Before training, David made a simple mobilization and shouted slogans. The goal of the new season is to enter the NCAA Championship.

Wang Jun heard Abby talk about a lot of American college basketball knowledge, and he was no longer an ignorant novices.

First, the Wolverines are going to compete in the league.

The Big Ten League has a long history. It was founded in 1896. It is the oldest alliance in the NCAA and is also recognized as one of the six major alliances. The 11 universities in the league are mainly distributed in the Midwest United States, from Iowa to the west and Pennsylvania to the east.

The 11 teams are: Purdue University Boiler Manufacturers, University of Michigan Wolverines, Michigan State Spartans, Ohio State Buckeyes, Indiana University Mountains, University of Illinois Militant Illinois, Northwestern University Wildcats, University of Minnesota Golden Gophers, University of Wisconsin, Penn State Nitany Lions and University of Iowa Hawkeye.

The NCAA basketball season begins in November every year. After the regular season, the top ten leagues will win the top eight teams in the league to compete in a single knockout-based league championship battle. The winning champion can automatically advance to the NCAA Championship.

Except for the 31 recognized league champions who are automatically promoted, the remaining quota for the championship is determined by the committee, which is called an expanded invitation. The qualification for invitation is basically determined by the record, the strength of the league, etc.

After the list of the top 64 is determined, all the shortlisted teams will be divided into four divisions: East, West, South and Central and West. The recognized top four are the first seeds in each district, while the committee will rank the No. 2-16 seeds according to their strength and weakness. Then, the first and last catch-and-down method will be used to determine the matchup. It is the first vs. 16, the second vs. 15, and the single-game knockout system.

If you lose one game, you have to go home. The elimination speed is amazing. This is the true meaning of "March Crazy". No matter how good you perform before, if you are upset once, the players' efforts for a season will be in vain. This is not uncommon.

The NCAA Championship is divided into three stages, the first stage is the first and second rounds, and it is quickly eliminated from the top 64 to the top 16.

This is called the Sweet 16, because all teams will gain a higher level of attention when entering the second stage, and it is a stage where players who are interested in participating in the NBA draft can attract higher exposure and more scouts' attention.

The second stage will be eliminated from Sweet 16 to the Elite Eight, and then four division champions will be decided, which is the final semifinals.

Then, at the pre-selected decisive location, the final four will eventually decide the championship through the semi-finals and finals. A winning and losing system makes the game look particularly intense and cruel, and has an unparalleled charm. The NBA will not play any games on the final day to show respect.

The Wolverines are not very big, and the top three in the top ten leagues can generally be shortlisted for the championship.

It is very difficult to enter the quarterfinals. The Wolverines are located in the Midwest District, which is recognized as the death group. Duke University, Louisville University, Kentucky University, and the University of Texas are all gathered here. In terms of strength in the previous season, no matter which team they encounter, the Wolverines are not easy to play.

The players began to warm up under the leadership of the physical fitness assistant Hugo Ramsden.

This is a white young man, team manager, master of sports nutrition, and an intern in the team. He is a top student, only 175cm tall, very thin, and has a poor appearance.

Hugo's presence is quite weak. Now Abby goes to class and then he finds a sense of manager.

The players ran around the field for several laps, and then took turns to warm up the layups.

During the break, the team members started chatting.

"There are many people watching the game today, what happened?"

"Yes, didn't Abby go to class? There are no beauties to watch today."

"It may also be because I came to see Wang Jun. Didn't I see many Asians on the sidelines?" Kaman was a little envious.

"I'm afraid they will be disappointed in a while." Larry Powell smiled.

He is a fourth-grade player and a veteran of the team. He will graduate in another season and he doesn't want to spend it on the bench. So as soon as he meets today, he blatantly began to target Wang Jun.

Unexpectedly, the players chose to wait and see without knowing Wang Jun's strength, except Kaman.

He immediately frowned and looked at Powell and said unhappy: "Larry, how do you say? The newcomer is strong and good at playing makes you unhappy? Just because he may grab your starter? You are more important to play starter than winning?"

Kaman's merciless questioning made Powell very embarrassed. He shivered and snorted: "I won't argue with you, I'll know in a while... Whoever hits first, we will speak with our strength."

Powell was obviously a little afraid of Kaman, but he didn't know whether he was afraid of destroying the atmosphere in the locker room, afraid of being beaten by a big man, or afraid of being nagged to death.

At this time, Wang Jun found that chatterbox also has advantages. Such people can't hide their words and are not afraid to show their position. It's rare for the two to support Wang Jun just now when they met him.

"Chris, thank you."

"Don't be polite, you can fight well and we have hope." Kaman gave him a sincere smile.

Wang Jun smiled. This person deserves close friends.

After practicing for a while, David announced a group competition.

Wang Jun and Kaman were in the first team, both wearing white vests, and the other three were also the main players last season.

The other party wore a green vest, led by Gill Adamson.

Powell's face darkened, and he realized that the coach really had the idea of ​​letting himself play as a substitute.

David arranged the tactics and said: "Chris wants to attack the ball at the low post on the right, Wang stands in the right corner and waits for the pass. Mike gives Chris a lob on the right, sees the opportunity and can cut empty. Bobby pays attention to the cover of Luke on the left to help him get rid of it. He can break through himself when receiving the ball, or he can split it out."

The tactics are very simple, Wang Jun understood as soon as he heard it. Everyone else was running, and his position was almost unsteady, just waiting for the shooting opportunity in the bottom corner.

Some people may think that he is useless and the coach does not trust him, so they arrange for him to stand in a corner. In fact, the opposite is true.

Three-pointers at the bottom corner are too important. All basketball teams cannot ignore this issue if they want to play well.

First of all, this position is the weakness of regional joint defense, and the most difficult point to defend when shrinking defense. Once the space is open, the opponent has to make up for defense from a long distance, or the inside player saves to defend.

Secondly, as long as the bottom corner player takes the ball and attracts the defense to pass the ball with the trend, it is difficult for the opponent to fill up the position, and it is easy to pass it to the side teammates to form an open position. However, there is a prerequisite that the teammates can ensure the hit rate and the opponent dare not let the empty position.

The most important point is that the bottom corner three-pointer is like cheating, and the distance between the three-pointers in other areas is closer. As measured by the angle of numbers, the distance between the bottom corner three-pointer is 6.71 meters away from the basket, which is 0.53 meters less than the arc top three-pointer from the basket.

The closer you shoot to the basket, the higher the shooting percentage.

Therefore, it is natural to have a higher shooting percentage of three-pointers in the corner than in other positions. Statistics show that the current shooting percentage of three-pointers in the NBA's bottom corner has reached 38.7%, while the shooting percentage of three-pointers at the top of the arc is only 34.6%.

The defensive tactics are also very simple, with the contraction of defense, and the Greens lack pitchers.

Last season, David has been urging players to practice shooting. This arrangement makes him want to see if these people have made progress during the holidays.

It was about to go on stage, David called Wang Jun alone and encouraged him: "This is just a practice. You just need to get started. It doesn't matter if you don't perform well, so don't feel any psychological pressure, relax."

Wang Jun nodded. He was under a lot of pressure, but he couldn't just relax just by wanting to.

Seeing that assistant coach Adamson and Powell were talking about something on the side of the court, he had an ominous feeling.
Chapter completed!