stadium ambition

Chapter 70 Buckley Support

LeBron believes that Su Yang definitely has the strength of the starting team, but he did not say who he will replace, but after he updated his Twitter, the voices supporting Su Yang's starting team increased, and Arenas and other stars also expressed their support in various ways.

Early on Sunday morning, Su Yang and others attended the pre-match press conference as arranged by Nike.

A reporter from ESPN asked Coleman in public why Su Yang, the No. [-] high school student in the United States, was not arranged to start the game.

Coleman said with a smile that he did not notice the update of the ranking list before, and that it would be better for Derrick Rose and Eric Gordon to start together, because they both played for the AAU team and have rich experience in cooperation.

Coleman explained a lot, and it seemed reasonable for Su Yang to come off the bench.

The reporters didn't want to ask questions. When the players were interviewed, they asked Su Yang what he thought.

"I just play. I just want to win the game. I don't care much about other things. Let's focus on the game and see what happens." Su Yang didn't answer directly, wanting to avoid affecting the emotions of other teammates.

At the end of the press conference, Su Yang and others came to Madison Square Garden again. Witnessed by many media and fans, they held public training before the game. They started from shooting warm-ups and gradually transitioned to tactical running positions.

After the white team ran down two rounds of tactics, Su Yang stood on the sidelines to rest, sneaking a look at the red team.

Marshal Stevens finally began to arrange tactics, and they were defensive tactics.After observing carefully for 5 minutes, Su Yang realized that he was engaging in unlimited defense routines. At the same time, he strictly blocked the three-pointers and the basket, and only allowed mid- and long-range shots.

"This defensive strategy is a bit aimed at us." Su Yang pondered in his heart, the other eleven teammates on the white team, based on the image alone, except for Harden and Love, the rest of them are relatively poor at medium and long distances. Some are breakthrough players.

Stevens led the red team to practice defensive tactics for a while, and then began to engage in offensive tactics. Perhaps because the inside advantage is too obvious, and guards such as Jonny Flynn are good at emergency stops and shots, the tactics are mainly high-position coordination. .

Su Yang looked carefully for a while, and found that it was Stevens' typical INDY RIP tactic.

That tactic focuses on off-ball screen cuts, and is more dependent on high-post players' passing vision and passing ability. As far as the on-site performance of the red team's insiders is concerned, it seems to be okay. As long as the defense is not so tight, it is enough to execute smoothly. tactics.

The players of the two teams were training, and cheers suddenly sounded in the arena. LeBron walked out of the player tunnel. He waved to the fans, walked straight into the training field, and interacted with the players of the red team one by one.

The white team is also in the same process, but LeBron deliberately chats with Rose a few more times, which seems to be very important.

The cameraman at the scene hurriedly picked up the lens to take a quick shot, for fear of missing this kind of photo that may become historical.

LeBron walked towards Su Yang at last, and raised his hand to signal from afar, with an excited expression on his face.

Su Yang stepped closer, raised his right hand to give him a high-five, and suddenly exclaimed in a low voice, "Taco Tuesday!"

"What?" LeBron froze for a moment, then tilted his head and stared, his expression was quite puzzled.

"Uh..." Su Yang was embarrassed directly, thinking that LeBron might not have developed the habit of eating TACO at the moment, and even if he ate it, he hadn't specially created a Tuesday to call it, so he was naturally confused by this slogan.

"Do you also like to eat TACO? It is indeed delicious, and it is one of the dishes on my recipe." LeBron took the initiative to resolve the embarrassing atmosphere. "If there is a chance in the future, I invite you to try it at my house. We have a super chef."

"Okay! You performed very well last night. My friend asked me to get your autograph. If possible, he also hopes to take a photo with you. He often promotes to people that you are the strongest basketball player in the world."

"No problem, you can play well tonight, don't worry about the outside comments, Kobe and I both know what you are capable of, keep up your rhythm, and hope that when we meet next time, there will be a wonderful confrontation."

Su Yang nodded, the two chatted for a while, LeBron turned around and walked to the sidelines for an interview.

The training continued, and the white team also started to engage in defensive tactics, but Coach Coleman did not have a specific strategy. He only said that he should run and give physical confrontation as much as possible. When defending without the ball, he must concentrate and must not take it lightly.

Hearing such an arrangement, Su Yang knew that the white team might be blown up. With the red team's INDY RIP tactic, it is extremely necessary for the defensive players to find a way to delay as much as possible when encountering cover, otherwise it will be for nothing.

Su Yang tried to make a suggestion, but as soon as he opened his mouth to express his thoughts, Coleman clearly refused, so he had to remain silent.

The public training ended in a blink of an eye, and the red and white teams returned to the hotel to eat and rest, making final preparations for the game.

...

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the Nike Challenge officially started, and there were only about half of the audience.

The first was the skills challenge. After three rounds of competition, Nolan Smith narrowly defeated Joni Flynn and won the championship trophy. But the most amazing thing is Griffin, who can handle the ball like a defender .

After a short break, the three-point contest continued.

Harden signed up to participate, but unfortunately he was eliminated in the first round, and Love unexpectedly won the championship.

In the subsequent slam dunk contest, Griffin crushed the whole process and won the championship without any suspense.

At [-] o'clock in the evening, the fans are looking forward to the upcoming battle of the summit, and big names such as LeBron will appear as scheduled.The announcer also introduced many stars, actors and singers, but Su Yang knew Taylor Swift and Spike Lee.

Su Yang took Zheng Xiang to find LeBron, and the three of them took a group photo, but Zheng Xiang was so excited that he couldn't tell LeBron the phrase "you are the best player in the world". A three-year-old generally sulks.

After the grand entrance ceremony, players from the red and white teams entered the field one after another, and the central big screen began to play the highlight highlights of the starters. The white team had all kinds of flying dunks, while the red team mainly focused on shooting and layups .

Barkley, Ernie Johnson, and Kenny Smith sat side by side in the TNT commentary seat.

After a short opening remark, Ernie asked: "OK, let's talk about the starting lineup of the white team. Who do you think can achieve higher achievements in the NBA? I personally think it will be Blake Griffin. He has a rare athletic talent. There are fans who compare him to Dwight Howard, but he's obviously more skilled with the ball and the post game."

"I think it will be Michael Beasley. Over the years of my career, I have seen many players with outstanding talents, but it is rare to see a player like him who can master almost all offensive skills in high school. Even this Michael Jordan didn't do it either, he was the type of player who would score if you gave him the ball," Kenny said.

Ernie echoed and said: "Yes, he is currently averaging 28 points, 16 rebounds, 4.5 blocks and 4.0 assists per game. He is an extremely versatile player, a bit like LeBron James. What do you think? ?Charles."

Barkley shrugged slightly: "I think Su Yang from China is the strongest player on the white team. His static physical condition looks average, but his dynamic talent is simply explosive. That kind of coordination, flexibility, and explosive power are already good enough." Compared to a lot of NBA players, and he's only 17 years old, he's at least the next Chris Paul, if he's not kidding."

Ernie and Kenny looked surprised, and Barkley continued: "He also has Beasley's mature offensive skills, and his defensive skills are even a level ahead. Have you ever seen a high school player who uses his back as frequently as he does?" body attack?"

"So I'm very puzzled, why didn't the white team arrange for him to start the game?"

(End of this chapter)