Slam Dunk: My Study Abroad Career in Northern Hunan

Chapter 668 The red-haired boy whose talent has transformed!
"Hey, Martial Arts, don't act like a newbie!"

"You are different from those rookies, you are a leader!"

"Not just any cat or dog can be compared with you or compete with you."

"Think about the tactics we developed before!"

"Steady!!!"

Wu Dao resisted the defense of the two Lakers and retreated to score the ball. Although he indeed received cheers from the audience, Coach Philip on the side of the court was somewhat dissatisfied and "reprimanded" him.

Philip's idea is very simple. As the leader of our Timberwolves, Wu Dao, how can you end up competing with the opponent just because of the provocation of some "unknown little characters"?
If the opponent is Jordan, it's understandable for you to do so, but the opponent is just a substitute, and it's not worth your while.
When Phillip reprimanded Wu Dao, there was no other feeling at all in Wu Dao's ears. He couldn't hear the "reprimand" in the coach's words at all.

On the contrary, it was Kobe Bryant. After hearing what Philip said, his face became extremely ugly.

"A cat and a dog", if he understood correctly, this is how the coach of the Timberwolves described himself! ! !

Kobe, who was already a little overwhelmed by his strength in martial arts, after hearing what Coach Phillip said, he immediately glared at Coach Phillip on the sidelines with a fierce look, as if he wanted to eat someone.

Under the gaze of Kobe Bryant's "Eye of Death", Coach Philip just glanced casually, then put his hands to his mouth and shouted to the martial arts on the court:

"Fight our established tactics, martial arts!"

"Don't be influenced by the provocations of role players~~~"

Philip's words were shouted very loudly, and the media and fans in the infield and in the front row of the stands heard them very clearly. Some Timberwolves fans seemed to have been poked in the G-spot after hearing these words, and they all immediately became excited. , yelling towards the court, saying some disparaging words about Kobe.

The media was also keenly aware that Coach Philip seemed to have given them big news, and the cameras turned towards the faces of Kobe and Philip.

role player
How could the media not notice the derogatory meaning in Coach Philip's words? No, Kobe's ugly black face under the camera has already said a lot to the media.

"All-star Kobe is a role player, a cat and a dog!"

“Coach Philip’s critical comments on Kobe Bryant!”

The media listened to Coach Philip's words and looked at Kobe's ugly face under the camera. They all became excited and thought about what the headlines of the newspapers should be in the future.

On the court, after Kobe received the serve from his teammate in the backcourt, he calmly ran towards the frontcourt with the ball without saying a word.

Robert Horry, who was serving the ball, felt that Kobe's mood was obviously wrong at this moment. To be honest, he really didn't want to give the ball to Kobe at this time, but there was no way. The only person who could control the ball at this time was really Kobe is a better choice.

You can't give it to Rick Fox, right? Let's not talk about Rick Fox's control level. The defense he has to face is martial arts with strong single defense capabilities. No matter from any angle, Rick Fox is not suitable for the role of ball handler.

But Kobe
Robert Horry quickly ran towards the frontcourt after throwing the ball. As he was walking, he couldn't help but remind Kobe: "Hey, young man."

"Basketball is a game for five people."

"I think you can rely on your teammates."

"If you need it, just make a gesture and I'll come up and pick and roll for you."

Robert Horry, a nearly 30-year-old veteran, was coaxing Kobe like a child.

However, it was Kobe's expressionless face that responded to him.

Kobe didn't speak, but his expression said what he was thinking.
"Okay." Robert Horry was a little annoyed, but he didn't say much on the court and quickly entered the Timberwolves' half court to take his position.

As Kobe approached the top of the arc with the ball, the Timberwolves quickly spread their defense.

Chris Kyle, who faced Kobe, still learned from his previous "defensive success" experience. When facing Kobe this round, he still took one step to block the strong and weaken the weak, and the position between him and Kobe was far away. He jumped nearly one meter and looked undefended against Kobe's three-point shot.

This defensive posture completely inspired Kobe's competitive spirit.

Kobe, who was approaching the three-point line, didn't make any "superfluous" adjustments at all. He put the ball together with both hands and directly made a three-pointer.

Faced with Kobe's shooting, Chris still showed the most basic respect, raised his arms symbolically, and tried to interfere with the jump.

It's just that Kobe's shots are very fast. I'm afraid only Kobe himself knows how much Chris Kyle's defense can interfere with Kobe.

After Kobe took the shot, Wu Dao seemed to have expected it. He turned around and rushed directly towards the inside, intending to grab the rebound.

Garnett and others under the basket were already struggling to get in position the moment Kobe took the shot.

"clang--"

Immediately afterwards, a crisp sound of iron was heard in the court, and the screams of Lakers fans rang out from the stands.

Although Lakers fans had a premonition that Kobe would go it alone before Kobe took action, the fans had strong expectations for Kobe.

Although Lakers fans don't want to see Kobe act brainlessly, they still hope in their hearts, hoping that Kobe can rely on his personal ability to suppress the Timberwolves' martial arts and use his skills to hit Coach Philip in the face. Give the Timberwolves some color!
But the ideal is beautiful and full, but the reality is cruel.

As the basketball crashed out of the basket, Wu Dao pushed away Rick Fox, and together with Garnett and Ben Wallace, firmly controlled the three-point area under the basket.

As the basketball fell, Wallace and Garnett blocked the people behind them, giving up the rebound to Wu Dao, who was in a slightly inferior position.

It really means "let".

These two people noticed that Kobe Bryant seemed to be challenging martial arts. In order to show their support for martial arts, they used martial arts to "swipe" their data in this way.

Speaking of which, from when Wu Dao emerged in the team to now, after so many games, Wu Dao has scored 50 and 40 points in many games. It can be said that scoring 30 points is as common as eating and drinking, but Wu Dao has never had such a score. I have gotten three pairs, and I can even count the number of two pairs on one hand.

As the leader of the Timberwolves, how can he have so many "shortcomings"? !
Garnett and Wallace want to help Martial Arts "fill in" some of its shortcomings, making Martial Arts more competitive in the MVP race this year.

With the two men's unremitting pick-and-roll, the Lakers' two inside players were firmly restricted to the outside circle. Wu Dao himself also successfully blocked Rick Fox and collected the backboard with a slight jump.

Starting with the basketball, Kobe, who had just shot a three-pointer, rushed towards the martial arts like a "mad dog". This kid's competitiveness was not only reflected in the offensive aspect, but also in the defensive aspect.

After missing the shot, Kobe was also very active in grabbing rebounds. At this point, his courage was much better than many, many older players.

No matter what the situation, Kobe will never choose to "wait and see" after missing a shot.

Kobe's defensive pressure also forced Wu Dao to pass the ball quickly. The basketball was quickly handed out from Wu Dao's hands and came to Chris Kyle's hands.

Seeing the basketball leave Wu Dao's hands, Kobe immediately turned his gun and rushed towards Chris Kyle who was holding the ball.

He seemed to be eager to make up for his mistakes and spared no effort when defending. From the moment Chris Kyle picked up the ball, Kobe defended very seriously, and his pursuit of defense also brought Chris Kyle down. Enormous pressure.

Before dribbling the ball past half court, Chris Kyle seemed unable to withstand the pressure brought by Kobe and hurriedly passed the ball to Wu Dao on the side. Wu Dao dribbled the ball into the frontcourt. When everyone in the Timberwolves took their positions, Kobe finally showed some sense and did not leave Chris Kyle's side to double-team Wu Dao who was holding the ball.

"Finally I have some brains."

"Being competitive and being brainless are two different things after all."

Wu Dao approached the three-point line with the ball. From the corner of his eye, he glanced at Kobe on the side. Seeing that Kobe didn't stupidly double-team, he couldn't help but secretly thought to himself.

Kobe is very competitive, but not stupid. This is still worthy of praise.

This kid is alone, but at least he uses his brain, right?

Martial Arts has no intention of continuing to stimulate Kobe. Today's Kobe is really not worth his special effort to deal with.

As coach Philip said, he is a leader and cannot play ball with a "little substitute" like Kobe. The level is different, isn't it.

Budo grabbed the ball with his right hand and lifted it lightly. Rick Fox, who was defending Wu Dao, thought Wu Dao was feinting and stood there without moving. However, the basketball flew directly out of Wu Dao's hands, seemingly easily flying over Rick Fox's head towards the inside.

"!!!"

"Passed!"

Rick Fox was stunned. When he came to his senses, Garnett, who was standing outside the right side of the paint area, had already caught the ball with his back to the basket.

Garnett exploded the ball once, turned around and broke through, and then quickly combined the ball near the basket, raised the ball and feinted, and fired the defensive Robert Horry. After Garnett moved again, he grabbed the ball with his left hand and moved forward lightly. With a slight jump, the basketball is released with a small hook shot by the weak side hand.

Garnett's footwork under the basket is very good, and this attack seems to be very calm, which gives the audience a good visual feeling.

As the basketball slid into the net, Timberwolves fans cheered for Garnett's goal.

"Excellent footwork!"

Budao and Garnett high-fived each other in celebration, not shying away from their own praise.

The status of the team is different, and the mentality of getting along with teammates is naturally different. If it were him before, he would have just smiled at Garnett and then quickly returned to defense, and there wouldn't have been as many interactions as now.

Ordinary teammates, good teammates, brothers.

Relationships at different levels also have different interactions.

Now the members of the martial arts team and the team can all be said to have good relationships with each other.

"Of course, I am the No. 4 No. 4 player in the league!"

Garnett has never known what humility is. He proudly pointed at himself with his thumb and said with a smile.

Garnett's character is very similar to Sakuragi in some aspects.

"If that kid can enter the league, we will become good friends with him."

With this thought in his mind, Wu Dao couldn't help but scan the stands on both sides of the stadium, but it was obvious that he would not be able to find the red-haired guy.

Sakuragi Hanamichi should now be preparing for the "March Madness" game in Oak Hill.

In the basketball hall of Oak Hill High School, in the middle of the court, a red-haired young man wearing No. 10 jersey suddenly accelerated from the elbow area to the inside under the gaze of many spectators. The red-haired young man jumped high and raised his hands above the two people. Grab the ball and slam dunk the ball.

During the dunk, the red-haired boy had a physical confrontation with the two men, and the tip of his nose even touched the basket.

“Bang!!!”

There was also an astonishing loud noise in the stadium.

"Oh ha ha ha~~~"

"So strong! Red Devil!!!!"

"Sakuragi, cow, Sakuragi!!"

At this time, several high school students standing under the basket watched the red-haired young man's brutal dunk, and they let out strange screams. The players in the seating area beside the court also jumped up from their seats when they saw this scene. Patting his head to express "respect".

Coach Smith looked at Sakuragi Hanamichi's brutal dunk and subconsciously showed a bright smile. However, this smile only appeared for a moment. He quickly put away his smile and shouted to the young people on the court with a stern face. :

"Sakuragi, there is a game the day after tomorrow!"

"It's just an adaptive training match, so hold back."

"We have many, many games to play next month, twice as many as this month, so don't take it lightly!"

"Taking care of your body is also something that 'professional' players should pay attention to!"

Coach Smith looked serious. In the court, Hanamichi Sakuragi had a proud smile on his face just because of his successful dunk. After hearing Coach Smith's reprimand, he immediately stopped smiling and turned around to face Coach Smith in a polite manner. Bowed:
"Yes, coach, I understand!"

With that said, Sakuragi Hanamichi began to quickly return to defense. On the side of the court, Coach Smith looked at the tall, muscular red-haired young man in the court with a smile on his face.

Sakuragi Hanamichi was a player he brought from Asia. When he was inspecting martial arts, this talented young man also came into his sight.

To be honest, Sakuragi Hanamichi's talent at the time was "extraordinarily outstanding" among yellow people. However, although such talent is rare in the United States, it would not make Coach Smith spend a lot of effort to recruit Sakuragi from Asia. .

The person who really prompted him to make this decision was the last yellow player "trained" by Coach Smith, Wu Dao.

Martial Arts told him that Sakuragi Hanadao has the value of training.

After bringing Sakuragi Hanamichi to the team, Coach Smith was not too concerned about it, because the talent Sakuragi Hanamichi was proud of could only get a "good" rating in the United States, which was far from enough. Many "top" reviews.

There are simply too many talented “good” players in Oak Hill.

However, as the training time increased, Sakuragi Hanamichi's talent actually changed.
The exaggerated two-hand buckle just now. For today's Sakuragi Hanamichi, it is just commonplace.
It was not until that time that Smith realized that the physical development cycle of yellow people is different from that of black people. In high school, black players can basically develop their jumping talents to the extreme. As they get older, their skills and bodies become stronger. confrontation.

But yellow people are obviously different.

In his sophomore year of high school, Sakuragi's talent was considered to be the best among black players. With the improvement of training and development, Sakuragi's talent has transformed into the top, top in every sense.

"Soon, this kid will be able to shock everyone across the country!"