Chapter 10 [He Must Be Korean]
Snow took the ball to the left, and relied on his height advantage to hoist the ball to Richkin, who was in the position.
Richkin singles against Timberwolves center Eric Riley, and the weakness of poor athletic ability is obvious. He has the advantage of height and weight, but he is not explosive enough to get to the basket with his back against his opponent. After he turned around forcibly, he hooked a hand farther from the basket, the ball bounced out of the frame, and the rebound was grabbed by Garnett.
Garnett launched a counterattack, and the three Timberwolves rushed out. Point guard Charles was caught up and blocked by Snow when he passed the midfield, and he scored the ball to Jeremy Allen, who was rushing in the front.
Jeremy, who is 193cm tall and weighs only 83kg, is very poor against skin and bones, but he is very fast. He was confident that as long as he ran ahead, no one could catch up.
The Asian opposite him? How could the yellow man be faster than him?
Jeremy didn't pay attention, jumped up three steps and wanted to make a beautiful one-handed dunk. However, as soon as he jumped up, he saw someone appear in front of him, jumping faster and higher.
Of course, it was Yang Jian who came back to defend, chasing in front of Jeremy, half-turning and jumping in one go. His eyes are fast and his hands are fast, and his right hand is accurately pressed on the basketball.
Jeremy suddenly felt a strong force, lost his balance in the air, and was pressed down even with the ball.
Jeremy Allen dropped the basketball and hit the ground hard. He immediately covered his stomach and looked very painful, hoping that the referee would call Yang Jian a malicious foul and make two free throws and one throw.
If such a scene occurs in the Chinese CBA League, the referee will probably call the team doctor to enter the field immediately, and few players are overturned when dunking. But in the NBA, this level of confrontation often occurs, and a player who is injured by a blocked shot can't play well in the NBA. The referee was convinced it was a good shot, and the whistle was not in his mouth.
The referee is a gray-haired white man with extensive law enforcement experience. "You fell and squatted, you should have a pain in your butt instead of your stomach, idiot, stop pretending."
Jeremy sat on the ground with a resentful expression. Blood and tears fell together, my heart was broken and weathered, but my shaking hands couldn't stop, couldn't forgive.
Snow picked up the basketball, and as soon as he turned around, he saw Yang Jian rushing towards the opponent's half court, and instantly overtook him.
"This guy is a superman." Snow reacted quickly. Seeing Yang Jian turned his head to ask for the ball, he immediately took advantage of his height to jump up and pass the ball over Charles's head. Yang Jian comfortably received the basketball on the right, slowed down, and made a 70-degree pull-up jumper from beyond the three-point line.
Jeremy did not get up immediately after the fall, and the Timberwolves had one less defense.
The others who were staring at him shrunk to the vicinity of the penalty area without making up defenses, and Yang Jian got a big vacancy. He made the shot decisively. Of course, it was better to shoot open shots than to rush inside to challenge the big man with the ball.
His shooting action is standard, the release speed is very fast, the ball draws a wonderful arc and enters the net hollow. 3 to 2.
Coach Bob Weiss stood up on the sidelines excitedly and took the lead in applauding. This time, the SuperSonics really picked up a treasure. This is what the coaching staff wants Yang Jian to do, to score in quick offense and defense transitions.
Now Weiss firmly believes that Yang Jian was trapped by Harvard's basketball coach. He's explosive and terrifying, and he can shoot, but he didn't average 10 points per game in college? If Harvard didn't have a basketball coach, he could play casually on the court and lead the team to the championship, right?
The poor Harvard basketball coach lays down the gun again and again, and when Yang Jian makes a name for himself in the NBA, he may be labeled as a "mistaken child". If Yang Jian becomes a star, there will be reporters to interview him.
At that time, the coach will have a difficult time. He will not have a deep impression on the "tool man" at all. If he knew Yang Jian from Transmigration, he would definitely be happy to train him and arrange tactics that could bring out his strength.
The audience applauded, and an old man in the front row sighed: "If this is the NBA regular season, it will probably be selected as the top five balls of the day."
After listening to the applause and retreating from defense, Yang Jian felt that her shooting was better than in the past. This is a change of mentality, he is completely integrated into the game this round, and he is no longer nervous.
At the beginning of the game, he was very nervous, like a rookie playing an official game for the first time. The system suddenly drew the lottery and the prompt sound distracted his attention, and the tension was relieved by accident. Blocking shots and making 3-pointers boosted his confidence, and he wasn't afraid to perform poorly.
The Timberwolves attacked, and Garnett once again got the ball in a high position. This time Scheffler stepped forward immediately.
Scheffler is a pure blue-collar player who plays with his muscles. His talent is average, but he has rich experience in the game. He can see his advantage in one round, and that is physical confrontation.
Garnett is so thin, Scheffler believes that tough physical confrontation will make him uncomfortable.
This is indeed the case. After Garnett was stuck, he couldn't make any moves in the face frame. His most important post-up method is his back-to-back jumper. If he is too far from the basket, forcing a turn to shoot will affect his hit rate.
Garnett didn't play hard, and after a step, he distributed the ball to point guard Charles who was running.
Snow also immediately defended himself, making Charles unable to accelerate with the ball. Shorter guards can't rush, and the threat is greatly reduced. Charles dribbled a few steps and couldn't get rid of it, so he had to pass the ball.
Talent is not enough, sweat comes together.
Snow is strong in physical strength and perseverance. He will keep running with the opponent's defender, trying to entangle himself as closely as possible. Because he knew very well that his speed was ordinary, and the opponent opened the distance to the face frame to break through, he would not be able to defend.
Snow's defensive style shares many similarities with Payton's, so the Sonics appreciate him. Unlike Payton, Snow doesn't talk trash or play tricks when defending.
Timberwolves small forward Mark Davis singled out Sherrell with the ball, made a pull-up jumper, and Richkin grabbed a backcourt rebound and passed it to Snow. Snow took a step forward and hit the ground to pass the ball to find Yang Jian who was going down quickly.
The frontcourt formed a one-on-one, Yang Jian took the ball from the left three-point line and dribbled it towards Jeremy Allen. When the two were about to collide, Yang Jian pulled the ball up, dodged Jeremy's hand and cut the ball to the middle.
Jeremy already knew how fierce Yang Jian was in the last round, and felt that he could not stand up to the opponent because of his physical confrontation, so he chose to gamble to steal. Yang Jian received the ball one step faster than he expected. He leaned forward and could only watch the opponent pass by.
"Why did he get up three steps so early? It's too far from the basket," Jeremy thought to himself.
He is about the same height as Yang Jian. If he takes three steps as soon as he enters the three-point line, it will be difficult for him to make a layup. However, as soon as he turned around, he saw Yang Jian jumped up one meter from the free throw line, gliding for a long distance in the air, and smashed the ball into the basket with one hand with his right hand! 5 to 2.
How can that be? Jeremy stood there, forgetting to serve the baseline ball.
The audience exclaimed, including two young players on the Timberwolves bench.
"Aurechette"!
"AreYouKiddgMe"? !
If any unknown person in the summer league is at this level, they can't imagine how terrifying it is to enter the NBA when they are also undrafted rookies. Are they capable of facing those famous stars?
The players were surprised, the fans were shocked and couldn't believe what they saw.
In 1995, dunks of this distance were high scores in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, and modern players have not come up with enough dunk patterns.
The most amazing thing is that it was not a black player who completed this dunk, but a handsome Asian. This kind of thing, the audience has never heard of it, of course they have to applaud hard and cheer loudly.
Brent Barry, the 15th pick in the first round this year, has yet to interpret "white people can fly" in the slam dunk contest. Now people's existing cognition has suddenly been broken. It turns out that it is not just black people who can complete such a dunk? !
An international student with triangular eyes and instant noodles was so excited that he stood up abruptly and shouted, "He must be Korean!"
The audience next to him looked sideways, and most of them showed the expression of "Haha, I don't believe it".
They don't know which country is playing the game, but this one must be a Korean. There is a big difference in the image of the two people, it is really not like the same country.
Yang Jian felt completely refreshed, and after more than a month of training, she made obvious progress. He spends some time every day practicing dunks, exploring the limits of his jumping, and that dunk is the result.
The best, most beautiful dunk move he's at right now is this long-distance gliding dunk. He seemed to be walking in the air, his movements were very stretched, and at the end, he buckled with a blast, so handsome!