Volume 1 Western Cowboy Chapter 003 Aiming to Be the First
Tony Allen is definitely not a superstar in NBA history. In fact, in Wayne's previous life, Tony Allen was never selected for an All-Star team until he retired.
His NBA statistics were mediocre, and he averaged double-digit points only once in his entire career.
But this seemingly ordinary guy is a tough guy known to almost all basketball fans. His statistics are seriously inconsistent with his fame.
Even though he is a role player who has never been selected to the All-Star team, the Grizzlies are willing to retire his jersey for him.
Tony Allen does not have the statistics and honors of a star player, but his fame is no less than that of a star player.
Therefore, Wayne was still very excited when he saw Tony Allen.
Although he was a veteran basketball fan in his previous life, Wayne did not have the financial means to watch NBA games in person, and he had never seen a real NBA star.
Now, a future NBA star player appeared in front of him, and Wayne's emotions suddenly became excited, and his confused face turned into shining eyes in an instant.
"Is this... a real NBA player? And, shorter than me?" Wayne said, standing up and touching Tony Allen's arm.
This steel-like touch, this muscular body... yes, yes, it really is him!
"Wayne, why are you acting weird..." Tony Allen felt that the air around him seemed to become ambiguous, so he quickly shook off Wayne's arm.
Gays are all angry, what’s going on?
Tony Allen doesn't know it yet, but he will meet a teammate whose name is gay in the future.
"It's great to see you, Tony." After trying hard to control his emotions, Wayne smiled and sat back on the hospital bed.
The new memories told Wayne that he and Tony Allen were not only teammates in college, but also very good friends.
Tony Allen is now a senior and will participate in the draft next summer. Logically, he should be Wayne's senior.
But in fact, both of them are new players who just joined the team last season.
Tony Allen studied and played basketball in a junior college for the previous two years. Later, he came to Oklahoma State University through the "junior college to undergraduate" method and became teammates with Wayne.
It is worth mentioning that Tony Allen majored in education in college. So, he is really a real Tony teacher...
Since both were new to the team, Tony Allen and Wayne quickly became friends and have always had a good relationship.
As Wayne's good friend, Tony Allen rushed to the hospital as soon as he received the news at the training ground today.
It has to be said that Tony Allen really values friends. There is a reason why he was able to establish deep friendships with most of his teammates in the NBA.
"Are you okay? How could this happen? The other party was driving under the influence?" Seeing that Wayne had finally returned to normal, Tony Allen began to ask about the situation with concern.
"No, he knocked me down and sent me to the hospital very quickly. He didn't look drunk and there was no smell of alcohol on him."
Well, the bearded man didn't smell like alcohol, but he had a smell that was more pungent than alcohol...
"Are you feeling uncomfortable now?"
"It's just that my head hurts. I've just had a check-up and the results should be out soon." Wayne looked at his body. He could move freely and there didn't seem to be any signs of a fracture.
Next, we will wait and see if there are any problems with the brain CT scan.
"Phew... I'm glad you're okay, Wayne. The new season is about to begin. It would be troublesome if you can't participate in training because of this. This season, you have to make a push for the starting position, and we will kill everyone together in March Madness!"
When Tony Allen said this, his eyes were full of longing.
After all, as a senior, this is his last chance to prove himself in the NBA.
Last season, Wayne and Tony Allen's Oklahoma State University Cowboys made it to the March Madness tournament.
But unfortunately he was eliminated in the first round.
This year, after Tony Allen and others have become more mature, the team's goal is to reach the Sweet Sixteen of the tournament!
Although the Oklahoma State University Cowboys are not as famous as North Carolina, Duke and other top traditional NCAA powerhouses, and the team last won the NCAA championship in 1946!
But the Cowboys, who have participated in the March Madness tournament many times, are still a traditional powerhouse, so they still have certain requirements for results.
However, Wayne is not too concerned about whether the team can achieve its goals next season.
Tony Allen was right. Right now, the most important thing for him was to get into the starting lineup.
If you can't become a star in the NCAA, forget about the NBA.
In the future, Mario Chalmers, the tool point guard next to James, was only selected in the second round and his NBA resume is also mediocre.
But he was the MOP winner of the semi-finals when he was in college. It was he who led his team to defeat the University of Memphis, led by the No. 1 pick Rose, in the finals.
Therefore, if you want to enter the field of vision of NBA scouts, you must at least be a college star.
The first step to becoming a star is to break into the starting lineup.
It is September now, and the regular season for each NCAA league begins in November.
This means that Wayne now has two months to figure out the specific method of obtaining growth points and improve his strength.
Two months was a tight schedule. He had to find the fastest way to gain growth points in order to make a splash in the new season.
"That's right. We have to hurry up and train in the next two months, Tony. In addition to the team's regular training, we'd better do some extra training in private. If you can lead the team to the Sweet 16, NBA scouts will definitely take a new look at you."
Wayne nodded in agreement.
Of course, his real purpose is to get a quasi-NBA level player to train with him, which will definitely be of some help.
As for the Sweet 16, NBA scouts and so on... well, in Chinese, those are called "pie in the sky".
But Tony Allen doesn't think so.
Seeing Wayne so motivated and even offering to practice more, Tony Allen was full of admiration.
"Wayne is really a tough guy who refuses to leave the front line even with a minor injury!" Teacher Tony said in his heart.
He didn't know that he had become Wayne's tool without realizing it...
As the two were chatting, bearded Diaz walked into the ward with a pile of Wayne's test reports.
As soon as Diaz walked in, Wayne smelled a strong pungent smell.
It turns out that guy didn’t have time to change his pants!
"Thank God, the doctor said you only suffered some minor injuries. You are a very strong person. If everything goes well, you can be discharged from the hospital in the afternoon."
Diaz was ecstatic and looked even happier than Wayne.
Making a big deal out of a small one is the best outcome for both parties.
After getting the test results, Wayne breathed a sigh of relief. This way, his training time would not be delayed.
"Uncle, drive carefully next time. You're lucky this time. Also, your pants..." Wayne pointed at Diaz's pants, and Diaz then remembered that he had just been scared to pee.
"Uh... I'm really sorry, kid. How about this, you write down my phone number, and next time you come to my restaurant to eat, I'll give you a 50% discount! It's considered compensation."
Seeing how enthusiastic the bearded man was, Wayne prepared to take out his cell phone to write down Diaz's phone number.
When Wayne took out his cell phone, he realized that he was holding a brick-shaped Nokia...
I almost forgot, this was 2003.
"Hey, then I'll go buy a new pair of pants first. In the afternoon, a nurse will take you to complete the discharge procedures."
After exchanging numbers, Diaz left the ward with a smile on his face.
"Are you sure that guy wasn't drunk..." Tony Allen was speechless. Would a normal person forget that he had wet his pants?
"Okay, don't worry about him. I'll return to the team for training tomorrow. Time is tight." Wayne waved his hand. He couldn't wait to explore how to obtain growth points.
The road to becoming a star starts now.
After being discharged from the hospital in the afternoon, Wayne and Tony Allen went straight back to school.
Oklahoma State University is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Stillwater is not big, because the entire town is almost entirely a university town to accommodate Oklahoma State University.
So, you can't see any tall buildings.
And the biggest feature of Oklahoma is that you can hardly find any hills, it is completely flat.
There are neither tall buildings nor mountains. Standing on the street, you can't see the end at all, as if you are in a desert.
In addition, Jingshui City itself is sparsely populated, with large tracts of lawns and open spaces everywhere, giving people a very desolate feeling.
In the past, I always saw on TV how prosperous America was, but it turned out to be an illusion created by the evil capitalism.
This place is not even as lively as the small second-tier city where Wayne lived in his previous life.
There was nothing around, and Wayne, who was "going abroad" for the first time, had no interest in walking around.
After returning to the dormitory and resting for a while, in the evening, he walked to the basketball court downstairs in his arms with a basketball.
Wayne is going to training tomorrow and wants to adapt to the feeling of playing basketball with this new body in advance.
Moreover, in this era when the Internet is not well developed and mobile phones are as hard as bricks, Wayne really has nothing else to do except playing basketball.
As soon as he stepped into the basketball court with a basketball in his arms, the system prompted "Do you want to enter training mode?"
After selecting yes, several training options appear on the interface.
It seems that because this is a baseball field, there are not many training options due to limited conditions.
Without much hesitation, Wayne chose the seemingly simplest mid-range shooting training.
He still remembered that mid-range shooting was the highest among his abilities, so he should have no problem completing the training.
After making your selection, the system will present a training goal: Make 100 shots from any mid-range position to complete the training.
Wayne dribbled the ball a few times, then took a handsome fadeaway jump shot.
He thought that as an NCAA player, his shooting must be very reliable.
As a veteran football fan in his previous life, Wayne knew very well that a truly professional player could almost always hit the target when shooting without any defense!
Even Howard can turn into Ray Allen in seconds during training.
It turned out that he was wrong, and his first shot was cruelly rejected by the basket.
"Uh... mistake, mistake." Wayne curled his lips and became serious.
Then, bang, dong, clang, bang...
A symphony of iron-forging sounded on the basketball court.
In the end, Wayne completed his training goal of 100 mid-range shots at the cost of 50 misses.
I shot more than 150 times in a row and had to pick up the balls myself. It was really tiring.
Wayne wiped the sweat off his forehead. He knew that his hard work would not be in vain, because after completing the training, the system was already calculating his growth points.
Based on Wayne's previous experience in playing games, the first upgrade is usually easy, and maybe you can upgrade it in just one training session.
result……
"Complete training, growth points +10."
Wayne was petrified. It took more than 150 shots to add 10 growth points, and the growth points required to upgrade were 1,000 points...
In other words, this needs to be repeated 100 times to reach the requirement of 1,000 points!
Assuming that Wayne has to shoot 150 times every time he completes his goal, then in order to get 1,000 growth points, Wayne has to shoot 15,000 times...
Moreover, as your physical energy depletes , it may not be smooth every time.
This is just the first upgrade. The growth value required for future upgrades will definitely be more. How long will it take to complete the training?
The new season is about to start in November!
At this time, Wayne put down the basketball and began to recall the system's previous explanation of how to obtain growth points.
"The amount of growth points you gain will vary depending on the intensity and method of your training or competition."
Hmm...it seems like we have to find a more efficient way.
