Trial training invitations from top universities did not have any substantial impact on the usual competitions and training of martial arts.
In the final analysis, it is just an invitation for a trial training, which means that for Duke University, the current level of martial arts has only just entered their team's inspection period.
Such an invitation not only did not make him feel proud of martial arts, but instead gave him an inexplicable sense of urgency.
He thinks that his strength is already quite outstanding, and during this period of martial arts training, he can clearly feel that he has not continued to improve.
When it comes to martial arts, when was the happiest time for him to play? One time period must be mentioned, that is when he first came to this world in junior high school.
At that time, after every day of training, Wu Dao could feel his progress. And that feeling of getting stronger is also constantly motivating martial arts, making martial arts more immersed in training.
But since he entered the second grade of high school, he can clearly feel that his progress has stagnated, or that his progress has been so slow that even after several months, he still has no obvious feeling.
Wu Dao felt that he had developed his talent to its peak, but in the end, he only got a trial invitation from Duke University.
It’s not the kind of formal admission invitation, not the kind of coach who promises you that as long as you are willing to come to Duke University, you will get a full scholarship from our school.
It's just a trial invitation.
It's just that your family has shown some interest in you and asked you to train.
Even universities don't have that kind of "you have to do it" feeling about martial arts, let alone NBA teams taking a fancy to today's martial arts.
At least that's what Wu Dao thought after that day.
He felt that he had a huge flaw in some aspects, which prevented him from making Coach K have such a strong interest in him.
However, martial arts has never been able to find its own flaws.
The NFHS league schedule is still going on, and Oak Hill High School is singing all the way under the leadership of Budao. After achieving a complete victory in January, it also won 8 consecutive victories at home.
Together they have reached a terrifying 21-game winning streak. Budao leads the team with averages of 37 points, 8 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks per game.
With the progress of the NFHS league, the reputation of martial arts has gained a lot of fame in the state with the support of winning streak and the publicity of the media.
ESPN scouts and reporters also noticed that the ace player from Oak Hill High School who had disappeared for a year had returned to the game.
During the NFHS league, scouts were specially sent to examine the current strength of martial arts, and eventually martial arts was ranked back among the top 100 high school students in the United States.
And his ranking has also reached 14th. Although he is also a five-star high school student, among all high school small forward players, Wu Dao is only ranked 4th.
The names of the few small forwards before Wu Dao are basically unknown to Wu Dao. Those people will either enter the NCAA in the future and disappear after college, or they will disappear from everyone after entering college.
When Wu Dao heard from his teammates that he was ranked 14th in the ESNP rankings, he was depressed for two days. Then when he readjusted his condition, his performance on the field became even more terrifying.
Halfway through the schedule, several favorites in the state have begun to emerge.
There is no doubt that Oak Hill, which leads the way in record, is the team with the loudest voice this year.
Finally, on this day in mid-February, Oak Hill High School met its 22nd opponent in this conference. The opponent was the No. 3 basketball school in Virginia. The team included several top 100 high school players ranked by ESPN. Among them, the team's small forward is also a 5-star high school student, ranked 45th.
This day's game also attracted many fans and scouts to watch the game. The game between the No. 1 and No. 3 high school teams in the state of Virginia is definitely a battle, and after today’s game, it’s clear which team has the chance to win the championship.
In this game, Wu Dao also exerted 100% of his strength, without any intention of conserving his physical fitness to cope with the subsequent games, and completely crushed his opponents on both offense and defense.
In this game, Wu Dao played very uniquely. When faced with double-teaming by two or three people, he often chose to force his own shot.
Although his attack options may seem very poor to others, Wu Dao's court condition today is very good. All kinds of magic balls can be scored at will, and the double-teaming of three people cannot stop his attack at all.
After the whole game, Wu Dao's personal score reached a terrifying 67 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists. He took up the majority of the team's shots and shot 64% from the field.
Led the team to a 112:67 victory over the opponent.
On the other hand, the opponent of Martial Arts, the small forward ranked 45th, did not show his true strength at all under Martial Arts' defense. In other words, his strength was not enough under Martial Arts' defense.
After playing the entire game, he only scored 6 points, 2 rebounds, and 6 assists. Whether it is the performance on the field or the game data, they are all blown away by martial arts.
And it was this game that made the media and scouts watching the game have a strong interest in martial arts. Compared with before, the attention paid to martial arts has obviously increased to a higher level.
Even though Oak Hill High School has not successfully won the state championship, Oak Hill High School led by Budo has already refreshed the pages of various media in the state.
The reputation of martial arts is widely spread in Virginia, and many college teams have also heard about this game where No. 14 defeated N. 45, and have sent scout teams and coaching teams to Virginia to inspect the martial arts competition.
After that, Oak Hill High School continued to advance rapidly. Except for losing one back-to-back away game in late February, Oak Hill maintained a complete victory in the remaining games.
At the same time, Wu Dao's personal data also expanded to 41 points per game, leading all players in Virginia.
In the end, Oak Hill High School won the Virginia state championship in the 1995 NFHS League with a near-undefeated record.
After the NFHS league ended, Budao rose to No. 6 as a high school sophomore in the national high school rankings released by ESPN. The only people who could be ranked in front of him were some talented centers and power forwards. There is only one outside player.
That is the star player of Lower Merion High School in Philadelphia, Kobe Bryant.
This year, Kobe Bryant was a senior and led the team to a terrifying record of 31 wins and 3 losses. He also averaged 30.8 points, 12 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 4.0 steals and 3.8 blocks per game. He is also ranked first among high school students in the United States.
Although Kobe's scoring average is not as high as Wu Dao's, his other rebounds, assists, steals and even blocks are much higher than Wu Dao's.
Not only that, Lower Merion High School, where Kobe is from, also won its first weekly championship in 50 years of school history.
He led a weak team to win the weekly championship, and he also produced a comprehensive statistical performance, which is as valuable as the state championship that Kobe won.
It's even higher than Martial Arts leading a historically strong team like Oak Hill to win.
Of course, there is a more critical reason, that is, Kobe is a black player and a yellow player in martial arts. In the current American basketball environment, black players are far more likely to be recognized than yellow players.
Because in the current NBA league, and even in the NCAA, there are no successful yellow players.
After comprehensive consideration, Wu Dao's ranking is lower than Kobe.
However, due to the terrifying data produced by Martial Arts, ESPN has no way to ignore this Oak Hill ace. Generally speaking, the position of martial arts is relatively reasonable.
The NFHS league is over, and high school students have entered the so-called "off season."
Although there have been no major events in recent months, this off-season is crucial for high school students with dreams.
In addition to the nationally famous ABCD training camp that is about to be held, trial training at various universities is also in full swing, because in mid-to-late March, the NCAA will usher in the so-called March Madness.
As the season approaches, the training intensity of college teams often decreases. The most common training method during this period is to play practice games. This is also the best time to try out promising high school students, because it can let those outstanding high school students They formed a team with previous graduates and acted as opponents in practice matches.
Many of Duke University's current assistant coaches and trainers are actually outstanding players who came out of Duke University.
Although after helping the team win the state championship, the scouts and coaches from the ABCD training camp have already mailed Budo invitations to participate in the training.
But in March, Wu Dao still kept his commitment to Duke University's trial training and set off for North Carolina.
Duke University is a private comprehensive university located in the southern United States.
Basketball is just one of the university's many strengths. When Budao took a taxi and arrived at the university, he was also surprised by the construction level of the school.
Wu Dao thought he had some knowledge, but when he saw the campus of Duke University, he could only lament that he was short-sighted.
Wu Dao has also visited some of the top universities in the country. It has to be said that it is also a university. Let alone the educational level. After more than 20 years, there are few domestic universities that can compare with the hardware facilities of Duke University.
After entering the campus, Wu Dao, who was tall and strong, also attracted the attention of many people. Under the guidance of some people, Wu Dao walked toward the Duke University arena with a backpack and suitcase on his back.
Duke University adopts a semester system, which is divided into two semesters, the first semester is from August to December, and the second semester is from January to May.
In fact, in martial arts this summer, I will also enter my senior year of high school.
Duke University's arena is a building independent of the teaching building. The basketball arena is quite large. In addition to the court, there are also terraces distributed in a ladder shape.
When Wu Dao entered the gym with big and small bags, old coach K was leading the basketball team in a practice match.
Wu Dao did not disturb the team's game. He carried his suitcase, found a seat on the sidelines and sat down, watching the practice match.
With just one glance, Wu Dao saw a familiar figure in the stadium.
It was a black player wearing a white No. 33 jersey. He had a well-proportioned figure and small black curly hair. He was very focused on the court.
"Kobe Bryant?"
"Why is he here?"
"Didn't he enter the draft in 1996? Why did he appear at Duke University?!"
Wu Dao was a little confused when he saw Kobe, which didn't match up with some of the information he knew about Kobe. It's just that martial arts seems to have been forgotten. No matter how good Kobe is, he is just a high school student now. He is also confused about his own path.
The fact is that before Kobe Bryant got the TOP1 ranking at the ABCD training camp, he had not thought about skipping college from high school and entering the NBA. After all, before him, there had been no precedent in the NBA for a high school guard on the back line to enter the first round of the draft. .
At that time, after Coach K went to watch the Oak Hill High School game, he went to watch the Lower Merion High School game non-stop.
Compared to martial arts, coach K actually prefers Kobe's comprehensive performance.
Defenders like Kobe, a "Peter Pan" who is good at attacking the basket and has a good waist, are the most suitable players for Duke University in Coach K's mind!
On the court, the offense and defense rotated, and the basketball was given to Kobe, who crossed the center line and approached the corner. The young Kobe was holding the ball. Facing a defensive player who was obviously one size bigger than him standing in front of him, Kobe took a simple test step and dropped the ball directly to break through.
In just one moment, Kobe passed directly from the left side of the defensive player, followed the baseline, and headed directly towards the basket.
The defensive player wearing a black jersey noticed Kobe and took a step forward to try to stop Kobe. However, Kobe, who had already reached the basket, was jumping directly towards the basket.
In mid-air, Kobe held the basketball to his chest, passed the defender from the left side of the basket, glided to the right side of the basket, and then hooked the ball toward the basket from behind the backboard in an extremely exaggerated gesture.
"Uh-huh!"
As the soft sound of the basketball hitting the net was heard, the few spectators in the stands let out loud exclamations.
“ohhhh!!!”
"Oh wow!!! Awesome!"
Seeing this scene, the martial artist couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, straightened his back and subconsciously touched his waist, then laughed and shook his head.
Such an action, if it were him, he really wouldn't be able to do it.
It's not that he can't stay in the air, it's simply because he's so tall that he can't twist like Kobe. If this ball was martial arts, after invading the inside, it would directly hit the defensive player's head.
His height, his jumping ability, can support him to do such a thing.
But this does not prevent Wu Dao from admiring Kobe's skills, good waist, and talent, and he does not have this talent in Wu Dao.
The game on the court is still going on. The black team that is playing against Kobe and the others seems to be the basketball team of Duke University, because the old coach K is standing on the sidelines and the target of the reprimand is the players of the black team.
The composition of the white team with Kobe Bryant was a bit complicated, and the martial arts was unclear for a while.
"This classmate, are you a martial arts student at Oak Hill High School?"
While Wu Dao was concentrating on watching the game, a figure wearing a vest and a peaked cap suddenly sat down next to Wu Dao.
Turning his head, Wu Dao saw a black man.
As for the appearance, it's hard to describe. After all, in the eyes of martial arts, black people look similar to black people, with thick lips and flat noses. If the light is slightly dim, the outline and details of each other's faces cannot be seen.
"Hello."
Although he didn't know the other party, Wu Dao still had basic courtesy. After chatting with each other, Wu Dao looked towards the court.
"Nice to meet you, Budo-kun."
"this is my name card."
"If you are interested, we can contact you more."
After saying that, Wu Dao felt a "small card" being stuffed in his hand. When Wu Dao turned around and looked around, he found that the person he had just spoken to was sitting far away, sitting with the audience on the other side of the stands. .
"Weird person." He thought to himself, Wu Dao lowered his head and looked at the small card in his hand.
"University of North Carolina? Assistant professor?"
When he saw the identity information on the business card, Wu Dao couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his eyes.
Okay.
I got the business card of North Carolina's assistant coach at the Duke University Arena. The routines between the top basketball universities in the United States are too deep!
(End of chapter)
