Chapter 14: The Dark Schedule
"Shi Nan, why are you, you won't live here too, right?" The team trained for two weeks in a row, and after giving the players a holiday on the weekend, they found themselves alone, and Shangguan Hong's friends counted them on one hand, so they came to Tai Shi Ting's house to eat, but I didn't expect that it was Shi Nan who was wearing an apron to open the door.
"Brother Hong, what kind of wind blew you here! You just said I live here? No, I live in the back building! Today's holiday, I'm going to cook some side dishes to treat everyone! You please come in. Shi Nan was surprised, and at the same time he was very happy to see his boss, he and Tai Shi Ting have been talking more and more recently, thanks to Shangguan Hong's call at that time.
"That's a good feeling, you cook a few more dishes, I'll just come here to eat and drink!" Shangguan Hong knew that Shi Nan's cooking skills must be good.
"Okay, you just wait to eat, you sit down first, do you want tea?" Shi Nan greeted.
"I'll just come by myself, what about Tai Shi Ci and Tai Shi Ting?" Shangguan Hong looked around, "It's not too Shi Ci, their team is still practicing today!" At this point, it's getting dark. ”
"No, he's resting today, too. In the afternoon, we practiced on the basketball court in the community, and I just came back to cook, so they will probably be back in half an hour. Shi Nan's knife work was superb, and in the time of a sentence, he had already cut a piece of tofu skin into "hair strands".
"I'll go out and wait too, watching you cook food, my saliva has been flowing, can you tell me how to go to the basketball court?" Shangguan Hong also wanted to see the skills of Tai Shici, who had missed it.
It may be that the sense of direction is too poor, and in a short distance, Shangguan Hong actually went around for twenty minutes, and when he came to the basketball court, it was already dark. There are no lights installed on the basketball court, only the faint street lights, and one person can be seen shooting the basketball, and the other figure helping to pick up the ball.
"It's so dark, and you're still playing?" A hollow goal was swiped, and the ball just rolled to Shangguan Hong's side.
"Brother Hong, why are you here? Is the company in a hurry? Tai Shiting was startled when she saw Shangguan Hong clearly.
"It's okay, I heard that Shi Nancai is cooking well, so I came to your house to eat." Shangguan Hong handed the picked up ball to Tai Shiting.
Tai Shici heard the conversation here, and also ran over, greeting warmly, "You wait, Tingting, you accompany Shangguan Hong to chat first, I am fifteen balls away." After speaking, he took Tai Shiting's pass and dribbled to a 60-degree angle outside the three-point line on the left side.
I couldn't see Tai Shici's movements clearly, but with the crisp sound of brushing the net, Shangguan Hong knew that this was another hollow goal. "Usually people don't practice long-distance shooting at night, because the light is too dim and it will make you misjudge the distance, but why is your brother so accurate?"
"yes, my brother doesn't usually practice shooting at night. Today, he completed 500 shots because he instructed Shi Nange to shoot, an hour later than usual. However, that shooting point is the most sure of my brother, and my brother should have his eyes closed when he shoots, completely relying on his body to feel. Tai Shiting said.
"What! With your eyes closed, it's all by feeling, your brother shoots so accurately! Isn't that a 100-pinch shot? Shangguan Hong was dumbfounded.
"It's not as good as you say, and from other angles, the hit rate is not so high, it's about the same as Huang Zhong of our team." Tai Shiting clapped her hands, "Let's go, my brother is done!" Let me tell you, you have a good day today, I bought a lot of vegetables with Shi Nan at noon. ”
"I'm sorry to keep you waiting, how is your team's preparation, in two weeks, the Kyushu League will start, if nothing else, we will meet in the fourth game, and then I would like to see your true strength." Tai Shi Ci said, "When my sister mentions her dragon elephant team, she gets carried away. Ha ha! I haven't had a chance to thank you for letting her find a job she loves. ”
"You're welcome, I should thank her too, she has done a lot for our team! But how do you know we're going to meet in the fourth game, and I haven't heard the wind at all? Shangguan Hong asked.
"Oh, I just got the news today, and maybe you'll get the schedule tomorrow too." Tai Shi Ci looked at Shangguan Hong's dazed appearance, and knew that this guy was the same as Shi Nan, he was a complete novice, and he knew six of the seven tricks, and he didn't know anything, so he had to explain patiently, "The schedule of this Kyushu League is completely different from previous years. In the past, the nine states were divided into divisions, with 28 or 29 teams from each state participating, divided into four groups, and the four strongest teams from the previous edition were seeded in each group. The group will be eliminated, and the top four winners will play a round-robin match, and the final champion and runner-up teams will participate in the Jiuding Kyushu Competition. The 18 teams won by the nine major states, divided into East and West, played a round-robin match, and finally the Eastern Champion and Western Champion competed for the final championship. But this year is different, the 256 teams in the country, according to the comprehensive strength ranking, in the order of first and last, second and 255th, directly go to the knockout round. The same is true for the second round, with a total of eight rounds of eliminations to produce the final champion. I looked at your schedule, in the first round you will meet Liu Zhang, who is ranked 78th, if you beat them, the rankings of the two teams will be reversed, of course, the strong team will beat the weak team, and the ranking will remain the same. Defeat Liu Zhang's team, and your team's ranking will rise to 78th. The winner of the two teams, Wang Lang's team ranked 51st and Zhang Heng's team ranked 206th, will play you in the second round. Generally, the difference between strength and weakness is too large, and there will not be too much suspense. So if nothing else, you will meet Wang Lang's team in the second round, and the Gongsun Chan team ranked 14th in the third round. If you can keep doing miracles, you will meet us in the fourth round in 19th, when there were only 32 teams, and if you win, you will enter the round of 16. Our first three games are relatively weak, and the biggest test for entering the round of 16 this year is the Gongsun Chan team or your team. However, no matter who wins the game later, they are only ranked 14th, and it is almost impossible to defeat Cao Cao's team, which is ranked 3rd, to enter the quarterfinals. If you really pass this hurdle, you will encounter Liu Bei's team ranked 6th, Yuan Shao's team ranked 2nd, and finally last year's champion Dong Zhuo's team. ”
"It's unreasonable, it's unreasonable, how can this kind of schedule be passed, it's always been the strongest bullying the weakest, it's not a naked care for the top eight teams. It's a dark, ugly schedule. This Kyushu League is a puppet game that has been manipulated! Shangguan Hong was furious, "How can your team endure this kind of treatment, you have to defeat last year's third place to advance to the quarterfinals." ”
"It doesn't make sense, but last year's quarter-finalists had a big say. In order to avoid an early decisive battle, in order to stabilize the league cabinet, they temporarily revised the schedule. Tai Shici said helplessly, "In fact, the terms of the alliance have provisions: the top 20 teams, under special conditions, can hold a meeting to modify the schedule. ”
"Even so, you should be 8 to 12, and there should be 12 teams against it?" Shangguan Hong was already out of anger.
"Don't be angry, listen to my sister, you are aiming to win the championship, so no matter what kind of opponent is the same for you!" Tai Shi Ci woke up the dreamer with a word.
"You're right, the soldiers will cover the water. We want to be the biggest dark horse. A stormy rage, coming and going faster, Shangguan Hong didn't leave any traces on his face, but he was determined to go to the end, "I'm still curious, how can you 12 teams accept this kind of schedule?" ”
"It's because they reserved the last spot in the top nine places in the Kyushu League for these 12 teams. The 12 teams will be given an additional knockout round to compete for the last spot. In this way, these 12 teams have two chances to get a place in the top nine. Tai Shici was also speechless, "In the end, including our team, only three teams voted against it. In fact, they lost the heart of a championship and did not have the courage to take the food from the tiger's mouth, and they lost before they even started. ”
"Shi Nan, your fried spicy chicken is really delicious and delicious. How's your shooting practice? I said, why don't you practice hollow shooting, isn't hollow shooting more handsome, and you can only shoot hollow shots in the bottom corner? Shangguan Hong talked while eating.
"I know this, Coach Guan said, hollow shooting is suitable for medium and long distance, playing the board is more suitable for offense within the three-second zone, and it is easier for novices to play the board shooting." Shangguan Ting raised her hand and rushed to publish, "Brother Shi Nan is already very accurate in playing the board under the basket now." ”
"But what about long distances?" Shangguan Hong asked.
"Actually, I admire your Guan Lao very much, his training for Shi Nan is very targeted, and he shoots at two fixed points at a 45-degree angle on both sides at a medium and long distance. Although it was only two points, it ensured Shi Nan's hit rate. The ability to play under the basket and defend is also improving very quickly. Now you can go head-to-head with me. ”
"Brother Ci made fun of me again, 10:2, I was almost shaved by you," Shi Nan was unhappy, "You don't have to be so serious about playing, you don't care about your little brother's feelings at all." ”
"It's okay, be brave after shame! Looking forward to the Kyushu Competition, our two teams will compete again. Shangguan Hong was very happy, because he knew that a rookie, in less than three weeks, actually scored two points in the confrontation with Tai Shici, how high the gold content was.