I'm not really a role player

Chapter 239
Regardless of whether the team is training or not, Li Ke's schedule will not change in any way.

The Lynx training hall in the early morning was a bit cold. Li Ke arrived in a special car, and Tim Graver was already waiting in the training hall.

"Warm up for half an hour, let's get started."

Calculating the time, Li Ke has been training with Tim Graver for almost a year, and he is already very familiar with the breakfast club process.

I didn't say much at the moment, and just buried my head and started warming up.

The warm-up is jogging, and the intensity is not high. Li Ke ran down the court lap after lap. When the body was slightly sweating, the warm-up was over.

Next, the medicine ball appeared, and the formal training began.

Holding two medicine balls in hand, high-intensity various back and forth running, lateral movement, jumping...

In just half an hour, Li Ke was sweating profusely.

This series of training is not for improving anything, the real purpose is to help Li Ke maintain a peak physical function.

This summer, Li Ke followed the Bobcats all the way to the finals.

Then came the national team's training camp and the Olympic Games, which lasted until the end of August.

Back in Charlotte in early September, his training did not stop.

Therefore, this summer, Li Ke's physical condition has been at its peak.

But not resting for a whole year is not a good thing for Li Ke. Tim Graver talked about it when Li Ke was sweating profusely with a medicine ball:

"Continuously maintaining high-intensity training can indeed help you maintain your peak state, but for training this kind of thing, it is better to combine work and rest. When it is time to train hard, train hard. When it is time to take a vacation, you have to let go of everything for vacation and rest..."

Li Ke panted heavily, and replied: "Of course I know the importance of rest, but it's not that I don't have time."

"I know, I'm just reminding you of the importance of rest. If you don't rest all the time, your body will wear out quickly."

Li Ke nodded, thinking about it carefully, maybe there is a reason why Dayao's body is so useless.

Even athletes need rest.

After practicing medicine ball for more than half an hour, Tim Graver called a stop.

"Considering that you have no rest this summer, let's reduce the intensity of medicine ball training."

A white towel was thrown to Li Ke: "Take a break, and then we will start practicing ball control and breakthrough."

It must be mentioned that Li Ke's back attack has been promoted to S rank.

The system also gave a completely different description from Qiao Shenbei's previous one——

"Self-created S-level back attack: characteristics, the power of the back push is huge, and the turning speed is extremely fast. After turning, it has a bonus for breakthroughs and long-range projections..."

In short, Li Ke's back attack relies on strength and speed, and everything else is secondary.

In contrast, the technique and movements are the most important in the God's back fight.

Li Ke's breakthrough has also been promoted to B level. The system reminds him that there is also a talent gap between him and Lao Ai. At first, Li Ke couldn't understand.

After he raised the breakthrough to B level, Li Ke understood.

What he lacks should be Lao Ai's natural sense of the ball.

Although there was a gap in talent, Li Ke continued the special training for breakthroughs.

It will definitely be beneficial to practice more.

Lao Ai's friendliness is as high as 88 points, and it's uncertain when it will be full.

With this increase, Li Ke can create a second S-level skill.

The lack of proficiency at that time can start to accumulate now.

In the end it's ball possession.

Li Ke has a D-level ball control. If you practice more, you may not be sure, and you will still have the opportunity to improve yourself.

With such a medium-intensity one-on-one practice, Li Ke practiced until seven o'clock in the morning.

The training hall, which is usually quiet from morning to night, finally had some noises other than Li Ke and Tim Graver.

Tucker pushed open the door of the training hall passageway, and as early as he was out of the locker room door, he heard the sound in the training hall.

As soon as the gate was opened, Tucker cast his gaze to one side of the court. He saw Li Ke, and then showed a look of surprise.

"Good morning, Sheldon."

Tucker said hello, then threw off his coat, and asked, "Look at you, have you been here for a long time?"

Li Ke leaned on Tim Graver, turned around and made a breakthrough, hit the basket, made a throw, and sent the basketball into the basket.

Then he stopped and answered Tucker: "I've been practicing for two hours."

"It started at four or five in the morning?"

"Yes."

"I finally know why you can succeed in the NBA."

Tucker gave a thumbs up. The scene in front of him reminded him of the summer of 06, when Li Ke was overwhelmed by him.

Now, Li Ke is already far above him.

Sure enough, hard work can lead to success.

"Speaking of which, PJ, are you interested in joining my training?"

"Join your training? What do you mean?"

Facing Li Ke's invitation, Tucker didn't understand why.

Li Ke explained a few words: "It's very simple, just like me, every morning from 04:30 to [-]:[-], come here and start a training called breakfast club."

"The Breakfast Club? I see..."

When Li Ke mentioned the Breakfast Club, Tucker understood that this was a legend on Jordan's journey to becoming a god. Even Tucker knew how terrifying the intensity of the Breakfast Club was.

"So, the training you've been insisting on, is the breakfast club?"

"Yes."

"It is said that it is very powerful and terrifying?"

"Is such that."

Li Ke answered Tucker in the most flat tone.

Tucker frowned, his heart was moved, but he was a little scared in the face of unknown high-intensity special training.

"You can join and try, and if you can't persist, you can quit."

It was not Li Ke who made this sentence, but Tim Graver.

It was this sentence that made Tucker make a decision: "Then I will try..."

Although a decision was made, the softness in Tucker's tone still made people hear his lack of confidence.

Li Ke smiled. In this smile, there was a bit of anticipation and gloating.

Finally, someone was with him again.

Although Li Ke doesn't know if Tucker can persevere, he believes that even after a few days of special training, the breakfast club can help Tucker make some progress.

The ultimate killer move of the trainer of God must have something.

After chatting about the topic of the breakfast club for a while, Li Ke soon ended his breakfast club training.

Back in the locker room, took a shower, and changed into a clean jersey.

Then, the teammates arrived one after another.

Gerald Wallace's playing time has not changed from last year. Without Li Ke and the new Tucker, he is the most hardworking Bobcats player.

Then there are old teammates such as Lao Du, Earl Boykins, and Dae Quinn Cook, as well as newcomers Tyronn Lue, Radmanovich, Juwan Howard...

Lao Ai stepped on the point, the old shark, when Sam Vincent stood in the middle of the locker room, the old shark hadn't arrived yet.

It seems that, except for the loss of some old teammates and the addition of some new teammates, this Bobcats team is not much different from last year.

Sam Vincent stood in the middle of the locker room and counted the numbers. He counted from 1 to 16.

In other words, in addition to the old sharks, there are still 16 people in the Bobcats roster.

Compared with the 7-man roster after July 1, the Bobcats waived Don Tail Jefferson and Andre Brown, two unknown players who hadn't changed, and then signed Tucker.

So, before the preseason, the Bobcats still maintained a 17-man roster.

Before the start of the new season, they still need to lay off two people in order to decide on the final 15-man roster.

Sean Livingston, Cartier Martin, Joel Anthony, and even Tucker, who Li Ke stuffed in, are all dangerous.

Standing in the middle of the locker room, Sam Vincent didn't plan to wait for the old shark to arrive. He directly announced: "In the morning, let's do the physical test first!"

Physical examination should be the word that athletes are most afraid of hearing after a long offseason.

Of course, Li Ke is not afraid, and young athletes are generally not afraid either.

"Height 201cm, weight 100kg, wingspan 203cm..."

During the physical test, Boss Qiao also appeared on the sidelines of the training field.

Hearing the team's new assistant coach Patrick Ewing read Li Ke's physical test data aloud, Boss Joe's first reaction was: "Has this guy grown taller?"

In this regard, Sam Vincent nodded affirmatively: "I have grown taller. Compared with the draft, I am 2cm taller and my arm span is also 2cm longer."

"Does this mean that this guy is still developing?"

"This should be."

When saying this, Boss Joe and Sam Vincent were a little excited, and they were still developing, which meant that Li Ke's future was brighter.

"Standing and touching 263cm high, bouncing in place..."

"3/4 field sprint, 3.22 seconds."

"Bench press: 84 kg, 20 reps."

A series of physical measurement data appeared on Sam Vincent's form, except for sighing: "Sheldon's speed is also faster than in the draft..."

He also felt Li Ke's dedication:
"This physical test data is like the middle of the season."

Boss Qiao didn't find it strange: "This summer, he didn't rest at all. He played in the finals until mid-June, and then went to China to prepare for the Olympics. He also played in the finals until the end of August."

Therefore, it is normal for Li Ke to be in the current state.

Similar to Li Ke, rookie DeAndre Jordan, Sean Livingston, Cartier Martin, Joel Anthony and Tucker who are still in an unstable position, the reason why the four of them maintain a fiery state is that they all participated in the summer league and also did not rest.

The remaining players, more or less, need training to restore their physical condition.

Of course, it was Lao Ai who made Sam Vincent frown the most.

"Allen's state is too bad. Without two months of high-intensity training, it will be difficult to return to the peak."

At this time, Sam Vincent thought of Li Ke's reminder the day before yesterday.

Lao Ai, who came one by one, was already in such a bad state, and the other Lao Sha, who hadn't come yet, was probably even worse.

But he can't be harsh, because Lao Ai and Lao Sha are not young.

Soon, Lao Sha, who came late, apologized and found some reasons that made people laugh.

Sam Vincent didn't bother, and directly asked Lao Sha to take the physical examination.

Soon, he got the results of Lao Sha's physical examination. Surprisingly, Lao Sha's condition was a little bit better than Lao Ai's.

But there is not much difference. Both Lao Sha and Lao Ai need a high-intensity pre-season training to recover.

"Ask Tim, ask him if he has any recovery training for veterans."

The existence of Tim Graver is not only Li Ke's personal trainer, but sometimes, Boss Joe and Sam Vincent ask him for help, and he will not refuse.

Just like this time, he quickly gave a very systematic recovery plan.

Sam Vincent also announced that the players will have their final break in the afternoon, and starting tomorrow, training will be intense.

……

At noon, after finishing his nutritious meals, Li Ke flipped through the newspapers and magazines of the past few days.

The headline on the sports page of the Charlotte Observer read—

"Selton bought a luxury house in Charlotte for nearly 300 million US dollars, covering an area... He has decided to stay in Charlotte for a long time!"

The matter of buying a house hit the headlines, which is considered a miracle.

But considering Li Ke's current status in Charlotte's sports world, Li Ke's home in Charlotte is obviously a reassurance for the Bobcats and Bobcats fans.

ESPN also mentioned Li Ke's purchase of a house. Their evaluation is:
"The young Sheldon bought a mansion in Charlotte. He is already the future of Charlotte, and Charlotte will inevitably revolve around him to rebuild the team and maintain competitiveness."

Rebuilding the team and staying competitive, these two paragraphs sound like the defending champions have disintegrated.

But in reality, ESPN just took the long view too far.

For the Bobcats in the new season, the evaluations of the major media in North America are still: a strong contender for the championship!
Especially in the Olympics, Li Ke's outstanding personal performance made people have more expectations for the Bobcats in the new season.

Just like Sports Illustrated, it thinks: "As long as AI and Shaq maintain the state of last season, plus the improved Sheldon and Gerald Wallace, the Bobcats in the new season are still promising."

Are you keeping up with last season?

Li Ke scratched his head, glanced at Lao Ai who was chatting and spanking with his followers in the distance, and shook his head again.

The difficulty is that Lao Ai and Lao Sha have maintained the state of last season.

"Let's see how far this pre-season training can go."

……

After the first day of preseason assembly, the Bobcats' training camp began.

The morning is physical training, the intensity is very high, and medicine ball training is added for veteran players.

Lao Ai, Lao Sha and Lao Du frequently put their eyes on Tim Graver on the side of the court. When they saw this medicine ball, they thought of the dwarf monkey on the side of the court.

"Fuck it, Tim Graver!"

Even so, training had to continue.

Li Ke is gratified that no matter Lao Ai or Lao Sha, after the start of the training camp, their training completion is still very high, out and out.

In the afternoon, confrontation training, the intensity is even higher.

After a few years, Tai Lue once again faced the old AI.

This set of duels made Lao Ai frown. He originally thought that he could easily kill Tyron Lue who had reached the end of his career.

But reality taught him a lesson.

"Aaron, kill his defense, kill his defense!"

The team's assistant coach Bob Beyer yelled, but Iverson was struggling and was entangled to death by Tyronn Lue's defense.

After several rounds of fighting, Bob Bayer shook his head: "Allen, you are not in this state, you should work harder, the new season is about to start."

Lao Ai was silent and said nothing.

On the other side, rookie DeAndre Jordan and the old Sharks duel.

Patrick Ewing yelled: "From the side, interfere with his turn!"

"Yes, that's it, DeAndre, well done!"

"Shaq, in your state, you will lose the starting lineup!"

"DeAndre's performance is much better than yours!"

The old shark turned around and sprayed: "Shut up, Patrick, you haven't exerted your strength yet, Mr. Shaq!"

"..."

(End of this chapter)