This striker is not serious

"Just came here a while ago."

Lin Ying didn't say that he came at four o'clock in the morning, otherwise Yao Ming would have regarded him as a fool.

Yao Ming smiled but didn't say anything.

Modesty is a fine tradition of the Chinese people, and speaking out is not a good thing.

When Lin Ying entered the training hall, nothing that Lin Ying had worried about all night seemed to have happened.

There was no apprenticeship ceremony or excessive politeness. Yao Ming soon began to teach him some low-post offensive techniques in the post.

Moreover, Yao Ming taught him the two offensive methods he is best at.

One is low-post footwork, and the second is low-post hook.

As for turning and leaning back in a low position, it is not suitable because Lin Ying's body is not flexible enough.

Yao Ming's low-post steps are also called "Shanghai Dance" by fans because he is from Shanghai.

But in fact, it is not much different from Olajuwon's "Big Dream Dance". It is a combination of some basic steps inside.

This kind of footwork has two core essentials, one is the pivot foot, and the other is the fake movement.

Needless to say about the pivot foot, offense under the basket is relatively static. If the pivot foot moves, it means walking.

Proper use of your pivot foot to turn and swing is the basic way to create shooting opportunities for yourself.

In this regard, Olajuwon and Yao Ming can have their own unique footstep names, and the perfect use of the pivot foot is very critical.

Fans can also see a lot of wonderful shots of them taking advantage of this to get away from defense and score points during the game.

Then it's a fake move.

The fake move can be a pass or a shot. The purpose is the same as the pivot foot, which is to shake off the defender.

As long as the defender's attention is deceived by the fake move, he will have no time to defend you when you actually take action.

Yao Ming played for the Rockets and learned steps from Olajuwon before.

The master teaches his disciples, and he is very professional in teaching.

After the theoretical teaching, it is followed by practical exercises.

Although Lin Ying's physical flexibility is much worse than Yao Ming's, fortunately he has a good understanding.

He can basically learn some basic footwork movements first.

All that's left is training.

His body has great potential, and even if he can't become like Yao Ming, he still has a chance to achieve success in a small way.

After practicing the steps, next comes the hook.

The technique of hooking hands was not very accepted and valued at the beginning.

But because Kareem Abdul-Jabbar came out of nowhere and applied this technology to the extreme, he not only gained the reputation of "Sky Hook", but also made this technology spread.

To use this technique well, especially for insiders, a very important condition is that the shooting point must be high enough.

Those who meet this condition can be players with outstanding height, such as Yao Ming and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

It can also be a player who is not very tall but has great wingspan, such as Lin Ying.

This is why wingspan is the most important static talent in basketball, because it can make up for the lack of height on both the offensive and defensive ends.

As for McGrady, someone as tall and long as Durant is the top static talent in the eyes of the media.

Talking back to the hook-hand technique, it can generally be broken down into three steps:

Step one: lean on the opponent with your shoulders, feel the defensive center of gravity, and use your body to suppress the opponent's movement space.

Step 2: Technical movements. This technical movement includes but is not limited to turning around to create hook space for yourself.

Step 3: Turn towards the basket, raise the ball high above your head with the straight arm of your shooting hand, and when the ball reaches the highest point, use your wrist to release the ball.

The technique is actually very simple, but it tests the player's manual skills.

Or to be more detailed, it will test the flexibility of the player's wrist.

Because if your wrist is stiff, the hook you make will also look stiff.

Not to mention the comparison between Yao Ming and Howard, Bynum is more similar to Howard, and his hook is softer than Howard.

But Yao Ming also has his own understanding of hook shots.

He believes that the key to this technology lies in the second step, creating space.

Because if you can't create space and have a one-on-one confrontation with the defensive player, it's basically difficult for you to complete the hook calmly.

The main method of creating space is low-post steps.

This is also the reason why he taught Lin Ying the two techniques together, because the two techniques are often combined together.

And Yao Ming also has his own way of practicing hooks.

His method has three parts:

The first part is a hook shot on the spot, first with the left hand and then with the right hand, 10 times each, but it must be all hollow. If it hits the frame, the count starts again;

The second part is hooking while moving, that is, taking one or two steps before hooking. The requirements are the same as the first part;

The third part is the turning hook under confrontation. This is also the most difficult part of the training. Although it no longer requires hollowing out like the first and second parts, it must be fully advanced, otherwise it will have to be counted again;

After listening to Yao Ming's training plan, Lin Ying also understood why the hook has become one of Yao Ming's special skills.

This kind of training method can be described as rigorous, and it does not even have a certain level. You may not be able to get out of the training ground just by training this one item.

Lin Ying tried to train according to Yao Ming's method.

Of course he couldn't finish it.

But the softness of his hook surprised Yao Ming.

This may have something to do with Lin Ying's usual training of opponents.

Well, doesn’t the three-point training exercise the hands?

After the training was over, Lin Ying invited Yao Ming to have a meal near the school.

Yao Ming did not refuse, and even said some words of encouragement to Lin Ying when he was leaving after eating.

"You have treated me to a meal and treated it as repaying the favor of me teaching you this game. I will come to Austin to watch your game when I have time. I hope to see you killing everyone on the court."

Yao Ming's quotient is really high, he can guess some things without mentioning them, and the way he handles them is textbook.

Lin Ying nodded vigorously.

Although he doesn't have much time, he will definitely train hard and produce something.

…

Half a month later, the NCAA league games have concluded one after another, and the playoff seats for each league have also been determined.

The playoff roster for the big12 league is as follows:

1. University of Kansas Jayhawks (19 wins and 3 losses)

2. University of Texas Longhorns (16 wins, 6 losses)

3. University of Oklahoma Sooners (14 wins and 8 losses)

4. Kansas State University Wildcats (11 wins, 11 wins)

5. University of Nebraska Cornhuskers (10 wins, 12 losses)

6. University of Missouri Tigers (9 wins and 13 losses)

7. Iowa State University Cyclones (7 wins and 15 losses)

8. Texas Tech Red Raiders (7 wins, 15 losses)

After the rankings are determined, the playoff matchups will also be announced.

According to the rules introduced before, the top eight teams will compete in a single match according to the first vs. eighth team until the league championship is determined.

Some people here may ask why the format of a series cannot be adopted?

It’s understandable that Crazy Three wants to increase excitement, but by playing this way in the league’s internal playoffs, it’s easy to knock out the strong teams early?

The answer is, you can, but it's not necessary.

In fact, before the league playoffs start, the teams that can go to the Mad Three are basically determined.

As for the power list mentioned before, it can cover the results of each team's internal competition and all invitational competitions.

Moreover, the standings are not simply a calculation of victory or defeat, but a comprehensive consideration of many factors, making it a very authoritative list.

Then some people will say, since the teams are almost determined, just invite them directly, why not play in the playoffs!

The fight must be fought.

One detail I didn't mention before is that when the 32 league champions are divided into divisions, the champion team automatically locks in the top eight seeds in the division.

In other words, no matter how weak your alliance is, as long as you are the champion, you can occupy a favorable position in the crazy three games.

This approach is the same as that of the NBA, and the reason is similar, for ratings.

Although the "Crazy Three" is a single sweep competition system, the probability of being eliminated in the first round for seeds between 9 and 17 is obviously higher than that between 1 and 8.

If all the teams in your league that advance to the Crazy Three are ranked 9-17, and then all are eliminated in the first round, then the fans of that league will end up feeling lonely.

Although the NCAA is not a commercial league, the broadcast fees received by Mad Three every year are as high as hundreds of millions of dollars.

And this broadcast fee is closely related to the ratings.

Therefore, for this top eight seed, each team will also try their best in the playoffs.

Moreover, playing single-player games in the playoffs also allows each team to experience the "crazy three" atmosphere in advance.

This can also be called killing two birds with one stone.

The playoffs are single-game, but except for the finals, which are held in a third-party arena, there is home field advantage in both the first and second rounds.

So in the end, the University of Texas finished second in the league, which was the most advantageous position they could achieve this season.

At the end of the season, Lin Ying and Durant's season statistics were finally released.

Durant averaged 26.6 points, 10.1 rebounds, 1.9 steals and 1.3 blocks per game, and the NCAA averaged 20+10 per game!

Moreover, his field goal percentage reached 47.3%, three-point shooting percentage was 40.7%, and free throw percentage was 81.6%!

This performance is amazing!

But a very interesting thing is that Durant's highest score has always been fixed at 37 points, failing to complete the NCAA's 40+ points.

It's not that he couldn't score 40 points, but as the game entered the second half, one of his passive attributes was triggered: hard pass with hot hands!

Many people should be familiar with the hot pass. It refers to when there is not much suspense about the outcome of the game or in a game where there is no suspense. Even if you feel hot, you don't deliberately pursue the data, but pass the ball.

own teammates.

Needless to say, this is again caused by Durant's paranoid team concept.

Compared to himself, he hopes that others at the University of Texas can also have good data.

The most typical example was the team's second game against Iowa State University. He felt hot and scored 25 points in the first half.

But in the third quarter, he passed the ball in various ways, and then "swiped" 5 assists.

Seeing this made Barnes nod his head.

After the game, Springman chatted with Durant privately, hoping that he would play more "selfishly".

Because after all, this is related to his NBA draft prospects.

Springman didn't say it clearly, but the reality is that most people at the University of Texas are useless with data because they are destined not to play in the NBA.

But Durant promised that he should pass the ball when the game came.

In the end, Barnes and Springman had no choice but to let him go.

Lin Ying averaged 11.5 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.7 blocks and 1.2 steals per game, shooting 49.1% from the field, 38.7% from three-point range, and 75.5% from free throws.

Although he didn't get many opportunities at the beginning of the season, his data also increased after being determined by Barnes to be the core of the tactics.

Especially the three-point shooting rate. Although the output is not as good as Ryan Anderson of the University of California, Berkeley, next door, the shooting rate is still 0.5 percentage points higher.

Of course, if I have to say it, Lin Ying is the biggest beneficiary of Durant's "hot pass".

In the second match against the University of Missouri Tigers, it was Durant who kept feeding him the ball, which finally allowed him to reach 20+10 in a single game this season.

Three days after the end of the season, the playoffs of each major league began one after another.

In the big12 league, four games also started on the same day.

The University of Texas' first-round opponent is Iowa State University.

They won both games in the regular season, especially in the third quarter of the second game, they won easily.

In terms of strength, the University of Texas is much better, and psychologically they also have a huge advantage.

Before the game started, Barnes only made one request to the players: Don't underestimate the enemy.

In a solo competition, underestimating the enemy is suicide.

"There are only three games in the playoffs. I hope you will be twice as focused as the regular season. I don't want to see you talk about coming back next year. I just want to see you have no regrets this year!"

Barnes' chicken soup is right for your stomach in one step.

After drying up this bowl of chicken soup, the University of Texas is naturally full of energy on the playoff stage.

74 to 54, the University of Texas basically gave Iowa State nothing, a 20-point victory.

For Iowa State University, only Taylor scored 19 points, and no one else scored in double figures.

The "whirlwind tactics" that helped them in the last game also failed to work.

If fans watch the regular season and playoffs at the same time, the most intuitive feeling is that Iowa State University is still Iowa State University, but the University of Texas is already much better than the first time the two teams met!

In the second round, the University of Texas' opponent was the University of Missouri Tigers.

In the first round, the University of Missouri defeated the third-ranked University of Oklahoma.

This kind of upset really gave the big12 fans a sense of coolness in advance.

In the second round, the University of Missouri also caused some trouble for the University of Texas.

This stems from an adjustment at the University of Missouri, where they no longer let Carroll guard Durant.

This adjustment freed Carroll to express himself more on the offensive end, scoring 12 points and 5 rebounds in the first half.

However, in the second half, Durant began to enter scoring mode, and the University of Missouri was forced to use Carroll to top it off, which also doomed their final outcome.

And there was a small detail in the game. Lin Ying completed a beautiful turning hook shot under the basket in the second quarter, which made Barnes stunned for a moment.

Only Durant knew about Lin Ying's hook shot and low post footwork training, which was a surprise to the coaching staff.

After defeating the University of Missouri 71 to 61, the University of Texas successfully advanced to the Big12 Conference Finals.

And their opponent in the finals is the University of Kansas!

The University of Kansas had an easier time than the University of Texas in the playoffs, with an average margin of victory of 25+ per game, which was basically a dimensionality reduction attack.

And in the second round against Kansas State University, they welcomed Brandon Rush back!

Rush was in hot form in his first game back against Kansas State University, scoring 14 points and 4 rebounds in three quarters! It was obvious that he had fully recovered from his injury!

This means that the University of Texas will face a complete University of Kansas in the finals!