whirlwind basketball

Chapter 202 Youth Competition (17)

Suddenly there was a roar of mountains and a tsunami that almost lifted the roof!

Long Xun and the others had already stood beside the rest area of ​​the youth training team. Li Yifan and his group walked over and greeted them with a smile.From time to time someone next to him was shouting the names of the players of the German team, making his head ache.

Jiang Dongyu kept sighing: "The German team may not have too much style, right? Fortunately, we came early or we would not be able to get in at all. It is simply not born to be a star!"

"Hey! If we play ball in this life, if we can get this kind of treatment, we will die without regret!" Ma Feifei's envy was beyond words.

Mao Qingcheng sighed: "Their treatment is really good. There are reporters and cameras. Not only the leaders are watching the scene, but also the commentary!"

They were talking and the voice of the commentary rang again: "The following players enter the field, let us welcome the youth training team from China first!" There was sparse applause on the field, and most people had never heard of any youth training teams.

The youth training team stepped onto the field.

"Let us welcome the German team from the European Division!" The voice of the commentary suddenly increased by n decibels and became extremely passionate.Immediately there was warm applause and whistles on the field. Although there were some girls in the stadium, most of them were boys. It can be seen that the German team's popularity depends on its strength.

"Center! Barbosa!" With the sharp voice of the commentator, a big man ran out of the German team's rest area.The youth training team stood in embarrassment on the court, stunned. Wang Siyang scolded in a low voice: "Damn it, they still play the NBA and call their names one by one?"

Li Yifan couldn't help but smiled wryly.

"Power forward! Parker!" A tall and thin handsome guy ran out with a smile and gave Barbosa a high-five.There was applause immediately in the arena. Li Yifan has seen this man before. His rebounding is quite good.

"Small forward! Clay!"

"Small forward! Thompson!"

...As the list of commentators got closer, there were not many people left in the rest area. Li Yifan saw Durant and Dirk seen in the last two videos.At this time, the cheers and applause became louder and louder to welcome the super stars in this super team of the German team!
"Small forward! Durant!" Everyone's eyes were on Durant. He walked slowly onto the court and waved his hands with an extremely indifferent expression on his face, not at all like other players. Some excitement.Several leaders on the rostrum stared at Durant and whispered to each other.

"Shooting guard! Dirk!" As soon as the name came out, there was a tsunami!Obviously Dirk is a novice, but his popularity is the highest in the German team, because his vitality, technology and sunny appearance, as well as his scoring average of 45 points in the first few games are enough to make him the most dazzling star!It is also obvious that due to Dirk's potential, the German team is also working hard to develop.

The youth training team silently looked at the German team members lined up in front of them. These guys chatted and laughed happily with each other, moving their hands and feet with a very relaxed expression.

There are 12 people on this side and eight people on the other side.Many people showed surprised expressions.

According to the rules of the game, players from both sides shake hands before the game.Li Yifan stepped forward and faced Dirk.Dirk obviously recognized Li Yifan, he held his hand with a smile on his face and said, "Are you also a shooting guard?"

Li Yifan smiled noncommittal.

"Please put the players in place first, and the game will start soon!"

The assistant coach of the youth team left the field and began to arrange the lineup: "Point guard Li Yifan, shooting guard Ma Feifei, small forward Long Xun, big forward Jiang Dongyu, center Fatty Zhang. Li Yifan and Long Xun should pay attention to Dirk's breakthrough outside the three-point line and stop it. When attacking, always remember to shoot when there is an open! If you don't go in, it doesn't matter; if you don't shoot, it's your responsibility!"

The youth training team put their hands together. Li Yifan took a deep breath and said slowly: "We have come all the way and now looking back, we have come a long way, but the National League has just begun! When we played games before, we always did not The team that is favored, but it turns out that we can always surprise them by surprising them! We are not afraid of any opponent, even if we lose in today’s battle, we will lose it!”

"We will win!" Li Yifan's voice was full of long-lost excitement.

"We must win!" The youth training team let out a short cry and pressed their hands down hard!
"Li Yifan!" A voice suddenly came from the noisy venue. Li Yifan turned his head and looked at Mao Qingcheng who was standing not far away. She waved her hands vigorously and shouted, "You are the best! Come on!" Her cousin Ma Hairan also turned to Li Yifan He waved his hand to indicate that almost all members of the Los Angeles basketball team were present and stood aside to watch the game.

Li Yifan smiled faintly, and the country held out a thumb.

Amidst the thunderous roar, the pioneers of both sides stepped onto the court and the referee came up with the ball.Li Yifan and Dirk were standing next to each other. Their heights were not much different, but their physiques were significantly different. Li Yifan could feel the vitality gushing out from the other side.

With the sound of the whistle, the basketball flew into the sky above the arena. Fatty Zhang and Barbosa leapt up and pointed to the dome!

Fatty Zhang almost reached the basketball amidst the turbulent shouts, but the opponent's center, after all, Barbosa dialed the basketball into the hands of German point guard Zlatan Ibrahinovic ahead of time.The first round of attack has begun!The youth training team quickly withdrew and returned to various positions in the backcourt.

Zlatan Ibrahinovic is the same height as Dirk but has a stronger physique than Dirk.The biggest feature of his ball control is his stability and his ability to use his strong body to eat the opposing players.

Li Yifan obviously suffered a big loss.

Zlatan Ibrahinovic hardly needed to protect the ball. His burly body pushed Li Yifan away while forcing it into the three-point line in the half court.Li Yifan gritted his teeth, his face was flushed, his whole body was leaning against Zlatan Ibrahinovic's body, the ten centimeter difference in height between them was the biggest disparity among all opposing players.

Dirk started running along the three-point line and Li Yifan immediately followed up.

But Zlatan Ibrahinovic did not pass the ball to Dirk, he was sure about Li Yifan.Ibrahinovic, who received the ball, didn't even bother to make any fake moves or shake breakthroughs, so he jumped up and shot!
The basketball bounced off the hoop, Fatty Zhang was about to jump, and Barbosa suddenly pushed him over, making his hand already raised.Fatty Zhang immediately felt a strong pressure!Get in front and grab the rebound!As soon as he landed on the ground, he immediately patted the ball on the ground and observed Fatty Zhang's movements slightly from the back.

Move, turn around, Barbosa made a standard center position move, and was about to hook a shot when Fatty Zhang suddenly pushed his waist. Barbosa immediately lost his balance and yelled, the ball hit the basket and missed!
"Beep—" The referee blew his whistle to signal Fatty Zhang to push for a foul.

Fatty Zhang raised his hand helplessly. Li Yifan ran over and patted Fatty Zhang on the back and said in a low voice, "Don't be nervous!"

"The youth training team fouled the German team with a free throw!" The commentator was very dedicated and said in the speaker, "This is the first shot of the German team in this round..."

Barbosa missed one free throw and hit two free throws to start the German team 1:[-].

"Fatty Zhang seems to be too nervous, he didn't mean to foul!" Ma Feifei said.

Coach Wang Tao nodded: "What I'm most worried about is that Fatty Zhang had a hard time defending the opponent's center when he played against Spain last time. Today, this center must be much stronger and more experienced than last time. And Li Yifan's opponent is far stronger and taller." It is too difficult to stand on top of him!"

The assistant coach smiled and said, "Then there is Li Yifan. He may be facing the most offensive player in the German team..."

Coach Wang Tao sighed and said with a wry smile, "That's right, I'm worried about that!"

"Don't worry, I've already arranged the offensive tactics to catch them off guard!" The assistant coach smiled confidently.

Li Yifan handed the ball to Li Yifan after halftime.Li Yifan was two steps away from Dirk. He raised one hand before starting to dribble.Under this gesture, the youth training team began to run, and an exquisite tactic began to spread out in the frontcourt as they moved!
Fatty Zhang ran out of the inside line to the top of the arc and suddenly moved towards Li Yifan. Li Yifan took this opportunity to insert the basketball diagonally and at the same time passed it to Long Xun who was pulling to the top of the arc from the other side!

Cross-movement Cross-movement In the triangular route drawn in units of two or two, as many as a dozen pick-and-rolls were caused by the continuous cross-movement of the youth training team, and the German team could not figure out the situation after only four or five passes. !
When everyone in the audience came to their senses, the basketball had already landed in the hands of Jiang Dongyu at the top of the arc. At this time, there was no one in front of him two meters away!
If he was handed over to Li Yifan who ran back, then Li Yifan would be the last one to take the shot.But the assistant coach said that anyone who gets the shot is going to shoot because the tactical movement changes rapidly and you can't be sure when the ball passes to the next player. If he has a better shot than you!
Jiang Dongyu raised the "anti-aircraft gun" and blasted towards the basket!
The basketball flew very high, and in the astonished eyes of the 52-year-old coach Popovski of the German team, who had been coaching for 2 years, it fell straight down like a shooting star from the sky and fell into the basket with a "shua" sound!

"Strike!" Wang Siyang jumped up, and there was a burst of cheers in the rest area of ​​the youth training team!

"The first player of the youth training team to score a goal is Jiang Dongyu. This is an unguarded shot!"

"Good vote!" Li Yifan gave Jiang Dongyu a high five with a smile on his face!
Coach Poposchi muttered to himself: "What kind of play is this? It's strange, I seem to have seen it there..." Like Coach Poposchi, several leaders on the rostrum also showed doubts. expression.They are more or less basketball experts. The youth training team adopted multiple pick-and-rolls and active transmission methods. It is obvious that the last open shot was not accidental but a well-planned tactic!

The question is how can a little-known ordinary team run tactics?
There was a satisfied smile on the corner of the assistant coach's mouth.

Ibrahinovic pushed forward like a tank, and Li Yifan could only resist desperately. Fortunately, Ibrahinovic did not choose to force the shot this time due to his poor shooting feel just now, and he threw it to Dirk.Li Yifan's heart skipped a beat and his body unconsciously bent down to take a defensive posture.He really wasn't sure how much interference he could make in the face of Dirk's fierce breakthrough...

The answer came quickly.

Without any hesitation, Dirk kicked his left foot straight to Li Yifan's left side!It's not that Li Yifan didn't have time to react, but his body had already reacted, but the moment he touched Dirk, because his body was almost out of position and still moving, when he collided with Dirk's tiger-like posture, he was immediately shocked to the side!
Long Xun, who had been prepared for a long time, gave a loud shout and directly stepped over to Kabitek, who took off in front of Long Xun's face in an instant.Amidst the cheers of the audience, the basketball jumped twice on the edge of the basket and fell outside again!
At the same time that Barbosa, who had taken off early, fell down, Fatty Zhang grabbed the rebound and hugged him tightly!
Dirk smiled and shook his hand, saying that he didn't feel very good.Seeing that the opponent got the ball, the German team did not come to force it and retreated directly to the backcourt.Coach Poposchi's eyes sometimes stared at the assistant coach and sometimes at the youth training team advancing unhurriedly forward.

Li Yifan held the ball and raised his hand again.

Coach Poposchi frowned and his eyes obviously became a little nervous.

This is a tactic completely tailored for the German team. According to the defensive formation often adopted by the German team, the assistant coach's strategy is to completely disrupt the opponent's deployment and break their accustomed defensive posture.It is true that the spirit embodied in this set of tactics is beyond the comprehension and experience of Huaxia coaches!

Long Xun inserted into the restricted area and pulled it out. At the same time, Li Yifan also ran diagonally past Barbosa. Dirk, who was chasing after him, was caught off guard and bumped into Barbosa's body!

Li Yifan quickly swept to a 45-degree angle and at the same time received a pass from Fatty Zhang, which was another great opportunity for an open shot!When this opportunity came out, the audience was in an uproar!Coach Poposchi also stood up!
Li Yifan dribbled the ball and took a step back, stood on the edge of the three-point line and soared into the air!

His posture immediately attracted the attention of the audience, especially the leaders of the sports departments of various countries on the rostrum.Even experts who have seen countless talented players can't help shaking when they witness such an elegant shooting posture.

Dirk staggered out of the penalty area and glared at Li Yifan who had already made a shot in mid-air.The basketball draws an intoxicating arc like a long rainbow passing through the sky, setting off white waves at the end of the arc.This arc is so perfect that it seems that the line carefully designed by God not only maintains a delicate beauty, but also is the most concise way to return the basketball to its home.

This jumper three-pointer immediately won the applause of a group of people!
"...the youth training team scored an open three-pointer and now the score is 5:1. The youth training team is leading temporarily!" The commentator's voice was a bit stagnant.

The observers on the rostrum nodded frequently: "This kid's shooting posture is very good... It is the most beautiful posture I have ever seen. It is so rare! Rare!"

While talking, Zlatan Ibrahinovic insisted that Li Yifan was directly pressed to the inside line. As soon as he raised his arm, he was about to shoot. He just leaned forward, but Li Yifan suddenly fell back.The referee's whistle rang immediately, "German team's No. 5 offensive foul!"

Zlatan Ibrahinovic stared at the referee helplessly.

"Good job!" shouted the assistant coach.

Amidst the boos of the audience, Li Yifan pulled Li Yifan up and the two looked at each other and smiled.

"Short and thin players also have their advantages," the assistant coach said in a low voice, quite satisfied with his words. It depends on how the chess players play?"

Coach Poposchi of the German team over there stared coldly at the opponent's young coach arranging tactics and said to himself: "It's amazing to be able to play like this with a bunch of bad cards...but a handful in my hand Good cards are not put on display, I want to see what other skills you have?"

"The current score is 5:1 and the youth training team temporarily leads and has obtained the ball. Now let's see if the German team can let go of the opponent's third-round offense." The commentator said, "Now the ball is No. 7... "

Li Yifan pressed Ibrahinovic just after halftime.This person looks rather handsome, has a strong personality, and just now Li Yifan made him an offensive foul, which obviously made Zlatan Ibrahinovic quite unhappy.However, although Ibrahinovic was forced to grab the ball, he was full of momentum, but his movements were not in place.He has a high center of gravity and doesn't seem willing to exert too much effort.It would be embarrassing for Ibrahinovic to be more real with the little man in front of him.

But he didn't expect that Li Yifan's ball control level and shaking ability were beyond his expectation.

I would like to say a few words here that the assistant coach made sufficient preparations before this battle, especially in terms of the warm-up requirements for the players.For basketball players, warming up is very important. It can neither consume physical strength nor reach a critical point. The effect is just right to warm up the players' ball-handling and shooting abilities to a certain extent.The reason why Jiang Dongyu and Li Yifan's opening shots were able to hit was the feel brought by the warm-up.

The same goes for Li Yifan.His eyes are firm, the basketball on the palm of his hand is flying, and the center of gravity of his body moves wildly with his steps.He sways left, turns right, leans forward, and closes his posture. A series of movements are like flowing clouds and flowing water, and he comes at his fingertips!
Just when Zlatan Ibrahinovic's center of gravity suddenly shifted, Li Yifan dribbled the ball and slid past like a loach, and Ibrahinovic's tall body did not lower his center of gravity. It's too late to go back to defense!

"Beautiful!" In the low sigh of scout A, the audience also exclaimed!
Li Yifan actually passed Zlatan Ibrahinovic, which immediately exposed the German team's defensive flaws. Seeing the player's ball-handling posture, Dirk knew that he was not an ordinary person, and immediately let Li Yifan go forward.Li Yifan passed the ball to Li Yifan without waiting for Dirk to approach him!
The great thing about the German players is that they are also very good at supplementing defense, but Li Yifan suddenly feinted and slipped in front of the opponent's power forward Parker who was coming from the supplementary defense, and moved laterally to the left side of the half court. !But Parker is no one to wait for an idle person. Once he made an empty shot, he immediately chased and defended the inside line twice. The big man with a height of 1.9 meters and zero in such a narrow space rushed over in one step!

Seeing that Zlatan Ibrahinovic had chased after Li Yifan, Dirk immediately approached Li Yifan.At this time, Long Xun suddenly started to sweep the top arc to the left side of the half court, and then attracted the pursuit of the opponent's small forward Clay.At this moment, Li Yifan suddenly turned his back on Parker and was about to pass the ball to Long Xun who was flying towards him...

Although Clay's speed was not as amazing as Long Xun's, he quickly blocked Long Xun's face with one hand!
Dirk looked down and was slightly taken aback - the basketball in Li Yifan's hand was gone!
The eyes of everyone in the audience also looked away. Only then did they realize that an orange-red figure just passed behind Li Yifan, received an extremely strange ground pass and flew up. The man had already reached the back of the basket. side!

Although Barbosa was following Fatty Zhang, his attention was also focused on the strong side. When Fatty Zhang suddenly bypassed him, he thought it was a tactical move, so he just chased after him and stretched out his hand to block the strong side and Fatty Zhang. What surprised him was that Fatty Zhang who jumped up into the sky was actually holding a basketball in his hand!
"Ah!" Fatty Zhang's plump calf muscles suddenly exploded, and his whole body flew straight up into the air with both hands holding the ball and dunked it back with a "click" sound, an extremely shocking reverse dunk!

The audience was silent for two seconds, then there was a burst of exclamation and then warm applause!
"Beautiful buckle!" The audience immediately applauded and cheered.

"How did he pass the ball?" Scout A looked surprised, "I want to watch the video!"

"Hmm..." Scout B nodded slightly, "It's getting more and more interesting..."

"The current score is 7:1. The youth training team just succeeded in dunking. The German team has yet to find a way to deal with the youth training team's offense and is currently behind by 6 points..." The voice of the commentator raised a few points. The dunk just now was obviously unexpected. To everyone's surprise.There are only a handful of teams that have successfully dunked in front of the German team.

The entire audience began to chatter, and the attitude towards the youth training team just now had obviously changed.These three attacks, even a layman can see that the smoothness of the offense and the enthusiasm of the touch really caught the German team by surprise and proved that this youth training team is not a fish-bodied generation who can be slaughtered!
"If you can't play offensively, you can't defend against the opponent, why don't you pause and arrange?" Scout C said.

Scout B laughed, "Won't this timeout ruin the prestige of the German team? They have never been forced to timeout at the beginning of the first quarter, have they? Let's see how to deal with it!"

The ball passed to Dirk's hand, and while dribbling, Dirk took a few steps back. He waved his hand, and all the players of the German team pulled away.Apparently, the German team wanted Dirk to show himself. They did the same in the previous few games. Giving Dirk a chance to fully demonstrate his personal ability will play a beneficial role in cultivating his popularity and his future path.

Sure enough, as soon as Dirk got the ball, the leaders of the country over there immediately cheered up and focused their eyes on Dirk.The voices on the sidelines are getting louder and louder. People are excited to see that the hero who made the wind and rain in the first few games is an omnipotent rookie!

The observer's eyes fell on Li Yifan.

Li Yifan leaned over, bent over, swayed his hands, leaned his knees slightly inward, and kept moving from side to side at all times.This is an absolutely professional defensive posture and full of concentration and readiness.He knew that he was facing the strongest player he had encountered so far, and he had to be on guard both physically and mentally!

(End of this chapter)