The Road to Stardom: Start as a Slam Dunk Master.

Chapter 197 The psychological warfare of defensive experts

There is no shortage of flexible players in Europe, and there are also many who are good at speed. The French sports cars in GDP are famous for their speed.

Whether it was a defender with absolute agility and a high gait, or a defender who was tall and long-legged and used absolute speed to eat you alive, Pietrus had seen a lot of them.

And a big guy like Lin Dong with long hands and legs is often good at absolute speed.

Due to their long legs, their first step is large, and they can often get stuck in your body with one step, giving you a feeling of extreme speed and being unable to defend.

To deal with this type, you must not only have enough reaction and explosive power, but also provide him with physical confrontation.

Pietrus is not an inexperienced rookie...

Although he was arrogant, just observing Lin Dong's height and body shape, he had already been guarding against his move. The right defense just now was perfect, which was the result of him doing everything to the extreme. He even felt at ease.

I thought that the next step would be a process of pushing each other, speed and physical confrontation, but I didn't expect that the other party actually turned around, and the turning movement was so smooth that it didn't look like a 197 cm big man. More like those small steel cannon-type defenders who are about 185 centimeters tall.

He had seen extreme speed before, and he had also seen extreme agility, but for such a big man to have both at the same time, that was the only time in his life.

Pietrus was taken aback and it was too late to react.

At this time, being bullied into the position by Lin Dong, Pietrus was shocked and angry. His whole body was full of explosions and he moved quickly sideways. He used the squeeze of his body to block the opponent, but he could only block the opponent for two steps. The other party had already slipped out from his side like a slippery loach, leaving him with no space to squeeze through.

At this time, the position was just near the penalty area. Lin Dong took a big step across and jumped up half a step. Pietrus behind him also jumped up to chase Lin Dong. He wanted to catch up with Lin Dong with his two big hands, but he didn't realize it until he jumped up. My own jumping height is actually not as high as that of the yellow-skinned Asian.

The opponent's shoulders were already beyond his sight, and the two big hands trying to chase the shot couldn't find the target of the block.

Pietrus was surprised.

boom!

With a violent back dunk, the basketball was smashed into the basket.

1: 0.

I……

He attacked first, but actually let the opponent score first. The depression and anger in his heart were inevitable.

At this moment, his anger surged, and he turned to look at Lin Dong angrily. He almost wanted to explode, but he heard Alexander shout: "Michael!"

Pietrus turned his head and looked in surprise, only to see Alexander frowning and saying: "Calm down, you can do it! Don't really lose!"

lose?

This word made Pietrus tremble all over and break out in a cold sweat.

This is in the Supersonics Arena, with Payton, Jonas and others guarding the side. It is related to the starting position in the Nike Summit game, and it is also related to my value and impression in the heart of Payton, an NBA legend. Not playing around in his French high school!

calm! calm!

He quickly suppressed his anger.

At this time, when I thought about the ball just now, I realized how extraordinary the opponent was.

He has terrifying agility and speed, and his skills are also top-notch. Although his physical strength does not feel strong, his ability to withstand pressure and core strength are very strong, and he does not seem to be afraid of ordinary confrontations.

This guy is much stronger than imagined!

But compared to offense, defense is what he is best at. Last year's MVP was defended by himself to score single digits in this year's finals. That was definitely not just a boast.

That ball just now, the opponent's breakthrough was indeed extremely sharp, but for me, there was no room for defense.

Pietrus picked up the basketball on the ground and walked over, not choosing to talk nonsense.

Swish!

He threw the basketball into Lin Dong's hand and took a deep breath to get serious!

Pietrus took a step closer this time, cleared his mind of distracting thoughts, and looked straight into Lin Dong's eyes.

Both of them had a calm gaze. Lin Dong could clearly feel that the previous impetuousness and eagerness in the other person's eyes had disappeared, making it difficult to read any useful information from them.

The corner of Lin Dong's mouth curled up slightly. It seemed that the other party had adjusted his mentality in time and became serious.

The breakthrough just now seemed to go smoothly, but the opponent's tough physical confrontation and extraordinary explosive power still left a deep impression on Lin Dong. This guy's bare-handed speed may not be inferior to his, and his defensive awareness is also top-notch. He is by no means what he used to be. A rookie who can fight as hard as he wants, now that he has reached such a top international level, his intensity is completely different from before.

When facing a master, the best breakthrough is obviously not to rely on speed, but to rely on shooting... Only when you have an outside threat that makes your opponent dare not let go of you for more than one step, your breakthrough will become sharper.

If the opponent dares to take a step away, he must choose to shoot, otherwise the opponent will be unscrupulous.

At this time, they were still looking at each other, but Lin Dong had already glanced at the basket from the corner of his eye, and then raised his hand.

While raising his hand, with the corner of his eye, he could see that Pietrus immediately lifted his center of gravity forward. Lin Dong immediately put it back, but then found that the other party's center of gravity that he had raised had also been moved back. .

Fake action to fake action, the reaction is also very fast...

The two people's eyes never left each other's eyes from beginning to end, and all predictions were based only on the corners of each other's eyes.

A feint failed to light up the opponent. Lin Dong immediately raised his hands again, and Pietrus focused again.

Lin Dong followed closely and then stopped, but the other party also stopped.

In the eyes of others, the two consecutive shaking movements were just fake movements for a moment, but to the two of them, it was like having experienced two psychological confrontations.

And just when he was anticipating that Pietrus would regain his weight for the second time, Lin Dong bent his knees slightly, but this time he not only raised his hands, but directly stood up. Unexpectedly, Pietrus actually Jumping almost in sync with him!

Pietrus sneered inwardly.

The purpose of giving one step away is to deliberately let the opponent choose to shoot. If a master of this level gives them a step away, they will feel itchy if they don't choose to shoot directly!

The defender is always passive. If he wants to completely keep up with the attacker's movements, he must predict everything.

The two fake moves just now were half based on reaction and half based on guessing. The opponent's fake moves were indeed very good. Details such as the swing of the center of gravity were completely the same as when they were about to take off. It was easy to fool the defender's eyes.

But who is he? He is Pietrus, a defensive expert at Fargo, a psychological level!

This type of guy who is good at skills is usually very cautious. If he didn't light himself up the first time, he will definitely not choose to shoot rashly the second time, but will want to test it further.

Therefore, no matter how real his second fake move was, Pietrus just followed the previous fake move in a symbolic way and was not prepared to take off at all.

But it was different the third time. As the saying goes, the opportunity is fleeting. Pietrus didn’t care whether Lin Dong was real or fake, but he jumped up as soon as he raised his shoulders. Sure enough, he guessed it. middle!

Pietrus was ecstatic, but then he felt that the opponent's point of attack was getting further and further away from him.

Lean back? Pietrus was startled.

Leaning back is not a difficult thing, but who would choose to lean back when shooting a three-pointer?

And this is not an international arena, but an NBA training arena. The three-point line is 7.25 meters, which is much farther than an international arena. How much core strength is needed to shoot a fadeaway jumper from such a distance? Throw it in?

Swish!

Pietrus waved his big hand in the air, but he could only watch the basketball flying high over his big hand toward the basket.

dong dong!

The two landed at the same time, and Pietrus turned back immediately.

impossible! Too reluctant, this ball doesn’t have it!

Swish!

The basketball goes hollow into the net.

2: 0.

Fake!

Pietrus cursed silently.

"Come again!" He shouted, his eyes becoming more intense and focused.

But Lin Dong was already laughing.

The opponent's jumping reaction just now was obviously beyond the normal reaction arc, and it was an advance judgment with psychological guessing.

He probably knows the opponent's current defensive level, which is obviously far from what would later be called the defensive gate of the Golden State Warriors.

Frankly speaking, if Pietrus relied on his body and basic skills to defend himself, it might not be that easy for him to get what he asked for based on the opponent's strength. But Pietrus chose a way that he thought was smart, but he The stupidest way is to play psychological warfare with yourself.

Playing with the opponent's mentality is a rather tricky way to defend.

Just like there used to be an arcade game called 97 King of Fighters. Some characters who are good at throwing skills often rely on this kind of psychological guessing to suppress their opponents.

This kind of psychological prediction has nothing to do with reaction. No matter how fast you react, you can't do it faster than others taking action in advance and waiting for you. As long as you enter into your opponent's psychological interpretation of you, you will often be beaten without the ability to fight back.

But the problem is that this kind of psychological prediction is also a double-edged sword. If your prediction is wrong, you will be hurt. Once your way of thinking is exposed in front of a master, you will not even have a chance to turn around later. .

At this time, as soon as the two balls passed, Lin Dong basically felt that he could handle it.

Seeing that Pietrus was still standing one step away when he threw the ball, Lin Dong did not test this time, but shot a three-pointer directly towards the basket.

It was obvious that Pietrus had become accustomed to the opponent's 'cunning and complexity' due to the successive ideological confrontations. At this time, he really did not expect that the opponent would suddenly take action so simply. By the time he realized it, it was already too late to block the shot.

Swish!

3: 0.

Pietrus felt like he had been tricked, and threw the ball to Lin Dong again with a dark face.

But Lin Dong raised his hand again without hesitation.

Pietrus subconsciously made a movement to lift his center of gravity.

At the same time, he was already preparing to deal with the opponent's next breakthrough or second shot, but unexpectedly, Lin Dong ignored his fake defense at all, and the basketball flew directly out.

Swish!

4: 0!

Pietrus was startled, and the emotions that had calmed down finally began to surge again uncontrollably, and his dark face began to turn slightly red.

"Come again!" He threw the ball back to Lin Dong hard.

Lin Dong raised his hand again without hesitation, and Pietrus seemed to be unable to hold himself back this time.

His eyes were faintly bloodshot and bulging, and he suddenly leaned forward.

This throw was extremely aggressive, and the anger on Pietrus's face at this moment was also half-real and half-fake. When he was so angry that he seemed to have lost his mind and pounced, the opponent would not really take this shot, and would definitely take it back. Fight...

But before he could finish his thoughts, he saw the basketball passing through the air again.

Swish!

Lin Dong ignored all his actions and the basketball hit the net.

5: 0.

Pietrus' angry expression froze on his face and he opened his mouth.

Damn it! Is this...addicted to gambling? !

He suppressed his anger and threw the ball back to Lin Dong's hands again.

Lin Dong raised his hand without hesitation.

This bitch! Again? !

This time, Pietrus's face finally lost all the complexity and unpredictability before, and was replaced by truly irrational anger.

He suddenly jumped forward, raising his big hand to give Lin Dong a big hot pot.

But the next second, what he saw was Lin Dong's raised corners of his mouth.

call!

Lin Dong turned around with the ball and slipped past him as he jumped high. He didn't even give him a chance to pursue the ball, and easily hit the ball.

6: 0.

　Sorry, brothers, I have a lot of worries today that have made me completely out of shape. This duel should have been interesting, but I haven’t felt like it even after writing it... , it’s not that I don’t want to work overtime, it’s just that I’m afraid I won’t be able to get back to writing if I keep writing. I will definitely get back into shape tomorrow and make up for the missing chapter, so as to smoothly connect to the Nike Summit. I will update it before noon tomorrow.

　　

　

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