Rekindling the dream of becoming a star

Chapter 109 European Trip (2)

Herbert was talking to his partner about No. 21's performance on the court.

“He’s fast and has great vision.”

"Thin but brave, it reminds me of Denis."

"This is also a very difficult defender to come up with in Germany."

"Dennis? Oh no, his attack wasn't even close!"

Before he could finish his words, No. 21 on the court made a pull-up shot and shot a three-pointer right in Obst's face.

When they saw the ball hit the net and flipped over the rim, they were speechless.

Chen Fang had to shoot. He passed the ball to the open space twice, but both times he missed. On the other hand, Germany made a fast break and made another three-pointer, and the score difference directly reached double digits.

26:14.

Chen Fang knew very well that if the difference was in single digits, everything would be possible, but if it was in double digits, it would be very difficult.

As the current brain of the team, Chen Fang is willing to regard himself as the core. In this case, he must make matching contributions and prove it to the whole team.

Facing Obst's defense, he dribbled sideways continuously, took a left step to force a greater distance between them, and suddenly combined the ball and shot.

Obst was already very alert, ready to block the shot at any time, but No. 21 shot so quickly and urgently that when he reached out his hand, the opponent had already shot.

After shooting, he ran back, waving his arms to signal his teammates to retreat.

Fan Bin was very satisfied with Chen Fang's performance. After Zhou left, the team finally had a player that they could trust.

Looking back, Obst used the cover of his teammates, cut across the high post, and hit a mid-range shot in response before Chen Fang could catch up and defend.

This goal once again exposed the problems of the National Youth Team in assisting defense, and the teammates' judgment of the situation was obviously wrong.

Shao Yinglun should fill this position, let Hu Jinqiu switch to defend his man, and Fu Hao defend Hu Jinqiu's position, and finally form a switching defense.

But because of one person's hesitation, Obst was left with a large open space.

No matter how good a defender is, he or she will not be able to return to the position of his or her target immediately after setting a pick-and-roll. This requires the entire team to have a sense of defensive hierarchy.

Many fans who watch the game always judge a player's problem based on the mistakes he made at a certain point. In fact, the biggest reason for the loss is that the team made too many misjudgments in layered defense.

This is actually the barrel theory.

Why do some players who are obviously good at offense have to be replaced after playing for a while? The biggest reason is that on defense, they become the gap in the overall level, causing problems for the whole team in assisting defense.

Now that CBA and NBA have started, fans can pay attention and find that this kind of situation will often occur in the games.

It was obvious that the player defending at position No. 1 scored the goal, but the coach substituted another player. It was this person who made a wrong judgment when rotating and failed to make the substitution in time.

In the bull horn tactics, the people who help defend and fill in the position are often tested.

When No. 1 breaks into the basket after a screen and pick-and-roll, it is easy to tell his level of reading the defense by whether the player defending the corner needs to fill in.

When to make up for it and whether to make up for it are all questions.

The difference between professionals and amateurs is not just about athletic ability and static talent, but the key is whether you are qualified in offensive and defensive tactics.

Using scoring level to define whether a person can play professionally is the most superficial understanding of basketball.

Sure enough, Fan Bin immediately replaced Shao Yinglun with Meng Zikai.

When Shao Yinglun came off the field, he was greeted by a fierce attack from Master Fan. The coach asked why he didn't make up for it and what he was hesitating about.
Shao Yinglun returned to his seat, feeling secretly regretful.

This is also the most common way to improve, through competition and coaching to improve the players' ability to play.

On the court, Chen Fang called out a Spanish tactic, attracting the ball through his own breakthrough, and then directly passed the ball to Fu Hao who was following him, allowing the latter to score on the rebound.

Turning around, Chen Fang defended the strong attack of German inside player Wagner and quickly passed the ball to Sun Minghui on the other side.

Sun Minghui's layup resulted in a 2+1, and the morale of the national youth team suddenly soared.

Even though the team was leading, Germany head coach Herbert called a timeout.

Fan Bin took the opportunity to replace Chen Fang with the outside combination of Sun Minghui and Zhao Yanhao, and also let Zeng replace Fu Hao to increase the hardness of the inside defense.

Chen Fang, who was about to be executed, was called over by Fan.

"Not bold enough, need to be stronger."

"Coach?" Chen Fang didn't quite understand.

"Main attack, expand the German defense. The opponent's rim protection is very strong, and our scoring rate when attacking the basket will not be high."

“There has to be more open shots.”

"understood."

"Go take a break and come back in the second quarter."

Sitting next to Zhao Rui, Hei Rui was still unhappy.

"Foreign referees are very strict when it comes to their opponents." This is all Chen Fang could say.

Zhao Rui didn't say anything, just moved his neck.

"They expanded their range in layers. You see, there's another person behind the 42. If he rushes over at full speed, it's easy to commit an offensive foul."

Chen Fang didn't care whether Zhao Rui listened or not, he just kept talking.

"If it were you, how would you deal with it?" Zhao Rui suddenly asked.

Chen Fang thought without hesitation: "Before I break through, I remember the approximate positions of my teammates. If the position is not good, I will not break through. I will attack only when there is an opportunity for an open space."

"To play against a team that uses a defensive system like Germany, you just have to keep calling for screens and pick-and-rolls, and then use the open space to score."

“The layup is the next option.”

Zhao Rui obviously heard it and nodded slightly.

"It's just a transition from offense to defense, we must charge in. Their pace is not fast, and they can't retreat as fast as us!"

"it is good!"

The two were talking while watching the game. Halfway through the second quarter, Fan Bin waved his hand.

"You two, replace Sun and Zhao."

Clap each other's hands and then go on stage.

"I'll run and you pass the ball!" said Zhao Rui.

"Watch me!" Chen Fang gave a thumbs up.

Chen Fang's appearance obviously sped up the offense and defense of the national youth team. He brought the coach's instructions to chase points first.

Obst's hard days are coming.

Chen Fang kept changing directions without slowing down, and Obst was thrown to the ground in the center line after crawling and rolling. Facing the opponent who was defending at the top of the arc, Chen Fang made a full pass and was about to break through from the left side.

Wagner was forced to leave the inside and come over to help defend.

Chen Fang, however, threw a half-high ball to Hu Jinqiu who was coming up.

The latter scored two points with a very stable mid-range shot.

Here, Germany U18 just made a shot and the National Youth Team was about to start. Chen Fang dribbled the ball and made a long diagonal pass to Zhao Rui who was running fast on both sides. The latter accelerated to the basket, faced with two people retreating, took a European step, dodged one person, and faced the other person, and made a successful shot.

Herbert felt that the national youth team was changing speed, and immediately replaced the bulky Wagner with a power forward.

But at this time, Chen Fang slowed down and played positional football. He was very clear about Hu Jinqiu's characteristics and his strong mid-range running without the ball. After calling him to come up for a screen, Chen Fang deliberately waited and made a small pass to Hu Jinqiu.

The latter made another mid-range shot.

Looking back, Obst took advantage of his teammates' double screen, broke into the basket and scored two points.

But soon, he was exhausted from running to catch up with Chen Fang who was running again. In his eyes, No. 21 was like an off-road motorcycle, which could be used in any terrain. Germany's attention began to focus on Chen Fang. They began to tacitly cut off the connection between No. 21 and others. At this time, Chen Fang started shooting in the face.

He took a step back from the top of the arc and shot.

The ball was still rolling in the air, but the man was already moving backwards.

When he saw the three-pointer hit, Chen Fang was already standing behind the center circle.

Obst was scolded by Herbert and increased the intensity of his defense.

But Chen Fang kept doing the crotch moves, and suddenly he made a misleading change of direction and a cross change of direction, forcing Obst to fall to the floor again. Then he passed the ball and was about to shoot, attracting the backup defender to come up and immediately dive to block the shot. However, he shook his hands and passed the ball to Zhao Rui who ran to the wing.

The latter used a push three-pointer to not only tie the score but also surpass it.

With two minutes left in the second quarter, led by Chen Fang, the National Youth Team launched a 12-2 climax.

40:41.

Fan Bin stood up, walked to the sidelines, and kept clapping to express his appreciation for the team's performance during this period.

At the same time, he was extremely certain of Chen Fang's core value.

A No. 1 player who can attack first, assist, and cannot be stopped.

This is the first combo guard he has seen in his 20 years of leading the team.

In the next two minutes, Germany, at the signal of the coach, stepped up the tempo. Herbert replaced Wagner, and the strong points inside and outside were connected again, scoring five points in a row.

45: 41.

Before Herbert could calm down, he saw Chen Fang accelerating from the backcourt with the ball. Two players tried to chase him, but he forced his way past them.

There's nothing fancy about it, it's just a pure speed change of direction. Even if he walks diagonally, he's faster than you if you run in a straight line.

Coming to the wing outside the three-point line, Chen Fang quickly looked around. His teammates had not caught up yet, but time was running out. He decisively took a step sideways, picked up the ball and jumped.

Obst had already pounced on him, and the two of them were rapidly approaching each other in the air.

But Chen Fang attacked without being disturbed at all.

"Dudu!"

The referee blew the whistle for a foul.

They almost fell to the ground together. When Chen Fang saw the ball go in, he said to Obst in English: "Dude, you're still a little slow."

As Obst aspires to play in the NCAA in the United States, he certainly knows English. He looked at Chen Fang in surprise when he heard this.

At this moment, he completely put Chen Fang on the same level.

"Okay, not next time," he replied quickly.

Teammates from both sides ran over, and both of them were pulled up. They looked back at each other. Chen Fang smiled and walked towards the free throw line.

A steady penalty.

45: 45.

Tie again.

This tie means that the Chinese national youth team is capable of competing head-on with Germany, which is of great significance.

At this point, everyone from head coach Herbert to the players began to take it seriously.

The first half of the game ended and both sides left the field.

Sitting on the chair, Chen Fang drank a few sips of water. Fan Bin came over and asked, "How do you feel?"

"I'm fine. I'm not out of breath yet." Chen Fang answered relaxedly.

Although he only played for a little over ten minutes in the first half, the intensity was actually very high, but Chen Fang did not receive any signs of physical fatigue.

Seeing that Chen Fang's face was not pale, Fan Bin believed it for the most part and felt relieved.

After Chen Fang was transferred in, people from all walks of life in Shandong repeatedly reminded him to make good use of Chen Fang.

He is still developing and growing. Physical fitness is his weak point and he cannot be overloaded.

Just now it was a competition, and now it is a break. Chen Fang also has time to think about this problem.

Maybe this breathing method is working.

Chen Fang thought to himself that the next time he goes back, he should get closer to Mr. Zhao and see if there is anything else he can give him.

"Keep this pace, Sun Minghui, Zhao Yanhao, you need to improve. Sun, don't hesitate, score, shoot whenever you can. It's a warm-up match, training is the most important thing, winning or losing doesn't matter."

"Yan Hao, two corner wings, you have to run."

"Jinqiu, keep moving and don't force it."

"Fu Hao, you have to go down from the top of the arc to the basket. Don't just stand there."

Fan Bin said them one by one, and finally he said directly: "Take Chen Fang as the core, watch the gestures carefully, except for the on-the-spot tactics I paused, everything else is based on Chen Fang's intentions!"

"Do you understand?"

"Understood!"

The whole team answered loudly, and Fan Bin nodded with satisfaction.

This means that the whole team recognizes Chen Fang's core.

From now on, the 16-year-old Chen Fang will be the core of the U18 National Youth Team.

The dispute between Zhao and Sun that lasted for two years came to an end today.

However, there was nothing unusual in their expressions. Fan Bin couldn't help but look at Chen Fang who was sitting there drinking water.

He remained calm and not at all bothered by what the coach said.

A thought flashed through my mind.

This is what a great general should be like.

"Wudang, how many points did you get?" Zeng asked.

"I don't remember!" Chen Fang thought about it.

"I remembered!" Zhao Yanhao raised his hand and said, "10 points and 6 assists."

"That's just it! Brother Hao, it's not too little, right?" Chen Fang was surprised. His words made the whole team laugh.

"How is that possible? I only counted more, not less."

"Okay, everyone bear witness. I'll start with this data."

"Haha, I'll shoot more in the second half!" Chen Fang laughed.

"I was running, but I didn't run out, so I shot it myself. Don't blame me."

"Do not worry!"

"Look at me."

"If it's not passed, I'll scold you."

"Who are you looking down on?"

Watching the team members chatting, Fan and Wu smiled at each other.

The team atmosphere finally became harmonious.

　Today we are going to watch Guo's first appearance, again with Tongxi. This match is a must-see, so I won't update it anymore! See you tomorrow!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)