Chapter 24: Stop and Go
In the same way that Addison treated his own defense, Wade also let the boy go, but he was in the right position, and if Addison dared to desperately pull from beyond the three-point line, he could pounce in time.
It's just that Addison's dribbling style makes Wade a little difficult, the boy's forearm movement is much smaller than the average defender when dribbling, and the shoulders can't stop moving from side to side, making it difficult for Wade to judge the direction of his breakthrough.
Addison abruptly handed the ball to his left hand, his left shoulder sank down, and the whole person made a tendency to launch to the left. The sudden breakthrough posture made Wade couldn't help but move half a step sideways, Addison relied on his strong waist and abdominal strength and instant explosion to quickly pull the center of gravity back to the right side, and the left hand lightly knocked the basketball back to the right hand, and the breakthrough direction immediately switched to the right side.
Wade suffered a slight loss in the face of the boy's super-fast forward change of direction, but with the cushion space, he still managed to complete the lateral movement in time, holding out his chest to block Addison's cut.
The strength of the 'Flash''s strong body made Addison, who had broken through with the ball, stumble, but he only sprinted two steps forward, and his right hand slammed the ball from behind to the left.
Wade, who observed this, slightly shifted his position half a step to the right in order to prevent the boy from changing direction, but it was this half step that gave Addison a chance. As soon as the boy's left hand touched the basketball, he quickly returned from behind to his right hand, and at the same time stretched his calf and accelerated again.
The little gap that Wade let go of was directly wiped by Addison, and as he got older, his explosiveness was no longer as good as that of the Chinese boy who 'won the NCAA in the first step', so he had to watch Addison take three steps to the basket and put the ball into the net basket lightly.
The young players on the sidelines couldn't help but applaud and shout, Addison's continuous back-to-back breakthrough was extremely watchable, especially deceiving the experienced defensive 'Flash', which made their eyes shine.
Wade's mouth pursed, even on the NBA court, he rarely had a shake and ate so badly. Picking up the basketball from the floor, D.Wade prepares to take it out to treat Kobe. Bryant, Russell. Westbrook's defensive attitude against Addison.
- 1:2, Mr. Wade. The boy stimulated the superstar in front of him with gestures, making Wade, who had always been peaceful, look dark, and said in a low voice after passing the ball:
"You're not going to get a point from now on against my defense, rookie...... Until this game ended 10:1. ”
Addison was completely unresponsive to Wade's threat, calmly dribbling slowly in front of the three-point line. Although the boy is about 8 centimeters shorter than Wade and has a lot of thinner body, 'The Flash' does not dare to rashly rely on his long arm span to make a frontal steal.
Wade's ball quotient is very high, and when he saw Addison's ball control skills, he knew that as long as he dared to give up his center of gravity to grab up, then this brown-haired kid would immediately make him clean and miserable. In the footage he has seen, Addison has used this method to play countless NCAA opponents who are considered to be excellent defensively.
However, Addison also had trouble this round, and he really experienced Wade's pressing defense - although he did not make close contact, the opponent's strong body and arm span almost blocked all his vision and breakthrough space, and Addison, who dribbled in front of the three-point line for nearly 5 seconds, did not see any chance.
If this doesn't work, we can only find a breakthrough in action. Addison's eyebrows furrowed, and he snapped a few quick steps, then suddenly sped up and cut to the right.
Even if the opponent is D.Wade, Addison is confident in his explosiveness.
However, Wade is not an acceleration that can be easily shaken off, using the buffer distance and physical advantage 'Flash' to block the boy in front of the free throw line, and then immediately close to him.
At the moment when the two people's bodies made contact, Addison's right hand suddenly hooked the ball, and the momentum of the whole body broke through, and his right foot was attached to Wade's body as the axis and turned around sharply in the other direction.
Wade, who was guarded against this, took a small step, but he didn't expect Addison, who turned halfway through, to suddenly dribble back with his right hand, and his body completed the basket retreat.
Want to step back and shoot a jumper?? Wade was shocked, and despite Addison's lack of consistency in his jump shot, his masochistic training over the past few days has made him a great step forward in this area. Thinking of this, the 'Flash' immediately pressed up to prevent the boy from stepping back and making a jumper.
Here's your chance!!
Addison's delicate eyes widened slightly, the basketball was handed over to his left hand from behind, his legs suddenly kicked the ground and exploded violently, and the whole person started to accelerate like a shadow.
Wade, who was pressing up, was stiffened by this sudden acceleration, and he couldn't complete the retreat and lateral move in the first time, and was wiped out by the boy from his side with the advantage of speed......
Stopandgo!! Using the change of rhythm in the dribble to find a breakthrough way to find a defensive hole, Addison just took advantage of the sudden retreat when he was half-turned, and then the continuous change of rhythm of the sudden acceleration sprint to break through Wade's defense.
As stated in the scouting report, although Addison is not yet 19 years old, he has reached a very high level of control over the rhythm of the dribble, even if you look at the top league, it is at the upper middle or even higher level.
The boy who successfully broke through was afraid of Wade, who was chasing behind him, and directly took a throw, and when he jumped up and leaned back slightly, he threw the basketball with his left hand in a sleek arc.
The ball dodged Wade's palm, hit the rebound and brushed into the basket, making two crisp and neat sounds.
- 2:2, superstar. Addison, who fell back to the ground, smiled and gestured to Wadeby, causing 'The Flash' to raise his brow slightly.
"No, it's 10:2, rookie." Dwyan, who has become 100% serious. Wade walked back to the defensive position and fed the ball back to the boy, "That's just the end of the score." ”
- That's really exciting.
Addison regained his indifferent expression, slowly lowered his center of gravity, and dribbled at the top of the arc without hesitation.
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Just as Wade's Chicago training camp was getting hotter and hotter, the outside media was curious about the whereabouts of the No. 8 rookie of this year's Heat.
The Las Vegas Summer League is in full swing, and almost all of this year's rookies have participated in this summer league, but only Addison is not seen in the Heat's roster. Ann's name.
It is impossible for the Heat to give up this rookie in exchange for a starting point guard, which is a unanimous speculation from the outside world, but there is indeed no shadow of a Chinese American boy in the summer league roster.
Even last season's first-round point guard for the Heat, Norris. Kerr has played in the Summer League, but that rookie is not on the list?? What's going on??
While many media outlets are scratching their heads, a video uploaded on YouTube has caught everyone's attention.
- "Heads-up in Chicago Wade Training Camp, Addison. Ann vs Dwyan. Wade!! 》
The video footage is a bit blurry, and it can be seen that it was taken with a mobile phone, but the two people in the frame are still easily recognizable as each other in the venue.
One is the 'Flash' Wade, who is holding training camp in Chicago, and the other is the No. 8 rookie of the Heat this year, NCAA Final Four mop Addison. Quiet.
No wonder the rookie didn't appear in Summer League, it turned out that he was following Dwyan. Wade conducts special training!!
The media who suddenly realized that they couldn't help but be shocked by the importance that the Heat's uniform team and Wade attached to this rookie, and they didn't even have to participate in the summer league, but directly trained with the star of the house alone...... This is a treatment that countless rookie rookies envy and swallow their mouths, and how many NBA players have not been able to get such an opportunity in their entire careers.
They are almost certain that Addison will not be a trade chip for the Heat and will certainly be an extremely important part of the team next season.
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Returning to the heads-up field in the training camp, the score is now 9:5, and if D.Wade scores one more goal, he can win this bullfight.
However, this time, the 'Flash's jump shot was inaccurate, and after smashing the basket, Addison who rushed over in advance picked up the rebound, and then dribbled out of the three-point line steadily.
"Your chances are running out, rookie." Wade's forehead was covered with sweat, and the head-to-head took far more energy and energy than he could have imagined, but he was still confident of winning.
Addison glanced at his backcourt partner from now on, and the sparkle in his eyes gradually sharpened.
The boy's body was also dripping with sweat, but this consumption did not affect his actions and conscious judgment.
With the crunch of the ball hitting the ground, Addison made a seemingly nonchalant change of hands, switching to a slow dribble with his left hand, while lowering his center of gravity as usual.
- This situation must be considered a desperate situation...... Then I'm going to use all my strength......
This seemingly ordinary action made Wade's nerves tense for a moment, and Addison's change to holding the ball in his left hand might not be of concern to others, but 'The Flash' was extra careful.
Because he looked at Chart. Forde's scouting report......
He knew that the Chinese rookie in front of him was actually a left-hander......