I really play basketball

Chapter 45
UNLV, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

As the ruler of the Atlantic League for nearly a decade, UNLV's strength is needless to say.

In 1990, under the leadership of their aunt Larry Johnson, they won the NCAA championship.

Because of the outstanding record in these years, UNLV has also entered the ranks of NCAA prestigious schools, and the attraction of enrollment is huge.

Their head coach is Raleigh Massimino, the former champion coach who led Villanova University to the NCAA championship.

The number one star in the team is Isiah Ryder, a typical black school scumbag.

After attending junior college for two years, he was successfully promoted last season, and then joined UNLV.

In the first NCAA season, he averaged 20.7 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game, which directly became the top card of UNLV.

This season, he exploded further, averaging as high as 29.1 points per game in the preseason, 8.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 steals.

Also because of his explosive performance in the preseason, he was ranked ahead of Lin Xing in the mock draft of Sports Illustrated.

In addition to Ryder, they also have second-year shooting guard Dexter Burney, who averaged 17 points per game in the preseason;
And third-year forward Averick Gray, who averaged 16.2 points and 7.4 rebounds in the preseason.

Just looking at the configuration, UNLV is very similar to the Long Beach campus.

They both have a decent forward and a decent shooting guard.

And, their core heights are all around 2 meters, and their scoring average in the preseason is also around 30 points.

Even the center position is equally weak, and Long Beach can only use the soft Chris Tavor.

UNLV is more straightforward. Except for the 2-meter-tall Danny Griffin who will be used for a while in the starting lineup, the 06-meter-tall Everick Gray will be the center forward most of the time.

The inside lines are all scumbags. Isn't it the outside lines that compete?

Lin Xing believes that the "LSB" combination he formed with Byron Russell and Lucios Harris is definitely better than the UNLV trio.

However, the media did not think so.

In fact, the mock draft of Sports Illustrated can see through the thoughts of this group of media reporters and experts.

这段时间带队横扫了季前赛、取下14场全胜、场均能够得到31.6分3.4个篮板10.3个助攻3.5个抢断的林星，预测顺位仅仅只是排在了第五位。

But judging from his performance in defeating Grant Hill and suppressing Penny Hardaway by public opinion, at least he should also be in the top three.

Why only fifth?

Because in the eyes of many journalists and experts, Lin Xing is too young and has not yet fully proved himself.

The 14 games in the preseason are, to put it bluntly, a short period in a long season.

That is the NCAA, the preseason can be as important as the next regular season and championships.

Especially for a school in the minor leagues like Long Beach, the opponents they encountered in the preseason were much stronger than those in the league.

In terms of gold content, the gold content of the preseason is obviously higher.

The only difference is that there is no championship trophy in the preseason, but there are in the regular season and the championship.

How many years later, the world will not remember this year's Long Beach preseason victory,
All they can remember is this year's Big West League, who is the champion of the regular season, and who is the champion of the championship.

So, in the final analysis, Lin Xing just proved that his upper limit is very high, so high that it explodes.

But how his lower limit is, more games are needed to confirm.

In contrast, Chris Webber, Isiah Ryder, Penny Hardaway, who is already in his second NCAA season, and Grant Hill, who is already in his third NCAA season.

Both of them have played enough games to prove that their ceiling is not low and their floor is high.

In this year's NBA, it still prefers to choose some finished products.

For example, in the 92 draft that is just around the corner, from the No. [-] pick to the No. [-] pick, they are Sharks in the third grade, Mourning in the fourth grade, and Christian Laettner in the fourth grade.

They don't like young semi-finished products like Lin Xing.

This situation did not change drastically until Kevin Garnett was selected by the Timberwolves and succeeded.

"Although we defeated Duke in the preseason and achieved a complete victory, it does not mean that we are invincible. The old players should understand how powerful UNLV is..."

Not only the media, Seth Greenberg is also emphasizing in various ways, trying to find ways to reduce the fire of the team.

Lin Xing thinks that this wave is because Greenberg's pattern is small.

When he turned his head to look at his teammates, he found that the faces of Lucios and Russell were full of caution.

"Isn't it, are you so cowardly?"

"Sida, it's not that we cowardly..."

Lucios felt he needed to explain,
"Do you know what UNLV's record was last season?"

"What record?"

"They only lost two games in the preseason, both of which were lost at the beginning of the season when the lineup and rotation were still uncertain. In the next regular season of the Atlantic League, they won a complete victory..."

"Total victory?"

This made Lin Xing a little surprised, but it was just a surprise.

The Big West League is too small, so small that its regular season intensity is too low, so low that it must not be as good as the preseason.

Lin Xing felt that a complete victory in the regular season really didn't prove anything.

"That's right, they didn't lose a game, they completely crushed last season's Big West League,
This season, compared to last season, they only lost one Elmer Spencer who graduated from senior year. "

Lin Xing shook his head, he still didn't like this UNLV.

But now, he understands why those media reporters are optimistic about UNLV.

……

When Lin Xing looked down on UNLV, Las Vegas and UNLV were also discussing the regular season schedule.

"The first match will be against the Long Beach campus, so the pressure is great..."

It was UNLV's 183-foot-tall master Dedan Thomas who said this from the heart.

As long as he thinks that he will face Stalin in the next game, he feels uncomfortable all over and wants to ask for sick leave.

The teammates also nodded along——

"Yeah, the momentum of the Long Beach branch is too strong, even Duke was fucked by them!"

"This year's games within the Atlantic League are not easy."

"You must not lose the first game, if you lose..."

In the locker room, Isiah Ryder, who had been silent all the time, sneered:
"I really don't know why you are panicking, Long Beach? We played two games against them last year. How many points did we win in total?"

Ryder spread his hands, "We won 25 points in one game and 19 points in the other game. Is there any suspense?"

"But, they are different this year, they have one more..."

Dedan Thomas wanted to remind Ryder that there was an extra freak in Long Beach this year.

Ryder interrupted him directly: "That East Asian guy? He's really not weak, but with me around, he's just a piece of cake, you know?"

Isiah Ryder is very confident, and his confidence comes directly:
"You know Sports Illustrated? Do you know Sports Illustrated's mock draft? Do you know that I'm ranked ahead of that East Asian guy in the mock draft?
You can rest assured that with me here, Long Beach is no different from last year! "

Other UNLV players still believe in Ryder's strength.

After all, this guy led them to a terrifying record of winning the regular season of the Atlantic League. This season, Stalin is in the limelight, and Ryder is not much worse than Stalin.

Looking at the extremely confident Ryder, Dedan Thomas touched his chin: Perhaps, Isiah really has the possibility of crushing Stalin...

……

Lin Xing didn't know that his opponent in the next match was already considering whether to crush him,
There was a long vacation between the preseason and the regular season, and he used this long vacation to go back to Los Angeles.

He also had no choice, if he didn't go back, Lin's father and Lin's mother would rush to Long Beach and carry him back.

While carrying him back, he still said:

"Other people's children run home as soon as they are on holiday, but you are better off, they just stay in the basketball hall when they are on holiday.
What, you want to be the mouse in the basketball court, right? "

Hearing this, Lin Xing really wanted to nod.

Basketball gym rat?For basketball players, this title is the ultimate compliment.

Back in Los Angeles, Lin Xing's training continued.

Why not stop?
It's not because he really wants to show his hard work and give him the nickname of a basketball gym rat.

Rather, the hard training during this period of time caused his various attributes to increase very slightly.

Specifically: his passing was up by 1 point, his dunks were up by 2 points, his close-range shots were up by 2 points, and his breakthroughs were up the most, directly up by 3 points.

Now the passing attributes have reached 73 points, 77 points for dunks, 64 points for close-range shots, and 76 points for breakthroughs.

This proves that his daily training can also increase his attributes.

Knowing this, it is even more impossible for Lin Xing to stop his hard training.

So, even when he returned to Los Angeles, he still found a fitness center with a basketball court, dominated half of the court, and practiced shooting for a while.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

……

To be honest, when Lin Xing first came in, because he was tall and strong, someone really wanted to challenge him.

As a result, seeing his shooting, they all shook their heads and put out their thoughts.

"One pen, and it takes up half of the court..."

Bang!

I don't know how many strikes it was, the basketball hit the edge of the basket again.

With a crash, Lin Xing's eyes widened, and he watched the basket fall down...

"Ah, so fragile?"

Scratching his head, Lin Xing felt that it was not his fault.

But he still went to the front desk to respond to the problem, and then entered the weight room.

You asked him why he entered the weight room?Why else, the basketball court can't stay anymore.

In the weight room, Lin Xing pushed for a while and felt very hot, so he took off his vest, revealing his strong muscles.

Then, continue to practice...

Not long after, he heard an involuntary exclamation.

Lin Xing turned his head subconsciously, wanting to see who it was.

As a result, he saw a girl of the same skin color.

The girl was blushing, perhaps because she had just exercised, she was sweating all over her body, and exuded a slightly seductive fragrance.

Lin Xing stared at her, unable to take his eyes off for a while.

The girl's face became more and more red, and she explained in a low voice: "Sorry, I have never seen such a good figure, I can't hold back..."

Lin Xing smiled slightly: "It's okay, if you like, I can teach you how to practice."

"Ah, I don't want to practice like this..."

"Then what do you want to practice?"

"It's enough to train your waist to be thinner."

"Then I can teach you too."

"really?"

"Of course, you have to train your waist. It's useless to sit in the weight room. I know a place where you can train your waist and be invincible!"

How good are the girls in the fitness center?
That night, Lin Xing learned a lesson.

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(End of this chapter)