After the daily training on the second day, the intra-team competition came as scheduled.
At this time, most of the Wildcats players were already gearing up and couldn't wait to have a big fight.
Head coach McClop clapped his hands to signal the restless players to stay quiet, and then said:
"Quiet! Now I'll do the grouping."
The Wildcats players immediately fell silent and obeyed the head coach's grouping arrangements.
"Red team: Curry, Beal, Robert, Beasley, Anderson."
"Blue team: Lucas, Ingram, Sun Yi, Kallen, Whiteside."
After the grouping was completed, head coach McClop left 15 minutes for the players of the two teams to get familiar with each other and discuss tactics.
Not long after, the red and blue war began!
Whiteside and Anderson jump ball.
Dabai Bian relied on his height and wingspan to easily get the ball back, giving the blue team a chance to attack first.
Lucas dribbled forward, reached outside the three-point line, and hoisted the ball into the paint.
Dabaibian received the pass and hit Anderson with his back. He sat back with a heavy heart and found that he could not squeeze Anderson. He could only reluctantly turn forward and throw the ball away from the frame.
Bang!
The basketball hit the front edge of the rim and bounced out, but was protected by Anderson.
McClop, who was watching the game from the sidelines, frowned.
"Hassan's inside skills are still very rough. Without a good point guard to lead him, his strength will be greatly reduced."
Assistant Coach Smith on the side nodded and agreed.
"Hassan's strength is defense and under the leadership of Stephen, he should be able to play to his strengths."
When they communicated, the red team had already come out on top.
Curry used Anderson's screen to directly hit a three-pointer.
The blue team attacked. This time Lucas did not pass the ball out. He planned to attack by himself and wanted to show his strength.
Lucas relied on his strong body to squeeze past Curry and break into the three-point line.
His breakthrough speed was neither fast nor slow. When he broke into the penalty area, he was already surrounded by players from the red team.
When Lucas saw four muscular men surrounding him, he could only tremble and throw the ball in the direction of the basket.
Here comes a non-sticker!
At this moment, a blue figure rushed to the baseline, caught the basketball, reversed the layup and scored the ball.
"Beautiful!" McClop clapped.
Originally this was a mistake, but Sun Yi just saved it and turned it into an assist.
"Sun's cut was very timely. He successfully read the game and appeared in the right place, so this opportunity appeared." Assistant coach Smith commented.
McClop nodded in agreement.
It can be seen from this attack that Sun Yi's tactical literacy is very high.
It’s hard to imagine that just two months ago, this little guy was a clueless idiot.
McClop has watched Sun Yi grow up day by day, so he naturally knows this.
Sometimes, McClop felt it was unreal.
How can any player improve so quickly? It's almost like cheating.
On the court, the red team attacked, Curry dribbled to the top of the arc and passed the ball out.
Because the purpose of this training match is to examine the players' strength.
As the team's strongest player, he is not within this range.
Therefore, as long as it is not a tough attack, Curry will not attack by himself and will give the opportunity to his teammates.
Robert received the pass and looked at Sun Yi in front of him, not thinking that this newcomer could guard him.
So, he directly put the ball against Sun Yi and broke through to the three-point line.
The moment Robert released the ball, Sun Yi stretched out his arm and tapped the basketball with his fingers.
"My movements are too slow. You really think I'm blind!"
Sun Yi complained silently in his heart, rushed out, picked up the basketball on the floor, and dribbled towards the frontcourt.
At this time, the other players on the red team didn't know what happened, and no one retreated.
After taking the lead to the basket, Sun Yi made a two-handed dunk to end the fast break.
4:3!
The blue team successfully achieved a comeback!
The ball is transferred and the red team attacks.
Curry didn't stick to the ball and still passed the ball.
Bill received the pass, waved, and called on his teammates to step forward for pick-and-roll cooperation.
Anderson came out of the penalty area and jogged all the way to the free throw line to cover without the ball.
After the pick-and-roll was ready, Bill used the screen to break through into the penalty area.
Dabai Bian did not follow him out before, but stayed in the penalty area. Seeing Bill break into the penalty area, he immediately stepped in to defend.
Bill was shrouded in Whiteside's long arms and couldn't find a chance to take action, so he was forced to pass back.
But he didn't expect that someone had been waiting for him for a long time.
Sun Yi suddenly jumped out and stretched out his arms to intercept the basketball in the air.
After successfully stealing the ball, Sun Yi saw a blue figure running towards the frontcourt and passed the ball with a long pass.
"Oops! It seems that the news has spread." Sun Yi secretly thought it was bad.
At this time, Lucas, who was running towards the front court, saw the basketball flying over his head. He ran forward desperately and caught the ball just as the basketball was about to fly out of the baseline.
"I knew that guy wasn't that kind!"
After Lucas finished complaining, he scored the ball easily.
On the other side, Sun Yi raised his hand to indicate his mistake.
"Sorry, my bad! I used too much force."
Seeing Sun Yi's good attitude, Lucas felt a little guilty.
A gentleman's heart should not be judged by a villain's heart.
"It's okay, I'm fast, I just caught it and passed it well!"
Lucas ran forward and stretched out his palm, wanting to high-five Sun Yi in celebration.
Sun Yi understood instantly, smiled, and immediately stretched out his palm to hit.
"Let's work together to win this training match!"
"Brother, this is what I want to say too!"
After the two resolved the conflict, they quickly returned to their respective defensive areas.
McClop, who was watching the game from the sidelines, nodded with satisfaction.
He discovered that Sun Yi had the potential to be a leader.
"This kid looks like a superstar!"
McClop was startled by his own thoughts and didn't know why he had such thoughts.
He didn't think much, put the distracting thoughts behind and continued to watch the game.
On the field, the red team failed to attack many times, but was counterattacked by the blue team. Someone was urgently needed to step up and stabilize the morale of the army.
This choice will undoubtedly be made by Curry.
The red team attacked, Curry dribbled to outside the three-point line, and Anderson immediately stepped forward to cover.
Around the screen, Curry immediately took off, preparing to shoot, but saw a big hand suddenly appear in front of him, startling him and disrupting the rhythm of his shooting.
At this time, it was too late for him to pass the ball, so he could only throw the ball based on his feeling.
After landing, Curry discovered that the owner of the big hand was his good friend Sun Yi.
"Sun, when did you come here and scared me?" Curry complained.
Sun Yi ignored Curry and passed him quickly, heading towards the frontcourt.
Only then did Curry realize and hurriedly chased after him.
Under the basket, Whiteside grabbed the rebound, flicked it with one hand, and threw the ball forward.
Sun Yi, who was on a fast break, caught the basketball, dribbled into the penalty area, jumped on one foot, and dunked the ball into the basket with both hands.
8:3!
Seeing this situation, the players of the red team immediately requested a timeout and went back to the bench to discuss how to play next, not wanting to admit defeat easily.
