Allen Hampton's name is actually familiar to everyone. The double state champion in basketball and football was a star in high school and deserves people's attention.
In fact, people are more impressed by Allen Hampton's achievements in rugby. After all, the number one sport in the United States is not basketball, but rugby. Rugby can bring much greater popularity than basketball, and more. What's more, Allen is considered Virginia's best quarterback.
But now, when the name of Allen Hampton is mentioned, the first thing that people think of is that group fight. As the saying goes, good things never go out and bad things spread thousands of miles. This is probably the case.
However, when they learned that the athlete who performed extremely well on the court was Allen Hampton, many coaches shook their heads. Some coaches had already planned to recruit Allen, but at this time they also backed down.
Because of Allen's criminal record, it is impossible for those prestigious schools to provide Allen with a scholarship, even if Allen at this time showed a state of being blocked and killed on the court.
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Coach Hyde opened his mouth slightly, looking surprised.
"I didn't expect that Allen Hampton is so strong! His offense is not at the level of a high school student. Even a college student can't guard him. Such a sharp breakthrough should really appear in the NBA. That’s right.”
While Hyde was thinking about it, the assistant coach next to him reminded him: "Coach Hyde, the five minutes are up.
"Five minutes?" Hyde then remembered that Allen only had five minutes to perform.
"By the way, it's time to replace him." Hyde felt a little reluctant. Allen's breakthrough was so outstanding that Hyde really wanted to watch it for a while.
However, a staff member from the AP center hurried over.
"Coach Hyde, Mr. Mills has ordered you to send Steve on the court to the opponents in Hampton." The staff member said.
"Let Steve and Hampton compete?" Coach Hyde glanced in the direction of Mills, and happened to see Mills nodding to him, which obviously meant asking Hyde to execute the order.
"Okay, I'll let Steve play right away." Hyde nodded and agreed.
Coach Hyde can understand Mills's thoughts. Letting two top athletes compete can obviously greatly improve the excitement of the game, not to mention that Allen and Steve still play the same position.
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"Look, 'Son of New York' Steve is here!"
"Steve and Hampton both play point guard. Now that they are on different teams, there will inevitably be a fierce duel between the two. This game will be exciting."
"The show is about to begin. It's time to test the true strength of the two. Is 'Son of New York' Steve stronger, or 'Double State Champion' Hampton?"
"The two of them should be the two strongest high school students in the East this year. This time they finally face off. Whoever wins will be the number one high school student in the East!"
“I didn’t expect that in the Adidas training camp, I could see the No. 1 high school student in the East competing against each other!”
People in the audience started talking quietly, and the coaches, scouts and reporters sitting in the front row widened their eyes. In fact, these basketball professionals all know that being beautiful is not considered a real skill. Only in high-level duels can the true strength of an athlete be seen.
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Allen holds the ball and prepares to attack.
Steve hunched over and stared at Allen seriously.
"I never imagined that I would be facing off against Hampton in this situation. He is very fast, and I am not slow either. Moreover, he is seven or eight centimeters taller. Physically, I should have an advantage. I must Defend this ball! He has always attacked with the ball by himself before, even if I prevent him from passing the ball, it is my victory." Steve thought silently.
The next second, Allen suddenly moved and leaned forward.
"It's coming, no, it's a fake move!" Steve took a step back instead of moving sideways to continue to defend.
It was this step that gave Allen room to accelerate. He suddenly changed direction and began to try to break through.
"Sure enough, it was a fake move!" Steve moved in the direction of Allen's movement, but Allen made an emergency stop, and then changed direction again.
"Emergency stop and change of direction! He should still use fake moves." Steve retreated again, but this time, Allen rushed forward directly.
Steve was still too slow to catch up, and it was already too late when he went up to him. Allen quickly rushed to the basket, and Steve immediately chased after him. He tried to jump up to block the shot, but he slapped him. On Allen's arm.
The referee's whistle sounded at this time.
"Foul!" Steve also realized this.
But what he didn't expect was that although Allen was slapped by Steve, his body did not lose balance.
Allen continued to complete the layup in the air, and he threw the ball steadily toward the basket.
"Whoosh!" The ball was still scored, and Allen scored two plus one!
At this moment, the effect of Dai Li's training was finally reflected. The training he designated for Allen was to increase Allen's physical resistance so that he could still throw the ball even when his body lost its focus.
Therefore, Allen's breakthrough layup is more like a "touching porcelain" style of play. He is not afraid of physical contact, and even tends to make physical contact with his opponent. As long as the opponent is called for a foul, it will definitely be two free throws. If you are lucky, there will be a two plus one opportunity.
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Two plus one was successful, and there was a burst of applause from the stands.
"The ball was played beautifully, especially at the last moment. Although he was fouled, Hampton still completed the layup. Although he is not tall, he is very good in physical confrontation. Although I heard it before I said he was a genius, but now it seems that I still underestimated him! He is such a great young man!" Thompson held his chin in his hand. At this time, he had already remembered that a few months ago, Allen's mother came to see him. Passed her, but he rejected her.
"Perhaps I made a mistake at the time. And later I heard that the fight was caused by white people's racial discrimination against black people."
Thompson looked at Allen on the court and felt sympathy in his heart.
Thompson is also a black man. He has felt what it feels like to be discriminated against by others many times since he was a child.
"If he hadn't participated in that fight, he would definitely have become a hot commodity in major prestigious schools." Thinking of this, Thompson took a deep breath and became even more passionate about talents.
"If rejecting Hampton was a mistake then, let me correct that mistake today!"