In mid-September, the Qingbei team announced its league roster.
The starting lineup is as expected: Center Yang Lingling, Power Forward Shu Juan, Small Forward Sun Meng, Shooting Guard Lu Xuping, and Point Guard Wang Jie.
Lu Yu and Chu Feiyu are on the substitute player list.
On the official account of the Qingbei team, fans and haters argued all day about Lu Yu's selection as a key player.
The situation gradually calmed down after Lu Yu posted a message saying "Quietly preparing for battle".
After the wedding, Lu Yu started coming home later and later each day.
By the end of September, Lu Yu's physical condition had basically recovered to its peak. With her conscious control over her energy expenditure, playing a full 40-minute match was no longer a problem.
With Sun Meng's help, Lu Yu's ability to break through and attack has been significantly improved.
After his wedding, Jiao Yuyin was busy every day shuttling between the company and various banquets or business meetings.
Although the investigation into the old incident had a direction, the progress of the clandestine investigation was always unsatisfactory.
The National Women's Professional Basketball Competition opened in early October.
Qingbei team won two consecutive games to start the season thanks to Sun Meng's one-on-one drives and absolutely dominant layup ability.
This result greatly reduced the pressure on Coach Wang, but it also effectively sealed Lu Yu's place on the bench.
Lu Yu, on the other hand, was completely unaffected. With sufficient physical strength, going out early and returning late, and doubling his training hours had become the norm.
In the third round-robin match, the Qingbei team suffered a crushing defeat, losing by a margin of 19 points.
Moonlight streamed through the skylight, casting a cool, pale white glow on the basketball court.
Sun Meng sat leaning against the basketball hoop, holding a basketball.
The darkness concealed her self-reproachful expression. Learning to process setbacks alone was something she had learned since her youth training days.
"Smack!"
The lights illuminated the stadium, revealing Sun Meng's dejected expression.
Lu Yu walked straight to Sun Meng and took the basketball from Sun Meng's arms.
The coordinated dribbling rhythm and the echoing slapping sounds in the arena successfully attracted Sun Meng's attention.
Lu Yu kept repeating the crossover step to get past his opponent, and the large shoulder swings and rapid shifts in his center of gravity gave Sun Meng the illusion that Lu Yu had really become a butterfly, ready to take off and fly towards the basket at any moment.
The crossover dribble was used repeatedly by the opposing point guard to break through Sun Meng's defense in today's game, causing the entire defensive formation to be easily broken up, and the Qingbei team was completely helpless against the opponent.
Sun Meng's eyes gleamed. Without uttering a word, she stood up and stood opposite Lu Yu, assuming a defensive stance.
Lu Yu stared into Sun Meng's eyes, slapped the basketball twice with his left hand, and quickly swayed his shoulder to the left.
Sun Meng shifted slightly to the left to defend.
Lu Yu quickly shifted his weight to the right, and the basketball bounced to Lu Yu's right hand.
Sun Meng couldn't react in time. As she shifted her weight, Lu Yu had already dribbled with his right hand and accelerated past her to the right.
Sun Meng could only see Lu Yu's profile; her legs felt like lead, and she froze on the spot.
Lu Yu stopped and slowly retreated to the three-point line.
"continue."
Lu Yu's cool, commanding voice was even more captivating than the sound of a basketball being slapped.
Sun Meng assumed a defensive stance, and unsurprisingly, Lu Yu got past her again.
Just like today, the opposing point guard dribbled into half the court without any pressure.
"What is your purpose in defending?" Lu Yu asked, looking at the basket.
"What purpose can defense serve? Defense is the purpose."
"Wrong. There are many purposes of defense: putting pressure on key players, disrupting the opponent's formation and tactics, and exhausting specific players' stamina or fouls."
Lu Yu dribbled the basketball slowly, the sound accompanying the rhythm of the dribbling. "Perhaps it can be simply understood as preventing the opponent from shooting, but it's definitely not just about preventing them from getting past you. Just because they get past you doesn't mean you're bad, understand?"
Sun Meng stood there, stunned.
Lu Yu calmly commanded, "Don't think about what will happen if I get past you, just think of a way to prevent me from scoring!"
Lu Yu slowly dribbled the ball closer to Sun Meng.
Lu Yu feinted twice, dribbled twice quickly, and easily broke through Sun Meng's defense.
Lu Yu sped up her run, glancing at the scene out of the corner of her eye…
It's definitely different from before; the genius small forward gets it right so quickly.
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