I am the Warden Chapter 7: There is always a first time for everything - Training Camp
"Healing value +99, from Damon Stoudemire."
"Healing value +31, from Jeff McGinnis."
"Healing value +13, from Derek Anderson."
"Healing value +33, from Quintel Woods."
"Healing value +10, from Zach Randolph."
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The healing value increased by more than 500 in one go!
"Available healing value: 1912."
I, Liu Xiu, always tell the truth! But how others understand it is their business.
However, Liu Xiu still felt a little embarrassed.
But now that we have just gathered, we need to quickly make use of some points where it is easy to get healing points.
Otherwise, after the training starts, everyone will get to know some things about him, such as how strong he is, and it will not be possible to increase the healing value by more than 500 in one go like .
Like Damon Stoudemire, he was first given a top-level healing value increase, and now he is directly given a full value!
Although I didn’t think of this at first, now that I have thought of it, I will do it decisively!
Even Randolph couldn't help but complain when he heard what he said.
Another point.
Strength is very important for basketball players.
Now is the testing phase for the team. From today until the end of the preseason, everything is for the regular season roster selection. This strength test is part of the roster selection, which can arouse emotions about basketball, but it may not be the case afterwards.
When looking at a person, his spirit is the most intuitive thing when you first meet him.
Judging from Liu Xiu's spirit, he looks like a lazy person. Combined with the news, people get the impression that this rookie is just a gigolo who relies on his looks to make a living.
Liu Xiu performed well in college, but among those here who have attended college, who performed worse than Liu Xiu in college?
They were all once the dominant force in the college basketball world.
Therefore, his teammates had a preconceived notion that Liu Xiu was just bloated.
Now, the teammates listened to Liu Xiu's annoying words and looked at Liu Xiu's casual and handsome face... The emotional fluctuations were one thing, but they also realized that Liu Xiu's body was not just bloated!
Although afterwards I would think - I was just a little stronger.
But the emotional fluctuations at the moment were real... Mainly because of what Liu Xiu said, people felt that this guy was really rude!
Several teammates of the "O-Tiger Squad", including Randolph and Travis Outlaw, all had the idea of beating this pretentious criminal to death for a moment.
The most emotional person right now is Damon Stoudemire.
Is 29 times just enough?
He did the flying squirrel 14 times, so 29 times is just enough. What does that mean?
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"Little Flying Squirrel's reaction was the most intense, and McGinnis was the second most intense. These two are direct competitors. Derek Anderson... is just like what Fatty Lan said, this guy just doesn't look like a good person. He looks like a thug next to Tianzun!"
"Unfortunately, the subsequent emotional progression usually has nothing to do with basketball..."
In the following tests, whenever Damon Stoudemire saw Liu Xiu, his eyes became more and more unhappy. Liu Xiu felt it, but he only received healing points occasionally, and the amount was not that large.
In other words, there are not so many emotional fluctuations simply due to basketball.
The surprise brought by the strength test was just a small episode.
It was surprising at the time, but afterwards, apart from the person involved who was unhappy, no one else found it so incredible.
Apart from his appearance, Liu Xiu seemed ordinary in other aspects. He must have had some outstanding qualities to be chosen, and his strength might be one of them.
It can't be that Maurice Cheeks just liked Liu Xiu's appearance during the tryout, right?
In the next test, Liu Xiu performed mediocrely.
He controls the ball very well, and after Damon Stoudemire, he feels more .
This is not outstanding. Liu Xiu is the second shortest player on the team, so it is normal for him to be the second best at ball control.
Moreover, Liu Xiu's passing and control test was too bland. He performed very well during the flying squirrel test. Jeff McGinnis's ground-breaking spin pass also amazed Liu Xiu, who saw this kind of pass for the first time.
Only Derek Anderson's passing and control skills are as simple as Liu Xiu's.
At this stage, Liu Xiu did not waste his efforts. He took the test honestly and demonstrated all his abilities to his coach.
When it comes to gossiping, it depends on the situation. If you are pretending to be good at something you are not good at at all, then over time, your words will be just like farts and will not really have the effect of influencing the other party's mood in basketball.
In the following time, in addition to his own tests, Liu Xiu wandered around and observed the technical characteristics of his teammates... He also had two talent pits to use!
However, the first time he tried to copy it, he suffered a setback...
"Great Magician: Copy target: Damon Stoudemire. Copy talent: Defense Ripper. Defense Ripper (Talent): Get a huge training effect bonus in training cross-step change of direction breakthrough, early change of direction breakthrough, rhythm change breakthrough, straight-line strong breakthrough acceleration ball control, secondary acceleration change of direction on the move... (The best matching condition for this talent: speed 95+, recommended matching condition: speed 90+.)"
If I remember correctly, Liu Xiu remembers that his speed was 87, which was mid-level, not bad, but definitely had nothing to do with speed players.
It's fun to watch a speed player controlling the ball, but if you copy the talent, even if others are willing to teach you and you learn all the training methods, even if you can master the technical details and even practice them better than the original player... it's useless!
Fortunately, Liu Xiu usually has a lot of free time, and he has also thought about this possibility.
Now that I have encountered such a situation, it is true that I was hit hard, but I quickly accepted the reality and continued to wander...
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The Blazers returned later than most teams.
In North America, this became the biggest news for the Trail Blazers during training camp.
When the Trail Blazers training camp started, few media outlets in North America came to interview them...there were more reporters from the entertainment industry than sports reporters.
At this time, the Trail Blazers players felt Liu Xiu’s popularity—many Chinese people came to interview him!
Liu Xiu was a little flattered, but more cautious. Except for a few domestic reporters whom he had often met during college, when he met other reporters, he acted as official as possible.
Fortunately, the domestic official media often have the demeanor of a great power and would not make things difficult for him for no reason. He successfully entered the first training camp of his professional career.
Time passed day by day. On October 1, the training camp arranged by the league officially began. Liu Xiu participated in the first training camp media day of his career and participated in the first public team training match...
He is doing well, but the coaching staff is extremely speechless - this guy really doesn't practice extra except for the training arranged by the coaching staff!
But!
Others may not notice it, but the coaching staff and trainers noticed one thing - every time they taught Liu Xiu something new, as long as it was suitable and indeed a little trick that matched Liu Xiu's current playing style, after two days, Liu Xiu would be able to use it well.
Of course, this little trick must be something that Liu Xiu can learn theoretically and must be in line with Liu Xiu's current skills.
But Liu Xiu never practiced at all!
Liu Xiu could feel the resentment of the coaching staff, just like the resentment of college coaches.
Regarding these grievances, he only wants to say one thing - please increase your grievances.
This is real resentment about basketball. Although the amount is not large, the frequency is high!
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Time passed day by day, and soon it was October 7, the last day of the training camp.
Today we conducted team training, tactical running, confrontational training, and simple practical training.
Teammates always pay great attention to rookies.
Liu Xiu, the last pick in the lottery with the 13th pick in the first round, is naturally the one his teammates value the most.
However, 10 days have passed since September 26th, and today is the 11th day.
After 11 days, most teammates felt that Liu Xiu was really ordinary.
He's just a little stronger, has steadier ball control, and can pass with decent accuracy, but it seems he has no other advantages.
In the eyes of most of his teammates, Travis Outlaw is a talent!
Travis Outlaw is several centimeters shorter than Rasheed Wallace. Rasheed Wallace's jumping and jumping speed are excellent, but!
Travis Outlaw jumped and shot directly in front of Rasheed Wallace, and Rasheed Wallace found it difficult to interfere without any prior confrontation!
Travis Outlaw's height, wingspan, jumping speed are quite impressive. On the media day, Liu Xiu urged Travis Outlaw to show his jumping ability. Travis Outlaw couldn't resist Liu Xiu, so he tried it and touched the height mark of 370 cm.
In the eyes of most teammates, Liu Xiu is really too ordinary compared to Travis Outlaw.
And Travis Outlaw has indeed received more attention from the coaching staff. The coaching staff and trainers seem to have endless energy and are always revolving around Travis Outlaw.
Today was no exception. After the team training, Travis Outlaw was pulled away to learn tactical details.
At 5 o'clock in the evening, the Trail Blazers' training camp for the 2003-2004 season came to an end. They will have a day of rest tomorrow and resume training the day after tomorrow. The day after tomorrow, which is October 10, the Trail Blazers will start their preseason journey at home.
At 7 o'clock in the evening, at a family restaurant in Portland, the five members of the "O'Tiger Squad" gathered together for dinner.
They were chatting casually, and Matt Carroll expressed his appreciation for the attention Travis Outlaw received during the training camp.
Travis Outlaw felt a little embarrassed when he heard this.
Randolph was very jealous and asked directly: "Why are you so valued when you just joined the team? I was more talented than you! Why was I only a sparring partner at that time?"
This... is ha!
Matt Carroll and Travis Outlaw had never thought about this before. The former was responsible for envy and the latter was responsible for joy.
Now that I think about it, it’s true.
At this time, Liu Xiumao said, "Zack, have you ever thought that maybe you don't look like a genius?"
Hearing this, the other three people couldn't help but laugh out loud even though they were well-trained and very professional.
Randolph growled with a dark face: "You are the only one who looks like a genius!"
"Of course. By the way, Zach, have you improved your post-up play this summer? If so, please teach me quickly. I seem to have reached my limit in the post-up play I learned from you before."
Randolph felt a pang in his heart...he couldn't refute it!
Although not taken seriously by most of his teammates, because of the post-up technique, Liu Xiu's overall strength was enough when playing in the summer league, and he would be very powerful if he added the post-up technique. However, in the NBA, Liu Xiu's overall strength was not enough, and the post-up technique was just a post-up technique, which did not attract the attention of his teammates.
But Randolph noticed it! Not just noticed it, he took the initiative to observe it.
Then I found that if we only looked at the technical moves without considering the actual combat experience, Liu Xiu's back-to-the-basket technique was no less than that of Lan Pang last season!
"Practice to the limit", Randolph knew what it meant, that is, this bastard had practiced and mastered everything he taught.
It makes me angry just thinking about it!
Last summer he went to a college coach to develop his post-up game. In fact, he already had a certain foundation in college, but post-ups were useless in college and did not require such complicated techniques, so he did not pay much attention to it. It was only when he arrived in the NBA that he realized his lack of strength, so he returned to college after his rookie season to find a coach to learn post-ups.
With a certain foundation, I spent two months practicing hard, not slacking off every morning, and finally reached a qualified level at the beginning of last season. After a season, I finally had a post-up game that can be considered excellent in the entire league...
The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. Randolph yelled at Liu Xiu, "You've reached your limit. Don't you know how to develop yourself later?"
"With you here, why should I bother thinking about this? Can't I just learn it after you develop it?"
Seeing Liu Xiu's matter-of-fact look, Randolph used this word to curse for the first time in his life - "Jace! You are dying of laziness!"
After yelling, Randolph took a piece of bread and stuffed it into his mouth. When he was full, he was no longer angry.
Travis Outlaw is a good kid. Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, he tried to get the topic back on track: "It may not be that I am very talented. The coaching staff and trainers may think that I learn things too slowly, so they keep an eye on me and make me work hard."
Randolph immediately responded, "That's right! I think so too. Apart from your physical condition, your other talents are average, your learning speed is average, and your basketball IQ is not very high..."
Travis Otrone is hurt - is that your line? It doesn't hurt that much coming from Shower!
Travis Outlaw is full of gratitude to Randolph - he has not been bullied since the team started.
Originally, it wasn’t because of Liu Xiu.
Liu Xiu's fighting ability is not well-known in the team.
Liu Xiu did "beat his teammates" in the summer league, but the college student who was beaten was described as thin, short, and pitiful...
Randolph, the team's fighting power benchmark who challenged a famous villain and defeated him in his rookie year, was the one who protected him during the training camp.
Travis Outlaw took a sip of orange juice. If he hadn't been drunk on Vitamin C today, he would have fought with Randolph!
Randolph thought of something and turned to Liu Xiu and said, "From what I understand, the coaching staff should pay the most attention to you. Why does the coaching staff surround Travis every day?"
“They should pay more attention to me?”
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"In fact, the coaching staff would come to me first after training every day. I could give them the results they wanted after arranging the training as soon as possible. I could also give them the answers they wanted after guiding a tactic immediately."
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The teammates didn't know how to react. They seemed to see the word "Fan" shining above Liu Xiu's head, but they didn't recognize this word.
Travis Outlaw's heart was broken, and he asked weakly, "Jace, the coaches are not satisfied with my training progress, so they keep an eye on me every day?"
"Probably not."
"ah?"
"It's probably because they don't feel a sense of accomplishment with me, and your training progress just happens to be average, so they vent their anger on you and show off their professional abilities... You should be happy, this is a good thing, others want this kind of treatment but haven't gotten it yet."
Travis Outlaw was furious - "I would rather be like you, just practicing casually and meeting the coach's expectations!"
Watching Liu Xiu "bullying" Travis Outlaw again, and thinking about how he had been annoyed many times today, Randolph did not feel any real "hatred" in his heart. At that time, he was angry, but it was just a simple emotional fluctuation.
What Randolph noticed was that Liu Xiu did not anger Matt Carroll and Reuben Bontjie.
They say Travis Outlaw has "poor" talent, but that's only when compared to him, Fatty Lan and Liu Xiu, and compared to most players. This high school first-round pick's talent is already off the charts.
In addition to this, Randolph also saw another advantage of Liu Xiu, an advantage that he could not see in the summer league - Liu Xiu never talked nonsense about things he could not do.
Words that make people angry are often the truth.
Randolph was worried that Liu Xiu would become arrogant after playing well in the summer league in the NBA, but now he realizes that this was unnecessary worry.
In Randolph's eyes, Liu Xiu seemed to be shining...
