whirlwind basketball

Chapter 193 Youth Competition (8)

But after the game they knew it was a substitute, they weren't so excited. Their substitutes were comparable to them. I'm afraid the main force is killing God.

In the group where the youth training team is located, the strength of the other two opponents in the group, Angola and Brazil, is much weaker than that of the US team.Angola's strength is considered to be on par with the youth training team, but Brazil is a popular team to qualify for the group stage. Although they are not as strong as the US team, they are also a traditional American team.

The next opponent of the youth training team is Brazil.

In order for the group to appear, the remaining two games must be won completely.In the match against Angola, coach Wang Tao is confident that he can defeat his opponent with strength.If you want to defeat Brazil, you can only use surprise soldiers.

Although he won the substitutes of the US team, he knew that Brazil might not be unable to please these substitutes, so Wang Tao still attaches great importance to Brazil.

The so-called surprise soldier is Li Yifan's secret weapon.The reason why Li Yifan was not allowed to play so quickly was that he didn't want others to see his strength.

Of course, coach Wang Tao has other intentions, which is to deliberately suppress Li Yifan's desire to compete.

In the garbage time of the last 5 minutes of the game, coach Wang Tao replaced the substitutes one by one, but he only pressed Li Yifan on the bench.Why?
He is very much looking forward to Li Yifan's explosive scene in the next game.

The residence of the youth training team.

The training hall of the youth training team during their stay in the United States.

"Papa..." Amidst the rapid dribble sound, a figure quickly approached the basket, and jumped up near the free throw line, "Boom!" The basket trembled violently, and the basketball was smashed into the basket.The figure hanging from the basket let go and landed lightly on the ground.

The man who supported his knees and bent over to slam the dunk was gasping for breath.After a fierce game, is there anyone in the youth training team who can wreak havoc on the rim here with extra stamina?Yes, there is only one, Li Yifan, the only one in the youth training team who sat on the sidelines and watched the game.

It seemed that he wanted to use all his strength that he hadn’t put in during the game, and it seemed that he wanted to vent all his anger from watching the team lose off the court. After returning to the station, Li Yifan grabbed the basketball and dived into the ball Gym, such crazy training has lasted for an hour.

Coach Wang Tao, who got the report during the period, just raised his eyelids and said lightly: "Let him go!" He bowed his head and continued with his work.

At the entrance of the arena, Jiang Dongyu folded his arms and looked at Li Yifan calmly, saying: "There should be a limit to venting, there is still a game tomorrow, let's go back!"

"Damn it, Li Yifan is just not reconciled, not reconciled!" In the arena, Li Yifan grabbed the basketball on the ground and smashed it down fiercely.

Jiang Dongyu walked into the basketball hall and approached Li Yifan: "I know it's uncomfortable to sit on the bench, but you are much luckier than us!"

"I'm not dissatisfied because I didn't play." Li Yifan suddenly turned around, "I can guard him, I can guard that guy!"

"That guy?" Jiang Dongyu asked, "You mean the last ball?"

"Yes! But I actually made a mistake;."

"Don't take it to heart."

"Hehe!" Li Yifan continued to practice without answering.

....
On the second day of the youth competition, it was also at [-] o'clock in the morning. On the same stadium, the youth training team ushered in the second opponent of the group - Brazil!
In the previous first round, Brazil defeated Angola and is currently ranked first in the group with the US team that defeated the youth team.For the youth training team, only by defeating Brazil in today's game can they retain the possibility of entering the quarterfinals after the group stage.

Most of the previous debates about this year's youth training team will be answered after this game.

Since it was a life-and-death battle, the fans obviously paid more attention to today's game than they did against the U.S. team when they knew they would lose.Also due to the good performance of the youth training team in the last game, the number of fans watching the game in front of the TV more than doubled today.

Among the spectators sitting in front of the TV waiting for the start of the game, Jiang Dongyu, Ma Jue and others naturally paid attention to Li Yifan.

There are still 10 minutes left for the official game to start.On TV, live commentators and consultants are guessing the starting lineup of the youth training team.Guess whether coach Wang Tao will continue to use the main lineup that performed well in the previous game.Naturally, by the way, they speculated on whether Li Yifan would appear.The two agreed that coach Wang Tao had no reason to put him on the bench for two consecutive games--a player was called up exceptionally but he was not allowed to play. Any coach who did so would be tantamount to slapping himself in the face.

In the quiet bedroom, Jiang Dongyu clutched a corner of the bed sheet nervously, staring at the TV screen nervously.What the commentator said on TV made her more nervous.Originally expecting to see Li Yifan in the game, she now hoped that he would not play.At the same time, Chen Ang and Li Yifan's mothers were also waiting for their son to appear in front of the TV. They didn't know much about basketball and didn't care what those two guys were talking about on TV.

10 minutes before the game, players from both sides entered the field, and Li Yifan appeared in the queue of the youth training team.

Players from both sides entered the court to warm up.Coach Wang Tao, head coach of the youth training team, easily raised his legs on the sidelines. With a relaxed smile on his face, he turned around and chatted and laughed with the assistant coaches around him.When the shot fell on the TV screen, the fans waiting in front of the TV immediately had this question in their minds: Are they confident or pretending to be calm?Concern leads to chaos, and any shot on the TV screen may cause a fierce psychological struggle among the fans.Nervous about the outcome of the game, they are not stingy with various reasons to boost their confidence.Coach Wang Tao's smile appeared on the TV screen for two seconds, and the winning percentage of the youth training team on the website immediately soared by two percentage points.

Compared with the worries of the fans, the youth training players on the field were surprisingly calm, lukewarm, neither nervous nor particularly relaxed.On the TV, the consultant guest praised: "This is the best state of the athletes before the war, and this state is the most conducive to the athletes to show their strength. Coach Wang Tao is indeed a master at adjusting the state of the players!" In the ears of the fans in front of the plane, the winning percentage of the online youth training team soared by another two percentage points.

At the scene of the youth competition, the warm-up has ended, and the coaches of both sides recalled the players who were warming up on the field.

On the side of the youth training team, coach Wang Tao folded his arms and looked around at the players in front of him, and said, "Now announce the list of players."

Li Yifan held his breath, straightened his chest, and stared closely at Coach Wang Tao.

"Center Fatty Zhang, Power Forward, Zhang Shaolong, Small Forward Jiang Dongyu, Point Guard, Long Xun, and finally..." Coach Wang Tao paused, met Li Yifan's burning gaze, "Shooting Guard Li Yifan!"

The camera lens was aimed at the rest area on the side of the youth training team, and the five starting players lined up in front of coach Wang Tao.

Li Yifan starting?Seeing the numbers of the five players clearly, the CCTV commentator froze for a moment in surprise.Although it was predicted that he would play in this game, it was never expected that coach Wang Tao would let him start.

Not only the commentator was surprised, but the fans watching the game in front of the TV were also stunned: What is coach Wang Tao doing? Does he not want to win this game?
Only those who were expecting Li Yifan's appearance burst into cheers - this did not include Jiang Dongyu, who was obsessed with watching Li Yifan's back on TV!
The commentator on TV just froze for a moment and quickly regained his composure. He really deserves to be a celebrity on CCTV.The commentator said: "Everyone, the game is about to start. The youth training team basically continued the starting lineup of the previous game, but at the position of shooting guard, the young player Li Yifan replaced Wang Siyang, who performed well in the previous game. The name Li Yifan believes everyone They are no strangers to him. His selection is regarded as the biggest question for Coach Wang Tao’s youth training team. He was not a starter in the last game against the US team. Many fans speculated whether Coach Wang Tao will play in this crucial game. Let him play, and now there is finally a result!"

The consultant guest said: "From less than a minute in the last game to today's start, the arrangement of coach Wang Tao surprised all the fans. I believe this must also surprise our opponent Brazil. Coach Wang Tao is a favorite A coach with amazing moves, I hope Li Yifan is also his amazing soldier today!"

Get back on the court.

On the other side of the earth, there has already been an uproar, but on the side of the field, the parties are still calm and calm, and everything is going on in an orderly manner.

Before playing, coach Wang Tao gave instructions to the players and said, "Everything will be practiced according to the training time. Do you have any questions?"

"there is none left!"

Coach Wang Tao stared at Li Yifan and said: "I allow you to play freely in this game. Whether it is a breakthrough, a pass, or a layup, it is up to you. Use the strength you didn't use in the last game. Let me see your strength!"

Li Yifan curled his lips and said, "Don't you know my strength?"

Everyone couldn't help but smile knowingly when they thought of the scene where coach Wang Tao conceded defeat in the duel with Li Yifan.

Coach Wang Tao, who was involved, didn't see any change in his old face, and waved his hand: "Let's play."

The five starting players turned around, and Li Yifan stepped onto the field first.

"Flute!" The referee whistled, and the game officially started.

At the same time, "The game officially begins..." on TV

At this moment, after the players from both sides entered the court, the Brazilian players who focused on Li Yifan couldn't help laughing: Could it be that there are no basketball talents anymore, and they even sent an amateur player to start the game.Brazilian defender Aruba looked at Li Yifan, who only reached his neck, with a strange look on his face: Could it be that this kid is his opponent in this game?
Sensing the obvious contempt of the big man in front of him, Li Yifan didn't express anything, at least the expression on his face didn't show any abnormality—except for Jiang Dongyu who was next to him heard a soft "idiot!"

Jumping the ball, the ball was first allocated by the Brazilian center, and the basketball was snatched by the Brazilian players.

The youth training team quickly returned to defense.Brazil's basketball is handed over to Aruba, and he will organize the offense with the ball--Brazil's point guard is him.Aruba is the shortest player in Brazil, but he is [-] centimeters taller than Li Yifan and weighs [-] kilograms more.

"Dribbling is not bad!" Li Yifan quickly approached the opponent while giving such evaluation.A playful look flashed across Aruba's face, and the basketball in his hand was passed out—from the top of Li Yifan's head!
The basketball was passed to the Brazilian forward Zasit, and after a cooperation with his teammates, the basketball was stuffed into the hands of the inside center Marcus.With his back to the basket, Marcus turned around and singled Fatty Zhang and missed a shot.Power forward Zhang Shaolong of the youth training team grabbed a backcourt rebound.

Zhang Shaolong passed the ball to point guard Long Xun, and Li Yifan had already crossed the half court.

fast break?

Long Xun could not see Li Yifan, but the Brazilian players were not slow to return to defense. Point guard Aruba and forward Zasit had already caught up with Li Yifan, and there was no chance for a quick break!
Steady the basketball in his hand, Long Xun controlled the rhythm.

Offensive and defensive positions, Zhang Fatty and Zhang Shaolong enter the inside line, Jiang Dongyu is also dealing with the opponent on the bottom line, who will the ball be passed to?Fans are guessing.

They also forgot one person - Li Yifan!
"Shua!" With a fast and urgent straight line, the basketball was passed to Li Yifan who was outside the three-point line on the right.In front of him, Aruba was about one meter away from him, with his hands open to block Li Yifan's possible breakthrough.

No dribbling, no breakthrough, catch the ball, jump high, and shoot!Aruba quickly stopped.

It was too late, "Shua!" There was a clear sound of entering the net, and a three-pointer!
in?In!
Catching the ball and shooting the basket are so fast that it doesn't seem real. Facing opponents who are more than ten centimeters taller than him, he doesn't hesitate to make a three-pointer. He is really confident in himself!

"Good shot!" The commentator on the TV cheered, "There was no hesitation in shooting, and Li Yifan's shooting was very accurate. In this way, the youth training team took the lead in scoring 3-0!"

"Well, the three-point shot just now was really fast." The consultant guest echoed.

……

On the court, Aruba shrugged, obviously not taking this goal to heart. "Next time I won't be so lucky!"

Brazilian attack.

The youth training team played a four-one zone defense. The fastest Li Yifan stared at the opponent's point guard Aruba from beyond the three-point line to prevent him from breaking through.

According to the information in the hands of coach Wang Tao: Breaking through the inside to confuse the opponent's defense, and then passing the ball out for other players to score is Aruba's forte. With a height of 190 five centimeters and a strong body, he will not suffer too much even if he plays the inside by himself.

Outside the three-point line, Aruba tried to dribble and break through, but after flashing left and right, he still couldn't flash the little man in front of him, what a hell!The teammates over there are already in a good position, Aruba is no longer reluctant, the basketball is passed out, Brazil quickly passes the ball and sends the ball to the basket, and the inside player lays up and sends the basketball to the basket.

The youth team attacks.

Brazil's approach is man-to-man defense.The youth players kept moving quickly.Long Xun controlled the ball, and Li Yifan wandered outside the three-point line.

Long Xun passed the ball, the ball was passed to Jiang Dongyu, and Jiang Dongyu immediately released it—it was a pass, and the basketball flew horizontally beyond the three-point line, where Li Yifan caught the ball, jumped up, and shot!
"Shua!" The basketball that passed Aruba fell steadily into the basket--Aruba's position was still a little behind.

Three point shot!
Two three-pointers!
"Beautiful!" The commentator on TV cheered again, "Young player Li Yifan hit the second three-pointer, so he won the first six points of the youth training team by himself!"

"This three-pointer is exactly the same as the one just now. It seems that he is quite confident in shooting three-pointers. After catching the ball, he shoots quickly. This should be the characteristic of Li Yifan. It is indeed reasonable for the head coach Wang Tao to arrange him to play a shooting guard. .”

……

After Brazil's striker missed a layup, Jiang Dongyu grabbed a rebound and the youth training team attacked again.

Also outside the three-point line, this time Aruba stepped up the pressure, and the ball was once again handed over to Li Yifan.Want to shoot a three?Aruba stared at the little man in front of him warily.

Raise your hand...

The tense Aruba jumped up reflexively, and sealed the sky in front of Li Yifan for a long time with his open hands.

The hands that raised the basketball suddenly withdrew - it was a fake move. "Papa..." After two quick dribble sounds, Li Yifan took a step sideways, raised his hand, and shot!
At this moment, Aruba's feet had just landed and he could only watch the basketball fly out of his sky.

"Shua!" There was another crisp sound of entering the net.

Three point shot!
"It's amazing!" The cheering voice of the commentator on the TV has turned into an exclamation, "Three consecutive three-pointers, it's amazing. The young player Li Yifan's performance is unexpectedly good!"

"Three of three shots, it seems that his hands are hot today. And he did a good feint just now, completely deceiving the opponent, very flexible."

"With such a good long-range shooting skill, Li Yifan began to understand why the head coach Wang Tao called him into the youth training team."

"The youth training team passed the first three balls to him. It seems that the teammates have a lot of trust in him. Now look at Brazil's offense. The defender passed the ball...dribbled the bottom line to break through...passed to the inside...forced the inside, The goal was scored...Brazil played resolutely inside. 9:4, the youth team leads by five points."

"Look at the offense of the youth training team...the ball was handed over to Li Yifan again, today the youth training team seems to be attacking with Li Yifan as the core...the opponent is very close, there is no chance to make a shot...beautiful, a breakthrough...good shot !"

After being defeated by Li Yifan three times on the court, Aruba finally let go of the contempt in his heart and pressed the defense with all his strength.When the basketball from the youth training team was passed to Li Yifan again, he had no chance to make a shot under strict precautions.

Are you out of luck?

Do you think w can only shoot three-pointers?With a sneer, he controlled the basketball in his hand, changed hands with his crotch, suddenly accelerated under his feet and rushed past Aruba in an instant.

Facing the unguarded basket, Jiang Dongyu certainly would not be soft-hearted, "Shua!" After a clear sound of entering the net, the score became 11:5.

The goal just now was replayed in slow motion on TV, and the two commentators were not stingy with their compliments.

"Continuous change of direction, sudden acceleration, very fast foot movements, very beautiful breakthrough!
"After breaking in, he didn't force a shot, and passed the ball decisively after seeing the position of his teammates. The vision is very wide, and the timing of the pass is just right. He behaves very calmly, and he can't tell that he is just a 19-year-old ordinary student!"

"The few balls just now are really not something ordinary amateur players can do, that is completely the performance of professional players."

"Seeing this w I think most of the fans know why the head coach Wang Tao made an exception and chose him to enter the youth training team. Coach Wang Tao is really discerning..."

……

"Everyone, this is the second group match of the youth competition. The youth training team is playing against the Brazilian youth training team. The current youth training team is leading 11:4 by four points. Li Yifan, who everyone paid attention to before the game, is very active in this game. With three three-pointers and one assist, he is currently the best player in the youth training team. Now we will continue to watch the game to see if Li Yifan can continue to have a wonderful performance."

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In front of the TV, those who care about Li Yifan can finally relax at this moment.

The happiest about this start are the real fans.To be valued by coach Wang Tao, Li Yifan must have deep potential without deep strength. At this point, most people do not doubt the professional vision of coach Wang Tao as a professional coach.But no one would believe that an amateur player who has never experienced a professional game can perform so well in the international arena.As long as Li Yifan doesn't play too badly, the fans can pass the test.Fans even thought about the reason for Li Yifan's poor performance.

After the first 2 minutes passed, the fans were surprised to find that this guy was the best performer of the youth training team.After three consecutive three-pointers, he gave a wonderful assist and hit an 2:11 spurt in 4 minutes. The youth training team got a fantastic start.There is no better performance than this. Although this is not unrelated to the contempt of the opponent and the assistance of the teammates, the fans are already very happy.Even if he didn't have any wonderful performances in the following games, this short 2-minute performance has convinced everyone that he is indeed worthy of coach Wang Tao's extraordinary promotion, and he will definitely be an excellent player in a few years.

Huaxia fans are actually very easy to satisfy!

On the court, Li Yifan seemed to be willing to let the fans be satisfied. The 2 minutes just now were just a warm-up for him, and he didn't intend to stop at all.

"Crack!" Brazil's shot missed the basket, landed on the basket and bounced high.The basketball passed over the heads of the inside players on both sides and was "picked" by Li Yifan near the penalty area.

Raising his hand, as if passing the ball to Long Xun, when the Brazilian player held up his hands to stop him, "Crack!" With the sound of a basketball hitting, the figure had already rushed through the Brazilian player's armpit.

"Fast attack!" Li Yifan's order could be clearly heard on the court.

The youth training team launched an offensive quickly, using Li Yifan as an arrow to quickly cross the center line and attack the opponent's field.The Brazilian team returned to the defense quickly, and the shooting guard Jia Siqi followed closely behind Li Yifan.Due to dribbling, Li Yifan was gradually overtaken by his opponent.

The speed of both of them is very fast, Li Yifan's speed has not decreased at all in front of the basket, Jia Siqi has passed Li Yifan and is turning around to block the little guy's layup.The height difference between the two was nearly fifteen centimeters, and Jia Siqi had absolute confidence in such a defense.

(End of this chapter)