Chapter 71: Rock-Baby

Updated: 2013-10-23

Gan Guoyang has not dunked so happily for a long time.

Unlike many young players, Gan Guoyang is a player who dunks less frequently, of course, this does not mean that he is a player who lacks passion.

On the contrary, most fans who like to watch Gan Guoyang play, including his relatives and friends, Wang Fuxi, and Bellman, are often infected and moved by Gan Guoyang's passion on the court.

Gan's passion is evident in the ubiquity of defense, in his back-to-back explosive scoring when attacking, and in his timely anser-ball.

And his exaggerated body movements and verbal encouragement to his teammates always make those watching him quickly attract this unique yellow-skinned player.

But he just doesn't often use the most passionate and shocking way to score on the basketball court - dunks.

Ever since Gan Guoyang discovered the second secret of talent through crazy practice dunking, he has been using his dunks carefully.

Because he knows that dunking is a thing, and if you dunk too much, you will naturally get tired of it, especially a player like him who has few dunk tricks, only in the game, at the right time, can he maximize the energy of this passionate scoring method.

This is what makes Gan Guoyang different from other stunned young college students, he has two memories in his soul, he knows the talent to think about himself, and he also knows how to apply the experience and knowledge he has learned in later generations to the basketball game and the current life.

Therefore, when Gan Guoyang used such a dunk to kill the Blue Jays' basket on his back, he understood that his goal of dunking had been achieved.

For some players who like to dunk, in addition to being enjoyable, dunks are just two points; And for Gan Guoyang, it's not just two points, it's not just a show, it's a way to turn the team's momentum.

Although Gan Guoyang only vaguely feels the "potential" of the game, he can feel that there is such a "potential" on the field, when the team "wins", how to shoot, how to shoot, all kinds of tactics can be opened, and often can play a wave of **.

And when the team "loses ground", drinking cold water can also stuff your teeth; Missed shots, missed layups, frequent turnovers, poor rotations, and all kinds of problems spread like infectious diseases to every player.

Take the current pit bulls team, they are in a state of losing ground, but fortunately, the opponent Blue Jay is not much better. The two sides are beating hammers and drums, and they don't make any sounds.

Gan Guoyang, who has slowly figured out some ways to the "potential" on the field, knows that at this time, he wants to use an exciting score to stabilize the morale of the army, and then blow the horn of counterattack.

In addition, his feeling today is also very average, and in the face of a not particularly good opportunity, Gan Guoyang tried his best to come to Benjamin's head with a "dunk-in-you-face" (deduct your face).

This goal not only made the pit bulldog's bench boil instantly, but even the fans at the home stadium of the Blue Jays began to applaud Gan Guoyang, they didn't expect this yellow-skinned center forward to have such a wonderful performance.

"See, Mr. Strasser, this guy has such magic, even though he doesn't seem to jump too high and the dunk action is simple, but he's so exciting. When I first watched Inglewood dunk on the streets, I knew that this Chinese was no ordinary player. Falke was like a salesman selling Gan Guoyang, who was making free throws on the court.

"Oh, I think I'm going to have to take another look, you know, it's a very high risk. Investing in a type of player that has never proven successful is something I think is even more troubling than investing in that kid from North Carolina. He also stood up and applauded Gan Guoyang before, and said that he was a person who "can change everything", and sat down again.

Clearly, he was making a difficult decision, one that would matter the survival of a group.

"You're right, but that's what investing is, the more people don't know about it, the greater the return on success, because the rivals are afraid to start. And for your company, the time has come to take a certain risk. Then another man who appeared to be accompanying Falck and the Mr. Strasser.

The man's words seemed convincing, and Strasser nodded and continued to stare at the game on the pitch, but lost in thought.

Falck didn't speak, he knew that the most important thing now was not his words, but Gan Guoyang's performance on the field, and only Gan Guoyang's performance could impress the manager next to him.

He can't wait for Gan Guoyang to dunk again immediately, and it is best to dunk all the rebounds, so there will definitely be no problem.

After Gan Guoyang made a successful free throw, he put his energy into defense, and it was not enough to use a dunk to improve morale, he must be able to contain the opponent in defense, and then play a quick counterattack to completely burn the momentum.

The opening pit bull used the most conservative man-to-man defense, but Bellman assigned Gan Guoyang the task, that is, to easily not leave the three-second zone, and if the opponent's interior line will go out to shoot, he will shoot with him.

Gan Guoyang followed Bellman's instructions, taking care of Benjamin while beware of the small movements of the opponent's outside players.

And Benjamin, who had just been detained by Gan Guoyang, was holding his breath, and when he returned to the offensive end, he was anxious to return one to the other party, so he began to die in the low position on the right side.

This time, Gan Guoyang did not use the front to stop Benjamin from asking for the ball, but resisted No. 00 behind his back, it seems that Gan Guoyang is also ready to play with him in a dignified manner, so that the opponent can also die with peace of mind.

When Benjamin finally received the ball in the low post, the crowd on the court began to boil and start shouting "e-on"! Signaled to return to Gan Guoyang.

The other players also pulled away from the distance, allowing the two interior behemoths to face off against the Cavaliers.

It's a pity that Benjamin dribbled the ball twice, pushed it inward hard, found that the top couldn't move, and when he was about to use his body shape to turn around and crush in, Gan Guoyang behind him seized the opportunity with his long arm and poked the ball that Benjamin didn't protect well enough.

After the ball fell to the ground, Gan Guoyang relied on his arm span advantage again, and when the two fell to the ground at the same time to scramble, he smashed the ball towards Stockton who rushed forward.

The Bulldogs strike back!

At this point, I have to say that Gan Guoyang has a bug, his body is relatively thin and flexible, but his strength is stronger than the tall and strong Benjamin.

So he was able to keep his hands free to break the ball while holding off Benjamin.

After the steal was successful, Gan Guoyang immediately got up and went straight to the front court to participate in the fast attack.

Stockton took the lead and threw the ball forward with a one-pass pass to the hands of shooting guard Matthews.

But Matthews didn't have a chance to face the bag of two defenders up front, and he immediately passed the ball to Gan Guoyang, who was plugged in from the right back.

Gan Guoyang was only followed by a small forward of the opposing side, and Benjamin had long been left far behind.

Gan Guoyang once again received the ball with one hand, and the opponent wanted to steal.

Gan Guoyang took advantage of the situation and sandwiched the ball between his forearm and wrist.

Basketball and Gan Guoyang's arm are integrated!

He waved his arms and ran as if he hadn't picked up the ball!

One, two, jump!

At this time, the right arm that was thrown to the back made a big loop from the bottom to the top, and Gan Guoyang, who jumped up, brought the ball to the highest point!

The opposing small forward has given up on interference!

"Phew!"

A lightning-fast arm dunk!

rock-the-baby!

rock-the-baby!

rock-the-baby!

If there was a commentary on the scene, he would have shouted this phrase like crazy, because the audience at the scene had gone crazy.

At this point, the Jays players no longer know whose home stadium it is.

Because almost all the fans were cheering, cheering for this yellow-skinned player who had never been seen before from afar.

If you switch to another team in the same Omaha division, no matter what kind of performance their players have, the fans will not react.

But unlike the Gonzaga Bulldogs, the team from the Northwest Coast is more of a guest than an opponent, and the game is more of a warm-up game.

The most important thing is that this dunk is beyond everyone's imagination, this is simply a Dr. J reproduction, on a 6-foot-10 Chinese!

This guy isn't Larry Nance again!

The game couldn't go on all of a sudden, because even the Blue Jays players didn't know what to do, how to play?

The crowd turned against each other, cheering for their goal, and the frenzied energy was as if they had won an NCAA championship.

Willis Reed also shook his head on the sidelines, and had to call a timeout to keep his players and fans calm down.

In fact, not only the blue jay needs to calm down, but the pit bull is also crazy.

When Gan Guoyang dunked into this basket, the first thing all the players wanted to do was not to return to defense, but to knock Gan Guoyang down to vent the excitement brought to them by this dunk.

"Okay, okay, let's all calm down, okay, calm down, stop thinking about that dunk. Calm, calm down. Bellman kept using "clam-don" on the sidelines to reassure the players, but apparently he was a little excited himself, could anyone not be thrilled with such a dunk?

Yes, only Gan Guoyang, his mind was a little confused, and he didn't know how he dunked like this.

In later life, he did see this kind of dunk, it was Dr. J in 1983, that is, this year's finals in the shocking steal fast break dunk, with his amazing coordination and beautiful pace, staged an insurmountable classic performance in the history of dunking.

The TV announcer used the phrase "rock-the-baby" to describe this wonderful dunk.

What is needed for such a dunk is not bounce and power, but excellent coordination, excellent strides and great palms.

If the average person does this kind of action in the game, they either walk or lose the ball, so there is only one such dunk in the history of the NBA.

And now, Gan Guoyang is at an unknown invitational tournament, in Omaha, Farm Omaha, dedicated such a classic "rock-the-baby" to all the spectators on the scene, how can the fans not be crazy? How can you not defect?

"I can't believe it, I can't believe it, Mr. Strasser, what are you waiting for? Do you still have doubts about my words? Look at his performance and see how the crowd reacts. Oh my god, I feel like I'm going crazy. Falck himself had an incredulous expression on his face and said to Strasser next to him.

"Yes, yes, too... Too... Oh, I don't even know how to describe it..."Strasser, who was also a little incoherent, was also conquered by Gan Guoyang's performance.

"Haha, it looks like it was the right decision for me to bring this team to Omaha, and I also see something unique in him, something that investors will notice." The third person on the side said with a smile, he seemed very calm.

"You've always had a vision, Mr. Buffett." When Falk heard the man's words, he immediately complimented.

This person is the American stock god, Warren Buffett.

The other named Strasser, the president of Nike, Robert Strasser.

The reason why the Gonzaga Bulldogs traveled thousands of miles to Omaha to play was because of Buffett's arrangement and Falck's matchmaking.

And the purpose of organizing this game was another person, Robert Strasser and his company Nike.

In fact, Nike in the 80s was in crisis, on the one hand, it was suppressed by the then boss Converse in the United States, and on the other hand, it was run on by Reebok, and there was a strong enemy of Adidas overseas.

In order to be able to find a way for the company to grow, Nike had to find new ways to grow in every aspect.

One of the most important tasks is to find a new face for the team's products.

In fact, although Nike had more than 120 NBA players in its hands at that time, there were famous superstars in the NBA such as Magic Johnson, Big Bird Bird, and Dr. J Irving's sneakers were all Converse, and the basketball shoe market in the United States was also monopolized by Converse.

But Nike realized that the development of basketball shoes was far from exhaustive, and there was still a huge potential to be tapped, in which case they first had to find the right brand ambassador.

That's when David Falck came into their sights.

The new force that has shone in the agent world in recent years has just helped top pick James Worthy secure Converse's sneaker contract this year.

Now, Nike has taken a fancy to another excellent newcomer in his hands, and Nike believes that if he signs him, he will be able to get out of the trough and create a sneaker miracle as a brand spokesperson.

However, David Falke wants Nike to sign two people at the same time, one of whom is a very unique but excellent center.

Nike President Strasser, of course, can't listen to the Jew's empty teeth, and he has to look at the two players for himself.

For the first player, the No. 23 in North Carolina, who has long been famous as a shooting guard in the United States, he has no doubts, and he basically makes a decision after a little understanding, just waiting for this kid to enter the NBA.

And the other person, according to Falck, is a Chinese boy! And he also delayed the competition for a year because of the transfer, and he just started to participate in the official competition this year, which is well-known in California, but he is unknown in the United States.

Therefore, he had to go to the scene to watch the Chinese kid play.

It just so happened that at that time, Warren Buffett, a big venture capitalist, took a fancy to Nike, a fish in the pool, and thought that it would turn into a dragon in the future. In his hometown of Omaha, he arranged an invitational tournament, and he paid for it.

In this way, there was this inexplicable game in Gan Guoyang's eyes, but he didn't know that in just 7 minutes of the opening game, he had already passed the test that he didn't know and became the key person who changed the fate of many physical objects.

History is still moving forward in his orbit, but the dynamics that propelled him forward are starting to change a little.