Volume 1 Western Cowboy Chapter 014 You are the starting player
It’s been a while since Wayne became a school celebrity.
The rumor that he defeated Rasheed Wallace has now become known to almost everyone who follows basketball.
Of course, the "facts" that everyone knows are more or less exaggerated.
And this incident has had a significant impact on Wayne's life.
Now, in addition to being stared at when walking on campus, Wayne often encounters girls who ask for his cell phone number.
At first, Wayne felt quite accomplished.
I have never been so popular with girls in my two lifetimes combined.
But over time, I got tired of it.
The main reason is that this phone number is useless because Wayne is exhausted after training every day.
Before the start of the season, Wayne's biggest task was to gain weight and build strength.
With the help of a nutritionist and a trainer, Wayne has to eat a lot every day, seven meals a day, but he can't eat too much at each meal.
The legendary practice of eating less and more meals has been achieved.
This will help Wayne digest and absorb, and also avoid gaining weight as much as possible.
If you eat more, you won't fall behind in your training. Otherwise, all the food you eat will turn into fat.
Of course, it is not a good idea to gain weight too quickly. Sudden weight gain will put a huge burden on key parts such as the knees, which will only increase the risk of injury.
Therefore, Wayne's weight gain was carried out under the rigorous calculations of nutritionists and trainers.
To be honest, the training level of the NCAA may be higher than that of domestic professional competitions in the same period in 2003.
However, even within a safe range, Wayne was exhausted.
I used to think losing weight was difficult, but now I know that gaining weight is even more difficult!
I have calluses on my hands from lifting weights every day.
However, Wayne's hard work was rewarded accordingly.
In just over a month, Wayne's weight increased from 91 kg to 95 kg.
Although the numbers haven't changed much, the change in body shape is obvious.
Wayne used to be just thin, but now it would be more appropriate to describe his physique as strong and robust.
The muscle lines on his arms have been trained to be very clear. Even without his jersey, the muscle lines on his torso are very beautiful. He is no longer a "skinny man".
Moreover, it may be easy for ordinary people to gain 4 kilograms by accumulating fat, but for Wayne, he needs to gain 4 kilograms of muscle.
There is a world of difference between a lot of strength training, lots of protein and carbs, and just lying down after eating.
Wanting to build bigger muscles, even if they only weigh 4 kilograms, is a very painful and difficult process.
After gaining 4 kilograms, Wayne also trained his strength to 35.
If you work harder, reaching level 40 shouldn't be a problem.
Wayne is very concerned about gaining weight and increasing strength, but he is not in a hurry.
Because almost everyone who moves from college to a career has to go through this process.
No rookie is as big as a mountain of flesh when he first enters the league.
Compared to weight gain, the gap in talent is the most difficult to make up.
Fortunately, Wayne now has a system to help him reverse the fate. Of course, this also requires Wayne to work hard for it.
After all, you won’t get many growth points just by lifting weights.
So on the basis of crazy weight gain, Wayne also has to practice with the team every day and have one-on-one training with teacher Tony to increase his growth points. The intensity is simply too intense.
As a result, after training every day, Wayne had no energy to follow up with the girls who left their phone numbers.
After returning to the dormitory every day, Wayne feels the happiest thing is to lie on the bed and relax.
Over time, Wayne completely forgot the faces corresponding to those phone numbers.
So, in the end, not a single phone number was used.
Even with a system, it is still quite difficult to become a star player.
When Wayne heard Zhang Liangwan’s story before, the only word in his mind was “wow crap”.
But now, putting himself in Zhang Dashuai's shoes, Wayne has to add: "Awesome!"
What physical fitness!
After playing games every day, I still have energy to mess around outside.
Fortunately, these days are finally over .
In early October, just three days before the Cowboys were finally going to face their first warm-up game opponent, Vanderbilt University, the trainer told Wayne that his weight training was over.
"Gaining weight while playing games is very prone to injury and will consume a lot of physical energy. Now you have gained 4 kilograms, which is the most appropriate number for your health. Therefore, since the season has entered the competition period, we have decided to suspend your weight gain training."
The trainer looked at Wayne's strong body and suddenly felt a great sense of accomplishment.
"Is it over...?" Wayne suddenly felt extremely sad. These extra four kilograms of muscle almost cost him his life.
In addition to the grueling muscle-building plan, Tony Allen also temporarily canceled the one-on-one training with Wayne in the afternoon.
"The warm-up match is about to start, so let's take a break these few days and focus all our energy on the game." Tony Allen sat in the locker room, looked up at Wayne, his eyes full of longing.
Of course, I’m not looking forward to Wayne, I’m looking forward to the game.
During one-on-one training this month, Tony Allen expressed to Wayne more than once his determination to win the championship.
Because only by going further in the March Madness tournament can you be seen by more scouts.
As a senior player who was promoted from a junior college to an undergraduate, Tony Allen suffered a great disadvantage due to his age, so he was not very favored.
Now, it is the era when countless high school students are yearning to join the league, and countless young talents have made the NBA dazzled.
Therefore, the senior players are at a disadvantage right from the start.
Therefore, Mr. Tony must make up for this disadvantage at all costs. His whole family depends on him.
In the latest draft prediction, Tony Allen can only be ranked in the second round.
Of course, Wayne's sophomore situation isn't much better.
Although rumors of him defeating Wallace have been rife recently, NBA general managers are not stupid.
They won't jump to conclusions until they see Wayne play.
Wayne is now not even predicted to make it to the second round of the draft and is still predicted to be a failure.
Wayne understood Tony Allen's feelings. Moreover, Tony, like Wayne, had not rested for the past month and had accompanied him every day, which was very considerate.
Give your thighs a break occasionally so they will be easier to hug in the future.
"I agree, Tony. You will surprise everyone in the warm-up match in three days." Wayne nodded and bumped fists with Tony Allen.
"You will too, Wayne."
"Me? I'll be satisfied as long as I can start." Wayne shook his head. To be honest, Coach Sutton has not yet announced the starting lineup for the new season.
I guess he wants to observe the situation carefully through the warm-up match.
At present, Wayne's advantages are obvious, which are shooting, height, wingspan and blocking.
But in addition to Wayne, the Cowboys also have a big guy named Randy Carter, who has rough skills but weighs 110 kilograms.
In the NCAA, 110 kilograms is really considered a giant.
Although Carter has been blocked many times by Wayne in training this month, he can indeed handle it.
For Sutton, who advocates muscular defense, Carter seems to be a more suitable choice.
"Coach Sutton, Coach Sutton, I hope you can have a discerning eye and not be blinded by Brother Carter's weight." Thinking of this, Wayne prayed silently in his heart.
Wait, Eddie Sutton!
By the way, Wayne always felt this name was very familiar when he first met Sutton.
Now he remembered that Eddie Sutton was one of the inductees of the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2020!
In Wayne's previous life, because Kobe, Garnett and Duncan were selected into the 2020 Hall of Fame, he was very concerned about that class.
He had seen Eddie Sutton's name on the full list of candidates.
But at that time, Wayne knew nothing about Sutton, because the NCAA was not very popular in China, and there were few related consultations.
Wayne vaguely remembered that in the introduction of the Hall of Fame members, it was written that Sutton had won the NCAA Coach of the Year honor four times in his career and had a career winning percentage of 71%.
All in all, he is a very powerful coach!
He's already in the Hall of Fame, how could he be a fake?
If it's a high-level coach...
Well, maybe it won't be so rigid. Maybe Sutton will really try the space-type four position, which is not popular now?
"Hahaha, what are you talking about? You will definitely be the starter. You and I, we are going to join forces to win the league championship." Tony Allen stood up with a firm look in his eyes, "Definitely."
In this way, Wayne returned to the dormitory early in the day, and it was a rare opportunity for him to relax his muscles.
Of course, eggs and boiled chicken breasts are still unavoidable.
Now Wayne can only drool when he sees Cody eating ice cream.
Just after dinner and about to clear the table, Wayne's Nokia suddenly rang.
At first, Wayne thought that Cody was asking him to hang out again.
But after taking out his cell phone, Wayne was stunned.
It was Eddie Sutton calling!
"Coach!" Wayne immediately answered the phone without wasting a second.
"Wei, I'm sorry to bother you now. Are you still in school?" On the other end, Sutton's tone was unhurried .
"I'm in the dorm."
"If it's convenient, can you come to the gym now? I want to get some information for you."
"Information?" Although Wayne hadn't figured out the situation yet, he had already walked out of the dormitory.
"Yes, here is the information about your matchup for the next game. I wanted to send it to you during training tomorrow, but I thought that as a starting player, you should prepare in advance."
"Okay, I'll be there right now...wait, you mean, the starting players?" Wayne clenched his fists. OK?
"That's right, starter. I've seen your progress and hard work, and this is the opportunity you deserve. Perform well in the game three days later, and don't make me make a decision I'll regret, Wei."
Sutton said this and hung up the phone with a smile.
Just now, he and his son and assistant coach Sean have worked out the preliminary starting lineup for the new season.
Point guard Lucas, shooting guard Tony, small forward Graham, center Holmes.
This lineup is very powerful and has strong defense.
But the biggest drawback is that his outside shooting is very unstable.
It's okay to play against ordinary opponents, but if they meet a strong enemy in the tournament, they can strangle the Cowboys with just one move of shrinking.
After weighing the pros and cons, Sutton gave up the big Carter and promoted Wayne.
Although it seems unusual for a power forward to shoot three-pointers, Sutton does need a starter who can shoot three-pointers.
Wayne is the best choice.
At the same time, Wayne's system taskbar responded immediately.
“Mission: Prove your strength, accomplished.
The B-level lottery package has been put into the backpack. "
