whirlwind basketball

Chapter 199 Youth Competition (14)

What surprised Li Yifan was that Levi's, who was more than ten centimeters taller than Jiang Dongyu, did not lose the slightest footsteps. Facing Jiang Dongyu's many times of changing directions and breakthroughs, he never lost his defensive position.

This guy is a very experienced player... Li Yifan thought to himself.

The ball was passed into Long Xun's hands, small forward Duncan's footsteps were obviously much weaker, and Long Xun's feet suddenly rushed past Duncan's side like a gust of fire.It was still Cullis rushing around the edge of the court, his strides were huge, his movements were ferocious, and it looked really scary.

Long Xun seemed to have been affected by the previous psychological effect, and his steps immediately became a little disordered, and then he stopped outside the restricted area and retreated more than a meter away.At this time, due to Long Xun's lightning breakthrough, the Spanish team's defensive formation has not yet formed, and it is a good time to attack.

Long Xun suddenly collected the ball and jumped up in front of Duncan.

His shooting action already has a slight receding action, which is an unconscious action to avoid Coulis' block.Li Yifan noticed at a glance that although Long Xun's shooting posture was relatively stable, the timing of his shots was a little faster than usual.

A slight difference is a thousand miles away.

The basketball flew past Cullis' fingertips and landed on the court without touching anything!

"Alas!" Long Xun shouted angrily.

Coulis turned around and quickly grabbed the ball in his hands to protect it.

"Okay!" The Spanish team members began to cheer, and some of them screamed "Ohhhhhh" like orangutans.Obviously they are booing the academy team.

"Damn it!" Long Xun said to Li Yifan with a gloomy face when he ran back, "His hands were soft when he shot!"

Li Yifan nodded: "It's okay, defend this ball!"

On the sidelines, coach Wang Tao let out a sigh of relief, shook his head and wiped off all the lines drawn on the tactical board, then put the pen and paper into his bag.The assistant coach couldn't help but sink in his heart: Could it be that coach Wang Tao can't solve this problem?

"Coach Wang Tao took a sip of water and pondered for a while and said: "Whether in the United States or in the world, basketball is not just a game for giants, but tall players do have extraordinary talents. This is a wealth bestowed on them by God.Some people say that if you jump high, you can only stay in the air for a short time; if you grow high, you can stay in the air forever.Under the rules of international basketball, basketball favors giants. "

He looked at the Spanish team, which was attacking inside in an orderly manner, and said: "The problem in this game is not impossible to solve, but it is indeed a difficult problem. It takes a long time of accumulation and training to completely cure it. I have observed the opponent Their offense and defense are very organized. They are good at using their height to bully their opponents. They also know how to control the rhythm and use skillful coordination. This is not something that has been trained in one or two games or even dozens of games. They must have played many actual battles, especially against their height. The team has formed a set of established methods. On the other hand, our players do not have such experience. The three offenses completed in the current position have all got shot opportunities, but the reason for not scoring is that they are not used to the pressure caused by the giants. .It's a psychological problem."

Coach Wang Tao said that Gasol dunked again easily and the score was 6:o.

"All tactics are designed to form relatively easy shooting openings to increase the probability of scoring, but tactics cannot be separated from people. If a player is inexperienced or has psychological pressure, this is a problem of normal training and normal games, not a problem that can be solved immediately by tactics. Yes." Coach Wang Tao shook his head, "And even if the offensive problem can be solved after the second quarter, the defensive problem will come again."

The assistant coach stared at the field for a while before he said each word: "But we can't sit still."

"This is not just waiting to die." Coach Wang Tao looked at the assistant coach, "This is a difficult problem that cannot be solved technically."

His eyeballs were attracted by a dancing orange-red flame and he couldn't help but shut his mouth.

Li Yifan passed the ball to Long Xun. Long Xun made a false shot and passed the ball to Li Yifan who flew by.A simple pick-and-roll coupled with the unparalleled tacit understanding and speed of the two threw off Kastin who was chasing and defending Li Yifan.Duncan also wants to defend against Li Yifan who has already swept past and killed the penalty area!

Coulis, the athletic power forward, rushed over again with a deafening roar!

Li Yifan flew leisurely like a white crane with spread wings, his hands holding the ball suddenly loosened and changed to his left hand holding the ball, stretching to the other side of the basket!The fake pass was so realistic that Kulis thought that Li Yifan was about to pass the ball to Long Xun, who came in, and immediately changed the direction of jumping to block the pass.

In midair, Li Yifan's left hand suddenly retracted the basketball and appeared above his right hand like magic!

The magnitude of the change of hands in the air completely made Coulis lose his defensive position!
However, Li Yifan, who made this change of hand, did not change his posture in the air at all. He stretched out his long arms and lightly lifted the almost flat basket and sent it into the basketball.The basketball obediently rolled into the net.

Coach Wang Tao's eyes shone brightly, and then he murmured, "Unless...unless there is a genius..."

"Beautiful!" Long Xun shouted and gave Li Yifan a high five.

This time, the change of hands in the air was like a model in a textbook. The most surprising thing was not Li Yifan's hand-changing skills, but his control in the air and his calmness without fear of giants.

That kind of calmness from the heart is the spiritual light that scares the opponent the most.

"Great..." Levi said silently.

A long-lost smile appeared on Jiang Tao's face.Li Yifan, Li Yifan, I have been watching you grow. After a series of matches in the qualifiers, I finally saw your reborn appearance.Score when you are needed most and score when others can't. This is what you should do. This is the style of an ace player...

"Defend! Defend!" Wang Siyang shouted from the sidelines.

Defense is always a pain for the youth team.Facing this group of giants, Wang Tao's set of defensive skills seemed to be useless. They passed the ball in the air and attacked from the basket in an orderly and unhurried manner.What they play is the success rate and there is an absolute rebound guarantee.

Gasol still hit Fatty Zhang with his back and turned around to make a hook shot!
The ball didn't go in, Culis jumped up with a "click" and made a dunk in the air!
After the dunk, Culis's feet flew up and almost kicked Zhang Fatty in the face!

About 3 minutes have passed, but the score is still only 8:2.The Spanish team played very steadily. They also paid special attention to blocking the passes between the youth training teams when defending, and Levi was responsible for delaying Jiang Dongyu's dribbling, which also slowed down the speed of the always agile youth training team.

As coach Wang Tao said, when encountering this giant-level team, the youth training team, which has always been good at offense, almost collectively misfired. Long Xun missed a dunk and missed a shot.

But one of their players became a chess piece that went back and forth beyond Coach Wang Tao's expectation!

Li Yifan dribbled the ball continuously under the crotch, quickly swayed past Castin and rushed to the front of the three-point line. At this time, Levi also followed.The defenses of both sides were all misplaced. Culis stared at Jiangdong Yulong Xun. Although he ran into the penalty area, he did not get a better position under Duncan's blockade.

Levi's stared closely at Li Yifan's feet and moved slightly.

He is well aware that the opponent is a good breakthrough player. This kind of dribbling and shaking posture seems familiar, and it is definitely not an ordinary person.

Li Yifan withdrew a little and spun with his right foot, and actually threw off Levi's alive!
His change of direction breakthrough combines speed and footwork and accurately grasps the center of gravity of the defender, so it is almost impossible to test.Now Li Yifan's one-on-one breakthrough has reached or even surpassed the level of Yuan Fan and Xu Jian.

As soon as he crossed the free throw line, Culis pressed forward.

Li Yifan's footsteps suddenly rose from the ground, and Culis jumped over when he saw that the opponent was about to stop for a jump shot.His 1.9-foot-1.8 frame with decent jumping ability can have a non-negligible impact on any shooter under [-]-foot-[-].

Lean back!Levi's eyes widened when he just turned around!Such a slanted back!Can you still keep your balance?
This is Li Yifan's reserved skill, because the hit rate is not as good as ordinary jump shots, so Li Yifan is unwilling to use it unless it is a last resort.The most difficult thing about balancing your body in mid-air and stabilizing your shooting posture is that you often lean back when you have to face strong interference from the opponent to accurately judge the position of the basket!
Culis was surprised to find that the number 8 made a fadeaway shot, but his huge body and outstretched arms covered half of the sky in front of Li Yifan. Li Yifan had never shot in front of such a defender. He finally understood the dragon. The reason for Xun's repeated misses.

What coach Wang Tao said is not wrong. This is not a difficulty that ordinary players can imagine.After how to overcome psychological obstacles, there is also how to accurately judge the position of the basket.

The assistant coach stood up, and he didn't know whether Li Yifan could make a shot in such a difficult situation.Although Li Yifan is a good shooter, but the fadeaway shot is under the full interference of the tall opponent.This is different from any opponent in the past. Li Yifan can step into another field after crossing this mountain!
Li Yifan's body fluttered backwards, he could no longer see the basket, but the basket was clearly imprinted in his heart.The hoop behind Coulis's head was waiting for him, waiting for the ball to fly to its final destination.

"Shoot bravely," coach Xiangfeng once taught him, "As long as you have a heart for basketball, you have eyes."

Li Yifan raised his upper arm and stretched his forearm. The basketball slid along his palm and flew out in the direction of his fingertips!

Culis's height of 1.9 meters was not enough to reach the basketball with such a gorgeous parabola. He roared and watched the basketball fly high above his head.Li Yifan watched as the basketball body landed on the ground and shot the ball with both hands still maintaining the movement of the swan lead.

With a soft sound of "唰", the Nets trembled slightly.

Levi's dribbled forward to the frontcourt to launch this round of offense.The Spanish team is very cautious in pouring the ball, basically it is difficult to give the opponent a chance to steal. In addition, they are very tall and standing there are like a few pillars, and the youth training team is just monkeys climbing on the pillars!

Coach Wang Tao looked at it and let out a "huh" and took out the tactical board to write and draw on it.

This round, Gasol missed a shot and grabbed the rebound and threw it to the outside, but Duncan's turnaround shot missed and caused a long rebound to be taken by Smith.The score is still 8:4.

Li Yifan rushed to the frontcourt, suddenly raised his right arm and the basketball flew into the hands of Long Xun who rushed over.The athletic Levi's, Castine and Coulis outflanked from both sides of the frontcourt!
Long Xun cast a cold glance at Culis who was rushing up, and suddenly started his footsteps. At the same time as he started a step, his body suddenly stopped and he had already received the ball.Culis didn't expect that this breakthrough was a fake move, he hurriedly adjusted his center of gravity to block the opponent's shot again, but Long Xun's shot was still a fake move, he retracted his arm and threw the ball up from under Culis' armpit. !

At this time, there is an open space above the basket!
Levi's is paying attention to Li Yifan with all his heart, and Li Yifan also pulled away after passing the ball and ran near the three-point line. It is impossible for Levi's to take care of the basket at this time!

Fatty Zhang, who was fed up with the sulking in the confrontation with Gasol, clenched his cheeks and quickly stepped into the penalty area and soared into the air!

It turned out that Long Xun had already seen Fatty Zhang out of the corner of his eye before launching the breakthrough.

"Oops!" Culis turned around and saw Fatty Zhang squatting down and spraying up with extremely powerful explosive force!

He grabbed the ball with both hands in the air and slammed it down toward the basket with a terrifying roar!

"Yeah!" "Crack!"

Fatty Zhang retracted his arm holding the basket, and his whole body almost flew up to be parallel to the backboard!He let go of his hand again and landed on the ground, shaking his fist fiercely!All the sulking that had been suppressed by the opponent was vented in this button!
"Good!" The youth training team on and off the field cheered.

"Their weaknesses have been exposed!" Wang Siyang said excitedly, "Look at Gasol, who is facing Fatty Zhang, just after halftime, they can't form a complete defensive formation in front of fast opponents!"

The assistant coach nodded: "They rely on three players with relatively fast speeds to defend. Especially Coulis and Levi's Coulis' strong athletic ability and height advantage can cause a lot of interference; and Levi's I see this The players are not simple and have a lot of experience..."

"See if we need to call a timeout," said coach Wang Tao. "The offense seems to be starting to improve."

While speaking, Gasol scored a goal on Fatty Zhang's head.

"Get back to the defense!" Levi's yelled and rushed back, Cullis and Castin followed closely behind.At this time, the orange-red whirlwind had already blown up. Jiang Dongyu dribbled the ball skillfully and galloped away. The first five tigers of the youth training team all rushed through the midfield at the fastest speed!

"Li Yifan!" Jiang Dongyu yelled, the ball has been passed!
With a quick pause, Castin rushed towards Li Yifan with his arms outstretched, tightly sealing Li Yifan's possible breakthrough and shooting routes.But he didn't expect that the ball would change direction directly after touching Li Yifan's palm!
(End of this chapter)