After greeting the security guard at the entrance of the basketball court, Chen Hao and Beard entered the basketball court together under his encouraging and appreciative gaze. They were ready to practice for a while and find the feeling of playing basketball.
Alright, as long as Chen Hao wanted to catch Beard and farm him for a while, he couldn't waste any time at night. The dinner that he treated just now wasn't free either.
Beard didn't know about this. He was still thinking about how to show Chen Hao the results of his hard training over the summer.
The results entered the stadium. Because the team had not yet started to assemble, the other players on the school team had not appeared in the stadium although they had recently returned to school one after another. Most of these people were still enjoying the benefits of being a school team player.
There was no need to elaborate on the details.
Only Chen Hao and Beard were left in the entire stadium.
"Beard, our coach used to be Phil Jackson's assistant, right?”
Chen Hao asked as he was doing his stretching exercises before training while sorting out his memories of the school team.
Hearing this, Alfonso Beard nodded without any doubt.""Yeah, but that goes back to the Bulls 'second three-time championship. At that time, our coach started to learn from Coach Phil Jackson. I heard that he was quite important. It was only after he was hired by our school that he left the coaching team.”
At this point, Beard waved his hand in amusement and continued,"Speaking of which, our manager has been talking about the fact that he coached Michael before, as if he's afraid that others don't know."
As he spoke, Beard did not hide his yearning and envy.
In this era, Michael Jordan had only retired for two years, and his influence had not faded. The first person of the new generation who could make the entire league submit had not appeared yet, and his influence could not be compared at all.
This made Jordan the idol of many players and fans who loved and engaged in basketball.
Jordan was the god of basketball, and he was sought after and worshipped by countless people!
" I didn't expect our coach to have such a resume." Chen Hao was delighted.
Since the coach knew Phil Jackson, the current head coach of the Laker, it should not be difficult to get him a trial.
Chen Hao was confident that as long as he was given the opportunity to try out, he would be able to conquer the coaching staff of the Los Angeles Lakers and at least get a chance to enter the roster.
If he could enter the activation list, then the next match would not be far from him.
The problem now was how to convince his cheap coach to help him get a trial.
In his impression, as a fringe figure, he had barely spoken to the school team coach. There was almost no friendship to speak of. Why would the other party help him?
There were only two months left until the start of the NBA season. If he delayed any longer, he would not be able to get out of it when the NCAA started.
Beard definitely didn't know about this. After warming himself up, he walked forward with the basketball.
"Hao, it's too boring to just practice shooting and dribbling. Let's play a few balls?”
"Sure ~"
Chen Hao, who was thinking about how to speak, naturally wouldn't reject the other party giving him money.
"Hehe, I didn't slack off this summer. Don't be too surprised later ~" Beard said confidently.
Seeing this, Chen Hao only smiled faintly.""Come on, let me see your progress this summer. It just so happens that I haven't been idle during this period of time. I wonder who has improved more."
After saying that, he stood directly inside the three-point line and assumed a defensive stance.
Beard didn't stand on ceremony. He took the ball and directly launched an attack.
It was also the moment when the match between the two began. Ben Walland, the UCLA head coach, brought his two assistant coaches into the stadium, ready to go to the office to discuss the team's lineup and training arrangements for the new season.
As they walked, they talked about the team.
" Thomas and Aldridge both rejected our recruitment. This summer, we only managed to get Jordan Farmer to join us. The problem with the team's inside players hasn't been resolved yet. It will be difficult to make a breakthrough in the new season.”
"It can't be helped. It's not like before. As long as there are outstanding seedlings, all the major universities will fight for them. Moreover, the conditions they offer are very generous. In this regard, our university is a little inferior.”
" Those guys who don't know basketball are really annoying. Their results haven't improved in recent years, and they're getting more and more arrogant. How can they recruit good seedlings with such conditions?"
"Sigh ~~~"
Ever since he took over the NCAA powerhouse team in 2003, he had been feeling exhausted. Although his record had always been good, he was always a little short of the championship. The main reason was that the team's lineup was not very competitive.
Thinking of this, he felt extremely bitter. Just as he was about to complain to his two assistant managers, he suddenly heard the sound of dribbling.
"There are players practicing on the field at this time?”
"According to Coulter, it seems to be Beard and Hao.”Assistant Coach A replied.
"It's the two of them. They're quite hardworking ~"
Chen Hao and Beard's image and their performance last season appeared in his mind. He didn't pay too much attention to it and was about to continue walking toward the office when he suddenly thought of something and turned to walk toward the stadium.
"This is?" Assistant Coach A was puzzled.
Assistant Coach B smiled and shrugged.""What Ben likes to do the most is to encourage the young players. These two lucky little guys should be very happy tonight.”
"Haha, that's true. I love doing such things ~"
After exchanging glances and smiling, the two of them followed.
At the same time, the battle between Chen Hao and Beard was still going on. They didn't know about this, so they didn't have time to care about it for the time being.
"Bang!"
Outside the three-point line, Beard hurriedly controlled the ball. His expression was no longer as relaxed as before. He looked at Chen Hao in confusion and surprise.
When did they agree to guard the water dispenser together until graduation?
Why did you suddenly become stronger?
This was already the third round of their fight. In the first two rounds, Beard had failed to score.
They couldn't match up to him in terms of confrontation, speed, wingspan, and height. Even their techniques were completely outclassed!
The only thing that Beard was stronger than Chen Hao in was his explosive power. However, relying on his own defensive skills and prediction, Chen Hao perfectly made up for his disadvantage in explosive power. He directly defended Beard until he doubted his life.
"Impossible, it's only one summer, it's impossible to become so strong!”Beard took a deep breath.
After a feint, he changed his direction and charged toward Chen Hao's left.
"It's a success!"
Before Beard could be happy for a moment, a palm suddenly reached out from behind him like a ghost and cut the basketball away.
Chen Hao's figure followed closely behind. He ran a few steps and bent down to control the basketball.
"Bang!"
After bouncing the ball a few times, Chen Hao smiled." That was a close call. You almost got past me just now."
"You're really lucky. You actually guessed the right direction.”
Beard, who did not think that he had lost in terms of raw strength, said seriously,""Another ball!"
"Alright ~"
After passing the ball over, Chen Hao prepared to defend.
The battle began again.
This time, Beard controlled the ball very carefully. He stared at Chen Hao, only to realize that he could not find a gap to break through.
"Looks like you really haven't been idle this summer ~" Beard said with a complicated expression.
His teammate, who was originally at the same level as him, or even worse, had now improved his defensive ability by so much. This made him feel a little uncomfortable. Apart from envy, jealousy was inevitable.
"Of course I won't do nothing. I'm a man who wants to enter the NBA!”Chen Hao said confidently.
At this moment, Beard did not know why he could not mock him. He did not know why he had a thought in his heart. The guy in front of him was not bragging. He could really enter the NBA, where geniuses gathered!
Beard shook his head slightly and didn't think too much about it. His expression became extremely serious.
"Then let me see how much you've improved during this period of time ~"
"I won't let you down ~" Chen Hao's smile disappeared, and his expression was equally serious.
"How confident ~"
As soon as he finished speaking, Beard began to attack. As a black basketball player, his physical talent was undoubtedly very good, especially his explosive power. With all his strength, he had already broken into the three-point line in the blink of an eye.
Unfortunately, although Beard's physical talent was not bad, he had a common problem that many black athletes had. His basic basketball skills were not up to par. In Chen Hao's opinion, his ball control ability was only at the level of 40.
This greatly limited the flow of his breakthrough and also gave Chen Hao the opportunity to defend against it.
Chen Hao took two steps back, positioned himself, and applied physical resistance at the right time. Chen Hao easily stopped Beard from going deeper and stuck him outside the free-throw line, unable to advance an inch.
" Beautiful defense, excellent timing, clean and neat movements, without any delay. Hao seems to have gone through a sudden defensive training this summer. His defensive ability on the outside is definitely top-notch in the NCAA. He will have a position on the team's back line in the new season.”
Looking at Chen Hao, who had stopped Beard's breakthrough and forced him to forcefully shoot, Ben's eyes were filled with amazement.
In his impression, Chen Hao did not have such ability.
It could only be said that Chen Hao had put in a lot of effort this summer.
No manager would dislike a player who worked hard and had the ability to start.
Thinking of the team's defensive line in the new season with Jordan Farmer and Chen Hao, who complemented each other in offense and defense, Ben, who had been feeling helpless just now, suddenly felt a lot better.
The assistant managers of the two big teams standing next to him had the same expression. They looked at Chen Hao with admiration.
With their eyesight, how could they not see how outstanding Chen Hao's single defense ability was? He would definitely be able to provide a lot of help to the team in the new season.
At the same time, in the stadium…
Beard's forced shot bounced out of the basket. Chen Hao grabbed the rebound and turned to look at Beard, who was stunned on the spot.
"You almost scored just now. Do you want to do it again?”
"Again!" Beard, who still could not believe that he had been shaken off, nodded heavily.
However, in the following match, reality taught him a lesson once again. He couldn't even enter the three-point line. Facing Chen Hao, who was defending with all his might, the basketball was quickly intercepted.
At this moment, Beard was completely speechless.
"Is his psychological endurance that weak? Looks like this guy isn't a qualified sparring partner ~"
Chen Hao curled his lips, indicating that he was not enjoying himself. He immediately summoned the system's message board, preparing to cheer up.
Normally, in order to avoid being affected by the battle, he would turn off the system notification.
It rang every few seconds. It was really annoying.
However, the system message that greeted his eyes stunned Chen Hao. He looked at Beard, who was still standing rooted to the ground, and thought in surprise,"
"Are you kidding me? This thing is only worth 80 yuan?!”
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