Chapter 350: Tactical Core
In the two days since entering the training camp of the Chinese national team, Yiyang and his teammates have gotten along quite well. Although he is not friends with most of the guys who can't even name them, at least this team is not exclusive to Yiyang.
Deng Huade is an American, and he easily gets along with Yiyang. And the "good old man" Wang Zhizhi also takes great care of Yiyang, and with Wang Zhizhi's "support", it is naturally no problem for Yiyang to integrate into the locker room.
In the past two days, Yiyang's biggest feeling is that he can finally speak Chinese comfortably. Here, there are no language barriers and no cultural differences. When necessary, Yiyang can even serve as Deng Huade's translator.
And for the rest of the Chinese team, their biggest feeling in the past two days is. - That guy's strength is really terrifying!
On the first day of shooting training, Yiyang could almost hit every shot without defense. And the frequent striking of the guards of the Chinese team brings out the terrible aspects of Yiyang.
After that, Deng Huade arranged a sprint training for the guard players to dribble around the roadblock and finally go to the basket, and the players contacted in pairs.
In a group with Yiyang, is Xi Relijiang, a cutting-edge defender of the national team from Xinjiang. In the CBA arena, Xirelijiang's speed was once praised. The rest of the Chinese team watched with interest, who could dribble first to bypass all the roadblocks and then complete the layup?
But as soon as Deng Huade blew the whistle, this comparison seemed to have lost its meaning. The speed with which Yiyang's first step started made everyone present and the national team players open their mouths wide. With just one step, Yiyang stabbed forward like an arrow off the string. Yiyang seems to be able to increase his speed to the highest level at once, and can ignore the acceleration process.
Watching the NBA on TV, because the camera lens is far away, it will not be shocked by Yiyang's speed. But after seeing Yiyang's acceleration with their own eyes today, people seem to understand why even a superstar like Kobe Bryant will be broken through by Yiyang.
Yiyang skillfully changed direction with both hands, quickly bypassed all obstacles, and suddenly went to the basket and made a light layup. When Yiyang picked up the basketball that had slipped from the nets and walked out of the court, Xirelijiang had just finished making a layup.
"Excellent!" When Yiyang finished this training, Deng Huade, who was holding a stopwatch in his hand, couldn't help but yell excitedly. In the Asian arena, no one will be able to stop this lightning attack!
"Is this your best result?" When Yiyang walked off the court, Wang Zhizhi also smiled and greeted him and asked. In Asia, Daiji has never seen a player so fast.
As everyone knows, Yiyang shook his head slightly. "I can only say that I can play normally, and I should be faster than just now."
As soon as Yiyang's words came out, Wang Zhizhi gasped. It seems that this year's Asian Championship champion is almost right!
At the end of the day's training, most of the Chinese players were blown away. There are a few guys who have a good relationship, and even made an appointment to gather in a room to play cards.
Yiyang is naturally difficult to play with them, and after these two days of training, he stayed alone to practice. Although the facilities of the Chinese team's training hall are not as complete and advanced as those of the Mavericks, this is not an excuse for Yiyang to be lazy.
"Do you practice like this every day?" However, after today's training, there is one person who has not left for a long time, and that is Wang Zhizhi, who has entered the final stage of his career.
"Uh...... It's not every day, so let's do what we can. In the past two days, Yiyang has felt Wang Zhizhi's enthusiasm. But he didn't expect that this veteran would actually stay and watch him train.
In fact, for Wang Zhizhi, Yiyang's heart is still full of awe. If you want to say who Yiyang will listen to in this Chinese team, it may only be Wang Zhizhi. After all, before he went abroad, Wang Zhizhi's name had already resounded throughout the country. When Wang Zhizhi was far away from the NBA, the whole of China was covered with reports about him. Although a lot of unpleasant things happened to Wang Zhizhi and the Basketball Association after that, this guy is still a legend and an unyielding fighter after all. He built a bridge for Chinese players to play in the NBA, albeit with his own body.
"If the young players in our country were half as diligent as you, maybe we wouldn't have to worry about the Asian Championships." Speaking of this, Wang Zhizhi smiled bitterly. If it weren't for the desperation, maybe the Basketball Association wouldn't be so eager to recruit Yiyang.
Yao Ming retired, he was plagued by injuries, and the fierce Wang Shipeng and Zhou Peng could not play due to injury. Therefore, the outside world is very unoptimistic about the prospects of this "weakest in history" men's basketball team to win the championship. And Yiyang has undoubtedly become a lifesaver in the hearts of the Basketball Association and fans.
Yiyang smiled and didn't answer. He can't say in front of Wang Zhizhi that in fact, the professionalism of many Chinese players is not enough.
"By the way, how about Dallas? Is the Cuban still so fond of jokes? ”
Hearing Wang Zhizhi's question, Yiyang suddenly remembered. Wasn't Wang Zhizhi selected by the Dallas Mavericks back then? In this way, Wang Zhizhi is still his predecessor in the Mavericks.
"Cuban still likes to mingle with the players, and the only change in that guy may be that his belly is getting bigger."
"And Dirk, that guy...... You lost to me when you were heads-up on the training ground. Wang Zhizhi said, his eyes looked at the dome of the arena, as if he could penetrate the arena and see the starry sky outside.
This veteran with a face full of vicissitudes has memories in his eyes, and he is full of shadows of his twenties. Now, Nowitzki has become one of the greatest players in the NBA, and he has long since disappeared from the NBA. When you were young, it was so good......
Finding that he was a little out of shape, Wang Zhizhi immediately shook his head. "Work hard, too. You've surpassed countless others in the NBA. But I don't think you're going to be satisfied with that. Come on, now, it's your young people's world. ”
After speaking, Wang Zhizhi turned around and left the training ground and walked towards his dormitory. Yiyang, who was looking at Wang Zhizhi's back, didn't know that the veteran's eyes had already become ruddy......
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After that night's conversation in the training ground, Wang Zhizhi and Yiyang seemed to be getting closer and closer. Later, people could even see Wang Zhizhi and Yiyang joking with each other from time to time. At the beginning, people thought that Sun Yue and Yi Jianlian, who had played in the NBA and were relatively young, would mingle with Yiyang. Unexpectedly, the best relationship with Yiyang is actually an "old antique" belonging to the previous generation of basketball people.
The relationship with Wang Zhizhi is getting better and better, and Yiyang has also gained a lot of convenience on the field. For example, some balls, Yiyang obviously ran out of position, but others didn't see it. At this time, Yiyang, as a newcomer to the national team, is naturally not good to put forward it directly. But when Wang Zhizhi saw it, he would help Yiyang speak out.
"Sun Yue! Just now, after the ball Yiyang hung up the block and then ran back, you have to play the ball quickly! If Yiyang had waited for him to stand up before playing the ball, the defenders would have followed him a long time ago. Pay attention next time, pay attention next time! ”
Wang Zhizhi pointed out problems to others, and others were acceptable. Invisibly, Yiyang has also become like a fish in water in the system of the Chinese team.
During this period, Yiyang gradually knew why Wang Zhizhi would be the pillar of the current Chinese team. Although on the field, Wang Zhizhi's personal ability is not the strongest, but off the field, Wang Zhizhi can guide the team to improve. Perhaps, this is a true leader.
I really hope that in the future, I can become such a player.
The two-week training camp passed quickly, and in the training camp, Yiyang also used his strength to stand firmly in the position of the core point guard. Now all of Deng Huade's tactics are spread out around Yiyang, he is both the scoring core and the organizational core. In the past, no Asian defender has been able to do this. But Deng Huade knew that this was not a problem for Yiyang at all.
September 14, the day before the start of the Asian Championships. After the training, the national team leader Zhang Xiong gave the players the national team jerseys.
When Yiyang took his jersey, he realized that his number was 13. No. 13, which is a special number for the Chinese men's basketball team. Because No. 13 once belonged to Yao Ming, the greatest giant in the history of Chinese basketball. The meaning of the Chinese Basketball Association to give the 13th to Yiyang is very clear, they hope that Yiyang can take over Yao Ming's banner and carry the Chinese men's basketball team to continue walking!
The expectations of the Basketball Association, the general expectations, and even the expectations of basketball fans across China are all pressed on Yiyang.
The Chinese players in the training camp have clearly understood Yiyang's terrifying strength, and now, it is time for the whole of Asia to take a good look at this huge gap!
On September 15th, the massacre began!