Chapter 5 Lost Traces Section 118 UCLA Selection
After playing the ball and taking a shower in the stadium, Li Xin took his father's car home.
On the way home, Li Xin asked his father: "Dad, what do you think of my performance in the game just now?" ”
"You played very well, do you want me to praise you?" Li Xiaolong smiled and turned his head to Li Xin and said.
Li Xin replied: "Can you be specific?" Where did you play well, where did you play poorly, and then how did you compare to others? ”
"Well, let's put it that way. Your passing timing, approach and line are already very good. It's a must for a successful point guard. It also organises the team's attack very well and creates good scoring opportunities for teammates. And then I think your scoring ability has improved a little bit more than it was a few months ago, maybe it has something to do with the training in your school. Aren't you using that 'Qianmo' system, it seems that the effect of training is quite significant. ”
"En, this system is very easy to use, it gives me different data every day. The system will jump in red where it is insufficient, jump green in good places, and jump blue in places where it makes fast progress. Li Xin took over the topic and said.
"The shortcomings, I must say that it is still experience, of course, for the level of professional players like stronger opponents such as Zhang Quanyi. For example, on the last ball, I can see that he wants to single you because he wants to finish the game and doesn't want to dwell on it anymore. A team has to score more than 2 points to win, and before you were tied, you have to shoot from the outside. You don't see his intentions, you don't know if it's inside or outside, you don't know if he's going to break through, to shoot, or to pass. It's a lack of experience, and if you can read his intentions in advance, then defend them and don't let him shoot easily from the outside, then your chance is coming. Predicting and psychoanalyzing the opponent's offensive intentions is also a very important part, and there is no way to teach this, so you can play more games in the future and experience it in the game. ”
Li Xin nodded, his father's suggestion was very pertinent. He recalled the scene on the court, although Zhou Junyi had not trained and played well for so many years, he still showed strength comparable to Zhang Zhenyi, and how his strength when he was young can be seen. Zheng Pengfei completely crushed Shan Wenwei defensively, although the offensive means are single, but there is almost no solution to the strong eating under the basket and low-post singles. So much so that the team's passivity at the beginning. Zhang Quanyi has not fully used his true strength, and has completely suppressed his little brother. How strong the team was back then, but it didn't win the championship by mistake. Now it's his turn to provoke the team's pillars, whether he can surpass them in the past four years has become another challenge for Li Xin.
"Hehe, if even they can't surpass it, what NBA dream is there to talk about. I'm 22 years old in four years, so it's too late to become a professional footballer, so I have to work harder to improve myself. If you want to enter the NBA, you must at least have the strength of Zhang Quanyi, no, in today's era of excellent point guards in Europe and the United States, Asians must have stronger performance and skills if they want to enter the NBA again. Zhang Quanyi is afraid that it is difficult to enter the NBA now, so he will choose to retire. Li Xin thought to himself.
At this time, the three Zhang brothers who went home together also went back in Zhang Quanyi's car. Zhang Qiyi sat in the back row silently, seemingly quite dissatisfied with his performance.
"What's the matter, Qi Yi doesn't speak, I'm not happy!" Quan Yi asked while driving.
"I was so badly guarded by you, brother, I want to cry!" Such a fragile expression of true feelings can only be shown in front of his family, such as teammates and opponents and even the head coach will never see such Zhang Qiyi. In their eyes, Qi Yi is still an absolute powerhouse, but in this basketball family, there are too many talented basketball players, so that Qi Yi can't feel his excellence at all, he can only work harder and harder to catch up with his two elder brothers.
"Hehe, you're still young, and you still have a lot of time to improve. To be honest, I think you've improved a lot from your last fight. Quan Yi said with a smile.
"I heard that you and that Li Xin are on the same school team?" Quan Yi asked again.
"Yes, yes!" Qi Yi responded.
"This kid plays well, he has a wide field of vision, he has super ball control and passing ability, and his projection ability is also very good, and the key is that the ball quotient is super high. You're all playmaking guards, so you have to compete in the varsity team. ”
Zhang Qiyi didn't say anything more, he remembered the previous group confrontations within the team, whether Li Xin led the main players or substitute-based players. Zhang Qiyi's group basically loses more and wins less, in fact, in the competition within the team, he is at a disadvantage. Recall that two years ago, Li Xin was still a challenger newcomer to challenge himself and Nanyang's dominance in Shanghai's high school basketball scene. But now that he has run in front of him, it is unwilling.
"I heard that your school has introduced a virtual reality basketball training system called 'Qianmo'. I heard it's very useful? ”
"Well, it's very targeted to training, and you can also simulate your own data into the game and practice basic tactics. I heard that the final version will even have virtual opponents, real virtual reality. Put yourself against virtual opponents in real life. ”
"Yo, that's interesting. Depending on your progress, if you continue to use this system, I am afraid that in a year or two there will be rapid development, and even the ability of a professional player may not be. ”
"Really? Do you really see it that way? ”
"Of course, can my brother still lie to you? There are such good training conditions, practice well! It's not impossible to catch up with me! ”
"What is the 'Qianmo' system?" Zhang Zhenyi, who had been listening to the side without making a sound, expressed a strong interest when he heard this term.
At this time in Los Angeles, Zhuo Yifan has returned to his home in Los Angeles, he is in a hurry to return to the United States because the school will open on February 1, as he finally entered UCLA, how dare he slack off, and more importantly, he wants to become an official member of the team. As an ordinary Chinese student, who does not yet have a green card and can only be admitted as an ordinary international student, American universities with basketball backgrounds in China obviously will not look at it. There is only one way to join the team: impress the manager with your own strength.
Usually the school will arrange a selection of new students, all students who are confident in their own strength can go to sign up, and the assistant coach will be responsible for the selection matters, and the possible items include basic technical tests, body sides, and then basic confrontation tests. Players who pass these tests will be eligible for a team tryout. And whether he can become a member of the team in the end depends on the decision of the head coach. There are nearly 1,000 first-year students at prestigious schools like UCLA, and there are many competitors, and it is not easy.
Zhuo Yifan's ability is not bad, he passed the basic technical test and the body side, and directly entered the basic confrontation test. There are more than 20 people in the basic confrontation test, and 10 people will be selected to enter the final head coach selection. Only a maximum of three of the 10 could become full-fledged members of the team, not including Darmian, who was recruited directly by the team. McKins.
Damian. McKins is 197cm tall, although he is only 3cm taller than Zhuo Yifan. But his slender limbs and strong explosive power are beyond Zhuo Yifan's reach. Although Zhuo Yifan's explosiveness in China is also top-notch, after all, there is a gap in race. McKins' physical fitness is among the best among basketball youngsters of the same age in the United States, not to mention that he is a black man. Compared with the top physical fitness of the yellow race and the top physical fitness of the black race, it is like Bolt and Zhang Peimeng running 100 meters, which is better or worse, you can see it at a glance.
A few days later, the team's basic confrontation test was also over, and Zhuo Yifan was quite satisfied with his performance, after all, he defeated most opponents in singles and group confrontations. Presumably, he will be on the 10-man head coach selection list.
The list of 10 people came out, and sure enough, Zhuo Yifan's name was on the list, and he finally had the opportunity to face the head coach directly, which was one step closer to his goal of entering the team's main selection.
On this day, it was the first day of the 10-person selection, and Zhuo Yifan came to the stadium early and chatted with the other people who participated in the selection together.
"Who is the current head coach of UCLA?" Zhuo Yifan asked a young white man.
"Don't you know that? The famous Steve. Alfred. ”
"I'm sorry, I've just been in the U.S. for a short time, so I don't know. I haven't met the manager before. Can you tell me a little bit about it? I'll treat you to dinner when the test is over. ”
The white boy looked at Zhuo Yifan, with a sincere look, and then spoke: "Coach Alfred, although he is only 36 years old this year, he has been the head coach of UCLA since 2010, with a coaching win rate of 83.2%, and led UCLA to the NCAA Finals twice, since Bob in 1973? Knight went on to lead the team to the NCAA Final Four and the youngest head coach to lead the team to the Finals since 1940. Known as one of the most promising college head coaches, he has even been eyed by several NBA teams and may coach NBA teams next year. ”
"83.2% win rate, good guys! And only 36 years old. Zhuo Yifan sighed.
As he spoke, a man walked into the training hall. There was a sudden silence in the hall until one of the players called, "Coach Steve is here!" ”
It was none other than Steve. Coach Alfred, he is not tall about 185cm, which can only be regarded as a medium-sized and slightly tall body in the United States. The appearance of 36 years old looks like he is about 30 years old, and it is impossible to imagine that such a man with low appearance is actually the head coach of UCLA, one of the top ten basketball schools in the United States.