Slam Dunk: My Study Abroad Career in Northern Hunan

There is no doubt about Garnett's personal ability. Having experienced three seasons in the NBA, his skills, mentality and experience have reached a relatively high level.

Able to score 20+10 per game, he would be well trained as a leader in any other team. Although Yao Ming is very talented, there is still a big gap between him and Garnett.

Moreover, this gap is difficult to make up in a short period of time. Yao Ming must undergo a lot of training to increase his strength and strengthen his footwork before he can keep up with Garnett's offensive pace.

Those who failed in defense had a preliminary understanding of Garnett's fighting ability, but he was still full of confidence in himself.

He felt that as an inside player, he had already forced the opponent away from the basket, which actually achieved the defensive effect.

The basketball education he received. It is easier to score when you are closer to the basket, and the most important thing to defend the opponent's center is not to let the opponent get close to the basket.

From this perspective, it is not a problem to say that Yao Ming's defense this time was successful.

However, Yao Ming obviously did not think that Garnett might be this type of player. The mid-range turnaround fadeaway is one of his regular offensive means as an "inside player", and even... this is the offensive means he relies on the most!

During the transition between offense and defense, the student team had reorganized the offense. Tyronn Lue, who had just failed in an offense, did not choose to demonstrate his personal offensive ability this time.

As a defender, compared to scoring ability, the team naturally values ​​the ability to direct the team's offense more.

When Tyronn Lue dribbled the ball to the top of the Timberwolves' arc, Yao Ming once again took big steps to try to grab a favorable position under the basket.

This time, it was Garnett who faced Yao Ming directly, but his defensive strategy had changed a little. Garnett, who felt that he had no height advantage, adopted a front-circling defense method. When he moved, Yao Ming quickly entered the basket for unknown reasons and raised his hand to ask his teammates for the ball.

Naturally, Tyronn Lue saw what was happening under the basket. The imagined alley-oop scene flashed through his mind, and Tyronn Lue chose to take the risk and throw the ball into the basket.

Tyronn Lue's playing style and path have actually been fully reflected in the draft report. The professional scouts in the NBA league have a relatively accurate vision in this regard.

They may not be able to accurately predict the future of a rookie player, but when they look at the strengths and weaknesses of current players, they can be said to be impartial and hit the nail on the head.

Tyronn Lue likes to take risks in passing the ball, and he has never corrected this throughout his career.

Although he can often pass some good balls on the field, his mistake rate is relatively high among the defenders.

On the court, Garnett circled in front of Yao Ming and saw Tyronn Lue lob the ball towards him. A look of surprise appeared on his face. The next moment, deep anger exploded in Garnett's chest.

Garnett's moving body suddenly stood firm, and when the basketball was about to fly over his head, he jumped up directly on the spot. His full preparation also allowed him to fully utilize his jumping ability. The basketball that should have been passed behind Garnett was caught by Garnett in his hands.

"Snapped!!"

The crisp sound of catching the ball rang out in the court. Garnett, who had directly completed the interception, quickly passed the basketball in his hand to Wudao on the side after landing. The transition from offense to defense was completed in just a moment.

The players on the court had no time to be surprised by Garnett's terrifying bounce, as Wu Dao had already rushed towards the college team's half with the basketball.

Tyronn Lue, who was at the top of the arc, had no time to digest the surprise in his heart, and quickly turned around and chased after Wu Dao.

He was very fast, and his original position was closer to the backcourt than Wudao. At the same time when Wudao dribbled across the center line, Tyronn Lue also crossed the center line early and rushed towards Wudao.

The only one on the academy team who could keep up with Wu Dao's advancing speed was Tyronn Lue, who was at the back.

If these young players were still surprised by Garnett's terrifying bounce a second ago, then in just a transition between offense and defense, the speed displayed by Wu Dao on the offensive end was already beyond the reach of these young students.

Although he made a mistake, Tyronn Lue did not give up the idea of ​​chasing Wu Dao. Realizing that Wu Dao intended to attack the basket, he stopped when he was near the free throw line, waiting for Wu Dao who was several meters away to approach him, intending to take advantage of his rest to block Wu Dao's attack.

Kailulu knew her physical condition and knew that she could not compare with a player like Wudao at all. She also had no intention of using brute force to stop Wudao.

He had already made up his mind to fall down the moment Wu Dao's body leaned against him.

Using this method, he should be able to get a foul on Wudao. In his opinion, Wudao would have no way of changing direction when moving at high speed.

But what surprised Tyronn Lue was that Wu Dao, who was quickly approaching the free throw line, did not slow down at all when he was about to hit him.

Just when Tyronn Lue closed his eyes slightly and prepared to meet the impact, Wu Dao who was rushing forward with the ball suddenly stopped in front of him. It turned out that Huan Qiu turned his back and flew past Tyronn Lue. The next second, Wu Dao passed Tyronn Lue and took off from the ground, gliding quickly towards the basket.

"Bang!"

With a powerful tomahawk dunk, Wu Dao pushed the basketball directly into the basket.

On the side of the stands, the media reporters who were originally lacking interest and feeling a little drowsy were also perked up by Wu Dao's smash.

The Timberwolves players who were sitting on the sidelines watching the game could no longer contain their excitement and began shouting and yelling on the sidelines. While praising Martial Arts' sharp offensive, they also secretly mocked Tyronn Lue, saying that he was overestimating his own abilities.

However, Tyronn Lue didn't care about the ridicule from the players on the sidelines. At this moment, he was looking at Wu Dao who passed in front of him and started to run back to defend, his face full of excitement.

Before joining the Timberwolves, Tyronn Lue had already imagined several teams he might go to when he participated in the draft.

Among all the teams he envisioned, the Timberwolves did not exist.

The reason is very simple, because the Timberwolves have a rookie who has grown into an All-Star level, Marbury, and he doesn't think he will be selected by the Timberwolves.

But when he heard that the Timberwolves chose him in the draft, Tyronn Lue felt a strong sense of anticipation in his heart.

Although Minnesota, where the old forest is located, is a small city with a harsh climate and an underdeveloped economy.

But this team is a newly emerging championship team in the league.

Being able to play in this team is also very attractive to rookies like Tyronn Lue.

After joining the Timberwolves, he was looking forward to meeting the main players of Wu Dao. He wanted to see with his own eyes the strength of the starting players of the championship team.

This practice game also satisfied Tyronn Lue's fantasies about this championship team.

In just one offensive and defensive round, Garnett showed his unparalleled physical talent, even the kind of lob could be easily intercepted; and Wu Dao also showed his unparalleled jumping ability and speed talent in this round of offense, but what surprised Tyronn Lue even more was Wu Dao's physical coordination.

It is not an easy task to complete a back turn at high speed, let alone a martial artist being able to jump directly after a back turn. This terrifying adjustment ability truly requires talent.

Tyronn Lue has also watched a lot of NBA games on TV. He dares to say that in the entire league, there are only a handful of people who can perform this series of martial arts techniques. The smoothness of this transition from movement to stillness is simply impossible for others to imitate.

"Nice volley, Kevin!"

Wu Dao returned to the Timberwolves' half and pointed at Garnett in the paint with a bright smile on his face.

When his teammates played well, he naturally praised them generously.

While communicating with Garnett, Wu Dao also looked down at Yao Ming. At this time, Yao Ming's face no longer had the excitement he had when he just came on the court.

Just now, he lost miserably in the confrontation with Garnett.

Just one ball made Yao Ming realize that it was impossible for him to complete that kind of lob in front of Garnett.

If you want to get the basketball smoothly in the interior, you must occupy a more advantageous position.

Although Yao Ming's height is good enough, Garnett's height and wingspan, coupled with his jumping talent, are enough to defend Yao Ming from the front.

No one could get the ball in front of Garnett and lob it behind him, and the absolute height of Yao Ming's full-strength jump was not as high as Garnett's.

It is simply impossible to steal a chicken in this way.

Yao Ming, who was blocked, now focused his attention on Garnett in front of him. In the CBA league, there is no player of Garnett's level.

There seems to be no one with Garnett's height who has his bounce.

This is also the absolute gap between the NBA and the CBA. After all, the number of extremely talented players is greater in the NBA.

Even those college players who play in the NCAA's top league have many talented players. The CBA is not even qualified to be compared with the NBA in this regard. It is a question whether their players can compare with the top players in the NCAA in terms of talent.

You know, the top players in the NCAA can have a place in the NBA league.

"Hey, Yao Ming, if you want to play in the NBA, you can try to adapt to the confrontation and rhythm of the NBA."

"This is just the beginning, you have to keep working hard!"

Wu Dao noticed that Yao Ming was a little distracted, and when Tyronn Lue pushed the ball towards his half, he also reminded Yao Ming.

It is very necessary to let the young Yao Ming realize the gap in the league.

If possible, Wu Dao even hopes that Yao Ming will enter the NBA league and receive more systematic training.

The training philosophies of the NBA and CBA are completely different.

Let’s take Yao Ming as an example. The CBA coach does not want Yao Ming to dunk. On the one hand, it will increase his risk of injury. On the other hand, dunking is a fancy operation and is not practical in the eyes of the coaching staff.

Why use a dunk when a simple layup can score?

This is something that the CBA coaching staff of this era cannot understand.

But after coming to the NBA, the first coach taught Yao Ming that he should never layup if he could dunk.

Because he has an absolute height advantage, slam dunk is the most efficient and morale-boosting way to score. More importantly, the center players' need for slam dunks can also indirectly exercise their body muscles.

Players won't spend time on physical training if the problem can be solved simply by a layup.

However, if a player wants to dunk frequently on the court, he needs a very solid physique and strong enough physical fitness.

The demand for players' offensive methods also means different demands from the coaching staff on the players' physical conditions.

In Yao Ming's rookie season, he did not perform tough enough, and in the NBA, if a player is not tough enough, he has no chance to play.

Yao Ming regards martial arts as his competitor and goal. They are of similar age and are both of the yellow race, so it is very normal for him to have such thoughts.

Wu Dao also didn't know how much effect his words could have on Yao Ming.

But one thing is certain, people may not be able to teach others well, but things can teach people, and that’s enough just once.

When Tyronn Lue once again brought the ball to the top of the arc, Yao Ming did not try to bypass Garnett and cut into the basket. Instead, he leaned against Garnett with his body, trying to get the ball in this way.

Garnett tried several times to get around Yao Ming's side and block him in front, but Yao Ming's footwork was quite agile and his physical confrontation was also quite good, which disrupted Garnett's attempts to get around him several times.

The position is not bad, and Tyronn Lue chose to trust Yao Ming again.

In the NBA, there is also a "big center priority". When attacking, the team will give priority to seeing if the center has a good offensive opportunity. If the center does not have an advantage in the interior, the player in control of the ball will consider other offensive methods.

Yao Ming and O'Neal both play with the ball in their hands and are used to going it alone in the paint.

"Snap!" This time, Tyronn Lue's pass was very smooth. After Yao Ming received the basketball, he quickly turned his head to look at Garnett behind him, but he did not notice that Wu Dao, who was originally on the wing, was now quickly approaching Yao Ming.

Yao Ming tried to back the ball up, but the moment the basketball fell, Wu Dao had already rushed in front of Yao Ming and stole the ball.

Yao Ming also had a shortcoming when he was a rookie, which was that he did not react quickly enough when facing double-teaming.

His high-altitude shots have not yet become a complete reflex, and after getting the ball in the paint, he will not immediately look for a chance to shoot, but is accustomed to adjusting the ball.

Such a habit may not be a big problem in the CBA arena, as his excellent height and physical condition are enough to make up for it, but in the highly mobile NBA, such a center will cause big problems.

Wu Dao is very aware of Yao Ming's shortcomings, so he will naturally strike back at this shortcoming.

He doesn't care about his star status. When facing opponents on the court, he has to be cruel and seize the opponent's weaknesses and attack fiercely.

(End of this chapter)