Chapter 181 The Beginning

March 21st, the state-level championship quarterfinal between Lower Merion High School and Chester High School took place at the Capital Sports Arena in Harrisburg, the capital of Pennsylvania.

On the 20th, Ridley High School had already advanced to the semifinals before Lower Merion.

In other words, if Lower Merion advanced smoothly, they would face the "defending champion, six-time Pennsylvania Boss" Ridley High School in the semifinals for the umpteenth time.

Well.....

The title sounds intimidating, but for the Lower Merion players who had already bloodbathed Ridley High School twice...

Keep a low profile!

No more hubris!

Didn't you see Swartz's fate earlier?

In the words of Lower Merion center David Lassman: We are a group of low-key and emotionless tools.

By the way, while warming up before the game, Su Feng found that the most discussed topic among his teammates besides the upcoming game was Michael Jordan.

As expected of the strongest traffic of the 90s.

So what if there is no social network?

Jordan is Jordan.

Of course, from his teammates' conversations, Su Feng heard mostly doubts about whether Jordan could return to his peak.

After all, the old rogue was already 32 years old at the time of this comeback.

And most importantly...

Jordan's comeback debut was terrible.

It turns out that even gods have times when they fall to earth.

In the game against his old rival, the Pacers, Jordan seemed to be possessed by the "Four Future Shooting Guards" one after another...

Throughout the game, the "Old Rogue" only made 7 of 28 shots, clanked 21 misses, and while only scoring 19 points, the Bulls also lost to the Pacers in this game.

Fortunately, the public opinion environment in the 90s was not so bad, after all, in the absence of social networks, the cost of flaming people was too high.

Therefore, for Jordan, who had been away from basketball for 21 months, most of the media and Bulls fans were still relatively tolerant.

Su Feng knew that there would be many stories about Jordan's comeback this time.

For example, in the playoff series between the Bulls and the Magic in the near future...

Magic guard Nick Anderson once sarcastically said: "Michael wearing No. 45 is not as good as wearing No. 23, because No. 23 is like a space shuttle, which can go to heaven in a swoosh. But No. 45, he needs to accelerate, he needs to start, he can't fly anymore."

Young man, do you know you are courting death!

In his previous life, many people, after getting tired of the face-slapping clichés in online novels, would say in a very "old-fashioned" way: This kind of face-slapping cliché is too idiotic, there can be no such story in reality.

But in fact...

Reality is much more messed up than novels.

Su Feng remembered very clearly that after being defeated in this comeback, Jordan would work himself to death in the summer, and then, there was no then...

Because after his opponents had all set up their flags, attracted ridicule, and maxed out their hatred, Jordan and his Bulls would slap them in the face all the way.

That was truly a plot that even novels would not dare to write.

In fact, many experts in the future have analyzed that, compared to the previous three-peat, the Bulls of the later three-peat, and Jordan himself, were obviously stronger.

However, the Bulls of the later three-peat created the miracle of 72 wins and 10 losses.

In short... Belief, sometimes, can really create miracles, it can really make you omnipotent.

For example...

Tomjanovich, who is about to unleash his ultimate move.

Ahem, getting off track again, back to the main topic.

At the Capital Sports Arena, the Lower Merion tools were ready to go under the leadership of the two big and small blacksmiths.

It is worth mentioning that Su Feng, who originally thought that all the heat would be taken away by the "Old Rogue," miscalculated once again...

Because, Lower Merion was not only not robbed of its popularity by the "Old Rogue," but also successfully蹭ed the popularity of the "Old Rogue's" comeback.

After all, in the 90s, for the people of Pennsylvania who liked Jordan, it was not easy for them to go to the scene to watch Jordan.

Not to mention the distance problem, you wouldn't be able to buy tickets for the Bulls game.

Therefore, in addition to television broadcasts, the people of Pennsylvania could only use newspapers and magazines to imagine Jordan playing basketball in their minds.

However, the appearance of Lower Merion made the people of Pennsylvania suddenly realize that it seems that we don't have to run so far to watch the Bulls.

Because don't we have a "Little Bulls" here?

Kobe, Su Feng, Lower Merion, the Philadelphia Gemini, known as the "Little Bulls," understand?

So, after Lower Merion arrived in Harrisburg, the capital of Pennsylvania, this capital city, whose popularity was declining, actually came alive again!

Don't be surprised, Harrisburg can perhaps be said to be one of the most miserable capital cities in the US.

Under the double-teaming of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, the visibility of this Pennsylvania capital cannot be compared with the latter two.

But, because of Lower Merion, Harrisburg these two days, was crowded with people...

Although it is only a high school league, don't doubt the American people's enthusiasm for sports.

Take the NCAA for example, during March Madness, Americans can fill up a football field of 100,000 people.

Not to mention, this Capital Sports Arena, which can only accommodate a mere thirteen thousand four hundred people?

"Is our popularity so high?" During the entrance ceremony, listening to the full court of "Su, Su, Su, Su," Su Feng always felt very ominous.

"Of course, we are the strongest combination in Pennsylvania, no, in the entire United States." Kobe patted Su Feng on the shoulder and smiled.

In addition, when introducing the two teams, Su Feng also personally felt the second-degree nature of the American DJ...

"Their fame resounds from the Delaware River to the Schuylkill River, their talent cannot be concealed even by the sky above the Appalachian peaks, they gallop across Pennsylvania like General Washington, they are the Gemini from Philadelphia, the King and Little King of Lower Merion—"

"Kobe—Bryant!!"

"Su—Feng!!"

Su Feng: "......"

Damn, sure enough, Blizzard's future second-degree nature is inherited.

It has to be said that Americans do have second-degree illness.

Because after the DJ finished reading this opening speech, even Su Feng wanted to run to the technical table to sprinkle magnesium powder.

Just when Su Feng was about to do so, he seemed to hear a voice: Brother Feng, forget it, let others have a chance to eat...

"This is our first battle to hit the state championship! Cheer up!" On the court, before the jump ball, Kobe scanned his teammates with his death stare while giving a lecture.

In the center circle, the one jumping against Kobe was Chester High School's center, Chris.

Pa!

Energetic and full of vitality, Kobe did not give Chris any chance in this jump ball.

Because the last time the two teams faced off in a friendly match, Kobe had lost to Chris once in the jump ball, and Kobe, who was meticulous about these things, remembered it very clearly.

Lower Merion's ball possession.

Inside the Capital Sports Arena, the fans suddenly erupted in deafening cheers.

No way, this is popularity.

Chester first lost to Lower Merion in terms of people.

By the way, the one guarding against Su Feng tonight is still the ultimate brain-filling monster, DeMarcus.

After the game started, Su Feng first ran according to the coach's tactics, and after borrowing from Lassman and Stewart's double screen, he circled out of a position.

Since apologizing last time, Swartz, who had quickly re-recognized his tool man under Kobe's help, quickly passed the ball to Su Feng.

However, the well-trained Chester is worthy of being the team that Su Feng koed Kobe in his previous life in his senior year.

Two Chester High School players immediately came to help defend Su Feng.

On the court, after confirming his eyes with Kobe, facing the double team that was about to be completed on the court, Su Feng of course was—

Leg push, hang time, wrist shake!

The great Iron Shadow successor is fearless!

Swish—!

Beep—!

The ball went in and the whistle sounded!

Because Chester High School's outside line pounced too hard, Su Feng, who fell down smoothly, completed a:

Opening four-point play with his amazing acting skills!

On Lower Merion's bench, Gregg waved his fist hard.

And Drew looked at his father with contempt.

Dad, just now when Su Feng shot, you seemed to have cursed with a word starting with f?

Well, in fact, Gregg has now acquiesced to Su Feng's style of play.

After all, stars have privileges.

And when Su Feng shot, Kobe had already followed up and was ready to rush for the board. With Kobe's exaggerated bounce, as long as Su Feng didn't shoot too wide, the rebound would definitely be Kobe's.

And this is the first step of Su Feng's "sewer data brushing plan."

Use assisted boards to convince Kobe to become his rebound tool man.

Su Feng's reason for convincing Kobe was very simple, "Kobe, look, your offensive talent has shocked everyone.

But to play in the NBA, you have to be more comprehensive, right?

You are now able to grab more than 10 rebounds per game, so why not increase this data to more than 15?"

"You are fully capable of doing it, and in this way, you can directly attack after grabbing the rebound, which will greatly increase your offensive success rate.

Of course, this will also allow me to shoot more bravely, thereby improving scoring efficiency."

Kobe believed Su Feng's nonsense, no way, who made Kobe so worried that Su Feng would be draft-bust in the future?

In Kobe's view, since Su Feng's basketball skills were all taught by him, he naturally had an obligation to help Su Feng.

And this is the steel friendship!

On the court, Su Feng, who walked to the free throw line, made an additional free throw.

4 to 0.

It is worth mentioning that, in addition to the Pennsylvania melon-eating crowd who came today, there are also...

Small newspapers, big newspapers, small radio stations, big radio stations, photography reporters, text reporters, broadcast reporters, television reporters, North Carolina scouts, Duke scouts, NCAA scouts, NBA scouts, a total of one hundred and twenty-eight people!

In the stands of the Capital Sports Arena, Speed, a confidant of NBA executive Mark, was carefully recording the progress of this game.

I don't know why, Speed recently heard Mark say that Stern would laugh non-stop as long as he saw the reports he wrote about Lower Merion.

But...

"I clearly worded it very carefully." Speed said, puzzled.

"Forget it, why think so much, those are all things for the higher-ups."

While sorting out his thoughts, Speed wrote in his notebook:

Su's game always brings a sense of surprise, his shooting seems to be full of magic, you always hope that the basketball can be handed to him, because you want to see if he can continue to score.

Speed is not a professional scout, so the comments are also more fan-like.

On the court, it was Chester's turn to attack.

DeMarcus took advantage of his teammate's screen to cut in smoothly, but just as he was about to use his best-known civilian layup to end this attack, suddenly...

Pa—!

Su Feng, who had been waiting for a long time, directly gave him a "Kentucky Fried Chicken Luxury Go Mud Basketball Dream Family Portrait" package.

During the winter vacation, with Kobe's help, Su Feng discovered that there are many skills and details about blocks and steals.

"Your wingspan is very long, your hands... are very big, your fingers... are also very long, so... so you don't need to stick too close, because, because you can use your advantages to seize the opportunity to give your opponent a devastating blow."

For some reason, when Kobe was teaching him how to block, Su Feng found that Kobe's speaking speed and tone always felt like he was gnashing his teeth.

On the court, after Su Feng completed the block, Kobe grabbed the second landing point in time. Look at this reaction, it is simply the soul possession of Pippen Pi Er Ye!

Fortunately, Kobe can't hear Su Feng's inner voice, otherwise there will be another endless one-on-one.

Clang—!

Kobe, who grabbed the second landing point, went straight in, and after Su Feng followed up, Kobe, who was originally preparing to do a spin dunk, suddenly stopped...

I saw Kobe gently smash the basketball on the backboard. In terms of height, Kobe also considered Su Feng's bounce.

Su Feng, who followed up, did not hesitate, jumped, grabbed the ball, and then scored with a one-handed slam dunk!

Hmm... Although Su Feng's current bounce cannot be compared with Kobe, Carter, and the like, this ball is definitely not a forced dunk!

Absolutely not!

Should...

Shouldn't count as a forced dunk... right?

Currently, Su Feng's jumping ability value is 61, this jumping level is considered excellent among ordinary people, but for the gang of outside superheroes in the NBA, it is obviously still a bit worse. (Jumping ability value is not equal to jumping centimeter number, underline it, it will be tested later)

6 to 0!

Opening, Su Feng scored 6 consecutive points for Lower Merion!

"Come on, sprint to the NBA!" After Su Feng landed, Kobe bumped fists with Su Feng.

Su Feng nodded, "Sprint to the NBA."

It has to be said that the current Kobe already has the shadow of the future turtle master.

On the court, the game continued, and Chester High School made another mistake...

This time in defense, Su Feng decisively adopted the Iverson-style defense.

With Kobe backing him up, coupled with Su Feng's lateral speed far exceeding the high school level, he was not afraid of losing his position at all.

Besides, if you want to steal data, how is it possible without following Iverson's example?

Of course, Su Feng, who stole the ball, also did not forget to pass the ball to Kobe first. After Kobe passed it back, Su Feng once again completed a "gliding dunk."

emmmm, in Su Feng's view, as long as he flies up, that counts as gliding!

As for how much distance he glided?

That's not important!

Moreover, this is a dunk!

The point is the dunk!

8 to 0!

Su Feng, who scored 8 consecutive points, stopped Chester High School.