Slam Dunk: My Study Abroad Career in Northern Hunan

Chapter 697 I will take you to win the championship!
What qualities should a team leader have? In other words, what kind of person can be called the leader of a team?

Is a player who leaves the dirty work on the defensive end to his teammates and is responsible for scoring quickly and producing beautiful statistics himself? Is he a leader?

Or is it an "inefficient" player who guards the opponent's strongest player while also taking over the team's most difficult offense to help the team overcome strong opponents?
The definition of a leader in the small ball era may come first with "data".

But in this era, fans' definition of a leader is often based on a comprehensive evaluation. Many of the top stars are both offensive and defensive.

Wu Dao is the most watched player among the Timberwolves. When the glider Drexler frequently scored on the Timberwolves' heads, fans expected Wu Dao to stand up and help the team block this powerful player.

And martial arts does exactly this.

The role of a leader is to attack the opponent's strongest player and handle the most difficult goals to score when the team is attacking.

Wu Dao has a huge frame and strong muscles. Although he looks like a fair and clean young man, when Wu Dao put up a defensive posture in front of Drexler, the sense of oppression it brought to him made Drexler He became much more cautious when holding the ball.

Wu Dao's individual defense is actually considered top-notch in the league, but his awareness of assist defense is somewhat different from that of top players. But for the Timberwolves, they will not ask for more from martial arts.

Having that strong single defense is enough to help the Timberwolves deal with most outside players. The thing about the lack of assist defense ability is that the Timberwolves have always looked for help from other players, such as Garnett, such as Ben Wallace. .

"Oh!"

In fact, many shooting guards of this era do not pay enough attention to three-pointers, but Drexler at the end of his career was actually a player who took relatively more three-pointers.

With his early physical talent exploding, he averaged only one or two three-pointers per game.

Super long three-pointer, martial arts can't defend it at all!

In fierce physical confrontation, Drexler, who took the initiative to attack the martial arts, not only failed to push away the martial arts to create a suitable breakthrough space for himself, but was stunned by the force of the counterattack, making him a little unstable with the ball.

It is really difficult to get any benefit from a 95kg impact attack on a heavy striker like Budo who weighs around 110kg. What's more terrible is that because Budo always practices judo, his lower body is actually much better than that of a group of players with the same weight. Much more prudent.

Players of this era, I am afraid that only those pure shooters have such shooting ability. Although Drexler has three-pointers, he has not yet made martial arts fearful to that extent.

Martial Arts' defensive actions are too routine, but such routine actions make Drexler feel extremely uncomfortable.

Wu Dao didn't take a step back, and a long arm also covered the basketball in Drexler's hand, which was less than thirty centimeters away from his point of holding the ball.

The basketball quickly changed direction, and Drexler finally tried to rush in. He suddenly exploded the ball with his left hand and quickly accelerated the attack. His side also quickly stuck to Wu Dao's body.

For Drexler at this time, he didn't care at all whether his martial arts assisting defense ability was strong or weak.

Sure enough, Drexler, who had distanced himself, had no intention of shooting, and he didn't even look at the basket when dribbling.

After joining the Rockets, he averaged about 5 three-pointers per game, which is a terrifying number in this era, and his three-point shooting rate was 35%, which is a pretty good statistic.

Drexler turned slightly sideways and used his body to cover the basketball a little before he felt a little more at ease and started to drop the ball.

But at the moment the basketball fell, Wu Dao's chest quickly touched Drexler's side. Drexler felt Wu Dao's power and reversed the ball and quickly opened his position. He wanted to force Wu Dao to adjust his front and heel steps, so that he could seize the opportunity when Wu Dao's front and rear feet were staggered to make a sudden advance.

With the help of the impact of acceleration, Drexler still failed to shake Wu Dao. On the contrary, due to the huge counter-shock force, his control of the ball was greatly weakened.

Facing Drexler, Wu Dao chose to take a step back to defend. This distance allowed Wu Dao to not only deal with Drexler's assault, but also step forward to block the opponent's shot in time. Judging from the height difference between Martial Arts and Drexler, he is completely capable of doing such a thing.

But what Drexler didn't expect was that Wu Dao drove him away from the three-point line and stopped chasing him.

All he knew was that the young man in front of him was very scary on his own, so he had to be very careful.

However, as he got older and his physical functions declined significantly, the development direction of Drexler's basketball skills also saw some changes.

Faced with such an opponent, Martial Arts did not dare to put too much distance between the two. If facing ball handlers who don't have strong three-point ability, Budo may leave a gap of one to one and a half meters to defend.
Drexler bowed forward slightly, and the basketball was shrunk to the left side of his waist. The ball's position was not low.

Wu Dao, who was in front of Drexler, did not intend to let go of such an opportunity. After confronting the opponent's body, he quickly got closer, compressing the opponent's space to adjust his posture, and quickly reached out to point at the basketball.

Under the pressure of martial arts, in order not to lose the ball, Drexler could only quickly hold the ball and quickly pass it to his teammates at the top of the arc. When the basketball was released, Drexler quickly got away and tried to catch the ball again, but Wu Dao had no intention of letting Drexler go and quickly followed up.

The two bodies are tightly stuck together, and even when running without the ball, Drexler will suffer physical pressure from martial arts. Such a confrontation made him very uncomfortable. Being unable to escape the pursuit of martial arts was only a small problem. His running speed and accuracy were also greatly affected.

There was no way he could get where he wanted to go under the pursuit of martial arts.
The Rockets noticed that Drexler seemed to be in a quagmire, and decisively gave up his offensive point, and the basketball was quickly transferred to Barkley's hands.

After seeing this scene, Drexler's "struggle" also weakened. While standing to rest, he looked at Barkley, who was holding the ball in the right elbow area.

Barkley's opponent was replaced by Mitchell. Facing such a substitute player, Barkley didn't hesitate at all. His big butt directly sat on Sam Mitchell. After pushing away the opponent, Barkley Quickly turns around and drives to the basket.

Just when he was about to go for a layup, Garnett quickly came out from the inside. When Barkley took a hook shot, he jumped up and tried to block the shot.

Although the basketball flew over Garnett's head, Barkley, who was interfered by Garnett, was unable to score the ball.

The basketball hit the edge of the basket and popped out.

"clang!"

The rebound appeared, and Garnett, who was extremely talented, immediately pulled up on the spot after landing, took off twice in a short time, directly held the ball firmly in his hands, and then quickly passed it to Wu Dao.

At this time, Wu Dao had just crossed the three-point line. When he saw Garnett's second burst, he knew that the rebound was stable and started a fast break.

When the basketball fell into Wu Dao's hands, the two defenders on the Rockets' side had already crossed the center line. Wu Dao did not speed up on his own. While advancing along the sideline, he waited for his teammates to cross the center line.

Wu Dao, who was holding the ball, had no intention of passing the ball to his teammates. He dribbled the ball and quickly approached the three-point line. Before Drexler could wait for Barkley to change defense, Wu Dao, who was approaching the three-point line, took the lead in attacking.

After just adjusting his crotch twice, Wu Dao dropped the ball with his right hand, quickly stepped forward with his left foot, and accelerated directly. The powerful impact instantly pushed past Drexler's defense, and Wu Dao's figure was also quick. Hit the Rockets basket.

By the time Barkley entered the paint, Martial Arts was already picking up speed. Facing Wu Dao who aggressively attacked the basket, Barkley had no intention of jumping to block the shot.

He really knows the martial arts abilities very well. The opponent's speed has already increased. Even if he tries to block him, he will most likely get a 2+1 or even be dunked. There is no need to take such a risk.

"Dangdang!"

When Wu Dao reached the Rockets basket, he dunked with both hands and scored. The powerful impact made his lower body lean forward.

The reporters taking pictures under the basketball hoop subconsciously shrank back when the martial artist was dunking. The momentum emanating from Wu Dao's body when he hits the basket is really scary.

In the arena, the fans cheered.

Wu Dao, who was hanging in the basket for a short time, flew down and landed back on the ground. He looked sideways as he crossed himself towards the bottom line and was about to launch a sweep on Barkley. Wu Dao suddenly said:

"The Rockets can't win the championship!"

"I will lead the team to start our dynasty!"

After Wu Dao finished speaking, he turned around and returned to defense.

Is this considered trash talk? Buckley doesn't know.

Barkley's feelings about the Rockets are actually somewhat complicated. He had already lost his face and came here to join a team, hoping to have a tacit understanding in his career and realize his dream of becoming a champion. His original intention was to hug Olajuwon's thigh.

After all, in the two years when Jordan retired for the first time, Olajuwon was the most dominant player in the league. He also led the Rockets to win the championship for two consecutive years.

With Barkley consciously joining, the Rockets will definitely become the most dominant super team in the league. What will happen to the championship, even if Jordan returns?

But the ideal is full, and the reality is cruel and skinny.

He didn't even give up a high salary for the championship, but the Rockets brought him even greater pain.

The lineup is obviously excellent, but the record is so poor.

Nowadays, even facing a new team like the Timberwolves, it is extremely difficult to fight.

Although Barkley is a very determined person, and the game has reached this point, the situation is only 55 open, but at this time after he heard Wu Dao's words, Barkley's mind suddenly became a little confused.

He came to the Rockets to hug his thighs, but he had no choice but to become the biggest thigh
After releasing the ball, Barkley quickly entered the frontcourt.

On the offensive end, the Rockets ignored Drexler, who was entangled in martial arts and struggled to escape. His speed and body were not as good as martial arts. Under the death entanglement of martial arts that spared no effort in physical strength, he could not escape without the help of his teammates. .

There was no way, the Rockets could only give the ball to Barkley who was positioned at the elbow of the wing.

It seems that Barkley's defense is slightly loose, and the superstar is playing as a substitute player for the Timberwolves. Isn't this a "good opportunity"?

Barkley caught the ball with his back to the basket, his solid back pressed against Mitchell's body, and his big butt still opened up the situation.

But this time, Mitchell was smarter and took the initiative to take half a step back, not allowing Barkley to meditate on his back.

However, his retreat also gave Barkley plenty of space. Barkley quickly blasted the ball to the basket. He took the initiative to find a confrontation with two steps and a small jump step. He quickly raised the ball with his right hand and shot directly with a small floater.

For this Rockets attack, Garnett's defense was unable to come up at all.

The basketball flew directly over the heads of the Timberwolves players and then fell steadily into the basket.

Flying Pig Barkley. A historical all-around scorer. When he breaks out, the impact he can have is quite large.

"Sam, don't be afraid of confrontation."

"Get on top. If you get on top, I'll have time to help defend you."

"Hit him with your body and consume his energy!"

Garnett reminded Sam Mitchell before going to the baseline to serve. Mitchell's defense just now made him a little dissatisfied.

He didn't quite understand why a leading scorer like Wu Dao was trying his best to defend Drexler at all costs, and why Sam Mitchell, who came on as a substitute, was so "cowardly".

To put it harshly, even if Mitchell and Barkley exchange physical fitness, Garnett still feels that they are worthy of the Timberwolves' blood.

"Everyone should show their defensive attitude and be tougher on defense!"

Wu Dao also clapped his hands at this moment and shouted loudly towards the players.

His words still have a strong motivating effect on the Timberwolves players, because now the team's strongest defensive player is him.

When a scorer scores, he does not give up his defensive tasks.

Martial Arts' actions can actually inspire his teammates more than his words.

Mitchell realized his problem, nodded, and moved forward quickly. After receiving the basketball, Marbury also quickly dribbled the ball into the frontcourt. Before he even got close to the three-point line, he gave the ball to Wu Dao.

Marbury is also a player with a dark heart.

He vaguely sensed that Wu Dao planned to operate on Buckley.

At this time, Buckley had already arrived in front of Wu Dao and was responsible for defending Wu Dao.

The switch from Drexler to Barkley was actually within the expected range of martial arts.

Although Drexler is taller than Barkley, his strength is much inferior to that of Martial Arts. Among all Rockets players who can play on the outside, only Barkley can withstand the impact of Martial Arts.

The idea of ​​​​Wudao is actually very simple. Target Barkley first and let this "rocket thigh" who has just returned from injury end early!
The Timberwolves have already studied the rocket thoroughly.

What should Olajuwon pay attention to at the end of his career?
Without outside help, he is afraid that he will be beaten on the ground by Wu Dao, Garnett, Tom, and Wallace.

"If you want a championship, consider coming to the Timberwolves!"

"I will take you to win the championship!"

Wu Dao identified the pain points of Barkley's career and said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)