Zeng Xingyang's body has been in extreme fatigue for several days.
He spends every day either training or on his way to training.
Of course, Zeng Xingyang also tries his best to avoid injuries; his training doesn't exceed limits too much.
Under this intense training, Zeng Xingyang's physical changes are still quite noticeable; his endurance is continuously improving, and his stamina is gradually enhancing.
High-load training also indicates that the body is adapting to this rhythm.
"Training is addictive and captivating."
Zeng Xingyang greatly enjoys immersing in the process of pursuing his goals.
His training is very focused.
At the initial stages of selection training, other players were quite nervous, but they generally relaxed after a few days.
Some players would do extra training when Calipari was around, but otherwise, they wouldn't be seen.
Seeing Zeng Xingyang train so intensely, many came forward to befriend him, while others secretly mocked this behavior.
Familiar players would invite Zeng Xingyang to parties after training; basketball guys always attract more attention, especially the talented ones.
However, Zeng Xingyang was more polite with these social engagements.
He refused ineffective socializing.
Occasionally chatting a bit when tired from training was fine, but if it occupied his training time to relax, he wouldn't go.
Booker and Towns have the leverage; he does not.
Zeng Xingyang is very clear about what his primary goal is at the current stage.
He wants to fully invest himself in improving his abilities.
During these few days, the team organized another training match.
Zeng Xingyang finally got playing time but was subbed out after just two minutes on the court due to committing a foul, then had no further chances to play.
This training match mainly examined those superstars, paying little attention to Zeng Xingyang.
Zeng Xingyang didn't complain about the limited time on the court, still doing extra training post-game.
Although his basketball skills weren't amazing, Zeng Xingyang's effort spread among the players and coaching staff.
Finally, on the fifth night after upgrading his shooting attribute to Level 2, Zeng Xingyang successfully upgraded his shooting to Level 3.
[Experience: 6/10000]
[Note: Achieved NCAA shooter level, please continue striving.]
Seeing the 10,000 experience points, Zeng Xingyang was a bit dumbfounded.
Gaining experience is harder now; making two three-pointers only gives 1 experience point, meaning he needs to sink 20,000 three-pointers to level up.
It'll take months to level up; this upgrade difficulty is exponential.
Is Level 3 to Level 4 a threshold, leading to NBA level afterward?
Or is there another quicker way to gain experience?
However, the note made Zeng Xingyang quite excited.
This remark clearly indicates his current shooting ability.
This implies, in terms of shooting ability, he qualifies to appear in NCAA matches.
Only, Zeng Xingyang isn't sure if his shooter level is high or low?
After all, the range of ability is quite large.
The system didn't specify more thoroughly; only actual combat will reveal it.
After continuous crazy training, this is the best harvest.
After continuous upgrades, Zeng Xingyang is somewhat eager to showcase his shooting ability.
This opportunity soon arrived.
The day after upgrading his shooting to Level 3, in the afternoon, the coaching team organized a three-point shooting test.
Upon hearing about this shooting test, Zeng Xingyang was very much looking forward to it; he knew his opportunity to showcase his ability was here.
About fifty people participated in the school team selection, each taking their positions.
"Warm-up before testing." On Kenny Payne's command, everyone began doing warm-up exercises.
"I wonder how the most diligent guy here will perform later?" Aaron Harrison teased.
Aaron Harrison is 1.98 meters tall, weighing 95 kilograms; he plays as a shooting guard, the same position as Zeng Xingyang.
Ranked second among shooting guards only to Devin Booker, Zeng Xingyang's crazy training made him feel a bit threatened.
"His diligence makes me a bit jealous." Said the 2.18 meters tall center Dakari Johnson sourly.
Dakari Johnson has a chance to be selected by the NBA, basically securing a spot on the school team, but he's relatively lazy; assistant coaches occasionally talk to him, suggesting he learn from Zeng Xingyang's efforts.
This annoyed Dakari Johnson; why does he need to learn from a loser ?
"Does hard training guarantee making it to the NBA?"
"The NBA isn't for guys ; it's for talented geniuses, not hardworking losers."
"Maybe he thinks if he doesn't try, he won't know his capabilities."
"Hey, after trying hard, he'll give up; he's tall but can't even do a windmill dunk."
Aaron Harrison and Dakari Johnson pretended to chat idly, but their voices were loud enough for many to hear.
This led quite a few to glance intentionally or unintentionally at Zeng Xingyang; the most striking impression during this time was his effort.
No one here trains as crazily as Zeng Xingyang.
At this point, their words were clearly mocking Zeng Xingyang.
Zeng Xingyang knew their names but didn't have any strong impression of their NBA careers based on memory.
This suffices to indicate these guys will be marginal at best even if they make it to the NBA.
Zeng Xingyang ignored the provocations from these two.
After being here for a while, he's realized.
Under the happy education in the United States, many haven't developed their intelligence enough.
Arguing with these idiots can easily drag you down to their level, then be defeated by their extensive experience.
Rather than wasting time arguing, it's better to continuously improve and completely leave them behind.
Warm-ups soon ended, and Kenny Payne announced today's testing rules.
First was a 5-minute session of shooting and catching your own rebounds from the three-point position, followed by a 2-minute fixed three-point shooting.
Next were shots alternately from both corners, both 45-degree angles, and the top of the key, each with a set of 10 shots, totaling 50 fixed-point three-point shots.
Although the self-shooting and rebounding time was short, the intensity would be very high.
Completing these in a short time is a huge test of the player's stamina and endurance.
The entire coaching staff and logistics personnel got into action.
Tests simultaneously proceeded on both sides of the court, with timers timing, and recorders collecting data.
Calipari stood by the sidelines, observing with his arms crossed.
Zeng Xingyang was assigned a later test order.
On his half-court section, starting the test was Devin Booker.
Booker's appearance immediately chilled half of the waiting players.
He was too accurate; no matter how he shot, it seemed to go in.
Across various three-point spots, Booker rarely missed.
Even Calipari couldn't help but clap for Booker.
The surrounding exclamations and discussions made Booker very proud.
While shooting the fixed-point three-pointers, Booker's stamina visibly declined a bit; his three-point performance was a bit worse than self-shooting-rebounding, but still very accurate.
During Booker's self-shooting-rebounding three-point session, he attempted 75 shots in five minutes, making 61 of them, with a hit rate of 81%, and during the 50 fixed-point three-point shots, Booker's stamina somewhat waned; he sank 34, with a hit rate of 68%.
Even with such highly exceptional results, Booker seemed a bit unsatisfied; when stepping down, he regrettably shook his head.
Like a top student claiming a poorly scored exam, very annoying.