This special sparring partner card is way too damn special; it even brought out Ran Mouri from the world of "Detective Conan"?
Is it the normal kind of Taekwondo?
The morning matches ended, and to better prepare for the afternoon matches...
Link began to meditate after eating lunch.
But unlike yesterday...
Link changed his meditation posture.
After all, nobody said you had to be sitting to meditate.
Link's current sparring partner cards are:
[star (draymond green) training partner card] x2.
[All-Star (Draymond Green 15-16) sparring partner card] x1.
[special sparring partner card — Taekwondo (Ran Mouri)] x1.
Even though Link was at a vigorous age, there was no reason to play basketball with a female ball companion in broad daylight; it was better to wait until night.
He decided to try the [All-Star (Draymond Green 15-16) sparring partner card].
You should know that star training partner cards already have great effects, so this All-Star sparring partner card must be even better.
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After entering the Virtual Space.
Green appeared before him once again.
Compared to previous times, this version of Green was leaner and more muscular.
Unlike the star training partner card, besides the usual follow-along training, the All-Star sparring partner card featured a "Challenge Project."
As long as the content of the Challenge Project was completed, additional rewards could be obtained.
[Challenge Project — Hundred-Point Battle]
Three Stars: Score 60 points.
Four Stars: Score 80 points.
Five Stars: Defeat the sparring partner.
The rewards for each star level were different.
The 15-16 season was Draymond Green's peak form, a complete DPOY level; if LeBron James hadn't led the Cavaliers to a comeback, the FMVP would have belonged to Green.
Trying to score under his defense was indeed not an easy task.
But Link still resolutely decided to have a Hundred-Point Battle with peak Draymond Green.
Facing the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year, even though the opponent was an interior player, Link found it difficult even to put the ball on the floor; he was stripped by peak Green in a pathetic state, and even when he occasionally got past him, he would be chased down and blocked from behind.
Additionally, peak Green had a decent handle, using crossovers to shake off defense, and even posterized Link.
The first round of the Hundred-Point Battle with peak Draymond Green — 6 to 100.
Second round — 8 to 100.
Third round — 7 to 100.
Uh, points...
Getting 60 points in a one-on-one against peak Draymond Green seemed like a distant dream.
Even though peak Draymond Green mainly focused on defending "interior players," in his prime, he was the foundation of the Warriors' switching defense; Link, who wasn't fast and lacked explosiveness, found it hard to break through Draymond Green's defense.
However, during the fourth Hundred-Point Battle, Link noticed Draymond Green was actually gasping for breath, looking somewhat exhausted.
At this moment, Link felt like Watson discovering a blind spot.
In the Virtual Space, his own Stamina was infinite, and while there was a realistic sense of touch, he wouldn't "lose health," and the sensation of pain was only temporary.
This led Link to mistakenly believe the sparring partners were the same, but in reality, although their Stamina bars were very long, they weren't infinite. Link suddenly remembered that Draymond Green was gasping heavily toward the end of the previous two training sessions.
During regular sparring, they were just coaching on the side, so the Stamina consumption wasn't high. But now it was different; this was a Hundred-Point Battle, and even with the disparity in strength, they were now in the fourth round, and the Stamina drain was enormous.
Having found a "game bug," Link suddenly felt energized and began to adjust his strategy.
He was going to torment Draymond Green relentlessly, constantly applying defensive pressure on him, throwing away a few rounds without worrying about winning or losing, and only starting the real challenge once Draymond Green's Stamina was drained dry.
Link began his Death Coil, applying all sorts of pressure and frequently using small dirty tricks, which caused Draymond Green to constantly complain and curse at Link.
"Man, you're really dirty!"
"Your defense is way too dirty!"
"You damn basketball thug!"
Uh...
This left Link caught between laughter and tears.
Draymond Green, who was criticized by the outside world for playing dirty, was actually incessantly calling him dirty.
But so what...
In the 9th round of the Hundred-Point Battle, with only 4 minutes left on the sparring partner card's duration, Link finally intended to start for real.
Facing a Draymond Green with low Stamina, although Link still lost in the end, he managed to score 74 points.
He completed the [Hundred-Point Battle — Three-Star Reward].
"Ding, congratulations to the Host for completing the three-star challenge."
"Challenge Reward: New Badge — Needle Threader (Bronze)."
[Needle Threader (Bronze)] Function Introduction:
1. Slightly increases the possibility of high-difficulty passes penetrating the defensive line.
2. To upgrade to the next stage (Silver), you need to complete 30 high-difficulty passes that penetrate the defensive line.
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"Whoa..."
"This three-star reward is pretty good, giving a badge directly."
"What about four stars then? Wouldn't I get 2 badges?"
"Five-star reward? Maybe I can get the player's Dominance Moment!"
Link thought to himself.
Soon, Link exited the Virtual Space.
The effect of this [All-Star sparring partner card]... was indeed different.
A full 9 rounds of the Hundred-Point Battle.
Many of Link's offensive and defensive attributes had improved.
Shooting/Finishing category: [Close-Range Shot] base attribute +1, increased to 51 (88); [Driving Layup] base attribute +2, increased to 55 (78).
Defense/Playmaking category: [Ball Handling] base attribute +2, increased to 57 (74); [Steal] base attribute +3, increased to 61 (87); [Block] base attribute +2, increased to 26 (80); [Perimeter Defense] base attribute +5, increased to 59 (73); [Interior Defense] base attribute +3, increased to 40 (92); [Offensive Rebound] base attribute +2, increased to 22 (70). (PS: Simplified it, the interface looks much better now.)
The cap for High School League players is 65, and now Link's Steal is as high as 61, and his Perimeter Defense is 59. Combined with Link's "Death Coil" and "Double Team Master" defensive badges and his excellent physical profile, he is already at the level of a perimeter defensive anchor in the High School League.
Players with unstable ball handling find it hard to break through Link's defense. Additionally, even if Link is blown by to the basket, as long as he hasn't completely lost his defensive position, with 40 Interior Defense, he can effectively contest the opponent.
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The afternoon opponent — Violent UFO Team.
Their starting Point Guard is 196cm tall and weighs 88kg, which is a large-sized Point Guard in the High School League, but in reality, he just swung from the small forward position to the point. The Point Guards on their team were all too weak and had become the weakest link in the team's defense.
The team coach had no choice but to let this Grade 12, 5-star high schooler swing down to the point guard position.
In this era, the offensive role of a small forward is straight-line drives and transition scoring.
Off-ball Speed and Speed with the ball (dribbling Speed) are two different things. For example, among NBA players, Shawn Marion was like he could teleport when defending off-ball, as agile and nimble as an ape. But when attacking with the ball, he seemed quite blunt.
The "Goji Berry Bro" Wiggins is also somewhat like this; explosive athleticism, but poor ball-handling integration.
Link engaged in a "mutual sabotage" match with the opponent in the afternoon; both of them defended each other so well that their scores were in the single digits for the whole game.
But the difference was...
Link, a natural point guard, delivered 9 assists, including 2 nutmeg passes that drove the crowd wild. The first was a bounce pass through the legs to Josh Smith, and the second was to Chris Bosh.