The Way of the Center

Chapter 27 : The Challenge of the Dark Horse

Ricard came to the gym for the first time today. When he arrived at the gate, the guard, old Austin, had just arrived in the duty room to change his clothes.

“Morning coach.” Austin took out a bunch of keys to open the door.

“Early Robert, no one has come yet, right?”

“Don’t look at what time it is now, the boys are still in class.” Austin pointed at Rickard to his watch.

Ricard stood by the schedule posted on the wall of the office, picked up the marker on the table and drew a red circle on the name of the Jayhawks of the University of Kansas. It’s game day tomorrow. After training today, their regular season this season is about to come to an end. Ricard still clearly remembers the comment he saw in the newspaper on the day of the regular season. I wonder if the guy who wrote the news has been fired. Now that March Madness is already in front of him, and the multi-year trough of the Cyclone team is finally about to be broken, Ricard said nothing will let this opportunity drift away. Tomorrow, the Big Twelve League’s most watched duel, the Tornado team will not allow themselves to be slaughtered even if they are on the road.

The enthusiasm of the players in the afternoon was very high, and they were also very dedicated and focused during training.

After a big victory in the previous game, the psychology of the Cyclone players has been adjusted to a state that is about to explode. All of them are eager to fight, eager to win.

Ricard looked at the shouting, running, passing and taking every ball seriously on the training ground. He had no other thoughts in his heart other than satisfaction. With every rebound and every defense, the players acted as if they were in actual combat. A team can’t rely on the star to play, the performance of the role players also determines the team’s victory or defeat. Now the quality of the team’s training is very high, so naturally there is no need to worry about the state of people other than the main players.

“You have been occupying the top position for a long time, it’s time to come down and rest.” Ricard looked at the active men and couldn’t help but think of the scene when he stood in the top position after victory.

“!” There was a loud noise from the basket, which pulled Ricard’s thoughts back to the basketball court. On the court, Anjie just got off the rim, Assakin complained about Anjie’s daily “abuse” to him as always. For such a picture, Ricard has already taken offense.

The growth of this Asian boy, but he personally watched it come step by step. He was very grateful to God for this gift to him, and he was fortunate that he could see Anjie playing in the crowd that day. And Divac, the old demon’s guidance made An Jie Shao take many detours, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is An Jie’s Bole. This guy who has worked hard in the NBA for more than ten years has something An Jie can’t finish learning. Thinking of this, Ricard turned his head and glanced at Divac, who was sitting not far away, but found that Divac was also looking at himself with contempt.

“How do I think you are talking bad about me in your heart again.” After Divac and Ricard became acquainted, they were no longer as polite and restrained as they were when they first met. Now Ricard saw Divac no longer respectfully called “Mr. Divac”, but opened his mouth and came to “Old Devil”. Divac was not angry at all, but was rather proud of the nickname.

“I said, the next game is really to face an All-Star team. In the entire Big Twelve League, there is no second opponent like them.” Ricard has been studying all night. The Jayhawks have been there for several days, and he now knows the Jayhawks players as much as he knows his own players.

“They do have excellent players in every position, and even a few good guys on the bench. The most frightening thing is that these strong guys are still very united. However, I believe in Ann. Jie can open up the situation on the inside. I watched a lot of Darrell Arthur and Sasha Cowan’s game videos, and I think An Jie’s strength is far above those two.” Divac said in a tone. Very confident.

averaged 12.8 points and 6.3 rebounds per game, ranking second in the team’s data. With a field goal percentage of 54.3%, he ranked fourth in the Big Twelve and ranked seventh in the Big Twelve with an average of 1.3 blocks per game. Scored more than 20 in a single game 5 times and scored a double-double 5 times. This is the data sent by Darrell Arthur this season. His 109 blocks are ranked 13th in the history of the University of Kansas. It is such an opponent with beautiful data, but Divac confidently said that Anjie’s strength is far above him. Even though he had only played against An Jie on the training ground, Divac already knew exactly what level An Jie was at. Divac’s confidence in Anjie did not come out of thin air.

“Ha, I know, he has never let me down. Open the situation from the inside, I think so too.” Ricard touched his chin, then returned his eyes to Anjie.

At the same time, the Jayhawks in Lawrence City are also actively training. Darrell Arthur is one of the hardest and the most stressful of this group of players. Even without Morris, the Tornado’s inside offense will still become stronger because of the presence of the Chinese.

“Don’t worry, we will support you tomorrow.” Chalmers saw the worry of his teammate.

“Of course, I wouldn’t be as stupid as Kufus and Jordan to go one-on-one with him.” A lot of guys have fallen under Anjie’s hands, and Darrell Arthur doesn’t want to be the next laughing stock.

“Don’t worry, we are the strongest if we work together.” Chalmers, the shortest on the court, like Mike Taylor, has become the leader of the team’s locker room.

Both teams are ready, and now the Jayhawks are waiting for the whirlwind to strike.

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Bearded has already drove to this city in the northeastern part of Kansas, USA. Along the way, he met a lot of people in his industry. Most of them were the same as himself. They came from Ames to see the final contest. Among them, he also met a Chinese reporter named Wu Hua. It is said that many articles and news about An Jie in China were written by this guy.

Lawrence is not a big city, with a total population of only 70,000. The city only has light industries such as food processing, paper making, and chemical products. Like Ames, Lawrence is a standard university city. Two well-known American institutions of higher learning are located here, one is one of the largest and oldest Indian schools in the United States, Haskell University. The other school is what makes Lawrence so lively today, and it is the University of Kansas.

Kansas University, the traditional giant in the Big Twelve League, the sport of basketball has been inseparable from this school since birth.

The inventor of basketball, Dr. James Naismith, taught at the University of Kansas, and the ancient beast that only exists in the legend, Wilt Chamberlain, started his legendary basketball career at the University of Kansas. Want to say a closer name? The current Celtics star Paul Pierce also comes from this school. There have been too many basketball legends at the University of Kansas. Who can guarantee that the lads in the Jayhawks will not become part of the legend in the future?

But the record is only created by those predecessors after all. No matter how brilliant the past of the University of Kansas, Ricard has only one idea now, and that is to take this giant down!

The school bus of Iowa State University drove into the campus of the University of Kansas early. As a heavy opponent, the Tornadoes were also enthusiastically “sought after” by away fans. Numerous middle fingers and insults appeared outside the glass windows of the school bus, as if the fans would rush into the bus and tear the Cyclone players to pieces as soon as the bus opened the door. After the bus drove into the lower parking lot where only players could enter, the ears of the Cyclone players finally calmed down.

“It seems we are very popular.” Mike Taylor had just been wearing headphones in the car, otherwise he would have to be annoyed to death.

“Okay, now go to the locker room to change clothes and warm up, you won’t be easy tonight.” Ricard beckoned everyone at the front.

“Hey! Darrell!”

“Ah!? Oh, I’m sorry.” Hearing Chalmers shouting loudly, Darrell Arthur recovered and continued his warm-up. Arthur has been staring at the yellow-skinned guy on the opposite field who is warming up for shooting for a long time. He has never worried about an opponent in his heart, but this Chinese kid is different. He is indeed strong enough.

“Anjie, the guy opposite seems to be very jealous of you.” Mike Taylor also observed Arthur’s anomaly.

“That’s right, if I am taken care of, I believe you will not waste opportunities.” An Jie never considered himself the boss of the team, the star of the team. As long as the team needs, he is very willing to give up shots.

“It looks like he’s in good shape today.” The beard sat in the third row. He didn’t expect that An Jie’s ticket would be such a good position. He thought it was the countdown by looking at the mark on the ticket. The third row. Who knows that when I found it, I sat down in the front row.

Catherine did not answer, she just quietly looked at An Jie who was shooting on the court, hoping that this thin and tall boy would not get hurt today.

When the players on both sides were called back to the locker room for final deployment by their coaches, the atmosphere on the scene eased slightly. But all this is just for the explosion after more than ten minutes Taylor! I want you to stick to Chalmers every step of the way! He is the core of the Jayhawks offense, even if you pass the ball, you can’t let him pass comfortably. ”

“You don’t need to say anything else, you guys know what to do. You double-team the Chinese as soon as he gets the ball! Forcing him to pass, we must not give him a chance to play singles inside!”

“They will definitely take special care of An Jie, so you have to run around him quickly, and there is a gap. I believe An Jie can pass the ball out. Then, this is the opportunity!”

“Chalmers! You are forbidden to participate in double teams, I want you to follow that Mike Taylor all the time. As long as Anjie can’t pass the ball to his hands, then the Tornado team’s offensive power will be reduced by more than half!”

Both coaches are seizing the time to make the final deployment.

“Okay! The last game, let’s go to March Madness!” Ricard broke another tactical board.

“We are the University of Kansas! Look at the jerseys and pennants that represent honor hanging on the court. Victory has always been our tradition. Go out and beat the opponent back to the original shape!” The head coach of the University of Kansas also opened the locker room. door.

Kansas University fans saw their players rushing out of the player tunnel, and they suddenly shouted loudly enough to pierce their eardrums. They are just one step away from popularizing March Madness. When traditional giants meet new dark horses, they must have the last laugh. The flames in the hearts of the Jayhawks players are also burning.

However, the whirlwind is coming! All flames may be extinguished Book friends are welcome to visit and read, the latest, fastest and hottest serial works are all at mobile phone users, please go to read.