Basketball starts with breathing

Chapter 9 Coaches Don't Like Rookies

"Lu Yu, run!"

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"Lu Yu, haven't you eaten breakfast, speed up."

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"How many times have I said that when you go around eight, you have to be on time."

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"Do you move when the pick-and-roll hangs?"

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Such reprimands have become less and less frequent over time.

Lu Yu has lost to Blake Stepp for five consecutive days. He also did five days of personal training under the scorching sun. In yesterday's tactical training, Captain Casey Green clearly felt that Lu Yu could already do better than Blake. Stepp made fewer mistakes, but Lu Yu made consecutive low-level mistakes "accidentally".

This kid, on purpose?

During these five days, Lu Yu found that it was as he had guessed.

The learning progress of the Flame Breathing Technique will indeed increase by a large amount under the scorching sun. Although there is still a long way to go before the 1% increase again, it seems to be much better than usual.

Attentive Mark Foyou has a feeling that Lu Yu does not resist training outdoors.

He suddenly thought of Lu Chaoyang telling him that no matter how bad the weather was, Lu Yu had always insisted on training, which is why he made such rapid progress in one year.

Or...the whole team will go out to practice in the future?

"Forget it, I finally managed to recruit a few good seedlings this year, and I'm so scared that I'm going to transfer schools."

For a small school like Gonzaga, it is difficult to recruit the best high school students in the United States, and can only pick a tall player in the pheasant's nest.

It is these players who spend a lot of effort in recruiting every year.

As for Blake Stepp's provocation to Lu Yu, he did not object.

Healthy competition is more beneficial than detrimental to the team.

However, as a coach, this matter must be brought to an end before the official game starts, and the stability of the team cannot be affected by competition.

"Everyone come here."

Mark Foyou clapped and shouted, and when all the players formed a circle, he said calmly: "There is less than a week before the NCAA officially starts, and before the game starts, I want to hold the game in the team first. A match."

No one spoke, and the stadium was silent.

Everyone knows that this is not an ordinary intra-team match.

This year marks the first year of Mark Foyo's tenure as head coach of the Gonzaga Bulldogs, who were blocked by the Connecticut Huskies from the Final Four last year. Former head coach Dan Monson then Got dug by the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers.

Gonzaga had no choice but to find Mark Foyo.

Mark Foyou is confident that he can play a good result this year, because the team's player configuration is really good this year.

He picked up the player side report in his hand and watched silently:

Point guard: No. 7, Dan Dickau, 6-foot (183cm), 190 pounds (86kg)

得分后卫：11号，布莱克·斯特普，身高6尺4（193cm），体重200磅（90公斤）

中锋/大前锋：34号，凯西·格林，身高6尺8（203cm），体重230磅（104公斤）

Originally, he planned to use these three players as the cornerstone of the team, especially Dan Dickau. Although he is not tall enough, his scoring and organizational skills are not bad.

At least, worthy of a small school like Gonzaga.

But unexpectedly, he found Lu Yu...

The positions of Lu Yu and Blake Stepp almost completely overlap, which will inevitably lead to competition between the two in the team.

Although Mark Foyou thinks that Lu Yu is much stronger than Blake Stroup, he can't take Strope down in one sentence. After all, when he recruited him into the school, he promised to play time.

"So it's up to you to prove that you're the right choice for the team's shooting guard position."

Mark Foyou watched Lu Yu who was silently warming up on the court.

"I hope you don't disappoint me."

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The match will start soon.

Mark Foyou greeted everyone and divided the team into two groups, Blake Stepp was assigned to the main team, and Lu Yu was assigned to the substitute team.

Blake Stepp had a surprised look on his face.

After a few days, he was stunned to find that he might really be inferior to Lu Yu, not to mention the personal skills Lu Yu showed at the Manhattan Arena that day, just the tactical practice in the past few days, Lu Yu's progress is visible to the naked eye.

He originally thought that the coach would let Lu Yu enter the starting team.

It turned out that the coach still chose himself.

"It seems that the coach doesn't believe in rookies."

Stepp thought to himself.

When it's time to play, he'll definitely give it his all, because it's about his future.

"In any case, it is impossible for me to give you the main position easily."

Blake Stepp's eyes flickered, firm and serious.

A whistle sounded, and both players were already on the field.

Lu Yu raised his head and glanced, the main team's lineup was obviously much stronger.

Center Casey Green, power forward Zach Goode, small forward Mark Spink, shooting guard Blake Stoop, point guard Dan Deaco.

Looking at Blake Stepp, who was about the same height as himself, Lu Yu walked over.

The two sides stood still, and Lu Yu stood quietly in front of Black.

The two looked at each other, the air around them seemed to be stagnant, and the swords were drawn for a while.

"This time you lose."

"Don't worry, I will definitely win."

Stepp didn't believe that Lu Yu could win. It was a fantasy for the substitute team to win the main team.

Even when he first joined the team, although his personal data was good, the substitute team he led should not lose too badly.

In this confrontation, Stepp firmly believes that he will not lose!

At this moment, the assistant coach walked to the center circle with the basketball. Casey Green and the backup center Corey Voorritt bowed their knees at the same time, staring at the basketball in the assistant coach's hand.

The basketball was tossed into the air, and Kathy Green and Corey Voorritt let out a simultaneous roar, jumped high at the referee's starting whistle, and slapped the basketball in the air.

At this moment, Mark Foyo sat on the side chair and closed his eyes slightly.

Don't look at Casey Green playing the center position, but his height is not as high as that of a backup center. With almost the same bounce, the basketball was allocated by Warley to the backup point guard Kyle Bank.

Kyle Bank took the ball firmly across the half.

After several transmissions, the basketball was finally handed over to Lu Yu, who moved to the elbow area.

Blake Stepp lowered his center of gravity, slapped the floor with his palms twice, raised his head slightly to look at Lu Yu who was holding the ball and was preparing to attack, and shouted with excitement and anticipation: "Come on, let me see you Strength!"

On the court, Lu Yu's side with the ball had been cleared. He grabbed the basketball with one hand, leaned down, and said indifferently, "When I came to the team, you were destined to be a substitute for me."

Casey Green on the side suddenly had a foreboding for some reason,

Perhaps what Lu Yu wants to replace is not only Blake Stepp, but also himself... the team leader.

Of course, if Lu Yu has this strength, he doesn't mind.

"Did it start so soon?"

Mark Foyo opened his eyes and sighed secretly. The contest between the two players came so fast that he didn't even have time to take a nap.

Lu Yu said what everyone was thinking at this time, is this young man really going to replace Blake Stepp?
(End of this chapter)