Michael Jordan seemed to have identified me, and he kept giving instructions through gestures: I must play the ball below.

Chris Whitney made a false breakthrough and passed the ball comfortably to my hand, outside the three-point line, facing the basket. This is my best shooting location. During training, I once shot 39 basketballs in a row. I did not hesitate, jumped, exerted force from my waist, and drove the strength of my whole body. I gently supported my left hand and gently pushed out the right hand...

A tall white figure appeared in front of me again, and the white big hand was getting closer and closer to me. I knew it was the German chariot Dirk Nowitzki. My heart suddenly became tight, and my hands couldn't help but tremble, and he took a step higher.

I shouted: "Rebound!" Unfortunately, there were white figures in the penalty area. I shot a hollow outside the basket, and the basketball didn't even touch the basket.

Juwan Howard received the basketball, a long pass, Steve Nash received the ball, and quickly dribbled forward, and there was no one in front of him. I ran away with my thighs and headed straight to the backcourt basket.

Steve Nash's elegant figure soared into the air, grabbed the basketball with one hand, stretched his arms, and a graceful layup was about to be completed.

I finally arrived in the paint area, and I finally caught up with Steve Nash. I had no idea in my mind. I just wanted to defend this basketball down. I jumped up. Although I was still 1 meter away from Steve Nash, I waved my right hand hard towards the basketball.

"Pan!" The sound is very crisp and harsh.

"Beep!" The whistle sounded.

I raised my right hand. The foul was fouled and the free throws were twice. This time I was reckless!

Doug Collins gave the instructions to substitute, I'm down, Christian Letterner on, Richard Hamilton on, Hubert Davis on.

Christian Letterner and I hugged and walked to the bench.

"Come here!" Doug Collins said without any ups and downs.

I walked honestly to Doug Collins.

"Look at how Dirk Nowitzki plays!" Doug Collins said slowly.

I stood there at a loss, staring at the game on the court with wide eyes.

Dirk Nowitzki owns nearly perfect shooting skills, scoring range covers the entire half, with almost no blind spots, he can attack from any position because he is 212 cm tall, and his large-angle back jump shot is a bug-level offensive method. In addition to the back jump shot, he has the ability to obtain breakthroughs and three-pointers. He has the flexibility that players of the same height do not have. Therefore, he often uses changes in footsteps and rhythm to break through. When he faces the opponent's outside players, he can use his height advantages to jump directly. Baidu Encyclopedia of later generations gave him the evaluation of: No one can defend against NBA, no matter who guards him, it can cause misalignment. He is not as tall as his footsteps, and is not as flexible as he is, and he is born a super bug.

"Diker can shoot three-pointers from the outside, you are not bad, you can shoot three-pointers, have you noticed the difference between you two?" Doug Collins said without any expression.

"He can make a big angle back jump shot!" I feel deeply about this.

"Hmm! Is there anything else?" Doug Collins asked.

I touched my head, but didn't know what to say. After thinking for a while, I realized that I was too different from Nowitzki in terms of offense except defense. I lowered my head and said, "I'm sorry, coach, I've disappointed you!"

"Well, just know the gap!" Doug Collins' voice was filled with a little relief, yes, only a little relief.

"Nowski is completely different from you. Nowitski has many offensive methods. Whether it is breakthrough, three-pointer, or singles at the basket, all offensive skills are top-notch. When he attacks, his defense is also iron-clad, and often two or three people double-teams, but you are different. In this team, the first choice for offense is not you, Michael, Richard, and Christian! Everyone in the world knows that your offense is not good. When you hold the ball on the outside, no one thinks you have the ability to shoot, and no one comes to defend. In recent games, you always have empty seats when shooting and no one defends! But this still cannot cover up your offense

Technical flaws, a big man with a 211 cm can shoot three-pointers, which is indeed a big bug, but you are different. You also have a jump shot from the outside, which looks very beautiful, but your jump shot needs to make a complete move. When no one interferes with you, your hit rate will be very high. However, as long as someone stands in front of you and interferes with you, you will not make a complete move, and you will unconsciously raise your shooting point. In addition, I have done statistics from the video that your jump height is only 10 cm, which is not high, which makes it easy to interfere with your shooting. Your shooting outside the three-point line can only be used occasionally, and cannot be used as a conventional weapon."

Doug Collins had no sadness or joy on his face, as if he was simply narrating something that had nothing to do with him.

"David Robinson, the Spurs' inside line, is not very flexible anymore, and his physical strength is not good. He cannot defend you on the outside. His substitute power forward Danny Ferry was born in 1966. His footsteps are no longer flexible on the court. He can no longer take into account the inside line and outside line, and he will not come out to defend you. They can only let Tim Duncan come out to defend you, but Tim Duncan's footsteps move is slower than you, and he can't bounce. And when defending you, he doesn't pay attention to you, he also has to take into account the inside line. He can only stand in the three-point line and interfere with you. He will not go out to the three-point line, which is similar to an open shot. So you scored 27 points in that game."

"The Rockets' Hakim Olajuwon has gone. His starting big center Kelvin Cato moves very slowly. He is the only big guy in the team. Their power forward Taylor has been injured and has been reimbursed for the season, which gives you plenty of opportunities to go out on the outside, so you score very high. Assuming Taylor is not injured, I believe you won't score so easily."

"In this game, Old Nelson has discovered the shortcomings of you being able to shoot at an open position. From tomorrow on, everyone will know that you can only shoot at an open position, and all opponents will increase their defense against you, and you will no longer have the opportunity to shoot easily."

"You've started to make the first three-pointer against the Spurs, and your mentality has changed a little. You start to like to float from the outside to shoot three-pointers instead of trying to compete for rebounds, and no longer trying to defend very hard. Of course you did a good job in this game!"

"Do you know what the center means?" Doug Collins asked suddenly.

"The person in the middle, the person in the center, the person in the most important!" I replied.

"Right! It's a pity that you don't have a prize!" Doug Collins made a small joke.

"The center, the most important person, is not because he can score many points, but because he is the person closest to the basket. When defending, he is the last barrier. He has to use his own footsteps to prevent the opponent from entering the paint area to shoot comfortably. You have to use your palm to sniff out every basketball that is about to fly into the basket. Even if you can't slap the basketball in the opponent's hand, you have to stretch your arms and put your hands on the opponent's eyes to interfere with their shooting sight. You have to control every rebound, and each rebound is a scoring opportunity. The more rebounds, the greater the hope of the team winning. Only those who control the rebound can dominate the entire court! This is the most important responsibility of the center!"

"When attacking, the center is the one closest to the basket, which also means that the shooting percentage is also the highest. With your physical condition, your strength, and your bounce, as long as you practice well, it takes a few years to master the center skills, you will easily score under the basket. Unlike now, you have to stand on the outside and get rid of the opponent's inside entanglement to get an open position to shoot, your path is off the line! It's totally wrong. No one of the greatest centers in the NBA can shoot three-pointers from the outside, but this does not damage their greatness!"

"In these games, although your scoring has been greatly improved, your rebounds have plummeted, your defense is no longer so active, and some balls can be fought for and you have deviated from the right path toward a great center."

My path was wrong...

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Chapter completed!