Rekindling the dream of becoming a star

Chapter 10 Suppressing the School Team
Chen Fang leaned against the stands, looking at the three people in front of him.

The three people who were assigned here had reluctant expressions on their faces. The tallest one in the middle was probably about 1.9 meters tall and very fat, definitely weighing over 200 kilograms.

The other two were both about 1.80 meters tall, with a similar body shape to Wen Hui.

"Liu Feng is our backup inside player. Xia Wen, like me, plays as a forward. Hu Fei, who has a basket, plays as a shooting guard." Wen Hui knew that Chen Fang didn't know any of them, so she took the initiative to introduce them.

Chen Fang first stared at the few people without saying a word, which made the three of them feel a little awkward. Although they were in the third year of high school, one year higher than Chen Fang, Chen Fang's aura just now was extremely arrogant.

He dared to challenge Yue Gang. Let’s not talk about other things first. His courage alone is awe-inspiring.

"I don't have any special skills, I'm just really good at winning. You'll know if it's true or not later." Chen Fang's opening remarks were very arrogant, and even Wen Hui couldn't help but roll his eyes. He knew Chen Fang's level, but the confidence in Chen Fang's tone at this moment made him doubt.

"In basketball, there are always distinctions between high and low, and between primary and secondary. Since you are assigned to me, I don't need to tell you what your status is in the team." Chen Fang's words were very hurtful, and the three of them turned pale immediately.

"You're being a little too respectful, but I don't believe you haven't been bullied after playing on the team for so long."

"You don't have to tell me. I'm at the forefront today. Whatever happens will be my responsibility."

"So, when the fight breaks out later, think carefully about your attitude."

After saying that, Chen Fang stood up, grabbed the basketball and walked towards the half of the court that was assigned to them. He walked two steps and turned back: "No need to say more to get excited. Once is enough. Come on, warm up on the court and show me what you can do."

The three of them looked at each other for a few moments, and after a while, they followed silently.

It was Wen Hui's turn to smile bitterly. He felt that there were so many strange things happening today. However, he knew very well that in another year, he would be the head of Dongsheng. He would be a fool not to win over Chen Fang.

Therefore, he must stick with it to the end.

On the other side, Yang Shan pulled Yue Gang aside with a serious expression.

"Captain, is this bad?"

"I think it's great. Apart from anything else, his courage alone is stronger than Xue Chong's." Yue Gang obviously saw Yang Shan's worry, and he continued, "This is the first time I've seen someone so arrogant in all the years of Dongsheng. He will show his attitude in the main competition later. I really want to know why Chen Fang is so arrogant."

"Looking at his height, he should be a point guard. You have to be serious when facing him against you, Shan."

Yang Shan also understood what the captain meant and nodded: "Okay, I won't let you go."

"Xue Chong over there..." Yang Shan said as he looked at Xue Chong who was shooting the ball over there.

"I'm watching."

Yue Gang assured Yang Shan not to worry. He looked at the other half of the court and saw Chen Fang stretching on the sidelines.

This kid looks quite realistic.

While Chen Fang was stretching, he watched Wen Hui and the others warming up. After just half a minute, he had a general idea in his mind.

Liu Feng moves slowly but has good hands, Hu Fei has a basket and can shoot jump shots but his strength is average, Xia Wen has speed but a poor basket, Wen Hui is good in all aspects but not outstanding.

With a basic judgment, Chen Fang began to think about how to fight next.

A middle-aged man walked in. Yue Gang ran over first. After the two talked for a few words, he waved to Chen Fang.

"This is Teacher Zhao, who is in charge of physical education at Dongsheng. For the sake of fairness, I would like to ask Teacher Zhao to be the referee. Chen Fang, do you have any objection?" Yue Gang explained.

"Hello, Teacher Zhao." Chen Fang stretched out his hands with a good attitude and shook hands with the middle-aged man. It would be better to have a good relationship with the referee than with anyone else.

"I have no objection. I have a small suggestion." Chen Fang paused, and when both of them were looking at him, he said, "There are not enough people. There are five of you and five of me. If we fight for forty minutes, I think it will be too much. So I suggest we have a separate game."

"A quarter is 20 points. Whoever reaches 20 points first ends the quarter."

"That means 80 points for the whole game."

"Ah."

"What about free throws?" Teacher Zhao had a tan complexion and was obviously a track and field athlete. He didn't quite understand what was going on today, but seeing how serious the two were, he perked up and asked.

"Take one free throw. If you don't grab the rebound, it counts as 2 points if it goes in." Chen Fang said.

"Okay." Yue Gang agreed.

"What about a foul?" asked Teacher Zhao.

"It doesn't accumulate, but if it exceeds four in a single quarter, there will be free throws." Chen Fang said.

"Okay!" Yue Gang also agreed.

"So when does it start?"

"Now." Chen Fang felt that he had already wasted more than ten minutes. Although he would not go home at noon or at night, considering the meal time, he still wanted to finish early.

"Okay!" Yue Gang walked back and asked his teammates to explain the rules.

"Let's get ready to fight." Chen Fang called Wen Hui and the others over in a relaxed manner, and then began to assign tasks: "Let's talk about the offense first. Liu Feng, you don't have to go down, the defense of the penalty area is left to you."

"Captain Wen, help me with the assists. I'll pass the ball to you from the outside. Pay attention to my positioning and pass everything back to me."

"Hu Fei, just find an open spot. If I pass the ball to you, you shoot. If you don't shoot, I won't pass it to you again."

"Xia Wen, you stay in the front. As soon as they shoot, you start moving forward. When you see that the rebound is ours, run to the basket with all your strength on a fast break."

"Everyone has only one task. Is there a problem?"

"No." The four of them answered.

"Then let's talk about defense." Chen Fang pointed at the restricted area, "Pay attention to the help defense. Double-team whoever is closest. Liu Feng, if you get a rebound, give it to me first, and to Team Wen second. Except for Xia Wen, the four of us will stand in an inverted trapezoid, release three points and defend two points."

"Among the four of us, no matter who gets the rebound, look at Xia Wen first. If he passes the midline, throw it directly to the basket. If he doesn't pass, give it to me."

"I've finished explaining. If anyone doesn't understand, just ask now." Chen Fang looked around and clapped his hands when he saw that there was no problem.

"I have a question." Hu Fei raised his hand, and when Chen Fang gestured to him, he asked directly, "Am I the only one who gets to score?"

Facing the doubts, Chen Fang smiled and said, "I'll take the points in the first quarter." Then he said, "I know you don't have much confidence now, but after the first quarter, you'll have confidence!"

"Is it okay?" Captain Yue asked while standing at the center line.

"Row."

"You serve the ball." Yue Gang generously gave up the ball and threw over a basketball with a Nike logo.

He caught it, patted it a few times, and threw it to Liu Feng: "Go to the baseline and serve it."

After catching the ball, he turned around and patted it. Chen Fang looked ahead, and his face, which was originally slightly smiling, became sharp. In the baseball circle, Chen Fang has a nickname.

Big falcon.

It describes how fast and ruthless he is on the field, looking like he's ready to hunt you down at any time.

Dribbling the ball and crossing the center line, Yang Shan was staring at the three-point line. Chen Fang ignored Wen Hui and Hu Fei who were on his left and right sides, and directly passed the ball two meters outside the three-point line, and took a three-point shot under the surprised gaze of everyone in the audience.

It doesn’t matter whether he gets in or not, this is Chen Fang’s plan.

If the shot goes in, Yang Shan will have to come out next time. If the shot doesn't go in, he can still shoot again in this large space.

The ball fell into the basket in a high arc, splashing the net.

Hollow frame.

The referee Mr. Zhao on the sidelines took a deep breath, thinking this must be a guess.

This was everyone's subconscious thought, but they could only watch Chen Fang's back as he returned to defense.

Only Liu Feng, who stayed behind, saw Chen Fang's expressionless face. There was no joy, no excitement, just like a killer.

With some remaining astonishment, the main force of the school team attacked. Xue Chong wanted to find Chen Fang to settle the grudge, but Chen Fang had already gone up to entangle Yang Shan who had the ball. The latter was afraid of Chen Fang's unpredictable cutting of the ball, and as soon as he saw him coming up, he immediately passed the ball to the captain Yue Gang.

Yue Gang is the power forward. He is a supporting power forward. After receiving the ball, he first wants to attract the defense. When Wen Hui comes up to him, he immediately gives the ball to Xue Chong on the wing.

Xue Chong received the ball and dribbled directly towards the basket, but he bumped into the arms of Liu Feng who was coming up to make up for him. He made a hasty shot and the basketball hit the high board and flew to the other side.

Hu Fei won the rebound. He remembered Chen Fang's arrangement and wanted to pass the ball immediately, but the main team counterattacked on the spot and he could only hold the basketball.

"Give it to me!" Chen Fang went around behind him and reached out for the ball.

After receiving the ball hand to hand, Chen Fang accelerated and ran towards the sideline. Yang Shan, who was following him, reacted very quickly, moved to the front and opened his hands to block, but was surprised to see that Chen Fang had already run outside the sideline.

But where did the ball go?

Yang Shan turned around and saw the basketball bouncing forward along the sideline.

Am I being penetrated in the crotch? Yang Shan immediately felt numb.

Chen Fang stepped into the court again and touched the bouncing basketball. In front of him, he could only quickly defend Yue Gang.

He saw Xia Wen running down the field out of the corner of his eye, but he was clearly not aware of his responsibilities and ran to the other corner.

I can only come by myself!

Everything was decided in a flash. Chen Fang accelerated. He felt that his 16-year-old body was so light, and the movement was even more comfortable than when he was without the ball.

"Captain, turn around!" Xue Chong shouted as he was unable to return to defense.

Upon hearing the voice, Yue Gang turned around and saw that Chen Fang had already rushed to the left side less than two meters behind him.

Yue Gang took a cross step and retreated sideways. He needed two more steps to completely switch to a defensive posture, but how could Chen Fang give him a chance?

Not even a step!

With a big left push and change of direction, he grabbed the bouncing basketball with his left hand and dribbled it behind his back, followed by a crossover right step. Chen Fang was so fast that he completely lost his balance and retreated diagonally to the right, passing by Yue Gang.

Chen Fang took the ball, took a big step, and used the inertia of his rushing forward to lift the ball with his right hand at an extremely fast speed and lick the basketball into the basket.

He landed, turned around, and ran back without stopping.

A long-distance run of more than 20 meters, passing through the crotch, misleading the opponent by dribbling behind the back without slowing down, and finally ending this round of offense with a slam dunk into the basket, but there was no celebration and no expression.

Yang Shan, who had given up long ago and was still standing in the front court, felt his whole body numb when he saw Chen Fang running back towards him.

"What a fast speed!" The referee Mr. Zhao's eyes were shining. As Dongsheng's chief physical education teacher and a professional specializing in track and field, he quickly determined that this boy's explosive power, acceleration, and body coordination were already the strongest among the more than 30 people in his physical education class.

"Is he really that strong?" Wen Hui knew that Chen Fang was fast, but this was the first time she saw him advancing so fast with the ball.

5: 0.

The main team has not scored a single point yet.

When the attack came again, Yang Shan controlled the ball sideways and stood one meter outside the top of the three-point line, calling for a screen.

Xue rushed forward and held Chen Fang tightly. Following the direction he was holding, Yang Shan cut inwards, intending to make a sudden breakthrough.

Xue Chong cursed angrily, and then his hand holding the ball suddenly felt empty.

Yang Shan was shocked and turned to look, only to see Chen Fang taking the lead and putting the basketball into the basket in the blink of an eye.

"How do you cut it?" Yang Shan was full of questions.

Xue Chong's face turned purple with anger, and he defended himself angrily: "This kid is like a loach. I was stuck tightly, but he just squatted down and slipped away, and even cut the ball from behind you."

There is a term for this action: squeeze screen.

What this means is that when facing a pick-and-roll, you should quickly break away from it and squeeze back into the defensive position.

"Go serve. What are you arguing about?" Yue Gang also had a dark face. He felt ashamed that the two core players were so lagging behind.

Chen Fang, who was running back, brushed past Xue Chong, who was also running back. Xue Chong thought he would take the opportunity to mock him, but he saw Chen Fang's expressionless face out of the corner of his eye.

What are you pretending for?

The main team attacked again with the pressure of 0-7. Yue Gang got ruthless and sat in the penalty area to play inside. As soon as the ball was passed, he saw a black shadow rushing towards him out of the corner of his eye, and together with Liu Feng behind him, they sandwiched him in the middle.

He subconsciously held the ball and tried to lift it up, but he felt a cold hand piercing into his wrist and snatching the ball from his palm.

Most people will cause a scrimmage, but the master of stealing will use the wrist-cutting technique to snatch the ball at the moment before the scrimmage occurs.

Chen Fang, who cut off the ball, didn't even dribble it. He threw the ball into the air and roared, "Xia Wen!"

Xia Wen, who had been on the outside, was startled and ran as fast as he could, rushing towards the basket in the front court.

So, the main team watched Xia Wen barely catch up to the basketball that had fallen to the ground, and he finally scored the ball after hitting the rebound twice under the basket.

9: 0.

A devilish start, a godly performance.

Looking at Chen Fang two meters away, Yue Gang finally realized that this boy was really strong!
(End of this chapter)