The two of them were not very integrated into the original tactical system, and after adjustments, they still couldn’t blend in, which was actually expected by Zhang Yang and others.
It’s quite regrettable for Zhang Yang and others that such an excellent player like Muhammad couldn’t integrate into the system.
Like those two, Muhammad was also outside the system when playing the original tactics. His style is traditional half-court blue-collar, but this season the Bobcats focused on offense, and his performance has been quite mediocre. He doesn’t have the functionality of Jarett Jack and Perkins, so his playing time this season hasn’t been as stable as last season.
Besides, the role of Muhammad in helping Felton communicate with the veterans and leading the team as vice-captain has also become less important since Hill joined.
However, Zhang Yang learned from Carlisle that the team still plans to keep Muhammad. When the offensive system is nearly complete, and further adjustments are made towards an all-around team system, Muhammad might become useful.
If it doesn’t work out, Muhammad won’t be wasted. With a healthy Hill, who hasn’t missed a game this season, they don’t need another locker room leader. Other teams need one, and Muhammad is not lacking in skill; he’s just not a good fit for them. Many teams still play traditional basketball.
During the All-Star Weekend, they received many offers. The Pistons even wanted to trade a first-round pick for Muhammad, but Jordan hung up the phone.
The Big Brother Group chatted for a while, then suddenly there was a burst of cheers at the scene.
Zhang Yang looked around the players’ entrances. The players from Davidson College and Gonzaga University entered the arena. He searched with his eyes and found him—ah! Curry!
But why do these players seem to be looking at him too?
He thought of something, looked up at the big screen, immediately straightened his sitting posture, and showed an official smile. The prince went online.
As the players entered, the big screen at the venue focused on Zhang Yang, the spectator!
Yangyang: Damn it, I should have asked for tickets! What a waste of money.
The players from the two teams about to start the match did not expect that their little-noticed game could attract the likes of Zhang Yang, Hill, Felton, and Okafor to watch!
As for Alan Anderson, he was overlooked...
The Davidson College Wildcats men’s team has 18 players, from 12 main players to 6 substitutes, not a single one was a top 100 high school player in the United States. The highest-ranked high school player is Bryant Bar, ranked 159th.
Gonzaga University’s Bulldog men’s team actually has a few top 100 high school players, but none have particularly high talent or popularity. When Zhang Yang glanced around earlier, the only one he recognized was the towel-waving Sakic.
Seeing the four Bobcats stars, players from both teams were thrilled, especially a certain 20-year-old who almost got kicked out by security in the morning for looking too young, he got really hyped...
By 3 PM, the Wildcats and the Bulldogs started their showdown.
The Bobcats group watched the game while chatting and analyzing.
Hill: "The Bulldogs’ lineup is much better than the Wildcats. I knew some Bulldogs players before they entered college, but I don’t recognize anyone from the Wildcats. I think the Bulldogs have a bigger chance to win."
Felton: "I also think the Bulldogs will win. Austin Daye and Jeremy Pargo are both in the top 60 predicted for this year’s draft. Jack, the Curry you support, might just play one round."
Zhang Yang: "I also think the Bulldogs are stronger, but you never know with these games..."
In the first half, the situation was as Hill and Felton said, with the Bulldogs firmly in the lead, 45 to 36, ahead of the Wildcats by 9 points.
During halftime, Hill said: "Jack, that Curry is really impressive, scoring 14 points and 3 assists at half-time, but the other Wildcats are so bad they can’t support him much."
Zhang Yang was not so sure anymore. Could it be that he, Zhang San, this big flapping butterfly, has changed Curry’s college success story?