Rekindling the dream of becoming a star

Chapter 91 Future Star (5)

"Tomorrow we will play against Tsinghua High School." Zhang Ruihua's cheeks turned slightly red. Chen Fang, who was sitting one meter away from him, could smell the alcohol.

It's seven o'clock in the evening, the daily meeting.

"Now let's look at the intelligence, first the individual, then the video analysis." Zhang Ruihua instructed his assistant.

"Shi Chi, 192cm tall, can control and score. He averaged 12 points and 7 assists in the first three games. He is the main guard of the Affiliated High School and also the initiator of the Affiliated High School."

"Cheng Yian, 196cm tall, small forward, his characteristics are running, three-point shooting, strong ability to attack the basket, good use of body, he is the main scorer of the attached middle school."

"15 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists per game."

"Now let us introduce the core of Tsinghua High School, who is also considered to be the best high school student in the country in the past two years, the talented Wang Tianjie." This tone sounded more like an introduction to the appearance list.

"He can play 4 or 5, has excellent offense and defense in the interior, and his offensive range covers the entire three-point line. He is the best scorer in the affiliated high school. He averages 24 points, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks per game."

After the assistant finished speaking, he looked at Zhang Ruihua who was standing there drinking water.

"These three people can score 50 points together. This is the average. I checked the data and the highest score three people scored together was 3 points." Zhang Ruihua put the teacup aside slowly.

"They have a complete external and internal fighting force line. As long as this line is connected, it will be difficult for the Affiliated High School to lose."

"With power forward Lu Xin, who has great assisting defense, and Gao Rui, who is the best at individual perimeter defense, the starting five of the Affiliated High School are actually one of the strongest in our group in terms of strength."

"In addition, in their rotation, there is also the three-point shooter Wei Feng, the inside bulldozer Niu Geng, and the extremely fast and fast-break player Meng Zihui."

"These eight players are the main rotation of the affiliated high school. It is very difficult to beat them."

"Today is the third day. According to the ranking by goal difference, Tsinghua High School is ranked first, our Shanti High School is ranked second, Shijiazhuang No. 2 High School is third, and Hebei Sports is fourth."

"What needs to be noted is that, of these four teams, except for the top three, none of them have lost yet."

"So, tomorrow's game is crucial. Whoever loses will fall behind. From a strength perspective, we only have three opponents: Tsinghua High School, Shijiazhuang No. 3 High School, and Hebei Sports University."

"From my point of view, Tsinghua High School is the most likely to cause us to lose the game."

"Tomorrow we will play against Tsinghua High School. It will be a highlight match. The stands will be full and all the coaches will be here."

"It's normal to have pressure, it just depends on who collapses first."

"Okay, now that we have said the polite words, let's analyze it in detail."

Zhang Ruihua asked his assistant to turn on the projector and then started playing the edited game highlights.

He paused the video and drew a circle on the blackboard with chalk: "Pay attention, Wang Tianjie likes to make a pick-and-roll for his teammates at the top of the arc and then go down. If he takes the players away, Shi Chi with the ball will force a breakthrough and form a situation where he and Wang Tianjie both go to the restricted area."

"Wang Tianjie usually stays one step away from the free throw line, waiting for Shi Chi to pass the ball to him. He usually chooses a mid-range shot. If the situation is not good, he will pass it to Cheng Yian who is in open space due to help defense."

"Cheng Yian usually waits for the ball on the two wings. If he is open, he will shoot. If the defense is backed up in time, he will go inside and wait for an opportunity to pass the ball to Wang Tianjie or Shi Chi who is open again, allowing him to shoot a three-pointer."

"This tactic is the basic tactic of Tsinghua High School. It is initiated by Wang Tianjie, and the other two adjust their offensive choices according to the opponent's defense."

"To break this offensive strategy, we need to use a 131 defense. One person will kill Cheng Yian and cut off the connection between the three of them."

“Su Quan, this task is for you. If you are not here, it will be Lu Yun and Qiao Du.”

"Understood, coach." The three people who were named immediately stood up and responded.

"If this doesn't work, Wang Tianjie will choose to hang in the elbow area, slip to the baseline and enter the restricted area."

"Such as this."

In the video, we can see that Wang Tianjie first goes to one side and pretends to ask for the ball. Then, after attracting people, his teammates provide him with an off-ball screen. He slips along the baseline to the other side. At this time, the teammate who has the ball on the outside transfers the ball to the other side through the second pass. Wang Tianjie happens to be in position and gets the ball and makes a successful singles play.

"What should we do? It's difficult to completely restrict his movement, so every inside player should be aware that when Wang Tianjie slips to the baseline and asks for the ball, they must double-team him decisively, giving up on other players and firmly double-teaming him."

"I would rather others score than let Wang Tianjie succeed. This is our defensive strategy."

"His free throw success rate is not high, so you can foul him and let him shoot free throws."

"At the same time, we have to delay or cut off their passes from the outside, and don't let the ball go easily from one side to the other. The key is to get forward and expand. Don't think about what to do if you get penetrated, and pinch the passing point."

"Allow enough reaction time for the double team inside."

"Third, Cheng Yian is actually the invisible core of Tsinghua High School. He will try to solve the problem when he can't open it."

"He likes confrontation very much. Yang Zhang and Qiao Du gave him enough confrontation. As long as he chose to break through, he would go for the intensity. He could float outside and shoot, but he could never go in and score a layup."

"I understand." Yang Zhang and Qiao both stood up, their faces solemn.

Next, Zhang Ruihua assigned tasks one by one and assigned specific tasks to each person.

The meeting lasted for a full hour and a half, and the water in his teapot was changed three times. At the end, Zhang Ruihua looked at each of his teammates with his unique sinister eyes and said, "Remember your mission. Tomorrow's game, I'll see who doesn't have a brain."

The air pressure suddenly dropped a lot, and the conference room was so quiet that you could almost hear the heartbeat of the person next door.

"The second match will start at 7 o'clock tomorrow. We will gather at o'clock and go to the backup venue for warm-up training. Chen Fang, how is your attendance these days?"

When the coach called his name, Chen Fang stood up and replied, "There is no problem with the team's discipline and attendance."

In fact, several cases were caught, but Chen Fang didn't plan to do anything about it. After all, he couldn't be too harsh. In Chen Fang's view, the coach asked him to do this not to offend anyone, but to curry favor and make him stand more firmly in the team.

Sure enough, the expressions of Yu Haisheng, Qiao Du and others relaxed at once.

Looking at Chen Fang's eyes again, there was gratitude in them.

Zhang Ruihua nodded: "Disband, Chen Fang, you stay."

This was a regular item in every meeting, and no one was surprised. Soon, there were only two people left in the meeting room.

"Whether the national youth team can advance or not depends on tomorrow's game," said Zhang Ruihua.

"Similarly, I didn't mention your name just now. You are strong in offense but weak in defense. You have your own ideas about offense, so I will only talk about defense today."

"I'll see what happens tomorrow." After saying that, Zhang Ruiping picked up the teacup and walked out.

Back in the room, Lu Yun no longer asked what you talked about, and Chen Fang went to bed early. Tomorrow's game is very important.

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Today's stands can be described as packed with guests. Just as Zhang Ruihua expected, except for the teams that needed to play, the coaches of other teams had all come, and the double rows of stands on both sides were filled with people.

Everyone on the mountain surrounded Zhang Ruihua and listened to his final arrangements.

"Pay attention to pressing in defense, don't let the opponent pass and cut easily, and know the position of the player without the ball. Don't look at the ball, that's not your job."

"Chen Fang will be in charge of the offense. Guo Tianzhen, help with defense. They will attack Chen Fang as a weak point. Everyone else needs to pay attention to protecting the top of the arc."

"Take on the work you have to do and do your best."

After saying that, Zhang Ruihua clapped his hands and signaled the starting lineup to come on the court.

Chen Fang went to the court and took the other four people for a brief meeting.

"On defense, I won't repeat myself. On offense, pay attention to my gestures. In the first quarter, don't test, just play freely."

Seeing everyone nod, Chen Fang stretched out his hand, and everyone put their hands together. Chen Fang shouted, "Charge!"

"Charge!" Although everyone was surprised, they immediately followed suit and shouted.

"Come again!" Chen Fangxian shouted, "Go, go, go."

"Go, go, go!"

Three consecutive shouts, each one louder than the last, when they were shouted together, the momentum increased immediately.

At Tsinghua High School, head coach Zhang Bing was also giving final instructions.

"Their No. 21 is a defensive loophole. If there is a chance, just force it."

"The inside line is not as strong as ours. Tianjie, play a few in the first quarter and make them retreat inwards."

"Yian, make more breakthroughs and cause casualties."

"Little Stone, pay attention to the pass from the outside."

"Gao Rui, pay attention to his three-pointers, expand the field, reduce his receiving of the ball, and keep him busy!"

Dudu!

The referee has already come on the field. For this key match, the referees have been replaced by experienced middle-aged referees, all of whom are national level. This shows the attention this game has received.

The rotation list of Tsinghua High School is as follows:
Wang Shaojie——208CM\93KG\PF\No.14

Cheng Yian——196CM\88KG\SF\No.12

Shi Chi——192CM\78KG\PG\No.3

Lu Xin——204CM\91KG\PF\No.15

Gao Rui——194CM\84KG\SG\No.4

Wei Feng——193CM\78KG\SG\No.5

Niu Geng——202CM\112KG\C\No.34

Meng Zihui——185CM\72KG\PG\No.1 Chen Fang has already stood up. Facing the strongest opponent in the group of Tsinghua High School, Zhang Ruihua did not hesitate to send out the strongest lineup.

Chen Fang, Guo Tianzhen, Su Quan, Yang Zhang, Song Xuan.

This lineup is very flexible, but its defense in the interior is a little weak. However, Zhang Ruihua is very clear that his team cannot find anyone to match the opponent's interior, so he simply does not let Zeng Peng play, wanting to see if this lineup can explode against each other.

The starting lineup of Tsinghua High School was just as Zhang Ruihua predicted.

Wang Tianjie, Cheng Yian, Shi Chi, Gao Rui, and Lu Xin.

This lineup is very strong inside and evenly balanced outside, and is currently the most powerful starting lineup of Tsinghua High School.

In the stands, many coaches began to place bets outside the market, and most of them were optimistic about Tsinghua High School because Wang Tianjie was so famous. If he had not insisted on going to university, in fact any club in the country would be willing to sign him.

At the same time, Cheng Yian has received a lot of attention. In the past two years in Xicheng District, he is actually more famous than Wang Tianjie, mainly because his playing style is American-style and very entertaining. In Dongdan, Cheng Yian is already a super star.

He, Yang Zheng and Wu You are known as the Three Young Masters of Dongdan.

And he is also considered to be the one with the greatest hope of becoming a professional player in Dongdan.

At this moment, Cheng Yian was jumping lightly on the court, waiting for the whistle to blow. He had an inexplicable excitement about the professional youth training team. He always felt that if he could beat them, he would have a psychological suggestion that he was a professional.

He stared at Su Quan across the center line with eager eyes. According to the pre-match tactical arrangement, Su Quan was his opponent.

Although he is a little taller than me, it doesn’t matter. I will just hit the taller one.

Cheng Yian's mentality is more or less shared by other students in Tsinghua High School. They are tired of playing against the high school team and want to compete with the professional team to see where they are inferior.

Zhang Bing stood there with his hands behind his back, waiting for the moment to open. From the corner of his eye, he could see Zhang Ruihua sitting there.

Zhang Bing has enough respect for this person.

He is one of the best domestic coaches of the Mesozoic era, and he has always been at the top.

Unlike him, who has always been on campus.

In Zhang Bing's mind, only campus can breed real basketball talents and carry the banner of Chinese basketball. For this reason, he is willing to dedicate his youth and give up more lucrative jobs.

If I win today, I will proudly tell him: Campus basketball will only get better and better.

This is also Zhang Bing's original intention for coming here.

The crisp whistle brought everyone back to their senses, and the battle between Shanti and Tsinghua High School began.

The first time Song Xuan failed to get the ball, Shanti immediately retreated. The Affiliated High School obviously had a jump ball tactic. Shi Chi got the ball and accelerated to the front court, heading straight for the basket.

When Yang Zhang went to defend, he saw Shi Chi hit the ground from behind and passed the ball to Wang Tianjie who followed him. The latter slammed the ball with both hands, which marked the beginning of the battle.

After Guo Tianzhen received the ball from the baseline and crossed half court, he was immediately defended by Shi Chi. Chen Fang came up to set a pick-and-roll, but Gao Rui, who followed, gave up on Chen Fang and double-teamed Guo Tianzhen with Shi Chi.

Guo Tianzhen reacted quickly and protected the ball with both hands, but he also lost the last chance to pass the ball.

Chen Fang went around to the other side to receive the ball, but he just couldn't pass it. The referee blew the whistle and called a foul on Tsinghua High School, thus resolving the situation.

Zhang Bing was not happy with this and started to protest to the referee, but the referee turned a blind eye and signaled Shanti to throw the ball from the front court sideline.

Chen Fang ran over to catch the ball, and at the same time reminded Guo Tianzhen: "Remember the position of your teammates so that you can pass it in the first place."

"There won't be a second time, captain." Guo Tianzhen promised. The previous ball was indeed embarrassing.

Chen Fang threw the ball back to him and ran to the front court, where he was greeted by Gao Rui.

Chen Fang didn't want to get entangled with him, so he walked out. But No. 4 followed him like a sticky candy.

So Chen Fang went to the flank and called for cover.

Gao Rui was fooled. He turned around to look, but when he turned back again, Chen Fangren was gone.

Turning around, Chen Fang had already run to the top of the arc and received the ball from Guo Tianzhen.

After getting the ball, Chen Fang did not miss the good opportunity of Gao Rui's lost defense. He used Guo Tianzhen's screen to dribble the ball to the free throw line. After attracting the defense, he passed the ball to Su Quan who went from the wing to the bottom corner.

Su Quan took a three-point shot.

No hits.

Tsinghua High School advanced quickly, forming a three-on-three situation. Wang Tianjie, who followed up, had a clear advantage. After getting the ball, he made a three-step layup and scored two more points.

One minute into the game, Tsinghua was leading 4-0.

Zhang Ruihua did not stand up. He believed that Chen Fang, who was full of energy, would not let this situation continue for too long.

Sure enough, Chen Fang took the initiative to ask for the ball, facing Gao Rui's defense outside the center circle, he misled him with a change of direction, and he accelerated directly into the basket. Two players from Tsinghua High School came up, one on the left and one on the right, and surrounded him like a pair of pliers.

But Chen Fang jumped into the penalty area before the encirclement. Facing Lu Xin who was 204cm tall, he pulled up in the air and used his left hand to pick the basketball into the basket.

After landing, Chen Fang recalled the process of scoring the goal. Breaking through and scoring is naturally the most satisfying thing. Unfortunately, his body does not allow him to do this all the time. For a goal like this, he only has one or two chances to feel satisfied.

Fan Bin and Wang Xuezeng sat together. It was not easy for people of their status to have others sit next to them. There were only a few people who were qualified, but they all had competitions today and could not come.

After witnessing Chen Fang's score, Wang Xuezeng said: "He is very fast and dares to make moves under the basket."

Master Fan did not respond as the game was still going on and he was not in a hurry to comment.

Two rounds of attack got both sides moving and the tempo of the game picked up immediately.

Shi Chi and Gao Rui were both very fast. Perhaps they saw that Shan Ti could not suppress Wang Tianjie in the mobile warfare, so they deliberately accelerated.

They quickly served the ball from the baseline and chased the mountain to retreat and play, but this was precisely giving up their greatest advantage. The average height of the five people in the mountain, except Chen Fang, was about two meters, and they were extremely strong in terms of mobility and assisting defense.

Shi Chi plunged into the encirclement of Su Quan and Guo Tianzhen. When he passed the ball, he was caught by Chen Fang who had been waiting for a long time. He jumped out sideways and cut off the pass from Tsinghua High School.

This kind of steal has occurred many times, which also indirectly reflects Chen Fang's habit and judgment of observing the entire court.

After getting the ball, Chen Fang did not wait for anyone, including his teammates, and dribbled forward at high speed. In a previous training session in Dongsheng, Chen Fang taught Yang Shan how to sprint continuously while integrating man and ball, and he performed three dribbles across the court on the spot.

At this moment, he only dribbled the ball once and was almost on the three-point line of Tsinghua High School.

He dribbled forward again, threw the ball, jumped one foot forward and one foot back to catch up with the bouncing basketball, held the ball with both hands, and at the same time bent his knees and kicked out. Then, in front of two hundred people, in front of the eyes of all the veterans in the basketball circle, Chen showed off his terrifying jumping speed.

Combined with the inertia of the rush, it really was like a rocket, and it shot out with a "whoosh".

The man maintained a forward leaning posture in the air, with the ball held behind his head in both hands. Looking at the basket flying closer in an instant, Chen Fang contracted his waist and abdomen, swung the basketball and threw it towards the basket.

"Bang!" The basket made a crisp explosion.

What is a bolt from the blue? This is it!
Everyone was shocked. At this point, no one cares how much experience you have. I just want to ask you, have you ever seen a two-handed dunk with one step within the free throw line?
Wang Xuezeng was so frightened that he stood up quickly, but then he came to his senses and sat back down.

I went to see Master Fan and saw that he had no expression on his face. I couldn't help but admire him: "Brother, you have great determination."

Master Fan finally came back to his senses and did not argue after hearing this.

I thought to myself, in the past 20 years or so, having trained so many national youth players, have I ever seen such explosive physical fitness?

"How tall is he?" a coach asked.

"181!"

"Hiss!" Many people gasped.

Did you grow up eating TNT? So explosive!
Guo Tianzhen saw it clearly from behind. The plane suddenly took off and he was so scared that he even stopped walking.

Seeing Chen Fang land, he quickly ran over and high-fived him.

"Captain, great dunk!"

Chen Fang couldn't grab the frame, as he was really afraid that the kinetic energy would tear his hand. Even so, he staggered a few steps when he landed.

It's really funny. I can't even suppress the power I exploded.

Hearing Guo Tianzhen's praise, Chen Fang simply said, "Hurry back to defense."

On the way back, Chen Fang still looked at the bench. Lu Yun gave him a thumbs up. Perhaps he was the calmest person in the audience. After all, he had seen how Chen Fang played.

Zhang Ruihua was greatly shocked. He had been subconsciously thinking that Chen Fang might not even be able to dunk. After so many training sessions, he never dunked. A man who seldom went to the basket and always relied on three-pointers to score, actually scored twice in a row.

Physical fitness has always been the male hormone in basketball. Even for ordinary people, when they see someone dunking, their first reaction is that this person must be very good and may even be able to play professionally.

In the circle, physical fitness is also extremely important, with basketball IQ first, static second, and dynamic third.

These three items have always been important bases for coaches to judge the upper limit of players.

If you have one of them, you will attach great importance to it. If you have all three, there is nothing to say, just go for it without any hesitation.

What Chen Fang showed now made Zhang Ruihua's heart burn with passion and her whole body itchy.

After Chen Fang's words, the momentum of Tsinghua High School was also suppressed. Shi Chi began to slow down and prepared to seriously implement the coach's arrangements and fight a positional battle.

The competition between Shanti and Tsinghua High School officially began.

A game that attracted the attention of the entire base gradually began.

(End of this chapter)