Wu Dao, who was warming up on the court, ignored the comments on the side of the court. Don't think that the quality of players at Duke University, a well-known university in the United States, is just that good.
The voices of those who were discussing martial arts in the audience were full of sarcasm and ridicule.
Although these people don't know who Wu Dao is, this does not prevent them from laughing at a yellow man who is trying to compete with them on the field.
For these students from prestigious schools, a yellow-skinned basketball player is really a rare thing!
"Which one of you is going to defend that yellow monkey?"
"I heard it's a high school student who came to try out."
In the rest area on the sidelines, there were young players watching the martial arts on the court, covering their mouths and snickering.
"High school student? This guy is not wishing to join our Duke University, is he? Stop it, lower the grade of our school!"
"That guy named Kobe is pretty good. I heard his dad is a professional player!"
Behind him, a black player wearing a long-sleeved uniform said with a smile. While speaking, he carefully glanced at Kobe not far away.
"Profession?"
"NBA player?"
The topic of conversation among people at Duke University soon turned to Kobe. Compared to the "yellow monkey", they were more interested in Kobe, the son of a "professional".
Grant Hill on the side did not join in the conversation of the juniors. After changing his jersey, he trotted into the stadium.
"Hey boy, pass."
Grant Hill did not bring a basketball. After entering the court, he called out to Martial Arts. Martial Arts, who was still dribbling and warming up just now, heard the words and turned his head slightly and looked at the person coming.
Seeing Grant Hill waving towards him, Wu Dao casually passed the basketball in his hand, and then looked at Grant Hill.
"Detroit Pistons?"
Budao noticed that the opponent was wearing neither a black jersey nor a white jersey, but a blue jersey with the words Detroit Pistons on it.
It's just that Wu Dao didn't think of the opponent as an NBA player, only that he was a Pistons fan. In today's era, with the Bulls "setting off", there are many Pistons fans.
Of course, Wu Dao only knew about this. He was not a Pistons fan himself, and he had not started paying attention to NBA matters during this period.
Now he is so busy thinking about his "flaws" that he has no time to pay attention to the NBA.
Wu Dao knows one thing very well, that is, no matter how much preliminary research is done, if the personal ability is not strong enough, then no matter how much research and publicity is done, it will be of little use.
After Budao passed the ball to the opponent, Grant Hill focused on practicing shooting and dribbling layups, ignoring Budao who had just passed the ball to him.
After watching for a while, Wu Dao silently walked to the sidelines, picked up a basketball, and slowly warmed up with his back luck on the sidelines.
The Duke players looked at Grant Hill who was dribbling for a layup on the court and at his "clumsy" martial arts off the court, and they all covered their mouths and sneered.
Kobe was sitting on the bench, turning his head and looking at Martial Arts who was warming up with a calm expression. For some reason, he had some appreciation for Martial Arts in his heart.
He likes focused people.
The fifteen-minute break passed quickly. Seeing that the time was almost up, Old Coach K clapped his hands and shouted to everyone:
"Boys, it's time to play!"
At his reminder, the players stood up and walked towards the field.
Wu Dao followed Kobe and slowly walked into the court.
After settling into the center circle, an assistant coach patted Kobe's side and motioned for Kobe to face off against Grant Hill.
Martial arts also found an opponent with a similar figure to himself and stood in front of him. His opponent wears the No. 12 jersey, is over two meters tall, looks a little thin, and visually weighs less than Martial Arts.
Standing in front of the opponent, Wu Dou is obviously a bigger player.
Seeing this opponent, Wu Dao showed a "friendly" smile on his face. He noticed that the person in front of him was the one who had just been "laughing and laughing" with his teammates off the court.
"Boy, are you here for a tryout at Duke University?"
"I won't let a boy like you play ball with me!"
Wu Dao didn't know the name of this little black guy. In short, the guy in front of him who looked somewhat similar to the orangutan made fun of Wu Dao as soon as he came up.
Upon hearing this, Budao shook his head and pretended not to understand English.
Seeing Wu Dao's "show of weakness", No. 12 Xiao Hei didn't say anything more, but lowered his waist and looked towards the center circle.
"Beep——"
As the whistle blew, the referee threw the ball into the air.
And as the two black guys in the middle circle took off together, the basketball quickly flew towards the opponent's half.
The current NCAA coaches are naturally better than the assistant coaches who have retired and become coaches. As the basketball was released, Wu Dao also retreated quickly.
"Zone defense!"
I don't know if it was to take care of this yellow man who couldn't play, but the assistant coach who failed to jump ball shouted loudly when he retreated.
After hearing this, Wu Dao also observed the position of other players. After seeing clearly, Wu Dao retreated to a position about two meters in front of the baseline.
Stopped on the side of the paint area.
Not long after Wu Dao completed his position, the center assistant coach also followed suit. He glanced at Wu Dao's position and pointed towards Wu Dao about a meter away in front of him.
"Position higher!"
"You stand so deep, can you catch up when others break through?"
As he said that, he no longer paid attention to martial arts and looked at his opponent who was advancing with the ball.
After the black team entered the frontcourt, they gave the ball to Grant Hill. This is actually something you don't need to think about. Grant Hill is a senior who graduated from Duke University. He was the third overall pick in the draft last year, and he also produced outstanding statistics on the field this year.
When I go back to school and look at my juniors, how could they be so blind?
When Grant Hill caught the basketball, he was just approaching the three-point line. As soon as he got the ball, Kobe had already ran in front of Grant Hill. The two were less than half a meter apart. Kobe, who didn't know the opponent's depth, took a step to defend.
Grant Hill could be said to be "all-powerful" in his heyday, and he was an extremely rare "organizing forward".
At his peak, he not only averaged 20+ points per game, but also provided 7.3 assists.
In the NBA basketball world of the 1990s, when defense relied on throwing elbows, such statistics were quite exaggerated.
Facing Kobe's defense, Grant Hill directly dropped the ball and accelerated his advance, giving Kobe a simple "physical confrontation."
The huge impact pushed the young Kobe back continuously. In high school, Kobe weighed less than 90kg. Facing Grant Hill, who weighed 102kg, he simply couldn't withstand the opponent's strength.
After Grant Hill took advantage of his physical advantage to sprint for a certain distance, Grant Hill suddenly turned around with the ball, directly brushing away Kobe, and then rushed directly towards the martial arts defense line.
After passing Kobe, Grant Hill even looked back at Kobe with a smile. Just when Grant Hill was about to perform a wave of dunks on the yellow man, his eyes suddenly saw the martial arts picture. A cold, focused face.
"squeak!!!!"
The sneakers and the floor were rubbing violently. Grant Hill made an emergency stop when Wu Dao was approaching him, and the basketball in his hand quickly hit the ground and passed from Wu Dao's waist to the baseline.
There, there was a 12 player from the black team who went to the basket along the baseline. He just happened to receive a pass from Grant Hill, and then he rose directly from the ground and poured the ball into the basket.
The centers of Wu Dao and Kobe Bryant's team focused all their attention on Grant Hill, preparing to defend Wu Dao. They did not notice the opponent entering the penalty area at all.
“Bang!!!”
After a loud bang, the basketball hit the net, and No. 12, who successfully dunked, stuck out his tongue towards the assistant coach, and shook his head as he walked back to defense and passed by the martial arts, with a happy look on his face.
stupid college student
I don't know which part of the other party's nerves are wrong, but he behaves like a child who got a fun toy.
"Do you mean you're making a joke out of me?"
Martial Arts looked at the opponent's leaving figure, narrowed his eyes slightly, and quickly ran forward.
Under the basket, the assistant coach who wanted to ask Budao to serve the ball frowned when he saw that Budao had run away and went to the basket to serve the ball. Then dragging a slightly heavy pace, he ran towards the frontcourt.
Although the retired assistant coaches are all in good shape, it is very tiring for them to play games with current NCAA players.
The assistant coach who serves as the center of the white team is in his early thirties, and his physical fitness is no longer comparable to that of young people. Although the second half of the game has just begun, the fatigue from the first half is still there, and he is still quite tired. .
The backcourt players advancing with the ball have nothing to do with martial arts. After entering the frontcourt, he crossed the three-point line early and sank into the inside.
It's still a habitual style of play.
When No. 12 on the opposite side saw that Wu Dao was so deep, he also smiled and leaned behind Wu Dao. After feeling the light power on his body, he couldn't help but ask:
"Hey, yellow monkey, you are so weak!"
"How can you hit the inside with such little strength?"
As he spoke, Xiao Hei put his hand on Wu Dao's waist, took the initiative to exert force, and pushed outward. With this push, Wu Dao actually took a step towards the outside. Xiao Hei was slightly startled, and then the smile on his face became even bigger.
"Pass the ball!"
At this time, Kobe, who entered the frontcourt, had already approached the three-point line with his two feet. Kobe, who had just been beaten by the opponent, directly asked for the ball.
As soon as he finished speaking, the basketball flew into Kobe's hands. He took the ball with both hands and lowered it toward his waist. Kobe's upper body leaned forward slightly, as if he was preparing to break through.
Grant Hill stood in front of Kobe Bryant, with one hand placed just a dozen centimeters in front of Kobe's waist, and the other hand raised flat, keeping his center of gravity very low.
It gives the impression that Grant Hill intends to block Kobe's offense in this round.
With a simple tentative step, Kobe dropped the ball directly on the right side, accelerated and made a sudden move. As soon as his body moved, Grant Hill slid in front of Kobe and pressed his chest directly against Kobe's body.
The huge force caused Kobe's breakthrough body to stagnate.
After Kobe turned around staggeringly, he continued to hold the ball and tried to break through. However, as soon as he was delayed by Grant Hill, if he tried to speed up again, Grant Hill would no longer be able to give Kobe a chance.
Simply following up with a sliding step, Grant Hill directly blocked Kobe's progress with his body. At the same time, Grant Hill felt that Kobe was planning to force the shot. He put one hand on Kobe's waist and the other. A hand quickly covered Kobe's head.
outstanding.
Very good defense.
Wu Dao was always paying attention to Kobe's movements. When Kobe began to break through, he did not stay in the paint.
Wu Dao thought he had some understanding of Kobe's current style of play and knew that this kid liked to attack the basket, so Wu Dao had already opened up the space inside when Kobe started to break through.
He ran to the three-point line on the other side.
The opponent's No. 12 didn't know why. After following the free throw line, he stopped paying attention to martial arts. Instead, he turned to look at Kobe, considering whether to double-team.
And Kobe was forced to stop the ball when he was stuck after turning around. Just when he was about to turn over and do a "four-up three-iron", he saw Wu Dao in the open space outside the three-point line in the distance, and his eyes immediately lit up. , and passed the ball directly after taking off.
Kobe's passing force is very strong and the ball speed is very fast.
In an instant, the basketball flew directly over several meters and came into Wu Dao's hands. Wu Dao took the ball and bent his knees slightly, looking towards the basket.
When Xiao Hei, who was facing him, saw that Wu Dao was planning to shoot, he had no intention of stepping forward to defend. Instead, he watched Wu Dao get up and raise his head to shoot the ball.
"A power forward shooting threes out there, really."
"ah?"
As a crisp squeaking sound rang out, Xiao Hei, who was still discussing martial arts in his heart, suddenly let out a soft murmur, with some astonishment on his face.
Wu Dao's successful goal attracted many people's glances, but there was not much joy or surprise in these eyes. Instead, like Xiao Hei, they were a little stunned.
A three-pointer?
A player positioned as a power forward left the basket and shot a three-pointer.
Although the ball was successfully scored, from a tactical perspective, it was a failure.
Because from a technical and tactical point of view, you, a power forward, should not go to a place like the three-point line!
Although he said that, since Wu Dao scored the ball, the other teammates didn't say much. Except for Kobe who walked to Wu Dao's side with a smile and stretched out his fist, the others quickly retreated. Returned to his own backcourt.
"Good shot!"
"I knew you could get in."
Kobe is not like others. He has played against Oak Hill and knows the capabilities of martial arts.
Even if he is playing with college students, he still believes that Wu Dao will not miss this open three-point opportunity.
"Just so so." Wu Dao said a rare word today, gently touched Kobe's fist with his fist, and then quickly retreated.
The counterattack from martial arts did not attract the attention of everyone on the field.
The person that Coach K and other players are paying attention to is still the matchup between Kobe and Grant Hill.
And the contest between these two people has just begun.
