NBA peak

Chapter 4

"Don't persuade me, just call Ian and ask him to come over for overtime. I think we need to discuss the next tactical arrangement." Old K said to the assistant.

The assistant didn't dare to delay, and immediately called the team's assistant coach, Ian.

Ian hurried over from home.

When Ian came to the arena, it was already past 11 o'clock in the evening, and the Cameron Arena, which had been busy all day, was already empty.

Desperately, the old K began to discuss the next tactics with assistant coach Ian.

Five days later, the Duke Blue Devils will face the University of Kansas Jayhawks led by Oubre and Alexander.

The Jayhawks are a team that focuses on defense. Their playing style is extremely tough. It is common for the Jayhawks to lose dozens of times in a game.

Jayhawks guard Oubre ranks second in the league in steals per game, and center Alexander ranks first in the league in blocks per game.

The Jayhawks don't have unsolvable scoring points like Ingram, but they just use iron and blood defense to fight a bloody way in the NCAA defense.

In Duke University, Ingram's personal lethality ranks first in the team.

If Ingram is not injured, the Jayhawks will definitely adopt multiple double-teams in order to defend Ingram, so that they can create scoring space for other Duke players.

But now Ingram has an ankle injury, and there is a high probability that he will miss the next game against the Jayhawks.

The biggest headache for old K now is who in Duke University has the ability to tear apart the steel-like defense line of the University of Kansas.

Point guard Paul?
Although Paul's breakthrough ability is strong, the Jayhawks will not give him the opportunity to easily break through and score.

Moreover, Paul's three-point ability is unstable, and he is not as reliable as Ingram at critical moments.

Center Siakam?

What a joke, if you play against a strong defensive opponent, the center's scoring ability will be greatly reduced.

Not to mention efficiency or inefficiency, as far as Siakam's poor free throw is concerned, Old K will not devote too much effort to him.

At the same time, the old K received a text message from the school doctor: Ingram was diagnosed with a strained ankle ligament, and he will have to rest for at least a month and will not be able to play.

To make matters worse!

Old K slapped his phone heavily on the table, making Ian tremble in fright.

Ingram will not be able to play for the next month. What is the concept?
All the remaining games of the NCAA tournament add up to less than a month, that is to say, Ingram will miss all the next games!
This is definitely bad news for Duke!
Ian advised old K to calm down, maybe the situation is not as bad as imagined.

Old K discussed with Ian for a long time.

But in the end, the old K did not find a better candidate to replace Ingram's role in the game.

Unconsciously, the time came to 00:30 in the morning. After all, old K was old and couldn't stand it anymore.

Old K stood up, yawned slowly, and ended the discussion.

Walking out of the office, Old K glanced at his watch and laughed self-deprecatingly.

It seems that I have not cared about defending this honor for many years.

How much do I want to defend my NCAA title again?

Even when I was leading the U.S. men's basketball team to the Olympics, I didn't seem to have worked so hard.

Maybe I am really old and want to give myself an excuse to retire perfectly.

Maybe, I shouldn't impose my desires on these innocent children...

Old K passed by the basketball court with a heavy heart.

"Bang, bang, squeak—bang!"

Suddenly, the sound of understanding and confrontation in the basketball hall attracted the attention of Old K.

Although I didn't see the scene inside, such a picture has already appeared in the old K's mind——

Two people are fighting bulls on the basketball court. The offensive team goes all out to break through the defensive team and successfully dunks!

But old K thought about it, something was wrong.

Because what old K heard seems to be only one person's voice?
Somewhat curious, Old K turned a corner and quietly pushed open the gate of the basketball court.

"Bang, bang, squeak—bang!"

Agreeing to the rhythm, the same voice sounded again.

Old K quietly came to the gate of the basketball court and looked in surprise at the scene that he never forgot.

This is not a bullfight, it is obviously a person practicing layups.

However, can one person's practice make such a big noise?

What Old K couldn't believe was that he was the one who practiced desperately for layups——

Ge Feng, the very diligent caddy who can always deliver water to every athlete who needs to replenish water in time!
He also plays?
Old K looked at Ge Feng quietly, but Ge Feng didn't notice that Old K was standing behind him at all.

Ge Feng ran over to pick up the basketball, sweat dripping down the corner of his clothes onto the smooth floor.

Ge Feng returned to the three-point line, simulating that he was being strictly guarded.

Dribble, breakthrough, emergency stop and change direction, one step acceleration, breakthrough!

Ge Feng's breakthrough body was almost at a 30-degree angle with the ground, and he dashed into the basket with lightning speed, and ended the breakthrough training with a powerful one-handed dunk.

Good shot!
Old K's eyes lit up.

Ge Feng has a soft touch, a delicate sense of rhythm, and fast direction changes, and the entire offensive process is not sloppy at all.

This caddy is actually a master!
Old K gave a sharp evaluation in his heart.

Ball boys are generally basketball enthusiasts who love basketball, but because of insufficient conditions, they can only serve tea and water for regular players and mop the floor to pick up balls.

Ball boys are not part of the team's regular rotation.

However, this caddy looks obviously capable, why is he willing to be a caddy?Old K was a little puzzled.

Ge Feng tirelessly ran over to pick up the ball.

Old K applauded suddenly, and said with a smile: "Not bad, young man, your name is Ge Feng, right?"

Ge Feng turned around in surprise: "Old Coach K..."

Old K walked over, picked up the dropped basketball and asked, "Don't be nervous, we just chat. You play basketball well, why didn't you join the Duke Blue Devils?"

Ge Feng was a little embarrassed: "Old Coach K, it's not that I don't want to join, but that I failed the physical fitness test for the Duke Blue Devils."

Old K was a little confused. Judging from the strength of Ge Feng's dunk just now, Ge Feng has the ability to pass the school's physical fitness test.

Is the Duke Blue Devils' physical fitness test demanding this year?

Old K dropped these boring thoughts.

The Duke Blue Devils have an independent player selection team. Old K's work is limited to team training. As for who the team wants to recruit, it is indeed not within his scope of responsibility.

Old K passed the ball to Ge Feng and said, "Let me see if I shoot a three-pointer."

Ge Feng was a little excited, adjusted his breathing, and stood firmly on the three-point line.

Ge Feng is not a rookie who has never seen the world.

He is also the number one elite who has been honed through countless games in China.

Especially Ge Feng's big heart, the more excited his heart is, the more steady his hands will be!

Adjust your breathing, take off, and shoot in one go, the ball draws a perfect parabola in the air, and falls straight into the net bag.

"Beautiful! Accurate three-pointer! One more goal!" Old K personally ran over to pick up the ball for Ge Feng.

Ge Feng felt like he was dreaming.

Playing balls without picking them up by yourself is the common dream of every basketball lover!
Not to mention, the person who picked up the ball for him was also the world-famous old Bishop K!

Ge Feng holds the ball and makes another shot.

The basketball followed the trajectory of last time and fell into the net bag again without missing a point.

"Very accurate! Young man!" Old K already had a preliminary judgment on Ge Feng's three-point ability.

Ge Feng's three-pointer was very precise.

Judging by the shape of the hand, Ge Feng's three-point ability is even more accurate than the absolute core Ingram!

In this era of small balls, Ge Feng has a great advantage.

Old K still estimated in his mind that it would take about 1.2 seconds for Ge Feng to complete a standard three-point shot.

The shot is a bit slow, but the NCAA leaves about 1 second to 1.6 seconds for athletes to shoot three-pointers.

In other words, Ge Feng's three-point shooting ability is fully capable of completing three-point shooting in NCAA games!

This is definitely good news for the Duke Blue Devils who lack a core ace!

"Where are you from?" Old K asked with interest.

"China!"

Old K nodded and said: "Well, Ge, I remember you. You watched every time we played. But I just want to ask you a question now. Are you familiar with the Duke Blue Devils' tactical system?"

When Old K asked this question, his expression was very serious. As long as there was any question in Ge Feng's answer, Old K would turn his head and walk away without hesitation.

Ge Feng looked back at Old K, and said confidently: "If the full score is 100 points, then I will have 100 points!"

"Are you sure?" Old K finally showed a smile on his tense face.

Ge Feng nodded emphatically, and his tone revealed unquestionable confidence: "Because every word that old coach K said is in my heart!"

Old K patted Ge Feng on the shoulder: "Sure enough, you Orientals become so serious when you talk about serious matters, which makes me feel embarrassed.

In order to show my respect for you, I also seriously ask you, Ge, would you like to join the Duke Blue Devils? "

Ge Feng felt that a mouthful of old blood was about to spurt out of his heart.

Rubbing his ears vigorously, Ge Feng said, "Can I do it? But I failed the physical fitness test, so I can't get a pass for the team..."

Old K looked at the young man from Dongfang Huaxia with relief: "You don't have to worry about it so much, just come to train.

Duke Blue Devils basketball gym, I have a veto!

Tomorrow morning at 7 o'clock, still here, don't be late! "

"Thank you coach!" Ge Feng almost jumped up excitedly.

Who knows how much effort Ge Feng has put in for this moment that no one else can see.

A Chinese player with no background and no money came to the United States with only a passionate heart for basketball.

Ge Feng never gave up his hope for basketball.

Every night, Ge Feng would stay alone on the basketball court and practice desperately, for fear that his skills would deteriorate due to long-term lack of opportunities to play.

Finally, the sky paid off. Old K saw Ge Feng's efforts and personally discovered him!

(End of this chapter)