Basketball starts with breathing

Chapter 3 Bad Boys
The next day, Lu Yu jogged to Manhattan Park Arena while thinking about the current NCAA basketball situation.

He knows the NBA situation very well. Next season's championship will be the Lakers with the OK combination. They will defeat Iverson 4:1 in the finals, and then start the purple and gold dynasty with three consecutive championships.

But Lu Yu is still a long way from the NBA. His goal now is to gain a firm foothold in the NCAA. However, how many teams are in the NCAA and which team wins the championship every year, he has no idea at all. The NCAA only pays attention to it. Limited to the United States, Chinese fans, even die-hard fans, know very little about the NCAA.

The strong teams this year are probably the Duke Blue Devils, the Michigan Spartans, the Florida Gators, the Connecticut Huskies, the Arizona Vandals...

Lu Yu couldn't remember.

But he can be sure that his Gonzaga University Bulldogs seem to only be able to be heroes in the West Coast League. Even if they made it to the Final Four last year, they were still beaten up in the Final Four. Like a bear.

In Gonzaga's original lineup, Lu Yu only knew Dan Dickau and Blake Stepp, because these two guys later entered the NBA.

There are two NBA-level players who don't seem to be able to run rampant in the college league, because these two are just ordinary rotation players, but fortunately, Gonzaga will usher in a handsome and compelling self, guaranteed to win a championship.

The premise is that Lu Yu can enter the school team.

……

Manhattan Park Arena.

This famous old ruffian concentration camp venue in Spokane was reserved by a group of Gonzaga University basketball players.

The favorite team in the city of Spokane has never been the Seattle SuperSonics, also in Washington state, but the city's Gonzaga Bulldogs.

News of the Bulldogs players showing up at Manhattan's Park Arena quickly spread.

It attracts a large number of basketball fans from Spokane to watch.

At this time, the Gonzaga Bulldogs varsity players were warming up, and the perimeter of the venue was full of spectators.

You must know that these players usually train in the school arena, especially Dan Dickau, who joined Gonzaga last year, and Spokane fans have never even seen him play in person.

Lu Yu stood in the crowd wearing a black pullover sweater, silently watching the warm-up basketball players on the court.

The one with the No. 7 jersey and long flowing brown hair was Dan Dickau, who was transferred to Gonzaga from the University of Washington last year. Because he was not allowed to play for a year after the NCAA transfer, this year is the only time Dan Dickau is in the Gang. Saga's first season.

The player, who would later be named to the Associated Press and the Wooden Award for All-NBA, has already made his debut, and is more calm than other freshmen.

Even senior Casey Green, the team's leading scorer, can't say he's better than Dan Dickau.

Lu Yu silently watched Dan Dicko's warm-up.

It looks...that's what it seems.

"Give way."

Suddenly, a rough voice came from behind.

Lu Yu glanced back and was stunned for a moment, this person is tall, and he belongs to the sturdy type.

A bald black boy who was a few centimeters taller than Lu Yu and looked like a bad boy. He was wearing a black pullover sweater like Lu Yu, and a pair of blue jeans underneath. After reaching the basketball in Lu Yu's hand, he glanced at Lu Yu again before walking over.

"Caron Butler?" Lu Yu frowned slightly.

"Why is he here?"

"It seems to be interesting..."

Lu Yu thought to himself.

It's just a pity that the original appointment with Mark Foyou today may be in vain. It seems that we will still find a chance to start with Jessica in the future.

Butler took two steps in. The temperament of being on the road all the year round made the surrounding crowd consciously give up a path, and they could walk directly into the stadium, but Butler turned his head, looked at Lu Yu, and said: "Brother, do you want to play ball?"

Lu Yu stared at him and said, "Do you want to play?"

"of course not."

Butler said dismissively: "I'm just here to play."

"Okay, count me as one." Seeing the disdain in Butler's eyes, Lu Yu smiled.

On the court, Casey Green and Dan Dickau have noticed that the black man wearing a black jumper on the side of the court looks young, but his face is obviously not easy to mess with.

Kathy Green felt a little dignified.

This man is strong.

Just when he was about to refuse the idle people waiting to enter, Dan Dicko, who was next to him, had already walked over.

"Karon, long time no see."

Dan Dickau smiled and said hello.

"I just wanted to come and see if Gonzaga has a strong opponent this year, but I didn't expect to meet you. It's so fucking disappointing."

Butler's words showed no mercy at all. He has played in the AUU league for two years and joined the University of Connecticut this year, but he has always been lazy and has not yet reported to Spokane.

Although Gonzaga and Connecticut belong to different divisions, Butler's goal is the final four.

In the NCAA Tournament last year, Connecticut nearly lost to Gonzaga by [-]-for-[-].

"You want to have a match?"

Looking at the mighty Caron Butler in front of him, Dan Dicko re-laced his shoes, his eyes full of fighting spirit.

Although he knows that Butler's strength is very strong, as the future leader of Gonzaga, he will not easily admit defeat.

"it is good."

Butler smiled, showing his white teeth: "But we don't play heads-up, I know that Gonzaga's scoring champion last year was Casey Green, so I called one... Shet, what's your name? "

Butler asked back.

"Lu Yu."

"Oh, his name is Lu Yu, a very awkward name. Of course, you can tell that he is Asian. Hey, man, how many years have you played?"

"One year."

Lu Yu thought for a while, but answered truthfully.

Butler smiled even happier. He felt that his vision was great: "Dan, I didn't bully you. This time I chose a pure rookie, who may not even drill a woman's crotch."

Dan Dicko's cheeks flushed, and he felt it was Butler's humiliation.

"I think you'll pay for the fact that you picked a rookie."

After speaking, he walked back to the team and began to discuss with Casey Green. After all, he knew that Caron Butler was much stronger than him. Maybe he had to use the help of Captain Casey to win. hope of the game.

……

Lu Yu stood by and listened quietly to Caron Butler and Dan Dicko arguing.

Just when he was bored, when he saw Mark Foyou and Jessica approaching from the sidelines, he was instantly refreshed.

Lu Yu originally did not want to play against Gonzaga players too early, especially when he was not sure that he could enter the team, it would easily cause disunity within the team and affect the friendship between teammates.

"But in order to get into the team, I don't care so much..."

Lu Yu hesitated for a moment, and a look of firmness flashed in his eyes. If the team couldn't even get in, there would be no so-called friendship. As for whether to destroy or not, it was nothing.

"What's more, I also want to know what level my strength is under the exercise of breathing method."

After making the decision, Lu Yu immediately walked into the stadium.

"Senior Casey, Senior Dan, I'm a freshman at Gonzaga..."

Lu Yu ran to the school team players holding the basketball, looking at the boy in front of him, Dan Dicko's eyes showed a hint of doubt.

Wasn't this guy just the rookie Caron Butler was looking for?
Kathy Green didn't know it, and glanced sideways at Lu Yu: "Do you want to sign an autograph, but we will have a game with our opponent in a while, you can come to me after the game is over."

Lu Yu shook his head, and then said seriously: "I will be your opponent for a while. I can play against two seniors today, especially Senior Dan. I hope you will not show mercy for a while."

He's really worried about Dan Decoy's release so that he won't be able to show his true strength in front of Mark Foyo.

Dan Dicko was stunned.

If I remember correctly, this kid just said that he has only been learning basketball for a year.

Just ask yourself not to show mercy?
"what?"

Casey Green was stunned for a moment, thinking that he had heard it wrong: "Dan, did Butler pick this Asian boy as a teammate on the sidelines?"

Dan Decau blushed and nodded.

"Then he loses."

Casey Green's face was drawn long: "As long as this defensive loophole exists, Butler will never try to win this game."

Although Dan Dicko felt that it was disgraceful to win.

But run into the contemptuous Butler and this rookie who knows nothing about it.

Dan Dicko also came up with the venom in his heart.

But the fans on the pitch were stunned.

"Captain Casey and Dan Dickau are going to play two-on-two against each other? That big black guy looks strong, but that yellow-skinned Asian..."

The audience was in disbelief.

Asian-American players are inherently bad at basketball, which is common knowledge for many Americans.

Gonzaga's players have begun to clear the field, leaving only Casey Green and Dan Dickau on the court, while Caron Butler on the other side didn't even change his clothes, just walked on the court in a sweater and jeans.

Lu Yu was more cautious, at least tightening the loose shoelaces.

"..."

Everyone is speechless. Butler is very strong, so it doesn't matter if he is arrogant, but why is this rookie so arrogant?
"Maybe he can't play at all?"

A lot of people come up with this idea.

Butler just glanced at Lu Yu in surprise, but didn't say anything, because for him, Lu Yu was just used to make up the number.

……

the other side of the field.

Mark Foyo sat in the auditorium, sipping Pepsi leisurely, watching the turmoil on the field.

Jessica looked at him anxiously: "Can Lu Yu's body hold up?"

Mark Foyou was not worried at all.

He has seen Lu Yu's defensive strength, especially when Lu Yu cuts the ball, which is fast and accurate, not to mention Lu Yu also has an excellent shot, Dan Dekao wants to take advantage of Lu Yu's hand. Not easy.

However, Lu Yu only had one year of training.

He, who was still worried about Gonzaga's No. [-] position, did not expect to meet such a delightful player in this small arena.

"Why, are you worried about him?" Mark Foyo looked narrowly at his niece.

Jessica's cheeks flushed.

"I'll just ask."

She didn't know why she was inexplicably worried, maybe it was just because Lu Yu was a little handsome... Bah, where is he so handsome, it can only be said that people are not annoying.

"I'm just worried that he's been knocked out of confidence by Dan Dicko."

Jessica tucked her long brown hair behind her ears before whispering to herself, "After all, he promised me to enter the NBA..."

Lu Yu wasn't really beaten badly, was he?

　[Player introduction: Dan Dickau, the 2002th overall pick in the first round of 28 was selected by the Sacrato Gate Kings, and was traded to the Hawks on the night of the draft.In his career, he played for the Eagles, Trail Blazers, Mavericks, Hornets, Celtics, and Clippers. He played his best season in the New Orleans Hornets in the 6-04 season, averaging 05 points and 13.2 assists per game. . ][Player introduction: Caron Butler was a gangster since he was a child. Later, because of basketball, he was on the right track. He was selected by the Heat with the 5.2th overall pick in the first round of 2002. He played for the Heat, Lakers, Wizards, Mavericks, Clippers, Bucks, Thunder, Pistons and Kings and other teams.He was selected to the All-Rookie First Team in his rookie season, won the NBA championship with the Mavericks in the 10-2010 season, and was selected to the NBA All-Star team twice. 】

　　
　
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