Chapter 6: Streetball

It's still summer vacation, and the school team's training sessions haven't started yet.

Parker and Hood, who signed up for the NBA, are battling it out in the summer league.

Most of the rest of the team went home, leaving only one or two players to stay at school.

You can't even find someone to play the ball.

However, it doesn't matter, it's hard to say anything else in the United States. Basketball hoops are everywhere, and basketball players are everywhere.

What's more, this is North Carolina, where there are several famous NCAA universities such as Duke, North Carolina, and Wake Forest.

There are more people who play, and they are not bad at the same level.

Because of the influence of underworld forces and drugs on the streets of the United States, as well as the high tuition fees and academic performance, some street players who are not on par with the top NBA superstars cannot join the NBA league even if they have the best strength.

For example, the famous "Goat" Earl McNicott, "The Destroyer" Joe Hammond, "Pea" Lloyd Daniels, etc.

Zhang Zifeng called Knight and Thornton, two black players who had a good relationship, to meet up to play street ball.

Under Thornton's leadership, Zhang Zifeng came to a basketball court in downtown Durham.

Although it was already night, it was under the light of the manufacture of a large searchlight.

A one-on-one bullfight is taking place on the field.

The black man with the ball, dressed in a wide hip suit, and accompanied by hot hip music, shook off his opponent in an incredible way.

Standing on the side of the court and watching for a while, Thornton saw that there were two acquaintances who had met, and hurriedly walked over and said, "Hey, buddy, how about adding a few of us?" ”

"Hey man, you didn't go to the hotel to find the hot girl at this time, how did you come here!" One of the black men saw it and shouted.

Thornton said with a smile, "I haven't played in a while, I want to move!" ”

At this time, the black man saw Zhang Zifeng and shouted happily, "Oh, it's Jack." Guys, our Jack is here, and it looks like he's going to play ball with us! Who wants to play with him? ”

Duke University is the pride of Durham, and people here went to see Duke games in March.

For the only Chinese in the Blue Devils, they are naturally impressed and will not be strangers.

"Me!"

"I'm coming!"

"Let me teach this Chinese a lesson!"

……

Being able to compete with Duke players is a topic that can be boasted about for a while.

The blacks were very enthusiastic when they heard it.

A black man with a 1.8-meter braided head jumped off the court first and won the first prize.

"Oh, our garbage dog Daniels is going to take on Duke's Jack. Where are everyone's screams? A black man didn't know if he had been in the grass and roared excitedly.

Several black men put their fingers in their mouths and whistled.

Daniels, nicknamed Garbage Dog, threw the ball to Zhang Zifeng and said, "You come first!" ”

Zhang Zifeng took the ball unceremoniously, and while carrying the ball from the ground with his right hand, his body swung sharply, and at the same time quickly pulled the bow, dribbled with his left hand, accelerated, and cut into the inside line to make a layup like a knife cutting tofu.

The whole process is crisp and clean.

When he landed, Zhang Zifeng looked up at the basket.

I feel like I'm jumping a little higher than before. And when you cut in, it's faster.

It seems that it is hard training to improve my bounce explosiveness.

In order to validate their ideas.

Zhang Zifeng threw the ball back to Daniels and said, "Come again!" ”

Daniels was very unconvinced that the Chinese in front of him could easily get rid of him. returned the ball to Zhang Zifeng, "I won't be careless this time!" ”

Zhang Zifeng dribbled the ball to the opponent, controlled the ball with his left hand, and tilted his upper body to the right, making a feint to break through from the right.

Seeing that the other party was deceived by himself, the center of gravity shifted to the right.

At the moment when the ball was about to leave his hand, the left hand changed direction to hook the ball back and quickly broke through from the left to make a layup.

If it was before, the breakthrough would definitely not be so easy and easy, and sure enough, after practicing the left hand, the breakthrough was even sharper.

Zhang Zifeng picked up the ball and returned it to Daniels.

The seven or eight black people sitting next to him saw that Daniels, the garbage dog, couldn't guard Zhang Zifeng at all, and laughed on the side.

"He's just educating you, man."

"You can't play with him."

"You're terrible, you don't even want to play again."

……

Daniels was not Zhang Zifeng's opponent and was easily shaved bald. 5 to 0.

Daniels said in frustration, "Man, you're playing the ball so well. ”

After all, it is not an official competition, and it is still in the United States, where guns are rampant.

Arrogant here, talking trash and humiliating people, I am afraid that I will be sent back to China in a coffin every minute.

Zhang Zifeng said modestly, "It's just good luck today!" ”

Daniels, the garbage dog, is down, and what Zhang Zifeng saw when he first arrived, the black man in the wide hiphop costume came on.

"Oh, our magician is on the field! Let this Chinese see how good we are. Don't let them look down on you, George! A black man shouted.

There are two types of street basketball in the United States, one is Old Style and the other is New Style.

The OS style is based on actual combat skills and breakthrough scores, supplemented by fancy and tricks.

NS's style is based on dazzling fancy moves and fanfare, supplemented by scoring and actual combat.

Trash dogs are OS style.

George is NS style, and it is because of his dazzling fancy movements that he is called a magician.

As soon as Magic George got his hands on the ball, a dazzling array of fancy dribble feints.

If it was on the playing field, several of his movements were violated. But it's street ball here, and I don't care about the rules, as long as it's good to look at and play.

As George's feints became more and more, Zhang Zifeng's eyes were a little glazed.

One didn't pay attention, George pierced the crotch, and then accelerated, and shook Zhang Zifeng.

When Zhang Zifeng reacted, George had already made a layup.

Wearing a crotch for someone, Zhang Zifeng felt very unhappy.

Pick up the ball and throw it to the opponent. "Come again!"

George received the ball, dribbled low, and suddenly the ball was gone, and he opened his hands to Zhang Zifeng, indicating that his hands were empty.

The only strange thing is that his belly suddenly grows bigger, as if he is pregnant.

Zhang Zifeng was wondering when suddenly the ball came out of his clothes and flew by.

George dodges, catches the ball, and makes a layup.

The NS-style street player breakthrough is really quite unexpected. It's a big test for the defenders.

In the game, those attacking players will also use various means to break through.

And there are a lot of players in the NBA who came from street ball.

Just to hone his defense, Zhang Zifeng cheered up and concentrated on the opponent.

At first, Zhang Zifeng was abused very badly, but he slowly figured out the defensive tricks to deal with NS streetball masters.

Defending these people, you can't look at the ball, you have to look at people, and you can't look at their hands, you have to look at their chests.

Anyway, no matter what happens in the end, someone always has to shoot with the ball.

Stuck in position, not giving the opponent a chance to easily rush inside, no matter how gorgeous they dribble, it is not a big problem.

George played Zhang Zifeng again, and the ball passed through the crotch.

didn't think much about it at all, Zhang Zifeng moved his footsteps, and the card owner was the other party.

The ball passed, and the man remained in place.

The ball flew straight out of the field and missed.

In the next round, George used the sound to get rid of Zhang Zifeng, and when he received the ball and was ready to go to the basket.

A big yellow hand quietly appeared on the way up the basketball.

"Smack!"

The ball flew out all at once.

Damn it!

Magician George scolded fiercely.

Crotch passing is a favorite way for street players to pass people.

But being blocked by their opponents is also the way they get most annoyed.

……

After playing for more than ten minutes, when the shot was covered by Zhang Zifeng again, George held his knee and said gasping.

These street players have not undergone formal training, and most of them have gaps in physical fitness and are not strong in comprehensive ability.

Sitting on the bench and sipping Coke, George said to Zhang Zifeng with admiration, "Hey, brother, you are amazing." I've played with a lot of college guys, and they're not as good as you! ”

"You're okay, I'm at a loss." Listening to the magician's emotion, the garbage dog said bitterly: "It's directly shaved head, it's too fucking shocking!" ”

George patted Zhang Zifeng on the shoulder and said, "Hey, Jack, you're much better than that Parker, you must lead Duke University to win the championship this year, and humiliate those bastards in North Carolina." ”

Trashdog jumped up and shouted, "Jack, you must be a basketball superstar in the future." Sign me your name! Then I can say, hey, come and see, I've played with Jack! ”

"Okay, I hope you can continue to support me in the future!" Zhang Zifeng put down the mineral water in his hand and neatly signed his name on the clothes of several black people in the field.