Chapter 104: The Blue Devil's debut

To the west of Duke University's Cameron Arena is a large lawn, an open space about the size of two football fields, which the students call Old Camp K. Whenever the Duke Blues begin their season of action, the area is used as a camping ground for fans to make it easier for students to queue up all night to buy tickets.

Once you enter Duke, you will be a Blue Devil for life! That's the motto of every Duke student. Because of America's unique history, universities have become the link between Americans and each other. They have left the best of their youth in the beautiful campuses......

The Blue Devils have two games a year, and there will be a hot scene where tickets are hard to find. The derby battle with the sworn enemy North Carolina is needless to say the most talked-about. The other is the first game of the season, which is characterized by the high turnover of the college team, and a team has many new faces joining the team every year. Some veteran fans, after watching the first game of the newcomer's performance, will basically have a preliminary judgment on the trend of the team throughout the season. But no matter what the strength of the Blue Devils is, these loyal Duke students will follow them with them.

Under the starry sky, there were long queues at the five ticket gates of Cameron Arena. Yu Lingfeng, who is in the second year of research this year, tightened the coat he was wearing, although the climate in Durham was very pleasant, but now it was the beginning of November after all.

"Man, do we have a show at Duke this year?" Not far in front of Yu Lingfeng, two fans who were queuing up in a very boring line chatted.

"It's hard to say, the Blues' offense has been affected too much since Redick left." The all-time leading scorer of Duke University, who has just entered the NBA, has no player in the hearts of fans to replace him.

"Didn't you hear that this year's McDonald's High School All-Star MVP was recruited to our school? By the way, the Chinese player named Sun Yi was very famous in high school. "Listening to the tone of this fan, it should be a freshman.

"The captain of the Blue Devils, Josh. McRoberts was still the MVP of McDonald's last year, and I don't think it's very good. Moreover, apart from Yao Ming, I have not heard of any other Chinese who can play basketball. The veteran is obviously not very interested in the players who joined the team with the MVP title.

The fan's discriminatory words made Yu Lingfeng very angry when he heard it. The clenched fist was eager to swing at that hateful face in the next moment. Sun Yi, come on! Let's fight for our dragon descendants.

"Tofu brain senior, go back to the tent and warm up." The sudden voice interrupted Yu Lingfeng's rising anger. After handing the coat to the Chinese junior who came to take over, he looked up at the stars in the sky and said to himself, "I hope tomorrow will be a good day!"

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A stunningly beautiful girl with conspicuous red hair was sitting in her bedroom in the student apartment, looking at her duffel bag lying quietly on the bed. Helen, who is a junior this year, is not undecided about dating an excellent boy, but at the moment her heart is full of the shadow of that Chinese boy.

Columbia University, the cradle of American politicians, can only be in the middle of the Ivy League, where basketball is weak. But they also have the opportunity to play against the top basketball schools in the country, and no, Duke University has invited Columbia University as the first opponent of the new season.

"Helen, are you going or not, I'm going to book a flight!" The good-looking, bewitching roommate recently caught up with the main player of the school basketball team.

The roommate's questioning finally made the hesitant girl make up her mind. I saw Helen open the zipper of her travel bag and take out the neatly arranged clothes inside. Now, it's not the time. Helen, Helen, you've been waiting for him for three years, don't give up on your efforts......

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On November 12th, the weather in Durham was very comfortable. The warm early winter sun hangs high, unlike the endless winds in Chicago, where everything is so calm.

Although today is the day the Blues embark on the new season, no one will be absent from the morning session. Sun Yi, who was in class with his friend Thomas, was full of the scene of yesterday's team match. After Coach Voy's tips and his unremitting efforts, his ability to run without the ball has improved significantly, especially with McRoberts's air cuts, and he has been trained well. The only thing that dissatisfied Sun Yi, who has high self-requirements, is that his offensive routine of using his teammates to cover and run out of shooting opportunities is not smooth. Often because of their own running problems and the lack of tacit understanding with their teammates, they often fail tactically. Fortunately, the offense time in the college game is relatively long, and Sun Yi can still use his better ball-holding offense to score points for the team.

Coach K, who has a lot of coaching experience, can't see the problems of his team. Due to the large changes in the team personnel and the limited degree of mutual understanding between the players, it is difficult for these children from all over the world to play slightly more complex tactics in just one month of training. In fact, these are not the most important, what Coach K cares about most is Sun Yi, the core player he relies on the most. The state of this Chinese player is getting better and better as he gets acquainted with his teammates.

After changing his passing habits, Sun Yi is already a very good passer in the eyes of Coach K, especially his breakthrough point has become one of the team's important offensive routines in the new season. An excellent breakup must first have a strong individual scoring ability, so that the opponent has to strengthen the defense of the player. It's remarkable to be able to get the attention of the opposition defence and then get the ball into the hands of unmarked teammates.

Because of Sun Yi's ability to run without the ball, he is still immature. Coach K Lao has increased the proportion of the Chinese player's empty cut in the team's design of a regular offensive routine for the team that is coordinated by captain McRoberts. With his super explosiveness and keen offensive sense, Sun Yi quickly became a top-notch air cutter, and his finishing ability in the sport made all the coaching staff members who had been following this kid for two years cry out for a baby. In high school, after Glenn left the team, Sun Yi controlled most of the ball in Timothy High School in the game, so his talent in this area has not been recognized. When entering a higher level platform, it surprised those who thought they knew this Chinese guy very well.

Tonight's opening game of the new season against underdogs Columbia University will be the best chance to test the attacking prowess of the new Blue Devils. And the Chinese player who is valued by the coaching staff needs to prove that he will be the core of this team.