Coach Smith's words mean that Li Wu has officially entered the rotation lineup of the Columbia Lions. This means that some people's playing time will be reduced, especially the 3D players appear more in the No. 2 position, considering Li Wu's height, it is actually unrealistic to play the No. 3 and No. 4 positions.

The bloated positions in Columbia University are the No. 1 and No. 2 positions.

Fortunately, NCAA coaches have supreme authority on the team, and Columbia players don't have much basketball ambition other than Mayodo, plus the college basketball league is not like the NBA which is a purely commercial league, and your playing time directly determines your financial interests.

For these reasons, Li Wu did not encounter much resistance after entering the rotation lineup, and began to practice tactics with the team.

The tactic that Smith arranged for Li Wu was to run and play without the ball, after all, he was out of the same door as Popovich, and in just one day, Smith designed three tactics for Li Wu, namely: 52 blocks and dismantles, 4 outside feints and 52 blocks, and 4 covers at the far end of the corners.

Although Li Wu had not been exposed to such complex tactics in junior high school and high school, he was basically fighting blindly, but he could still understand it, and his running ability was very good, and he had practiced these three tactics very well in two days.

These three tactics are all completed with the No. 4 and No. 5 positions, because there are few forward players in this Columbia University, and there are only five people who can play the No. 4 and No. 5 positions plus substitutes, and within two days, Li Wu can complete the adaptation to the cooperation with these five people. This is also the reason why Smith considers the short training time, and he needs Li Wu to integrate into the team and contribute as quickly as possible.

As for defense, Coach Smith believes that Li Wu's footwork and defensive skills don't need training to be able to deal with Princeton guys, and he just needs to listen to the command on the court when the time comes.

Li Wu found a situation in the two days of training, that is, the players at Columbia University seemed very nervous, especially the first-year rookie Kyle, who did not have the cowardice of saying "I did my best" when he was frustrated in one-on-one training with Li Wu that day, but practiced his pull-up jump shot and breakthrough again and again, and the night before the game against Princeton University, the whole team instinctively stayed to practice.

Li Wu couldn't help but ask Kyle why, Kyle looked at Li Wu in surprise and said, "Li, don't you know?" Tomorrow's game against Princeton will be broadcast live on ESPN3! In the games we broadcast live this year, whether it was an Ivy League game or a cross-regional match, we only won one game against Berkeley, and we lost all the other games, especially the game against the University of Connecticut, where we lost by 15 points! My girlfriend said that if she saw me lose on TV again, she would go to Wisconsin or Kentucky to find a boyfriend on the basketball team, at least not to taste the pain of failure every time she went live. ”

Li Wu suddenly realized that he thought that it was impossible for a weak league game like the Ivy League to be broadcast live, but it seems that this is not the case, and it is obvious that the American television industry has reached the level of broadcasting rookies pecking at each other.

Maybe it's because Columbia University has a member of the German national team.... Li Wu thought so.

He Dabao came to Li Wu after class in the past few days, in order to prove his determination to become Paul Rich, and when he saw Li Wu who was chatting with Kyle on the side, he immediately walked over and said mysteriously: "I have notified our compatriots' Columbia University alumni association, and tomorrow a large number of compatriots will come to cheer you on, big brother, fight hard." ”

Chinese students abroad are divided into three levels, one is the upper circle, they drive luxury cars, live in luxury houses, linger in nightclubs every day, watch all kinds of big shows and competitions, wear all kinds of famous brands, spend money like dirt, Qiu Ma is frivolous.

One is the median circle, this kind of international students and friends share an apartment or villa in a more prosperous area, play games every day, occasionally go to see the NBA, sell a trendy brand, at the end of the term, desperately review, after the exam, take the saved dollars back to China for RMB chic, and live an idle life of studying abroad.

There is also a lower circle, where everyone has it, such as renting a big house by yourself and subletting the room to other compatriots at a higher price, earning the difference for yourself as a second landlord, and some living in a narrow single room and living on part-time jobs and scholarships, and some directly find a partner to pay, and all the expenses below the tuition fee are left.

The international students in these three circles play their own games, and they usually do not have any intersection except for classes, and the same is true for international students in the three circles of Columbia. But as soon as the news of pure Chinese like Li Wu entering the college basketball team came out, compatriots in the three circles would be very interested.

After all, studying abroad, whether you are spending money or working hard, you will have a strong sense of identity with your country, especially under the premise that China's soft power and hard power continue to improve this year. So when Li Wu heard He Dabao say this, he absolutely believed that there would be many compatriots who would come to watch him play, because he was the first Chinese player of the Columbia University Lions!

It is even possible to be the first Chinese of various sports teams of Colombian university students.

"You let out this rumor, I have to do a good job, otherwise tomorrow there will be a large number of videos of us separating and shaking down in the circle of friends of these compatriots." Li Wu said with a smile.

At this time, the chief assistant coach Derek forced the players to go back to rest, and he emphasized that there should be a limit to the extra practice, and he needs enough sleep to face tomorrow's game.

Li Wu and He Dabao had a meal in Chinatown, and then went back to his small single room to sleep, now, he is in the lower circle of international students, in the previous life, he experienced the feeling of the upper circle, he admitted that the temptation of that life is very great for him, but the most important thing is that a rich life can indeed make his parents live a good life, and now he is also holding his breath, hoping to play the first game in his life.

I wonder what the strength of Princeton University, which is also in the Ivy League? It's a pity that the past few days have been too short, and I have been so focused on training that I haven't even had the opportunity to watch the video.

At this moment, a familiar feeling suddenly surged in his heart, just like the feeling of stepping into the ring for the first time, and remembering that his opponent at that time was a "boxing champion" known as Malaysia, slightly taller than himself, looking dark and strong, and roaring at himself as soon as he got on the court.... As a result, he was knocked out in a circle.

I hope this first time goes as smoothly as last time and that first time...... Li Wu slowly closed his eyes while cheering himself up.