The Road to Stardom: Start as a Slam Dunk Master

"interesting."

Bob grinned.

This does not seem to be a hasty choice. With Chris's blocking, his appearance is very sudden. If the opponent does not predict his position in advance, even if he chooses to pass the ball, it will not be so calm.

Pretty good basketball vision and predictability.

more importantly……

Bob knew very well that the other party obviously knew his identity, at least roughly.

If he is smart enough, the opponent should also understand that this so-called friendly match is actually an olive branch intentionally extended to him by several NBA scouts, and it is a rare opportunity to perform.

Under such circumstances, none of the rookies in the NBA draft would choose to pass the ball easily.

But this guy can still keep his composure, calmly observe the situation on the court, and have thought about how to share the ball in advance. This can only be said to be natural.

It is really not easy to have strong singles ability but still be willing to share the ball when you have the opportunity to perform.

And obviously not only Bob can see this.

——Have an overall view and do not seize the ball...

The ball changed sides. Hill served from the baseline and handed the ball to Will. Following Bob's instruction, Will passed the ball to Chris, who had already run to the low post, and passed the ball to the others. They were all pulled out, leaving space for the two to duel under the basket.

This group of people actually knew very well that what they wanted to see was Lin Dong's personal performance, whether on the offensive or defensive end.

Chris had already observed for a long time that relying on strength to hit from behind was the best way to deal with this Asian boy.

He was passed by the opponent in one step just now, and now he wants to win back.

With a height of 201 centimeters and a weight of 99kg, Chris is one point stronger than Robles. As a low-ranked striker, he may not have many offensive methods, but his post-playing skills are not inferior to Robles.

Coupled with his more powerful physical strength, he was trying to get the ball in the low post. He pushed Lin Dong to the basket and scored with a hook.

The score came to 2:2.

——The defensive skills are there and the attitude is there, but the strength is lacking. When facing a powerful forward holding the ball in the low post, the weakness in strength will be exposed on both offense and defense.

Asians are really not strong enough.

Although this is because the other person is relatively young, even if given time, how strong can an Asian grow?

Most likely not strong.

Bob and the other three silently added an item to the 'evaluation' in their minds.

The high school team served from the baseline. Lin Dong held the ball again and made another speeding breakthrough against Chris' defense, this time to the left.

Will and others finally understand now.

No need to watch more balls, Chris can't guard him, and he can't guard him at all.

This Asian boy's breakthrough speed is definitely one of a kind. It's a bit like Iverson when he came out of nowhere... No, it's not Iverson.

With his height, his super-fast first step actually looks more like Grant back then.

But this also means another equally troublesome problem.

Don't forget how Grant Hill, who was originally trained by Stern as Jordan's successor, fell from the altar.

If a tall man uses such a style of play, the damage to his ankles will be too great. Glass Man is a term specially created for their type.

... Lin Dong once again took one step past Chris, cut inside and faced Hill who was assisting in defense, and passed the basketball to Sakuragi Hanamichi under the basket.

Sakuragi Hanamichi jumped up and dunked, the score was 4:2, and the high school team took the lead again.

On the 'little notebooks' of Bob and the other three, another entry was added.

——The extreme style of play makes it easy for him to become a glass attribute. If he enters the high-intensity NBA, he will either change his playing style to a certain extent, or he will have to pray to God to give him two steel-like ankles...

The ball changed sides, and Chris once again asked for the ball in the low post and chose to play from behind, but this time he did not have the same luck as last time.

Although Lin Dong could not completely block his position, that was only in the eyes of bystanders.

In fact, only Chris, who had been pressing against the opponent, knew how much brute strength this kid had.

Although he is several centimeters shorter than himself and weighs more than 10kg, his extremely low center of gravity is quite stable, making him expend a lot of effort every time he takes a step forward, as if he is facing a player of the same tonnage. !

No wonder Robles’s fourth back-up hit was unsuccessful, and this kid’s adaptability is quite strong, and he seems to be getting more and more used to the intensity of this kind of back-up hit...

This has a huge impact on the final shooting percentage.

With a small hook, Chris himself felt that the movement was a bit unsmooth.

Sure enough, the basketball bounced off the rim.

Sakuragi Hanamichi had already targeted the rebound and jumped high at the same time as Will, who was in charge of the basket.

Then Bob unexpectedly felt his eyes light up again.

Will is only a little taller than his opponent, but his body is very strong. He is at least two circles stronger than the red-haired young man. He has also played as a forward in the NCAA for two years, and his understanding of rebounding is not at all like that of a Japanese high school student. Comparable.

In the blocking position just now, he had completely squeezed the redhead out of the circle and seized the absolutely favorable terrain, but... But you can't stop the opponent from jumping high enough.

The red-haired man who was squeezed behind Will unexpectedly jumped up from behind Will and picked the backboard over his head.

In addition to the fact that Will is indeed old and his jumping ability has declined, more importantly, it feels like the red-haired guy just jumped at least 85CM...

Amazing jumping ability, have these Japanese suddenly mutated collectively?

Another guy with quite good dynamic talents. Although his skills and understanding of basketball seem to be a bit stretched... his long enough wingspan covers up many of his shortcomings.

Another talented Japanese golfer.

Of course, the little accident, apart from making Bob secretly praise it, did not distract him too much.

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"  When Hanamichi Sakuragi took off the backboard, it seemed that the soul of Kanagawa's rebounding king was inspired, his confidence doubled, and he shouted: "Middle-aged man!"

At this time, Mu Shenyi had already run to the frontcourt. Sakuragi Hanamichi made a long pass, but Hill, who was chasing Mu Shenyi, jumped up in front of him, stretched his arms, and actually hit this man in mid-air. The ball was intercepted.

"Hill!" Chris, who was chasing after him, shouted. He couldn't run as fast as Lin Dong.

When Hill landed, he felt a figure rushing over from the side, and at the same time, his hands holding the ball were empty.

Lin Dong, who was chasing after him, stole the ball and passed to Mu Shenyi, who was still running towards the basket, for an easy layup.

——Excellent observation, prediction and response capabilities, a striker with defender qualities, a very rare type.

Bob added to Lin Dong's small notebook.

Hill, dumbfounded, showed his hands to Bob. He was indeed a little too careless just now, but he couldn't blame himself. It was Bob who asked everyone to separate for Chris and the Japanese boy to play alone, so he didn't even feel it. He is playing on the field.

The high school team leads 6:2.

The surrounding audience was excited at this time, because some basketball reporters stationed near the hotel heard the news and rushed over. Immediately, the identities of Bob, Robles, Chris and others were already known to everyone. Some of them are professional scouts, and some are American NBA-level players, the king of the holy land of basketball.

But when he was competing with a group of high school students on the streets of Japan, the high school students took the lead!

Is Japanese basketball already so strong?

The audience became excited and enthusiastic.

"It's 6:2! Come on!"

"The little guys are so awesome! I feel like our Japanese basketball is about to rise again!"

"Resurrection! My basketball soul!"

"I don't think those NBA players are very good."

"What do you know? I'm just playing for fun. Look at that guy..."

On the sidelines, there was the sound of shutters clicking continuously, as well as the chatter and cheers of onlookers.

Will, Chris and others don't understand Japanese, so they don't know what they said, but Bob understands Japanese after all.

This match was mainly to see if the boy's upper limit was true, but the opponent had no intention of fighting alone.

Hey, that guy really wants to win... Let's see how versatile you are.

What's more, he, Will, and Oshavin are all old guys, but in the eyes of these onlookers, they still have the name of NBA, so they can't play too casually.

"OK, it's almost done." Bob smiled and clapped his hands at his friends: "It's time to give them some strength. Let them go and fight normally."

"Chris, take some space."

"Hill, go to the basket and let your soft-footed Uncle Will rest."

"Oh, Bob, are you forcing me to expose your dark history? You are just a weakling!"

"Hahaha……"

After a few relaxed conversations, when the ball returned to the mixed team of evaluators and players, the Kanagawa All-Stars immediately felt the difference from before.

Another rookie Hill, who had been floating on the outside without any presence before, entered the inside basket. The three "middle-aged people", including Chris, who had been asking for the ball in the low post, all collectively pulled outside the three-point line.

It seems that Chris has given up on playing low-post singles with himself. In fact, Chris's success rate in low-post singles when facing him is quite high. After all, his body is too strong and his basic back-up skills are also very solid.

Being willing to give up naturally means there is a better way.

Bob holding the ball made a high-profile ball, and Hill on the inside received the ball steadily.

Indeed, compared to Chris and Lin Dong, Hill playing Sakuragi Hanamichi is obviously an easier choice.

With a height of 208 centimeters and a weight of 102kg, Sakuragi Hanamichi's body shape looked like that of a kindergarten child in front of him.

Whenever he leaned on his back, Sakuragi Hanamichi had to rely on his ultra-low center of gravity to barely prevent himself from being pushed forward.

The strength gap is too big. Hill is a quasi-NBA-level center.

What followed was an easy hook shot under the basket, which was no different from asking him to shoot an empty basket under the basket.

The score is 6:4.

In the transition between offense and defense, Lin Dong held the ball. Except for Chris, who came up to the three-point line, the others set up a zone defense formation in the half court.

The 208-centimeter Hill guarded the basket, coupled with Chris's man-to-man marking and the help of three other people on defense, leaving Lin Dong with no room to break through.

Although he passed Chris in one step, he faced Hill who was already at the basket and Oshavin who came to help defend, plus Chris who was chasing behind him.

The three sturdy men blocked him like three walls, and even Lin Dong had no room to take action.

But there is room.

Choosing to distribute the ball, Sendō Akira met Will's defensive three-point shot. The pressure of the opponent's strong physique when charging, I am afraid only those who have faced it in person will know.

The basketball bounced out of the frame and was easily caught by Hill, who was guarding the basket.

With a height difference of nearly 20 centimeters and a weight difference of 20 kilograms, Sakuragi didn't even have a chance to jump this time.

Hill's rebounding level is not comparable to that of Will, who has retired from the NSAA for many years. Just a butt is enough to make Sakuragi Hanamichi helpless, and there is no room to jump at all.

The mixed team turned around and did not have a fast break. Instead, after handing the ball to Bob, they steadily controlled the ball through half court.

Except for Hill and Chris, the three 'middle-aged people' almost all don't run very much, but the transmission speed of basketball is quite fast.

These people have shortcomings in terms of physical strength and age, but their understanding of basketball may not even be matched by Coach Anzai!

And obviously they play a lot of wild balls in normal times, and they work well together, and you can hardly see the ball staying in their hands too much.

Until Oshavin made a three-point fake move to activate his defense, and he shot a nearly open three-pointer.

The ball was scored and the score instantly went ahead, 6:7.

The enthusiasm of the onlookers is still unabated, but the tone of the conversation has gradually transformed from the "soul of basketball" in the second half to a discussion of the NBA.

‘Ah, I’ve heard of this NBA, these are just their managers? Are those in the office so strong? ’

'It seems to be really powerful...I heard it is the strongest basketball organization in the world, much stronger than Dragon Kingdom basketball! ’

Amid the discussion of bystanders, Lin Dong broke through with the ball, encountered a double-team from the zone defense, and then chose to distribute the ball.

The three middle-aged uncles were relatively passive when facing others, leaving a good vacancy in Fujima's position.

It's a pity that the feel is not good, and 201 Bob has his big hand raised high half a meter in front of him.

The basketball hit the frame again.

Although Sakuragi Hanamichi has been trying his best to fight for it, his overall disadvantages in height, weight, position and other aspects make him just like a decoration in front of Hill.

After all, he is also a center who was a second-round pick in the NBA.

The ball changed, and this time it was Bob who made a super long three-point shot, and the score was 6:10.

And what follows is a nightmare for the All-Star team.

On the offensive end, Lin Dong's breakthrough and distribution skills are always effective. His breakthrough ability, passing ability, observation ability and organizational ability have left a big impression on the three evaluators.

But under the pressure of the opponent's momentum and the defense of just raising his hands, the shooting rate from the outside is really touching.

Fujima made one of three shots, Mu Shen made two of four shots, and Sendao made two of four shots. They included a total of 3 3-pointers and 2 mid-range shots, and together they scored 13 points.

Sakuragi Hanamichi was suppressed by Hill at the basket. He took one shot but failed to score a point. Lin Dong only hit three goals of his own and scored 4 points on two of three shots. In addition to the 6 points in the beginning, he became an All-Star. The team scored 23 points.

On the other hand, look at the mixed team.

Except for Hill and Chris who have been playing sports games, the three uncles, who are 90 years old together, basically don't run very much. They just play simple positional battles and pass the ball, but they can do whatever they want, especially Bob is really on this point with Fuji.

Bob is 201 centimeters...

The height difference between the two, coupled with the huge difference in weight, meant that in the face of this absolute strength, there was no need for any skills or tactics at all, making Fujima's matchup with him completely empty.

Even if the shot is missed, Hill will ensure the offensive rebounds.

The team made 17 of 25 shots, including 7 3-pointers. With the first 7 points, the score easily reached 23:48.

Except for Lin Dong and Sakuragi Hanamichi, who was screaming with anger, everyone else was panting.

Is this quasi-NBA level strength? Three of them are just members of the management team... As expected of the basketball kingdom, are even the uncles who play wildball so good?

The game without accurate timing and timeouts probably lasted less than half an hour.

A 25-point difference.

"That's about it, that guy doesn't seem to have anything else." Will glanced at Bob regretfully.

——Top static and dynamic talents, solid basic skills, broad basketball vision, organizational and conductive abilities, he is definitely a talent that can be made. These are all advantages.

——But his body is thin and it is difficult to adapt to NBA-level confrontation for the time being. His playing style can easily lead to glass attributes. At the same time, his ability to cope with blockades and difficulties is limited, and he does not have the ability to handle key balls. Therefore, he does not have the ability to become an NBA-level ace. core potential.

——In conclusion, he can enter the NBA, he can also become a good striker, he can integrate into various systems and become a stable starter for some second-rate teams, but firstly, his peak period may not last long, secondly, he is not an ace type, and his maximum limit is, It's probably like the best sixth man that the market will give him.

This is Will's evaluation, and there seems to be no other meaning in continuing the fight.

"Play for a few more minutes and wait." Bob had no intention of ending the game.

Compared with theorists like Will who sit in the office and analyze data, he is the real evaluator who stands on the front line to observe players during the NBA draft, and he always believes in his own vision.

He could see a kind of calmness and depth in the young man's eyes.

This is not like giving up at the end of your rope.

He seemed to be watching and waiting.

What is he waiting for?

Outside the stadium, a group of people walked in.

"So many people? So lively?" Mitsui Hisashi's eyes widened, followed by Rukawa Kaede and Coach Anzai.

"After all, it's the NBA!" Takenori Akagi and Haruko met them at the door.

The other person came in first and looked back to see them.

That was a tall and burly guy. After bowing to Coach Anzai, he turned to look at Akagi.

"Akagi, haven't you retired to study?" Uozumi said.

"Isn't it the same for you?" Takenori Akagi laughed: "I heard that you are going to be a chef."

"That won't delay the game either."

"Hahaha! Each other!"

The tall man stands out among the Japanese and can be seen from afar.

Lin Dong exhaled a long breath, finally here!

win?

That’s not impossible!

"Let's pause for a moment." He made a pause gesture towards Kamizouichiro: "Let's make a substitution!"

This chapter was originally priced at 4,000, but ended up being priced at 5,000... mainly featuring one non-stop chapter.

There will be another update at 5pm soon, and I will try to finish this battle.