Chapter Twelve: The Trial Is Coming
Just as Ricard and Moore expected, the press conference of Divac joining the coaching staff of the Cyclone was very smooth. Many media received the news and rushed to attend. However, Wu Hua accidentally became the only Chinese reporter to attend the press conference because of his interview with An Jie. Sports Pioneer also got a scoop of news.
Some older fans were very excited about Divac's joining, while some fans with a shorter age seemed a little disapproving. They thought Divac was just a mediocre guy when he was a player, and what should I pay attention to now as a coach?
Those who say that Divac is mediocre are only relative to that era. You should know that that era was a golden age for centers. Shark O'Neal, Admiral Robinson, Gorilla Ewing, Damn Olajuwon, Iron Mooning. It is natural for Divac to be underestimated under their brilliance. Divac is definitely an unquestionable European basketball legend. Now among the big players from Europe, only Paul Gasol and Dirk Lovizki are expected to surpass Divac as a senior.
Wu Hua and Cox finally got their wish and made an exclusive interview with Anjie, but they just asked some questions like Anjie's experience in the United States and his thoughts on the NCAA game. After that, Anjie's life returned to peace and no media disturbed him. After all, he was just a college student player and played in the university league. No matter how high the NCAA is, his attention cannot be compared with professional sports.
Just after the slightest silence, Iowa State played two more regular season games.
Yiyi played against Texas Technology at home on 20th of the 20th of the year. Angel still maintained a strong momentum in this game, scoring 6 points and yio rebounds and 3 blocks. In addition, Mike Taylor also scored 3 points, 8 assists and 3 steals, while Morris got yiyi points and 9 rebounds. In the end, the Tornado defeated Texas Technology University with a score of 5yi to 77 at home, ushering in two consecutive victories.
Yiyi On the 28th of this month, the Tornado team challenged the University of Colorado Buffalo, which was the Tornado team's away trip this season. However, the Buffalo, which is much larger than the Wildcats, still cannot break through the violent Tornado. In this game, Anjie scored yi8 points, 8 rebounds, and 2 blocks, while Taylor scored yi9 points, and 5 assists. Morris finally tasted the sweetness when facing an opponent who was far inferior to his health, scored yi5 points, yiyi rebounds, and won two doubles each season. The final score was frozen at 49-7o. The Tornado team won the victory on its first away trip, and the winning numbers reached three games in a row.
The regular season started with a good result of three consecutive victories, which made the fans of the Tornado team very happy and crazy. You should know that the total games the Tornado team won last season were only a pitiful five games.
However, except for local fans in Ames City, fans in other places believe that although the Tornado has indeed made a lot of progress, it can also be regarded as a mid-level team. In addition to the Wildcats in the opening game, the Tornado's last two opponents are weak, and winning these two opponents does not prove that the Tornado is excellent.
As for An Jie, he did not meet any decent opponents in three consecutive games. Anyone can do it by pinching soft persimmons, so An Jie's strength has also attracted doubts among everyone.
Because of this, the next game of the Tornados became the focus of many people's attention. Iowa State University challenged Texas Agricultural Machinery University away, and Texas Agricultural Machinery University also achieved three consecutive wins at the start of the game, and his personal performance was very eye-catching.
The player hit 6 consecutive goals in the first three games, breaking the Big 12 record of Mickey Moore's 988's consecutive hit 3 consecutive goals at the University of Nebraska.
This player is also a center, but what is different from Anjie is that if Anjie is the representative of technical centers in the Big 12 League, then this player from Texas Agricultural Machinery University is the representative of physical strength centers in the Big 12 League. This guy has a name like the God of Basketball, and he is DeAndrew Jordan.
This strong conversation between the two was the moment to truly test An Jie's strength.
Of course, the above are just discussions by fans. As for Anjie himself, he is very calm. He still trains hard every day, receives Divac's guidance, and then continues to practice for himself in the evening. He has never stopped day by day.
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Speaking of Divac's guidance to Anjie as a center coach, it actually started from the day after he came to the team.
As a person who is not high in jumping, not strong enough, and has no surprise in the nBa league, he can fight against the yishi centers in the league in the 1990s without falling. This is not only possible to just fake falls. Therefore, there are too many things in Divac that are worth learning from.
Divac was the most notorious inside villain at that time. Anjie was really worried about whether he would break a few ribs during the training. However, Divac was surprisingly gentle in the training a few days ago. The first course he prepared for these center guys was actually shooting.
"The first goal of a center is of course at the basket, and a center who can only shoot outside is not considered a center. Think about Yao Ming and Oku, and you will know the difference between being able to shoot and being able to shoot outside. No one here is O'Neal or Howard. Even if someone like them doesn't shoot, even if others know that they can only play inside, there are not many people who can stop them. Without such physical advantages, we cannot limit our own development because of no range. It will be no harm to ourselves to diversify our offensive methods." Divac's mid-range shooting ability back then was very good, but he mastered the balance point between being able to shoot and being able to shoot outside, which made him a big man with comprehensive skills.
A perfect shot must require standard technical movements as the basis. As a jungler, Anjie, who is born in the jungle, even though his shooting is already very good in the center, such a standard system training is still very necessary for Anjie. As a big player, Divac can also teach Anjie many key points that big men need to master when shooting.
Of course, as Divac said, his identity is the team's center coach rather than Anger's personal coach. So in addition to Anger, Asakin and Morris also received teaching from Divac. However, because they have not liked shooting for so many years, their feel is not soft. Therefore, the progress of their shooting in terms of both of them is not as obvious as Anger.
In the next few days, Divac's training was also all-encompassing, including basket confrontation, rebounding, back-to-body skills, and even small movements and fake fall skills during offense and defense. Of course, Divac could not teach all his life's learning to Anjie in a few days. What he taught this young man now was just some superficial.
"You must be fierce on the basketball court, especially An Jie! You can keep your modesty off the court, but when you go on the court, you have to take it out! You must let the opponent's players know that the penalty area is your territory. If they dare to break in, they will die miserably. After blocking the shot, you cannot just walk away expressionlessly. Instead, you should look proudly in the eyes of the guy you blocked, and then say to him: You dare to break into the penalty area again and try! Defensive and
Don't be too honest when attacking. Do whatever you want to make others uncomfortable. Add all the small movements you should add. He gets upset and the action is too big, and the referee is the one who brags!" In addition to the practical training in technical movements, the tricks used by Divac as an inside butcher have also become part of the course. Not only is Anjie not disgusted with these contents, but he learns with relish and well-behaved. It seems that there is a demon in Anjie's body.
Anjie learned very quickly and was willing to learn. Now what he most looked forward to every day is Divac's special training class. He can learn new things every day, and then watch himself become stronger every day. This makes Anjie more and more enthusiastic about the hard training, and his progress has also become faster and faster.
Time is like An Jie's progress, flying forward every day. The days came unknowingly, and the Tornado team challenged Texas Agricultural Machinery University away.
At this time, in China, New Year's Day is about to win, and the atmosphere of Christmas in the United States is getting stronger and stronger. The old year is about to pass, and people are full of longing for the new year.
What will Anjie's life become next year? This incident has made Anjie feel upset these days.
Divac suggested that Anger sign up for the draft and embark on the path of professional basketball. But Anger was not very confident about this. You should know that he only received his first regular basketball training in September this year. Caa just played in the game. As for the path of professional basketball, he had never considered it.
Registering for the draft means giving up your college studies. According to the nBa draft rules, even if you lose the draft, you can only become a free agent, and you cannot go back to college to continue studying. Your parents have been working hard for most of their lives and put out almost all their savings to study abroad, not to make themselves a professional player. It would be fine if they were selected, but if they were not selected and their studies were wasted, how would An Jie explain to his parents? Therefore, An Jie has not yet told his family about this matter.
Chapter completed!