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

Chapter 211 LeBron’s six major flaws

Although it was a gorilla move that was maliciously judged as ugly by Yang Dong, it obviously did not affect LeBron's ability to vigorously stir up the atmosphere on the scene that was a little lifeless just now.

Many celebrities in the stands laughed and clapped, and some young women even screamed twice with excitement, adding a bit of liveliness and atmosphere to this dull closed arena.

Lin Dong laughed, the little emperor was indeed good at creating an atmosphere.

However, the six major shortcomings of this little emperor will become the six steps to his failure today. I just don’t know if the little emperor will still have the current mentality by then.

We have just reached the first level now, so don’t be in a hurry.

"As you wish." Lin Dong said happily.

Rukawa Kaede controls the ball.

In one year, Rukawa Kaede has also grown a lot taller. Point guards with a height of 190 centimeters are still very common in the NBA.

Opposite him is TJ Ford, who is waiting for him at the three-point line.

Rukawa Kaede actually knew very well the intention of coach Yunus to put him in the starting lineup.

Frankly speaking, after coming to the international team for more than a week, he has gone from being full of expectations before departure to becoming completely calm now.

Frustrated?

He had already been depressed once when he was in Lloyd. When he practiced asceticism on Mount Fuji and completely drove that negative emotion out of his mind, Rukawa Kaede felt that he might have been with these two people in his life. The words no longer have any intersection.

After training every day, everyone else would gather together, except him.

Not because he doesn't want to be gregarious, or because he doesn't want to fit in, but because he needs some quiet time in his room.

Deep meditation can help him clear away all the blows he suffered during training all day long, and can also help him quickly reflect and summarize and find all the problems.

Rukawa Kaede began to become more and more accustomed to this state, being constantly hit and then constantly repairing.

He knew that such progress was not obvious. It was completely different from Sakuragi Hanamichi's speed of riding a rocket in a short period of time, and could not reach the level that would make Coach Yunus's eyes light up.

But Rukawa Kaede could clearly feel that under such high-intensity training, he was actually making little progress every day.

This feeling...is really good.

Just like this game.

He can calmly accept and face all arrangements that may come, and even calmly accept his mediocre performance.

The gap itself exists, and it cannot be smoothed out in a short time by one's own will. Therefore, compared with how to express himself in front of these reporters and cameras, Rukawa Kaede's purpose may be higher than that of anyone else on this team. People are more clear and pure.

He just wants to do something to help this international team and make himself somewhat valuable, even just a little bit!

Seeing TJ Ford leaning down one step ahead of him, looking like he was waiting to see what he could do, Rukawa Kaede in the past might have been inspired to fight, but at this time his heart But extremely peaceful.

The speed shown by TJ Ford in the pursuit just now actually surpassed Lin Dong. Based on this alone, Rukawa Kaede already knew that he would never be able to break through the defense of the short man in front of him.

At this time, his body was slightly bent, as if he was about to break through, and his eyes were looking at Alexander, who was running on the left.

breakthrough? Pass the ball? left?

TJ Ford had just made the first prediction in his mind when he saw the Japanese staring at Alexander on the left while throwing the ball in his hand directly to the right.

Find Lin Dong!

The ball was in Lin Dong's hands, and he was facing LeBron James.

The two most controversial players, who were brought together for comparison before the game, finally ushered in their first prepared, face-to-face offensive and defensive battle.

The two were about one step away from each other at this time, and Lin Dong held the ball in both hands.

LeBron's defensive posture looks a bit casual, but his body is full of tension, making Lin Dong feel like a tightened bowstring. Although he is one step away, the defensive distance is within The opponent's reaction and explosive power can completely interfere with your normal shooting at any time.

His historical level of explosiveness and physical fitness, coupled with his youthful vitality, are enough to cover up many of his problems on the defensive end.

But Lin Dong's face always maintained a calm and relaxed look.

Let Payton talk about this: Is this also called defense?

The second biggest flaw in LeBron's 03 draft report.

——Maybe the coach did not emphasize that his defense is not top-notch at present. Of course, the level of his league does not require him to go all out to defend.

Later facts proved that the scout's report was somewhat polished because of LeBron's excellence in other aspects.

A poor defense is a poor one.

Putting aside some of the extreme statements of that era that went to any extent to blacken LeBron, those commentators after LeBron retired in 2026 often agreed that this may be related to LeBron becoming famous too early, which made him become famous very early. It is related to his character that he is more willing to show himself on the offensive end rather than being an unsung hero behind the scenes.

Therefore, due to the consideration of physical distribution, LeBron has been accustomed to the most criticized defensive attitude in his career as early as high school. This cannot be changed, and it is definitely not the same as "the league level he is in is not worth his defense." 'It can cover up the shortcomings of the past.

To put it bluntly, people say that if you want to become a master, you must first learn to take beatings. Unfortunately, LeBron became a master too early and too fast. He never got beaten...

So the scout's 'polishing' at the time was not completely mindless flattery.

Scouts can obviously see the problem with LeBron's defensive attitude, but based on his physical talent and confrontation that are too explosive for a high school student, even this attitude and defense are enough to prevent most people from scoring, so People often think that this is not a big problem, and they can just have a little experience after entering the league.

It's a pity that once some things become a habit, they are no longer so easy to change...

At this time, facing this man who had just stolen the ball from him and performed a shocking dunk on the US team, LeBron still carefully corrected his defensive attitude.

A one-step defensive distance is the most comfortable position for him. At this distance, he can rely on his reactions to keep up with the breakthroughs of any speedy players, and he can also rely on his ultra-fast explosive jumps to interfere with the opponent's possible moves...

The word "ganba" hadn't even formed in his mind yet, and then he suddenly saw Lin Dong actually standing up.

childish!

LeBron's body suddenly shot up like a taut bowstring. He deliberately took a step to lure the opponent to shoot, and then used his super burst to block the shot. This was a trick he had already used in the NSAA, and every time All are always handy.

The long-prepared strength of his hind limbs allowed him to jump extremely fast and high. Although he took off after seeing Lin Dong pull up, the time when the two reached the highest point was not much different. However, there was no joy in LeBron's eyes at this time.

He jumped to a position that was enough to block Lin Dong's shot, and his big hand had already blocked it. But long before his hand blocked this position, the Asian had already shot the ball.

This guy strikes too fast!

Normal shooting is usually done after jumping up, but this Asian gave LeBron the feeling that the ball had already been thrown out as soon as he took off.

Swish!

The basketball goes hollow into the net.

5:2, the international team takes the lead again.

There was no thumping on the chest or roaring 'come on boy'. Lin Dong smiled and retreated while making a 'shh' gesture towards LeBron.

LeBron was stunned.

Is this in response to the provocation he roared just now?

Most red-blooded high school students might be angry or ashamed, but not LeBron.

He burst into laughter.

He was tricked... But the victory that comes back and forth will become more precious, so we must retaliate!

So LeBron also laughed, and then he rushed to the baseline ball and pushed forward TJ Ford made a gesture to ask for the ball, and then the ball was in LeBron's hands.

Rukawa Kaede secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Compared to TJ Ford, his defensive speed was completely in vain. It was obviously just right for the opponent not to attack him.

Give me a little more time...he thought silently in his mind.

LeBron holds the ball at this time.

Pull-up from beyond the arc?

I can do it too! I can do it if I lean back a little!

This was LeBron's thought when he caught the ball, but when Lin Dong followed up with defense in place, LeBron suddenly felt that this didn't seem to be a 'me too' issue.

There is no such thing as taking a step or half a step, this guy's defense is just pressing closely!

In high school basketball, it's not common to press unless it's a critical last-minute shot.

After all, high school is not professional basketball. What is more pursued is enjoyment and emotion. This also determines that high school students generally focus on offense more than defense.

And personal defense means that your defensive distance is shorter, your fault tolerance rate is lower, and you have higher requirements for defenders!

In high school basketball, where the attacker always has the upper hand, and most offenses are stronger than defense, this naturally makes it easier for opponents to break through.

Throughout last year's NSAA season, LeBron encountered very few close defenses, and anyone who dared to do this to him was punished by him in one step.

But at this time, Lin Dong behind...

LeBron holds the ball and wants to make a back-turn to the right. With his physical strength and speed, even if a normal defender is one step away from the defense, he can easily get past him with one step.

But facing Lin Dong who was sticking behind him, LeBron suddenly found that he couldn't turn around.

His intention to turn to the right had just arisen. Even when he was not sure whether he had made any obvious action, he could feel through the physical confrontation that the opponent's defensive center of gravity had begun to shift to the right. The same goes for changing to the left side. It seems that I always predict my movements and block them in advance.

At the same time, the opponent's two big hands were constantly making seemingly disorderly interference movements on both sides of him. They were pulling here and there, seemingly pulling out air, but they were always pulling. This gives LeBron a subconscious sense of 'fear' of dribbling to both sides, which further limits his path to control the ball.

The body against his back was also very aggressive, not very powerful, and it wouldn't stop LeBron from moving, but it made him extremely uncomfortable to move.

If the first step cannot be taken at this time, subsequent attacks will naturally be completely out of the question.

At this time, even an outsider can clearly see that LeBron only needs to play from behind, and his physical strength and power still have an absolute advantage.

But this involves the third flaw in LeBron's rookie report.

——Has excellent body and strength, but is not keen on low singles and post-up play.

The little emperor seems to have improved this after entering the league, but it is still not his strong point among his many strengths, let alone him as a sophomore in high school.

A smile appeared at the corner of Lin Dong's mouth. This guy is not very good at back hitting yet, or in other words, he doesn't like to do that!

…………

However, it was only a short one or two seconds of confrontation after receiving the ball, but LeBron suddenly felt like he was surrounded by a cage!

"This is Payton's close-fitting press. It's very intense. It feels like it's 70% or 80% better than a glove!" Old K on the sidelines was really surprised.

The Japanese video tape did not show that Lin Dong has such a strong defensive ability. Defense is what young people least like to do, and it is even more incredible to be able to defend to such an extent. juvenile……

This is already NBA playoff level defensive intensity! And he's not studying randomly, he's doing quite well, so much so that even with Old K's critical eye, he can't find any flaws in his defense!

Old K was still thinking about it, but LeBron on the court was already busy making a mistake.

Even though Lin Dong's current defense is not as good as Payton's, but in the same vein, coupled with his superior wingspan advantage over Payton, when he uses this move, he is at least 70% to 80% as hot as Payton.

And LeBron?

He had never encountered such a close pressing in high school, which made him extremely uncomfortable!

And just when he was struggling to protect the ball, the big hand that seemed to be just testing suddenly turned into reality and cut over from the left.

Snapped!

The ball was chipped.

It was cut again and again!

　Just now I saw a brother talking about TJ Ford's 9.85 in the previous chapter. Let me reiterate, that is definitely just a rumor, but the rumor has a nose and an eye. It's not that I regard a hundred yards as a hundred meters, it is a 9.85 meters .

　　This data came from the University of Texas. Just like our school frequently reported to the Sports Bureau that it was 10.2 seconds for 11.5 meters. As a result, the leaders were surprised and took it to the provincial gymnasium for a test, and it ran to 12 or even 10 seconds. After investigating the reason, the school The runway is 9.85 meters shorter... This kind of thing is normal for the school. The reason why the value of is chosen in the book is to exaggerate to a certain extent, to reach the limit of human beings. After all, this is a different-dimensional world.

　　Of course, if you think it looks unpleasant, you don’t need to use this setting in the future. It can be solved by making a patch saying that 985 is only school data. In fact, this is actually the case. Then just use normal NBA data from now on. It is not a big problem. Welcome Everyone leave a message to discuss and discuss.

　　

　

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