Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Art students all cherished their hands, so they tended to avoid participating in sports like basketball which allowed for them to be easily injured. The animation departnt’s team wasn’t the only one that had been forcibly made.
The four departnts under the animation and dia faculty all had relatively small numbers of players on their basketball teams. Only the photography departnt had a select few strong pillars and did not care as much for their hands, so they were much laxer on the recruitnt process.
The animation departnt had the least, maxing out at six players.
The first match was against the web developnt and gaming departnt, which had eight people.
Based on body height and size, the web dev departnt possessed an advantage. There were two people above 180 cm, both of them seemingly very built.
The two teams ward up on opposite sides of the court before the kick-off. The web dev departnt’s team had one person throwing the ball towards the backboard while another mber would jump up and dunk it against the backboard. The people behind ford a line that followed, jumping when it reached their turn. It was proper and induced the cheers and screams from the web dev spectators to the side of the court.
One of the 182 cm tall boys wearing the No.3 jersey cooly made a beheading action with his hand at the animation departnt as he received the ball during a 180 turn in mid-air. It attracted another wave of screaming. Youthful air was everywhere.
“Co, ti to learn so nas.”
After an average warm-up session, senior Ah Ning took out his clipboard and called the six players. Calling mainly to the five players excluding ng Fan. “I’ve told you guys about their team’s situation beforehand, so let’s recall so nas. The guy who just made that neck cut action at us, Number 3, is the new freshman. He is a bit arrogant and likes to make breakthroughs. He’s not bad at making fouls either, so when you defend, pay attention to him. Everything else should go according to our existing plan.”
“The other freshman to watch out for is number 9. He has an average build, so there’s no need to target him with a special guard. It’s not like we would get results anyways. In addition, there are two seniors that you should also watch out for, number 11 and number 23…”
The words ng Fan kept hearing from the side was “handle according to our existing plans”. He had no idea what this “plan” was.
It’s not that senior Ah Ning didn’t want to tell ng Fan, but because it was useless to tell him anyway. ng Fan only had one task; to score while the opposition was unprepared.
“OK! Our goal for the first half is to even the score within ten points. When we get to the second half, you’ll know what to do.”
Senior Ah Ning clapped his hands and then smacked the ass of all 5 starting players before they went on court.
The morale of the team was alright. After all, they had ng Fan as their trump card.
As for the ass tapping… It is what it is. At least senior Ah Ning wasn’t dressed as a girl.
The ga was divided into the first half and second half, each taking 20 minutes.
Maybe it was because of their calm ntality that 10 minutes after kick-off, the animation departnt managed to maintain an even score of 12 points against the much stronger web dev team.
The web dev. Developnt’s number 3 had great burst indeed. However, his hit rate after his pop off was not high.
On the contrary, the performance of a junior in the web dev departnt was more eye-catching. Although he didn’t get much ball possession, he also scored 6 points, like number 3.
Ten minutes later, the number 3 jersey beca worked up. Maybe because soone else stole his lilight, as each ti he got the ball, it was always a solo point. He scored several points, but his turnover rate was also higher.
When the first half ended, the score was 24:22. The animation departnt was actually 2 points ahead.
When they walked off the court, there was a smile on all the players from the animation departnt’s team. Senior Ah Ning also gave words of encouragent to each player. The web dev. Side was a different story. So looked dejected, while others were seething with anger.
“Pick and roll? Do you guys know what that is? One by one all standing like statues, are you columns?!” Number 3 was fuming.
“You’re one to talk, you knew you were about to breakthrough, but you still pushed it! Do you not know how to pass?”
“Yeah, we gave you so many balls, but how many did you score?!”
The other teammates also began to fu upon hearing him.
“Enough!”
The temporary coach from the web dev. Departnt hollered. He did not dare to talk more smack at this ti, squeezing out a smile and said to no.3, “You should pass the ball to Ah Xin more. He has a good feel. As long as he is open, the attention will redirect towards him. Then when he returns it to you, it will be easier to breakthrough.”
No.3 nodded carelessly.
On the animation departnt’s side, senior Ah Ning rounded up all the players and smiled. “It seems like my guess was correct. That no.3 loves the spotlight, and at this level competition, he doesn’t take it seriously. He is arrogant. When he noticed that no.11 scored more points than him, he began to tilt. If they can’t adjust during this admission, they won’t be able to cooperate in the second half. If we play well, there won’t be a need for ng Fan to co in. Let’s follow our existing plan. If no.3 still behaves the sa in the second half, then 11 will have the opportunity to take the ball.”
This ti around, ng Fan was able to understand so of the plans. In a simple basketball ga, senior Ah Ning was able to analyze their human nature and use it to his advantage. This was admirable. He could target one person and bring success to the full team!
It’s pretty terrifying when this top student uses his wit.
After ten minutes of intermission, the second half began. After no.3 received the ball again, he pushed forward on his own, completely turning a blind eye to no.11, who had no defense on him at all.
Score!
No.3 gave a smirk to no.11 and ran back to defend.
No.11 did not look pleased, but seeing no.3 score, there was nothing he could say.
Next, no.3 proceeded to solo three more shots, but none of them scored.
“Give the ball!”
No.11 angrily snapped at his other teammates.
“Give it to !”
No. 3 was also screaming.
On the other hand, the animation departnt remained steady. Unconsciously, they gradually distanced their score.
Ti out!
The web dev departnt asked for a ti out.
The break seed to be effective when the ga resud. But it didn’t take two minutes for them to return to their bickering.
Swap players!
The web dev departnt’s coach responded quickly this ti, straight up replacing no.3, their team’s most optimistic scoring ace.
“You’re too restless. You can go back when you’ve cald down.” The web dev coach forced another tight smile.
“If they gave those balls, we would be caught up already!”
No.3 took off his jersey and left.
They swapped him with a person who’s skills were not as good as no.3, but his presence allowed the rest of the team to be more harmonious. Only, for this kind of competition, 50 points were already a great score. Even in a good ga, it was not easy to catch up when you’re a dozen points behind.
And they had nobody who could close the gap.
Plus, the animation departnt had high morale as they began to familiarize themselves as they cooperated with each other. Under the unique command of senior Ah Ning, the teams were now even in skill. Although they had closed in on the points, they still managed to win the ga with a 5 points advantage.
At the end of the ga, senior Ah Ning was quite nervous. After all, this was an elimination-style ga. They’d be out if they lost. He kept staring back at the score. If it had gone within 4 points, he would have sent ng Fan to play.
But the end did not require it.
“Iron bro, thank you, we won!” The red-haired youth and the other team mbers all cheered as they looked towards ng Fan.
ng Fan was speechless. “I didn’t even play.”
“As long as you’re here, our hearts can rest!”
“You’re our anchoring pin, our secret nuclear weapon!”
“Mr. Iron, you alright?”
“This sentence is pretty hardcore!”
In comparison, the animation departnt was much more peaceful.
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