Chapter 252 A Chance Encounter

If we were to divide dunks into performance dunks and practical dunks, and then further divide practical dunks into "elegant school," "beast school," and "mountain-splitting school"…

Then, without a doubt, in terms of style, Su Feng, like Carter, belonged to the "violent aesthetics school."

And in terms of visual impact, in a real game, such a dunk could only be described as shocking.

As the chief planner of Su Feng's "Limit Jump Demon Whip Plan," Grover was moved to tears as he watched Su Feng soar on the basketball court as if he had wings.

First Jordan, then Su Feng.

Who said trainers weren't important?

Who said…

That a trainer's name couldn't become a legend and be engraved in basketball history?

The great personal trainer Grover, the mastermind behind two generations of NBA basketball flying men…

Life is endless, and legends are immortal!

Ahem…

Let's turn our attention back to this warm-up match.

As a team from the Balkan Peninsula, although the Chinese men's basketball team had Su Feng, the Croatian men's basketball team was clearly not one of those "trash" Asian opponents.

At the famous 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Croatia, which had just become independent from Yugoslavia, won the silver medal.

And at the 1994 Men's Basketball World Championship, they also won the bronze medal.

Therefore, although Hu Weidong's NBA teammate Kukoc did not come to China with this Croatian team for this friendly match, their strength was undoubtedly unquestionable, as they had future Hall of Famer Rađa.

As one of the representative teams of European basketball during this period, relying on excellent teamwork, coupled with smooth passing and running, Croatia had been going back and forth with the Chinese men's basketball team in the first half.

In order to give the players opportunities to play before the Asian Championship, Chinese men's basketball coach Zhang Bin also made frequent personnel adjustments in this game.

As a result, in addition to suspecting that Grover had fed Su Feng some kind of special medicine, the young Yao also left a very deep impression on the American scouts who came to Shenzhen to watch.

After a summer of special training, don't underestimate Little Yao now compared to his future Houston pillar brother self, but he has initially completed the first stage of weight gain, and he already faintly has the shadow of the low post killer from Su Feng's previous life.

Plus, after dunking on Rađa, with the initial intention that friendly matches don't have much iron value…ah no, with the initial intention that friendly matches should allow the little brother to play more…Su Feng was also deliberately setting the stage for Little Yao…

As a result, 19-year-old Yao Ming became the brightest boy that night.

After the first half, Little Yao had already scored 10 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks.

Although he didn't know why "Brother Feng" always screened for him but didn't grab rebounds himself, Little Yao quite liked this style of play.

And at this moment…

Su Feng didn't know if others were crying, but he felt that Big Ben, who was on vacation, must be hiding and crying.

Because Su Feng, who only ever screened for himself, was now doing more than just violently feeding this Little Yao for his future?

Su Feng knew very well that if this Little Yao really planned to participate in the draft next year, then he had to let him put up invincible stats in this year's Asian Championship.

No choice.

It's not really that Su Feng likes to be a good person.

It's just that if someone calls you Brother Feng, Brother Feng every day, you can't just not help them out, right?

Moreover, without Little Yao, whether Su Feng's past life would have been so fond of basketball is another matter.

Therefore, in Su Feng's opinion, the rice that should be fed must be fed, and it must be fed hard, fed to death.

But to be fair.

This Little Yao is indeed very "eatable."

Because unlike Da Wang, who, even if you screen for him, is too lazy to pick up a rebound, this Little Yao is not picky at all on both offense and defense.

It has to be said that personality does determine a person's future in a sense.

Because even if Wang Zhizhi in this life wasn't so arrogant, Su Feng couldn't change his deep-rooted bad habits.

And it's worth mentioning that just as this friendly match with Croatia entered halftime…

Political Commissar Su, who originally wanted to go to the locker room to enlighten Wang Zhizhi, was mobbed by fans on the scene when he accepted an interview with guest host Su Junyang because of that death dunk in the first quarter.

"Do one! Do another one!"

Looking at the enthusiastic fans on the scene, Su Junyang smiled and said to Su Feng, "It's rare that everyone is in such a good mood today, why don't you satisfy them?"

No choice.

As the saying goes, it's hard to refuse kindness.

For Su Feng, who never spoils the fans' fun, how could he resist listening to the cheers of the crowd?

Su Feng swore to the heavens that he definitely didn't want to show off his newly acquired jumping ability.

He was purely spoiling his fans with his strength!

However, just as Su Feng was preparing to grab the ball with one hand and give the Chinese fans on the scene an impromptu dunk performance…

Deliberately cupping his hand to his ear, signaling the fans to cheer louder, he happened to notice a certain presence in a remote section of the stands.

Although Su Feng didn't completely see that tender face clearly because of the distance, when he saw the owner of that face cheering along with the fans on the scene, for some reason, Su Feng felt a little like crying…

Perhaps, this is fate…

In that instant, feeling the indescribable wonder of it all, Su Feng borrowed the microphone from Su Junyang before preparing to dunk and said, "I would like to invite a fan to toss the ball for me."

Upon hearing this, countless men on the scene volunteered and raised their hands.

The young Yi Jianlian was naturally one of them.

And although Yi Jianlian didn't think he would be chosen by Su Feng.

However, just as Su Feng pointed to the location where he was sitting and told the staff on the scene through the microphone that the fan he had picked was him…

Excited?

Thrilled?

These words were simply not enough to describe Yi Jianlian's mood at the moment.

"Can you introduce yourself to everyone?"

Under the guidance of the staff, after Yi Jianlian walked onto the court, Su Junyang realized that this big boy, who didn't look older than sixteen…

Was actually about the same height as Su Feng…

And after Yi Jianlian walked to his side, Su Feng could confirm it without even waiting for him to introduce himself.

If this guy wasn't Yi Jianlian, he would immediately fly back to Toronto and twist Jermaine O'Neal's head off and use it as a basketball.

"H... Hello everyone!

My name is Yi Jianlian. I'm 15 years old this year, and I'm a middle school student."

The slightly shy Yi Jianlian said tremblingly with his very "accurate" Mandarin after taking the microphone.

Su Feng, who noticed that Yi Jianlian was a little nervous, patted him on the back and smiled, "Can you dunk?"

Yi Jianlian nodded.

And Su Feng, who got Yi Jianlian's affirmative answer, couldn't help but sigh at this moment, 'Yi Jianlian deserves to be the ceiling of the yellow race's physical fitness in my previous life!'

For the NBA, which is full of supermen, it's not uncommon for a 15-year-old to dunk.

But when Yi Jianlian picked up the basketball and performed a dunk on the court with Su Feng's encouragement…

Looking at the height that Yi Jianlian jumped up to and his terrifying explosiveness, Su Feng suddenly felt like his youth had returned…

Although there were many negative comments about Yi Jianlian in his previous life, and even when he couldn't make it in the NBA in the future, many people ridiculed and mocked him.

However, what you can't deny is that in the post-Yao Ming era, if it weren't for this "Yi Hanhan" who has been hardworking and dedicated for more than ten years, the fig leaf of Chinese basketball would probably have been thrown into the latrine by those players who were eating flatbreads.

However, it's worth mentioning that on this day, before officially coming into contact with professional basketball, after Yi Jianlian revealed his real age, the question that had plagued Su Feng for many years in his previous life was successfully answered.

1999, 15 years old.

In Su Feng's previous life, there were many versions of the story about how old Yi Jianlian really was.

However, because CCTV had reported on Yi Jianlian taking the college entrance examination in 2003, many old fans had already known Yi Jianlian's real age in their hearts.

Changing ages to achieve results in the youth team has never been a rare thing in the sports field.

Moreover, if you combine Yi Jianlian's various deeds, then the fact that he was born in 1984 makes more sense than the fact that he was born in 1987 in many details.

Last year, Wang Zhizhi changed his age back in order to be able to participate in the draft smoothly.

But whether Yi Jianlian was born in 1984 or 1987, the fact that he can get better and better after the age of 30 because of his diligence and self-discipline, and even has obvious improvements in some technical aspects, is enough to show his love for basketball.

And on the scene in Shenzhen, looking at this young man who could dunk like a professional player at the age of 15…

Many fans had a feeling that there were hidden talents among the people at this moment.

But next…

After Yi Jianlian tossed the ball for Su Feng and Su Feng completed a earth-shattering one-handed split dunk, the fans on the scene, who had just been surprised by Yi Jianlian, suddenly had a feeling that "there is no harm without comparison"…

"Do you like basketball?" After cooperating with Yi Jianlian, Su Feng asked him curiously.

"Like…" Yi Jianlian nodded.

And a few seconds later, perhaps feeling that his tone wasn't sincere enough, Yi Jianlian added, "I like it very much."

"Then I'll wait for you in the NBA!" Su Feng said, patting Yi Jianlian on the shoulder.

And upon hearing Su Feng's words, not only Yi Jianlian…

But the fans in front of the TV, the fans on the scene, and the two coaches Zhang and Sun were stunned in an instant.

I'll wait for you in the NBA!

Dai Yixin, who had been sitting in a secluded corner with Yi Jianlian before, had clenched his fists at this moment.

"In a while, I'll have someone come to you.

If you want to play in the NBA in the future, then I suggest you consider studying in the United States." Su Feng continued, looking at Yi Jianlian, who was still standing there in a daze.

NBA…

Study in the United States!?

For a time, the 15-year-old Yi Jianlian felt that the amount of information he had to accept was a bit too much, so much so that his brain was completely unable to process it.

And Su Feng, who knew that Yi Jianlian needed time to slowly digest it, didn't force this big boy to make a decision immediately.

Because Su Feng knew that even without him, according to the timeline, Dai Yixin would introduce Yi Jianlian to the Guangdong team.

And the reason why Su Feng provided Yi Jianlian with the option of going to the United States to study…

Was because although the Guangdong team was also very patient in cultivating Yi Jianlian, Su Feng felt that if Yi Jianlian went to the United States and followed him, then he could help him solve many of the bad habits he had in his previous life.

For example, his terrible shooting form.

In Su Feng's previous life, Yi Jianlian's shooting form looked very standard, but in reality, Yi Jianlian's shooting form had two fatal weaknesses.

One was that he always liked to take a glance at the floor when shooting.

And the other was that his shooting speed was too slow, like an old-fashioned rocket launcher, he had to slowly set it up before he could fire.

In that famous defeat in Tianjin and the match-up with Haddadi in the future, Haddadi was precisely using these two weaknesses in Yi Jianlian's shooting form to dare to leave Yi Jianlian two to three steps.

Secondly, the Guangdong team's positioning of Yi Jianlian's template was actually problematic.

Because after Yi Jianlian was promoted to the first team, the Guangdong team already had Du Feng at the power forward position, so the Guangdong team had always been using the idea of cultivating Du Feng to cultivate Yi Jianlian.

However, Su Feng felt that that style was not suitable for Yi Jianlian.

Because if Yi Jianlian could receive American training in advance and start with basic skills such as dribbling, then with his talent, his style of play would not be so rigid in the future.

Therefore, Su Feng felt that since his encounter with Yi Jianlian was a kind of fate…

Then, whether it was out of consideration for the future Olympic plan or out of his feelings for Chinese basketball, he wanted to try to give Yi Jianlian more choices in this life.

Of course, fate is like Su Feng not being able to guarantee that Little Yao's early participation in the draft would not make things worse…

Therefore, he wouldn't forcefully change the fate of these players like it was written in some novels with immature kindergarten writing. (Yes, I'm talking about Shui Qie, that idiot! Justifiably! Hmph!)

In short, whether it was advice or chicken soup for the soul, Su Feng had done what he should do and wanted to do.

As for how Yi Jianlian would choose…

That would be up to him.

And at the same time that Su Feng said those words "I'll wait for you in the NBA" to Yi Jianlian…

Yi Jianlian's parents, who were watching the game in front of the TV, had fallen into a dilemma.

Although Yi Jianlian's parents hadn't figured out how Yi Jianlian got the tickets to watch the game on the scene, the impact and lethality of Su Feng's words were simply too great.

Because he was an athlete himself, Yi Jianlian's parents, who knew that athletes would have a hard time after retirement, didn't want Yi Jianlian to follow in their footsteps and become an athlete in the first place.

However, just like fate, in Su Feng's previous life, under the excavation of Dai Yixin, Yi Jianlian eventually embarked on the path of an athlete.

However, now, a thin branch has already appeared in Yi Jianlian's growth trajectory.

"Old Yi… Did you hear that? Su Feng said that our son can play in the NBA in the future!" Yi Jianlian's mother said, her emotions a little out of control.

"This…" And originally, Yi Jianlian's father, who wanted to tell his wife that this was just other people's flattery, couldn't say anything when he noticed Su Feng's solemn expression on the TV.

Could it be…

That our son is really a basketball genius?

Okay…

It's just that Su Feng didn't know what Yi Jianlian's parents and the fans in front of the TV and on the scene were thinking.

Because if Yi Jianlian wasn't a genius, then how many people in Chinese basketball could be considered geniuses?

Shenzhen in August is hot in summer.

However, Su Feng never expected that before the team set off for Fukuoka, Japan, God would arrange such a chance encounter.

Yao Ming, Wang Zhizhi, Hu Weidong, Yi Jianlian, Batere, Liu Yudong…

In Su Feng's opinion, if he was lucky, this Chinese men's basketball team could even put together a starting lineup composed entirely of NBA players in the future.

"Sigh, if Little Yao is still the chairman of the Basketball Association in the future, wouldn't he cry?"

Looking at this extremely luxurious Chinese men's basketball team, Su Feng silently sighed, feeling a little more confident about the future Olympic Games and World Championships.

Try to imagine, in the future, when Little Yao becomes the Chairman Yao, when he looks back on the past and looks at the countless honors that he and he once created together, and then looks at the descendants, the feeling that the predecessors can't surpass…

Don't mention it, if you think about it this way, Su Feng actually feels a little excited.

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ps: Hello everyone! I'm Cousin Wensi of Kaka Qiao, who's full of inspiration! I think, probably no more than 5 people will know the protagonist of today's easter egg chapter, right?

ps2: Uh, as you also know, Yi Jianlian is a very important character in my book, so before speeding up the plot, I think it's necessary to give him a close-up.

In addition, about Yi Jianlian's age… I won't explain it anymore, just like I said in my book, 84 or 87 can't change his image in my mind.

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