pinnacle of basketball

Chapter 175 No.9
The passionate dunks ignited the audience.

The campers left the auditorium one after another and poured into the arena to embrace and celebrate with the heroes, as if they had won a victory.

"I'll just say yes!" Henry seemed to have forgotten how he couldn't bear to look at him just now.

Cannavaro gave him a strange look, "In hindsight, I don't know who was so scared that he didn't even dare to look at it."

Henry was stunned speechless, "Whatever, he scored a goal anyway."

The golden goal is closely related to every player. Felix's organization, Enzo's cover, and the combined dunks of the last three, the interlocking cooperation made the final goal.

However, no one thought that Robinson would burst out with such energy at the last moment.

"Congratulations, you have won." Louis and George sent Butler the praise of the winner together, but couldn't hide their joy.

"I should congratulate the coach, who has cultivated amazing players." Barrett gave full marks to the performance of the five players in the training camp. You must know that their defense in the end was at the level of the playoffs. It is not surprising that Barrett was surprised to be able to complete the goal under that intensity of defense, and it was still such a goal.

He had almost forgotten the feeling of being dunked, it was they who reminded him of that long-lost "feeling".

"It's too early to say that they are great, at least they will continue to grow." Louis did not judge the future of the players because of their outstanding performance for a while. In his opinion, these children still have a long way to go.

Players who performed well in high school and college would be unable to fulfill their talents after entering the professional league due to "acclimatization", thus losing their competitiveness. There are many examples of being eliminated from the league. Louis does not want the players who come out of him to be reduced to such a point. Therefore, he is cautious in every step of his words and deeds, and at the same time requires his players to maintain the same mentality as him.

"You're too cautious, Louis. I think the children performed well today." George looked at the young generation he had cultivated with a doting face, thinking that one day they would be able to stand on the NBA court like Barrett, James and others, and even rule the NBA.

George turned his head to Barrett, "As seniors, what do you think of them?"

"Good performance." Apart from these four words, Barrett did not miss the right evaluation. After all, he was the only one who was detained. The higher the evaluation of them, the more he failed himself.

"I'm not talking about today."

"Then what do you mean?"

"Don't pretend to me, you know what I'm talking about."

Lewis and George have always been at odds when it comes to developing young players.

George hopes that capable players can stand on a higher level of competition as soon as possible and show their basketball talents to the world. After all, for a basketball player, his career is only a few years, and playing one year earlier can give them an extra year of professional life.

And Louis is more inclined to settle down. He advocates that players play professionally after a few years of experience in the college league. In this way, they can hone their skills and sharpen their minds. Coming to the college league as a transition from amateur to society can better help players adapt to higher-level competitions.

The two insist on their own words, but each has its own reasons, regardless of right or wrong.

"In any case, there are only 3 days left. Let them choose their own path in the future." Louis has never felt so anxious. Every training camp he held before will feel infinite hope and motivation at the end of each training camp, but this one makes him feel very special. It may be that the relationship between each other is too deep.

He has witnessed Mu Chenfeng's appearance before he grew up. There are many advantages and more shortcomings, and those shortcomings are fatal and will affect his subsequent career.

At the same time, he also witnessed Mu Chenfeng's changes and progress, and saw how he perfected his skills and overcome his shortcomings through hard training, from 60th to 13th, from being blocked by Enzo to dunking Barrett, from the team's cancer to the leader.

But is a month long enough to change a person's habits?

Louis is not sure. The environment is the biggest factor that affects a person. In the training camp environment, Mu Chenfeng is improving every day, but if it is changed to another environment, the Chinese basketball environment, what will happen to Mu Chenfeng?

Will he improve and become a better player or will he regress and let all the hard work and sweat be wasted?
Louis didn't dare to continue thinking about it, because there was such a voice in his heart: he is a Chinese, he is the opponent of the US team in the future, and you are cultivating opponents for your own country.

Isn't it better to have an opponent?Louis settled down, he believed that Mu Chenfeng would become a better player, and he hoped that Mu Chenfeng would grow into the biggest opponent of the American men's basketball team.

"Thank you coach." After a brief celebration, Mu Chenfeng hurriedly ran to Louis and thanked him.

Louis was taken aback, "Thank me for what?"

"It was you who gave me the last spot to play. If it wasn't for your decision, I'm afraid I could just sit on the sidelines and be a spectator." Mu Chenfeng cherished the opportunity to play against Barrett very much, which made him truly realize the gap between himself and NBA players, not just the score gap.

Louis patted Mu Chenfeng in satisfaction, "You really didn't disappoint me, but you don't have to thank me, even if I don't choose you, George will choose you."

Mu Chenfeng was a little confused. He didn't believe that Coach George would give him the last spot.

"This is the note that George gave me. It contains the starting list that he has drawn up a long time ago." Louis took out a neatly stacked note from his pocket and handed it to Mu Chenfeng.

Mu Chenfeng slowly opened the note, and the names of five people were clearly written on it, and "Mu Chenfeng" was one of them.

"How could this be?" Mu Chenfeng never thought that he would be one-fifth of George's choices. In his opinion, the top 10 members should hold more weight in George's mind.

"To form a team, choosing the five strongest players is not necessarily the strongest. Instead, choosing the five most suitable players can truly bring out the strength of the team. Your performance in the training camp and your changes are obvious to all. The chemical reaction of the five of you is much better than that of other people together." Louis said.

"But the five of us have never formed a team together." Mu Chenfeng was even more puzzled. How could George be sure that five people who had never met before would have a good chemical reaction as soon as they played?This kind of behavior is really risky, and if it is not done well, the scene will be difficult to clean up.

Louis sighed, "Sometimes I have to admit that George's data basketball is still somewhat useful. He analyzed and organized the data of each of you, and used three days to simulate hundreds of combinations. Finally, he concluded that the reaction efficiency of the five of you is the highest. Otherwise, do you think that Enzo's strength will be selected? It's not because he is strong, but because he is suitable."

Before he knew it, Louis taught Mu Chenfeng another lesson.

"It turned out to be like this." Mu Chenfeng suddenly realized that the cooperation with these teammates was indeed very comfortable, and he didn't feel the strangeness of playing for the first time. On the contrary, he looked like old golf friends who had known each other for many years.

"Oh, by the way, coach, I'm number 13 now." Mu Chenfeng stretched the corner of his clothes, and showed the number to Louis.

Louis looked calm, and responded lightly, "No. 13."

There was no trace of joy or surprise in the tone, but a little bit of disappointment.

"That's your goal?" Louis asked back.

Mu Chenfeng responded immediately without thinking, "Of course not, my goal is No.1." The voice was loud, attracting the attention of other players, including the current No.1 Rum.

"Good boy." Louis finally smiled, "You are ambitious, but I think the No.9 position is more suitable for you." Louis gave Mu Chenfeng an easier goal to achieve.

"Why? Don't you want the players you train to become No.1?" Mu Chenfeng asked suspiciously.

"No.1 is too tiring." Louis said earnestly. He knows Mu Chenfeng's strength, but he knows Rum's level even more. Each of the top 10 players has two talents. Louis hopes that Mu Chenfeng can set himself a goal that can be achieved, instead of blindly pursuing the so-called strongest, otherwise he will miss a lot because of this pursuit.

"But is No.9 too low?" Mu Chenfeng has never considered players other than Rum as his goal, let alone the relatively late position in the Top 10. His eyes are always fixed on the number one throne.

Louis saw this problem with Mu Chenfeng, so he set another goal for him, "It's not too low, we can't eat a fat man all at once, we have to take everything slowly, become No.9 first, and then challenge No.1."

There are many players who are better than Mu Chenfeng in the training camp. Picking any player from the top 10 is enough for Mu Chenfeng to drink a pot, not to mention there is Felix in front of him.

Felix's goal is much more realistic than Mu Chenfeng's. He just wants to replace No.10.

The difference in goals made the two of them very different in state of mind. Felix kept approaching his goal step by step, but he was one step away from his goal at the 11th place.

Mu Chenfeng set his goal at the top of the peak as soon as he came up, making it difficult for him to reach it for a while. Although his ranking has been rising, the gap with the goal is still obvious, and there is no obvious shortening. This makes him bear even greater pressure than Felix to move forward, and makes him more likely to get tired.

So you can have goals, but be moderate, first set yourself a small goal that is easy to achieve, and it is easier to succeed.

The goal of No.9 is not just casually said by Louis, it hides Louis' careful tricks.

Mu Chenfeng is undoubtedly the most outstanding camper brought out by Louis, and after removing the top 10 members who joined, Felix, ranked 11th, became George's most proud student.

Felix's goal is No.10, so Louis deliberately set the goal for Mu Chenfeng at No.9. He can not only successfully help Mu Chenfeng reach the Top 10, but also force Felix to beat Felix in the rankings.

(End of this chapter)