stonecrandall Chapter 2: 200 Times the Effort!
Chapter 2: 200 Times the Effort!
"Host has completed the main quest and has been announced as a starter by Coach Wilkens. Quest completion assessment in progress..."
"Host became a starter in their very first professional game! Establishing themselves in the league at lightning speed, mission completion rating: Perfect!"
"Perfect rating reward has been issued! Host has received one 200x effort card!"
"200x Effort Card: Within 24 hours of use, all of the host's basketball training will be 200 times more effective!"
"A new main quest will be released in 24 hours! Please check back!"
Then, the system fell silent once again.
No matter how Lin Ze called out, no new prompts or sounds came out.
no……
This system seems to be more than just something that took three years to load before it came out.
This thing seems to be in some kind of indescribable idiocy...
What do you mean, starting in my very first professional game? I've been playing for four years already! As for Coach Wilkens, the old man has retired and is at home taking care of his kids, so where's the Wilkens?
In other words...
This system arrived three years late, but it didn't know about it? Did it think I was still in my rookie season?
I'm not entirely sure, but it doesn't seem to matter.
Because...this is a good thing!
Lin Ze has always been an optimist, never engaging in internal strife, and never dwelling on things he can't change.
Let's wait 24 hours until the main quest refreshes and then see what happens. Anyway, I've already got the reward from the first main quest, and it seems to be the highest rating reward, which looks like a really good item!
200x Effort Card!
A 200-fold increase in the effectiveness of all basketball training? What does this mean?
This means that if I practice three-pointers, every three-pointer I make is equivalent to making 200 three-pointers normally, and making 100 three-pointers is equivalent to making 20000 three-pointers. Running one shuttle run is equivalent to running 200 shuttle runs!
What if we disregarded our physical limits and didn't waste a single minute, but instead trained for the full 24 hours?
That means 4800 hours of practice. Although it seems like only 200 days, that's not how you calculate it!
For example, Kobe Bryant, who is recognized as one of the most hard-working players in the NBA, trains for about 6-7 hours a day during the offseason. If Lin Ze completes the entire effort card, it would be equivalent to the effect of Kobe Bryant training like a gym rat for about 800 days!
If we consider that even Kobe couldn't possibly train for 6 hours every day, he would have to train three days and rest one day, or train four days and rest one day, and he would need to take vacations and rest. During the season, he wouldn't have that much training time every day. Even for Kobe, being able to maintain 6 hours of training for 90-110 days a year is already quite remarkable.
If we calculate it this way, if Lin Ze really trains for 24 hours straight, it's equivalent to about 10 years of training for a training fanatic like Kobe!
Compared to ordinary players, that would guarantee at least 13-14 years of performance.
Compared to Ben Simmons... forget it, what a load of crap. If you don't count the time spent posing for photos, those 4800 hours of training might be longer than his entire lifetime of training.
Even if one doesn't have any exceptional talent, if one trains at Kobe's intensity for nearly ten years and still possesses the physical attributes and energy of a 20-year-old...
Wow... the effect is unimaginable!
Having thought this through, Lin Ze had made his decision.
Not a single second can be wasted in these 24 hours. As long as you don't die from overtraining, you have to train like crazy!
Before this 200x effort card was revealed, Lin Ze had already decided to give up, play if there was a contract, and quit if there wasn't. He planned to wait a few years for Tencent to go public, then go all in on all his money, wait for a wave of Bitcoin and Tesla, and then live a happy life with clubs and young models for the rest of his life.
But now, things seem to be a little different!
He wouldn't go to great lengths for something that wasn't true, and he wasn't obsessed with doing the impossible, but he also wouldn't let an opportunity go to waste.
Lin Ze was somewhat distracted during training that day. He was planning how to make the most of the 24 hours and thinking about how to develop a training plan.
"What's wrong, Lin? Are you in a bad mood or are you nervous about starting?" As soon as training ended, Jackson walked up to Lin Ze with a smile. The head coach was here to offer some comfort!
You can't always rely on young people to be your straight man; you also need to coax them a little.
"Coach, can you get Tim for me?" Lin Ze quickly looked up at Jackson and said, "I want to test Michael's intensity!"
Look! Look! What is a true protégé? What is a role model? Jackson looked around with great satisfaction and found that quite a few people had indeed heard Lin Ze's statement. Jackson gave Lin Ze a thumbs up in his heart. As expected of the protégé I specially traded with West, he did not disappoint me!
Then Jackson looked at Lin Ze and said, "If you're looking for Tim, why not contact Michael directly?"
Tim Grover, the GOAT of NBA trainers, accompanied Jordan throughout almost his entire career. His training methods went beyond just being strict and involving large volumes of training.
His training was described as being so advanced that even if Satan came, he would shout "Devil!" and run away.
But it was precisely through his training that Jordan was able to break through his limits time and time again, to transcend his physical limitations with his soul, and to pull off incredible comebacks and game-winning shots when he was clearly on his last legs, achieving one miracle after another.
This time, Lin Ze wants him!
I want the most outrageous one!
As for why they didn't just approach Jordan directly?
Lin Ze thought for a moment about that huge and annoying braised egg head...
Only a lunatic would go to him!
"I can help you with Yogrove, or I can have him create a training plan for you, but he might not have much time," Jackson said. "He might only be able to spare half a day, since he seems to have joined Miami."
"Half a day is fine!" Lin Ze nodded emphatically. It wasn't just half a day, it was half a day would be perfect!
If Tim Grover were to train me for a week, it would be a death sentence!
Lin Ze needs to find more people; he might even need to find at least two more groups of people!
If each group thinks Lin Ze is just starting out and each group only trains for 6-8 hours, then it's reasonable and no one will stop his training.
Alright, let's begin!
Lin Ze was eager to fight; he was ready to give it his all! Even though he was only prepared to fight for 24 hours!
Lin Ze, who was focused on training to get stronger, did not notice that Kobe, who was passing by, immediately pricked up his ears to eavesdrop after hearing the names "Jordan" and "Grover," and then the expression on Kobe's face when he looked at Lin Ze changed.
In the industry, Grover's reputation as "The Devil" is no less than that of "Air Jordan".
Although he had been traded to the Lakers for some time, Lin Ze had barely spoken to Kobe.
Kobe disliked Lin Ze, and the reason is quite simple.
Since Lin Ze joined the Lakers, he has never done any extra training or practice. Although he is never late or leaves early, he never arrives early or leaves late. On the contrary, he has never missed a single game organized by O'Neal.
but now……
"Lin! Let's continue tonight! Come to my place! Don't you like bombarding doujinshi girls? I've found you two!"
"Keep going, keep going!" Lin Ze said without hesitation, "But two aren't enough, I want to fight ten!"
"Fuck! What a pretentious, unambitious bastard." Kobe muttered, then turned and walked away.
O'Neal didn't invite him to the party that night, and of course, even if he had, he wouldn't have gone.
All he could think about was how he could borrow Grover.