Shooting Package: Hook Shot Like Yao
"Sigh, it's not a guard shooting package after all."
Li Fei sighed slightly.
But he wasn't disappointed with this shooting package.
After all, the prime hook shot skill of Yao Ming had once dominated every center in the entire league.
Yao Ming's hook shot wasn't like the skyhook of Jabbar; it was a straight-arm hook shot with the arm extended over the head, relying entirely on the technique of the fingers and wrists. Combined with Yao Ming's 7'5" height, this move was truly a bit invincible back in the day.
Was Happy Beast tough enough?
Even he could only sigh in despair when facing Yao Ming's hook shot.
And Li Fei would only be stronger using this move.
Don't look at Yao Ming's 7'5" height; he was famously a Tyrannosaurus Rex, with a height and wingspan both at 7'5", which was much shorter than Li Fei.
"With my 7'4" height plus a 8'0" wingspan, using a one-armed hook shot..."
Hiss...
Even Li Fei himself couldn't help but gasp.
It was definitely going to be a lethal weapon!
"It's just a pity that the shooting package only provides the motion; to improve the shooting percentage, I still have to grind through training."
In the following days, Li Fei threw himself into a life of sweating and physical brawling with the big men of the Golden Bears.
Soon.
The annual NCAA officially kicked off.
The Golden Bears welcomed their debut in the warm-up games against the Boilermakers of Purdue University.
The night before, Li Fei felt slightly nervous but also filled with excitement.
This feeling was like sitting on a sofa at a KTV for the first time, watching the swaying figures in front of him, his legs pressed together in nervousness. However, once the music started and he began to control the ball, all the tension would vanish into thin air.
Arriving at the away arena the next day, Li Fei looked at the opposing lineup.
His gaze locked onto a guy with a flamboyant style of play.
"Big Dog."
Glenn Robinson!
The star player of Purdue University.
The number one overall pick of the 1994 NBA Draft!
Yes, after this season ended, Glenn Robinson and Jason Kidd both declared for the NBA draft. In the end, Robinson took the top spot, while Kidd settled for the second pick.
To be fair, Glenn Robinson was indeed qualified to be the number one pick.
As a sophomore last season, he averaged 24 points and 9.4 rebounds per game, with a field goal percentage of 55%, and was projected as the number one pick in multiple mock drafts.
And if Li Fei remembered correctly.
This guy was averaging a terrifying 30+11 this season; he was absolutely on a rampage.
He was a future lock for an NBA All-Star!
The on-site commentators also heaped all their praise onto Glenn Robinson.
"No one isn't looking forward to Glenn Robinson's progress this season!"
The NBC media commentator on-site exclaimed excitedly:
"Standing before us right now is the next Michael Jordan!"
During his college years, Robinson was hailed by many media outlets as the next Danzi.
After all, even Danzi didn't average 24 points per game during his college years.
"Of course, we are also looking forward to Jason; this silent-but-golden, steady point guard is the number one obstacle for Glenn Robinson in the draft."
The first game of the new season was arranged as a showdown between the favorites for the number one pick.
It was hard not to suspect that this was a deliberate hype job by the league.
Such a matchup also caused the attention for this game to skyrocket.
"Jason is excellent, but there is only one answer for the number one pick."
Before the game, Robinson flaunted his arrogance in front of the cameras.
"To the team holding the number one pick next year, get a 100-million-dollar contract ready for Glenn Robinson!"
Mentioning Glenn Robinson.
People would think of that scoring machine with overflowing talent and an arrogant personality.
But Li Fei's impression of him remained more on the fact that after this guy was drafted by the Bucks, he demanded a 100-million-dollar contract, threatening not to sign with the team otherwise, eventually securing a 10-year, 68-million-dollar deal.
One must know that in this year, Pippen's salary was less than 3.5 million.
Even Danzi, who had no equal under the heavens, only made 4 million.
After this incident occurred, the league immediately introduced rookie rules.
"A bit interesting."
Pulling back his thoughts, Li Fei then threw himself into his warm-up.
"What does 'prepare 100 million' mean?"
On the stage, the two commentators were still discussing: "Could it be that he is planning to ask for 100 million directly?"
"He really is a young man with ideas..."
Clang!
Just as the commentators were chatting idly.
Li Fei attracted the commentators' attention with a warm-up dunk from the free-throw line.
"What?"
"What just happened?"
"Did someone just complete a free-throw line dunk?"
Immediately after.
The two commentators then saw.
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A tall man over 7 feet tall was warming up in the UC Berkeley area.
"Oh ho!"
"Am I seeing this right? A yellow-skinned person has mixed into the UC Berkeley team."
The NBC commentator hurriedly flipped through the introductions: "A center from China."
"Fei, Li..."
The awkward name was read out from the commentator's mouth.
But what shocked the two the most was...
This physique, this wingspan.
At first glance, he looked thin and weak.
But looking closely, he was lean and strong, full of solid muscle!
Especially those shoulders, like a pair of heavy hammers!
"A big guy from China, and he's actually... a team starter!"
The two commentators looked at each other, both faces bewildered.
Yellow-skinned people playing in the NCAA were few and far between, let alone someone from China.
Could it be that the Golden Bears didn't take the warm-up game seriously at all?
Or was this guy going to be an X-factor?
Not clear.
In any case...
Let's wait and see.
The game was about to start, and the centers of both teams came to the sides of the center line.
Robinson didn't even want to look at Li Fei directly; he might as well have written his contempt on his face.
"Jason, have you prepared an ambulance in advance?"
Glenn Robinson turned his head and said to Kidd:
"I'm afraid that if I exert myself in a moment, I'll knock your giant-syndrome center into the ICU."
He looked so arrogant.
It was as if he really considered himself the next Michael Jordan.
However.
Facing Robinson's mockery.
Kidd just laughed.
Call an ambulance for Li Fei?
Kidd even felt that if you called an ambulance for yourself now, there might still be time.
JUMP, BALL!
As the head referee tossed the ball high into the air, Li Fei and Boilermakers center Matt Wardell leaped at the same time.
Without a doubt, Li Fei's height plus his wingspan allowed him to perfectly defeat his opponent.
"Ho ho, the center from China wins the tip-off against Matt. That's the advantage of height. Hey, wait... what's going on?"
The on-site commentator was looking forward to Li Fei's performance.
But before he could even finish his sentence.
Li Fei, having won the tip-off, swung his giant strides and actually sprinted toward the frontcourt at full speed!
I mean...
A fast break immediately after the tip-off?
A 2.24-meter player sprinting on a counterattack?
It wasn't just the commentator who found it unbelievable.
Even the Purdue University fans in the arena were left looking bewildered.
However.
For the University of California players.
This move was already routine.
They were long accustomed to Li Fei sprinting on the counterattack.
The next second, Kidd delivered a chest pass, guided with precision.
They had practiced this coordination countless times in team training.
It was second nature to them.
But for the fans and the commentator at the scene.
An alley-oop immediately after the tip-off!
It was simply outrageous.
BOOM!!
Amidst the thousands of bewildered gazes in the arena, Li Fei caught the ball with both hands and launched an aerial assault on the rim!
"CLANG!!"
The moment the dunk went down.
Even though it was an away game.
The fans stood up instantly, clutching their heads in shock.
WHY?
"What the f*ck?!"
The on-site commentator even blurted out an expletive on the spot: "What did I just see, my God!"
"Li Fei didn't just catch an alley-oop right after the tip-off, he also..."
"Leaped right over Glenn Robinson!"
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