The Way of the Center

　　 High-intensity physical training lasted for half a month, of course, the content is not just a monotonous reentry run.

　　 Rope skipping, push-ups, squats, dumbbells... All the items related to physical training have been added by Ricard, but the players still haven't touched the ball in this half-month training.

　　 Due to boring and a lot of training, seven people voluntarily gave up and quit. Now only twenty people still insist on coming to the basketball court to report every day.

　　 After half a month, most of the players have adapted to this training intensity, and only a few players still feel very struggling with these events. An Jie is one of them who have not adapted yet.

　　 He was able to grit his teeth and insist on accomplishing the goal that Ricard arranged, but it was very difficult to accomplish.

　　 There is still a month and a half before the start of the new season. The roster of the team has not yet been finalized. Ricard can't wait for everyone to reach the target and has to speed up the progress of training.

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　　As usual, the first training of the day is still a one-hour back-and-forth run. After the run, the players sat on the floor of the basketball court and chatted casually, waiting for the push-ups after the rest. But today, Ricard’s words inspired all the enthusiasm of the players.

　　 "It's okay guys." Ricard slapped his palms while shouting loudly.

　　 "We don't do push-ups anymore. Today, let's practice defense."

　　 "Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu the sound of the sound of the sound of the sound of the sound of the sound of the sound of the top of the roof of the roof of the roof of the cries.

An Jie also uttered a rare shout. He was really suffocated and needed to vent his emotions. After each training, he didn't even have the strength to walk, let alone go to the field to play. He spent half a month. Without touching the basketball, I was already suffocated.

"Go there and get the basketball, gentlemen." Ricard pointed to a basket of basketball that was pushed by Old Moore when everyone was not paying attention. Who knows what kind of energy these hungry wolf pups can burst out Come?

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Double double teaming, full court press, zone defense, zone double teaming, misplaced defense, defensive posture... Ricard tried to explain the tactics in the most vivid and popular way, such as before talking about the full court press, Ricard Speaking of a pet dog he raised in college. The young guys underneath had never heard anyone talk about tactics like this, so they listened more seriously.

　　 "Maya, that's a pure black Labrador retriever. It looks loyal and honest, and majestic. It can attract a lot of girls' eyes when it is pulled out." Ricard smiled smirkly.

"This dog is a bit of a headache for me. It always stares at everything I do, as if it has nothing else to do. If I don't finish my drink, it will keep barking and barking. I If I forget to turn off my computer, it will keep barking. It won’t let me go even if I am intimacy with the girl. Oh my god, this large dog is really noisy, and being stared at all the time makes me manic. Uneasy." Ricard scratched his hair, as if he was going crazy just thinking about the past.

"So when I call Maya on the sidelines, it means that we are going to play a full-court press. We have to watch our opponents from start to finish like Maya, making them irritable and unable to play their own rhythm and smooth offense." At this point, Ricard began to talk about the various demands of the audience.

The young people under 　　 didn't get bored with the tactics at all, but remembered them very firmly. Because each tactic Ricard has prepared a short story, each story can always correspond to their tactics, this kind of explanation makes the players impressed and will not forget.

　　 "Alright!" After all the tactics were explained, Ricard dropped the tactical board in his hand.

　　 "I think you can't wait any longer."

　　 "Yes, coach. Let's get started." The players are already gearing up.

"Now, I'll give you groups, and then we will start training with the ball. The offensive team can play in the way you like, and the defense team has to do what I just said. After ten shots, the offensive and defensive sides will switch. . If I’m not satisfied, the confrontation will stop immediately until I finish talking about the problems that arise. So if you want to play smoothly and enjoy the game, you’d better follow me as required. I hope to see what I just said during the confrontation. All of the contents.” After speaking, Ricard picked up the list and began to group.

　　 There is no special purpose for his groupings, just randomly assigned according to the players' positions on the field. There are only two exceptions, Andrew Morris and Angel, who deliberately put the two into the same group. One is the team's tallest and the other is the team's strongest. A first position is the fifth position and one can be changed to the fourth position. Ricard would like to see what effect the combination of the two of them will produce.

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　　 After being read as the same group as Anjie, Morris was a little disappointed. Since the duel between the two of them on the first day of training did not tell the outcome, and Morris firmly believed that his three successful powers could defeat this thin tall man, he has been waiting for the opportunity to prove it. It's good now, after finally getting through the off-ball training stage and waiting for the opportunity to come, he has become An Jie's teammate.

　　 "Don't get in the way of my troubles later!" Morris said to An Jie irritably, and ran to warm up alone.

　　 "You are a bull, thank God that you can remember half of what the coach said." This is the first time Anjie has responded to Morris' words.

　　 The sound of the long-lost basketball colliding with the wooden floor sounded again. In the half month of physical training, the basketball court has never made such a sound. People who don’t know thought the basketball team was disbanded.

　　 Twenty players were divided into four teams and practiced in the two halves respectively, with defenses, presses, and double-teams. Ricard hopes to see everything he said today during the drill.

　　 Anjie’s team started the first round of group confrontation as the defensive side. In addition to the defensive side where Angel and Morris are located, the first team as the offensive team also has a starting candidate that Ricard is very concerned about, the junior Mike Taylor.

　　 inch head, sports headband, dark skin, strong muscles. Taylor's appearance is very ordinary and has no characteristics. With a height of 1.88 meters and a weight of 75 kilograms, he is quite satisfactory in the position of point guard. Taylor transferred to Iowa State University for family reasons this semester. In his freshman year and sophomore season, he played 64 games for Chipalo University, averaging 9.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. It is neither good nor bad data, but in Ricard's view, his scoring and assisting abilities have yet to be developed, as long as he guides the correct data to a higher level.

　　 In addition, Taylor's reaction is very fast, and steals are also a potential killer for Taylor. With the existence of these three people, the confrontation of this group can be said to be a lot to be seen in Ricard's eyes.

　　 The confrontation started, and the attacking side really was Mike Taylor to control the ball. He is more experienced than everyone on the field, advancing unhurriedly, observing the running position of his teammates.

　　 Suddenly his wrist flicked, and the basketball quickly passed through the crowd and flew to the three-second zone. The white center named Asakin was just about to get to the position to receive the ball. An Jie didn't dare to slack off, and immediately stretched one arm up to support Asakin's back.

　　 Asakin may be the heaviest player in the team. Although he doesn't look as strong as Morris, he is huge. He leaned on Anjie as if a big white bear was leaning on a small branch, feeling that as long as Asakin exerted a little force, the small branch behind the white bear might be broken at any time.

　　 Asakin slapped the ball with both hands, and leaned back. Strength is not necessarily great, but weight does have too much advantage.

　　 Sure enough, An Jie was knocked to the ground. Asakin did not hesitate. At 2.16 meters, he jumped easily and completed a dunk. In the final analysis, the ball is to blame Anjie for being too skinny and unable to withstand the impact. If Morris is replaced, Assakin really cannot succeed so easily.

　　 "Damn it." Morris looked at Anjie who fell on the ground dissatisfied, and didn't even want to go up and pull his teammates, it was Assakin who pulled Angel up by himself.

　　 In the second attack of the offensive side, Mike Taylor repeated his old skills and quickly passed the ball to Asakin's hands. But this time Morris will not watch the opposing player easily score in the penalty area. He helps defend to the basket and prepares to double-team Asakin with An Jie.

　　 Asakin is not the kind of pushy player, he is a typical representative of a good school boy. Therefore, he didn't try his best when facing double teamwork, but passed the ball to Taylor, who had sneaked to the bottom corner.

Due to Morris’s defense, the opponent’s fourth position unscrupulously went out to give Taylor a ball-free pick-and-roll cooperation, blocking Taylor’s matchup in front of him, and Taylor also ran to the unguarded area as he wished. Received a pass from Asakin and got a chance to take a shot outside the corner of the three-point line.

　　 There is no hesitation. As a player who has played in the NCAA for two years, he is full of confidence in this kind of ball. Sure enough, the basketball shot into the net with precision hollow.

　　 "What the hell... in the bottom corner!" Realizing that he had lost points due to his mistake in double-teaming, Morris was angrily dismissed. Now they are two goals behind, all because the inside players did not do a good job of defense.

　　 "There will be no next time, my fault." Although Morris is eager to win, he never shirks responsibility if his opponent scores because of his poor performance.

"Don't worry about me here, I tried my best to withstand it." An Jie watched Morris lowered his posture, and felt that there was no need to fight him anymore. After all, they are teammates now, and the person who is really about to defeat is now five. It's ahead of zero.

　　 "Come on!" Morris let out a low growl, and the third round of the contest between the two sides began.

　　 Mike Taylor and Asakin played a pick-and-roll match, which was good quality. After the pick-and-roll, Asakin did not stand in place and waited, but swiftly followed.

　　 Taylor slammed into the west and prepared to make a breakthrough. In fact, he used a pass without looking at people to hit the ball to the hand of Asakin, who went down.

　　 Because of the high quality of the pick-and-roll just now, Taylor's matchup was completely blocked, and An Jie couldn't defend Taylor well. So it is Anjie's point guard who is chasing Asakin now, which can not pose a threat to Asakin who is rushing to the basket.

　　 Morris saw that Asakin took the ball and smashed in, and he immediately went over and blocked Asakin's path. Assakin wanted to squeeze Morris and force a layup. Although Assakin had the advantage in weight, Morris was too strong and he was full of strength. After half a month of devil training, he is now tougher than when he was against An Jie.

　　 Seeing that Morris was unmoving, Asakin passed the ball to the power forward teammate who had run to the basket unattended. The basket was already empty. Their third goal seemed to be a certainty.

The attacking power forward held the ball with both hands and took off. Seeing that his hand was getting closer and closer to the basket, at the moment he was about to slam the ball into the basket, a big hand shot the ball away from behind and nailed it to death. On the rebound, the opposing power forward can only return empty-handed.

　　 is Anjie! When Morris went to make up for defense, he saw the opponent's fourth player running to the basket and asking for the ball, and An Jie rushed over like crazy. With a height of 2.19 meters and a wingspan of 2.34 meters, this height is enough for An Jie to cover the ball before it is dunked.

　　 The feeling of success in blocking the cap is An Jie's favorite, not to mention that this is such a wonderful nail plate big cap. At this moment, the blood in his whole body is burning, so An Jie unconsciously waved his fist gently.

　　 "Nice job kid!" Morris rushed over and patted An Jie's head. This defense was the result of their joint efforts. He helped An Jie defend first, and An Jie took care of his back. The two of them ensured the safety of the penalty area.

　　 Do well on the court, you will win the respect of others, action is everything. After this wonderful block, Morris seemed to have forgotten how much he hated this thin, yellow-skinned man before. He just couldn't help but wanted to celebrate with the creator of this cover.

　　 Although Anjie’s advantages in height and wingspan have been shown, the disadvantages of inadequate confrontation have also been infinitely magnified.

　　 Asakin can still do whatever he wants when playing one-on-one with An Jie. The attacking side doesn't need any tactics at all. As long as Taylor feeds the ball safely to Asakin's hands, the attack will be stable.

　　An Jie's attitude is very positive, and he did not give up lightly and was fighting Assakin desperately. However, the height of 2.19 meters is only 87 kg and the weight is only 87 kg. To fight the Asakin of 124 kg, such a physical gap cannot be made up by a positive attitude alone.

　　 The opponent's ten shots were finally finished, and An Jie and the others only defended four of them. Mike Taylor did not let Ricard down, he handled the offense very well, and he still did not practice the offense in the team.

　　 Even if the inside has a great advantage, it is not a simple matter to feed the ball comfortably to the center forward.

　　 For example, Yao Ming, who is playing for the Houston Rockets, has always lacked a teammate who can feed him comfortably.

　　 Although the impact is slightly poor, Taylor's shooting is very steady. In the position of point guard, there should be no one who can compete with Taylor, who has two years of NCAA experience.

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　　 Next, offensive and defensive swaps, it was Anjie's turn to attack.

　　 "It's okay, they still can't prevent us." Morris stared at the basket, ready to fight.

　　 Morris receives the ball, he is ready to use the opposite way to treat An Jie with color. Although it is true that no one can stop him from advancing, Morris's shortcoming is that he is technically rough. Except for a direct rim dunk after squeezing the match-up, he failed to hit two consecutive hooks afterwards.

　　 Morris, who had wasted two chances, received a pass from his teammate again, but the opponent was not stupid. This time the defender of Morris was replaced by Assakin who could fight against him.

　　 Morris tried again, pushing back hard. But Asakin was like a hill, standing still behind Morris.

　　 Seeing that Morris could not continue to advance to the basket, he passed the ball to his own small forward, who is also a freshman Anthony Ben.

　　 was originally a third player with poor shooting accuracy, but excellent athleticism and defensive abilities. After receiving the ball, he had no doubts and went straight to the penalty area with the ball.

　　 Ben flew past the defending player like a gust of wind and plunged into the already overcrowded three-second zone. But... there seems to be one less person in the three-second zone.

　　 Everyone knows Anthony Ben’s excellent physical fitness and athletic ability. As long as he is given a gap, he may stage a wonderful dunk. So no one dared to slack off. His breakthrough attracted three people to defend in the penalty area, including the opponent's power forward who was supposed to defend An Jie.

As a center, An Jie did not squeeze under the basket. He has already moved to a position of 45 degrees on the right side of the mid-range while breaking through. This is his favorite shooting point. He only hopes his teammates can see his own. Opportunity instead of stubbornness.

Ben did not disappoint An Jie. He did not try to force a layup in the crowded three-second zone. Instead, during the breakthrough, he used a highly spectative pass without looking at the back to send the ball to the undefended player. In the hands of Anjie.

　　 "Damn it!" The opponent's power forward immediately jumped out, but there was nothing to help.

　　 "Huh!" An Jie finished the shot without any haste, and the basketball went into the net without any suspense, and even the Nets did not roll.

　　 A shooting center is the type that most inside players hate defensively. They are used to always want to stay near the three-second zone to protect the penalty area and rebounds, so this type of center will always find one or two open shots.

　　 Ricard off the court looked dumbfounded. This team showed good offensive talent, but the defense we talked about today is not ideal. However, he does not intend to change the training plan for offense. He still firmly believes that a solid defense is the cornerstone of all success.

　　 On the field, Anjie and Morris’ team has scored four goals in a row. Among them, An Jie used his footsteps inside the line to sway Asakin's easy hook to score, and the other was still him. Faced with Asakin, he turned around and made a close jumper and still hit.

　　 An Jie can be said to use his strengths and avoid weaknesses. Instead of head-to-head with his opponents, he uses excellent shooting and back-to-back skills to score.

　　 With An Jie's restraint, Morris turned the tide on the inside. He faced one-on-one defense of his matchup, unscrupulously using his physical advantage to ravage the basket again and again on the inside.

　　On the offensive end, the combination of Anjie and Morris can be said to be the most efficient in this team. Asakin can be a very useful blue-collar player, but he can only make a difference on the offensive end when facing An Jie's weight inside.

　　 Ricard had seen enough, he took the whistle hung on his chest and put it in his mouth, and blew it vigorously.

　　 "Okay! Stop it all!" His loud voice remained the same. "I said that your mouths should not be idle while defending. You have to give me noises all the time. You start to make noises the moment you put them on, but I haven't heard a few people come as requested. You think this is Are you playing on the field? We are training!"

"The back is straight and the **** is lowered. This hand prevents the pass line. This hand keeps interfering with his dribble. It's okay to raise your hand, but don't just raise your hand." Ricard played a defensive posture with his hand. Unqualified player, adjust his posture.

　　 "Now take a break for ten minutes, and then prepare your push-up dinner. An Jie, come here." Ricard waved to An Jie.

　　 Anjie did not dare to neglect, and trot a few steps to Ricard.

　　 "What are you looking for, boss?"

　　 Ricard patted Anjie on the shoulder. "You played well and you were very active."

　　 "But?"

"But you are too skinny. I will ask Lao Moore to give you a nutrition menu. You eat according to the menu and strengthen your training. If you want to play in the NCAA, you have to gain weight while maintaining the current status. The muscle strength. Your current weight is only a little heavier than some defenders, let alone compared with the inside players. "Unexpectedly, I haven't found a suitable center coach, so let's take An Jie's obvious lack of confrontation. Solve it.

　　 "As long as I can stay and play NCAA games, I am willing to do anything." Without the factors of money and honor, Anjie just has a special obsession with basketball.

　　 "Very good, let's go back to training." Ricard looked at An Jie, who was skinny, and the image of Yao Ming when he first entered the NBA...

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　　 The day of high-intensity training is over again, and Morris drags his exhausted body on the campus forest. He was thinking about his short-term collaboration with that thin and tall Asian guy today, and collaborating with him inside makes him feel very refreshed. Anyway, tomorrow is a rare holiday, so forget the **** training for now.

　　 Morris is about to take out the phone and ask a few friends to go out to relax together tomorrow. But when he put his hand in his trouser pocket, he didn't touch anything.

　　 "Oh, **** it!" He forgot his phone in the locker room of the gym.

When 　　 walked to the entrance of the gymnasium, it was already dark, and there were only pedestrians walking around.

　　 It is reasonable to say that there should be no one in the gym, but Morris saw that the light in the equipment training room was still on.

　　 He gently pushed open the gate of the gymnasium, the door was unlocked, and the security guard in the duty room disappeared.

　　 "What the hell?" Morris went straight to the equipment training room curiously, leaving behind the matter of getting the phone back.

　　 The door to the equipment room was hidden, and Morris poked his head in ~www.NovelMTL.com~ There was only one person inside.

　　 is An Jie, he is **** upper body, already sweating profusely. At this moment, he was struggling to lift the dumbbells, without even realizing that Morris had reached the door.

　　 "This is cheating, you guy."

　　 "I was scared to death, what are you doing back?" An Jie put down the dumbbells, picked up the veil on the side and put it on his neck.

　　 "Anyone secretly trained here, you cunning guy. Say, where did you hide the body of the guard?" Morris joked.

　　 "He doesn't want to get off work overtime because of me, so he will give me the key when he is off work, and let me remember to lock the door when I leave." An Jie spread his hands, pretending to be particularly innocent.

　　 "Didn't you say that you are going to work part-time at night?"

　　 "Quit, I have to gain weight. To gain weight, I have to practice more. I have no other time except at night."

　　 "You lunatic, don't you think the daytime abnormal training is not good enough? Practice slowly, I don't want to help you carry Asakin's Roshan." Morris got up, ready to take the phone and leave.

　　 "Don't worry, partner. I won't let you worry about it forever."

　　 "Ha, partner?" Morris didn't say anything, but smiled silently with his back to Angel.

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