Chapter 37 Unlocking the Aerial Oop Skill

After the offense and defense switched, he didn't go to the basket this time. Instead, he stood still in the low post on the left wing and watched his teammates play.

When he watched the national team's basketball games in the past, he often saw the players of the national team playing like this and was influenced by them.

In the last game, he went to the basket for every attack. Today he played as a starter. Although he has little experience, he knows that the starters will definitely play longer than the substitutes. His physical fitness is only second-rate, so he has to allocate his physical energy well and cannot go to the basket every time.

In addition, his tactical ability is very poor now. He does not understand the Knicks' tactics at all and cannot run correctly.

"He, move according to the tactics and contain the opponent, don't stand still." Tang Cheney shouted loudly.

"It's over!"

Philip knew very well that He Zhongqiu didn't understand tactics at all, but he could only translate quickly.

The little tactical knowledge that He Zhongqiu had was what he heard from others when he was playing basketball, and he heard some more when watching TV broadcasts. Then, Xia Song taught him some things a while ago. They were all the basics. He didn't know much about the Knicks' tactics and had just started to learn them.

"I'm a center, not a perimeter player, how can I run?"

He did hear it, and wanted to move, because correct movement could gain proficiency, but he didn't know how to move at all. He was so anxious that he didn't know what to do, so he had to start moving randomly.

The madman took the ball to the left wing, and the Nets still played man-to-man defense, with small forward Jefferson guarding him.

He saw that He Zhongqiu did not enter the basket, Kurt Thomas pulled to the right wing again, and the paint area was empty, so he started to break through with the ball.

A tentative step, the sophomore Jefferson lacked defensive experience and was shaken, so he broke through from the left side.

Seeing the madman coming at him aggressively, Jason Collins immediately left He Zhongqiu in the low post on the left wing and chose to return to defend the basket.

The madman does not play alone. He is more willing to share the ball than Alan Houston. When he broke into the paint area from the left waist position, he saw Collins had reached the basket and Jefferson had caught up to his right side, so he immediately chose to pass the ball to He Zhongqiu.

He threw the ball casually to He Zhongqiu's chest two meters away.

He Zhongqiu was thinking about how to move to contain his opponent and was distracted. He also thought that the madman would break in and play on his own, so he was not mentally prepared to receive the ball. Although he reacted quickly, he was still half a beat slow. When he caught the ball with both hands, it hit the ball and went out of bounds.

"Di!"

The referee blew the whistle and made a gesture for the offense and defense to switch.

"Snapped!"

Tang Cheney clapped his hands in anger and turned away.

Thibodeau comforted him, "Sir, he just came in and is not familiar with our tactics at all. We have to give him time."

"I know."

Tang Cheney nodded, and his expression improved a little.

"This is a common problem for rookies. They are not mentally prepared to receive the ball at any time. Sometimes, wasting the ball can be fatal," said Tom Howard.

"It's a matter of experience. You can't expect all rookies to be Tim Duncan," Michael Breen said with a smile.

On the sidelines, Don Cheney yelled at He Zhongqiu who was running by: "He, concentrate. No matter where you are, no matter what you are doing, you must be ready to catch the ball."

Philip quickly translated. He Zhongqiu had already run to the backcourt, so Philip chased after him and continued shouting until He Zhongqiu nodded to indicate that he heard him.

This mistake caused He Zhongqiu to not receive any passes in the next three minutes.

Madman and Alan Houston and other outside players all agreed that the rookie needed to be taught a lesson so that he would have a deeper impression of the mistake. Otherwise, he would think that the mistake was not a big deal and that he could waste the ball at will.

This is also one of the unspoken rules on the NBA court. No one will pass the ball to a rookie who just made a mistake.

He only grabbed one backcourt rebound on the defensive end and gained three proficiency points in anticipation.

Moreover, the basket he was protecting was dunked by Kenyon Martin, which was considered a return of the favor and a way for Kenyon Martin to vent his anger.

Whether on offense or defense, he was like a headless fly, unable to integrate into the offense and defense system. In the fifth minute of the first quarter, 11:9, the Knicks were two points behind at home, and the Knicks had the ball.

"Offensive tactical positioning is correct, proficiency +3."

After He Zhongqiu entered the frontcourt, he went to the basket again to take position.

In the powerful low-post confrontation, Collins, who was not as strong as him, could not withstand it at all and could only defend in the front.

At the top of the arc, Ellis took the basketball passed by the madman, raised his hands high, and suddenly threw the basketball towards the basket.

He Zhongqiu was delighted when he saw the basketball flying towards him.

At this moment, he recalled an attack from O'Neal's offensive highlights.

That was when O'Neal was being defended by Olajuwon under the basket. Kobe directly threw the ball towards the basket. O'Neal caught the ball in the air, then adjusted his body posture in the air and completed an air relay dunk.

The aerial relay requires very good physical fitness, core strength, jumping, flexibility, balance, coordination, etc., all need to reach a very good level and none of them can be missing.

He has all these qualities, and is no less than O'Neal.

The next moment, the basketball arrived. He used his right elbow to push Jason Collins outside, then jumped with all his strength and grabbed the basketball with both hands.

Collins also jumped up, but he only jumped one and a half feet at most, while he jumped at least two and a half feet. After a contact in the air, the former was directly bounced away by him.

"Snapped!"

The next moment after grabbing the ball with both hands, the core strength was activated and the posture adjustment in the air began. He twisted the body slightly to the left, maintained balance and stayed in the air, and smashed the basket with both arms holding the ball.

"boom!"

“Ouch…”

The next moment, the basket was shaking, and Madison Square Garden turned into a sea of ​​cheers with countless arms waving.

"alley-oop!"

In the ESPN live studio, Michael Brin's passionate roar aroused the emotions of countless fans in front of the TV.

"Wow!"

Spike Lee made an extremely exaggerated expression of surprise.

"I heard from Brother Xia that He Zhongqiu's physical fitness was developed from practicing martial arts since he was a child." At the Yao family in Houston, Yao Ming said with envy on his face.

"Don't envy others. He has his advantages and you have your advantages," said Yao's mother.

"Oh."

I don’t know what’s wrong with Dayao, but he really envies He Zhongqiu’s physical talent and has an urge to practice martial arts.

But at this time he thought of a saying, if you want to practice magic skills, you must first castrate yourself. He Zhongqiu practiced martial arts so well that he had no hair at all. I wonder if he has... that?
"Ah owe! Ah owe! Ah owe!"

On the court at Madison Square Garden, He Zhongqiu suddenly sneezed three times
"Congratulations to the host for mastering the aerial relay skill. The skill is unlocked and the level is assessed to be 80."

He received another wave of rewards and unlocked a skill, the level of which was as high as 80. He was so happy that he laughed from ear to ear.

O'Neal is too big and it is not the most suitable position for him. He thinks he can watch more people's aerial relays and maybe he can gain some insights.

"Whether it's basketball or martial arts, it's all about controlling and using the body, and the control and use of strength..."

He also thought about other basketball techniques, and perhaps he could borrow some things from martial arts to bring some insights.

(End of this chapter)