I'm good at basketball too

Chapter 6 Rose's Team Bullying

"I don't know when you will be able to play. I haven't played for so long. Are you hungry?"

Ross threw a gummy bear into his mouth, and said to Li Ran maliciously.

Li Ran sighed: "It's not up to me whether I play or not. John seems to be very dissatisfied with me."

"It doesn't matter, you will definitely have a chance to play, I promise."

Ross said to Li Ran swearingly.

Three days later, in another NCAA game, the Tigers traveled to Hattiesburg, Mississippi, to challenge the University of Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles.

Tigers vs. Eagles looks like a battle between dragons and tigers.

But before the game, something happened to the Tigers.

The team's starting small forward Antonio Anderson came to Calipari with a bitter face.

"Coach, I'm not feeling well today."

Calipari was shocked: "What's going on?"

"Maybe I didn't eat very cleanly yesterday." Anderson said hesitatingly.

"Then..." Calipari looked around, but found that the team did not bring a backup small forward today. Those players on the bench were either point guards or inside players.

well?There seems to be one?
Calipari suddenly looked at Li Ran who seemed to be forgotten in the corner.

At this time, Rose also said at the right time: "Coach, Lee can play small forward, why not let him play."

Calipari thought about it, Rose still has to give face, and today's opponent is really not a strong team, so it's better to let Li Ran go up and try.

At any rate, he also has a full sports scholarship. Although he was injured and hasn't played in a game for so long, he still has to play to see how good he is.

So Calipari nodded.

"Li, you go."

Li Ran took off his training clothes excitedly, revealing an extremely arrogant back number.

0 number.

He originally wanted to use No. 23, but Rose used No. 25 in high school because "Penny" Hardaway had used it and was retired by the team, so he couldn't use it, so he gave up No. 23 to Rose.

In the end, Li Ran chose number 0, which is a somewhat special number.

Therefore, in this game, the Tigers' starting lineup was temporarily changed.

Center: Robert Dozier.

Power Forward: Joey Dorsey.

Small Forward: Li Ran.

Shooting Guard: Chris Douglas Roberts.

Point guard: Derrick Rose.

The reason why Calipari followed Rose's suggestion so easily and let Li Ran play was because in his tactics, the tactical status of the small forward was really not high.

The insiders are basically pure blue-collars in the Tigers, only responsible for the dirty work of rebounding and defense.

On the outside, Ross + CDR's double guns are responsible for scoring points.

To put it bluntly, at the small forward position, a tethered dog can win.

However, neither Calipari nor Li Ran noticed that Rose gave Anderson a proud wink before going on the field.

Anderson nodded grimly.

The thing is, before the game, Rose suddenly blocked Anderson in the toilet.

"Antonio, how do I treat you normally?" Ross said to Anderson while chewing on the gummy bear, without any hesitation about the occasion, with a look on his face.

Although Rose is only a freshman this year, he is the core of the team.

And poor Anderson's reputation is not at the same level as Rose, who is sure to enter the NBA and become famous.

So he nodded obediently.

"it is good."

"Then don't play today, okay? Li Ran hasn't played for half a year. Let him play for you today."

Anderson really didn't expect that he was nearly two meters tall, five big and three thick, and a member of the school team, and he would be bullied in school one day.

Looking at Rose, who was half a head shorter than himself, Anderson thought about it for three seconds, and finally nodded heartily.

"Ok."

"Sensitive, I will pass you a few more balls in the next game."

Rose patted Anderson on the shoulder with satisfaction.

So there was the scene before the game. . .

Standing on the field, Li Ran, feeling the fiery atmosphere that he hadn't seen for a long time, never imagined that he got his starting position today like this.

"Li, keep up with the rhythm of Derek and Chris after playing, and switch between offense and defense quickly. If you can't keep up with the rhythm, I will replace you as soon as possible!"

Calipari knelt in front of the technical platform and shouted to Li Ran.

Li Ran nodded towards him to indicate that he knew.

Joey Dorsey, who was in charge of the jump ball, easily flicked the ball away over the head of the Golden Eagles' Brazilian center Gustavo Lino.

Li Ran got the ball and passed it to Rose immediately.

Ross was also polite, and started directly, heading towards the five members of the Golden Eagle team who had just retreated and killed them.

At this moment, his figure seemed to coincide with the figure of Bull No. [-] in later generations.

A breakthrough without delay. After half a season of polishing, Rose now has the shadow of the youngest MVP in later generations.

"It's really a familiar taste. There's no deceleration at all." Li Ran smiled, and looked at Ross, who had already broken through to the inside and successfully dunked.

"How is it, buddy, is your performance okay?" Rose passed by Li Ran when he returned to defense, and said to him proudly.

"Let's just say, can you hang the frame a little bit when dunking in the future? Can your knee take it?" Li Ran said half-jokingly and half-seriously.

"My knee is made of iron, it's fine!" Rose replied indifferently, and then turned to defend.

The Golden Eagles were not frightened by Rose's head start at all, and ran tactics in a rigorous manner.

The NCAA teams pay the most attention to tactical cooperation and teamwork, and the technical and tactical level of some strong teams is not far behind that of the NBA.The core of the Golden Eagles' tactics this season seems to be Li Ran's defensive opponent.

As the core of the Golden Eagles, Jamie Wise is ready to help his team get back.

He caught the ball in the low post and turned around to face Li Ran who was defending him.

He is a typical black and tough player, with excellent physical fitness and average skills, but he has a strong impact and often performs one-stop dunks. He is the best player of the Golden Eagles this year.

"Yellow race?" He had already noticed Li Ran's existence, but his only impression of the yellow-skinned basketball player was Yao Ming, the Chinese giant of the Rockets.

He lowered his center of gravity, ready to teach Li Ran a lesson with his best face-up singles.

Then there is no more then.

As soon as he made a movement, Wise felt a light in his hand.

He looked down in surprise and found that the ball was no longer in his hands.

At the same time, a breeze blew past his ears.

He turned around suddenly, only to see a No. 0 flying in the wind, running wildly with the ball.

Li Ran couldn't remember the last time he ran like this on the court. The top speed brought by his terrifying physical talent made him flash across the court like a bolt of lightning.

In Calipari, in Cui Wanjun, in Rose, under the surprised eyes of all the audience, Li Ran quickly crossed the center line and took two big steps. At this time, he was already inside the three-point line.

Without any hesitation, he joined the ball with both hands, took a step inside the free throw line, jumped high with one hand holding the basketball, gliding for a certain distance like a flying bird, and lightly dunked the ball into the basket.

(End of this chapter)