professional shooting guard

Chapter 16 Playing in Garbage Time

At five o'clock in the morning, the alarm clock rang on time.

Zhang Zifeng patted his cheek and dragged his tired body to get up.

I will continue to train today. I made 11 of 4 shots yesterday and scored 8 points.
Although it seems that the shooting rate is very high, the 4 times he scored were all layups from inside the basket, and the 7 shots from the outside were all ironed.

For a shooting guard, not having an outside shot is a disaster.

Today I will strengthen my shooting training and restore my touch.

After nearly 3 hours of training, Parker walked into the arena as usual.

Last season, Duke University fell before the quarterfinals. Parker hopes that he can make the Blue Devils go further this season, and it is best to win the championship.

This will not only leave a good memory in college, but also help you ensure your pick in the draft.

"Hey, Jack, you come here very early every day!" Parker greeted Zhang Zifeng with a smile.

Zhang Zifeng turned around to see Parker, and said with a slight smile. "You came quite early!"

While exercising his body, Parker said again and again: "You performed very well in yesterday's game. If you hadn't restricted Wiggins, we might have lost!"

People respect me one foot, and I respect others one foot.This is Zhang Zifeng's way of doing things!
Zhang Zifeng hurriedly said: "Where, it is mainly due to your hard work that we can win the game. Without your crazy chasing points, we would have surrendered long ago!"

For these praises, Parker did not care.He said: "Come on, continue to perform like this. The team needs you, and only with you can the Blue Devils go further!"

"Come on together and help the team win the championship!"

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In the afternoon, as the training time came, the Blue Devils players came to the training hall one after another to start training.

During the routine team training, Hood was very upset that Zhang Zifeng showed his style yesterday.

Seeing some players Chen Zan and Zhang Zifeng, Hu De said eccentrically, "It's just a good game, so I'm complacent, as if others don't know, it's just a substitute!"

The voice was very loud, as if I was afraid that others would not hear it.

Zhang Zifeng didn't like Hu De at all, and shouted loudly, "That bastard put a pig in here and screamed! Damn it, I'm going to the security to complain. Tell someone to take this pig to the slaughterhouse to be slaughtered!" "

Hearing that Zhang Zifeng satirized him as a pig, Hood's irritable temper came up again. He had just rushed two steps forward when he was firmly held back by his teammate Thornton.

"Don't be impulsive, Rodney! You want to be kicked off the team!" Parker shouted.

Hearing Parker's shout, Hood calmed down a bit.

"You'd better not mess with me, or I will let you know why you are the substitute and I am the main force!" Hood yelled at Zhang Zifeng.

Zhang Zifeng shouted impolitely, "Idiot, sooner or later I will take your starter!"

Hood was startled when he heard that, but he shouted, "With your offensive level, don't be kidding!"

"You'll know later!" Zhang Zifeng picked up the ball and drank it.

In the team match, Hu De singled out Zhang Zifeng whenever he had the opportunity.

The current Zhang Zifeng is no longer Wuxia Amon, and he is not afraid of Hood at all.

During training, Zhang Zifeng marked Hood more hard and actively than yesterday when he marked Wiggins.

Under Zhang Zifeng's marking, Hood made 18 of 5 shots and only scored 10 points, 2 rebounds and no assists.

Two shots by Hood were directly blocked by Zhang Zifeng. Hood became so angry that he almost wanted to do it again.

Fortunately, his teammates found out in time and stopped the fight between the two.

Hood was turned into an iron god, and Zhang Zifeng was not much better.

He made 11 of 2 shots and only scored 4 points, 5 assists and 2 rebounds.

When Zhang Zifeng and Hu De were full of anger in the team match, the two of them were also being discussed in the coaching meeting.

There is no unspoken and innocent love in this world. Even your parents love you because you are of their blood.

Otherwise that stranger will tolerate your temper unconditionally.

Although he didn't wait to see Zhang Zifeng at the beginning, old K has always liked hardworking players.

Talent is a gift from God, not everyone has it.

But sweat is something everyone has.

Zhang Zifeng's hard work and his persistent attitude towards basketball, old K looked into his eyes and slowly changed his view of Zhang Zifeng.

At the coaching meeting, old K looked at the data sheet and said to his three assistant coaches, "Jack has performed very well during this period, and his defense has greatly helped the team. What do you think about putting him in the starting lineup? ?”

Steve Wojciechowski, who is in charge of the team's tactics, objected, "The team is running very well now. If you change the lineup rashly, it may disrupt the overall rhythm of the team! Personally, I don't recommend changing it." Lineup. And having Jack as the sixth man will also make our second team stronger!"

Fitness coach James nodded and said, "I also agree with Wojciechowski's opinion. Although I appreciate Jack's efforts, the high-intensity strength training during this period has increased his muscles and also affected his hand feeling. , 12 of 4 shots in the last game, this shooting rate is too bad. Now put Jack in the main force, under the strict defense of the opponent, his shooting is an unknown, I think it is better to let him practice more shooting to make the hit Let's see if the rate increases!"

The two subordinates disagreed with changing the lineup rashly. Although he felt that Jack had the strength to enter the main force, considering the whole team, Old K still agreed with his subordinates and continued to put him on your bench as a bench gangster.

On December 2013, 12, Duke University played against the University of Maine Black Bears at home.

The University of Maine is not a strong team, and the game was very flat. With the Duke University's starting lineup, Duke's offense was as smooth as mercury, and the lead was established early.

In the first half, at 8 minutes and 41 seconds, Old K shouted: "Jack, get ready to play!"

Now less than 10 minutes into the game, he replaced himself.

Zhang Zifeng jumped up from the bench happily, took off his coat and was ready to play.

Old K grabbed his arm and shouted, "When you get on the court, guard the opponent's No. 23. Go to the bottom corner when attacking. If you have a chance, cut inside for a layup, and if you don't have a chance, pass it out! Do you understand?"

"Understood!" Zhang Zifeng shouted.

"Okay, let's go! Show off your hard work!" Old K said.

In this game, Zhang Zifeng's performance was neither good nor bad.Duke University led by 23 points in the first half, and just 5 minutes into the second half, Old K replaced all the main players, and all the substitutes went up to pass the garbage time.

Zhang Zifeng stayed on the court for the rest of the time. This game played more time than the previous game. He played 26 minutes and scored 6 points.

Scoring points in garbage time is not what Zhang Zifeng wants at all, but if he plays, if he doesn't try his best, he will be given up by the head coach!
What was even worse was the damn touch, only 21 of 3 shots in the game, which almost made Zhang Zifeng have a shadow on his shooting and dared not make a shot.

At the end of the game, the University of Maine 55:94 Duke University, Duke University continued to maintain a record of victory.

2013年12月07日，主场，佛罗里达大学短吻鳄队74:84杜克大学。

2013年12月11日，客场，杜克大学蓝魔队94:45爱荷华州立大学旋风队。

2013年12月20日，主场，田纳西州立大学老虎队55:65杜克大学蓝魔队。

Zhang Zifeng's playing time continued to improve. By the end of December, he averaged 17.8 minutes per game, 6.7 points, 1.9 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game.

The increase in playing time allowed more Blue Devils fans to pay attention to this Chinese man. After the game, there were fans clamoring for his autograph.

Especially when he saw some young and beautiful girls with angelic faces and devilish figures crowding around for autographs, Zhang Zifeng felt very proud.

The pitch was much earlier before the game, and the cheers from the fans were no longer sparse. Although it was not as good as Parker and Jefferson, there were already many fans holding cards with his name on the field to cheer. .

(End of this chapter)