Coach Ben Holland announced to Dugg on Monday afternoon that the NCAA league had officially naturalized his player, meaning he was officially a member of the UCLA Bruins.

Kevin Love and Westbrook screamed excitedly at the news.

Collison's small team didn't seem so happy, but they clapped their hands perfunctorily under Ben Holland's gaze.

Due to his official naturalization, Dug must hurry to pick his jersey number or he will not be able to play in tomorrow afternoon's game.

Dugg started with the number 8.

Chinese love this number.

But Coach Holland told him: "In the NCAA, the numbers 6, 7, 8, and 9 are all referee numbers. You can choose from 0-5, 10-15, 20-25.30-35, 40-45, and 50-55. There are also 0 and 00. ”

"Then 10."

Dugg chose this number.

Coach Ben Holland checked it and confirmed that no player had chosen this number, and then quickly reported it. And let the sponsors hurry up and make jerseys.

UCLA was so efficient that it took less than an hour and a half for the sponsor to deliver the No. 10 jersey embroidered with Dug's last name in pinyin.

When Duge wore this jersey, he felt an inexplicable sense of belonging in his heart: he had to fight for the honor of the school next.

USC and UCLA are in the same NCAA Pacific Division, and the two teams are in a sense rivals.

Of course, UCLA's history is a little more remarkable.

But the strength of the University of Southern California in the past two years should not be underestimated, and last season... The University of Southern California once beat the Bruins twice. This has left all of the UCLA players this season breathing a sigh of relief and urgently needing to be released on Tuesday afternoon.

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"Coach, are you crazy?"

On Monday night, in a closed-door meeting of the coaching staff, assistant coach Kerr loudly questioned Ben Holland's personnel changes for the next game: "I can understand Russell as the starting point guard. But... Is it too arbitrary to make Snoopy the starting power forward? He couldn't even dunk, he was an offensive hole when he walked out of the court, and we had to face a 4-5 situation. ”

"So, I put Kevin Love and Russell Westbrook in the starting line-up. There's also three-point shooter Vincent, plus Holiday Plus. The offensive ability of this squad is certainly fine. Holland replied confidently.

"But... Snoopy was not familiar with our tactical system at all. Cole continued to question.

"He has a good sense of position, and I believe that the top students who can get into the Anderson School of Finance and get a full scholarship will be able to quickly understand the team's tactical intentions. Moreover, he is now in dire need of playing time to enrich his playing experience. ”

Ben Holland didn't consult him again: "Okay, I've decided. ”

He has to come up with the authority of a head coach or the meeting will descend into endless arguments.

"Did you do this considering Darren and Luke's feelings? They've always been starters, and now that all of them have been put on the bench, they're going to be unbalanced. ”

Coach Kerr still thinks Ben Holland's substitution is too aggressive.

"I'll go talk to them. They should understand that there needs to be competition within any team, and only competition can make the team better. ”

Ben Holland said this.

The topic was put on hold and the tactical discussion began.

For USC, we all know each other, after all, they are teams in the same city in the same division, and they have to play twice a year in the group stage.

Only this time, UCLA suddenly has a variable. Dugg suddenly appeared, and 'inexplicably' got Ben Holland's reuse, and actually played as a starter in the first official game of his college career, which is usually the treatment of a super five-star player.

In Ben Holland's latest tactical positioning, Dugg's role has become very heavy. He safely handed over the responsibility of the penalty area to Duge alone, without considering the intention of letting any of his teammates help defend the penalty area.

Coach Nolan, who likes Dug very much, has reservations about this.

After the meeting, he approached Ben Holland: "I know you're trying to get Snoopy to gain more experience and be pressured to grow up with a lot of responsibility. But... Don't you think this responsibility is too heavy for him? This was his first official match. We all know how good his defensive talent is, but what if he doesn't hold up? What if his self-confidence suffers as a result, which affects his love for basketball? ”

Coach Nolan is worried, he is not against letting Dugg start, but he is against Ben Holland putting a heavy burden on him as soon as he comes up, and he is afraid that he will crush this defensive genius in one go.

"Listen, Nolan. I don't want to predict whether he'll be able to handle the load, but I just want to tell you that if we want to win this year's NCAA championship, we'll have to accumulate enough chips before we get to the national tournament. ”

University of Memphis, University of Kentucky, University of North Carolina, Duke University, University of Kansas...... These heroes will not give us the opportunity to grow slowly. You have to know that after this season, Kevin and Darren will leave, and Holiday and Russell and even Bamot may announce their rookie candidacy. We must build up our strength for the next school year now. Snoopy is a rare talent, and I've seen his profile, his family is very wealthy, and he doesn't have a reason to get into the NBA right away. ”

"So, whether it's for this season or for the next two seasons, we're going to have to put a lot of weight on Snoopy right away. It doesn't matter if he loses the game, as long as he can grow up quickly, even if he doesn't become a five-star player in the end. But as long as he can become a defensive gate, we will succeed! ”

Ben Holland has a very good reason.

However, Nolan still feels that this is a seedling and very unfair to the puppy.

Isn't it difficult for a strong man to suddenly let a person who has just entered the world of basketball suddenly let him be the core of the interior defense?

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