Mountain Peak System: a Path to NBA

But on the court, facing Qin Yue who executed a Drag Step right after a powerful dribble, Josh Howard was forced to stop his entanglement with Qin Yue and give up enough space for Qin Yue to complete a pull-up jumper.

Qin Yue did not miss this excellent shooting opportunity.

Gather, raise the hand—seamlessly sending the basketball to the highest point, Qin Yue shot the three-pointer with ease.

Swish—!

Why can numbers always only serve as a reference?

ESPN, turning to tonight's special guest Tim Hardaway, A-Smith smiled and said, "Hey, Tim, could we get your professional analysis on Messiah's recent personal offensive play? We all know you're a Warriors legend, so you can't be biased towards Messiah."

In response, Hardaway smiled and said, "In this offensive play, I'll focus on two details. The first is how Messiah created a safe dribbling distance with a powerful drive, and the second detail is how he used the Drag Step to successfully manipulate Josh Howard's defensive footwork."

A-Smith nodded and said, "In the NBA, these two techniques are not uncommon, but why... does Messiah always manage to shake off defenders with them?"

To this, Hardaway explained, "Messiah stands 6 feet 11 inches tall with a 7 feet 6 inches wingspan. Dude, you know how outrageous it is when he uses these skills like a guard?"

How exactly is it outrageous?

Firstly, the level of physical confrontation.

Qin Yue is a heavy four-position player weighing 124 kilograms, so during his powerful drive, ordinary defenders simply cannot stop his explosive start.

Secondly, the dribbling amplitude.

Qin Yue's amplitude when performing the Drag Step is much greater than that of shorter guards, so as long as a defender's footwork is manipulated by his Drag Step, the space he gains at the moment of gathering the ball is much greater than those shorter guards.

And when these two combine, it results in Qin Yue's desperate mismatch advantage on the court.

Simply put, Qin Yue's physical attributes determine that when his technical attributes surpass a certain threshold, once he combines his skills with his hardware...

The chemical reaction produced by the two is not just one plus one equals two.

ESPN, after thoroughly analyzing Qin Yue's recent technical maneuvers, Hardaway added, "Messiah, with his incredible Human-Ball Integration, amplifies the mismatch advantage brought by his physique. Moreover, his three-point shooting percentage reached 36.5% last season, making him even tougher to defend during perimeter ball-handling offense."

At this moment, Hardaway might have been slightly exaggerating.

Especially when he mentioned Qin Yue's rookie season three-point shooting percentage.

36.5%—in the current era, this result is definitely above average.

But... when Hardaway mentioned this statistic, he clearly forgot the easy shooting opportunities Qin Yue managed with his mismatch advantage.

For example, the recent pull-up shot where Howard, who was completely outmaneuvered by Qin Yue's Drag Step, couldn't even contest the shot. Thus, it was theoretically an open three-point attempt.

In addition to the threat Qin Yue poses to the opponent's interior, it inevitably forces the defense to let him shoot threes in certain possessions...

So, is Qin Yue's rookie season's high 36.5% three-point shooting percentage really an outstanding figure?

Why did Qin Yue refuse to participate in the three-point contest?

Facing the Spurs in the playoffs, why did Qin Yue seemingly provoke Popovich with threes but ultimately kill the Spurs with strong interior attacks using his mismatch advantage?

In the finals against the Heat, why did Qin Yue increase his frequency of hard drives to the basket and use free-throw line jumpers to finish?

Isn't it precisely because Qin Yue is very aware that his current three-point shooting isn't stable enough?

Aside from certain hot and peak-performance nights, the reason why Qin Yue was able to shoot a high 36.5% three-point shooting percentage in his rookie season is largely due to his shooting environment being far superior to other shooters.①

(①: Why does it always seem in the book that Qin Yue's threes are always going in? Because the highlight editing method focuses on depicting brilliant plays and deliberately skips over misses and mistakes)

Of course, if Qin Yue's three-point shooting could become more stable...

Then, complementarily, you could fully understand that... even if he shares the same three-point figures with another shooter, the shooting percentage he ultimately presents on the technical stats sheet would highly likely look better.

On the court, it's the Warriors' turn for another offensive play.

This time, Qin Yue performed a perfect Step Forward Breakthrough in front of his senior, Howard.

Holding the ball, lowering the center of gravity, Step Forward Side Break—on the right side of the court, at the moment when Howard was forced to closely slide and defend, Qin Yue again demonstrated to the world just how crazy his long legs are.

As we all know, in the NBA, the farthest point from the three-point line to the basket is 7.25 meters.

At this distance, Qin Yue only needs three big steps to reach the basket.

Thus, when Howard was forced to shift his center of gravity...

The next second, watching Qin Yue suddenly glide past him, Howard's heart undoubtedly crumbled.

Qin Yue never needed an explosive starting ability like Wade.

Nor did he need the world-renowned, almost flying first-step speed of Hill and Tracy McGrady.

Because his long legs come with an acceleration buff!