super heavy artillery

Chapter 52 Season Begins

On November 2015, 11, UCLA sat at home and ushered in the first opponent of the season: the Monmouth University Eagles.

This is not a traditionally strong team, but if one is not careful, the consequences could be severe.After all, in the NCAA league, there is no absolute weak team.

Two days before the start of the game, head coach Alford announced the 12-man rotation list for the game, with the names of An Luo, Aaron, Alex and Prince among them.This gets them excited!This means that the first official game of their NCAA career is likely to be the season opener.It may not be a few minutes, but there is no doubt that this is a good start.

The starting list was not announced, but An Luo could imagine that these few of them would definitely not have a chance.The opening game is home again, and UCLA must win.Although the four of them performed very well in the usual training games, the newcomers are newcomers after all, so they can't take too big a step, and there still needs to be a gradual process.

When he was in Ninth Middle School, Liao Ning would lead everyone to watch the opponent's game video together, and then everyone would discuss how to play the game together.But that kind of thing doesn't happen at UCLA.There are dedicated data analysts here, who will study opponents and obtain a series of data, and then the coaching staff will formulate corresponding tactics and arrangements.

An Luo doesn't know how much more useful this method is, but at least it feels very scientific and convincing.

On this day, UCLA's Paley Field was almost full.Although it can't compare to the league championship, let alone "March Madness", but the last time I watched an NCAA basketball game here was half a year ago.If you think that these audiences are just people inside the school, you are very wrong.There are quite a few social audiences in the auditorium. Compared with the NBA, although the economic level is lower, there are still many people who would rather watch NCAA games.The commercial atmosphere of the professional league is too strong, how can there be a college league that is so pure!

An Luo looked particularly active today, as he could tell from his warm-up.He hasn't played a formal game for a long time, and An Luo was a little uncomfortable with the warm atmosphere at the scene.Although the audience was also very enthusiastic when they played high school league games in China, they still had to be reserved compared to the Americans.

Of course, this wasn't the biggest reason that made him so excited. In the audience not far away, An Luo's wife Fu Yao and Tang Xiaoru, as well as the Chinese students he met during this time, were all paying attention to him.He didn't want to embarrass himself in front of his folks because he didn't perform well enough.

The game hadn't started yet, and there was a lot of noise in the auditorium.Whether you know each other or not, as long as you sit together, everyone will chat happily.Or about the weather, or about a certain scenic spot, or about work, sports... Of course, the hottest topic is definitely about the game.

Regardless of these people who are doing different jobs in different positions on weekdays, many of them have extremely deep insights into basketball.They will pay attention to the rankings of each team every year, and the recruiting of each team every summer; understand the tactical thinking of those famous schools and famous coaches; understand those college players and high school players who have performed extremely well.

Like right now, they're discussing UCLA's roster changes this year.In particular, the four newly recruited players this year are the core of their discussions.

Aaron Holiday is undoubtedly the easiest to recognize.Not only because of strength, but also because of background.The United States is actually a country that values ​​interpersonal relationships, especially universities.In many families, grandparents, fathers, and children all graduated from the same school.And Holiday, his brother Zhu Holiday is a very good player in the history of the UCLA Bruins.

The most doubtful one is of course An Luo.And he is also the most eye-catching one.They all say: Rare things are more expensive.It's the opposite when it's a human being.In the NCAA arena, there are still too few Chinese faces.The Chinese basketball players in everyone's impression are almost all tall inside players like Yao Ming. As for the Chinese defenders, they don't believe it.

"Oh my god! Has our coaching staff been brainwashed by aliens? Why choose a Chinese defender! That little guy will be torn to pieces by the opponent!"

"Is the NCAA going to enter China? Sure enough, all competitions cannot escape commercialization!"

"Maybe it's for fun. You know, Chinese people are very rich!"

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Of course, there are also those who remain optimistic.They are not bound by fixed ideas.

"Hey, buddy! Maybe the coaching staff is not wrong. You can see that his three-point shooting posture and speed are much better than most student players."

"I love this guy! I bet he's an absolute genius! He's as handsome as I am!"

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Whether it is recognized or not, everyone is equally looking forward to this game.After the game, all questions and conjectures will be answered.

Before the official start of the game, the on-site DJ will introduce the players and head coaches of both sides.Hearing the long, roaring voice, An Luo couldn't help but sigh, it's not easy to do anything in America!But the effect was real. Under the guidance of the DJ, all the audience shouted one after another, and the atmosphere rose.

After the introduction, there will be a link of playing and singing the national anthem and raising the flag.This is not only the case in China, no country will despise patriotic education.However, Americans have many tricks. They sometimes invite some stars to sing, sometimes accompanied by elements such as the guard of honor of the national flag and soldiers returning from the front line. The purpose is to make this session less monotonous.

When everything is ready, the game officially begins.Sure enough, the starting lineup sent by Alford was all old players who played the game last year, and the newcomers An Luo could only sit helplessly on the bench and watch others show off their might on the field.

Perhaps because of their home court, the UCLA players took the lead at the beginning of the game, and played very impressive performances on both ends of the offense and defense.This makes coach Alford very satisfied. These players may not have the best talents, but they are definitely the most reassuring for him.

The audience was also very satisfied with the team's performance.Especially after Tony Parker completed the alley-oop dunk on the 23rd, everyone fell into a carnival.

This Tony Parker was not the French sports car from the San Antonio Spurs, but a big black man with great athletic ability.An Luo has a good impression of him, he trains very seriously, and usually does not participate in the bullying of An Luo and the others by the old players.

(End of this chapter)