Chapter 168: A-Top

With a crisp "click", Cheng Fei split the buckle with one arm, grabbed the rim of the basket with his right hand, and shook it slightly twice in the surprised eyes of everyone, and then let go and fell down gently.

I can...... I can jump so high! No, it's not all about height, in mid-air, I can feel the flexibility and control of my body, I can make more and more movements, I can have more time to dodge and even think, instead of focusing all my 'essence' on the pain of escaping the gravity of the earth.

Even Cheng Fei himself was stunned in place, surprised by the aerial performance just now.

He barely 'survived' the hellish training arranged by Old Tom, thinking that there would not be much improvement, but he did not expect that there would be a great leap in actual combat. Cheng Fei's body, of course, has proud bouncing power and air control, but his actual physical fitness is poor and his foundation is thin, so even if he has delicate skills, it is difficult to use his body to play to a higher level.

Therefore, today's Cheng Fei is far from being comparable to the past.

Americans value the physical more than the technique, which is not reflected in the average street player and basketball enthusiast in general, but can be reflected in the philosophy of their professional trainers. Americans believe that without a good body, no matter how good the technology is, it will not be able to play it. Confrontation is the ultimate essence of basketball. Especially Tom Sr., a physical trainer who has been 'mixed' in the professional basketball world, has such an understanding.

A yellow man, not to mention defeating the street ball king of Queens, New York, actually made such a move, it is really amazing!

The "Grim Reaper" took the lead in slapping and shouted in jerky English, "Good! Perfect! ”

Although the "Mad Cow" was silent with a cold face, there was obviously a trace of surprise and admiration in his eyes.

Philip, the dwarf boss, has a 'flower' smile on his face, and Bobby is stunned. In fact, Cheng Fei's performance was not expected by Philip, who had seen Cheng Fei walk in the air against Blackjack, and of course believed in Tom Sr.'s ability to coach young players. Bobby was taken aback.

5:0, Cheng Fei only took a few minutes to easily defeat the street ball king Franks with a 100% hit rate.

Franks muttered something with an embarrassed look on his face, but extremely dissatisfied. He glared at Cheng Fei contemptuously, nagging but rapping: "You feel so good today, congratulations!" But you know, you don't have such a good feel every time, maybe tomorrow, no, maybe in two minutes, you won't be able to throw in, and I can beat you to the ground! ”

"The boss has a good eye," Bobby whispered, "and it's unheard of for a yellow man to reach such a level." With his bounce power, if he can try to dunk more and strengthen ball control training, he will definitely be much better than the Japanese devils under Old Jackson, and maybe he can grab a lot of Japanese customers. ”

"I'm not going to put him on the show." Philip said word for word.

"What?" Bobby's eyebrows raised, "It's taken so much effort to cultivate, and you still don't want him to play?" Old Tom's prices are really not cheap, and this time it will go to us for 300,000 dollars......"

"I'm afraid there's more money to be paid," Philip said thoughtfully, "it may be a kind of ***, but if I win, I'll be able to climb to the sky in one step, fulfill my long-cherished wish and trample old Jackson under my feet!" ”

"What do you mean......" Bobby's eyes were about to pop out, and he probably understood what the boss meant. But, how is this possible, although the yellow man from China in front of him has just defeated the street ball king Franks, well, even if his strength is above Franks, he must be in the underground basketball kingdom......

"I first considered this kid because of the Chinese market, but I didn't expect that his potential was so huge, and the qualities shown in the competition made me have a more daring idea. Now it seems that this idea has the potential to come true, and the last piece of the puzzle I have been looking for may be him! Philip's cunning eyes shot a fierce gaze, and he stared at Cheng Fei longingly.

"Is that going to ......," Bobby whispered.

"Of course," Philip nodded, "go ahead and call this kid to my office." ”

"Yes." The tall Bobby bowed his head and said, as soon as the boss left, he walked towards Cheng Fei.

After defeating Franks, Cheng Fei was isolated on the side of the court, but "Death" immediately walked over and struck up a friendly conversation with him. Franks walked to the other side, glared at Cheng Fei for a while, and then left with a few black players.

"Are you really Chinese? Your basketball is very 'good', I never knew that there were Chinese who played so well. "Death," Pascel said with a smile, with short blond hair and a stubble all over his face. Although he is nicknamed "Death", his words and deeds are quite friendly.

"Thank you!" Cheng Fei knew that he was rude to Westerners who were too polite, "How long have you been here?" ”

"Ah, it's only a year and a half!" "Mad Cow" said, "The Mad Cow is half a year behind me, and the others are Americans, mostly local New York streetball players, and they've been here for a long time, like Franks, who played with you just now, and he's been here for at least seven or eight years. ”

Cheng Fei wanted to ask something, and Bobby walked over.

"Cheng, come to the boss's office."

"Death" shook his head slightly and said with a smile: "Good luck." ”

Cheng Fei followed Bobby to the depths of this underground "fortress".

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β€œAβ€”TopοΌŸβ€ Cheng Fei repeated, "What is it? I've never heard of it. ”

"You can't have heard of it," laughed Philip, the dwarf sitting behind the tall desk, even more insignificant, "you are in China, even if you were born in the United States, you may not know it." ”

"It's an NBA-like league?" Cheng Fei asked.

"NONO, it's not an alliance, it's a ...... Well...... "It's a cup game, a knockout game, but it's not that simple, it represents the highest level of underground basketball in the United States, full of creativity, *** and power." I can say that A-Top is the most exciting league in the world......"

"The highest level of underground basketball?" Cheng Fei gasped.

"Oh! Scares you, kid? Philip scoffed, a little smug again.

Cheng Fei pondered for a moment, and his face quickly regained his calm. "What you call underground basketball is performance-oriented, and if I'm right, your kind of basketball is just another model of the circus, where you '' behind the scenes, grabbing other people's bets. It's no different from a casino at all. ”

Bobby's face sank.

Philip was not angry at all: "Although this is an open secret, but you are from China, and you are not very old, you actually see things clearly, which really makes me appreciate you." But what exactly do you want to say? ”

Cheng Fei said lightly: "If the street ball king just now can represent the highest level of underground basketball, then I don't think this so-called level is much higher." Moreover, since underground basketball is based on performance, the so-called highest-level league must be the stage for the players with the highest acting skills, and I think I am not qualified. I can't learn the level of that street ball king without three or five years of practice. ”

"Good!" Philip clapped softly, "You're very self-aware. However, I want to clarify that streetball is just a form of sport, while what we call underground basketball is a mode of existence, and the two should not be 'mixed'. Also, I wouldn't let Franks go to A-Top under any circumstances, that would be a humiliation! ”

Cheng Fei's eyes showed a hint of surprise.

"What stage is that?" Philip's voice suddenly became louder, "It is a stage for the strongest in underground basketball to compete, not a catwalk for fashion shows, nor a set for 'fat' soap operas!" That's wrestling! Do you know? It was a fight full of artistic sense, full of surrealism, the most primitive fight! His appearance and such an imposing voice make people feel even more ridiculous.

"Whether you're talking about fighting or fighting, isn't it professional basketball? Could it be that A-Top is more nervous and exciting than the NBA? Cheng Fei asked.

"A-Top and NBA are two different things!" Philip said impatiently, "You must know that at the A-Top scene, many of the people who watched the game were NBA owners and big-name stars. On the A-Top stage, they have become ordinary spectators, and our players are the stars of the stars, the focus of attention! ”

Cheng Fei was speechless for a while. But Philip could tell from his eyes that this Chinese kid didn't believe his *** four 'shooting' speech at all. Chinese always sit in the well and watch the sky, their thinking is so closed and narrow-minded. The dwarf was so angry that his face turned red, and he decided to let Cheng Fei see the real underground basketball.

Philip jumped out of his high seat, strode out of his 'private' office, and said, "Follow me, Chinese boy!" I'm going to correct your misconceptions, your Chinese-made head is so infuriating! ”

Cheng Fei glanced at Bobby.

At this time, Bobby obviously looked at Cheng Fei differently, and his indifferent expression also changed. He shrugged his shoulders and walked out of the 'door' with Cheng Fei, while whispering, "Do you know why our boss wants to invest in the underground basketball business?" ”

Cheng Fei was stunned, he had never thought about this problem, "Of course, it's because of the high profits." ”

"NONO," BOBBY SMILED AT CHENG FEI, "BECAUSE HE ESPECIALLY LIKES THE FEELING OF RIDING A GIANT......"

Cheng Fei wanted to laugh, but he couldn't.

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Cheng Fei stood on the side of the court just now, opposite the "Grim Reaper" Paschel.

On this court that resembles an underground warehouse, almost all the people just now are ***, only the Russian "Mad Cow" is still under the rebound, looking at them coldly. Philip and Bobby were also standing nearby.

"We?" Cheng Fei was a little surprised and asked.

The Grim Reaper shrugged his shoulders and smiled kindly, "It's a pleasure to play with you, I just couldn't resist challenging you." It's really an honor for the boss to let me play with you. ”

Cheng Fei couldn't stand the other party's politeness, are the Germans like this? However, he really didn't understand what Philip meant, saying that if he wanted to experience real underground basketball, he would just play a few balls with this German. Cheng Fei has always thought that underground basketball is the highest level of street ball, according to this theory, it cannot be represented by the Germans in any case, and the young black people who grab a lot of random on the street have good street ball skills......

"You come first." The German passed the ball to Cheng Fei.

Cheng Fei nodded, holding the ball in both hands. The German in front of him leaned down, and a cold light suddenly "shot" out of his golden pupils, and the friendly and kind expression just now disappeared in an instant, and the "Grim Reaper" at this time was really as human as his name! The change in this state is really too fast and the contrast is too great, which makes Cheng Fei's heart sink.

Beneath the light gray 'colored' training suit, the German's muscles and 'flesh' were all tense. He was simply a hungry wolf that preyed, staring at the basketball in Cheng Fei's hand extremely greedily!

A completely different feeling! Cheng Fei suddenly felt an unprecedented pressure!

Cheng Fei hesitated for a moment, the ball was in his right hand, his palm was gently pressed down, and the basketball fell to the ground......

A cold light suddenly flashed in the German's eyes, and in an extremely short moment, his hand swept over at unimaginable speed! This was when Cheng Fei had just started dribbling, and the basketball hadn't even touched the ground. Cheng Fei has never met such a defensive player, and he simply killed the basketball recklessly with a desperate mentality!

But Cheng Fei couldn't help but admit that the dribble he had just taken off his hand was within the opponent's calculations. "Death" is obviously ready to take advantage of Cheng Fei's loss of control of the basketball to quickly break the ball. Such a fierce and superhuman reaction is really beyond Cheng Fei's imagination!

Seeing that the basketball was about to be tackled by the "Grim Reaper" in an instant, Cheng Fei instinctively reacted even more amazingly!

He suddenly pressed his palm down, grabbed the ball before the German, and came to an unbelievable "second dribble". This time he dribbled the ball at low altitude, and the rhythm suddenly changed, and the direction also changed, because Cheng Fei pulled over in order to get rid of the hand of the "Grim Reaper", which was a great turn.

The peak turns around, and the inevitable steal posture of the "Grim Reaper" instantly became an opportunity for Cheng Fei to break through and get rid of!

The speed of the reaction and the ingenuity of the handling surprised the Germans, as well as Philippe and Bobby!

Cheng Fei turned around with the ball with his right hand, and his left hand quickly followed, and his footsteps went straight to the inside line. He has a lot of experience in this, and with his confidence in his pace and speed, Cheng Fei is almost 100% sure that he will get rid of his opponent and get the score decisively. However, just when Cheng Fei thought that it was impossible for his opponent to catch up, he felt that someone suddenly pressed him from behind!

The speed of "Death" also exceeded Cheng Fei's expectations!

Cheng Fei stepped up in two steps at this time, and the person had already jumped into the air, holding the ball with his left hand, as if he was going to dunk directly from the left side, and there were very beautiful aerial steps on his feet. In order to avoid the Germans, he shook a shot, withdrew his hand in the air, and with superhuman ability to stay in the air, he pulled the ball down, stretched out his right hand to the right side of the basket, and picked it up!

This is Cheng Fei's very good pull-up layup. Compared with the lever in China, Cheng Fei at this time made the action more handy, especially this kind of feint dunk, and then pull the rod to make a layup, which was difficult for Cheng Fei to do before.

However, just when Cheng Fei tilted his head and looked at the basket, a terrifying scene happened!

The "Grim Reaper" actually jumped above Cheng Fei, and his head had indeed exceeded the height of the basket, and the height of his two hands was even more incredible. The basketball thrown by Cheng Fei is like a hare under the claws of a giant eagle, it is simply a net, and there is no way to escape!

But Cheng Fei clearly remembered that the "Grim Reaper" jumped up with him. It is impossible for the Germans to turn a blind eye to his slam dunk just now, and to a greater or lesser extent, he also made a move. With the same jump, "Death" was able to block his layup in the air......

With a "snap", the German held the ball in both hands and fell.

Cheng Fei was dumbfounded. He had never seen anyone who could jump to such heights.

The "Grim Reaper" dribbled to the three-point line, and when he saw that Cheng Fei was still standing under the basket, he hooked his hand at him. Cheng Fei walked over slowly and leaned over to stand in front of the German. The corner of the German's mouth twitched, and a strange smile appeared, and then he said: "Chinese friend, are you ready?" ”

Cheng Fei did not answer.

The frequency of the German's dribbling changed instantly, and the crotch dribble was as fast as a meteor, not as 'fancy' and 'glamorous' as the street ball king "Ice Wolf", but the speed was amazing, and the shaking effect brought by it was also extremely amazing. Cheng Fei only felt a 'flower' in front of him, and the "Grim Reaper" had almost no precursor movements, and with a slight flicker, the whole person flashed past Cheng Fei in stride!

In fact, it was not that Cheng Fei couldn't see clearly, but that the shaking of the Germans had driven his center of gravity.

Cheng Fei's defensive ability is not weak, even if he came to the United States, he thought he could defend against a breakthrough master like Richie 'Meng', and the previous game has proved that even the street ball king Franks did not take advantage of Cheng Fei. Cheng Fei's superhuman observation ability penetrated the opponent's repeated and redundant feints, so as to grasp the opponent's weakness and kill with one blow.

However, the appearance of "Death" completely subverted Cheng Fei's defensive concept.

This is a defense that Cheng Fei simply cannot achieve. From a technical point of view, the Germans were clearly superior; But what makes Cheng Fei even more desperate is the opponent's almost perverted physical fitness, as well as crazy offense and defense. This is the real professional player, this is the real underground basketball, is this the real face of the basketball kingdom!

Cheng Fei, who had just gained sufficient confidence from Franks, was instantly thrown into the bottomless abyss.