Chapter 33: The Secret Weapon

"Does Syracuse have a third point of threat?" Ben Holland was very surprised and asked, "Could it be their big center, Eisenhower?" ”

"It's not a center, it's a forward, although I don't know if he's a big forward or a small forward. All I know is that he's a tall white guy who shoots three-pointers and is extremely good at running. If you don't have someone to defend him, he can run out of position very easily, and if Chaniflin's pass is good enough, he can convert it into three points. "I'm not kidding, I think he's a very important pawn of Syracuse University." ”

"Are you talking about the white shooter who didn't get any playing time at all, the No. 42 player?"

"Yes, number 42." Xiao Sao nodded with certainty, although he didn't remember the name, but the jersey number was still deeply imprinted in his mind.

"How is it possible, this guy doesn't look like a threatening scorer." Ben Holland still finds it incredible, he didn't put this guy on the list of dangerous players at all.

"Don't you think Syracuse's current tactics are perfect for this kind of three-point play? As long as his running ability is strong enough, it is not too easy to get an easy shot. Xiao reminded hard that he now considered himself a member of the Bruins, so he didn't want UCLA to lose.

Hearing the word tactics, Ben Holland, who had always felt incredible, finally frowned. Syracuse University is indeed playing a variant version of Princeton's strategy, and in Princeton's system, the three-point shooter is indeed a very important part. Just like the original Satermento Kings, Stojanovic's tactical status has been continuously improved, from a three-leader to a leader, because he is the best three-point shooter.

"Maybe you're right. I immediately changed my game strategy and as soon as that guy came on the pitch, I used Jonathan to go up and press the defense. Number 42's confrontation ability is very ordinary, so if someone follows him all the time, his attack will definitely become very uncomfortable, and the threat will become insignificant. Ben Holland nodded to Xiao Sa, and then hurriedly walked to the other side, and after walking a few steps, he suddenly turned his head again, smiled apologetically, and said with some embarrassment: "I'm sorry, I underestimated you before, you are indeed a genius." ”

"I know." Xiao smiled and responded: "So, you have nothing to be sorry about. This is a well-known thing. ”

"Come on!" Ben Holland gave Xiao a thumbs up and walked over to the assistant coach. No matter how he looks at Xiao Dash now, he feels pleasing to the eye, and before, he felt disgusted no matter how he looked at Dash.

From a social point of view, Xiao Shaw's approach to this matter is perfect. He has never publicly torn his face with Ben Holland, and he has not taken the initiative to press back against him after gaining power. Instead, he was given a chance to make Ben Holland feel guilty, to convince him, and to turn him from an active party to a passive one.

The four words of virtue to convince people to describe the chic practice seem to be a little bit of what he holds, but it is very appropriate. This is to convince people with virtue.

Ben Holland returned to the assistant coach and immediately had a lively discussion in order to put the opponent's No. 42 on the list of the most dangerous players. Those assistant coaches, like Ben Holland before him, thought Ben Holland was crazy and spent precious pre-game preparation on useless or even unplayable players.

But in the end, Ben Holland used his managerial authority to convince the crowd. After all, here, he is the one who will make the last decision.

After lunch, Xiao was taken to the John Wooden house.

Since deciding to run, John Wooden has decided to increase the amount of teaching and strive to make Xiao Steam an all-round player. Not only in terms of ball skills, but more importantly in basketball IQ, his goal is to turn Xiao into a player who always does the right thing on the court. In his opinion, such players are more precious than those talented talents. Of course, Xiao Wan is also a talented talent, but if it can be the icing on the cake, why say no?

Throughout the afternoon, John Wooden explained various basketball tactics to Xiao Sage, including the offensive methods of many point guards, in great detail and detail. This kind of detailed explanation has brought great help to Xiao Shi, so that he fully accepts this knowledge or common sense.

As is customary, after dinner, they are sent home.

Back at home, Lenny Kuhn hadn't slept yet, he was sitting on the couch watching TV, and the $10,000 was still on the glass table in front of him.

Seeing Xiao Shi coming in, he asked, "Xiao, come and see, UCLA vs. Syracuse University." UCLA is now seven points ahead. ”

Hearing this, Xiao quickly came up, this was the first time he had watched a basketball game, and it was also watching the game of the team he was most familiar with.

As soon as he sat down, Chaniflin on TV completed a delicate pass, hoisting the ball directly into the penalty area, and Dante Green, who ran in from the baseline, directly re-dunked it to pull the score back to five points. At the same time, his roar after the dunk also boosted the morale of Syracuse University a little.

"It's a slam dunk that steady. Dante Green is really good. Lenny Kuhn muttered, "He's going into the draft this year, and he's at least worth a first-round pick." ”

"I think Channy Flynn is the better because he's the one who makes the offense and Dante Green is just the finisher. In other words, any player from Syracuse University can complete a dunk as long as he runs to the right tactical position. Xiao Shi also analyzed plainly.

This review is completely too easy for Xiao Shi, who has been carefully cultivated by John Wooden.

However, Lenny Kuhn didn't know, he only knew that Xiao Xiao ten days ago didn't even know what basketball was for, and suddenly so many technical terms popped out of his mouth, can he not make a fuss? He stared at Xiao Shi with surprised eyes: "Where did you hear this?" ”

"Do you still need to listen to this?" Xiao Ran rolled his eyes at Lenny Kuhn angrily: "I'm a disciple of Mr. John Wooden now, and I already know a lot about basketball. ”

At the mention of the words John Wooden, Lenny Kuhn's previous doubts were immediately dispelled. In his mind, John Wooden is the god of coaching, and since he is a disciple he taught, it is not impossible to be completely reborn in ten days.

So, he nodded and admitted his judgment: "Chaniflin won't be in the draft this year, but I expect him to be a member of the Green House next year, basically stable in the top ten, and maybe even become a top three." He is one of the few bright spots at Syracuse University. ”

"Oh." Xiao said lightly, he didn't think that Chaniflin was so powerful. Compared with Westbrook, he is more recognized, but at the level of Chaniflin, he thinks that he should be able to catch up with him after six months of training.

Back at half-time, and sure enough, Westbrook responded. He used Kevin Love's block to rush into the penalty area and dunk directly, and when he jumped up, it was like a bomb, and no one dared to stop him.

He used the most violent dunk to prove that Los Angeles is his turf, that the dragon has to be coiled, and that the tiger has to lie down.

And the fans at the scene also gave him the warmest cheers.

Westbrook was like a hero triumphantly, opening his arms to the enthusiastic cheers of the audience.

At this moment, Xiao Fashion was very yearning. No one wants to be a hero, and Xiao Shao's will is more fierce than the average person. Because he has never proven himself, he has been depressed for a long time. From the time he was sensible, there was a voice in his heart: Xiao, you must become a dragon among people, you must be a blockbuster!

This voice did not subside with the growth of age, nor did it become less discounted by the pain of life, but became more turbulent. It waits for the day when it will be summoned from the bottom of its heart and its reputation will be shattered!

Drip!

That's when Syracuse University asked for a timeout. There are less than six minutes left in the game.

Xiao Sao looked up at the picture on the TV and looked for it carefully, and at this time the TV station had switched commercials. Xiao Sa had to turn his head sideways and ask Lenny Kuhn, "Did No. 42 of Syracuse University play?" ”

"Number 42?" Ranny frowned, he was confused, as a scout he basically didn't pay attention to the unimportant players, just focus on the few little guys with draft prospects.

"It's the very tall white shooter, the one who shoots very good threes." Xiao Xiao carefully said the characteristics.

Ranny Kuhn still shook his head: "I don't know, I didn't pay attention." ”

Ranny Kuhn's typical question and answer is not known, Xiao Xiao can only smile wryly and shake his head.

Fortunately, the commercial was only a little bit, and it quickly cut back to the TV picture. Sure enough, Xiao found No. 42 on the bench, he had already stood up and taken off his coat, and he was ready to play.

At this time, the camera quickly switched to the Bruins, Ben Holland was still unhurriedly arranging his tactics, and Jonathan, whom he regarded as a surprise soldier, was still sitting at the very end of the bench.

"Oops, the Bruins are going to be bad." Xiao slapped his thigh and screamed.

And Ranny Kuhn on the side was confused: "What's bad? What's so bad about that? Haven't the Bruins been in control all the time? ”

"Syracuse University has a secret weapon." Xiao said to himself, anxious.

"Secret weapon? What secret weapon? Ranny Kuhn was very surprised, and thought to himself, could it be the unknown No. 42?

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