Chapter 13: Let's Change Positions
Since beating Boston University in the opener, Villanova has been riding high, with an 8-2 record in the first 10 games, and a strong performance in the Great East Conference, which has also attracted the attention of experts and reporters.
You must know that compared to last season, Villanova can only be regarded as Tim Thomas alone, and the other freshmen basically have to sit at the end of the bench and wait for the call-up. Of course, Thomas' performance is very eye-catching, averaging a double-double of 19.8 points and 11.2 rebounds per game on any team, but experts agree that this is not the main factor.
The reason is simple, Villanova also had a super-capable player last season, and he was also the No. 8 pick in this year's draft, Kerry Kittels, who averaged 20.4 points, 7.1 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game last season, which is only better than Thomas, who can now only replace Kittls's leading scorer position.
Journalists are also interested in the change, and almost every post-match press conference has to ask similar questions to head coach Lappers. But Lappers was shrewd, and every time he talked about him, he made the reporters hate him.
In fact, Lappers knows very well that the team's ability to play the top three opening records in team history can be said to be the credit of Chang Wei alone. Of course, he didn't know that the system existed, but he could analyze that except for the position of trainer, the members of the coaching staff in every position remained the same, and in terms of players, he knew very well that Thomas was strong, but not to the point where one person could support the whole team, and he was not the kind of coach who liked to play superstar basketball.
Thinking of this, he frowned slightly, he had already been angry with Chang Wei about the reporters' questions, and he also hoped that this young man could make a name for himself, but Chang Wei unexpectedly refused. At first, Rappers thought it was the inherent humility of the Chinese, but Chang Wei told him that he just wanted to help the players improve their abilities off the field.
How long has it been since I've seen someone so pure?
Rappers couldn't figure it out, but he looked at Chang Wei again. Since ancient times, only people who do things wholeheartedly can achieve a career, this truth can be put in any field can make sense, in his opinion Chang Wei is such a person, which also gives him more confidence in the team's record in the new season.
Belch...... Well, in fact, Chang Wei is not so great, he has devoted himself to the great cause of upgrading the system, and he is not very interested in this kind of thing that has become the focus of the media. And after the opening game, he received a new long-term mission - "Tournament Journey", the requirement is to help the team reach the national championship, and the completion of the task will reward 30 experience points and 30 reputation points, which is a huge attraction for him who is still in the first level of the system.
So now Chang Wei is completely focused on improving the quality of the players, except for a few main players, everyone else is also treated equally, after all, it is impossible for any team to rely on starters to play a whole game.
However, role players dare to come to him for help, and those players who sit at the end of the bench and don't play for a few minutes per game dare not come to Chang Wei for help. It's a great honour for them to be on the varsity team, and they know their level and don't expect the manager to give them more playing time.
Until one day, the team's backup small forward Chris Lee stopped Chang Wei after the training session. Lee is also a freshman this year, but his treatment is very different from Thomas, averaging only 3.5 minutes per game in ten games, with only 1 point and 0.5 rebounds, and it can be said that this guy's presence in the team is infinitely close to zero.
Looking at Li Chang's red face, Chang Wei was a little surprised, but still asked gently, "Do you have anything to do with me?" ”
Li hesitated for a long time, and it wasn't until Chang Wei was about to leave that he mustered up the courage to say loudly: "Please help me, I want more playing time, I want to be stronger!" Now only you can help me. ”
Chang Wei was about to refuse, but the system released a new task with a "ding". Chang Wei didn't care about Li who was standing aside, and quickly clicked on the task in his consciousness: "Reborn from the fire", and made Chris Lee the team's main rotation player through training this season, with an average playing time of more than 12 minutes per game, and the data reached the level of 10+5.
This made Chang Wei's interest rise all of a sudden, originally he thought that Li's request had nothing to do with him, but the system actually issued a task to himself because of this problem, which was interesting.
He motioned for Li to stay quiet, and then began to quickly recall the guy's usual performance in training and competition. It's fair to say that the morale of the whole team this year is very high, and the beautiful start has further stimulated the players' enthusiasm for training, and from this point of view alone, Lee's seriousness is still above the team's main rotation players.
But in the limited playing time, Lee's performance was very average, and it can even be said that he was at a loss. As a small forward with a mediocre defense, he should have seized the time to attack the team and impress the head coach with scoring on the court, but he gave up his open shooting opportunities every time and passed the ball to other teammates, so he naturally did not get the favor of Lappers.
Wait a minute! Giving up a shot to pass the ball to a teammate?
Chang Wei's eyes lit up, and he suddenly realized that the system task only required Li's data to reach 10+5, but he didn't say which one was 10 and which one was 5, why did it have to be scoring and rebounding? Looking at Li's height of 1.96 meters, Chang Wei felt more and more that he had guessed the intention of the system, and the guy in front of him may not be suitable for playing small forward.
To be on the safe side, Chang Wei still called up Li's complete information, ready to see his ratings in all aspects. As expected, Lee's shooting is only 70 and his power is only 72, which is not suitable for being a small forward. But relatively, his speed and bounce are both 75, and more importantly, his prediction ability is as high as 78, and he almost stepped into the threshold of 80.
On the basketball court, shooting guards don't mean they have to be involved in scoring, and they can also be the team's number one outside line. Lee's speed and anticipation proved that he was very suitable for this, and as for shooting, it might be a good choice to use his speed and bounce to make a layup, Chang Wei touched his chin and thought: Another task reward is in hand.
He looked at Li with a smile and said, "I don't think the small forward is suitable for you, or you should change your position!" ”