The Golden Age of Basketball

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The arrival of David Falk not only surprised Gan Guoyang, but also made him understand what was going on in the game.

The other players present didn't react when they saw Falk, because they didn't know that this man in a suit, with a little bald hair, who looked like a school dean, was a professional scout and agent.

Otherwise, the players would definitely not be chatting and spanking lazily like they are now, but would make every effort to show their skills in training.

Seeing Falk walking towards him, Gan Guoyang had no choice but to suppress the desire in his heart to ask Reid for advice, and stepped forward to say hello to Falk.

"Good morning, Mr. Falk, long time no see." Gan Guoyang has never met Falk since he met Falk once when he was in school.

"Hi Gan, it's been a long time. Hello, Mr. Reed, it's an honor to meet you." Falk greeted Gan Guoyang and also greeted Willis Reed.Unlike Gan Guoyang, he doesn't even know a famous superstar like Willis Reed.

Reed just nodded to Falk and didn't say much.Although Falk is now well-known in the professional basketball circle, it is not surprising that people at Reid's level do not know him.

"How about Gan, did you play well at Gonzaga University? I've heard about your performance, it's great." Falk began to praise Gan Guoyang as soon as he arrived.

Gan Guoyang didn't feel anything about Falk's compliment, but asked straight to the point: "Mr. Falk, are you behind this game?"

"Oh Gan, how can you use the word "tricksters"? How can this be trickery? I just helped people organize a game." Falk was very annoyed at Gan Guoyang's use of the word "tricksters".

"Oh my God, what the hell is going on that dragged us to this big farm that doesn't shit?" Gan Guoyang said in a low voice. After all, it's not good for the opposing player and coach to hear such remarks.

Falke never cared about Gan Guoyang's insignificance when he spoke. He was very similar to Behrman in this regard, and he always showed special indulgence and care for geniuses.

"Of course I'm not going to drag you here to fork cow dung! And this game is all for you, for you! So you have to play well, understand? I had other more important things last night Things have to be dealt with, so I came here this morning to explain this to you." Falk also said in a low voice, as if he was explaining some secret mission.

Now Gan Guoyang is even more confused, arranged for him?Is it playing basketball to recruit relatives?

"Hey, good morning, Mr. Falk." At this moment, Behrman also came up to greet Falk.

Generally speaking, the relationship between college coaches and professional scouts is relatively poor, because college coaches hate "mercenary" scouts and agents who come to their teams to contact their talented players.

In the eyes of the coaches, these contacts have little benefit beyond money-corrupting their talent.

But the relationship between Bellman and Falke is different, not to mention that these two guys are both Jewish and they are about the same age.Behrman was able to get Gan Guoyang to play under his command again, and Falk can be said to have contributed a lot.

At the same time, apart from having some contact with Gan Guoyang at the beginning, Falk never influenced Gan Guoyang's training and competitions at other times. He wanted to know some trends and information about Gan Guoyang through Bellman instead of direct contact. Gan Guoyang.

Therefore, Bellman has a very good impression of Falk, and the relationship between the two is also good.

"Good morning Bobby, I'm sorry I didn't inform you before I came, because I'm really busy." Falk extended his hand to shake Behrman's.

"Gan, I think it's better for you to go to training instead of being an assistant coach here." It seems that Behrman wants to dismiss Gan Guoyang and chat with Falk alone.

Gan Guoyang had no choice but to return to his own half with the ball and continue the warm-up practice.

Falk and Behrman chatted on the sidelines. Apparently, Behrman also had a lot of doubts about this game. After all, Gonzaga had never traveled so far to play an invitational match in the history of Gonzaga.

Soon, the one-hour warm-up training was over. After discussing with Willis Reed, Creighton University at the home court did its best to give the main gymnasium to the Bulldogs for training first, and the Blue Jays will come again in the afternoon.

And Falk disappeared after chatting with Behrman for a while, it can be said that he came in a hurry but also in a hurry.

Time passed quickly, and the winter nights also came very quickly. It was completely dark at seven o'clock, but the gymnasium of Creighton University was brightly lit and crowded with people.

Some states in the middle region, like Indiana, Kansas, etc., are not so prosperous, often ridiculed as rural areas on the west coast and east coast, but the people here are very sports-loving.

As one of the most popular sports in the United States, basketball is no exception here.

In this game, although both sides are small teams that are not well-known, but one is playing at home, and the other is a mysterious teacher who came from afar, so the game has not yet started, and the arena is already full of student fans.

Looking at the aisles full of students, Gan Guoyang couldn't help but sigh how good the basketball atmosphere here is.

But this did not put too much pressure on Gan Guoyang. Having played several away games in a row, he knew that he must not be timid in away games, otherwise he would be weak, and he would be useless if he was afraid.

The game was about to start, and the two sides were doing simple warm-up exercises on the field, but they didn't know that, in addition to the more than 4000 spectators at the scene, there were two heavyweights watching the game from the corner of the field.

Gan Guoyang doesn't even know that his performance in this game will determine the future fate of many things.

As 7 o'clock approached, players from both sides stood on the court, ready to start this long-distance battle.

Gan Guoyang has the habit of observing the opponent's center before jumping the ball, but this time when he observes, his heart skips a beat, feeling that the opponent tonight is not easy to deal with.

Jumping the ball with Gan Guoyang in the middle circle was the starting center of the Blue Jays, a strong black man wearing No. 00, 7 feet tall and weighing 245 pounds.

His serious and stern expression seemed to be telling Gan Guoyang, "Don't think about it tonight."

"Beep!" With the referee's whistle and the ball being thrown into the air, the game officially started.

Although Gan Guoyang's bounce is only average, he can always take the lead in scrimmage with his long arms and super fast reaction.

But this time, Gan Guoyang failed to fight for the ball against this 00-foot strong man of No. 7, because the opponent was too big and squeezed Gan Guoyang out.

No matter how powerful Gan Guoyang is, he really can't exert his strength in the air. He suffered a small loss in the beginning because of his shape and weight.

However, scrimmage was not a big deal, and the game officially began, with the Blue Jays at home taking the lead in attacking.

"Oh, Falk, this little guy looks a little skinny, doesn't he? He failed to win the ball against that Benjamin..." At this time, among the audience in the stands, Falk was among them, and a person next to him said.

"Yes, it is true that he is a little thin. But he has gained 20 pounds compared to last year, and his strength is amazing." Falk seemed to be trying to defend Gan Guoyang.

"I don't know much about basketball, but I think this yellow-skinned guy is much stronger than the yellow guy on the side. Do you remember Bruce Lee? He doesn't look big." At this time, another person next to him also Said.

While the three were talking, a player from the Blue Jays missed a shot. Gan Guoyang pushed Benjamin under the basket and firmly controlled the backboard.

"Beautiful rebound, his position is really good." Falk said again, Gan Guoyang's performance just shows that what he said before is correct.

But the first person who spoke shook his head and said, "Just being able to grab rebounds won't help us. I need something different."

Something different, is there anything different about Gan Guoyang?Of course there was, but tonight he seemed a little out of touch.

After scoring a rebound on the defensive end, Gan Guoyang encountered some troubles on the offensive end.

This trouble comes from the opposing center, No. 00 Ben Oit Benjamin.

Although Gan Guoyang encountered a 7-foot center in the first three games, such as Gray, and a strong man, he has never met a tall and strong man like Benjamin today.

More importantly, although Benjamin is tall and strong, he is not bulky at all, and his defensive skills are quite solid.

Gan Guoyang felt this when he was stuck in the position. Although he still relied on his superior strength and outstanding skills to get a very good position in the waist position, Benjamin's top defense at the back made him very uncomfortable.

So after receiving Stockton's lob, he had no way to directly adjust and made an offensive shot. He could feel it on his back, and the defense of the people behind him was very tight, with almost no flaws.

Although Gan Guoyang has an outstanding hook, compared with the real Skyhook Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, his biggest flaw, and at the same time an irreparable flaw, is his height.

Compared with the 6-foot-10 Gan Guoyang and the 7-foot-2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, there is a full 4 inches difference. This leads to Gan Guoyang being much more disturbed when facing taller defenders, and his shooting vision is also difficult. will be affected.

In this case, Gan Guoyang only scored one goal in the first three attempted attacks, and the other two were all hits. This means that Bellman's tactical arrangement to hit Gan Guoyang first at the inside point in the opening game failed.

"His hook is very beautiful, but it's a pity that he didn't make it. After all, he is not a skyhook. And I don't think fans will like the second skyhook. The relationship between the skyhook and the fans is bad enough." In the stands Some people are obviously not particularly satisfied with Gan Guoyang's performance.

And Falk didn't know what to say, he could only pray that Gan Guoyang's state could be adjusted.

Gonzaga University did not play well in the opening game, perhaps because of the exhaustion of travel, or the lack of preparation before coming. After the first offensive point could not be opened, the entire Gonzaga offense was a bit chaotic.

Gonzaga's offense would have been worse if it weren't for Stockton's efforts to create opportunities.

However, on the defensive end, Gan Guoyang's state is as stable as ever. Although No. 00 Benjamin restrained Gan Guoyang to a certain extent on defense, he could not do anything against Gan Guoyang on offense.

Benjamin, who was also the team's first scoring point, couldn't even catch the ball by Gan Guoyang's defensive defense. He didn't expect that the yellow-skinned man who was shorter and thinner than him in front of him would be so strong.

In the opening 5 minutes, both sides played like shit, and the score turned out to be 6:6. The audience watched it with great joy, anyway, watching football in college is just for fun.

The coaches on both sides did not call a timeout. Obviously, they were training the players' ability to solve problems on the court.

In the ncaa game, when it comes to the national competition, basically every time you meet a new team, you have either never met it before, or you have met it, but it was n years ago. Old players have graduated long ago.

When you meet an unfamiliar team, you may not be able to adapt to the game at the beginning. At this time, it is a competition between players from both sides who can adjust faster, play their own characteristics, and take the initiative on the court.

These things cannot be taught by coaches. They require the talent of the players and the accumulation of experience on the court.

It was not Gan Guoyang, who was in poor form, but Stockton, who was calm and relatively experienced, who first started to adjust himself on the court.

"Gan, let's play a quick match later, we need to score." After Gan Guoyang grabbed another rebound, Stockton and Gan Guoyang said after getting the ball.

When the game enters a stalemate, tactics do not work, and it is difficult for both sides to score, the best way to break the deadlock is to use the team's star players to play singles, or two people to score with small cooperation.

Gan Guoyang nodded, he knew it was time to use a goal to boost the morale of the team.

In this attack, Gan Guoyang did not fall to the low position, nor did he go to the high position to cover, but ran to the 45-degree position on the right.

This position makes Benjamin very uncomfortable. If you don’t follow him, you will miss someone, but Gan Guoyang, a center forward, is really not a threat in this position; after that, a large part of the inside will be vacant, and there will obviously be defensive loopholes.

Just when Benjamin had to stand on the edge of the three-second zone, staring at Gan Guo and the penalty area, Stockton had already made a pick-and-roll cooperation with Anderson to cut to the basket.

Benjamin couldn't control Gan Guoyang anymore, and immediately rushed to the three-second zone to defend.

But Stockton's purpose is not to directly attack the basket, but to attract defense and give Gan Guoyang a chance!

Under the basket, under the attack of two people and surrounded by a center forward, Stockton stuffed the ball to Gan Guoyang who was ambushing on the right side.

If it was changed to the previous game, Gan Guoyang would end the offense with a hook or throw, but his touch in this game is not good.

Gan Guoyang saw that Benjamin had moved into the three-second zone, and after receiving the ball, he went straight to the basket!

Surprisingly, Gan Guoyang didn't catch the ball with both hands at all, but used his big hand to catch the ball with one hand, dribbled once on the ground, grabbed the ball and flew into the air.

Benjamin had just reacted, and wanted to turn around to defend, but found that a roc with its wings spread was already flying in mid-air.

Gan Guoyang, who had long arms and legs, jumped up. When he fully stretched out, he was so graceful.

But his dunk was so powerful, "哐!" When the voice came, Benjamin, who was standing still and wanted to make a foul, felt as if he had been hit by a truck.

Although Gan Guoyang was blocked from below, he still relied on his amazing waist and abdomen strength and super long wingspan to maintain his balance, and slammed his opponent's head hard!

"Yeah!" Although it's an away game, the basketball atmosphere here is like this. Beautiful goals and wonderful performances will get applause and cheers as well.

"Beep!" Followed by the referee's whistle, Benjamin blocked the foul.

At this time, Gan Guoyang fell to the ground due to excessive force, and a crowd of people under the basket turned their backs.

But a person in the stands stood up, applauded and said: "Falke, maybe your idea is right, this guy really has the potential to change everything"