187. Gorgeous Attack
(Read the full text of the Reading House without pop-up windows)
God is not at work today, or as Chamberlain guessed, he is on the side of the Nuggets today.
When Iverson passed the ball to Anthony again, the latter immediately turned around and pointed his butt at Barnes again.
This time Barnes had experience, he took a step back a little further, and then Anthony turned around and showed him his first trick, which was dribbling under the crotch + jump shot.
There was a gap between the two, and Anthony immediately turned around and his shoulders swayed rhythmically. The ball in his hand was jumping under his crotch like an elf. His eyes were flowing around, constantly making a tentative breakthrough posture. Barnes was alert to take a step back again, and then Anthony immediately stepped up and shot in the middle!
Anthony, who is 2.03 meters tall, has excellent ball control ability, which allows him to make many guard moves in actual combat. The most representative one is to change hands and dribble under the crotch. In this way, two attack methods can be extended: quickly stop and pull the jump shot, confusing the opponent to start a breakthrough and attack the basket directly. Among them, the jump shot directly pulled is Anthony's best offensive weapon, just like he is now dealing with Barnes.
The only thing Barnes could do at this time was to turn around and watch the basketball fall into the ring. Chamberlain finally stuck Camby, but the ball fell into the ring again, which made him feel desperate.
Seeing this scene, Old Nelson began to shake his head. Before the game, he reminded his disciples not to let Anthony seize the opportunity to shoot. Shooting is a technical job. Anthony was good at this. Then, he continued to practice with "Photographer" Hopra for two consecutive summers. It is conceivable that the improvement of his ability value can be imagined.
Hopra is an exclusive shooting coach in the Basketball Hall of Fame. He specializes in training players to shoot. His last disciple was Arenas. He is now using his shooting skills to kill all sides in the league. Winnie once considered him, but unfortunately he refused because he believed that Chamberlain could not develop shooting skills and was afraid of smashing his signature.
Hopra's shooting philosophy is: from catching the ball to throwing the ball, the most difficult thing to grasp during this series of coherent movements is the strength of the shooting, because in actual combat, the distance between the shooting point and the basket can never be the same. Chamberlain just can't control his own strength, so Hopra is not optimistic about him.
Winnie once mentioned this to Chamberlain, so after seeing Anthony hit the ball, Chamberlain felt angry. He was determined to teach his opponent a lesson, especially this sharpshooter who almost became a fellow disciple. Of course, he did not use shooting skills, but his shooting skills are still very average now.
Chamberlain had his own attack method. Thurmond and Curry combined with his physical fitness to help him develop this offensive method. Winnie joked as a "brush-brushing offense", which required the use of his strong body to squeeze into the inside. Chamberlain took the initiative to ask for the ball. He leaned against Camby and tried it back, then threw the ball towards the rebound.
Camby quickly turned around, and Chamberlain took a step forward and hit Camby hard with his shoulder. The latter was directly hit and staggered. Nene also came up to join in the fun. Chamby used brute force to knock it out again. Nene couldn't stand his madness and was squeezed out as well. Then Chamby grabbed the basketball that rebounded from the rebound, and with a wave of his arm, he dunked the small windmill.
Old Nelson generally does not allow Chamberlain to attack like this, because doing so consumes power and is not good for Chamberlain's growth. It will only make him rely more on physical fitness. The old man has very high expectations for him and hopes that he can become a center forward like Kareem, not only dominant, but also has a long career.
Iverson broke through and passed the ball to Anthony. Barnes struggled to tear it apart and finally stopped the latter. Anthony's rhythm was disrupted, so he passed the ball to Smith. He originally expected the latter to change the ball and then pass the ball back, but Smith's symptoms of nerve knife were malfunctioned and he jumped directly.
West kept staring at Smith, and he immediately jumped up as soon as the latter made a move, and he was the first to extend his arm and slapped it up, and slapped it down.
Louis got the ball first, and the Warriors kept rushing down and launching a fast break. West followed up from the wing. After Louis passed the ball to him, he jumped up and rushed to the ring. At that time, he had just jumped over the free throw line and just had a long-range bombing!
This scene made the fans in Pepsi Center exclaimed. George Carl couldn't help but cover his forehead with his hands and shook his head, "Don't shit, there were two lunatics today!"
Iverson commanded the attack, and Anthony gave him a color. Iverson was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand to signal the inside to pull it open. Chamberlain thought he was hitting the penalty area, so he cooperated to leave the inside. He believed that the double-team between Louis and West would never give Iverson the opportunity to break through and layup.
After all, Iverson is 32 years old instead of 23 years old.
As a result, as soon as he made a move, Anthony rushed into the penalty area. As soon as he fell, he immediately reached out to ask for the ball. Iverson passed the ball in time. As soon as Barnes followed, he subconsciously resisted Anthony from behind.
Chamberlain was startled when he saw this scene and hurriedly shouted: "Put him out, don't let him beat him on his back!"
It’s no wonder that Chamberlain was in a hurry. He studied Anthony’s video and found that this guy had excellent back-beating skills, at least much better than him.
Whether in low or high positions, Anthony can rely on his strong body to lean against the defender, carrying the opponent step by step towards the basket like a bulldozer. In this regard, it can even be said that Anthony is even more powerful than James, whose physical fitness is more terrifying than him.
If it is at a high position, Anthony can quickly turn around and wipe the defensive player after several consecutive strokes, and then hit the basket; if it is at a low position, he can directly turn over and jump shot to score. Anthony, who has strong waist and abdomen, often makes a jump shot after the back and falls back, and this move is even proven to be good when facing defenders who are higher than him.
This time it was Barnes' turn to suffer. Chamberlain's reminder was too slow. Anthony quickly shook his body left and right twice, then turned around and jumped up. He saw his upper body bent slightly backward, and his wrist trembled and the ball flew.
Barnes tried hard to reach out to block the ball, but he didn't even touch a single ball hair, and the ball was caught in the net in a hollow way.
The successive shots brought Anthony a strong confidence. After the offense and defense transition, he wanted to get the ball again. This time Barnes focused on strengthening his defense and even made small moves. Moreover, when Anthony appeared within the three-point line, whether it was West or Harrington, he would go up to double-team him when he found an opportunity, so that he would not even get the chance to hold the ball.
Anthony had to step out of the three-point line, but even so he had to hold the ball, which shows how strong his confidence was.
After getting the ball from outside the three-point line, he skillfully slapped the ball and slowly moved forward with fine steps.
Barnes was beaten by him and he didn't dare to go up and press. If Anthony directly turned around and beat him, it would be even worse. He could only keep a half-step distance and slowly retreated. Anthony advanced all the way, and Barnes could neither go up and press up and did not dare to get out of the way, so he could only slowly retreat.
At this moment, when Anthony stepped into the free throw area, he suddenly turned around using his waist and abdomen. Barnes was surprised and immediately moved his foot back. After completing the turn, Anthony took a big step forward, directly hit the top of the penalty area, and then jumped up.
Seeing Anthony make this move, tens of thousands of Nuggets fans in Pepsi Center suddenly cheered and screamed: "the-washing-machine! the-washing-machine! the-washing-machine!"
"the-washing-machine!" means a rotating drum in the washing machine. This is also the favorite name of Nuggets fans for Anthony's offensive method. The offensive method Anthony now uses is actually a rotation step, in professional terms, "spin-touch". This is one of Anthony's two most proud offensive killing moves, and the other is a test step.
In English basketball terms, the temptation step is "jab-step", also called the snoop step. The three attack modes derived from the snoop step, namely the "triple-threat" mentioned in basketball tactics, are also one of the most basic techniques of basketball. Looking at the entire league, Anthony may be the strongest and best attacker with the strongest execution of the snoop step. At this point, his movements are impeccable, just like Jordan's back jump shot and Duncan's 45-degree angle board, which is an action that can be written into textbooks.
Chamberlain immediately rushed forward when he fell, and two men who represented the strongest ability of offense and defense stood together face to face.
This scene seems familiar. Not long ago, this scene was just staged in Cleveland. At that time, Anthony's classmate James and Chamberlain were in a match against him. The former wanted to be the king, but Chamberlain had a hot pot. If Anthony, whose physical fitness was far inferior to James, dared to continue attacking, Chamberlain was confident that he would also invite him to have a hot pot.
Facing Chamberlain's eye, Anthony was not afraid. He took a deep breath and then jumped high. Chamberlain shouted angrily and followed closely. He came from behind because of his arm span and speed of bullets, and raised his arms high to block Anthony's way.
Anthony held the ball with one hand in his right hand. Facing Chamberlain's blockade, his wrist trembled hard but softly. Then the basketball rotated and flew high. The parabola curve was extremely high, and the peak almost reached the upper edge of the rebound. Although Chamberlain claimed to be unmatched in defense, he still had no choice but to face such a layup.
"The reason why Michael Jordan is a defender's nightmare is because he has both strong body and delicate skills," this is the praise that Old Nelson once gave to the Flying Emperor. The old man discovered today that from the point of attack alone, this praise is also suitable for Anthony.
Anthony's skill is so delicate and soft, especially the moment he takes the basket, his wrists tremble and his fingers tweaked. His movements are extremely smooth and his arc is extremely tall. Moreover, his position is controlled so well, so it is really difficult to defend.
Anthony made four attacks and four attempts, and the atmosphere on the scene had become hot. The players on the Nuggets' bench were even more screaming. When Old Nelson saw that something was wrong, he immediately called a timeout. Then he looked at the Nuggets' strong inside duo and could only send out killing moves in advance.
Before, Old Nelson had always been worried about the Nuggets playing Nene, because Harrington was defending him, and the latter was at an absolute disadvantage in weight and height. If they really played like this, Old Nelson would be helpless. As a result, there is no need to worry now. The Nuggets have stronger scoring methods!
Chapter completed!