"That Steve is really good. He has the potential to become a top defender. I think he is now ready to play in the NBA." Zach said while recording in his little notebook.
If Steve knew that the famous basketball reporter Zach actually gave him such an evaluation, he would definitely be happy. If placed in a draft year, Zach's evaluation could help him improve his draft stock.
Zach finished taking notes, looked up, and happened to see a figure suddenly rush into the basket and score a layup directly, while the opposing defender seemed to be nailed to the ground and made no defensive moves at all.
The big man responsible for filling in the position under the basket also looked at the basket blankly, as if he hadn't recovered from the goal yet. .
"What just happened? Is the defense distracted?" Zach thought to himself, looking at Allen Hampton who had just scored a breakthrough.
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Allen looked around, every face was unfamiliar.
To other athletes, Allen is also a stranger. The other athletes have been training together in the training camp for more than ten days and are already familiar with each other. For them, Allen is a "newcomer."
However, the basketball still fell into Allen's hands, because he is the point guard and the team's offense should have been initiated by him.
Allen walked through the midfield with the ball, while he was constantly observing the opponent's position.
"Their defense has left such a large space, so they should be able to rush directly to the basket!" Allen made a judgment in his mind.
At this time, the player responsible for defending Allen also slowly ran up.
In Allen's eyes, the opponent's speed is indeed "slowly".
Next to him, a teammate ran out of a good position, then he stretched out his hand and shouted at Allen: "New guy, pass the ball to me!"
However, at this moment, Allen started to move.
In the blink of an eye, a figure reached the basket and scored a layup.
"I was passed!" The defender was still wondering how he could be passed by one step, and a "swish" sound rang in his ears. This was the friction between the basketball and the net after it entered the basket. Voice.
The big player responsible for guarding the inside also looked at Allen with wide eyes.
Just now, when he discovered Allen's breakthrough, he had already planned to run over to cover up the defense. However, before his body had time to act, Allen had already appeared under the basket. That is to say, Allen's speed for the breakthrough and layup this time had exceeded increased his body's reaction speed.
"This little guy is so fast!"
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In the first row of the auditorium, Wright shook his head: "That was not a good offensive choice just now. His teammates are obviously in a better offensive position, and he should pass the ball out."
Wright, the head coach of the University of North Carolina basketball team, is the best coach in the NCAA in using small ball tactics. Compared with other coaches, he is also better at using guards.
"But he still scored in the end, a beautiful breakthrough!" Thompson said next to him.
Wright did not refute. Thompson is the coach of Georgetown University, and Georgetown University has always used big men as the core of its tactics. They like to use big centers. Historically, Georgetown University has also reached the NBA Hall of Fame level. big center. Therefore, Wright feels that talking about defenders with Thompson is basically playing tricks on an ox.
The two continued to observe the situation on the court. The player who had just been passed by Allen was obviously eager to regain the court. He kept sticking to the ball, hoping to break through Allen.
He is nearly ten centimeters taller than Allen. In his eyes, Allen is just a short man. In his opinion, he can use his physical advantage to easily defeat Allen.
However, Allen's tough defense taught him a lesson, and what he didn't expect even more was Allen's stealing ability.
When Allen was a senior in high school, he averaged 3.4 steals per game, ranking second among high school students in the country. So ignoring Allen's steal is undoubtedly asking for a mistake.
While defending closely, Allen suddenly stretched out his hand and poked the basketball out of the opponent's control. Then Allen stepped forward and controlled the ball. At the same time, Allen's footsteps did not stop. Luck rushed directly to the opposite side.
As fast as ever, as fast as ever. Those players who rescued him, even if they tried their best, were destined to only become Allen's background.
"So fast!"
At this moment, all the eyes of the audience were focused on Allen.
"He is holding the ball, but others can't catch up with him! He is running faster with the ball than others without the ball!"
"Such a speed is not inferior to the top guards in the NBA."
"Who is this guy? I don't think I've seen him play before."
All eyes at the scene were focused on Allen.
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Score, score, score!
Allen started his crazy performance by rushing into the penalty area for layups, causing the opponent to foul and throw free throws, and making pull-up jump shots after shaking the opponent away. At this moment, Allen really followed Dai Li's idea and turned into a scoring machine, frantically starting to rack up points.
As long as the ball is in Allen's hands, don't expect him to pass it out. He will definitely choose to attack with the ball by himself. However, every attack he makes can have an effect, either scoring, causing the opponent to foul, or playing. Two plus one.
As for the other athletes on the field, although they are all high school students, in front of Allen, they are completely like two-level athletes. Although they are not as helpless as beating an elementary school student, they cannot form any influence on Allen. threaten.
Facing Allen's offense, no matter what kind of defense line or method of defense, it was broken into a sieve.
"The gap is too big!" Someone in the stands sighed involuntarily.
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Allen knew that he only had five minutes, so in these five minutes, he expressed himself to the fullest.
In this short five minutes, Allen scored 21 points alone. Allen's performance also conquered most of the audience.
"This guy is pretty good, but his style of play is too 'unique'. When he gets the ball, he just goes to it. He has no intention of passing the ball and has no sense of teamwork." Coach Bebe of the University of Southern California commented.
"But he scored 21 points in a row! This is simply a perfect performance. I think if this kid goes to the NBA now, he can average ten points per game!" UCLA's Alford immediately said tit for tat: "Pass the ball to the NBA." As for his teammates, they may not be able to score so many points. Moreover, he also caused great damage inside. The big man opposite him received three fouls in the past five minutes."
"Okay, gentlemen, let's not discuss it for now." Reed, a scout for the Los Angeles Lakers, stopped the conversation between the two. He then asked: "I would like to ask, does anyone know who that outstanding young man is? "
Everyone looked at me, and I looked at you, until more than ten seconds later, someone said: "I think I recognized him. He is Allen Hampton, the number one high school student in Virginia!"
"That Allen Hampton who got into jail after a fight?" Reed nodded: "So it was him..."