zhang Hao simply walked around.
The more people there are, the more clearly Zhang Hao feels that the difference between people is very big, not every player who looks extremely talented in high school can play in college, because the easiest talent to play dominance in high school is athleticism, athleticism is relatively mediocre, and it may not look so good in high school.
But in fact, when it comes to college, most of the players who play well are not the most athletic talents, but the players who can endure and improve their skills.
Most of the most athletic players in high school are reliant on their athleticism.
Just like when he was an All-Star at McDonald's, Zhang Hao didn't see a few people who were willing to train after coming to the stadium, and he could see something more or less - this brought together most of the top high school students in the United States, and most of the more than 100 people in it had no chance to step into the NBA.
What Zhang Hao didn't know was that there was originally a person who wanted to occupy a half court to practice for an afternoon, and he didn't care about people coming and going at all, but after watching his two sets of mid-range shooting training out of curiosity, this person felt that he had suffered a critical attack, and squatted in the corner and had self-doubt - why is a dunk shot so accurate? Is this really a high school student?
After a long pause, seeing his roommate coming, the 16-year-old high school student, who did not want to be named, regained his strengths and began to practice shooting like crazy.