Chapter 33: I Want to Be Strong!

With the official list of Marquette University players finalized, the training camp for the Marquette University Golden Eagles has officially opened.

Meanwhile, in mid-October, not just Marquette University, but almost every team in the entire NCAA kicked off their new season at this point in time.

For a while, the smoke of the new NCAA season began to fill.

Although Chen Xiao has also participated in NCAA friendly competitions such as the Alaska Challenge before, she is no stranger to the atmosphere of NCAA.

But when the NCAA new season started, the NCAA movement in the United States still stunned Chen Xiao.

When the time came to mid-October 2001, Chen Xiao suddenly felt that the whole world was revolving around the NCAA.

While there is a big reason for this is the illusion that "I am the world," there is another aspect of the NCAA's status in the United States.

As a beginner, Chen Xiao has always felt that the NBA is the most popular basketball game in the United States.

Now it seems that there is some deviation in his understanding.

However, thanks to the huge influence of the NCAA in the United States, and Chen Xiao's magical performance in the Alaska Challenger has not faded, Chen Xiao has been able to appear in the media from time to time during this time.

Especially when the major media do special topics on newcomers in the NCAA season, they will always bring him in passing.

For example, on November 1, 2001, ESPN reported a list of the top ten most anticipated rookies in the new NCAA season, and Chen Xiao was ranked 11th.

The class of 2001 graduating from high school in the United States is known as the golden generation in the United States.

This year, there are a lot of talented players who have directly participated in the NBA draft.

For example, Eddie Curry, the first high school student, Tyson Chandler, the fourth high school student, and the sixth high school student, Kwame Brown, these interior players did not enter the NCAA because of their own draft prospects, and directly chose to participate in the draft.

But as the golden generation of 2001 high school students, in addition to these talents who directly participated in the NBA draft, there are naturally many remaining talents who joined the NCAA.

For example, ESPN's list beats Wade's No. 1 ranking, the third high school student in the United States in the class of 2001, and Dajuan Wagner, a guard at the University of Memphis known as a combination of Kobe Bryant and Iverson.

For example, Kevin Tobett, the second-highest school student in Michigan State University's class of 2001, who finished third and was recently humiliatingly defeated by Wade at the Alaska Challenge.

For example, the fourth-ranked North Carolina State guard, Julius Hodge, ranked fifth, the University of Colorado center, David Harrison, the sixth-ranked center, the University of Florida inside, David Lee, ranked seventh, the center of the University of Minnesota, Rick Richter, ranked eighth, the University of North Carolina forward, Jawad Williams, ranked ninth, the University of Louisville guard, Carlos Hut, ranked tenth, the University of Texas guard, T.J. Ford.

The ten most anticipated newcomers selected by ESPN are all five-star high school students, except for Wade, a high school student who has no star.

The worst T.J. Ford, who is ranked 17th in the U.S. high school rankings, is still a five-star rating.

A beginner who appears on this list, ESPN's behavior has really caused a lot of controversy.

After all, the class of 2001 is the golden generation, and there are people like Mo Williams, the 16th high school student in the United States, the 15th high school genius Aaron Myers, and the 18th high school student Josh Childis.

If you don't follow the performance in high school, according to the performance in the offseason friendlies, players like Ben Gordon of Connectn, Emeka Okafor, Channing Fry of the University of Arizona have performed well.

Even Ron Howard, who is on Chen Xiao's team, is very good.

It can be said that whether it is from high school performance, strength or offseason performance, if you really want to get a supernumerary player into the top ten, you can't get Chen Xiao in the round.

The only reason why Chen Xiao entered this list of most anticipated newcomers was because of his triple kill.

Looking forward to his official NCAA tournament, as well as the strength and identity of a beginner, to complete the lore, or even a streak?

It can only be said that ESPN's idea is very picky and very bold.

At the same time, it also shows that Chen Xiao does still have traffic now, and it is not cool yet.

And there is still a lot of traffic, which makes big media like ESPN greedy.

Although there was some noise outside because of Chen Xiao's matter, Chen Xiao himself didn't care very much.

Whether it's really optimistic about him, or using him as a blood bag, there is really no point in studying these now.

According to Wade, his strength is not yet at the point where he can 'retreat' and 'hype'.

To put it simply, he is not qualified to pay attention to these things right now.

As a player who lacks everything, this month's training camp can be said to be Chen Xiao's last chance to strengthen his strength and systematically carry out basketball enlightenment.

In a month's time, of course, it is impossible for Chen Xiao to complete the enlightenment of all projects.

Only the key points can be cherished.

For example, the enlightenment project that takes time to grind, such as the enlightenment of ball control, Chen Xiao gave up directly.

Other guards have been with basketball for more than ten years, practicing ball sense and dribbling every day, so that they can dribble with a balanced left and right hand, and they can dribble casually without looking at the ball.

Chen Xiao has only been playing basketball for half a year now, and although she has strong learning ability, it is impossible for her to earn ten years of work in half a year.

He still feels very awkward with his left hand dribbling, and he has been struggling.

In this situation, after Chen Xiao discussed with Wade and Ron Howard, in this month's time, the focus is on the enlightenment of shooting.

In fact, when Chen Xiao was enlightened before, he also focused on shooting, and free throws have been enlightened by him.

In terms of shooting training, Chen Xiao does have a certain foundation for enlightenment, especially the mid-range shooting that is very similar to free throw shooting.

Because the distance between the three points is farther, there is a big difference in the arc, so Chen Xiao's first choice is the mid-range shot in the shot.

"Chen, don't think that improving the arc practice is meaningless for your mid-range shooting enlightenment, standing behind the baseline rebound and practicing negative angle shooting will improve the arc of your shot, because to go around the top edge of the basket, it is equivalent to a tallest defender standing in front of you all the time waiting to block you, which will force you to raise your shooting arc to the best every time you shoot."

"It may be a little difficult for you to start with arc drills, but as long as you get the hang of it well, it will be very helpful for you to get started with close shots, long shots, and even three-point shots."

The words of Ron Howard and Wade translate to the fact that this particular shooting skill is important.

If you want to start shooting and other shooting skills, if you want to refine your strength, it's useless, you need some special skills.

And this negative angle shooting practice to improve the arc is a special skill that can get twice the result with half the effort.

Therefore, in this month's time, Chen Xiao spent half of his time doing this very difficult and boring training to increase the arc of negative angles.

Chen Xiao didn't know how many times he was blocked by the basket and smashed his head I don't know how many times.

The other half of the time is spent on shooting from the two-point line.

A two-point line shot is a traditional area that goes around the free throw line, which is a traditional mid-range shot.

Hand adjustment, fixed-point boarding, catch-and-shoot jumper, dribble one-step emergency stop jumper......

Practice shooting along the mid-range line with a variety of shooting techniques, so that whenever an opportunity arises, you can finish the mid-range with a variety of positions and weapons.

In the past month, Chen Xiao felt that he wanted to vomit when he saw the free throw line and the basket.

After Chen Xiao got the basketball learning system, his talent for learning basketball is really good.

But no matter how good your learning ability is, it takes time to polish it.

Now Chen Xiao has clearly felt that this system will not allow him to ascend to the sky in one step.

If he wants to ascend to the sky, he needs to work tirelessly and hard to build a ladder to heaven with the stones that the system transported for him, and then walk up step by step.

Compared to talent, he can't compare to Wade and Ron Howard, but more than hard work, he feels that he can do it without losing to anyone!

And others have to find stones on their own, and his stone system and Vedro Ge helped him send them.

He's been so much luckier than anyone else.

"These three training maniacs are back!"

In the month of training camp, Chen Xiao, Wade and Ron Howard's training intensity of at least 12 hours a day really stunned the other players at Marquette University.

Although these official players of Marquette University all want to enter the NBA, they know that their hopes are not very big, so in addition to regular training, they also need to take care of their studies.

A diploma is important.

It's nice to be able to train and study half the time.

But what about these three people?

"Go to TM to learn!"

This is Chen Xiao who gritted his teeth.

"Lao Tzu will go back to the make-up examination room next season, Lao Tzu is a dog!"

This is Wade with his cheeks puffed.

"When you go to the NBA, you don't have to care about the results!"

This is Ron Howard, who has a determined eye.

Wade and Ron Howard have now given up on learning altogether.

The two are in such a good situation now, if they are not addicted to basketball, when will they wait?

This season is the perfect time for them to make a splash in the NBA.

This season they have the dividends of young and newcomers as well as unknown potential.

After this time, a new generation of people will replace the old, this season they are Britney, next season they will be Mrs. Cow, this can refer to Prince of the University of Kentucky.

Obviously the performance is getting better and better, but the draft prospects are getting worse and worse.

Who is going to reason with this?

Looking for a stop-and-go?

The draft is so unmartial arts.

To be popular is to be popular, and to be out of gas is to be out of breath.

Although Chen Xiao has now determined his path in basketball, he can't really be as desperate as Wade and Ron Howard.

In addition to 12 hours of basketball training every day, Chen Xiao also had to light up the lamp and study bioengineering at night in addition to 12 hours of basketball training every day.

It's really a young man's firepower, just Chen Xiao's gameplay this month, tsk, I feel terrible when I think about it.

No sudden death is really shit luck.

As a child from a poor rural background, Chen Xiao still has the spirit of gritting his teeth and persevering.

"Tom, do you think we're going to let these three boys stop? Especially Chen. ”

Tom Creon was also struggling.

He really didn't expect that one day he would expect his players not to work so hard......

Ridiculous, you say?

If the players of Marquette University under his command all have Chen Xiao, Wade, Ron Howard and other three of them working hard, why should he not succeed in hegemony!

"No, I'm sure they all know their situation."

The decision was made by Tom Creon through gritted teeth.

Tom Creon felt that Chen Xiao and Wade should be aware of their physical condition.

But soon, as the first game of the new season got closer and closer, Chen Xiao's decision made Tom Creon doubt his idea again.

"Mr. Kerryne, I want to add another heads-up training program, I want to go heads-up with all the players on the team every day!"

At the end of the 12-hour basketball practice day, a sweaty Chen Xiao stood in front of Tom Creon.

"Why?"

Tom Creon is genuinely dumbfounded.

"I want to be stronger!"

The young man in front of him, whether it was his voice or his eyes, was serious and resolute......