Chapter 55: Intra-team training
In a blink of an eye, the time came to September 28, and in the training hall of Stanford University, the players above the second grade basically began to train secretly. Some of the first-year freshmen were applying to join the team, and some were busy with the mess of enrollment and applying for dorm, so there were only three or two in the basketball arena training, including Zhang Yu and Quincy Jones.
This is the first time to train within the team, and it stands to reason that the NCAA does not allow early training at this time, and the training time is generally in mid-October. But like China, the United States also has policies and countermeasures, especially universities with strong basketball, and there are few really obedient universities. Stanford University scheduled the training time for the end of September, which is already considered a rule.
In practice, Trent Johnson placed Zhang Yu, Quincy, Landry Fields and two more first-year freshmen in the blue group against the senior team in the red group led by the López brothers.
Zhang Yu has long wanted to see the level of his teammates, and I believe that his coach and future teammates also think the same, and everyone also wants to see what is so powerful about him as the best in the World Youth Championships.
Unlike in China, Zhang Yu does not need to be moved to point guard for emergencies in the Crimson, he can return to his favorite No. 2 position and focus on offense.
Quincy is 183cm tall and weighs 170 pounds, and like many short black point guards, he's fast, explosive, and physically strong enough to hit the punch.
Zhang Yu stood on the right flank and reached out to ask for the ball, just like he was in the national team, at which point the ball should be handed to him immediately. But everyone didn't expect that Quincy accelerated violently at the top of the arc, and to everyone's surprise, he went straight into the red team's inner line.
The López brothers didn't expect it, everyone thought that the first ball would definitely be handed over to Zhang Yu, and they were all waiting to see Zhang Yu's table, how could they have thought that this inconspicuous little black bean would come in in a blink of an eye, and the two hurriedly closed the door, but unfortunately it was a little slower, and Quincy passed between the two and got on the basketball.
"Damn, steal the limelight from me!"
Although Zhang Yu didn't touch the ball, he wasn't angry, and this sentence in his heart was just a joking complaint. At the World Youth Championships, I was accustomed to handing the ball to Yang Qin as soon as he passed the midfield, and for the first time I experienced that my point guard teammates scored wonderful goals by their own ability, and I was a little uncomfortable for a while.
Trent Johnson nodded on the sidelines, and everyone's eyes were on Zhang Yu, in fact, the strength of this first-year freshman is not bad, although there are still many things to improve.
The red team attacks, they have two excellent interior players, and they will undoubtedly focus on the interior and the basket.
Brook Lopez, whose offensive talent is far stronger than that of his younger brother Robin López. The future Brook Lopez, after several seasons in the NBA, has gradually developed into a Duncan-style center, although he is still far from the No. 21 rookie, but being spotted by Popovich can also show his strength.
Brook Lopes has a good mid-range, good footwork in the paint, and is extremely capable on the offensive end. At the same time, his defense and rebounding are actually not bad, but they are covered up by his younger brother Robin Lopez, and his attitude is a bit heavy on offense and light on defense, which is inevitably considered bad defense. It's not so much that Brook Lopez doesn't defend well, it's more that he doesn't have a good defensive attitude, much like a certain bearded guy a few years later.
Brook Lopez leaned his back against the BLU's first-year interior in the waist position and reached for the ball. Chauncey, the third-year black point guard on the RED team, hoisted the ball into the box as soon as possible, and the basketball fell to Brook López. Weighing in at over 250 pounds and far more powerful than a first-year freshman, Brook Lopez pushed back with ease, squeezed into the three-second zone with ease, and then scored with his best turnaround jumper.
In the next round, Quincy didn't fight again, otherwise it would be too bad for Zhang Yu to lose face. His dribbling was good, and with his speed and strength, the breakthrough threat was great, and he tried to burst through, and then he didn't do anything and distributed the ball to Zhang Yu.
Zhang Yu stepped on the three-point line to catch the ball, and defending him was the fourth-year veteran captain Byron, who was 196cm tall and weighed 210 pounds.
Byron played in college for four years, and although his talent is average, his strength should not be underestimated. At least Zhang Yu felt that he was better than his teammates in the youth team, especially the opponent's physicality was better than most of the opposing players he met at the World Youth Championships.
Zhang Yu deliberately got close to the opponent at a defensive distance, and the hand that dribbled the ball leaned forward slightly, luring the opponent to reach out and break the ball.
Byron was unmoved, and as soon as he stretched out his hand, eighty percent did not end well.
Zhang Yu couldn't lure it, and he didn't care, the shoulder on the side of the dribble shook forward, Byron moved slightly, Zhang Yu pulled the ball with the momentum, and the small change of direction easily passed the opponent.
Due to the fear of the opponent's strength, Zhang Yu was no longer as slow as the World Youth Championships, and his speed did not decrease after the breakthrough, and he continued to attack under the basket. Robin Lopez came up in time to make up for the defense, Zhang Yu did not go in a straight line, and the opponent kept retreating with a small change of direction, attracting everyone's attention, and suddenly threw the ball, Fields inserted the basketball diagonally, and easily dunked.
"Good shot!"
Head coach Trent Johnson and assistant coach Kelvin couldn't help but cheer off the court when they saw Zhang Yu's wonderful performance, and they looked at each other, knowing that it would not be difficult to reach the top 32 this time.
Although Zhang Yu is not very old, he has practiced basketball since he was eight years old, from the sports school to the junior team until U19, and has experienced many scenes like today.
In this practice match, everyone is checked on the surface, but in fact, it is his personal performance, and everyone is the audience. If he can perform well in practice and replace the López brothers with the fame he has achieved at the World Junior Championships, it will be a logical fit, and the López brothers will not be dissatisfied. But if he doesn't show the strength to serve the public, the two brothers will not be willing to give up the core position.
Zhang Yu knows the Tao very well, so a wonderful performance is far from enough.
A few minutes later, Zhang Yu received another pass from his teammates and faced the captain again. He hadn't broken Byron in a row before, he was always his teammate, and he couldn't go too far, so in the last three minutes, he only received Quincy and shot a mid-range shot to score two points.
Zhang Yu has always been more shrewd in terms of human sophistication, calculating the time, and now he can fight again.
This time, Zhang Yu's position to receive the ball has reached the high position on the right side, and the distance of the three-point line is one step inside. Zhang Yu shot accurately, Byron didn't dare to get too far away in this position, and clinged to Zhang Yu to prevent him from suddenly jumping.
Zhang Yu lifted the basketball sideways over the top, suddenly slammed into the basket, and almost passed Byron in one step. The latter struggled to keep up, and Zhang Yu made an emergency stop at this time to dribble under his crotch, directly throwing Byron, who was too late to brake, a step away, and then hit an easy jump shot.
Byron wiped the sweat from his head helplessly, he had just forcibly braked, and he almost couldn't control his inertia and sat down on the ground, if that was the case, his face as the captain would be lost.
Zhang Yu played very casually today, every few minutes, and the rest of the time he was more in tandem with the whole team. The work of charging into battle is more done by Quincy, a stunned young man.
Xiao Heidou used his speed to break through the defense line formed by the López brothers back and forth, although he did not succeed in scoring a few times after except for a sneak attack at the beginning, but his breakthrough successfully involved the opponent's defense, making it easier for Zhang Yu to attack and organize.
Trent Johnson looked at it off the court and smiled, he didn't expect that in addition to catching Zhang Yu's thigh in the summer, there was an unexpected gain of Quincy, the luck of the Crimson team came too suddenly, this lineup has no flaws in his eyes, and it definitely has the strength to win the championship!
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