Chapter 30: The End of D'Angelo Collins
Since Garnett, Kobe Bryant and Maddie proved that high school students can succeed in the NBA, more and more high school students feel like they don't have to challenge for college.
D'Angelo Collins was one of them, who was arrogant and egotistical, believing that college was just a burden to him.
Today's game against the Emerald was the ultimate battle, with Quint Demio on Yu Fei's side and Collins followed by a professional film crew, who wanted to make a documentary about Collins' rise from an obscure street boy to an NBA star.
At the end of the warm-up, the starters of both sides stood in the center circle.
Around them, there are hundreds of scouts and college coaches, including Louisville head coach Rick Pitino and Milwaukee Bucks general manager Ernie Glenfield, as well as Wizards president Michael Jordan behind the scenes.
Before the start of the game, Yu Fei asked Will Wilkins to step down, and he was going to jump the ball with Collins.
This move caused the displeasure of Collins's friends.
The gangsters from New York make all sorts of noises to distract Yu Fei.
"Hey, Chinese guy, D-Lo will let you see the gap!"
"Fifth and sixteenth places are completely different!"
"D-Lo will teach you a hard lesson!"
Apparently, their trash talk put Collins to good use.
Collins smiled confidently and acquiesced in the fans' actions, while Yu Fei did not respond to the men, just waiting for the referee to throw the ball into the air.
Yu Fei, who didn't play center for a while, felt rusty with the jump ball, and Collins won the ball for the Gray Wolves.
There's no doubt that the Gray Wolves are Collins' one-man team, and although he's surrounded by top 100 twelve-graders and top 50 eleven-graders, the team is dominated by Collins.
Only with Collins' consent can others start their own shows.
For Collins, who is hell-bent on proving that he is far better than Yu Fei in front of everyone, no one can steal the ball from him until he achieves his goal.
On the first ball, Collins violently hit Wilkins with his back, and his back lasted for about 10 seconds.
Wilkins couldn't stop and was forced to score by him.
Collins' family and friends erupted in loud cheers.
Then, Roy's breakthrough was met by Collins' volleyball cap.
“Easy!!!”
Collins' friends laughed loudly at Team Emerald.
"Brandon, just stand outside." Yu Fei pulled Roy up from the ground and let him serve.
Roy looked helpless, he didn't feel good shooting today, and he couldn't dodge Collins' defense when he burst in.
The Jade team served on the sideline, Yu Fei got it, and faced Levi Watkins (Levi Watkins SF), who was ranked 60th in the United States in the 2001 class, without any extra moves, only a shot feint to shake the opponent up, instantly burst into the three-point line, and then stepped into the free throw line to collect the ball, and jumped up suddenly.
Collins didn't expect his teammates to be broken through so quickly, and he didn't expect Yu Fei to ignore his interior defense at all.
His assistant defense hesitated for a second, and this second was enough to determine the outcome of this attack and defense.
Yu Fei's right hand flashed through Collins' cover, sweeping over his body like a butterfly to complete a thunderous slam slam.
Collins glared angrily, as if in great disgrace.
Yu Fei turned to the believers in Collins and asked mockingly, "Why don't you scream?" Go on, let me enjoy it more. ”
They satisfied Yu Fei, uttered even more ugly trash talk, and believed that Collins would definitely get back on the field.
Collins continued to sink low.
In Yu Fei's opinion, his offensive methods are too simple.
If they let Collins play as single, maybe he would be invincible, but why should they let it go?
The team Collins has faced before may not have a forward with both height and reach, and the Emerald side can let Wilkins top in it and Yu Fei interfere from behind.
The same attack, Collins was frustrated under the bag.
This is simply incredible for him, as no opponent has been able to withstand his strength before.
Wilkins looked like he could only go to the top hard, but he bought enough time to fly to help the defense.
Five seconds after Collins' offensive miss, Yu Fei pushed the fast break and smashed the ball to the rebound, and the follow-up Iguodala jumped up happily and dunked in the air.
There will be another prophet in this world, another divine ship will sail through the endless sea, a beloved hero will be doomed once defeated, and a great man as Achilles will be sent back to Thessaly.
D'Angelo Collins didn't understand this, and despite his team-mates' pleas to help him share the pressure, he picked up the ball again and tried to break into the opposition's box.
This time, Wilkins pretended to be defeated and let him into the hinterland, and just as Collins was about to complete the attack, Yu Fei fell from the sky and picked his ball with both hands.
The atmosphere at the Rothman Center went crazy.
Collins' followers were silent, and scouts, college coaches, and NBA professionals were all shocked by the young man in front of them.
The fifth-highest high school student in the nation in the Class of 2001 seemed vulnerable to him.
Yu Fei dribbled to the frontcourt, but Levi Watkins still tried his best to defend, and he chased back and blocked Yu Fei's face.
"Isn't it a shame to follow someone like that? You're in the top 60 in the U.S. ”
As soon as Yu Fei finished talking trash talk, he stopped sharply, collected the ball and pulled it up, and shot an unblockable high-arc three-point shot in front of Watkins.
"!!Shh
Yu Fei turned to Collins' group of relatives and friends, and said with a smile: "The noisy gnomes have finally shut up. ”
Yu Fei didn't remind Michael Jordan of Scottie Pippen, or rather, today's Yu Fei doesn't look like Pippen at all.
Whether it's an all-area defense that hangs over the three-point line, an unstoppable fast break, or a pull-and-go three-pointer that doesn't match his size, Jordan reminds Jordan of another former teammate, Brad Sellers SF/PF/C, who lost to Pippen in the team's competition.
Jordan often heard people say that so-and-so has supergiant talent below the head, if you put this sentence on Cyrus, then, he is supergiant talent all over his body, but he lacks the big heart and tenacity required to become supergiant.
Sellers couldn't stand Jordan's test, let alone Pippen's desire to compete — in fact, the fragile inner strength was the reason Sellers fell to the ninth pick in 1986, when the ninth pick wasn't even a lottery show.
Jordan believed in his first feelings.
Yu Fei's first impression was impeccable.
Extremely talented in the forward position, with the technical reserves to make the leap to the next level effortlessly, full of fighting spirit and desire to compete, and can still perform well in difficult game conditions.
His mentality and mental strength are much stronger than Cyrus's.
Surprisingly, that was just the beginning of Yu Fei's madness.
Half a minute later, Yu Fei called for Collins.
Collins didn't come out, he shot straight threes. Hit again!
That three-point shot caused a "wow" because it proved that Yu Fei's three-point shot was a conventional tactic, not a surprisingly winning dribble.
Collins, who was out of balance, actually lost the ball in a one-on-one low-post attack, and Yu Fei picked up the ball and ran to the front court to complete the turn and back dunk.
As the game progressed, one of Collins' Achilles' heels was knocked out by Yu Fei - he was helpless in the face of pick-and-roll.
Collins can't get out, and even if he does, he will be passed by one step.
And, once Collins doesn't play well on the offensive end, he also doesn't have the ability to create offensive opportunities for his teammates.
Unfortunately, this is one of the things Yu Fei does best.
Yu Fei's performance gradually became in line with the Wizards' scout's description of Jordan - a tall version of Scottie Pippen.
With three minutes remaining, the decisive round of the bout took place.
Yu Fei called for dismantling on the outside line, but Collins still didn't come out.
But Yu Fei did not choose to shoot from the outside, but dribbled straight to the basket, and there is no doubt that the era of D'Angelo Collins as one of the top players in the United States has come to an end, and his fall represents the birth of another shining star, which was decided from the beginning, and time always has to be taken away on time that is not part of this place.
Yu Fei was like a giant whale flying out of the sea, facing Collins's body and smashing into a savage dunk, and the loud bang brought the game to a climax.
It was the end of D'Angelo Collins.