Chapter 34 The Glider's Lesson

The 34-year-old "Glider" could no longer fly and jump like he did in his youth.

But in Su Feng's previous life, even with his severely declining form, Drexler still maintained an average of 18+ points in his last two seasons.

Su Feng could use his speed to take advantage of this veteran on the offensive end, but in return, Drexler used his experience to give Su Feng a lesson.

A light tap, a feint, are you going to jump or not?

No jump, no jump!

If you don't jump, then I'll jump!

Drexler's hang time was amazing. If you had to say who he was most like in the future, it would be Zach LaVine.

However, Drexler's core strength was stronger than LaVine's, so in actual combat, this "Glider" often performed various gliding dunks.

In this play, Drexler showed Su Feng the comprehensive offensive skills of the perimeter scorers of the 90s.

There was no choice… It was all forced by the hC rules!

These old foxes, even their body hair came with fake-out effects!

Swish!

8 to 15. After Drexler scored 6 consecutive points, Barkley on the sideline was in tears.

Old buddy, please keep up the intensity, don't stop!

Looking at Drexler's back, Su Feng felt like he was just a walking matchstick man.

I didn't come here to ignite your youth!

Can't you bosses be more obedient and just lie down and let me do what I want?

On the 76ers' offense, Su Feng summoned Ratliff and Big Ben to set screens for him this time.

Drexler couldn't get around Big Ben, but the hardworking "Flying Pig" flapped his invisible wings and switched to defend Su Feng.

With the "rooster head" buff, on the Great Celestial Dynasty TV station, Director Zhang laughed and said, "Barkley always says he's 1.98 meters tall. Now, standing next to Su Feng, he looks like a guard."

Sun Zhengping pondered for a while, "Su Feng is only 18 years old. Could it be that he's grown taller recently?"

Director Zhang: "..."

Facing Barkley, Su Feng didn't go head-to-head with him this time.

In Su Feng's memory, the Mosaic team won one game each in their two encounters with the Bulls this season.

And in both of those games, whether Jordan was facing Drexler or Barkley, he used speed to play a rhythm game.

The only difference was that Jordan had a good touch in one game and a bad touch in the other.

You have to know, the most mature aspect of Jordan's game in his later years was his shot selection on the offensive end, which was always reasonable within the unreasonable.

Because for players of Jordan's level, it was really too difficult to get easy scoring opportunities.

It's the same as Su Feng's nephew, Stephen Curry. If the refereeing standard for the Little Curry's three-point shooting was the same as everyone else's, how many free throws would he get per game?

Su Feng's future successor, the Akron boy, was also the same. In the 17/18 Eastern Conference Finals, it really didn't count as a foul unless it penetrated your armor.

So, the best way to play the "Flying Pig" was to exploit his speed.

In this play, after receiving the pass, Su Feng immediately pretended to turn around. Barkley anticipated his position and blocked the baseline, but Su Feng seized the opportunity and directly leaned back for a jump shot on the other side.

Clang!

Even though one missed shot was worth 100,000 points, Su Feng's heart was inexplicably "aching" at this moment.

Tonight, Su Feng's desire to win was unprecedentedly strong. It could be said that he had used all of his lifelong skills.

Perhaps, this was probably the legendary, hard to endure whether you make the shot or not...

Drexler noticed the change in Su Feng's expression and joked to him during the offense, "Hey, don't frown, you won't taste sweet that way, 'Sweet Melon'!"

Su Feng: "..."

Damn Chris Paul!

On the Mosaic team's offense, Hakeem Olajuwon no longer played passively, but instead actively sought the ball in the low post.

Speaking of which, if you translated the Mosaic team's three elders' nicknames into Chinese and combined them, you would roughly know why they failed to win the championship...

Because "Pig Dream Flight," dream on!

Of course, jokes aside, even playing passive basketball, Olajuwon was still one of the best centers in the league.

He was well-rounded, covered a large area on defense, could attack like a small forward, and could also back you down like a center.

And Tomjanovich's inside-out wasn't Van Gundy's inside-out.

In this play, the Mosaic players began to move in sync the moment Olajuwon established his position.

The players on the weak side quickly set up, creating space for Olajuwon, while the players on the strong side were always ready to cut to the basket.

Van Gundy's inside-out was only superficial. Su Feng discovered it when playing against the Knicks. When Ewing attacked, everyone else basically just stood there and watched...

It was as if the other Knicks players on the court had specifically bought tickets to come and watch Ewing shoot.

In this play, just as Olajuwon was about to turn around and pass the ball to Drexler, who was cutting to the basket...

Ratliff hurriedly went to cut off Olajuwon's passing lane, but who would have thought that Olajuwon's behind-the-back pass was a feint, and turning around to shoot on the other side was the real move.

However, just as the fans in the arena thought Olajuwon was about to score easily, Ratliff revealed a smug smile.

Because his going to cut off the passing lane was a feint, and coming back to block Olajuwon's shot was the real move.

It was a pity that Ratliff was still young.

On the court, Olajuwon kept his pivot foot still and quickly stepped forward with his other foot, easily scoring a layup.

Ratliff then realized that this was Olajuwon's routine within a routine within a counter-routine!

Americans call this move: dream.shake. Chinese direct translation: Dreamlike footwork.

Also known as: Olajuwon's footwork.

Former name: Jack Sikma's step.

On the Great Celestial Dynasty TV station, Director Zhang shook his head repeatedly, "Olajuwon's footwork is really giving Ratliff a lesson."

At the Compaq Center, the fans in the arena were mesmerized.

Because of this feeling of playing opponents between the palms of one's hands, of playing like a monkey...

How long had they not seen an Olajuwon like this?

This, is Hakeem!

However, no one noticed that Olajuwon glanced at Su Feng meaningfully as he retreated on defense.

Because Su Feng had guessed Olajuwon's last intention.

That was, if Ratliff could still keep up when Olajuwon shot, then Olajuwon would use his big hands to suddenly change his offensive posture and pass the ball to Drexler, who was cutting to the basket.

Planning and reacting in an instant based on different situations, this was Olajuwon's ability.

8 to 17.

Looking at the widening score between the two teams, Su Feng temporarily abandoned the idea of continuing to go one-on-one with the Glider.

Because he wasn't his high school classmate.

On the court, on the 76ers' offense, the "Answer," who had been silent for a long time, suddenly accelerated. Veteran Elie couldn't keep up, and Iverson made a three-pointer, 11 to 17.

When it was the Mosaic team's turn to attack, Ben was inspired by Su Feng's guidance.

Barkley cut to the basket and ran back, thinking that Ben hadn't followed him, so he got lazy and took a passive bank shot, but it was blocked out of bounds by Ben Wallace!

"Wah-yah-yah!"

After blocking Barkley, Ben let out a long roar, his roar was like a thunderclap, shaking the Compaq Center!

Looking at Ben pounding his chest, Barkley expressed his strong dissatisfaction with his fierce eyes: Oh, damn kid, you're offending me!

And Ben continued to pound his chest, as if saying: Hey, dear Charles, you're not worth my attention.

Barkley raised his eyebrows and bumped Ben's shoulder with his big pectoral muscles: Damn kid, your arrogance has gone too far, I'm going to tear you to pieces next!

And Ben scratched his head and ended this eye-to-eye confrontation with a sentence, "Oh, I see, are you trying to fight me?"

Barkley: "..."

On the sideline, Su Feng, who noticed this scene, almost died of laughter. As expected, it wasn't without reason that tough guys like Artest couldn't do anything about Ben in the future.

Barkley never expected that this classmate named Ben Wallace would be so fierce.

Of course, Barkley couldn't fight Ben, because if he fought Ben, a top 50 player would be replaced by an undrafted player. Who would suffer?

The game continued, and Barkley decided to teach Ben a lesson.

Although the fire in his chest had been ignited by Su Feng tonight, Drexler didn't mind Barkley playing a few more rounds.

Don't ask, just know that he was helping the "Flying Pig" lose weight.

Bang, bang, bang!

Barkley used his big butt to hammer Ben, but after having the experience of playing against each other earlier, Ben, the defensive genius, also found a way to deal with it.

He lowered his center of gravity, using his left elbow to block Barkley's kidneys, preventing him from turning towards the baseline, while using his right leg to entangle Barkley, creating a scene of a strongman locking a man.

Seeing that he couldn't push in, Barkley prepared to change to facing the basket to attack, but just as he put all his attention on Ben...

On the wing, the great successor of Havlicek, Su Feng, inherited the glorious tradition of a thief.

You push, you keep pushing, you have the ability to keep pushing, oh, you're not pushing anymore? Positioning, positioning, surprise attack!

At the moment Su Feng stole the ball, Barkley hurriedly used his little fat hand to scoop the ball back, but Su Feng wasn't Kobe. Su Feng grabbed the ball with his big hand and turned around for a fast break!

Barkley, who had been stolen from, was extremely "aggrieved," looking at Drexler with an expression as if saying, "Why didn't you remind me?"

Drexler looked at Su Feng, who was rushing ahead, and spread his hands, "Charles, I reminded you three times just now, I shouted 'Sweet Melon,' 'Sweet Melon,' 'Sweet Melon.'"

Barkley: "..."

Clang!

Su Feng's fast break was successful, 13 to 17, the 76ers were catching up to the score.

On the sideline, Coach T saw that the momentum wasn't good and hurriedly stood up and called a timeout.

At this time, the first quarter of the game was already halfway over. On the 76ers' bench, Davis also called Stakhouse.

Davis's tactical intention couldn't be clearer, which was to run, run, run.

On the other side, Coach T replaced Malone with Matt Bullard.

Bullard was a white shooter who was 208 centimeters tall. Coach T's meaning was also very simple, to have Barkley switch to the small forward position and use Bullard's range to pull Ben out.

Tomjanovich saw that the defensive skills of the 76ers' two interior players weren't bad. If he couldn't create space, then the Mosaic team's positional warfare wouldn't be easy to grind.

Barkley's biggest advantage was that he could easily create mismatches with the players guarding him on the forward line.

The ones taller than him weren't as fast as him, the ones faster than him weren't as strong as him, and as for the ones stronger than him... there didn't seem to be many.

Basketball didn't necessarily need absolute height to crush opponents. Players like Barkley also belonged to future warriors.

After Coach T finished deploying his tactics, Drexler patted Barkley on the shoulder with a hint of regret, "Don't break my 'Sweet Melon.'"

Barkley: "..."

Barkley felt that the "Glider" was poisonous today.

But you had to say, under Drexler's brainwashing, Barkley found that Su Feng's smile seemed to give people a sweet feeling.

Well, "Sweet Melon" it is!

…

The timeout ended, and the game continued.

It was worth mentioning that just as Barkley was preparing to use his big elbows to teach Su Feng a lesson, Su Feng consciously ran towards Bullard.

Who told you that defense had to be a matchup?

Su Feng still remembered Mama's butt from when he played against the Knicks before.

If he couldn't beat Oakley, did you think Su Feng wanted to guard Larry Johnson?

Although this Bullard guy was a legitimate 208 centimeters tall, he was soft!

With his weight of 98 kilograms, if you calculated his muscle density, Su Feng's elbows were much thicker than his, right?

With this kind of soft, white guy around, why would Su Feng actively look for the toughest stubble?

What is a swingman?

Including his hair and insoles, Su Feng, whose actual height was "210" centimeters, was—

A swingman.

On the court, after glancing at Barkley, who was still vying for position with Ben, Elie passed the ball to Bullard.

After all...

This was still a mismatch.

But...

Bullard leaned twice and found that he really couldn't squeeze Su Feng behind him.

And inexplicably, he almost lost his balance.

Okay, if he couldn't lean in, he couldn't lean in. Anyway, Bullard was a player who made a living with his skills.

He faced the basket, preparing to use his height to shoot directly.

Unfortunately, before he could finish turning around, Su Feng cut the ball from his hand.

Bullard's mood was desperate, but no one would feel sorry for him, because the Mosaic fans in the arena were all disgusted by his anxious performance.

Su Feng stole the ball and went on a fast break all the way, splitting the Alps with force, 15 to 17!

As he gradually caught up with the score, Su Feng's fighting spirit became more and more high-spirited. After Coach T pulled Elie to the sideline and said a few words, the Mosaic team began to attack around Olajuwon.

Although the mismatch the Mosaic team wanted to create failed, Su Feng really didn't dare to let this guy shoot a three-pointer after Bullard came on the court.

In this play, the Mosaic team played the classic inside-out, and after the inside and outside connected, Barkley easily got the opportunity to shoot at the free-throw line.

15 to 19.

On the 76ers' offense, Su Feng moved to the high post to set a screen for Iverson, and smoothly sent the Answer a "Flying Pig gift package."

Anyway, the Iron Value was the responsibility of the first person. Even if Su Feng shot against Elie later, the Iron Value would be counted on Barkley's head.

On the sideline, Coach T patted his forehead and glanced at Davis on the 76ers' bench meaningfully.

At this moment, Tomjanovich suddenly felt like he had met his match, a worthy opponent.

Originally, he wanted to use Barkley to create a mismatch against the 76ers, but he didn't expect that the 76ers had created a mismatch against the Mosaic team instead.

Coach T decided to remember the name John Davis in his notebook.

Because in Coach T's opinion, this guy would definitely become his great enemy in the future.

Cough, you might not believe it, but Davis, who had become a famous coach in Coach T's heart, was actually a little confused at this moment...

Because whether it was offense or defense, the 76ers players on the court didn't seem to be following what he had arranged during the timeout...

However, the effect seemed to be very good?

On the sideline, Jason and Rick once again provided divine assistance, "John, is this the strategy you told Su when you patted him on the shoulder at the end of the timeout?"

Davis hesitated for a moment and nodded, "Yes, that's right, I arranged it, but I didn't expect Su to execute it so well."

Jason and Rick gave Davis a thumbs up, these two assistant coaches felt that they had followed the right person, because Davis's recent on-the-spot adjustments could only be described as magical.

The camera returned to the court, and Barkley cried.

Because how could he possibly keep up with Iverson...

Just now, when Iverson used his butterfly-like steps, if Barkley hadn't reacted quickly, he would have almost given Iverson a world-famous painting.

Swish!

The "Answer" hit a mid-range shot, 17 to 19!

On the sideline, Coach T had no choice but to call Randy Livingston, preparing to replace Bullard.

However, Coach T soon regretted it...

Because he should have called a timeout directly.

On the court, Iverson successfully executed a "misplaced steal." The 76ers had a three-on-one fast break. The Answer looked at Su Feng, who had already established his position, and hurriedly passed the ball over.

Drexler and Barkley quickly returned to defense. Su Feng didn't try to take the credit, because he noticed Stakhouse waiting on the outside.

Thus, Stakhouse, who was unguarded, received Su Feng's pass and a warning.

He concentrated highly and, after adjusting his breathing, shot this three-pointer.

Swish!

20 to 19.

The 76ers, who robbed the rich and helped the poor, lived up to their name!

On the Great Celestial Dynasty TV station, Director Zhang smiled and said, "Stakhouse and Su Feng have great chemistry. Su Feng often passes the ball to him this season."

Sun Zhengping glanced at his notebook and added, "Statistics show that Su Feng has passed the ball to Stakhouse more often this season than he has passed the ball to Iverson."

Unfortunately, Stakhouse couldn't hear these two commentators.

Otherwise, Stakhouse would definitely order a song of snowflakes fluttering, the north wind whistling, and find a utility pole to squat under.

On the sideline, Coach T shook his head and had to call a timeout, stopping the game.

Because the 76ers were obviously about to gain momentum.

From 8 to 17, to 20 to 19, the 76ers only spent less than 3 minutes.

This kind of defensive counterattack, and then defensive counterattack, was very similar to that Bulls team.

Looking at their average age, Tomjanovich believed that in less than three years, a top team would appear in the nBA again...

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ps: Mourn for the deceased.

ps2: Many old readers may know that today is Ah Qiao's birthday... But due to the special circumstances, I had a video call with your sister-in-law in the afternoon and then started revising the article. In addition, because today's situation is special, the chapter reviews you sent will only be visible after 12 o'clock. Ah Qiao will send the guaranteed 10,000 words first, and then add more! I will try to get the next update a little earlier.