"One, two, three, four five. Until the players stand in line, and the count is completed.
The coach stood up and said, "Today, the team has welcomed a new member, John. Come forward and introduce yourself. Everyone, let's welcome him with applause."
There was a burst of applause, not very warm. After all, with one more person in the team, there was another potential threat to the starter, Luke only now knew John was the white shooter, couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"Hello, everyone. My name is John Williams. I am a freshman in this high school class. I mainly play the small forward position and am a spot-up shooter player. I hope to get along well with everyone in the team and receive advice from the seniors. Thank you all."
But everyone knew in their hearts that these were just polite words. Get along well and give me some advice? Don't be silly.
After John's introduction, the coach, with a serious expression, addressed the players. When they were all quiet, he said, "I believe everyone knows what day it is today—competing for the starting point guard."
"For you and for me, it may not be a big deal. After all, being at the bottom of the high school league all year round has made you lose motivation. So today, I will put some pressure on you."
"Who is the injured person first? Needless to say, he is not only our starting point guard but also the captain of this team."
With a new player in the team, there are three tasks today: selecting the starting point guard, selecting the starting forward, and electing a new team captain.
Suddenly, the players were in an uproar, saying anything. The scene became a bit chaotic and quiet. "Now everyone is going to warm up. We will gather here in half an hour to play two 5v5 games."
"Who will be the captain, and who will be the starter will all depend on your performance in these two games. I will always pay attention to you on the sidelines, then dismiss, and start warming up," the coach said seriously.
At this time, Luke was also stunned, not because of the captain's battle mentioned by the coach, but because of the voice in his head.
"Ding! Publish the system task captain battle.
Task reward: you can get 60~69 ability points in the player mall and a free lottery draw in the area."
The first thing to do was to run back and forth. John looked at Luke in a daze and ran to Luke side. His eyes showed excitement. If he hadn't known that he, like those team members, had been defeated by the first starter just now, the captain's battle ignited a small fire in his heart. Otherwise, looking at that look, Luke really thought he had something in mind for him.
John: Luke, are you confident?
Luke: Of what?
John: Captain, do you think you can win the captaincy?
Luke: Dafaq!. What's wrong with you?, brother, we haven't figured out whether we are starter or not, but you are already thinking about the captain position. I really don't know if you are confident or if you are careless.
John: Hey, you are so boring. During the 1v1 just now, you beaten the opponent to death, and you still couldn't earn a starting position? Excessive humility is pride.
This sentence happened to be heard by the little white man next to him, and he thought that the one who had been tortured just now was him and didn't even have a chance to attack.
Staring at John, John felt the eyes behind him staring back without any sign of weakness.
Luke looked at these two people as if they were looking at each other and tried again. Just give it a try.
After stepping forward and pulling John away, he shook his head and ignored John's thoughts, concentrating on the warm-up training.
And looking at these players from the sidelines, Luke, the only one who was not affected by the captain's desire, nodded secretly, thinking about a bold decision.
Soon after half an hour, the two teams were divided into two teams. The original starting team and the substitutes played against each other. As for the point guard of the starting team, he was the small white man. This grouping made the player very excited. He felt that the coach had no idea about the relationship between the two of them, still leaning towards him.
But John felt unfair to himself. Maybe he didn't even know it, but now he had become a strong supporter of Luke.
"Each game lasts for 10 minutes. There are no tactics. It all depends on your own performance. There are only two games. I hope you all take it seriously and don't regret it after the result comes out." Coach said.