Rekindling the dream of becoming a star

Chapter 162: The Red Devil Twins, Reaching the Top of America (Part )
The Red Devils gave DiMasha Catholic High School a warning at the start of the game.

The jump ball was successful, and Chen Fang got the ball immediately and rushed to the front court, where he met Love.

But after Chen Fang increased his speed, he made zigzag attacks and performed a straight-line overtaking in front of Love. After that, Chen Fang slowed down at the three-point line and immediately let the two people who were retreating to defend approach him.

Holding the ball is the focus. Chen Fang makes a chic move of his hips, which attracts everyone's attention. Then he throws the ball to the right side of the basket.

The ball was fast and flat, but this was the height that Tatum, who was 203cm tall, was used to. He didn't slow down from the backcourt, rushing over the top of the arc and heading straight to the basket.

He was very sure that Chen Fang would not let him return empty-handed. Sure enough, the moment the basketball was thrown, he took a big step forward, then jumped up, caught the ball with both hands, swung his waist, and slammed the basketball into the basket.

Wonderful alley-oop!
It also ignited the atmosphere of the stadium. After landing, Tatum made a gesture of waving his arms and flexing his muscles towards the reporters in the row at the baseline.

But Fultz immediately saved his face with a strong hit on Bud, and he responded strongly with a pull-up shot after a crossover step.

At the same time, Chen Fang also began to face Laf's biting, which has become Chen Fang's daily routine. Once he shows a good feel, the opponent will send out a man-marking ghost.

But Chen Fang was wondering, why did it bite me before I even started throwing?

With such confusion, Chen Fang waved to let Theo come up for pick-and-roll. After getting rid of Raff's entanglement, Chen Fang did not speed up. Instead, facing Angus who came out for the switch defense, he dribbled the ball inside and outside to mobilize the opponent's footsteps. Then he felt Raff approaching from behind, and suddenly changed direction under his crotch and accelerated to pull sideways.

This action immediately squeezed the two of them together. Chen Fang got rid of the defense and rushed into the penalty area with the ball. Facing the opponent who came to defend, he passed the ball to Tatum in the bottom corner.

The latter was in hot form and made another three-pointer.

The coaches, scouts and reporters in the first three rows of the stands all turned their heads to talk and expressed their guesses about what tactics could be used to contain the two men.

Head coach Kenneth Zevi had a bad feeling that his strategy was going to go terribly wrong.

Because Chen Fang emerged as a rising star, he shifted his defensive focus to the Chinese, but the current situation is that too much attention has led to Tatum having no pressure at all.

Players are also human beings, but their reactions are slower than those of people off the court. In the next three consecutive rounds, Chen Fang continued to attract the ball and pass it to his teammates.

Bud also made a shot, Murphy got a rebound, but Logan's layup was blocked by the opponent. After a quick transition, Fultz dunked and got two points.

Four minutes into the game, the Red Devils led 9-4.

Chen Fang's assist rate of one assist per minute makes many old-school university coaches excited.

A guard with a height of 198cm (201cm with shoes), high mobility, high basketball IQ and broad vision is the dream lineup that no coach can refuse.

But it's not just these that touch their hearts; this is just the tip of the iceberg.

To be precise, Chen Fang is a point guard who is 5 feet tall and 1 foot tall.

Tall height, high accuracy, high mobility, high basketball IQ, high rebound speed, and wide vision.

Chen Fang possesses all the things that you can imagine a defender lacks the most.

Soon, Chen Fang began to show himself.

Therefore, Kenneth Zwei had to let his players return to regular defense and use 32 high-post zone defense to control the situation.

So, Chen had the opportunity to play one-on-one against Fultz at the top of the arc.

When No. 21 waved to his teammates on the wing to go to the bottom corner, and the people in the bottom corner to go to the short corner area, many people realized something. Suddenly, there was a noise and some people even stood up.

And countless cameras were pointed at the two of them.

It was a grand occasion, with every move recorded in high definition.

Fultz breathed quickly to slow his heartbeat, then he stood sideways and made way to the right. He was giving Chen Fang a difficult problem, but Chen Fang knew how to solve it.

He dribbled the ball with one foot and then suddenly accelerated up and down, mobilizing Fultz to retreat. Then he paused and passed the ball, got to the edge of the three-point line, and made a dry jump shot.

The height of No. 21's pull-up shot attracted attention, and his cold-blooded shot through the net once again excited people.

A senior college scout said to his friend: "After just the first five minutes, I wanted to recruit him to our team. We are in great need of a guard who can attack and pass."

"Send it. No matter what, there's a chance if you send the offer." A coach from a university made up his mind.

Since the offer is free, why not give it?
Fultz was very calm. He was very aware of the shot made by No. 21, but today was a big scene that would determine the fate of many people. The game had just begun and the battle continued.

Fultz dribbled the ball across half court and passed it to his teammate Lemuel. He received the ball on the wing and suddenly made a jump shot. This unexpected offensive choice caught Logan, who was defending him, off guard. He didn't even raise his hands and could only watch his opponent make the three-pointer on his first shot.

12 to 7, the game began to enter the mutual attack mode.

Fultz's confidence was boosted by this ball, and his fighting spirit when facing Chen Fang was also erupting.

Soon, he found an opportunity to respond. Tatum's shot missed, his teammate grabbed the ball and quickly passed it to Fultz, who received the ball and accelerated to make a quick transition. At this moment, only Chen Fang could defend. This duel of me chasing you immediately caused cheers, and all eyes were focused on Fultz.

Fultz's strong physique and fast speed gave him the upper hand in the confrontation with Chen Fang. He stared at Chen Fang and rushed to the basket, then his ball protector held Chen Fang and shot the ball high into the basket.

Fultz, who was falling, roared at Chen Fang, who rushed in front of him due to inertia.

The cheers of the whole audience, Fultz's ferocious face, and the words: "You can't guard me, you can't guard me."

All this made Chen Fang's blood boil.

Okay, come on, you're going to scare me.

Chen Fang appeared calm on the surface, but he already had murderous intent in his heart.

Everyone thought that No. 21 would get back on track immediately, but Chen Fang was still organizing the team. He found that except for Tatum, the hands of other teammates were very cold today, which should be caused by the atmosphere of today's game that made everyone nervous.

Therefore, Chen Fang’s first task is to let his teammates get the ball more often, to make their hard running efforts pay off, and to use one pass after another to get the whole team excited.

Every star player has his own underlying logic in playing.

Just as James wants the game to be at full intensity and tempo, finding confrontations and reasonable positioning for teammates is his top priority on the court.

Durant hopes to have more opportunities for singles. He uses singles to attract more defense and free up other people's offense.

Westbrook has only one thought in his mind: faster, faster! He wants to maximize his speed. Every time he dribbles, he speeds up, making the offense and defense faster, so that his characteristics can be more prominent.

Coach Yo really hopes that he can live at the top of the arc, with everyone revolving around him. He is the sun, sharing sunshine and darkness with teammates and enemies. Supporting is his main choice.

As for Chen Fang, he is gradually and unconsciously forming his own playing logic.

That is to explode first, then attract double-teaming, then assist, and finally make the opponent's defensive strategy unbalanced, and then score and assist at will.

At this moment, he succeeded in attracting the opponent, but his opponent decided to launch a counterattack, trying to resolve the situation with offense.

As Bud missed another shot and was defeated by the opponent with a semi-conversion fast break, the score was narrowed to 12:11. Chen Fang realized that this could not go on.

Tatum yelled, “Give me the ball.”

He knew Chen Fang's intention, so he didn't say much. But now that he saw that his teammates were not doing their job well, he, as the boss, had to stand up.

But in the next round, Tatum's mid-range shot was interfered by two people and was attacked again by DeMasha Catholic High School. Fultz and Love rushed down the court, and Chen Fang retreated alone in the middle.

At the moment of the fast break, the shouts from the stands intensified. Amid the high noise, Fultz pointed to the sky. Love understood what he meant, went to the three-point line, and ran the ball to the left.

Chen Fang had been retreating, and when he saw Love pass the ball, he turned around immediately. He knew very well what Fultz was going to do.

After turning around and taking a big step forward, the basketball had already flown over his head, but Fultz was still in the air.

The next second, Fultz caught the basketball with one hand and threw it towards the basket.

At the same time, Chen Fang also jumped high. He did not rush forward, but stretched out his big hand from the side in a nearly vertical standing position.

Fultz immediately recalled in his mind the super alley-oop that Chen had whizzed through the air a few days ago, and that explosive speed of the jump came to his mind.

His mind was clear and his eyes were sharp, but his body's inertia and instinct were still there. When he swung the basketball with his right hand and smashed it down, Chen Fang's hands came towards him.

The two collided in the air, but Chen Fang only had upward kinetic energy, which did not cause the strong Fultz to lose his balance at all, but he still lost control and fell down.

Because his upper body, including the ball and his hands, were pressed on the backboard by Chen Fang.

"Wow!" Exclamations rang out everywhere. The noise made by nearly 20,000 people was like a pot exploding. The Black Arena was like boiling water, bubbling everywhere and making a loud noise.

Chen Fang, who had landed, knew clearly that he did not hear the whistle. He grabbed the basketball with one hand and, without saying a single harsh word, immediately moved forward. He saw Tatum turning around, making a high throw, and passing the ball quickly across the front and back courts.

The ball was in advance, and Tatum caught the ball and jumped to dunk very comfortably, and the whole action was done in one go.

But most people were still immersed in Chen Fang's big hat on the nail board, and countless people looked up at the big screen, waiting for the replay.

The replay came immediately, and the whole audience exclaimed in unison again, because they saw No. 21 complete this cruel blood cap with a vertical jump with his head over the frame.

After completing his task, Chen Fang looked at Fultz who had gotten up.

"Hey, don't provoke me. This is the last time I'll be kind to you." Chen Fang shouted at him.

Yes, as a reborn person, Chen Fang has no ill will towards the ill-fated Fultz. Let this guy enjoy the less than two years of healthy time.

I don't mind how many points you get as long as you don't get in my way.

Anyway, the more you gain now, the more you will lose in the future.

Before December 2018, Fultz's neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome was publicly reported, and the signs of this disease were as early as the end of 12 when he began to suspend treatment due to a shoulder injury.

But Fultz was deeply angry. He felt that this sentence was like a punch in the face.

"Just wait." Fultz held his head high and ran past Chen Fang with anger in his heart.

The scenes of their quarrel also appeared on the big screen at the same time. Americans' favorite scene was staged as expected, which made the stadium even more heated.

Soon, Fultz's response came.

He crossed the ball and challenged Chen Fang. Before the breakthrough, he used confrontation to make Chen Fang give up his defensive position. Yes, although Chen Fang has been increasing his strength, Wick reminded him that if you want to maintain your agility and speed, your fast and slow muscles must maintain the current ratio, rather than increasing muscle in a slanted manner. (In Chapter 17, the big devil of the Youth Games, I have detailed the underlying logic of fast and slow muscles.)
To put it bluntly, it is difficult for Chen Fang to become a heavy defender, and gaining muscle will do more harm than good to him.

Wick's strength training for Chen Fang is to enable him to have qualified confrontation strength, rather than to crush the opponent.

After breaking through the defense, Fultz scored with a strong layup. Not only that, he also caused Theo who was defending to foul.

2+1.

This was indeed a strong response. Chen Fang did not say anything, but just calmly watched Fultz roaring in celebration.

Tatum stepped forward to comfort Chen Fang: "How about I do it?"

"No need, let's finish this quarter and take our time in the second quarter." Chen Fang knew that there was not much time left in this quarter, and he would not give the other side time to adjust.

As Fultz made the free throw, the audience burst into applause.

Yes, Fultz suppressed the Red Devils' duo with his performance alone.

He has scored 12 points so far. 14:14.

The two sides ended in a draw.

Then Chen Fang continued to create opportunities for his teammates, but in the last minute, his teammates all missed the ball, and Tatum's back-to-the-basket shot was also unsuccessful.

The Red Devils fell into a scoring panic in the second half of the first quarter.

When the buzzer sounded, the time for the first quarter was up.

From the score, we can see that the intensity of today's confrontation was at its highest. Although the score was not high, fortunately there were some wonderful shots.

There were scenes of arrow characters scolding each other again, so the atmosphere in the stadium continued to rise.

Scouts and coaches from all walks of life are enthusiastically discussing Fultz's performance and have always believed that his ranking will go up.

This is indeed a very rare defender.

He has great talent and leadership.

Similarly, Chen Fang's performance was also eye-catching. Although whether a Chinese can become a high-level defender is still a fixed idea, from the performance in the first quarter, at least in terms of connection, No. 21 is qualified.

3 points and 5 assists, a very good performance.

Bennett also made adjustments. He replaced Bud and Logan with Tevin and also took Murphy off the court. The opponent's frequent changes made Murphy useless. He let Theo play C and Raymond play F.

Finally, he said to Chen Fang: "Second quarter, take the initiative!"

"I understand! Coach!" Chen Fang nodded.

Then he said to Tatum: "Let me play in the first three minutes!"

"Okay!" Tatum nodded.

He looked into Chen Fang's eyes and understood what he meant.

The buzzer sounded and the second quarter arrived as expected.

(It was originally 4,000 words long, and according to convention, I should have stopped at that point, but I knew I would be scolded if I did, so I'll just write a little more.)
As usual, DiMasha Catholic High School had the ball, and Chen Fang took the initiative to take over the defense of Fultz.

His arm span and quick adjustment pace made it difficult for Fultz to find a good solution for a while. Sticking to the ball was not his style, so he immediately passed the ball to his teammate, and then passed it to the wing. Chen Fang was screened, and he quickly squeezed past with his agile pace.

This performance made a group of scouts write the label of excellent squeeze screen in their reports.

With Fultz's breakthrough, he made a interference and grabbed the rebound.

Chen Fang's defensive performance was eye-opening.

But many scouts are still patiently waiting for more samples to appear. They need to be clear whether this is accidental or inevitable.

Chen Fang got the rebound and ran down the court with the ball. His teammates were running. He looked up and saw that the chance was not very high. The opponent retreated quickly and in front of him was Love.

Chen Fang approached at a constant speed and suddenly paused. At that moment when Laf subconsciously lowered his center of gravity, Chen Fang just took a lucky step and broke through on the right with a big stride.

This move immediately deceived Raff, and he slid and moved horizontally, but just as he was making the move, Chen Fang dribbled the ball in front of him with a very low center of gravity, switched the ball to his left hand, and then slid and dug with his right foot. The acceleration given by this digging step made Chen Fang like an arrow from a bow, cutting directly past Raff's right shoulder.

"WOW!" Such a brilliant performance caused countless exclamations, but Chen Fang's performance made the vocal cords in their throats unable to get any rest.

Then Chen Fang jumped up with the ball and shot a three-pointer into the basket with an extremely fast tumbling speed.

Because it was so fast, even the white basketball net didn't shake, making countless people wonder if the ball really went in.
When he saw the ball go in, Chen Fang looked at Fultz, and then their eyes met. Chen Fang pointed his index finger and middle finger at his eyes, and then pointed at the other person.

As if telling Fultz.

Let me show you what shooting is.

In the next round, Fultz wanted to catch up. He used the pick-and-roll to create shooting space. He immediately jumped shot, but Chen Fang successfully squeezed the screen again and flew out from one side. His jumping speed once again helped him gain more benefits in the game.

Even though it was just the touch of the fingertips, the ball was still disturbed by Chen Fang.

Having lost complete control of the ball, the ball thrown with this force immediately deviated a long way. The first thing Bobby saw when he received the ball was a red figure running in front of him.

Immediately throw the ball forward with all your strength.

Chen Fang was already looking back. Bobby's pass was so powerful that it was almost a mistake because it was so high.

But Chen Fang believed that he could catch it. He took a step forward, jumped up, and caught the ball in his hands amid the exclamations of the whole audience.

Chen Fang staggered onto the ground, but he did not forget to throw the ball forward. After he balanced his body, both he and the ball came to two meters in front of the basket, in front of the dotted line of the legal collision zone.

DiMasha Catholic High School's teammates were chasing back frantically, so Chen Fang made a surprising move.

He just stood there, watching his opponent getting closer and closer, made a waving gesture, then turned around, took a big step forward, hugged the basketball with both hands, and jumped up.

The basketball was picked up by his right hand from below his waist and abdomen. With his legs naturally spread out, Chen Fang looked at the basket diagonally above him, straightened his waist and let out a crisp "chi" shout.

The right hand was already at the highest point, and it smashed hard into the basket.

"OHHH!" Those who reacted quickly stood up, while those who were slow were still opening their mouths. The 20,000 people at the scene watched Chen Fang jump up from the spot and perform a windmill slam dunk.

"Honestly Gift Crab!" Everyone on the bench jumped up, and the players on the field who had been watching from the backcourt couldn't help but jump up and cheer.

Tatum raised his arms high, looked at Chen Fang who was falling with envy, stood under the opponent's basket, and made a downward gesture.

"That's fucking awesome!" Tatum sighed.

He is good at both offense and defense, has an explosive body, and has amazing shooting skills. This guy is top-notch!
This series of words suddenly appeared in the minds of many scouts, and they immediately realized that No. 21 Chaminade was a rare player.

But Chen Fang's performance continued. He said it would last three minutes, not a second less.

Faced with Fultz's sudden double-team, Chen Fang not only did not panic, but opened his bloody mouth and bit back.

With Theo's cover, facing the double attack, Chen Fang used an unconventional back-pull and hip-pulling move, bent his body, and passed through the gap between the two people.

With an extremely low center of gravity, he controlled the basketball again, swung like a snake, and fixed Angus on the free throw line. Then he held on to Remier who had given up defense and came to assist in defense. With a jump step, he rushed into the opponent's basket. El, who came last, rushed in headfirst, and the three of them surrounded No. 21.

Yes, that's how I describe it, running.

It is hard to imagine that someone with such a tall stature could be as agile as a leopard. Facing a double-team and the help defense of three people behind him, Chen Fang fought against five people alone and made his way to the basket.

But before everyone started to worry about him being surrounded, they saw a red figure, just like the red sun leaping out of the sea from the white waves, jumping directly into everyone's pupils.

Next, No. 21's explosive move caused forty thousand pupils to shrink at the same time.

Chen Fang jumped out of the encirclement and reached the sky, where he used a two-handed rim blast to destroy the opponent's basket.

"Crack!" Such a crisp sound of the basket can only be made by hitting it at high speed.

The three players under the basket of DiMasha Catholic High School jumped up subconsciously when Chen Fang jumped up, but Chen Fang's jumping speed was too fast and they lost their balance and fell out one after another. El even fell to the ground, as if he was cooperating with this dunk, which was more like a settlement action.

Chen Fang fell down. He looked at El who was lying on the ground and took a step over him.

Every move of Chen Fang, from breaking through, drilling in, jumping up, blasting the rim, and stepping over the defender's body, captured the hearts of Americans.

Even the calmest coach had to offer sincere praise.

"Fack, this is an R-rated movie, too bloody and violent!" one audience member shouted.

Domineering, so domineering.

When Chen Fang gets angry, he is so crazy and arrogant that it makes people's blood boil.

But because he was so wild in nature, he was seriously injured time and time again, and finally lost all his bounce and became a floor flow.

So the reborn Chen Fang is always controlling himself.

But now, Fultz's resistance and innate talent make it impossible for Chen Fang to be merciful.

He looked up at Fultz, who held back his chill and insisted on looking into his eyes.

After staring for three full seconds, Chen Fang turned his head and high-fived his teammates before returning to defense.

Fultz's heart was still tightening. The performance in the second quarter was completely different from that in the first quarter.

That look seemed emotionless, making him feel as if No. 21 was looking at a corpse.

As a teammate, Tatum also felt the cold aura emanating from Chen Fang.

All I can say is that he was quite adaptable, knowing that occasionally this Chinese man would display his current momentum when stimulated.

Well, try not to mess with Chen Fang.

This idea also began to take root in my heart.

If No. 21 in the first quarter made everyone feel that he was very talented, then the first few minutes of the second quarter made them realize it.

This is not about talent, but about violence.

Chen Fang in completely different states shows the face of hell, but it is unclear when to switch back.

It depends on who dares to go against it.

Fultz was distracted and did not respond. He passed the ball to Remier, who missed the three-pointer.

Tatum grabbed the rebound and took the initiative to look for Chen Fang.

Chen Fang waved his hand, indicating that it was his turn to exert force.

I couldn't help but look up to check the time. Oh, it turned out that three minutes were up.

Chen Fang scored seven points in a row, shocking the whole audience, and then fell silent again.

But this time, no one dared to take it lightly.

Who dares to sleep peacefully with the devil under the bed?

　It’s the last day of November. I would like to thank you for your support and care this month. I am very satisfied with more than 11 monthly tickets. I remember I recharged for reading and got a chapter monthly ticket. Faced with dozens of collected books in the library, I really didn’t know who to give it to.

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