The God of Basketball

The Stanford Crimson team's next opponent is the Oregon Ducks.

Oregon can be said to be a well-known existence in American college basketball, although compared with North Carolina Duke UCLA and other schools, its popularity is somewhat lacking. But in fact... it can also be called a wealthy team.

They have entered the championship 14 times and won the Pacific Division title 6 times.

In 2003, he even made it to the elite eight of the tournament.

However, in the past two years, after coach Dana Oldman took office, the team began a long rebuilding period. However, at the beginning of this season, they finally had a wonderful chemical reaction, and once had a record of 10 consecutive victories, occupying the first place in the Pacific Division.

But as the starting point guard Aaron Brooks and core small forward Malik Hairston were injured one after another, their record plummeted. However, as they have come back one after another in the last 5 games, their record has immediately improved. They even played the slogan of counterattack and breaking into the championship.

With Stanford winning its last game, they are now in fourth place in the division with Oregon.

For the Oregon Ducks, they must win this game. After winning this game, they will be able to smoothly enter the championship as the fourth place in the Pacific Division.

And Stanford... doesn't look like a formidable team.

So, they are full of confidence.

"Hey, Aaron. Did you watch the last game? Stanford's No. 10 player is almost as fast as you. I think there will be a big battle between you." brother.

Oregon is known for its small-ball style. Their team's tridents are Marty Lenning (sophomore), Malik Hairston (sophomore), and Aaron Brooks (junior).

Brooks is 180 tall and weighs 73 kilograms. He is a defender with extremely fast speed and strong attacking ability. In the NCAA, some people even call him Allen Iverson.

Hairston is 198 tall and weighs 100 kilograms. In high school, he was selected as a McDonald's All-Star, but after entering college, he fell slightly behind the players who participated with him at that time. On the court, he plays the swingman position, has a strong body, and is good at fast offense. (Note: He was selected by the Suns with the 18th pick in the second round in 2008, and was then traded to the Spurs for two seasons.)

Marty Renning is 206 tall and weighs 98 kg. He is the leading scorer for the Oregon Ducks. At least at the collegiate level, he's shown a top-level ability to play both inside and outside. He can play post-ups, and he can also pull out to the three-point line to shoot three-pointers. On the defensive end, his style of play is very tough, and he is often criticized for using small moves when defending. But I have to say that he is the patron saint of the Ducks penalty area under the small ball style of play. (Marty Renning was the No. 53 pick in 2008 and represented the Rockets in the summer league. He was a big killer in the NCAA, but he was a bit mischievous in the NBA and couldn't adapt.)

"I didn't watch that so-called game. But, in the Pacific Division, there's no way anyone could be faster than me. If we meet, I will definitely let him taste the taste of car exhaust."

Aaron Brooks was very thin, but his tone was extremely arrogant.

On the bus to Stanford, no one doubted his confidence.

Because, he is so strong.

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At the same time, on a bus going back to Stanford, coach Jamelin also put away the joy of just winning a difficult victory. He began to explain to the team members the technical characteristics of each Oregon player, and also found the opposing players one by one, telling them what details they should pay attention to, even including the details that a certain player likes to break through the left hand to finish with the right hand.

I have to say that Lin takes his work very seriously and meticulously, and these massive collection tasks often consume his time all night and all night.

He can only do it alone without the help of an assistant.

While the world knew he was just a temp to be thrown into the head coaching bench, he seized on the opportunity, slim but consistent.

"You can think of Brooks as an offensive version of you. He's a little smaller than you, he's about the same size, but he's very aggressive. You have to be 100 percent focused on the court, otherwise he's going to finish the straight very quickly. Smash Huanglong's attack."

Jamilin walked up to Li Zhen, and he began to introduce Brooks' information.

He even took out his thick notebook and clicked on the video material he edited to show Li Zhen.

Brooks is indeed very Iverson's style, of course... is the all-round backward version.

"Oregon also plays small-ball tactics, and their offensive power is very strong. The three core players perform their duties and have performed very well..."

When Jamilin was speaking, Li Zhen added: "I think we should cut off the connection between the three of them. If Brooks keeps playing alone, our chances of winning will be much higher."

"My advantage is assisting opponents, and his advantage is scoring. When we all play to our strengths, our winning percentage will be higher."

Li Zhen said confidently.

His words made Jamilin a little surprised, but also a little hopeful: If we really beat the University of Oregon, we really have a chance to break into the championship! That was March Madness, the most intense basketball battlefield in the United States.

No one wants to enter the March Madness Championship, where countless players and coaches have made their names in the "one-and-done" game.

Jamelin clenched his fists tightly. His dream is to become a top coach.

But soon, he relaxed, and said to Li Zhen: "Don't be under pressure to win or lose. Play to your own level. It doesn't matter whether you win or lose. The most important thing is not to get injured."

He attaches great importance to Li Zhen's health.

He knew that Li Zhen was an eager player, and he was afraid that Li Zhen would do risky things again in order to win. Although he won the last game, when Li Zhen collided with Pruitt continuously, his heart almost jumped out of his throat.

The bus arrived at the school at 8:00 p.m., and the players returned to the dormitory with beautiful smiles after eating the school's well-prepared victory meal from the school cafeteria.

But Li Zhen went straight to the arena. After a simple warm-up, he began to practice crazily.

On the one hand, he wants to improve his game level, on the other hand, he wants to sweat more. Let the talented baby in my mind come out again, it is best to get some strength.

Anyway... stealing talent from someone else doesn't really destroy them: as long as they practice hard, they can still get it back. Moreover, it is also a warning to those degenerate players. If you are not clean, your innate talent will not accompany you to old age.

With such thoughts, Li Zhen's psychological burden decreased rapidly.

He practiced shooting on the court for two hours, and then went to the gym to push iron for almost an hour and a half. The training clothes are wet and dry, dry and wet, and the amount of sweat must be more than the last training.

However, nothing happened in my mind.

It seems... the difficulty is indeed getting higher every time.

However, he was not depressed because of this, but was more full of fighting spirit.

As long as there is hope to become stronger, isn't it training hard?

If hard work can change destiny, Li Zhen is willing to work hard for life!

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