80:Negotiate only if you are qualified

Syracuse University, also known as Syracuse University.

Syracuse University basketball head coach Jim Boym, as a famous NCAA coach, personally called to recruit Qin Feng.

In fact, Qin Feng received many invitations from famous NCAA schools during this period. Even Duke University and UCLA also extended an olive branch to Qin Feng.

But Qin Feng never gave these universities a direct reply.

The reason is that they cannot commit to their role and status in the team.

"Mr. Jim, I'm very happy to receive your call." Qin Feng said.

"Haha." Jim Boym on the other end of the phone laughed loudly and said, "Qin, I'm very honored that you can answer my call."

The old man and the young man first exchanged American greetings.

But soon, Jim Boym went directly to the topic: "Qin, we warmly invite you to join our Syracuse University. You will be an indispensable part of our team."

Although Qin Feng likes others to flatter him, he will never be confused by others' flattery.

"Mr. Jim, what is my role on the team?"

"What kind of help should it bring to the team the most?"

"I'd like to hear your opinion."

Qin Feng said in a calm tone.

Several previous universities came to me and wanted me to be responsible for 'rebounds', 'screening' and 'secondary offense'.

There's not even a scene of eating cake.

To put it bluntly, it is blue collar among blue collars.

In fact, in most teams, most of the cake-eating scenes are given to the center position 5. The pick-and-roll at positions 1 and 5 is the most powerful.

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There are two reasons why Qin Feng asked such detailed questions:

1) If you want to be selected by the NBA or become a lottery pick, you need to have outstanding performance in college games.

After all, Qin Feng is a short and stocky insider who is not very good at flying, which is a 'fatal injury' to many NBA teams.

What is selected in the NBA draft?

[Talent potential] + [Instant combat power].

There are many players who have poor combat ability but high talent and potential among lottery picks over the years.

Even if a player with strong fighting ability and poor talent potential can become a lottery pick, he will still be outside the top 5.

In the final analysis, the NBA draft selects talent and potential.

Is Qin Feng highly talented?

In the eyes of most NBA scouts, it's not high.

NBA scouts are very cautious when selecting outside players, who need to have terrifying physical fitness, movement control skills and a mature mind. Therefore, there has never been a No. 1 point guard in the NBA.

Because No. 1 can pass the No. 1 pick, he has gone through numerous screening tests.

When it comes to selecting inside players, NBA scouts prefer [Static Talent] + [Running and Jumping Talent]. The skills are a bit inferior, but the combat ability does not matter. After all, in their view, the maturity period of a center is around 28 years old.

Among [static talents], NBA scouts pay more attention to height, wingspan and frame.

As for weight, strength and confrontation, they are not valuable in their opinion.

Many players develop their muscles and strength after entering the NBA...

Of course, the speed of muscle gain depends on the player's frame.

In the opinion of most NBA scouts, Qin Feng's static talent is only 5.8 points, with a perfect score of 10 points.

[Running and jumping talent], also known as dynamic talent, is an item that will only be examined if the player has a height of 211cm and a wingspan of 228cm or more.

unless...

Only when running and jumping talents have reached a historical level can NBA scouts ignore the static talents of players.

Qin Feng's current running and jumping talents are very average among NCAA insiders.

For this reason, Qin Feng needs to produce good statistics and performance to attract the attention of NBA scouts and improve his draft position.

2) In addition, Qin Feng's purpose of choosing to play in the NCAA for one year is to further hone his skills.

Qin Feng was naturally unwilling to be a blue-collar insider.

Qin Feng needs [fire rights] and [ball rights].

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"Qin, our Syracuse University coaching team has watched your games repeatedly. Before this call, we have produced two [growth plans] for you." Jim Boym's tone also became serious at this time. Get serious.

During the communication with Qin Feng, Jim Boyim did not feel the childishness of a high school student at all. On the contrary, the other party matured like a real professional player.

Most players of the same age think that they are big stars in high school, or even big stars in this state, they are inflated and exaggerated.

But Qin Feng is different...

Even across the phone, Jim Boym also felt Qin Feng's dissatisfaction, restlessness, and desire to become stronger, to further polish himself, to surpass all opponents, and to ascend to the top of the throne.

Jim Boym admires these types of players.

"Mr. Jim, I'm all ears." Qin Feng said.

"Okay, Qin."

"The first growth plan is to hope that you can become the team's [basket finisher]."

"We will design [some] low-post tactics around you to allow you to catch the ball better in the low post and get some mismatch opportunities. And you just need to seize these opportunities."

"In addition, it is to protect the defensive rebounds. Of course, the team hopes that you can develop the [first pass] ability. After grabbing the defensive rebounds, you can immediately pass the ball to the teammates in the frontcourt."

Jim Boym said.

This positioning is similar to Qin Feng's current position at Oak Hill High School, as the team's second offensive option.

Compared with becoming a blue-collar worker, this is obviously more in line with Qin Feng's expectations.

"Second plan to grow and become a rebounding monster for us."

"In addition to occasionally participating in off-ball screens in team tactics, the rest is to grab those damn rebounds. You don't even need to return to defense immediately to give full play to your rebounding talents."

The second growth plan is the elite rebounding route...

The pace of the NCAA game is much faster than that of the high school league. Once the offensive rebound is not grabbed, it is easy to be beaten 5-on-4 by the opponent on the offensive end.

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In low-level leagues, you can attack, defend, organize, etc., but in high-level leagues, doing too much work will only make you inefficient.

When the basketball god Michael Jordan was a guest point guard, he had triple-doubles, but the team's record was not as good as his scoring position.

"Qin, this is the plan made by our team's coaching staff for you. Of course, you can ask any other questions you have." Jim Boym said with a smile.

"Coach Jim, I want to get some [high-position attack] scenes." Qin Feng was not polite and directly expressed his thoughts.

As a stocky inside man, if the offensive area is only in the three-second zone under the basket, it will be too easy to be restricted...

Qin Feng, who wants to further improve himself, must get out of his comfort zone.

It's just that this sounds a little crazy to Jim Boym...

Qin Feng did not show the ability to launch attacks from the high post in the low-level high school league, and he did not have the ability to break through the frame after receiving the ball in the high post.

Breakthrough after the catch.

and breakthrough with the ball.

They seem to be similar, but in fact, the difference is quite big.

Breakthrough after receiving the ball is the first time to break through after receiving a pass from a teammate and the opponent does not completely maintain a defensive position.

The opponent's defense is relatively dynamic.

A breakthrough with the ball is a breakthrough after the opponent has established its stance and uses three threats and various dribbling skills to deceive the center of gravity.

The defensive state is relatively static.

This is like shooting a bird sitting on a tree with a bow and shooting a bird flying in the air.

Obviously, the former is slightly less difficult.

"Qin, I need to discuss the situation you mentioned with the coaching team, and I won't be able to give you an accurate answer for a while." Jim Boym did not immediately agree to Qin Feng.

after all...

Qin Feng wanted too much.

"Okay, Mr. Jim."

"Thank you very much for your call."

"Hopefully we can continue to stay in touch."

Qin Feng smiled.

After hanging up the phone, Qin Feng returned to training.

Instead of worrying about whether others agree or disagree, it is better to improve yourself and increase your bargaining chips.