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Chapter 12 Patiently waiting for an opportunity
On November 11, the long-awaited NCAA will finally start.Duke will usher in their first opponent - Fairfield University.

The game has not yet started, and the Cameron Arena at Duke University is already packed.

The most popular thing about Duke University is basketball. For Duke University students, the Blue Devils are their pride.

Because they have won 4 championships, although they are not consecutive, it means that most of the fans will see the school team win the championship one year during the four years in college.

That means they can be happy with the team and sad together.

Witness his brilliance, witness his defeat, rejoice together, and grieve together.

It is precisely because of this that Duke University students support the Blue Devils so crazily.

Cameron Arena was built in 1905 and can accommodate 9134 people. It is the home of Duke University's men's basketball, women's basketball, and women's volleyball teams.

The NCAA traditional giants have a single basketball game ticket of $65, which is higher than the average ticket price of the NBA.

In this way, there are still many people who buy tickets to watch the game, especially in March Madness, it is even more difficult to find a ticket.

However, students of this school can enter the game for free with their student ID.

Free to students, the preseason tent line evolved to be the only sure way to get a ticket in order to compete for that limited number of tickets.

In order to get limited tickets, get the best viewing position.

At the beginning of the season, the lawn in front of the Cameron Arena was full of rows of tents, and students lined up in tents for days and nights just for a ticket. This is also a scene of Duke.

The total number of participating tents is more than 100, and there may be 12 students living in each tent.In the evenings, the lawn is often the scene of parties or the occasional concert.

Old Coach K occasionally bought pizza for the students in the tent, which was talked about by everyone.

In the locker room of the home team at Cameron Arena, Old K read out tonight's starting roster with a tactical board.

Although he had been prepared in his heart, Zhang Zifeng couldn't help but feel a little depressed.

He lowered his head to stabilize his mentality, and when he raised his head again, Zhang Zifeng was already mentally prepared.

Even if it is a substitute, I have to be ready at all times.

Opportunities will only be reserved for those who are prepared, not howling and complaining.

Old K looked at all the players and shouted loudly: "I know you are working hard, but hard work alone is not enough. Because others only judge us by one thing, not our hard work, not our strength, and victory is everything. Are you ready?"

All the players shouted, "Get ready!"

Old K continued to shout, "What are we?"

"Blue demon!"

"GOOD BAY! Ready to play!"

Seeing the instructions from the staff, the DJ immediately opened his throat and yelled loudly, "Ladies and gentlemen, let us welcome our warrior - our inside monster Marshall Plumlee!"

When the DJ called out Jefferson's name in a long nasal voice, the arena burst into loud cheers.

Jefferson clapped his hands and ran out of the tunnel with his teammates one by one, and ran to the stadium waving with the fans.

"Rodney Hood!"

"Quinn-Cook!"

"Jeff - Winslaw!"

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Zhang Zifeng also ran into the arena amidst the shouts of the DJ, but unfortunately few of the audience knew him, and the cheers were so pitiful.

After introducing a group of players, the DJ roared with the loudest and loudest voice, "Let us welcome our superstar with the warmest applause...Jabari Parker!"

As soon as Parker appeared on the stage, the arena immediately burst into the most ardent and fiery cheers, and the cheers poured down like a mountain like a tsunami.

Zhang Zifeng stood in the arena, listening to the deafening cheers, watching the scene where the arena was like a sea, waving towels.

Hearing the shocking cheers, looking at the fluttering jersey and the flag representing the championship over the arena, Zhang Zifeng thought to himself, one day, I must enjoy today's treatment, and my jersey must also hang on the In the arena, there will also be records with his name written on the copper plaque on the wall.

After the old K explained the tactics and the captain Jefferson gave the encouragement before the game, the game started.

There are many teams in the NCAA, and there are many students with good skills and physical fitness in the United States, but there is also a big gap in the strength of each university.

Duke University is a giant, and basically can enter the March tournament every year.

Fairfield University is just a school that doesn't change its name. It has never won an NCAA championship, and it belongs to the boy who gives points every year.

From the very beginning, Duke University had an overwhelming advantage. Cook's organization and shooting, Hood's sharp breakthrough, Parker's all-round performance, Jefferson's rebounding, and Plumlee's lethality in the interior made the Duke University established a [-]-point lead in the first half.

Sitting on the bench, watching the fierce battle on the court, Zhang Zifeng was really eager to show his strength on the court.

Although this month was short, the training Zhang Zifeng received was completely inhuman, and he lived in hell every day.

Otherwise, it may have improved significantly in just one month, especially in strength confrontation and defensive confrontation.

Zhang Zifeng really wants to show his strength in the game and win the affirmation of the head coach.

Seeing Zhang Zifeng's longing eyes and anxious expression, James patted Zhang Zifeng's shoulder and said, "Jack, don't worry. What you need now is to observe and pay attention to everything on the field, which will help you in future games!"

The game entered garbage time early. During the garbage time, the head coach arranged all the substitute players to take turns to play.

During garbage time, the main players sit on chairs and talk and laugh, but the substitute players will seize this rare playing time to play.

Because they couldn't become the main force, in order to get more attention, the substitute players desperately scored points during garbage time.

At this time, there is basically no teamwork, and the head coach will not treat the players harshly at this time and ask them to cooperate with the team.

Because of this, in garbage time, as soon as those bench players get the ball, they basically do it alone.

Even Zhang Zifeng played for a few minutes to experience it, but in the unorganized and undisciplined garbage time, Zhang Zifeng was simply a soy saucer. He made a few shots on the court, which did not reflect his hard work during this time.

With the referee's whistle, the game ended.

Fairfield 59:109 Duke University, a big loss to Duke University.

The first game was won by a big score. Many experts believe that this year's Duke University is very strong, and it is listed as the No. 3 seed in the Midwest Division.

In the second game, Penn State University played against Duke University. Penn State State University was stronger than Fairfield University, but it was also limited. At 61:96, Duke still won by a big score and won two consecutive victories.

In this game, there were many more NBA club scouts and scouts from other NCAA teams who came to watch the game than in the previous game. They hoped to take this opportunity to gather intelligence.

In the next third and fourth games, Duke won easily.

The investigations of Duke University by various clubs are in full swing. In each game, seven or eight scouts sit in the auditorium and pay attention to the players in the fierce battle.

However, few people set their sights on Zhang Zifeng, a substitute player.

Zhang Zifeng's mood is getting worse every day, because now he is basically a dispensable role, a substitute among the substitutes.He played in garbage time and didn't perform at all.

Zhang Zifeng was just a substitute for Duke University, and no one on major domestic websites, newspapers and magazines paid attention to Zhang Zifeng.

Those reporters who once praised him in the CHBL finals probably don't even remember Zhang Zifeng.

Only his former teammates still remember him, and they have been paying attention to Zhang Zifeng and the news of the American NCAA league.

It's a pity that no one cared about the substitute among the substitutes. Even the news after the game didn't bother to mention this unknown kid who averaged only 1.9 points per game.

Zhang Zifeng's relatives and friends have searched many times without any results, as if Zhang Zifeng had never been in Duke University.

They were a little disappointed. They originally thought that Zhang Zifeng would be able to make a name for himself in the United States. If not the core of the team, he should at least be the main player.

But now it's been three or four games, and no information about Zhang Zifeng has been found.

Could it be that Zhang Zifeng was not admitted to Duke University at all, but just deceived us?

Or is Zhang Zifeng not strong enough to even make the big list?
They are confused.

Zhang Zifeng has been busy with training during this period, and when he returned to the dormitory, he was sometimes too tired to even change his clothes in time, so he just lay on the bed and fell asleep.

He didn't have time to contact his former teammates. More importantly, Zhang Zifeng didn't want his teammates to see his current situation, and he didn't want them to worry.

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