This Forward is Not Serious

"Just came here for a while."

Lin Ying didn't say that she came at four o'clock in the morning, otherwise Yao Ming would have to take him for a fool.

Yao Ming smiled but didn't say anything.

The quality of humility is a fine tradition of the Chinese people, and it is not a good thing to talk about it.

After entering the training hall, Lin Ying was worried that nothing seemed to happen all night.

There was no apprenticeship ceremony, and there was no too much politeness. Yao Ming soon began to teach him some low-post offensive skills inside.

And Yao Ming taught him the two offensive methods he is best at.

One is the low footsteps, and the other is the low hook.

As for turning around and leaning back at a low position, it is not suitable because Lin Ying's body is not flexible enough.

Because Yao Ming is from Shanghai, he is called "Shanghai Dance Step" by the fans because of his low footsteps.

But in fact, it is not much different from Olajuwon's "Dream Dance Step". It is a combination of some basic steps inside.

This kind of footwork has two core essentials, one is the central foot, and the other is fake action.

Needless to say, the pivot foot is relatively static in offense at the basket. If the pivot foot moves, it is walking.

The rational use of the pivot foot to turn and shake is the basic way to create shooting opportunities for yourself.

In this regard, Olajuwon and Yao Ming can have their own unique footstep names, and the perfect use of the central foot is a key point.

Fans were also able to see plenty of great footage of them taking advantage of this to evade defenses and score during games.

Then there's the feint.

Feints can be passing or shooting. The purpose is the same as the pivot foot, and it is also to shake the defender.

As long as the defender's attention is deceived by a fake move, he will be too late to defend when you actually make a shot.

Yao Ming played for the Rockets, and he learned from Olajuwon a lot before.

The master teaches his apprentices, he learns from others, and he teaches very professionally.

After the theory is taught, it is practical practice.

Although Lin Ying's movements were a bit stuck, fortunately, he had a good understanding.

He can basically learn some general footwork first.

The rest is a matter of training.

His body has great potential, even if he can't train like Yao Ming, he still has a chance to achieve something small.

After the footsteps are practiced, the next step is the hook.

The technique of hooking was not very accepted and valued at the beginning.

But because Kareem Abdul-Jabbar turned out to use this technology to the extreme, he won the reputation of "Skyhook" and at the same time, this technology spread.

To use this technique well, especially for insiders, a very important condition is that the shot point must be high enough.

Those who meet this condition can be players with outstanding height, like Yao Ming Kareem is actually this type.

It can also be a player who is not outstanding in height but has excellent wingspan, such as Lin Ying.

This is why it is said that wingspan is the most important static talent in basketball, because it can make up for the lack of height in both offense and defense.

As for McGrady and Durant, who are tall and long, they are the top static talents in the eyes of the media.

Speaking of the hook technique, it can generally be broken down into three steps:

The first step: lean on the opponent with your shoulders, feel the center of gravity of the defense and suppress the opponent's room of movement with your body.

The second step: sports technical action, this technical action includes but is not limited to turning around, creating a hook space for yourself.

Step 3: Turn around toward the basket, hold the ball high above your head with the straight arm of your shooting hand, and use your wrist to release the ball after it reaches its highest point.

The technique is actually very simple, but it is a test of the player's handwork.

Or more detailed, it is a test of the softness of the player's wrist.

Because if the wrist is stiff, the hook made will also look stiff.

Not to mention the comparison between Yao Ming and Howard, Bynum, who is more like Howard, has a softer hook than Howard.

But Yao Ming also has his own understanding of the hook.

He believes that the key to this technology lies in the second step, creating space.

Because if you can't create space and confront the defender one-on-one, it is basically difficult for you to complete the hook calmly.

The method of creating space is mainly low footsteps.

This is also the reason why he taught Lin Ying the two techniques together, because these two techniques are often combined together.

And Yao Ming also has his own way of practicing hooks.

His method has three parts:

The first part is the in-situ hook, first with the left hand and then with the right hand, 10 times each, but the requirement must be all hollow, if you hit the frame, start counting again;

The second part is the hook while moving, that is, the hook after one or two steps, the requirements are the same as the first part;

The third part is the turn and hook under confrontation, which is also the most difficult part of the training. Although it is no longer required to be hollow like the first and second parts, it must be fully scored, otherwise it will have to be counted again;

After listening to Yao Ming's training plan, Lin Ying also understood why the hook became one of Yao Ming's must-kill skills.

This kind of training method can be described as harsh, even without a certain level. You may only train this one, and once you enter the training ground, you will not be able to get out.

Lin Ying tried to train in Yao Ming's way.

Of course he couldn't finish it.

However, Yao Ming was surprised by the softness of his hook.

This may have something to do with Lin Ying's usual training of opponents.

Well, the three-point training doesn't it exercise the hands?

After the training was over, Lin Ying invited Yao Ming to have a meal near the school.

Yao Ming didn't refuse, and when he finished his parting meal, he even said some words of encouragement to Lin Ying.

"If you invited me to dinner, you should repay me for teaching you this game. I will come to Austin to watch your game when I have time later. I hope to see you killing all sides on the court."

Yao Ming's double quotient is really high, he can guess some things without mentioning them, and this handling method can be called a textbook.

Lin Ying nodded vigorously.

Although there is not much time, he will definitely work hard to train something.

...

Half a month later, the NCAA league games ended one after another, and the playoff seats of each league were also determined.

The playoff list of the big12 league is as follows:

1. Kansas Jayhawks (19-3)

2. University of Texas Longhorns (16-6)

3. Oklahoma Shorties (14-8)

4. Kansas State University Wildcats (11-11)

5. Nebraska Cornhuskers (10-12)

6. Missouri Tigers (9-13)

7. Iowa State Cyclones (7-15)

8. Texas Tech Red Raiders (7-15)

After the ranking is determined, the playoffs will also be announced.

According to the rules introduced before, the top eight teams will play a single-elimination match according to the first VS eighth matchup until the league championship is decided.

Someone here may ask why can't the format of the series be used?

It is understandable that Crazy Three wants to increase the excitement, but if the playoffs are played like this within the league, it is easy to knock out the strong teams early?

The answer is, you can, but you don't have to.

In fact, before the start of the league playoffs, the teams that can go to the Crazy Three are basically determined.

As far as the power list mentioned before, it covers the results of each team's internal competition and all invitational matches.

Moreover, the scoreboard is not simply a calculation of the outcome, but a comprehensive consideration of many factors, which can be regarded as a very authoritative list.

Then some people will say, since the team is almost confirmed, then just invite directly, and why play in the playoffs!

It is definitely necessary to fight.

There is a detail that was not mentioned before. When the 32 league champions are divided into divisions, the champion team will automatically lock the top eight seeds in the division.

In other words, no matter how weak your alliance is, as long as you are the champion, you can occupy a favorable position in the crazy three games.

This approach is the same as the NBA, and the reason is similar, for ratings.

Although "Crazy Three" is a single-elimination competition system, the probability of being eliminated in the first round of the 9-17 seeds is obviously higher than that of the 1-8 seeds.

If all the teams in your league that advance to the Crazy Three are 9-17, and then all are eliminated in the first round, then the fans of that league will look lonely in the end.

Although the NCAA is not a commercial league, Crazy Three receives hundreds of millions of dollars in broadcast fees every year.

And this broadcast fee is closely related to the ratings.

So for this top eight seed, each team will do their best in the playoffs.

And playing single-elimination matches in the playoffs is also to let the teams feel the "crazy three" atmosphere in advance.

This can also be called killing two birds with one stone.

The playoffs use a single-elimination match, but except for the final final in a third-party arena, both the first and second rounds have home court advantage.

So in the end, the second place in the league won by the University of Texas is the most favorable position they can win this season.

At the end of the season, Lin Ying and Durant's statistics for the season are finally released.

Durant averaged 26.6 points, 10.1 rebounds, 1.9 steals and 1.3 blocks per game. The NCAA averaged 20+10 per game!

And he shot 47.3% from the field, 40.7% from three-pointers, and 81.6% from free throws!

This performance is amazing!

But one very interesting thing is that Durant's highest score has been fixed at 37 points, failing to complete the NCAA's 40+.

It's not that he couldn't score 40 points, but that as the game entered the second half, one of his passive attributes was triggered: hot hands and hard passes!

Many people should be familiar with the hot hand pass. It refers to when there is not much suspense in the outcome of the game or in a game without much suspense. own teammates.

Needless to say, this is Durant's paranoid team concept at work again.

Compared to himself, he hopes that other people at the University of Texas can also have good data.

The most typical is the team's second game against Iowa State University. He felt hot and scored 25 points in the half.

But in the second half, he was stupefied with various passes, and then forced to "swipe" 5 assists.

This makes Barnes nod his head.

After the game, Springman chatted with Durant privately, hoping that he would play more "selfishly".

Because after all, it is related to his draft prospects in the NBA.

Springman didn't say it clearly, but the reality is that most people at the University of Texas are useless to get statistics, because they are destined not to play in the NBA.

But Durant agreed with his mouth that the pass should still be passed when the game comes.

Barnes and Springman could only let him go in the end.

Lin Ying averaged 11.5 points, 6.2 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 1.7 blocks, and 1.2 steals per game, shooting 49.1% from the field, 38.7% from three-pointers, and 75.5% from free throws.

Although he didn't get many opportunities at the beginning of the season, his statistics have also risen after being determined by Barnes to be the core of tactics.

Especially the three-point shooting rate. Although the output is not as good as Ryan Anderson of the University of California, Berkeley next door, the shooting rate is still 0.5 percentage points higher.

Of course, if I have to say it, Lin Ying is the biggest beneficiary of Durant's "hot hand and hard pass".

In the second match against the University of Missouri Tigers, it was Durant who kept feeding him the ball, which finally allowed him to reach 20+10 in a single game of the season.

Three days after the end of the season, the playoffs of the major leagues started one after another.

In the big12 league, the four games also started on the same day.

The first-round opponent of the University of Texas is Iowa State University.

They won both matches in the regular season, especially when they clocked in early in the second half shortly after the start of the second half, they won easily.

In terms of strength, the University of Texas is much stronger, and they also have a huge advantage psychologically.

Before the start of the game, Barnes made only one request to the players: Do not underestimate the enemy.

In a single elimination game, underestimating the enemy is suicide.

"There are only three games in the playoffs. I hope you will show twice as much concentration as the regular season. I don't want to see what you say and come back next year. I just want to see you have no regrets this year!"

Barnes' chicken soup is one step to the stomach.

After this bowl of chicken soup, the University of Texas is naturally alive and well on the stage of the playoffs.

74 to 54, the University of Texas basically did not give Iowa State University any chance, a 20-point victory.

On the Iowa State side, only Taylor scored 19 points, and no one else scored in double figures.

The "whirlwind tactic" that helped them once in the last game also failed to work in the game.

If you watch the regular season and the playoffs at the same time, the most intuitive feeling is that Iowa State University is still Iowa State University, but the University of Texas is much better than when the two teams met for the first time!

In the second round, the opponent of the University of Texas is the Tigers of the University of Missouri.

In the first round of the game, the University of Missouri completed the next game and defeated the third-ranked University of Oklahoma.

This kind of upset really made the big12 fans feel the coolness of the crazy three in advance.

In the second round, the University of Missouri also brought some troubles to the University of Texas.

This stems from an adjustment at the University of Missouri. They didn't let Carroll guard Durant again.

This adjustment liberated Carroll, who showed himself more on the offensive end, scoring 12 points and 5 rebounds in the first half.

But in the second half, Durant began to enter the scoring mode, and the University of Missouri was forced to use Carroll to top it, which also doomed their final outcome.

And there was a small detail in the game. In the second half, Lin Ying completed a very beautiful turnaround hook under the basket, and Barnes was stunned for a moment while watching.

Only Durant knew about Lin Ying training hooks and low-post footsteps, which was a surprise to the coaching staff.

71 to 61, after defeating the University of Missouri, the University of Texas successfully advanced to the finals of the big12 league.

And their opponent in the finals is the University of Kansas!

The University of Kansas played more easily in the playoffs than the University of Texas, with an average net win of 25+ per game, which is basically a dimensionality reduction blow.

And in the second round against Kansas State University, they ushered in the comeback of Brandon Rush!

Rush was in hot form in the first game of his comeback against Kansas State University, scoring 14 points and 4 rebounds in 15 minutes of playing! It can be seen that he has fully recovered from the injury!

This also means that the University of Texas will face a complete University of Kansas in the finals!