"That's interesting!"
As Yang Yi spoke, he raised his gold-rimmed glasses, unable to hide his excitement.
The heights in the NBA are a mess.
Because there are three situations: barefoot height, height with shoes, and self-reported height.
Moreover, the NBA has not deliberately regulated this aspect.
Before giving examples, we need to spread some knowledge: height in the United States is measured in inches, so we often say 6 feet 7 inches.
1 foot is 0.3048 meters and 1 inch is 2.54 centimeters.
Then I’ll give a few famous examples.
The first one is Durant.
His barefoot height is 6 feet 10 inches, which is about 2.08 meters.
Because the NBA has a rough height range for each position, according to this height, he would have to play power forward even if he reports his barefoot height.
So in order to be able to play as a small forward, he deliberately reported a smaller size, which is 6 feet 9 inches, which is about 2.06 meters.
Then the other height will naturally come to mind.
The height of general shoes is about 1 inch, which means that the height when wearing shoes is 2.10 meters to 2.11 meters.
The second is Lillard.
Lillard's situation is exactly the opposite of Durant's.
His barefoot height is 6 feet 1 inch, which is about 1.85 meters, and his height with shoes is 1.88 meters.
This height is enough to play as a guard, but in order to make himself look taller, he deliberately reported a larger size, which is 6 feet 2 inches.
After he puts on his shoes, he becomes the familiar 1.91-meter-tall height of the fans.
There are many similar examples, but most of them are overstated like Lillard.
Iverson and Howard are also classic examples.
This is also what Yang Yi would say is interesting.
If Lin Ying's current barefoot height is about 2.03 meters, then with shoes, he is about 2.06 meters tall like Hansbrough.
If you feel that it is not tall enough, you can report a height higher, such as 2.09 meters to 2.10 meters!
This height exceeds the average height of an NBA power forward, and he can even play as a center!
Even if he spread some news, Lin Ying's draft pick prediction would increase significantly!
At this moment, Yang Yi seemed to have just glanced at the girl and had already thought of a name for the child!
The game on the field is still going on and is becoming increasingly intense .
Wright used the same trick again, but Wendle used his experience to get into a good position and blocked the ball.
The University of Texas advanced to the frontcourt, and Lin Ying continued to fall to the low post.
At this time, Hansbrough began to defend sideways to limit Lin Ying's ability to receive the ball.
After Lin Ying scored 4 points in a row against him, he began to pay more attention to Lin Ying's low-post attack.
Durant saw that it was difficult to pass the ball, so he turned around and gave the ball to Augustine, and the two of them launched a corner attack.
Augustine walked towards the basket with the help of Durant's screen.
However, Wright behind him kept covering him with his long arms, not giving him the chance to shoot.
With Hansbrough under the basket again, Augustine knew that it was not going to be easy for him to play this ball, so he passed the ball to Lin Ying during a breakthrough, and then took Wright away from the baseline.
After going around in circles, the ball finally landed in Lin Ying's hands.
Hansbrough was defending sideways at this time.
His purpose in doing this was very clear, which was to force Lin Ying to turn around and walk towards the basket.
The closer he is to the basket, the more confident he is in defending.
However, Lin Ying saw through this defensive method, so he didn't even go to the basket, but directly... turned around and made a hook shot!
Although he cannot ignore the defense as easily as Yao Ming when shooting due to his height, his long arms allow him to shoot from a high point.
Hansbrough tried to block it but couldn't.
“Swish!”
Lin Ying demonstrated the results of his training, the ball slid steadily into the net along the rim!
"Whoa whoa!"
This time, Barkley didn't hold his head but exclaimed.
And the next second he immediately showed his flexible character.
"Kenny, he can play in the NBA!"
Previously on the TNT program he said that Lin Ying couldn't play in the NBA, but now he directly slapped himself in the face and said that Lin Ying can!
This is very Barkley.
However, his actions were not without reason.
When he analyzed that Lin Ying could not play in the NBA, one point he made was that Lin Ying's offensive means were limited and as an inside player he did not have low-post offensive skills.
Now, Lin Ying used two different offensive techniques in two consecutive rounds.
Footwork and hook shots are all essential skills for low-post players.
Lin Ying has them all, and they all work pretty well!
Some are happy, some are sad, some are surprised, some are confused!
The most confused person is naturally Roy Williams.
The University of Texas has this style of play, but they didn’t use it in the first half?
No, it’s not used in previous games?
This is really hard to understand.
Moreover, North Carolina's frontcourt attack was interrupted!
Durant used his long arms to knock the ball out of Wright's hands!
In the past few rounds, he was standing on the outside and watching the show. Now that he doesn't have to expend energy on the offensive end, he can invest more on the defensive end!
However, the lineup on this field was not small, so the University of Texas failed to make a fast break.
When he reached the frontcourt, Lin Ying continued to receive the ball and play position in the low post.
At this time, North Carolina started to provide assist defense on the weak side.
Don’t worry about whether Lin Ying would be in a low position before, just that he would be tonight and would be a huge threat.
With this help in defense, Lin Ying felt comfortable.
His playing style is not meant to score points quickly, just like he could shoot three-pointers before, attracting defense and then passing the ball is his biggest threat.
The moment before he turned around and was double-teamed, he quickly passed the ball to Williams in the corner.
This is a great opportunity to open a spot.
He adjusted himself and shot a three-pointer.
“Swish!”
The basketball went through the net.
47 square meters!
The University of Texas tied the score again!
A short whistle sounded on the sidelines, and both sides began to replace their main players.
Lawson and Wright played pick-and-roll in the frontcourt, and it was another beautiful pass.
Wright scored twice, cutting in again and slamming the ball into the basket over Augustine's head.
"Are you guarding me? Are you really guarding me?"
And after the dunk, Wright trash-talked Augustine.
Obviously, this wave of scoring by the University of Texas caused the mentality of the University of North Carolina players to fluctuate.
This is also understandable. The opponent who had been beating them at the beginning is now suppressing them!
Turning back, Lin Ying continued to hold the ball in the low post.
This time Durant went to the weak side, using a "blind pig" tactic, and he cut into the basket from the weak side.
After seeing this, Lin Ying hit the ball to the goal comfortably.
Durant got the ball and took off into the air.
Because he did not switch defense when he encountered a pick-and-roll at the top of the arc, Wright was now chasing Durant closely.
When Durant jumped up, he also jumped up and tried to block the shot.
Because of his similar body shape, he is also compared to Durant by some people in the NCAA.
Some people say he is Durant with improved defense but weakened offense.
But in fact Durant's coordination and scoring ability are far beyond Wright's reach.
Even Wright's physical talent, which he was most proud of, was at a disadvantage in front of Durant .
“Bang!”
Before Wright could block the shot, Durant slammed the ball into the basket with both hands.
"Are you guarding me? Are you really guarding me?"
After landing, Durant turned around and repeated the trash talk that Wright had just directed at Augustine to Wright.
Good job, helping your teammates and not wasting a round!
On Durant's ultimate team concept.
However, Wright was enraged. He pushed Durant directly and spoke ill of him.
Then, players from both sides rushed forward one after another.
Lin Ying was the first to "flash" in front of Durant.
Fortunately, the referee quickly intervened between the players on both sides and quickly separated the two sides with his hands, so the conflict was prevented from escalating.
On the reaction speed of a professional referee.
Fortunately, there were no belligerents on either side, otherwise the conflict would have escalated into a brawl in a matter of minutes.
The conflict ended, Wright was called for a technical foul, and the University of Texas got a chance to make a free throw.
Roy Williams ran to the technical desk to complain, emphasizing that it was Durant who spoke trash first.
The referee ignored it.
If a technical foul is given for trash talking, then the number one technical foul in the NBA should be Payton, not Rasheed Wallace.
This is also why Paul likes to "tease" Cousins ​​every time he meets him.
This is also the reason why every time Paul plays against Beverly, he will destroy Beverly's mentality by talking trash first.
"NBA: Art is Trash Talk".
Durant received a technical foul despite the interference.
49 to 50!
The University of Texas took the lead.
And they had the ball.
Wright was still kept on the field by Williams.
Although Wright was a little out of control earlier, the tense situation at the moment made him dare not replace Wright easily.
Of course, he also made some adjustments.
Wright and Hansbrough switched defense. He no longer defended Durant, but switched to defend Lin Ying.
This wave of adjustments can be said to kill two birds with one stone.
One is naturally to avoid further conflict between Wright and Durant;
Second, Hansbrough has not been very effective in defending Lin Ying's low-post offense over the past period of time, so it is a good time to try replacing him with Wright.
Although Wright is much less heavy and strong than Hansbrough, he has an excellent wingspan and a higher defensive IQ.
Texas University sideline ball, Lin Ying continues in the low post.
And this time he wants a very deep position!
Serve different dishes to different people.
To extend this to the basketball court, you have to use different tactics against different people.
If we don't have the advantage against Hansbrough, we will have to rely on the playing styles of Garnett, Gasol and Duncan.
But when it comes to Wright, you can't be so reliable.
What you may not expect is that Gasol has been blocked more than 1,500 times in his career, more than Howard.
Although this is determined by many factors, at least for Lin Ying now, he needs to play like Howard again.
Because Hansbrough's weakness is speed, while Wright's weakness is confrontation.
He went very deep, using his butt and hands to push Wright to the side.
But Wright was indeed smart. He did not confront Lin Ying head-on, but instead moved sideways to prevent Lin Ying from catching the ball, just like Hansbrough did before.
Durant tried several times to pass the ball but failed, so he passed the ball to Augustine.
Wright's arms were much longer than Hansbrough's, and Augustine couldn't get them in.
The ball finally came back to Durant, who chose to hold the ball and play one-on-one against Hansbrough.
Although his current ability to attack with the ball is not very strong, it also depends on who he is facing off against.
This is also the origin of his saying "No matter who you hit, it will be a mismatch."
Facing a heavy inside player like Hansbrough, speed becomes his absolute advantage.
In a crossover, Hansbrough was completely unable to keep up with the change of direction due to his height.
After shaking off Hansbrough, Durant broke through to the mid-range position and made an emergency stop shot.
With this height and this body control ability, the scouts in the audience drooled again.
"when!"
The ball was straight, but unfortunately his luck was a bit bad and it hit the back edge of the basket and bounced up.
But at this moment, Lin Ying used his force to push Wright away, jumped high and grabbed the offensive rebound!
In terms of rebounding and positioning, Wright is not just one level behind Hansbrough.
Of course Wright is still smart.
Although he didn't gain the upper hand in the first confrontation, he pressed his hands and his entire body on Lin Ying.
It was difficult for Lin Ying to remember in this situation.
However, something he didn't expect happened again!
Lin Ying seemed to have accumulated enough energy, and he exerted force to push him away again, then flipped over and jumped up on the spot.
“Bang!”
Lin Ying held his breath and slammed the ball into the basket through Wright!
Everyone, everyone was shocked!!
On the live broadcast side, Barkley held his head again.
But this time his emotions were obviously different from before.
In the audience, not only North Carolina fans, but Texas fans were also stunned and didn't react immediately.
Yang Yi was also very surprised, but the next second his eyes were fanatical.
This game will make Lin Ying famous in the country!
Far across the ocean, countless Chinese fans raised their hands and shouted excitedly!
This ball is awesome!
But before they could cheer, the next second... a certain live broadcast suddenly crashed!
It's very real.
The signal source of a certain wave was not very stable to begin with, and with the sudden increase in users, the backend server crashed.
In an instant, the fans were anxiously refreshing the webpage and starting their daily rants.
This scene looks very much like what B Station will look like if it collapses one day in the future.
Inside the dome, when the Texas fans came to their senses, the arena was completely filled with the fans' cheers!
Before this, most people defined Lin Ying as a spatial inside player.
Although his defense is actually not bad, due to the characteristics of the times, as an inside player, if you don't play in the low post, you are "weak".
But his performance in the low post this time, especially the dunk just now, directly shattered this traditional impression!
Lin·Strength to pull up the mountains and spirit to overwhelm the world·Shadow! !
On the field, Lin Ying also let out a long sigh after landing.
The reason why he played so aggressively was entirely because of the push that Wright gave Durant in front of him.
His only friend suffered a loss, so he would definitely beat Wright to death!
In the audience, Jordan had a serious expression, completely different from when he first arrived.
If they continue playing at this pace, North Carolina will most likely lose.
If North Carolina loses, he...
Putting aside other things, the Bobcats will definitely not want Lin Ying this year.