Chapter 005: Diamonds and Gold Coins
Although Usilis Frederick was a member of the football team, he occasionally went to the basketball arena to play a dunk and show off his skills.
A big black man was practicing his tomahawk dunk in the area to the left of the first court at the gate, and when he saw Usiris coming, he immediately beckoned: Hey, Ussi, come and go head-to-head!
His name is Mark Green, he is 2.05 meters tall, and he has a good jump height, more than 50 centimeters, these points are very similar to Usiris, and his arm span is only 2.10 meters, which is relatively short, and the worst thing is that the palm is too small, and it is more difficult to catch the ball, which seriously limits the future basketball career.
Mark's basketball IQ is average, his passing ability is average, his shooting skills are very poor, his movement ability is very poor, his defensive skills are also very poor, he can only dunk and block, he is always lazy when he plays, he is unwilling to defend, and he is recognized as a muscular man, so he is a frequent visitor on the bench and a caretaker of the water cooler.
Usilis didn't recognize anyone, but he could see the identity gap between the head coach, the main players, the substitute players, and the bench players from the training positions on the field.
He didn't even bother with Mark's invitation, so he walked to the right side of the free first court, took off his down jacket, put all his personal belongings in his backpack, and threw them under the basket to brush up on his old shooting skills.
Wang Tianyong, who is a big forward, moves quickly, has flexible feet, and has delicate offensive skills in the basket, and is good at hitting the board at a 45-degree angle, throwing the ball with one hand, and picking the ball with one hand.
His flaw is that he is too weak in confrontation, too weak in three-point ability, and is a light and agile big man gunner on the court, who can occupy the main power forward seat in the NCAA arena, but he suffers very much in the NBA arena where blue-collar coolies and forward guards are full of swingers.
Usilis is different, his muscles are bulging, his physical confrontation is great, his height is long, he has a pair of big hands, his bounce height is great, as long as he has been systematically trained in basketball skills, he has a high room for growth in the future.
Of course, everything has changed now!
A school worker took the initiative to push a basketball hoop and placed it in front of Usilis, who was a regular visitor and had a generous tip.
Although the basketball training hall is a place for the Marvel team to train, it is also a public facility of the school; On the premise of not disturbing the team's training, anyone can play a dunk, which is not unusual.
Usiris had just picked up the basketball and was about to start shooting drills when a game interface flashed in front of him.
A mechanical female voice said: "Mr. Ulsiris - Mr. Frederick, congratulations on activating the first stage of the NBA2000 Money Empire game, the NCAA2000 season, entering the system matching mission, the first one-hour free shooting training mission, completing the task rewards 60 diamonds and 0 gold coins.
Diamond? How many carats?
Gold? Can you make a gold ring?
Grass, this is obviously a real world, but it jumped out of the drama of the Matrix!
Usiris shook his head, bothering to bother with the mess, and after three seconds, the game interface disappeared, as if he had been distracted by the scene just now.
He chose the mid-arc top shot point, which is the free-throw line shooting point, and began shooting on the spot.
The free-throw shooting training is the most basic training subject in basketball technology, the ball holder stands on the outside of the free throw line, the legs are naturally open, the knees are slightly bent, the left back side of the ball is held in the left hand, the right hand holds the right side of the ball, and the back leg is the first force, with the ten fingers to exert force, at the last moment of the shooting, the basketball is projected at a 60-degree angle, showing a beautiful arc, and the basketball is put into the basket.
Playing the basketball is one of the important shooting skills, which can make the ball roll up, and when it hits the basketball basket, it will not bounce too high, and it is easy to fall into the basket.
When Mark Green saw this, he burst out laughing.
He never expected Usilis to play the basic training subject of shooting from the free throw line.
Ursiris didn't care what others thought, and shot on his own.
He's desperate to get his shooting touch back now, and that's for later.
Head coach Craig Eslick was displeased by the laughter.
He glanced back, beckoned to the assistant coach next to him, and motioned for the other party to come over and take a look.
In February '99, the last head coach of the Marvels, John Thompson Jr., left the team due to ill health, leaving behind a stellar record of 596-239 in 27 seasons, as well as a series of accolades.
John Thompson Jr.'s NBA career was uneventful, as a substitute for Lord of the Rings Bill Russell, he won two championship rings, and was nicknamed Bill Russell's caddy.
His coaching career was illustrious, leading the Marvels to the NCAA playoffs for 24 consecutive seasons, reaching the NCAA Championship 20 times, appearing in the NCAA Championship for 14 consecutive years from 1979 to 1992, including reaching the NCAA Tournament Final Four three times in 1982, 1984 and 1985, and winning the National Championship in 1984.
Thompson has been named Coach of the Year seven times and still holds the record for most wins in the entire Great East Conference (231 wins), the record for most wins in a regular season in the Great East Conference (198 wins), and the record for most conference titles (7 regular seasons, 6 tournaments).
Of the players he has led, 26 have been drafted in the NBA Draft, and eight have been drafted in the first round (No. 1) in the first round: Patrick Ewing "The Gorilla" Ewing (1985, New York Knicks) and "Answer" Allen Iverson (1996, Philadelphia 76ers).
In country C, the first place in the first round of the NBA draft is also honored as the champion, the second place in the first round is Bangyan, and the third place in the first round is Tanhua.
Former Marvel team member and assistant coach Craig Esslick took over the reins from his mentor.
He was under a lot of pressure, after all, his mentor had a lot of honors, so he was naturally conscientious and did not dare to relax in the slightest.
Last season, the Marvel team failed to qualify for the round of 64, which humiliated the coaching career of head coach Craig Ezric, and this year's situation is not optimistic, and it is natural that it will not work without rigorous training.
The month before and after Christmas is a time of holidays and revelry for students.
Head coach Craig Ezlick finally persuaded the team's main players and substitutes to practice for three more days, and the rest of the bench players were left to do whatever they wanted, and they all gave up anyway, there was nothing to say.
His coaching task this year is to lead the team to the top 64, and first stand firmly in the position of head coach; Although it is against the rules of the NCAA to practice during the holidays, it is enough to pay a little more fine!
With a gloomy face, the assistant coach stepped forward and reprimanded Mark Green, saying, "Shut up, or get out!"
After he finished this little thing, he turned to look at Usilis's shot, although the other party was not a member of the basketball team, he was one of the main players of the football team, and he was also a small star in the school, so he naturally recognized him.
Marc Green, after he was bored with it, muttered, "Ruthless fellow, you must have taken the wrong medicine today."
He didn't bother to train, turned around and left the basketball hall.
One, two, three, four.
Usyris's shot wasn't fast, but he was serious with every shot.
While constantly adjusting the strength of the finger pluck, he stabilized the arc of the shot, from the basic in-place shooting, to the small jump shot, and the turn jump shot, and gradually found a little bit of shooting touch.
In the first round, he shot 2 out of 10.
In the second round, he shot 3 out of 10.
In the third round, he shot 2 out of 10.
In the fourth round, he shot 4 out of 10.
Usilis's condition is getting better and better, and the faster he shoots,
He was distracted, immersed in the feeling of shooting, and before he knew it, an hour had passed.
The game page jumps out again, reminding: Congratulations to Mr. Usiris Frederick for completing the first free shot training mission, rewarding 60 diamonds and 0 gold coins! The system matches training, and the one-hour free shooting training task rewards 60 diamonds and 0 gold coins.
The assistant coach carefully observed, analyzed, and took the initiative to help pick up some basketballs and come back.
He admires Usilis's physical gift, but it is the first time he has seen Usilis train and shoot so seriously, what a seedling, as long as he persists, there is a lot of room for growth in the future.
Without stopping, Usilis began his second free training mission.
He moved to the top of the arc, moved on the high post line, and began to practice one-handed throw.
In the real world, in the 2030s, a cross-generational theory was born in NBA basketball, the ARC4 theory, which led to the boom of mid-range and close-range fixed-point shooting.
The ARC4 theory, translated into Chinese as the four-line theory of the small ball, is to put it bluntly, it is four card lines, which is suitable for cultivating individual small ball offensive skills and small ball tactics.
To illustrate with scientific data, with the center of the basket landing point as the center of the circle, with 1.3 meters of line, 4.0 meters, 6.0 meters, and 7.3 meters as the radius, four arcs are drawn, which are four card lines.
1.3-meter arc, which is the restricted area card line, named 13 lines, small distance, usually the best distance for a dunk or layup; In the NBA, a 1.2-meter arc is a reasonable collision zone.
The 4.0-meter arc, which is a low-post card line, named 40 lines, is usually the best distance to make a layup with various small ball techniques.
The 6.0-meter arc is the high-level card line, named 60 line, and the middle distance is usually the best distance for mid-pitching, strategy, and blocking.
The 7.3-meter arc, which is the outside line, named the 73 line, is the long distance, which is usually the best distance for a three-point gunner to shoot: in the NBA, the three-point line is 7.25 meters, or 6.71 meters, from the basket.
With the center of the basket landing point as the center of the circle, and the rebound as the sideline, the projection is 15 degrees, 45 degrees, 90 degrees, 135 degrees, 165 degrees, five rays, and three card lines intersect, and 15 points are obtained, which is the best gun point for attacking the basket.
In this theory, fixed shooting points are named cannon points.
Among them, the 40 artillery points on the 60 and 60 lines are collectively referred to as the middle artillery points.
Among them, 13 lines are located on the edge of the restricted area under the basket, and you can dunk or make a layup when you turn around and jump, and the shooting rate is super high, so there is no such thing as a gun.
No matter which artillery point it is, it pays attention to the first position and then attack, you can attack with the basket in front of you, or you can play alone with the basket.
On the field, common tactics, including internal and external combination tactics, twin tower tactics, triangle offensive tactics, etc., all require a strong center, so it is called the big ball tactic.
Small-ball tactics refer to tactics that are performed after removing a strong center; The center does not need to force the basket to attack the restricted area, the five-person position is scattered, more passes, more runs, more blocks, more empty-handed cuts, launch fast-paced offenses, try to keep open jump shots, shots, layups, and so on.
The common bombardment tactics and the Preston tactics are both a type of small-ball tactics.
The small ball technique is performed in conjunction with the small ball tactics, including: small hook hand, small jump shot, small change hand layup, small toss, turn around jump shot, pick up the leak and make up the basket, three-step layup, air relay, small board shooting, 45-degree angle board shooting, etc.