"Zhao Feiyang?"
"He's finally here."
Mingzhu City Gymnasium.
In the temporary training hall of the China Men's Basketball Team, the players were staring at the man in front of them in surprise. Head coach Ma Lei stood there, watching silently as Zhao Feiyang came to his side. At the same time, there was also a staff member who arrived.
"Lao Ma, Zhao Feiyang's registration procedures have been completed! The next step is left to you..."
"good."
Zhao Feiyang also took the initiative to walk up to Ma Lei.
"Hello, Coach Ma, I am Zhao Feiyang."
"Hello, welcome to the national team, we have been waiting for you for a long time!"
Coach Ma Lei had a straight face, without a trace of a smile.
After saying this, Ma Lei suddenly shouted to the stunned players on the field, "What are you doing? Why are you stunned? Keep playing!"
After a scolding, the players on the field woke up and continued to engage in the competition.
Zhao Feiyang originally wanted to go up and play, but before he opened his mouth, head coach Ma Lei made arrangements, "You are new here and are not familiar with the team's rules...sit on the bench and rest first." Just wait! I will call you when I need you..."
"Um?"
Zhao Feiyang was a little surprised.
You are here as the core, why don't you arrange for yourself to fight?
However, he had just joined the team and he didn't know what the temper of coach Ma Lei in front of him was. Considering the harmony of the team, Zhao Feiyang did not resist and sat silently on the bench aside as a spectator.
On the court, the rivalry between the players continued.
Through communication with the staff nearby, Zhao Feiyang learned that the national team players were divided into AB teams by head coach Ma Lei for confrontation drills.
Team A is dominated by main players, such as Yi Jianlian who returned from the NBA team, as well as outstanding forwards Wang Zhelin from the domestic league, as well as Guo Ailun and Ding Yanyuhang.
Guo Ailun was promoted from the Olympic team. He is only 21 years old now. Although he is not old, he has good talent. His ball control ability and singles ability are also quite powerful among domestic players.
Ding Yanyuhang was also promoted from the Olympic team. He and Guo Ailun were born in the same year. Now he is one of the best young players in the domestic league.
Selecting these two players is also a consideration for the future of the national team.
After all, once those seniors have to retire from the national team due to their age, someone must take over the national team.
This kind of thing is fatal to the team's inheritance.
Also considering the disastrous defeat in the last Asian Games, this time the national team simply used newcomers in an attempt to allow them to grow quickly under the leadership of veterans.
Team B mainly consists of substitutes.
There are league veterans like Zhou Peng, Li Xiaoxu and Gu Quan, as well as newcomers selected by the Olympic team such as Zhou Qi, especially the young player Zhou Qi. He is only 18 years old at this time and can be said to be quite immature.
Of course, there is one player that Zhao Feiyang pays special attention to.
He is different from other players. Others are either from the Olympic team or from a certain domestic club. In short, they are all developing in the domestic league.
And this player is not old, only 20 years old. He is not a domestic league player and has no experience of playing in the domestic league.
It's just that he studied in the West, played professional basketball in Europe for a period of time, and then was selected for the national team.
This player is called Xin Yong.
Zhao Feiyang was confused at first, but after hearing the other party's name, he already guessed who the other party was!
Although Xin Yong is only on the bench, he is the thorn in the side of the entire national team.
He likes to play alone and has a stubborn temper. He doesn't really obey the team's discipline because of his status.
After figuring out the team's personnel configuration, Zhao Feiyang finally understood why the national team kept losing.
Most of the team's veterans didn't come, and a group of newcomers had no competition experience at all!
What's more, there is a head coach whose resume is not very convincing to the outside world, and a thorny person who entered the team through connections.
Put these factors together, let alone the national team, even if it is placed in the NBA team, it will definitely affect the team's victory or defeat.
"well!"
"It's a bit difficult to handle now!"
Zhao Feiyang took a deep breath and suddenly felt worried about the national team's World Cup trip.
On the court.
The confrontation between Team A and Team B is very fierce.
Team B serves.
Zhou Peng dribbled the ball past half-court. As soon as he passed, teammate Xin Yong immediately asked for the ball.
Snapped.
The basketball fell into Xin Yong's hands.
After Xin Yong got the ball, he didn't pay attention to the position of other teammates. Instead, he dribbled the basketball and headed inside. His speed was not bad and his reflexes were not bad, but his field of vision was too narrow and he did not notice that a defensive player was already in front of him.
Snapped.
As expected by Zhao Feiyang, a big blow fell on Xin Yong.
Wang Zhelin, who came up on defense, slapped Xin Yong's layup out of bounds.
The scene was filled with exclamations of surprise.
The players of Team A all booed loudly. Xin Yong looked very unhappy. After the basketball went out of bounds, he walked up to Wang Zhelin and started chattering.
Wang Zhelin didn't say anything. Seeing that Xin Yong refused to let go, he simply gave in and stopped entangled with him.
Xin Yong wanted to say something else, but other teammates came up to dissuade him, which made Xin Yong temporarily shut up.
The game goes on.
The ball is still in the hands of Team B.
This time, after the ball was given, Zhou Peng did not give the ball to Xin Yong again.
He was afraid that Xin Yong would deliberately collide with Wang Zhelin, so he gave signals to others to move.
However, he shouted several times on the court, and the players of Team B didn't seem to have much reaction. Helpless, Zhou Peng could only keep the distance, and finally forced a shot before the end of the attack time.
boom.
The basketball bounced out of the basket.
Yi Jianlian quickly picked off the rebound.
Team A's counterattack was much faster.
Guo Ailun accelerated across half court with the ball and passed the ball to Ding Yanyuhang under the basket. Ding Yanyuhang avoided the defense of Team B players and scored a layup.
"Zhou Peng, what's your special code?"
"Didn't you see I asked you to pass the ball?"
Seeing that Zhou Peng's shot missed and Team A counterattacked and scored a goal in a fast break, Xin Yong also ran to him and yelled in displeasure.
Zhou Peng didn't want to talk to him, but Xin Yong refused to let him go. He even walked up to Zhou Peng and said, "Next time, remember to pass the ball to me. Do you hear me?"
"Don't think there's anything special about playing in the national team! Let me tell you, if you don't cooperate, I will always deal with you..."
Regarding Xin Yong's threat, although Zhou Peng looked livid, he still did not conflict with him.
Such an arrogant behavior appeared in front of everyone, and Zhao Feiyang was very surprised. Why did the head coach Ma Lei not care about this matter at all?
Confused, he stood up and walked to Ma Lei and asked him, "Coach Ma, this guy is so outrageous, why don't you just ignore him?"
Coach Ma Lei turned around and gave Zhao Feiyang an indifferent look.
"Zhao Feiyang, I know you came back from the NBA, and your status in the national team is different... But I would like to advise you, this is the national team, and some things are not as simple as you think... .”
"Before playing, it's best to understand the rules here, especially who has the final say..."
