Chapter 109: Fame Rises (Reward and Change)
(Another tip from the equatorial iceberg of the book friend made the sharp knife have to do something to express his gratitude.) It just so happened that today the unit arranged for me to take the special equipment operation certificate, and I was lucky enough to pass the test with 66 points. After finishing the exam task, go straight home and make up a chapter for everyone. Here, the sharp knife borrowed flowers to offer Buddha to the brothers who have always insisted on paying attention to this book, to express their gratitude! In addition, my novel will be updated tomorrow, from two chapters of 4000+ words to one chapter of 4000+, which is basically the same as today's plus! Finally, I wish you all a smooth work and a happy life! )
Looking at the expressionless old Coach K standing on the sidelines, Sun Yi, who returned to the bench, and his teammates high-fived each other, then sat on the bench and watched the game quietly. The young man's eyes glanced at the back of the old man standing on the sidelines and directing the game from time to time.
Oh my God! It's not going to be a big game this time, is it? Sun Yi secretly pondered in his heart that the coaching staff's intended tactic of letting himself play point guard was not the whirlwind of fast play just now. It's nice to get the game flying, but if you don't get the coach to see it for that reason, it's really worth the cost. With a few minutes left before the end of the first half, you have to think about how to explain it to the coach at half-time......
44-23, with a 21-point lead, the Duke Blues players returned to their locker room with a relaxed look on their faces. Only the freshman who scored the team's highest score at half time looked a little apprehensive.
In a game like this, the Blues coaching staff did not enter the dressing room to make changes to the team's tactics in the second half during the fifteen minutes of the break.
"Well done, Sun!" Pagliuca, the oldest senior on the team, sent his approval to the team's newcomers as soon as he returned to the locker room. Then McRoberts, Nelson, Paulus and other veteran players came to congratulate in turn.
Indeed, the performance of this Chinese player in the first half made them forget about the super scorer Redick they had just lost for a while. And Henderson and Zobeck's performance on the defensive end also made up for Shelton, the best defensive player. Williams' departure. The Blue Devils, whose strength has been steadily rising, made captain Mike Roberts once again dream of lifting the NCAA championship trophy......
The short half-time break was fast in coming, and the players rushed out of the dressing room. Although he was recognized by his teammates, Sun Yi still drooped his head and came out last with a heavy heart.
"Kid, does it look like you've lost the game?" A familiar voice gently drilled into the ears of the Chinese guy. Sun Yi, who raised his head, saw the old Coach K not far away at a glance, looking at him with a smile. Alas! It's finally coming. With the mentality of resigning his fate, he rubbed over step by step like a schoolboy who was ready to admit his mistake.
"Coach, I'm ......" The old man waved his hand to interrupt the other party's voice, he didn't seem to be ready to give this guy a chance to admit his mistake. The first half was a good fast break, and in the second half you had 15 minutes to prove that the performance was not an accident. ”
Belch! How so? Sun Yi, who was already ready to be criticized, looked at the figure that turned away with a shocked face. The simple words of Coach K made this Chinese player feel trusted, and the one who is a confidant dies!
Coach Voi rubbed his eyes with his hand when he saw the team's starters in the second half, with an incredulous expression. "Mike, you're really going to let Sun take the Blue Devils to play fast attack in the second half." Voi, who is in charge of the team's tactics, has the responsibility of reminding the manager whether the tactics are appropriate. Of course, this phenomenon is almost never the case.
"Steve, don't you think this lineup is the most offensive now?" The old man, who had been looking at the court, replied without looking back.
When Coach Voy heard this, the eyebrows on his forehead were tightly wrinkled. This expression clearly tells the other party that he does not agree with this view. "That's right, a team of Columbia's calibre would be more pleasing to the eye. However, "Coach Woy hesitated for a moment, but still said what was in his heart. "If you meet a stronger interior team, without the guarantee of rebounding in the backcourt, you will lose the basis for launching a fast attack. Personally, I don't think this style of play is suitable for the team's current staffing. ”
"Steve, how do you think this year's Blues compare to last year?" Coach K did not show his attitude, but asked the Polish fellow rhetorically.
Belch! Obviously, this question made Coach Voy a little difficult to answer for a while. Taking advantage of this effort, the old man locked his eyes on the brightest stars in the entire Cameron Arena.
Sun Yi, who got the rebound from the back, once again launched the Blue Devils' fast attack. Several extremely fast offensive and defensive transitions in a row exposed the true strength of the two teams to everyone. Many of Columbia's team members can't keep up with such a fast pace.
The No. 8 player of the Blue Devils team, who advanced to the opponent's half at high speed, faced the opponent's useless defense, and he hit the excitement to the beginning, without waiting for other teammates to follow, and directly shot outside the three-point line. The parabola with an extremely high arc does not leave a trace in the air. Swish! But the sound of the ball rubbing against the Nets tells everyone that this is a shot that has been tried and tested.
After seeing this wonderful shot, the old Coach K, who was standing on the sidelines, applauded applaudally. Coach Woi on the side lowered his head and thought about something. However, the cheers of the fans at the scene still made him look up at the stadium blankly.
"Mike, I think this year's Blue Devils team is definitely not as good as last year in terms of overall strength." Seeing that the other party finally nodded, Coach Woy continued to analyze as if he had been greatly encouraged: "I say this because Sun's super personal ability is indeed incomparable. Without this Chinese player, I would consider this rebuilding of the Blue Devils a complete failure. Last year's Blues were sadly out of the round of 16, but the team's tactical prowess was arguably the highest of any college team last season. Whether it's attacker Redick and defensive core Shelton, they are perfect tactical pieces. ”
"Do you think the top 16 is Duke's goal?" This cold answer suddenly made Voi, who was talking endlessly, feel a thrill.
"Oh, no, no, no, of course there's more to it, that's not what I meant. Recently, the team's key tactics have not been successfully coordinated in the face of this weak opponent. This kind of performance makes me worry about the prospects of the regular season of the ACC League in the future. ”
After hearing this, Coach K finally turned around and looked at the assistant in front of him who was thinking about the team. "Steve, you're right. The Duke Blues were very tactically good last year, but you know, Redick and Williams have been working together for four years. The old man paused, "This new Blue Devil, what is most lacking at the moment is time. That kid is already fully capable of playing in the NBA, and who knows if he will enter the league at the end of his freshman year. "Obviously, the 'child' in the old man's mouth is none other than the Chinese player Sun Yi.
'So, we have to develop the team's tactics according to his characteristics. Now it looks like he's at least a good fast-break starter and finisher, and if he can beat his opponent in the first game of the season, it will also be a boost to the team's sluggish momentum. As for the tactics in your head, save them for a later time. "As a scheming champion coach, Coach K obviously sees farther......
In the second half, the Duke Blue Devils, led by the No. 8 player, beat the already undersized visiting team to the discarded armor. Sun Yi, who got a lot of balls, did not make his teammates blush. On the contrary, outside players like Paulus, Nelson, Henderson and others prefer to play as freely as they do now. Even the 2.08-meter-high forward McRoberts staged a few violent dunk performances in the back row of the fast break from time to time. The only one who was more depressed was the big center Zobeek, because the speed could not keep up with the fast teammates, after a few attempts, he simply waited in his own half of the court for the next defense when the team launched the fast attack.
After Coach K saw this, he directly replaced Zobeek with the more athletic power forward Boykin. Boykin's appearance poured a lot of salt on Columbia's already scarred body. Although he doesn't have any individual offensive ability, his excellent physical fitness allows him to often receive Sun Yi's precise passes to complete empty slam dunks.
96-56, the Duke Blues defeated the visiting team Columbia University by 40 points in the first game of the new season. Sun Yi played tepid except for the opening ten minutes, but since he got more balls and the acquiescence of the coach to let him play freely, he has fully demonstrated his super strength. After playing 32 minutes, he had a quasi-triple-double of 31 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists. The Chinese became the first player in Blues history to score 30 points on his freshman debut. With two more rebounds and an assist, he'll set more team records.
On the defensive end, Sun Yi delivered three blocks and four steals against opponents with low average height and personal ability, also setting a record for the team's rookie debut.
As the number one assistant to Coach K, Coach Collinson sat steadily on the sidelines throughout the game. He didn't bother with the team's poor tactical execution in the game, like the young coach Voj. He put more of his sparkling eyes on the Chinese guy wearing the No. 8 jersey. What a good piece of jade, I will never let him come to Duke University for nothing......
Throughout the game, the most active part of Cameron's arena was not the hundreds of die-hard Duke-blue fans in the center of the stands, but the Chinese student fan group called the 'Sun League' on the south side of the stadium.
Although Yu Lingfeng has been living and studying in the United States for more than six years, he has also met some American classmates who are more playful. But today he really felt the envious, approving, and approving gazes from the eyes of his classmates of different colors.
Because of Sun Yi's outstanding performance in this game, most of the students in the Cameron Arena who saw him for the first time immediately became his loyal fans. For some time to come, Duke die-hard fans and the 'Suns League' can almost be connected by an equal sign between them.
At a time when the Blue Devils players were celebrating in the dressing room because of the big win over their opponents. The members of the coaching staff, led by Coach K, had a brief meeting. In response to the team's performance in this game, everyone gave some constructive suggestions on the future development goals of the Blue Devils. In the end, it was the leader of the team who made a concluding speech. "Sun's strength is obvious to all, both in training and in today's game. What kind of heights this Blue Devils team can reach in the future depends on how we play with that guy's strength. I decided to give the kid the most ball and more freedom in the intercontinental tournament before the start of the ACC regular season (similar to warm-up games or friendly games, these results will be counted as the team's season record, and they are also an important basis for some authoritative media to rank college teams across the United States). Let's take a closer look at his strengths so that we can develop effective tactics when we encounter stronger opponents in the future. ”
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Bell bell bell! The alarm on the bedside table rang out untimely in the early morning of this weekend......
The big hand, which had been slender, was a little reluctant to leave the warm quilt, quickly turned off the alarm and quickly retracted. Sun Yi, who had just re-posed and was about to sleep for a while, heard the sound of frying from the living room kitchen again......
the hair! It must have been Thomas who made the move. Recently, Sun Yi's rich second-generation roommate fell in love with fried eggs for some reason, and would get up on time every morning to make one by himself.
He had no sleepiness, so he had to give up the idea of sleeping lazy. After a simple wash, a handsome oriental guy dressed in casual sportswear held a book and notebook in his hand, and after saying hello to his friends who were concentrating on dealing with the morning, he left the dormitory.
With the Blues heading to Kansas City next week for an invitational tournament, they will still miss out on a lot of important lessons, even though they're only three days away. This requires each player to use their spare time to make up for the absence.
Sun Yi, who was about to go to the school library to review his homework, planned to go to the restaurant where the student activity center frequented to have breakfast first. He was lucky today, not long after he got to the side of the road, he saw a school bus coming towards him.
"Hey! Sun, it's so early today! "Uncle Jimmy, who drives the bus, is familiar with almost every student on this route.
"Hey! Uncle, you're early, too! Sun Yi said hello politely, and then found a seat and sat down at random.
Airplanes! There were more than a dozen students sitting in the car, and since Sun Yi got into the car, there was a whispering sound immediately.
"So tall, so handsome! No wonder basketball is played so well! A girl stared intently at the back in the front row, and said to her companion next to her stupidly.
"Wow! It's really him! In the game between the Blue Devils and Georgia Southern University on the 13th, I saw the guy in front of me easily score more than 20 points. A man with glasses in the back of the carriage proudly bragged to his classmates about his experience of watching football a few days ago......
Another chubby male classmate was unwilling to be in the limelight alone, and immediately interjected: "What are you talking about, yesterday's game with Greensboro, North Carolina was exciting." The 'Chinese Suns' scored 34 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists, becoming the first freshman in the history of the Blue Devils to score a triple-double. ”
"Wow! Such a cow B! A chorus of echoes rang out......
"Yes! I'm also a member of the Sun Alliance now. The fat classmate was very satisfied, and his companions looked at him with envious eyes.
The group of students discussed those two games, and the Duke Blue Devils won by a large margin due to the weaker opponents. And Sun Yi, who was riding on the same school bus with the fans, was using this spare time to flip through the textbooks in his hands. It seems that it will not be easy to become a player who can qualify for the Blue Devils......