God said I would meet you

After finally rang the bell, Lin Jinyu finally completed his math homework satisfactorily after going through 81, [-], [-] difficulties. The students who signed up for the basketball game all stood up with a huff, and huddled with their friends to go to the playground.

Lin Jinyu and Xu Zhao walked together, Zhang Xinli packed his schoolbag for him, and took a few steps slower. When he arrived at the playground, all the boys in his class had already stood around the coach, and they were selecting candidates there.

It is said that it is a selection, but in fact there is nothing to choose. Except for Xu Zhao, everyone else is equally divided. The coach—that is, Lao Hu, the physical education teacher in their class, has watched ball control, dribbling, three-pointers, and three-step layups one by one. Afterwards, Shuashuashua directly appointed two official players.

One is Xu Zhao, who is still a small forward. Anyway, he is full of energy, solid basic skills, good aim, strong breakthrough, and loves to be the focus. There is no position more suitable for him than small forward.

The other one is Chen Yewei, the one who changed positions with Zhang Xinli. This guy never attends class, has been caught smoking a few times, has changed girlfriends several times a year, and has provoked a lot of off-campus people.

Just such a person, but he is strong, tall, and he can run well. Among the dwarfs, the general is considered a good center.

The others are so-so, anyway, there is still a month before the official competition, so let's practice for a while and talk about it later.

Lin Jinyu was one of them who was particularly "so-so". There were ten people who signed up. The coach divided everyone into two teams, warmed them up, and asked them to try to play a few back and forth to see the situation and find out.

Although everyone is at the level of ordinary middle school students, they are boys who love to watch football. They still know the basic rules and styles of play, and they stand upright.

Lin Jinyu and Xu Zhao were not in the same team. He took off his school uniform and went to the sidelines to put the clothes on the stool. Zhang Xinli sat next to his schoolbag on the other side and said to him, "Be careful."

Lin Jinyu blinked at him, pretending to be a wolf with a big tail, and said, "Please, please, don't blink."

On their side, Chen Yewei played the center forward, and the others discussed briefly and decided on their respective positions.Lin Jinyu was determined to play point guard in such a loose manner. There was nothing he could do about it. He didn’t bounce well, and he couldn’t grab rebounds. Don’t even think about three-pointers. Just pass the ball, and quickly lead the half-court is a victory.

The whistle sounded, and with Xu Zhao and Chen Yewei both taking off, this amateur middle school basketball game officially started.

Xu Zhao's jumping is very good, but Chen Yewei has the advantage of height and wingspan. Under the combination of the two, Chen Yewei took the lead in getting the ball for their team.

Lin Jinyu took off to get the ball, dribbled the ball with his right hand quickly across the half court, and moved within the three-point line.The two guards on the opposite side came to block him, and the center also moved to the right to defend.

As far as my extraordinary level is concerned, it is better not to play singles... Lin Jinyu made a few crotch dribbles, pretended to be superior, but actually took a look at the gap, and was tricked by his fake moves to the left When Fang moved, he changed direction instantly, and threw the ball from the right side to the small forward of their team in the neutral zone outside the three-second zone diagonally opposite.

The small forward catches the ball, no nonsense, aiming directly at the basket is a jump shot.

His position is good or bad, not too far from the basket, but the angle is a bit off.If this position is just for shooting, the accuracy is good, but when he takes off, Xu Zhao, who is guarding against him, also takes off and directly blocks the shot, covering him tightly.Not to mention not being able to score, the ball simply cannot pass.

Their team applauded Xu Zhao one after another. Lin Jinyu was a little disappointed, but he didn't feel frustrated. After all, he didn't have much desire to win.

He breathed a sigh of relief, and when he looked outside the court, he found that Zhang Xinli was really sitting there with his elbows on his knees, watching him play seriously.

Lin Jinyu originally thought that with this guy's usual style, he would race against time to memorize a word or formula or something.

Over there, Xu Zhao's block landed, and after his teammates grabbed the ball, they directly passed back to the center line. Everyone cheered and followed the ball back to the defense. The penalty area, which was shoulder to shoulder just now, was empty.

Lin Jinyu was distracted to watch Zhang Xinli go, and his reaction was a bit slow. The coach yelled at him a few words, telling him to pay attention to the rhythm and run more.

Xu Zhao focused all his attention on the ball. He squeezed all the way and went around the opponent's three-point line. The guard passed the ball behind him and gave him the ball. Zhao cooperated and made a pick-and-roll. Xu Zhao dribbled, broke through, and made a layup in one go, successfully scoring two points.

The boys ceremonially cheered a few times and applauded him.

Next it was Lin Jinyu's turn to attack, but their inside offense was not strong, and they couldn't get in at all. It seemed that 24 seconds would be up, and in the end, whoever shot a three-pointer hit the basket with a "bang". It was loud, but it was useless and no points were scored.

A few more back and forth, still the same.

The coach yelled from the sidelines: "Don't use your brain? You can't shoot a fart from such a long distance, can you hit it? Mark the man and use your brain to cut?" He blew his whistle and shouted: "Rest for 5 minutes, each side To sum up, if one side fails to score later, everyone in this team will leapfrog twenty."

Offensive and defensive are very exhausting, Lin Jinyu supported his knees to take a few breaths, and walked to the sidelines to drink water.

He didn't feel anything when he was running on the field, but when he stopped for a while, he started sweating crazily.

Zhang Xinli unscrewed the lid and handed him the water, Lin Jinyu took it and gulped it down.

"Drink slowly," Zhang Xinli said, "It's not advisable to drink water after strenuous exercise."

Lin Jinyu had no intention of responding, but waved his hands at him, sat down beside him, and said, "My god, it's over, I'll make twenty leapfrogs later."

Zhang Xinli glanced at the venue and said, "So unconfident?"

"It's not a question of confidence. We can't shoot from the outside, Xu Zhao can't break through and can't defend, he can't score offensively, and he can't defend defensively. How could he not leapfrog."

Zhang Xinli patted him on the shoulder, Lin Jinyu turned around and asked, "What are you doing?"

Zhang Xinli leaned closer to him and said, "You can try to switch defenses and let the center and shooting guard double-team."

"?" Lin Jinyu said, "Who will guard the center and shooting guard on the opposite side?"

Zhang Xinli said: "The center can be handed over to the power forward, and of course the shooting guard will be given to you."

"What? No, no, no, I can't."

"You can do it," Zhang Xinli said, "The shooting guard on the opposite side is not as tall as you."

This may be one of the few advantages of Lin Jinyu's team. Their average height is higher than that of the other side.

"What about the power forward?"

"Don't worry about the power forward. Didn't you notice that the opposite power forward has been following Xu Zhao? They put all their focus on Xu Zhao."

Lin Jinyu thought about it for a while, and after thinking about it, it seems to be the case. The three-pointers on both sides are almost the same, which is almost equal to none. Their small forwards are not good, so the gap between the outside lines is bigger, and the breakthrough is not very good. Xu Zhao cooperates with the pick-and-roll, and the outside line relies on the guard to pass the ball to Xu Zhao.

Zhang Xinli said: "Pay attention to the opponent's passing route. If you are not good at the outside line, you can only get closer and score by inserting the ball."

Seeing that the whistle was about to be blown, Lin Jinyu put down the water bottle and went up to mutter to the team members.

Beep beep whistle, both sides returned to the field at the same time.

Since Lin Jinyu's team was too far behind, the coach directly gave them the ball.Several people spread out their positions, Lin Jinyu walked to the bottom line with the ball, scanned the audience, and found that the opponent's defense was quite dead.

Xu Zhao was stuck not far from him, waiting for a steal. Lin Jinyu weighed it and threw a high throw back. The ball went over everyone's heads and fell straight into Chen Yewei's hands.

He is the tallest and strongest in the field, and it is not easy to compete with him for height.

Chen Yewei quickly dribbled the ball across the half court after taking the ball. He has good physique, but his speed and flexibility are not good, and he was overtaken before he reached the penalty area.

The opposite center was not as tall or as strong as him, but he was more flexible than him. Chen Yewei couldn't make it through, and there was no chance of winning the shot from this position, so he changed hands and passed the ball to the small forward near the sideline.

Xu Zhao wanted to steal it, but Chen Yewei's shot was so high that he couldn't reach it.

But it didn't stop until he didn't stop. Seeing the ball passed his head, he immediately turned to defend. Lin Jinyu observed it, and the power forward on the opposite side really started to move according to Xu Zhao's rhythm as Zhang Xinli said.

In the case of a small physical gap, Xu Zhao is very defensive. The small forward is stuck near the three-point line and can't get in. If he can't get in, he will probably choose to shoot. With Xu Zhao so close Either being blocked or rebounding.

The power forward looked ready to hit the old tricks and make the next shot.

However, at this moment, Chen Yewei gave up his position in the penalty area and went straight across to block Xu Zhao.The power forward on Lin Jinyu's side took his place and guarded the opposing center.

Their team's power forward was almost the same height as the opponent's center, and they didn't suffer a disadvantage in confrontation. Xu Zhao's situation was very optimistic. He could compete with others, but Chen Yewei weighed too much more than him, and Xu Zhao couldn't squeeze him.

All this happened very quickly. When the opponent was still dreaming of "blocking two more points", the small forward made a shot, but he didn't shoot. Instead, he stepped in and passed the ball to Lin Jinyu.

Lin Jinyu's singles ability is not very impressive, and she has never had any outstanding performances. Seeing that Xu Zhao is defending others, the contention area is far away from her, and they all scatter behind and are ready to pass back, but they don't want to leave a gap. It was too late to defend.

Lin Jinyu took the opportunity to catch the ball, ran a few steps, and made a layup.

The players applauded.

Xu Zhao wiped off his sweat and said to him, "Hey, it's okay to pick it up cheap."

Lin Jinyu turned around and made a face at him while returning to defense.

The possession of the ball was exchanged, and the opponent started to attack. The ball changed hands several times in their hands, and finally was thrown to Xu Zhao.This was similar to Zhang Xinli's guess.

Xu Zhao stood outside the three-point line and lowered his center of gravity to dribble on the spot for a few seconds, seemingly thinking about how to play.Lin Jinyu's shooting guard stood in front of him ready to attack, ready to defend at any time.

The atmosphere was very tense, and there were sparks in the air.

It was too late and then too soon, Xu Zhao finally moved, he hesitated to cooperate with the big change of direction, it seemed that he wanted to directly make a breakthrough inside.

Lin Jinyu's shooting guard was also nimble, but he still couldn't keep up with Xu Zhao's pace, and staggered in the face of Xu Zhao's sudden death.

Xu Zhao dodged him with one move, and was just about to drive straight in. Unexpectedly, Chen Yewei was facing him, blocking him like a wall. He will definitely pass, ready to cooperate with the clearing, the card is stuck to the basket, and he will not be able to pass through this restricted area where even a needle cannot be inserted.

Xu Zhao wanted to make another change to bypass him, but the shooting guard he passed also double-teamed him. The two of them blocked the inside line like two walls, and they raised their hands and got closer and closer, almost clinging to him. , Xu Zhao has no room to move.

Lin Jinyu stopped one of the opponent's defenders who was close. The opponent was not as tall as him. If Xu Zhao passed the ball nearby, Lin Jinyu would definitely intercept him.

Xu Zhao lingered for a while with his excellent ball-handling skills in a small area. Up to this moment, he still wanted to find a chance to break through in singles. However, the opponent's double-team had already formed, the shooting guard was flexible, and the center was big. Like the wallpaper on the wall, he can't even get into the penalty area, and he can't shoot the basket. His shots must be blocked.

Xu Zhao was in a stalemate with them for a few more seconds, still unwilling to pass the ball, the coach blew the whistle.

"What are you doing? 24 seconds is illegal!" Teacher Hu looked very angry, and cursed at Xu Zhao: "Are you dead? Won't you pass back? Three people are blocked, you three points There is another person outside the line, do you see it? Empty!"

As soon as the whistle blew, everyone's confrontation ended temporarily, and the whole field relaxed.Xu Zhao patted the ball over and said something that could make the coach pissed off. He said, "Ah, why should I pass the double-teams I attracted by my strength?"

The audience was silent for three seconds, and then started laughing.

In any case, the ball was blocked, Lin Jinyu panted with her knees inserted, glanced secretly to the sidelines, and saw Zhang Xinli nodding at him.

Lin Jinyu blinked and gave him a thumbs up.

Xu Zhao's whole team was fined to line up and jump around the court. Five people lined up and jumped around with their heads in their arms. The area suddenly turned into a sea of ​​frogs.

Lin Jinyu's shooting guard seems to be a little sprained. Iverson's sudden change in death has always been dubbed the "ankle killer".

Although he himself said that it was not serious, the coach still asked him to rest. After all, the teacher must be responsible for the health of the students.

As a result, Lin Jinyu's team lacked one person.

When Xu Zhao came back from the frog jump, the coach commented on them one by one: "Does Xu Zhao's power forwards eat shit? Be quicker! The guards too, please come as a mascot? And Xu Zhao, you hold What's it like to be able to have a child with a single ball? Chen Yewei is too rigid, you need to strengthen your flexibility, your shots are too poor, and your body can't beat others for layups, why don't you step up your practice?" When it was Lin Jinyu's turn, the coach pondered for a moment, and only said: "Awareness is fine, but ball control needs to be practiced more."

This evaluation is already very gentle, it's not enough to scold Lin Jinyu overwhelmingly.

It's still early, and through the back-and-forth attacks just now, Teacher Hu temporarily has a general understanding of each of them's consciousness and presence level.The next step is to simply correct some of the more obvious mistakes, and roughly run-in this unformed team.

But now because of the fate of the shooting guard, Lin Jinyu and the others don't have enough people.Xu Zhao said: "There are few people, what should we do? Why don't we go there with one person and play four against five."

Mr. Hu firmly disagreed. From the performance just now, he could see that Xu Zhao didn't like to cooperate with his teammates because of his good skills.

...Although he does have this capital, and it is also a way of playing to give all the ball to sufficiently good core players, as long as he can win, but this is not a game after all, and the candidates for this small team have not yet been decided, and they are all Students, to cultivate team spirit, let everyone feel their own value, and have fun is the first priority. From the very beginning, establish a sense of "only Xu Zhao is the most important in this team" Not conducive to the next practice.

Mr. Hu glared at him and said, "No, there are so many players on the court, don't care if you know each other or not, you can just recruit someone to fill the seat."

There are indeed many people playing on the court at the moment, but everyone is ganging up, and it seems that no one belongs to the single party. It is really tricky to bring one person over for a while.

The others were looking around in a daze to find the target. The small light bulb in Lin Jinyu's mind "ding" and he went straight to the sidelines. Without saying a word, he pulled Zhang Xinli and was about to leave.