I am the Warden Chapter 6 starts with breaking the rookie test record
For some reason, Randolph felt that the sentence "Really? I don't believe it" deserved a beating, and he wanted to hit it with a shoe horn.
The players' self-introductions decisively did little to promote team harmony.
There are five people in the "Ozarks Squad". Reuben Bontjie is very knowledgeable. The other two rookies are one a good boy and the other a timid one. Only Liu Xiu is talking to Randolph.
The Trail Blazers players spoke for themselves more like Randolph introducing the factional divisions within the team to several new teammates.
The assembly was completed in the morning, and we filled in the test or filled in static physical conditions such as height, weight, arm span, etc. on our own , as well as tasks such as choosing jersey numbers for rookies and whether veterans should change jerseys.
Liu Xiu did not measure his height or weigh himself. He could know his detailed static physical fitness by looking at the basic information in the system. He picked up a pen and quickly wrote down his jersey number. He wanted to choose No. 13, the same as his draft position, but Tav Davodzik had retired No. 13, No. 24 was worn by Quintel Woods, and No. 1 was worn by Derek Anderson... In the end, Liu Xiu chose No. 9.
At noon, when the lunch break came, the players all went out to eat lunch, but the coaching staff was still busy.
Maurice Cheeks looked at Liu Xiu's physical test sheet, which showed 6 feet 4 inches, and fell into deep thought - I am 6 feet 1 inch, only a little shorter than someone who is 6 feet 4 inches?
Maurice Cheeks was very honest about his height. When he was a player, he reported his barefoot height, which was 1.85 cm. When he was wearing shoes, Liu Xiu was only a little more than one finger joint taller than him.
This is okay, I can bear it, just a few centimeters.
But Liu Xiu's weight column says 198 pounds, or 90 kilograms.
Maurice Cheeks thought of Derek Anderson, who weighed 90 kilograms.
Although Derek Anderson is much taller at 196 cm and cannot be generalized, but, they both weigh 90 kg. Derek Anderson is like a bamboo pole next to Liu Xiu. No matter how different they are, it can't be that big!
Although Maurice Cheeks felt that as long as a player performed well on the court, nothing else mattered, after all, he was an NBA player in the 1970s and he had seen almost all the darkest things in the lower class of American society, so he didn't have such a strong "concept of being a good guy", but he still felt a headache about Liu Xiu's body shape.
In fact, Liu Xiu has a lot of muscles, but his body fat percentage is just at the average person level, about 20%, so he looks like an ordinary person... Only his arm span of 206 cm is very good.
A wingspan of 206 cm may not seem like much, but the ratio of Liu Xiu's wingspan to his height is outstanding.
Randolph's wingspan minus his height difference is about the same as Liu Xiu's.
Liu Xiu's height is average for people in the same position, and his weight plus wingspan... Although he is not as chubby as Randolph, not only is he not that chubby, he looks good no matter how you look at him. But with his height + wingspan + tonnage, he is really the point guard version of Randolph!
Thinking of this, Maurice Cheeks is looking forward to Liu Xiu's physical fitness and technical tests in the afternoon!
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Around 1 p.m., the Trail Blazers players returned to the gym. The coaches came even earlier. The new season had begun, and all the coaches had entered the stage where they could just eat whatever they wanted when they were busy.
When everyone arrived, the coaching staff began to organize warm-ups, grouping, and conduct various tests.
Liu Xiu arrived at the Rose Garden Arena early after lunch. He had already started warming up before others arrived.
He also called other people, but no one came, even Travis Outlaw wanted to rest more at noon .
His idea was simple: with more warm-up time, his tryout performance might be better - or maybe it was just because he was lazy and wanted to show his best side in this kind of session, so he wouldn't think about how to show off his physical condition in the future.
Also, by showing his best side, the coach can make a more accurate judgment on whether to send him on the court when arranging on-field tasks.
He wants to take on the responsibility, but it is beyond his ability, completely impossible to do, or something that the probability of doing is extremely low... He is not so stupid as to take the blame.
The group test included 20 players in total, including players with official contracts and players with training camp contracts. Taking into account multiple positions, 4 players were assigned to each position for testing.
Liu Xiu looked at the three competitors - "Among these three, only Xiao Feishu is a pure point guard. The other two can play shooting guard, but they are all mainly point guards. Wow, the salary of these three people, add up to 25 million, right? The richest owner in the NBA is not bragging, a point guard line spends so much money."
Liu Xiu now knows how the Trail Blazers got their super salary of $105 million last season. Last season, the Trail Blazers paid $60 million in luxury tax.
It was Liu Xiu's group's turn to take a speed test.
Damon Stoudemire is very fast. Even though he suffered a serious injury before, he is still very fast, absolutely top speed.
In addition to several competitors, there were other teammates watching nearby, and their teammates exclaimed in amazement when Damon Stoudemire was taking the test.
The fastest on the team!
Jeff McGinnis, the team's oldest point guard, is a member of the 1996 golden generation. He was a late bloomer and only showed his star performance for the first time in the 2001-02 season, averaging 14.6 points and 6.2 assists per game. The Trail Blazers generously signed him for $10 million over three years. Now he is 29 years old, in his prime, and is a tall, thin, and fast point guard with excellent height.
Liu Xiu knew at a glance that he could not compare with the speed of these two people, but it didn't matter. The court was so small. Speed was important, but it was not a competition of pure speed.
Liu Xiu performed averagely in the third test.
Derek Anderson, this guy's physical fitness is not that good. He is an absolutely tall point guard, 196 cm tall, and very light, 88 to 90 kg. Liu Xiu feels that his opponent is not faster than himself, and they are about the same. He secretly glanced at the numbers counted by the trainer, and it was true.
This gave Liu Xiu some confidence: "My speed is not fast in the NBA, but normally I won't suffer a loss."
From the information I found, Derek Anderson, the new teammate, is good at both offense and defense. He doesn't have any outstanding strengths, but he can do everything.
Liu Xiu is willing to compare himself with such a teammate, who is a good reference.
However, everyone has a different opinion. Liu Xiu can accept his own speed. Others see a point guard who is only 1.9 meters tall with shoes on, and his speed is almost as fast as Derek Anderson who is 196 centimeters tall. Competitors feel a lot less pressure.
It is very stressful for non-top players to have lottery picks at the same position join the team.
Rookies will always receive more attention, even if they are weaker or perform worse, as long as they show potential, they will get more opportunities.
Damon Stoudemire is no longer a top player, and his sense of crisis is even stronger than that of Derek Anderson and Jeff McGinnis.
These two teammates are role players, and he is a core player! If a core player's strength declines, it will be difficult to find a job.
When it comes to strength testing, a simple test method is the bench press.
This time, Liu Xiu applied for the last test among point guards. Damon Stoudemire, Jeff McGinnis and Derek Anderson took the test one after another.
Surprisingly, the 178-centimeter Little Flying Squirrel had the best bench press performance among the three. With a test standard bench press of 185 pounds, or 84 kilograms, Jeff McGinnis did 11 times, Derek Anderson did 9 times, and Little Flying Squirrel did 14 times!
"If you think about it carefully, it's not surprising. McGinnis and Anderson are both tall point guards, but they are both very light. They are both over 193 cm tall, but weigh less than 90 kg..."
When it came time for Liu Xiu's group strength test, more people gathered around to watch.
Liu Xiu’s speed was just average just now. If his strength was also average... this lottery show would be a waste!
After all, Liu Xiu looks like an ordinary person. He is not fat. Others don't know that he himself knows that his muscle density is quite high, and there is a lot of fat wrapped around it, but other people don't know that!
Seeing others in trouble makes me happy - human nature always shines brightly.
In the Trail Blazers team, everyone likes to watch their teammates make fools of themselves and fail.
Liu Xiu moved his shoulder joint again, walked to the bench press rack, and lay down with the help of the trainer.
There were too many people watching around, and Liu Xiu couldn't take care of them for the time being. He had a good habit - not to be distracted when using fitness equipment and to do his best in all movements.
This is all forced! Otherwise, I can't complete the pre-match warm-up training task and I won't get that little bonus at the beginning of the game.
After confirming with the trainer, Liu Xiu, lying on the bench press, began the test. He ignored the outside world and began to count in his mind... "1..."
In the eyes of others, Liu Xiu, who was lying down, had a solemn expression on his face. Teammates like Randolph who had played in the summer league with him knew that Liu Xiu was very strong, but others didn't know that he was bloated, slow, and had poor physical strength... Many people made malicious speculations like this.
But some teammates who were not familiar with Liu Xiu showed surprise - such professional movements! Such a stable rhythm!
This doesn't feel like a test, it's actually exercising your muscles!
The test is to do more bench presses at one time, so you won't do it slowly or at a constant speed. Instead, you will burst out decisively when a short-distance burst of strength is needed, reduce consumption, and do more bench presses.
But Liu Xiu maintained a nearly perfect training speed!
However, later on, not only the professionals were surprised, but everyone was surprised!
Liu Xiu steadily surpassed Damon Stoudemire's record of 14 times, and the number kept increasing. Later, the trainer who was counting became more and more excited with his voice!
20 times, 25 times... When Liu Xiu's bench press reached 27 times, he broke the rookie training camp bench press record of 26 times set by Carlos Boozer during his physical test in 2002!
Before Liu Xiu, in NBA history, the historical record for the bench press test for a rookie before officially participating in NBA games, that is, during the test during the training camp, was held by Carlos Boozer, who completed 84 kg bench press 26 times!
This refers to the records that are recorded. Some players' tests may not be exposed, some players just play around in such tests, and some are very thin when they first enter the NBA and grow stronger after a few years...
But no matter what, when Liu Xiu's bench press reached 20 times, he had already surpassed Randolph's Trail Blazers rookie bench press record of 19 times during the 2001 training camp.
Later, when Liu Xiu's bench press exceeded 25 times, all his teammates held their breath, waiting for Liu Xiu to "surpass"!
Randolph and others even shouted directly!
In the end, Liu Xiu's bench press stopped at 29 times. After he lifted the barbell this time, he felt overwhelmed and slowly moved the barbell to its place. Seeing this, the trainer hurried to help put the barbell away.
Liu Xiu stood up and stretched his body. Randolph flashed in front of him at a speed that was not supposed to be possible for someone of his size and shouted, "You're only one short of 30! Why don't you do one more? One is enough!"
In Randolph's opinion, Liu Xiu, who had been doing the bench press steadily, must have some strength left, and his expression was still casual.
Liu Xiu was just about to explain that he had tried his best. He did this, compared to the quick-pushing bench press method, in the test. In the eyes of most people, using explosive force to push quickly is a better test method. However, after reaching a certain number of bench presses, Liu Xiu's method is relatively more advantageous.
But at this time Liu Xiu received a system prompt...
"Healing value +89, from Damon Stoudemire."
Liu Xiu only noticed the expressions of his teammates who were watching at this time! It seemed that he had done something big!
For most NBA players, they can push an 84kg barbell, and some can even push more than 200kg. But the limit bench press and the number of times... For NBA players, an 84kg barbell is a very scientific bench press dividing line. The number of times plus bench press with enough weight is more important.
Liu Xiu was surprised when he saw the healing value given by Damon Stoudemire, and then he immediately realized what was going on... 29 bench presses, exactly twice as much as Damon Stoudemire!
He knew he had done his best, but others didn't know! Even Randolph thought he could continue!
Liu Xiu responded to Randolph: "Enough is enough, 29 times, that's enough."
