basketball hero

Chapter 1 Finals
Time: 2004 am on April 4, 25

Venue: Basketball Hall of Nanming County Sports Center, Yuezhou City
Competition nature: junior high school basketball finals

Participating parties: Lingchuan Town Middle School, Nanming County No. [-] Junior Middle School
"Coach Shao, look, this is the list of players for the match." A middle-aged man with a "Mediterranean" hairstyle was smiling and handing a piece of paper to the burly man beside him.

This middle-aged man with thinning hair is named Cai Guanzhong, and he is a physical education teacher in the high school of Yuezhou No. [-] Middle School.The tall and strong man he passed the paper to was named Shao Ziqiang, who was the coach of the high school basketball team of Yuezhou No. [-] Middle School.

"Mr. Cai, thank you!" Shao Ziqiang took the list, thanked him, and began to read it seriously.

Cai Guanzhong on the side smiled obsequiously, and carefully sat beside Shao Ziqiang.

As the best basketball hall in Nanming County, the Sports Center Basketball Hall has been hosting various important basketball games in the county since its construction.At this time, the two junior high school basketball teams that have entered the finals will compete here.

Shao Ziqiang and Cai Guanzhong, as special guests, sat in the VIP viewing area specially arranged by the organizer, and the stands were full of students from the schools of the two finalists.

At 9:10, after the jump ball in the middle circle, the game officially started.Accompanied by the deafening cheers and cheers from both cheerleaders and the audience.Under such circumstances, the adrenaline of the participating young people began to soar, and they fought fiercely at the beginning, which was quite a spectacular scene.

"It's great to be young!" Shao Ziqiang said with a smile.

"Yes, yes!" Cai Guanzhong on the side immediately echoed.

Shao Ziqiang continued: "Mr. Cai, which team do you like?"

Cai Guanzhong was puzzled by the question he asked, and he wondered: "The game has just started, and the score is 2:2, and both teams are in the finals. Even if there is a difference in strength between the two, it is not too much difference. At this moment, both sides are in a state of momentum, and it is impossible to see which side is in an advantage and which side is in a disadvantage.

Of course, Cai Guanzhong didn’t dare not answer Shao Ziqiang’s question. He scratched his hair (there were not many hairs) and replied in a rather embarrassing way: “This...competition...it’s hard to judge who is stronger. Ah! Hehe..." After he finished speaking, he immediately turned his gaze to Shao Ziqiang to observe his reaction.

Shao Ziqiang's expression didn't change much, Cai Guanzhong weighed a few pounds, he was very clear.It wasn't that the score was stretched by more than 20 points, and Cai Guanzhong was asked to say who is strong and who is weak. With his cautious character, he dare not make an accurate statement.

Cai Guanzhong is not a professional basketball coach, and his ability is limited. The reason why he was entrusted with important tasks by the leaders in the school is that he is obedient, a good guy, and never easily offends others; It has a good reputation.

Shao Ziqiang asked again: "Mr. Cai, which player is our school's special basketball recruit?"

Cai Guanzhong pointed to the field, not to be negligent, and quickly replied: "White team uniform No. 6, the center of Lingchuan Middle School - Li Jianwu."

"Oh, Li Jianwu, 16 years old, 188 cm, center forward." Shao Ziqiang looked at the list of players in his hand and said to himself.

Cai Guanzhong hurriedly asked, "How does Coach Shao feel?"

Shao Ziqiang looked up at Cai Guanzhong and said with a smile, "Very good. Although I have missed 3 shots in a row, the opportunities have come up. The shot feels good, but I just didn't make it."

When Shao Ziqiang said that, Cai Guanzhong's heart was relieved.The person was chosen by Cai Guanzhong, if Shao Ziqiang denies it, then there is no place for his face.

The game was going on very anxiously, and in a blink of an eye, it was timeout time, and there was not much time left in the first quarter, and the score was temporarily fixed at 10:10, still tied.

The staff on the sidelines added tea to Shao Ziqiang and Cai Guanzhong, and Cai Guanzhong thanked them repeatedly with a smile.

When the timeout expires, the game continues.

Shao Ziqiang watched the game on the field and said, "The deadlock should be broken!"

Cai Guanzhong looked at Shao Ziqiang suspiciously, wondering why he said that.

On the field, Li Jianwu, the center of Lingchuan Middle School, made a mid-range shot. Lingchuan Middle School led Nanming County No. 2 Junior High School by [-] points.

Immediately afterwards, Nanming County No. 4 Junior High School made an offensive error and was intercepted by Lingchuan Middle School.In an instant, the score was stretched to [-] points.

Because there were only 30 seconds left in the first quarter, Nanming County No. 1 Junior High School did not call a timeout.However, as their own forward missed the mid-range shot, Lingchuan Middle School grabbed the backcourt rebound and handed the ball to the defender.The guard did not choose [-] dragon, but made a pick and roll with Li Jianwu near the free throw line, and Li Jianwu made a mid-range shot after receiving the ball.

"Beep—" With the beep of the electronic timer, the first quarter of the game ended.Lingchuan Middle School leads the No. 16 Junior Middle School of Nanming County with 10:[-].

During the holiday break, Cai Guanzhong looked at Shao Ziqiang adoringly, gave a thumbs up, and murmured: "Nice! Coach Shao really deserves to be a famous basketball expert. He is really different, and he knows things like a god!"

Shao Ziqiang waved his hand and said, "I'm not as good as you said. I also predicted it. As for whether it's accurate or not, the field changes rapidly, and anything can happen."

Shao Ziqiang continued: "Mr. Cai, do you think there is any difference in the defensive strategies of the two sides?"

Cai Guanzhong knew that this was Shao Ziqiang's test of his ability, so he didn't dare to be negligent, frowned slightly, and replied seriously: "The defensive strategies of the two sides are different. Lingchuan Middle School is man-to-man, while No. It's joint defense."

"Not bad!" Shao Ziqiang nodded.He thought to himself: "It's not that Cai Guanzhong really doesn't understand anything!"

While talking, the second quarter started.

Cai Guanzhong watched the game for a while, as if he had discovered some important clue, he hurriedly reported to Shao Ziqiang: "Coach Shao, the defensive strategies of both sides have not been adjusted."

Shao Ziqiang nodded and said: "Generally speaking, it is not a professional team, but a pure middle school team. The defensive strategy of the game will not change that day."

Cai Guanzhong admired Shao Ziqiang more and more, thinking that this man is really not simple, listening to him talk about football is several times better than reading books and looking up information by himself.

Of course Cai Guanzhong wanted to perform well in front of Shao Ziqiang, so he said, "Coach Shao, in middle school basketball games, in addition to man-marking, he especially likes to defend the 23-zone defense."

Shao Ziqiang glanced at him and asked, "Do you think the 23-zone defense has any advantages over man-marking?"

Cai Guanzhong had limited ink in his stomach, so he didn't know so much. He wanted to take the opportunity to build a good relationship with Shao Ziqiang, but he didn't think that Shao Ziqiang would always test himself on basketball knowledge, and the more he asked, the deeper he asked.

Cai Guanzhong didn't know what to do, he kept scratching the few remaining "hair" on his head, and awkwardly squeezed out a sentence: "It's good for defending the basket!" After finishing speaking, he looked straight at the Looking at Shao Ziqiang, he was very concerned about the reaction of his immediate boss.

Shao Ziqiang laughed suddenly, and said appreciatively, "Ms. Cai is indeed an elite physical education teacher in No. [-] Middle School. She understands basketball very well!"

"Thank you, thank you!" Cai Guanzhong's heart was relieved, he let out a long breath, and said in his heart: "Just stop asking me these professional questions! It's really not easy to make a good first impression. .”

Shao Ziqiang no longer made things difficult for Cai Guanzhong, and began to explain: "FIBA rules, there is no defense for 3 seconds. Under the conditions of this rule, the advantage of zone defense is reflected. The center can stick to the basket and protect the basket. Everyone only needs to defend their own area. The 23 zone defense has a very good restrictive effect on those teams with strong breakthrough ability or strong inside attack. It is conducive to shrinking the defensive penalty area, making it difficult for the opponent to easily attack inside, and protecting defensive rebounds.”

Cai Guanzhong questioned: "In this way, wouldn't the perimeter defense be empty?"

Shao Ziqiang said: "It's very good, but no defensive strategy is perfect. No matter how strong the defense is, no matter how subtle the defensive strategy is, in the end, defense is passive and it is impossible to completely defend the opponent. A good defensive strategy is Targeted defense is formulated based on the opponent's characteristics and strengths, as well as one's own actual situation."

Cai Guanzhong then asked: "In the middle school games I watched, many teams like to use 23 zone defense! What's going on?"

Shao Ziqiang took a sip of tea and said with a slight smile: "You said it all, middle school students are not professional players, and they don't have that strong outside shooting ability. Even if a team has a few shooting abilities, under the exhaustion of the whole court's offense and defense , the outside shooting will not be so stable. But the inside is different, even if a person without a basket can enter the school team, he will not even be able to wipe the board. Therefore, the defense of the basket, whether it is a professional The team or the student team is the most important."

Cai Guanzhong suddenly realized: "So it is like this!"

As the two were talking, the score on the field began to widen. At the end of the first quarter, the difference was 6 points, and now it has reached 13 points.

Cai Guanzhong frowned and said, "The No. 23 Junior High School defending the [-]rd zone is under pressure!"

Shao Ziqiang smiled helplessly: "The defensive strategy has an impact on the game, but it is not decisive. It is like a fight between an adult and a child. Even if the child uses more suitable and effective fighting skills, he still cannot beat the adult. The strength of the two teams It’s not on the same level, if it wasn’t for the Lingchuan Middle School team’s poor touch at the beginning, the score would have been drawn long ago.”

Cai Guanzhong breathed a sigh of relief. The center Li Jianwu of the Lingchuan Middle School team was selected by him as a special recruit. Shao Ziqiang could raise his head in front of him.

"Coach Shao, Li Jianwu's performance is not bad, right?" Cai Guanzhong asked.

Shao Ziqiang nodded and said, "It's pretty good. As a center forward, he has strength and skill, has footwork around the basket, and can support the basket from the outside. And he's also very smart, a very good insider."

For Cai Guanzhong, Shao Ziqiang was praising Li Jianwu, which was happier than praising himself.

"However, Li Jianwu is not the best performer in the team!" Shao Ziqiang added.

"Who is the most outstanding one?" Cai Guanzhong said in disbelief.

"No. 4, point guard—Ying Xiong!" Shao Ziqiang said slowly.

(End of this chapter)