The Atlantic Coast Conference, abbreviated as ACC, is a sports league composed of twelve universities that belongs to the NCAA's Division I league, in which men's basketball is at the forefront of the NCAA's six major sports leagues as a whole.

Everyone is familiar with North Carolina and Duke, and there are some teams that are perennially ranked in the top 25, such as: Boston Tech, University of Maryland, North Carolina State University, University of Virginia, and Virginia Tech.

Clemson University, Florida State University, Wake Forest College (once produced Tim. Duncan and Chris. Paul) and the University of Miami are also not to be underestimated, and many traditional powerhouses fall to these minor players every season.

The NCAA season generally takes place between late November and early December each year, and the opening time varies from school to school. Usually before the regular league game, each school will schedule about 8-10 games, and these games will vary greatly from each other to the degree of competition. For example, the "GreatEightFestival" is to invite the schools that made it to the final eight last year to fight again, and almost every game is bloody. The largest number of them are the various "Classics" hosted by many elementary schools or sponsors.

These games at the beginning of the season, in addition to giving some small schools the opportunity to play against famous schools, the main function for the great powers is to accumulate records. This is because major media outlets such as the Associated Press (AP), United Press International (UPI), USA Today (USAToday), etc., will vote for the top 20 or 25 polls each week after the start of the season, which is an important reference for the playoffs. Many traditional powerhouses will slaughter those fish belly trips at pre-season invitational tournaments to improve their team's rankings. Once you don't play well in the league's regular season, you may also rely on a wild card to reach the top 64 in the country.

With the Duke Blues finishing in the round of 16 last season, they missed out on the quarterfinals and missed a great opportunity to practice their lineup. Because of the team's big change, the coaching staff has put a lot of effort into the arrangement of opponents in this year's preseason.

With most of the players in the Blue Devils, they met the physical requirements of Coach James. Finally, in late September, the team's first joint training began.

Whether it's basketball or football, every team that is rebuilding. will establish the team's defensive framework first. Whether it is from the tradition of the Blue Devils or the personal habits of the old coach K. The man-to-man defensive strategy will become the team's main defensive style. Switching positions immediately when encountering blocking, and never using a bag on the opponent's core players, are the hallmark features of this set of tactics.

This defensive strategy is not available to every college team, as it requires a lot of individual defensive ability from players. But that's not a problem for the Duke Blues, who are the guru of defense, Coach Collinson, to get the most out of this tactic.

Fourteen Blue Devils players stood in three rows, two metres apart from the front, back, left and right. As Coach Collinson's whistle blew, each player immediately began to slide sideways, moving while waving their arms and making various distractions.

This kind of boring off-ball training is the most disliked by the players. But there was no trace of impatience on these young faces, and everyone seemed so focused and serious.

Because the old man next to Coach Collinson always smiled and looked at everyone with his gentle eyes. Coach K has a habit that as long as his players are not resting, whether it is training or playing, he will always stand on the court with everyone. The charm of personality is not innate, but built through countless details.

The side-slip step is a very basic move, but it determines the defensive efficiency of the player. The speed of lateral traversing is an important factor in measuring a defensive player.

Under the guidance of Coach Collinson from time to time, for half an hour, all the players were able to use this movement correctly. The team's training time is very limited, and these contents to improve individual abilities will not occupy a large proportion, and if you want to improve yourself, you can only eat a little in your spare time.

Paulus, Sun Yi, McClure, McRoberts, and Zobbek stood on the court in order according to their individual positions. Coach Collinson looked at the strongest defensive lineup in his mind and nodded in satisfaction. "Listen up, all the perimeter players, your most important job on defense isn't steals or blocks." After a pause, he said, "I have two defensive principles that I want people to remember. First, always keep yourself in front of an opposing player. Second, no matter what happens, taking a favorable defensive position is the foundation of the foundation. ”

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Collinson deserves the title of defensive master. In just two weeks, the Blues' overall defence has basically taken shape. Man-to-man defence, with a strong emphasis on rotation, is beginning to show its strength, like a well-made machine, always running in an orderly manner. The phenomenon of leakage in defense has basically disappeared. Of course, all of this needs to be verified on the NCAA court.

"Sun, don't have too many risky defensive moves. Defend your position, and you can use your height, reach, and bounce to get excellent stats. Good defensive habits will serve you well in your basketball career. Coach Collinson's words made Sun Yi, who likes to win steals at the cost of giving up his body's center of gravity, red-faced.

"Of course, this is never about giving up the aggressiveness of your defense. When you actually get into the NCAA, you'll see why I'm asking for that. ”

In the future, Sun Yi's dominant performance on the defensive end in the NBA and international arena is the foundation laid for him by Coach Collinson.

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This year, Stanford University's picturesque campus has another beautiful scenery. By the rippling man-made lake, a blonde girl would always sit on a chair under the California redwoods, staring blankly at the eastern sky.

Because of the girl's amazing appearance, many boys who like her will always pass by from time to time. Everyone who approached her could feel the girl's deep sadness and couldn't bear to disturb it. Of course, there are also some young talents who feel good about themselves and can't suppress the eagerness in their hearts to try to strike up a conversation. Without exception, everyone went away in high spirits and returned in disappointment. The girl never moved her gaze to the sky from beginning to end, because there was the person she loved the most in that direction, and the girl's name was Anna!