Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

Chapter 386 New Season (Part )

"Pass the ball quickly and don't hesitate..."

"Yes, when you start running, you must not stop. Everyone must start running. Keep moving and pass the ball..."

A group of UCLA players were playing a training game, and Coach Wesley on the sidelines shouted to the court to remind the players to move.

Generally, three assistant coaches and trainers are responsible for the players' daily training, while head coach Holland controls the direction.

The real test of the head coach is actually the formation and use of players during the game.

At this time, Zhuang Yu was divided into a group with Anderson, Lamb, David Weir, and Joshua Smith. On the opposite side was Muhammad, as well as Latvis, Parker, Drew II and others. The pace is fast.

From the time he entered school in September to the end of November, which is nearly three months, Zhuang Yu has been fully integrated into the team's system.

It only took three months from being questioned to integrating into the team and then being recognized by teammates.

"boom!"

No matter what he is taught, he can learn it instantly, which makes coaches and trainers very worry-free.

Among the several new players, Zhuang Yu is also the one who is familiar with the UCLA tactical system the fastest and can integrate into the system.

At this time, Zhuang Yu on the court passed the ball to his teammates, and then started running. Using his speed and position, he used his teammates' cover to throw away the defender and reach the three-point line in the left corner.

Whoosh.

The ball was passed by his teammate. Zhuang Yu caught the ball and immediately shot a three-pointer. With a "swish" sound, the basketball penetrated the net and hit the ball.

"Beautiful." Assistant Coach Hayes applauded and said to Assistant Wesley: "I think Zhuang has found his position. He can become a member of the team's regular rotation, or even become the team's sixth man. '."

Assistant coach Wesley nodded: "Yes, I think so too. Anderson is still swinging between guard and forward, Lamb can only grab rebounds and eat cakes, and Adams' physical fitness is not bad, but his technical disadvantage is too obvious. "

"Compared to them, Zhuang is much more mature."

"Obviously, he has found his niche as a point guard who can organize, has speed, and can shoot three-pointers."

Coming to a new team, every new player needs to make adjustments.

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After all, not everyone is the "No. 1 high school student in the United States," and not everyone can become the core of tactics as soon as they join the team, allowing the coach to formulate tactics around their own characteristics.

Zhuang Yu knew very well that his previous achievements in China were not convincing here. Even if he had already entered UCLA, he would still have to start over.

The first step is to adapt to the team.

The second step is to find your own role.

These are due to Zhuang Yu's own instincts, and the other is Zhou Zhiming's guidance. He has video calls with Zhou Zhiming at least twice a week, informs Zhou Zhiming of his situation here, and then discusses some issues with Zhou Zhiming.

The first step is simple.

The second step doesn't seem difficult, at least for Zhuang Yu.

After understanding the current situation of the team, Zhuang Yu knew that as a freshman player and a Chinese, even if he usually performed well, he could only serve as a substitute first.

Therefore, he positions himself as a "stable rotation substitute" and "the first substitute defender". If there is an opportunity, he can strive for the "sixth man of the team".

To become the "first substitute defender", he must first have advantages that others do not have, such as his speed, organizational skills, and defensive abilities.

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His excellent ball control and speed allow him to tear apart the opponent's defense, his excellent organizational skills can sort out the offense on the court, and his excellent defensive ability ensures that he has enough playing time and will not be named by his opponents.

A big reason why some Asian players cannot play in the NCAA, or have difficulty entering the regular rotation, and can only be reduced to reserve teams or marginal players, is defense.

For an NCAA team, or even an NBA team, defensive players are extremely important.

Some players even rely on defense to establish themselves in the NBA, such as Shane Battier and Ron Artest.

The amazing thing is that they are not outstanding offensively and rely on defense, but they have stayed in the NBA longer than many players who are obviously better offensively than them.

Compared with European and American players, Asian players, especially defenders, are often at a disadvantage in terms of size, speed, strength, etc.

And these are the basics of defense.

In fact, in these aspects, compared with other players on the team, Zhuang Yu can only say that he does not suffer a disadvantage, with a slight advantage in speed and a disadvantage in strength.

But he has something that others don't have--that is his "special ability."

This is like adding a cheating device on the defensive end. Others' fake moves cannot deceive him, so the defense will naturally be successful.

He has excellent speed, excellent organizational skills, a stable three-point shot, and is extremely good at defense. Why not use such a player?

In the training games of the UCLA team, Zhuang Yu has become the team's first substitute defender from the beginning, and now he has become the team's first substitute defender. World.

After a few minutes, the match ended.

"Come all over." Coach Holland called to the players.

After the players gathered and stood in a row, Coach Holland said solemnly: "It is already the end of November, and tomorrow we will have a preseason game. The opponent is East Carolina University, so everyone should prepare well. "

Suddenly, the players became excited.

"Preseason is finally here."

"East Carolina University? This team seems to be relatively average. Unfortunately, it's not the University of Memphis, Villanova University, or Syracuse University."

"Don't be ridiculous. Villanova and Syracuse are strong teams. This is just a preseason game. How can we play against them?"

"Too......"

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A group of players whispered.

Zhuang Yu was also a little excited.

It has been almost half a year since he came to the United States, and it has been three months since he entered UCLA. He has not played an official NCAA game yet, so he can't wait.

However, the preseason is not actually a formal NCAA game. It is roughly equivalent to a warm-up match. Before the start of the regular season, a few teams are found to warm up, so that the players can find the game state, run in the lineup and practice during the game. Let’s talk tactics.

By the way, the coaching staff can also take the opportunity of the preseason to conduct a final inspection of the players to determine the lineup for the regular season.

The NCAA will not invite teams from its own league for preseason games.

Because the NCAA's regular season is based on leagues, such as the Pac-12 Conference where UCLA is located.

This alliance was called the Pacific Ten Schools Alliance before 2011. Later, two more schools joined in 2011, so it was changed to the Pacific Twelve Schools Alliance.

There are a total of 12 teams, and the regular season is a competition between the teams in the league.

Most of the NCAA's regular seasons adopt a single round-robin format or a tournament format, and the league champion is determined after fierce competition.

The league champion team can qualify for the top 64 tournament (also known as the "March Madness" NCAA tournament).

Originally, teams from this league would meet each other during the regular season, and they were competitors, so naturally they would not want to find teams from this league in warm-up matches.

It's fine if you win, but if you lose, it may affect subsequent regular season games.

Therefore, preseason games usually involve teams from other leagues. Sometimes they will play home and away games. The same team will play two preseason games, and sometimes they will only play one. It depends on the specific situation and the wishes of both parties - after all Just a warm-up match.

In fact, you can also find some strong teams from other leagues for warm-up matches, but it depends on whether they agree. After all, if both sides are strong enough and can enter the championship, then it is possible that they will encounter each other in March next year.

Then the warm-up match at this time may become an early reconnaissance and investigation, and both sides will still be taboo.

After the announcement, Coach Wesley took over and introduced the situation of East Carolina University.

Some people are familiar with this school, and some people are not. After all, there are many schools in the NCAA Division I, and East Carolina University is not a famous school.

Zhuang Yu listened carefully and gained some understanding of this school.

When it was all over, Coach Wesley announced the disbandment.

"Zhuang." Coach Wesley called Zhuang Yu, "Although the preseason is just a warm-up, you still have to take it seriously. It affects your playing time in the regular season and your position in the team's tactical system. .”

"Well, I will do my best." Zhuang Yu responded obediently.

......

The next day, the UCLA Bruins faced their first preseason opponent - East Carolina University.

This game is UCLA's home court.

At 3:30 in the afternoon, the game has not started yet, but the arena is already full of people.

The basketball atmosphere in American universities is far stronger than that in China. Even though this is just a preseason game, it still attracted a lot of people, not just students, but also many fans.

"Finally a game to watch."

"I heard that the basketball team has decided to use Shabazz Mohammed as the core of the tactics. I just don't know whether the team's strength will increase or decrease compared to last season."

"It's hard to say, but I heard that Shabazz is very strong and the No. 1 high school student in the United States. I'm starting to look forward to it."

"Haha, I'm quite interested in that Chinese player named Zhuang. I heard from people on the basketball team that he has become the team's first substitute guard."

"real or fake?"