Chapter 5 War
"Well, why don't you try it?" Kobe Bryant looked at Stark House and smiled.
Starhouse didn't react at first, this kid is so crazy? The rookie who came to challenge the team boss during the trial was the first time he had seen this kind of rookie. Thinking back to the story of when he first entered the alliance last year, challenged Jordan with a brain pump, and then was beaten up by Jordan, an old hooligan who bullied rookies and was addicted, the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching.
"Boy, you're crazy." Stackhouse met Kobe's gaze and walked forward.
Bryant shrugged his shoulders and calmly looked at Stark House walking over. Stackhouse was the same height as Kobe, and his round eyes glared at Kobe. He realized that this rookie, who was the same height as himself, would inevitably have a positional conflict with him if he entered the team.
"Tell me your name."
"Kobe Bryant, it won't be long before the name will spread around the world."
Starhouse stared at this arrogant boy in disbelief. I'm afraid this kid has a secondary disease!
Of course, Kobe Bryant deliberately wanted to provoke a heads-up to complete the side mission of restarting his life. Stackhouse is the 76ers' iron-clad starter, and a single challenge to beat him will complete the branch. If it doesn't work out this time, it's hard to find a suitable NBA starter to play with him in a month.
Bryant didn't think about completing side trips to prom with Brandy or earning $100W in the past, and he's now a player. Then use basketball to speak, although there are many opportunities to make money after being reborn, but now he has no principal. I don't want to spend too much energy for money, or go against my life principles.
This heads-up was planned by Kobe Bryant for a long time, knowing that he would not be drafted by Philadelphia, and the purpose of participating in this trial was to complete the mission. Of course, such an opportunity to play against NBA players also made Kobe, who had itchy hands, excited. He can't wait to know what kind of sparks can burst out with 20 years of professional basketball skill awareness and a 17-year-old body.
"You're the high school boy who is running for office? Do you know who the person standing in front of you is? It's the great Jerry Starkerhouse! Need me to sign for you? Stackhouse took off his coat as he put his mouth on it, revealing his toned body in his jersey. The rookie body test is 98KG, and after a year of professional basketball journey, the weight is close to 100KG.
This era is the era of muscle collision, and a strong body is the capital to survive in the NBA. And Stackhouse, who entered the league as the No. 3 pick, has a strong confrontation ability and excellent projection. This is also the reason why he dared to provoke Jordan and dare to be presumptuous on the team.
"Stackhouse? The nobody who tried to provoke Jordan? Kobe Bryant continued to be a man of few words, but now that he is an old man, he has fun trash-talking, and he even learned Bosnian before the game to mock the Trail Blazers' Nurkic (Nurkic is from Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bosnian is his native language).
Stackhouse was furious, "Boy, I need to teach you a lesson and make you understand that your achievements in high school are meaningless. There are 100 players who have played in the NBA who have achieved more than you do, and some of them don't even have the ball to play! β
"Wait and see, do you need to warm up?" Kobe Bryant saw that his goal was achieved, and showed the smile of the old fritter, this kind of tender head is his favorite opponent in the game.
"Warm up, do you still need to warm up against you little brat?" Stackhouse was smoked by the 17-year-old boy's anger, and he was ready to show his hand and teach this kid a good lesson like Jordan taught him.
John Lucas watched things gradually get out of control, worried that the player would get injured in the heads-up "Jerry! Stop, the team is forbidden heads-up. β
"That's right, but this kid hasn't made it to the team yet!" Stackhouse didn't care so much, he just wanted to teach Kobe Bryant a lesson.
Lucas knew that Stark House was going crazy, and he couldn't stop it, so he had to shut up.
"Come on, 5 goals to win, you have the ball!" Stackhouse stood on the court, not thinking that a 17-year-old could pose any threat to him, and was not prepared to spend too much effort on this heads-up, picked up a ball and tossed it to Kobe.
This guy is really simple-minded, Kobe Bryant couldn't help but sigh. Not paying attention to the opponent is a taboo on the court, Kobe Bryant will go all out to prepare for every game, watch videos, analyze opposing players, prepare trash talk, adjust physical and mental state, etc. This time is no exception, I have just moved and stretched my muscles and joints in the physical test, and I have also warmed up.
Bryant places a lot of emphasis on stretching and warming up, which is the best way to prevent injury. This time, he has paid attention to the maintenance of his body since he was young, how long can his career last?
"Then let's get started, Kobe Bryant, I'll be the referee." John Lucas knew he couldn't stop the game, and he wanted to see what Kobe Bryant could surprise him, even though he wasn't optimistic about the 17-year-old. After all, Stackhouse is a Philadelphia star who has been honed in the college league and the NBA league, and has achieved good results.
"Kobe, show them what you're capable of!" Rob Pelinka doesn't think so, and he doesn't think Kobe Bryant will be much worse than Starkerhouse after he made up the video of Kobe's game in high school. He believes that the only relatively weak confrontation ability, Kobe Bryant can also shrewdly hide it.
Kobe Bryant also thinks so, the weight difference of 12KG makes them not a heavyweight matchup, but too high a weight will also affect the dexterity of Stackhouse.
"Okay, then I'll get started." Bryant took a step outside the three-point line to hold the ball, lowered his center of gravity, held the ball at his side with both hands, and stared at Stackhouse in a standard triple-threat stance.
Stackhouse looked at the emaciated Kobe Bryant and was not even willing to bully him with his physical confrontation. Just put Kobe Bryant one step. "Kangmang, Kangmang, let me see what you are capable of." It is the custom of black players to use nonsense to distract their opponents while playing and stimulate their emotions.
Looking at the defenders one step away, Kobe Bryant jumped directly, stayed in the air, shot, and painted a beautiful arc of basketball. Starkerhouse didn't even react, and such a defense was equivalent to no defense for Kobe.
"Huh." Three-pointers hollow into the net.
"1-0, Kobe Bryant leads, Kobe Bryant holds the ball." Lucas knew that Kobe Bryant had a certain projection ability, but he also felt that the ball might be blind, after all, the three-point shot was not valued in this era.
At the beginning of the second ball, Starhouse directly pressed up, but Kobe Bryant's protection of the ball was very in place, with the help of Starkerhouse's forward inertia, a smooth back dribble, one step through Starhouse, directly after passing the ball, buried a big stride into the penalty area. Soar into the air and split the buckle with one hand!
Stackhouse turned around and could only see the back of the figure flying in the sky, and reached out as if trying to catch something, but didn't catch anything.
Lucas has grown his mouth, he has seen countless NBA stars on the court, but he never imagined that a 17-year-old high school student could play such a wonderful performance against NBA players.
"2-0, Kobe Bryant's possession!."
Kobe Bryant jumped after landing, feeling the vigorous energy of his body, the fast and explosive power of his Achilles tendon, this is what it feels like to be young.
On the third ball, Bryant created a momentary gap with a tentative step, broke in, and only threw off half of his body, and Stark House stuck in position. Bryant immediately collected the ball and raised it up.
Risking you! As soon as Starkerhouse saw Kobe stop shooting the ball, he immediately took off.
No, it's a feint. Bryant leaned on the jumper's left foot to make a shaft, and the trademark turn, leaned back, shot, and scored again.
Is this kid Jordan's younger brother? The same action made the eyes of those present widen.
On the fourth shot, Kobe Bryant showed his arsenal, and the continuous body front disguise overwhelmed Stackhouse, followed by a mid-range stride and jumper. Familiar areas, familiar movements, basketball into the net.
The fifth ball is still a simple tentative step. Stackhouse, who was afraid of Kobe's breakthrough, could only move his center of gravity back, and Kobe Bryant pulled three points.
βDuangοΌβ The ball pops out of the frame. Still a familiar voice. Kobe Bryant shook his head and shook his hand,
"4-0, Kobe Bryant leads, Starkerhouse has the ball."
Switching offense and defense, Stackhouse finally got the offensive power.
"That's it, boy. Next, let's get a look at the NBA-level offense! "Starkerhouse, who got the ball, can't wait to teach this kid with amazing offensive talent a lesson, and he has to admit that this kid's offensive ability is too terrible, and he can't keep up with his offensive rhythm at all, and he even feels like facing Jordan in those moves.
Stackhouse lowered his center of gravity and unabashedly broke down to the right. Bryant kept his torso upright, didn't press too hard, and stuck in front of Stackhouse with a stroke, he knew that he had the current strength, and a collision would throw his defense out of position, and he would avoid body collisions as much as possible, using agility and bounce to block the opponent's offense.
Stackhouse was stuck by Kobe Bryant and went directly to the basket, and if he continued to bury his head in the breakthrough, he would only be driven to the bottom line, so he had to change direction in a cross-step step, and even sold a flaw to let Kobe come forward to steal. Kobe Bryant was unmoved and continued to defend the offensive position, but the seemingly easy defensive style made every move of Stackhouse very uncomfortable.
Damn it! How can this kid be so calm defensively, this is not like a 17-year-old boy!
Starhouse wanted to use his power to crush Kobe, so he half-turned and went into a back-to-back state. Bryant held Stackhouse's waist with his left hand to feel the force, and the center of gravity of his upper body remained neutral, which is how he has been defending low-post offense for many years.
Starks took two steps back, and Kobe Bryant fought him hard, but he kept retreating. Stackhouse felt he had made enough room to attack, took another step, and turned around for a jumper.
"Smack!" Kobe Bryant's hand, which had been pushed open, was covered by the basketball that had just been shot. It turned out that the moment Kobe Bryant was pushed away, as if he knew that Starkerhouse would make a move, he quickly stepped forward and jumped the block in one go.
"It's so risky!" Rob shouted.
"Damn it, damn stinky boy!" Starhouse couldn't hold his face, and in a fit of rage, he picked up the basketball and threw it at Kobe.
"Why, can't you afford to lose?" Bryant smiled defiantly again, and Starkerhouse took a deep breath.
"It's not over yet, you're attacking!"