Chapter 11 [Flying so high, so high]

The Timberwolves attacked, and Jeremy Allen actively moved to ask for the ball, and wanted to retaliate to Yang Jian.

"Illusions, all hallucinations, don't scare me." Jeremy encouraged himself in his heart.

He thought he had to retaliate, because he was a second-round rookie, and Yang Jian was an Asian who lost the draft.  How could he compare to the loser?  What will the coaching staff think of him?

Jeremy thinks too much, and the Timberwolves coaches won't hate him because he doesn't guard Yang Jian or doesn't respond to his opponents.  What the coaching staff hated was the team's scouts, and felt that the scouts must be blind to choose Yang Jian.

The Timberwolves have two second-round picks. Although they are in the back, they can sign Yang Jian with just one.  These people forgot that they didn't take Yang Jian seriously when they looked at the opponent's information before the game, thinking that he was just a fringe in the summer league.

Point guard Charles dribbled the ball over halftime and played a pick-and-roll with Garnett.  This is the coach's arrangement to attack with Garnett as the core.  Garnett doesn't have a good chance to make a mid-range shot.

Garnett didn't think it was a good choice for Jeremy to single out Yang Jian, but he still passed the ball.  Because Jeremy's eyes were on fire and he had a strong desire to attack, he passed him one shot, and if he didn't enter the next round, he wouldn't pass it.

Jeremy received the ball and dribbled the ball under the 70-degree face frame on the right to change direction.  When the opponent makes a jumper, he can go forward to interfere, and it is a taboo for defense to easily get out of position.

Even though Yang Jian has never played a professional game before, he understands the truth.  The theory of senior fans is often not bad, and it is another matter to play it yourself.

Garnett didn't stand stupidly in the high position, and helped his teammates do cover to block Yang Jian.  Jeremy changed direction and made a successful breakthrough. He killed the basket in the middle and forced a layup under the interference of two insiders.

Jeremy was very brave and fearless, jumped to avoid the block, and then rushed out of the bottom line because of inertia.  The ball didn't go in, the rebound was picked up by Richkin who didn't jump, and a long pass was immediately sent to the frontcourt.

After Jeremy broke into the basket, the dislocation on the court was two-way. Yang Jian ran away from the tall Garnett and made a fast break.  Richkin's pass was a bit big, but Yang Jian caught up in the penalty area.

He touched the basketball with his right hand while running, and took two steps forward to pick up the basketball from the ground. He turned his back to the basket in order to pick up the ball, and his speed has also slowed down.

If it is an ordinary player, he will choose to turn around and face the frame for a layup, or wait for a teammate to come forward.  But Yang Jian is not an ordinary person, and he didn't find teammates. He just wanted to score.

He took off with all his feet in the direction of the basket with his back on his back, and after his body folded obviously in the air, he smashed the ball into the basket with both hands.

Garnett is still a step behind in pursuit and defense. After all, he is a big man with a height of 211cm, and his figure is not suitable for sprinting.

At 7 to 2, there was another round of warm applause and cheers.

"He flew and flew again, so high! So high!"

"This Asian is so powerful, how come I've never heard of him? I haven't seen him at the draft."

"I bet he'll be a star in the future, too fierce!"

Of course Yang Jian will become a star, no Chinese have ever been able to fly so high, nor will there be in the future, unless the ship blows up.

Most of the audience came to see Garnett, the nation's No. 1 high school student, who has been on the sports news many times before.  However, Garnett only made a mid-range shot at the start, far less eye-catching than Yang Jian, who had two dunks, and the limelight was robbed.

"Where did this thing come from? And it's also the 21st!" Garnett was a little depressed and muttered in his heart.  Because they are both No. 21 rookies, people will inevitably compare the two even if they are in different positions.

He participated in the summer league, trying to dispel the doubts of the media and prove that he can become a star and is a better high school rookie than Kemp was.  If he is defeated by the undrafted rookie in the first game, it will be too shameful, and the media will never say anything good.

Eager to prove himself, Garnett chose to play singles with the ball and turned around and missed the defense outside the left penalty area.

Scheffler is not tall and his wingspan is average. It is difficult to block opponents, but he can put opponents outside the penalty area.  It is because of this specialty that Scheffler, who has no offensive ability, has been a marginal person in the league for five years.

Garnett is too thin, and he can't squeeze Scheffler by force. He can only shoot a jumper farther from the basket.  If he plays like this, he won't be able to drive his teammates, but if he doesn't play like this, he may not even be able to get good stats.  As soon as the game started, he felt some pressure.

Richkin grabbed a backcourt rebound and passed it to Snow, who ignored Sherrell, who reached out for the ball, and passed it to Yang Jian, who was at the forefront, to start a fast break.

Although the coach arranged for Sherrell Ford to be the core of the team's offense, Snow and Sherrell had little communication and were not familiar with each other's characteristics.  He knew Yang Jian very well, and when he saw his friend running in front, he couldn't help passing the ball.

He felt that it was easier to get assists by passing the ball to Yang Jian, and even if he scored a score by passing the ball to Sherrell, it was a single play with the ball.

Yang Jian caught the ball, dribbled the ball, pulled it up, and squeezed Jeremy to force a layup.  His stature is not thick, but his explosiveness is super strong and has obvious advantages in the 2 position.

Jeremy couldn't keep up with the speed, and the confrontation was also at a disadvantage. The helpless pull-in foul sent Yang Jian to the free throw line. If he doesn't pull people, he suspects that the other party will get dunks 80% of the time.

Yang Jian will not miss this simple opportunity, making two free throws, 9 to 2.

He practiced the free throws very accurately, shooting about 80%.  As long as he can shoot open shots, he is much better than a real blacksmith. Free throws must be practiced, and it will be embarrassing if he fails to make a shot.

After Yang Jian's free throw, the Timberwolves coach called a timeout.  He replaced Jeremy and replaced him with a black undrafted rookie named Thomas Jones, who is 198cm tall and weighs 100kg.

Thomas's style of play is very embarrassing, a player who is one-of-a-kind.

He is not good at breaking through and jumpers, his main scoring method is low post play, and his passing ability is also good.  On the defensive end, he relies on his physical fitness and weight to defend swingers well. He often "trades" with opponents, and he can also grab rebounds.  But if he plays the 4, he's too short.

This is a targeted defense. The Timberwolves coach believes that if he does not make adjustments, Jeremy will be blown up by Yang Jian.

It's also not appropriate to switch Jeremy and forward teammate Mark Davis, so he'll have to guard Sonics forward Sherrell.  Sherrell hasn't scored yet, but he's a first-round pick and has to guard.  Jeremy's defensive forward is not only disadvantaged in confrontation, but also in height.

At this time, the thinking of many players has changed.

Jeremy is very depressed and sinks into serious self-doubt.  He suspects that maybe he won't get a contract with the Timberwolves, even if it's just a minimum salary.  He suspects that he can't stand on the NBA arena at all, and playing is a defensive black hole.

Jeremy also intends to gain weight. In any case, he must first increase his weight to more than 90 kilograms, otherwise he will not be able to stand up at all.

Garnett eyed Yang Jian and planned to wait for an opportunity to help defend when he had the ball.  Can't let the opponent's core be so arrogant, his continuous dunks have greatly improved the morale of the Sonics.

The Supersonic players were thinking that if they didn't know how to play, they would pass the ball to Yang Jian, and they might get an assist.

Even Sherrell had this idea, he knew that he could never be as fierce as Yang Jian.  He envied Yang Jian very much, his body was so strong that he could rush up like this, and he didn't even need to hone his skills.

"Playing well, in addition to fast breaks, you should try to play outside the three-point line, and then open the cut after seeing the opportunity. Don't play hard with the ball, I need you to help your teammates open up space." Bob Weiss praised Yang Jane, but did not arrange new tactics for him.

Weiss has coached many players and never assigns his disciples tasks he thinks are inappropriate.  He is a bit rigid as a coach, and his poor record with the team is justifiable.  Compared to the head coach, he is actually more suitable to be an assistant coach.

Weiss' arrangement is also helping Yang Jian hide his clumsiness. If he is allowed to play casually with the ball, he can't be so eye-catching.

He has not been systematically trained, and his dribbling skills are just a wild way to play. How could it be possible to have good results with the ball?  He can only make quick shots, and with two extra moves, there is a risk of mistakes.

He practiced dribbling every day after passing through, and he has adapted to his new body, so he can ensure that the dribble does not hit his feet during physical confrontation.  It's no problem to let him one-on-one against the bad guys, but let's forget it by challenging the big man on the inside.