Reborn My Name Is Kobe

Soon our opponent in the semi-finals appeared. This is a team that looks quite powerful. It is similar to the team we met in the quarterfinals. There are already quite reasonable players in this team.

The lineup is well matched. Not only does it have a relatively powerful inside line, but it also has a good outside combination. It is more like a team that has been working together for a while.

When encountering a team like this, we naturally don't dare to take it too lightly. After all, even if it is an amateur competition, it is still the semi-finals.

Sometimes there may be some surprises in basketball games, especially when you don't know enough about your opponent, it is inevitable that you will underestimate the opponent and cause some problems.

Now the opponent will definitely know me a little better than I know them. Although my strength may be better than any of them, the strength of our entire team will not necessarily be much stronger than the opponent, so now

I still need to play a little harder. After taking a decisive lead, it might be better to relax a little more.

After the game started, the opponent's three-point free throw was made, so the first ball was served by the opponent. After the start this time, the opponent's response was much more professional than the teams we had encountered before. The three of them

People have begun to cooperate more professionally. When this happens, it means that the other party wants to win from us.

In fact, ordinary three-on-three matches on the street often evolve into one-on-one matches between each other. Because after all, the competition is mainly for entertainment, so many times they cannot compete with each other.

It is particularly professional, and many of the tactical combinations that appear in professional competitions are generally unlikely to appear in such street competitions.

But it seems that today's opponents really regard us as a very powerful opponent, and of course we are worthy of their serious treatment.

We were not able to defend against the opponent's tactical attack on the first ball, because in fact the fat man on our side does have a certain disadvantage in foot speed, and our tacit understanding of substitutions after the pick-and-roll was not special.

Okay, so the first few shots were not able to defend the opponent, and even allowed the opponent to shoot an open three-pointer. After this three-pointer was made, we were three points ahead.

Even our first few goals were able to respond immediately after the opponent scored, but after all, the opponent is the first to attack. If we cannot make a good contribution on the defensive end, then if you score a goal like this

If the situation of scoring one goal continues, it will still be very disadvantageous for us.

The game gradually became intense, and I found that I couldn't gain an absolute advantage on the field just by relying on my singles, because the opponent's inside defenders were quite powerful, so I couldn't easily break through to the inside to score points.

In this case, I can only choose some shooting opportunities closer to the outside, and I have no way to completely control these shots. After all, I cannot hit 100% of these shots, and it is also difficult for us to steal the offense.

rebound.

The opponent's inside players are almost seven feet tall. It is not easy to see such a big man on the street basketball court. It is precisely because the opponent's inside players have such an advantage that they can shrink as much as possible.

The defensive formation, coupled with the fact that there is no defensive three seconds in the game rules of street basketball, if we can't completely pull the opponent's inside defender out of the inside, we can only play with his strong inside interference.

There is nothing that can be done about it.

Fortunately, things are not always smooth sailing when the opponent attacks. After all, my defensive ability is still very trustworthy. The players opposite me don’t actually have a good chance to score at this time, so I can take advantage of it.

Use your own defensive experience and certain physical advantages to defend him.

The player I was playing against seemed to want to score on top of my head, and he was quite persistent. This seemed to be the case for every player I played against.

In fact, I was thinking that if they were not so persistent in trying to score on my head, they would not lose so miserably. This team actually cooperated well at the beginning. The ball between the few of them was very good.

The distribution was actually quite good, but later on, they seemed to be separated from each other. In fact, sometimes in the game, singles and coordination are not necessarily the best.

Many times, it must be determined based on the actual game situation on the spot. Whether we should focus on singles or rely more on tacit team cooperation. This often requires personal experience to judge, and it is not that simple.

matter.

Even our Lakers team is often unable to do things such as coordination and tactics very well. Many times we still rely more on the individual abilities of our players to solve problems.

Of course, when it comes to the level of NBA competition, many times the problem cannot be solved by relying solely on tactics. The value of a superstar is that when the team's tactics are not executed well, the star can still score points with his super personal ability.

Of course, this ability is not something that everyone can possess. Only a small number of people really have such an ability. And just having such an ability is not enough. You also need to have a strong heart. Only in this way can you do it.

Able to fully utilize your personal abilities.

There are really not a few players with strong personal abilities in the NBA. Many players can perform at a good level during regular time or when the defensive intensity is not very strong, but when facing opponents, they are more capable.

During high-intensity defense, especially when the opponent's tactics are very specific to you, this is the time to verify the quality of your stars, but not everyone has enough strength to score points at all times.

The player I am playing against is actually very good personally, and is even close to the level of talent that can play in the NBA. If he undergoes some formal training, he may have a chance to participate in the draft.

However, as I said before, after one year N

There are only a few dozen rookies that BA will actually select, and most of the selected rookies may not have a chance to play. It is very likely that they will be sent to the NBA Development League after being selected, and may not be available from now on.

Any chance to get back on the NBA stage.

This kind of thing is very common, so in addition to personal talent, personal luck and many other factors are also very important, and all of this cannot be explained clearly in a few simple sentences.

And he showed quite calmness and confidence when he faced me. This is what impressed me very much. Because of this, I tried my best to play my best defense when facing him.

Defending him, I wanted to test what he could do when facing my really high-intensity defense.

The result was actually not beyond my expectations, because I usually don’t have the opportunity to receive such high-intensity personal defense, so the opponent’s players’ offensive actions were greatly deformed under my defense. If my defensive intensity

If it's not big, he can make very good dribbling moves, and it even seems like many of his lucky moves can easily get past me, but in fact, that's not the case at all.

It's actually much more difficult for him to get past me than he thought. Once I really guard him seriously, there won't be many opportunities left for him. This is not bragging at all, because once you

After reaching a very high level, those who are worse than you will never be able to defeat you. This is crushing in terms of strength.

You may say that basketball is sometimes affected by luck or feel, but this effect is only limited to a limited situation. If everyone is not very protective, it will be relatively weak.

It is actually possible for the side with a better feel to defeat the relatively stronger side, but once both sides increase their defensive intensity to a very high level, the gap in strength will suddenly disappear.

It's been stretched to a great extent.

There is no way for you to make up for the overall gap in strength between the two sides just by feeling good, especially when the defensive intensity is really high. If your strength is not as good as the opponent's, then it means that the opponent is not as accurate.

, there is no way around it, you are unlikely to win the entire game just because of a few amazing magic balls.

Facing my extremely high-intensity defense, the players I faced were still not at a level that satisfied me. The players I faced from the previous teams actually played with a certain degree of confidence at the beginning.

Yes, but in the end I ruthlessly strangled them in the cradle.

It’s not that I’m being too cruel. In fact, the competitive sport of basketball is so cruel. Sometimes being cruel to them is better for them. This can stimulate their stronger desire to win in the future.

It is a good thing to improve myself more in the competition and see the gap between myself and the truly top players. At least I can set a benchmark for them and let them know what direction they should work towards.

good.

In fact, to a certain extent, this is really a very important thing. Of course, I will not say these words to them directly. I will let them experience all this through my actions.

The real problem is that many people don't realize this at all.

But it doesn’t matter to me. It’s best if someone can understand. If no one can understand, it’s acceptable to me. After all, not everyone in the world aims to become a top player like Michael Jordan.

Yes, everyone will make a more reasonable position for themselves based on their own talents and acquired experiences. This is actually a better thing.

Of course, the opponent will actually change their offensive tactics when their tactics are blocked. For example, when the players I am playing against really have no way to take advantage of me, they will also consider changing their offensive tactics, such as

Switch to my two teammates.

To be honest, when the fat man and the owner of the dark restaurant faced each other's players, it seemed that the physical fitness gap was a bit big. In fact, this gap was not only visible to the naked eye, but also more

It seems to be stronger in terms of technology and cooperation.

But to be honest, both Fatty and the owner of the dark restaurant performed quite well. First of all, they behaved quite tenaciously. When faced with adverse situations,

They can maintain their defensive positions, at least they won't cause me too much trouble, and they can also appear in the right position on the offensive end.

This is also very important to me, because if my teammates are not strong enough and like to cause unnecessary trouble, then even if I am super strong, it will be quite difficult to lead them, and if my teammates can

With a little more strength, I can concentrate on doing my own thing during the competition, and then the whole competition will not be so difficult.

After all, human energy is limited. I admit that I cannot be as good at any position on the court as LeBron James, so I still need some space to do what I am good at, such as scoring or defense.

The opponent's offense is stronger.

To be honest, things like organizing offense, grabbing rebounds, directing teammates' movements, etc. are not my strong point. Generally, there will be someone else in the team to do this kind of thing.

In fact, I think the physical fitness of the fat man and the owner of the dark restaurant really exceeded my expectations, because at least judging from their body shapes, it seems that after so many high-intensity games, they should be completely

They were so tired that they fell down, but in fact they didn't seem as tired as I thought.

Especially after the owner of the dark restaurant took out the dark dishes he brought and shared them with us, I actually felt that my physical condition had improved to a certain extent again, and looking at them, they seemed to be

It is really amazing that I am no longer tired. This may fully prove that the owner of the dark restaurant has quite magical cooking skills.

The food he makes is not only good-looking or delicious, but also rich in nutrients and has therapeutic effects to a certain extent. Such effects are so obvious that it has to be surprising.

I think I will order more food from the owner of the dark restaurant in the future, so that maybe I can eat some of his dark food after or before the game, especially during away games. Wouldn't that greatly improve my competitive level?

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Even if I have the chance, I can even go to him as a teacher and learn some dark cooking skills from him, so that I can cook some delicious and nutritious food when I have nothing to do.

It’s really something that’s not fun to do.

Of course, he relies on this skill to make a living, and I don’t want him to teach me for free. As long as he is willing to teach me, I will definitely be willing to pay a large sum of money.

It's equivalent to the fee for apprenticeship, which seems to be quite reasonable.

The game lasts only ten minutes, so you have to fully utilize your level in such a short period of time. Otherwise, if you fall behind by more than ten points all of a sudden, it will be difficult to catch up. After all, this kind of

During a game, both sides generally have only one timeout to call.

There are no professional coaches at the scene to guide you on how to play the game, how to defend, and how to adjust the matchups of the players on the field. Everything needs to be thought and completed by the players themselves, and everything is done to some extent.

From the above point of view, it is not easy to play well in such a game.

If you can be more professional than your opponent and can do something that your opponent cannot do, then there is no doubt that you will gain some advantages, and such advantages will definitely help you in the game.

Obtaining something or less can help you gain some degree of advantage.

As long as you can grasp these advantages, you can slowly snowball. All competitive events have snowballs, just like competitive games. The snowballs in competitive sports are sometimes faster than expected.

It's much more terrifying.

Many times in basketball games, there is obviously not much difference in strength between the two sides, but why sometimes there is a huge gap in the points difference between the two sides.

It’s even said that you beat me by dozens of points in the first round, and then lost by dozens of points in the next round. This kind of situation actually happens in the playoffs. The reason why this situation occurs is often because

The actual situation of a sport like basketball has a great influence. If the team that temporarily gains an advantage is very good at creating a snowball effect by expanding the advantage.

Then the point difference will tend to develop in a larger and larger direction. Even if both of their teams are better at this kind of snowball operation, it will happen that no matter which team gets the advantage on the field, it will happen.

All can effectively convert advantages into winning situations.

In this way, sometimes the home court advantage in the playoffs will be very important, because many times it is often relied on such a home court advantage to win the entire series.

Many times the strength gap between the two teams in the game is not that obvious, and they are both better at fighting at home, and their ability to snowball is very strong, so they can often win the game at home. At this time, they have

There is no doubt that a team with home field advantage has a huge advantage.

This situation is common in NBA games. Although many teams without home field advantage will eventually win the series every year, their proportion is compared to the teams that have home field advantage and win.

The proportion is still considered a relatively small part.

Because of this, teams care so much about their victory during the regular season. Although not every team will work hard for regular season results, at least at the beginning of the season, most teams will

I'm not rushing to get the No. 1 pick, but as the season progresses.

There will naturally be some teams with better records, and they will want to keep their records at a comparative position to gain home court advantage. And those teams that have little chance of achieving a particularly good record in the regular season will naturally

I won’t care so much about regular season results.

Or even give up the entire season completely, trying to lose more games and get better draft picks in the draft.

Although this kind of behavior is against the spirit of competitive sports, it is indeed in line with the long-term interests of the team and the rules of the entire league, so even though there are still many teams that mess up every year, no one

You can really stop them from doing this, because in many cases this behavior is difficult to stop and define.

After all, there are fixed teams that fail to make the playoffs every year, and certain teams that fail to achieve good results. Therefore, in the cruel competitive sports, sometimes you can not be the best but you can still find ways to do it.

The worst.

Being the worst team is often not the worst choice. Those teams that can enter the playoffs every year but can't make it far are actually more tragic. They have no way to get good draft picks and no chance to win the championship.

champion.

It is even said that the more they enter the playoffs every year, the farther away they are from the championship.

Because the combat effectiveness or potential of the No. 1 pick or high-ranked players is indeed better than those of lower-ranked players, although there will be some lower-ranked players every year.

But those are all low-probability events after all. The vast majority of players who can become the backbone of the league in the future are still high-ranking players. It is precisely because of this that many teams attach great importance to the draft every year and send out powerful players.

Scouts go to explore the quality of next year's rookies.

When there are rookies who could change the entire league, they will be willing to pay the price of a bad one in order to get a high-draft pick.

Of course, failure will have a negative impact on the team's revenue and reputation, but if failure can win the future for the team, then sometimes such failure may not be the right choice.

As the team's long-term development manager, the team general manager sometimes needs to weigh the pros and cons and make a decision that is relatively best for the team.

In the first half of this game, our opponent still posed a relatively big threat to us. At least I felt that it was the team that had the best chance of posing a real threat to us among the previous opponents. But of course we still lost to us in the end. After all,

My strength is far superior to theirs.

After the game, I hugged and shook hands with them warmly, and said some words of encouragement to them. After all, the opponent is also a very talented player, and it can be seen that they love basketball very much. Their strength should be considered among the amateur players.

They are a very top group of people, but because there are so few players who can enter the NBA, there are actually many very talented players like them who can only choose to play street basketball.

Next, we got another half-hour of rest time. Jessica also came over to chat with me at this time. She said that she just remembered something very important, that is, it seemed that we really went there for the fourth time.

Passing Sir Faustin's estate.

After hearing what she said, some fragmented memories suddenly appeared in my mind. These memories were much clearer than many of the previous memories. It was for this reason that I was thinking, maybe those of ours

The hidden memories have begun to slowly come back to life.

I tried to find Kobe's soul to talk to him. Now I can actually talk to him without entering a meditative state. However, I can't call this guy out all the time. Sometimes he himself can.

I fell into some deep thoughts. When I was deep in thought, it was more difficult for me to find him.

Of course, his meditation can always discover some bugs in my subconscious. It is precisely because of his presence that I can discover some things that I have not discovered before.

In this way, I can focus more on basketball and no longer need to rack my brains because of some strange things. The person who racked his brains turned out to be Kobe, hahaha

, I really didn’t expect that Kobe could also become a being similar to a master of reasoning.

It seems that people are very malleable, and Kobe's talent goes far beyond basketball. With his serious and focused character, he can actually achieve great achievements no matter what he does.

I am convinced of one thing.

It seems that I can't call Kobe out today. The half-hour rest time passed quickly. The few of us just bragging for a while.

Time has passed by unconsciously.

Then our opponents in the finals also appeared. This time I saw that the opponents were three strikers who were all about six feet seven inches tall. Each of them looked extremely strong, both in terms of strength and explosiveness.

They are all very powerful, and facing such an opponent is actually the most difficult to deal with.

Because they are relatively balanced and each player can do a lot of things, it is difficult for us to find their weaknesses to attack them, but it is easy for them to seize their weaknesses and attack us.

There is no way around this. Didn't Pat Riley say that in the future basketball will be a team composed of five strikers who are almost six feet seven inches tall? This kind of team division is terrifying, just like

Like a hexagonal warrior, all aspects are relatively well-balanced.

It seems that our street competition championship is not so easy to win.

At this time, the shouts of the surrounding fans had reached an extremely terrifying level. I found that the entire stadium was completely packed with people. I didn’t expect that a street basketball game could gather so many people. I’m afraid it’s not possible.

People nearby came to watch the game, and you can see how high basketball’s status is in American culture.

Although it may not be as good as football and baseball in some aspects, the popularity rate of basketball is definitely the highest among American sports, and the vast majority of ordinary people can play basketball.

The average height of Americans is already relatively tall. Even the average height of men is close to six feet, which is close to Allen Iverson's height. This is just the average height, which means that a large proportion of them can reach the height of 18.

The height requirements for professional basketball are such a terrifying statistic.

In fact, some players selected from ordinary amateur basketball players in the United States can even beat some ordinary professional teams in other countries. This is the most terrifying point. If the mass base is good, then this project will be successful.

It must be very awesome, just like Brazilian and Argentinian football.

Soon our finals started. I made the three-point free throw, so this first opportunity to attack fell into our hands. The first time I attacked the opponent with the ball, I already felt a big impact.

The pressure is on. It seems that the opponent's physical fitness is really good, the strength is very strong, the speed is very fast, and the reaction rate is also quite amazing. This makes me a little surprised. I didn't expect that the opponent would be so strong.

However, I still have a lot of gatekeeping skills that I haven't used yet. Now that my opponent in the final has become strong enough, I can just use my really strongest moves at this time.

My cross-stepping and drastic changes in front of the body are the most basic tricks. The most powerful thing is the choice of offensive methods after dribbling. I spent a period of time studying the game.

The purpose of using video tapes is to find the parts that can be learned. After I learn these things, I will conduct special training in my daily training, so that I can specifically strengthen these skills.

Finally, when I compete with my opponent in actual combat, I can see whether my tricks are really useful.

The opponent's defense against me is very tight. His height and weight seem to be stronger than mine, but in fact, he is not necessarily stronger than me in terms of strength. Naturally, I can also deal with such an opponent who is extremely defensive.

I have my own method. When dealing with them, I will use extremely fast footsteps to change directions to break through their defense at the first opportunity.

It seemed that although the opponent had good physical fitness and good defensive talent, he still had some problems with his defensive experience, so I passed him in one step. He wanted to chase me, but was defeated.

I got stuck behind me, and then used the secondary acceleration to throw him behind me. Then I completed the attack with a back dunk.

The fans outside the stadium were excited again. After seeing my wonderful dunk, their enthusiasm had reached its peak. The sound around the entire stadium was about to damage my ears. In fact, inside the Staples Center,

During the game, I didn't feel such a loud noise, maybe because the Staples fans had to spread out.

The way the fans are standing next to each other near the stadium where I am playing is really scary. I roughly estimated that there are at least several thousand people watching our final.

Next it was the opponent's turn to attack, and their attack methods were quite diverse. Unlike the previous teams that just wanted to score from me, they tried to find the fat man or the dark restaurant owner who was easier to break through.

loopholes, but what surprised me was that they did not become defensive loopholes, at least they were much better than I imagined.

Although the two of them are really at a disadvantage in terms of physical fitness, from the perspective of playing experience, he may still be better than the other. These two guys are probably not too young, and if you go there often

If you go to a street basketball court to play, you will find that some guys who look very old are actually quite fierce.

They were very strong when they were young, and after decades of competition accumulation, their competition experience is completely beyond the reach of ordinary young people.

So don't underestimate these old people. If they show their full potential, you won't stand a chance.

Still as I said before, as long as my two teammates don't hold me back on the defensive end, then I will definitely be able to defeat my opponents on the offensive end and lead the team to the final victory.

Although the opponent can still get some points from Fatty and the owner of the dark restaurant, their scoring efficiency is still much worse than mine, so overall our team still maintains a certain lead.

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The duration of this game is only ten minutes, which is equivalent to less than one quarter of an NBA game. This time may not be long, but it is actually not short, because the clock will stop during these ten minutes.

This street competition is quite professional, and there is even a timer that stops the watch, so in fact these ten minutes are not ten minutes in the real world. A game usually still lasts close to twenty minutes of actual competition.

It's time.

Once the opponent falls behind us and sees time passing by, some changes will occur in their mentality. I am very good at putting pressure on the opponent from these aspects, making them find it difficult to catch up.

Or you have to endure a lot of psychological pressure when facing me.

On the basketball court, you are in a competitive relationship, so don't be merciful to your opponent. Being kind to him is cruel to yourself. You must not only defeat them in terms of skills, but also suppress them in terms of spiritual will.

In NBA games, you can often see players trash-talking each other. Top players like Jordan, Barkley, and Bird are all very powerful trash-talking masters. They are good at psychologically causing extreme damage to their opponents.

There is a lot of pressure, which forces the opponent to lose focus, lose concentration, and then make mistakes, allowing them to gain an advantage in the matchup.

Yes, basketball games are so cruel. Sometimes on the court, it is as brutal as hand-to-hand combat, fighting or even fighting. Here, men's hormones are released normally, and the court is full of muscular and tough guys.

It is quite difficult for those weaklings to survive on the court, because tough guys are popular in this era, so the NBA games in this era are more beautiful to watch, and the conflicts and opposition between everyone are much more brutal than those in the later NBA.

Players who can survive in this environment and become stars are all players with very strong willpower.

It is impossible for ordinary glass-hearted players to survive in this era. Different eras will have different styles, and this era is the era of iron-bloodedness.

Therefore, I am merciless when defending the opponent. I will not fight because the opponent is weaker than me, but will directly beat him and make him clearly realize the relationship between himself and the top NBA stars.

Hard power gap.

Only by clearly recognizing your own shortcomings can you better correct your own shortcomings and constantly improve your own strength. In a sense, I am actually helping him grow by doing this.

Some people in my previous life may not agree with this, but I personally prefer the values ​​of this era, which are tough guy values. If you are a softie, you have to accept failure, and men should behave like men.

This is what competitive sports should look like, bringing sparks of passionate collision to people, and this is what a blood-heating basketball game should be like.

Time was still passing quickly, and the opposing players began to double-team me. You must know that in this kind of game with only three people on the field, double-teaming will definitely cause vacancies in the inside, but they didn't care about this at all.

There was a situation where I was surrounded by three people.

At this time, our team's lead has reached double digits, and the victory has basically been established, so I didn't think about passing the ball anymore, I just wanted to show off my skills and face multiple double-teams.

I didn't panic at all.

I do this for the sake of the audience, so they can see a dozen more at the NBA level.

My dribbling is like a butterfly passing through a flower, easily toying with the opposing players who want to double-team me. They feel like they are about to touch the basketball every time, but they are always just a little bit behind. How bad is it?

It's hard to say which bit it is.

But it was obvious that even if the three of them came to double-team me, they still couldn't completely guard me. Under my extreme dribbling, I quickly found a person from the three of them.

Opportunity for the ball to pass.

I performed an extremely exciting pass, and then I easily rushed inside and performed a 180-degree back dunk.

Everything seemed so relaxed, but when he looked at the other person's eyes, he seemed a little disappointed.

After all, the joint double-teaming between the three of them was resolved so easily by me. This gap will definitely make them feel uncomfortable.