Fortunately, the backboard was not made of glass. Otherwise, it would be difficult to clean up the broken glass.
After an hour, the staff finally reassembled the backboard.
Sandek began to organize the players for a training match.
The elimination round would begin in two days, and the Sun Devils needed to familiarize themselves with the new tactics.
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The training match was in full swing.
"Box!"
James Harden played a pick-and-roll with Zhang Jun. After the pick-and-roll, Harden passed the ball to Zhang Jun.
Zhang Jun grabbed the ball firmly with both hands and took two steps forward to reach the three-second zone. Jeff Els, who was replacing Zhang Jun, raised his hands high in despair.!
But they were all eggs.
Zhang Jun used both hands to catch the ball with one hand. He didn't even need to jump. He lightly stepped on his feet and pressed the ball into the basket with Jeff Els between them!!
That's right, Zhang Jun didn't even need to jump to slam dunk across the 2.06-meter tall Jeff Els.
Zhang Jun was too tall.
"Framed!"
The basketball hoop swayed again, and Jeff Els was also knocked out of the baseline by a huge pressure. He leaned against the cushion on the basketball hoop to slightly reduce the cushion.
Hearing the strange sound of the basketball hoop, the players under the basket quickly scattered. No one dared to stay under the backboard.
Zhang Jun could really take down the rebound.
Fortunately, Zhang Jun held back this time, and the quality of the new rebound was reliable. The strange sound just now did not appear to be the rebound falling again.
"Zhang, your fighting style is stronger than before.”Jack shouted.
As an offensive coach, Jack knew what it meant for Zhang Jun and Harden to form a pick-and-roll combination.
With Zhang Jun's physical talent, as long as his athletic ability improved, this kind of goal was too easy for him. He didn't even need to use too many complicated techniques. He just needed to use simple and crude methods to end it.
The entire tactical training match was basically an exhibition match between Harden and Zhang Jun.
Harden used all sorts of methods to get the ball into the hands of Zhang Jun, who was rushing into the paint. With the Sun Devils 'few inside players, there was no way to stop Zhang Jun.
Looking at Zhang Jun running on the field, Sandek's face was full of smiles. This was the genius he had high hopes for, and now he was really going to play.
All of his teammates and staff had a new understanding of Zhang Jun.
Zhang Jun's body was even stronger than before, and his speed and agility had improved by leaps and bounds. It seemed that Zhang Jun had undergone a transformation after a period of silence.
In addition to his explosive offensive output, Zhang Jun's improvement on the defensive side was also very obvious. Zhang Jun's defensive coverage was larger than before.
Zhang Jun's defensive assistance could cover the three-point line, and his rebounding awareness was also very good. In the training match, Zhang Jun almost single-handedly took care of all the defensive rebounding.
After Zhang Jun finished chasing after Jeff Els with a fast break,
"Zhang, your talent is too outstanding. Compared to O'Neal, no, you should be compared to LeBlanc James. Your speed and agility are not inferior to LeBlanc James!”Jack praised Zhang Jun excitedly.
After watching the entire training match, Jack, like Sandek, could not calm down.
"Hey." Zhang Jun didn't respond to these compliments.
In this short training session, Zhang Jun was already numb to all the compliments.
Zhang Jun's physical talent and strength were simply too strong. Now that Zhang Jun weighed 145kg, he was almost on par with O'Neal.
Sometimes, Zhang Jun had to deliberately hold back his strength to protect his teammates so as not to hurt them.
With his brutal physical talent and his current athletic ability, as long as Zhang Jun stood in the middle, he would put a lot of psychological pressure on his opponents, whether it was offense or defense.
After playing a training match with Zhang Jun, his opponents were almost lying on the ground. Jeff Els was a little scared when he saw Zhang Jun walking over.
"Zhang, you're too scary. Leave me some face next time.”Jeff Els said with a sad face.
"Alright, I'll be more careful next time. Jeff, you should practice your courage.”Zhang Jun patted his teammate on the shoulder.
The staff on the sidelines loved to watch Zhang Jun's offense and defense. Jeff Els, who was the main defender of Zhang Jun, was often in the background.
Jeff Els also had the ability to make it to the second round. His inner strength was above average in the NCAA, but in front of Zhang Jun, he looked like a weak primary school student.
"With you inside, we'll definitely win the championship.”Harden jumped up again and put his hand on Zhang Jun's shoulder.
Harden had a lot of trust in Zhang Jun now. Zhang Jun had truly improved.
"Zhang, we'll play against the University of Oakland in the first knockout round. You'll be in the starting lineup.!”Sanderk said.
"No problem. Coach will arrange it." Zhang Jun replied.
The Sun Devils had Harden on the outside, and the inside had always been their weakness. Now that they had Zhang Jun, Sandek was extremely confident.
For two consecutive days of training, Zhang Jun spent his time in the stadium honing his tactics and developing rapport with his teammates.
Zhang Jun wanted March Madness to play well in the knockout rounds. He firmly believed that as long as he played well, everything would come his way.
Arizona State's first opponent in the top 32 was the University of Oakland!
The University of Oakland had a strong inside player, Blake Griffin, who was also the top pick this year.
In his freshman year, Griffin scored 14.7 points and 9.1 rebounded per game, both of which ranked in the top 10 of the Big12. He was selected for the best team in the league.
In his sophomore year, Griffin had 30 double-doubles and scored 22.7 points and 14.4 rebounded per game. He was named the Big12's Player of the Year.
Griffin had a total of 504 rebounded in the season, which was the record for the most rebounding in a single season for a college player since Larry Bird in 1979. It was only one less than Bird's record.
At the same time, Griffin's average of 14.4 rebounded per game was the record for a single game since Duncan in 1997.
Griffin was also voted the Player of the Year by The associated press.
Griffin was skilled in dribbling, his physical fitness was explosive, and he often performed wonderful dunks in the NCAA, so he had a lot of fans.
Zhang Jun was looking forward to this match!!
Right now, Zhang Jun still didn't know how strong he would be in the competition because he had no reference.
Zhang Jun hoped to see his strength in the match against Griffin.
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"Zhang, all you need to do is beat Griffin, and I believe many teams 'scouts will be interested in you.”
In the dorm, Harden was very experienced in teaching Zhang Jun how to gain an advantage in the draft.
"I understand. I will try my best to increase my exposure.”Zhang Jun nodded.
Since he had the ability, Zhang Jun naturally had the idea of entering the NBA. Fortunately, Harden was also a popular rookie in the NBA, so Zhang Jun had someone to consult about everything about the draft.
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March 3rd.
March Madness, Top 32.
The game between Arizona State University and the University of Oakland officially began.
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