One Year Left to Play-Chapter 206 - 69: No Need to Burn Lifespan This Time?

"This time, I don't even need to sacrifice anything to learn!"

But this task... isn't it still about developing his coaching skills?

"Hmm... guiding myself is fine too... Plus, if I teach others, then by next summer I can teach Xiaowang something. I wonder if I'll have the chance to teach Xiaoyao in the future. It seems nice to learn about organizing offense outside and then teach domestic point guards..."

Tonight, I don't need to make sacrifices, feeling really good! Very quickly, Zhang Hao drifted into sleep.

At the first moment of the next day, Zhang Hao opened his eyes and once again entered learning mode.

This time, there was an additional bookshelf, the room seemed a bit more spacious, and there were two books on it.

Zhang Hao walked over to take a look. One was a thick "Positioning Master," and the other thin one was Alvan Adams' Inside Reactions Guide.

Picking up "Alvan Adams' Inside Reactions Guide" and flipping through it, the printed version was indeed different, the tactical diagrams were more refined.

Comparing them, Zhang Hao felt Alvan Adams' writing was quite hasty, but at least he could understand it.

Although the content was the same, there was a big difference between being able to understand it and finding it pleasing to the eye, at least it was more comfortable to read.

First, according to the prompt, he turned on the TV and watched some video footage of Alvan Adams during his playing days for inside reactions. Didn't watch for long, not enough reference.

Mr. Zhang hadn't genuinely done any inside reactions yet; he still should start with foundational knowledge.

Unlike learning Jordan's turnaround fadeaway, passing is more complex, theoretical knowledge is crucial. From Alvan Adams' daytime guidance, Zhang Hao understood one thing: when organizing an offense, one needs to transform the three-dimensional game into paper-based diagrams in their mind.

When organizing offense, one must simplify what they see in their mind, not complicate it.

This way, the player making the pass can more easily analyze the next moves of teammates and opponents.

Predictive ability is important, but analytical ability is equally important, the distinction between the two is rather blurry. If predictive ability is lacking but analytical ability is strong and memory is good, with accurate passing and enough boldness, one can still become a top organizer.

Mark Jackson and Andre Miller are prime examples of this. Zhang Hao remembered these two "civilian assist kings" once talked in a roundtable meeting about how they made up for their lack of intuition through learning analysis to enhance their organizational abilities.

Of course, being able to analyze and having a good memory are innate talents, just different characteristics.

"Do I have a talent for organizing offense? Anyway, my analytical ability should be decent, learning here, memory is certainly excellent... Just got to learn, that's for sure."

Zhang Hao made up his mind, what he needs to do now is still the work of the past two days, relearn "Positioning Master," but with a different goal. Previously, he learned alone without clear goals. Now Zhang Hao knew not to overthrow his positioning style as a catch-and-shoot player; he was one of the team's most important endpoints, he needs to integrate himself more deeply into the tactics.

The most crucial aspect is to remember the positions where Mr. Zhang might become a catch-and-support point in the tactics, and to adjust his awareness during positioning to seize more opportunities.

But theoretical knowledge can be learned here, practical experience cannot... causing Zhang Hao some frustration.

"It'd be great if, like Jordan's turnaround fadeaway, it could be trained in a simulation room, but this requires cooperation, one person cannot practice alone..."

When Zhang Hao had this thought, a prompt appeared again.

"As the host has initiated the learning task: Encyclopedia of Offensive Organization Writing, the host can initiate simulated passing training; each initiation consumes 1 day of lifespan."

Zhang Hao was very excited, but seeing the last sentence... "Damn! Turns out it still costs my life! I knew there wouldn't be so many good things!"

Pay or not?

Of course, pay!

As soon as Zhang Hao thought about it, the content on the screen changed.

"The host has initiated simulated passing training, consuming 1 day of lifespan, please enter the training room.

Remaining lifespan: 371 days, livable lifespan: 370 days."

The heartache was so intense it was hard to breathe! Zhang Hao realized that living for a day now costs him two days of life...

But still, got to pay!

Arriving at the training room, thinking about starting training, immediately 9 blue-collar guys appeared, wearing Brooklyn Nets' two-color training gear.

According to the prompt, adjustments could be made to the 9 blue-collar guys based on previously detected player system data.

Zhang Hao first whimsically put the starting lineup of the Bulls opposite him, matched his side with his own teammates. After a couple of rounds, Zhang Hao squatted in a corner drawing circles...

Better be honest; after drawing circles, Zhang Hao replaced his training opponents with his team's usual training lineup and adjusted according to the team's internal training personnel as remembered.

This felt more familiar. Zhang Hao began positioning according to the way he had analyzed earlier, practicing tactics pointed out by Alvan Adams in the morning.

Whether it's correct or not involves experimenting, even if guided by Alvan Adams in person, one still has to try because everyone is different.

Training process... stumbling, after all, it's the first time doing this kind of training, the hesitation experienced when learning team tactical positioning routes at training camp reappeared.

This hesitation wasn't due to too many choices but due to inadequacy in ability, accustomed to previous positioning styles, now developing new ones, problems of various kinds are bound to emerge.