rpbooks Chapter 545
Chapter 545
Chapter 545
After playing for half an hour, Reggie Miller replaced An Luo and took him to another court.
"Ann, let's go one-on-one!"
These words made An Luo startled.But then he became excited!Who is Reggie Miller?For countless people who follow the NBA, I am afraid that few people don't know it!In this league, apart from Kobe, the person An Luo admires the most is not the invincible Jordan, but this thin-looking guy.
Mention this, people will always think of a word: Miller moment.
On May 1995, 5, the first game of the Eastern Conference semifinals between the Pacers and the Knicks.The Pacers trailed the Knicks by six with 7 seconds left in the game.Judging by ordinary people, the Pacers will undoubtedly die, but Miller has broken this rule.He first made a three-pointer, then intercepted the ball from the Knicks in the frontcourt, scored from a long shot, and tied the score at 6:18.7.After that, the Pacers fouled and the Knicks missed two free throws.Miller got the rebound and forced the Knicks to foul. He made both free throws.Then the Knicks Ewing failed to make a lore, and the Pacers narrowly beat their opponents by 105 points.
Game 1994 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Pacers and New York in 25.Miller scored 1998 points in a single quarter, including five three-pointers.After shooting the last three-pointer, Miller made the famous chokehold at Spike Lee in demonstration. In the final moments of Game [-] of the [-] Eastern Conference finals, he pushed Jordan away fiercely, cleanly raised his knife and fell, and sentenced his most desirable opponent to death...
He's as tall as a stick, doesn't run fast, doesn't jump high, but as long as he catches the ball outside the three-point line at the last moment, opponents should know it's over again.This is Reggie Miller.
In this money-first league, few people can stick to one city.And Reggie Miller is one of them.It can be said that throughout the 90s, Indiana did not have the Pacers team, only the "Reggie Miller" team.
Perhaps because of Larry Bird's phrase "I and this city need you.", Reggie Miller chose to stick to Indiana and stayed for 18 years!And at first, no one recognized him.When David Stern announced that the Pacers selected Reggie Miller from UCLA with the 11th overall pick, Pacers general manager Donnie Walsh was booed.However, Miller ended up donning the Pacers' No. 31 jersey, starting the Pacers' rise in that era.
An Luo chose to use three-pointers as his ability to gain a foothold in this league at the beginning, and a large part of the reason was because of Reggie Miller.Of course, part of the blame is that this era is more suitable for shooting scorers.
In the era when almost all perimeter players used charging as an offensive method and mainly scored at the basket, Miller was really a very special existence.He raised a shooter's off-ball running attack to an unbelievable abnormal height.Running wildly, shooting hastily from all angles, pushing the opponent's arms away and using the reaction force to stumble towards the bottom corner, catching the ball and shooting from long range...
Of course, under the guidance of Larry Brown, the Pacers at that time were as non-mainstream as their head star Reggie Miller.They were the team in the 90s that relied most on off-ball screens, baseline crossings, catch-and-shoot quick releases, defensive team communication, and a precise 24-second process.Because when they need to play singles with the ball, they can only think of Smits' fadeaway jumper.Their survival depends on defense, Schmitz's mid-range shot, Davis's deathmatch in the penalty area, and Miller who is always jumping.They were the team with the weirdest mental state in those years: relying on a three-pointer from Miller, they can suddenly wake up from the dead.
Reggie Miller has never won a championship, never won an MVP, never won a scoring title, and the highest glory is only the three teams in the best team.Even his previous record of 2560 three-pointers was broken by Ray Allen on February 2011, 2.However, that doesn't take away from his greatness.Reggie Miller will always be the three-point shooter with the strongest ability to lead the team in An Luo's heart.Even Ray Allen, who has experienced the end of the iron-blooded era, is not as good.
Of course, everyone gets old.Therefore, in this one-on-one match, An Luo won with an absolute advantage.However, he was not happy about it.After all, the guy in front of him is over 50 years old!But he still felt a lot of pressure.All kinds of small moves and trash talking in the defense made An Luo very annoyed.On the offensive end, the opponent's back-up singles, various concealed elbows, and collisions made An Luo hard to defend.An Luo has always known that these are all part of the game.But this old guy who was in the surprise league in the 90s still opened An Luo's eyes.
"Listen, basketball has never been a gentleman's game! Of course, you can be very elegant off the court. But on the court, you have to think of yourself as a wolf, fierce and bloodthirsty."
"Your shooting is great! If you play with Russell all the time, it will be enough. But you are still young, and one day you will carry a team by yourself. Feeling is something that cannot be good forever. When you can’t score by shooting, you must have other means of scoring. Post-ups, low-post attacks, including hitting the basket with the ball. These, you are still far away!”
"The defense is not fierce enough! I know that the wind direction of the league has changed a lot. But within the rules, there are still many allowed things that can help you improve the deterrence of the defense. Such as covert small moves, trash talk. You remember, When the opponent attacks with a back like me, you can..."
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Reggie Miller can be regarded as a good teacher.He didn't comment on An Luo's shooting. For any top shooter, their respective styles and shooting feelings are the most important.On this point, An Luo has no problem at all.He is more talking about some skills in the game.This is of great help to An Luo now.
An Luo felt lucky.He met teammates like Westbrook and Paul George early in his career.Every night, all he needs to do is run outside the three-point line, wait for his teammates to charge and attract the attention of the opponent's defense, and pass the ball out.And he threw the ball in the fastest time.It's easy, but I have to admit that An Luo's development is becoming more and more character-oriented now!So much so that everyone positions him as a top 3D player, the most perfect jigsaw puzzle for the championship team.An Luo has done well enough in his own position, so good that everyone has no more expectations of him!
However, An Luo himself has more ideas.
(End of this chapter)