Chapter 4 004: Set a small goal first
As the only player on the team with NCAA Division I prospects, Andre is the absolute dominant player without a doubt in a school like Brock High School, which is ranked hundreds of miles away in the United States.
But Roger, as a person outside the school team, easily defeated him on both offense and defense.
On the sidelines, Jonesville Observer reporter Hardy was completely in disarray.
Before the game started, when he saw Andre playing in the trials in person, he thought it would be an inhumane massacre, just like what the Bulls did to the Miami Heat in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs last season.
With an exaggerated average of 45 points per game and three easy wins, Michael Jordan had the Heat at his fingertips.
In Hardy's expectation, Andre should perform similarly when facing a team composed of selectors.
But what's the result? Andrei has completely become the background of that Asian!
But this definitely makes the game more interesting.
Hardy had a premonition that he would witness the rise of a basketball genius today. And he will be the first reporter in the United States to report on this genius!
After living for so many years, he finally had the pleasure of taking away his first time!
Andre looked at his teammates who had become silent around him, feeling ashamed.
Today, Roger's authority has been challenged from the first second he stepped into the arena.
But Andrei doesn't care about what happened before. It doesn't matter whether Roger insults his leadership record or his voice. Because as long as he can beat the shit out of Roger on the basketball court and send Roger flying to the wooden floor with the ball and fan, he's still a winner.
After all, a basketball player still has to rely on basketball to speak for himself. Is it possible that he relies on marketing?
But in the two rounds just now, Andrei lost completely.
Before Roger could stop his offensive, he was completely immersed in the joy of possessing the Iceman talent.
Soon, in the next round, Roger hit another long-distance basket from the baseline, making Andrei begin to doubt his life.
He stood stupidly under the basket with his arms raised, looking like he was surrendering.
At that moment, Andre wanted to shout: "Can I go back to take cultural classes? Coach, I don't want to play basketball anymore!"
Maybe it was just luck once, but when Roger successfully scored twice in a row with this long-distance pick-up technique, it's hard to explain it away by luck.
There is no limit to the breakthrough angle or throwing distance, and you can hit the ball reliably under any circumstances. Hawke dared to say that not even high school players, even NCAA Division I players may have such basket-picking skills!
In the next round, Andre deliberately improved his position in defense.
He no longer crouched under the basket, but stood between the basket and the free throw line.
In this way, when Roger takes off from a long distance to pick the basket, Andre can rush over and block the ball immediately.
Roger also saw this, but he still raised his hand confidently as soon as the half was passed: "Give me the ball!"
He seemed to be telling everyone that no matter how Andre adjusted his defense, it was all in vain!
Roger holds the ball, dribbles to the right, and then makes a sudden stop variation, changing direction in front of his body and accelerating to the left, easily throwing away his opponent.
This smooth passing movement coupled with his thin body once reminded Hawk of Memphis State's Penny Hardaway.
Both of them are so elegant and calm.
Of course, Hawke isn't going to compare Roger to Penny with just one dribble. But he was certain that Roger had indeed completed his transformation!
He is completely different from the skinny Roger who was beaten to death!
Roger passed his opponent and met Andre who was blocking in the mid-range.
Because Andrei brought it up, Roger's teammates under the basket were completely empty at this time.
Although it is unbelievable, Roger used his offensive power to completely change the defensive formation of Brock High School, forcing holes in the opponent's defense.
Hawke was a little ashamed that his school team was turned upside down by a guy playing tennis.
Now Roger only needs one pass to help the team score another 2 points.
But then, Hawke realized deeply that Roger and Pence were indeed different.
If it were Pence, he would definitely assist his teammate who was left open with a coquettish crotch pass.
But Roger ignored his teammates and chose to fight Andre directly!
Roger admitted that he became obsessed with the feeling of scoring. alone? How can I be called independent if I assist the ball directly into the basket?
Hawk curled his lips. This was undoubtedly a wrong offensive choice.
Roger's two picks just now avoided the defense to a certain extent, so he could score easily.
But this time, facing Andre's close interference, he won't score so easily again.
But then Hawke soon discovered that even in the face of interference, Roger's shooting posture was as standard as a textbook. The arm is outlined at a perfect 45 degrees, and the middle finger is aimed at the basket. The pressure on the wrist is strong, but the finger movement is so gentle that there is no effort.
Suddenly, Hawke felt that Roger looked like Ray Allen from Summit High School in Southern California.
This perfect shooting posture is not inherited from Gervin, but from the efforts of the former Roger.
His hard training has made his shooting movements almost exactly the same as those in the textbook. George Gervin's unparalleled shooting touch has brought out the full limit of this perfect shooting posture.
And after both jumped up, Roger's ground clearance was completely different from Andre's.
Andre's palm could only cover Roger's nose and could not interfere with the shooting at all!
Roger's body paused at the highest point, as if taking aim, and then he threw the ball smoothly, and the basketball flew steadily towards the basket.
Roger is just good at picking the basket, but he is not just good at picking the basket.
With a "swipe" sound, the only sound in the basketball hall was the sound of the basketball hitting the floor.
With a pull-up jumper against the defense, he continued to help the team score!
Roger scored three consecutive goals on Andre's head, which has made the game meaningless.
Because if even Andre can't guard Roger, that means no one on this court can stop Roger from scoring.
Andre also realized that there was no way he could win against that guy.
But the cruel thing is that there is no option to surrender in basketball games.
Andre had to endure humiliation again and again until the end of the game.
Sure enough, the subsequent games became Roger's personal performance.
He showed his elegant posture and versatile offensive skills on the offensive end.
Mid-range pull-up jump shots, turn-ups, pull-up layups, and long-distance baskets are just one of the weapons in Roger's rich arsenal.
Hardy was right, this match was indeed a one-sided carnage.
But it was Andre who was massacred!
Except for being a bit of a loner, Roger's game was nearly perfect.
Well, Roger also knows how to take care of his teammates' emotions. Every time Roger scores a goal, he will apologetically say to his teammate in the open space: "Sorry, pass the ball next time. I'll make sure next time."
Then next time he voted himself.
Throughout the game, Roger almost didn't pass the ball, which was unreasonable.
But from the first round to the last round, the Bullock High School players were like puppets and became the backdrop for Roger's crazy performance.
This is not a basketball court at all, but Roger's personal stage!
Although it is unbelievable, Hawke must admit that Roger's offensive skills are the most comprehensive in high school!
He is neither like Penny nor Ray Allen, he is probably a combination of them!
Hardy was writing furiously in his notebook, eager to publish the spectacle he saw in the newspaper.
A boy who used to play tennis single-handedly kicked the butt of an entire basketball team.
This is definitely the most incredible story in Jonesville sports history!
After the 20-minute training match, when the referee blew the final whistle, both Hawke and Hardy couldn't believe the scoreboard in front of them.
Even if a female student suddenly ran away on the playground with her face covered today, neither of them would be so surprised.
On the electronic scoreboard, the red numbers 42 and 30 were dripping with blood. The selectors team led by Roger actually beat the second school team led by Andre by a full 12 points!
And among these 42 points, Roger scored 38 points alone. He scored more than everyone on the opposite side combined!
The most exaggerated thing is that Roger didn’t even break a sweat!
It was as if the opponent was already gone before he even exerted his strength!
At the end of the game, Andre no longer had the courage to look Roger in the eye. As the core of the basketball team, he was defeated by a selector, which made him socially dead within the basketball team.
Andy Li's mind went blank. He was only doing one thing throughout the game, and that was passing the ball to Roger. Then, they actually beat the school team!
Roger walked up to Andy Li and patted him on the shoulder: "What did I say? You will experience the most heartfelt victory in your life."
How could Roger, who had lived in two lifetimes, not feel content and happy? He had always lost in his previous life, and for the first time he deeply experienced the joy of winning!
The next day, the "Jonesville Observer" published an interview that local fans talked about:
"Yesterday, we had the honor to interview Roger from Bullock High School. The amazing senior player who has been playing tennis all year round almost single-handedly defeated the team led by team star Andrei in the basketball team trial and scored 38 of the 42 points!
In his words! To put it bluntly, he just didn't want to play basketball before, otherwise the basketball team wouldn't be so depressed.
With his astonishing performance, Coach Hawke announced his recruitment to the team on the spot and directly promoted him to the first team.
After the game, I asked him, what are your goals for joining the basketball team in your first year? As a result, the young man answered me confidently:
The road has to be taken step by step. After all, this is my first year on the team, so I just want to set a small goal first - to become the strongest scorer in the United States. !
What else can I say? Ladies and gentlemen, the landscape of Louisiana is about to change. "
(End of chapter)