Rekindling the dream of becoming a star

Chapter 105 National Youth Training (2)

Chen Fang finally felt the hardship of the national youth team training.

A morning run at 300: in the morning, a shuttle run in the morning, and various ball training, and finally shots in the end.

In the afternoon, there was a tactical drill, followed by fast-break basketball training, and finally 300 balls to end it.

I also hope that the players can go to the gym to do some strength training in the evening.

As for the youngest person in the team, not only the coach is worried, many team members are wondering when Chen Fang will not be able to hold on.

But unexpectedly, Chen Fang not only managed to hold on, but was also among those who finished the fastest.

Because shooting is his strong point.

Although shooting was the last item in training and his physical fitness seriously affected his hit rate, he was still among the first to complete the shooting.

As a result, Chen Fang gradually gained his own respect in the national youth team. Now, whether it is in the dormitory corridor or in the stadium, everyone will take the initiative to greet him.

That morning, after running 3000 meters, everyone was gasping for breath and looking for a place to rest. Chen Fang found a tree and started punching in a strange way.

This time was free time, and Master Fan just watched from a distance but did not stop it.

This is his seventh day in the National Youth Team, and just over a week.

No one was surprised, but after asking if it was part of his daily morning exercise, everyone just wanted to see something new.

Because Chen Fang practiced Wudang Eight-Section Brocade, he got a nickname - Chen Wudang.

If you ask Chen Fang now, just ask directly: Where is Wudang?

Chen Fang slowly closed his fist and exhaled a long breath. He could already feel the benefits brought by the Eight Section Brocade. His physical fitness improved significantly, his breathing became long and even, and the time of heavy breathing was very short. With the same amount of exercise, he was the first one to breathe evenly.

Although he couldn't compare to Zhao Rui, a physical freak, Chen Fang was already very content.

In the morning's individual technical training, Chen Fang also had a brilliant performance. Whether it was a single ball or a double ball, his basic skills were impeccable. In particular, the double ball circling the figure eight, which was equivalent to a show of skills, stunned the whole team.

Don’t even think about learning it, it makes my skin crawl.

Due to differences in position and basic skills, each team member chooses their own events in this training session.

Except for a few key players who will receive guidance from assistant coaches, most people practice on their own.

This training was also given to him by Enzo before he came to BJ.

And he half-jokingly said that this was his specialty and asked him to practice more.

This is a difficult training related to ball properties, two-ball difference dribbling training.

It includes extremely complex and high-frequency training such as double balls circling in a figure eight, high and low balls oscillating back and forth, and single-handed double-ball group control.

Chen Fang was practicing when Zhao Rui came over.

"What is this?" he asked.

"My trainer taught me double-ball training," Chen Fang replied.

"Well, I can see what the effect is."

"Increase the error tolerance rate and regain control of the ball when you are very close to losing the ball."

"Can we go together?" Zhao Rui asked directly.

"That's four-ball doubles. Okay, this way the training will be more difficult." Chen Fang didn't mind, as Enzo had played with him like this before.

Zhao Rui trotted over and picked up another ball. The two of them faced each other and started playing directly.

"You're inside and I'm outside, we switch positions, and then we start with the most basic double eight."

"Okay." Zhao Rui nodded to show that he understood.

Their training immediately attracted attention. Master Fan wiped his glasses and put them back on to pay attention.

"You can open your legs wider."

As Chen Fang did it once, Zhao Rui followed suit.

Zhao Rui's ball skills are not actually that good, they can only be said to be so-so. His double eights are very slow, and the frequency of contact between his hands and the ball is too slow. But this is the first time, and Chen Fang can wait.

As the number of times increased, the two were slowly able to switch balls and connect.

"A bit slow." Zhao Rui stood up.

"First you have to do the explosive ball training, then the oscillating ball, and finally you combine them together to do the figure 8. It will be much smoother to do this at the end." Chen Fang explained the process.

Zhao Rui thought for a moment, then walked away silently holding the ball.

This little incident resulted in no one going up to communicate with Chen Fang. Even Hei Rui suffered a loss, so who would dare to come?

After the routine tactical class about 221 full-court marking in the afternoon, Master Fan suddenly called together the two teams.

"We'll have a quiz once, and Team A and Team B will play each other, but we must use all the offensive tactics we learned this week."

"Get ready, we'll start in ten minutes."

Soon, both teams were ready.

Team A's starting lineup: "Zhao Rui, Zhao Yanhao, Meng Zikai, Shao Yinglun, Hu Jinqiu."

Team B: Sun Minghui, Wu Yacheng, Fu Hao, Zeng Fanri, Chen Fang.

In comparison, Team A is strong on the outside, while Team B is strong on the inside.

Overall, Team A's offense is more aggressive.

Of course, this did not take Chen Fang into account, and the team members soon realized this.

Team B succeeded in the jump ball, Fu Hao passed the ball to Wu Yacheng, who passed the ball to Sun Minghui.

Sun Minghui came up and stood outside the wing, making a Spanish gesture.

Zeng Fanri came out from the inside to set a screen for him, but Zhao Rui's squeeze screen was excellent and he got closer.

The Spanish tactics could not be implemented immediately. Sun Minghui dribbled the ball to the top of the arc. Zhao Rui followed him and passed the ball to Chen Fang on the other side.

Chen Fang received the ball without stopping, dribbled to the top of the arc, and passed it back to Sun Minghui.

Fu Hao pulled out and set a screen for him, and Wu Yacheng also went to block Hu Jinqiu's position.

The two men got stuck in position almost at the same time, and the Spanish tactics began again.

Sun Ming would immediately rush to the free throw line and then pass the ball diagonally to Fu Hao who was following closely.

Fu Hao was delayed by Shao Yinglun who came to defend him, but Wu Yacheng was also following and had reached the side of the basket. Fu Hao passed the ball again, and the latter scored on the rebound.

This was a successful tactic, and Master Fan clapped his hands on the sidelines to express his satisfaction.

Master Fan also approved of Chen Fang's response, but he was not sure whether it was a coincidence or he really knew how to change the tactics.

Team A has the ball, and they immediately use the bull horn tactics against Team B's 32 zone defense.

牛角的核心就是让23两个位置去挂两个底角，迫使对方32中的前3变成1V1防守。

Then both inside players hang at the elbow area of the free throw line, forming a right triangle.

At this time, it depends on the ability of No. 1.

You can call on your teammates in the elbow area to set a pick-and-roll in a one-on-one duel, and then No. 1 can hold the ball and drive to the basket. If the opponent defending the bottom corner comes over, pass the ball to No. 2 or No. 3 in the bottom corner to create a three-point opportunity.

The bull horn is a common tactic in the NBA and Europe, and it is used almost every four or five rounds.

The Thunder team of the NBA particularly likes to use this tactic, allowing Alexander, the core player with the ball, to control the ball.

Facing Zhao Rui's 1V1, Sun Minghui was naturally not convinced. They were competitors themselves, and their abilities were almost the same. One was good at breaking through, and the other was good at pulling up. In terms of organization, they were equally matched.

With Zhao Rui's breakthrough ability, he mostly relied on the pick-and-roll. Hu Jinqiu stepped forward to set a pick-and-roll for him, and Zhao Rui immediately rushed in. Facing Meng Zikai who was defending, he made a side-by-side low-hand layup and got two points.

Chen was on the other side, attracting the equally thin Zhao Yanhao. Apart from their height difference, the two were slightly similar in appearance.

But after all, Chen Fang has been practicing swimming for some time, and his shoulder muscles are beginning to show in his upper limbs.

The offense and defense just now is a microcosm of the current competition among the national youth team.

Zhao Rui and Sun Minghui were constantly competing with each other. Even though they passed the ball a few times, they mostly held the ball and fought each other. Chen Fang took the ball in the first round after five minutes on the court. He was constantly making tactical moves, positioning, setting screens, and running back and forth.

The same goes for Zhao Yanhao, but he plays without the ball and doesn't seem to care.

In terms of temper, both Zhao and Sun get angry easily, which is a headache for Master Fan. Judging from the situation today, Sun gets angry a little quickly.

Because he was eaten by Zhao Dan twice, he wanted to fight back immediately, but made mistakes and was counterattacked by Team A.

Master Fan adjusted his glasses and said to the assistant coach, "Have Zuo Zhennian replace Sun and tell him to let Chen Fang hold the ball."

During a dead ball incident, Sun found himself being substituted and his face immediately turned dark. He ignored Master Fan and sat down on the bench.

After receiving the baseline ball from his teammate, Chen Fang felt like it was another day. He took a deep breath. This opportunity was rare and he must seize it.

Team B now only has one guard, Chen Fang, and he leads two small forwards and two power forwards, all of whom are fast in mobility but not very strong in individual abilities.

Chen Fang was very clear about this, so he made a plan.

After half-court, Chen Fang made a bull horn gesture and directly signaled the inside player to immediately move up to do a double pick-and-roll.

Fu and Zeng didn't understand either, but they were very obedient and went up without hesitation.

The movement of the two inside players brought up Hu Jinqiu and Shao Yinglun from Team A. Now, in such a small space like the top of the arc, six people were about to appear.

Just as they were moving forward, Chen Fang made a cross step and changed direction to attack Zhao Rui.

Zhao Rui is the strongest player on the national youth team's outside line in terms of both physical fitness and defense. Even Sun Minghui cannot easily get past him in a 1-on-1 match.

But Chen Fang was not afraid at all. When he saw Zhao Rui reset his steps and slide quickly, he retracted his right foot and took a step in the middle. Then he dribbled the ball with a very small amplitude and turned his hips to cut in from Zhao Rui's left side.

This signature move of Doncic in later generations was used by Chen Fang at this moment.

Compared to Dong's use of rhythm, Chen Fang used fast changes. Zhao Rui felt a flash before his eyes, and Chen Fang disappeared.

After passing Zhao Rui, Chen Fang faced his teammate who was moving forward. Instead of speeding up, he paused. This immediately attracted Hu Jinqiu's help. At the moment he pounced on him, Chen Fang casually hit the ground on the same side and passed the ball to Fu Hao who was following him.

Fu Hao's basketball IQ has always been one of the highest in the Liaoning team. He has a keen sense of tactics and immediate situations.

When he saw Chen Fang breaking through, he subconsciously followed him, but he didn't expect that Chen Fang's pass would come so quickly, almost as comfortable as a hand-to-hand pass.

After receiving the ball, he took three steps and dunked with both hands to score.

Master Fan in the audience clapped his hands. This ability to adapt to changing circumstances was what he most wanted to see.

The reason why they insisted on adding Chen Fang to the team despite the opposition was that neither Sun nor Zhao were true point guards, they were both point guards who represented the trend.

However, compared with Chen Fang, these two point guards are a little lacking.

In Fan's opinion, Chen Fang is the true point guard.

He can shoot, control and pass the ball. He holds a pistol in one hand, a sword in the other and a bow hanging on his back.

Just like Zhao Zilong of Changshan, who went in and out of Cao’s camp seven times.

Apart from being physically weak, he has almost no weaknesses.

When Chen Fang returned to defense, he heard his teammates shouting. He immediately turned his head and saw Zhao Rui holding the ball and making a fast break. He had already sped up and left Wu Yacheng and Fu Hao behind and rushed to the center line.

Immediately turn sideways, accelerate retreat and get closer.

Logically, Zhao Rui should have been able to shake off Chen Fang immediately after he rushed forward, but Chen Fang caught up with him in just two steps.

The two of them entered the three-point line together, and then Zhao Rui passed the ball rudely and leaned towards Chen Fang.

The huge impact caused Chen Fang to fall directly, but at the moment of contact, Chen Fang also stretched out his hand and poked under the ball when Zhao Rui combined the ball.

The two shouted almost at the same time, one bounced out, and the ball flew directly into the sky.

Fu Hao caught up and tried to grab the ball immediately, but Zhao Rui reacted quickly and actually stole the ball back.

It has to be said that Zhao Rui was very daring. He rushed into Fu Hao's arms, used his body to push Fu Hao away, and then jumped higher than the latter.

After grabbing the ball, they both lost their balance and fell to the ground. Zhao Rui saw Hu Chunqiu coming to receive the ball, and he lay on the ground and threw the ball away with both hands.

A figure flashed by, it was Chen Fang.

He had been waiting for this moment. Zhao Rui would definitely pass the ball, so he just had to decide who to pass it to.

After getting the ball, Chen Fang rushed towards the other people who were returning to defense and in position. Zeng Fanri saw that Chen Fang had successfully stolen the ball, gritted his teeth, twisted his body, turned around and ran back.

At this time, Zhao Yanhao and Meng Zikai wanted to block Chen Fang head-on, but Chen Fang learned the unprincipled breakthrough from Han Nuo.

He pushed the ball hard towards the empty left side and it just passed them both.

After catching the ball with one hand, Chen Fang's center of gravity was already unstable, but he saw Zeng Fanri crossing the free throw line, and with a shake of his hands, he passed the ball before he fell.

Zeng received the ball and made a one-handed slam dunk, successfully breaking through the opponent's defense and getting some data.

"Very good." Master Fan, who was watching the game, cheered. He said to a man in his 50s next to him, "Captain Wu, it's okay to choose him, right?"

"No problem." The man nodded. This man was the leader of the National Youth Team, Wu Qingfeng.

The game also entered a fast pace because of Chen Fang's offense and defense.

Sun Minghui watched from the sidelines for a while, and then Master Fan called over: "It's your turn. Do you know how to play?"

Sun lowered his head and said nothing.

"Share the ball. You play shooting guard and let Chen Fang hold the ball."

After a dead ball, Sun returned to the court and replaced Zuo Zhennian.

Chen Fang, who came back on the court, did not give up the hard-earned ball and took the initiative to ask Fu Hao for the baseline ball.

After getting the ball, Chen Fang waved his hand and asked others to go up.

A man crossed half court and raised his hand to make a diamond sign.

The diamond tactic became the most familiar tactic to Chinese fans due to the abuse of Coach Li in the previous life. Its advantage is that it can easily create wide open spaces, but its disadvantage is that it lacks good cross-running and off-ball screening capabilities, making it difficult to play.

Master Fan doesn't like to use Diamonds because the team is lacking a group of such players.

Don’t use it forcefully!

So when he saw Chen Fang indicating to play diamonds, his brows furrowed.

Fu Hao and Zeng were still hanging in the elbow area. Even though Sun Minghui was unwilling, he still went to one side of the penalty area. Wu Yacheng went to the top of the arc to screen for Chen Fang.

Of course, Team A knew what tactics Team B was going to use and immediately made a corresponding strategy.

They knew very well that the positions that needed most defense were No. 2 and No. 3, so Zhao Rui went to the penalty area and Zhao Yanhao moved forward to find Chen Fang.

Hu Heshao stood one meter inside the wing, blocking the passing route at the bottom.

Everything was planned well, but Chen Fang's unstoppable 1v1 ability was forgotten.

Facing Zhao's approach, Chen Fang made a misleading change of direction to freeze him, then Chen Fang accelerated and rushed straight in, like an arrow shot from a bow, going straight in from the top of the arc.

The elbow area was full of teammates, so who would block him? Zhao Rui immediately realized that only he could make up for him, so he immediately went forward.

But Chen Fang braked and paused.

At this time, Sun Minghui realized it later and immediately went to the bottom corner.

The person arrived and the ball arrived. Chen Fang jumped up and passed a high ball.

But with Sun Minghui's jumping ability, he was completely free of pressure. After receiving the ball, he shot a three-pointer from the corner.

The ball went through the frame.

Three point hit.

"Great fight!" Team leader Wu patted his thigh and praised loudly.

Master Fan was completely relieved. Chen Fang had established a firm foothold in the national youth team with these moves.

It was thought that Chen Fang would use his unstoppable shooting to gain status and respect in the team, but unexpectedly, he actually proved himself through connection and continuous assists.

This young man has a bright future.

(End of this chapter)