Chapter Eighteen: His Game
The bearded man looked at his daughter's busy back in the store and felt puzzled. This little girl didn't go out with her classmates on weekends, but stayed in the store to help. Could it be that her daughter has really grown up and become sensible and she is about to start to enjoy her happiness?
This is really because the bearded man himself was thinking too much. The reason why Catherine stayed in the store was to wait for the tall Asian to appear.
"That guy who is ignorant of his politeness actually derogated his thoughts to be worthless. If he dares to appear here again, I will definitely scold him to the point of being bloody." Catherine thought silently in her heart.
When she heard that the restaurant door was pushed open, Catherine rushed to the door immediately. But when she saw that the visitor was not An Jie, she walked back in disappointment and had no intention of entertaining guests. Fortunately, the bearded man went over and said a few words immediately before she could keep the customers.
"It's been a week, why haven't you come yet! That stingy!" Catherine sat next to her and rolled her head.
"Ah!" An Jie suddenly sneezes during training. He didn't catch a cold. What's going on?
"You are so disgusting! I squirted my saliva!" Morris, who was practicing singles with Anjie, pushed his partner in disgust. While Anjie was not paying attention, he suddenly turned around in the direction of the bottom line, easily broke through Anjie who relaxed his guard, and dunked under the basket.
"Haha, you've been cheated." Morris ran over and patted Anjie on the back with a smile.
After Christmas, the atmosphere of the team was still good. Everyone did not become lazy because of the relaxed Christmas holiday, nor did they give up on themselves because of the loss of the last game. Everyone wanted to win the next game to save their face for the loss of the last game. But Ricard looked at the name on the schedule and started to have a headache again.
The University of Texas, an important part of the American higher education system, ranks as high as $100 million in research funding in the United States every year. The University of Texas has always had 7 Nobel laureates and 33 academicians of the National Academy of Sciences. It can be said that it is one of the most famous universities in the United States. However, such a prestigious university, even if it is not very good at basketball, can always attract several high school basketball stars to join. Kevin Durant, the second-tier nBa draft last year, and D.J. Augustine, who is now a junior, are such players. Although Durant has left the university and went to a larger stage, the University of Texas led by D.J. Augustine alone is still not underestimated.
Augustine was famous for her superb passing skills and excellent shooting accuracy. In her first game in high school, Augustine scored 29 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, and became famous at the time. Augustine also won all the high school league as people thought. At the same time, he also won many honors, including two state basketball championships, Houston Chronicle Player of the Year, selected for the Greater Houston Region's Best Lineup and the State's No. 1. At the same time, he was invited to participate in the McDonald's All-American High School Student Star Game, and won the Western Conference point guard in a talented event.
After entering the University of Texas in 2016, Augustine still maintained his upward momentum and frequently performed excellently. Last season, Augustine averaged 4.4 points and 6.7 assists per game, making him the Best Rookie Team in the Big 12 League.
This year, Augustine finally made up her mind to participate in the nBa draft like his former teammate Durant. The last draft prediction was ranked eighth by experts, and as a junior, this is already a very high position. This is also a reflection of the strength of D.J. Augustine.
The strong teams I met in the previous game all have a characteristic, that is, almost all the stars of that team are playing singles and cannot have tacit understanding with other teammates. Therefore, the Tornado team can win the game as long as they strangle their points to death. And this D.J. Augustine is not a rebellious boy. He is well-behaved and not only has strong scoring ability, but also can connect the whole team through passing. Ricard looked at the tactical board that was messy and he was very troubled. If he lost in the next game, the Tornado team would suffer two consecutive losses, which is not a good sign. Therefore, Ricard would never allow himself and the players to make any mistakes.
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During the training break, Ricard called Taylor and Angel to his office. The two looked at each other for no reason. They hadn't made any mistakes recently. It turned out that Ricard asked them to watch the video of D.J. Augustine's game. However, Taylor was fine, but Angel was a little puzzled.
"I'm talking about it, this guy is a point guard. If you let me watch his video, you don't want me to run all over the field when I play." Ricard was a bold head coach, and Anger was really afraid that Ricard would make such a arrangement.
"Taylor's task is to keep a guard, but when he is at a disadvantage in weight, Augustine will definitely increase the number of breakthroughs. If the opponent breaks through to the inside, you have to take over. Don't look at him short. He is still very threatening in the inside. He may choose to score directly or use a pass you would not expect to assist his teammates in scoring. You should let him lose space for free in the inside as much as possible, and it is best not to give him the gap to pass. To achieve this goal, your position selection and combat position are particularly important." Ricard finished speaking a lot and started playing videos.
During the training break, Angel and Taylor sat in the office and watched the game video of D.J. Augustine. They knew themselves and the enemy, and they would be defeated in a hundred battles. If you want to know what to do next step against the enemy, you have to study the other party first and know their habits.
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Catherine's father left the restaurant again this afternoon, and there was no such boss who ignored his business. It was because of this that Catherine often opened the door without permission. However, what she didn't know was that her skills were a world of difference compared to the bearded man.
After a while, the bell on the restaurant door rang again. Catherine was much calmer now, and the tall boy probably wouldn't come. Sure enough, the person who pushed the door in was his father.
"What have you bought?" Catherine looked at her father's armpit and got over curiously.
"Hehe, I just squeezed it for a long time to buy it. We'll go to the game tomorrow!" The bearded man put all the gains he had just got out on the table. Two tickets for the Iowa State University Tornado vs. the University of Tornado Longhorns tomorrow at 8 o'clock in the evening, two red home jerseys for the Tornado, the name on the back of the jersey is "an" and the number is No. 2, and there are two scarves with cheering slogans written on it. Of course, this is not used to keep warm, but to hold it in your hands and wave it.
"Watch the game? What's the best thing about his game?" Catherine was very disdainful, but she still picked up Anjie's jersey and placed it on her body to compare the size.
"Hehe, why don't you go, I'll ask Old Jack next door to accompany me."
"Who said I won't go!" Catherine red face, picked up her jersey and ran back to her room.
In fact, An Jie also wants to go to the restaurant that makes people love and angry again. There are delicious Chinese food made by Big Beard, and he can also talk to Big Beard about basketball. The most important thing is that there is a girl there who can't get along with him everywhere but he always thinks of from time to time. But he still strictly requires his own extra practice and diet, so he has no time to go there.
However, now, for Angel's health, Divac began to limit Angel's time to practice. Everything must be done at the right time. After passing that limit, even if you practice more, you will have bad results. The extra training days before the game were even prohibited by Divac, so today, Angel, who has no training task, plans to go to the store to sit again.
"Dongdongdongdongdong." An Jie saw that the sign hanging on the store door was turned to the face with "cyiose" written on it. However, when he saw the bearded man still watching TV in the store, An Jie decisively knocked on the door.
"This store is closed." The bearded man stared at the nBa live broadcast on the TV without knowing that An Jie was at the door.
"It's me."
Hearing this familiar voice, the bearded man immediately came over and opened the door. "Why haven't been here for so long??"
"Busy in training." Anjie sat down behind the bar and looked up at the TV. At this moment, the Los Angeles Lakers' match against the Memphis Grizzlies was being broadcast live. Kobe just completed a beautiful forced dunk.
"What, tomorrow the enemy is coming, are you nervous to relax tonight?"
"No, that, where is Catherine." Anjie didn't know why he was interested in this girl.
"Hold your jersey upstairs." The bearded man pointed to the ceiling.
"My jersey?"
"Yes, we decided to watch your game tomorrow, and we bought your jersey to wear. We will perform well, boy." The bearded smiled maliciously.
An Jie was a little shy and didn't say anything. He just chatted with the bearded man while watching the game. Before he could sit for a long time, An Jie got up and left, ready to go back.
As soon as Anjie stepped out of the gate, Catherine ran down from the upper floor.
"Who were you talking to just now?" Catherine grabbed her father's shoulder and shook her way.
"Anjie, who made you not be there? He just went out."
"Hmph! He is lucky, otherwise I will see how I teach him a lesson!" Catherine looked at An Jie's back, which had not yet walked away, and clenched her fists with both fists.
The red waves were surging in the gymnasium, and the noisy shouts made everyone feel their adrenaline soar. Catherine was caught in the crowd, staring at the big yellow-skinned man wearing a red jersey on the field.
"Next, let's welcome, Anjie!" The live broadcaster can now read these two very smoothly.
"Tell them a lesson!"
"Come on, Chinese!"
"Anjie! I love you!"
All kinds of shouts were intertwined, and Catherine, who had never paid attention to basketball, was also infected by this fanatical atmosphere. You hateful guy, come on!
Chapter completed!