unfinished glory

Chapter 5
The Blue Devils didn't keep Li Chongxiao waiting long, and gave him a notice to join the team after school started.

The whole thing is calm, there is no need for him to be a caddy to save the country, and he does not need him to threaten the head coach with black material.

The old coach K fell in love with Li Chongxiao purely because his body data meets the requirements, and he has a precise shot. He believes that after a certain period of training, he can serve as a qualified substitute.

Moreover, this child is only 17 years old. If he grows up fast enough, he will be useful in the next three or four years.

In this way, Li Chongxiao became a member of the Blue Devils.

For the first training session, Coach K called all the coaching staff and team members.He first introduced the members of the coaching staff, and then asked the players to introduce themselves one by one.

Last season left eleven old players, namely:
后卫克里斯·杜洪（10号）、J·J雷迪克（4号）、丹尼尔·尤因（5号）、安迪·博尔曼（后卫，40号）和肖恩·杜克雷（15号）。

Forwards Sheldon Williams (No. 23), Shaverick Randolph (No. 42), Nick Horvath (No. 3) and Lee Melchioni (No. 13).

Centers Patrick Johnson (No. 51) and Michael Thompson (No. 3).

Four new players were added, Luol Deng (forward, No. 2), Patrick Davidson (back, No. 41) and Joe Pagliuca (back, No. 45).

Li Chongxiao gave himself an English name called Daye Lee. He chose the No. 0 jersey and played as a defender.

When he introduced himself, the other team members looked a little surprised, and a few of them showed special expressions.

He knew this was because there were basically no yellow people in the NCAA. For a long time, the impression of yellow people was that they were good at learning but not good at sports.

Moreover, the open Western media always describe China as being in dire straits: the township government building in 1980 was moved to the imperial capital and became the residence of the central government; filmed.

What's more, in this so-called democratic and free country, racial discrimination is a fact that cannot be spoken out, but everyone knows it.

Yao Ming, as the No. [-] pick in the NBA draft, accomplished in one season what many American players could never achieve in his lifetime, so he has not been questioned, let alone a rookie who has not realized or proven anything.

Li Chongxiao's attitude is very peaceful. As long as others don't make it public or insult him face to face, he won't act like an angry youth and insist on giving political lessons to others.

In this world, there are many things that you can't control, and the most uncontrollable thing is people's thoughts.

After the introduction of each team member, the old players started training by themselves, and the new players followed the assistant coaches and trainers to familiarize themselves with the environment and equipment.

Luol Deng is full of aura. He is a star player. Although he is only a freshman, according to his fame and strength, he will be the main force or even the core of the new season without accident.

Like Li Chongxiao, Patrick Davidson and Joe Pagliuca are freshmen. Now, with a little restraint and longing, they follow the assistant coach step by step, listening to him introduce the team's situation, venue, training requirements, etc.

The training on the first day was not so strict, it was just to let the old players recover and the new players get familiar with the situation.

Everyone was talking and laughing while doing basic exercises, and a few newcomers tentatively blended in, except for Li Chongxiao.He greeted everyone, but basically all the responses he got were neutral.

Li Chongxiao doesn't mind, it will be a long time in Japan, when everyone doesn't know each other's situation, different skin colors, different cultures, there must be a lot of scruples, if someone really knows him like a child when they meet, he will not adapt.

Everyone is just teammates. In the school team before, he didn't know everyone well. It's good to work hard together on the field. It doesn't need to be friends with every colleague.

Besides, his most fundamental goal is to return to China to play in the CBA. Now that he can play in the NCAA, his goal is half completed, and there is no time for joy. There is no need to be unhappy about such a small matter.

The next time, the team began formal training.

The team trains off-season (before October) 2-3 times a week, one hour each time.

The month before the season increased to 5 training sessions a week, two and a half hours to three hours each time. During the season, according to the schedule, there were also 4-5 team training sessions per week for about two hours each time.

Since the player is still a student, in addition to the daily academic work, the daily tasks of the player are:
One hour of ball training with the team trainer; 300 baskets required per day; self-extra training and team training.

In addition to the 300 goals that players must score every day plus team training, the remaining one-hour technical training will be completed with the trainer at a specific position
These are not counting the player's individual video viewing time and the team's entire team watching video time.

In other words, except for class time, the players are almost in the arena.

The nutritionist also requires that no players should be absent from the buffet breakfast around 7:9 to [-]:[-] every morning, so there is no such thing as being lazy.

Li Chongxiao quickly adapted to this kind of life, because he has been very self-disciplined since he was a child, and he has also experienced the influence of Huaxia High School for two or three years.

Especially before going abroad, the six months of training allowed him to maintain an excellent state.

After a period of time, the team established a new main rotation lineup.

Luol Deng is the No. [-] high school player in the nation this year, behind only LeBron James.He quickly showed his strength and occupied a main force or even a core position.

As the main player last season, Redick averaged 15 points per game, so he naturally occupied a position.

Duhon started every game last season, and his solid style of play and tenacious defense were exactly what the team needed as a senior.

Daniel Ewing and Sheldon Williams were the main rotation before. With the departure of last season's main center Casey Sanders, this season has more opportunities.

Most of the remaining players belonged to the second echelon bench lineup, and only the bottom three were the water dispenser administrators:

Thompson is gradually being marginalized due to his slow movement speed; Pagliuca is of average physical fitness, and it is difficult to have a chance; Li Chongxiao is not used to it yet, and he is a bit like a headless fly on the court.

Even so, Li Chongxiao is still very satisfied, because this place allows him to continue to improve.

Every day during training, he meticulously followed the coach's requirements and never compromised.After training, I always consciously practice more, unlike some other players, who go back to indulge and be unrestrained.

In the tactical class, not only listened carefully, but also brought out the energy of the college entrance examination, previewing before class, taking notes in class, and reviewing after class.

It's November in a blink of an eye, and the new season is about to start.

The Duke University Blue Devils belong to the Atlantic Coast Conference, one of the major leagues of the NCAA.

There are a total of 9 teams in this league, and there are so many powerful players. Even with Duke's strength, it is not very stable to win the playoffs.

The NCAA regular season is more interesting. In addition to home and away games with other teams in the league, they will also play games with teams in other leagues.

Opponents outside the league are not fixed or assigned, but need to be appointed by the school itself.

Generally, games outside the league are played in November and December, and games in the league are held in January of the following year.

In this way, there will be a total of about [-] games. According to the ranking, the best is the regular season champion in the league.

In the playoffs, there are 9 teams in the Atlantic Coast League, so No.9 and No.8 will face off in the first round first, and the winner will enter the quarterfinals.

Then there are two-to-two duels like one-on-eight and two-on-seven.

The playoffs adopt a single-game elimination mechanism, and the winner enters the next round.

After four rounds of competition, the playoff champion will be determined.

Then there's the NCAA National Championship.

The ACC playoff champions are sure to advance to the Round of 64 in the NCAA National Tournament.

Except for the automatic promotion of the champions of 31 leagues, the remaining 68 places are determined by the committee based on the record, the strength of the league and other aspects.

After the list of the top 64 is determined, the teams will be divided into 4 competition areas: East, West, Southwest, and Southeast, with 17 teams in each area, arranged into No. 1~17 seeds.

The final No. 16 and No. 17 seeds will decide the winner first, and the remaining 16 teams will adopt the head-to-tail matchup method to determine the matchup, and the duel will be played in a single knockout system.

The final champions of each division are called the "Final Four", and the semi-finals and finals will be held.

(End of this chapter)