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Coach Wesley glanced around and saw that the players were resting and training, but no one was paying attention. He lowered his voice and said to Zhuang Yu: "In addition to defense and passing, you also need to practice more three-pointers." ball."

"Of course, your three-point shot is already very good."

"But this is not enough. To at least become the team's 'sixth man', defensive and organizational skills alone are not enough. You also need stable scoring output."

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Listening, Zhuang Yu nodded subconsciously, and then reacted suddenly, his heart beating faster: "Sixth man? Coach Wesley, what do you mean?"

Assistant Coach Wesley smiled slightly, motioned for Zhuang Yu to speak lower, and nodded: "You heard that right. Due to your outstanding performance in these preseason games, Coach Holland believes that you can become the team's sixth man. Support the team during rotation time.”

This is almost a certainty.

Zhuang Yu couldn't help but be pleasantly surprised: "Thank you, coach, I will definitely work hard."

I originally thought that if I performed better, I could strive to become the "first substitute defender", but I didn't expect that after a few preseason games, I would actually have the opportunity to become the sixth man.

Of course, the sixth man is still a substitute.

But substitutes and substitutes are also different.

For example, there is more than one so-called "first substitute" in the team.

The first substitute center, the first substitute small forward, the first substitute guard... A team can have five such players.

So "the first substitute defender" sounds nice and has the title of "first", but in fact it is just that. It's just that compared to those further back, both playing time and performance opportunities will be more.

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For example, some teams have a crowded back line. There may be six or seven defenders alone, so there will be a second substitute or even a third substitute...

One can imagine how much playing time this so-called second substitute can have.

As for the third substitute, he is basically equivalent to a marginal player. In official games, he just sits on the sidelines and watches the water fountain.

But "the first player on the team" is different.

There can be several first substitutes, but there is only one sixth man. Even in some teams, this sixth man is more important than some starting players.

For example, "Ginobili", the sixth man of the NBA Spurs, is one of the "Spurs Troika". In terms of importance, he is probably second only to Duncan and almost on the same level as Parker. His team status and tactical status are far behind. than other players.

Another example is Thunder player James Harden, who just won the "NBA Sixth Man of the Year" award last season.

As the team's sixth man, he played a total of 62 games, starting only 2 games, and came on as a substitute in 60 games. However, he can be called the "Three Thunder Young Masters" along with Durant and Westbrook. You dare to say that he Not as important as the other two starters Ibaka and Perkins?

If Zhuang Yu can become the team's "sixth man", it will mean that he has completely established a foothold in UCLA.

"Work hard." Assistant Coach Wesley said hopefully: "Defense, organization, and stable three-point shooting. With these three things, you will definitely be qualified to be the sixth man. Maybe you can even compete in the Pac-12 ( The Pac- Sixth Man of the Year award."

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The NCAA also has a "Best Sixth Man" award.

Zhuang Yu nodded heavily, contentedly.

......

The next day, Coach Holland clarified the team's starting lineup during training and announced that Zhuang Yu would be the team's "sixth man" from now on.

The preseason has ended, and next is the regular season. It's time to clarify the team's starting lineup, tactical system, and style of play.

The starting lineup includes center Latvis, power forward Parker, small forward Muhammad, shooting guard Powell, and point guard Drew II.

This result is not surprising.

On the contrary, Zhuang Yu, the "sixth man", was something that none of the players expected.

Although Zhuang Yu has performed very well in these games, he is only a freshman and a Chinese player. No one expected that the coaching staff would value him so highly.

"Congratulations."

"Zhuang, congratulations."

Anderson and Lamb immediately congratulated Zhuang Yu, and other players also nodded to Zhuang Yu to express their goodwill.

Only Mohammed squinted.

The most unhappy person was undoubtedly Adams.

He is also a defender, and he also covets the sixth man position. He originally thought that he would work hard to fight for it when the regular season starts.

But he didn't expect that it would be over. He had no chance!

"hateful......"

Adams gritted his teeth, knowing that he would never be able to compete with Zhuang Yu again.

From this day on, Zhuang Yu's identity has changed, and his importance in the team system has also changed.

The coaching staff even designed several tactics specifically around him to play during rotation times.

The regular season of the NCAA is based on the league. For example, the Pac-12 Conference is played between the 12 teams of the league. The league itself forms a committee to arrange venues, schedules, television broadcasts and other related affairs.

The regular season generally adopts a home and away system. Each team will play twice, once at home and away, and will be ranked by points.

Some teams are weak and the regular season ends after the home and away games, and the championship is determined by points.

There are 32 NCAA leagues in total, and the first place finisher (champion) in each league's regular season automatically qualifies for the tournament.

However, some conferences have many strong teams, such as the Atlantic Coast Conference, where NCAA giants Duke University and the University of North Carolina are both in this conference.

It would certainly be unfair if only the champions could enter the tournament.

Therefore, the number of places in the championship is not 32, but 64, which means that a total of 64 teams can participate in the championship.

So in addition to the league champions, how are the remaining 32 places distributed?

According to NCAA regulations, the NCAA Sports Committee will form a special organizing committee, which will select some strong teams to fill these 32 quotas, so these 32 quotas are also called "invitation quotas."

In order to obtain "invitation quota" and enter the championship, some leagues with many strong teams, such as the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Pac-12 Conference where UCLA is located, will add a knockout tournament in addition to the home and away games of the regular season.

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