Chapter 40: The Eve of a Basketball Game

There are four days before the college entrance examination, the learning atmosphere is extremely tense, some people even to the extent of forgetting to sleep and eat, this is not a good thing, the so-called relaxation is a degree, this is the best state of the exam, the school in order to alleviate the high pressure period before the college entrance examination, deliberately held a basketball game at this time of the year, requiring the senior class to participate, the game lasts for a week, and today is the sixth day. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

The champion of the competition rewards the school can be described as ruthless, in addition to the physical reward, will also leave a record on the student status, the final winner will even have a sports specialty in the college entrance examination plus points, it seems that you can add five points, even the second and third place can also be filled in the student status, which can fully mobilize the enthusiasm of the senior high school students, do not underestimate these, this may affect people's life.

"Wang Zheng, come here." The head teacher suddenly called Wang Zheng at the door of the classroom during the evening self-study.

"Uh...... The teacher called me, and I'll talk about this computer problem later. Wang Zheng whispered to Xie Ying before standing up and walking out.

"Follow me." Motioning for Wang Zheng to follow, the head teacher walked towards the office.

"The teacher has something to ask you to help, you know, the whole school is holding a basketball game this week, and the basketball team organized by our class has entered the finals, and it is possible to win the championship after playing tomorrow, and everyone in the basketball team has worked hard for this, but today Li Jun in the class told me that he accidentally broke his foot during the basketball game at noon, and he can't participate tomorrow, he suggested to me to let you go, I don't know if you want to."

"But I don't know how to play basketball, I used to play around in physical education class, but that's not good, I don't know anything about the rules on the court." Wang Zheng replied with a puzzled face.

"Li Jun said, his position is center, as long as you grab the first ball and keep the rebound, the other four people say that they can win the championship, they all say so, I can't help it." Nie Hong looked at Wang Zheng with an embarrassed face, in fact, she didn't want to delay Wang Zheng's study, but she couldn't stand the request of the five basketball players, so she could only be cheeky to be a lobbyist.

"Okay, I'll try." Wang Zheng was originally a soft-hearted person, and besides, it was Teacher Nie who personally asked him for help, which made him embarrassed to refuse again.

"What's the matter? Been talking for so long? As soon as Wang Zheng sat down on the stool, Xie Ying immediately asked.

"Teacher Nie asked me to participate in a basketball game instead of Li Jun, but I don't know how to do it......" Wang Zheng replied with a sad face.

"Basketball game, let you? How can it be? Xie Ying's face was full of surprise, not because she looked down on Wang Zheng, but because even if there was a position, other male classmates would fight for this position, the basketball team in this class has entered the finals, and it is likely to win the championship, but it will be five points at that time, how can the pie hit Wang Zheng's head.

"Li Jun said that he was the center, and the whole class said that there was no suitable ...... except for me," Wang Zheng sighed.

"Uh...... That's right, it seems that in addition to a few people in the basketball team, the whole class is the tallest for you, and the body is also appropriate, so it's okay, the game is set for the lunch break, don't delay learning, if you win the championship and there are rewards, why not. Xie Ying looked Wang Zheng up and down and nodded in agreement.

"Okay, since you've said so, I'll have to catch the ducks on the shelves, let's continue with the programming trick just now."

After evening self-study, Wang Zheng returned to the dormitory, he saw Zhang Yao and Tian Peng, but he didn't see Li Jun, think about it carefully, maybe he was injured and went to the hospital.

"Zhengzi, it's been a spring breeze lately, you and Xie Ying haven't been close recently, hehe." When Zhang Yao saw Wang Zheng, he immediately leaned over, wrapped his arms around Wang Zheng's neck, and joked obscenely.

"You only know now that Xie Ying has promised me, just waiting for the results of the college entrance examination, if I can be admitted to the same university as her, she will give me a chance, how about it?" Wang Zheng boasted proudly about his achievements.

"With you, the school flowers have been chased by you, when will you have a treat, I can't wait to eat your meal." Zhang Yao let go of Wang Zheng's neck, winked at him, and deliberately bumped him with his shoulder.

"Wait for the college entrance examination, by the way, I'll take you to buy a notebook when you have time, you have time to think about it recently, don't know which one to buy when the time comes." Wang Zheng is really helpless with his friend, he is not short of money, and he has to squeeze himself as an otaku.

"Rich? I'm not in a hurry, and I'm not in a hurry anyway, and when you really have money, it's not too late to pay it back. Zhang Yao put away his hippie smile and looked at Wang Zheng a little puzzled, he was really afraid that Wang Zheng would borrow money to help him buy a computer.

"You don't need to worry about this, you better focus on the computer and the beautiful woman, okay, I'm sleeping, and I have something to do tomorrow."

"Why do you go to bed so early, let's talk about it again, it's boring at school, when did you get into the habit of going to bed early." Zhang Yao complained and looked at Wang Zheng lying on the bed, this guy really has the opposite sex and has no humanity, and he has to sleep without saying a few words.

"Say tomorrow, I'm sleepy today, go to bed early." Wang Zheng lay on his side in the lower bunk facing the wall, and answered Zhang Yao's nagging in a somewhat tired voice.

"Okay, I'll go to sleep too." Zhang Yao crawled to the top bunk, took off his clothes and got into the blanket.

Wang Zheng actually didn't feel much sleepy, he was in good spirits every day, and sometimes he felt that even if he didn't sleep, it was not much of a problem, and in the dream mode, he estimated that two hours could catch up with the usual eight hours of sleep.

"Zero, show me basketball information, I really don't know anything about this." Wang Zheng is now worried about tomorrow's basketball game, he has no problem embarrassing himself, but if because of his own mistakes, the other four people missed the opportunity to improve their scores in the college entrance examination, it will be difficult to escape the blame, especially when they often see Li Jun and they return to the dormitory covered in sweat, relieve their fatigue with cold water, and continue to go out to practice again.

"As you wish." Zero didn't have any extra nonsense this time, and simply put the knowledge of basketball in front of Wang Zheng's eyes.

A qualified basketball team consists of five members, all of whom have their own separate positions:

Point Guard (Playmaker) (PG)

A point guard is the person who has the most opportunities to get the ball on the court, master the game, and organize the offense. They have to take the ball safely from the back to the front court, and then pass the ball to other teammates to create scoring opportunities for their teammates. Assists are their number one priority, and the point guard plays the role of a director on the court like directing a great show. A good point guard must first have excellent dribbling ability and be able to carry the ball smoothly across the half court; Secondly, you have to have a good passing ability. Point guards need to keep the ball flowing, and they need to be able to get the ball where it's easiest to score. A point guard is often the last scorer on the team, and he doesn't shoot easily unless none of his teammates have a good chance to shoot. Even with a strong scoring ability, the goal of a point guard is to use his scoring ability to disrupt the opponent's defense and create scoring opportunities for his teammates. The rule of a point guard is that if any teammate on the court has a better chance than him, he must give the ball to the teammate with the better chance. Therefore, point guards will not shoot unless it is a good shooting opportunity, so the requirements for the shooting percentage of point guards are naturally high, usually above 50% - this shooting percentage is higher than that of small forwards and shooting guards. In terms of specific scoring methods, perimeter and cutting are two essential tools for point guards.

Scoring Guard (SG)

A shooting guard is a guard whose main task is to score, his stature is generally higher than that of a point guard, and perimeter shooting is his main means of scoring. The shooting guard is the second-highest scorer on the court after the small forward, but he doesn't need to practice the small forward's one-on-one skills, as he is often helped by his teammates to find gaps before shooting. Scoring guards must first have a high shooting percentage and stability, and the second is to shoot quickly, so as to open up the enemy's defensive circle and be more conducive to teammates' offense in the restricted area. However, shooting guards generally shoot around 47% from the field and less than 50% because they usually shoot quite far from the rim.

Small Forward (SF)

A small forward is the most important scorer on the team, as well as a good defensive player. A good small forward must not only have enough height to score under the basket, but also have excellent speed and score with fast breaks and breakaways. The most fundamental requirement for a small forward is to score, and a small forward is a position with the lowest requirements for a shooting percentage. Of course, there is a premise for this, that is, he has to be able to score. If a small forward scores seven or eight points per game and the shooting percentage is only 40%, then it is better to ask him to sit on the bench. Then again, why can a small forward have a lower shooting percentage? Because he is the main scorer on the team, he often has to actively look for opportunities to shoot, stabilize the morale of the army at certain moments, or even play the opponent alone in a more difficult way to improve morale, and even give the opponent a downward spiral, giving the enemy a head-on attack, etc. So the small forward will have more chances, and probably not very good chances, so we can allow him to shoot a little bit less as long as he can score.

Power Forward (PF)

Power forward's tasks on the team are almost all hard work, grabbing rebounds, defense, and positioning are his main tasks, and when it comes to shooting and scoring, he is almost the last on the team. Therefore, the power forward can be regarded as the most inconspicuous role on the basketball court. The first job of a power forward is to grab rebounds. The power forward is usually the one who grabs the most rebounds on the team, and he has to cooperate with the center in the restricted area to defend the position, and also pick up the rebounding responsibility of the whole team. On offense, the power forward often helps his teammates cover and try to grab rebounds when his teammates shoot to prepare for the second offense. In general, there is very little time required for a power forward to attack alone, while the power forward's offensive methods are mainly close attacks such as turn-around shots and small hooks. Due to the small number of shots made by the power forward, and the position where he shoots is generally very close to the basket, the shooting rate of the power forward also needs to be relatively high, generally speaking, it should be the highest shooting rate among the five positions on the court, and a qualified power forward should have a shooting rate of more than 50%. Compared with scoring, the rebounding of the big forward must be more grasping, and the ability to block when defending is also necessary for the power forward, because their task is to consolidate the defense of the restricted area. So, the task of a power forward on the court is to do two things well: rebounding and defending. With the update of modern basketball play, the requirements for the offensive ability of the power forward have improved, but a good power forward still takes the defense in the restricted area as the main task.

Center (C)

As the name suggests, the center is the central figure of a team, with their strong, tall body, they are the pivot of the team both offensively and defensively, hence the name center. As the "Optimus Prime" in the restricted area, grabbing rebounds is an indispensable ability for a center. In addition, blocking and blocking are also essential abilities for centers. Since the team is often in the pivotal position in the center of the penalty area when attacking, the center forward should have a good ability to guide the ball, and can send the ball to a more suitable position to assist teammates to score. The above three are the basic skills that a center should have. Of course, scoring is also the responsibility of the center, who is the main interior scorer. The center should have a higher shooting percentage than the power forward. A good center must be versatile, not only with enough scoring skills to score offensively, but also be the last barrier to the team when defending. There is a new center tactic in modern basketball play, the so-called "outside center". This type of center needs to focus on shooting and scoring from the outside when attacking, and less on the inside of the box. Because the difference in size and effectiveness of using other players to defend is too great, the defender can only let the center of the team also go to the outside to mark the opponent. In this way, the attacker can take advantage of the absence of the opposing center in the box and let the team's capable striker or defender score like crazy. Of course, the "outside center" is only suitable for offense, and when defending, it is no different from the normal center.