Chapter 18: Catching Weaknesses
Sessions took the ball and glanced to the right, and suddenly turned to the left.
There were no feints, and Sessions completely relied on his explosiveness to break through. Zhou Xuan saw him move to the left, and thought about keeping up, but he was a little slower. Sessions took a big step, and this step started very suddenly, and the rhythm was grasped and the step passed. It's not fancy, but it's a very effective technique.
Zhou Xuan turned his head helplessly and saw Sambo making up for the defense, and Sessions chose to divide the ball after breaking through. Zhou Xuan knew that he would share the ball, and he also knew where he would get it, but he rushed forward but there was no way. The opposing power forward Miles is too strong, and it is a fool's dream for him to block from the side, and the front is the life of being knocked away.
Miles catches the ball and smashes it with both hands. 0 to 2.
"Talent, if only I had talent. If only I had LeBron. James's physique must have rushed up to a pegboard hat. It is enough to say that James may be too extravagant, as long as he is the same as Yi Jianlian. It's impossible to be a perfect person, but I have to play well. Zhou Xuan sighed in his heart, received the baseline ball from his teammates, and dribbled to the frontcourt.
Sessions was on the Bucks team, and he also ran as fast as a deer, leaning slightly sideways to follow Zhou Xuan's footsteps and not stealing. Sessions has a height advantage and is ready to block when Zhou Xuan makes a move, even if he can't cover it, he can interfere. If Zhou Xuan forcibly rushes to the basket, he will let himself fall into a situation of being trapped.
At this time, Zhou Xuan could not choose to dribble with the ball, Payne pulled out to cover, and Zhou Xuan immediately passed the ball back to Payne after blocking and dismantling.
Payne has always been an offensive finisher, and when the ball is in his hands, it won't be passed anymore, and the only option is to shoot. Sessions jumped up to interfere after a misalignment, which made a little difference, and the shot was missed, and the rebound was picked up by the 66ers.
Just as Payne received the ball, 66ers forward Noll on the side had already left his position to help defend the block. If it is Zhou Xuan, he will immediately pass the ball to the wing, and there will be an open shooting opportunity on the outside. But with such an obvious opportunity, Payne still chose to shoot by himself and didn't look to the side at all.
Zhou Xuan can not only see the vacancy, but also the mistakes of his teammates, the opportunity is fleeting, and the ball quotient is indeed very important. If all five players have a very high ball quotient, it's Jason. Kidd's case, even if his physical fitness is not very good, must be very powerful. On the contrary, if everyone in a team wants to score, they don't want to pass the ball, and there are a lot of reluctant shots in every game, even if the quality is very strong, it will not be able to play well. James is famous for his dunks. White is an example of this, that guy is physically strong, but he can't play in the NBA at all, and all he has in his head when he receives basketball. Unfortunately, Payne is also this kind of person, and it is not a big deal to exchange a high score for a high score.
"Here it is again, how will he fight?" Zhou Xuan then withdrew to his own half, and Sessions advanced quickly with the ball, looking like he was not going to pass.
Sessions rushed directly to the inside with the ball, Zhou Xuan followed from the side, and saw a smile on the corner of the opponent's mouth, as if he had sentenced him to death in his heart. Sessions slowed down to the edge of the penalty area, leaned to the left, leaned slightly against Zhou Xuan, used his left foot as the axis, and the ball carrier changed from his right hand to his left hand, quickly changed direction and turned, and came to the other side of Zhou Xuan like a ghost. Jump high, stretch your upper limbs, and the ball is already in your hand.
Zhou Xuan was not shaken away, just followed Sessions, jumped a little earlier than Sessions, but his hands couldn't cover the basketball. Kobe Bryant was nicknamed "A Short" by some fans, because his actual height is two meters, and his arm span is only 208CM, which is not the top among blacks, the middle and upper reaches of the level, and those fans who laugh at him are estimated to be longer than Kobe's arms. Now Zhou Xuan jumped in the air, depressed and thinking, "I'm the real short......"
Sessions dodged the block, and even though he was still some distance from the basket, he still relied on a soft touch to put the ball in with a low hand pick. 0 to 4.
"Catch his weakness! I don't want to be overpowered by marginalized people who can't play in the NBA. Zhou Xuan shouted to himself in his heart, dribbling from the back court to the front court. It doesn't matter if you're beaten into one or two, you must not lose confidence and collapse yourself. He looked deeply at Sessions in front of him, his eyes like they were about to breathe fire.
"It's so easy to be stimulated, he wants to go it alone, right? If you want to play in the NBA, you're still early. Sessions has blown up almost all of the guards in the Development League, and he's familiar with that "one more" look.
After Zhou Xuan arrived at the frontcourt, he stretched out 4 fingers, and this time the person who came out to cover was Sambo, the big forward in the No. 4 position.
Sessions was surprised when Sambo came up to block his follow-up. Zhou Xuan broke through from the left side by covering. Unlike Payne, Sambo didn't stand in the high post to ask for the ball after the pick-and-roll, but immediately turned around and rushed to the basket. His range of attack must be close to the basket and much faster than Payne's.
66ers big forward Myers chose to switch to Zhou Xuan and followed to the left side. As soon as Sessions saw Sambo run to the basket, he knew it was going bad. Zhou Xuan passed a high lob ball, jumped up and passed the ball from the top of Myers' head to the basket. Sessions gave up the defense and watched behind Sambo catch the ball and dunk the ball into the basket with one hand! 2 to 4.
"Didn't you go it alone?" Sessions receives an offense from the basketball organization. If the attack just now hadn't stimulated Zhou Xuan, he would have to stimulate it again.
Zhou Xuan slowly walked towards his backcourt, Sessions was wondering why he was so loose in defense, and after half the court, Zhou Xuan was at full speed and pressed towards him. Pressing is the biggest threat just past the halfway line, and if you don't dribble well enough, you're likely to get back on the pitch.
Sessions was known as a talented guard when he was in college, and he leaned on Zhou Xuan with his back and steadily protected the basketball.
"Is the development league always so intense? How do I feel similar to the NBA? A Chinese fan in the stands who was watching a Development League game for the first time asked his companion.
"Of course not. It's just that these two defenders are more powerful. The one who spoke was a middle-aged Chinese man with a big head and a thick neck. He is an old fan, since Zhou Xuan arrived at the defender, he has come to watch every game, after watching the NBDL, if there is a game in the evening, he will continue to watch the NBA.
"Uncle Meng, do you think Zhou Xuan can really play in the NBA?" A young man asked.
"Just because he can take the ball through the half without relying on his teammates to cover, I think he should be in the national team now. Now the Chinese defenders can't even bring the ball well, and they are in a hurry when the front court is pressing. Let's see, I bet he'll be in the NBA next year. The man known as "Uncle Meng" laughed. He is very discerning, and the communication between the Clippers and Mitchell is strictly confidential to the outside world, so no one knows that an NBA team has approached Zhou Xuan.
On the court, 66ers center Peacock ran to Seichens' side to block and dismantle for him, and Zhou Xuan immediately retreated to bypass Peacock and enter the three-point line to chase Secchens.
Sessions got the opportunity to shoot but didn't shoot, he didn't grasp the three points, and ran into Zhou Xuan again as soon as he entered the inside.
This guy will definitely be the best in the NCAA, that college actually won't let him play, is the coach an undercover agent for other schools? Having lost his attacking rhythm, Sessions turned to protect the ball and passed to David. Noel.
Knoll burst into the basket with the help of cover on the perimeter, leaping high for a tomahawk slam. Payne didn't mean to jump at all, just stood aside and waited to pick up the ball. 2 to 6.
"He's such a big man for nothing, it would be hellish if an NBA team wanted him." Zhou Xuan scolded in his heart. He couldn't help with the interior defense, and he was going crazy watching his teammates direct the traffic defense.
Sessions also began to press in the frontcourt, Zhou Xuan made full use of the width of the court, steadily led the half, and Sambo pulled out to block and dismantle. Payne stood in the low position and didn't understand why Zhou Xuan was always looking for the No. 4 position that couldn't be shot today, and the threat was small. Zhou Xuan knows that Payne likes to stand on the pile and shoot at a high position, and the speed is too slow, and the opponent's interior line can return to defense in time. Sambo is different, he has the pace, and he doesn't hesitate to go back to the inside after the pick-and-roll.
Sessions' size can play a role in disrupting high shots, and he's afraid of intense physical confrontations. Sambo would have scored easily if he had misplaced the ball on the inside to play Sessions. If Sessions doesn't switch guards, it's easier for him to break through and play the opposition's interior than it is to face a fast defender.
is still the same tactic, Zhou Xuan broke through the right side after blocking and dismantling, and distanced himself from Sessions. Sessions felt uncomfortable, but as soon as Miles switched guards, he had to change guards.
Zhou Xuan rushed two steps to open a little distance from the opponent, and passed the ball to the middle again from the empty field. Sambo received the basketball, didn't look at Sessions next to him, started quickly, jumped high and shrank in the air, "Bang"! Another powerful two-handed dunk, the basket shook violently, and Sessions was squeezed to the point where he almost collapsed. 4 to 6.
After two violent dunks in a row, all the audience was excited for Sambo, a violent power forward. But few people found that the reason why these two attacks were beautiful was because of Zhou Xuan's unpretentious passing. It's not fancy, it's not far away, it's just a light horizontal pass, but it makes a teammate.
At this moment, Sessions's face began to be solemn. He didn't say anything, reached out for the ball. He will no longer despise Zhou Xuan, it is no accident that he can get super data, Zhou Xuan's ball quotient is very high, and he is the kind of pure organizational defender who is more headaches.
The snake hits seven inches. Zhou Xuan's style of play is completely aimed at Sessions. Sessions has speed, height, and defense is not too bad, and although he is thin, he will not be at a disadvantage. Zhou Xuan often has headaches due to physical problems, and he knows that what his opponent is most afraid of is misalignment. Once you are out of position, you have to play against the inside.
The 66ers attacked, and Zhou Xuan played against Sessions again. Sessions also took cover. Miles came out to block Zhou Xuan, but Zhou Xuan resolutely did not change his guard and bypassed it directly. Sessions burst into the three-point line and made a jumper in front of Zhou Xuan. Zhou Xuan jumped up to interfere, and the shot missed.