It's not just that Stephen Curry is young.
The starters at Starkville High School are all seniors. The growth brought about by age makes each of them taller than 180cm.
Curry, who was only in his early 170s, stood opposite them, looking even thinner.
This makes people even more suspicious of whether he has graduated from elementary school.
However, those who are confused are the students who usually do not pay much attention to the St. Mary's High School basketball team. Those students who are familiar with the basketball team know that this "elementary student" who looks thin and immature is actually the son of NBA player Dell Curry. He is absolutely "Star II".
Those who knew this included the media reporters at the scene and the scouts in the audience.
Therefore, at this moment, everyone's eyes are on Stephen Curry, wanting to see the basketball prowess of this "second-generation star" and whether he can perform brilliantly in the high school league.
Even though he is only a freshman in high school, everyone is eager to come to a conclusion because of his identity.
This is the pressure that the "Star Second Generation" needs to bear.
Of course, compared to Michael Jordan's son, Stephen Curry has much less pressure to bear. At least reporters will not come to stare at him, who is only a freshman in high school. It is only on such an occasion that he remembered it after seeing him. , he is the son of Dell Curry.
The same goes for the scouts. There is no doubt that they are here for Woody tonight, but at this moment, many of them have written a new line in their scout notes and written the name of Stephen Curry. .
The Starkville High School No. 1 position opposite Stephen Curry looks like an experienced veteran at first glance.
The first time Stephen Curry reached the frontcourt with the ball, he pounced on him, trying to interfere with Stephen Curry's dribbling and team organization.
But at the same time as he stepped forward, Stephen Curry made a skillful change of direction in front of his body. The ball in his right hand stopped slightly in the air, and his whole body stagnated at the same time. He immediately changed direction and returned the ball to his left hand.
After the beautiful "double change of direction in front of the body" stretched his body, Stephen Curry lowered his body center of gravity. At this time, the advantage of his small size was revealed.
The Starkville High School No. 1 position had no choice but to quickly move sideways to prevent Curry from going deeper, but the result was a "bang" sound. He seemed to have hit a wall and staggered. He finally stood firm and looked at the "wall" blocking him...
It's Woody!
When Stephen Curry made a "double change of direction in front of the body", he quickly stepped forward to gain a foothold and created a very high-quality pick-and-roll for Stephen Curry.
After stopping Curry from facing off, Woody turned around and made a smooth run.
Stephen Curry attracted the Starkville High School No. 5 opposite Woody, which gave Woody a good opportunity to attack the basket. Curry did not hesitate and threw the ball toward the backboard. .
"Bang!"
Outlaw saw Curry's passing trajectory and was still thinking about whether to try to intercept it. The sound of a bombing basket was heard. Woody, who was walking down the penalty area, took off on one foot, grabbed the ball with one hand, and stuffed it hard. Entering the basket, it caused the basket to vibrate and the whole audience cheered loudly.
empty link!
Another alley-oop!
Just like the previous game, Woody once again "blows up the field" with an alley-oop!
The difference is that the last time it was LeBron James who missed a breakthrough and Woody completed the "alley-oop dunk", this shot was the tacit cooperation between Stephen Curry and him.
"Nice!"
Woody pointed at Stephen Curry.
Curry pointed back at Woody.
Although this is the first time they have cooperated in an official competition, based on their tacit understanding, this cooperation is already a small case!
Also shouting "nice" was Drew.
Recently, he is tutoring Woody on basic basketball tactics. The most recent focus is on the "pick-and-roll" tactics.
This ancient and primitive set of tactics was carried forward after Jerry Sloan joined Salt Lake City and became the head coach of the Jazz. Stockton and Karl Malone, the "Two Evils of Utah", relied on this set of most effective tactics. Basic tactics, reached the finals twice.
To this day, the pick-and-roll tactic is still the most commonly used tactic for inside and outside players to cooperate on the court.
Under normal circumstances, when the outside player holds the ball, the inside player raises his position to create a "wall" screen to "block". The purpose is to allow the player to break through his defender faster, complete the score, or attract double teams. , completing the pass is called "demolition".
"Dismantling" not only means "picking and rolling" both sides to start running, but also means "dismantling" the opponent's defensive formation.
Whether "pick-and-roll tactics" can create lethality, "blocking" is the key, and "dismantling" is the key among the keys.
After Woody "blocked" this round, he "dismantled" very cleanly. He immediately made a pass towards the penalty area, and just had this opportunity to score.
Of course, it is also crucial for Stephen Curry to seize this opportunity, which proves that he is also very familiar with the pick-and-roll.
But this is relatively normal, after all, I have been hearing it from the sidelines since I was a child.
Um……
This is another very helpless place for the "Star II Generation":
There are things when he does well that seem like they're meant to be.
LeBron James watched Woody and Stephen Curry come up and complete such a beautiful collaboration. Hearing the frequent camera snaps in his ears, his expression became more serious and he glared at Joyce.
Fortunately, Starkville High School responded quickly in the next round.
Their overall strength is indeed much higher than that of Clifton J. Ozen High School, and their cooperation with each other is very patient and disciplined. Including Outlaw, in the last 6 seconds to prepare for his own shot, Woody slid in front of him to complete the interference. After forcing him to pass the ball, the teammate who received the ball from him actually completed the shot at the buzzer.
2-2 draw!
Seeing the opponent perform so well, LeBron James calmed down a lot.
In just one round, he could see the strength of Starkville High School. Even if he were to lead St. Mary's High School, it would be difficult to win.
And there’s good news…
The little old man from Starkville High School on the sidelines didn't look like he was doing anything for a living.
Once again it was St. Mary's High School's turn to attack. This guy kept emphasizing his movement on the sidelines until the players on the field at Starkville High School stood up in a defensive formation that he was satisfied with, then he put his hands on his hips and waited for the result. .
Stephen Curry and Woody still cooperated in pick-and-roll this time.
But this time, Starkville's No. 1 position was already on guard, and Woody had just practiced the pick-and-roll. The quality of the screen was not very good, and he was blocked by him.
But Woody's mind turned quickly and he immediately sank to the basket and opened his hand for the ball.
Because he moved up to the high post and had just completed an excellent "pick-and-roll alley-oop dunk", the head coach of Starkville High School specially moved the entire defensive formation when setting up this defensive formation. Their penalty area Relatively weak.
Curry took a step forward and barely passed the ball to Woody's hands.
The next scene once again proved that the head coach of Starkville High School already regarded Woody as a "thorn in his side."
Their No. 3 and No. 4 positions immediately double-teamed Woody, and at this moment, Woody immediately hit the ball to the wing three-point line, where Stephen Curry was at the top of the arc just now. inside.
When did he run there?
Even some spectators on the sidelines didn't notice Stephen Curry's movement.
Not to mention the position opposite Stephen Curry. His eyes were attracted by Woody holding the ball for a moment. It was also after this moment that he looked at Stephen Curry...
Eh?
Where are people?
"Uh-huh!"
The three-pointer after receiving the ball fell straight into the basket. Stephen Curry used the goal to inform the opposing players who were looking around:
I'm here!
