pinnacle swinger

Chapter 17 debut
The NCAA competition has not yet started, but most universities across the United States have officially started the fall semester.

And once the class officially started, Tang Wenlong found that his life was more fulfilling than before, especially the heavy studies, it was like returning to high school.What's even more incredible is that when his classmates knew that he came in as a "sports student", all of them showed curious eyes, as if they wanted to see him through.

Tang Wenlong is very low-key, but his complexion, appearance and superior figure doom him to be extraordinary in such a private university. To put it bluntly, he will be pointed at wherever he goes.On the first day he registered as a freshman, he was accosted no less than ten times, both men and women, which made him dumbfounded.

After the daily basketball training, Coach Jim also formally introduced the two of them to the Syracuse University Orangemen basketball team.

"This is Tang from China. He's 18 years old. He's a point guard and a shooting guard. I think you've seen it before. This is a super small forward from Iowa State University, Wesley Johnson. I think You should be no strangers."

"Welcome, warm welcome!" Andy Laustin applauded first, and following him, other players of the Orange People basketball team also applauded. The basketball players who came up were newcomers themselves, and there were two of them curiously.

Just after Tang Wenlong and Wesley Johnson returned to the team, Coach Jim continued to say: "There are still two months before the start of the NCAA tournament. During this time, I think we need to prepare for the arrival of the new season." Make a richer training plan and work hard. Do you have confidence!"

"Yes!" The whole team shouted angrily.

Syracuse University belongs to the Big East League, participated in the NCAA championship 34 times, reached the top ten in the country 4 times, and won the NCAA national championship once, which is Anthony's session.The ultimate goal of all college players is to obtain a seat in the top 1 tournament in March next year, that is, to be eligible to participate in March Madness, and finally expect to win the national championship trophy.To obtain this qualification, one must be selected by the selection committee officially awarded by the NCAA next year, which is also a common way for Syracuse University to enter the championship before; the other is to become the champion team of their respective leagues to automatically qualify for the competition.

It is obviously more honorable to become the champion and enter the tournament, and Tang Wenlong and his current primary goal is to dominate the Big East League.

However, there are so many strong teams in the Big East, and it can be called the strongest divisional league in the NCAA. Since 06, it has maintained a record of at least eight teams entering the NCAA March Madness for four consecutive years. Its strength can be seen.

It is worth mentioning that last year, under the leadership of the school's super point guard Jonny Flynn, the Orangemen basketball team reached the finals of the Big East Conference Championship, although they lost 66 to 76 to the Cardinals of the University of Louisville. But it proves that the team is among the top-ranked strengths in the Big East.Now, Jonny Flynn was picked by the Timberwolves with the fifth overall pick in this year's NBA draft. Many players on the team have also entered the professional league one after another, and their strength has dropped significantly.

Therefore, before the start of the friendly match with the Georgetown University Hoyas, the tabloid media in both regions were not optimistic about Syracuse University, which has home court advantage, and believed that Georgetown University's star insider Greg Monroe would easily lead the team. Defeat Syracuse, whose strength has dropped significantly.

What surprised Tang Wenlong was that such an extremely ordinary friendly match would attract nearly a thousand spectators from Syracuse University. If it weren't for the limited facilities in the arena, there would probably be more students flocking. enter.Even so, Tang Wenlong still felt the different basketball atmosphere from Syracuse.

He enjoys this atmosphere very much, and he likes to play in a place with a strong basketball atmosphere.

"This is the new player recruited by the team this year. It seems to be an Asian. He looks like he is only 15 years old."

"Yeah, look at his slender arms and legs. I really don't know how strong he is, so that the school uses the few invitation letters."

"Look, that is Wesley Johnson, who is reputed to have the same potential as Cameron, God, another skinny monkey!"

"I think our school is going to suspend this year, so we recruited so many rotten sweet potatoes and rotten eggs. How can we compare with UConn and Duke? I'm afraid Georgetown University that came today can't win!"

For a while, Tang Wenlong and Wesley Johnson, who were doing warm-up training, were pointing at the arena. Wesley Johnson was better, after all, he had already proved himself at Iowa State University in the first two years of college. However, a player like Tang Wenlong who appeared out of nowhere was not recognized, and there were even some boos from the crowd.

"Don't worry, Don." Wesley Johnson looked at Tang Wenlong and said worriedly.

"I'm fine." Tang Wenlong shook his head with a calm expression, "This is a very normal thing. After all, I haven't scored any results yet."

Coach Jim made today's starting lineup.

Point guard: Raymond, shooting guard: Andy Laustin, small forward: Wesley Johnson, power forward: Anderson, center: Blake.

Tang Wenlong could only sit on the bench. In fact, this was the first time he played as a substitute. He sat on the bench, followed by students from Syracuse University who poked his back and pointed.After his English improved, he was able to understand most of the words, which made him a little bit on pins and needles.

After the start of the game, the Syracuse Orange basketball team was at a disadvantage. Since Monroe won the ball by jumping, he began to exert his great lethality inside.Few big men his age have such solid fundamentals and low-post skills, and he led Georgetown University to play a wonderful offensive combination.Obviously, most of the team is the new combination of Syracuse University who didn't get along well enough, and even made low-level mistakes in passing the ball to the audience.

"Greg Monroe!" Tang Wenlong murmured the name softly, remembering his appearance firmly. This is the strongest opponent he has ever seen since coming to the United States. His figure like a giant spirit made him look He is a lot stronger than his peers, like a giant pillar, standing under the basket, and Syracuse University players can't do anything about him.

The basketball rules of the NCAA are different from those of the NBA and international men's basketball games.The game is divided into two halves, and then each has 20 minutes. Each attack time is 35 seconds, and the ball needs to be pushed across the half court 10 seconds after the baseline serve.If the accumulated fouls in the first half and the second half reach 7 times, starting from the 7th common foul, the team will get 1+1 free throw opportunities. Two free throw opportunities.

In order to deal with Monroe, Syracuse University paid seven fouls early, and the situation became more and more unfavorable.

Coach Jim looked sad. Although Georgetown University is not bad in the Big East, it is not a top team. If it is difficult to beat them, how can the team compete for the national championship?He glanced around on the bench, and finally fixed on Tang Wenlong. At this moment, Tang Wenlong also looked at Coach Jim with eager eyes, revealing his strong desire to fight.

"Don, get ready, it's time for you to play."

"Good coach!" Tang Wenlong immediately stood up from the bench and high-fived his teammates, "Look at my performance!"

Tang Wenlong stood up from the bench and attracted the attention of others.

"Look, that half-haired kid is standing up!"

"Is Coach Jim going to replace him? Oh my God, is Coach going to give up this game? We obviously still have a second half to counterattack!"

"What position does he play?" Some people were looking forward to Tang Wenlong's playing, and they thought it was a trump card hidden by Coach Jim.

"Looks like it's point guard!"

"Why do I feel that he is taller than Andy? Is it really suitable to play point guard? Are you sure it's not shooting guard or small forward?"

Amidst the discussion among the crowd, Tang Wenlong walked onto the court wearing the No. 9 jersey. The reason why he chose No. 9 was because 9 represented the ultimate. In ancient China, 9 would be considered an imaginary number of Zhiyang, such as a drop in the bucket , narrow escape and so on, Tang Wenlong also prefers the number 9, so this time, he chose 9 as the number of his new life path.

"You're finally here!" Wesley Johnson said excitedly. For his teammate, he felt his terror most deeply. When he saw him play, he felt a surge of excitement in his heart. , The mental state of the whole person is lifted!
Tang Wenlong smiled, and after high-fiving Wesley Johnson, he walked to the bottom line and prepared to kick off.
(End of this chapter)