However, on Tuesday, only 24 of them came to train, and Li Ao estimated that this meant that no one else in the club could enter the 18-man squad.

At least not yet, there could be someone who's making leaps and bounds in training and will squeeze someone out behind.

Li Ao learned in a casual chat with Xavier Johnson that the extra training is limited to the selection period of the squad, and after the start of the new season, even the main players, the prescribed training will return to three times a week, basically the day before the game.

If your grades are too poor, some people won't be able to get a basketball scholarship.

Time passed day by day, and Li Ao continued to live at three o'clock every day.

Going to class, practicing, going home.

Sometimes he feels quite tormented, and the progress of mid-range shooting slows down, partly because of the shorter duration of a single training session, but more often because he has reached the accumulation stage after learning how to practice.

He deeply felt what it means to be difficult to get started, and it is even more difficult to qualify, and as for mastery, he estimates that it is even more difficult.

But there are also happy times – an hour a day as a sparring partner.

Opposite more than 20 teammates, although there are similar characteristics among the teammates, but the characteristics are similar, the singles are not the same, and these teammates are from 175 to 211 cm tall, and the playing style is different, some are well defended, and some are completely unguardable, but no matter which case, they are rapidly enriching his single defense experience.

It's just that there is one thing that surprises him, his passing and control training, after a few times, began to reach a qualified performance.

It is true that he is practicing very hard, and the next morning run with the 'body physiotherapy function', he dribbles and runs, and gradually adapts to the control of the ball when there is a confrontation, and the improvement is there, but it is by no means as great as the improvement when he just practiced mid-range shooting and defense.

On the contrary, it is the training on the defensive end, which achieves a qualified performance later than the passing training, and it is not always passable.

But on the contrary, he has successfully learned the level 1 defensive training method, and has obtained a 20% bonus to the training results, and in terms of passing, there is nothing.

At this point, he learned that whether the training is qualified or not should be more about the requirements of the coach who guides the training.

At this stage, he feels that a demanding attitude like Sam Hayes is best for his growth.

After all, he has worked hard and can only reach the qualified level so far, which is only a difference of 50 achievement points.

And the 'training result bonus' he gets is based on the actual training effect.

Of course, Henry Johnson's guidance will put him in a better mood.

It's hard to say whether Henry Johnson's encouraging teaching style or Sam Hayes's highly rigorous teaching style is better, but it's certainly better than Kevin Henderson's teaching style.

It's not that he doesn't think Kevin Henderson, the head assistant, is perfunctory, it's just that the other side doesn't have strict requirements for his ability in this area.

His own focus is also like this, the earliest time he chose to practice shooting, he also wanted to focus on shooting + defense to strengthen, have a fresh ability, and strive to gain a firm foothold in the team.

…

The time came to the end of October, and on the 21st, the new week arrived.

In class, Li Ao was still serious and hardworking, and after school in the afternoon, he walked briskly to the Memorial Stadium, and it was only half past three, and all the 'main candidates' teammates had arrived.

Other teammates who occasionally work as sparring partners and practice basic skills most of the time also came.

Not everyone is like Li Ao who does not miss a non-essential class, and he heard Xavier Johnson say two days ago that there have been many cases of counselors coming to complain that students skip class and go to the playground to play.

Since last week, Li Ao has felt that his teammates have become extraordinarily positive.

Because this Friday, the club will submit the 18-man roster to the NCAA.

Now that they've joined the club, who doesn't want to be on the list?

And it's an individual who feels special and looks forward to what happens.

Even he, who has always been self-PUA, "I'm still young, I've just started practicing, and it's normal even if I'm not in the squad", his mentality has fluctuated a lot recently.

There is a reason why others are looking forward to it, and in the past two weeks, there have been three more intra-team matches with close to full participation, and the third time it was a 'mash-up' lineup.

The purpose of the coaching staff's arrangement is naturally to do another screening.

And these 3 intra-team competitions, he didn't have his share, he still continued to be his sparring partner.

Therefore, he was both expecting and frustrated.

Fortunately, this is the second time he has spent this age, although he will not be mature in terms of psychology again, after all, a man is a teenager until he dies, but he is far better than most of his peers in terms of eliminating distractions and concentrating on one thing.

This is evidenced by the fact that after he knew that he was going to study in the United States, he practiced his spoken English to the point of being able to communicate daily in half a year before coming to the United States.

At the end of an hour of shooting practice, Xavier Johnson was teasing him for being so calm.

Li Ao rested for a few minutes, came to the main training ground, and another day of sparring began.

This is the happiest time for him after every training session.

It's just defense, but at least it's playing.

Today's opponent is Sam Clancy's turn again.

Henry Bibby came to the sidelines to watch.

Since he was cheated by Li Ao on the first day and invited the winner to a meal, he has not been staring at the sidelines to avoid being cheated again.

He saved face that day and took Brushenthal to a high-end restaurant for dinner, which cost hundreds of dollars!

These young people are like animals, too good to eat.

And he doesn't know how to enjoy food at all, he just eats hard, but those dishes are all small portions, and he has pain for several days after settling the account.

But this time, he still wanted to take a look.

Because of Sam Clancy's progress!

Let Li Ao be a sparring partner, it was he who came up with the idea after listening to Sam Hayes's sentence "We are too soft".

As the saying goes, if it is too rigid, it is easy to break, and if it is too soft, it is beautiful.

Skill flow, technology flow, technology flow, the strong players in the team are all special technical flow, Mi! It couldn't be more glamorous!

Using Li Ao's brutal defense to help others play tougher, this is his purpose.

This kind of cultivation is not an overnight thing, he does not expect that it will be effective at the moment, but just said that this kind of thing should be done, the sooner the better.

started immediately, because their established selection plan already had a sparring session every afternoon to strengthen their personal ability, and it was not specially arranged for Li Ao.

Unexpectedly, it may be that they were too soft before, and after more than 20 days, some singles-based players have really toughened their movements, such as Brushenthal.

Brushenthal is a white player with a thick body, and his strength is actually very good, but he lacks explosiveness and speed, so he specializes in skills and does not use his body much, mainly to avoid fighting, and over time, he becomes very resistant to confrontation.

Now Brosenthal is less resistant to confrontation in attack, which bodes well for the coaching staff, and if Brushenthal can use his skills after the confrontation, he will definitely go further.

As for the type of player that White Mamba, the changes are not yet visible.

And among these people, there is one person who has improved the most - Sam Clancy.

Another clash between Li Ao and Sam Clancy began.

Watching Sam Clancy start to use his skills in the heads-up with Li Ao, Henry Bibby had mixed feelings.

When the 49th high school student in the nation joined last year, he was so excited that he did his best to train him.

As a result, in a year, except for the height of more than two meters, there was no growth in other aspects, the technique was stagnant, and although his physical fitness was good, he was not really a beast, and later the coaching staff also chose to give up spending so much effort to cultivate, no longer wasting resources.

Who knew that in recent times, this guy has actually opened his mind!

In order to deal with Li Ao, Sam Clancy, who has a tendon, actually began to practice his skills hard.

It's not that hard-pressed pull-up jump shot, mid-range shot, you can't practice it in a short period of time, and Sam Clancy doesn't have that kind of talent, he has a tendon meat, although the flexibility is also online, but it's not the same as the pitcher's.

His talent for flexibility is evident in turns, jumps, and lateral movements.

When Henry Bibby focused on training him before, he was taught to learn this technique, that technique, firstly, he felt that he was extremely talented and had a bad attitude, and secondly, the complete technical training may be too complicated for him, and studying for a year is equivalent to learning in vain.

But now what he wants to practice is simple and clear - use his physical fitness and reflexes to dodge Li Ao's rough moves at close range.

This is very unprofessional, but after more than 20 days, I really saw the effect!

But in a heads-up situation, Sam Clancy was once again guarded to death.

Li Ao's improvement on the defensive end is faster than Sam Clancy's offensive improvement!

With his teammates as sparring partners...... No, it's with the enthusiasm of being an excellent sparring partner, Li Ao is not easy to say about the game, one-on-one experience has quickly become rich, and the basic defensive skills that have been practiced hard in the past two months have been vividly played in one-on-one.

Even if Li Ao deliberately fouled a lot less this time, he still restrained Sam Clancy very well.

But on Sam Clancy's side, he felt he saw hope!

The probability of scoring a goal is close to five percent!

Since it is progressing, it means that there is hope to overpower this newcomer!

As a former top 50 high school student in the United States, he will never allow a nameless guy in high school to override him.

Of course, he just didn't allow it, pressed him, and he couldn't help it, but he just had an attitude.

Henry Bibi, who was watching the end, hurriedly flashed before Li Ao noticed him.

His mood is getting more and more complicated, and the role of a hot boy he got back in a moment of anger is becoming more and more obvious to the team.

…

Soon, the time came to Saturday, and in the morning training, most people were not as excited as they had been for a while, and the mood of gain and loss spread throughout the team, even some people who were originally very confident in themselves were now uneasy.

I really don't worry about whether I can be selected, and those core members who can't keep up with the members of the squad last season will also fall out this year.

Yesterday, the team sent the 18-man roster to the NCAA by email, and the normal process is to confirm whether the roster is approved this morning and notify the teams.

The work efficiency of NCAA officials is even faster than that of the NBA, and some media have previously revealed that the official salary of the NCAA is much higher than that of the NBA, and may be higher than that of the European football leagues, but the news was quickly suppressed.

In addition to this, NCAA basketball is highly watched in the United States, and basketball fans are concerned about the annual registration.

It's not that people get excited about a talented high school student going to college, but they look forward to seeing someone refuse to play in the NCAA.

For example, if you can't keep it, there will be a situation where high school geniuses don't want to continue playing basketball and want to study hard.

This situation actually exists in the NBA, such as Tim Duncan, who did not participate in the draft after his freshman year in '94.

Duncan entered college at a young age, he was only 17 years old at the end of his freshman season, averaging 9.3 points, 9.8 rebounds and 3.8 blocks per game, and he only turned 18 years old in April 94.

It's amazing for a 17-year-old to play like that.

At that time, there was no rule on the contract period, and the salary regulations were very relaxed, as long as Duncan ran for election after his freshman year, regardless of whether he was the first pick, it was not a problem to get a rookie contract for 100 million or 80 million US dollars.

But Duncan refused to leave college early, didn't leave after his sophomore year, and continued to play after his junior year, until he needed to find a job in the second semester of his senior year, and then participated in the NBA draft.

There really is such a person who has such a calm attitude towards money.

With this happening, there may be people who are extremely talented in basketball but don't want to continue playing after high school.

The probability of occurrence is very low, but it is precisely because of the low probability that people expect fun to appear.

Under normal circumstances, the list submitted by each school will be approved.

Unless a player violates NCAA rules, such as accepting a sponsorship, or is found to be using illegal drugs, etc.

In this case, the schools can submit new rosters, and the NCAA side always has to let the teams fill the roster.

For this reason, each school's varsity team will usually be announced within the team after the list is confirmed.

After the lunch break, the Trojans were all gathered at the main training ground, and even the 100% selected such as the White Mamba and Trepagnier were looking forward to the announcement of the roster.

They wanted to know early who would be their teammates for the new season.

At this time, a figure entered the training ground, causing a commotion among his teammates.

Brown-haired white man with no tattoo on his arm, but a ring of striking tattoos on his neck.

Even Li Ao's gaze was focused, and his eyes couldn't stop being surprised.

He also thought that when he came, this guy would be too scared to come back.

Soon, the eyes of his teammates shifted from the comer to him! The people around him also silently moved out of the way, afraid of being targeted.

It's none other than Shelby Jordan, who has been missing for two months!

Li Ao began to struggle, if this thing wants revenge, is he fighting? Or hit?

It seems that no matter how you choose, there will be trouble again.

He wanted to restrain himself, but in case this guy had a bad brain and said that sentence again, he probably couldn't help it.

This guy seems to have a really bad brain!

Just when Li Ao was entangled, Shelby Jordan walked towards him with open arms and a happy face.

He was ready to fight back at any time, God knows if this abnormal guy wanted to sneak attack, and then, he heard the other party's enthusiastic and joyful voice-

"Oh, Leo, your name is Leo, right? Haha, I'm so happy to see you again, thank you very much, I've been so happy in the past two months, I've never been so happy in my life! ”

"......" Li Ao didn't know how to react for a while, this guy was beaten stupid? Then he will be guilty of greatness!

Just listen to Shelby Jordan continue: "Discuss something! If you hit me again, don't worry, I will lie down immediately if you punch me, you don't need too much strength, you don't have to kick me. ”

Li Ao:( ̄┏_┓ ̄)