I really play basketball

Chapter 18 Preseason Rivals

In the end, the friendly match lost its suspense early. Lin Xing was too aggressive and didn't give him a chance at all.

The short white point guard who claims to be NJCAA John Stockton has been abused by Lin Xing incoherently, and he keeps chanting:

"I'm not John Stockton, I'm not, I'm trash!"

On the other hand, Ma Jian was also in a bad mood.

Before the game started, he still wanted to compete with Lin Xing.

Even, deep down in his heart, he didn't feel that Lin Xing could be compared with him.

Who is he?
The 23-year-old national men's basketball player, who was invited by the prestigious UCLA, is now also valued by the University of Utah in the Western Sports League, and he is only waiting for his academic performance to pass the test.

Who is Lin Xing?
An unknown junior who grew up in Midi, the Long Beach campus he attended was at most at the same level as the University of Utah.

No, it's worse.

The University of Utah is also the overlord of the Western Conference, with a stable number three every year.

What about Long Beach?In the Atlantic League, it has been many years since he has made it to the Crazy Three.

but……

At the beginning of this friendly match, Ma Jian was critically attacked.

Lin Xing scored two godlike goals, and Ma Jian was so shocked that he didn't know what to say.

But until this time, he still believed that what Lin Xing could do, he could do too.

Isn't it just a dunk? It's not like he hasn't dunked before.

As for the reason why he was unable to start the offense in this game?The opponent is too strong!

Ma Jian felt that the old black man named Byron Russell behind him was the strongest in Long Beach in terms of size and strength.

He was guarded to death by the strongest in the Long Beach branch, isn't that just as it should be?

As for Lin Xing already dominating this friendly match?That's not his problem either.

That was his teammate, the short white point guard.

Until, in a certain wave of offense in the first half of the game, Lin Xing, who once again rushed into the penalty area of ​​Utah Valley Community College, jumped up and struggled to make a dunk.

He was so excited that he wanted to celebrate the buck with all his might.

Turning around, he saw Byron Russell, whom Ma Jian regarded as the strongest in Long Beach.

A gesture of celebration flashed across his mind, and he grabbed Russell without hesitation.

Facing the face that is still not very pleasing to the eye until now, slap the left hand, slap the right hand...

Pop, pop, pop, pop, pop!

On the court at the moment, there are two people who are confused.

One is Russell, although Lin Xing's slaps are not very heavy, and this kind of celebration is not unprecedented in the past.

But he still felt unacceptable, because it would damage his dignity.

But the question is, has he ever been dignified when facing Lin Xing?

If he really wants to be majestic, he has only one way to go, and that is... Fight back!
Fight back?Don't be ridiculous, he still wants to live!
Another one who is confused is Ma Jian. Previously, he firmly believed that the boss of the Long Beach branch was Byron Russell who defended him.

As a result, Russell was so angry at being fanned by Lin Xing that he dared not speak up.

After a set of palm techniques, Russell could only smile apologetically, pretending to be equally excited, and hugging Lin Xing.

Just like licking a dog, boss?Don't be ridiculous, can this be the boss?
Russell is not the boss, so who is?
Looking at the follow-up of this celebration, other players from the Long Beach branch also got together, and everyone smiled obsequiously.

Ma Jian discovered the terrible truth, he didn't want to admit it, but he had to admit it.

"This guy, can't he really be the boss of the Long Beach branch?"

Soon, he thought of himself:
Will he enter the University of Utah next year, can he become the number one star of the University of Utah?
The current star player at the University of Utah is Josh Grant. Ma Jian fought him once, and he was beaten so helplessly.

Number one player?It's good that he can play the main force.

It wasn't until this moment that Ma Jian deeply realized the gap between him and Lin Xing.

The game ended soon, but Ma Jian still couldn't accept it. In the NCAA, there was a Chinese player who was much better than him.

After the game, Lin Xing found him again, and the two just exchanged contact information.

He said that he worked hard in the U.S. basketball arena, and he needed to communicate more and get in touch in the future.

Ma Jian did not tell Lin Xing that this time he went to the United States to play, and actually followed a media team behind him.

Two people, one taking pictures and one writing an article, the purpose is to promote Ma Jian as No.1 in the United States.

It's just that this friendly match is not open to the public, so the two-person media team did not appear on the sidelines.

I didn't know that another Chinese player appeared in the training hall of Utah Valley Community College today.

If Ma Jian doesn't tell when he goes back, these two people may never know...

……

After returning from the Utah Plateau, Seth Greenberg announced the preseason schedule.

He put the game schedule on a schedule and posted it on the wall of the locker room in the training hall, and his teammates rushed to it.

Lin Xing is also very concerned about this, because he knows that in the preseason, he cannot play against schools in the same league, but can only play against schools in other leagues.

He very much hoped that he could see the name of a certain school on this schedule.

When his teammates occupied all the space around the wall, he slowly got up and walked over slowly, coughing.

In the next second, the surrounding teammates automatically moved out of the way.

Lin Xing saw this preseason schedule without pressure, starting with the first opponent.

"Santa Clara University, which school is this, does anyone know?"

There are so many teams in the NCAA Division I, it is impossible for Lin Xing to know all of them.

But he must have a rough understanding of the opponent in this opener.

Lin Xing asked a question, and even if his teammates didn't understand, they had to give a little response.

Soon, Lucios Harris stood up: "The private Catholic schools in the West Coast League are located in Silicon Valley, and their strength is average. Last season, if I remember correctly, they were No. 2 in the West Coast League and failed to enter the crazy three."

"What about the star player?"

"Last season it was Ron Rice and Rhea Taylor, but both of them have graduated as seniors. I don't know who this year is."

"Okay, if you put it that way, is this a big fish?"

"That's right, Seth has a fixed routine. Find a belly in the opening game and help us find confidence."

Lin Xing understood instantly, nodded, skipped the opponent in the opening match, and continued to look down.

The opponent in the second game was the University of Wyoming, or Lucios stepped up and introduced it.

The middle-ranked team in the Western Sports League is also a big fish.

Let's look at the third opponent, the Oregon State University of the Pacific Ten Schools League, the school that Lin Xing almost joined.

"So, at the beginning, find a confident opponent in the first two rounds, and a balanced opponent in the third round?"

Oregon State University with Scott Haskin and Brent Barry is roughly equal to the strength of Long Beach before Lin Xing joined.

Now add Lin Xing, this game, Greenberg will definitely win.

Looking down, he would mention all the schools he didn't know much about, and then see if his teammates knew anything about it.

For example, the University of Tennessee, which is in the Southeastern Conference, has had a poor record in recent seasons. As a result, Byron Russell told Lin Xing:

"Don't underestimate them. Their star player is Alan Houston, the Kentucky Mr. Basketball player when he graduated from high school. The reason why he played for the University of Tennessee is because his father is the head coach of the University of Tennessee."

Another example is Purdue University, which is in the Big Ten. They have the third-ranked top five-star high school student in the United States, Glenn Robinson.

Lin Xingyi heard: Good guy, the battle of five-star high school students?
In addition, Lin Xing also saw the University of Arizona with the little flying mouse Damon Stoudemire on this schedule;

Saw the defending NCAA champion, Duke University with Grant Hill;
And, UCLA, which Lin Xing wants to see the most...

From their current perspective, this schedule of up to 14 games:
The so-called top teams are only UCLA, Duke and the University of Arizona, and the middle-level teams are the University of Oregon, the University of Tennessee and Purdue University, and the rest are all bad.

"Seth's purpose is very clear. He wants to use UCLA, Duke and Arizona to increase the upper limit, and use the remaining opponents to ensure the lower limit."

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(End of this chapter)