pinnacle swinger

Chapter 20 Unveiling
For Tang Wenlong, university life is spent in non-stop classes and training.

His roommate couldn't see him all day long. Usually, Tang, a celebrity in Syracuse University, would return to the dormitory at night, so there was very little communication between them.There is little communication, but Tang Wenlong's modesty and politeness are still firmly engraved in the minds of the three roommates. They feel like living with celebrities, and they have also become Tang Wenlong's earliest fans. Mostly this amazing roommate.

On November 09, 11, it was a Sunday, and the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament officially started on this day.The opening game was held between Akron University and Mississippi State University. The venues of the two teams became the focus of attention.

Syracuse University's opponent in its own opener is the Golden Eagles basketball team led by Lazar Hayward from Marquette University, which is also a strong team in the Big East.

Both teams have experienced a very similar season. Lazar Hayward played a very good season with Jeremy McHale, Dominique James and Wesley Matthews last year. His teammates announced their participation in the draft one after another in the summer, and now he is the only one left in the university.

Of course, even so, Marquette University is still a team that cannot be underestimated, just like no one dares to underestimate Syracuse University, which has suffered a loss.

Coach Jim also attached great importance to this game. He let the Syracuse University players come to the basketball hall early to get used to the game venue and do some simple warm-up training.

The game will start at 05:30 in the afternoon. After Syracuse University trained for a while, Marquette University players who came from afar also appeared in the arena in twos and threes.

"Look, that person is the top player of Marquette University, Lazar Hayward!" Wesley Johnson pointed in one direction, and Tang Wenlong turned his head and looked over there - there was a A tall man, about six feet six inches, with dark skin, he looks much stronger than his peers. At the moment, he is skillfully doing some crotch dribbles, showing his excellent ball control ability.

Tang Wenlong nodded, expressing that he understood that this will be the most important task of Syracuse University tonight.

"Jimmy, did you see that, the yellow-skinned player wearing the No. 9 jersey is the Syracuse University player that the coach asked us to pay special attention to!" On the other side, Lazar Hayward also saw the other side of the basketball court. Tang Wenlong and Wesley Johnson, who were doing shooting practice sideways, spoke softly to their teammates beside him.

Jimmy Butler pouted, with a trace of disdain on his face: "I really don't know why the coach made us pay attention to such a rookie player. God, obviously Wesley Johnson next to him is our big man." Enemy, if we are troubled by his impenetrable defense, it will be very difficult for us to retreat today."

"Don't underestimate anyone." Lazar Hayward said sternly, his tone slightly aggravated: "The coach said so, of course he has his reasons!"

"Brother Lazar" Jimmy Butler felt a little wronged, and he felt that his thoughts were correct.

Lazar Hayward sighed and said earnestly: "Jimmy, I know I'm still conflicted. But you have to know that obeying the coach's arrangement is the basic quality for us to become professional players in the future. I know that you have very Strong potential, although you are not the team's starter now, but with your talent, you will definitely be able to log in to the NBA in the future. Whether you can complete the tasks assigned by the coach will be the key to your destiny. You must keep this in mind .”

Jimmy Butler nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, and carefully took down every word his big brother said.

This is also a game that is of great concern to the region. The local TV station of Syracuse University specially sent two commentators to the scene to conduct live broadcast commentary.

"Avery, who do you think will win this game?"

"Syracuse University!" Avery replied without thinking, and at the same time made a joke-like explanation: "After all, this is the home court of Syracuse University. If I support Marquette University, I'm afraid I won't be able to get out of this game today." The gates of the arena will be beaten by rabid Syracuse fans."

"Okay, stop joking, tell your true opinion!" Trevor said.

"Syracuse University is in a very good state recently. You know, in the previous six warm-up friendly games, they won five of them. Syracuse University, which lost Jonny Flynn, is advancing at a rapid pace recently. , I've watched them play and there are a few players who have really impressed me."

"Is it Andy Laustin? This outstanding shooter is currently floating in the late first and upper second rounds of the draft prediction network."

"No, Andy's performance is very good, but it's the other players who really care about me."

"Oh? Could it be Wesley Johnson? This small forward with strong physical fitness is said to have aroused the interest of many NBA clubs, and his draft price has also begun to rise. The last time he predicted, he entered the prediction for the first time. Net's top sixty."

Avery nodded, then shook his head again, saying: "Wesley's potential is amazing, but what makes me more concerned is Syracuse University's current point guard!"

"Point guard?"

"Look, that's the player wearing the number 9 jersey!"

"Number 9 jersey?" Trevor looked up, his eyes quickly searched the court, and finally saw Tang Wenlong who was still shooting a three-pointer from outside the three-point line.Tang Wenlong jumped up lightly, and gently pushed the ball out with his ten fingers. The basketball drew an arc high and plunged into the net.

Trevor secretly praised: such a beautiful hand shape and curvature!
Avery smiled and said: "That's right, it's him. This is a newcomer who just entered university. To be honest, before I saw the video, I would not have believed that such a young man from the East would have such Like physical fitness and explosive power, he is a player whose potential is no less than Wesley Johnson!"

"Really?" Trevor obviously had never heard of Tang Wenlong's name, so he was dubious.

"Based on my years of commentary observation, this 18-year-old boy named Tang Wenlong will definitely be able to enter the NBA in the future. His ball-handling skills and speed"

When the arena is full of fans, the game officially begins!

Marquette center Dwyane jumped to win the ball, the basketball was firmly in the hands of their point guard Ryan, and then began to push the ball.

The enthusiasm of the audience was very high, and the first wave of defense yelled in unison: "Defend, defend!"

There have been superstars like Flash Wade before at Marquette University, even in the East outside of the ocean, they have a lot of fame.And their head coach Tom Kline was Wade's mentor in college, and he is also leading Marquette University to attack for the second championship trophy in team history.

Since the strongest point of Marquette University is Lazar Hayward as a small forward, their offensive core is also obviously biased to the outside, which is two extremes from the original Georgetown University.

But Wesley Johnson's talent in defense is amazing. The first wave of offense, the one-on-one defense between him and Hayward perfectly reflects his general physical fitness at this age.After Hayward dribbled the ball for two steps, he opened up a little space and barely shot.

Basketball hit the iron, and the first rebound was grabbed by Andy Laustin who rushed inside.

The audience immediately stopped shouting "defend, defend" and responded with cheers and applause. Tang Wenlong even heard a lot of whistles.

He loves this basketball atmosphere so much that his blood is starting to boil.

Andy passed the ball to Tang Wenlong to control the ball, and Tang Wenlong turned sideways, controlled the basketball around his body, and rushed to the frontcourt like lightning.

The Marquette players were taken aback and quickly returned to defense.

However, Tang Wenlong stopped attacking after he was beyond the three-point line. He made an emergency stop after receiving the ball and leisurely waited for his teammates to arrive from beyond the three-point line, looking at the Marquette University guard who was defending him. , My mind quickly began to think about the countermeasures to tear apart Marquette University's defense.

Under the arrangement of Coach Jim, Syracuse University also focuses on the outside line. With Andy's spear, Syracuse University's outside line firepower has been very fierce in the past few seasons.

So Tang Wenlong tried to command, and Syracuse University started a tactical run. It was a little confusing and unclear, but it still let Wesley Johnson run out of the open space, and Tang Wenlong passed the ball immediately.

When he passed the ball, Marquette University also reacted, and Lazar Hayward pressed Wesley closely.

Wesley passed the ball back to Tang Wenlong. Tang Wenlong grabbed the basketball with both hands. Seeing that the 35-second attack time was still left, he asked his partners to run a double pick-and-roll tactic. Out, he passed Marquette University's defensive players and rushed to the penalty area!
"How did you defend!" Coach Tom Klein felt his heart skip a beat when he saw Tang Wenlong stabbing in.

The two insiders of Marquette University immediately surrounded them, forming a defensive posture of double ghosts hitting the goal.Marquette University's defensive formation obviously shrunk a circle. Tang Wenlong found the snow-white outside line, made a wide-range shift, and passed the ball out!
Outside the three-point line, Andy Laustin adjusted and raised his hand to shoot!

"Shuh!"

Hit, Syracuse opener
(End of this chapter)