Harden didn't give Xu Yong any answer in the end, and Xu Yong didn't say anything more.

He's said everything he needs to say, and he's going to say it, on the one hand, because he gets along well with Harden, his roommate, and on the other hand, the Devils really need Harden.

Harden playing well is a good thing for himself, for the rest of the Devils, and of course for Seo Yong.

Of course, that's all Xu Yong can do.

He's reborn, but he's not really good at Eastern magic that can change other people's minds.

Harden is an adult, and he has his own opinions.

The next day, Xu Yong still got up at 4:20 a.m. as usual.

When he got up, he subconsciously glanced at Harden's bed.

Harden is still asleep.

He retracted his gaze and began the day's training.

After breakfast, he arrived in the locker room a little early.

Before he went in, he heard someone playing ping pong inside.

After entering, when he saw the two people playing table tennis inside, he was a little surprised at first, but soon showed a relieved smile.

One is Shipp, and the other is Harden.

Change doesn't happen overnight, but at least things are moving in a good direction.

After the day's practice, Harden invited the whole team to a meal outside of school.

He didn't say why, but everyone knew it was because of yesterday's game.

It works, there is no problem in the student days that cannot be solved by a meal.

If there is, then two.

After a full meal, a group of people sat and chatted, and naturally chatted about the upcoming game.

"Stanford isn't easy to deal with." Glasser spoke.

The reason why he mentioned Stanford in the first place was because their next game opponent was Stanford University.

In the early season predictions, Stanford ranked 10th on the survey list, second only to UCLA in the Pac10 league.

Since the start of the competition, they have not tasted defeat like UCLA.

And among the opponents they have beaten are Washington State University, the University of Oregon and the University of Southern California, which are all strong teams in the Pac10 league.

In terms of strength, they are weaker than UCLA, but they are still much stronger than Arizona State University.

"The Lopez brothers' twin towers dominate the box at both ends of the pitch, and it will be very challenging for Jeff and Xu to play next game." Glaser analyzed.

The López brothers refer to the older brother Brook López and the younger brother Robin López, both of whom are 2.13 meters tall and are often used by Stanford University to play the twin towers.

In a league where Xu Yong, who is 2.03 meters old and is pulled to play as a big forward, this kind of height undoubtedly has a huge advantage on the inside.

Xu Yong's eyes were also on Harden at this time.

For Stanford, it is not only him and Ayres who will be tested, but also Harden.

With two seven-foot big men on the inside, it will be difficult for Harden to use his good breakouts to create damage.

While Harden looks like he's changing for the better, the schedule doesn't give him much time to adjust.

This can already be seen in Harden's serious expression.

"They don't necessarily play at the same time, but even if they do, we play with the pace, like they did at UCLA, and the advantage will be on our side." Xu Yong took over.

He's helping Harden decompress, but he's also getting to the point.

The twin towers tactic is very retro and has gradually been eliminated in the development of basketball, the main reason is that the defense is too slow.

Once they fail to complete the offensive in the positional battle, what awaits them is likely to be the situation of two defenses, three defenses or even two defenses and four defenses in the backfield.

So as long as the positional battle is defended for a few rounds, the twin towers are actually not so scary.

And if Stanford gives up the Twin Towers, then even if they are in good shape now, the two sides will be in a five-to-five situation.

The others nodded their heads.

Xu Yongneng became the leader of the locker room, or the captain they are now recognized by, not only because of his interpersonal skills, but more importantly, because of his understanding of basketball.

After the dinner, the group went back to school.

After a short break, Xu Yong was ready to continue his training.

This time, Harden went to the gym with him.

And after arriving, he began to train three-point shooting in a targeted manner.

Harden doesn't like to express his thoughts very much, but he's really smart and knows exactly what to do when and when.

Since the twin towers will limit his breakthrough, as long as he shoots from the outside, it will not be a problem at all.

And at this time, whether it is playing table tennis or practicing three points, Harden is taking the initiative to do it.

He's actively seeking change, and that's a positive sign.

Xu Yong retracted his gaze after observing for a while, and then began to focus on training with Cooksicus.

He also has to speed up the improvement of his control skills.

They have one more chance to play away from home against UCLA, and each of them will have to play their best if they are to get their revenge.

While practicing, Shipp suddenly entered the arena with a magazine in his hand.

"Xu, you're on the Sports Illustrated draft prediction list!" He shouted when he saw Xu Yong.

Xu Yong nodded at Shipp, but did not stop training.

Harden stopped training and walked over.

Generally speaking, the major draft websites will not publish the first draft prediction list until March, that is, before the start of the "Crazy Three".

Because at that time, at the end of a season, the strength of most of the players has been determined, and the predicted ranking will be more accurate.

Sports Illustrated's prediction is more casual, after all, people don't specialize in draft predictions.

After all, this is Sports Illustrated, the best-selling sports magazine in North America, and being able to appear in it is a kind of attention.

Seeing Harden coming, Shipp's face suddenly became a little strange, he should have not noticed that Harden was also there when he came in.

But Harden has already come, and it's not appropriate for him not to show Harden.

Harden quickly saw where Xu was on the prediction list.

No. 24 in the first round, he is expected to be selected by the Phoenix Suns.

This order is not low.

Don't think that Yi Jianlian was selected in the sixth pick last year, Xu Yong's pick will also be easy to lottery, because the two play a lot of different positions.

The interior line, whether it is a center or a power forward, is stuck in the height of most players, especially in this era, "closing your eyes and choosing a big man" is a draft tradition, so the interior pick is easy to be high.

But these are the most important things to be found in the United States, because the competition is more fierce, and there will be more things to investigate.

Especially in 2008, it was still a big year for the draft, and there was a lot of talent.

What was the top eight in the line back then, like Yi Jianlian at the beginning, it was the domestic media that was building momentum.

Xu Yong's current words are typical swing guards, and if he were given the best draft template, the most suitable one would be Paul George.

The two are very similar in height and reach, including what they are playing in the NCAA now.

Of course, this was before Xu Yong's ball was developed, and his ceiling would be better after it was developed.

And he has the potential to do that, not to mention the benefits of rebirth, he averaged 3.4 assists per game in his second season in the CBA before he got sick from rebirth.

In the CBA's environment of strict assist statistics, this is already a considerable number for a forward player.

As a rampant comparison, in the two consecutive MVP seasons of Ding Yanyuhang, the average assists per game were 2.5 and 3.2 respectively.

This draft pick is also obviously related to the UCLA game, where Xu Yong not only played well without the ball, but also showed ball-handling potential and game toughness, which are rare traits of swing guards.

And his characteristics are really a good fit with the Suns.

Soon, though, Harden's eyes were drawn to his name.

His draft projection is No. 21 and is expected to be drafted by the Houston Rockets.

His face suddenly turned ugly.

He knew that this prediction was not authoritative, and he knew that it must have something to do with his hip pull performance in the last game.

But knowing, and calling you directly in the face, are completely different things.

Just then, he felt a tap on his shoulder.

He looked back, Xu Yong didn't know when he had finished training and stood behind him, and said indifferently: "This is motivation, isn't it?" ”