Chapter 13: Breaking into the semi-finals
The unsightly box made Coach An Xi sweat with nervousness.
The coach limped and did his best to get through. Qin Yunfeng smiled stupidly and returned the carton to the coach.
"It's ...... Actually, it's paint. I'm kidding you. The coach laughed alone, and the empty basketball hall looked like a fool.
The coach laughed dryly a few times and commanded, "You guys go to practice basketball, I'll take this obstructive box away haha." Then alone, holding two cardboard boxes, limped to the security room.
"Have you ever seen paint or something put in a cardboard box?" Gui Ming asked.
The players were curious, but too embarrassed to dig deeper. What's inside that box? The coach was so nervous.
The players took out the basketball and dribbled over the obstacle as Coach An Xi asked. This time the difficulty becomes very large, five meters a round trip, with fifteen obstacles.
"This time I trained the ability to control the ball, and during the run, I couldn't let the ball out of my control." Coach An Xi ordered loudly.
Before the players had time to experience the new gymnasium, they immediately fell into practice. Although the coach had trained this project before, this time the coach let them train with high difficulty.
After a while, as several players avoided obstacles, the basketball got out of control and rolled to the side like a wild horse.
"Hurry up and pick up the ball, go back to the starting point and start again!" Coach An Xi is very serious, but it is more cruel.
The players were under pressure to pick up the basketball and start from the starting point. In order not to get the basketball out of control, slow it down. In particular, there is a bend at five meters, and the dribble around the bend slows down the speed.
Even after completing this series of exercises without deviation, Coach An Xi was very dissatisfied, limped over, and roared fiercely: "Speed up, how can you practice with such a speed!" Hurry up, hurry up! β
Some team members were dissatisfied, especially the willow in the wind, and threw the ball angrily, "What are you doing with such a complicated matter, I won't practice me!" β
The basketball bounced a few times on the wooden court and rolled down to the coach's feet.
"Pick it up." Coach An Xi said calmly. But everyone could feel the anger hidden in the calm, like the light breeze before the eruption of a volcano.
Feng Zhongliu didn't care, so he ignored the majesty of the coach, walked under the basketball hoop, patted the ash on it, sat down, and ran his hair by himself.
Sunshine was very displeased, and with the authority of the captain, he ordered: "Hurry up and practice, are you going to drag everyone back?" β
In the wind, Liu was very disdainful, turned his head aside, looked at everyone with disdain, and snorted softly.
"I'll let you pick it up!" Suddenly, the entire basketball arena shook like an earthquake. The rage erupted like a shock wave, and everyone felt a hurricane, and they couldn't stand.
Everyone, including the willow in the wind, looked at Coach An Xi with trepidation. I saw him put his hands crossed in front of his chest, as if he was angry, and his eyes widened as if he was about to spew sparks.
In the wind, Liu's whole body trembled, and finally slowly stood up, his head lowered, and his face turned red. It was only four or five meters away, but it took a minute. He came to Coach Anxi, don't look at him as a head taller than the coach, but he is much more humble than the coach. He bent over, his face turned purple, his knees trembled, and it took him a long time to touch the basketball, and finally he carefully picked it up.
"Apologize to basketball." Coach An Xi had a serious face and was categorical and not allowed to question.
"Ah......h I couldn't speak for a long time, and my eyes couldn't stop drifting.
Coach An Xi said loudly: "Apologize to basketball!" β
ββ¦β¦ I'm sorry......" Liu in the wind hesitated for a long time, his face was hot, and only then did these three words pop out.
"Hmm." Hearing this, Coach An Xi's face slowly softened, and he patted Fengzhongliu on the shoulder. "A person can lose his temper, but he can't be casual. When you can control your anger in the face of adversity, you really mature and become a man. β
The willow in the wind was silent. The other team members repeatedly smacked the words, looked at each other, and fell silent.
"The ball is almost done, let's take a break." Coach An Xi beckoned the players to sit under the basketball hoop.
The players wiped their sweat and sat around the coach.
"I want to ask, do you have a team name?" Coach An Xi asked.
Sunshine shrugged, "No, the school asked us to report the team name, we discussed it for a long time, but there was no result." β
"Daddy, why don't you get one?" Qin Yunfeng said with a smile.
Coach An Xi spun the basketball with three fingers, half-squinting and thinking about it. Then his eyes lit up and he looked up, "I think, or take the 'Suns'." β
"When you say 'Suns,' you don't mean the PhoenixSuns in the NBA." Gui Ming asked with a crooked mouth and a smile.
"Speak human words." Sunshine glanced at him with disdain.
"It's the NBA's Phoenix Suns." Gui Ming pursed his lips.
"I've always been bullish on the Phoenix Suns haha." Coach An Xi smiled: "Before 1996, it was Cotton who was the head coach, and he changed the problem of weak defense, which is a very good idea. After that, I exchanged John with Dan of the Knights. The results are still good. β
Gao Taiyang smiled contemptuously, "Cut-the bucks can defeat this team, okay." I don't know in the 90s, but in recent years, such as the 2011-2012 season, the Bucks will Michael? Reid is sent to the Suns in exchange for Monta. Although in a difficult situation, he also won many games. β
Sunshine smiled and immediately retorted, "In the first round of the playoffs, I met the Miami Heat, and in the end, the Bucks were swept by a 0-4 total score. Isn't this a buck? Forget it, I still like the Lakers and like F4 in it. β
"Speaking of F4, in July this year, the Phoenix Suns and the Lakers completed a deal, and the Suns traded Nash for the Lakers' 4 draft picks plus trade exceptions." Coach An Xi leaned back and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter what NBA team you like, the key is to like how they change when they are at a low point." That's why I love the Suns. Don't give up at any time. β
"So, you propose that we take the name of the Suns?" Sunshine asked.
Coach An Xi nodded, "Moreover, it also has an important meaning for me. He glanced over, a glimmer flashed in his eyes, and then said flatly: "In 1996, there was also a basketball game, and I was the captain of the 'Suns'. β
Qin Yunfeng patted Coach An Xi's shoulder, "So Dad misses it very much, and he also named the current team Team Suns." β
"Daddy, what is your leg disabled for?" Sunshine asked. As a captain in 1996, it means that the whole body is healthy, and the disability can only be a matter of later.
Coach An Xi smiled, "It's nothing, I was hit while playing basketball, and I can't play basketball anymore." "That cloud is light and breezy and indifferent, but it makes people sad." Regardless of my wasted leg, when are you going to play the qualifiers? β
"Nov. 1." Sunshine said with his head down.
"What's wrong? Don't have faith? Coach An Xi touched his head.
Sunshine wiped her sweat, "We were in 15th place last time, and this time we are going to go to the quarterfinals. It always feels like it's very hanging. β
"What are you afraid of, if you take winning or losing too seriously, you ignore the original essence of playing basketball. Isn't the essence of playing basketball just fun? If you lack happiness and do whatever it takes for a special purpose, then why play basketball! Coach An Xi looked very serious, and when he said the last sentence, he said it word by word.
Sunshine nodded, "Hmm." β
In the promotion game on November 1, the Suns team of the Department of Economics was like a rising sun, bursting out with the ability that it had not shown, and entered the top eight from the previous 15 and won the 6th place. Yu Huan, the head of the department, even held a conference to praise this dark horse who rushed to the finals.
Entering the finals, the players continued to train under the guidance of Coach Anxi, although it was hard, but in order to get good results in the finals, many hardships were endured.
The final will take place on November 10 in the school's gymnasium. Before the game, Sunshine made a special call and wanted Coach An Xi to come over to watch the game. However, the call did not go through.
"Captain, it's our turn, let's go and sign it." Gui Ming ran over and shouted.
The opponent of this competition is the Department of Management. The management department ranked third in the competition, and their team members were not only tall, but also highly skilled. Among them, Gan Zhou of the Department of Management, who used to be a sports school, was very superb in playing basketball, and the director of the Department of Management was very scoundrel and snatched it from the Department of Physical Education.
Before the game, the two sides shake hands. Although Sunshine is close to 1.8m tall, when shaking hands with Ganzhou, who is close to 1.9m, he still feels extremely oppressive. Gan Zhou's thick arms almost flipped the sun's hand.
It was destined to be a difficult duel.
At the beginning of the game, Gan Zhou was like a giant truck, rampage on the court, and with that huge body, the Suns had no chance to grab the ball. When you really score, it's the free throws. Halfway through the first half, it was already 21-11, and the Suns were quite significantly behind.
The cheerleaders next to him threw wreaths and kept shouting, "Come on SunsβCome on, Suns," eager to turn all their energy into the players so they could score a few more goals.
Jiangxi Mu only came over at this time, and the gymnasium was already crowded with people at this time. He took out his mobile phone, and there was only a text message lying on it, "Today is a basketball game in our department, as a member of the class, come and cheer." By the way, I'm part of the cheerleading squad here haha. β
He wanted to see how these players were progressing under the guidance of Coach Anxi.
Finally squeezed into the second court, the game entered a white-hot state. Everybody was watching the players and looking at the scoreline, 31-22. The Suns are still a big cut behind.
On the field, the giant of the management department is like a steaming old-fashioned train, don't look bulky, but it is overwhelming. Stride up and jump and dunk the basketball hard. Others have no room to fight back.
When the whistle blew, the overall score was 35-23. The Suns trailed by a full 12 points!