Chapter 27 Mike Montgomery's Request
Jalen Collins' hook was blocked by Zhang Tian, which really made Casey Jacobson and others unexpected, especially Jacobson, who had fought with Zhang Tian. Seeing the latter's behavior was like seeing a ghost, why did that guy seem to be getting bigger and bigger when he didn't see him in just a few days?
Jaren Collins was not too discouraged about his offense failure. After all, Zhang Tian is the MVP of the U19 World Youth Championship, and he was not even selected for the roster in this event. Moreover, he is better at defending than offense, and he will find the field on the defensive end next.
Jaren Collins was on the inside, looking at Zhang Tian, who sent the ball to his left hand and made three threats. The former took the initiative to come over, not giving Zhang Tian a chance to shoot, but Zhang Tian did not retreat and chose to shoot, but hit Jaren Collins. Duang, the close contact between Zhang Tian and Jaren Collins was pulled apart because of the impact, while the latter did not adjust in the air at all. He directly chose to take action and brush, and the ball was easily sent into the basket. Now Zhang Tian is like this. As long as he has a shooting opportunity, he will not let it go.
Jalen Collins felt very depressed. Is the gap between him and Zhang Tian really so big? Seeing that his younger brother was bullied so badly on the court, the man Jason Collins came out.
"Jalun, you have a break, I'll fight with Zhang." He wanted to find the game for Jaren. Compared to his younger brother Jaren, he was more aggressive on the defensive end. The latter wanted to score easily, which was not that simple at all.
But Mike Montgomery took action at this time, "Okay, stop, Jason, you are not Zhang's opponent."
Mike Montgomery is an absolute Pope-level figure at the Stanford Cardinals. Although this guy has never played NBA, he is still very prestigious in the California basketball world. Although he is not as good as the boss of UCL.
Apart from being a closet, Jason Collins has no dark spots in other aspects. Both brothers are like this. So when he announced his sexual orientation in his previous life, no one took the blame, but instead sent him blessings.
Of course, he is not a gay now, he is still a man who likes girls.
When Zhang Tian saw the old man walking towards him, especially the bright green light, the former had a familiar premonition. Ye Peng's eyes at him were like this before.
"Zhang, are you interested in playing in Cardinals? I can give you the treatment of No. 1 core. I believe that under my guidance and teaching, you will become the second in Larry Bird."
Well, before entering the NBA, I was labeled as the second best bird. If I was proficient in ironwork, would I be a gangster, Halfrichek's successor? Sometimes, Zhang Tian didn't understand the thinking of Americans. He just listened to the wind and rain. It was even more outrageous than the content of a picture in the beginning of his previous life. Moreover, Larry Bird's successor and Jordan's successor are all poisonous titles, and whoever gets involved will be in trouble.
"No, thank you for your kindness. I came to Palo Alto to find a place to train and prepare for the next trial. If you want to use this stadium, I can go somewhere else."
Maple Tree Pavilion Arena is the home stadium of the Cardinals after all. If Zhang Tian comes up, he looks like I am the protagonist and you all have to kneel down and lick it. Then the cliff will die miserably. Rookies, don’t be too high-profile, otherwise there will be no good results. If you don’t believe it, look at Big Dog, Jennings, Brother Ball. The wretched development is the king.
Although Zhang Tian’s rejection was expected by Mike Montgomery, the old coach was still a little disappointed when he heard such a good-looking rejection. Hey, although the influence of the NCAA basketball team beats the NBA professional sports league in North America, few fans around the world will know what the NCAA League is like.
"No, we're on holiday anyway, you can practice here, but can you practice with the team's forward and guards during practice? I think this is a help to them."
Mike Montgomery knew very well that although the Cardinals recruited several good students this year, they were only in the quarterfinals at most in the elite game. Because there was no absolute defensive core in the team, the offensive players were caught by a lot.
Since Zhang Tian came to Stanford to prepare for the NBA draft trial, there is nothing wrong with using him to train those outside players.
Zhang Tian agreed, and he also adapted to the power of Guy's star card. There is nothing wrong with letting these NCAA players be used as test items. Although most of them cannot enter the NBA. However, compared with many opponents in the U19 World Youth Championship, they can easily beat them. After all, they are from the basketball kingdom, and this kind of foundation is something other countries do not have.
Ryan Mendes is a sophomore player of the Cardinals. He should have been on vacation on the beach in Hawaii or surfing the Miami Beach, but he was called by Mike Montgomery. The other party told himself that if he wanted to attack the NBA in the future, he would come to Palo Alto, where he had great luck waiting for him.
Ryan Mendes, a meritorious coach in the Cardinals basketball team history, believes in his second grade, because last year he chose to be an unknown self in Texas High School. If there was no former, he would have to go to the NCAA Second Division League to report.
Ryan Mendes came excitedly and arrived at the stadium and found that the entire Cardinals were all there, and the most eye-catching thing was the forward line on the stadium, which was about the same height as him.
The guy was wearing a jersey without a number and shot from several points on the outside.
"Ryan is here, and when Zhang is finished warming up, you two will start practicing together. I hope that during this period, your defense will have a qualitative leap."
Jalen Collins, Casey Jacobson and others gave sympathy to the Cardinals captain, and Ryan Mendes was completely confused.
Isn't this a joke to train defense during this period? Isn't it a joke that I'm just good at defending alone, but my speed is too average, and can that guy without a jersey number really help me? He is better than Arthur Lee?
After Zhang Tian finished shooting at several points, Ryan Mendes' stretch muscle training was also done. Mike Montgomery called the two of them near the center line of the field, holding a whistle in his mouth, throwing the ball high into the air. With a whistle, Ryan Mendes and Zhang Tian jumped at the same time, but it was obvious that Zhang Tian's bounce speed was faster. He relied on his arm span to get the ball and began to attack Ryan Mendes' half-court.
Because it was one-on-one, Ryan Mendes had no idea of retreating. He took the initiative to go forward and pressed Zhang Tian's ball. Zhang Tian racked the ball on his other hand, took a step forward with his left foot, turned around in reverse, and forcibly passed by Ryan Mendes.
This is all about relying on his body to eat. Ryan Mendes did not retreat. Bang, the two of them collided, and Zhang Tian passed by. Mike Montgomery did not call a foul. Last year, Mendes went to Stanford with the title of Ray Allen No. 2. Gentleman Lei was also a physically explosive existence when he was young, but he did not expect that the guy opposite had better physical fitness than himself.
After passing, Zhang Tian quickly dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, took off directly near the free throw line, and staggered the ball into the basket. The ball was barely played. If it weren't for the wingspan, he would definitely not be able to enter.
Chapter completed!