Chapter 17: From Confusion to Determination
"Xia Weiliang, do you say that Coach Bai Yihan doesn't like me. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info" Before class, Lehi sighed.
"How is it possible, the first game is the main rotation personnel, which is already very good, and the old man may be habitually replaced by the main force at the last moment, which is really pedantic." Xia Weiliang said angrily.
"I think you're the best, and if you were given enough possession, I think you'd be better than Antony."
"Not really." Lehi is still self-aware, and there must still be some gap between him and Anthony at this time, but he believes he can help the team, and he hopes that Jim Boihan will give him that opportunity.
"But as soon as I heard you, my mood immediately improved a lot, even if it was comforting, it made people feel comfortable."
The second game is not until the 24th, and he has to adjust his mood as soon as possible.
In training, he is more active, hard-working, and after training, he still practices shooting.
Their second opponent was Universidad Valparaiso, which wasn't very strong, and the Syracuse University Orange People finally played their own after suffering a defeat in the first game.
Lehi played 2 minutes off the bench as Anthony in the first half and 8 minutes together at the No. 3 and No. 4 positions in the second half, finishing with six points and five rebounds.
Anthony scored 28 points in this game, and Syracuse University also won 81-66.
After December, the games became more frequent, and in the third game against Colgate University, Syracuse University had an early advantage of more than 30 points, and Coach Boihan made most of the players come forward to show their faces, but Lehi did not play for a few minutes.
In the fourth battle on December 6, Syracuse University won easily.
Lehi found it very embarrassing, most of the teams in this division of Syracuse University were not very strong, so he did not have the opportunity to perform too much.
These teams that were one or two notches weaker, Anthony easily killed all sides, and in the fifth game, they beat their opponent East Carolina University again, winning by 30 points again.
In the sixth game against the State University of New York Binghamton University, they won by 40 points.
Coach Boihan is becoming more and more fond of the main lineup with excellent attacking ability, and Lehi and several other substitutes have almost become a soy sauce presence, and he is one of the eight main rotation players, which is a relatively large soy sauce.
Roommate Eddie sighed: "Lehi, you should be realistic, the Orange People are now Anthony's team, all the media are focused on him, and the coach's tactical arrangements are the same, no matter what school he goes, he is treated like this, how do you think Syracuse University summoned them." ”
"Anthony has McNamara and Varick behind him, Duanne is in his fifth year with the team, you don't have a chance to make it this year, and the next year the team will make a commitment to new talent."
"So, you're going to find someone to cover you."
"I said dead fatty, what the hell are you from over there." Lehi said.
Now that the two have become acquainted, they speak more casually, and Lehi's spoken language has also made gratifying progress.
Eddie laughed for a while, "Of course I support you, in fact, with your strength, it is only a matter of time before you get the approval of the coach, I think you have to be selfish in training, increase singles, and score crazy, not that I said you, brother, your style of play is too blue-collar." ”
Hearing this, Li Hai was thoughtful, in order to get stable playing time in the team, he did focus on defense and open shooting, which was basically a rule.
Is it to play more aggressively, he needs to try.
In training, he increased his individual attack, but to be honest, he didn't have many opportunities like this in the team, he hadn't attacked like this for more than half a year, and it didn't feel right to rush to increase individual singles.
He felt that his individual attacking skills needed to be polished, but this is something that one person can't do with practice, he can't afford a trainer, he needs opportunities on the court.
In fact, he also thought carefully that he would be more reasonable to help the team by maintaining a regular style of play, this team does not need him to attack a lot, but personally, he must move towards a higher goal.
Heading into January, in Game 10 against Shelton Hall University, Anthony struggled with a bad hand, and they fell behind against an obscure opponent.
After receiving the first ball after Li Hai received the first ball, he did not choose to pass, but pushed it in like a tank, and hit it steadily from a middle distance.
He threw his arm down hard after scoring and he was able to do it.
Xia Weiliang in the stands also cheered loudly, which made him full of strength.
Then he consciously strengthened his individual attack, which is much more difficult than at home, but he can do it, as long as he is given more opportunities, he will definitely be able to become a stable firepower point for the team.
But just as he came to feel it, he was replaced by the coach again.
In the end, Syracuse University narrowly won by 4 points, and Duani hit consecutive hits in the final minute to ensure the victory.
After the game, Lehi couldn't take it anymore and went to coach Boihan alone.
"Coach, you should give me more time when the team needs help because I can help the team win."
Bai Yihan said calmly: "I know, but your teammates can also help the team, you should trust your teammates, in fact, I hope you can improve steadily and steadily, helping the team like before will be more reassuring to me, you have a lot of potential, but you don't need to be too anxious." ”
"Coach Boihan, you don't know, my goal is not only that, I want more opportunities." This time, Lehi did not back down, and his eyes were firm.
Bai Yihan suddenly became serious, "Lehi, are you sure?" ”
"If you insist on going your own way and don't perform well, I'll take you out of the rotation, do you still have to stick to your ideas."
'I insisted because I could make the team better.' Lehi didn't hesitate, he was ready to do so when he came, and he needed to show more of his ability to help the team on the NCAA stage.
Looking at the back of Lehi leaving, Bai Yihan muttered: "It's really a sweet trouble, I didn't expect this Chinese boy to have such strength, if only he played in the United States in high school, I won't hesitate now, this year the orange people are likely to create miracles, even if those experts were not optimistic about us before." ”
On January 11th, it was already cold and windy outside, and Syracuse University welcomed Boston University, an opponent who could fight them, and Lehi was fully prepared.