The starting lineups on both sides of the field.
Freshman team: Augustin, Durant, Damai James, Lin Ying, Pittman.
Senior team: Randy Williams, AJ Abrams, Toolman A, Toolman B, Chris Wendell.
Jump ball from Pittman and Wendell.
Well, Pittman can't jump at all...
Wendell easily moved the ball back to half court, and the Laosheng team took the lead.
"This guy has to lose weight."
The game had just started when Barnes frowned.
The team's recruitment of freshmen this year was all done by Springman, and he is very satisfied with the successful recruitment of Durant.
But this Pittman's size is too exaggerated. Is this a ball or is he a ball?
Wright on the side responded, and he was full of interest.
The three coaches all have different personalities. His personality is that he likes excitement and challenges, and Pittman is very suitable for that.
While talking, the Laosheng team had already launched an attack.
Although the talent is lower than that of the freshmen team, they have a tacit understanding of cooperation and rich experience, and they grabbed Pittman to play.
Wendell set a pick-and-roll, but Pittman couldn't replace it at all. Abrams easily hit a mid-range jumper near the free throw line.
In the freshman team's offense, Augustin called on Pittman to pick and roll and then broke into the basket.
His speed is not slow, but when he breaks into the basket, the senior team there has already attacked him in advance.
He jumped too deep and couldn't pass the ball, and despite the defensive effort, the ball failed to touch the frame and was directly hit by Wendell!
After Wendell took the risk, he took advantage of the defensive rebound, and the Laosheng team directly launched a defensive counterattack.
Abrams received a long pass from Randy Williams and scored two more points with a flying layup.
4 to 0.
The old students team gave the freshmen team a powerful start at the beginning!
"AJ has worked hard in the past two months."
Springman said.
Barnes nodded, but said nothing.
The team's top three players all left school and went to the NBA, and the original team's sixth man, AJ Abrams, stood out.
It's just that although Abrams has scoring talent, his physical condition is low and his upper limit is low. This type of player will not be able to play in the NBA no matter how hard he works.
The freshmen team advanced to the frontcourt, and Durant wanted the ball from a high position and broke through Abrams from behind.
Compared to offense, Abrams' defense is a bit eye-catching.
He was passed by Durant in one step...
You must know that at this time, Durant did not have much offensive ability with the ball.
Durant got to the basket and opened the scoring for the freshman team with an easy basket!
He plays shooting guard, but at 2.08 meters tall, he is the tallest among everyone present.
Coupled with his wingspan, once he reaches the inside, it is impossible to stop him.
However, the Laosheng team took their time and turned around to continue to capture Pittman's point. After passing the ball for a while, Wendell caught the ball under the basket and scored two points.
6 to 2.
The Laosheng team firmly controlled the situation on the court.
Durant caught the ball again in the frontcourt, but this time he had just received the ball, and the senior team was double-teamed.
Durant double-teamed to find a receiver, but lacked protection for the ball.
"Crack!"
Randy Williams had quick eyes and quick hands and stole the ball away!
Barnes reached up and stroked the beard on his chin.
Durant's performance in these two rounds was similar to what he expected: outstanding talent, but like a piece of rough jade, it still needs to be carefully polished.
But at this moment, his hand stroking his chin suddenly stopped.
Because another fast break of the Laosheng team... failed!
It's not that there's anything wrong with their own fast break, it's that someone on the freshman team retreated early!
And the person who retreated surprised him.
That’s Lin Ying playing power forward!
Apart from his wingspan, Lin Ying is unnoticeable in other aspects, and even in the NCAA, with a height of 2.01 meters, he can play inside.
However, he didn't mess up the ball just now. He successfully judged Abrams' layup intention, not only destroyed the latter's shot, but also took advantage of the defensive rebound!
Then, something that surprised Barnes even more was yet to come.
After Lin Ying got the rebound, he directly threw it to Pittman in the frontcourt like a quarterback in football!
In the fast break just now, Pittman had no time to retreat and was still in the three-second zone.
He received the ball, turned around and made an easy layup from close range.
6 to 4!
With one defense and one offense, the freshman team temporarily stabilized the situation on the field!
"Where did you find it?"
Barnes turned to Springman and asked, with surprise and curiosity in his tone.
On the first day when the new student arrived on the team, he hadn't had time to get to know the new players in depth.
In fact, let alone Barnes, Springman was a little surprised at the moment.
"He is Kevin's high school teammate. He plays good defense and is good at three-pointers, but he passed the ball like that just now... I have never seen it before."
Springman also told the truth.
The University of Texas itself is not a prestigious school, and it relied on favors and hard work to recruit Durant. The threshold is not high for a first-level league team.
Lin Ying has an excellent wingspan and is Durant's teammate, so Springman can be considered a normal selection.
"Can he shoot threes?"
Barnes heard another piece of information in Springman's words that surprised him.
Springman nodded.
In the previous basic training, the inside and outside lines were separated, and there was no three-point training on the inside line, so it's not surprising that Barnes didn't know.
interesting!
Barnes said nothing, but stared at Lin Ying, looking very interested.
There are also some big men who can shoot three-pointers in the NBA in this era. It's not like seeing one like a monster like at the beginning of the century.
However, those are a minority after all, and most of them are not very good at defense.
Now that there is an inside man who can defend well, pass the ball well, and can shoot three-pointers, it is strange that he is not interested!
…
"Do you want to have a new life? The price is that you will disappear from this world, and those who love you and those you love will forget your existence."
A year ago, as a basketball data analyst, Lin Ying was working when this sentence popped up on his computer.
His subconscious reaction was that it was a prank.
Originally, he should have asked his colleagues in the technical department to handle it at this time, but he didn't do that.
Because after the subconscious reaction, he hoped this was true.
He grew up in a single-parent family and is inherently introverted.
A few years ago, his close relative passed away due to illness, and because of his introverted personality, he was shunned by his colleagues, which made him become withdrawn.
He doesn't smoke or drink, and has no friends, let alone a girlfriend. His only spiritual sustenance is basketball.
When he has time outside of work, he likes to spend time alone on the basketball court.
However, his height is only 1.75 meters and his wingspan is average. Not to mention the NBA he yearns for, he can't even reach the threshold of professional basketball.
To put it bluntly, basketball requires hard work and luck, but the most important thing is physical condition.
There are not no short players who can play in the NBA, but apart from being short, their physical conditions in other aspects are historical.
In the past two years, due to the work pressure caused by the epidemic and the life pressure caused by soaring prices, his spirit has already reached its limit.
"Will those who love you and those whom you love forget that you exist?"
When he read this sentence, he didn't feel any emotion in his heart.
Because...he doesn't have any of these.
With a hint of expectation, Lin Ying chose yes.
Then as soon as he closed his eyes and opened them, he realized that he had really traveled through time!
He traveled back in time to 2005, a Chinese high school student studying abroad!
Then the memories of this body flooded into his consciousness.
This person is also called Lin Ying, with the same name as him. He is a senior student at Christian College. He has a body of 1.98 meters, a wingspan of 2.19 meters, and excellent physical fitness!
But this person also had a miserable experience.
Both of his parents passed away in the past few years, leaving only an uncle in the United States.
Originally, his uncle had high hopes for him because of his physical condition, but because his golf IQ was very low, he made little progress in three years of high school. He also lost his main position in his original school and was forced to transfer to Christian College.
If this momentum continues, let alone the NBA, there won't even be a chance to play in the NCAA Division I league.
The gap between the expectations of his elders and reality also put him under tremendous mental pressure. His hope was that he could be an ordinary person.
Then he received the same sentence on his mobile phone.
Unlike Lin Ying, he hesitated for many days before making a choice.
So after understanding it, Lin Ying knew that he might not be traveling through time, but a soul exchange in a parallel world!
Humans have been studying parallel worlds, but like death, this kind of thing can never be proven.
Because the people on the other side will never be able to tell the answers to the people on this side.
Just like him.
So after accepting this reality, he began to wait.
Although he is withdrawn, he doesn't want to communicate with others. Instead, he reads a lot of novels.
So he is waiting for those cheats, systems or other things that will be available after time travel in the novels!
But after waiting for a month, there was no response.
It was as if he really understood that he had just swapped bodies with Lin Ying!
After confirming this fact, he did not wait any longer, but began to re-examine his body.
Height of 1.98 meters, wingspan of 2.19 meters, and weight of 100 kilograms!
Aren't these physical conditions what he has always wanted?
Moreover, isn’t this basketball IQ that Lin Ying does not possess also something that he, a basketball data analyst, possesses?
That sentence that popped up was definitely not an accident. There are not only two Lin Yings in all parallel worlds!
He was "chosen" and made a "choice"!
After realizing this, his whole mood suddenly became excited.
Because now he has an opportunity to pursue his most beloved basketball dream!
After getting through the initial excitement period, he went on to do all the tests including the bone age test.
As a data analyst, in addition to what he can see with the naked eye, he also needs all other information about the body.
After all the test results came out, he also made a list based on his professional habits.
Name: Lin Ying
Age: 17 years old
Height: 1.98 meters (maximum height in bone age test is 2.04 meters)
Weight: 100 kg (fasting before test)
Body fat content: 10.1%
Wingspan: 2.19 meters
In-situ take-off height: 65 cm
Run-up jump height: 72 cm
3/4 sprint speed: 3.4 seconds
Bottom line return run: 11.8 seconds
185-pound bench press: 7 reps
Then, due to occupational diseases, he made an assessment of his various important abilities based on these physical data.
Basket:B+
Middle distance:D
Three points:D
Defense:B
Pass:D
Dribbling:D
Bounce: B+
Strength:B+
Sprint speed: B
Traverse speed: B-
Agility:B
Flexibility:C
Golf quotient:A
Potential:S
Perhaps because his golf IQ is not high, and he has not met any good coaches, the previous owner of this body was completely an undeveloped gem!
And even then, some of the conditions of this body are already outstanding enough.
His wingspan, strength, and defense, which are the most important things for an inside line, are better than most of his peers. His wingspan is even at the NBA's elite level.
The job of a data analyst is to filter data and then analyze and draw conclusions.
Lin Ying's first conclusion is: This body has every chance to play in the NBA, and even have a chance to become an All-Star or even a higher-level player!
It's just that because he is already a senior in high school, there is not much time left for him.
If you can't improve your own strength enough to enter the NCAA in the next year, then everything is empty talk.
After coming to this conclusion, he then analyzed what he would practice in the next year.
Time is limited, and even if this body has huge potential, it is impossible for him to develop multiple technologies within a year.
Then, there is an analysis related to the return on investment ratio.
This is his area of ​​expertise.
After analyzing various comprehensive factors such as basketball development trends, teammate situations, training speed, etc., he came to the second conclusion:
He now has to practice three-pointers and passing, and he has to reach the top level of American universities within a year!
Because only then will he have a chance to enter the NCAA first-level league!
Then, there is the crazy "suicide" plan.
Apart from going to class, eating and sleeping, he spends all his time in the training gym.
If the school's training hall is closed, he will go to a street court in the suburbs where there are few people!
Women, delicious food, busy traffic and feasting all have nothing to do with him. All he cares about is training! Training! Training!
The withdrawn character is actually a good thing at this time, because he can really do whatever he wants, and he can devote 100% or even 120%.
A year later, his almost torturous training methods finally had an effect, and his three-point and passing ratings changed from D to B!
This is enough to be a stepping stone for him to enter the NCAA first-level league!
It was during this process that he and Durant became friends.
In addition to the aforementioned dinner parties and comfort events, the two soon discovered that each other was a training fanatic.
Lin Ying's reason was because of time constraints, while Durant's reason was a bit sad to say. He was born in Washington, D.C., because he couldn't go to the training facility when he was a child. In order to make up for the lost time, he went to the training facility all day long.
And Lin Ying still remembers something Durant said to him when they were chatting.
"A lazy genius will surely be surpassed by a diligent one!"
Lin Ying could not have imagined that the young Durant would have such a deep understanding.
But later he found out that those words were actually said by Durant's mother.
Everyone knows what happened after that. Durant recommended Springman to him, and he successfully passed the trial training and joined the University of Texas with Durant.
For a lonely person like him, being able to study in college with his only friend is enough happiness.
Chapter completed!