One Year Left to Play-Chapter 235 - 80: Replay Mode

The main thing is the latter part. He is a rookie, and being a rookie has a dual nature. The good aspect is that as long as most of the time he performs well, he will often receive more tolerance for making mistakes than veteran players.

And rookies are naturally prone to making erroneous choices on the court, so they get more opportunities to utilize.

Put it on, put it on!

At this point, there are already four medals.

The function of "Single Rider" was dug out again in tonight's game—during matches where the strength is similar and everyone's stamina is poor in the later stages, he can explode and accelerate, crashing forward, just like they have a rebounding expert and a passing expert.

"Dunk Master," an exciting dunk that boosts morale.

Moreover, there's room for operation. Once the morale reaches its peak with well-played rounds, it's not easy to drop down.

Tonight's opening game is a good example, Almon Gilliam was uplifted by him.

"King of Turnaround Jumpers," this hasn't been utilized much yet, tonight he had two opportunities for turnaround fadeaways, but he didn't insist on shooting that way. With simpler options for penetration or catch-and-shoot scoring, it's naturally better to shoot directly.

Apart from that, there's another reward—Center position skill learning mode opportunity once.

There are five positions on a basketball court, and Zhang Hao thinks that if he really can't do it, he might as well try being a shooting guard. The forward line is his main position, and he can play three positions, yet oddly he got an opportunity to learn skills outside these three positions.

Washing his face and rinsing his mouth, Zhang Hao lies on the bed, and the take-out for his teammates has already been delivered, everyone is having fun.

But he not only doesn't have the qualification to participate in adult activities but also lacks the inclination.

Even Jason Williams said he's wasting his talent...

Moreover, tonight was extremely exhausting for him. Although he scored 11 points in the fourth quarter, after the final fast break, he was practically unable to move his legs and was forcing himself.

Running and playing like this, even though he had speed bonuses, the necessary consumption still happened. Every time he was sprinting with full effort.

Turning on the subtitles and seeing the remaining 433 days of his lifespan, thinking about breaking Chamberlain's record, Zhang Hao fell asleep with joy, once again entering the learning mode...

...

Regular season and preseason are very different!

Previously, he thought Kenny Anderson was really amazing... Of course, he still thinks Kenny Anderson is amazing now. In the past two years, under a non-ball-dominating style, Kenny Anderson averaged more than 18 points per game while also getting over 9 assists. You have to know, Coleman is a power forward with a very high possession rate, and for a guard to achieve such performance alongside Coleman isn't easy.

But after seeing Grant Hill, he realized what a true superstar is.

Upon entering the learning mode, Zhang Hao was just preparing to review his career debut, then start the passing simulation training that consumes 1 day of lifespan, and the prompt came!

"Host can start the review analysis mode, available every night after matches, consuming two days of lifespan each time."

"Gosh! Two days? If I lose a match, the reward is just one Celestial Mandate, wouldn't a review cost me even more?"

Looking at his lifespan, which was still 432 days past midnight, Zhang Hao considered it—might as well try it out to see its effectiveness. If it isn't useful, then he won't use it again.

With a bit more lifespan than before, Zhang Hao no longer minded spending.

As soon as he thought about it, the review began.

"Review analysis mode activated.

Review match: November 1, 1995, Brooklyn Nets vs. Pistons.

Player selection for review: Zhang Hao."

Naturally, he chose Zhang Hao, since he only signed himself. He tried signing others, but every time, the system prompted that conditions were not met.

That incident with Wang Zhizhi was purely accidental, which led him to realize there's such an operation, but domestic players... he isn't sure if Xiaoyao could possibly get involved in the future.

It's just that he's too young now to be like senior Aotian who commands respect with a mere shake...

Otherwise, wouldn't lifespan come rolling in?

"Review player: Zhang Hao.

Offensive positions: 1. Catch-and-shoot shooter, 2. Fast break arrow, 3. Cut-and-catch impact power forward.

Defensive position: Rim protector center.

Zhang Hao's every offense and defense in this match will undergo a comprehensive review analysis.

Please enter the training room, view the three-dimensional projection review imagery."

Following the prompts to the training room, a mini basketball court appeared, and all projected images were shrunken.

"Interesting, it's worth the cost of two days of lifespan!"

Except for that defensive position, Zhang Hao really wanted to object—You are the center!

There's no way he would play center, not in this lifetime.

First, reviewing the defense.

Watching himself play from a God's-eye view feels very different.

A player needs to find ways to get stronger through on-court practice, but watching video is also very important.

If you can see three-dimensional images, of course, that's even better. In Zhang Hao's future memory, there seems to be a film company preparing to tackle something similar, creating 3D game footage.

But 3D is not as straightforward as a three-dimensional image.

Soon Zhang Hao was immersed in the analysis state.

Successful defense examples were limited, Zhang Hao watched them carefully numerous times.

The failed examples had him pondering over what he should've done at the time.

Some seemed like proper defense moves but had better methods that couldn't be thought of at the time, now realized, it's just hindsight wisdom.

However, after spending over an hour repeatedly analyzing, Zhang Hao noticed a problem—his knowledge base and experience on the defensive end were too poor.

The analysis couldn't yield any truly useful solutions, and in matches, it would likely remain clueless.

"After games, I still need to review the defensive end, but more time should be invested in offensive analysis, which is my current strength.

The defensive end can improve as far as possible, the priority is perfecting my offense... Eh?

Wait!"

Zhang Hao thought of switching subtitles to the rewards section.

"Center position skill learning mode opportunity one time."

"On the defensive end, my rim protection talent may allow me to learn from a strong defensive big shot? Damn! What is my current strange playstyle combination?"

Recalling all the random skills he possessed, there weren't many. But these few abilities surprisingly covered positions 2 through 5...

"Forget about it, as long as it's practical, turn off the light it's all the same... Ah spit, seeing the data you'd think I'm a shooting-type power forward...

"Oh my gosh! I really accepted the power forward setup?"

Recalling initially, he was passively arranged to compete for the power forward position. The reasons were not overly complex but also not simple.

Firstly, there's Almon Gilliam on the team, if wanting to win games, he must make use of him.

And to get him to put in effort, sufficient status must be given, which means a starting position and a point of focus for offense.

Every player's concerned points differ, though the time together wasn't long, Zhang Hao knew Almon Gilliam cared about this.

The key is if he really had to compete... he wouldn't be able to compete with Almon Gilliam.

An even more important point is that it's the coaches' arrangement, as a rookie, following instructions ensures better blending in.

Feeling his development direction has thoroughly deviated from initial plans, he had no choice but to silently change a decision—not to play center!

Continue, continue, spending two days of lifespan for four hours of review time; can't waste it, won't tire here, memory is sharp, need to study more, more useful than studying videos.

Having no breakthrough on defense analysis, offense-wise, Zhang Hao frowned during his review...

This game, anyone would say he played very well, exhibiting explosive performances beyond his capability, and purely from the results, he too believes so.

But when analyzing and dissecting move by move, numerous areas didn't quite measure up.

This is normal; anyone reviewing an incident finds numerous areas lacking.

Research is about these areas, trying to avoid similar failures next time, or making the most of opportunities that can be seized.

As for not seizing the next occasion... just keep working hard, knowing what should be seized is most pivotal, finding avenues for improvement. Otherwise, there's no progress.

Even if just a tiny bit of progress each night, accumulated over time, it becomes significant!