Rekindling the dream of becoming a star

Chapter 11 Words in the Ball
The main team that came up again was obviously alert. The ball was passed in a standard manner, all short passes. With five people, they left a lot of space on the front line.

After several pulls, a gap was created on the right wing, and Xue Chong broke through and put the ball into the basket.

9: 2.

Scoring means the situation is different. It is normal to be behind in the beginning. It is impossible for the opponent to perform like this all the time. Before Yue Gang could comfort himself, he saw Chen Fang coming up with the ball.

The choice of the substitute team was very strange. Liu Feng stayed in the backcourt and didn't move at all. The three people who followed Chen Fang also did not take their positions. Wenhui on the left, Hu Fei on the right, and Xia Wen were close to the center line. The four of them were all standing in the row above the top arc.

This made Yue Gang inside very uncomfortable, so he shouted: "Shan, hold on."

Facing the one-on-one match with Yang Shan, Chen Fang did not turn sideways or move. He simply did a cross-legged and back-carrying move. The ball returned to his right hand again. Suddenly, he lowered his hips and opened and closed his steps. With a single-side hip turn, he was already one meter away to the left of Yang Shan's parallel plane.

This change of direction was very sudden, a fast and slow dribble with a great sense of rhythm. It was very simple without any cooking, just a cross dribble, but the use of the stride and hip rotation technique made it very lethal.

In 14, the hip rotation technique had not yet been widely spread by self-media, and it had always been an offensive footwork technique practiced by professional players.

Shaking off Yang Shan, Chen Fang went straight to the three-point line. With just a step and a Buddha-like gesture, he tricked Xue Chong, who came over to defend, into jumping into the air automatically.

Before Xue Chong landed on the ground, Chen Fang had already crossed the free throw line and entered the penalty area.

Yue Gang had been keeping his attention on Chen Fang. When he saw him come in, he immediately took small steps forward to block him head-on.

Facing Yue Gang, who had a very wide defensive area, Chen Fang performed another amazing technical move, a lateral counter-misleading dribble.

He dribbled the ball across to his right hand, then moved to the left in a counter-cross motion, pulling the ball sideways and cutting in from the fingertips of Yue Gang who was shaking and stiff.

He took a step sideways and made a low layup, and the basketball hit the backboard and went into the basket.

This movement was not introduced into China until 17. It is not very practical and is just a training program to practice body coordination.

A move like Chen Fang's is not only used in actual combat, but can also be performed so smoothly and naturally. When used in a crowd of people, it is no exaggeration to say that it is astonishing.

He passed the three kings of the school team alone and easily scored two points.

Chen Fang, who was running back from the side, still had the same expression on his face, which made people feel scared.

Compared to laughing, a murderous expression is more likely to intimidate the opponent.

Hu Fei finally understood what confidence meant.

The three core players who looked very strong were just like people who couldn't play basketball in front of Chen Fang. They were so helpless.

11: 2.

Chen Fang scored 9 points alone and dominated the court just a few minutes into the game.

In the following attack, the main team's morale was obviously very weak. Only Xue Chong roared continuously and rushed inside as soon as he got the ball. But at this moment, the substitute team's morale was very high because of Chen Fang's performance. The defensive enthusiasm was raised to a higher level. With the combined efforts of Wen Hui and Hu Fei, they managed to keep Xue Chong inside.

"Beep!" Teacher Zhao used the whistle to show his presence. After all, the fight had been going on for half a day and his whistle had never sounded once. He held the whistle in his mouth and saliva was about to seep out of it.

He committed a foul, causing the main team to take a sideline ball.

Chen Fang stood outside with his hands on his hips. He would not take care of everything, nor did he have the ability to do so at the moment. The huge score disparity was only because several players on the main team had problems with their mentality.

Sure enough, Yue Gang suddenly came down, sat in the penalty area to get the ball, turned around and shot the ball into the goal.

11: 4.

"It's okay." Chen Fang comforted him and let Liu Feng serve the ball. After catching the ball, he slowly crossed the center line.

Seeing Chen Fang coming, Yue Gang and the others had the illusion that a tiger was coming down the mountain. Yang Shan still came out, but this time, he kept a distance of two meters, giving himself a safe buffer distance.

Chen Fang didn't even look at Yang Shan, and shouted to Wen Hui on the right: "Come!"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a lateral acceleration, and Yang Shan quickly moved horizontally to catch up. Wen Hui ran upwards, and he knew that he had to support Chen Fang.

But Xue Chong, who was guarding Wen Hui, thought that he was going to cover Chen Fang, so he immediately gave up his defensive area and followed him.

Seeing Wen Hui coming out, Chen Fang directly passed the ball to her with a high pass.

This was a pass during a moving dribble. When Yang Shan discovered it, it was too late to interfere. He just subconsciously turned back to see who it was passed to, and at the same time, his tense body suddenly relaxed.

Wen Hui received the ball, but did not turn around to face the basket. Instead, she stared closely at Chen Fang who was still moving.

Sure enough, after passing the ball, Chen Fang's pace, which had been slowing down, suddenly turned around, shook off Yang Shan who was defending him, and went towards Wen Hui.

When Wen Hui was about to pass the ball, she saw Chen Fang pointing to the wing, and then making a gesture of reaching out to catch the ball with both hands.

At this moment, several judgments flashed through Wen Hui's mind, but when he saw Chen Fang's eyes, he seemed to understand Chen Fang's intention in an instant.

Xue Chong, who ran up, had already seen Chen Fang shake off Yang Shan and come over. He also saw him reaching out to make a request, so he immediately rushed forward and gave up defending Wen Hui.

Xue Chong rushed out and immediately swung his arms forward to block Wen Hui's intention to pass the ball to Chen Fang.

But Wen Hui bent down, hooked the ball behind her, and passed it to the empty corner of the wing.

The ball bounced on the ground and was caught by Chen Fang who ran around Xue Chong.

Even though he no longer had the technique for a pull-up jump shot, he did not lose his basic footwork. He made adjustments with very small steps, offsetting most of the inertia of his rush. Chen Fang caught the ball and made a clean one- or two-step lateral stop with his left and right feet.

Jump lightly, lift the ball, shake your wrist and press your fingers.

This was a three-pointer without the ball, which was unique to Ku. The arc of the basketball was much higher than the backboard, and it flew towards the basket, brushing the rim and going in.

Wen Hui, who witnessed the whole process, felt a surge of excitement in his heart. He passed such a wonderful ball and saw it hit the target. This feeling was even more satisfying than if he had scored it himself.

"Good shot!" Wen Hui raised her arms and shouted, and looking at Chen Fang running back, she couldn't help but stretch out her hand.

Chen Fang reacted very quickly. He raised his right hand, jumped up and rushed forward.

"Snapped!"

The two high-fived each other. At that moment, no words were needed. That's how trust and friendship were built on the court.

14: 4.

Yue Gang looked a little confused, and his heart sank when Chen Fang started to cooperate with others.

These three people, plus Wen Hui, are the real substitutes of the school team. They are not even considered for the opportunity to play, but under the leadership of Chen Fang, they have an organized offense and defense.

I remember what Chen Fang said before the game: The word is in the ball, you will know after you play it.

Suddenly he smiled. He earned his own face and now that he was on the court, he had no choice but to fight on.

"Cheer up!" Yue Gang suddenly shouted, and he walked over and patted everyone on the head.

"Play at your own pace, don't think about anything else!"

In the next two rounds, the main team started their usual offensive routine.

Yue Gang was the anchor at the free throw line, the offense launched from him. If the defense against him relaxed, Yue Gang would adapt and take the lead. Yang Shan was the main three-point shooter from the outside, Xue Chong was the strong attacker on the wing, and Yue Gang was the face-up shooter in the paint.

Dongsheng High School relies on this offensive strategy and occupies a middle-class position in the Nanyang high school circle.

Be it Liu Feng or Wen Hui, their strength and vision are not on the same level as Yue Gang after all, and they were given an assist and a point by Yue Gang.

14: 8.

The decline of the main force was stopped at once.

In the same two rounds, Chen Fang's strategy was to let Hu Fei and Wen Hui find their touch, because if they were not allowed to practice shooting postures, they would quickly lose their basic shooting skills.

Faced with the catching-up score, Chen Fang was not worried at all. Instead, he patted the two people who missed the open ball.

"Keep throwing!"

"I will definitely make it next time!" Hu Fei looked annoyed. It was an open mid-range shot and Chen Fang attracted all the attention, but he actually shot a ball over the rim.

"Then I'll remember your words!" Chen Fang pushed Hu Fei forward and said, "Be on guard."

"Don't worry!" Hu Fei said confidently.

The main team pressed into the frontcourt again like a tide. This time, even Chen Fang retreated into the inside. Five people guarded the restricted area tightly. Finally, Yang Shan shot a three-pointer, but missed, and Liu Feng grabbed the rebound.

Chen Fang wanted to pass the ball, but he didn't speed up. He looked at the main team who were quickly returning to defense like a frightened bird, and walked slowly to the front.

After passing the center circle, Chen Fang moved to the sideline area above the wing. This point guard position is very particular.

There is no such thing as random positioning for a point guard. If he stands at the top of the arc, he will play the tight end or the elevator ball; if he stands on the sideline, he will play on the strong or weak side.

Through screens, pick-and-rolls, and counter-attacks, the opponent's zone defense can be deformed from a regular trapezoid to a narrow-sided shape, making the strong and weak sides very obvious, and wide-ranging lateral passes can be used to create opportunities for open shots.

But Chen Fang knew very well that no one had the tactical skills at the moment. He just asked Wen Hui to come over to cover for him. After Wen Hui pulled Xue Chong over, he dribbled the ball horizontally to the top of the arc. At this time, Wen Hui, him, Yang Shan, Xue Chong, the four of them were all outside the three-point line.

Yue Gang led two people to stand parallel to each other inside the three-point line. As someone who was ready to fill in at any time, Yue Gang subconsciously moved up and came to the free throw line.

Hu Fei's eyes never left Chen Fang's face. When he saw Chen Fang looking at him and their eyes met, Hu Fei immediately and quietly slipped to the bottom line.

He Lang, who was defending Hu Fei, was also focusing on that. When he turned around, he found that Hu Fei was gone. He turned around in shock and started to chase him.

Chen Fang had many options. If Hu Fei didn't slip past the baseline to get into an open space, he would speed up and rush in, attracting the people defending Hu Fei, and then pass the ball to Hu Fei. But when he saw Hu Fei successfully slipped to the basket, he suddenly exerted force with his right hand holding the ball, and with a whip-like motion, he swung the basketball into a low, high-bounce shot.

The technique is to pull the ball out with one hand. When the ball is about to leave the palm, turn the wrist upward. In this way, the ball will roll at high speed during the flight due to the upward force. When the basketball touches the ground, there will be an obvious high bounce and the speed will drop sharply.

This sophisticated technique has a high error rate, but Chen Fang doesn't care. He just does it casually and doesn't even think about what to do if something goes wrong.

The basketball almost brushed past Yue Gang along the floor and bounced high as soon as it hit the ground. Hu Fei reached out and caught the basketball in front of him, then turned around and scored by facing the basket.

"Good pass!" Hu Fei was convinced. The pass was perfect.

Yue Gang was also helpless. He just struck the ground with a long blow, and this guy did it effortlessly without even thinking about it.

After inspiring two teammates with scoring ability, Chen Fang knew that this game would be more stable.

Except for Liu Feng, the other three have performed well, which is enough to make the main team lose sight of the big picture. He will have an easier time in the next game.

Having played street ball for more than ten years, Chen Fang has a lot of experience in how to win games with unfamiliar teammates.

Chen Fang was very clear about the situation. He gained the trust of his teammates by scoring efficiently and brought them closer together by assists. In a short period of time, he quickly established his dominant position.

The main team's scoring efficiency was not high, and they relied entirely on Yue Gang's guidance. When Chen Fang asked Hu Fei and Wen Hui to go to the free throw line to compress Yue Gang's space, the main team returned to the situation of fighting alone. Xue Chong was determined to prove himself, especially after Chen Fang's amazing performance, he became even more excited.

The three attacks resulted in Chen Fang's two long passes to Xia Wen, who ran into the empty net and scored, bringing the score to 20:10.

The whistle for the first quarter also sounded.

Teacher Zhao was very bored because there was not much physical confrontation and the whistle did not have a chance to be blown. But he was in a mood to watch the show. He was very curious about the way the main team was beaten and kept his eyes on Chen Fang.

On Chen Fang's side, everyone was smiling happily. All four of them had data, but when they looked at Chen Fang, their eyes were completely different.

"Chen Da, drink some water!" Xia Wen handed over the water.

Chen Da?

This title is not uncommon, Chen Fang is one year younger than Xia Wen, but both of them think it is normal. In Nanyang, powerful people in all walks of life will add a big character to show respect, which has nothing to do with age.

"Keep fighting like this and play to your strengths." Chen Fang took a sip and instructed.

This body is not physically fit enough and without much exercise, Chen Fang already feels his legs shaking a little.

But he is sure of the result of this game, because even if he doesn't perform well next time, he is still confident.

In amateur competitions, fast breaks account for the largest proportion of the points scored. As long as you do a good job of not being fast-broken and fast-breaking your opponent, it is not easy to lose with the guarantee of fast-break points.

In positional warfare, the scoring rate in a single round will not exceed 1, because in professional competitions, this round rate fluctuates around 1.

To put it bluntly, amateur-level competitions are all about fast breaks, and everything else is secondary.

The standards for selecting and building a team at the amateur level are: 3 players who can fast break, 2 players who can shoot three-pointers, 1 player who can post up and face the basket, and 7 player who can control the ball. These players are the technical ratio of the main rotation.

Yang Shan suddenly walked over. With a complicated expression, he looked at Chen Fang and the others who were sitting there resting, drinking water, and chatting happily. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Chen Fang, Captain Yue said that this match is not going to be fought."

"He said he knew what was in the ball!"

"Ring...!" The bell for the end of the third class rang.

"Why don't you fight anymore?" Xia Wen, who was in high spirits, muttered, but Hu Fei bumped into his shoulder and he immediately came to his senses and shut up.

Yang Shan was embarrassed, but he still wanted to finish his words: "Captain Yue, please come over."

"Okay, I'll be there in a minute." Chen Fang didn't say much. He was not that surprised by Yue Gang's decision. Instead, he admired the captain's ability to take on responsibilities and let go of them.

"No training today, let's go." Yang Shan said to others.

Even the most obtuse person knew that Captain Yue and Chen Fang would have a private conversation next. Wen Hui patted Chen Fang's shoulder, then squeezed it subtly. Chen Fang responded by patting the back of her hand to show that he knew what was going on.

Soon, only Chen Fang and Yue Gang in the south stand were left on the field. The two were far apart and had no intention of getting up.

Both of them knew very well what this stalemate was about.

Chen Fang wants the right to speak and a position in the team, but he can only get this if Yue Gang, who has been the captain for two years, bows his head and shares the power.

Yue Gang had a general idea of what Chen Fang wanted. In the last year, he wanted a breakthrough and no regrets. He wanted a promise.

Now, it depends on who has more patience.

(End of this chapter)