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McGrady holds the ball with one hand.

Looking at Paul George who was seriously defending in front of him, he smiled slightly and stepped out with his right foot.

As soon as the experts make a move, they will know if there is any.

With a simple tentative step, you can see the gap in basic skills between McGrady and the young George.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the degree of realism of McGrady's step is much higher than that of George just now.

Pickle had no time to react, and subconsciously moved sideways to deal with it.

McGrady withdrew his right foot and returned to a higher state of gravity.

George also quickly adjusted his steps and returned to the correct defensive position.

His movements were a little awkward, but he never lost his position.

"Paul's defensive fundamentals are solid."

Mark Jackson commented in a timely manner.

Shuhao and Griffin nodded one after another.

However, the next moment, McGrady stepped out again!

This time, he is serious!

"Wow~"

A very explosive first step.

For a moment, George only felt a gust of wind passing by his side, and when he realized it, McGrady had already rushed past his right hand.

"bang!"

McGrady relaxed the ape's arms and completed a light dunk.

1: 0!

McGrady took the lead.

"Is the speed of this first step serious..."

Jeremy Lin sighed off the court.

As a defender whose physical speed is comparable to that of John Wall, Brother Hao believes that there are few in the league who can surpass him in terms of speed.

But the speed of McGrady's first step is indeed a bit beyond Shuhao's cognition!

"Don't be surprised, Tracy's nickname back then was the fastest first step in the league."

"He has a big stride and is explosive, so he can take a big step in an instant."

Mark Jackson said with a smile.

"That is to say, although tc's speed is not the fastest, but just looking at the first step, he is the top in the league?"

Jeremy Lin continued to ask.

Mark Jackson nodded.

"In the NBA, absolute speed will make you invincible in fast breaks. But in positional warfare, explosive power may be more important than pure speed!"

"For example, TJ-Ford, a small guard who claimed to be faster than Iverson back then, his speed is ranked first in the history of the NBA, but his breakthrough ability is far from that of AI."

"Another example is the young player of the Thunder-Russell Westbrook. His speed and jumping were not the best in the physical test, but this does not prevent him from becoming the most explosive guard in the league."

Mark Jackson explained with an example.

Now, Jeremy Lin understood.

Basketball is a comprehensive sport, and pure speed and bounce cannot determine a player's strength.

Hidden attributes such as explosive power, coordination, and ball feel are sometimes more important!

"However, Tracy's physical condition is so sudden and so good?"

"Before the summer league, we practiced together. I remember that his speed is not as fast as today?"

Ismail Smith on the side was puzzled.

"Who knows? Maybe it's a gift from the basketball gods, giving him a second life."

Mark Jackson said with a smile.

............

Look back to the game.

McGrady continued to attack.

This time, George didn't dare to rush close to him like last time, but left half a step away for TC.

With such a buffer, Paojiao is confident that he will be able to keep up with the opponent's first step.

McGrady still holds the ball with one hand.

Looking at George's position, he instantly understood the opponent's defensive strategy - let go and not let go!

Such a strategy was not uncommon in McGrady's early career.

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With this in mind, McGrady pulled up from the spot and shot a three-pointer directly.

"Here it is, pull up the jumper!"

Jeremy Lin on the sidelines exclaimed.

This is McGrady's famous skill!

A few years ago, there was a saying in the league of "Big Four".

Kobe, Iverson, McGrady, Carter, these four shooting guard swingmen, each has an extremely gorgeous style of play.

And the dry pull jumper is very good at all four of them.

However, McGrady's Ganba is very different from others

After taking off, tc's upper body felt a little stiff, not the stretched and natural way of shooting in the traditional sense.

Pay attention to an abrupt, freehand, and morbid aesthetic feeling.

Coupled with his slender figure, ecstasy calves, and naturally formed scissor feet after shooting...

It can be said that each of McGrady's pull-up jump shots is like a work of art!

On the court, George was also very surprised by McGrady's sudden jump.

But he reacted quickly, rushed forward immediately, and took off to try to block the shot.

But Maddie jumped too high!

Obviously he was jumping on the spot, but Paul George could only look at the ball and sigh at the achievable height, watching the opponent complete the shot.

The basketball leaves McGrady's fingertips, spins at high speed, and draws a beautiful arc in the air...

"Shu~"

Hollow into the network!

2: 0!

George spread his hands helplessly.

With that ball just now, he really had nothing to do.

"The last ball."

Maddie said with a smile.

Paul George is still not convinced.

After passing the ball to McGrady, he lowered his center of gravity to the lowest, opened his arms, stared at McGrady with piercing eyes, and prepared to defend with all his might.

This time, he no longer put on a "three threats", but immediately started dribbling after receiving the ball.

McGrady has a rare ball feel and coordination at the small forward position.

Even though he is more than two meters tall, his dribbling rhythm is comparable to that of many top point guards.

He dribbled the ball from hand to hand as he approached George.

One step at a time!

Every time McGrady changes hands, it is accompanied by a shoulder fake.

Every sway, in the eyes of defenders, is like a hand gesture to speed up the breakthrough!

This made George very uncomfortable, and he couldn't tell which one was the real breakthrough move.

McGrady quickly came to the three-point line.

I saw him suddenly lowering his center of gravity and making an acceleration gesture.

George had a premonition that this should be real, so he quickly moved his defense laterally.

Unexpectedly, the next moment, McGrady pulled up directly and shot again.

His movement is silky and sudden, and George's feet are nailed in place, giving up the defense.

"Shh!"

Basketball hit the net.

3:0, this heads-up is over.

Watching the basketball fall from the net, George smiled wryly and shook his head.

McGrady stepped forward, stretched out his right hand, gave him a high-five, and comforted him: "You have defended well, keep going!"

George nodded, and suddenly asked: "The shooting style just now has a very special rhythm."

"Want to learn? I'll teach you."

Maddie said with a smile.

Just as George was about to answer, there was a sudden "crack, bang, bang" applause from the sidelines.

The two turned their heads and saw that it was Shen Fei who had come.

"How does it feel?"

Shen Fei looked at Mai Di and asked.

"It's not bad, the strength of the body is back, but it's still a little uncomfortable."

Maddie answered truthfully.

He can clearly feel that his physical function has recovered to a level never achieved during the Rockets period.

McGrady only possessed this kind of abundant power for a few years during the magic period.

Later, because of his back injury, he never felt it again.

Now that he has recovered suddenly, McGrady is also a little uncomfortable.

"Next, you may have to spend more time to adjust your mentality and adapt to your current physical condition."

"Also, don't say too much about what I'm going to help you treat unless it's unavoidable."

Shen Fei walked up to Mai Di and said in a low voice.

At the moment, he doesn't want to tell others about [Dead Trees in Spring].

So before the treatment, Shen Fei made an agreement with Mai Di, and when asked about it in the future, he announced to the outside world that he received Chinese medicine treatment and achieved good results.

Upon hearing this, Maddie nodded solemnly.

Although he still has many doubts about Shen Fei's treatment methods.

But as an adult who has experienced big storms, McGrady knows very well that if you shouldn't ask, don't ask more.

Afterwards, Shen Fei turned to George and said, "There are still about two months before the start of the season. During this time, you can train with Tracy."

"Can I?"

George looked at Shen Fei, then turned to look at Mai Di.

The two big men looked at each other with a smile and nodded.

............

After finishing the matter of Mai Di, Shen Fei happily returned to the office.

In the past two days, he has been looking for an underrated defensive insider in the league.

Now, he already has a good candidate in his heart.

On the whiteboard in Shen Fei's office, a name was written——

Chris Anderson!