The Golden Age of Basketball

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Human feeling is a very wonderful thing.

Sometimes people can have a premonition that danger is coming, which is probably a special ability produced by human beings in order to survive in their primitive state.

Now, the Vikings players stood on the court, facing the Eagles in blue uniforms, and there was a sense of danger.This feeling is not strong, if there is nothing, but it is enough to change a person's mentality, especially these immature high school students.

Among them, Dippenbrook looked at the gloomy, pouted Eagles point guard with a big head who was standing near the middle circle opposite him. He always felt that the opponent looked at him like an eagle staring at a rabbit, and he couldn't help sweating a little on his forehead.

"Hey, Peter, hold on for a while, and watch out for the No. 20 point guard's defense." Gan Guoyang patted Dippenbrook as he walked towards the center circle, reminding him to be careful again.

Because Gan Guoyang knew that he was facing Gary Payton. Although Payton was only in the ninth grade at this time, judging from his style, he seemed to have the demeanor of a glove that would dominate the NBA ten years later.

In the middle circle scrum, Gan Guoyang was facing the same ninth grader, although this big white man of size 43 did not look like he was only 14 years old at all, because his height of 6 feet 9 was already the same as Gan Guoyang, and his strong body Body like a wrestler.

But Gan Guoyang doesn't know this player, and he doesn't know whether this guy will enter the NBA in the future.He was the only guy on the Vikings who was calm, or really excited, and he had a hunch that this would be the intense game he had been waiting for.

The ball was thrown high by the referee. Gan Guoyang, who has gradually become more experienced, did not bounce with the opponent, but squeezed the opponent with the side of his body while taking off, but it did not cause a foul, which limited the opponent's room for improvement .

Sure enough, Gan Guoyang, who did not have an absolute advantage in strength, but had superior skills, encountered the basketball and dialed it in the direction of his own players.

Dippenbrook got the ball, the Vikings had the ball, and the players began to rush to the half court, investing in the first round of offense and defense.

However, just as Dippenbrook slowly dribbled the ball to half court as usual, looking up to observe the Eagles' defense, a blue shadow flashed by his side, he felt a light touch on his body, and then his hand The ball on it is gone.

When he turned his head, he could only see the back of a player wearing the No. 20 jersey. He rode the dust and scored an easy layup with no defense. 0:2.

At the beginning, the Eagles gave the Vikings a big blow.

Dippenbrook watched Payton complete a dragon and had no choice but to slowly run back near the bottom line of the backcourt to catch the ball and reinvest in the offense.At this time, Payton just turned back from the frontcourt and passed Dipenbrook.

"You're fucking slow like a bitch~"

This was the voice from Dippenbrook's ear. He turned his head and glanced at Peyton, and met Peyton's squinting eyes and the same crooked mouth, showing an evil spirit.

Dippenbrook didn't say anything, but silently took the ball and continued to attack.But this time, he was obviously a lot more careful, focusing mainly on protecting the ball, and didn't have much energy to read the opponent's defense.Payton was watching him, steadfast, ready to catch Diepenbrook's opening and disrupt his dribble.

In the preparation meeting before the game, according to the characteristics of the Skyrim Eagles, Bellman decided to focus on the position of shooting guard in the opening game, because according to his understanding, the Eagles are relatively weak in wing defense.

While Dipenbrook was concentrating on dealing with Payton, the Vikings' shooting guard was already actively running, looking for scoring gaps under the cover of his teammates.

Gan Guoyang first made a single block for Williams on the left wing, and then he immediately moved up the line, and Williams went to the bottom line and turned to the right wing.

The small forward of the Vikings ambushed on the left wing, and the power forward Wiggis pretended to be on the left side of the three-second zone to attract defense.

At this time, Dippenbrook has three choices. One is to hand the ball to Gan Guoyang at the top of the arc, and then he takes advantage of the situation to go to the right wing to block again for Williams, who has already walked from the bottom line to the right wing, so that if the opponent If the right wing defense is lax, Gan Guoyang can pass the ball to Williams on the weak side, and he will complete an open jumper.

If the opponent's defense is not attracted by the three on the left wing, then he can choose to give the ball to Wiggis or the small forward, and they will complete the inside singles or the flank's bottom line breakthrough.

It is difficult for ordinary high school teams to perform well with such complex tactics.Only when the players have better physical strength and concentrated energy at the beginning of the game, and the opponent's defense has not been strengthened, can it have a better effect.

But this time, the other four players were very good at running. The three players on the left wing successfully attracted the strong defense.

But Dipenbrook did not pass the ball to Gan Guoyang, because he was completely entangled by Payton.

For high school students, defensive skills and awareness are still being formed, and what they rely on is talent.For example, Gan Guoyang needs a very good position talent and a good blocking talent.

As a post-nba defensive expert and winner of the best defensive player in the backcourt, Payton is obviously very talented in defense.

I saw him use his thin but powerful arms to tightly block Dipenbrock's passing route, and at the same time his body was tightly attached to him, oppressing his dribbling space.Dippenbrook has already held the ball in his hands to protect the basketball from being snatched by Payton. In this case, he can no longer dribble, and it is very difficult to get the ball out.

If the point guard can't get the ball out in time, it means that the previous running positions of other players are invalid.Gan Guoyang saw Dippenbrock's plight, and immediately went to support him, wanting to help him make a transition.

Seeing Gan Guoyang coming to support, Dippenbroek immediately raised the ball high and threw it in Gan Guoyang's direction.

However, Diepenbrook underestimated Payton's bounce.

I saw Payton leaping high, touching the basketball with his fingertips, the ball was disturbed, and the trajectory changed.Payton turned sideways immediately after landing, took off again to catch the falling basketball, and made another steal!

At this time, the Eagles' striker had already rushed to the frontcourt.After Payton grabbed the ball, before Gan Guoyang and Dippenbrook stepped forward to double-team, he pushed with both hands before landing and passed the ball in the air.

The basketball went straight to the frontcourt like a cannonball, and the Hawks' forward caught the ball in the three-second zone and easily passed the ball in before the defenders arrived. 0:4.

The Eagles used two steals to launch two fast breaks in the opening game, while the Vikings didn't take a single shot, and the ball never even went out of Dippenbrook's hands.

When the Vikings served again and Dipenbrook dribbled the ball across the half, Gan Guoyang could see that Dipenbrook was obviously a little flustered, and he couldn't focus on reading the defense and organizing the offense.

Dippenbrook accelerated through the half court and tried to use speed and strength to shake off Payton's defense.

But Peyton was still clinging to Dippenbrook like a jellybean, and his mouth was not idle.

"Hey, don't be afraid, little girl, hurry up and push harder~ you-fucking are about to get rid of me." Dippenbrock was defended under both physical and mental oppression.

甘国阳不能坐视不理，他立刻提上给迪彭布洛克做掩护。现在的甘国阳已经是个身高6尺9（2米06），体重210磅（100公斤左右）的中锋，而高中的佩顿还只有6尺2，看上去也很瘦弱。

With the help of Gan Guoyang's blocking, Dipenbrook finally got rid of Payton's entanglement, and Williams just passed the cover to the top of the arc, and he had a shooting opportunity in front of him.

Dippenbrook passed the ball to Williams without hesitation. After receiving the ball, Williams made a shooting fake, shook the player who was attached to the supplementary defense, adjusted the dribble, and shot.

"Boom!" It's a pity that the ball hit the basket, bounced out of the frame, and the rebound was won by the Eagles.

Gan Guoyang didn't rush into the paint to grab offensive rebounds, but retreated quickly when Williams missed a shot.He already knew now that the Hawks' fast break was indeed very powerful, and that Bellman's pre-match arrangement was indeed correct.

Just as Gan Guoyang thought, after the Eagles got the rebound, they immediately advanced to the frontcourt with three passes and two leads, and the ball reached Payton's hands.

Payton did not stop and slowly organize the attack, but suddenly accelerated to cut diagonally from the top of the arc to the flank.At this time, the Eagles' No. 43 center and power forward made a double screen for Payton at 45 degrees on the wing, clearing the space on the left side.

Gan Guoyang was blocked by the No. 43 wrestler-like body, but he broke through the block immediately to interfere with Payton.However, Payton still seized the gap for a moment, and before Gan Guoyang's big hand blocked the shot, he threw the ball at 45 degrees on the left wing.

"Boom!" The basketball hit the board and went into the basket! 0:6, the Eagles scored 6 points in a row.

Now, the crowded gymnasium seemed a bit dull and depressing. After all, the opponent scored three goals easily in less than 2 minutes. This is really not the opening momentum shown by the Vikings in the previous game.

"Don't worry, Dippenbrook! Steady, steady! Give the ball to us where we are most confident!" Bellman commanded loudly from the side, knowing that Dippenbrook was very uncomfortable under Payton's pressure. , There is no way to organize an attack with your heart.

The best way at this time is to give the ball to Gan Guoyang and stabilize the morale of the army through his singles.

Sure enough, Dippenbrook did not let Payton steal the ball this time, but distributed the ball to the small forward who responded at a 45-degree angle, and then the Vikings small forward lobbed the ball to the insider. Gan Guoyang.

Although Gan Guoyang received the ball, it was not easy for him to get stuck.In all previous games, the opponent's center hardly posed any threat to Gan Guoyang in the card battle.Whether it is taller or heavier than him, Gan Guoyang can always get to a deep position through his solid positioning skills.

It's not just his talent and Thurmond's teachings, but the hard work he does every day.

But facing the Eagles' No. 43 center, although Gan Guoyang has an advantage in height, the opponent has a larger body shape and weight.More importantly, this guy's positioning ability is not weak, his k and legs are constantly touching and pushing, making Gan Guoyang very uncomfortable.

After receiving the ball, Gan Guoyang adjusted his dribble. After making a shoulder-shaking fake, he immediately turned over and shot a jump shot. This trick has now become his nirvana.

However, Gan Guoyang's shoulder shaking fake action was obviously not realistic enough. Center No. 43 predicted his next move, and jumped up to block Gan Guoyang's jump shot at the same time.

Although the No. 43 center did not block the ball because of Gan Guoyang's quick turn around and slight backwardness, it also greatly interfered with Gan Guoyang's shooting feeling.In particular, in order to prevent being caught, Gan Guoyang added a backward movement that he was not proficient in. As a result, he felt that the ball was obviously weak after the shot.

Sure enough, with a bang, the ball hit the side of the basket.At this time, the No. 43 center has landed, and the ball just bounced towards him. He easily received the backcourt rebound and passed the ball to his teammates. The Eagles launched an attack again.

This time, Payton did not take the ball to advance quickly, but waited for other players to follow up while dribbling.

Gan Guoyang thought that the Eagles were going to play positions this time, so he quickly returned to visit and came to the three-second zone. At this time, the No. 43 center was still outside the three-second zone.

However, the No. 43 center did not enter the three-second zone, nor did he do a pick-and-roll with Payton. Instead, like a bulldozer, he pushed Dipenbrook and Williams in front of Payton and blocked them. forward.

Payton relied on the cover of the wall in front of him to make another jumper without guards.

"Swipe!" The ball went into the net hollow, a clean goal. 0:8!

In the opening game, the Eagles beat the Vikings 8-0, giving the entire Palo Alto High School a blow.

The Vikings were not only unable to organize effective tactics on offense, they were also very uncomfortable with the Eagles' offense on defense.

It can be seen from these two positions that the Eagles strive for simplicity, speed and efficiency in their offense.Relying on simple cooperation in a small area, they quickly created scoring opportunities and attacked without hesitation.

Although the success rate of such an attack will be affected, it can often catch the opponent by surprise and hurt the morale of the opponent.And once the shot is missed, the Eagles must have arranged to grab offensive rebounds.

From this point of view, the Skyrim Eagles are very similar to the McCloud Warriors. In fact, they are also teams in the Oakland area.

But the difference is that the Warriors' point guard is a nobody, while the Hawks' is the future superstar, Gary Payton.

The Vikings play the exact opposite of those two teams, or even most high school teams.What Bellman emphasizes is running tactics, slow pace, and success rate. These three points are not taken seriously in the high school basketball world that relies on talent to win, but they are common team routines in college.

This style of play requires players to have better tactical and psychological quality, especially for the position of point guard. They must be able to stabilize the rhythm, and be able to stay calm even in disadvantaged situations and follow the established tactics. Walk.

In the game against McCloud High School, Dipenbrook played a good role, suppressing the opposing point guard on both ends of the offense and defense, and using this to become the Vikings' starting point guard.However, facing Payton this time, he is undoubtedly at a disadvantage.

Seeing this situation on the field, Bellman immediately called a timeout.Although he wanted to wake up the players through this game, the outcome is still very important, and he felt that such an opening should be enough for the players to understand that there are mountains beyond people.

"I fucking thought the Vikings had become some kind of great team now, but they turned out to be a fucking piece of shit!" Payton yelled as he watched Dipenbrook, only 14 years old. He has now begun to have the demeanor of the future trash talker.

Dippenbrook looked at Payton, who was in a bad mood because of his poor performance, and he had no intention of responding to his opponent at all. He was originally a gentle and humble person.

"I'll fucking let you know who's the shit!"

It was Gan Guoyang who really opened his mouth to fight back.He heard Peyton's words and knew that if he didn't fight back at this time, the opponent would only become more and more arrogant, and his own morale would become more and more frustrated.

"Really? Let's wait and see, you yellow shit. And you, white guy, you're a bird shit." Payton didn't expect the Chinese center opposite to say such a thing, and immediately A long list of "sh-it" exits.

A trash talk war is about to begin.