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Chapter 18 Selection ([-])

The afternoon classes were much easier. There were history classes, labor skills classes, and a psychology class. The psychology teacher told everyone some interesting things about the school's psychological counseling room, which made everyone laugh.

Bai Ye looked at Lu Yuan who sat in the first group, held his chin and listened with gusto, wondering what this guy's nerves are made of, this class is over and he's going to participate in the selection, isn't he nervous at all?

Bai Ye originally thought of skipping this class and took him to the court to practice again, but Lu Yuan didn't want to skip class, and confidently said that he would be fine.

In two weeks, only practiced for two hours a day, plus a Saturday and Sunday, Lu Yuan's improvement is indeed amazing, if you tell Bai Ye Lu Yuan that he has never played basketball before, he would not believe it if he was beaten to death.And for a basketball player starting from scratch, it is almost an impossible task to meet the requirements of the school team selection in such a short period of time.
But now it seems that Lu Yuan may really be able to rely on his own level to enter the basketball team. At least yesterday's physical test has proved that his physical fitness is very good, which is a bit too good.

Bai Ye worried about Lu Yuan all afternoon, until the bell rang for the end of the third class, which meant that the day's class was over, and the last class was an activity class.

Because the principal informed the whole school at the morning meeting that there will be a selection for the basketball team in the morning, the boys began to flock to the gymnasium in all classes with activity classes, and many girls also left the classroom in groups. attention of the whole school.

"Hey, hey, Lu Yuan, hurry up, you are the protagonist, do you still want to join the basketball team!"

After class, Ge Yiming rushed out of the classroom and urged Lu Yuan to hurry up.

Lu Yuan took his time and said, "Oh, wait a minute, I'll change my shoes."

As he said that, Lu Yuan took out a shoe box from the plastic bag under the table, took off the casual sneakers on his feet, opened the shoe box, and took out the shoes inside.

It's a pair of pure white and flawless, inlaid with red stripes, pull back!

"Can you play ball with these shoes on?"

When Bai Ye saw the pull-back shoes that Lu Yuan took out from the box, he almost vomited blood. Yesterday Gao Jing asked him to wear basketball shoes to participate in the selection, so he wore these shoes?

Rubber sole, low top, no air cushion, no shock absorption, no ergonomic design, this pair of pull-back basketball shoes is not even comparable to ordinary sports shoes in some respects.

After putting on the shoes, Lu Yuan said, "This is my only pair of basketball shoes, and it was given to me by my grandfather. Mom won't buy me basketball shoes."

The word "basketball shoes" is indeed written on the shoe box of this pair of pull-back shoes.

Bai Ye shook his head, and he also changed into his sneakers and sportswear.

When Bai Ye first came to Licheng, he bought almost everything after he came to Licheng, so he carried a bag with a basketball and the pair of basketball shoes on his feet.

This is a pair of Skysc****r in 1997, a commemorative model for the Portland Trail Blazers' 74 wins, classic red and black color matching and buckle design.However, the pair on Bai Ye’s feet is not the most precious Gan Guoyang’s signature version, but the “Power-tower” of Sabonis’ signature model.

Ge Yiming couldn't help swallowing when he saw this pair of shoes. Although he doesn't know how to play basketball, he knows sneakers. The genuine market price of this signature PT is more than 2000 yuan, and it ranks among the top five in the Skyscaper series.The main reason for the high price is that the production of this shoe is small, the commemorative significance is great, and there are not many signature shoes of Sabonis.Among the NBA sneakers, apart from Forrest Gump, there are very few interior shoes that can sell for a price.

"Let's go, perform well, if you don't make it to the basketball team, give me back the money I paid for the basket."

Bai Ye, who had finished dressing, greeted Lu Yuan together. Hearing what Bai Ye said, Lu Yuan became nervous instead.

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Entering the gymnasium, the stands were already full of students, as if there was an important game today.On the technical stage beside the field, sat the judges selected today, the head coach Gao Jing, the teaching director Wang Ke, and the retired old mayor Wang Mayor who came to visit the school.Principal Zhu Yida accompanied Mayor Wang as an observer.

There were cones, scoreboards, taped V-shaped boxes and a few helpful volunteers on the sidelines.

Other students who participated in this selection put on their equipment and warmed up outside the court. Some wore sleeveless T-shirts, some wore NBA jerseys, and some wore national team uniforms, colorful and colorful.But what they have in common is that most of them wear regular basketball shoes.

Among this group of people, Lu Yuan saw Wang Yourong wearing shorts and a vest at a glance, and stepped forward to greet him, "Wang Yourong, why are you wearing so little?"

Wang Yourong said with some embarrassment: "I, I don't have a basketball uniform, so I can only wear the clothes of the junior high school track and field team. Fortunately, I have always brought them with me." He was still wearing the thin-soled soft cloth shoes of the track and field team.

"Are you nervous?"

"I... I'm not nervous."

"Don't be nervous, why are you shaking?"

"I want to throw up..."

The two comforted each other before the test, while Bai Ye watched the demented duo dressed like this, as if they were coming to participate in a track and field competition, a shot put and a high jump, and she didn't want to talk to them anymore, pretending to be doing warm-up exercises aside.

At this time, the school bell rang, Zhu Yida said a few words as usual, explained the significance of this selection, and introduced how Mayor Wang cares about the development of the youth basketball career. The basketball team selection has finally officially started .

The content of the selection is actually very simple, which is similar to the special sports enrollment selection of Licheng Middle School every year. There are three events in total, V-shaped dribbling, 3-minute shooting and 5-on-5 confrontation.

Because of the limited time for this selection, the 5v5 confrontation was compressed to 20 minutes. The other two items, V-shaped dribble, each had a chance, and the 3-minute shooting was divided into two halves at the same time. This kind of activity class can basically go Complete all items.

The first item, V-shaped dribble, is divided into three parts. First, dribble back and forth in the V-shaped box pasted on the blue tape in the half court, and then dribble around the other half court. Conical piles with different spacing, and finally go to the basket to complete a three-step layup.

The content is very simple. Anyone who can play and has a certain basketball foundation can easily complete it. The key is how long it takes to complete it, and there are no mistakes. This tests the player's basic dribbling skills.

V-shaped dribbles are different from straight dribbles. Because the area covered by the tape is very narrow, the ball and feet are not allowed to go out of the frame when dribbling, so you must be very careful at the bends and control the center of gravity when turning around. .

The first student to play, because of excessive nervousness, did not control the inertia when turning around, stepped out of the box, and had to start from the beginning.

Bai Ye was the third to enter the stage. As soon as he stepped on the stage, his momentum was completely different. Many students on the sidelines also started to make a fuss. Bai Ye was already famous in school, and his fan group even started to appear on the school post bar.

Start from the center line, dribble along the V-shaped frame, dribble with the left hand, turn the corner and switch to the right hand, turn around and change hands again, and change hands for the third time after turning the corner, and successfully complete the V-shaped dribble level.

In the other half of the court, facing the cones with different distances, Bai Ye’s footsteps were solid and stable, and he dribbled the ball in an orderly manner. There was no crotch, no behind-the-back dribble, just a simple dribble in front of the body, and he passed the cone in an orderly manner. Pile this off.

The last three layup steps seem to be the easiest, but after going around the cone pile, how to control the distance and adjust the footsteps in a short time is another small test.The second student who played was directly blown away because he didn't adjust his steps properly, and he layup again.

But for Bai Ye, this is of course a piece of cake. He started at an appropriate distance, made a perfect three-step layup, flicked his fingers lightly, the ball scored, and it was completed.

Impeccable!

Bai Ye's speed doesn't seem very fast, but every movement, every process is very smooth, dribbling, slalom, layup without any stuttering, the physical education teacher who timed the clock pinched the watch, 19 seconds!Ten seconds faster than the first two students!

There was a sound of exclamation at the scene, Gao Jing and Mayor Wang in the commentary booth nodded, Zhu Yida leaned into Mayor Wang's ear and said a few words, Mayor Wang showed a surprised expression on his face, and then looked at Bai Ye's His eyes are also different.

Bai Ye seemed very calm, he wasn't worried about himself at all, what he was really worried about was Wang Yourong and Lu Yuan.

Wang Yourong got the fifth place in the lottery. Before playing, he was nervous as hell, his stomach was writhing and wanting to vomit. This is nervous stomach cramps, but when he took the ball and stood on the court, his stomach didn’t feel uncomfortable anymore, and his hands didn’t shake. Already, the V word started smoothly at the whistle.

Wang Yourong's dribbling is a bit clumsy, and it looks a little funny with his shot put vest.He hasn't completely changed his habit of looking down at the ball while dribbling. However, he has a good mental quality after participating in many shot put competitions. As long as he enters the state, he will not be nervous at all.

In 25 seconds, Wang Yourong also successfully completed the test. The score of 25 seconds is not bad, considering Wang Yourong's height of 2 meters or more, it is enough.

Lu Yuan got the eighth lottery, he was very happy about it, eight means hair.

After the first seven people finished, Lu Yuan calculated in his mind, except for Bai Ye, none of them took less than 20 seconds.

It was Lu Yuan's turn to play, and he took the ball to the halfway line. At this time, a classmate on the sidelines saw his pull-back sneakers and said, "Oh, you're wearing pull-back sneakers."

"The master is in the folk!"

"This seems to be that Lu Yuan."

"Who? I haven't heard of it."

"It is said that if you touch the high-explosive meter in the physical test, you can touch the top of the backboard."

"Just bragging!"

"Shit, I saw it with my own eyes and touched it."

Just like the uproar when Bai Ye came on the court, the students began to spread unreliable rumors in an orderly manner. During the physical test, Lu Yuan touched the top edge of the height device, and after a day, it has turned into the top edge of the backboard.After two more days of passing, it is estimated that the ceiling of the arena will be touched.

"Lu Yuan, come on!"

At this time, a girl shouted from the sidelines. Lu Yuan searched for the sound and saw that it was Jia Yumeng!Lu Yuan waved at her, causing the students around Jia Yumeng to scream strangely, and Jia Yumeng's face turned red all of a sudden.

"Beep!"

The timekeeper blew his whistle, and Lu Yuan started his test.

Lu Yuan dribbled the ball like a [-]-meter sprint and dashed out. In an instant, he was almost halfway through the V.Turning, Lu Yuan did not change hands, but continued to use his right hand!In the end, when he turned around, it was still his right hand, the ball seemed to stick to his hand! The V-shaped dribble passed smoothly!

"Very good, no problem with right-handed dribbling."

Bai Ye on the side was very nervous. During the special training yesterday, Bai Ye told Lu Yuan not to change hands casually when he was not proficient in dribbling with his left hand, but to use his right hand all the time.

When it comes to the slalom stage, Lu Yuan still mainly uses his right hand, and his left hand only plays an auxiliary role. When changing directions, he catches the ball and dribbles once, and the ball returns to his right hand.

Lu Yuan's strides are huge, he walks back and forth between the cone-shaped piles with his back bent, like a leopard walking through the forest.

Pass the conical pile without a hitch!
At this moment, there is only the basket in front of him, and some people on the sidelines are shouting "Duck one!"

But Lu Yuan didn't dunk, but made a three-step layup with a big stride, and it was done!
The timekeeper looked at the stopwatch, paused for a moment, and then announced loudly: "No. 8 Lu Yuan, the finishing time is 18 seconds!"

There was an uproar.

(End of this chapter)