you are all star

Chapter 69
The news that Neil's arrival broke the previous advantage of Edward Middle School's first-team team quickly spread throughout the campus, and at the end of the game, he also swept away the campus tyrant Poly, which is even more so. Many students in the second and third grades wanted to meet this black boy. Many people began to discuss that maybe the first team of the Wolves team would win tomorrow afternoon. Some people opposed it, thinking that they would definitely win tomorrow afternoon Lost to the middle school championship favorite - Huo Sen Secondary School.

After winning the first battle, Neil received a lot of praise. At the same time, he also developed a little arrogance. When many people came to praise him and hoped that he would perform better tomorrow, his answer was, tomorrow There will definitely be good news of victory for them. Many people looked at him and smiled. They just said something lightly. The Huo Sen Middle School team that will play against tomorrow will not be as easy to deal with as today's team. Be careful of slaps in the face, but I still wish good luck to you!

Neil thinks that Kawa Middle School is strong enough, and finally won through hard work. Tomorrow's Huo Sen Middle School is no problem. Therefore, he seems to be a little dazzled by the victory. Go on, don't practice the ball, just go around with your roommates.

The next afternoon, because they had classes, the teacher asked them to combine on time at [-]:[-], but Neil and the team members ran to eat something because they were afraid that they would be hungry during the game, and they did not come to the gymnasium until [-]:[-], Marcus Adams, Lavender and the cheerleaders look around for them.

When they arrived at the gymnasium, the players from Huo Sen Middle School had already arrived, and their average height was about the same as Neil's, with an average height of 1.4 meters 1.2. This scared the other four teammates who were only [-] meters [-] in height, and they took a step back , pointed at the opponent, looked at Neil, and said in surprise: "Captain, the height difference between us and them is too obvious!"

"It's okay, just in case you want someone like the fat white man yesterday, it just looks scary, but there is nothing real about it."

"That's right, they have to know how to play, otherwise, no matter how tall they are, it's just a decoration."

"So don't be afraid, try your best to cooperate, when it's time to make a move, make a decisive move, don't hesitate, once you hesitate, you may miss the best time."

"Understood, Captain!" They looked at Neil and nodded in response.

Since Neil entered the gymnasium, his eyes have been wandering around, as if he was looking for someone. He also watched the time on the screen from time to time. Seeing that it was only 3 minutes before the start of the game, his expression suddenly became a little dignified, and he looked around anxiously. , Seeing that all the team members, cheerleaders and coaches of Huo Sen Middle School are all here, and their teacher and cheerleaders don’t know where to go, Neil is very worried, what are they doing? Come, so he looked at his teammates: "Which one of you hasten to see if the teacher and Lavender are here? Because today's team is too tall, I don't know if the teacher has made adjustments or tactical arrangements. If they still If you don't come, it's not easy to do today."

One of the non-playing substitutes looked at Neil and the others: "I'll go find them!"

Before his voice disappeared, he turned around and ran away.

But the game time was less than 1 minute left, the host announced on the radio: the game is about to start, players from both sides are invited to enter the field, because Neil's extraordinary performance yesterday afternoon brought Edward Middle School a first game that has been sought for many years Win, today we are still in the same place, on the same playing field. I hope that the players from both sides can show us a hard-to-beat game, so that I can see a different game and a different excitement.

In the introduction of the host and the applause of everyone present, players from both sides stepped onto the court.

Ke Neil and the four starting players looked around inattentively, looking at the tall ones, they were full of fear, but no matter how frightened they were, they had to face it bravely. They could only challenge each other and test whether they could play .

As the referee sounded the urgent whistle, the game officially started. One of the referees held the basketball and guided the players from both sides to the midfield for a jump ball to compete for the ball.

The Wolves still sent Neal for a jump ball, and Huo Sen Middle School also sent a tall jump ball that was nearly ten centimeters taller than Neal.

It may be because Marcus and Lavender have not come at this moment for some reason, Neil is not concentrating, or the other party is taller than him, and his jumping ability is better than him. To win, the opponent's center jumps into the hands of his players. After the opponent's player receives the jumping ball, he quickly distributes it to the defender to organize the attack.

But Neal and his team members are still very dull, distracted, and slow to move. They don't know how to mark the opponent's players, and they swarm to defend wherever the ball is.

The result was a mess, and the opponent easily scored points. When the opponent came up, they played a small climax of 4:0, and there were boos and cynicism from the audience.

The host was still interpreting the game on the radio: It seems that the coach and cheerleaders of the Wolves did not come today, which dealt a great blow to their confidence, and it seemed that facing the tall and burly bodies of the opposing players, the Wolves were helpless , After organizing two offenses, they made one mistake and hit the iron once. I hope they will actively make adjustments next.

Neil looked at the opponent scoring another goal just now. The score was already 6:0. He was a little anxious all of a sudden. He decided to give it a go regardless of whether the teachers and cheerleaders could come or not. Therefore, he encouraged his teammates: "Come on ! Mark your own people."

Because of their height, they are always at a disadvantage, and it is impossible to play inside with the opponent. They must try their best to create space for three-pointers or mid-range shots to score points.

All the teammates were afraid of being overshadowed by their opponents, so they didn’t dare to shoot. They all passed the ball to Neil. Neil saw that today’s scene is not good. If the players don’t take the initiative to stand up, even if I am accurate, It's impossible to win, and I can't hit every shot, so let's forget about it, play singles first, try to score the ball as much as possible, and stabilize the morale of the army.

Therefore, after receiving a pass from his teammate, he pushed forward quickly, and then threw off the opponent's defender. The opponent's defender saw that he had been passed by Neil and was thrown off. , Neil didn't want to break through the penalty area anymore. Seeing that the opponent's player hadn't come up to help defend, he directly shot a three-pointer, and the ball went into the basket steadily.

Although his shot won a lot of applause and rewritten the game to 6:3, his three-pointer exposed a signal to the opposing coach, that is, the kid made such a three-pointer. Standard, will definitely play, and the technique is very good.

As a result, Huo Sen Middle School immediately requested a timeout and issued such instructions to its players. You will go on the court with two or three people to double-team and help defend Neal. The remaining two or three people will actively move. who interferes.

Marcus looked at his watch, the game had already started for a few minutes, and he didn't believe that they would be absent for no reason today, so he hurried to the gymnasium with Lavender and the cheerleaders.

Due to the tactical adjustments made by the opposing coach just now, Neil always recruits double teams or three teams, and it is almost difficult to have a chance to make a shot. He is forced to pass the ball to his teammates helplessly, and his teammates hesitate to shoot. Undecided, ended up being intervened two or three times, once directly blocked by the opponent, and once the shot was missed, the rebound was gone, the opponent used at least two people to pester Neil, and they grabbed the rebound that missed the shot With the blocked basketball, they quickly went on a fast break. By the time Marcus arrived with Lavender and the cheerleaders, the score had reached 12:3, and the score was further increased. Many students in the auditorium cursed Ni Many of Er and his teammates stood up and wanted to leave. They all agreed that our school must lose today.

Marcus came to the gymnasium with Lavender and the cheerleaders. Seeing that the score was nine points behind, he hurriedly asked for a timeout.

Neil and his teammates saw that the teacher finally came back. After the referee whistle sounded for a timeout, they hurried over and asked, "Teacher, where have you been? The teammates are too high today. We have no power to parry."

"Seeing that you didn't come by [-]:[-], Lavender and I went to the dormitory and cafeteria to find you."

"Hey... We were afraid that we would not be able to keep up with the physical strength of the competition, so we went to eat."

"Let's not discuss this topic for now, adjust the tactics first, and continue the game."

Everyone hurriedly nodded their heads.

Marcus went on to say: "After you guys play this time, remember one thing, the opponent's players are too tall, you must not play inside, outside, pick-and-roll tactics with them, try to be more stable when shooting, once you If you make a shot, the opponent will have no chance to organize a second attack. Once you fail to make a shot, it will be difficult to grab the rebound. If they organize a second attack and play inside, you will be crushed. Come on, just do your best!"

When the referee's whistle sounded, both players returned to the court.

As soon as Neil and his teammates returned to the stadium, Lavender led the cheerleaders to cheer them on loudly.

It may be because Marcus reminded them just now and made tactical adjustments to them. After they came up, they got better and launched a point-chasing mode. However, due to the large height gap and the opponent's players can play, they ended up with 36:28. Lost the game.

After the game, Neil was indeed ridiculed and ridiculed by many people. After this time, Neil finally understood that no matter what kind of victories he will achieve in the future, he must not temporarily abandon the habits he has formed. Treat gains and losses.

Although they lost the game in the end, both Marcus and Lavender comforted the lost Neil and his teammates, saying that they tried their best and should not be obsessed with losing or winning. Take it as a warning, minimize mistakes, and have the confidence and courage to win the game.

(End of this chapter)