Wu Dao's strong performance in the first half did not cause the old coach K to have the idea of "I must have this player" in his mind.
Coach K feels quite confused about the player Wu Dao.
Yes, Wu Dao's offensive performance in the first half was indeed quite strong. He could hit the ball in the low post, but he could also hit the ball in the high post and even from outside the three-point line.
But this kind of versatility made Coach K confused for a while about where Wu Dao should be placed when he was on the court.
Zoom forward? That kind of strong ball-holding style of play took up most of the team's rounds. That is to say, the opponent they encountered in Oak Hill today was not strong inside. If they encountered a strong one, could Wu Dao still perform like this? Two words.
Play small forward?
In this game, Budao's shooting took up the most offensive methods when receiving the ball from the outside. Coach K was not very sure whether a player of Quasi Budao's height would have an overwhelming advantage when attacking with the ball from the outside.
In the mind of this traditional coach, the role of the small forward is not to allow you to shoot from the outside, but to get the ball and rush inside to attack. This is the limitation of the times. Even a famous coach like Coach K cannot escape the shackles of this kind of thinking.
The technical characteristics of martial arts displayed in this game were only part of his.
Coach K did not recognize this part of the characteristics displayed by martial arts.
It's not that he doesn't recognize Wu Dao's talent and ability, it's just that he feels that such a player cannot overlap with his team and the image of basketball in his mind.
Coach K couldn't imagine what it would be like to play martial arts at Duke University.
It's just that Wu Dao's talent conditions are really outstanding. For this reason, Old Coach K decided to take a closer look and think about how players like Wu Dao need to be trained.
Many times, when coaches select players, they don’t just look at your physical condition and characteristics. For coaches, it is more important than “all-roundness” in the simple sense.
Intermission.
Coach Smith was quite satisfied with Wu Dao's performance today. He liked the ease with which Wu Dao played on the court.
And Wu Dao's strong scoring ability also successfully led Oak Hill to an absolute advantage.
As soon as the first half was over, the team was already leading by 26 points. If he hadn't known that the coach of Duke University was watching the game from the sidelines, he would have taken Wu Dao off the court at this moment to let other players experience the game.
However, due to the huge score difference in the first half, coach K was destined to be unable to see more of Wu Dao's offensive skills in the second half.
In order not to affect Budao's mentality of playing on the court, Coach Smith did not tell Budao that a college coach was coming to inspect him.
After the second half of the game started, Wu Dao was wondering why the coach didn't take him off the field to rest today, but after he came on the court, Wu Dao didn't think too much and played the game at his own pace.
After winning so much in the first half, Wu Dao obviously lost strength in the second half. When attacking, he would only shoot after receiving a pass from his teammate in an open position. Most of the time, he would act as a conductor.
However, due to Wu Dao's terrifying performance in the first half, Bethel High School did not dare to relax its vigilance against Wu Dao. Therefore, even if he just stood on the court and passed the ball, Bethel High School also sent special players to come. When Wu Dao is guarded and the basketball is in Wu Dao's hands, Bethel High School will often add double teams.
This also gives the other players at Oak Hill High School plenty of room to shine. Throughout the second half, Wu Dao only played two when his teammates couldn't open up the situation. Seeing Wu Dao's playing style, although Coach Smith jumped anxiously, he didn't show anything.
The reason is also very simple. Because the team's lead is getting bigger and bigger.
Five or six minutes into the second half, the Bethel High School coach realized that the game was hopeless, and one after another he replaced the main players and replaced them with substitutes.
However, what surprised him was that he had already given in. Coach Smith from the opposite Oak Hill High School still put all the main players on the court and did not hold back at all in his crazy attack.
This made the Bethel High School coach's face turn very dark.
Iverson, who was sitting on the sidelines watching the game, also looked unhappy when he saw this scene.
This is an unspoken rule on the court, but the Oak Hill group is really unruly. If the team just lost the game, Iverson would not have any idea at all. What is there to say about the winner and loser?
But others have already admitted defeat and are still chasing people to "kill" them. This is really too much.
Bethel High School and Oak Hill didn't have any deep hatred, so why did they have to lose so uglyly?
People at Bethel High School really couldn't understand Coach Smith's difficulties. The head coach of Duke University finally found time to watch his "disciple" play, but this is what happened to Bethel High School? There is simply no way to force martial arts to fully utilize their strength.
This kind of competition is really without "gold content", and he is not sure whether old coach K will be interested in martial arts.
In order for martial arts to have more opportunities to perform, he could only keep martial arts on the court. It's just that Wu Dao didn't seem to understand Coach Smith's "good intentions" and turned into a point guard, relying on his "truly" superior height to connect the team.
Coach Smith was not very satisfied with Wu Dao's performance, but Coach K on the sidelines touched his chin and thought seriously after seeing Wu Dao's performance in the second half.
With his outstanding height and strong ability to attract double-teams, ordinary small guards are simply not enough in front of Martial Arts. He can completely shoot and attack by himself when he has the ball. Even if he doesn't shoot, his passing will not be delayed. As an organizer on the court, he is quite good.
However, the shortcomings are also obvious. Martial Arts alone often accounts for more than half of the team's offensive time. This is not a big problem in high school competitions, but as the level of competition increases, this characteristic can easily lead to conflicts in the locker room.
unless
While Coach K was thinking, the game on the court came to an end. With Wu Dao himself scoring an "iron-blooded mid-range shot," the score between the two sides was finally fixed at 107:54.
Oak Hill High School won another game with an absolute advantage of 53 points, winning 13 consecutive games.
Seeing the Oak Hill players cheering happily, both the players and coaches in the dugout of Bethel High School were livid. Iverson, who was behind the rest area, slowly stood up and walked towards the rest area in Oak Hill next door.
Budao, who was surrounded by players in the center, saw Iverson walking towards him. After gesturing to Iverson sideways, the other players also turned their heads and looked at the slowly approaching player. Iverson.
"Hello, who are you? What's the matter?" Stannie didn't know Iverson. Seeing the menacing look of the other person, he stopped in front of Wu Dao and asked, squeezing his neck.
"You call it martial arts, right?"
Iverson ignored Stannie who was blocking him, looked at Martial Arts, and asked.
Hearing this, Wu Dao nodded slightly.
Hiss~ Iverson came to see him? Still a little excited. Have you noticed your outstanding performance and want to help him?
Gee, Iverson at this age should not have gone to the NBA yet. Even if he did, he would not have such a right to speak.
Wu Dao looked at Iverson's face and thought in his heart.
He admitted that he was a loser at this moment, but he was still quite happy in his heart to be able to see his idol when he was young.
"I remember you!"
"Try to come in front of me, I will beat you up myself!"
"By the way, my name is Allen Iverson, remember my name."
"I hope you have the ability to walk in front of me!"
With that said, Iverson turned and left. The Oak Hill players surrounding Wu Dao looked at each other in confusion. One of the older players recognized Iverson and explained to Wu Dao: "Wu, that guy was a player at Bethel High School before, and now he seems to be at Georgetown University. .”
"Maybe I got angry because my home team lost too much."
"Ignore this guy. I heard that he went to jail for fighting in a group in high school."
"Originally, this guy had already attracted the attention of some NBA teams when he was in high school. After what happened, he went to college."
"It should also be related to eliminating the impact. After the impact is eliminated, he should land in the NBA."
Even though Iverson is just a college student now, he is a well-known figure in the Virginia basketball circle. Even across the United States, he is considered a famous student-athlete.
His incident in high school was reported by all the major newspapers. Iverson was very famous in high school and has considerable influence in today's media environment.
The future little emperor operated like this in high school and had such influence through advanced information channels. And Iverson's fight was a big deal back then.
Martial Arts was in Neon back then, otherwise, he would have personally experienced the impact of that incident.
The students at Oak Hill are all considered "elite", and the black players there are also considered "elite blacks", not in the same path as people with Iverson's background.
Therefore, after hearing that the other party was Iverson, those like Stannie showed disdain and told Martial Arts to keep their distance from each other.
There is a serious class divide in the United States, and there is also a "upper-lower" relationship between black people. The elite black people look down on these black people who come from the streets, and the black people who come from the streets may not have a good look towards these elite black people.
"Iverson?"
"I've heard of it."
Wu Dao smiled and said to his friends. Looking at Iverson's leaving figure, his eyes couldn't help but show a little fanaticism.
Idol!
If you destroy your idol with your own hands, wouldn't this feeling be even more joyful?
"NBA?"
"Very close!"
Wu Dao turned his head and glanced at the scoreboard on the sidelines, clenched his right hand slightly, and thought to himself.
After the game, the players from both sides, after an unpleasant handshake, went to their respective rest areas to pack their things and prepare to leave.
Just as Wu Dao was packing his things, Coach Smith led a middle-aged man to Wu Dao and greeted Wu Dao:
"Wu, come here for a moment."
Raising his head, Wu Dao looked at Coach Smith.
When the audience left, Coach K approached Coach Smith again. Now he was somewhat interested in martial arts and wanted to talk to him in person. Therefore, after the game, Coach Smith took Coach K to find martial arts.
The situation on the martial arts side attracted the attention of some scouts who had not yet left. Some sharp-eyed media also recognized Coach K wearing a peaked cap and secretly took photos.
The head coach of Duke University is secretly looking for Oak Hill's ace, which is a big deal. It seems that the yellow man from Oak Hill has already entered the sights of some college coaches.
After this news comes out, martial arts' attention will definitely increase greatly.
"Martial Arts, this is Coach Mike Krzyzewski of Duke University. He came today specifically to watch your game."
Coach Smith introduced the middle-aged man around him to Wu Dao with a smile, and Wu Dao couldn't help but tilt his head after hearing the name.
Mike Krzyzewski? Who? !
Duke University does know, but is it just this coach? do not know!
If someone spoke to Coach K in Chinese and martial arts at this time, he might be able to realize who the person in front of him was, but he really couldn't react for a while when his name was martial arts.
This is equivalent to the fact that you may not know Li Jiahang, but when it comes to the "Legal Pioneer" Lawyer Zhang Wei, you may know him.
"Hello, Coach Mike Krzyzewski."
"Nice to meet you."
Wu Dao "excitedly" held Mike Krzyzewski's hand and said excitedly.
Although I don’t know him, it doesn’t stop Wu Dao from pretending to be polite. Even if he hasn’t watched “Emotional Intelligence”, Wu Dao still has this kind of emotional intelligence.
"haha okay."
"Martial Arts-kun, I watched your game and you are really an outstanding player."
"At the end of March this year, when the NFHS league comes to an end, are you interested in coming to Duke University for a tryout?"
"Don't worry, Duke University will reimburse you for your round-trip air tickets, food and accommodation."
"It's just a simple trial and there will be a one-week alumni training camp at the same time. It won't have any impact on your training and life."
"I wonder if you're interested."
Hearing this, Wu Dao was startled for a moment, and then looked at Coach Smith aside, with a look of inquiry in his eyes.
Seeing Wu Dao's puzzled expression, Old Coach K laughed and continued:
"Martial arts classmate, I wonder if you have heard of the AdiXXX training camp?"
"If you perform well in the trial training, I can contact you personally."
Although Wu Dao doesn’t have much thought about Duke University’s trial training. Firstly, he is only a sophomore in high school and has to play in an American high school for two years. Secondly, Wu Dao’s ultimate goal is to skip college and enter the NBA directly, so whether it is Either way, it's still early to participate in college trials.
but
But he is very interested in the AdiXXX training camp martial arts mentioned by the old coach K. ABCD training camp is hosted by a certain sports brand for 13-16-year-old basketball players in the United States. It only recruits players recommended by local places or discovered by training camp scouts.
Stars such as Mamba, Black Eye, and Orangutan have all played in this training camp. For high school students, this training camp has the "strongest" exposure, and they have the opportunity to compete with the best players from the United States. High school students compete and train together.
Even for martial arts, it is full of attraction.
Although he is a time traveler, he used to be a referee. His training methods can only be regarded as the more advanced training methods of China. They are even higher than those of coaches from weak countries in the 1990s like Coach Anxi, and are more specialized. For the top trainers in this field, his training methods are similar to Ye Guchan.
"Coach Mike Krzyzewski, I'm grateful that Duke invited me."
"If I have the honor, I will definitely try out for Duke University."
People have already talked about it for this reason, how can martial arts still not know how to express themselves. He immediately nodded in agreement and said, "It's a trial training, go ahead, it's a lot of meat."
If you are lucky enough to enter the ABCD training camp, Wu Dao feels that you will definitely gain a lot.
"Hehehe, okay, that's good."
"This is my business card. When you are free, call me and let's chat."
"Coach Smith, I have something else to do. I'm going to leave first. Stay in touch!"
With that said, Coach K took out a business card from his arms and handed it to Wu Dao. After saying goodbye to Coach Smith, he pressed the brim of his hat and hurriedly left the gym.
Coach Smith looked at Wu Dao holding the photo and happily gave Wu Dao a big hug.
The sharp-eared players around him also gathered around Martial Arts, cheering happily.
Although it is just a trial for Duke University, this kind of opportunity is definitely the dream opportunity for all high school students!
