Chapter 8: A Thousand Balls (Ball Collection & Recommendation!) And it's time to tip! )
The mission failed, but in Li Liang's expectation, the NBA's three-point contest was not so easy.
It may be possible to do it in training, but in a real scenario, the pressure on the spot will affect the performance.
As strong as Michael Jordan, he once set a record of 5 points in the three-point contest.
is also considered to have set a historical record in the field of three-point shooting that he is not good at, and he deserves to be the first person in history.
Jordan's mid-range is extremely accurate, and the NCAA three-point line is about the same as the mid-range for him.
Li Liang still practices more at the 6.25 three-point line on weekdays, and the NBA's standard three-point practice is still not enough.
After leaving the system, Li had a good night's sleep, and his mental consumption was a bit large.
The next day, he left New Orleans with the team and took a flight back to Lexington, Kentucky.
The plane landed at Lexington Bluegrass Airport, which is a small airport located 6 km from Lexington.
There are a lot of people here here today to pick them up, most of them are Lexington basketball fans and students from the University of Kentucky.
The fans who met the plane held signs in the waiting hall and the Kentucky Wildcats players were warmly welcomed as the plane arrived at the airport in the afternoon.
Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky, but it has a population of only 210,000.
It is home to two universities, the University of Kentucky and Transylbeña University, both of which are among the best universities in the United States.
Because of the small population and small city, the big four leagues do not have teams here, and the Kentucky Wildcats have naturally become the object of support from basketball fans in the city.
After the Wildcats won the championship yesterday, there was a big celebration across Lexington, and the streets of Lexington were filled with Kentucky fans in light blue T-shirts.
The celebration lasted from evening to the next morning, with tens of thousands of people taking to the streets.
The event sparked a riot, and a man was inexplicably shot in the leg during the celebration, and it is not known which overexcited guy accidentally fired the gun.
Police said 50 people were arrested throughout the celebration, the fire department said there were 56 minor fires, and the health department dispatched 25 emergency aids.
Of course, that can't stop the Lexingtonians from being ecstatic about this championship, which is the great charm of the NCAA and the great charm of basketball.
After leaving the airport, the players took the bus back to the University of Kentucky's campus, where a huge banner was hung welcoming the heroes returning from New Orleans.
A platform will be set up on the lawn of the university campus to present their eighth NCAA championship trophy to the entire school, and the varsity players will be honored by the president.
Calipari took to the stage to thank the school and fans for their support.
Of course, you must know that in the first place, the University of Kentucky put a lot of effort into poaching Calipari.
They offered Calipari a $31.65 million contract, with bonuses each year based on his results.
This year's national victory will cost him $375,000.
In addition to this, Calipari is also given a series of benefits, including two luxury cars, free ball game tickets, membership to the country club, and more damages for early termination.
In short, the treatment and benefits are much better than those of NBA coaches.
With little work pressure and a lot of autonomy, Calipari didn't want to go back to that hell place after leaving his NBA coaching position.
After Calipari said that, it was Anthony Davis' turn.
He's only a freshman this year, and the University of Kentucky is actually more of a springboard to the NBA for him.
However, he still has a lot of affection for Kentucky and said many words of thanks, which won a round of applause from the students in the audience.
After the welcome celebration, the school will hold a big dance party for the team in the evening.
The good days of the basketball team are coming, and the beauties of the University of Kentucky will post to them.
People like Terrence Jones, who suffered a setback in the New Orleans love scene yesterday, have already sharpened their fists and are ready to have a good time in the past two days.
Only Li Liang is different, his mind is now on the task of the Almighty King System.
He only has a month to go, and he has to complete the task as soon as possible.
Therefore, after the celebration was over, Li Liang left immediately, he first went back to the dormitory, put his luggage away, and then changed into training clothes and went to the basketball hall.
The stadium was empty today, and the caretaker saw Li Liang and greeted him and congratulated him on winning the championship.
"Oh, it's over, do you still want to come to training? We won. ”
The administrator thought it was incredible, the students only thought about rest and celebration after they won the game, why did this kid still come to practice?
Besides, he is already a senior and is about to graduate, and he will never appear in the NCAA arena again, so what else is he going to practice?
"I'm preparing for the NBA!" Li Liang responded.
"Oh? NBA? Ho~" The administrator smiled, not taking Li Liang's words to heart.
On the blue floor of the University of Kentucky, many NBA players and coaches have been born, like the legendary coach Pat Riley in the early years, and Mashburn in the 90s.
Especially in the past few years, Kentucky high-ranking rookies have appeared frequently, and Uncle Administrator has seen too many talented players, and water coolers like Li Liang are really not taken seriously.
Of course Li Liang didn't care, he took out the basketball from the equipment garage himself, and then made a call to Wei Dazhi and asked him to come over to help.
After Wei Dazhi arrived at the arena, he saw Li Liang holding tape and sticking a horizontal strip outside the three-point line of the court, and stepped forward and asked, "Hey, what are you doing?" Everyone else went to celebrate the break, why are you still here to practice? This year's competition is over. ”
Li Liangdao: "I said it, I want to enter the NBA, so I have to train hard." You don't talk nonsense, pick up the ball for me. ”
Li Liang taped the position of the NBA three-point line outside the three-point line, pulled a ball rack, laid the ball, and began his three-point shooting practice.
Wei Dazhi saw that Li Liang was serious, and said, "Wait, I'll find a tripod and record the video of your training, and then you can take a look at it and correct your posture." ”
Wei Dazhi is Li Liang's best friend at school, both of them are business school students, Wei Dazhi is an avid basketball enthusiast, but his own basketball level is really not good.
Wei Dazhi is not tall, slightly chubby, wearing black-framed glasses, and looks like an ordinary fat house.
But he is proficient in NBA history, knows every team and every player well, has been in basketball forums at home and abroad all year round, and often has a standard keyboard warrior.
Li Liang started from the bottom left corner, shooting training is very boring, there is no opportunistic shortcuts, just non-stop training, training, and retraining.
In the same position, at the same distance, in the same position, in the same position, keep shooting, keep adjusting, until the muscles have a memory of the action.
This kind of memory is a kind of conditioned reflex, and an excellent shooter can shoot the most accurate ball in the shortest time and fastest speed in a fierce competition after thousands of practices.
At first, Li Liang's hit rate was not bad, but as more and more balls were thrown, Li Liang's body began to feel fatigued, and his arms did not obey.
Even so, he still has to keep shooting, throwing his whole arm almost numb, his eyes don't need to aim, his brain doesn't need to think, he can throw the ball.
Wei Dazhi, who was in charge of picking up the ball on the side, was already tired and panting, and said, "Hey... Take a break, take a break, how many have you voted? Shooting depends on talent, every player in the NBA works hard, everyone works hard, and the last thing to fight is talent. You can't reach the talent, and you just keep it in the end, and there is a ceiling! ”
Wei Dazhi sat on the ground with a tired butt, and Li Liang was in the bottom corner, throwing 200 balls in one go.
Sweat had already soaked Li Liang's clothes, and he knew that Wei Dazhi's words were right.
If there was no all-round king system, Li Liang would not have thought that he could enter the NBA by training non-stop.
In the end, sports are all about talent, luck, and spirit.
Hard work can make a person achieve a certain achievement, but it does not guarantee success, because there are too many people who work hard.
"Come, 45 degrees, go on. After practice, I'll take you to the team's celebration party in the evening. Li Liangdao.
Hearing Li Liang say this, Wei Dazhi stood up from the ground and threw himself into the work of picking up the ball with full energy.
"I'm going to shoot 1,000 balls." Li Liang added.
"What, 1000 balls?"