Chapter 3: Rare Beasts of Marquette University

"Don't look at the ball, change sides, change hands again, one in and one out, lower the center of gravity, and then speed up, the speed is too slow!"

"I haven't even mastered the most basic one-handed dribbling rhythm changes, and I still want to learn to dribble under my crotch? Next move, cross and dribble, continue to lower the center of gravity, let the body move with the rhythm of the ball, and maintain the height of the ball! ”

"Rhythm! Rhythm! Rhythm! ”

"The ball fell again, start again!"

Marquette University's training hall, the first training session for new players, with the end of various tests and inspections of new players, the team's head coach Tom Crane, assistant coach Tim Barkley, and the team's new players, all eyes are on Chen Xiao and Ron Howard.

It's not that Ron Howard has too loud a voice, but it's just too rare to have such a basic dribble in an NCAA training gym.

"Since I was 12 years old, I haven't seen this kind of basic dribbling training in the gym."

"I was 11 years old, and when I was 11 years old, my coaches and my friends wouldn't be teaching us to dribble like this."

"I didn't expect to see such a nostalgic picture in a place like the NCAA, hehe."

In the basketball world in the United States, because basketball is too developed, it has basically formed a huge industrial chain, and in the growth process of players, there are learning priorities at each age, such as ball sense and dribbling training, which are basically completed before the age of 12.

This is the responsibility of the Head Start Coach.

Initiation Coach, High School Coach, College Coach, NBA Coach.

The Head Start Coach is responsible for this foundational teaching.

When it comes to high school coaching, they have already begun to involve other technical and tactical or professional intensive training methods.

It's like that in high school, let alone the NCAA.

Even if it's the worst player in the NCAA Division I league, put it outside, it's a passerby-king level player.

Such a player certainly does not need to be taught how to dribble on one side, dribble on the other side or dribble under the crotch.

This kind of non-confrontational dribbling, even a super center like O'Neal can't slip away, let alone those other forwards or guards.

"Rare Beast!"

"This kid is a rare beast from Marquette University!"

I don't know who shouted it, but for a while, both the players and coaches around them were nodding wildly.

Marquette University's Rare Beast ......

That's a fitting nickname!

Chen Xiao, who was practicing dribbling with Ron Howard, had no idea that he had gained his first nickname in this way.

"Rare Beast ......"

Tom Crane's eyes lit up, and he also felt that the nickname was appropriate.

NCAA players are generally mature players over the age of 18.

Such players have a basketball foundation.

Even Duncan and Olajuwon, they practiced basketball late, but by the time they got to college, their basketball foundation was already very good.

Like Chen Xiao, a basketball amateur who is completely zero-based in college, is definitely the only one in the NCAA, and perhaps the only one in the history of the NCAA.

The current Chen Xiao is probably as cherished as a cute giant panda in the eyes of everyone.

Tom Crane could clearly feel the kindness of these players around him when they gave Chen Xiao this nickname.

Marquette University's Rare Beast, this is not a nickname full of malice, on the contrary, it is quite benign.

In the United States, there are not many things that can be called rare animals, and in China, there may only be giant pandas.

Americans are very fond of giant pandas because they look very cute, clumsy, and not at all aggressive.

Just like Chen Xiao now.

Chen Xiao is a basketball beginner who accidentally made it to the NCAA.

In this clumsy beginner, everyone sees a shadow of their past basketball enlightenment, and similarly, this beginner does not pose any competition or threat to anyone in the team's position.

This is a completely harmless player.

Within Marquette University, maybe all the players around you, all your teammates are contenders, but this Marquette University treasure is an exception.

In such a competitive atmosphere, there is such a person who can bring memories to himself, bring happiness, and are completely harmless to himself, so why should he repay the malice?

As for despising his strength......

If he is a man who has studied basketball for ten years, his contempt is certain.

But he's a beginner.

Isn't that what everyone did when they first learned basketball?

"That's the end of today's training."

Ha? It's over?

Chen Xiao, who was still trying to dribble and thinking about continuing to complete Ron Howard's release task, had a stunned expression on his face.

"Ding, Ron Howard's dribbling teaching task failed, and the host failed to meet Ron Howard's dribbling training requirements, and there is no reward."

The pop-up text that popped up in front of him made Chen Xiao completely pull back to reality.

Failed again......

It's a pity, and it's very reluctant.

Seeing such an expression on Chen Xiao's face, Ron Howard, who didn't want to say anything, hesitated a little......

"Dribbling training is simple, but you can't rush it, you're a beginner, you have to learn to do it step by step, and basketball training is ...... Unless you die, basketball training is not really over, basketball training is all the time, on the training ground, on the road, in the dormitory, anywhere. ”

Unless you die, basketball training doesn't really end at that time......

Chen Xiao was stunned for a moment, and the eyes of the cold-faced black man in front of him also changed slightly.

Well, so dazzling, light, I see him glowing!

"Don't be distracted, now I'll teach you off-court ball sense training."

"Yes."

Chen Xiao nodded seriously.

"Ding, Ron Howard issued you an off-court ball sense training task: in one day, you can complete 10 sets of wrist flip and press hands in a row, 10 groups of hands on the head to throw the ball, 10 groups of hands in front of the chest and high-five, each 10 groups around the waist, calves, head hands around the ball, task reward: 50 points of basketball experience, a breakthrough experience card (informal game)"

Posted another task?

"Do you understand the training points?"

"Got it!"

Ron Howard glanced at Chen Xiao with some surprise, then turned around and left the training hall with the basketball in his hand.

Although Ron Howard taught a lot, he really seemed to understand it all.

Am I really talented?

Or after getting the system, my memory has changed for the better and my sense of basketball has become more acute?

With the departure of Ron Howard, the entire Marquette University training hall seemed to come alive again, and the new players who were watching the excitement on the side actually all gathered around Chen Xiao.

Looking at this mighty black man, after Chen Xiao came back to his senses, he subconsciously took a step back.

He, an 18-year-old boy who has just left the country, is he going to be bullied in a foreign country today?

Wait a minute!

Judging by the expressions on these people's faces, it seems that these people don't look like they want to bully themselves.

Probably not bullying yourself, right?

The coach is still here!

And these guys all have that harmless smile on their faces!

"That guy Ron Howard actually stuffed all the ball training moves to you in one go, and I don't want to think about how many geniuses like him are in this world."

"Boy, are you alright? Hit by Ron Howard? ”

"It doesn't matter if you don't understand, it took me half a month to learn these movements that Ron Howard taught you today."

"Todd, that's you, we ordinary people are proficient in these moves, but it took a month!"

Is it so hard?

Also, these people are now ......

"Stop, stop, don't hit the confidence of the beast, you were only a few years old at that time, the beast is now 18 years old, it will definitely be much faster to get started, the beast, don't listen to them, you are at your age, learning basketball may be a lot tiring now, but after learning, playing basketball, you will really be very happy!"

Playing basketball, will you really have fun?

Chen Xiao, who was still in a circle, tilted his head mechanically, and looked at the big black hand on his shoulder, he found that these people were not trying to bully him, these people seemed to be making friends with him.

Wait a minute!

Let's not talk about friends or anything.

"Jane, who is the Rare Beast?"

"Boy, it's you, our Mr. Rare Beast from Marquette University, hahahaha......"

Another pair of big hands on his shoulders.

And Chen Xiao, in the laughter of the entire training hall, was messy......