The Way of the Center

　　 Wildcats center Scott Martins undoubtedly lost in a jump ball. An Jie took advantage of his height and wingspan to easily shoot the basketball into Mike Taylor's hands. Martins, whose height is not dominant, is not good at jumping. It is a matter of course to lose to An Jie in a scramble. Although it was just a jump ball, he was very upset in his heart. Losing to this thin and tall Asian made him very faceless. He decided to clean up this black-haired guy in the following games.

　　 "I want you to see what American college basketball is!" Martins cursed silently in his heart.

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　　 Mike Taylor unhurriedly advanced to the three-point line with the ball, and raised his hand to signal everyone to take a seat.

　　 The NCAA 35-second rule per offense gives guards a lot of benefits, allowing them to control the ball more calmly and direct offenses. This is why many guards who play well in the NCAA can't adapt to the NBA. The NBA's 24-second offensive time completely disrupts their ball-handling rhythm, causing most college star guards to enter the NBA.

　　 But Mike Taylor is not a popular player in the draft. Now he doesn't think so much, only wondering how to complete this first offense. While guarding against the harassment of the opposing point guard, Mike Taylor has also been observing the situation of Anjie and Morris. Actually the coach said to play more inside, why didn't he try the effect of tactics at the beginning?

　　 Anjie leaned on Martins in the inside and raised his hands, but the first pick candidate Beasley, who also had an amazing wingspan, was on the passing route. If he passed the ball rashly, Beasley might be cut off. And Morris has been harassed by opponents over there, and the position is not firmly fixed. Taylor knew that the ball was not as easy to feed into the inside as it was during training. He gave up the idea of ​​passing the ball directly, but raised his hand to ask for a high pick and roll.

　　 Anjie did not neglect after seeing Taylor's gesture. He quickly got rid of the entanglement with Martins and ran near the three-point line. Since Anjie has excellent CIC capabilities, Ricard left all the high-level pick-and-rolls to him.

　　 He and Taylor have practiced this tactic countless times during training. Taylor started tacitly, and An Jie just happened to shoot. In this way, the opposing point guard was completely blocked by An Jie, and he didn't even notice that someone was mentioning it.

　　 Martins immediately raised his hands upon seeing this, blocking Taylor's shooting space and observing Taylor's posture ready to block his breakthrough route. But Martins' feet moved too slowly, and Taylor quickly accelerated and broke through Martins's side. Beasley saw Mike Taylor rushing to the basket, and without thinking about it, he dropped Anthony. Ben was chasing Taylor. His choice is not wrong, Anthony Ben's shooting ability is indeed his weakness.

　　 Taylor hit the basket, and the opponent's fourth player was rushing to cover the defense, and Beasley and Martins both chased him. He turned his head back slightly, and glanced at An Jie's position from the corner of his eye. After that, the corners of Taylor's mouth slightly cocked, and he tossed the ball into the air.

　　 "You think it's too simple!" Beasley leaped with all his strength, ready to stage a wonderful chase. But the basketball didn't fly in the direction of the hoop, but flew vertically into the air. Beasley's center of gravity all moved forward, naturally rushing empty.

　　 "What's the situation? What kind of layup is this?" Beasley couldn't understand, this kind of layup error is really too amateur.

　　 Of course, this was not Mike Taylor's layup error. When the basketball flew to the highest point and was about to fall, a pair of big hands stretched out from behind to get the ball, and dunk the ball in the direction of the basket.

　　 "WoW!!!" Except for the cheers and exclamations of the fans, nothing was heard.

　　 Aerial relay! As soon as the game started, the Tornado team completed their first offense in a high-profile manner.

　　The Wildcats thought that yellow-skinned guy was too simple. They all believed that the main attacking point of this team was the most experienced Mike Taylor. The Wildcats paid the price for their wrong estimation!

　　 It turned out that just after giving Mike Taylor a pick-and-roll, Anjie still actively followed up, and did not passively stand outside because of his shooting ability. After Taylor attracted the defense of three opponents, only the point guard of the Wildcats was chasing Anjie. But he didn't follow An Jie too seriously, because he felt that Taylor would definitely lay up directly, and An Jie ran in just to get ready for rebounds.

　　 Mike Taylor made a fake layup as the Wildcats wanted, but the goal was not to score directly. He knows that his height is at a disadvantage, and if he chooses to layup, he is likely to be blocked by Beasley who is chasing. So he just fooled the defenders with a layup, and the purpose was only to throw the ball into the air. Tyler glanced back during the break, and he knew someone would come to finish the scoring for him.

　　 Sure enough, before everyone else reacted, An Jie who followed up suddenly rose to the ground. He grabbed the ball in the air with both hands and dunked it to the basket vigorously. The fierce force made the entire basketball stand tremble. After An Jie landed, he changed his usual humble and gentle personality and shouted at the audience Xiaotian! His momentum and performance have deeply conquered the hearts of the fans. With the enthusiastic shouts of the fans, the whole stadium trembles!

　　 "Well done!" Mike Taylor and Angel high-five together, smiling.

　　 "Martins! What are you doing? Isn't his yellow skin and height enough to be eye-catching!? Show me a good look at him!" Off the field, the head coach of the Wildcats yelled at Martins dissatisfied. The Wildcats players on the field couldn't say a word, especially Beasley, who had a lot of scenery before the game. He completely became a teased clown in this defense. On the first attack, the opponent completed an air relay, and the guy who showed the limelight was the guy whose skin color was different from them.

　　 "This is my **** game, mine!" Beasley asked for the ball directly, ignoring the dissatisfied look of his point guard. After he got the ball, he led the half-time, ready to make a shame.

　　 "Give me away!" Beasley gestured while holding the ball, motioning for his teammates to make way for himself. The rest of the Wildcats also knew Beasley's ability, and obediently followed the instructions to empty the middle area.

　　 Anthony Ben just touched the three-point line with his toes in Belgium, he posted it without reservation. Ben kept interfering with Beasley's dribbling and disrupting his ball-handling rhythm. Beasley wanted to force a breakthrough with his body, but found that this unknown guy was almost as strong as himself. Ricard has long been right, Anthony. This explosive body allows him to defend against any intruder.

　　 Ke Beasley is, after all, one of the candidates for the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft. If it is so easy to be choked to death, then the title of the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft is too worthless.

　　 Seeing that Beasley couldn't break through easily, he took two steps back and got away from Ben. Ben strictly followed Ricard's instructions and didn't let him go any further. Just as Anthony Ben's center of gravity moved forward and approached Beasley, Beasley suddenly activated without warning! Ben just felt a gust of wind wiped from him, knowing in his mind that he had to stop that guy, but he couldn't react on his legs.

　　 Michael Beasley forcibly broke through Anthony Ben by speed alone! Ben didn't give up, and quickly turned to chase Beasley. Morris was the second barrier to defend Beasley, but he was stuck in the position and couldn't move.

As Ricard arranged, Anjie ignored Martins who pulled out to make room for Beasley’s attack. He was waiting for people to come in near the three-second zone and saw Beasley getting away from him. Near Anjie is ready.

　　 In the blink of an eye, Beasley broke through to the basket. He ignored An Jie, who was defending the basket, holding the ball in both hands and jumping directly to prepare for a dunk. Anjie did not expect Beasley to be so fast, nor did he expect Beasley to be so bold. He jumped up in a hurry to complete a cover. But Beasley's bounce speed and bounce height are much better than Angel, the height of his dunk makes him almost parallel to the basket!

　　 Just after An Jie took off from the side, he was only halfway up, and Beasley had dunked from the front and hung on the hoop.

"Oh my God, this game is so exciting! This is just one back and forth, and it has made us hooked! The first offenses of both sides were completed very ornamental! Michael Beasley! How much! The horrible bounce height!" The on-site commentator was amazed at the performance of the two sides just now.

　　 "If someone just turns on the TV and thinks that these two teams have nothing to watch, you will regret it if you miss it!"

"Don't think you will dominate the game if you pick up a leak. I won't be softened because you are a foreigner!" After dunking, Beasley did not forget to issue a "serious warning" to An Jie, and at the same time it was disgusting. There was Beasley's disdainful eyes that day.

　　 Anjie didn't say a word of provocation, he had already attracted the hostility of Martins and Beasley at the same time.

　　 "Don't pay attention to that kid, we will continue to play inside in a good position later!" Morris came over and patted An Jie. This ball is really Beasley's athletic ability, and An Jie has tried his best to defend.

　　 "Don't worry, what I fear most is that guy is silent. If he loses his calmness, he will only suffer!" An Jie looked at Beasley disapprovingly, the No. 1 candidate? Today we are here to add a block to your road to the champion!

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　　 Anjie again leaned on Martins to reach out for the ball. This time Beasley was pulled to the bottom corner by Ben, so Taylor easily dropped the ball into the penalty area.

　　 Anjie steadily caught the ball on the left side of the penalty area, and then began to push back hard. Martins clenched his teeth and persevered, marveling at the fact that there is such a great power in this thin Oriental. Of course he didn't know. When he was in the nightclub with his friends comfortably every night, An Jie kept himself in the gym for crazy training. In the end Martins still didn't resist, he took two steps back slightly.

　　 Seeing that An Jie had won the space to turn around, he immediately turned to the bottom line with his right foot as the axis, seeing that the action was ready to pick the basket directly.

　　I was just being reprimanded by the off-court coach when this guy completed an aerial relay on his head. Martins is now full of anger, and he is doing his best to keep the ball down! Seeing An Jie was about to shoot, he jumped up without even thinking about it.

　　 "Damn it!" But when Martins jumped up, he found that An Jie's feet were still standing firmly on the ground, and An Jie took the basketball that seemed to be ready to shoot. An Jie turned to the other side, and a simple step deceived Martins, who had lost his composure.

　　 Martins was very unwilling, he didn't want An Jie to score just as he wished. He was still in the air when he was shaken, but he deliberately stretched out his hand to interfere, intending to stop An Jie, but he slapped An Jie's arm fiercely. But the basketball was still shot, and An Jie's soft touch still made him pick the ball into the basket.

　　 "Beep!" As the basketball entered the net, the referee also blew his whistle. The sharp whistle sounded very harsh in the noisy basketball court! Martins knew he had messed up this matter.

"Two plus one! An obvious foul, the referee did the right thing. Hey, where did this amazing big man come from? Seriously, Bill, how many other centers will use their feet at the basket now? I just used the footsteps on the inside to sway my opponents like that. I haven't seen it for a long time anyway." Paul Philips, the commentator of the local TV station in Ames, praised Anjie without hesitation.

"I'm even more curious about why Martins was shaken with just a simple fake action. Maybe he was too much against the center who only uses his body, which caused him to regress even the most basic judgment ability. Have you seen Michael Beasley’s reaction? He just shook his head unconcealedly to express his disappointment with Martins!" The narrator named Bill made a peace with Philips, and both praised the excellent Anjie and I dismissed Martins, who had a hot brain, and finally did not forget to mention Michael Beasley, the focal figure. The two are really experienced.

　　On the field, An Jie steadily hit the ball, and he took care of all the first five points scored by the Tornado team after the start. At this moment Ricard's intentions have also been exposed, which is to fight your weak insiders!

　　Wildcats coach Rick Chris thought that the generals of the Tornado would not cause any difficulties to his team, but now it seems that at least the tall yellow-skinned center will give him a headache for a while. Of course he knows how many pounds his team has in the post, but he didn't expect that a small whirlwind team could cause him trouble.

After 　　, Beasley still occupies a lot of ball rights, and he did show his all-around scoring method and super athletic ability. Anthony Ben and Morris have worked very hard, but Beasley's offensive methods are too rich, not to mention that the shooting range can be extended to the three-point line, and the back singles of the inside are not weak. To say that his only problem is that he hardly shares possession of the ball with his teammates except for situations where he has nowhere to go.

　　 On the Whirlwind side, Mike Taylor still organized his offense. Morris finally found a breakthrough in the interior and completed several beautiful offenses.

　　 As for An Jie's situation, poor Martins looked a little at a loss in the face of An Jie's skilled backing skills. An Jie already has a height advantage, coupled with Martins's increasingly frizzy behavior because he wants to prove himself quickly, these make An Jie play more and more smoothly on the offensive end.

　　 After nine minutes of the game, the two sides began to gradually send substitute players to rotate. When Anjie was replaced by Asakin by Ricard, he had scored 9 points and 5 rebounds on 4 of 5 shots. At the moment, the score on the field is 18-15, and the Tornadoes are still behind by three points under Beasley's strong offensive power.

　　 The staff handed An Jie water and towels. The other players took it for granted. Only An Jie kept saying thank you to the staff. After the game, there are people who send water and towels, which is a very good treatment in China's wild courts. Because of this, Anjie is still a little unaccustomed to the staff's thoughtful service. A child who has always grown up in China...

　　 Ricard still stands on the sidelines and directs the game. He has no time to come over and say a word to the players who have just left the field. Now the situation is much more difficult than before.

　　 While the Tornado starters were off the court, Beasley of the Wildcats was still on the court. If even Anthony Ben and Morris can't take Beasley, then Walter Sharp and CJ Ford, who came on the bench, are even more bullied by Beasley.

　　 "He has always been one of the best college players in the United States." Ricard had no choice but to shook his head helplessly, and could only accept this fact.

　　 Five minutes before the end of the first half, Rick Chris finally took Beasley off. The score at this time has become 40 to 32, and the point difference behind the Wildcats is almost rushing to double digits.

　　 "It's finally here!" Ricard immediately called a timeout after seeing Beasley go down. For the next five minutes, if everything goes according to the schedule...

"The situation on the field is very unfavorable for the Tornadoes. There are still five minutes before the end of the first half, and the momentum is all on the Wildcats. Coach Ricard was still very wise, and did not wait until the point difference was further widened. Called a timeout. He should remind his lads what a defense is. They allowed the Wildcats to score 40 points before the first half was over. Beasley did whatever he wanted on the court. Let’s take a look at his statistics. God. Ah, Beasley scored 19 points and 7 rebounds in the first half alone! This is almost half of the Wildcats' scoring, including 3 of 5 three-pointers. Don’t forget that this is still not in the first half. The data obtained after the end! I bet that the most spoken name of coach Ricard is Michael Beasley~www.NovelMTL.com~ Paul Philips has been talking during the timeout. As he said, there was no rest.

　　 "Tell me Anjie, what have we practiced most in this time?" Unlike everyone's imagination, Ricard didn't mention Beasley at first.

　　 "Huh?" An Jie was not prepared for the head coach's sudden question. "Hmm...Run?"

　　 "Yes! What we practice most is running! Now, look at them! Beasley has been overdrawn in the first half, and the others are not much better." Ricard pointed to the other side of the court.

　　 The players looked at the bench for the Wildcats. Indeed, everyone on the other side was sweating and panting.

　　 "Your defensive efforts are now paying off! They have consumed too much energy in the confrontation with you."

　　 "And we are in good shape!" Morris continued on Ricard's words.

"Yes! The physical training you worked hard to complete is now also time to give you some rewards! Our physical reserves are much better than them, so on defense, I took the initiative to find a physical confrontation, and on offense, I speeded up the rhythm and pace of running. Speed! We need to bring the decline back before the end of the first half! Start with all five players on the field, hit them by surprise, and drag them down to me!" Ricard gave a big hand, and the timeout just ended.

　　 Everyone thinks Beasley has taken over the game, even he himself thinks so. But from the remaining five minutes, the wild cats have just fallen into a violent whirlwind...

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