One Guard

A tall and strong black boy walked out of Stevens' office indignantly. He looked displeased and looked in a bad mood.

After a summer break, he returned to the court and was the first to be called by the head coach Stevens to talk. This guy thought that the head coach asked him to go, hoping to give himself greater responsibility. After all, as a junior player, he averaged 11.4 points per game last season, and he is already a star in the Big Ten.

However, Stevens did not mention anything related to the game. His only purpose in looking for him was to hope that he could give up the No. 1 jersey of the Bulldogs to a newcomer!

Shelvin Mark is not a bad-tempered player, but he has always been the big brother in the team's locker room, a symbol of maturity in Stevens' heart. So, after hesitating for a while, Mark agreed to Stevens' request.

Although Mark agreed to the request kindly, he was very upset in his heart.

If the rookie joining Butler University this year is John Wall, Mark is absolutely willing to give up his number. But this guy who "stealed" his No. 1 jersey, Mark hadn't even heard of it before!

Stevens may think that changing the number is nothing to the players, but for young and energetic college players, the number on them is their logo, a symbol that can represent their personality and identity! Now, of course, Mark would not be happy to ask Mark to tear off his logo and paste it on someone else.

Mark, who was a little depressed, pushed open the door of the locker room, but when he walked into the locker room, he found that the atmosphere seemed a bit wrong.

The players at Butler University have always been very happy to get along, and the locker room is always full of laughter. But at this moment, the entire locker room was eerily quiet.

As the team's oldest player and captain, Mark is the coordinator of the entire locker room. After he noticed something strange, he first looked at his teammates, only to find that his teammates were all staring at the same place.

Shelvin Mark followed the line of sight of his teammates, and found that sitting in front of the locker near the bathroom was... a black-haired, yellow-skinned Asian guy!

Now even Mark forgot to speak. Although the United States is a country with multiple races, from childhood to adulthood, this group of players rarely see Asians in the basketball team's locker room. Suddenly such a "heterogeneous" appeared among them, and their curiosity naturally made them focus on Yiyang.

Afterwards, the silence turned to whispers. The former Bulldogs players began to discuss Yiyang in a low voice. Mark sat in front of his locker and glanced around the locker room. This year's team personnel seemed to have not changed much compared to last year. Could it be that this Asian is the guy who "stolen" his jersey! ? What is this guy capable of?

"What the hell are you looking at!? Haven't you seen Asians!?" All of a sudden! There was a loud noise in the locker room, Yiyang punched the cabinet, pointed at a big white man with natural curly hair and yelled angrily.

The big man being yelled at is the Bulldogs starting center, Matt Howard. Let alone this guy, his height is above 2.05. But Yiyang was not afraid. In the Wood District, he had defeated countless guys who were taller than him.

Because he had never seen a teammate of yellow race, this big white man had indeed been staring at Yiyang with curious eyes for a long time. This kind of gaze often makes Yiyang very uncomfortable. Yiyang originally thought that everything would be different after entering university, but who knows, everything is no different from high school. Here he is, he will always be that alien, and he will never find a sense of belonging here!

"Hey, relax man. I can assure you, Matt, he has absolutely no malice. He's a known honest guy in our locker room,

Don't worry too much, my friend. "As the leader of the first team, Shelvin Mark certainly cannot let the atmosphere of the locker room at Butler University become fragmented.

He took the initiative to walk in front of Yiyang, and stretched out his right hand. "My name is Shelvin Mark, the captain of the Butler University Bulldogs. I hope we can respect each other, okay?"

"Respect each other? Hehe. Ever since I came in, your animal-like eyes have never moved away from me! If you call this respect, then I will call that greeting just now!" After finishing speaking, also Yang bumped off Mark's shoulder and walked straight out of the locker room. Only Mark was left, and he raised his right hand in a shameless manner and froze in place.

Yiyang, who lived in a place like Wood District without his father's protection, has long forgotten how to write the word friendly. In Woodlands, brutality and fists are the way to go. friendly? There's no such thing in that damn place.

Yiyang doesn't like to be seen as a monster. He has been like this since high school. Every time he is insulted, Yiyang, who lacks the education of his father, will choose to fight to solve the problem. That's why Yiyang, who was annoyed in the locker room, made such a rude move. He didn't fight Mark directly, which was considered very restrained.

They are all angry young people. Although Shervin Mark has always maintained the image of a mature captain, he was also completely irritated by what Yiyang did just now.

It was already very unpleasant to give up the jersey number to that kid Mark, but now he is still playing his temper in the locker room, which makes Mark can't bear it even more!

"Fuck! Who does that monkey think he is!" Mark, who is 1.91 meters tall and weighs 96 kilograms, is a typical heavy guard. In his opinion, Yiyang's emaciated figure can't burst out any strength at all.

He put on his practice uniform and went straight to the court. On the field, Yiyang is warming up. Seeing Mark coming out angrily, he ignored it.

"Brat!" Mark shouted, pointing at Anjie's nose. "You don't have to be arrogant! You and I are singled out for 21 points. If you lose, you apologize to Matt and me! How about it!? It's fair!"

Yiyang was still warming up on his own, without even looking at Mark. "What if I win?"

The players on the scene all opened their mouths. Mark is one of the best guards in the Big Ten. Many experts also predict that Mark will definitely be able to occupy a place on the NBA stage in the future. And now this little-known Asian kid in front of him actually wants to beat him in a duel?

"If I lose, I'll give you the fucking captain!" Mark was also furious, and his voice made the entire training ground hot.

Stevens in the office quietly opened a crack in the door after hearing the quarrel, but did not come forward to stop it. The children's affairs still have to be resolved by the children themselves. When the time is right, he, the coach, will naturally appear.

"I don't want your captain, but I accept your challenge!" After finishing the activity, Yiyang jumped up and walked towards Mark with fierce eyes. It is Yi Yang's favorite thing to teach those who look down on him by playing basketball!

The players immediately formed a circle, leaving a space for Yiyang and Mark for half the game.

The rules of street 21-point bullfighting are very simple. A goal is one point, and a goal outside the three-point line is two points. Whoever scores 21 points first wins. If the score is tied or only one point behind after 21 points, the game continues until the point difference is widened to two points.

In order to show his humility, Mark asked Yiyang to attack first. The players started booing, but mostly cheering Mark on.

Yiyang has long been accustomed to these voices. When he was playing in high school, he would be booed at home. These humiliations were nothing to him. Yiyang was not polite, took the basketball and dribbled it.

Mark can see from his skillful dribbling that this Asian still has two skills. At least his basic skills are better than most student players.

But there is a problem, this yellow-skinned guy has too many unnecessary fancy moves. In the NCAA arena, this kind of useless action will make him pay the price!

Mark saw the timing and rushed forward suddenly! For this steal attempt, he is bound to win!

Just when Mark was about to poke the basketball away, Yiyang nimbly pulled the basketball away, changed direction quickly, and accelerated instantly! Mark rushed to nothing, only felt a gust of wind hang over his cheek, and then, "shua"!

Yiyang easily made a breakthrough and made a layup with ease.

"1 to 0, captain." Yiyang smiled at Mark, but it was definitely not to express friendship!

"You...have you seen..." Matt Howard, the white center who just stared at Yiyang, couldn't help opening his mouth.

"It's so fast!" Even Gordon Hayward, the current star of Butler University, praised Yiyang's breakthrough.

Large beads of sweat flowed from Shelvin Mark's forehead, it was cold sweat. Across the NCAA for more than two years, he has seen countless so-called talented guards. But it's really uncommon for an instant eruption to be as fast as Yiyang's.

Yiyang has been running around on the basketball court since he was a child, and he knows the systematic and professional training methods, coupled with the excellent body inherited from his father, he made this star guard in the Big Ten league suddenly lose his temper!

In the second round, switch to Mark to attack. Mark's weight of 96 kg really put a lot of pressure on Yiyang. He has always been a player who has experienced two years of NCAA baptism. Although Mark's dribbling is not as good-looking as Yiyang's, he is prudent.

The guy sits back all the way from near the free throw line and hits his back into the paint. Then easily hooked his hands to save face for himself.

Watching this scene, Stevens shook his head, Yiyang's somewhat thin figure would indeed put him at a disadvantage in the confrontation. Especially when encountering a heavy guard like Mark, the disadvantage will be more obvious.

But that's okay, the game isn't over yet. Stevens believes that both Yiyang and Mark can perform better.

The third ball, this time, Mark deliberately let Yiyang take a step, in order to prevent that guy from hitting the basket.

Yiyang knows that his shooting is not stable enough, if he shoots rashly now, he will really fall into Mark's trap.

He still alternates fast dribbles between his crotches to throw off Mark's defensive focus. Mark didn't dare to rush up to grab it now. Although the opponent's moves were a bit fancy, he was not a useless street player.

Yiyang saw that there was no way to go forward, so he decided to break through from both sides.

After taking two steps forward, he suddenly stopped suddenly, and then retreated, as if he was going to take a step back and shoot!

Without hesitation, Mark posted it immediately. Although the ability to pass the ball when dealing with offense on the court is often criticized by people, Mark's scoring and defensive ability are quite strong.

To Mark, Yiyang's retreat was like a child's play.

Seeing that Yiyang was ready to hold the ball with both hands and shoot, Mark jumped up high. He must use a bloody block to teach this rookie what respect is!

Everyone thought that Mark was going to get the ball, and Matt Howard even closed his eyes, unable to bear to watch what happened next.

But Mark, who was smiling in the air, suddenly froze! Yiyang didn't shoot, but passed by Mark after the jump.

The realistic step-back jumper just now was nothing more than a fake move to pray to Buddha! Mark couldn't believe that he was cheated by a guy who had never played in the NCAA!

Yiyang made a breakthrough like a stroll in the garden, and then made a random pick, and the basketball obediently fell into the net. With his relaxed demeanor, it seemed that getting past Mark was as common as eating and sleeping.

After the goal, Yiyang pointed out two fingers to Mark, indicating that he had scored two points, and the provocation continued!

In the following games, Mark continued to use his larger tonnage and stronger body to take down Yiyang. And Yiyang used his dazzling dribbling skills to break through and score frequently.

Neither of the two sides could defend the other. It seemed that this time the bullfight could not be ended within 21 points.

When the score became 21 to 21, the players who watched the excitement cheered even louder. And Stevens, who had watched the entire game, knew it was time for him to step up.

"It seems that you get along very well! Let me introduce, this is a new player who joined the team this year, Yiyang from Bayless High School!" Stevens forcefully walked into the court to invite Yiyang, ending the conversation A bullfight with no winner.

"Coach, we..." Mark still wants to continue fighting with Yiyang, and Yiyang also has this intention. But Stevens didn't want these two guys to compete. Some things are better left alone.

"Okay, I think you are almost warmed up. So starting today, our pre-season training camp will officially start! How hard you work now will directly determine how far we can go next season! Everyone, come here , let us feel each other's power!"

Stevens called the players together, and they all joined hands. Yiyang obviously didn't want to join, but Stevens pushed hard and stuffed the "problem boy" in.

"Hmph, you played pretty well." Yiyang happened to be standing next to Mark, and Mark smiled at Yiyang, then grabbed his hand and placed it on top.

"One, two, three!" Mark yelled.

"Bulldog!" As soon as everyone exerted force, their palms that were clasped together suddenly separated. At that moment, Yiyang seemed to feel an unusual power.

Yiyang has never experienced this kind of atmosphere since he was a child. Just now, this boy who is as hard as a rock seems to have been plucked a certain string in his heart...

"Go, go and train with them. You can't learn anything just by standing here and watching." After everyone dispersed, Stevens patted Yiyang on the shoulder and pushed him again. Bundle.

Yiyang was at a loss and walked into the crowd. At this time, Shervin Mark threw a jersey to Yiyang.

"Take it, kid. From now on, the No. 1 jersey of the Bulldogs is yours." Although there is no winner, but it can make Shervin Mark, a star guard in the Big Ten, play so hard, Yiyang's The level has been recognized by all.

Yiyang took over the jersey, number one is his favorite number, because he always likes to be number one. So this guy, is he angry with himself because of this matter?

Although he didn't say any words of thanks, Yiyang still put on the jersey and started training with the team.

Stevens stood on the sidelines with his hands folded, the corners of his mouth slightly raised. A child who grew up in a single-parent family must have such and such problems. But that's okay, Stevens believes that in the Bulldogs family, everything will be fine. …

Yiyang wore the Bulldogs No. 1 jersey and began to sweat in the formal training at the NCAA level. I don't know why, but Yiyang found that...

He found that he seemed to have a little sense of belonging. Maybe this place is really not as bad as Long Beach?