Chapter Twelve Challenge

  "Ding, congratulations to the host for completing the first official match of his coaching career and obtaining 100 Dynasty Points"

  "Ding, congratulations to the host for completing the first official match of his coaching career with a loss, and obtaining 10 dynasty points."

  "Ding, host completed the first match, team evaluation is enabled"

  "Ding, player Stephon Green has gained insight in the game, attack +2"

  "Ding, player Stephon Green's attacking ability has reached its maximum value and cannot be increased further."

  "Ding, players Vince Carter, Tim Duncan, James Posey, Wally Szczerbiak, and Raja Bell have gained insight in the game, attack +1"

  The match ended, and Zhuang Fei's mind suddenly echoed with information from the Six Dynasties system.

  "Zhuang, are you okay?" Mark Allen asked worriedly as he looked at Zhuang Fei who was standing there in a daze.

  "It's nothing," Zhuang Fei shook his head and walked towards the coaching bench of Kangda, where he met Jim Cahoon, a future basketball hall of famer, although this somewhat bald white coach was not very famous at the moment, after all, he had not yet dominated the NCAA.

  "Your players are pretty good," said Jim Cahoon, shaking hands with Zhuang Fei.

  "Thank you, Kang Da is even better," Zhuang Fei complimented.

  Just as Zhuang Fei and Jim Carrey were chatting, a dozen empty mineral water bottles suddenly flew down from the stands next to them, with several hitting the two men.

  "Chinese people, get out of Windsor City, you are not even qualified to be the head coach of the Devil's Team"

  "Get out of class, Chinese people! If you still have any self-awareness, get out quickly. Vicksen Forest doesn't need you."

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  "Haha, looks like you've still got a lot of work to do!" Jim-Kahon said with a grin, not minding the mineral water bottle that had been smashed on him.

  Zhuang Fei looked at the excited fans on stage and said helplessly: "I think this will be a good challenge"

  "Haha, you're a great young man! Hope to see you again next time!" Jim Cahoon patted Zhuang Fei's shoulder with a smile.

  "It will definitely happen, and it may be as early as this March"

  Jim Cahoon was taken aback for a moment, but quickly reacted with a smile: "You'd better not miss the appointment then"

  Zhuang Fei didn't know how he left the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, in his impression, this was one of the most humiliating moments in his life, thousands of people were shouting at him in unison, thousands of middle fingers were waving at him, and he almost had to be carried by security to safely leave the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum back to Wake Forest University.

  This is the most failed and shameful debut.

  Back at the training hall of Vicksen Forest University, Mark Allen, Bill Lamb and the players of Vicksen Forest looked nervously at Zhuang Fei. This shameful match was not just about Zhuang Fei alone, but also involved these players. However, as soon as they returned to the training hall, Zhuang Fei didn't say a word, just letting them stand there. The more Zhuang Fei didn't speak, the more tense the players became. Through this month of effort, Zhuang Fei successfully molded himself into a tyrannical role.

  "Today we had a very regrettable match, we lost to the University of Connecticut, which was in the top eight last season. There will be wins and losses in every game, although we lost badly, it's nothing, this is not the end of the world, and we haven't lost everything. I think from this loss, we should gain a lot of inspiration and help for future games." Zhuang Fei glanced at the players who were all hanging their heads in silence, and said with a smile. The players looked up and saw no displeasure on Zhuang Fei's face, so they all put their minds at ease.

  "I think in the next match, you guys won't be kicked around like this again"

  The players were taken aback at first, then they all awkwardly touched their own heads and gave an embarrassed smile.

  "Today we have many shortcomings, of course, there are also many good places. First, I want to especially praise Tim and Wally." Zhuang Fei nodded at Duncan and Wallys Zebulon, then said: "Tim and Wally in the game have always been doing what we trained for, they are also the best performing, most stable players on our team." After saying this, Zhuang Fei paused, then continued: "As a reward to Wally, I announce that from today, Wally will serve as the team's vice captain." Then Zhuang Fei looked at Wallys Zebulon with a serious face. This was not an impulsive appointment by Zhuang Fei. Last season's captain Randal left the team, and vice captain Duncan took over. Now the team still lacks a vice captain. Since there are too many freshmen on the team this year, Zhuang Fei had long wanted to choose one of them as vice captain. After more than a month of observation, Zhuang Fei also gained some understanding of their personalities. James Posey was too impulsive, Lagabere was too weak. Originally, Zhuang Fei's favorite was Vince Carter, but after this game, it can be seen that he is now similar to James Posey, easily losing his cool. Only Wallys Zebulon, whether in the game or in normal training, this player always executes Zhuang Fei's tasks flawlessly, even if he has his own emotions, he will not express them during games or training. This is an excellent team player.

  "This... coach, I'm not going to make it, am I..." Wallace Zebulon said, first stunned, then looking at Carter again, and finally spoke hesitantly.

  Zhuang Fei naturally understood what Wallace Zebediah was thinking. The strongest players on the team, apart from Duncan and Carter, were generally considered to be the most respected. Among these four freshmen, three had been captains of their high school teams, with only Wallace Zebediah not being one. However, Zhuang Fei didn't think that way. He looked at Wallace Zebediah with a serious expression and said, "You don't need to worry about anything. If you have any questions or doubts, just ask Tim during practice."

  Wallace Zebian saw Zhuang Fei's determined attitude, and he didn't shirk anymore. This was the first time in his basketball career that he had been appointed captain, and he also made a silent vow in his heart that he would not disappoint Zhuang Fei.

  "Now, let me talk about your shortcomings. Raja, your sense of position is too poor. Lebron can easily shake you off with just one block. On the court, you're simply a defensive black hole." Looking at Raja Bell, who was hanging his head in silence, Zhuang Fei felt very helpless. This future Kobe-killer, now seemed to have lost that flair. Raja Bell's individual defense was quite good, with a defensive ability score of 70, but this only applied to one-on-one situations. As soon as the opponent started to coordinate their attack, he would lose his defensive position, and today he was blown away by Lebron's block."

  "Wade, James, I don't know what you two are thinking. I hope that no matter when, you should always believe in your teammates. Basketball is a five-person sport. One person can never achieve success alone, even if it's someone great like Jordan. He also needed Pippen to succeed. Do you think you're already stronger than Jordan?" Zhuang Fei said sternly.

  Carter and James Posey didn't dare look into Zhuang Fei's eyes. They just gritted their teeth, hung their heads low, and remained silent.

  "Today's game, I hope you can remember well, Vince, James. I hope this game will be a turning point in your basketball career. Alright, lift up your head and face the setback like a man." Zhuang Fei gave them a hard pat on the shoulder.

  Carter and James Posey looked at Zhuang Fei and nodded heavily.

  "That's all for today's match summary, you can all go back and rest now, dismissed."

  After all the players had left, Zhu Fei, Mark Allen and Bill Lambo were still discussing the game.

  "Bill, I understand what you mean, but I haven't changed my mind about the tactics. This game was a terrible performance, but we're not completely useless either. Now we need time, and as long as I'm in charge for one more day, I'll stick to it." Just like Zhu Fei thought, this game made Bill Lamb question the team's tactics. However, Zhu Fei had no intention of changing his original plan.

  In the end, this three-person discussion still ended with Zhuang Fei's insistence, and the team will continue to use the triangular offense tactic.

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