You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 22 The Trip to Villanova
In the next few games, McCarthy High School proved that they are the overlord of Pennsylvania this year.

No team can play them all the way to the fourth quarter and not fall behind.

No team can lose to them by single digits.

No team can stop them from scoring more than 75 points.You know, the high school game lasts only 32 minutes, and it is not easy for high school students with rough skills and no tactical literacy to score 75 points.

They dominated Penn, becoming the champions of the 2001-02 Penn State AAAA Basketball Tournament.

As for Wei Xia, he is indeed unhappy, but he must look forward.

Even Kobe, who played for Lower Merion for four years, only helped the team bring back one state championship.

The defeat against McCarthy High School made him see his shortcomings.

He's got to have a jump shot that he can play at least at the high school level, but what's going on in the old days is that things are limiting him.

It is true that his fate has changed because of Havlicek, but his current style of play is also being influenced by Havlicek.

Havlicek's style of play was acceptable in his era, but decades later, it must be changed.

He decided to quit the swimming team and use the training time on the swimming team to practice jump shots.

Even if the result is half the effort, even if the effect is not good, he still has to practice.

Since that day, he's been shooting at least 800 half-stops and high jumpers a day.

In August, Wei Xia accepted the invitation of Villanova and officially visited the university that he had admired for a long time.

Villanova University is located in the small town of Mey Mai in the outskirts of northwest Philadelphia, surrounded by two distinctive towns, Moblin and Wayne.Due to unique historical reasons, there is neither the hustle and bustle of the city nor the desolation of the suburbs around the school, and the food, accommodation and transportation are very convenient.

When Wei Xia arrived, Villanova University sent three people to receive him.

One is a staff member from the basketball team, and the other two are enthusiastic students.

They took Wei Xia to visit the school and talked a lot about the history of Villanova along the way.

The school is divided into three campuses, the main campus and the west campus are mainly where the teaching buildings are located, and the south campus is the dormitory area for freshmen.The three campuses are only separated by a street and a railway line and are not independent.The usual transportation is mainly by walking, skateboards and bicycles are also advisable ways, and the school also provides buses.

The staff of the basketball department kept silent, but the accompanying classmates kept talking. After all, Wei Xia valued the basketball department, not Villanova's other strengths, but he was still forced to listen to the "Nova's past" all the way.

"Felix, this is the gymnasium where the basketball team is located." Suddenly, the staff of the basketball team said to Wei Xia.

Wei Xia finally cheered up after hearing the words.He had been distracted before, but because every time the other party said a word, he responded with "Really?", making the other party think that he was really interested, and they really chatted in this way for a long time.

When they came to the gymnasium, the two volunteers left separately. The next recruitment work was an internal matter of the basketball team, and they did not participate.

The Wildcats' summer training has begun, and Wei Xia watched them train from a distance.

Although Villanova is not valued by locals in Philadelphia, their enrollment is very strong. Every year, there is no shortage of newcomers at the level of top [-] high school students in the United States.

This summer, Jay Wright wooed Jason Fraser from New York with his charisma.This person ranked fifth in the United States among the 2002 high school students, and the center position ranked second, second only to Amare Stoudemire who participated in the draft directly as a high school student not long ago, and higher than "Little KG" Chris Bosh. Scouts believe that he has a chance to become the next Brad Doherty.

"Felix, don't you want to come and get to know everyone?"

Jay Wright had already learned that Wei Xia didn't like the nickname "Wish" very much, so he called him by his name when he came up, which made him slightly happy.

"Coach, don't worry about me, you train as usual." Wei Xia said naturally, "If I want to come here, I need to know what kind of team I am coming to."

Wright ordered an assistant coach to come to Weixia to introduce the players on the field.

In addition to Jason Fraser, Wesha also discovered a good player named Randy Foye.

When Wei Xia asked about him, the assistant coach said proudly; "Randy is our core player, and his performance determines our success or failure this year to a certain extent."

Villanova is not a star-studded NCAA giant. There have been many NBA players in history, but there are no stars.

Wei Xia found that their daily training is extremely solid, and Wright's requirement for players is to complete every step perfectly.

if.If someone does not do well, we all start over together.

"Doing this can enhance the players' sense of responsibility. They must understand that they represent a team. Coach Wright doesn't like players who pay too much attention to themselves." The assistant explained to Wei Xia in a low voice.

Wei Xia, who made 39 of 14 shots in a single game not long ago, felt ashamed when he heard this.

So in the eyes of Coach Wright, does he belong to a player who does not pay attention to himself?

If Wesha hadn't visited DePaul University a while ago, he would have regarded the experience of visiting Villanova University as the standard of the university

To his surprise, in terms of training alone, DePaul and Villanova are like playing house.

DePaul looks like a more advanced high school basketball team. It does not pay attention to tactics and discipline, but pays attention to a free and unrestrained style of play. It seems that it is indeed suitable for players like Wei Xia who like to run.

But if Wei Xia wants to play comfortably, he must run in a comfortable system.Otherwise, it is just running around, running around, and not being able to catch the ball after running for a long time has a huge impact on the mentality.

Wright has arrangements for each player's training plan.

He only joined the Wildcats last year. He is in his prime and seems to have endless energy.

Wei Xia heard that he has been traveling all over the United States in recent months, and he understands the vividness of those high schools that catch his eye. Frazier is his biggest gain this summer.

Originally, Villanova was not Weixia's favorite university.

At the end of the trip, Villanova entered the bench list.

Jay Wright wanted Wei Xia for a reason. He came to watch their training on the spot, and Wei Xia found that his style and the Wildcats unexpectedly adapted.

But the school he most wants to go to is still Kangda, which is still unshakable.

After watching the training of the Wildcats, the assistant coach also took Wei Xia to see the department specially equipped for the basketball team. It has everything and is perfect. It can be said that this is the configuration that an ambitious college basketball team should have.

(End of this chapter)