Chapter 15 [Terrorist Discovery]
The two talked about attacking again. Peterson couldn't give Guo Xu too much advice in this regard. The two had different positions and big figures.
Peterson averaged 11.6 points per game in four years at the University, had average ball control ability, excellent running without the ball, strong physical strength, and good at receiving and jumping shots. In addition to mid- and long-distance shooting, his scoring method also relies on his strength and outstanding bounce power to force the opponent to swing people near the penalty area.
His offense is almost always framed, with his back and low footsteps, which is a pure outside style.
Guo Xu's long-term goal is to become a super point guard, at least not to be called a "black hole". On the defensive end, point guards are most susceptible to questioning.
In the NBA, a basketball league with overflowing talents, physical conditions are the greatest talent. The skills are taught by coaches and players can practice, but height cannot be. If you have defects in height, you will easily be eaten by your opponents on the defensive end.
In his previous life, Nash and Iverson were said to be black holes but won the MVP. They focused more on the offensive end and failed to lead the team to the championship. Isaiah Thomas averaged nearly 29 points per game in the Celtics. The Celtics were unwilling to give him a big contract and traded him to the Cavaliers in the summer. With him, the team must be equipped with wing defense experts and inside gates, which are indispensable.
But the small guards are also praised for their good defense, such as Patrick Beverly, Mike Conley, Chris Paul, Rajon Rondo, etc., who are not taller than 185cm.
If possible, Guo Xu hopes that the defense will reach Paul's level. Paul is 183CM, and the defense does not depend on height, but on the ball quotient.
Paul's stadium wisdom is top in the NBA, entangling the opponent, waiting for an opportunity to intercept the ball, and making accurate predictions. This is why Paul ranked fourth in the first round, and Thomas Jr. ranked 60th in the second round.
Guo Xu said that he would participate in the talent show this year, not just a random bold statement, but he really planned to do this. He thought about the method of ending the time loop before going to bed every night. Since he did not dream again after the loop started, he guessed that the ending conditions were related to the final dream.
He dreamed that he participated in the 2000 NBA draft and was selected in the fourth pick... This is too high. Even if the Bulls boss was dropped, he would not choose him in that pick. Then, the key to leaving the loop cannot be the pick, probably as long as he is selected.
If he practices his ball skills to the point where he can be selected on April Fool's Day, he will definitely be called the NCAA's Ten Miles Sword God, but he doesn't know how many days he will have to cycle.
Guo Xu is not afraid, and he doesn't think that life is boring at all. He eats delicious food and drinks spicy food every day, and his ability is still improving. What is he not satisfied with?
After dinner, Peterson did not immediately go back to the hotel to rest or meet with other teammates to play, and suggested playing basketball with Guo Xu.
"Guo, if I leave you and go to play by myself after dinner, everyone will despise me. Since you ask me about defense, why don't we find a court to play?"
Guo Xu smiled and said, "No, I just need to know the direction of development. There will be important competitions tomorrow, and you have to keep your energy against the opponent's number one scorer."
Peterson is very embarrassed. For him, eating in such a restaurant is also a better life. College players are very poor, and big names are no exception. NCAA is just a university sports league. Not only do players not have salaries, they are not allowed to accept endorsements.
To be honest, this is unfair. No matter how much money the NCAA basketball game is, no matter how much money the NCAA pays back to student athletes every year. According to NCAA regulations, student players are not allowed to charge any fees except scholarships. Moreover, among the three NCAA schools, only schools with Level 1 and Level 2 can set up sports scholarships, while schools with Level 3 do not even have sports scholarships.
The NCAA clearly stipulates that schools do not allow players to pay wages, or give players money privately in the form of red envelopes. Once discovered, the school and the players will be severely punished, and the heaviest punishment is to disqualify the player's school from the entire year of the game.
Peterson had to pay for the tuition and dated his girlfriend twice a week, and his wallet was already deflated.
Peterson asked: "Why don't you participate in group activities if you don't go to practice football?"
"I want to go to fitness and it won't affect my condition. You will know tomorrow. Don't worry about me in the afternoon. As long as you recognize me as a friend, I plan to compete with you in the NBA in the future."
Guo Xu kept shirking, Peterson was no longer pretentious, and called his teammates to ask where they were and went to hang out and eat.
Guo Xu went to exercise according to the original plan. He and Peterson were not in the same position, so it was not very meaningful to practice together. At night, he returned to the hotel to sleep exhausted...
Next, Guo Xu did this every day, and there was no sign of ending the time cycle, and two weeks passed quickly.
His fitness results are better than expected, and all his abilities have been improved. He will bring a piece of paper in his wallet, record important data from yesterday, and compare it during exercise, and the improvement can be seen with the naked eye. What's amazing is that his figure has not changed at all, and he is still wearing shoes with a height of 180cm and weighs 73 kilograms.
This is a terrifying discovery. If his physical fitness improves and his body shape remains the same, he will be full of confusion during the game, especially in terms of strength, and will be much stronger and more resistant than he seems.
He didn't know if there was a limit to exercise. If not, it would be amazing.
Think about it, if a player's physique looks like Jennings on the surface but James on the inside, they are all "Jackson". The meaning is completely different. Even if he is only 180cm tall, it will be difficult for the opponent to hold the ball, so he can only shoot with his height advantage. Kyle Lowry, the former Raptors star, is such a point guard, with a height of 183cm tall and strong enough to withstand the forward.
Of course, this is just a theoretical possibility. Guo Xu's two-week progress is obviously because of the low starting point, and he exercises by challenging the limits. This taste is not good and requires great perseverance.
When most people encounter Guo Xu's situation, the first thing they think of is how to end the cycle or enjoy it. If there is someone who is not upright in his mind, they may have started to commit crimes long ago, killing, setting fire and robbing ** do whatever they want. Anyway, they are not afraid of being caught, and they will go back to the hotel when they wake up.
Guo Xu never thought of using the time cycle to do crime, but just wanted to become stronger.
He may be sleek, but he is not an accident; he likes to act casually, but he will set a bottom line for himself.
He knows that people often do something and develop habits, whether good or bad, in the time cycle. He cannot lower the bottom line that he regards as principle. This is like a chronic poison. He betrays himself. Some things will completely change when you lower the bottom line the second and third time.
As a normal person, of course, he also longs for gains without effort. He has made some attempts to see if he has super powers. He tries to pause time, or suddenly "duang" and travels through time and space. Unfortunately, he is an ordinary person, with no mind power, fighting spirit, ninjutsu, and speed power. If he wants to improve, he can only rely on learning and practice.
Chapter completed!