Slam Dunk: My Study Abroad Career in Northern Hunan

On the court, between offense and defense, the ball came into the hands of Oak Hill High School.

The guard holding the ball in Oak Hill is a new face. He has never seen the opponent before. He is about 185cm tall and looks quite strong. He is also very skilled when dribbling. He is a guard at Lower Merion High School. Under the close defense, he used continuous emergency stops and starts to successfully carry the ball through the half court.

"The action of holding the ball is very good. It feels like the basketball is stuck in his hands."

"The body is very good, the speed of continuous emergency stops and starts is not slowed down, and the speed of restarting is also very fast."

Looking at the defender on the court, Budao couldn't help but nod secretly. Just a simple dribbling action gave people a completely different feeling from the neon high school students.

Budao felt very weak when he saw other defenders dribbling. He had the feeling that he could steal the ball from the opponent's hands with just a casual poke.

But at this time, the point guard of Oak Hill College on the court did not give Martial Arts such a feeling.

It's a very solid feeling. If the opponent is a teammate with him, Martial Arts will be very happy.

As the defender of Oak Hill High School dribbled the ball into the frontcourt, the black boy made a pick-and-roll gesture. Soon, a white boy ran towards him quickly and handed the ball to his teammate. After the black defender Cut directly towards the inside line.

However, the white guy who took the ball did not immediately throw the ball inside. Instead, he sank after taking the ball, giving Kobe a chance to pursue him, and he was directly blocked by Kobe.

"Charlie! Out the ball!"

"Fuck!"

The black defender cut into the inside line. Seeing that the opportunity was lost, he cursed angrily and quickly turned around and ran out to the side, freeing up the inside position.

At the top of the arc, the white player wearing jersey No. 3 from Oak Hill quickly stood up in front of Kobe and made a shooting fake, then quickly dropped the ball and accelerated the breakthrough.However, Kobe, who was opposite him, saw all his offensive moves and anticipated the opponent's attack.

When the opponent dropped the ball and broke through, he immediately withstood the opponent's pressure with his body, and without stopping, he poked the basketball directly and knocked the ball from the opponent's hand.

In the next moment, the young Mamba made a direct thrust, passed his opponent, leaned over and directly grabbed the basketball in his hands, and quickly advanced towards the frontcourt.

A series of movements are fast and smooth, giving people a pleasing feeling.

Kobe's technical movements are very skillful. Just because he can bend over and copy the ball without slowing down while the opponent is moving, he has already crushed the vast majority of high school players.

Because normally, if a taller player wants to bend down to pick up a basketball close to the ground, he must bend over. This is the action of bending over. Because the center of gravity is too low, it is not conducive to speeding up.

Many times, players often stall when picking up the ball.

But Kobe is different. His posture when picking up the ball is a small lunge, which not only ensures that he can lower his center of gravity enough to pick up the ball, but also can use subsequent force to accelerate in a short time.

Just a simple movement caused Coach Smith's expression to change slightly, and then he said to Martial Arts beside him:
"Wu, did you see it?"

"That kid is Kobe Bryant from Lower Merion High School. How do you think you compare with him?"

While the two were talking, Kobe had already widened the position gap between him and Oak Hill College's No. 3, and quickly advanced towards the basket.In the blink of an eye, Kobe had already rushed to the basket of Oak Hill High School and performed a gorgeous back dunk at Oak Hill's home court.

"Boom!!!"

The young Kobe's athletic ability is explosive, and his overall style of play is to attack the basket crazily and have full offensive power.

The loud noise of the slam dunk echoed in the small basketball hall. The students watching the game looked at each other in silence.

Unlike the crowd in Oak Hill, the Lower Merion High School bench was already in jubilation when Kobe Bryant dunked, and the players were waving towels off the court with excitement on their faces.

Coach Smith stood up, walked to the sidelines, and shouted towards the court: "Shrink the defense! Shrink the defense."

While he was speaking, the players from Oak Hill High School had already launched an attack. The black defender holding the ball called a pick-and-roll, then dropped the ball and rushed forward quickly. When the opponent's center came up to defend, he directly gave the ball to one side. bottom corner.

Over there, there was an Oak Hill player waiting with his hands raised, the basketball started, and he raised the ball to shoot.

Under the expectant gazes of the surrounding spectators, the basketball hit the edge of the frame and bounced outward.

"Ouch -" a cry of disappointment rang out. As the basketball fell, the center of Oak Hill High School used his excellent explosive power to grab the rebound. Under the opponent's double-team, he quickly gave the ball to the player who just missed the shot. .

Another three-point shot.

"I'm impatient and have no rhythm." Wu Dao looked at this shot and muttered. Coach Smith also looked gloomy.

Sure enough, this time the open shot was still a missed opportunity. The basketball hit the base of the basket and popped out directly.

Lower Merion High School's insiders were already aware of the opponent's rebounding threat, and they also achieved good results by hastily blocking the position. The rebound was smoothly collected by Lower Merion.

As soon as the ball came in, it was thrown directly towards Kobe on the outside. However, this time, Oak Hill's outside players were ready to retreat early, directly blocking Kobe's route to the inside.

The fast break failed, and Kobe had no intention of stopping and waiting for support. Under defense, he paused and then directly shot a three-pointer.

Cleanly, the basketball passed directly over the heads of many Oak Hill High School players, and then fell steadily into the net with a crisp sound.

"Wow--" This time, the students of Oak Hill could no longer remain calm. They looked at Kobe who started to return to defense and started talking. In their words, they were a little worried about the future of Oak Hill High School.

If you can't block it, you can't stop the opponent's attack at all.

In the future, he can participate in the NBA draft as a high school student, and he can also be selected with the 13th pick in the first round as a high school student.His personal ability has already transcended the category of "high school player".

Although these players at Oak Hill High School are elites from all over the United States, and there are even many players from Europe, their abilities are still within the scope of high school students.

The upper limit for the vast majority of people on the team is the NCAA or the secondary leagues, and there is no hope of being on the NBA stage. From the beginning, they were not on the same level as Kobe.

"Wu, are you interested in playing?"

Coach Smith glanced at the scoreboard beside the court and asked Martial Arts.Wu Dao was not surprised by the coach's sudden question. After he got off the plane, the other party hurriedly took him back to school. After arriving, he did not go to settle in the dormitory first, but came to the gym.

Coach Smith had this idea from the very beginning.

Although Coach Smith is full of enthusiasm for martial arts now, there are prerequisites for this, that is, martial arts still maintains a considerable level of competition. Even if it is not as scary as last year, it doesn't matter, as long as the talent in martial arts is not compromised and the ability is still there. exist.

Coach Smith is confident that Budao will make up for the "deficit" of playing in Neon.

Yes, in Coach Smith's opinion, Wu Dao is "deficient" by playing in Neon. It is not easy for that basketball desert to produce such a star-talented player.But no matter how strong the talent is, it still needs to be paired with reasonable training to develop the talent.

Coach Smith feels that there is no one like Neon who can fully develop and utilize his martial arts talents!
"Play directly?"

"There's no problem. Although I'm a little tired after flying for several days, it doesn't matter. I will adapt as soon as possible when I get to the court."

Wu Dao said with a smile, not rejecting this hard-won opportunity.

Competing with the young Mamba, I don't know if he will have such an opportunity in the future if he misses today's practice match.

Budao is confident about his NBA career, but he is also ready to fight for a long time.

If there is no way to make a name for himself in the NBA before the age of 26, Wu Dao will return to China and play in the CBA.For an average player, his physical function reaches its peak at the age of 24.5, and by the age of 27.8, his physical function, experience, and skills and tactics are both fully developed.

This period is the golden age of players.

If you still can't perform well at this time, it will be almost impossible to perform when your body starts to decline when your body is around 30.Wu Dao has a dream in his heart, but he is not as confident about his future as he showed. He feels that he will be able to punch Jordan, kick Kobe, turn the world upside down, and trample Answer, Shark and others under his feet.

That's really unrealistic.

The road, after all, needs to be down-to-earth and walk step by step!

Playing against Kobe can test your own strength and whether you have the capital to hit the NBA.

"Tired"

"It's just a practice match anyway. Let's give it a try. Did you bring your jersey? Last year's jersey was probably a bit too small."

"I have preparations for you here."

As he said that, Coach Smith actually pulled out a plastic box from under his seat. After opening it, there were four sets of jerseys inside. He took out a black uniform and handed it to Budao with a smile on his face.

"." Seeing this scene, Wu Dao couldn't help but feel a little speechless.

Coach Smith's preparations are really good. Even the jerseys have been prepared for the martial arts.

"I'm going to change clothes." With that said, Wu Dao took the jersey and left the rest area.

Wu Dao's departure did not attract too many people's attention. Except for the players from Oak Hill High School, the other spectators were currently focused on the stadium.

"Hey, who is that guy?"

After Wu Dao left, a young player who was curious about Wu Dao's identity poked the old players around him and asked.

"His name is Wu. He was the main player here when I first joined the team. After that, he seemed to have gone abroad to play for a year. He just came back today."

"It's an Asian."

"He is very powerful, but I don't know what is going on now."

On the bench, two black players were talking quietly.

"sharp?"

"How powerful can an Asian be?"

"No Asian can play basketball."

It was a joke, but it was said by the black player in a very serious tone.However, this obviously discriminatory discourse attracted the approval of many black players around him.

The insult level of this statement is second only to "black people are good at growing cotton."Although the words are true, they are also really hurtful.

Coach Smith heard the players whispering behind him, but he didn't say much.

Basketball is very pure when it is pure. As long as the martial arts is strong enough, you can conquer those people.

Very simple.

Yao, who will join the Rockets in the future, has many blacks and whites cheering for him at home. What's funny is that most of the people who like to badmouth him are Chinese.

Strength is the foundation for players to stay on the court!
After Budo left, there were several quick rounds of offensive and defensive transitions on the court. Although Oak Hill High School tried to shrink the defense, the No. 3 white player seemed to be stunned by Kobe, or was beaten by Kobe's suppression. Lost his mind.

The defensive positioning was very disjointed, and Kobe broke into a trap. After two consecutive mid-range pull-up jumpers, Coach Smith finally couldn't hold back the anger in his heart and turned towards the white player on the court. Cursed.

Question Du Feng - understand Du Feng - become Du Feng.

In these short few rounds of alternating offense and defense, Coach Smith has completed his transformation. He is completely without the amiable and enthusiastic appearance when talking to Wu Dao before. He stands on the sidelines and scolds the players on the court with spittle.

Soon, Wu Dao silently returned to the rest area. There was still fine sweat oozing out from his skin. After arriving at the rest area, Wu Dao picked up a basketball from the side and did it on the position. Do a simple warm-up.

On the court, White No. [-] made a mistake in passing the ball, and the basketball was intercepted by the opponent's power forward. In order to make up for his mistake, White No. [-] reached out to block it, but the movement was too large and too impatient, and the opponent fell into the trap quickly. , was called a foul by the referee.

Coach Smith opened his arms in disappointment and roared: "What are you hitting? What are you hitting?!"

Looking back inadvertently, Coach Smith saw Wu Dao who had already changed his jersey. He immediately went to the referee and called for a substitution.

"Wu, come on!"

Coach Smith waved to Wu Dao vigorously. When Wu Dao came to his side, he said to Wu Dao: "Go and face off against that Cobb. Did you see that? That No. 33!"

"Bring your best and I'll be watching you from the sidelines."

"Wu, if you perform well in today's practice match and don't need adaptive training, your position will still be yours after you return to the team!"

"If you don't perform well, I think you need some time to get used to American basketball again!"

With that said, Coach Smith patted Martial Arts on the shoulder, shouted towards the court, and called the white No. [-] back.

"Charlie, thank you for your hard work."

"However, it seems that you were rushed and did not perform as well as you should."

Wu Dao looked at Charles walking back towards the field and said with a smile. Seeing Wu Dao, Charles's eyes were confused at first, and then a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes: "Wu Dao!"

"You're back!"

Yes, Charles and Wu Da know each other. It can be said that he and Wu Da entered Oak Hill High School in the same year to play basketball. Today, Charles has become the main small forward of the team. Charles, who was in the first grade back then, has already made great achievements. 's grown up.

Although he is not good enough in front of Kobe, it does not mean that he is not strong.

"Ah, back."

"I'm sorry! I stole your opportunity to perform as soon as I came back."

Wu Dao said with a smile. When Charles heard this, he punched Wu Dao in the chest speechlessly and complained: "You are awesome, go and try it."

"Don't play in Neon for one year, and you won't be as good as me later!"

Wu Dao smiled when he heard this, and walked towards the stadium without talking to Charles any more.

At this time, the players in the stadium were watching Wu Dao walk in from the long side. Everyone looked at Wu Dao curiously. After all, here, on this basketball court, the yellow players are really too much attention.

"Look at what the future superstars are capable of now."

"If I can push down Kobe, does that mean I have the capital to participate in the draft in high school?!"

"Test my ranking through him!"

(End of this chapter)