Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, more than half a month has passed, and Zhao Feiyang and his family’s trip has come to an end.
At this time, the national men's basketball team also completed a series of warm-up matches. Although it was full of controversy, fans still chose to believe in the national team after the national team spread rumors that Zhao Feiyang would join.
In the last warm-up match before the Asian Cup qualifiers, the Chinese men's basketball team played against the Philippine men's basketball team. The day before the game started, Zhao Feiyang flew to Yanjing City to meet with the team.
What was different from before was that this time he arrived at the door of the national team training base, but no one came to pick him up.
Zhao Feiyang was quite familiar with this place, so he took the initiative to go to the building of the training base to place his luggage. After the people from the Basketball Association learned that he was coming, they didn't even send anyone to greet him. They just asked the dormitory staff to help Zhao Feiyang check in.
Zhao Feiyang did not go into detail about these neglectful behaviors. He came to play, not to enjoy. Except for the requirement to arrange a single dormitory, he said he could make do with the rest.
After putting away his luggage, Zhao Feiyang changed his clothes and got up to go to the training hall.
When we arrived at the training hall, there was an intra-team confrontation going on inside. Head coach Xu Lei folded his hands on his chest, looking like a famous coach, directing the movement on the field while reprimanding individual players on the field.
In the stadium, the team is divided into two groups, namely Team AB, playing a competitive match on the field.
"Go up and defend... use some strength, haven't you eaten?"
"Run when it's time to run...keep your own pace and don't be led astray..."
Xu Lei stood on the sidelines and shouted excitedly.
"Coach Xu, hello."
As soon as Zhao Feiyang opened his mouth, he immediately attracted the attention of the people around him. Head coach Xu Lei only came to his senses at this time. Seeing that it was Zhao Feiyang who was coming, his attitude softened slightly.
"come yet?"
"You just arrived, right? Have you arranged your accommodation? I'm very happy that you can take the initiative to come to the training facility. You are worthy of being a player playing in the NBA... very good..."
Coach Xu Lei's attitude seemed quite enthusiastic, but the words in his mouth were lukewarm. Zhao Feiyang could clearly feel the opponent's lack of care.
But everyone is an adult, so there is nothing strange about this state. Zhao Feiyang only exchanged a few words with the head coach.
The match on the field was quickly paused. Head coach Xu Lei gathered everyone together and introduced Zhao Feiyang to them.
"His words should be familiar to everyone...Welcome Zhao Feiyang to join the national team..."
"Feiyang, you are an old man of the national team. Maybe you don't know some of the players here, but I don't think you need too many introductions. We will definitely be familiar with each other after playing more games together..."
Zhao Feiyang has a pretty good attitude and takes the initiative to greet his teammates, even those faces he doesn't recognize. But the reaction of the players was quite different. Except for old teammates like Yi Jianlian, Guo Ailun and Ding Yanyuhang who had played together, most of the others were indifferent.
Even Xin Yong, who had played together before, looked indifferent.
"Rest for 15 minutes and then continue playing the match..."
"Feiyang, you warm up first, then go to Team A later!"
Head coach Xu Lei said.
Soon, Zhao Feiyang completed his warm-up, and the men's basketball team's internal competition continued. When it came time to play, Zhao Feiyang also discovered that he was not on the same team as Yi Jianlian, but as temporary teammates with Xin Yong and his group.
call out.
A whistle sounded.
Team A has the ball, and Team A holds the ball to attack.
Zhao Feiyang was assigned to the shooting guard position, and the person carrying the ball was his former teammate Xin Yong. Seeing the opponent advancing with the ball, Zhao Feiyang took the first step across the half court to look for opportunities.
After advancing to the half-court side, Zhao Feiyang tried to connect with Xin Yong.
But Xin Yong ignored him at all. No matter how Zhao Feiyang moved, Xin Yong never looked at him.
"Liu Aikun...come here to pick and roll..."
Xin Yong shouted to a teammate on the side.
A teammate named Liu Aikun quickly came up from the wing. The moment he seemed to be going up to catch the ball, Liu Aikun suddenly rushed towards the penalty area.
The sudden movement made Team B somewhat unprepared. Xin Yong quickly passed the ball. Liu Aikun received the ball and sneaked directly under the basket and successfully scored a goal.
Uh-huh.
The ball went in.
"nice shot."
The cooperation between the two was indeed good. Zhao Feiyang did not blame Xin Yong for not passing the ball to him, but was pleased with the performance of the two.
"Well done!"
"Ai Kun, just pass it on..."
"Of course... I have been practicing passing and receiving for two and a half years in the National Youth Team... In terms of assists and misplaced screens, I am no worse than anyone else... .”
Liu Aikun looked confident and high-fived Xin Yong in cooperation.
It's Team B's turn to counterattack.
The person dribbling the ball is Guo Ailun.
He held the ball and advanced toward the half court. Before he could cross the center line, he was suddenly double-teamed by Team A. Xin Yong and Liu Aikun suddenly attacked and surrounded Guo Ailun.
Guo Ailun was double-teamed and unable to move. He wanted to pass the ball, but his teammates around him did not come up in time to respond.
Yi Jianlian was fighting for position under the backboard, while Ding Yanyuhang was preparing to respond on the wing. He never expected that the opponent would double-team.
Snapped.
Before Guo Ailun passed the ball, Liu Aikun slapped the ball out of his hand.
The basketball rolled out.
Zhao Feiyang reacted quickly and ran towards the half court immediately.
He was very fast. When he came to the basket, no player from Team B reacted, let alone caught up. Xin Yong grabbed the ball in the chaos. In this case, he could have passed the ball to Zhao Feiyang, but he did not do that.
Snapped.
Xin Yong threw the ball into the hands of another player, Xu Haoran, and the opponent rushed towards the half court with the ball.
"here."
"Pass the ball quickly!"
Zhao Feiyang, who was standing under the basket, kept waving his hands, but the opponent still didn't react and just carried the ball across the half court under pursuit.
After reaching the two zones, Xu Haoran, who was holding the ball, ignored Zhao Feiyang's advantageous position under the basket and directly threw the ball into the basket with a throw.
Uh-huh.
The ball went in again.
The other players of Team A continued to celebrate and cheer, while Zhao Feiyang stood speechless.
At this time, he was no longer happy, but confused.
"What are you doing? Can a person run faster than the ball? What are you thinking if you don't pass the ball at such a good opportunity?"
"Although this does save me trouble, what value do I have on the court?"
Zhao Feiyang's confusion did not end, but continued.
In the next half hour, most of Team A's offense had nothing to do with him. Except for a few cases where he grabbed the ball or the basketball accidentally fell into his hands, other times Xin Yong and other teammates had no cooperation with him at all. .
The most speechless thing is that even though there is no cooperation with him, Xin Yong and the others have a good tacit understanding, and they keep scoring, gradually giving him a "redundant" feeling on the court.
