The starting lineups on both sides of the field.

Freshman team: Augustin, Durant, Damai James, Lin Ying, Pittman.

Senior team: Randy Williams, AJ Abrams, Toolman A, Toolman B, Chris Wendell.

Jump ball from Pittman and Wendell.

Well, Pittman can't jump at all...

Wendell easily moved the ball back to half court, and the Laosheng team took the lead.

"This guy has to lose weight."

The game had just started when Barnes frowned.

The team's recruitment of freshmen this year was all done by Springman, and he is very satisfied with the successful recruitment of Durant.

But this Pittman's size is too exaggerated. Is this a ball or is he a ball?

Wright on the side responded, and he was full of interest.

The three coaches all have different personalities. His personality is that he likes excitement and challenges, and Pittman is very suitable for that.

While talking, the Laosheng team had already launched an attack.

Although the talent is lower than that of the freshmen team, they have a tacit understanding of cooperation and rich experience, and they grabbed Pittman to play.

Wendell set a pick-and-roll, but Pittman couldn't replace it at all. Abrams easily hit a mid-range jumper near the free throw line.

In the freshman team's offense, Augustin called on Pittman to pick and roll and then broke into the basket.

His speed is not slow, but when he breaks into the basket, the senior team there has already attacked him in advance.

He jumped too deep and couldn't pass the ball, and despite the defensive effort, the ball failed to touch the frame and was directly hit by Wendell!

After Wendell took the risk, he took advantage of the defensive rebound, and the Laosheng team directly launched a defensive counterattack.

Abrams received a long pass from Randy Williams and scored two more points with a flying layup.

4 to 0.

The old students team gave the freshmen team a powerful start at the beginning!

"AJ has worked hard in the past two months."

Springman said.

Barnes nodded, but said nothing.

The team's top three players all left school and went to the NBA, and the original team's sixth man, AJ Abrams, stood out.

It's just that although Abrams has scoring talent, his physical condition is low and his upper limit is low. This type of player will not be able to play in the NBA no matter how hard he works.

The freshmen team advanced to the frontcourt, and Durant wanted the ball from a high position and broke through Abrams from behind.

Compared to offense, Abrams' defense is a bit eye-catching.

He was passed by Durant in one step...

You must know that at this time, Durant did not have much offensive ability with the ball.

Durant got to the basket and opened the scoring for the freshman team with an easy basket!

He plays shooting guard, but at 2.08 meters tall, he is the tallest among everyone present.

Coupled with his wingspan, once he reaches the inside, it is impossible to stop him.

However, the Laosheng team took their time and turned around to continue to capture Pittman's point. After passing the ball for a while, Wendell caught the ball under the basket and scored two points.

6 to 2.

The Laosheng team firmly controlled the situation on the court.

Durant caught the ball again in the frontcourt, but this time he had just received the ball, and the senior team was double-teamed.

Durant double-teamed to find a receiver, but lacked protection for the ball.

"Crack!"

Randy Williams had quick eyes and quick hands and stole the ball away!

Barnes reached up and stroked the beard on his chin.

Durant's performance in these two rounds was similar to what he expected: outstanding talent, but like a piece of rough jade, it still needs to be carefully polished.

But at this moment, his hand stroking his chin suddenly stopped.

Because another fast break of the Laosheng team... failed!

It's not that there's anything wrong with their own fast break, it's that someone on the freshman team retreated early!

And the person who retreated surprised him.

That’s Lin Ying playing power forward!

Apart from his wingspan, Lin Ying is unnoticeable in other aspects, and even in the NCAA, with a height of 2.01 meters, he can play inside.

However, he didn't mess up the ball just now. He successfully judged Abrams' layup intention, not only destroyed the latter's shot, but also took advantage of the defensive rebound!

Then, something that surprised Barnes even more was yet to come.

After Lin Ying got the rebound, he directly threw it to Pittman in the frontcourt like a quarterback in football!

In the fast break just now, Pittman had no time to retreat and was still in the three-second zone.

He received the ball, turned around and made an easy layup from close range.

6 to 4!

With one defense and one offense, the freshman team temporarily stabilized the situation on the field!

"Where did you find it?"

Barnes turned to Springman and asked, with surprise and curiosity in his tone.

On the first day when the new student arrived on the team, he hadn't had time to get to know the new players in depth.

In fact, let alone Barnes, Springman was a little surprised at the moment.

"He is Kevin's high school teammate. He plays good defense and is good at three-pointers, but he passed the ball like that just now... I have never seen it before."

Springman also told the truth.

The University of Texas itself is not a prestigious school, and it relied on favors and hard work to recruit Durant. The threshold is not high for a first-level league team.

Lin Ying has an excellent wingspan and is Durant's teammate, so Springman can be considered a normal selection.

"Can he shoot threes?"

Barnes heard another piece of information in Springman's words that surprised him.

Springman nodded.

In the previous basic training, the inside and outside lines were separated, and there was no three-point training on the inside line, so it's not surprising that Barnes didn't know.

interesting!

Barnes said nothing, but stared at Lin Ying, looking very interested.

There are also some big men who can shoot three-pointers in the NBA in this era. It's not like seeing one like a monster like at the beginning of the century.

However, those are a minority after all, and most of them are not very good at defense.

Now that there is an inside man who can defend well, pass the ball well, and can shoot three-pointers, it is strange that he is not interested!

…

"Do you want to have a new life? The price is that you will disappear from this world, and those who love you and those you love will forget your existence."

A year ago, as a basketball data analyst, Lin Ying was working when this sentence popped up on his computer.

His subconscious reaction was that it was a prank.

Originally, he should have asked his colleagues in the technical department to handle it at this time, but he didn't do that.

Because after the subconscious reaction, he hoped this was true.

He grew up in a single-parent family and is inherently introverted.

A few years ago, his close relative passed away due to illness, and because of his introverted personality, he was shunned by his colleagues, which made him become withdrawn.

He doesn't smoke or drink, and has no friends, let alone a girlfriend. His only spiritual sustenance is basketball.

When he has time outside of work, he likes to spend time alone on the basketball court.

However, his height is only 1.75 meters and his wingspan is average. Not to mention the NBA he yearns for, he can't even reach the threshold of professional basketball.

To put it bluntly, basketball requires hard work and luck, but the most important thing is physical condition.

There are not no short players who can play in the NBA, but apart from being short, their physical conditions in other aspects are historical.

In the past two years, due to the work pressure caused by the epidemic and the life pressure caused by soaring prices, his spirit has already reached its limit.

"Will those who love you and those whom you love forget that you exist?"

When he read this sentence, he didn't feel any emotion in his heart.

Because...he doesn't have any of these.
To be continued...