Basketball starts with breathing

Chapter 15 It's obviously "playing" basketball

Old Mike is 50 years old this year. He has been the stadium announcer for the Gonzaga University Bulldogs since he was in his 20s, and it has been 30 years in a flash.

The edges and corners of the year have long been smoothed, and the spirit of the wind has also dissipated over time.

The only constant is his passion for the team, supporting the Gonzaga team for decades, whether the team loses or wins.

Today is the first game of the NCAA this season, and a new journey is about to begin.

Seven o'clock sharp.

Old Mike habitually shouted in his passionate voice: "Let us welcome the players from both sides with the warmest applause and cheers!"

The lights suddenly dimmed, and two spotlights were projected onto the Eagles' player tunnel.

"The first to play is the starting five tigers of the University of Washington Eagles!"

"They are, No. 11 point guard: Jamal Jones, No. 21 shooting guard: Aaron Olson, No. 18 small forward: Eddie Lincoln, No. 32 power forward: Chris White, No. 55 center : Jason Humbert."

There was sparse applause at the scene. After all, Spokane fans are Gonzaga Bulldogs fans, and they are really not interested in the appearance of their opponents.

"Now, let's welcome the starter of our lovely Bulldogs with applause!"

As soon as Old Mike finished speaking, a heat wave that could overturn the roof instantly erupted in the arena.

"The first to come out is the inside patron, Gonzaga's captain, Casey Green"

The old Mike dragged the tail for a long time, and the fans followed by shouting the name of Casey Green.

"Next up is our most trusted point guard, Dan Dicko!"

Dan Dicko has just joined Gonzaga this year, but he has been transferred to Gonzaga for a year. Fans have great expectations for him, so his popularity should not be underestimated.

Old Mike looked at the next player to enter the field, and his voice paused: "Oh! The next player to play is Zach Good, behind him is Mark Spink, and the last player to play is—"

When he saw the name of the last player to play, Old Mike was stunned.

"This name is really hard to pronounce, Perch? No, no, okay, my colleague taught me the pronunciation of this name, it should be Lu Yu!"

The cheers from the fans seemed to be a little weaker, and some fans even wondered why the last player to play was not Blake Stepp, who just joined Gonzaga this year.

In the past, in the first game of each year, the last starter must be the team's rookie players of that year.

Unless there were no newcomers in that year's starters.

Some fans remembered that this Lu Yu seemed to be the Asian kid who won Casey Green and Dan Dickau at the Manhattan Arena before.

"Hey, friends, my colleagues told me that this player named Lu Yu will be a sharp knife for Gonzaga this year."

"God, I really doubt it, but...I'm looking forward to it too."

The Washington Eagles do not belong to the West Coast League. In addition to playing against the teams in the league, each NCAA team will also select some teams from other leagues to participate in the league's competition. The regular season of the league is probably always About thirty games.

Originally, in the eyes of the Washington Hawks, Gonzaga was a good team in the league.

But when I saw an Asian player standing among the starting players of Gonzaga University, I suddenly felt that Gonzaga might really be dead.

Even Asian players are on the field, and the landlord has no food left?
Washington Eagles coach Ray Giacoletti frowned. The starting lineup sent by Gonzaga did not deviate much from what he expected. The only difference was this Asian player named Lu Yu: "Mark Foyou, the old fox. What kind of medicine is sold in the gourd?"

He studied the Gonzaga player profile for a few days and thought he was well prepared.

But who knew that a player named Lu Yu would appear.

Eagles player Aaron Olson, who was originally in charge of marking the Gonzaga shooting guard, was even more depressed. He thought he would guard last year's four-star high school student Blake Stepp, but he did not expect to guard an unknown person. The legendary Asian players seem to be Chinese.

What kind of basketball can a yellow skin play?
The American men's basketball team can win the Chinese men's basketball team by fifty points!
"I'm going to teach this yellow dog a good lesson."

Olsen was walking on the court and passed by the Gonzaga players' bench, and waved his fist in a demonstrative manner. Although he did not directly charge Lu Yu, as long as he was not blind, he could see that he was demonstrating against Lu Yu. The audience also saw it, there was an uproar, they were all abusing Olsen, and some people called for the referee to give a warning.

Mark Foyou patted Lu Yu on the shoulder: "Be careful."

Lu Yu's expression did not change at all, but the corners of his mouth were upturned, and he watched Olsen's every move with a sneer, just like watching a child play the house.

The lights in the arena were brilliant, and when the referee blew the whistle, the game began.

……

Not surprisingly, Casey Green lost the jump ball again.

Eagles guard Jamal Jones moved forward immediately after receiving the ball, but Gonzaga did not panic. The players quickly returned to the defense and turned the fast break into a positional battle.

Lu Chaoyang in the audience guessed that Su Qun didn't know NCAA teams, so he explained: "Gonzaga has not had a good center over the years. Although No. 34 Casey Green is a center in name, he is actually a power forward. The way of play, but despite the lack of a center, Gonzaga's overall offense is very sharp and makes it difficult for every team to parry."

Su Qun suddenly realized that just now he wondered why Gonzaga sent such a short center forward to jump the ball.

It turned out that there was really no one.

Just as Lu Chaoyang was about to continue to introduce Gonzaga's opponent, the Washington Eagles, to Su Qun today, before he could finish his speech, he suddenly heard an exclamation from the seat next to him.

"Ah! Is Lu Yu okay?"

The two of them didn't care to look at the source of the sound, and quickly looked at the court, only to see a long handprint on Lu Yu's neck, which was particularly conspicuous under the lights of the court.

Eagles shooting guard Aaron Olsen shook off Lu Yu for a split second before relying on his teammates for cover. He swung his arm sharply, and his fingers ran across Lu Yu's neck, leaving a bloodstain.

The action is very concealed, avoiding the sight of the referee.

Lu Chaoyang's eyes showed deep worry.

"This is the NCAA, Lu Yu, can you handle it?"

Lu Yu grabbed the pick-and-roll player and continued to catch up with Olsen. Because the referee did not blow the whistle, the game was still going on. In the eyes of the referee, if such a small action was not caught immediately, there was no need to make up the whistle.

Olsen ran to the elbow, and Lu Yu followed closely.

The two fought hand-to-hand at the elbow area. Olsen pushed Lu Yu with his butt, Lu Yu pressed his thigh between Olsen's legs, Olsen pushed Lu Yu behind him with his arm, and Lu Yu took a step back. directly in front of Olsen.

Where is basketball here?
Obviously "playing" basketball!
Lu Yu didn't expect that the NCAA confrontation would be so fierce. Usually, everyone in the team pays more attention to the tactical level. Even if the teammates are not convinced, they will use their skills to conquer each other.

But when it comes to the stadium, it is no different from the battlefield.

He suddenly realized.

This is 2000, and basketball in this era is all about "playing".

However, because of his discrimination against Lu Yu, Olsen "played" more intensely, which also made Lu Yu aware of the cruelty of the NCAA arena in advance.

Lu Yu smiled, and when it comes to fighting, that's what he's used to doing, and he's more professional in boxing than in football.

suddenly,

Lu Yu suddenly found that the progress bars of the three breathing techniques on his system panel moved slightly.

　The old rule, every game is Gonzaga's real game time in 2000, the opponent's player name, coach name number, height, and weight are all real. For everyone's sake, please collect more. Vote more, read more, rush rush!

　　
　
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