Slam Dunk: My Study Abroad Career in Northern Hunan

Chapter 683 God’s weapon!

Martial Arts's trash talk had an impact on Pippen.

This can be seen from Pippen's movement at this time.

Since Phil Jackson entered the Bulls, the Bulls' offensive system has revolved around the triangle offense. Many techniques and tactics revolve around the expansion and extension of the triangle offense.

What is the triangle offense?

If you want to give a complete introduction, it is actually a bit complicated, but it can be simply understood as the player needs to maintain the "triangle" of movement when attacking.

When attacking, basketball needs to rotate between the three players forming a sports triangle to maintain the vitality of the offense and prevent the ball from being dead for a long time.

This sports triangle does not mean that the triangle formed by three players in any position on the field can be called a triangle offense.

Players cannot be too far apart to avoid the risk of mistakes from long passes.

Generally speaking, the positions of the three main players involved in the triangle offense will basically be on the same side of the offensive half, which facilitates communication between players.

At this time of the Bulls' offensive round, Pippen, who had already moved into the corner, had lost the possibility of being a pivot.

Pippen as an axis is more complex in function than Rodman as a puzzle piece.

Wu Dao is deeply aware of this, so in the matchup with Jordan, he will never let Jordan easily enter his most comfortable position.

Such a little story actually flatters Rodman in disguise, praising Rodman's golf IQ is much higher than Pippen.

That was when Jackson was implementing the triangle offensive tactic in the Bulls. Rodney, who was new to the team, quickly understood the key points of this system. Pippen was often trained by Jackson during normal training, saying that he had the ability to understand slow.

Wu Dao retreated to one meter inside the three-point line and stopped, with no intention of retreating.

He doesn't think Jordan will take crazy three-pointers like those scorers in the small ball era.

Under Jordan's pressure, Wu Dao slowly retreated, maintaining the defensive gap between him and Jordan.

The Timberwolves selectively and appropriately vacated Pippen in the bottom corner.

Jordan quietly observed the Timberwolves' defensive formation for a long time and found that the Timberwolves' defense in the low-efficiency zone was relatively weak. Jordan also noticed that Pippen seemed not to want to participate in this offense, so he simply withdrew his gaze and looked in front of him. martial arts.

But do you dare to bet on whether Jordan feels good today?
This kind of player with a strong offensive belief will often deliver a fatal blow at critical moments.

When Murray went 5-for-0 in a single quarter, everyone laughed at him for being possessed by Kobe. But when Murray hit the buzzer beater despite his thick eyebrows that were more than ten or twenty centimeters taller than him, "possessed by Kobe" turned into a compliment. .

Generally speaking, the position of the pivot player needs to be in the center of the half-court, so that his passes can radiate to all players on the court, and at the same time, he can keep an eye on the movements of all players.

Jordan caught the ball on the wing, dribbled slightly sideways, and scanned the players.

Jordan is the first end point in the Bulls' triangle offense system, and Pippen is the axis of this triangle offense, responsible for controlling the turnover of the basketball.

The attack time passed by second by second, and Jordan was not in a hurry at all. He just tried to give Wu Daoyi some physical confrontation.

Jordan's explosiveness and strength are very strong. If he sticks close to his body, he will be easily affected by the physical confrontation caused by the opponent's breakthrough, making it difficult to make an accurate defensive response in the first time.

Because in the triangle offensive system, Pippen is responsible for much more complicated things than Rodman.

It's not that he doesn't have three-point talent, or that his shooting percentage is low, but for Jordan, the threat of his breakthrough and mid-range shots is far greater than his three-pointers.

Although Jordan is called "God", he knows everything about three-pointers.

If Jordan will take six or seven three-pointers like crazy in today's game, and even have a three-point shooting percentage of over 50, then even if he can't win in today's game, martial arts will admit it!

Rodman only needs to remember to grab rebounds and give the damn basketball to Jordan, because Jordan is the first end point of the system, and Rodman's operation cannot be wrong.

Jordan's eyes were fixed on martial arts, and the aura exuding from his body was quite intimidating.

But Pippen is different. In addition to looking for opportunities to attack independently, he also needs to pass the ball to Jordan at the right time, and he also needs to always pay attention to whether role players outside the triangle system are open. Better chance to strike.

Martial Arts let Jordan's three-pointer go, but there was actually no psychological pressure at all.

The outside space at the top of the arc and the right elbow area is very wide, creating a perfect one-on-one opportunity for Jordan.

In the Bulls' triangle offensive system, the two most important, indispensable, and least changeable players are Jordan and Pippen.

On the one hand, it's because the ball is in Jordan's hands, which is quite far away from Pippen. It's too late to wait for Jordan to pass the ball and then make up for it. On the other hand, the Timberwolves players also noticed that Pippen's offensive attitude seemed a bit negative.

But the corner position is a natural "offensive desperate situation". When a player receives the ball in this position, the offensive changes are minimal.

The other players all showed a man-to-man defensive posture.

As the attack time passed, Jordan's dribbling movements and rhythm changed. He continued to dribble at a low altitude while changing hands, and slowly approached the martial arts.

The Bulls' offensive position was 1 inside 4. Except for Pippen in the far corner, Tony Cookic and Ron Harper were standing at the elbow area on the other side and near the sideline on the same side on the right.

After Pippen was left open, the Timberwolves' defensive formation was 2 inside and 3 outside, with Garnett and Ben Wallace standing on both sides of the inside basket.

Players like Jordan and Kobe cannot let down their guard at any time.

But in the world, there is no unified measurement standard for which of the two players has a higher football intelligence and which one has a lower football intelligence.

Jordan's footsteps and shooting are the best. If he is allowed to hold the ball in the mid-range, it is basically the same as giving away points unless he is double-teamed, unless Jordan's touch is crappy.

Jordan observed the Timberwolves' defense, and in front of him, Wu Dao relaxed his vigilance on Jordan's three-pointer, took a half step, opened his arms and lowered his waist to defend.

With the sidelines on both sides, is there any worse offensive position than the corner? !
Pippen, who was in the corner, simply made it clear that he did not want to participate in this round of offense.

At this time, Michael Jordan also changed his dribbling posture and turned half sideways against Wu Dao's body again.

Many fans may have heard a little story about the Bulls.

But Wu Dao cannot retreat endlessly. After Jordan crosses the three-point line, every time he gets closer to the basket by one meter, his threat factor will double.

"Yeah, very strong."

"It's really not easy to push."

After two tentative side kicks, Michael Jordan felt the strong physical quality of martial arts and decisively gave up his original plan. The next moment he tried another side kick, Jordan dropped the ball with his left hand, quickly half-turned, and tried to Accelerate and advance in the middle.

Jordan's movement immediately attracted Martial Arts' defensive movements. At the same time, Garnett, who was positioned in front of the baseline, quickly took a few steps forward, ready to defend Jordan at any time. As Garnett left the basket, Ben Wallace also shrank to the paint area, completely letting go of Pippen, and returned to the basket to mark Rodman.

Although Dennis is also known as Dan Bianbao, it does not mean that he does not have offensive ability, at least he has the offensive ability at the basket.

"Snapped!"

Jordan burst forward with the ball, and Wu Dao quickly followed up with a crab step. Michael, who was traveling to the middle distance, suddenly paused and stopped suddenly. At the same time, Wu Dao also followed the trend and stopped suddenly. At the same time, he quickly leaned forward and stretched out his hand to cover the ground. on the top of Jordan's head.

When Wu Dao was pursuing the defense, Jordan's breakthrough also successfully pulled Garnett out of the paint. Jordan's sudden stop near the free throw line also caused Garnett, who was coming out of defense, to jump up and defend. Go up.

Two big hands instantly blocked Jordan's sight.

However, when Wu Dao discovered that Garnett was also tempted by Jordan, he immediately realized that something was wrong.

Sure enough, Jordan, who stopped suddenly to raise the ball and pretended to shoot, had no intention of shooting at all. His center of gravity suddenly dropped. Jordan also slipped between Wu Dao and Garnett, and the basketball in his hand was also gently moving towards the backboard. One wave.

"Snapped!"

As the basketball hit the backboard, Michael Jordan's figure quickly passed by Budao and Garnett and headed towards the basket.

With a soft sound, the basketball rebounded, and Michael Jordan's figure also flew into the air quickly, caught the basketball in mid-air, and dunked the ball toward the basket.

At this moment, a black shadow suddenly appeared behind Michael Jordan and soared into the air quickly.

The martial artist, who was clearly blocked by Jordan, actually caught up in time at this moment, jumped up behind Jordan, and violently blocked the basketball in Jordan's hand with one hand.

Jordan's fake move seduced Wu Dao to lift his center of gravity, and his self-throw and dunk after seducing Garnett to defend was beyond all expectations. However, under such circumstances, he was able to quickly return to defense and pursue Wu Dao to block the shot, which was even more shocking. The fans roared.

The terrifying athletic talent is clearly displayed in front of the fans.

However, just when the fans and media thought that Michael Jordan's exquisite offense would be blocked by martial arts, Jordan, who was raising the ball in mid-air, quickly pulled the ball down and instantly avoided the martial arts block.

Then, under the watchful eyes of a crowd of fans and media, Jordan lifted the ball with his left hand and hooked the ball toward the basket.

"Snapped!"

"Shu~"

The basketball lightly rubbed against the backboard and then bounced into the basket.

Silence, the United Center fell into an eerie silence at this moment.

Within seconds, astonishing cheers erupted in the infield and in the stands. The fans' shouts broke through the arena. Even on the streets outside the arena, the sounds from the arena could be heard.

“ohhh!!!”

"What is that? You throw yourself and grab it and you can windmill the lever?!"

"It's too strong, Michael is just too strong!"

The fans were shocked by Jordan's operation. They thought it was scary enough that he threw himself and grabbed the ball under the defense of two people. However, they did not expect that in the face of martial arts who can chase and block shots, Jordan could actually do it. Performed such an amazing operation.

I thought that the talented young leader of the Timberwolves was already ridiculously strong, but Jordan's performance gave all Bulls fans a shot in the arm.

You are as strong as you are, I have Jordan!
The cheers of the fans poured into the stadium. After Jordan scored, he also showed a bright smile. He turned back to look at Wu Dao behind him and said with a smile:

"Hey kid, you gotta work harder!"

"Just a little bit, you were able to guard against me."

Michael Jordan made an insulting gesture and said with a smile towards Wu Dao. Looking at Wu Dao's expressionless face, Jordan's smile became even brighter:

"I know you're talented."

"I also guessed that with your ability, you should be able to catch up."

"It seems that I have guessed everything."

"hehe."

It is true that Jordan's words were praise, but the purpose of praising Wu Dao was not to encourage Wu Dao, but to tell Wu Dao "You are on the second level, and I am on the fifth level."

If the opponent was just a rookie, Michael wouldn't even have the time to deal with the opponent, but martial arts is different. Martial arts is worthy of Michael Jordan's 100% strength to deal with it. In fact, just like martial arts against the Bulls, Jordan doesn't mind using it. Some off-field factors affect the competitive state of martial arts.

Trash talk is the most practical.

The Bulls began to defend, and Rodman took a deep look at Wu Dao when he passed by Wu Dao. He was just under the basket. When Wu Dao chased Michael Jordan, from his perspective, he could clearly see that Wu Dao was half a head taller than Jordan. That terrifying bounce left a deep impression on Rodman's heart. impression.

The sense of oppression that Wu Dao exuded when chasing and blocking the shot made Rodman look sideways at Wu Dao.

From the bottom corner, Pippen saw the Timberwolves being beaten two-on-one by Michael Jordan. He curled his lips slightly and snorted. When he returned to defense, he deliberately ran to Wu Dao's side and said sarcastically:
"Can't you guard both of them?"

"What do you want to eat?"

"For someone like you to be able to become a leader, it shows how good the Timberwolves are as a team."

"That's right. You are considered the 'tall one' among the newcomers."

Pippen has never been the kind of person who doesn't retaliate when someone scolds him. How could he let go of the opportunity to ridicule martial arts?

However, the martial arts face Pippen's trash talk provocation was completely indifferent, and he just jogged towards the Bulls half court.

The silent Wu Dao had a calm look on his face, and there was no trace of Pippen in his eyes. In his pupils, the figure of Michael Jordan not far away was reflected.

"I'll give it back."

"One ball, one ball, give it all back."

Entering the frontcourt, Wu Dao let out a lifelong whisper.

The voice was very thin and it was in Chinese. Pippen didn't hear clearly what Wu Dao was saying.

At this time, martial arts, concentration was unprecedented, and the whole person returned to his most authentic state.

(End of this chapter)