Legend of Tomorrow

Cliffs was also surprised that what Guo Xu used was his best technique - cross step change!

Regarding extraordinary, Americans use the word Crossover, which can be understood as crossover. Every confrontation on the basketball court is like a battle, and getting rid of your opponent means victory.

Guo Xu liked to pass others with the ball in his previous life. When he cheated his opponent with a fake move and successfully broke through, the feeling was so cool! Excellence is not only a manifestation of technical strength, but also a sense of satisfaction and vanity.

In fact, Guo Xu's cross step was taught by Cliffs, but he didn't remember it.

Guo Xu invited Cliffs to a luxurious lunch at noon for ten consecutive days. After the meal, the two found a court to practice for an hour. Then Guo Xu went to the gym and Cliffs went out to play. Cannibal with a short mouth, Cliffs doesn't hold back when it comes to teaching tricks.

Basketball lovers will change to extraordinary, simple and effective. The key to a good job is the details. Some details are rarely paid attention to. Most people make actions at will based on their feelings, which is wrong.

Like many, Cliffs's change of direction is modeled after Tim Bug Hardaway.

In the early 1990s, the crossover movement gradually became popular in the United States. Hardaway's continuous crotch dribble combined with the change of direction in front of the body was called Two-Step by fans. The famous Lakers Magic Johnson commented: When you face Hardaway, when you hear the basketball racket making two 'bang bang' on the ground, he has already passed by your side.

This move has another name called killercrossover! In fact, it is not difficult. After dribbling the ball in the crotch, it is enough to connect a premise to change direction and accelerate the breakthrough, but there are very few people who can really use this action to its effect. Most people just imitate superficially and don't understand the change and purpose of the player's center of gravity.

Cliffs happened to be the one who understood the key points of this trick. He instructed Guo Xu that the dribble needs to be passed quickly between the hands, that is, the ball should be dribbled quickly with both hands, the ball should be lower than the knees, and the range should exceed the outside of the knees . When making a cross step change of direction, do not keep your feet parallel, otherwise the speed will slow down, so that the defender has enough time to react and miss the opportunity to break through.

The white team attacked, and Cliffs also used a cross step to make a breakthrough, relying on Guo Xu to force a layup and return one, 14 to 8.

The red team attacked, Guo Xu led the half court, waved his teammates to pull away, and singled out again in the middle.

I won't let you pass this time. Cliffs smiled confidently. He stared at Guo Xu with high concentration.

In the last round, he underestimated the opponent a little. Guo Xu had never beaten him like this before. This time he lowered his center of gravity and kept his distance.

Guo Xu dribbled the ball to his right hand. Instead of changing direction to the left, he took a step back with his right foot and took a two-step distance from Cliffs.

Cliffs didn't hesitate, but he took off a little slower and couldn't cover it. The ball drew a wonderful arc and went into the net hollow! 17 to 8.

Step back is very popular in the future, simple and practical. The main point is that after the crotch changes hands, the ball no longer lands, and directly pulls the ball up while jumping backwards, keeping a distance from the defender and creating space for shots. This is a required skill for short players.

Guo Xu made this move suddenly, but Cliffs didn't react. On the sidelines, Coach Izuo applauded Guo Xu vigorously and shouted: Good job! Keep playing like this!

Seeing Guo Xu scoring consecutively, Cliffs lost his temper. In the next round, he made a strong attack with the ball and made a foul. He made two free throws. The game turned into two defenders soaring points.

The two sides played back and forth for another 5 minutes. Guo Xu suddenly combined the points and shot, and dared to take responsibility, but he was still slightly inferior to Cliffs, and the score was gradually caught up.

During the rest of the players rotation, Izzo was full of praise for Guo Xu and Richardson. After playing again, Guo Xu did not disappoint the coach.

The performance is still stable.

After the training match, everyone was talking about Guo Xu. They didn't understand why he suddenly became stronger, and he was completely different from yesterday.

Although no one specifically counts the statistics, everyone knows that Guo Xu must have won a large double-double and is the best performer in the red team. The red team lost only 6 points in the end. The two first-year players led the team and the two fourth-year students who had already booked in the NBA played very anxiously.

Assistant coach Mark Crow smiled and said to Izzo: This kid was like a rookie yesterday, but he is so good today. If he can play at this level every game, he will definitely be able to enter the NBA in the future. It is you who scolded him for enlightenment. Yet?

Izuo shook his head. He was very puzzled. Being strict with young players is beneficial, but it was the first day for Guo Xu to look at him with admiration. His progress was too fast! Throughout the season, Guo Xu has not shown such outstanding offensive talent as today.

Izuo beckoned Guo Xu to his side, and said with a smile, You are outstanding today, that's what I want to see, and I will give you more playing time tomorrow, take advantage of the opportunity.

It was not the first time Guo Xu had heard this, and he acted very calmly. He knew what he was up to.

Cliffs scored more than 30 points in the game, and he couldn't defend one-on-one. Facing Cliffs' defense, he couldn't maintain an efficient offense all the time, and for a while he missed five shots in a row.

Guo Xu's assists are more than Cliffs's. I can't be happier. His organizational skills are fantastic. He can always distribute the ball to the right position not because of his broad vision, but because he has played too many times in this practice game. Good pass The timing of the ball is in the mind. In the semi-finals, he didn't know if he could cooperate with his teammates so tacitly.

Guo Xu thought a little off, but from Izuo's point of view, he showed neither arrogance nor impetuosity, which made him more pleasing to the eye.

I have a tactic that suits you, but unfortunately I don't have time to practice it now. Izuo smiled kindly. This idea has existed in his mind for a long time, but Guo Xu's ability was not up to standard before.

Guo Xu was overjoyed. What tactics? Even if it's too late now, I can be the head coach in the future (next April Fool's Day).

It's very simple...

Izuo talked about his tactics. He hoped that Guo Xu could run, and the two insiders would cover without the ball. He would catch the ball from outside the three-point line, or form a big man who was misplaced to hold the ball and attack the opponent.

The Spartans have been playing this tactic, and Peterson is responsible for running without the ball. Peterson's start-up speed and ball-handling skills in one-on-one offense are average, and he can only catch and shoot. After covering the opponent's inside line with a height of 201cm, the misplacement effect is not great.

Cliffs' shooting range is not far enough, and he is not suitable for this tactic. He is more threatening to attack directly with the ball without relying on screens.

The Spartans' starting two insiders are blue-collars, and the scoring mainly depends on the outside. Therefore, Izzo has always had expectations for Guo Xu, who can enrich the team's tactics.

Guo Xu was very happy. This was the best news he had heard since the time loop started. No matter how strong a player's personal ability is, without suitable tactics and a large number of shots, it is difficult to make good statistics. Now he has the basic conditions to explode.

The Trident of the Spartans will definitely attract the opponent's defensive experts. Guo Xu's defensive pressure is relatively small. If coupled with the benefits of tactics, he is confident that he will be in the semifinals!