I am Really an Insider

Eddie Sutton was holding a cup of coffee, sitting in front of the computer in his office.

On the computer screen, the game video of the University of Texas Longhorns last season was playing at this time.

The University of Texas Longhorns were the Big 12 champions last season and also had the best record in team history with 26 wins and 7 losses.

In addition to winning the Big 12 championship, the Longhorns even made it to the final four as a dark horse in the March Madness tournament!

This is the first time they have reached the semi-finals in 56 years, which shows how terrible the combat effectiveness of the Longhorns last season was.

There is no doubt that for the Cowboys who are aiming for the Big 12 championship this season, the Longhorns are the biggest stumbling block on the road to success.

Although the star of the Longhorns last season, Naismith Award and Wood Award double winner T.J. Ford participated in the draft this summer and left the team.

But they are still a tough team to deal with.

In addition to T.J. Ford, the Longhorns also have second-year star guard Roy Ivey.

The guard from Queens, New York, is as tough as most street kids in New York.

When the two sides played against each other last season, he had caused a lot of trouble for Tony Allen.

With T. J. Ford gone, Ivey was the undisputed leader for the Longhorns.

In addition to Roy Ivey, Sutton has another worry. That is the fresh blood who just joined the Longhorns this year, the talented player P.J. Tucker from Enno High School.

P. J. Tucker's most famous performance in high school was when, as a senior player, he restrained senior Carmelo Anthony in a game.

Who is Carmelo Anthony? That was the winner of last season's NCAA championship. He was the No. 1 pick in this year's draft. He was a guy who was compared with LeBron James!

Coincidentally, the Longhorns were eliminated by Anthony in the Final Four last season.

Many experts believe that if the Longhorns had P.J. Tucker last season, Anthony might not be the champion.

Tucker's defensive ability is unquestionable. He has been as tough as a professional player in high school.

Although the height is ordinary, but the strength is very scary.

Terrible strength and strong athletic ability allow him to blast the penalty area to pieces despite his height disadvantage.

In high school, Tucker seemed to be the next Charles Barkley.

Although Tucker hasn't played a single NCAA game yet, Sutton has no reason to underestimate such a guy.

What's more, the Cowboys just lack a strong forward who can match up with Tucker this season, which makes Sutton even more anxious!

Thinking of this, Sutton paused the game video.

The reason why he told everyone that the starting position may be reorganized before the start of the season is that he hopes to stimulate the full energy of those players in the fourth position.

Sutton is very clear that if he does not find a fourth position that can compete with P.J. Tucker, then it is simply a dream to win this year.

But as far as the current situation is concerned, he really doesn't have a good candidate.

Wayne was his favorite at the beginning, because Wayne has a huge advantage over Tucker in height.

But in yesterday's training, Wayne's performance did not make Sutton feel very bright.

His habit of shooting from the perimeter remains unchanged.

Although Wayne's high-post support ability made Sutton's eyes shine, but rather than support, Sutton hopes to see unyielding inside defense.

But now the preparation training before the new season has just begun, and Sutton told himself that he must be patient.

Those kids still have room to grow.

"Boom, boom, boom, boom"

Sutton was thinking, when he was in the office, he vaguely heard a sound from outside.

It sounds like the sound of a basketball hitting a wooden floor.

"Someone came so early?" Sutton looked at the clock on the wall in astonishment, it was only 6:40!

Since today is Sunday, the training time is relatively late, starting at nine o'clock.

Normally, the players would be thankful for not being late on Sunday morning.

But today, there are people who come to train in advance for the weekend?

So Sutton opened the door of the office curiously. On the empty training field, he saw the Chinese student who was practicing three-pointers.

"Ah!? Are you here, coach!?" Seeing Sutton appearing suddenly, Wayne was taken aback.

He always thought that there was no one in the training hall.

"Well, I couldn't sleep at home, so I came here." Sutton nodded. He couldn't sleep at five o'clock in the morning because of the Longhorn team's affairs, so he simply went directly to the office to watch the video.

"Are you very hardworking, don't you sleep in on weekends?" Sutton looked at Wayne's skin and found that he was already sweating a lot.

"I don't sleep well either, and I don't want to waste time when I think that I'm still far behind." Wayne tilted his head, and then continued to shoot three-pointers.

Due to the increase in the three-point ability value yesterday, Wayne's shooting rate when practicing three-pointers has improved a lot.

It stands to reason that the three-point ability value of 68 is not high. But the NCAA's three-point line is closer to the basket than the NBA's.

Therefore, Wayne 68's three-point ability is considered very strong in the NCAA.

In the future, Lonzo Ball, that crooked blacksmith, probably won't even have 60 three-pointers in the NBA.

But in the NCAA, his three-point shooting percentage is as high as 41%.

Now, Wayne can complete the three-point training faster and easier, and crazily brush up growth points.

Watching Wayne hit consecutive shots from various positions, Sutton began to seriously consider the possibility of using Wayne as a stretch power forward.

Last season, Wayne took more mid-range shots, but in the past two days, Wayne's three-pointer status made Sutton's eyes shine.

Although Sutton doesn't expect Wayne to kill the game with three-pointers, he still firmly believes that an insider should play a powerful role in the penalty area.

But the emergence of a space-based four position will at least enrich the Cowboys' tactics next season.

Just imagine, if Wayne can open up the space, it will be easier for Tony Allen and Graham to break through.

"By the way, boss, I have a small request and I want to discuss it with you." After completing the training task of hitting 100 three-pointers with only 175 shots, Wayne, sweating profusely, walked to the contemplative Sutton came forward.

"Tell me, what's the matter?"

Sutton thought, Wayne might recommend himself and want to start?

As a result, Wayne's request was unexpected by Sutton.

"That I just want to add ball-handling training to the original training plan."

"Possess the ball?" Sutton looked at Wayne in astonishment. Does this guy really know what position he is in?

It's fine if you like to float outside and shoot, and you like to hold the ball like a guard.

Now he still wants to deliberately train the ball?

Which player with a height of 2.11 meters do you see practicing ball control?

Just want to be a pentagon fighter?

Of course, Wayne didn't make such a request on a whim.

Since in the game, doing things that are not suitable for players in this position can increase the acquisition of growth points, the same must be true for training.

This also explains why three-point shooting training is currently the training program that adds the most points.

If you complete the ball handling training, you may also get more growth points.

Wayne has gone further and further down the road of card system bugs.

"Is it possible to increase special training on ball control? It's not impossible, but do you really need it?" Sutton didn't directly refuse. Who would refuse a player who took the initiative to train.

And seeing Wayne so enthusiastic, Sutton really couldn't bear to pour cold water on him.

Student players are not the same as professional players, they are students first and players second.

If a student wants to learn on his own initiative, it is difficult for the teacher to say no.

"Of course I need to. I don't want to leave too many shortcomings. Before the start of the new season, I will try my best to fill up my shortcomings. Strength, weight, and ball control are my current weaknesses, and they are also the main goals I need to improve. In future games, I can’t just stand there stupidly every time I catch the ball, right?”

Wayne's eyes were firm, and he spoke clearly.

"Look, look, this is what a student player should look like! This kind of enthusiasm, this pure obsession with basketball, this kind of drive to improve, is rarely seen in young people now!" Sutton secretly admired Wayne in his heart.

Regardless of whether Wayne can play as a starter in the end, Sutton is determined to give this hard-working teenager more opportunities!

But what Wayne thought in his heart was: "Another way to earn growth points, I'm maxed out!"

After the training started in the morning, Sutton really added ball control training for Wayne.

With a group of guards behind him, Wayne looked like he was asking for trouble as he lamely dribbled through the barricades.

But when Wayne completed a round of training, he also got his due reward.

Wayne got 50 growth points in one round of ball possession training, which is more than the growth points he got in three-point training!

In this way, Wayne can get a lot of points rewards just by completing regular training every day.

Moreover, the skills are not overwhelming. Although the ball control is only practiced for the purpose of brushing points, if you really improve the ball control attribute in the future, it will be beneficial and harmless.

In a blink of an eye, a week passed.

After a week of accumulation, Wayne has completely digested the remaining 10 chances to add points from the last upgrade.

He only spent 2 points on three-pointers. For the NCAA, the three-point ability value of 70 is more than enough.

For the rest, Wayne continued to add all to the block.

Currently, Wayne's blocking ability value has reached 62.

The blocking ability of 62 is also not high, but with Wayne's height and a wingspan of 2.30 meters, it is still enough to cause a great deterrent in the college arena.

That's right, Wayne's wingspan data is very beautiful. When he measured his wingspan yesterday, he was taken aback.

There is really nothing to say about this static talent, but it's a pity that the basketball star is too touching.

On the training ground at this time, the Cowboys' daily "repertoire" 3-on-3 cross-confrontation is underway.

Both Sutton and his son were staring at Wayne, because he just rewarded John Lucas with a volleyball cap!

Although John Lucas III is only 1.83 meters tall, his ability to avoid blocks is very good, and it is not possible for any stupid big man to stand up and take him.

Lucas hadn't let Wayne take advantage of the one-on-one fight with Wayne a few days ago.

But this time, Wayne seized the opportunity precisely and let Lucas lose.

And similar things are happening more and more frequently these days.

People suddenly discovered that the basket that Wayne has been guarding recently is not very easy to play.

It's not just Lucas, there are only a handful of people in the entire team who haven't been taken by Wayne these days.

Wayne's performance made Sutton very happy, because Sutton couldn't see this in Wayne last season.

In the past week of training, Wayne surprised people almost every day.

"Did you see his defense, Sean?" Eddie Sutton raised the corners of his mouth slightly. He simply loved Wayne's violent hot pot in the interior these days.

In fact, Wayne still has a lot of shortcomings on the defensive end. For example, the speed is not fast enough, the confrontation is a bit difficult, the positioning is not accurate enough, and so on.

But his beautiful blocks again and again concealed those shortcomings.

Marcus Camby's Law works.

As long as you block enough shots, outsiders will have a "good defense" impression of you.

"Wayne seems to have evolved in an all-round way. His three-pointers are now very stable, and his defense is not weak. At the same time, he is also one of the most hardworking players." Sean Sutton agrees with his father and praised Wayne Can't stop talking.

"Yes, the most diligent person will always have good results."

Sutton and his son were chatting, and there was another "snap" on the court.

This time, it was Toolman guard Warren who was unlucky. His air cut layup was directly pressed on the backboard by Wayne.

Simply ruthless.

Sutton looked at Wayne who had completed the block and couldn't help applauding. The appearance of his starting lineup for the new season has gradually become clear.

It's almost 3W words and there are still 1000 votes, which is a bit tragic. Gentlemen, give alms.