The interim coach cast his gaze on the five players on the bench with a hesitant look in his eyes.
Feeling the gaze of the temporary coach, Uozumi and others sat upright and showed their best side.
However, the interim coach seems more willing to trust older players.
So, he sent two players who were older than Uozumi, including Battle.
Battle is a standard stance-type insider. In recent years, China has produced many traditional stance-type insiders, such as Mu Tiezhu, Shan Tao, etc.
Seeing Battelle playing, Wang Zhizhi couldn't help but asked strangely: "Old Ba, why didn't Yuzhu play?"
"I am a coach who likes older players. Yu Zhu is younger than me, so he will naturally move to the back!"
Battle was speechless. He had seen Yuzhu bully Xu Zhangxun, and he had competed with Yuzhu in the morning, so he recognized Yuzhu's strength in his heart.
But Yuzhu, who is so strong, turned out to be a substitute. This can only be said that the coach is blind.
However, the temporary coach didn't know Yuzhu's past, and there were several big men about two meters tall in the third group, which was normal.
"It seems like your coach doesn't want to win!"
Wang Zhizhi smiled and shook his head.
Battle said nothing and began to compete with Ikeda and Shengka for a favorable position.
With Battelle in the paint, the intensity of the third team's paint has improved a bit, especially in rebounding and defense.
As for the offense, you are making things difficult for Battle.
Under the 'care' of Ikeda Kazuma and Wang Zhizhi, Battelle felt very uncomfortable, especially Wang Zhizhi, who knew Battelle too well.
After all, Battle is only 17 years old. Even if he is very talented, the growth of a center is difficult to achieve overnight. His current strength is about the same as that of the nearly 20-year-old Ikeda Kazukatsu.
The difference is that Kazuma Ikeda has an inside partner like Wang Zhizhi, making it difficult for Battelle to support himself alone, and the third group is still at a disadvantage.
As time goes by, the difference continues to widen.
Seeing that the score difference was about to reach 20 points, the interim coach was anxious. He did not want to usher in a massacre, which would make people doubt his coaching ability.
So, the interim coach's eyes fell on the bench again.
On the bench, Uozumi, Cheng Zhiming and Li Shengjun have not played yet, and they are the youngest in the third group.
"You three are ready to go!"
The interim coach decided to use a dead horse as a living doctor and sent three players who had not played on the field.
If they couldn't hold up the wall with mud, he would have no choice but to admit defeat.
"yes!"
The three of them quickly stood up and prepared to play.
Soon, during a dead ball, the third group began to make substitutions, allowing the three Yuzhu players to replace the three worst performers on the field.
As a result, the lineup of the third group has changed again.
Center Battelle, power forward Uozumi, small forward Lee Seung-jun, shooting guard Cheng Zhiming and point guard Kashima Maple Shuang.
Kashima Mapleshuang became a point guard mainly because of his height. Even though he is 187 centimeters tall, he is the shortest among the five players present.
In addition, Kashima Maple Shuang's assist ability is still good.
In the third group's possession, Kashima Maple Shuang held the ball past half-time. He was wary of his opponent while observing the situation on the field.
On the court, Yuzhu entered the low position and began to compete with Wang Zhizhi.
"It's not easy to fight!"
In the confrontation, Wang Zhizhi still lost.
Although the two are currently about the same height and weight, Uozumi has the advantage in terms of strength.
In addition, Yuzhu also has a huge experience advantage.
Centers require a lot of experience, and many centers are at their peak when they are around thirty years old.
In the blink of an eye, Yuzhu easily leaned on Wang Zhizhi and began to occupy a favorable position.
Peng ~
Yuzhu began to increase the intensity of the confrontation, and Wang Zhizhi felt a more powerful force coming. He couldn't help but groaned, retreated, and was squeezed back by Yuzhu.
After retreating thousands of miles, Yuzhu kept up his efforts, causing Wang Zhizhi to quickly lose his defensive position.
"Fish live!"
Kashima Mapleshuang saw an opportunity appearing for Uozumi and immediately threw the ball over. His opponent was only 1.7 meters tall.
"drink!"
At the same time, Uozhu knocked Wang Zhizhi away hard, rushed straight into the penalty area, and jumped up against the falling basketball.
The giant beast under the basket rose into the air. Yuzhu grabbed the basketball and smashed it with his arms.
Bang~
Along with the violent sound of the basket being smashed, the entire basketball stand shook violently.
"16 points left!"
Yuzhu looked at the scoreboard and turned back to defend.
Offense and defense transitioned, and the sixth group launched an attack.
Battle is sitting in the penalty area. Since he has not gained weight yet, he is quite flexible now, but he is almost the same as Ikeda Kazukatsu.
On the other side, Yu Zhu is chasing Wang Zhizhi.
Regardless of speed, flexibility, or competition experience, Wang Zhizhi fell behind.
Wang Zhizhi tried his best to move, but in the end he couldn't get out of the neutral position at all.
As for cooperating with teammates, Wang Zhizhi said he couldn't do it.
It’s not just the language barrier, it’s also the issue of mutual trust between teammates.
Under this situation, Wang Zhizhi was lagging behind in all aspects and was restricted by Yuzhu.
He has excellent medium and long-range shooting ability, but his breakthrough ability is not very good. He must open enough distance to have room for him to display.
At this point, Wang Zhizhi was severely defeated by Yu Zhu, and it was difficult for him to have room to develop.
"Why is this guy so flexible!"
Wang Zhizhi was very helpless. Although they had competed in the morning, it was not complicated. At that time, Yuzhu was almost fighting hand-to-hand with Battle and did not perform well.
What he didn't know was that the reason why Uozumi fought with Battle was mainly because his strength growth rate increased significantly due to fighting against strong players.
Seeing that Wang Zhizhi and Ikeda Kazukatsu had no chance, the point guard of the sixth group broke through with the ball and used his small speed to successfully break through Kashima Maple Shuang, so he wanted to make a pull-up jump shot.
But at this moment, a huge figure with a size that did not fit him rushed towards him.
The point guard of the sixth group was obviously taken aback, but he had to shoot with the arrow on the string. He quickly raised his hand and shot the basketball in his hand.
"Come down!"
Even though the opponent's point guard raised his shot, he was still slapped away by Yuzhu.
There is no way, there is an obvious difference in height and wingspan between the two.
In the chaos, Li Shengjun grabbed the basketball and immediately took the ball down quickly.
Li Shengjun was very fast, but he was still blocked by the opponent.
He had to pass the ball back to Kashima MapleShuang, who organized the offense.
Battle moved immediately, and Ikeda Kazukatsu had to move with Battle. After all, Battle's open shooting percentage was still very good.
As a result, only Yuzhu and Wang Zhizhi were left near the restricted area.
The next moment, Kashima Maple Shuang held the ball and made a strong breakthrough. Just like Mu Shenyi broke through Fujima, he easily knocked back the opponent and broke through to the penalty area.
Wang Zhizhi kept an eye on it and stepped forward to help defend. Kashima Fengshuang immediately hit the ground and passed the ball to Yuzhu.
When Kashima Fengshuang passed the ball, Wang Zhizhi immediately stopped, turned around and rushed towards Yuzhu.
Uozumi did not catch the ball, but slapped the basketball with his right hand and passed the ball back to Kashima MapleShuang, who then blocked Wang Zhizhi who came later.
Wang Zhizhi completely lost the opportunity and could only watch as Kashima Fengshuang succeeded in an empty layup.
In the next two rounds, this process is almost repeated.
On the offensive end, Yuzhu suppressed Wang Zhizhi.
On the defensive end, Yuzhu assisted in defense like crazy.
His speed and agility have all exceeded 90, and his defensive efficiency has been greatly improved.
Under Yuzhu's crazy sweep, the sixth team quickly fell into a disadvantage, and the point difference between the two sides began to narrow.
Seeing this situation, the temporary coach of the third group immediately gave up the idea of substituting again and watched with interest from the sidelines.
His eyes were mainly focused on Uozumi, showing appreciation, because he was the best player in these rounds.
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
"He is so strong at the age of 16. If he were placed in the United States, this guy would have a chance to be rated as a five-star high school student!"
The interim coach of the third group secretly said that although he trusts older players more, he still has a certain eye for judgment.
Various institutions in the United States have scouts who evaluate the performance of high school players. The top 25 in the same class are the so-called five-star high school students, and 26-100 are 4 stars.
The evaluations of mainstream institutions are still credible, but the bodies of high school students change every year, so it still depends on the subsequent development of the players.
At this time, the sixth group was stopped by Yuzhu.
They also made substitutions, but unfortunately, the level did not improve, but actually decreased.
Whether inside or outside, the third group had the upper hand.
Wang Zhizhi suffered terribly from being defended by Yuzhu. This was the first time since he learned to play that he encountered such a strong defensive opponent.
"No wonder Xu Zhangxun was beaten so badly by Yuzhu!"
When he thought of Xu Zhangxun, Wang Zhizhi suddenly became mentally balanced.
Unlike Xu Zhangxun, he can occasionally score points while taking advantage of Yuzhu's defense, but his efficiency is not very high.
Not long after, Yuzhu changed his strategy on the offensive end and took the initiative to seek cooperation with his teammates.
Compared with other teammates, Yuzhu has a big advantage, that is, there is no language barrier between him and these teammates.
Soon, Uozumi became the on-field coach again.
Under his command, the players in the third group cooperated more and more.
Although the turnover rate is relatively high due to unfamiliar cooperation, due to the strength of the defensive end, the efficiency is still higher than that of the opponent, causing the gap between the two sides to continue to narrow.
Shortly after the second half, the third group finally overtook the score.
Such a huge advantage was overtaken by the opponent, which directly caused the morale of the players in the sixth group to plummet. It can be imagined that the state of the players has plummeted.
After all, he is just a teenager and his mentality is not very stable.
Uozumi and others took advantage of the victory to pursue and easily defeated their opponents, winning the first training match by a large margin.
The training matches use a points system, with three points for a win and no points for a loss. The team with the highest score in the end will be awarded the honor of the best team of the Asian Basketball Summer Camp.
