God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 54
Of course, this is just a game, and McGrady is only meeting the requirements for the first time.Rappers originally planned to directly announce McGrady as the team's playmaker, but Chang Wei stopped him, and the reason was very good: "If you can't be sure that Tracy can do it every time, it doesn't make any sense to confirm in advance."

Rappers really wanted to open this guy's head to see what was inside. He was the one who begged himself to give him three days of special training. Now he is the one who told himself not to identify McGrady as the core of the organization in advance. You Are you here to cheat?But after calming down, Rappers felt that what Chang Wei said seemed to make sense. What if the confrontation with Saimaid suddenly exploded in the small universe?Expect him to explode into a small universe every game?

But soon Rappers was relieved. In the next three team matches, McGrady reached the so-called abnormal standard.Especially in the last game, after Rappers lined up the starting lineup for the new season, McGrady helped his side score 40 points in 104 minutes, and he also scored 32 points and 17 assists, which is simply excessive. mission accomplished.In the NCAA, where the game is relatively slow, more than 80 points in a single game is considered a high score, let alone 104 points.

Rappers finally made up his mind. After the last match, he announced that the team will focus on point forward tactics in the new season. In other words, Tracy McGrady will become the core of the team.No one disputes this, McGrady has conquered all his teammates in the four matchups, including Brand, who is competing with him.

Originally, Brand was still a little upset. Although he has a good personality, it is also very depressing to pass by the treatment of the core of the organization.However, Chang Wei found him in private, and said earnestly: "Elton, choosing Tracy does not mean that you are not good enough, but the team needs a more proactive person to organize the offense. Besides, playing organization Being a forward doesn't mean you can't play a point forward at the same time, if McGrady is seen as dead by the opponent, your role will be reflected."

Under Chang Wei's persuasion, Brand finally accepted this fact.He did find his own shortcomings. He is a traditional insider. He prefers post-up singles rather than holding the ball face-up. In this way, there are few passing routes to choose from. You can’t get the ball at the top of the arc, and you find that there is no chance. , Moved to the basket for singles again?This will undoubtedly greatly slow down the team's offensive rhythm.

As for the cooperation with McGrady, Brand has already tasted the sweetness. He received the latter's pass more than once after McGrady attracted the defense, and then made an easy jumper.His ability to hold the ball in front of the frame is average, which does not mean that his shooting range is not large. In fact, his scoring area is all the way to the free throw line, and there is almost no pressure on mid-range shots.

After nearly a month of training, the Wildcats of Villanova University have initially completed the run-in, and the rest will continue to cultivate tacit understanding during the game.What's interesting is that Villanova's opponent in the first game was the University of North Carolina, the old enemy of last season's national championship. It was precisely because of the loss to Villanova that several of North Carolina's main players basically chose to stay. Especially the twin stars Jamison and Carter vowed to avenge their shame in the new season.

This opening game is regarded as a strong dialogue by insiders.North Carolina's core team is rich in experience, while Villanova has recruited three major high school stars. It can be said that this is a confrontation between two strong teams, one old and one new.Coupled with the fact that Villanova eliminated North Carolina in the national championship last season, the two sides have already formed a grudge, which adds to the excitement of this game.

For McGrady, this game is more meaningful, because this is the first time he really faces his cousin Carter in a game, which he has been looking forward to for a long time.If he was still worried about gains and losses before, then after becoming the team's playmaker, he can't wait for this game.

Rappers also just needs a high-intensity game to check the results of the team's offseason training. North Carolina is undoubtedly a good whetstone.Yes, in the eyes of Rappers, North Carolina is just a sharpening stone.

In fact, what Rappers didn't know, and what Chang Wei didn't know much about was that Brand and Battier were members of Duke's golden generation in their previous lives. Gus and Maggette, the five of them, Duke came very close to the national championship, only to lose to Connecticut in the final.

Although they failed to help Duke win the championship, the strengths of Brand and Battier are beyond doubt. At least during training, Rappers has seen their strengths. Rappers is full of confidence in defeating North Carolina. He doesn't believe that winning his opponent this time will be as difficult as last season.

When everyone is gearing up, Chang Wei seems very relaxed. He just needs to ensure that the team does not suffer from injuries.No one except him knows how terrifying the combination of Tracy McGrady, Battier and Brand is. Let alone North Carolina, he is 99.99% confident that the team will win the championship this season. The remaining 0.01%, let’s talk It can't be too full, can it?

Rappers only saw their performance in training and team matches, but he was not as intuitive as Chang Wei. After all, the latter could see the abilities of all the players in the team from the system.After special training during the offseason, the overall ability values ​​of McGrady, Battier and Brand have exceeded 80, but McGrady is stronger in offense than defense, Battier is stronger in defense than offense, and Brand is the one among the three. The most balanced one, which also fits Chang Wei's impression of him in his previous life.

In addition to the three of them in the starting lineup, Brown and Allen's ability values ​​​​also exceeded 70, the former 74, and the latter 71. This is also the result of Chang Wei's special training.You must know that Chang Wei also looked at the ability values ​​of the two of them when the team assembled. Brown is not bad. Last season, he played a lot of games as Irwin's substitute. His ability value was 69, and Allen was miserable. , as a rookie who just joined the team, even though he is already a sophomore, his ability value is only just over 60, and he can't see the strength of the starting lineup at all.

But after Chang Wei's training, these two guys have made great progress, and the ability value over 70 means that they are enough to get a starting position.Chang Wei never expected that the team's starting five would all exceed 80. 70+ is already the level of a role player for an NCAA giant, which undoubtedly greatly improved the overall strength of the team.

North Carolina?Can they come up with such a starting lineup?Chang Wei said very skeptically.

(End of this chapter)