King of shooting guards

Chapter 165 Before leaving
Li Changgeng and Sima Shenji looked at each other, Sima Shenji lifted his chin, Li Changgeng understood, and said, "Nong Guang, I have something to tell you about calling you out."

"What?" Nong Guang was taken aback, "So mysterious?"

"I won't make it public yet, only the coach knows." Li Changgeng said, "I'm leaving."

Nong Guang froze, turned his head to look at Li Changgeng, his face could not hide his surprise, and said nervously: "Go, where are you going? Master, are you kidding me?"

"I'm not kidding, I'm really leaving." Li Changgeng smiled and said, "I'm going to go abroad, to the United States, and I've already contacted there. I should study there and study while playing ball."

Where is Nong Guang's idiot, it's a little hard to accept.

Seeing this, Li Changgeng smiled bitterly silently, looked at Sima Shenji, Sima Shenji couldn't help sighing secretly, patted Nong Guang, and said: "Nong Guang, don't do this, Li Changgeng is leaving, and I am leaving too. I hope you can carry Hongcheng, we will be very worried if you do this."

"You want to leave too, and also go abroad?" Nong Guang raised his head suddenly.

"No." Sima Shenji shook his head and said, "I originally planned to do that, but later decided not to go abroad. The situation in my family is special, and I'm afraid that something will happen if I leave."

"Oh." Only then did Nong Guang realize that Sima Shenji was already in his third year of high school and was about to graduate this year.

Although Sima Shenji was not going abroad, he was leaving Hongcheng after all, which made it difficult for Nong Guang to accept for a while.They just won the finals championship today, but at night he learned that the two core members of the team were going to leave. If they left, what would the team do?
After joining the team for so long, Nong Guang already had feelings for the team. He looked at Li Changgeng and Sima Shenji, and said bitterly, "You all left, what about the team?"

"That's why I'm looking for you." Li Changgeng said, "We are all gone, you have to carry the team up, we don't want to win the championship this year, and become a big team next year. .”

"Me?" Nong Guang pointed at his nose and said in amazement, "Master, you are not joking, how can I do it?"

"You can do it." Sima Shenji said, "Li Changgeng and I are very optimistic about you, your physical fitness is very good."

"That's the master, I'm not that good." Nong Guang said weakly.

Li Changgeng patted him and said with a smile: "Okay, I said you can do it if you can, and you have to do it if you can't. Cut the nonsense, we didn't come to ask for your opinion, but to assign you a task. Wait back Shi, in addition to the daily training at school, you have to practice with us. Before Sima Shenji and I leave, we will try our best to help you, so that you can improve as soon as possible."

"Can I say no?"

"No." Li Changgeng and Sima Shenji said in unison.

In fact, Li Changgeng and Sima Shenji have already exchanged opinions with Tao Ran on the idea. Tao Ran also thinks that Nong Guang has amazing potential, but his exposure to basketball is too short and he lacks many things. If he grows up, he will definitely be An ace player.

Therefore, he is also in favor of Li Changgeng and Sima Shenji giving Nongguang a small talk, because he will rebuild the team around Nongguang in the future.

As far as Li Changgeng was concerned, he also wanted to help Nongguang as much as possible before leaving, which can be regarded as helping Hongcheng.In addition, he also wanted to teach Sima Shenji and Nong Guang as much as possible what Xiao Er gave him, hoping to help them.

The next day, everyone in Hongcheng left BJ and rushed back to Hongcheng.

On the way, Li Changgeng called Xiao Li, told Xiao Li of his decision, and also told Xiao Li of Sima Shenji's decision.Xiaoli agreed on the phone, and told Li Changgeng that he would contact Jordan as soon as possible, and after the two parties negotiated to finalize the specific time of the trip, he would be notified when the time came.

At the same time, BJ, Basketball Association.

This is a conference room, several basketball association officials are sitting in the middle, a total of five people, two of them are Huang Jingao and Wang Xianba.

Several people were holding a report in their hands. It was an evaluation report submitted by Huang Jingao and Wang Xianba after they inspected Li Changgeng, Sima Shenji, Li Tianming, and Jiang Junye.

After a few minutes, several people put down the report.

"Everyone, what do you think after reading it?" Wang Xian asked.

Among the five people, apart from Huang Jingao and Wang Xianba, there was also an old man in his fifties with gold-rimmed glasses, a middle-aged woman, and a fat, dark-skinned, stern-faced person. A middle-aged man who looks like a black-faced god.

At this time, the middle-aged woman was the first to speak, and said, "Old Huang, Lao Wang, your report is very detailed and concise. From statistics to players' personal experiences, team records, etc., there are detailed reports. Although I have never met these four young people, after reading your report, I already have an understanding in my heart, and the ones who impressed me the most are Li Changgeng and Sima Shenji."

Hearing this, Wang Xianba and Huang Jingao couldn't help being overjoyed. The other party said this, which meant they were optimistic about Li Changgeng and Sima Shenji, which coincided with their thoughts.

"Old Liu." Huang Jingao looked at the black-faced god, "What about you?"

The black-faced god pondered for a while, and said: "I think it is too one-sided to evaluate a player based on the report alone." As expected of the black-faced god, Huang Jingao's face darkened as soon as he opened his mouth.But what he said next immediately made Huang Jin Gao feel at ease, "However, judging from these statistics, I think Li Changgeng and Sima Shenji are indeed very good. Several consecutive 40+ games are not something ordinary people can do, even if it is just A National League."

"Yes, yes." Huang Jingao agreed, even seeing the black-faced god was much more pleasing to the eye.

After the middle-aged woman and the black-faced god both spoke, they all looked at the old man sitting at the head. Huang Jingao and Wang Xianba were also a little nervous.

This old man's surname is Zhang, and he is called Luo Lao. He is not an ordinary person, but the immediate boss of several people, and one of the main leaders of the Basketball Association.

"Ahem." Luo Lao coughed twice, and said with a smile, "Don't be nervous, I also admire these two young people. They averaged 40+ per game in the finals, and two of them were 40+ at the same time. By the way In the last game, Sima Shenji scored 52 points by himself, right?"

Wang Xian nodded repeatedly, "Yes, 52 points and 10 assists."

"That's right." Luo Lao said, "Being able to cut down such data shows how powerful this Li Changgeng is. Of course, that Sima's magic is not bad, and both of them can be said to be geniuses." He smiled and looked at Jin Gaohe Wang Xianba said, "Let's choose these two young people. You two will go together."

"Okay." Wang Xianba said with a smile.

"We're leaving tomorrow." Huang Jingao also said.

At eight o'clock in the evening, on the Hongcheng basketball court.

Although they have already won the championship and this season is over, the city team's training has not stopped there. Under Tao Ran's urging, the training has become more stringent.

Although many team members don't know it yet, Tao Ran already knows that Li Changgeng is leaving, and Sima Shenji is also leaving. Two generals will be lost at once. Next year, they have enough strength to hit the provincial championship and even the championship.

At eight o'clock, the training was over and the players dispersed, but Li Changgeng, Sima Shenji, and Nong Guang were still training.

"Nongguang, do you understand? That's it, yes, footsteps are very important." Li Changgeng was demonstrating the footsteps of Nongguang.

Nong Guang nodded, holding the basketball by himself, imitating Li Changgeng just now, with his back to the basket, pushing his body up, then turned around suddenly, away from the basket, as if to shoot, but he didn't shoot, just paused, and then The pivot foot remains the same, the retreating foot moves forward, and both feet jump up simultaneously.

This is a fake turn around and jump shot at the basket to attract the opponent to jump up, and then take the opportunity to get low, sneak under the opponent's body, and shoot.

Li Changgeng performed this movement with ease and in one go, but Nong Guang seemed a little clumsy when he did it, and the rhythm was not right.

Of course, considering his height of more than two meters, it would be nice to be able to make it completely.

"Li Changgeng, I really don't know where he learned it. How come he is so familiar with the footsteps of a center forward under the basket and the inside offensive skills?" Action, I feel very curious in my heart.

After a while, Nong Guang stopped, and Sima Shenji went up, facing off against Nong Guang, as a training partner for him.

This is Sima Shenji's job. Li Changgeng is in charge of teaching, and he is responsible for being a training partner. After all, he is 1.9 meters tall. Although he is still at a disadvantage in the basket, he can't let Li Changgeng be this training partner, right?

Ten minutes later, Nong Guang and Sima Shenji stopped.

Of course, this does not mean that their training today is over, it is just a short rest.

After a short break, Nong Guang began to practice shooting, while Li Changgeng and Sima Shenji played one-on-one in the other half. At the same time, Li Changgeng also explained some basketball knowledge to Sima Shenji.Although Sima Shenji knew a lot, but compared with Sima Shenji who was guided by Xiaoer, he was much worse.

The training didn't end until ten o'clock in the evening.

The three of them were so tired that they almost fell down, sitting on the edge of the court, gasping for breath.

"Nong Guang, remember to massage with the massage technique I taught you before going to bed, and continue training tomorrow." Li Changgeng told Nong Guang with a smile.As for Sima Shenji, there is no need for it. Li Changgeng taught him massage techniques as early as when he participated in Kobe's training camp.

"Well, I remember." Nong Guanglian nodded.

He has been training with Li Changgeng and the others these few days, but his physical fitness can't handle it. Fortunately, he has this magical massage technique.He has been late for the sweetness, so naturally he will not forget it.

Sima Shenji suddenly turned to look at Li Changgeng, and said, "By the way, I've always been curious, how do you know so much?"

"I learned it from reading." Naturally, Li Changgeng couldn't say it was taught by Xiao Er, so he just smiled, "You can know so much if you read more books. Shall I tell you those books?"

"How many books are there in total?" Sima asked mysteriously.

"Not many, maybe fifty or sixty."

"Well, let's forget it, anyway, you've already read it, so just tell me." Sima Shenji stuck out his tongue, making Li Changgeng and Nong Guang laugh.

The next morning, Li Changgeng and Sima Shenji were called to the director's office, where they met Huang Jingao and Wang Xianba who came from BJ.

"It's you." Seeing Huang Jingao and Wang Xianba, Li Changgeng and Sima Shenji couldn't help but be surprised. They still had an impression of these two uncles who would sit next to the technical table in every game.

"Hehe." Huang Jingao introduced himself with a smile: "Hello, my name is Huang Jingao." Then, he pointed to Wang Xianba, "He is Wang Xianba. We are members of the Basketball Association. We have something to ask you for." As he said that, he looked at the director and said, "Director Liu, can we have a private talk?"

"Yes, of course." The other party is a member of the Basketball Association. Director Liu is very clear about what this means, and even smiled and agreed.

"Thank you." Jin Gao thanked, and together with Wang Xianba, took Li Changgeng and Sima Shenji outside.

After making sure that there was no one around, Huang Jingao and Wang Xianba stopped.

Wang Xianba said: "Do you know why I want you?"

"I don't know." The two shook their heads.

"Hehe, don't be nervous, it's a good thing." Huang Jingao smiled, "That's right, we are here this time to represent the Basketball Association and invite you to join the national company. As long as you agree, we will complete the procedures very quickly. It’s a member of the National Youth Team.”

"." Li Changgeng and Sima Shenji were stunned.

For a basketball player, the word "national company" is definitely not ignorant.

In fact, whether it is Li Changgeng or Sima Shenji, they all know what the word "national company" means. It is almost a reserve for the national team. If you perform well in the national youth team, you have a great chance to enter the national team , for the country to compete in the Asian Championships, World Championships, and even the Olympic Games.

That is almost every athlete's dream, to enter the national youth team, enter the national team, fight for the country, and win glory for the country!

Huang Jingao and Wang Xianba were very satisfied with Li Changgeng and Sima Shenji's reaction, surprised, shocked, unbelievable. This is right, who would be indifferent to entering the national youth team?

"Cough cough." Huang Jingao coughed lightly, waking Li Changgeng and Sima Shenji awake, and said, "How about it, have you guys thought it over yet?"

"I am willing." Sima Shenji was the first to speak.

Originally, Sima Shenji was still hesitating whether to enter the cba professional team and play in the professional league, or go to college and play in the big super league. Now that he has such a good opportunity, he certainly has nothing to hesitate.Regardless of whether it is cba or cuB-a, it is definitely better not to enter a national company.

"Hehe, congratulations on becoming a member of this year's National Youth Team." Huang Jingao said to Sima Shenji with a smile, and then looked at Li Changgeng, "Li Changgeng, what about you?" , Sima Shenji has already agreed, so can Li Changgeng make an exception?
However, what Huang Jingao didn't expect was that Li Changgeng was the exception. He raised his head and said slowly but firmly, "I'm sorry, I can't agree."

"I'm sorry, I can't agree", these words were like thunder, and Huang Jingao and Wang Xianba were stunned for an instant, even Sima Shenji was the same.

The three looked at Li Changgeng in unison, and asked in unison, "Why?"

Facing the gazes of the three, Li Changgeng pondered for a while, and said, "It's not that I don't want to contribute to the country and win glory for the country. I love China and the motherland that gave birth to me and raised me. My biggest dream is to help my country one day. Basketball is on top of the world."

"It's like table tennis, badminton, and diving."

"I always believe that in a magnificent China with a population of more than one billion people, no matter what you do, you should not lose to others."

"However, why has our basketball career in China not improved for so many years?" Li Changgeng said, "We have no shortage of talents, and we have no shortage of excellent inside players. The reason why our country's basketball career has never improved is because we lack guards. .”

"In the 08 Olympic Games, we had Yao Ming, so why did we only finish eighth?" Li Changgeng's voice was low, as if he was questioning.

Huang Jingao and Wang Xianba were shocked, looked at each other, and couldn't help sighing. As people who have dedicated most of their lives to basketball, they know this all too well.As Li Changgeng said, China does not lack good insiders, but it does not have good defenders, so its international performance has not been satisfactory.

"I'm a defender, and I can only be a defender." Li Changgeng sighed, "But I want to be a first-class defender, which is difficult to achieve in China, so I'm going abroad, I'm going to see, see Let’s see why there are so many excellent defenders from abroad.”

Wang Xianba said: "Li Changgeng, you are already a first-class defender."

"No, it's not enough." Li Changgeng shook his head, "I may be considered a first-class defender in China now, but what about the world? I want to contribute to Chinese basketball, I want to make Chinese basketball go further, so I can't just be a first-class defender, I have to be a super defender."

"A defender who is also a first-class defender in the world!"

Li Changgeng's words poured into the hearts of Huang Jingao and Wang Xianba like the sound of a drum, they fell silent, and stared blankly at Li Changgeng, as if they were meeting this young man for the first time.

They never thought that a young man who was only seventeen or eighteen years old would be able to say such a thing.

Among the three, Sima Shenji was the one who shocked the most. He was one year older than Li Changgeng, but he realized that he had never thought about it.He also thought about going abroad and the NBA, but it was just a fantasy. He never regarded it as a goal and worked hard for it.

Now that he heard Li Changgeng's words, he suddenly woke up. He finally understood what was the difference between himself and Li Changgeng. It wasn't talent or anything else, but faith and determination!
Yes, Li Changgeng has beliefs and determinations that he doesn't have. He doesn't have this, so he is always inferior to Li Changgeng.

After being surprised, Wang Xianba came back to his senses, looked at Li Changgeng and said, "You are right. Our country does not lack excellent insiders, but it lacks excellent defenders. Maybe we can change at the beginning, but as we As time goes by, it's hard to change that."

"This is a vicious cycle. Our domestic situation is like this. Our Chinese defenders are not inferior to others in technology, but they are not good at confrontation, and their playing style is also weak. Why is this? Not because of their physique, but because of the games they participated in from the beginning The confrontation is not fierce. There is no fierce confrontation, there is no such pressure, so the players who grow up cannot be strong in confrontation."

"Besides, abroad, why do people have strong resistance? Physique is one aspect, and more importantly, people have grown up like that since they were young. They have grown up in fierce confrontation since they were young, and they will naturally form a habit and develop an ability. .”

Wang Xianba's words can be said to be penetrating, whether it is Li Changgeng, Huang Jingao, or Sima Shenji, they all nodded secretly when they heard it.

At this time, Wang Xianba changed his tone and said solemnly: "Li Changgeng, I am very pleased that you have such revenge, and I sincerely support you. But have you ever thought about it? Is it really okay if you go abroad? You are only now In high school, if you go abroad to play high school leagues, is it more useful than following the national youth team, playing in the World Youth Championship, Asian Youth Championship, and the Four Nations Youth League?"

Hearing this, Huang Jingao's eyes lit up, he secretly said hello to Wang Xianba, and said to Li Changgeng with a smile: "Yes, we have investigated, and several high schools in the United States have sent messages to you and Sima Shenji. If you are invited to go abroad, you must enter one of these high schools."

"But if you think about it, can the players in the high school league, even in the United States, be as good as the players in our national youth team?"

"You have to be sober, not all high school players in the United States are geniuses like James, Kobe, and Garnett." Huang Jingao persuaded.

Wang Xianba also said: "Li Changgeng, it is better to enter the national youth team than to go to the United States to play high school. I will not talk about the Asian Youth Championship. We are always the boss. You will not meet many opponents. But the World Youth Championship In the four-nation league, the opponents are all Europeans and Americans. Such a match is fierce and the level is very high. You don’t have to worry about not meeting your opponents and having no chance to hone your skills.”

Hearing this, Sima Shenji took it for granted. Just as he was about to persuade Li Changgeng, Li Changgeng said with a half-smile: "What if, instead of playing in the high school league, I played in the NCAA?"

For a moment, Sima Shenji was stunned, Huang Jingao and Wang Xianba were also stunned.

Wang Xianba stared at Li Changgeng suspiciously and said, "Play ncaa? Impossible, you are only in high school, how can you play ncaa?"

"My friend over there helped me arrange a high school attached to the university. While studying high school knowledge, I entered the school team there for further study, and at the same time participated in the NCAA in the name of an international student."

After finishing speaking, Li Changgeng looked at Sima Shenji with a smile, and said, "How about it, think about it, and go to California with me to play in the NCAA league."

The faces of Huang Jingao and Wang Xianba on the side changed slightly, and they thought that they couldn't be so unlucky. Could it be that instead of being able to persuade Li Changgeng to change his mind, they had to pay for a Sima Shenji?
Huang Jingao and Wang Xianba looked at Sima Shenji nervously, for fear that he would suddenly change his mind and they would lose face if they couldn't recruit any of them.

Fortunately, Sima Shenji didn't regret it, but shook his head regretfully, and said, "Forget it, I still won't go abroad."

"Well, I'll tell you over there." Li Changgeng nodded.

(End of this chapter)