basketball hero

Chapter 360 Speak with Strength

This preseason game is a home game, so the Raptors played much more aggressively than the rival Celtics.With the help of his teammates, Ying Xiong feinted after receiving Calderon, flew Daniels, quickly lowered his center of gravity and cut inward with the ball, facing Kevin Garnett's help defense, took a big step, and used The European step throws the opponent away, and hits the board with the left hand-hit!
The fans at the scene were overjoyed by Ying Xiong's attack and kept screaming.You must know that it is not an easy task to be able to score beautiful goals with a European step so calmly under the help of KG, even if it is only a preseason game.

Coach Casey was calm, but the rest of the Raptors looked a little taken aback.Most of them are players who have played in the league for more than one season. They have played against Ying Xiong more or less, and they have also paid attention to him.It was the first time they had seen him use the Eurostep in a game, and the shock in their hearts was self-evident.They used to think that Yingxiong was a 3D player similar to Ariza. The Raptors gave him such a big contract, and the players were somewhat dissatisfied with him as the core.They think that he got into the position because of his status as a Chinese player and his relationship with Coach Casey. His real strength is like that. It is enough to be a role player, but it is impossible to be a core player.

Many defenders can do Eurostep, even some big players can.But it is very difficult for this action to become a killer move on the offensive end. It requires excellent coordination, balance, ability to combine the ball and accurate judgment.Ginobili and Harden are the most slick European players in the league.Unlike Ginobili and Harden who are both left-handed, Ying Xiong's left-handedness is very balanced, and he can even shoot with his left hand. This allows him to have two sets of steps in his Eurostep, and finally he can layup with his left hand or his right hand. Opponents are more difficult to defend.

Ying Xiong knew that some of his teammates were dissatisfied with him, and he was not a fool, so he could see it.Europeans and Americans do not know how to restrain their minds like Chinese people. Their emotions are often displayed on their faces, especially those young people in their early 20s.

Ying Xiong knew that the contract he got made many people jealous and caused a lot of criticism.He thinks he deserves the contract, but others don't.He knows what he should do now, not to convince others with his mouth, but to prove it with his strength. The NBA is not a place for eloquence, but a place for physical fitness and ball skills.

Yingxiong received the ball again, picked and rolled with Amir Johnson, pulled the ball with his left hand, then suddenly changed his left hand to the right, took a big step, and quickly passed O'Neal, who was changing defenses, and faced KG's help defense again. During the march, he made a fake movement of changing direction, suddenly cut to the left, then took off with his right foot, and looked for the board with his left hand.

Even though Garnett's body is not as strong as it was at its peak, "a skinny camel is bigger than a horse", he didn't have Yingxiong's fake moves, he jumped high, and stretched out his long arms to block the opponent.

At this moment, Ying Xiong's body stretched in the air suddenly twisted, and the left hand of the layup was retracted, and a "carriage return" was given to the follow-up Amir Johnson, who had no one to defend after receiving the ball , under the watchful eyes of the fans at the scene, with one step, violently abused the frame with both hands!

"Wow——" a large-scale exclamation erupted at the scene, and the fans once again refreshed their views on Xiangxiong and gained a new understanding of him.On the surface, this goal was attributed to Amir Johnson, but anyone who knows the ball knows that 99% of the credit for this goal belongs to Ying Xiong.Ying Xiong used the ball-holding pick-and-roll to use the change of direction and speed to pass O'Neal, who was changing defenses, to find an opportunity to get a layup in the face of Garnett's help defense, and then completely attracted Garnett's help defense. His vision, staying in the air and strength of the waist and abdomen send the ball to teammate Amir Johnson, which is not something a 3D player can do.Although the sample size of a ball is too small, it can also explain a lot of problems.

Those teammates and fans who questioned Yingxiong began to gradually weaken their doubts. Action is the best response. Yingxiong is using his actions to show his true strength to those who question him.

Generally speaking, in the NBA, there is no shortage of talent.Some geniuses simply lack opportunities, or lack a system that works for them.But some geniuses never pick a system, never pick a lineup configuration, they just need a chance.Ying Xiong is such a person. After he entered the NBA, he never really got his own opportunity.

In the NBA, if a player is unable to play despite getting a lot of opportunities and having a suitable system, or his performance is extremely unstable, then this player is destined to have no possibility of becoming a star.

Ying Xiong knows that right now, he is getting an opportunity, an opportunity to prove his true strength.He has secretly made up his mind that he must seize this opportunity well, in order to repay those who bet on his success, and also for his own dream.

In this home game preseason, although Ying Xiong didn't try his best, he was serious about it. In the end, he led the Raptors to victory at home and defeated the absent-minded Celtics.He played 30 minutes in this game and made 14 of 8 shots, including 3 of 5 3-pointers and 6 of 5 free throws. He scored 24 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals.

The reason why Ying Xiong didn't attack more was because of his own considerations.As a newly joined player this season, he doesn't want his teammates to think that he is a very "independent" person.It is necessary to prove that you have the ability to score points at any time, and let your teammates know that you have organizational skills, so that after your team's low position is stable, you can read the game according to the situation on the court and make the most appropriate judgment.

In this league, people who can only score points and have major flaws cannot become superstars, or even the core of a team.The most suitable for this type of player is the sixth man.As for this truth, Ying Xiong will not fail to understand.

Ying Xiong's scoring ability and court control ability in the Raptors' first preseason game gave Raptors fans a reassurance.And those teammates who questioned him before gradually began to change their prejudice against him and began to believe in his strength.In the NBA, with absolute strength, most problems can be solved.

The victory in the first preseason game did not make Coach Casey feel very happy. He is not stupid. How much desire to fight the opponent Celtics showed can be seen from the first round.He was delighted because he saw the potential and hope shown by the team he coached.This young Raptors team's execution on the court is quite good, and they have implemented their own coaching philosophy well. Given time, they will definitely be able to make a difference.

For a coach, a group of recruits is far easier to accept his teachings than a group of veterans.

(End of this chapter)