Slam Dunk: My Study Abroad Career in Northern Hunan

After a short break, the players from both sides returned to the field.

The Timberwolves did not make substitution adjustments at the beginning of the second quarter, and the scores between the two teams were relatively close.

Moreover, in the first quarter, Marbury distributed the ball quite evenly, and the main players of several teams were in good physical condition.

Coach Flip Saunders thought about using the starting lineup to establish an advantage first, and then began to gradually change the rotation lineup in the middle of the second quarter.

Generally speaking, NBA teams have at least two lineups, one for the main team and one for the main rotation.

In this day and age, there are very few players who can play four quarters and 48 minutes in such a high-intensity game.

And even if that player's physical fitness can support him to play 48 minutes in a game, it is impossible for him to play 48 points in every game.

Normally, the playing time of the team's main inside players is generally controlled at about 30-35 minutes. A small number of inside players can exceed this playing time, but generally speaking, the risk of injury for such players will be greatly increased.

Of course there are individual cases. For example, O'Neal not only had few injuries during his peak period, but also averaged 37-40 minutes per game, but such people are in the minority after all.

For ordinary big centers, such as Yao, the team still controls his playing time in the first three years of his rookie season, and the average playing time is generally about 30 minutes.Since the 05-06 season, his playing time has increased to 34 minutes per game. Even in the 07-08 season, his average playing time as a center reached 37 minutes per game.

High-intensity NBA games, coupled with returning to China to play various games in the off-season, also concentrated Yao's risk of injuries. His career was greatly shortened, and he retired early at the age of 31.

For a player like Yao, the more reasonable playing time is generally 30-32 minutes. If he exercises restraint, it is generally not a problem to play until the age of 35.

Small players on the back line will generally be limited to around 34-38 minutes.

Only a small number of "iron men" and "physical monsters" can control the average playing time per game to around 40 minutes.

For example, Jordan's playing time at his peak was basically around 40 minutes.

Even Jordan, who was in his last year with the Wizards, was in slightly worse physical condition in the first year of his comeback and was also affected by injuries. He averaged 35 points per game in his playing time. By the second year of the Wizards, Joe's average playing time had reached 37 minutes.

NBA games last 48 minutes in four quarters, and it is simply impossible for the main players to play the entire game in the regular season.

Therefore, for any team that is capable of competing for the championship, the strength of the bench lineup will not be weak.

Is the Timberwolves' current bench lineup bad? It's not bad, it can only be said to be in line with the Timberwolves' team positioning.

Fortunately, the age structure of the Timberwolves' main players is very young.

Garnett was born in 76 and was a high school rookie in 95; Marbury was born in 77 and was a college rookie in 96; Wu Dao was a high school rookie in 97 and was just drafted, although he was also a senior in high school. , but he went to school a year earlier than Garnett; center Cherokee Parks was born in 72 and a college rookie in 95. He is 25 years old when he has played a full game.

The oldest All-Star substitute, Tom Gugliotta was born in 69 and was a first-round pick in 92. He is 28 years old when he has played a full game.

The young Timberwolves give coach Flip Saunders a lot of choices in the team's rotation arrangement.

These young people are in their most energetic years. Playing a few more minutes in a game will not have much impact on these young people at all. The accumulated fatigue can be recovered by sleeping.

Unlike those older men in their 30s and 40s who spend all night surfing the Internet and will die the next day.Young people of Garnett's age are still active the next day after a "fierce battle".

Unlike the Timberwolves, the Hornets had already begun to make personnel adjustments in the second quarter.

David Wesley at position 1 was replaced by Dell Curry (192cm/86kg). It seems that he intends to slightly increase the height of the back line to limit Marbury's breakthrough conduction.

At the same time, we plan to use Dell Curry, the Hornets' historical scoring leader and super three-point shooter, to strengthen the team's offense.

Speaking of him, the average fan may not know him, but when it comes to his son Stephen Curry, everyone should be very familiar with it. Yes, he is the "famous dad" of elementary school students.

Glenn Rice, who was in the 2/3 swing position, did not move and still walked onto the court with the other players of the Hornets.

Anthony Mason Jr. in position 4 was sitting off the court at this moment, replaced by forward JR Reed (206cm/112KG).

Tony Farmar (4cm/206kg), who is also in the 111th position, did not move. After all, he is not like the 32-year-old Anthony Mason Jr. who has been entangled with martial arts for a whole section. He is only 26 years old this year, and this game is too long. Nate's running volume is far less than that of Budo.

Verrati Divac at No. 213 was also replaced by Matt Geiger (110cm/[-]kg).

Matt Geiger is also well-known in this era of big centers. Although his offensive statistics are not gorgeous, his defense is very good!
The "second team" of the Hornets, which is not considered a second team, is not inferior to the starting lineup in strength, and has even been strengthened on the offensive end.

The defensive intensity of the inside line has not decreased but increased, and the defensive intensity of the outside line has only slightly declined at the martial arts point.

When Wu Dao entered the court, he immediately frowned when he saw that the "New York Beast" he had struggled with in the first quarter did not play.

He immediately walked towards the Hornets' rest area.

The players and referees on the field noticed Wu Dao's movements and looked sideways. The linesman was shocked when he saw Wu Dao's movements and ran towards Wu Dao quickly.The media on the side of the court had a premonition that something was about to happen, and the cameras focused on martial arts.

"you!"

"I am talking about you!"

"Come up!"

"Go on!"

In full view of everyone, Wu Dao came to the Hornets' rest area, nodded to Anthony Mason Jr. who was sitting on the bench, and said loudly.

Anthony Mason Jr., who was sitting on the bench, became furious after a brief daze. He was about to get up when he was quickly grabbed by his teammates around him.

At the same time, the referee quickly stopped in front of Wu Dao and warned:
"No. 2 of the Timberwolves!"

"Hurry up and get into the court and prepare for the game, otherwise, you will be whistled for a technical foul!"

It has to be said that this is the "iron-blooded era" after all, and it is the home referee of the Timberwolves. For Wu Dao's extraordinary behavior, the referee first warned and discouraged rather than blowing the whistle directly.

"Trash!" Wu Dao looked at Anthony Mason Jr. who was being held back by his teammates. After a low curse, he quickly turned around and entered the field.

The referee was ready to pick up the whistle. When he saw Wu Dao leaving, he had no intention of pursuing the case and waved his hand towards the court to indicate that the game could proceed.

"Anthony, don't be angry."

"Rest for a while, I'll let you play soon."

Head coach Dave Cowens comforted Anthony Dyson Jr., glanced at Wu Dao entering the court, and didn't pay much attention.

As far as Dave Cowens was concerned, there was nothing about the rookie that deserved his attention.

Wu Dao is very capable of attacking with the ball, but without the ball, what else can you do?It seems that the Timberwolves did not set up special catching tactics and singles tactics for the rookie, and in Dave Cowens' view, the rookie did not integrate well with the Timberwolves players, and his ball-holding status was not high.

Dave Cowens had some understanding of Martial Arts before the game. He felt that this was a talented young man. If they came to the Hornets, he would definitely find a way to develop him into a ball-handling core as soon as possible.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Hornets kicked off.

The basketball was given to Dell Curry, who was wearing jersey No. 30. The old Curry quickly entered the frontcourt with the ball. After simply changing hands and dribbling, he pushed with his left hand and gave the ball to Glenn Rice on the left. .

The latter took the ball, glanced at Tom who was almost half a meter away from him, raised his hand and threw the ball.Tom only had time to stretch out his hand to interfere, and when he turned around, he happened to see the basketball hollow into the net, making a crisp sound.

29: 29.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Hornets immediately tied the scores of the two teams.

The Timberwolves pushed forward, but no one paid attention to Glenn Rice's tying three-pointer.Tom had some difficulty when facing Glen Rice. This was obvious to everyone. The only person who could guard against Glen Rice was his own touch.
Between the alternation of offense and defense, the Timberwolves had already entered the frontcourt. During the break, Marbury noticed that Wu Dao was in a bad mood. He was not thinking about passing the ball to Wu Dao to make him play more smoothly, but thinking about trying his best to pass the ball to Wu Dao. Possible evasive pass to Wu Dao to prevent Wu Dao from wasting precious offensive opportunities.

If not say that Marbury is a lone wolf, his independence includes the independence when he is on the court, and also this kind of over-rational independence.

"Give the ball!"

Just when Marbury was about to take the ball and attack Curry's defense, a loud shout came from the side.

Marbury turned to look, and saw J.R. Reed, who was standing half a step inside the three-point line with his back against the Hornets. He raised one hand and asked Marbury for the ball.

As soon as his eyes glanced at Wu Dao's sight, Marbury felt the ferocity conveyed in Wu Dao's eyes. For some reason, his body subconsciously made a passing motion, and the basketball was passed directly across the front. The martial artist who took a step forward was caught in his hand.

"That boy is angry."

During normal training games, Marbury had never seen that look.

The opponents in martial arts training matches are usually Sam Mitchell or Garnett. Mitchell has no temper at all in front of martial arts. Although Garnett has a bad mouth, his range of movements is also the same when playing with his teammates. Intentionally restrained.

Strictly speaking, this is the first time Wu Dao has encountered Anthony Mason Jr.'s defense.

Of course, what made Wu Dao angry was not how tough the opponent's defense was. After all, after struggling with him for a while, the opponent didn't take any advantage. All statistics were completely suppressed by Wu Dao, and he also got three fouls.

What annoys Martial Arts is that that loser actually became a coward in the second season and stopped coming!

This is the source of martial arts' anger, and his anger will also be vented on JR Reed, who is defending him.

Starting with the basketball, Wu Dao slightly bowed his body, held the ball in front of the frame, moved his right foot quickly to the right, grabbed the ball with his right hand and swung it to the side. In the next moment, Wu Dao, who successfully mobilized the opponent's defensive focus, collected the ball and quickly took off, making a three-pointer. Take action.

JR Reed's defense was very tight, but when Wu Dao held the ball, he still left some distance in order to give himself some buffer zone. Fortunately, Wu Dao had some reaction time when he broke through. However, this buffer left area, but it became a gap that was difficult for him to cross when defending.

The basketball flew quickly over JR Reed's head. Under the watchful eyes of the players and spectators on the court, it went directly into the net and swung into the net.

"Shh!"

Although he was entangled for a while by Anthony Mason Jr., the moment he took possession of the basketball, his body's muscle memory was also activated.

“ohhhhhh!!!!!”

In the stands, when I saw Wu Dao firing away and scoring a three-pointer, the stands immediately burst into warm cheers.

Marbury, who personally passed the ball to Wu Dao, also had a look of astonishment on his face. Unexpectedly, Wu Dao was physically fighting against others for more than ten minutes, and after more than two minutes of rest, he was able to score a three-pointer at first, even after adapting. None of the processes are required.

"Start returning to defense!"

On the sidelines of the court, Coach Philip shouted loudly to the court, swallowing some reminders back into his stomach.He originally wanted to remind Wu Dao to choose the right time to attack, but when he thought of the dull look in the rest area during the break just now, he gave up the idea.

In this game, let Wu Dao play according to his own ideas.

Coach Phillip Sanders thought so in his mind, and on the court, offense and defense were also easy to change.

The basketball was given to Glenn Rice. The latter took the ball, raised the ball and pointed at Tom's defense, then quickly broke through from the left. Tom was a little late when he returned to defense, causing his hand movements to change when chasing. The shot was not clean, and the experienced Glen Rice took a strong shot after noticing the opponent's movement, causing Tom's arm to hit his arm directly.

After the confrontation, Glenn Rice threw the ball and the side of the basketball hit the board into the net. At the same time, the referee's whistle also sounded.

2+1.

Glenn Rice was sent to the free throw line, and as his free throw firmly hit the basket, the point difference between the two teams was tied again.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Glen Rice scored six points in a row, causing the Hornets' bench to cheer.

But not long after they were happy, the Timberwolves quickly launched a counterattack.

Marbury held the ball and approached the top of the arc. Just when he was about to break through and create an opportunity, he saw Wu Dao quickly cut into the paint, slinging J.R. Red and approaching the paint area, then quickly reversed and ran away from the defender. position, and at the same time reaching for Marbury for the ball from the mid-to-long distance on the right side.

Seeing that Wu Dao had just scored, Marbury didn't mind giving Wu Dao another chance.

The basketball was quickly lobbed out. Although Curry, who was guarding Marbury, reacted, he couldn't stop it at all.

Wu Dao caught the ball with his back to the basket about one meter inside the three-point line. When the basket fell, Wu Dao raised his right hand in the air and turned around with the ball. The whole action did not pause at all.

JR Reed, who was rushing forward to pursue, was directly passed by Wu Dao, and the two quickly lost their positions. JR Reed's height and weight are outstanding, and his sprinting speed is also good, but he cannot switch between movement and stillness as dexterously as in martial arts.

Wu Dao turned around and passed the defender and blasted the ball again, then quickly reached the basket and jumped into the air.

"Boom!!"

Matt Geiger, who was guarding the basket, subconsciously jumped forward to block it, but as soon as he moved, a black shadow sat directly on top of his head. The dunk sound was accompanied by the violent shaking of the basketball stand, above his head. Explosion.

Wu Dao grabbed the ball with one hand and completed a dunk while riding the defender. After a moment of silence, amazing cheers suddenly erupted from the stands.

The media's lens also focused on martial arts.

It is conceivable that this personal dunk will definitely appear among the top ten goals. Even at this moment, the studio broadcasting the game may have begun to prepare for the replay.

Wu Dao passed over Matt Geiger's head and fell back to the ground after briefly grabbing the basket. He turned back to defend. When passing by the Hornets' rest area, Wu Dao hooked Anthony Mason Jr. who was sitting on the bench. finger.

The provocative action was recorded by media cameras.

Some Minnesota spectators sitting in the front row did not feel rude when they saw Wu Dao provoking his opponent. Instead, they cheered loudly. The waves of sound, one after another, were like exciting war drums, stimulating The eardrums of martial arts were beating at his heart!