Chapter 17 Geniuses
He couldn't win in a fight, but he was not inferior to Zhang Hao in basketball. But there was Pierce next to Zhang Hao, and he fell into depression for a while...
The key is that the guy in front of him is so arrogant. He always looks down on everyone except Pierce and ignores everyone, which makes him even more unhappy.
However, Corey Benjamin is now confident again!
At the age of 17, he graduated from high school and was admitted to Oregon State University to study public health, and received a full basketball scholarship! However, this guy encountered many setbacks when applying for college, and he can finally start the trolling mode!
Corey Benjamin resisted the urge to fight. This guy was very dirty in the fight, and he was also stronger than him... He was nearly 10 centimeters taller than him. It would be safer to be a troll. He continued, "Axl, did you get into college? I was accepted by Oregon State University and I've received a full scholarship..."
Looking at Corey Benjamin who was chattering beside him, Zhang Hao felt helpless. He remembered this guy mainly because he always provoked him in the game after they had a fight. No matter how many times he won, this guy never gave up. Also, this guy looked old, 17 years old, and looked...
He looks so old! He seems to have grown up too hastily, with nasolabial folds, forehead wrinkles, crow's feet... He looks like a middle-aged man in his forties.
Difficult and old-looking, this was Zhang Hao's impression of the chattering genius high school student in front of him.
Think about the guy who also developed too hastily a few years later. He was not that good at dealing with people. The guy in front of me really just looks old.
Seeing the staff preparing for the test and other athletes warming up, Zhang Hao couldn't stand it anymore and blurted out, "There are people going to the 131st ranked university in the United States?"
He didn't say anything for a long time, but when he opened his mouth, it was a fatal blow! Corey Benjamin's young heart was stabbed hard!
He then remembered that although this guy had been rejected in every way when seeking a basketball scholarship, his academic performance was amazing! He could have gone to UCLA, but his grades were not good and he was rejected in the interview. If this guy didn't ask for a basketball scholarship, he could have easily gone to UCLA.
Finally, Corey Benjamin went to Oregon State University in the Pac-12 Conference, which is also a NCAA Division I school. However, it is far behind UCLA, which is one of the top 20 schools in the world. Oregon State University is ranked outside the top 100 in the United States.
At this moment, Corey Benjamin felt that it was stupid for him to use the college issue to stimulate Zhang Hao.
But he did not admit that he was stupid, and immediately thought of another way to stimulate Zhang Hao.
In terms of strength, Corey Benjamin is not inferior to Zhang Hao at all. He and Zhang Hao were evenly matched in the game. Zhang Hao has stronger athletic ability, while Corey Benjamin is more comprehensive. He plays as a guard and his statistics are also better.
He decided to beat this guy in the next test and the next training camp! This is the real victory!
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After spitting venom at Corey Benjamin, no one bothered Zhang Hao anymore. It's not that everyone was hostile. To be precise, it's not hostility. It's just that some people were unhappy about him winning the Slam Dunk Championship. When it comes to testing something that is closely related to themselves, everyone is quite normal.
First, height, weight and other data were recorded, and then people lined up for physical and technical tests. This large room was originally a warehouse, with 6 courts installed, as well as 40-yard and 100-yard speed tests outside.
After completing the static physical fitness record, the players take the data sheet to the test areas and choose the order themselves.
Grouping is mainly needed for technical testing, otherwise it will be difficult for more than 100 people to complete the test in one morning.
Zhang Hao looked at his data sheet. When he tested his height and weight just now, he found that he had grown a little taller. Although the strength training in recent period was not particularly great, his height and strength increased, and his weight also increased. The weight gain was more obvious than his height increase. He didn't notice it before, but he turned on the subtitles and entered the basic information interface, then he saw his latest basic information.
"Specially signed player: Zhang Hao, height 202 cm, wingspan 211 cm, weight 92 kg..."
When looking at pounds and inches, you need to convert them to get a real idea of what they are. Zhang Hao was still a little uncomfortable with this, but he got used to it after seeing this.
However, Zhang Hao was a little confused.
Looking at his physical fitness column - "Physical fitness: speed 90, strength 76, jumping 93, flexibility 95, physical strength 90..."
He didn't feel any impact on speed and flexibility.
"It may not have reached that critical point yet!"
Zhang Hao is already a qualified athlete and knows the effects of strengthening strength training and gaining weight.
The teenagers were in a hurry to do things. In order to show their best physical condition, everyone rushed to do the physical fitness test. At this time, there were no other distractions. At this moment, the teenagers' enthusiasm was active in several dynamic physical fitness testing points in the San Francisco Auditorium.
Theoretically, every player participating in the training camp is working hard to prepare, but it is hard to predict their condition. Each item was tested twice and the average value was taken. Some players performed very well, but some players did not perform as well as usual. Maybe it was because they were too excited to fall asleep last night because the training camp was about to start today, or maybe it was because they were simply not in good condition.
Zhang Hao got up and moved around in the morning. He was in good shape, and his performance was similar to his usual performance, except that he was fast! Among players of the same height, he is very fast. Speed + stamina are his strongest points in catching and shooting. On the contrary, his running skills are quite average, because it is too difficult to play a good tactical coordination in high school. It is not that the coach is incapable, but that there are no real conditions to improve the team's play. Therefore, a high school with a top 100 high school student in the United States can be considered a strong team. The high school league relies on stars.
It is also beneficial for talented high school players, as they have enough ball possession and shooting rights to improve their personal abilities at this age.
The college stage is the place to truly learn tactics and team play. Many NCAA champion universities do not produce first-round picks, which proves how strong the team atmosphere in college basketball is.
After finishing the static and dynamic physical fitness tests, Zhang Hao returned to the No. 5 training ground. When he was about to find a place for the test, he found that many people had gathered around Odom, a 16-year-old but 206-cm-tall super talent from New York State. Not only players from their group 5, but also players from other groups came. Odom was undergoing tests on passing and controlling the ball.
Among the top three point guards among New York State high school students, one is called Lamar Odom; among the top three shooting guards among New York State high school students, one is called Lamar Odom... Among the top three centers among New York State high school students, one is called Lamar Odom.
For Odom, playing basketball is just like playing games. He can do everything easily and switch between five positions freely. He is like an enhanced version of Magic Johnson in high school...
The above is from the promotion of Adidas training camp.
Zhang Hao didn't go to see that. He decided to participate at the last minute. After sending in the registration form, he focused on training and preparing the dunk he was going to use.
However, even if Zhang Hao saw it, he would not be as curious as others to run to watch Odom's test, because he knew how versatile Odom was and how awesome Odom was when he was focused. It's just that this guy could never stay focused for a long time.
Zhang Hao walked around and visited other nearby training grounds. Kobe, Garnett, Bibby, and Rahim were all close by, and there were many people around them when they were tested.
Putting his thoughts aside and not watching anymore, Zhang Hao found a ball, dribbled it for a while, found an empty court to shoot the ball to get a feel for it, and then went for a three-point test.
While he has the most energy and feels pretty good, he will test his best event first, but first Zhang Hao plans to warm up with a three-pointer.
His three-point shot can also serve as a warm-up shot.
Zhang Hao handed the record sheet to the trainer who was responsible for recording the three-point shooting test and started his own shooting test.
The three-point performance was average. In two rounds of tests, with 50 shots in each round, Zhang Hao made 24 in the first round and 23 in the second round.
Just when Zhang Hao finished the test, someone pretended to casually take a look from the trainer who was scoring. When he saw Zhang Hao's result, a smile appeared on his face as he "passed by".
"I, Corey Benjamin, made 32 and 31 shots! I even made 35 and 41 mid-range shots! This guy is not as good as me in three-point shooting, but his mid-range shooting is about the same as mine. This time, I will definitely win!"
When Zhang Hao was wandering around after the physical test, Corey Benjamin went to take the test first.
He is also a very outstanding high school basketball talent. He was regarded by Oregon State University as a talent with the opportunity to enter the NBA in the future . He was promised a full basketball scholarship and was excellent in all aspects.
"This guy's ball control is terrible, and his shooting is about the same as mine. Except for running and jumping, he is not as good as me. Let me take a look at his mid-range shooting training first...F..."
Corey Benjamin turned his head to sneak a peek at Zhang Hao, who started the mid-range shooting test immediately after finishing the three-point test, and saw that Zhang Hao made consecutive hits at the mid-range shooting point at the left baseline!
10 hits in a row!
He made 10 consecutive mid-range shots from the 45-degree angle on the left side of the free throw line!
Then the free throw line, the 45-degree angle on the right, and the right baseline, all 10 shots in a row!
“Damn it…”
Corey Benjamin pinched himself. It hurt!
Not to mention Corey Benjamin, even the trainer who served the ball and counted the number of hits for Zhang Hao felt incredible!
He has been a trainer at the Adidas training camp for many years, and this is the first time he made all 50 mid-range shots!
Generally speaking, if a high school student can make more than 35 of the 50 shots in the mid-range shooting test, it is considered very good. Today, the best before Zhang Hao was 40.
"It was an accident, wasn't it?"
The trainer and Corey Benjamin both had this idea. At this time, Zhang Hao had returned to the left baseline. The trainer was about to prepare for the second round of passing. The staff had already collected the ball. This time, collecting the ball was quite simple. Just catch the ball under the basket. There was no need to quickly pick up the missed ball like other testers to avoid affecting other test items nearby.
Then, Zhang Hao, who had just practiced hundreds of shots this morning and was in great shape, made 47 of the 50 shots in the second round of the test...
50+47!
Corey Benjamin was confused as he watched the trainer fill out the form and sign it while exclaiming, and watched Zhang Hao leave the shooting test area with the record sheet - was this a joke?
This is outrageous!
47 out of 50 in the second round was already too much, but making all 50 shots in the first round was simply amazing, a true top level professional athlete!
But how is this possible? Corey Benjamin knew very well that even in the performance in the game, Zhang Hao was only slightly better than him. This was when Zhang Hao had Pierce as a teammate who could focus on off-ball play. They only played in the quarterfinals of the California League in January!
It's only been 4 months!
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Zhang Hao, who was unaware of the shock he brought to his peers every time, was no longer in a hurry after the test of mid-range shooting, which he was best at, and started wandering around again. He was not in a hurry for the following technical tests, passing and controlling tests, etc., because they were all quite average.
The main reason is that there are people testing in various venues now. The tests of those popular geniuses have ended. After wandering around, Zhang Hao came to the stadium where the technical demonstration was being carried out. He found that everyone's mid-range shots were "average". For example, the best mid-range shots were at the level before he used the growth card. There were very few who were better than before he used the growth card.
However, the skills of the outside players are almost more comprehensive than his. Except for mid-range shots, he has almost no advantage on the outside, and most of the inside players have no skills. Zhang Hao did not continue to hang around and came to the court to test the skills. There was no one queuing here and there was only one person in front of him. Many people had already taken technical tests before.
The requirements for the technical test are very simple. Just demonstrate the skills you have as much as possible. Because there are centers and point guards, there is no regulation on what needs to be accomplished in terms of technology.
The person being tested is Antawn Jamison, who will be 19 and is a senior at Providence High School in Charlotte.
Jamison demonstrated all the skills he knew, and the trainer was stunned - there was almost no skill that this high school student didn't know!
Three-pointers, mid-range shots, low-post footwork, high-low post backs, dribbling breakthroughs... After Jamison's technical test, the trainer gave him a full score of 10, and then wrote "College template - an athletically enhanced version of Larry Bird" in the additional evaluation on the statistical sheet.
Zhang Hao was jealous when he saw Jamison's skills!
He has excellent physical fitness and knows all offensive techniques. Although he is not proficient in anything at present, Zhang Hao knows that this guy will be proficient in all offensive techniques in the future and will have the ability to average 20+ points per game in the NBA for more than ten years!
Now has come the time when the Pan-96 generation is gradually entering the NBA. Jamison, one of the representative forwards of the Pan-96 era, amazed .
"It's not just Kobe, Garnett, Bibby, and Odom. Jamison was also very strong in high school! Abdur-Rahim and Marbury should be very strong too, right?"
Zhang Hao feels enormous pressure to stand out in the same training camp with these people!
But he was also excited about it... He was used to this complex emotion and did not resist it.
One morning, the San Francisco Auditorium was busy as talented high school basketball players showed off their abilities to the best of their ability.
No one is stupid enough to think about "retention". The competition has already started from the physical test.
After the test, when the players were having lunch, the trainers and coaches at the Adidas training camp were still busy. They needed to group the players again according to their characteristics so that each player could receive targeted training.
This training camp only lasts for a week. We will not teach players what they don't know, but we will try to make players better at what they know, or help them find ways to strengthen their strengths. If that doesn't work, we can compare them with players who are also good at certain aspects and learn from their strengths.
This is why this training camp is so important. Although the fundamental purpose of Adidas holding this training camp is for publicity, the trainers and coaches all regard this as a continuation of their basketball dreams... Of course, their salaries are not low.
Unlike the statistical record sheets of the tests that the players received, the comparison sheets given by the trainers also included the scores for each test.
There are three players that have troubled trainers and coaches. Which group should they be assigned to?
One is Garnett and the other is Jamison. Both of them are okay, at least they can be assigned to the inside group, but Odom as a player has better skills than most of the outside players in this training camp. In fact, among the point guards, except for Marbury and Bibby, no one is better at controlling the ball than Odom!
But Odom's height, a real inside player, is 206 cm.
But what surprised them most was Kevin Garnett.
Garnett, height 211 cm, wingspan 220 cm, weight 104 kg, vertical jump 90 cm, 40 yards 3.7 seconds, 100 yards 12.2 seconds... passing, shooting, technique, athletic ability, static physical condition, all 10 points!
Every trainer gave Garnett full marks! Every aspect of him reached the highest level in the training camp's scoring mechanism!
