Campus Basketball (Part 3)

Mysterious new coach

Shang Lin sat on the crowded bus, it was the time to get off work, a large crowd of people filled each bus, Shang Lin tried to lean against the window, while poking his head out to breathe, the turbid air in the car really made him unbearable.

"I would have known that I would have beaten it!" Shang Lin muttered, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the two duffel bags stacked under the saddle, and couldn't help but think regretfully.

The bus was moving slowly on the same crowded avenue, making Shang Lin feel what is called the speed of a snail, Shang Lin looked out the window and sighed boredly.

It was another stop, a few people got down, a few people got on again, and the bus kept the same number of passengers, and slowly started again, and began to crawl to the next stop.

With the start of the bus, a huge colorful poster on the stop sign slowly entered the eyes of Shang Lin.

This is a typical basketball star promotional poster, several players wearing jerseys of various colors or holding the ball or dunking action, next to a colorful art word conspicuous horizontal pasted in the upper left corner of the poster: National Nike Cup High School Basketball Competition.

"Oh, it's a Nike Cup!" Shang Lin muttered in his heart and glanced at the poster.

A golfer's posture suddenly attracted Shang Lin, he grabbed the ball with one hand, put it on his waist, and stretched his feet very powerfully, while his eyes kept looking ahead, how to say this posture? Obviously, this is an aerial action, but since there is no background screen, it is difficult to understand what the end result of this action is.

However, Shang Lin knew that when he saw the posture of this golfer, he was surprised, this was an obvious prelude to the spinning windmill slam dunk, if it was in the United States, if it was a dark-skinned person, Shang Lin might not be surprised, but it came from a person with the same skin color as himself, which made Shang Lin surprised.

It's just a promotional elevation, maybe it's the effect after editing. Shang Lin thought about it roughly.

"Hey, hey! Is this the style of Chinese basketball? Shang Lin smiled lowly, full of disdain.

Alas! It's not what I'm thinking, I'm just coming back here to take it easy and that's it. Shang Lin warned himself that the one-month vacation was about to pass, and in three days, he would return to the United States. Alas! United States? A country that makes him feel a little tired, if it weren't for his own ideals that he had to realize there, Shang Lin really didn't want to go back, but this was helpless, in China, here, his ideals could not be realized at all.

Rigid tactics, mechanized management systems, and the most disgusting players for Shang Lin, all without surnames, stubborn and rigid in their minds, basketball in their hands, like a noble woman holding a piece of dog shit in her hand, makes people feel stomach churning.

Shang Lin was very disappointed, really disappointed, in fact, this holiday, he had a few places to choose, the charming scenery of Italy, the classical taste of Spain, and the South American continent that he admired, but he still chose to return to the motherland, homesickness is naturally a reason, but the most important thing is Shang Lin's basketball heart that wants to take off for the motherland's sports career.

But in the past month, Shang Lin has traveled to all the most developed basketball regions in the motherland, but what he has gained is nothing but disappointment or disappointment.

There's no player here who can show my value, no, not one! The disheartened Shang Lin unexpectedly received an invitation call from his friend Wang Shang for many years, and he asked him to come to Nanjing to play, and get together by the way to talk about his wishes that he hadn't met for many years.

As soon as he got off the plane, Shang Lin made a mistake, he wanted to get off the bus and see the cityscape of Nanjing, but he didn't expect such a scene in the bus, which couldn't help but make Shang Lin lose his appetite.

"Toot!" The car stopped again, Shang Lin couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, I can't stay here, it's better to go to Wang Shangna by taxi, thinking about it, Shang Lin saw that there was a basketball court behind the site, and the familiar sound of slapping and shouting couldn't help but make Shang Lin a little moved.

"Get out of the car!" Shang Lin decided to come down.

After turning a few detours, Shang Lin had already stepped into the court with his duffel bag, which was a court with only two courts, with a small stand on each side, surrounded by barbed wire, this structure gave Shang Lin a feeling of returning to American street basketball, and found a place at random, Shang Lin sat down and watched the jumping figure of the court.

At a glance, Shang Lin was a little disappointed, he couldn't even find a one-meter-eight person here, and the people who played ball belonged to that very amateur level in terms of action and posture, and they could even be described as not playing at all.

"Hey!" Shang Lin sighed and lay there in the golden sunlight of the setting sun.

A group of teenagers walked down from the court talking excitedly and sat in the stands in the next row of Shang Lin.

"Hey, Brother Yang, your tricks just now are so handsome! Throw him off completely, and then a layup takes them out, haha! A teenager laughed.

"What is this, if you throw it off, it's a flying buckle, it's so cool that you can't say anything!" The young man known as Brother Yang replied with a sigh.

"Flying buckles? Don't think about it! You think you're little Kobe! The young man wearing the No. 10 black jersey next to Brother Yang smiled and patted Brother Yang on the shoulder.

"Damn, how can you compare me with Kobe Bryant? Didn't you see me laughing? Brother Yang shouted dissatisfiedly.

"Hehe, just kidding, but this year's selection competition is really exciting, Beiyang No. 12 Middle School overturned nine middle schools and won the qualification for the National Nike Cup, what a big dark horse!" Boy No. 10 laughed.

"Yes! But it's normal to think about it, there are little Kobes in Twelve, and there are a group of masters, and it's normal to defeat Nine Middle School! Brother Yang analyzed.

"Well, I really want to go to Beiyang to see how little Kobe Bryant plays!" The No. 10 boy suddenly yearned.

"Ha, I thought the same, but we can wait!" Brother Yang smiled mysteriously.

"Why do you say that?" A group of teenagers gathered around the boss and asked in unison.

"Are you all stupid? On April 12th, I will return to Nanjing for a national competition! You must know that Nanjing is the home of the champion of Jiangsu District, and at that time, we will naturally be able to see little Kobe! Brother Yang said proudly.

"That's it! Haha, that's great, when the time comes, I'll definitely check it out! The teenagers cheered in unison.

"Who's to say it isn't! When the time comes, I guarantee the ticket, and you will definitely be extremely happy! Brother Yang stood up, patted his chest, and swore an oath.

Shang Lin, who was sitting above, vaguely heard what this group of teenagers was talking about, "Little Kobe? Shang Lin said suspiciously.

Now young people who like basketball, who doesn't talk about NBA stars, but why do these teenagers worship this person nicknamed Kobe Bryant so much?

What kind of character is this little Kobe Bryant who makes them worship so much?

"Hey! Hello! Shang Lin opened his mouth to greet the teenagers who were chatting hotly.

The teenagers looked strangely at the middle-aged man who was sitting a few steps up their steps, he had a short hair of three or seven points, very elegant, dressed in a suit-style rest suit, his facial features were good, but his eyes looked sharp, and he felt that he was a very serious adult.

"Is there something wrong?" As the boss, Brother Yang naturally stood up first.

"It's nothing, excuse me, I'm just curious to ask, who is the little Kobe Bryant you just said?" Shang Lin felt the vigilance of this group of teenagers, and couldn't help but ask politely with a smile.

"You don't know little Kobe?" The teenagers' eyes widened.

Shang Lin was stunned, from their eyes, he clearly saw contempt, obediently, how could he not know that a person would have such a big reaction?

"That's right, I just came from out of town, and I'm also a basketball person." Saying that, Shang Lin walked down, picked up the basketball that the teenagers put on the ground, made a downward step dribbling motion, and then said with a smile: "I heard your chat just now, so I became interested in this nickname Little Kobe!" ”

"First of all, let's correct it, it's not that it's called Little Kobe, it's just Little Kobe!" Brother Yang's face slowed down, but his tone was serious.

"Oh!" Shang Lin nodded with a wry smile.

"Since you want to know, you can go and buy the latest basketball newspaper magazine or something, and you'll understand!" Teen 10 said.

"Oh, is he famous?" Shang Lin asked.

"That's nature, the whole Jiangsu is now recognized as No.1!" Another teenager said proudly.

"Sounds great!" Shang Lin chuckled.

"If you don't believe it, just watch his game, or video, and you'll adore him as much as we do! I am a student of No. 9 Middle School, and I admired him after watching the competition between No. 12 Middle School and our alma mater, No. 9 Middle School! Brother Yang saw that the middle-aged man didn't believe it, and said seriously.

"Oh, is it? He's still a student! Shang Lin paused.

"yes, as big as us! But other people's technology doesn't know how much higher than ours! A teenager immediately shouted.

"He is 1.91 meters, he has a great jump, and he can make any dunk action!"

"What a big windmill, what a step down to change hands!"

When the teenagers talked about dunking, they all started talking about it.

"No, he can jump from the free throw line for a dunk!" A teenager shouted.

"What?" Shang Lin's funny expression froze and blurted out.

"Jump off the free throw line and dunk!" The boy repeated, his face full of pride, as if little Bryant was from his family.

"Is this true?" Shang Lin had a skeptical expression.

"Of course, everyone in Beiyang knows! Who doesn't know how powerful the little Kobe Bryant is the king of Hanshan ball! No. 10 said proudly, then raised his finger and pointed at himself: "I am from Beiyang!" ”

"The King of the Cold Mountain Ball?" Shang Lin laughed, this little Kobe's nickname is not ordinary!

"Believe it or not, anyway, if you're interested, go to Beiyang by yourself, ask anyone, and see if I'm bragging!" Number 10 blushed and shouted.

"Don't tell him, let's go play!" Brother Yang felt that this middle-aged man had a mental problem, waved his hand, and led his companions to walk away at once.

Looking at the backs of the teenagers, Shang Lin shrugged his shoulders and said to himself: "It's pure fiction!" ”

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"Old Shang, this meal is good!" Wang Shang sat down with a drink and looked at his old friend sitting on the sofa with a toothpick.

"Well, it's still delicious Chinese food! Western food! It's really classless! Shang Lin smiled contentedly.

"Haha, then you don't come back, what's the point of being alone in the United States!" Wang Shang took the opportunity to say what was in his heart.

Shang Lin waved his hand and said, "There are still many things there, how can you just leave!" ”

"It's okay!" Wang Shang was silent for a moment and asked.

"Not bad!" Shang Lin shrugged his shoulders.

"Is there anyone you like now?" Wang Shang probed and asked with a wink.

"Don't talk to me about this, I'm only thirty-five years old, it's not time, it's not time!" Shang Lin immediately waved his hand.

"You also know Thirty-Five, you see, my son is about to enter the first grade, and if you look at you, you don't even have a partner! Aren't you afraid? Wang Shang said worriedly.

"Afraid of what? It's enough for me to have basketball to accompany me! Shang Lin said with a smile.

Wang Shang sighed, pointed at Shang Lin and said dissatisfiedly: "You know basketball, look at you, you don't know how to play basketball, why do you fight basketball like you have a surname!" ”

"Alas, Ashan, you don't understand!" Shang Lin sighed, in the United States, people like him have a unified synonym: academic.

The academics start from theory and strictly use appropriate tactics according to the situation on the scene to counterattack or suppress.

And they are almost like normal people, for playing basketball, they may not know at all, but for a game, their command art is luxurious and gorgeous, so to speak, they are a group of tacticians full of wisdom!

The current NBA coaches and playing styles are divided into academic and player schools, and the player schools are retired stars, who fully understand basketball, because they themselves have lived and breathed in the sport of basketball for decades, and their understanding of basketball is completely different from that of the academy.

The tactics are very flexible and changeable, and I am a person who has come before, so I naturally understand and understand the psychological condition of the players on the field very well, and use it to mobilize everything, including sensational words, to achieve victory.

If you want to identify that coach belongs to that school, it's too simple, height is an obvious identification, of course, you can also identify it from the tactics they arrange and the tone of their speech, don't think that this is not important, in the NBA league, the open and secret battles between the players and the academy exist all the time.

Some people say that the academy and the player school are like ice and fire that cannot be combined, one is calm as ice, and the other is enthusiastic as fire.

However, Shang Lin does not think so, he is from the academy, but he consciously absorbs the characteristics of the player faction, he wants to find a road that can be combined from these two roads, he firmly believes that if he can do it, then, basketball will rise to a new peak.

And this peak, he hopes to give to his homeland, which is why he has always insisted on staying in the United States.

"Old Shang, why don't you speak!" Wang Shang asked.

"Oh, nothing, just a little drunk!" Shang Lin said with a smile.

"Then you go to sleep, of course you're tired after sitting on the plane for so long!" Wang Shang stood up, and then said: "My wife is on a business trip, and my son is also going to his grandmother's house, it just so happens that there is no one today, I have already tidied up your room, take a bath, go to sleep!" ”

"Yes!" Shang Lin stood up shaky, suddenly remembered something, and asked, "Ah Shang, I want to ask you something!" ”

"What's the matter?"

"Have you ever heard of a high school basketball player nicknamed Kobe Bryant?"

"Why did you suddenly ask about this?" Wang Shang said strangely.

"So you just know?" Shang Lin was surprised, in addition to liking fishing, his old friend seemed to ignore other sports, how could he know?

"Of course I know, it's all said on TV and in the newspapers!" Wang Shang said with a smile.

"It turns out that there are still real people in this matter!" Shang Lin muttered.

"What, you know that? Hehe, recently, this little Kobe Bryant has been very popular, but I watched his reports and TV, and I think it's very good! Wang Shangdao.

"Nice?" Shang Lin asked.

"Yes! By the way, what time is it? Wang Shang suddenly asked.

"Half past nine!" Shang Lin looked at the table below and replied.

"Just right, I'll turn on the TV, you can watch it yourself! Today is the fifth episode of his growth path! Wang Shang walked to the sofa, turned on the TV, turned it up, then clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Just started!" ”

The two sat down and watched TV.

"It's a court where Kobe Jr. often comes to, but unfortunately we don't see him now, but we still found a friend who knows him.

"Hello! Do you know Kobe Jr.? ”

"Naturally, I know him, and I often play with him!" The little flat-headed man on the TV laughed.

"Oh, so are you friends?"

"Of course, we both talk a lot about basketball together, he's very studious, and even though he's already so good, he's still very curious!" Xiao Pingtou exclaimed.

"Oh, I heard he learned from you, right?"

"Haha, I taught him at first, but later, he practiced hard by himself! Now, I'm not even up to his standards! The little flathead laughed.

As soon as the screen turned, a teenager wearing the No. 8 jersey turned around, leaned back slightly in the air, and then threw the ball after the defender landed, in a very elegant posture.

"Whew!" Shang Lin let out a low voice.

The screen rotated again, and the footage of the No. 8 teenager scoring in the same pose was broadcast in several games.

Obviously, this is not accidental.

Shang Lin thought about it and immediately overturned the guess in his heart just now.

"In Beiyang, what does everyone call him?" The reporter asked again.

"Cold Mountain Ball King!" Xiao Pingtou replied very seriously.

"Why do you call it that?"

"Hehe, one is that he is from Hanshan, and the other is that he first picked the court in Hanshan before going to the outside area to pick the ball, at that time, he left after picking the field, and his family didn't know his name, as he defeated all the fields in Hanshan, his strength was recognized by everyone, so everyone called him the King of Hanshan." Xiao Pingtou explained in detail.

"What about little Kobe's nickname?" The reporter couldn't wait to ask again, looking at his expression, he seemed to be attracted by everything about this No. 8 boy.

"Hehe, one is that he wears No. 8, and the other is that when he picks up the scene, someone asks him his name, and he will say that my name is Little Kobe. He's a Kobe fan, but now from my point of view, I like Kobe Bryant much less than him! ”

"Oh, do you adore him too?" The reporter was amazed.

"Haha, who in Beiyang who likes basketball doesn't worship him? Even people who don't know basketball like him very much, you know, how much he has contributed to Beiyang! Now who in Jiangsu does not know the name of our Beiyang! Xiao Pingtou said proudly.

This expression, Shang Lin seems to be acquainted, and when he said this on the 10th in the afternoon, it was also that expression, proud, proud, excited!

It seems that this No. 8 has become the spiritual pillar of the Beiyang people, and this No. 8 has such a powerful charm? It's unimaginable! Shang Lin thought in surprise.

Next, the screen turns, and the highlights of the 8th game start playing.

The more Shang Lin looked at it, the more surprised he became, this No. 8 was unimaginably surprised in terms of shooting, speed and passing, and this appeared on a boy who looked only sixteen or seventeen years old, which undoubtedly did not shock Shang Lin.

When this No. 8 teenager ended this fast attack with a 270-degree swingarm windmill in the air, Shang Lin was really shocked.

Judging from the slow-motion action, this is undoubtedly a very beautiful big windmill slam dunk, whether it is in terms of the height of the air, the timing, and the power of the dunk, it has reached an amazing level of proficiency.

There is no doubt that this dunk is very skillful and easy for Junior No. 8.

"Unbelievable!"

Shang Lin shook his head and exclaimed.

Even in the United States, such qualities are not easy to find! Shang Lin is sure.

Immediately afterwards, the program began to play the footage of No. 8's team in the game, Shang Lin was surprised to find that this team is not only as prominent as No. 8, the No. 15, No. 5, are all good players, what kind of team is this, why are there so many talented players?

"This is Beiyang No. 12 Middle School, which won the Jiangsu Division of the National Nike Cup High School Basketball League this year, and in another month, they will sit in the newly completed Olympic Basketball Stadium in Nanjing to start this year's national competition.

"Let's wish this team, which shoulders the heart of Jiangsu basketball, smooth sailing and win better results for Jiangsu!" A high-spirited voiceover sounded at the end of the show, accompanied by a column of subtitles and a cool close-up of No. 8.

Suddenly, Shang Lin felt that this No. 8 was very familiar, and suddenly remembered, isn't this the poster he saw in the car?

It turns out that it all is true!

"What a great boy!" After the show ended, Wang Shang, who was watching attentively, let out a breath and exclaimed.

"What's the matter, old merchant?" Wang Shang suddenly noticed that Shang Lin was unusually pensive, and couldn't help asking.

"Oh, nothing, hehe!" Shang Lin smiled coveredly.

"How? This little Kobe Bryant is very good! Wang Shang laughed, and then said: "He's from Jiangsu!" ”

Shang Lin looked at his old friend in a daze, his current expression was exactly the same as that No. 10 and that little flat head, yes! This is the ultimate source of pride.

No. 8's amazing talent makes the entire Jiangsu people feel extremely proud and proud when they talk about it when they face outsiders, just like when you go to Shanghai now, which Shanghainese will talk about basketball and immediately talk about Yao Ming.

That's the charm that basketball brings to everyone, it's amazing!

"Old friend, what are you thinking?" Wang Shang said with a smile.

"Nothing, I was just surprised!" Shang Lin smiled.

"Be surprised! I didn't expect that we also have such a powerful basketball teenager in Jiangsu! ”

"Sort of!"

"The national competition is coming up in April, so I'll take a look at it when I have time! The feeling of being live is definitely much better than watching TV! Wang Shang was planning to himself.

Shang Lin's eyes widened, thinking that back then, he couldn't lure Wang Shang into basketball, but he didn't expect that now a No. 8 would make him have such a big change.

The charm of this No. 8 is too great!

"I heard that this team is hiring a coach, and the original coach automatically resigned, I really don't understand!" Wang Shang muttered to himself again.

"What?" Shang Lin jumped up as if he had been given an excited shot.

"What?" Wang Shang's eyes widened and he looked at his surprised old friend.

"You said the team was hiring a coach?" Shang Lin shouted.

"Yes! Is there a problem? Wang Shang replied, then stood up with a sigh of relief, and stammered: "You '''''' you don't want to apply, do you?" ”

Shang Lin laughed, stretched out his hand to comb his beautiful hairstyle, and said, "Isn't it okay?" ”

"I said old friend, what kind of assistant coach are you at an American university! Are you going to go to a team that's just made up of high school students? Wang Shang exclaimed in disbelief.

"I was the first assistant coach of Duke University, the giant of the NCCA American Collegiate League, and before that, I was the head coach of the second-tier team of the University of North Carolina with the same status!" Shang Lin corrected.

"Yes! If you know, how can you have such a thought? Wang Shang shouted.

"Why not? Wherever I can achieve my dreams, I will go wherever I want! Shang Lin said proudly.

"Are you really going to go, are you going to give up everything in America?" Wang Shang found that Shang Lin was really abnormal.

"Let's go check it out first! If they really wanted me, I would consider resigning to Mr. Ori at Duke University. Shang Lin was silent, but said in a firm tone.

"Really?" Wang Shang understands the surname of this friend for many years, once the decision is made, no one can pull it, just like when he went to the United States for further study, at that time, there were already several large companies in China waiting for him to come up with contracts, but he still went to the United States without looking back, and struggled for so long, although he didn't know how noble Duke University was, but he knew that he had already made a name for himself in the United States, but now?

Will it be a success for him to abandon everything and start all over again, just like that day eight years ago?

Wang couldn't imagine it.

"It's late, I'm going to sleep! Tomorrow, I still have a lot of things to do! Shang Lin knew what this good friend was thinking, but it was really nothing, don't worry about me, my friend.

Shang Lin thought, believe me! I have seen the path I have been looking for for a long time, and believe me, I will soon achieve my ideals, and it will! Definitely!

Mysterious coach

Great Qin Bingbing

2004-11-4

ps: Hehe, I don't know if you're a little surprised, I rushed another chapter! Taking advantage of some time today, I wrote another chapter, although the number of words is a little less, but I hope you will enjoy it. After reading this chapter, you should be able to see my intentions, I am turning Beiyang No. 12 Middle School into a powerful and natural giant, a real giant family needs a coach in the real sense, undoubtedly, Shang Lin is such a character, in addition, Ouyang Shangzhi, who will bring you great surprise, is about to appear, and a formidable team is about to jump out of the water, and dance his terrible claws to the proud Zhang of the whole country!

The highly anticipated national competition is about to take place again with a huge black storm, so please be patient if you want to know what will happen next time! Am I hanging on the taste? Hey!

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