Chapter 16 [Spray it, it's not a sin]
April Fool's Day 34th.
"Be ready to be beaten up, you are a waste who can only pass and shoot at open positions. Oh, by the way, you can't even shoot at open positions now, haha." Jack Lehman sneered.
Two white players with good relationship with Leman followed, haha, Guo Xu laughed, walked up and patted Leman on the back, as if the other party was not talking about him.
The atmosphere was very strange. Richardson, who wanted to stand up for Guo Xu, didn't know what to say. This guy is completely crazy. Where is the nearest psychiatric hospital?
Leman was also confused and asked Guo Xu: "Why are you laughing at?"
"You'll know later."
Guo Xu wanted to answer the most, "Others laugh at me for being too crazy, but I laugh at me for not seeing through it." But this sentence is not rhymeful enough in English, so it is rotten in my stomach.
After the players warmed up in the stadium, the group competition began.
Five Red Team players: Guo Xu, Cliffs, Richardson, Ken Boyd, Sher Hughes.
Five players from the White Team: Lehman, Murphy, Peterson, Larry Robinson, and Randy Smith.
After jumping the ball, the white team attacked first, the red team's defensive formation dispersed, people were staring at people, and Guo Xu faced Lehman in the middle.
"Come on, I'm not careful about you!" Guo Xu let Lehman go nearly three steps away, and started to squirt trash at the beginning.
Everyone was a little confused. Isn’t this a practice competition? The smell of gunpowder is so strong?
Lehman frowned, and without thinking too much, he made a three-point jump shot. Guo Xu rushed forward and stretched out his hand, rushing towards the frontcourt without looking back. The ball popped out of the basket, and the backcourt rebound was grabbed by Richardson. When he saw Guo Xu's position, he threw it into the frontcourt with one hand like a rugby quarterback passing the ball to the running back.
Lehman returned to defense slowly. Guo Xu received the ball under the basket and easily picked the basketball in one step. 2 to 0.
Guo Xu participated in training every day and found a lot of interesting things. His condition was unstable, while his teammates were in a constant state. There would never be any bad feeling once and the next time he felt a lot.
After more than a month on April Fools' Day, Lehmann never made a three-pointer on this day. This guy is weak. Guo Xu still believes in Richardson's rebound, so he is very determined in the fast break.
Lehman dribbled the ball through the half, and Guo Xu stepped back to the free throw line, put two meters away, made a gesture of invitation, and shouted: "Come on, continue to shoot! As long as you shoot three-pointers, I will never be careful. Anyone who finds a primary school student is better than you!"
Lehman was confused. If he didn't shoot for such a large open position, it obviously did not meet the coach's requirements. Moreover, Guo Xu shouted to provoke, and it would be embarrassing if he didn't shoot. It might be even more embarrassing if he shot, because he was not sure to shoot.
The more hesitant the player makes, the harder it is to ensure the shooting percentage. This is the theorem on the court. Lehmann jumped another three-pointer and missed the basket, and the backcourt rebound was snatched by Richardson. Guo Xu did not interfere with the shooting and rushed directly to the frontcourt to go to the fast attack.
Richardson landed as a long pass. He found Guo Xu at the level of quarterbacks twice in a row. Guo Xu turned his head and looked at it with one hand, and caught the powerful pass with three steps to go to the basketball. 4 to 0.
Lehman returned to defense and slowed down again. After shooting, he raised his right arm and stared for a second. Coach Izo looked at him and wanted to replace him immediately.
Izo has always emphasized that the point guards practice three-pointers, but Lehman hardly does not practice. He likes to play like Cliffs, as if he doesn't break through or pass the ball, and he doesn't show his ability.
Lehman passed the third half of the dribble. Peterson couldn't bear it anymore and reached out to ask for the ball. Lehman didn't dare to play it himself and passed the ball out. Guo Xu's trash talk came immediately.
"I'm not careful what you passed on? I'm really wondering how the trash like you got into MSU? Do you just dribble across the half-court? (Michigan State University abbreviation)"
Guo Xu transformed into a big troll, which directly affected Leman's mentality. If he used trash talk well, it would be an art.
Lehman provoked Guo Xu in the locker room, saying that he would let Guo Xu go with the burden. Now that he is the other way around, how can he not be impatient?
Lehman wanted to run without the ball to get rid of it, but because he was unhappy, Guo Xu pushed Guo Xu with a small elbow.
This is a normal move for players when running. Even if they come with the ball, as long as they don’t be too harsh, they won’t blow. They can also be used as a skill to test the referee’s phishing standards. Guo Xu seemed to have hit a move, "Kanglong regrets you." With a scream, he flew horizontally, fell down and slid two meters on the floor...
The team leader Davin, who played the guest referee, blew Lehman's foul. Guo Xubiao's trash talk attracted his attention. Seeing Guo Xu being "flyed" by "elbows", he was worried about the conflict and hurriedly ended the game.
"I didn't foul, it was him who pretended to fall." Lehman shouted and explained, with embarrassing eyebrows and Colin Farrell, who can't compete with Yao Ming?
Coach Izo waved directly to Lehman. "Okay, Jack, come down and rest. Martin changed his vest and joined the White Team and served as the point guard."
Lehman reluctantly walked to the sidelines and wanted to explain a few words. Izo was too lazy to listen and waved his hand at him, like driving a fly away. Then he praised Richardson and Guo Xu. "You two have a good cooperation in the long pass. If you keep this in the game tomorrow, we will definitely win."
This was an unexpected surprise. Izo didn't know that Richardson had the ability to pass a long time. He had never seen the fast attack cooperation of the two of them all season. Richardson had never thought of playing like this before. This morning, Guo Xu took him to the park to practice for a while.
During this period, Guo Xu has completely understood Leman's mentality and style of play. He can predict Leman's actions and abuse him as much as he wants. The fastest way to get him out of the game in three rounds.
He didn't worry about the coach being angry because this was the advice he got after treating Izo to dinner one day.
Izo said: "I think trash talk can make up for your shortcomings to a certain extent. If you say it well, it can interfere with the psychological emotions of the opponent's players and prevent him from playing with a normal mind in the game. Overheating his mind will affect his hit rate. Even if the opponent does not take this trick, you can motivate yourself through trash talk and become tougher."
All coaches like tough players. Guo Xu thought it made sense and started practicing trash talk and made significant progress. If he was the predecessor, he would be a little unwilling to open his mouth when talking to people normally. It would be impossible to swear like him.
Fake falls are a skill that Guo Xu himself studied. It is easier for point guards to fall to get whistles because they look thin and easy to bully.
He doesn't think it's embarrassing to fake falls. The point guard won't even play in the NBA?
In his previous life, "Pride of the Emperor" James had the top physical fitness in NBA history, with excellent confrontational ability and super explosive power. The threat of his breakthrough is unprecedented and can often complete 2+1 under the pull of two or three people. However, such an irresistible monster is an absolute master of fake falls, and the exaggerated fake falls can be used as a highlight.
On the offensive end, Guo Xu also regained his shooting touch, and now he has surpassed the past in all aspects.
Chapter completed!