Rekindling the dream of becoming a star

Chapter 45: Rising Sun Tactics
When I got back to school and arrived at the stadium, I saw Sun Lexian fiddling with a DV. I approached him and asked, "What are you doing?"

Sun Lexian, who was so scared that he almost dropped the DV, looked back and became furious: "Why are you always like a ghost? If I die of a heart attack, it must be caused by you."

"Sorry, sorry, I'm used to attacking from behind."

"Are you going to take a photo?" Chen Fang quickly changed the subject.

"Nonsense, training also needs to be recorded, and only after review can we draw conclusions, do you understand?"

"That makes sense. You do it, I'll go do something else first."

In fact, when they saw Chen Fang coming back, everyone stopped one after another, because they were going to start targeted training today.

As soon as we knew who the opponent was, we had to start readjusting the content of training, but Chen Fang didn't have any good ideas in his mind. After all, he was not a professional, and what he knew was acquired after more than ten years of playing street ball. After experiencing the game in Nan'an, Chen Fang had a clearer understanding of his own tactical qualities and cognition.

He called Sun Lexian over with the intention of seeking help. After all, more people means more ideas.

"Flash 1? These shoes are great! Guard boots!" Huang Jian took a look and immediately praised.

Chen Fang was quite surprised. He didn't realize that Huang Jian was also a shoe lover. When it came to shoes, Chen Fang naturally had a crush on someone. However, this crush was either not born yet or was too expensive. He could only suppress his feelings and wait until later.

"Through these two games, I discovered some problems in our team. We will play against the Affiliated High School soon, so we have to make up for it as soon as possible."

"Now let's do a fun full-court drill. Five-on-five, with a restriction that you can't dribble, you can only advance by passing the ball."

"10 points per round, 1 push-ups for every point you lose."

"Now I'll announce the groups. Yang Shan, Yue Gang, Liu Feng, Xia Wen, Bai Long, you five will be in one group. Xue Chong, Huang Jian, Wen Hui, Hu Fei, Ge Yuan, you two will be in one group. He Lang, Lou Qing, you two will be substitutes and can go on the court at any time."

"This training is about your vision and positioning. You need to pass the ball quickly, otherwise you will be easily double-teamed. In addition, your support is very important. The connection between them must be effective. Everyone should cheer up. This training is the focus of our training this weekend."

He clapped his hands, signaling everyone to start quickly, and then Chen Fang returned to the stands. At this moment, Sun Lexian was there in a daze.

"Do you know anything about tactics?"

Sun Lexian replied cautiously: "It's very superficial."

Chen Fang put his hand on Sun Lexian's shoulder and chuckled: "Don't be modest, let me tell you something common sense. If you want a light bulb to be bright, the voltage must be stable. If it flickers, it will easily burn the wire."

The original intention is to express that tactics are voltage, and only a stable tactical system can support the game.

But Sun Lexian thought it was a threat, his eyes widened in fear: "You are not going to shock me with an electric baton, are you?"

"We don't have telepathy, how can you understand it?" Chen Fang picked up the tactical board and asked as he drew: "Look, if we need more attack and defense rounds, how will the opponent suppress us?"

"Serve from the baseline, score in the paint, keep people in the backcourt, cut off the forwards and guards from receiving the ball, and let the inside players hold the ball." Sun Lexian knows them all.

"So many?" Chen Fang was surprised.

"Look." Seeing that Chen Fang didn't believe him, Sun Lexian grabbed the tactical board and drew: "Baseline serve is usually handled by two people. If I use three people, it's easy to double-team and delay. Even if the serve is successful, it's easy to violate the 8 seconds in the half."

“This is the most common means of containment.”

"If you add playing inside and looking for shooting percentage and rebounding suppression, you won't be able to get a quick serve out."

"And I'm going to double-team your back line. Four people will go and let your inside line go. Let you, the tall guy, catch the ball. Will he dare to dribble it? Can he dribble it that far?"

"In short, there are many ways to curb high-rounds."

"What if we counterattack?" Seeing that Sun Lexian's explanation was very logical, Chen Fang humbly asked for advice.

Sun Lexian was very proud that he could make Chen Fang look sincere, which greatly satisfied his self-esteem, so he did not hide it: "Actually, this is a derivative tactic to break the tight press."

"Two defenders who can attack and control the ball, or even three defenders, will make the situation much better." (The national team likes to have three defenders in order to break the tight press)
"One guard serves the ball, and one guard and a forward receive the ball. These three people can move the ball across half court more smoothly."

"What if there is no pressure? Take our team for example, there are only two of us, Yang Shan and I. How can we break through this tight defense?"

"If that's the case, you serve the ball, then quickly enter the court to serve. As long as you have good ball control skills, it's not difficult."

"What if the opponent guards me all the time and double-teams me?"

Sun Lexian was stunned and asked hesitantly: "Is it so exaggerated?"

"That's what Nan'an did when he played last time."

Sun Lexian rubbed his hands and said, "I haven't watched your games. Actually, I'm quite curious about you. Some people have asked me for your information, but unfortunately I don't have any."

"Isn't it normal to ask you for it?"

"The asking price is all in four figures, what a pity." Sun Lexian was very sad.

"Wait until we finish beating the affiliated high school, then you can go sell it, and we'll split it 50-50."

"Tsk, that's worthless. We're not professionals, and what we can analyze, others can see a little bit when they get to the scene. They will all see it when you go to the sports center to play."

"Oh, I'm looking forward to it."

Seeing that Chen Fang was not nervous at all, it was Sun Lexian's turn to be surprised: "Are you not worried at all? To tell you the truth, many people in the N6 League are professional seedlings. They came to Nanyang purely to find a remote place to develop."

"You know a lot." Chen Fang asked casually, pretending to be indifferent.

"Oh, you're trying to trick me again? Never mind. Actually, I don't know much. I'll just use this as a way to kill time."

"First, let me tell you about the distribution of basketball forces in my country. The first talent pool is in the Northeast, the second is in Shandong, and the third is in XJ."

"The number of talents produced in these three places is large, and they meet the static physical fitness standards of the profession."

"I don't know about other places either, so let's just talk about Shandong."

"Shandong has more than a dozen youth training clubs and sports schools, big and small. Don't think it's too few, because other provinces don't have many. Their echelon starts at U9. Do you know why it's U9?"

Chen Fang shook his head. He really didn’t know.

"Because measuring height based on bone age is more accurate, starting from U9."

Chen Fang understood it immediately.

"All the youngsters start to receive relatively systematic training at the age of eight or nine. Based on the bone age test and the height calculation of their parents, we can roughly know their future height, with an error of 5-8 centimeters. The standard for being selected is 190 cm. Those below 185 cm will basically be rejected, unless the parents are willing to pay the training fee and other miscellaneous expenses."

"Many clubs in Shandong have deep relationships with schools. They will place good talents in schools for cultural training, and will also form internal round-robin tournaments to polish and eliminate them."

"Very talented players will basically not appear on campus, unless the school and the club are deeply tied together. Generally, they will be trained in the club, and then they will be sold to professional clubs across the country starting from the U12 level."

"Charge a certain amount of training fees, and repeat the process over and over again."

"Is it the same for N6?" Chen Fang asked.

"It's even more complicated. Clubs are richer now, so they build their own echelons and then spread them out, assessing and improving them during the winter and summer vacations."

"N6, there are people from the youth training echelon, some from sports schools, and some small clubs that specialize in youth training."

"For example, Nan'an, which you eliminated, is a technical college. It was a technical secondary school in its previous life. Now it has a private stake. It will recruit talents from all over the country and train them layer by layer according to their growth."

"What about the attached middle school?"

"The Affiliated High School actually has no background and is supported by the school's funds. Their performance may be good this year and very bad next year. It is not like Yuehu and Taihu, which are very stable year after year because there are many talents and they keep coming."

"That's all?" Chen Fang waited for a long time, but Sun Lexian didn't speak.

"I only know a little bit. The N6 League is a loose organization. Each school has its own operating system. If you are not an insider, you have no idea. Even if you ask the players, they may not know as well as I do." "Well, we will play against the Affiliated High School on Monday. What do you think we should say in terms of tactics?"

Sun Lexian spread his hands: "I haven't watched a single game, how would I know?"

Chen Fang stood up, took out his whistle and blew it.

"Everyone played well just now. Now let's switch to the normal game. Let's start."

After watching half the game, Chen Fang asked everyone to take a break and then asked Sun Lexian to comment.

The latter took the lead in commenting: "Yue Gang's problem is that he is not very proactive. In fact, his position is the trend and he should be the leader."

"What do you mean?"

"A supporting inside player, playing 14, 15 pick-and-roll, and then distributing the ball in the area of the arc top free throw line. If he can have a hit rate at this distance, it will be even better."

"Yue Gang's mobility and strength are no problem at this level. He was the one who made the distribution before, but his shooting at this distance is not accurate." Chen Fang explained.

"If he wants to play well in positional warfare, he must be able to play the 14 pick-and-roll combination."

"Understood. What about the others?"

"Let's talk about Xue Chong." Sun Lexian's expression became serious when he talked about basketball, which made Chen Fang very appreciative. In some ways, they had something in common.

"His problem lies in his ability to hold the ball. He can't dribble from the outside. He needs someone to pass the ball to him before he can break through. In fact, this is already a big problem. The mainstream now is to catch the ball and shoot. To break through, you need a taller height, better ball control, stronger physical confrontation, and more agile movement speed."

"Xue Chong doesn't have any of these. He will easily lose his skills if he encounters a team of a higher level."

"That's true. You're right." This coincided with Chen Fang's thoughts.

"Then how do we use him? It's hard to improve him in a short period of time."

"Uh..." Sun Lexian thought for a moment: "If I have to say, let him transform into a functional guard, the kind who shoots as soon as he catches the ball, and plays fast breaks."

"In positional warfare, Xue Chong's role is very small and it is easy to produce negative effects. In my opinion, he is not as good as this." Sun Lexian pointed at a person over there and said.

"He Lang."

"Yes, He Lang is a blue-collar worker. He can provide tactical support on both offense and defense."

"Let's talk about Yang Shan. He doesn't have enough athleticism and strength. If he meets a strong defender, he will be at a disadvantage and easily be intercepted, causing mistakes."

"The problem with center Liu Feng is that he moves too slowly, his help defense is poor, and his offense has no special features."

Sun Lexian looked at Chen Fang seriously and asked, "How did you lead a team like this to defeat Nan'an? Now you want to destroy Nanyang High School?"

Chen Fang was choked by this question, and finally sighed: "I just want to win, cheer them up, and keep chasing points, so that they won't be under too much pressure."

"Put all the pressure on yourself? I don't think this is the right way to win."

"This is the current situation, and that's why I need your help!"

"Help, what do you mean? Tactically?"

"Yes, let's work together to come up with a strategy that can be implemented stably."

"First, you need to figure out a logic."

"The tactics are based on the players available. It's not the players who choose the tactics, but the tactical system that chooses the people who can implement it."

"Based on what I know so far, I think there are only a few options available."

"There are actually several?" Chen Fang asked in surprise.

"A weakened version of Princeton, with Yue Gang playing high on the wing, and everyone cutting in and then deciding who will score based on the situation."

"Assist in fast breaks, passing and cutting. If you have the ability to solve problems, you can add singles tactics."

“The rest is difficult because this team doesn’t have that kind of talent.”

"In other words, the team should play this tactic around Yue Gang."

"Yes, if the opponent goes to target Yue Gang, then you will be freed up and you can either force the opponent to break through or conduct a breakthrough."

"This way, it will be more difficult for the opponent's coach to deal with it. Add in fast breaks and passing and cutting, and the system will be initially established."

"This system is in line with Dongsheng's tactics!"

"Yes, you can take a code name!"

"Me?" Sun Lexian was surprised, and then asked eagerly, "It's not good!"

"Hurry up, don't be hypocritical."

"Well..., the school is called Dongsheng High School, so why not call this system...Xuri!" Sun Lexian asked tentatively.

Chen Fang's eyes lit up, feeling that it was a perfect fit, both in terms of artistic conception and practicality.

"Sure! I didn't expect that you, who don't have a high degree, have such a good level!" Chen Fang hugged him and said, "Just do it this way!"

"However, according to your thinking, how long will it take? We don't have enough time now."

"With this in place, I can deploy some conventional tactics at any time."

"Very good, tell me about it."

A few minutes later, Chen Fang frowned and thought for a while, then nodded: "I don't think there's any problem, let's do it this way."

The whistle was blown, the game was stopped, and everyone gathered around.

"This is our teaching assistant. From now on, everyone will call him Teacher Sun, or Brother Sun."

"From today on, Instructor Sun will be in charge of our tactical drills and arrangements. Everyone, including me, must obey unconditionally."

"Brother Sun, let's talk for a moment." Chen Fang jumped off the stands, leaving Sun Lexian alone.

Sun Lexian obviously didn't expect Chen Fang to introduce him so grandly. Looking at the dozen or so people off the stage, he felt a little nervous.

"Hello everyone, my name is Sun Lexian."

"Brother Sun, don't bow your head. You are the assistant coach and the big brother now." Chen Fang shouted.

Staring angrily, Sun Lexian also felt a little embarrassed. He coughed and reintroduced himself: "I am the self-taught tactical analyst Sun Lexian. I am fortunate to meet you all in Dongsheng. Please take care of me in the future."

"Clap, clap, clap!" Chen Fang was the first to applaud, and soon the others followed suit.

"Time is limited, so why don't we start now?" Sun Lexian looked at Chen Fang with an inquiring look.

"Instructor Sun is right. Now let Instructor Sun guide us in practicing new tactics."

"This tactic will be our Dongsheng's main combat method in the future. It was named by Master Sun."

Chen Fang said loudly word by word: "Rising Sun Tactics!"

(End of this chapter)