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Chapter 28 [Hot-Blooded Basketball]

"Very good, don't be afraid at first, he mainly scores with jump shots, and he has the ability to help defend when he goes inside. You have the advantage, and the speed is much faster. The five of you defend the same as before, shrink, grab the rebound and immediately launch fast Attack, try to get to the basket to score, don't shoot too much. If the opponent returns to the defense quickly, Ben pulls out to cover, completely empty the basket, and shoot from the outside. Remember, you are strong!"

"Yes, Coach!" The four young men shouted together.

Houston didn't shout, but was stunned.

Yang Rui's tactics seem very casual, and it takes a lot of courage to fight like this. Let the rookie play power forward? And to defend against Ewing? Normal coaches definitely don't do that.

Yang Rui knew Jackson's character, brave and wild, never afraid of confrontation, and played passionate basketball.

The 18-year-old Jackson is already very strong. Yang Rui was very surprised when he saw him in Xia Tian. Later, when he asked, he realized that it was the power of the gang.

Just being nutritious is not enough. Jackson grew up living in a small town surrounded by prisons. Violence is the most common way to resolve disputes. He has experienced many battles. Ask him what weapon he likes the most, he might say it is a nunchuck, soft but strong...

Yang Rui likes this guy, and he will be reused in the summer league. If he gets rid of some bad habits and doesn't make too many shots, Jackson will definitely become a star in the future.

In Yang Rui's previous life, Jackson averaged 20+ points per game for three seasons, and averaged 20.7 points, 5.1 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game in his peak season. He is both offensive and defensive, but he has not been selected for the All-Star Game, which is largely due to his personality and is not pleasing.

Van Gundy was also surprised when he saw Yang Rui's replacement. Only Daben was left as an insider, and he was still in his early two meters. Isn't it too amateurish to use such a person?

Moreover, the red team is full of rookies in the summer league, and there is only one experienced player in Houston. Van Gundy felt that Yang Rui was looking for abuse.

At the beginning of the game, Atkins dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and the formation was completely stretched. Wallace covered Houston without the ball on the left, and Atkins passed it.

Poor organizational skills are not a problem. This kind of pass to find a regular teammate can be done by a professional player. After Atkins passed the ball, he ran to the left corner and pulled away.

Oakley switched defenses in time, and Houston immediately passed the ball to Jackson, who also pulled out of the three-point line and on the right.

It was Ewing guarding Jackson, a natural misplacement. Ewing is almost twice the age of Jackson, and his speed is much slower. He is used to guarding the penalty area, waiting for the opponent to break through at the horns, but he failed to defend.

Jackson caught the ball and shot a three-pointer with an almost open jumper. Without any pressure, the ball was scored. 8 to 4.

Jackson doesn't shoot the ball badly and is an all-around fighter, otherwise he wouldn't have entered the draft right out of high school. If it wasn't for the background dragging him down, the Suns would probably keep him.

The Suns announced his situation, and other teams worried that he was a problem player and ignored him, so the Knicks picked him up.

Van Gundy swallowed, his heart was beating wildly, he never thought that his team would fall behind, Yang Rui didn't play cards according to the routine, and Ewing's defense of the gate became a weakness.

On the sidelines, general manager Ernie Grunfeld stood up and applauded vigorously. The young player played immediately after he came on the field, showing Yang Rui's excellent on-the-spot adaptability.

The white team attacked, and Ewing saw that Jackson was following him, and wanted to return one. He went deep to the left and entered the penalty area.

Ben Wallace let go of Oakley's defense and came out from behind Ewing.

Ewing underestimated the speed of the young man's bounce. As soon as the ball left his hand, Da Ben rubbed it with his finger. It was considered a block, but the ball did not bounce far.

The young man's explosive advantage was brought into play again. Jackson and Oakley started together. The former took half a step longer, took the basketball and accelerated straight to the frontcourt, throwing Oakley away.

The two insiders were slow to return to defense, and the frontcourt formed a 3-on-2. Childs let go of Atkins to defend the middle.

Facing someone taller than himself, he was very brave, but it was an egg. Jackson scored the ball to the side, and Atkins hit a three-pointer with a 70-degree open left.

11 to 4, after the timeout, the red team scored two three-pointers in a row!

The opponent played a wave, and Van Gundy didn't call a timeout.

The difference between the coaches is revealed. Yang Rui's first consideration is how to attack the opponent's defensive weakness and make use of the strengths of his own players. Van Gundy is now considering defense, the face of the star, and proving his basketball philosophy.

It's embarrassing if the philosophy is wrong. He would rather believe that the veterans can beat the rookies with their ability when they are serious, rather than thinking about the problem from the root of tactics.

Ewing once again asked for the ball to be singled out. The rabbit on the right turned around and made a jump shot. Jackson couldn't cover it and slightly interfered with the shot.

When Ewing was young, he must have sat down and hit the basket. The threat of Daben's defense made him choose a jumper. The offensive method was too simple. After a long rest, the touch was average, and the ball missed the basket.

Big Ben grabbed the rebound on the left side and landed it to nearby Houston, who passed it to Atkins.

Atkins quickly advanced to the frontcourt to pass the ball, and Jackson once again took advantage of his speed to get rid of Ewing, catch the ball in the middle and go straight to the basket.

In the 2006-2007 season, Jackson defended Nowitzki and led the Warriors to create a black eight miracle. His running posture is very strange, almost all small steps, the frequency is very fast, and his speed is a bit disadvantageous when playing shooting guard, and the guest power forward is definitely the top in the league.

This time Starks let go of Bowen's defense, Jackson ran and scored the ball, Bowen got an open space on the right corner, took aim, shot, and scored again! 14 to 4.

After playing the summer league, Bowen did nothing else at home, but practiced corner three-pointers, and made significant progress in accordance with Yang Rui's requirements.

Bowen lacks the offensive ability to hold the ball, and his fixed-point shooting is quite reliable. In Yang Rui's previous life, Bowen shot 46.4% of his three-pointers with the Heat in 1999, scoring one per game. In the Spurs, his performance outside the three-point line is also stable, with a career 39.3% three-point shooting rate.

Van Gundy didn't call a timeout yet, and the fans on the scene were discussing that the red team's people, except for Houston, couldn't name them.

"Am I dreaming? The red team is really just a group of substitutes?"

"The offense is too strong. No one wanted those guys from the summer league before. Are the scouts blind?"

"I'm going to kill Buddy. If it wasn't for that idiot, Jerry Yang might be the coach of our school team." An old man with glasses and a gentle appearance said to his companion depressedly. He is the leader of a certain high school in New York. Ray was interviewed.

Glenn Walsh sat next to Ernie and sighed: "I think the team signed a short contract with this kid, and should sign it for three years."

Ernie shook his head: "Aren't you the one who opposed signing him the most?"

Van Gundy was dumbfounded. He wanted to see the rookies perform well, and the team had more people available, but it wasn't this way. In the public training session, a group of rookies lead the starters led by him by a large margin, which is too embarrassing.

What's even more frustrating is that he is the one who proposes to split into two teams and keep the score. Isn't that uncomfortable?

If he called a timeout, it would mean that the beaten was forced to time out; if he didn't call a timeout, he didn't know if the veterans could stand it.

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