"We need vitality and vitality in the offense! The opponent is desperately lowering the rhythm. We must not fall into their rhythm and play our own characteristics. What about your breakthrough? Where are your frontcourt rebounds? Where did your performance in the first half?" The coach of McCloud High School Warriors kept questioning his players.

"Coach, they didn't have that No. 11 in the first half." A player said helplessly.

"No matter who they have, we must play our own style! We have now fallen into the opponent's routine, and if we continue like this, we will only die. We need to make some adjustments in our playing style, and we must regain the initiative..."

The Warriors coach began to redesign the team's tactical style. Because since the second half, after the opponent's No. 11 player came on the court, he found that the tactical strategy in the first half was useless.

The Warriors dragged the pace against the Vikings in the first half, competed with defensive strategies, used the response methods of hitting the basket and competing for frontcourt rebounds, disrupted the opponent's defensive deployment and hit their defensive morale.

In the second half, they were ready to continue using this tactic, striving to destroy the Vikings' defense, disrupt the Vikings' rhythm, and bring the Vikings into the Warriors' fast pace. In this way, there is basically no suspense in the game.

However, the opponent's No. 11 center appearance completely disrupted the Warriors coach's wishful thinking.

Although he made an inexplicable mid-range shot at the beginning, he did not retreat in time and failed to make a layup at the basket, making people think that this guy is a soft-footed shrimp.

However, his performance then began to make the Warriors coach fidget.

On the defensive end, the No. 11 center is in the inside for three seconds. Basically any player breaks through to him, either being slapped out or misses the shot under his interference.

Not only that, he also firmly controlled the backcourt rebound. No matter whether it was the main center of No. 9 or the new force forward No. 33, he could not attack the steel barrier formed by No. 11. The repeated rushing of frontcourt boards ended in failure, and the team was unable to retreat and was beaten by the Vikings and gained a foothold.

On the offensive end, the No. 11 center easily tore the Warriors' inside defense with his simple and solid low post skills and quick and agile turnover jump shot. And under his leadership, the entire Vikings' offense was activated, blooming more points, quickly tied the score and overtook!

When the score reached 40:45, the head coach of the Warriors could no longer bear it and called a timeout to re-arrange the tactics.

On the other hand, Vikings head coach Bellman is full of confidence and is very satisfied with the performance of the players.

"Ladies, the game is good. I hope you can be stronger, otherwise I can't guarantee whether you will be fucked by the Warriors again next." Although I was satisfied, Bellman's mouth was unforgivable.

"The backcourt rebounds are well protected, so you should continue to maintain them. On the offense, you may be attacked by the opponent's fierce defense next. Especially Gan, the opponent may have to double-team you, you can try to play a pick-and-roll with Peter."

Bellmann specifically reminded Gan Guoyang, who performed well. In the second half, he had scored 10 points, 8 rebounds, 3 blocks and 2 steals.

"Peter, be smarter. Pay attention to the changes in the opponent's defense and learn to solve problems. Don't always be there like an old lady. I want to go up and kick your ass. I want to solve problems, OK?"

Diepembroke has already performed very well, but Bellman hopes he can do better.

"Okay, guys, let me go. Let me tell them who the fuck is the folk!"

Back on the court again, the Warriors served on the sidelines in the frontcourt. At this time, the Warriors' lineup had been adjusted.

First, their starting point guard was taken down and replaced with the third point guard, a white man with a height of 6-foot-2. His height and shape were similar to Diepembroke. It seems that after the Warriors coach tried two point guards, he sent this guy and also made a living.

Secondly, the No. 9 center was replaced, but the one who replaced him was a small forward. In this way, the No. 33 player reached the center position and faced Gan Guoyang. The other four players had the ability to shoot outside, forming a flexible and changeable one- and four-small lineup.

"Fuck, do they think they are Boston Celtics with one, one, four, and one small lineup?" Bellman muttered after seeing the clues of the Warriors lineup. But he shook his head when he thought of the greatest player in McCloder High School history.

"One, one, four, and four! Bill, if you were there, there would be no problem with anyone in such a lineup."

"Haha, if you are talking about me now, I'm not sure." The two people in the private room were also surprised after seeing the Warriors' lineup.

However, this lineup arrangement quickly worked.

As the center, No. 33 did not run inside, but continued to follow the power forward's style of playing to the top of the arc to cover other players. After the pick-and-roll, he no longer walked away, but pulled out.

This time, Gan Guoyang continued to choose to block the opponent's shooting guard who held the ball, but this defender was much higher than the previous small point guard, and he didn't want to break through inside. As soon as Gan Guoyang had the intention of making up for defense, he immediately passed the ball to No. 33 on the outside.

No. 33 made a jump shot without defense! The Warriors recovered two points, 42:45.

The Vikings encountered some trouble in the offense.

On the one hand, No. 33 began to surround the front and defend Gan Guoyang wildly, while other players began to vigorously shrink their defense line, squeeze the Vikings' inside space, and cut off the line of passing the ball inward.

In this way, the ball would not reach Gan Guoyang's hands. After guiding the ball several times, the outside line found that there was no good opportunity, so the shooting guard had to fire a cannon from the outside, and the ball hit the front basket and bounced high.

However, the Warriors could stop Gan Guoyang from receiving the ball, but they could not stop him from grabbing the rebound. He had a natural sense of keenness about rebounds, and he rushed to grab the rebound under the siege of opponent players, and made a layup in a bunch of arms, and the ball hit the ball into the basket!

"Beep!" At the same time, the referee whistle sounded and made a gesture of a foul by the thug.

Two points are valid, extra penalty!

The Warriors coach patted his thighs hard, looking helpless. The strategy has been used correctly, but the opponent's strength will reduce ten times.

Gan Guoyang easily scored a penalty, 42:48, and the Vikings pulled the score to 6 points again.

Back to the defensive end, Gan Guoyang no longer stayed in the three-second zone like he did before, but began to expand his defense range.

The Warriors' offensive strategy is to try to open up space, use No. 33's mobility to restrain the Vikings' inside defensive attention, and at the same time find shooting opportunities through the periphery transmission.

However, although Gan Guoyang left the three-second zone, he was not led by No. 33. He began to assist his teammates on the outside to suppress the Warriors' outside transmission, making the opponent's pass stagnant.

After all, the Warriors are just high school teams, and their passing vision and rotation speed have not reached a high level. Under such sudden inside-line expansion and pressure on defense, they quickly made a pass mistake.

Gan Guoyang cut off the ball, but he did not stop and hand it over to the point guard, but threw the basketball into the front court like a cannonball.

The Vikings forward, who had already started the ball the moment he intercepted the ball, received this accurate pass and easily advanced the ball without anyone in front of him.

"Wow! Huh!" "That's so fucking beautiful!" "What a good ball."

Even the students of McClaude High School began to applaud this ball because it was so exciting. From strong and meticulous defense, to fast offense and defense conversion, to the forward's keen sense of fast attack, and the center's long pass as accurate as a quarterback, they completed it in one go, with both offense and defense.

"Look! This No. 11! His pass... His pass really has a bit of your style."

"Haha, that's right, but I didn't learn to pass the ball like this in high school. What an amazing guy."

The two people in the private room had shifted their attention from No. 33 to No. 11.

"This is such a fucking exciting guy." Bellman shook his head in amazement. Such a ball is very rare in high school games.

"Hey, Gan! Who the hell did you let the ball pass? Slow down the pace, slow down the pace! Let the damn fast break go to me!" But Bellman's mouth was still squirting wildly. He was afraid that the Vikings would be proud and play fast pace, so he reminded the players not to forget to slow down the game and prevent them from falling into an offensive battle and being chased by their opponents.

However, Bellman's concerns are redundant.

As Gan Guoyang expanded his defense area, he used his tough force to defend and his super long wingspan to continuously interfere with the Warriors' passing route on the periphery and blocked the movement of the players, the Warriors' tactics of one- and four-small players completely failed.

Even if they handed the ball to No. 33, Gan Guoyang could still defend himself even if he came back. Under his defense, No. 33, who was obviously at a loss in weight and strength, could not beat him at all.

Apart from a mid-range shot at the beginning of the second half, the No. 33 player never made any achievements. He could neither score goals nor grab the frontcourt rebounds. The Warriors have begun to collapse.

The Vikings played better and better, and the more they played smoother they were. Gan Guoyang did not spend his time scoring alone, but kept blocking people for other players, as cover, and scrambling for the frontcourt rebounds to create a chance for a second offense.

The entire team is full of vitality because of Gan Guoyang's existence, and he has been revitalized by him in both offense and defense.

In the end, the Warriors gave up resistance, and the Vikings defeated the Warriors by 72:60 and 12 points. In the second half, the Vikings scored 43 points and only allowed their opponents to score 24 points, almost twice.

Gan Guoyang made great contributions, and his debut was extremely perfect. After only playing halftime and playing full, he scored comprehensive data of 16 points, 17 rebounds, 5 blocks, 4 steals and 2 assists.

He almost covered all the Vikings' backcourt rebounds, and he was also the most important assaulter and screener in the offense.

"Bellman, congratulations on getting the good player you have always dreamed of." The Warriors' coach came over and shook hands with Bellman.

"Nothing, your number 33 is not bad either. And he is just a ninth grader." Bellman responded.

"There is another warm-up match next time, we won't lose to you again."

"Haha, welcome to Palo Alto." Bellman knew that the opponent underestimated the opponent in this game. The next time he played the warm-up match, it would definitely be more intense.

At the same time, the players also arrived at the center of the venue and shook hands with each other.

"Hey, you played well. I hope you will have a chance to fight you next time." Gan Guoyang said as he shook hands with No. 33. The two of them shone in the first and second halfs respectively, but Gan Guoyang obviously completely suppressed his opponent in his performance.

"I hope so, I will work harder and look forward to the game with you."

In fact, the two are ninth-grade students and twelve-year-old students respectively, and with high school in different divisions and levels, it is basically impossible to meet in regular competitions. However, in national competitions like NCAA, the chances of meeting are even smaller.

Therefore, the two of them met again in the official game but had to wait almost ten years later. The No. 33 Antonio Davis only entered the NBA in 1990. At that time, he was far from a match for Gan Guoyang.

Just when everyone thought the game was officially over and was about to leave the game, the announcer's voice came to the speaker.

"Dear audiences and players. Tonight, a special guest arrived here and watched the game. Now he has a few words to give to everyone here and the players present."

"Below, we will invite our special guests, legends in McCloud High School history, legends in NBA history, Bill Russell!!!"

With the announcer's voice, the entire stadium was boiling.

Bill Russell was the greatest player in the NBA at that time. He had 11 championship rings and was a legend in NBA history and even the history of American professional sports. He graduated from McCloud High School in Oakland.

All the players on the court were also a little confused, but they didn't expect such a big shot to appear after the game.

Gan Guoyang is no exception. Although his NBA knowledge is not rich, he is not so scarce that he doesn't even know Bill Russell.

He looked at a tall middle-aged man, walking down the stairs in the stands step by step with a bright smile, looking down at everyone on the court like a king. There was also a white old man behind him, Russell's high school coach George Polls.

After Russell walked down, he shook hands with all the players and coaches present. When Gan Guoyang shook hands with him, he thought that he was not satisfied with his ring and he couldn't help swallowing his saliva, but his mind was still confused.

Afterwards, Russell began to make some speeches with the microphone, but Gan Guoyang didn't listen to a single word.

He was thinking, he met Russell. If he met Chamberlain, Magician, Jordan, or even Maddie like Kobe, he would have to bear it?

Just as Gan Guoyang was thinking about random things, Russell ended his speech and came to Gan Guoyang again.

"Hello, what's your name? Your performance today is really good, which makes my alma mater lose face." Russell asked with a smile, revealing his white teeth.

"My...my name...Gump..." Gan Guoyang stuttered a little. He seemed to be afraid that Russell would come to fight him because he defeated his alma mater.

"Haha, what an interesting name! Gump! But you are very smart and talented, I hope you can work hard."

"Yes, Mr. Russell."

Afterwards, many students came up to take photos with Russell, and the Warriors and the Vikings also took photos together in the stadium.

Gan Guoyang's first warm-up match ended like this, with a perfect ending. This is also a good start.

However, Gan Guoyang knew that there would be many challenges waiting for him later.
Chapter completed!