Chapter 12: The Nightclub Party
"This is the pride of heaven that God has given us!" An assistant coach couldn't help but sigh that there were many people who had the same idea as him.
It's just that this sigh of emotion has ended with Ding Mo'an's miserable mid-range shooting and three-point shooting, and it seems that it can't be too early! Soon head coach Calipari stopped Ding Mo'an from shooting with an iron because he thought it was too spicy!
After skipping the shot, the last event is the bench press! In fact, the bench press does not have much effect in basketball, it is just a test of how strong the player is. After all, in the rules of basketball, there is no such thing as a pectoral muscle to squeeze through the opponent or shoot a basketball, so this test is just a routine.
THE TIGER TEAM SET THE BENCH PRESS WEIGHT FOR DING MO'AN TO BE 82KG, WHICH IS THE SAME WEIGHT AS HIS WEIGHT, AND THE NUMBER OF PASSES IN THIS TEST IS EIGHT. Ding Mo'an lay flat on the recliner, put the barbell flat on his chest with both hands, and pushed it up, the first one was easily completed.
The coaches on the side all nodded, and Ding Mo'an completed a bench press with ease, proving that he still has strength. However, Ding Mo'an, who was lying on the chair, frowned when he pushed to the third, as if he felt that something was wrong.
"It's very good to do three, and I'll slowly strengthen his strength training in the future." Head coach Calipari muttered in his heart, but not long after he muttered, Ding Mo'an suddenly accelerated, quickly pushing to eight, until Ding Mo'an was like a perpetual motion machine, and he didn't let go until he reached 17 bench presses.
A group of coaches who were originally not optimistic about Ding Mo'an's strength all covered their chests and said in their hearts: "Where is this demon!" ”
In fact, the reason why Ding Mo'an frowned was the barbell in his hand, because this was too light! Even for a moment, he thought it was the assistant coach who had taken the wrong weight. After pushing, Ding Mo'an got down from the chair, and the curious coach stepped forward and touched Ding Mo'an's arm, he couldn't imagine that in this thin body, there was a huge amount of power hidden!
In the exclamation of many assistant coaches, this joining the team physical test ended here.
At eight o'clock, most of the Tigers players arrived, and head coach Calipari continued to divide Ding Moan and Rose into a group, officially announcing that Ding Moan and Rose would be the team's backcourt starting combination in the future.
Even Chris, who previously partnered Rose and started as a Tigers shooting guard. Douglas also said he had no objection. What are you kidding, fight with that demon for the starter! Douglas knows his weight is two, and with the fact that he is a junior this year, he is also about to face a draft pick, and if the team wins the NCAA championship this season, he will also benefit.
Without any hindrance, Ding Moan became the new starting point of the Tigers.
Of course, Calipari also explained that Ding Mo'an must practice his shooting every day, after all, Ding Mo'an's spicy-eyed shooting is really ecstatic. Then Ding Mo An and Rose practiced the run-and-gun tactics set by Cali Pali, in this tactic, Rose is the initiator of the attack, and the attack finisher is naturally Ding Mo An, who is more impactful than Rose.
Soon, this scene was often played out on the court: Rose quickly broke through the defender in front of him with the ball, threw the ball to Ding Mo'an who ran into the three-point line, and in the blink of an eye, Ding Mo'an hit the basket with lightning speed, and ended the offense before the Tigers player who acted as the opponent had not yet reacted.
Rose felt that the cells of his whole body were beating with excitement, and it was much easier to partner with Ding Mo'an than with Douglas! Because Douglas receives his passes, he always likes to go to X** to break through first and look for shooting opportunities for himself. And Rose wants to see more of a decisive offense. Ding Mo'an received his pass, and he could always use his speed advantage to take the lead and score the ball. Even if the opponent reacts, he can calmly dribble and break through and get rid of the defense. Often, an attack takes less than three seconds at most.
Calipari also nodded with satisfaction on the sidelines, he just wants to see such an attack, run and run, that is, attack quickly, do not entangle with the opponent more, and keep the attack smooth and direct. Of course, if Ding Mo'an still has a mid-pitch or long-distance pitch, it would be better! It seems that Ding Mo'an has not practiced shooting for a day, and Calipari's magic barrier to Ding Mo'an's shooting will not dissipate.
When the whole team practiced together, the Tigers players were training on the side according to the extra training items set by the coach. Ding Moan and Rose were divided together to practice shooting. Although Rose's shooting skills are much better than Ding Moan's shooting skills, compared to other point guards in the same position, Rose's projection ability is still criticized. His three-point shooting and mid-range instability have also led many experts to predict his template as Jason. Kyd.
When Ding Mo'an was immersed in practicing his shooting, Rose couldn't wait to pull Ding Mo'an, looked left and right like a thief, and said in a low voice: "Ding, I'll pick you up at Coach Zhang's house at 10 o'clock tonight, let's go to the nightclub together." “
Nightclub? Ding vaguely remembers that there is a law in the United States called the "Uniform Drinking Age Act", which requires states to set the age at 21 for buying and possessing alcohol in public, and half of the states set the minimum drinking age at 21. Rose is only 19 years old now, so what do you do in a nightclub?
"Rose, you should be less than 21 years old, and it is impossible for others to sell you alcohol when you go to a nightclub!" Ding Mo'an didn't understand it very much, he hadn't even been to bars and nightclubs in China, let alone the United States. And in his impression, going to a nightclub is to drink, and he doesn't think about anything else.
"Hee-hee, how old do you think I look like?" Rose pointed to his old face, and then said with a radiant look as a person who came over: "If you go to a place like a nightclub with a lot of people, it's not like a convenience store and you have to show your ID card, so you can't just let Douglas, a junior, go to buy alcohol!" ”
Ding Moan asked, "Douglas, they are going too?" ”
"Of course, this is a party that Douglas has specially prepared to welcome the two of us geniuses to join! And Douglas is also going to be in the draft this year, and the better we play, the better his picks will be, so it's a benefit for both of us. ”
Rose seemed excited, he wasn't the one who could stand loneliness in high school. He has two hobbies, one is a sugar addiction, and the other is a beautiful girl. He also used to be jealous with others, and even fought and shot out a pair of panda eyes, so he was lonely for a long time, and when he heard Douglas say that there were many girls at tonight's party, he was immediately moved.