Slam Dunk: My Study Abroad Career in Northern Hunan

As soon as the game between the Timberwolves and the Rockets started, the Timberwolves took the lead. Martial Arts' strong blocking silenced the noisy arena.

None of the Rockets' home fans expected that Charles Barkley, known as the "Flying Pig", would suffer such a big loss right from the start.

"Hey, give me the ball!"

The Rockets advanced with the ball from the backcourt. After entering the frontcourt, Barkley shouted to his teammates, regardless of whether the Timberwolves players could hear it.

Buckley's idea is also very simple. No matter what, he must regain his place in the face of martial arts.

Otherwise, his face would be completely lost!
Barkley's positioning in this round no longer intended to catch the ball outside the three-point line.

Among the Rockets' starting players, there are solid outside players. When the players were positioned, only Olajuwon was positioned toward the inside, and Olajuwon positioned on the left side of the court, freeing up the right half.

The Timberwolves' defense adopts a relatively standard 23 zone defense.

Martial arts is about guarding the outside.

Barkley saw that the inside position was quite comfortable, so when he positioned himself this time, he went to the middle distance of the right half. As Barkley crossed the three-point line, Garnett quickly came behind Barkley and blocked Barkley with his body.

"Let your boss guard against me!"

Barkley is much shorter than Garnett, but his weight and strength are not inferior to Garnett at all.

It is somewhat inaccurate to say that they are vague. Both of them are forwards and can rotate with each other according to the team's offensive needs.

The basketball wiped the board from the left and fell directly into the basket.

Wu Dao focused on another core of the Rockets on the outside, Matt Bullard, who is 208cm tall. The positions of this player and Barkley are somewhat unclear.

After scoring the goal, Barkley landed quickly and turned to look at Garnett. A bright smile appeared on his face. The sight of his two rows of white teeth made Garnett itchy.

But here's the trouble. Although Garnett thought he had seen through the opponent's moves, he couldn't successfully defend against the opponent.

At this time, Barkley was in the low position. Facing the 213cm Garnett, he actually stretched out his hand and took position with his back to the basket.

Barkley turned his head slightly and glanced at Garnett behind him. He grinned and started talking trash at Garnett. Garnett's face changed slightly when he heard this. Just as he was about to reply, he felt a huge impact coming from his lower abdomen.

Barkley changed hands in mid-air, blocked Garnett's arm with his right arm, and easily sent the ball to the basket with his left hand.

But at this moment, Barkley, who was taking off, also hit his body directly. Under the intensity of this physical confrontation, Garnett couldn't jump at all and could only raise his arms to interfere.

The opponent's offense cannot be said to have any unpredictable technical content. Many of its moves are actually very basic. And with Garnett's ability, he can more or less see through the opponent's series of moves.

Just like when dealing with martial arts, when Barkley faced Garnett, he just bombed the ball and sat back. The terrifying power was instantly poured out on Garnett, and the focus of this power was actually It's Garnett's slightly curved thigh.

Moreover, Olajuwon, who was originally near the basket on the left, successfully received the pass from his teammate in the low post as Barkley, and also left the basket and raised his position towards the free throw line, leaving Barkley with an empty position. , and also intends to give Barkley a passing fulcrum.

What's terrible is that when Barkley "sat" down, Barkley's back was also leaning heavily on Garnett's body.

When the ball was free, Barkley quickly turned around and made a layup near the basket. Barkley jumped forward and pressed his body against Garnett's body. Garnett, who had just adjusted his posture, had already He reacted and wanted to jump to block it.

"You young man is no match for me!"

The opponent's big butt caused huge trouble to Garnett.

"Kevin, there's only so much space under the basket. What are you going to do when your center of gravity is so low?"

At this time, Barkley was down low. In order to create enough space for the inside, the rest of the Rockets would naturally not block the basket stupidly.

This made Garnett, who was already a little unsteady when Barkley was "sitting" playing, even worse. As soon as his feet rooted to the ground came loose, Garnett staggered back and instantly got out of the way of the basket. Location.

"Are you planning to rush outside the baseline to pursue?"

Marbury served in the backcourt, and Garnett trotted toward the Rockets half court. When passing by Wu Dao, Wu Dao couldn't help but kindly "remind" him.

Garnett's defensive position is very different from that of Martial Arts. When Martial Arts defends Barkley, he is on the outside and needs to be wary of the opponent's sudden attack.

But Garnett is different. The place where he and Barkley are facing each other is already relatively close to the blue ball. Garnett can stand up straight and forcefully resist Barkley's confrontation.

Relying on his absolute height and wingspan, Garnett is able to turn around and defend when the opponent makes a layup.

After all, the inside area is small, and there is not much room for offensive players to display. With Garnett's quality and physique, he is completely capable of causing huge interference to Barkley.

"Hit you well."

"I know."

Garnett muttered unhappily. His temper was not directed at martial arts, but mainly because of Barkley's previous provocation, which somewhat affected his mentality.

Wu Dao noticed Garnett's mood swings and smiled without saying anything else.

Garnett is a strong person, and losing his temper means that he is starting to get into the game.

If Garnett becomes taciturn when playing, there will only be one situation: he is completely beaten, and the autistic Garnett will be able to stop talking after being beaten.
The more trash talk, the more Garnett leads his opponents at the same position.

The Timberwolves' offense is sorted out by Marbury.

In today's game, Coach Philip specifically told Marbury that the team's offense should first look for martial arts, and martial arts must be allowed to open up the situation from the outside.

"I'm coming! I'm coming!"

As the Timberwolves entered the frontcourt, Barkley, who should have been positioned at the basket, found Wu Dao. While driving Brad, he quickly rushed in front of Wu Dao.

Wu Dao stood at the elbow outside the three-point line. Facing the frame, he directed his left hand toward Marbury. The latter understood immediately and immediately threw the ball towards Martial Arts' outstretched palm.

The basketball flying horizontally was caught by Wu Dao with his left hand. Just as he was about to put the ball with his hands in front of his chest, Barkley suddenly took a step forward and directly reached out to shoot the basketball.

He saw Wu Dao's goal of joining the ball and planned to steal Wu Dao. What surprised Barkley a little was that Wu Dao actually grabbed the flying basketball with his left hand in the air. When Barkley reached out to steal it, Wu Dao held the ball with his left hand and raised it above his head, easily avoiding his steal. .

The big hands that could easily control the ball with one hand gave Barkley a strong sense of familiarity.

At the same time, Budo lifted the ball over his head as a pivot with his right foot, and quickly stepped forward with his left foot towards the right. At the same time, the basketball also fell quickly to the side of Budo's right hand, and instantly became level with Barkley's body. together.

"It's so fast!"

"Pinching the ball with one hand and changing its direction?!"

Barkley failed to steal the ball and was a beat slower in returning to defense. Wu Dao also suddenly accelerated his steps and passed Barkley in an instant.

Seeing Wu Dao's breakthrough, Barkley turned around to pursue him, and quickly tugged on Wu Dao's jersey with his right hand. Wu Dao, who had taken a few quick steps, crossed the three-point line a few steps before he exploded the ball with his right hand, paused quickly, and raised his head. Look at the basket.

"Fake action!"

Wu Dao's sudden move was seen by Barkley. Buckley just straightened his back and was not triggered by Wu Dao's fake move. However, after Wu Dao exploded the ball, he quickly retreated towards the right rear and directly hit the ball. A high fade away jump shot.

Wu Dao's action was too fast. Although Barkley noticed Wu Dao's pause and was not deceived, as Wu Dao stepped back and shot a jumper, he was unable to react and pursue him. Neng raised his arms symbolically, trying to interfere.

It's just that Buckley is quite miserable in his heart, and it is impossible for his interference to really interfere with martial arts. The opponent stepped back and opened a distance of more than one meter from him. Coupled with the fadeaway jumper, this kind of ball could not interfere at all.

The basketball fell towards the basket in Barkley's sight, and then passed through the net steadily with a crisp sound.

“This kid’s style of play is so weird!”

"A different kind of guy than Michael!"

When Barkley saw the basketball go into the net, he thought about Wu Dao's goal just now and thought to himself.

There is also a huge difference between a fadeaway jumper and a fadeaway jumper.

In different eras, the forward steps before a fadeaway jumper are completely different. For example, Michael Jordan, who is the best at jump shots in this era, often uses his back steps before shooting, using his back to feint and physical confrontation to create space for himself to shoot.

But jump shots in the small ball era are very different. In the small ball era, it is difficult to find outside players who use back-up steps and back-up body confrontation to find gaps for themselves.

More often, they rely on screens to catch and shoot in open spaces, or shoot after stepping back to open up space, or unexpected long-distance shots.

In modern games, it is common to shoot 40+ three-pointers in a game.

But in the 90s, few teams had such a large number of three-pointers.

Wu Dao's shooting habits were influenced by the small ball era. Although his back-up steps are equally good, he often uses more complicated step-back shots when facing the basket, or he changes direction and rushes. Stop dry pulling.

Jordan, on the other hand, often makes a more straightforward stop-and-go approach when facing the basket. Many times, he relies on the offensive team's initiative and his own excellent jumping to complete difficult "top shots."

Kobe's mid-range play is almost a replica of Jordan's.

It's just that when attacking the basket, the difference between the two is bigger. Compared with Kobe, Jordan attacks the basket more, and his hands are big. When attacking the basket, Jordan can change various movements in the air, but Kobe With small hands, he couldn't do this. Kobe was used to using his strong physical fitness to dunk directly.

Of course, attacking the rim and dunking was the work of Kobe in the "Peter Pan" era. As he got older, Kobe gained weight. By that time, the main offensive method was low-post singles with his back to the basket.

Wu Dao's mid-range back-up steps are very similar to Jordan and Kobe, but Wu Dao's mid-to-long distance face-to-basket offense is hugely different from them.

Martial Arts' offense accounts for 20 to 30% of three-pointers, and there are also super-long three-point raids. When facing the basket in the mid-range, it is customary to use side steps and retreats to distance itself from the opponent, or to change direction in advance at a fast pace. Relying on his terrifying physical fitness, he is invincible at medium and long distances.

It is a "no solution" completely different from Jordan.

Barkley had seen the fight with Jordan that day in martial arts, but watching the video is watching the video. Only by experiencing it personally can you know how difficult the young man in front of you is to deal with.

With his height of 198cm, it is simply impossible to defend the opponent with this kind of side step and backwards.

As long as the opponent has a good touch, he will only receive military training.

Barkley realized this immediately. He finally understood why the other party was so incomprehensible at such a young age.

He also understood why defensive players like Michael were completely helpless against the opponent.

Barkley ran towards the Timberwolves half court, his eyes fell on Wu Dao, and he was thinking about ways to deal with the opponent.

Are there any scorers in this era who are good at shooting?
Yes, and there are a lot of them.

But can shooting kill games? It's possible, but it's difficult. Because it is not easy for these pitchers to maintain their hitting rate in a game of this intensity.

The ability of martial arts to achieve such results in the Timberwolves is only due to physical talent.

The most frightening thing is his stability. Being able to maintain a relatively high level of competition is his real weapon to gain a foothold in the Timberwolves.

A player who acts like a ghost cannot be the boss in today's league.

"The only thing we can do is increase the intensity. At least we have to force that kid inside first."

"Otherwise, he will be killed soon."

“What Michael can’t do, I have the opportunity to do!”

By the time Barkley crossed the midline and entered the Timberwolves half, he already had the idea of ​​dealing with Wu Dao in his mind.

Michael Jordan, who is 198cm and 88kg, is one of the best defenders in the league. This is true.

But his physique also somewhat limits his defensive ability.

Coincidentally, Barkley, who is 198cm and 114kg, can do things that Jordan cannot!

When it comes to "increasing intensity" for outside players, Barkley can do it better than Jordan!