Chapter 31 Fallback Jumper
(Please collect it!! Don’t be stingy with your click, it will bring unlimited motivation to the author!! The collection of one by one is really sad)
The pace of history has entered 1982, and the Christmas holiday is about to end with the sound of the New Year’s Eve bell.
Gan Guoyang has had a fulfilling holiday. Whenever he has time, he will run to the Big Nate barbecue restaurant and go to see the "Big Beidou" Wilt Chamberlain. Chamberlain did not leave after Christmas, but stayed in the barbecue restaurant in Thurmond.
Chamberlain's appearance attracted a large number of San Francisco fans. Many people went to Big Nate's barbecue not to have a meal, but to meet Chamberlain and take a photo with him to sign.
Chamberlain's temper is surprisingly good, and he always meets his requests. He often takes photos with his fans from morning to noon. But Chamberlain disappeared in the afternoon because he wants to play ball with his friends in the afternoon.
Before meeting Chamberlain, Gan Guoyang always thought he was already very talented, but in Wilt, Gan Guoyang felt for the first time what talent is, what non-humanity is, and what the basketball emperor is - although this emperor has begun to "old".
"Come on, Gan, I haven't tried hard yet! Your steps are very good, I'm almost fainted by you, but... you're still too slow!"
"Bang!" With a sound of slapping the ball, the Spalding basketball that Gan Youwei bought for Gan Guoyang was slapped from the air by Chamberlain to the outside of the field like a volleyball.
"Oh no, Mr. Wilt, I still can't score on your head." Gan Guoyang, who was a little dizzy with a big hat, said helplessly. He could not imagine that the giant in front of him was already 46 years old and "old".
"Wilter has always been merciless to the newcomers on the court, which is the same as Russell." Nate Thurmond, who was standing aside and watching, said.
"Don't compare me with that guy Bill Russell. Don't you think I'm much more elegant, even if it's my block? Hahaha!" Chamberlain used elegance to describe himself, which may seem a bit ridiculous to others. He is a huge figure and blocked shot like a volleyball player. No matter how you look at it, they are all rude and savage players.
However, Gan Guoyang could understand the word "elegance" that Chamberlain said. Because during these days of contact, Gan Guoyang found that no matter how he used his body to fight Chamberlain, Chamberlain rarely took the initiative, not to mention doing small moves.
Moreover, although Chamberlain's blocking seemed powerful and barbaric, he was extremely clean. He never jumped up before Gan Guoyang's ball took action, but when the ball flew into the air, he jumped high and stretched out his long arms to fly the racket. This blocking method reflects Chamberlain's superb prediction ability and amazing bounce.
In other words, Chamberlain's defense relies purely on technology and consciousness, and does not use his perverted power or other evil ways at all.
"Yes, you can always shoot the ball out of the air and never foul." Gan Guoyang picked up the ball from outside the court and said.
"Hahaha~ I heard that Nate didn't know me, this little guy really understands me!" Chamberlain was unexpectedly happy when he heard Gan Guoyang's words, just like a child hearing a teacher praise him.
Gan Guoyang didn't know that although Chamberlain had the physical fitness of a Martian, he hated being thought to be just playing on his own body. He hoped to show his basketball skills to others.
So Chamberlain plays very cleanly. No matter how rough the opponent is, he can always keep calm and restrained, so he also maintains the longest record of not being sent off in the NBA.
Now he was very happy to hear Gan Guoyang praise him for his playing skills and playing without fouls.
"Mr. Wirt, let's play another round? Gan Guoyang suggested again with the ball "indecisive" and said.
During a few days of one-on-one practice, Gan Guoyang failed to score a goal. Although part of the reason is that Gan Guoyang insists on using inside technology to score in the three-second zone and at the same time scores on Chamberlain's head, it is really exaggerating not to score a goal.
Gan Guoyang used almost all the tricks he knew, especially his proud skill "turned over and jump shot". However, in front of Chamberlain, the tricks that were tried and tested in the high school are slow and clumsy, either being blocked or unable to make a shot under interference.
Gan Guoyang is now a high school basketball star. Moreover, he has a special talent and can't play in front of an NBA player who has been retired for more than ten years, like a person who has never been in contact with basketball.
"Okay, kid, I want to see what tricks you have. If you can score a goal today, I will take you to the front row of the Great Western Forum Arena in Los Angeles to watch a Lakers game." Chamberlain nodded and made a promise to take Gan Guoyang to watch the Lakers game. At that time, the Lakers' front seats were all Hollywood stars.
Chamberlain has been having a lot of fun these days. As a famous NBA playboy, he is known to have been in the legend of more than 20,000 women. He has never married and has never started his own family. So he ran to his old friend on Christmas Day, the day when his family reunion was reunited.
Here he not only felt a little warmth of his family, but also met an interesting young man like Gan Guoyang who accompanied him to enjoy the fun of basketball.
Chamberlain even wondered whether to deliberately let Gan Guoyang get one, so as to prevent this little guy from being frustrated too much and no longer willing to play with him.
However, when Gan Guoyang started to move with the ball, Chamberlain began to feel that he might not need to let the water go.
This time, Gan Guoyang did not turn from the front to the basket as before, and immediately turned from the basket to the back, because he had already known that no matter how good he thought his skills were, he would not be able to shake Chamberlain's mountain every minute.
Therefore, he no longer had direct confrontation with Chamberlain, but used his footsteps and dribbling to avoid Chamberlain and seek space to take action.
As the saying goes, "As a person grows older, his legs will grow older." No matter how strong Chamberlain's physical fitness is, he is already 46 years old, and time is not forgiving. Although Gan Guoyang's footsteps are not skillful, his advantage lies in his agility and speed.
Gan Guoyang cut in from the right side to the basket, his steps were very fragmented, making people unable to tell whether to break through or feint. At this time, he suddenly stopped suddenly, pulled the ball out, then held the ball with his right hand and turned right, almost completely shook Chamberlain who was moving inward.
But Gan Guoyang's turning skills have not reached the level of perfection, so after turning, he still needs to make a little adjustment before shooting. And Chamberlain has already reacted to this adjustment, and he opened his arms like a lion fighting a rabbit and rushed forward.
However, Gan Guoyang did not hesitate because of the mountains in front of him. He jumped at about 10 feet (3 meters) from the basket.
Because of the initial loss of defense, Chamberlain had no way to wait for Gan Guoyang to shoot the ball into the air before blocking it. When he saw Gan Guoyang jumping and jumping at the same time, he stretched out his long arm to block Gan Guoyang's shot.
Although Chamberlain's bounce and speed were far less than when he was young, his consciousness, judgment and perverted height and wingspan were still there. In his opinion, Gan Guoyang's ball was very good and he stopped the ball and turned around suddenly, but it was still too slow to escape his clutches.
However, when Chamberlain felt that his fingertips were about to touch the basketball in Gan Guoyang's hand, he found that the ball was getting farther and farther away from his fingers.
"Backback jump shot!" This noun that he was extremely familiar with appeared in Chamberlain's mind, because it was also one of the most lethal weapons he once had.
It is indeed a backward jump shot. This technique has a sacred significance to all fans. It is like a supreme skill. Anyone who truly masters it can obtain the highest glory of the NBA. In later generations, one No. 23 and one No. 24 put this technique to the extreme and thus achieved supreme achievements.
In 1982, he was in college on the 23rd and was a four-year-old child on the 24th. In fact, at this time, the spokesperson for the back jump shot was the giant facing Gan Guoyang - Wirt Chamberlain, this omnipotent guy.
But perhaps Chamberlain's scoring methods are too rich, and as an inside player, he has many more relaxed scoring methods, so the back jump shot is often a means for Chamberlain to show his skills rather than destroying the opponent's weapons.
Now, Gan Guoyang played a big sword in front of his ancestor and used this unique skill. The ball flew very quickly in the air and the arc was very flat. Because Gan Guoyang was not exerting enough force in the backward state, he had to lower the arc so that the ball could fly to the basket.
The ball hit the basket's neck, but did not bounce, but hit the rebound again, fell down and bounced a few times on the edge of the basket. After "sweeping" for a while, the ball chose to throw it into the Nets' arms and the ball entered!
"Yes!" Gan Guoyang finally entered the basket when he saw the ball, and punched hard to celebrate, while secretly glad that he had good luck.
He grasped Chamberlain's "elegance" in playing basketball and knew that the opponent liked to "beat the opponent technically". Since this was the case, Gan Guoyang simply used technology to fight against technology, and at the same time relied on his youthful and fast advantage, coupled with unexpected offensive routines, which caught Chamberlain off guard. Finally, with a little luck, he finally scored his first goal since his single-handed fight with Chamberlain.
"Haha, you made a jump shot with a backward jump shot. Although it is lucky, I will still take you to Los Angeles to watch the game in the future. It's really my promise." A proud person like Chamberlain attaches more importance to his promise than anything else.
"Thank you, Mr. Chamberlain!" Gan Guoyang's excitement for scoring the goal had not yet passed, and he was naturally happier when he heard that Chamberlain would fulfill his promise.
"But, your backward jump shot was learned temporarily, right? Your posture was not correct at all." At this time, Chamberlain did not forget to pour cold water on Gan Guoyang.
Indeed, Gan Guoyang's backward jump shot was purely spiritual, and he jumped backward according to the movements he remembered, even if it was a "backward jump shot".
In fact, the "rear jump shot" technique looks simple. Isn't it just to fall back when you jump shot? It's not particularly difficult to learn it, but it's even more difficult to use it well and play a role in the game.
"That's right... I just jumped backwards casually and threw the ball out..." Gan Guoyang also told the truth, he was confused.
"So your stagnation is poor, your arm is not exerted correctly, and the arc of the ball is very smooth. Your ball is not thrown, but thrown out." Chamberlain saw through the lameness of Gan Guoyang's backward jump shot at a glance.
Gan Guoyang scratched his head embarrassedly, feeling more and more that he was lucky to score a goal.
"I'll teach you how to make a back jump shot! Nate, we haven't had a one-on fight for a long time, come-on?" Chamberlain seemed to want to teach the Chinese guy what a back jump shot is, and he also wants to pull Nate Thurmond!
"Okay Wilt~" Thurmond took off his coat and stood on the court without hesitation.
There is really a good show now. Gan Guoyang didn't expect that these two friends and opponents who were once on the court would now have a bass offensive and defensive confrontation for him. If people from outside know about it, they would have to be hyped up by media reporters.
Now, there is only one audience in this retro battle, that is Gan Guoyang.
Chamberlain's offense has been a shocking moment in the history of the NBA, but Thurmond is definitely one of the best on the defensive end. The peak match between the two in the NBA was the six finals in 1967. In the end, Thurmond looked up at his former idol, stepped over himself and entered the throne, and held up the Walter Brown Cup.
Now, two middle-aged men who had already left their armor and returned to the field have lost their youthful spirit and ambitions. They have stood on this small basketball court with only one spectator, continuing their fateful duel. However, this duel has less life-and-death struggles, and more old friends cherish each other.
Gan Guoyang didn't dare to blink on the side. He knew that the masters always had a winner in an instant.
Two giants stood under the basket with the ball on their backs, and the other held the ball with his left hand against the other's back, and raised his right hand high at any time. The two seemed to have returned to the battle in 1967, the only final in 10 years without green.
Chamberlain made a little adjustment and his huge body began to move. Although he had been away from the professional arena for nearly ten years, his dribbling skills were still agile and coordinated. He saw that he turned his left foot as the axis and his whole body turned to his left hand, while his right hand dribble was squeezed inward.
Thurmond's hand on Chamberlain's back had long noticed Chamberlain's movements. Before Chamberlain's body had completely surpassed him, he stepped forward and blocked Chamberlain's way with his body.
At the same time, he used his strong body to continuously create physical contact and squeeze Chamberlain's activity space. This is also a major feature of Thurmond in defense. He is good at physical contact and does not make fouls. Gan Guoyang can be said to have gained a true teaching in this regard.
But who is Chamberlain? No one in NBA history has been able to defend him. After being blocked and blocked by Thurmond, he did not squeeze in, although his physical fitness is better than Thurmond.
Chamberlain's entire body suddenly relaxed, as if he had given up his confrontation with Thurmond, and then pulled back and was staggered with Thurmond. Then Gan Guoyang saw Chamberlain's huge body jumping up in the air like a leaning tower of Pisa. The ball made a move, "Look back and jump shot!"
This routine is exactly the same as what Gan Guoyang used just now, but this is the real backward jump shot. From jumping to leaning back to preparing to shoot to shooting, the whole process was completed in one go without any drag. The only drawback is that Chamberlain's shooting posture is a bit strange. It feels like he is not shooting, but pushing the ball out with one hand.
Thurmond's reaction was also very fast. It seemed that he was prepared for Chamberlain's move. He also jumped high as Chamberlain jumped backwards, stretching out his terrible long arm to block Chamberlain's move.
But Chamberlain was too tall, his 7-foot-1 figure was 2 inches taller than Thurmond, and the ball still flew towards the basket against Thurmond's fingertips.
"Bang!" A clean and neat frontal kick came in!
This ball is also good for two or three seconds. As an inside player, once he enters the three-second zone, he must end the battle quickly, otherwise it will take three seconds.
But it was the first time that China-Gan Guoyang intuitively realized what a showdown between masters and giants was. He could hear the sound of the two muscles colliding, see their extremely skillful skills, and feel the roar in their hearts when they confronted.
Although the war has long been extinguished, my love for basketball has never cooled down.
"Hey boy, how about it? When I was as old as you, I had already scored 30 or 40 points on countless people's heads." After Chamberlain entered the ball, he looked at Gan Guoyang who was still a little stunned and said proudly.
"Is this a fallback jump shot?"
Chapter completed!