New Century Basketball Frenzy

Chapter 52 Against the Titans

Getting Kobe's favor is a great honor for many newcomers, although the pressure brought by this kind of expectation is not something ordinary people can bear.

In Chicago, Zhang Yi was able to get help from Wacker’s ex-wife Spears, partly because, as a media person, she knew that the teenager won the Black Mamba basketball game.

Even if it is a bet on his future, but under the premise of Kobe's hand-picking, this kind of gamble has a great chance of winning.

The basketball market can never be without topical characters, and the one who can make waves in the game this year, Britney thinks it will be this Grand Duchy boy.

Generally speaking, the NCAA regular season will be around November, but because UCLA's record in recent years is really bad, so in addition to the league's games, they also need to go to other leagues to score points.

So Wacker decided to use the NCAA's new flexible rules to arrange this year's Bruins schedule.

The so-called flexible rule means that basketball teams with poor performance in the past few years can start arranging games with teams outside the league one month in advance, staggering the peak period.

Many teams that are eager to rise will use this rule, although this means that the players of this team need to fight continuously for six months in the regular season, such an intensity is beyond the reach of NBA teams.

Moreover, children who play college basketball have credit requirements, so it is impossible to concentrate on basketball.

Zhang Yi is not considered a top student, but he is confident that he will not fail a cultural class with average confidence.

When he said this to Wali and the others, they immediately showed strange smiles.

"Everyone here thinks like you at first, but it's hard to tell in reality."

"Because in addition to attendance and final exams in college courses, the teacher's impression will also account for a large score."

"Don't mess with the teacher, no matter how annoying they are, stay away, Shinobu!"

From the very beginning, Zhang Yi was told by Wally and the others not to fight against any teachers at UCLA.

"Oh, I got it!" Zhang Yi replied with a smile. He wanted to be a good student at school, but he has been in trouble all the time.

In addition to physical fitness and tactics in daily training, Wacker also specially arranges time for one-on-one guidance for players in each position.

So everyone is improving at a speed visible to the naked eye. Although basketball is not a one-day achievement, there are still skills, and Wacker naturally knows how to improve quickly.

The first game finally came on time after the daily training in full swing.

The night before, Zhang Yi was so excited that he couldn't sleep for a long time, so he started jogging again, so that he could let his mind go.

Although the starry sky above his head was not as beautiful as Yunhua, Zhang Yi only felt that his mood gradually calmed down in the empty campus.

He didn't know if Uncle Long would appear in the audience in his first official game in the United States...

This kind of thought only flashed in Zhang Yi's mind, because he was taught by Uncle Long since he was a child that men should not be tired of small things, and that as long as they set goals, they will be fine!

The UCLA Bruins' first game was a fellow-off against the Cal State Fullerton Titans.

Although they are in different leagues, these two teams are not unfamiliar, because Fullerton is a university with the second largest number of students after UCLA, and its strength should not be underestimated.

The reason for accepting the challenge with North Carolina is that the Titans need more points this year, and the second is that they have introduced an all-American five-star player, whose strength has been greatly improved, and they can just run in with the big Bruins line-up.

The team coaches who accepted Wacker's invitation to the game basically reported such thoughts. In a few days, he had already filled the Bruins' schedule.

And in order to prevent them from changing their minds, Wacker immediately found someone to report to the NCAA once confirmed.

The first game was the home court of the Titans, and because the record was at a disadvantage, the Bruins players wore dark teams.

Zhang Yi also put on his UCLA No. [-] jersey for the first time.

Before the opening, Wacker only said, "Play whatever you want."

This sentence happened to reach the ears of the Titans coaching staff, and they all laughed, "It's really hard for the Bruins to come so far to send points."

Even seeing the new faces on the opposite side, everyone in the Titans still didn't take them seriously.

In particular, the joining of the five-star point guard Friend gave them more confidence.The Titans, who stopped in the top 68 last year and didn't even make it to the official playoffs of 64 games, are holding back their energy and preparing to climb to a higher position.

Zhang Yi noticed that there were only a few people scattered in the auditorium, and the reporters who came to report also looked lazy.

Obviously, neither of these two teams has much to sell, and it's completely normal to be treated coldly.

As soon as the ball was kicked off, Wally transferred the basketball to Zhang Yi's hands.

According to the tactics, he handed over the ball possession to Robert, even though it can be seen that the strongest point on the opposite side should be the point guard with his eyes above his head.

"I saw you for the first time, boy, what's your name?" the black boy with thick lips said to Robert.

Seeing his arrogance, Robert just sneered, no need to guess, the opponent's jersey was clearly marked with five stars on the chest, another guy with a name in vain.

"Boy, are you deaf or dumb? I'll ask you again!"

Flender suppressed his anger and said that with a height of 192, he couldn't take advantage of Robert's size, so the subconscious sense of crisis made him even more irritable.

As soon as he listened to his voice, Robert used a wonderful crotch change to break past Friend's defense.

The speed greatly exceeded the expectations of everyone in the Titans, especially for the proud Flender.

"Stop him."

During the crossover, Friend was blocked by the seemingly thin but amazingly powerful Escarlo, so he could only call his teammates to defend.

It's just that his voice was still in the air. Robert winked at Zhang Yi directly, and with the help of the opponent's defense at the basket, he completed an alley-oop dunk!
"Cool!" The sporadic audience stood up in shock from the ball, and the atmosphere was heated up in an instant.

And the reporters who were sleepy before were also awakened by this buckle, "Who is this guy?"

After observing Zhang Yi carefully, the other person suddenly realized, "Isn't this the guy who won the Black Mamba basketball game before..."

"So that's how it is. It's a good thing we're here, otherwise we wouldn't even know about such an explosive newcomer."

The reporters immediately lifted their spirits, and the flashlights flashed randomly on Zhang Yi.

The Bruins took the lead, but this was an official game after all, and the coach of the Titans immediately signaled Friend to stabilize his mood.

The five-star point guard is still good. In terms of the ability to spot opportunities, Friend is not inferior to Robert.

Looking back, the Titans scored a goal with the help of the dislocation of the defense at the basket and Friend's assist.

Seeing this situation, Wacker sat on the sidelines and played with his tie indifferently.

And this scene happened to be seen by the opponents, wondering whether this guy really doesn't care or is too confident...

In the next round, Zhang Yi completed the bombing of the basket again.

The audience was excited, but the coach of the Titans couldn't sit still, because this young man from the East didn't save the home team face at all, he dunked every time, which was very provocative.

So Flender made a concealed gesture, meaning to show Zhang Yi some color for the next ball...

Robert, who is well versed in streetball gestures, naturally noticed this, and he immediately understood and whispered to Zhang Yi, "They are going to deal with you."

"Haha, funny!"

Hearing this, Zhang Yi smiled and looked at his opponent without any worries, his eyes glowing with seriousness.

Arousing the interest of the predator is the tragedy of the prey...Robert couldn't help worrying about the Titans...

(End of this chapter)