super heavy artillery

Chapter 157 Houston

An Luo didn't understand the thinking of these Americans. Although everyone was very happy when they won the national championship in Ninth High School, they were nothing compared to guys like UCLA.

What's more, this is only in the semi-finals!If UCLA can win the championship, An Luo can't even imagine the scene.He has seen the celebration parades of those NBA championship teams on TV, and the NCAA estimates that it is not much worse.

The party also arranged some programs and interactive games.The program is full of singing and dancing, rap and rap rehearsals by UCLA students themselves.At this time, Holiday and the big black Tony Parker were having a good time.In this regard, the talent of black people is too strong!There is no need for rehearsal at all, and you can directly keep up with the beat of the actors.Regarding this, An Luo could only sigh in dismay.

Some of the later games are also very interesting.The host invited a lot of spectators to come on stage to participate with An Luo and all the other UCLA players.An Luo didn't quite understand how these American games were played, so he just ran and jumped with the others, quite happy.

Finally, before the end of the evening, the host expressed the expectations of all UCLA fans to the UCLA players.They'll go to Houston, cheer for UCLA, and do everything a fan can do.I only hope that An Luo and others will show their best competitive state and then go to win the championship.

To be honest, An Luo was a little moved.Every time he heard the fans chanting his name in unison, he was very moved.It was a recognition, an expectation.

But An Luo didn't express anything.If it was himself, he could have promised these fans that he would win this championship.But he now represents the entire UCLA, and he doesn't want to push UCLA to the forefront because of his big mouth.

But he still made his due statement: "We will go all out to fight, score, and defend. This is what we have been doing and will continue to do. Everything is for U~ C~L~A!"

The next day, at Alford's request, UCLA players began training before the semifinals.This training session is closed.In other words, the players will not be allowed to communicate with the outside world for many days before all UCLA games are over.

This is very necessary.Now the Internet is full of news and discussions about the semifinals and finals. For UCLA, there are good things, but more words are not good for them.Even after defeating the University of Kansas, UCLA still hasn't been recognized by most people!
This is so similar to the original Ninth Middle School!An Luo is noncommittal, whether he is strong or not, he will know it during the game.

Alford doesn't want to distract his players.These days are very critical, whether it is physical or psychological, we must be fully prepared.Players must calm down and adjust and maintain their state through training.

Alford did not arrange a lot of new things for training. After all, in the current war, making too many changes may have negative effects.It's enough to play out the set that I have been accustomed to for a long time. After all, no team can beat UCLA without the power to fight back.

The content of the training basically starts from the aspects of physical strength, coordination, shooting and so on.Of course, each player still has some special training tasks to complete. For example, An Luo, after five sets of three-pointers and mid-ranges, he started to practice free throws!And Holiday and Alex are also practicing three-pointers.

There is still a confrontation match every afternoon. After all, it is best to find problems in confrontation.Of course, the intensity will not be too great, and Alford always controls the playing time of the players.Appropriate amount of actual combat training can maintain the player's game state, but it must not increase the burden on the body.

The entire training camp lasted for five days, starting on the 28th and ending on April 4st.

That night, An Luo was finally able to contact his relatives and friends through his mobile phone.He called Fu Yao immediately, because his mother had told him before the training camp that he and Father An would watch the Houston game this time.

That's right, Papa An is coming to the United States to watch An Luo's game.This is his first time going abroad, which is very rare!So An Luo wanted to make sure whether Papa An was here.After learning that Papa An and Fu Yao have now arrived in Houston and settled down, An Luo is relieved.Then An Luo called Tang Xiaoru again, and she was going to Houston too.However, the other party rejected An Luo's invitation, and she was really embarrassed to take a chartered flight with An Luo.But there are many of them going together, so there is nothing to worry about.

After replying some more text messages, An Luo quickly packed his luggage and rested.

On April 4, all the players of the UCLA Bruins, including a huge logistics support team and coaching team, a group of nearly 2 people, embarked on the journey of the 50 NCAA semifinals.They first took a bus to LAX, and then took a charter flight to Houston.

Located on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, Houston is the largest city in Texas and the fourth largest city in the United States.The city is known worldwide for its energy sources (especially oil), aviation industry, and canals, as well as being the largest economic center on the Gulf Coast.

But for the vast majority of Chinese people, before 2002, they had never heard of this city.It was not until the summer of 2002, when Yao Ming came to this city as the first foreign No. [-] pick in NBA history, that Houston began to be quickly known in China.

Perhaps for others, Houston is indeed a metropolis, but for young people like UCLA who have been staying in Los Angeles, it feels like an outing wherever they go.Houston, too.

An Luo, like most Chinese, only has Yao Ming and basketball in his impression of this city.For a long time, Houston has been the home of the Chinese in the NBA, and domestic broadcasts will be prioritized.

Unfortunately, Yao Ming is no longer present in Houston.An Luo has fantasized countless times, going to the Toyota Center to watch a Yao Ming game.

All I can say is, what a pity!Due to his overwhelmed body, Yao Ming, who was still in his prime, retired early.

In the Nike training camp, An Luo also met Yao Ming!The latter invited An Luo to play in Shanghai at that time, and left him his contact information.If Fu Yao hadn't contacted UCLA and An Luo had been successfully selected, he would have become the most powerful player in the CBA by now!

However, he has now embarked on this path!One day, he will step into the Toyota Center as a player, playing on the court where his predecessors played.This can be regarded as making up for some regrets from another direction.

(End of this chapter)