stadium ambition

Chapter 24 Is it my illusion?
Thompson's poor dribbling did not attract the attention of fans at first.

After all, NBA-level guards, not to mention everyone is as capable as Irving or Paul, at least they are at the handy level. Even Perkins, who looks unusually bulky, can easily make crotch changes in the field. wait for action.

It wasn't until Thompson became famous that many GIFs of Thompson making low-level mistakes while dribbling were widely circulated, which made fans realize that Thompson's dribbling level is basically second-rate in the NBA, and may even rank bottom, not as good as some centers.

The key point is that Thompson made some dribbling mistakes, which happened in team training or fan meetings, and he hardly faced pressure. The most typical one is changing hands behind his back.

"When he dribbles, his body's center of gravity is too high, resulting in weakened control of the basketball, and it is difficult to adjust in time when problems arise..." Su Yang ran forward with all his strength, summing up why Thompson was prone to mistakes in dribbling, while observing the basketball movement.

There were cheers in the arena, Ron bent over to grab the basketball, got up and ran two steps and made a long pass.

The basketball flew over the center line like a cannonball, Su Yang saw where it landed, and went straight away.

Thompson's turnover appeared very suddenly, and the rest of St. Mary's High School was unprepared and no one defended the fast break.

Su Yang received the basketball easily, and seeing that there was no obstacle in front of him and no pursuit in the end, he suddenly felt a desire to express himself.

Make up your mind, hold your breath, start with the ball at the free throw line, and jump up with two kicks.

The cheers in the arena suddenly weakened. At this moment, everyone's eyes were on Su Yang who was flying in the air.

"OMG, Su Yang smashed the dunk with one hand, cheers!" The announcer's shout spread throughout the arena in an instant.

But at the same time, Su Yang held the basketball with his right hand, brushed past the edge of the basket, and fell out of bounds.

The referee was stunned for a moment, then blew the whistle to call out the penalty for out-of-bounds violation. There was a burst of laughter in the arena, and Su Yang was stunned on the spot.

"Maybe I shouldn't pretend to be like this..." Su Yang's heart was churning, and he regretted not dunking with both hands. It is much more difficult to dunk with one hand. .”

After the transfer of the ball, Su Yang stepped onto the court and strode forward, subconsciously looking in the direction of Lu Rulan.

At this moment, Lu Rulan was chatting with a friend, and didn't seem to discuss the funny dunk just now.

Feeling a little relieved, Su Yang trotted to Thompson's side, and the two settled on the right elbow.

Holy Code High School attacked, Murphy dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, turned and threw it to the left wing, and then started to cut inside.

At the same time, Campbell went up to the wall to set a screen, Todd received the ball on the left wing, and Thompson started to run to the 45-degree three-point line.

Su Yang slid sideways to catch up, while watching Thompson's movement, while watching the direction of the basketball, taking care of both human and ball.

Campbell cut outside immediately after completing the pick-and-roll, raised his hand at the top of the arc to receive the pass from Todd, and deflected along.

"This is a tactic to be passed to the 4th position..." Su Yang saw the basketball transmission line of Holy Code High School, and the UCLA pass-and-cut variant tactic emerged in his mind. He immediately gave up guarding Thompson, turned around completely, and prepared to sprint.

Campbell passed the ball into the paint as expected, Su Yang bowed and lowered his center of gravity.

Sidney put his back against Harley to catch the ball, took advantage of the situation, turned around and made a breakthrough, and started a three-step layup with his right hand tossing the ball.

Su Yang followed suit, fixed his eyes on the basketball in Sidney's hand, and jumped almost at the same time.

boom!Su Yang nailed Sidney for a layup, the basketball rebounded and fell, and Harley grabbed it.

"This block is amazing!" the announcer yelled loudly, and cheers erupted in the arena.

Su Yang landed to catch the basketball and led the team to launch a counterattack, but all members of St. Mary's High School had returned to defense.

There was no hope for a fast break, Su Yang ran across the center line with the ball, and was about to raise his hand to call for tactics, but David shouted for a one-on-one from the sidelines.

Before Su Yang figured out what David's intentions were, the four teammates dispersed to make space.

"Push the momentum to the peak!" David raised his hands to signal, and many teammates on the bench followed suit.

Su Yang realized that against a high-level team like Saint Ma, it is indeed necessary to show momentum at the beginning.

It's like the civilian Clippers playing against the five-star Warriors. The strength of the two teams is very different, but in the first five games, the Clippers completed a major reversal with a fearless momentum and won two games, almost creating a miracle.

"Thompson is very fast, I'd better use the change of rhythm, especially to deceive his body center of gravity..." Su Yang took the ball to the top of the arc, set up a stance for a one-on-one fight, thought of a countermeasure in his mind, and immediately began to shake his crotch.

Thompson bent his knees slightly, adjusted his pace with the shaking rhythm, and deliberately kept a half body distance.

Such a distance can not only prevent sudden acceleration and breakthrough, but also limit shooting in time by virtue of the advantage of height and wingspan.

The two seem to have reached a consensus on this situation. Su Yang tried patiently for a long time, and finally got a half-second rhythm advantage, and decisively went to the left to make a strong breakthrough, while Thompson twisted his hips to the side, slid to catch up and gradually approached.

The two came to the left waist in a blink of an eye, Su Yang stopped abruptly and shrugged and raised his hand, the feint was so realistic that Taylor was ready to grab the rebound.

Thompson jumped up to block the block, Su Yang stopped his movement and turned around. He wanted to jump and shoot, but in order to pursue the success rate, he took a big step forward, then kicked off the ground, and under the threat of Campbell's block, he picked the basket with his low hand .

when!The basketball hit the basket, rebounded twice and fell into the net.

There was applause in the arena, and Muqiao High School led 5-0, and the team's momentum was greatly boosted.

But when Su Yang and Taylor were celebrating by high-fiving, Campbell served the ball out of bounds, and St. Mary's High School launched a rush attack.

Thompson rushed to catch the ball, stumbled to the center line, raised his hand and made a strong long pass.

Murphy received the ball from the left sideline of the frontcourt, used his speed advantage to forcefully break through Ron, and went straight to the basket.

Bronny and Halley hurriedly shrunk and intercepted, the defensive formation collapsed, and Todd caught the ball from the free throw line and made a mid-range shot.

The basketball went into the net hollow and the score became 5-2.

"Stay focused, lads, the game has just started!" the announcer reminded aloud.

At this time, Su Yang was standing on the three-point line, seeing all the members of St. Mary High School in the backcourt, raising their hands and yelling to pass the ball.

Brownie, who was holding the ball, showed hesitation, as if he was worried that the distance would be too far to make a mistake, and he was not only looking for an angle.

Coach David also yelled to pass the ball, as if he thought of it with Su Yang, Brownie no longer had any scruples.

The basketball was thrown like a javelin, Su Yang locked the flight path, and ran sideways to the landing point.

Thompson and others retreated quickly, but were still one step slower.

Su Yang received the ball from a short corner, deliberately retreated beyond the three-point line, calmly aimed at the basket, and took off steadily to shoot.

bass!The basketball went into the net hollow, 8 to 2.

In the transition from offense to defense, St. Mary High School served from the baseline, and its head coach specially waved and gestured.

Murphy brought the ball to the top of the arc, and instead of passing the ball in a hurry, he patted and waited on the spot.

On the left wing, Thompson stepped into the inside line and used Campbell to cover the inside cut.

Su Yang squeezed through the wall to catch up, and was intercepted by Sidney at the basket. Thompson went straight to the right half.

"Hey, they still know the classic FLOPPY tactics. It's worthy of being the runner-up team."

Su Yang saw through the routine of Shengma High School, and hurriedly shouted at his teammates: "Restrict them from passing the ball..."

As soon as the words fell, Ron pressed Murphy close to him, and Brownie stepped between Murphy and Thompson.

St Mary's offense was blocked, and Murphy turned to the left, passed the ball to Campbell, who bounced out, and then ran to the right elbow.

"This is determined to play the ball for Thompson. It's nothing more than a two-man screen." Su Yang reacted, gave up returning to defend Thompson, bypassed the wall, and went straight to the top of the arc to block the potential passing route in advance. .

As expected, Murphy and Todd teamed up for a wall at the right elbow, but Thompson turned and ran to the basket.

This is because Su Yang was in place ahead of time and wanted to run back, but Harley was still under the basket, and Thomp still had no chance to catch the ball.

Saint Mary's offense stagnated, and Murphy returned to the center line to receive the ball and reorganize the offense.

But after a vigorous effort, it will decline again, and it will be exhausted three times. In addition, the time for attacking is limited, so it can only be done hastily.

Murphy made a strong shot against Ron, the basketball hit the basket and hit the iron, Taylor grabbed the rebound, and Muqiao High School launched a counterattack.

Ron pushed forward with the ball, and suddenly turned his head to Su Yang and said, "Is it my illusion? Why does it feel like they have changed."

Just as Su Yang was about to speak, Brownie next to him hurriedly said, "No, after Su Yang joined, we made rapid progress."

(End of this chapter)