Slam Dunk: My Study Abroad Career in Northern Hunan

Chapter 519 The player designated by the boss!
Despite Garnett's defense, he was able to score consecutive goals. Wu Dao's attacking ability caught the attention of everyone on the court after he successfully scored another goal.

If in yesterday's practice match, people could use the fact that Ryder's height was not as good as martial arts to tell them that this high school student was not good enough, then in today's practice match, the same reason cannot be used again.

Although Garnett is a newcomer to the Timberwolves, no one will underestimate Garnett's talent.

The reason why the Timberwolves chose Garnett was not entirely because Garnett's offensive ability and his physical talent attracted them. The most important thing was Garnett's defensive attitude and defensive ability on the court. This is the Timberwolves. The reason why the management decided to select Garnett with the high pick in this year's draft.

In today's era, most people firmly believe in one truth, that is - defense can bring victory to the team!

In this context, Garnett's all-around attributes become so dazzling.

But it is precisely because of Garnett's excellence on the defensive end that he can highlight the value of Wu Dao as a player.

A scorer who can ignore this level of defense is what all teams want.It is true that defense can bring victory to the team, then a super scorer who can break through the enemy's defense can also bring victory to the team!

At this moment, everyone was imagining in their minds what kind of combat effectiveness Wu Dao and Garnett could show when they were on the same team at the same time.

"This kid's one-on-one ability is unquestionable."

"No matter what his other abilities are, the abilities he has displayed at this stage are already outstanding."

"Philip, where did you find such a 'baby'?"

Offense and defense alternated in the court. On the side of the court, team owner Glen Taylor seemed to like the martial arts style very much and asked Flip Saunders who was sitting not far away.

"I met him at the ABCD training camp. Before coming to the team, I went there as a coach for a while."

"I saw this kid in that training camp."

"Excellent. Facing elite high school students from across the United States, he can easily score 30+ points during the game."

Faced with Glenn Taylor's inquiry, Phillip Sanders answered seriously.In and out of the words, he also meant to recommend martial arts, intend to endorse martial arts, and talk about some of the performance of martial arts in the training camp.

"ABCD training camp? That completely unknown training camp run by Adi."

"He can score 30+ points casually on the court. This kid must have attracted a lot of attention."

When Glenn Taylor heard about Wu Dao's performance in the ABCD training camp, his face sank slightly and he said hesitantly.

After hearing Glen Taylor's words, Phillip Saunders also understood his boss's concerns. As young players become more famous, there will naturally be more competitors.Glen Taylor was not worried that the cost of acquiring martial arts would be higher. He just felt that if a team took a fancy to this child, the Timberwolves might not be able to get it.

From the perspective of Glenn Taylor, players like Budao are definitely future stars. For a weak team like the Timberwolves without superstars, they can become the cornerstone of the team and compete in the playoffs!
By the way, Glen Taylor's goals for the team are very low now. Although he has thought about the Timberwolves winning the championship in his dream, reality tells him not to be too ambitious. First, enter the playoffs first.
Therefore, Glen Taylor's goal is also very close and very realistic. First, advance to the playoffs.

"I don't think you need to worry too much about this at the moment. I also have some channels in the industry. Although Wu Dao is the leading player at Oak Hill High School."

"But so far no NBA team has thought anything about him."

"Not to mention NBA teams, not even NCAA universities invited him to try out."

"He will be a senior in high school when school starts this year. Normally, the university would have taken action a long time ago."

"There is no big movement now, which shows that his fame is probably only spread in a small area!"

Phillip Saunders said with a smile, seeming to be quite satisfied with the current situation of martial arts not receiving much attention.

"Huh? Why is this? Didn't you say that he was able to average 30+ per game in the ABCD training camp? No team pays attention to a player of this level?"

Kevin McHale, the team's executive vice president, interjected with some surprise. He simply couldn't understand why such a player would not receive attention.It makes sense that no NBA teams are paying attention. After all, he is only a high school student, but no NCAA teams are paying attention. This is a bit outrageous.

"That's not very clear."

"But during the training camp, I didn't let him enter the first team training."

"You know, scouts only focus on one team!"

Phillip Sanders crossed his hands and looked towards the field.

At this time in the court, the green team had completed this round of offense. It was still the team leader Tom Gugliotta who led the attack. He called a pick-and-roll on the left side of the court, and then used the pick-and-roll to easily Mark Davis broke through and reached the inside. After a tough confrontation, he made a layup and sent the ball into the basket.

This guy's ball control ability is so-so in the eyes of martial arts, and his breakthrough speed is also so-so.

But highlight a strong one!
His breakthrough will give people a solid feeling, and the physical confrontation after entering the inside is also very powerful. After the physical confrontation, he also maintains his body posture quite well and has good hand shape.

It gives people a very awkward but very stable feeling.

"It should be like a power forward role."

"Strictly speaking, his technical characteristics should not be used to play ball-holding small forward."

After watching Tom Gugliotta's two offenses, Budo had a general impression of this player.

In fact, as Wu Dao said, in the Timberwolves team, there is no ball-holding small forward in the strict sense.

Because of the presence of starting player Leder, the person responsible for holding the ball and attacking tough situations is actually the point guard.

People like Tom Gugliotta and Garnett are all forwards with good defense and excellent mid-range shots. Their positions are relatively unclear.

However, such a team composition is unreasonable because the entire team does not have a relatively stable low-post scorer. This is a fatal weakness for teams of this era.

You mean starting center Christian Laettner?This guy's low-post scoring ability can only be said to be good, but stable?That's really a little bit close.

Facing tougher opponents, Christian Laettner likes to leave the basket and hit the mid-range shot. In the 95-96 season, he averaged 6.5 shots per game.
As for the ball-handling position, Leder's shooting number is 7.5
In fact, for the entire Timberwolves team, "iron-blooded mid-range shooter" is almost every player's "label", regardless of whether they are inside or outside.
After roughly figuring out Tom Gugliotta's offensive habits, Budao planned to go up and surprise the opponent if he attacked again.

But before that, he had to give Garnett a surprise first!
White team defender Jerome Allen advanced with the ball, and Budo quickly entered the frontcourt with his teammates.It was obvious that none of the players on the white team wanted to watch Wu Dao perform alone.

After all, the team's management is watching from the sidelines. If you don't perform well at this time, when will you perform well?
But the players on the green team were clearly playing hard, and their defense was very tight.Jerome Allen, who was holding the ball, couldn't see that any of his teammates had a good opportunity to pass the ball. He turned his head slightly, and his eyes met Garnett, who was leaning against Garnett with one foot at this time. Martial Arts raised his hand towards him from the three-point line.

Pretend you didn't see it?

Obviously not.

Do not pass?

Facing a teammate who feels really hot, not giving the ball seems unreasonable, and it is not in line with the "decision" of a defender.

"If he scores a goal, the management will be able to see me, maybe." With this strange thought in his mind, Jerome Allen finally chose to pass the ball to Wu Dao.

But this time, Garnett had no intention of sitting still and waiting for death. He pressed his chest against Wu Dao's back. The moment Jerome Allen released the ball, he directly wanted to bypass Wu Dao and steal the ball.

However, Wu Dao, who felt the force release from his side, reacted very quickly. He took a step forward and caught Garnett, then stretched out his hand and grabbed the ball in his hand.

The moment the basketball came into play, Wu Dao dropped the ball and turned around to face the frame. In an instant of acceleration, he was parallel to Garnett's body. His left ball guard directly pressed against Garnett's waist, leaving Garnett unable to do anything in the first place. Turn around and pursue.

The speed of Wu Dao who successfully broke through did not slow down. In the blink of an eye, he directly invaded the basket, grabbed the basketball and jumped into the air.

Andrew Long, who was standing under the basket, just turned his head slightly and glanced at Christian Laettner's position. When he turned his head again, he saw Wu Dao grabbing the basketball and flying in front of him.

Andrew Long only had time to raise his arms before his body received a violent impact.

"Dangdang!"

Wu Dao grabbed the ball with one hand and dunked it, and poured the ball into the basket. His body directly hit Andrew Long, knocking him back several steps.

After letting go of the rim and landing quickly, Wu Dao glanced at Andrew Long, who still had his hands raised, took two steps back before turning around and starting to defend.

Off the court, everyone in the Timberwolves management team had already opened their mouths in astonishment when they saw Wu Dao.

Glen Taylor punched himself in the thigh and immediately said to Kevin McHale and Phillip Sanders beside him:

"You guys think of a way for me. No matter what, I want to see this kid put on a Timberwolves jersey and appear in the Target Center!"

"Minnesota fans will love a player like this!"

A young man who can only shoot, Glen Taylor likes it, but can still control himself.But with excellent outside shooting ability and such explosive physical talent, Glen Taylor can't restrain himself!
He is the team owner, but he is also a fan. He knows very well what young people like Wu Dao will bring to the Timberwolves.

Doesn’t a small city deserve to have its own superstar? !
After hearing Glen Taylor's words, Kevin McHale and Flip Saunders looked at each other and nodded in unison.

I'm afraid they have to get busy. They must accumulate enough chips in their hands before martial arts can participate in the draft. No, before the reputation of martial arts spreads throughout the United States!
The training matches in the stadium are still going on.

The green team seemed to want to beat Tom Gugliotta, but when Budao broke through, he directly let go of his opponent and went up to double-team him.

The sudden appearance of Budo caused Tom Gugliotta to make a mistake and pass the ball inaccurately, allowing Jerome Allen to complete the steal.

While Allen completed the steal, Wu Dao had already taken the lead and quickly entered the opponent's half.

In the two-on-one frontcourt, Garnett was the only one pursuing. Jerome Allen seemed to be gaining confidence and did some tricks while advancing. After a slow-paced dribble pass, Jerome Allen grabbed the ball himself and made a layup.

Garnett looked for Jerome Allen to attack and jumped directly to block the shot. However, after Garnett took off, Jerome Allen collected the ball and passed it sideways to Wu Dao who followed up.

After taking the ball, Wu Dao took a step forward and directly grabbed the ball with both hands, dunked with both hands and smashed the ball into the basket.The huge force caused the entire arena to be filled with the sound of slam dunk at this moment.

After landing, Wu Dao looked at Jerome Allen and fist-bumped with the black defender in tacit celebration.

Budao's sudden assist destroyed the green team's originally good offensive rhythm. When the green team counterattacked, Garnett missed his shot and the rebound was picked up by Christian Laettner.

Christian Laettner, who got the rebound, did not go to defender Jerome Allen, but threw the ball to the advancing Budo.

Budo, who got the ball in the backcourt, had no intention of releasing the ball.

He quickly passed the center line with the ball and approached the three-point line again.

This time, Wu Dao seemed to finally see the presence of his teammates. After slowing down and waiting for his teammates to get into position, when Garnett came up on defense, he pointed towards Garnett's left rear to signal to his teammates.

Christine Leitner, who was just about to enter the inside line, understood. Just as he was about to move forward, he saw that martial arts had already begun to break through.

The reason is also very simple, because Garnett was distracted by Wu Dao's signal. He just turned his head slightly to see if there was anyone behind him to pick and roll, and Wu Dao had already accelerated his breakthrough.

Wu Dao's figure directly passed Garnett and cut along the middle towards the inside. Garnett wanted to chase, but just when he caught up with him near the free throw line, he saw Wu Dao make an emergency stop and shoot a jumper from the mid-range. .

A very smooth pull-up jump shot that Garnett, who had lost the opportunity, had no way to defend.

"Shhh!!"

The basketball fell directly into the net without any accident. As the light sound rang out, the defensive players in the court looked at martial arts in a different way.

It's just a sharp breakthrough, passing through Garnett many times.

But what’s going on with this success rate?!
"Is this guy really a high school student?!"

"how so!"

Tom Gugliotta murmured in disbelief, and then shouted to Garnett:
"Hey!"

"That first-year rookie!"

"Put pressure on the defense! Use some physical confrontation!"

(End of this chapter)