Chapter 3 003: Finger Wrap
Andy Li can confirm that his ears are fine.
Because when he was secretly watching his old father's private fighting videos at home, even if he turned down the sound of the TV to only two bars, he could still hear the beautiful moans, and by the way, he could also monitor the footsteps outside the door at any time.
So the one with the problem must be Roger.
Seeing the distrust on his good friend's face, Roger said with a smile: "I know, we lost miserably the last time we came to participate in the selection. But don't forget, that was already two years ago. Two years. Time is enough to change a lot of things.”
"Yes, two years are enough to change a lot of things. For example, the opponents have become stronger again. Andre has gone from a second-team center to the strongest player at Brock High School. Some things are just like that, work hard. Soon you will find that the gap between you and others is getting wider and wider.
Stop struggling Roger and answer the call of the Sacred Valley! The AVN Best Actor statuette trophy is waving to you! "
"Hey, okay, okay, you just pass the ball to me later!" Roger said while steadily hitting every shot during the warm-up.
It's every shot.
Team coach Hawke, who has been paying attention to Roger, has discovered that his touch is incredibly soft!
Hawke couldn't help but laugh, maybe there would be a surprise!
At the high school level, it's common for a player's progress to improve by leaps and bounds within a year.
This is especially true for outside players who don't have a clear height advantage.
Jordan was on the second team as a sophomore and was selected to the All-American team as a senior.
George Gervin didn't start to stand out until his senior year of high school.
If we focus on 2024, there will be more players like this.
In his senior season, Jimmy Butler averaged only 10 points per game. At that time, no one believed that he would appear in the NBA Finals.
When I first started in SGA High School, I couldn't even make the second team, and I was kicked out of the AAU team in disgust by my friends.
Morant was a sporadic high school prospect even throughout high school.
One example after another proves that in high school, a child can really make the coach look up to him after not seeing him for three days.
So Hawke was wondering at this time, could Roger be this type of player? Because he could tell just from the warm-up that Roger had made great progress.
I don’t know how Roger will perform in actual combat.
He was suddenly looking forward to the next game.
The irritable Andrei turned a blind eye to Roger's accuracy and shouted that Roger would lose completely.
Roger said to himself: "Losing? I have lost enough in my last life! Next, I want to win!"
As a sports reporter for the Jonesville Observer, Max Hardy goes to various high schools to interview at this time every year and writes a preview article for the new season for each college.
Today he arrived at Bullock High School. The main person he wanted to record was Andre Patterson. Everyone in Jonesville wanted to know whether Andre could make it to the NCAA Division I after a summer of evolution. prospect.
I just want to watch Andre and other first-team players train, and I have to wait until the new player selection is over.
But what Hardy didn't expect was that in the new player selection, Andre, as the team's number one star, actually played.
Hardy doesn't understand, does participating in this kind of selection competition mean anything to Andrei?
If he plays, the game will turn into a one-sided carnage.
However, we can see in advance that Andre's performance is also good.
When the two sides gathered at the midfield line, Andre deliberately cracked his knuckles loudly.
Roger didn't want to pay attention to him, but Andre took the initiative to get in front of Roger: "Strangle the opponent, prey on the weak, fight to the death. This is the essence of basketball. Don't think that I will treat you just because you have been injured before. Be merciful, I don’t mind causing your head to bleed again!”
Roger waved his hand impatiently: "Shut up, Andre, I'm getting tired of your hoarse and unpleasant voice. You might as well become a voice actor for Donald Duck. Don't worry, no one will care about giving a voice to Donald Duck." The white duck is voiced by a black man.”
Andrei was furious: "This is the second time you have disrespected me today! You are fucked Roger, I will let you roll back to the tennis court in despair!"
"You have never respected me, why should I respect you?"
Seeing that Roger and Andre were arguing more and more, the referee quickly blew the whistle: "That's enough! Either play well, or you two get out!"
At this point, Roger and Andre finally restrained themselves.
Of course, it's just a superficial restraint, both of them are eager to make each other look good.
The referee throws the ball into the air and the tryout officially begins.
Andre won the ball easily, then ran inside to roughly gain position.
He hit hard and knocked his opponent off the baseline. Andre's physical fitness was unmatched in Bullock High School.
After receiving the ball smoothly from the point guard, Andre prepared to dunk directly, giving Roger a small shock first.
But as soon as Andre's feet left the ground, in front of him, Roger, who had come in to help defend at some point, had already reached the highest point.
This was the first time Andrey looked up at his opponent in the air. Then everyone only heard a "pop" sound, and Roger's hand was like a hammer, slapping Andre's dunk away.
After Andrei was pinned down in the air, he leaned back and fell to the ground in embarrassment.
Roger recreated a block shot that was as big as a shark and a small one!
In fact, Roger, like the Iceman, is not very strong defensively. Due to lack of actual combat experience, Roger's defensive skills and awareness are still average.
But he has good athletic ability. 2K Games gave Gervin a jump of 90 and a speed of 76 in the last year of his career.
Roger, who inherited the Iceman's bounce, could easily block Andre's dunk.
According to the "Marcus Camby" law, as long as you block shots, people will mistakenly think that you are very defensive!
The whole audience fell silent. The strongest player at Brock High School was knocked to the ground by Skinny Roger?
This two-year-overdue revenge made Roger feel very happy, but this was just the beginning.
After Roger completed his defense, he immediately ran across the half court and raised his hand to ask for the ball.
Andy Li didn't think much and passed the ball to his friend. The block just made him believe that many things have really changed in the past two years.
At this time, because Andre hasn't gotten up yet, the frontcourt is a 5-on-4 situation.
But after receiving the ball, Roger did not take the opportunity to attack. Instead, he looked back at Andre who was running back, and then pointed to the penalty area.
Meaning, he has to wait until Andre returns to his position before attacking!
"Come on Andre, I'll give you a chance for revenge."
Hardy, a reporter from the "Jonesville Observer", stared at the court, taking advantage of the many opportunities and deliberately waiting for the opponent's defense to be in place before attacking.
Either Roger is strong and confident, or he's a complete idiot!
Which type is Roger? The answer will come soon.
When Andre entered the penalty area, the tall and lanky Roger started quickly. He used smooth changes of direction to easily break through the defender responsible for defending him, and went straight to the inside, very decisively.
Andrei immediately took over, intending to strangle this ignorant trash again just like he did in his sophomore year of high school.
As soon as Roger stepped into the penalty area, he jumped up and made a layup with the power of setting fire to the sky.
Coach Hawke frowned when he saw Roger getting up so early and jumping for a layup from such a distance from the basket.
This jumping position is too far away from the basket, and it is impossible to finish close to the frame.
Andrei raised his lips proudly.
This idiot must be scared. He didn't dare to rush to the basket to challenge himself, so he chose to jump early to avoid the confrontation!
However, don’t think that you can escape by jumping from a long distance!
Andre took a step forward, the muscles in his legs tightened, and he jumped up hard.
His height of 2.08 meters stood out from the crowd in the high school arena. When he jumped up, it was like a huge black tower blocking the basket. Anyone in front of him would look small.
It seems that Roger will pay a heavy price for his just rampant behavior.
Just as the two were about to collide heavily, Roger in the air turned slightly to avoid Andre.
Then he held up the basketball and picked it up lightly with his fingertips while it was still far away from the basket.
The basketball smoothly escaped from Roger's fingers and passed over Andre's head. As Roger's lips curved into a smile, the basketball drew a just-right arc and entered the net without any sloppiness.
Generally, layups are shot near the basket. But Roger was still far away from the basket, using an elegant and flexible long-distance finger to pick the basket and score the ball steadily!
Hawke stood up unconsciously, this bounce, this feel, this difficult long-distance pick. Has Roger evolved to this level?
It was naturally impossible for Roger to score such a goal in the past, but for the current Roger, long-distance picks are like something written into his DNA.
Because picking the basket from a distance is George Gervin's biggest trump card and the most prominent part of his talent!
Just like Simmons' three-pointer, Nash's defense, and Goat's Lingbo Weibu. The fingertip basket is George Gervin's most well-known label, and it is also his most convenient attack method.
As a scorer who is not good at confrontation and cannot make three-pointers, the Iceman relies on this unique skill of picking up the basket from a long distance. With a body that is even thinner than rookie Ingram, he gracefully moves among a group of strong men. Score high scores.
Excellent body coordination and touch make the Iceman's long-distance basket goals as easy as winning a stuffed toy at the carnival.
This means that his layup does not need to be close to the basket. Even if he takes off to attack the frame from a long distance, he still has a very high finishing rate.
Because the Iceman's art of picking the basket with his fingertips from a long distance is extremely soft and elegant, this move also has a beautiful name - Finger Wrap.
And just like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's non-sky hook, no one since Gervin has been able to use the long-distance fingertip pick to the basket so superbly. Because this move requires so much talent, it is difficult to master just by practicing.
But now, this elegant and elegant killing skill has been completely inherited by Roger!
In the first round, he also took the ball and hit the inside, and also faced Andre directly.
But this time, Roger had a completely different ending than his sophomore year. He completely defeated the defense of the school team's top center!
After scoring the goal, Roger had only one feeling in his heart: "Is this the strongest player in Brock High School?"
At this time, Roger defeated not only Andre, but also his failed life.
When he easily defeated Andre, he could already be sure that he would leave a profound mark in the historical basketball world.
Today is just the beginning of everything.
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