Chapter 42: Immature New Skills
(Thanks to the stars for being confused, brocade clothes and guards, the ruler of the gods, the tickets and rewards of the crazy rain, and the sharp knife thank you again.) )
Rick. Dennis looked at the big man on the field who was clumsy. Bynum, with a look of disappointment. The high hopes of the rising star are played around by the small men of the Trojans, and it does not serve as an inside barrier in the slightest. Instead, he was hit by the opponent's turn and fell into foul trouble early, and the coach of Joseph High School had to replace the unlucky kid off the court.
Actually, Bynum can't be blamed for this. In the face of Sun Yi and Glenna's super individual ability, Joseph High School's outside defense is almost useless. Bynum, who was stationed on the inside line, was already at a loss in the face of those flexible and fast little men, and he was not an opponent, so this big man who was less than 17 years old couldn't defend against it at all.
Glenn broke through with the ball and after attracting the opponent's help defence. passed the ball to Sun Yi, who was unmarked on the baseline, and raised his hand to make a three-point shot. Swish! The ball goes into the net.
The two teenagers who completed the cooperation high-fived each other. This invitational tournament is very important to Glenn, as a good friend, Sun Yi took the initiative to give up the ball in his hand and started to be a fixed-point pitcher on the court with peace of mind.
Before the end of the first half, Glenn, who was supported by the whole team, got a quasi-triple-double of 20 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists. Let a group of NBA professional scouts who came specially shout. At least among the high school students who are preparing to participate in this year's draft, Glenn. Sampson is definitely the one to keep an eye on.
"Rick, you Chicago has produced a lot of good seedlings in the past two years." Warriors scout Harris. Moore looked at the two Timothy High School teenagers on the field and said meaningfully. "In addition to these two, I heard that there is another one named Derek. Ross's sophomore in high school is also very good. ”
It's really a pot that can't be opened, Rick. Dennis looked at Glenn. Sampson's stellar performance. In my heart, I scolded the team's vice president who gave away this year's draft picks, John. Paxson, a native of Chicago, would be a good story in the NBA if he could play for his hometown team.
In the second half of the game, with Joseph High School's interior core Bynum five fouls, the rest of the game became complete garbage time. In the end, the Timothy Trojans won 97-55.
Glenn. Sampson has shown his super individual ability in front of many NBA scouts. He played 35 minutes and scored a super triple-double of 32 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists.
Sun Yi, who played for his friend, also quietly scored 26 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. His shooting percentage is more impressive than scoring. He made 10 of 12 shots, including 6 of 7 three-pointers.
Joey. Adam looked at the data sheet in his hand, and he didn't know what it was like. Kupchak's eyes were too vicious, if not for his confession. In Glenn. Under the glow of Sampson's sun, it is very likely that he has overlooked the talent of this oriental teenager.
If you only look at the data, Sun Yi's performance is excellent at best. But after watching the way this kid played on the spot, he who had been scouting for half his life, was deeply moved by this kid's mature performance.
Of the 10 goals hit, only one three-pointer came with a difficult pull-up with little time left on the team's offense. The rest of the scoring is done after using a teammate's pass or your own individual ability to get out of the defense. Even with the two missed shots, this kid is very smart in every shot choice.
In contrast, although Glenn. Sampson's numbers are better. But he barely managed to shoot too many times, and if he didn't change his style of play, it would be difficult to achieve the stats of today's opponents against stronger opponents.
Since the end of the NBA 03-04 season Finals, Sun Yi has been a little regretful about Kobe's sluggish performance. With buddy Derek. In Rose's exchange, the other party was a little dismissive of Kobe's overly self-contained style of play. Every time I want to defend my idol, I can't find a suitable reason.
When he had nothing to do during the summer vacation, Sun Yi repeatedly studied the video of the finals. He found that he had a similar style of play to Kobe, especially in terms of shooting selection, and there were a lot of unreasonable shots. These shots both reduced the team's offensive efficiency and wasted their own physical energy needlessly. No wonder he always wants to defend Kobe Bryant in front of Derek. In fact, subconsciously, it is not to justify himself.
Sun Yi, who found the problem, deliberately changed himself in the game. I have to say, the effect is really good. This season, as the playing time increases, so do your own scores.
After each game, Sun Yi would hold his data sheet and recall which shots he could have had better options. Under this constant self-correction, Sun Yi's shooting percentage has greatly improved throughout the season. He shot 54 percent from the field, including 52 percent from three-point range. This kind of shooting percentage is quite terrifying for an outside player. Moreover, after reducing a lot of reluctant shots, those unnecessary physical energy consumption is much less. Plenty of fitness ensures that he is efficient on both ends of the floor.
This is also an important reason why Timothy High School has been able to play such a terrifying record since the beginning of this season.
Those professional scouts sitting off the field don't have to question their professional qualities. Yes, everyone sees the performance of this Chinese boy in their hearts. It's just that some people will focus on the more brilliant Glenn. And some people silently keep the child's information in mind.
The next few games were unfazed for the Timothy Trojans. Due to the weaker strength of the opponent, Glenn. Sampson averaged a triple-double with the support of the whole team.
And Sun Yi's performance is still as tepid as the first game. He didn't shoot much, and when he had the opportunity, he used the turn-back jumper that he had been practicing hard in the game. I have to say that Sun Yi's physical characteristics are very suitable for this specialty of Jordan. Very good ability to stay in the air, plus a surprisingly soft feel. Leaving defenders who are a cut above him helpless, the shooting percentage looks good.
On the last day of the invitational tournament, Sun Yi finally met a hard bone - Monta. Ellis. This small shooting guard has a bit of an Iverson style of play. The speed is extremely fast, and it can shoot suddenly. Lennell's tactics at High School were simple, basically the rest of the team watched Ellis's various singles.
However, today's game made him a little depressed, the oriental boy opposite was taller than him, but his speed was not slower than himself. Several breakthroughs in the opening game were blocked by the opponent, and even gave himself two big hats. This made it all over Monta, Mississippi. Ellis was very annoyed and kept trying to fight Sun Yi in various heads-up.
This invitational tournament has been very fruitful. Seeing this, Sampson secretly felt sorry for this persistent teenager. It was rare for his friend to meet such a stunned opponent, and he decided to give up the stage of this competition to this partner who had been holding back for a long time.
Ellis, who has been deflated many times on the offensive end, is even more depressed when defending. Sun Yi, who has an advantage in height and arm span, pouts his butt and arches inward as long as he holds the ball. Every time I came to the half-volley position, after resisting the opponent a little bit, it was followed by a turnaround and backward jumper.
In fact, once Sun Yi jumps, his stature is so short that the opponent basically can't block the ball he throws. But Sun Yi, who wants to use actual combat to test his training results, doesn't care if you can reach it or not, he leans back every time. Ellis is so angry, damn it, you're a naked bully.
The anger didn't make the core of Leynell High School lose their minds, except for increasing the intensity of his defense, he was clinging to his opponent like a plaster with no height advantage. Everyone knows that if you shoot and the defender sticks to you very tightly, whether the opponent can interfere with you or not, it will make people feel very uncomfortable.
After the opponent increased the defensive intensity, Sun Yi's shooting percentage dropped significantly. And Ellis, who found his game state through defense, scored several difficult goals in the next attack against Sun Yi's defense.
Looking at the players of the energetic Leynell High School, Sun Yi sighed in his heart that his turnaround and backward jumper still needs to be practiced again.
Glenn looked at his friend who was frowning slightly on the field, and did not mean to help, but had an expression that was not a big deal to see the excitement. He knew this teammate who had known him for three years too well, because the Chinese boy would become more and more courageous whenever he encountered difficulties.
This time was no exception, Sun Yi faced the opponent's aggressive defense, and did not blindly rush and do it, but adjusted his playing style in time.
With his back high on the flank, he felt the constant pressure coming from behind him. Sun Yi leaned back hard, squeezed out a bit of space, and quickly made a half-turn movement, making the opponent think that he was going to use the turn back to shoot again.
The moment Ellis stepped up, Sun Yi once again urged the powerful waist and abdomen power, turning half of his body and dribbling at a very fast speed, leaving the moving opponent behind him in an instant. Facing the empty forbidden area, Sun Yi used an extremely chic and freehand slam dunk to make the audience applaud one after another.
After being beaten by his opponent for this offense, Ellis's psychology changed subtly again. For a while, I fell into the tangle of anti-investment or anti-outburst.
Sun Yi, on the other hand, completely let go of his burden and no longer deliberately used his immature turn and leaning back to attack. Sometimes he shoots from a distance, sometimes he breaks through, and he doesn't come back to a jumper with a turn. Ellis was completely exhausted under the kaleidoscope of attacks of his opponent, and even affected the feel of the attack.
With the end of the game, Monta. Ellis left the venue with a lonely face. He knew that this defeat would be reflected on the file in the hands of the scouts who sat on the sidelines, casting a shadow over his NBA draft this summer.
The reality isn't as bad as Ellis thinks, at least Golden State Warriors scout Harris. Moore made a conspicuous mark on his file.