I really play basketball

Chapter 5 Trial Training
Uncle Qin is just what Lin Xing called this person in front of Lin's father and Lin's mother.

When he really came in front of Uncle Qin, he had to respectfully call out: "Master!"

Uncle Qin, whose full name is Qin Tiande, lived in San Francisco four or fifty years ago.

Claiming to be Bruce Lee's high apprentice, Jeet Kune Do master.

Whether it is true or not, Lin Xing does not know.

Lin Xing only knew that he met Uncle Qin when he was five or six years old and worshiped Uncle Qin as his teacher.

Under the guidance of Uncle Qin, the foundation of the body has indeed been laid, and the so-called Jeet Kune Do has also practiced one and a half moves.

In the first year of high school, he was able to kill seven tall and strong black ghosts and white trash with one against seven. I have to admit that Uncle Qin has made a lot of contributions.

After practicing for so many years and getting along with him for so many years, Uncle Qin has long been Lin Xing's closest relative besides his parents in this life.

The first time he got the championship trophy, he naturally wanted to share it with Uncle Qin.

After all, compared with his parents, Uncle Qin supports him in playing basketball.

In Uncle Qin's words: "Play basketball? Well, your parents don't support you in boxing and kickboxing, so find another way, go to the basketball court to box, punch niggers, and kick white trash!"

Every time he heard this, Lin Xing would involuntarily emphasize: "Boxing? No, no, no, I really play basketball!"

Anyway, with the help of Uncle Qin, Lin Xing's basketball path has become smoother.

After walking not far, Lin Xing arrived at Uncle Qin's house.

Two years ago, Lin's father and Lin's mother moved out of San Francisco with Lin Xing. It is impossible to say that they did not intend to hide from Uncle Qin.

They always felt that Uncle Qin, the so-called martial arts practitioner, had been leading Lin Xing to practice martial arts and had taught Lin Xing to failure.

If there is a chance to move away, I move out immediately, which is quite like the meaning of Meng's mother moving three times.

But they didn't expect that Uncle Qin also moved with him, and he never left him.

As soon as he entered, Lin Xing handed the trophy to Uncle Qin without saying a word.

Uncle Qin caressed the trophy, squinted his eyes and said with emotion: "Not bad, not bad, this trophy is quite heavy!"

"That's right, this is the unique California Mr. Basketball trophy!"

"Not bad, starting from the land of one state, your boxing... er no, your basketball career has finally improved a bit. I hope you will stop arrogance and impetuosity, keep working hard, make great progress, and make further progress!"

"it is good!"

Lin Xing clapped his hands. He knew that Uncle Qin liked his apprentice's applause very much after his long speech.

But after the applause, Uncle Qin sighed:
"Hey, compared to trophies, I still prefer gold belts. That thing is a powerful tool for picking up girls. You can carry it with you. It is much better than your trophy..."

"..."

Lin Xingwu said FK, Uncle Qin patted him: "Work hard, there is still a long way to go!"

……

Lin Xing's trip to UCLA officially started the day after he returned to Los Angeles.

John Hall had been waiting at the gate early in the morning. As soon as Lin Xing arrived, under his leadership, he walked into UCLA's home stadium and training facility Poly Hall.

Before coming, Lin Xing did some preparatory work.

Now, he knows that Jim Harrick is a self-proclaimed elite white man who has run UCLA since 88.

In the past two years, UCLA's record has not improved as expected. The school board has been putting pressure on it, and the pressure has been on until this year——

The school board directly bypassed him as the head coach and appointed John Hall, a high school coach who had previously served as the head coach of Colorado Valley High School and won several Colorado state championships, as the new admissions coach of the Bruins.

It seems that John Hall is just an admissions coach, and he can't beat him as the head coach.

But in fact, John Hall, who has a good resume, cannot be a simple admissions coach at all.

Once UCLA's record this year is still not up to expectations, Jim Harrick will dismiss get out of class, and John Hall will become the new head coach of UCLA.

Under the great pressure, the former UCLA director Gerald Madkins left the team after graduating as a senior, but Jim Harrick still rejected Lin Xing.

His biggest reliance is that there is a second-year point guard named Teus Edney in the team.

Teus Edney, who studied at the Long Beach Institute of Technology in high school, was also a well-known star player in the California area at that time.

Played as a substitute in his freshman season, he also averaged 5.6 points, 2.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.3 steals per game.

This season, Maidkins left the team, which is when Edney took the position logically.

Knowing this, Lin Xing's trip to UCLA is very simple. He only needs to beat Teus Edney in the matchup, and it's over.

……

In the locker room, Lin Xing changed into his training clothes.

Then he walked through the long passage and appeared at the training ground of the Bruins.

The first thing he saw was a bunch of black and white muscular men on the training ground. These were the players of the Bruins team.

Since last year's core Tracy Murray and Don McLean entered the NBA, the remaining players of this Bruins team have no core or even main substitutes.

Lin Xing also failed to find even a familiar name from the Bruins roster.

The words "stinky fish and rotten shrimp" were already attached to this group of people.

On the sidelines, Lin Xing also saw John Hall, Larry Dumont who had a double-faced relationship on the day of the final, and a bunch of white men facing Lin.

The middle-aged white man standing at the front with the most serious expression should be Jim Harrick.

At this moment, he was a little angry, pointing at John Hall and saying something.

Between the two, a middle-aged white man wearing glasses smoothed things over.

Lin Xing probably heard such a conversation——

"This is my team, whoever is recruited and who is not recruited, I should have the final say!"

"I didn't say to recruit Lin Xing, I just asked him to try out."

"Then what? You also found Mr. Simon Perez. Once Lin Xing performed well in the trial training, you will join forces with him to put pressure on me and force me to recruit Lin Xing, right?"

"If Lin Xing really does not meet the requirements of UCLA as you said, will he perform well in the trial training?"

"Okay, okay, stop arguing, everyone has already arrived, you have to let him try out?"

"Or give him 50 yuan and let him take a taxi and leave?"

"..."

In any case, Lin Xing got the opportunity for this trial training.

The trial training was very simple. He first did some simple physical tests under the leadership of a certain UCLA coach.

For example, when measuring his height, Lin Xing's height is a solid two meters, or even a little bit more.

Considering his 16-year-old age, it is not impossible to jump another five or six centimeters.

If it is a 2-meter point guard, people's first reaction will be: Magic Johnson!
The wingspan of 2 meters is also very good, which is a full 15 centimeters longer than the height.

Looking at static talent alone, Lin Xing can already be regarded as a top-notch existence among this group of basketball players.

The results of the physical test were quickly given to the coaching staff on the sidelines of the training field. Looking at the physical test report, Jim Harrick could only say one perfunctory sentence:
"Physical fitness isn't everything..."

Then, he was interrupted by John Hall: "Then let's play a confrontation match and use actual combat to test Lin Xing's gold content."

"Actual combat is actual combat!"

Jim Harrick gritted his teeth and quickly organized a 5v5 match.

In order to be fair, he also disrupted the main lineup of the Bruins that he had established for the new season.

Tejus Edney partnered with the main center Richard Petruska and the main small forward Sean Tafel. Lin Xing also got the main power forward Ed O'Bannon and the main shooting guard Mitchell Butler.

With the addition of two substitutes in different positions, a 5v5 confrontation match is formed.

Because Lin Xing knew about it before coming here, he knew:

Tejus Edney is a quick point guard with a three-pointer.

Petruska is offensive, and the mid-range shot is accurate.

Sean Tafel can shoot suddenly, and there is a high probability that he will be the new offensive core of the Bruins in the new season.

Looking at Lin Xing's teammates again, O'Bannon can also shoot suddenly. Although he mainly plays power forward, his style of play is that of an outside forward.

Mitchell Butler is a defensive shooting guard, and the offensive end can only pick up leaks under the basket.

Therefore, Jim Harrick, who seems to be fair, has actually been biased.

He is very clear that Lin Xing's style of play needs space, but precisely, the backcourt partner with Lin Xing is Mitchell Butler who has no mid-range and long-range shots.

Even so, Lin Xing was not vain at all, staring at the thin and short Teus Edney opposite him.

He only knew that in the face of absolute hard power, any small moves would be futile.

……

Starting from the jump ball, the confrontation game started.

Petruska's opponent is George Zidek, a backup center in the Bruins team who has a style similar to his.

The two of them are floor sluggers, so the ball jumping session is naturally a pecking at each other.

The taller Zidek won the jump ball, Lin Xing stepped forward and took the ball in his hands.

Then, he quickly advanced to the frontcourt and met Edney's defense.

Edney's height is not even 1 meters, which is why John Hall has been not optimistic about him.

At this moment, Lin Xing, who is 2 meters tall, is standing in front of Edney. It is an exaggeration to say that he is as tall as a mountain.

But the advantages of height and body shape can be seen by the onlookers at a glance.

Lin Xing, who was in the game, didn't even think that the short Edney could block his progress.

At the moment, he didn't ask for a pick-and-roll or a screen, and went straight for a sprint.

Edney opened a pair of short hands, trying to block Lin Xing beyond his control.

Lin Xing, who was tall and strong, didn't even need to swing his elbows, just relying on the impact of his body, he broke Edney's defense line.

Edney's defense collapsed at the first touch, and Lin Xing galloped away at a high speed. At this time, he forced Petruska from the inside to defend.

Why has UCLA's grades been so bad these years?Their roster composition is too problematic.

Jim Harrick, who claims to be a white elite, has recruited too many whites.

Petruska and Zidek are both white centers with a soft style and average or even poor frame protection ability.

In the NCAA that emphasizes the team, perhaps this problem is not prominent.

But when it comes to a strong duel, both Petruska and Zidek may be blown up.

Like, right now...

Lin Xing had already thrown off Edney, and Petruska stepped forward immediately.

He can keep up with his footsteps. After all, he is only 2 meters tall and has a high degree of flexibility.

But when it comes to confrontation, there is a gap.

Like Edney, Petruska's supplementary defense was also under the impact of Lin Xing, and it collapsed at the touch of a touch.

Lin Xing squeezed him out of the soft way, and after taking a few more steps, he faced the basket directly.

Lin Xing is not soft-handed. When he saw the basket, he made up his mind to dunk hard at the basket in the Poly Pavilion.

So, amidst the surprised eyes on the sidelines, he grabbed the ball with one hand, stepped on the floor in the penalty area, and jumped up.

Turned 180° in the air, and by the way, changed hands under the crotch, with the back facing the basket and a back buckle, bang!

With a loud bang, Lin Xing had already pushed the basketball into the basket heavily.

"God, this guy's physical fitness is too strong!"

"Teus and Richard, one in front of the other, failed to stop him."

"I heard that he is only 16 years old, and his body still has a lot of room for growth..."

Jim Harrick thought that Teus Edney might not be able to beat Lin Xing, but he didn't expect that the gap would be so big.

At this moment, he can only speak bluntly: "Don't worry, let's look at the defense."

That's right, let's look at the defense again. If Lin Xing's defense is riddled with thousands of people, then rounding it up, isn't he on the same level as Edney?
Instead of trying to recruit Lin Xing, it's better to let Edney take over directly...

John Hall also knows that there is not only offense on the basketball court, but also defense.

Therefore, hearing Jim Harrick's stubbornness, he just chuckled.

Lin Xing's defense?He thought of the final moments of the California high school basketball championship game --

The last attack of St. Joseph Santa Maria High School, Lin Xing's successful defense of Jason Kidd, is enough to prove everything.

It can only be said that Jim Harrick must have never watched Lin Xing's game.

Or read it, but didn't look at it carefully.

(End of this chapter)