Rekindling the dream of becoming a star

Chapter 168 Sublimation and Transformation, with its own system

Who is better, the best in Oklahoma or the best in Missouri?
The suspense is enough to fill the stadium.

Even though many college coaches know that it is difficult to attract these two players given their school's qualifications, it does not prevent them from coming here to enjoy a high-level game.

The previous record of the Mo Kan team was amazing. They won all the games while maintaining an advantage of more than 30 points. More people believed that Mo Kan would win, and Trae Young would also win this matchup based on the data.

But there are also many media and coaches in Missouri who support Chen Fang. The comprehensiveness of the Falcon is recognized. After comparing the two, some senior coaches simply regard Trae Young as a smaller version of Chen Fang.

Compared with Chui Yang, Chen Fang has the potential to be both offensive and defensive.

And all this controversy began when the referee threw the ball into the sky.

Theo successfully fought for the ball, which was caught by Watson. His first reaction was to look at Chen Fang.

Chen Fang has already walked to the front court. This game is very important, but the intensity will definitely not be high.

Chen Fang is very clear about this point. This is actually just a slightly bigger game than the sweating game. Of course, it will gradually improve as the game progresses.

Morkan's lineup is balanced, but not necessarily without flaws. Young plays as 2 and Callum Mills, who is 173cm tall, plays as 1.

Porter Jr. still plays 3. Both players in the interior are strong, but only a little over two meters tall.

Chen Fang came to the wing and was defended by Porter Jr., who kept a distance of one meter and watched him.

But two seconds later, Chen Fang used an attack to remind Porter that this kind of defense is not acceptable.

Watson didn't dribble to the top of the arc, but pressed towards Chen Fang's side. This is Joe Mazzula's usual tactic, he likes to make moves on the wing.

The ball was passed hand to Chen Fang, and then Watson went to the baseline. At this time, Callum, who was following him, faced a choice, whether to take the opportunity to double-team Porter Jr. or continue to follow his target.

At the moment he hesitated, Chen Fang used his height and arm span to pass the ball to Watson who was one step inside the baseline.

Porter Jr. was forced to make a switch, resulting in Callum, who is 173cm tall, defending Chen Fang, who is 201cm tall.

When Porter Jr. came over, Watson passed the ball back again, creating a mismatch.

Facing the 173cm tall Callum, Chen Fang shot the ball from outside the three-point line with a shooting space that was easier than training.

The audience on the sidelines cheered for the first time.

Chen Fang never failed when he made his first move.

This seemed like a time-travel benefit, but Chen Fang himself knew that his best period was in the first quarter when he had plenty of energy and his control of the ball was at its best.

There was no time to celebrate as Trae Young had already rushed forward with the ball. He was very fast, and his advancement of the ball was pleasing to the eye. With every dribble he made, the ball rolled in his palm, which increased his control over the ball. Facing Logan's interference and reaching out, Trae Young got rid of him with a simple change of direction under his hips.

His small steps are very frequent, and when he breaks through and changes direction, they suddenly turn into long leaps. This is a unique technique to get rid of the problem, and the high level of dribbling that comes from perfect body coordination.

After getting rid of the opponent, he dribbled sideways. This movement was very uncomfortable because he was between two defenders, which would cause the defender to hesitate, not sure whether to let his teammate come forward or let himself do it.

Just when he was stunned, Chui Yang took action.

His shooting defense, with the ball point slightly below the chest and the shooting point at the chin, is very fast and saves effort.

It just gives people the impression that he never aims and just follows his feelings.

But from the shape of the hand when it is thrown, you think wow, what a standard and steady shot.

Just like now, when Trae Young shot, some people in the audience stood up and raised their arms. As the basketball went through the net, they cheered loudly and shouted slogans of support: "Hey, Bing Yang, you cold-blooded killer." (As early as high school, Trae Young was known for his cold-blooded three-pointers. His nickname was Bing Yang, which meant that he hunted seals more coldly than polar bears in the Arctic Ocean.)
The Wild Falcons team was not in any chaos. Under the coaching of Joe Mazzula, this team was more like a professional club, and its tactical qualities were obviously higher than other teams.

Chen Fang was still in position on the wing. This time, Porter Jr. put his hand on his arm very seriously. Although he still maintained a distance of one meter, the pressure he exerted had already increased.

Watson is still moving in this direction, but tactics are ever-changing.

Chen Fang passed the ball to the defense, but walked towards the top of the arc.

Theo ran out from the inside and reached the top of the arc, just as Chen Fang arrived.

The two of them set a pick-and-roll, and Chen Fang followed the route he came from and pressed inside. Facing the opponent's center who was switching defense, he hit the ground with an outside pass and passed it to Theo who was following along.

The latter got the blue in the air.

Strictly speaking, the defense of the Mokan team is not very good.

But Chui Yang still used a fast pace to attack the Wild Falcons team. Logan's defense did not work very well. He was shaken by Chui Yang twice, his center of balance was unstable, and he staggered to the side.

Then Young accelerated and rushed in, and under the interference of Hyde, he made a back pass, and Porter Jr. followed up quickly and got the ball, and also made an open basket.

After passing the message, Chui Yang immediately went to find Chen Fang, who blinked at him after noticing.

Yes, from the beginning of the game, the two of them started to compete with each other.

Then, Chen Fang repeated his old trick. He took a step forward and got rid of Porter Jr.'s defense. Chen Fang received the ball and, with a sudden shot a little bit outside the sideline, ignited the battle.

Yes, that's right.

Chen Fang took the initiative to ignite the shot. He raised his shooting hand high. When he saw the ball go into the basket, he faced the direction of Chui Yang, lowered his right hand, and blew on his fingers.

Then he raised his index and middle fingers of his left hand to make a 2 gesture.

He was telling Chui Yang, I already have two, you better hurry up.

Chui Yang nodded in the air and pointed to the front court, meaning to say, here I come.

So, Logan was called for a shot in the face by Yang two steps outside the top of the arc. He never expected why this man dared to shoot so confidently from such a distance.

The ball rolled very fast, like a guided bomb, and exploded into the basket, which made a clanging sound.

8: 8.

Many people in the stands stood up and cheered to express their admiration for Chui Yang.

Amid the cheers that were beginning to become deafening, Chui Yang moved his shoulders. He no longer looked for Chen Fang, but proudly walked towards his own half.

Joe Mazzula in the audience watched all this silently. Yes, everything went as expected. Chui Yang was fooled. The question now is, you started the fire, can you put it out?
Only Chen Fang can give this answer, and his answer is, come on.

This time he stood in the center circle to support Watson. After getting the ball, he looked at Porter Jr. a few meters away. Chen Fang moved forward slowly with his hips. After walking out of the center circle, he stood at the edge of the LOGO. He listened, and the ball protector suddenly waved to Porter Jr.

Before Porter Jr. could react, he saw Chen Fang holding up the ball. It was a standard one-step shot. Compared to Chui Yang, Chen Fang's shooting point was higher, and after he shot, he turned around and walked back.

The moment Chen Fang shot, even the scout coach couldn't help but stand up and stretch his neck to chase the basketball flying in the air.

Many people’s brains are still cursing, but as soon as the F word comes out, it turns into shit.

Listening to the exclamations and screams from the audience, Chen Fang didn't even look back. He felt that he had the upper hand as soon as he made his move, and with a dashing back view, he left space for Chui Yang.

Come on, let’s see who can shoot farther. I’ve been wanting to compete with you for a long time.

Chui Yang was also surprised. He had never seen a person who could shoot so far and still have the confidence to look back. This greatly stimulated him.

Since he started playing basketball, he has come across many strong people, some with foul mouths, some with high jumps, and so on, but no one has ever dared to compete with him in shooting.

His blood began to rush and his heart beat violently.

"Hey, give me the ball, I like this guy!" Chui Yang shouted, and Callum obediently handed over the ball.

At the same time, Chen Fang said to Logan: "Let's switch positions, let me deal with No. 11."

21 versus 11.

What an interesting number.

Joe Mazzula was standing on the scene and saw the switch, but he said nothing. As a coach, he did not interfere with the players' positive side on the court. That's why they love basketball. Why should they interrupt?
Trae Young's static data may be only slightly better than that of ordinary people, and any slightly talented player is better than him, but his dribbling is at a very high peak.

That was the case very early on.

At the age of 17, he is already very confident that there is no one in this world that he cannot get over.

With his feet open, his center of gravity is very low and his dribbling is on the outside of his feet. When Yang sinks down, it is difficult for you to deal with it with your previous defensive experience.

If you insist on keeping your body facing the basketball, you can be passed by it in the next second, but if you choose to defend Yang's torso, his agile cut-in step will cut past your side like a butter knife.

Coupled with his fast-paced dribbling, Trae Young's difficulty in defending increases dramatically.

Chen Fang felt it as soon as he was in position. His center of gravity was shifted and swayed left and right. Suddenly, Chui Yang dragged him sideways and Chen Fang followed him with a slide. But as soon as he moved his feet, he saw Chui Yang combining with the ball and shooting.

It was too late to block it, so I could only turn my head to look.

When he saw the ball go in, Chen Fang realized the mentality of the opponent when he shot at others.

Well, that's as it should be.

After comforting himself, Chen Fang also felt a little overwhelmed. Yes, once you are in the game, no matter how wise you are, once you enter it, you will feel completely different.

11: 11.

In the next round, Chen received the ball and shot under the screen of his teammates, but Porter Jr. successfully squeezed the screen and interfered.

Chen Fang's shot was faster than usual, and the ball hit the back frame and bounced up. The Mokan team then launched a fast break. Chui Yang held the ball and faced a double-team from Theo and Hyde, but he ended the battle with a pull-up shot.

The sudden heated scene on the field was beyond everyone's expectations, and the atmosphere quickly reached a boiling point.

"Hey, can you still hold on?" Chui Yang said some trash talk.

"Worry about yourself." Chen Fang replied.

Afterwards, Chen Fang's desire to attack became very strong. Facing Porter Jr., Chen Fang used tactics to clear the surrounding area and created a one-on-one situation.

Porter Jr., who is 208cm tall, does not have an outstanding wingspan of only 213cm, but because of his height, his reach is 274cm.

It is 4 centimeters more than Chen Fang, and every centimeter means an increase in the success rate of defense.

He used a single crossover to mobilize the opponent's defense, then changed direction in front of his body and made a cross step to the left, but Porter Jr. made a good judgment this time. After failing to get rid of it in the first time, Chen Fang had few choices.

He took the ball and stepped back to shoot.

He felt something was wrong as soon as he shot, and seeing that the ball and the basket had deviated, Chen Fang immediately retreated.

Sure enough, the rebound was grabbed and another fast break was formed. Trae Young still had the ball. He jumped in the air, forcing Chen Fang to jump up and block the shot. He then passed the ball from behind to Porter Jr. who followed up and scored by dunking the ball with both hands.

This attack and defense allowed Mo Kan to find his feeling.

The coach immediately reminded the players and the defensive strategy changed accordingly.

"Let Michael guard the Chinese, and you stay at the front and watch, ready to switch to fast break at any time."

The strategy is undoubtedly correct. Facing Porter Jr.'s height and frequency of movement, Chen Fang needs more patience and help from his teammates.

But Chen Fang needed to defeat Little Porter, he had to kill him.

The continuous shaking stabilized Porter's center of gravity. With a step forward to speed up, Chen Fang pushed past Porter's right shoulder and rushed over from the left.

At this moment, the center gate of Mo Kan was wide open, which was a good opportunity for attack, but Trae Young came out from the diagonal direction.

His poor defense is based on his calm mentality. Once he is motivated, Chui Yang's defense is not bad.

Chen Fang felt a pain in his wrist and turned around to find that someone had cut the ball.

Then he watched Trae Young dunk.

11: 17.

Trae Young came back and pointed at Chen Fang, shrugging regretfully.

Chen Fang woke up. He finally realized that this guy was very strong. He hadn't noticed from the corner of his eye just now. He still didn't know where he came from.

It can only be said that Chen Fang still doesn’t know much about Trae Young.

A player who averaged 42.6 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.1 assists and a shooting percentage of 48.9% in his senior year of high school. Then in the first ten games of his NCAA career, Trae Young averaged 30 points and 9 assists. This year he averaged 27.4 points and 8.8 assists, becoming the first player in the division's history to lead both statistical charts since assist statistics were available.

He played in 81 games in his NBA rookie season, averaging 19.12 points and 8 assists per game.

He was selected to the All-Star Game the following year.

From a certain perspective, Chen Fang is facing Trae Young, who has super scoring ability and is already at the NBA level.

Moreover, he was the one who ignited the other party's anger with his own hands.

But at the same time, Chen Fang became more excited. After being here for so long, he finally met someone who made him lose face. This feeling was wonderful.

Joe Mazzulla called a timeout.

He just wanted to calm Chen Fang down for one thing.

"You need help from your teammates. There are two of them against you alone. Do you understand your current situation?" Joe Mazzula's first sentence was very straightforward.

"Got it. I'm adjusting."

"Very good, use the rib tactics and compete with the opponent for stability."

"Ah."

Chen Fang needs more time to adapt to this intensity. With Trae Young and Porter Jr. as his opponents, he is now in a very awkward situation. To use a popular phrase from his previous life, he was pinned to the floor and beaten.

"Only by finding your own rhythm can you win. It's stupid to act recklessly." Joe Mazzula grabbed Chen Fang who was about to go on stage and reminded him.

Back on the court, Chen received the ball at the elbow, turned sideways and pretended to pass the ball, attracting Porter's moving position, and immediately put the ball back to the opponent. Before the opponent could adjust, he turned up and pulled up to hit the ball. This attack surprised many scouts and coaches. It was the first time they saw that Chinese people could play back.

But soon, little Porter returned it.

Chui Yang's breakthrough attracted two defenders, including Chen Fang, who focused all his attention on him. Unexpectedly, he made a ghost pass. Chen Fang turned around to look for Porter, but the latter had already gone to the bottom corner.

He shoots as soon as he catches the ball. The height and stability of his shot make people feel that he has talent at first glance.

13: 20.

Still 7 points behind.

But at this moment, Chen Fang has calmed down. He clearly realizes that he is now facing the successive attacks of two five-star high school students, and all he has to do is rely on his teammates.

In the next round, Chen Fang once again took position in the elbow area. He made continuous sideways back shots, attracted a double-team, and then jumped up to pass the ball to Hyde at the top of the arc.

The latter's shot missed, but Chen Fang used his speed to grab the rebound and then jumped again. His second jump was so fast that he had already jumped up when others had just landed after their first jump.

After putting the ball into the basket, Chen Fang made an offensive move with a second rebound and a basket score.

This is his advantage, his offensive range is in the entire half court, not just on the outside.

The sudden change of the Chinese people surprised many people, refreshed their inherent cognition, and made the game very interesting.

When Chen Fang used the rib tactics for the third time as the axis, he completely suppressed the entire team of Mo Kan. His agile and offensive back-to-the-basket tactics made Porter Jr. very uncomfortable.

Whether it's double-teaming or single defense, there will be problems.

And Porter Jr. had to admit that although his opponent looked shorter than him and his strength was no less than his, he actually couldn't hold on and retreated to the inside.

Seeing Porter Jr. being pushed into the paint area, Trae Young at the top of the arc couldn't help but come over to help defend. The moment he moved, Chen Fang jumped up and passed the ball to Hyde at the top of the arc again.

This time, Hyde did not waste any effort and slashed with the knife.

18: 20.

The seven-point gap instantly became two points.

Joe Mazzulla clenched his fists excitedly on the court. His attempt was successful and the tactic was effective.

As coaches, their sense of accomplishment comes from tactics.

More scouts and coaches looked at each other in bewilderment. If the Chinese could score as many points as Yang, they would be amazed and praise him, but they would not be shocked.

But at this moment, No. 21 is playing a team offensive tactic that only appears in the NBA playoffs, and it is that axis, which is very surprising.

This discovery has intuitive value, which means that No. 21 not only has personal qualities, but also team values.

There are many types of cores, but the team's tactical core is the real core. Insiders are very clear about this.

Chen Fang on the court also began to find his feeling.

He moved between the two elbows, moving up and down and left and right along the sliding line under the penalty area. It was very crowded here, full of sweat and pungent body odor, but Chen Fang suddenly found the feeling.

A feeling of being grounded.

Watson became more and more experienced in passing the ball to Chen Fang. He would cooperate with Hyde and then get the opportunity to pass the ball to Chen Fang by breaking free.

Once Chen Fang got the ball, the entire offensive formation changed immediately.

On the strong side, Chen Fang, Hyde at the top of the arc, and Watson in the bottom corner formed an obtuse triangle position.

Theo and Logan, go to the weak side and provide double cover for Hyde at any time.

When Mo Kan double-teamed Chen Fang, Hyde would receive the pass from Chen Fang and then shoot under the screen.

If there is no double-team, Chen Fang can use back-to-the-basket, flip-up, or backward turn.

Then Theo rushed for the rebound.

This tactic was immediately effective. This was a solid trench warfare with no room for shortcuts.

Looking at the last minute, Mo Kan's coach hesitated, not knowing whether to waste this timeout, because according to the rules, there are three short and one long timeouts, a total of four timeouts, and only two are allowed in the fourth quarter.

In other words, there must be a section where there is no pause.

The score has been reversed, and Ye Falcon is beating the opponent with high-quality tactical qualities.

At this time, the situation changed again.

Chen Fang suddenly set an off-ball screen for Theo, then he returned to the top of the arc and passed the ball to Watson. Porter Jr. was still in the middle of confronting him and couldn't follow him out for a while.

So, he was punished, and Chen Fang made a sudden shot from the top of the arc, bringing the score to 26:20.

Go ahead by 6 point.

This is not the end. With Chui Yang's unprincipled three-point shot, he missed and was rebounded by Ye Falcon.

Chen Fang got the basketball near the center circle. At this time, Porter Jr. was still shrinking to the inside by inertia. Chen Fang advanced with the ball, made another three-pointer from the left wing through half transition.

After seeing the ball go in, Chen Fang stretched out his left and right hands and raised four fingers each.

Remind him in front of Chui Yang, now the score is 4:4, I tied the score by three points alone.

The fire looked like it was dying, and suddenly Chen Fang poured a bucket of gasoline on it, starting to burn fiercely.

But at this time, Chen Fang took the initiative to stare at Trae Young, and the two began to fight.

Under interference, Trae Young shot again, and this time, it actually went in.

Watching the ball go in, Trae Young got close to him and said, “Hey, five to four, do you want to give it back?”

In response he received a smile from Chen Fang.

Time keeps ticking, and with this ball, the first quarter ends.

But Chen Fang had a feeling that he had the overall situation in control.

Back on the bench, while wiping his sweat and drinking water, he said to Joe Mazzula: "Coach, we can win, and quickly."

"Your judgment is correct, provided that we maintain this tactic in the second half of the quarter."

"no problem."

The second quarter was a replica of the first quarter, with Chen Fang playing the pivot role and doing whatever he wanted with two steps on the wing. He was very comfortable with his role and positioning.

On defense, no matter how Trae Young and Porter Jr. played, no matter how difficult the goal was, Chen Fang's heart did not fluctuate at all.

When he used his wide range of motion to dribble sideways and force Porter Jr. to pass the ball before being double-teamed from the front and back by his opponents at the moment of turning around.

When Hyde received the ball and hit his fourth three-pointer of the game, Chen Fang ran up and high-fived him.

At this moment, Chen Fang felt that he had changed.

There is a blurry door in front of me, very heavy, with no boundaries on the left and right, and I can’t see the end when I look up. This is the door of the heart.

A door that appeared as soon as I started to have ambitions and dreams about the NBA.

Countless times, Chen Fang asked himself in the dead of night whether he could really gain a foothold in the NBA and become a core cornerstone, and he could feel this door.

At this moment, he felt vaguely but clearly that he had stepped forward.

When you are training, even if you make a hundred three-pointers, none of them are as strong as the confidence you get in controlling the overall situation in these two quarters.

Next, Chen Fang was immersed in this confidence. He would suddenly withdraw to the outside of the three-point line, attract backup defense, and then pass the ball to his teammates who cut in.

Sometimes he would dribble the ball into the half-court basket area under a screen and make a jump shot.

As Trae Young made more and more three-pointers, the bet between the three players reached 6:12, but Trae Young yelled at Chen Fang in frustration: "You wait to pay the bill."

Chen Fang glanced at the scoreboard.

84: 62.

"Okay, just buy it!"

During the game, the degraded Chen Fang had no interest in the bet, which in itself was an inducement tactic.

In fact, at this time, Trae Young already felt something was wrong, but then Chen Fang made a three-pointer, which made him have no time to think about it and he went into a crazy three minutes of missing shots.

The head coach of Mo Kan is helpless. It is difficult to give instructions to the star players in this kind of team. There is no tactics at all, and he keeps scoring. What can you say?

In the sixth minute of the fourth quarter, Chen Fang took the initiative to request a substitution. He really had no physical strength left. Now the lead was almost 30 points. If Chui Yang could catch up, he would accept it.

But when he saw Chen Fang coming out, Chui Yang actually made an unexpected move.

He also applied to leave, and walked away on his own.

What can the coach say to the childish Biao Yang? This is just an intra-state EYBL competition, and the victory or defeat is not important.

"Do you remember how many points you got?" Joe Mazzula suddenly asked Chen Fang who was sitting there gasping for breath.

Chen Fang shook his head. Starting from the second half of the second quarter, he had forgotten everything and devoted himself to reading the game and connecting the team.

As an all-round striker, he did a great job.

"34 points, 16 assists, 13 rebounds."

"Another triple-double?" Chen Fang was quite surprised.

Looking at the nonchalant Chinese, Joe Mazzula could only pretend not to see it. He had more important things to do, which could not be discussed formally.

It might be a good opportunity to chat.

“How about coming to West Virginia University?”

Chen Fang frowned and looked at the coach seriously: "Is it the D1 League?"

"Of course, we are from the Big East Conference. You should know the University of Connecticut Huskies, the Villanova University Wildcats, and the University of Louisville Cardinals. Our West Virginia University Mountaineers also made it to the semi-finals of the NCAA tournament in 2010." Joe Mazzula listed them all.

"Jerry West is a product of us mountain people!"

Chen Fang was a little surprised. It turned out that the man with the LOGO was from this team.

"The Big East League is a major league with 16 teams. I can assure you that the divisional competition is very valuable for training." Seeing that Chen Fang was actually thinking, Joe Mazzula was overjoyed and began to lobby.

"Coach, don't worry, we have plenty of time." Chen Fang smiled, and then he asked casually: "Are there any active NBA stars?"

These words immediately choked Joe Mazzula.

It seems that there is no..., Chen Fang understood.

Then, a whistle sounded, announcing the end of the match and interrupting their conversation.

The Wild Falcons defeated the Shovel Sturgeons. It was a very exciting match in most of the first half. Everyone thought so. Even after No. 21 left the court, the discussion about him never stopped.

To paraphrase a local public university coach: "System player, no doubt about it."

"Building a team around No. 21 to get into the tournament has become a feasible plan and concept."

The focus of the discussion was a little uncomfortable at the moment, because the upright Chui Yang had come to collect the debt.

He took the equally unhappy Little Porter and walked directly to the Wild Falcon team bench: "Chen, you lose."

Chui Yang ignored the angry looks from others. He never cared about those bastards. He just stared at the Chinese man.

"Don't be impatient, wait for me to take a shower and recover, don't you want to?" Chen Fang asked back.

"of course yes."

"Then see you at the back door at half past five!"

"Well, if you play tricks!" Trae Young threatened.

"Haha!" This was the only way Chen Fang could respond.

Seeing Trae Young was about to leave, Chen Fang remembered something: "Wait!"

"what?"

"Do you want to change your jersey?" Chen Fang stood up and took off his jersey.

After hesitating for a second, Chui Yang agreed: "Switch!"

Holding the red No. 21 jersey in his hand, Trae Young's mood suddenly improved.

This sudden show of respect calmed my irritable mood very well.

"See you at the back door!" Trae Young curled his lips and walked away proudly.

Looking at his back, Chen Fang smiled.

It's interesting to be friends with the big villain in New York.

　I’m tired...!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)