My days of working at the NBA

Chapter 12 Stubborn Kid

The NCAA has slightly different rules from other leagues. It only has two halves, totaling forty minutes, with each possession having 35 seconds of offensive time. Rebounding an offensive rebound grants a second chance at the basket, and the timer restarts.

Six fouls in the first half result in no free throws. Seven to nine fouls result in a 1+1 rule, meaning you can only get a second free throw if you make the first. Only after more than ten fouls can you get two free throws.

Moreover, the clock does not stop counting goals during the first half.

This resulted in the overall score in the NCAA being suppressed to an extreme degree, with a normal score of around 60 points in a game.

A score of 70 or 80 is definitely considered a high score.

and so.

In just one minute, the University of Missouri scored 6 points, which is an absurd scoring efficiency.

Everyone was quite surprised that Cornell University, which was attacking fiercely, had failed to score a single point. What was going on?

But the only thing they all had in common was that everyone remembered this Chinese-American center, number 23. He was really good at jumping.

In the stands.

During the pause, John was looking down and typing away on the keyboard.

Lisa craned her neck curiously and saw John creating a file for Duze. She was slightly surprised: "Sir, is Duze already eligible to skip the memo?"

The memo is mainly used to collect information on promising young players who have outstanding potential but are far from reaching the top level, so that they can be observed over the long term to see if they have made progress and growth, if their weaknesses have been improved, and if their performance on the field can be satisfactory as the season progresses.

In summary, being included in the memo means that the player has potential to be observed.

After a period of observation, once it is confirmed that the young player has potential and has reached the draft threshold through continuous improvement, the scout will create a file for him and officially include him in the daily observation roster.

In other words, he's got one foot in the NBA.

DeMarre Carroll is such a promising young star.

Du Ze actually skipped the memo and went straight to creating the file, which is quite rare.

Because no potential star emerges out of thin air; most have traceable origins. For example, those prodigies rise to fame in high school. Four-star and five-star high school players enter the public eye early on and naturally become the target group for scouts to follow for a long time.

While observing these talented players' matches, they would also mark players with outstanding performances and highlights, adding them to their memos.

Then they are drawn from the memo and gradually moved into the evaluation list, or if their performance is poor, they will be removed from the evaluation list and moved to the memo.

This is a gradual process, and there shouldn't be any major problems.

Therefore, it is generally not possible for someone to suddenly appear.

With a completely blank resume, it's utterly unbelievable to go from a nobody to a top candidate, skipping the timeline and making it onto the shortlist.

Now, Du Ze has accomplished in just a few rounds, less than a minute, what others take a year or even several years to do. This is absolutely unbelievable.

How could she not be surprised?

John smiled slightly: "His superb athleticism alone is enough to warrant our attention. Don't forget what the first consideration is in the NBA draft."

Lisa nodded slightly, but was still somewhat taken aback: "That's incredible..."

She paused for a moment, then suddenly raised an eyebrow and asked with a curious look, "Sir, if you were the team manager, where would you draft him?"

This is a very interesting hypothesis, and she really wants to know where such a suddenly emerging miracle star holds in John's heart.

John replied without hesitation, "He will lose."

Lisa was stunned: "Why?"

They created a file for him in just one minute, but he was rejected?

She initially thought she had misheard.

John said, "I only see his top-notch physical talent, but on the basketball level, he still needs to conquer me."

Lisa said thoughtfully, "I understand."

Ultimately, basketball is still about basketball itself.

Having a body alone is far from enough.

soon.

The game has restarted.

Cornell University's attack.

This time, Ford didn't go inside to contest for position; instead, he went to the perimeter to set screens for his teammates.

Obviously.

After this timeout, Cornell University changed its tactics, shifting from an inside-opening strategy to an outside-initiating approach.

It seems that in the first minute of the game, they were indeed intimidated by Du Ze's rim protection and had to make temporary adjustments.

There's nothing that can be done about it. In a tournament, every round is a winner-takes-all competition where the loser goes home. This brutal format leaves no room for carelessness, let alone room for trial and error.

The price of hitting a wall is often severe; sometimes, an entire season's worth of effort can vanish in the face of stubbornness and obstinacy.

Head coach Donahue is relatively open-minded; as soon as he saw the situation was not right, he immediately made a change.

Ford's cover was relatively poor, failing to provide significant pressure and allowing Lawrence, who was in pursuit, to find an opening.

But Dell's speed is truly impressive.

He bypassed the human wall and left Lawrence far behind.

After getting rid of him, he faced Du Ze head-on.

But Dell showed no intention of braking; instead, he accelerated and charged forward with the ball.

Clearly, he wanted to use his speed to get past Du Ze directly.

Unfortunately, his wishful thinking backfired.

The moment their bodies made contact, Dale stopped in his tracks, as if a speeding car had suddenly come to an abrupt halt.

But he didn't panic. He controlled the ball, hovered, and dragged his feet before suddenly making a forward motion.

The next second, he turned around.

That dribble was quite beautiful, and the whole movement was fluid and graceful.

After getting past the defender, he took a big stride and laid the ball up with a low hand.

His layup was very strategic; he leaned forward to use his body to block Du Ze's pursuit and defense.

result.

He miscalculated.

Or rather, he underestimated Duze's reaction time and jumping ability.

After Dell made the shot, the momentum carried him out of bounds.

At that moment, Du Ze leaped over and slapped the rising ball away.

They really don't believe in superstitions, do they?

Since you're so stubborn, then I'll treat you to hot pot.

The ball went out of bounds, and Cornell University still had possession.

But the stubborn Dale was now pale with fright.

His decision to force a layup just now clearly had its own ulterior motives.

That's right, he wanted to challenge Du Ze.

But he didn't underestimate his opponent; in fact, he made a deliberate attempt to protect himself, using his body to block Du Ze, which was quite clever of him. However, he still ended up getting a solid block.

This made him extremely depressed.

From the stands, John commented on the play: "Duze not only has amazing physical talent, but his reaction speed is also unexpected. Dale's back turn after dribbling was very sudden. Most players might still be adjusting their body after being dribbled past, but Duze seemed to be half a beat faster. He was already adjusting his body when Dale turned past him, and he immediately chased after Dale after he passed him. In fact, he was not out of position."

"Moreover, his hang time is amazing. He had already jumped when Dale leaned forward, and he only glided over after Dale made his move. This level of jumping ability and hang time is comparable to Blake's."

Lisa, who had been listening quietly, widened her eyes in surprise when she heard the name Blake: "Blake Griffin?"