I am the Warden Chapter 18 This rookie plays me!
Liu Xiu browsed through the system. Apart from the training methods he had learned, the only things he had left were 7 lunch boxes, and his healing value would not be much left either.
Suddenly, Liu Xiu felt like he was back to this time last year, when his first season was about to begin... At that time, it was his first season in college, and now it is his NBA career that is about to begin.
At that time, I had only learned a few basic skills and more professional training methods during the Orange Team's pre-season preparations. I didn't have much healing value, so I had to find ways to save it every day. At that time, I couldn't do simulation training without enough healing value...
Now, the situation seems to be similar.
After sighing for a while, Liu Xiu came to the gym downstairs, closed the door and turned on the music. The sound insulation here is good, and with the sound of music, there should be no problem.
After making preparations, Liu Xiu lay on the floor, biting the towel. With a thought, the system prompt came.
"The host extracted the results of 28 hours of simulated training on basic skills of assisting and helping defense, 7 hours and 30 minutes of simulated training on basic skills of shooting, 7 hours and 30 minutes of simulated training on basic skills of passing and controlling, and 5 hours and 38 minutes of simulated training on comprehensive basic skills and basic techniques... 3633 healing points consumed, 298 healing points remaining. Extracted successfully, muscle memory being engraved..."
Suddenly, Liu Xiu, who was lying on the floor, twitched all over. He bit the towel tighter, and then his whole body trembled uncontrollably...
Ten minutes later, Liu Xiu, lying on the floor in an unimaginable posture, saw the system prompt.
"Muscle memory has been engraved, and the results of the simulation training have been successfully extracted."
Liu Xiu no longer feels the pain and doesn’t feel tired, but the feeling of collapse just now is still vivid in his memory!
More than a month ago, he tried for the first time not to extract the results of simulation training for a week. The situation at that time was similar to the current situation. The healing value had to be used sparingly, so he gave it a try. That experience has left him with a deep psychological trauma.
This time it's even more tragic!
The main thing is that even if I wanted to faint, I couldn't do it! I was awake the whole time!
"I will never save it for withdrawal again!"
"I'm covered in sweat and mud. It feels like I've been training like crazy..."
"Tomorrow we will play against the mining brother Dong. Let's go to team training and practice defense and give him a surprise!"
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At 8:58 in the morning, Liu Xiu arrived at the training ground on time for the assembly.
The training ground was particularly lively today. Liu Xiu asked Randolph, "Zach, why are you so excited today? Are you looking forward to the start of the regular season?"
"Probably. You get paid for playing in the regular season."
Randolph's tone wasn't entirely certain either.
But it is true that their salary is calculated based on the number of games they play during the pay period, which is the number of games multiplied by 1/82 of the season salary.
Travis Outlaw next to him was speechless.
Matt Carroll said, "Jace, Zach, didn't you notice that there are fewer people in the training ground today? Today the team terminated the contracts of the players with training camp contracts. I heard from other veteran players that tomorrow's game against the Nuggets will be played in the regular season's competitive state. The team did not sign any players with training camp contracts. For some players with guaranteed contracts like me and players with minimum salaries, this is great news. If the players with training camp contracts are taken seriously, it means that the players with formal contracts may be replaced..."
Liu Xiu and Randolph really didn't pay attention to this aspect.
Travis Outlaw understood, but not much. However, that did not stop him from despising Liu Xiu and Randolph who didn't care about anything.
Matt Carroll is really in a competitive environment on the edge of the team, so he understands it very well.
After hearing what Matt Carroll said, Liu Xiu looked around carefully and discovered that several people were indeed missing.
Adams Pike, the small forward from New York University who he played against once but was not familiar with, Mark Johnson, who was selected with the ninth pick in the second round of 1998 but only played four games in the NBA and never had the chance to play in the NBA again but actively participated in training camps every year... six temporary teammates, all left.
Compared to the summer league, which is just a temporary gathering and there is not much running-in, the difference may never be seen again after a few games.
After going through the training camp, playing 6 preseason games together, and spending a month together day and night, even though Liu Xiu was the one who often made trouble for his teammates, he still felt reluctant to leave.
Randolph and Reuben Bontjie didn't care, Travis Outlaw was a little proud because he knew things that his two older brothers didn't know, Matt Carroll was happy that the probability of staying in the team increased... They all noticed the trace of sadness in Liu Xiu's expression.
The only thing worth being sad about right now is that a few teammates on training camp contracts disappeared from their teams without even having the chance to say goodbye.
Yes, several friends discovered that although Liu Xiu habitually took advantage of everyone verbally, he rarely said or did anything bad when facing marginal teammates.
In light of the current situation, several friends saw a side of Liu Xiu that they thought Liu Xiu did not have.
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After almost a month of preparation, the Trail Blazers have entered the state of the season.
The players have become familiar or re-familiar with what to do on preparation days and match days during the season through the pre-season phase.
It’s 9am and time to gather for a team meeting.
The team meeting mainly talked about not adjusting the lineup for the time being, so that the players on the edge of the team can calm down and prepare for the regular season in a few days.
Tomorrow is the final preparation rehearsal for the regular season.
Currently, the Trail Blazers' 14-man roster has been finalized.
Point guard: Damon Stoudemire, Jeff McGinnis, Derek Anderson, Liu Xiu.
Shooting guard: Reuben Patterson, Wesley Person, Matt Carroll.
Small forward: Travis Outlaw, Quintl Woods.
Power forward: Randolph, Rasheed Wallace.
Center: Dale Davis, Vladimir Spantinja, Ruben Bontjie.
With many players who can play multiple positions and having won 50 and 49 games respectively in the past two seasons, the Trail Blazers are definitely a top-notch team.
After a brief 15-minute team meeting, the coaching staff arranged two 20-minute training sessions in the morning.
Every player has a different position, a different positioning, and different strengths... Even in the same team training, the training tasks arranged will definitely be different.
Liu Xiu looked at his training schedule on the board next to the training ground...
Originally, he wanted to take the initiative to find the coaching staff and tell them that he wanted to join the defensive team's training, but he didn't expect that he had already been assigned to the defensive team.
Liu Xiu looked at the coach and chief assistant coach next to him.
Maurice Cheeks said: "Most of the point guards on our team lack strength. You are the strongest backcourt player on our team. We want you to have a try."
Liu Xiu nodded. He originally planned to learn defense because of this point - no one on the team's point guard line could be considered excellent at defense.
But why was it Maurice Cheeks who explained it? And not Kevin Pritchard, the head assistant coach, who was in charge of handling these matters?
"Our rough-looking head coach might want to take charge of things once in a while..."
The team's arrangement was the same as Liu Xiu wanted, and it saved him the trouble of asking. After all, asking the coaching staff to change the arrangement was not a good thing, and some coaches might dislike such players.
Liu Xiu went to warm up and at 10:10 in the morning, he and his teammates and trainers formed two five-man teams and listened to the trainer explain the half-court positional warfare defensive movement training content.
After listening to the trainer's explanation of the defensive tactics, Liu Xiu recalled what Dale Davis said on the first day of learning defense:
"Back-up defense and assist defense are autonomous movements based on the team's overall defense system. To effectively back-up defense and assist defense, you need to truly understand the purpose of the team's defensive tactics... When assisting defense, you must ensure to the greatest extent possible that you will not become another breakthrough point for the opponent..."
Dale Davis' words flashed through Liu Xiu's mind. Training was about to begin. Liu Xiu quickly recalled the details of the defensive tactics the trainer had just talked about, and analyzed the adjustments he could make based on the teammates he was training with...
Soon, at 10:20, the first 5-minute positional warfare defense training began.
In this group of training, Liu Xiu's team was arranged to defend, which was exactly what Liu Xiu wanted.
Once they entered the training state, Liu Xiu immersed himself in it and didn't notice that all the coaching staff had come to watch their training.
During the defensive training, Liu Xiu looked like a rookie, impulsive and running around aimlessly... The two outside attacking points of the opposing team, Jeff McGinnis and Travis Outlaw, seized this opportunity and scored consecutive attacks.
After the first 5-minute training session, the coaching staff were somewhat disappointed.
The expectations were too high! The surprise when I learned to play back was too strong!
Morris Cheeks said regretfully, "Kevin, it looks like your antique car is saved... Hey, what happened to you?"
Kevin Pritchard was thinking with his eyes closed. He opened his eyes and looked at Maurice Cheeks, then shook his head and said, "Nothing. I'll continue watching for a while. You can go watch other people train first."
"Hmm? Then I'll watch for a while too." Maurice Cheeks really wanted to leave, but after hearing that, he chose to stay.
Kevin Plitt is having a ball pain.
Indeed, in Liu Xiu's first 5-minute training session, in the NBA-level team training, Liu Xiu's defense was too poor.
Kevin Pritchard closed his eyes and reviewed the past few minutes. During these few minutes, Liu Xiu was running around aimlessly most of the time and couldn't even remember the basic movement routes of the defensive tactics... But!
Kevin Pritchard thought about it carefully and Liu Xiu seemed to want to make adjustments in basic defense!
It doesn’t sound like running around randomly, but it’s more like moving with a purpose!
This means that Liu Xiu may have good defensive talent and awareness!
It's just that I have no actual combat experience , and I haven't practiced these. I guess my poor basic footwork skills also have a negative impact...
In the second training session, Liu Xiu's team was responsible for offense and helped Jeff McGinnis and Travis Outlaw's team practice defense.
Jeff McGinnis's defense is actually OK, just average. When the team has first-class or even top defensive players in the forward and inside lines, a decent defense at the point guard position will not be a drag. Derek Anderson can do a little better, but not to the extent that he can help the team. In the sport of basketball, the point guard plays the smallest role in defense.
In the third 5-minute training session, it was Liu Xiu's turn to practice defense.
In the first round, Liu Xiu once again moved away from the basic defensive line.
However, this time, he successfully worked with center Reuben Bontjie to block Travis Outlaw who received the ball on the right side of the three-second zone. When Travis Outlaw raised the ball and wanted to pass it, he slapped the ball out of bounds!
The first time might be an accident, but the second time, when Wesley Person moved to the mid-range at the baseline, Liu Xiu had already filled the position!
This time, Liu Xiu took the initiative to let go of Jeff McGinnis who cut in after passing the ball, and made up for Travis Outlaw who received the ball in the middle and rushed to the basket to pass to the real target of the pass on the wing - Wesley Person!
Kevin Pritchard was dumbfounded.
"Is this the same guy who just ran around aimlessly? Even if he has a talent for defense and the awareness of self-defense, this is too outrageous!"
Not only that, in the next few minutes, Kevin Pritchard and Maurice Cheeks saw the choice Liu Xiu made on defense.
Facing Travis Outlaw, who has outstanding off-ball dribbling ability but few changes, and Wesley Person, who is old and slow, Liu Xiu will defend more proactively.
But when dealing with Jeff McGinnis, he was calmer than in the first set of training, reducing unnecessary attacks, which also reduced unnecessary mistakes. He ran according to the basic defensive routes. Although he could not make more contributions, he would not make mistakes in the defensive tactics.
This awareness and speed of improvement really surprised the coaches. With this 5-minute training, Liu Xiu attracted back the other coaches in the coaching team!
Maurice Cheeks just wanted to create some training opportunities for Liu Xiu. What if Liu Xiu’s talent in defense is the same as his talent in back-to-the-basket shooting?
But I didn’t expect that Liu Xiu’s talent in defense was even more outrageous than his talent in back-to-the-basket shooting!
And Kevin Pritchard...he went crazy!
I didn't make any progress after half a month of study. But when I really started practicing, I made such rapid progress!
He felt like Liu Xiu was playing him!
No, it was Liu Xiu and the damn head coach who played him! They wanted to cheat him out of his car!
