Chapter 187: Star Week
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"No, no, no, your dunk action is so ugly! Do you know lobster that has been cooked? You're wearing this red outfit and jumping up and down in the air like a boiled lobster! Oh my God, I bet you won't even make it to the second round. ”
In a training gym in Indianapolis, Gan Guoyang is scoring Drexler's own dunk moves, according to Gan Guoyang's evaluation criteria, if ten out of ten points, Drexler's actions have a maximum score of only 6 points.
"Then I really don't know if there are any other moves that can be used, so I really can't do it, you can try it." Drexler was so angry by Gan Guoyang that he really wanted to say to Gan Guoyang, "You can do it." ”
"If it's useful to say to the judges, 'No, try it,' then you can just enter the competition. You know, you're not the only one who can dunk. Okay, let me help you, ditch your lobster-like dunk moves and let's have something fresh, it's entertainment! As long as you listen to me, winning this slam dunk contest won't be a big problem. ”
After thinking about it, Gan Guoyang still decided to help Drexler, even after Drexler won the slam dunk contest, he Gan Guoyang immediately had a heart attack and died, he felt that it didn't matter, anyway, he was a person who died once.
In 1985, the slam dunk contest had just been held for the second time, and the players' dunk movements were not rich or varied, nothing more than the ball making a spin in the air, or twisting around, and finally calling the ball into the basket.
And Gan Guoyang, as a traverser, has rich experience in watching the slam dunk contest, and has a variety of postures in his mind, although he can't do it himself, but his teammate Drexler wants to complete these actions, and with Gan Guoyang, the creative director and action director, it shouldn't be a big problem.
Gan Guoyang knew that Drexler's physical fitness was very good, he was fast, his vertical jump and vertical jump were excellent, and his ability to stay in the air was particularly strong, otherwise he would not have received the nickname "glider".
But Gan Guoyang also knew after playing with Drexler for a long time that Drexler had two physical qualities. Two weaknesses, the first is his flexibility, Drexler's flexibility is good, but not top-of-the-line.
Slamming as an aesthetic technical action, the slammer's body flexibility and stretch are very important, at this point, Gan Guoyang himself, and Dr. J Julius Irving are outstanding, especially Irving, although he rarely does some complex dunk movements, but his dunk is able to give people absolute artistic enjoyment.
The second point is Drexler's explosive waist and abdomen. There's no problem with Drexler's waist and abdomen, otherwise he wouldn't have such a good stagnation, but his waist and abdomen explosiveness is relatively average, which makes his dunks lack explosiveness and power aesthetics.
At this point, Dominic Wilkins is a representative figure of violent dunking, his arm span, stretch, and flexibility are very average, but his dunk is full of violence, explosiveness, and strong impact.
And what can perfectly combine these two points, in Gan Guoyang's view, only Michael Jordan can do it at present.
Gan Guoyang watched Drexler's dunk and found that he had neither the beauty of stretching nor the sense of impact explosion, he was completely jumping in the air and doing a few actions to dunk the ball in, which of course did not get the favor of the judges and the audience, which was really too mediocre.
"Alright Clyde, let's start the first move, let's try to get through the hoop ......"
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On Saturday, the day before the All-Star break, February 9, today is All-Star Weekend, which is also a brand new concept introduced by Stern after taking the stage.
Stern didn't want the All-Star Game to be just a game, but to shape it into a fan culture, a kind of activity where stars come to life and have fun with fans.
So, Gan Guoyang and a group of stars from the east and west went to the stadium to participate in fan activities, including meet-and-greets, autograph sessions, and some interaction with fans about basketball.
This is really new to Gan, this is the first time he has had such intimate direct contact with the fans, he has not mingled with the fans in Portland in the past, but he has maintained the image of the NBA center player as a "lonely giant".
And this time, Gan Guoyang finally realized the great enthusiasm from the fans, he didn't expect that in Indianapolis, there are so many of his fans, many of them are small fans, and of course, local Chinese fans are indispensable.
Many young fans wore Nike's "skyscraper" sneakers to the Indiana Civic Plaza Arena to find Gan Guoyang for autographs, and their parents took pictures with cameras.
Of course, Gan Guoyang is not the most popular, and among all the All-Star players, the most popular is Larry Bird, the "Big Bird" of the Celtics, because he is a native of Indiana and is the pride of the entire state.
Gan Guoyang was busy throughout the event, and he found that signing autographs for these little fans was more tiring than defending in the three-second zone, because he was so tall that he had to bend down to sign for these little guys.
When the event gradually came to an end and most people began to leave, the fans on Gan Guoyang's side began to decrease, and there were too many fan activities in the Citizen Square Stadium.
"Hello...... Hello...... Can you sign me? Hello? At this time, Gan Guoyang felt that someone was pulling his pants, and at the same time, there were several inaudible sounds in his ears.
Gan Guoyang turned his head and found that it was a little black fat man, holding a broken notebook in his hand, biting his lower lip and staring at Gan Guoyang, his eyes revealing a hopeful light.
"No problem." Gan Guoyang naturally would not refuse this, he squatted down, took out a signature pen from his pocket, and signed the words "sunny-gump" in the little fat man's notebook.
"What about your dad or mom? They must have come over too, so let them take a picture of us. Gan Guoyang saw that this little fat man was only about four or five years old, and he should have come with his parents.
"No, my mom is busy and she has several jobs to do. I came with the Shelf family next door, secretly, and if my mother found out, she would have beaten me to death. The little fat man said to Gan Guoyang secretly, with a lively look on his face.
"Well, then you have to be careful. I hope you can play in the NBA in the future, so that your mother doesn't have to work so hard. And that's when you'll be able to sign autographs for your fans. For such a little fan, Gan Guoyang also feels very warm in his heart.
After saying that, Gan Guoyang left with the other stars, they have other activities to participate in, and the slam dunk contest of All-Star Weekend will also be held in the evening.
The black fat man took out a small pencil from his pocket, and it seemed that he was going to practice signing in his notebook to prepare for becoming an NBA star in the future.
“z-a-c-h,r-a-n-d-o-l-p-h,zach-randolph!” The little fat man signed his name crookedly, and it was the only phrase he could spell right now, his name, Zach Randolph.
Since then, Randolph has made a decision since he was a child to become an NBA star, and at the same time he wants to follow Gan Guoyang and play for the Portland Trail Blazers.
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The day's activities were quickly over, and not only did the stars participate in various fan events, but the league also arranged special programs for the big names.
Since the majority of these players were black stars, they simply didn't like some of the comedy stand-up comedians that the league had invited in the past, so Stern specifically asked for black singers to come and perform for them.
This kind of performance makes the stars feel refreshed, and even Gan Guoyang, who participated in this kind of event for the first time, feels that this kind of performance is really interesting.
Then, Stern invited the players to a large dinner buffet party, and some of the stars with families brought their wives and children, which made the stars feel very good.
Of course, hairy young men like Gan Guoyang, Jordan, Olajuwon, and Drexler who are not yet married, can naturally only form a base team and scurry around the restaurant and talk about some messy things.
Because of Drexler's relationship, Olajuwon and Gan Guoyang have a good relationship, although they are still life-and-death opponents on the court.
It's Jordan, it seems that except for Gan Guoyang, most players, including old stars and rookie stars, don't like this very high-profile and arrogant scoring guard.
So Michael Jordan can only be with Gan Guoyang, so that he can have a companion.
"Hey Gan, do you know all about Clyde's slam dunk contest?" Jordan suddenly came to Gan Guoyang's side to inquire about the Drexler Dunk Contest.
"Of course I know, because all his moves are designed by me for him." Gan Guoyang said mysteriously.
"Oh...... That...... Can I find out? Jordan asked again.
Gan Guoyang didn't expect Jordan to come over to spy on the military situation, but he understood after thinking about it, Jordan is a competitive man, and of course he wants to win in a slam dunk contest that tests his strength and increases face.
In his opinion, Drexler should be his strong rival, and if he can understand Drexler's situation, then he will have a better bottom in his heart.
"Clyde wouldn't be worth mentioning without me, he wouldn't even be able to make it past the first round. But now with me, you're no match for you, including you, Jordan. Gan Guoyang thought in his heart, of course, he must not say anything, just gave Jordan a mysterious smile, and then continued to look for his favorite food.
At this time, a small man came from the other side, and he saw that Jordan was walking very close to Gan Guoyang, so he came to Jordan with a plate, and said intentionally or unintentionally: "An eastern star, don't always mix with people from the west." ”
When Gan Guoyang saw it, it turned out to be the smiling assassin Isaiah Thomas, and he still maintained the most cordial smile on his face.
But Gan Guoyang knew in his heart that the person who didn't want to see Jordan the most was Isaiah Thomas, from the beginning of the banquet to the present, Thomas didn't talk to Jordan, and now he sees that Jordan has a good relationship with several rookies in the West, but he has come over to fan the flames again.
"Hello, Mr. Thomas, say hello to Ranbir on my behalf." Gan Guoyang saw not far away, who was munching on apple pie, Bill Lambir.