Back On The Court Together
Back On The Court Together
Jason took a quick gulp from the sports bottle before addressing his team "Looks like Dominion did their homework.
They know how to react to our plays. Dlo and Matt haven't been able to get open all game.
But I need you guys to keep running with maximum effort. Even if they try their best to chase you guys around the court they are going to mess up eventually.
Kyle, make sure to slip the screen whenever you think you have a good chance to cut to the basket.
Matt, if you get caught on the screen just go ahead and switch with Kyle. Their Center is quick and bouncy but it looks like he doesn't really have anything other than his slashing.
It's more important that we cover their outside shooters to prevent any threes since your presence should be enough to slow down the rollman until Dlo can come over to help."
Jason continued to break down Dominion's game plan and give out adjustments to his teammates.
As the buzzer rang out once again, signaling the end of the break Jason made his way back on to the floor alongside Kyle, Vince, Nick, and DJ as Matt, Dlo and Alex took a seat on the bench to get a bit of rest.
On Dominion's end Devin took to the floor with an entirely new cast of players coming off of the bench to give their starters a break.
As they got back on to the hardwood Devin approached Jason and gave him a quick fist bump.
"Aye, just to remind you. I appreciate the slices from last night but this and that are two different things.
Ima be going at you hard bro. Gotta bring me and my team to the finals." Hearing what Devin had to say Jason grinned slightly.
"I was just about to say. I can go ahead and beat you and your team with no mercy since us feeding you last night kind of makes up for it."
Devin chuckled as he made his way back to his teammates. As the two boys separated they had smiles on their faces. Their excitement for this upcoming battle between the two evident on their faces.
Jason was determined to come out on top in this match up. A determined look flashing across his face as he used Heart's Eye on Devin.
[Skills
Free throw: A+
Lay Up: SS+
Dunking: C-
Close Shot: SS+
Mid Range Shooting: S-
Three-Point Shooting: B
Dribbling: SS+
Passing: B
Ball Handling: SS
Play Making: A-
Post Scoring: SS+
Rebounding: B
Post Control: S
Perimeter Defense: A+
Post Defense: A+
Steals: B+
Blocks: B+
Athleticism: S+ ]
[Tough Shot Maker (Gold): Decreases the effect that defense will have against your shot by a small margin and increases the speed of your release when defense is close by.
Human Highlight Reel (Gold): Performing highlight plays will temporarily give you a slight boost to your abilities. Keep performing highlight plays to keep the boost active. But if you make a mistake or if a highlight is performed against you the boost disappears.
Microwave (Gold): Can get hot in a hurry. Making one shot has a chance to give you a small boost and increases your chances of getting into rhythm.
Acrobat (Gold): Making adjustments mid air imposes less of a penalty to your shots and layups.
Cannon Ball (Gold): You are able to absorb contact while in the air and minimize the affect that it has on you.
Clamps (Silver): Increases your ability to stick with your defensive assignment. Also improves your ability to recover after being broken down on defense.
Lock Down Defender (Gold): Lowers the effectiveness of your opponents offensive badges and increases your ability to not fall for different fakes and moves.
Pick Pocket (Gold): Increases your ability to steal the ball away from the ball handler. Decreases your chances of being called for a reach in foul.
Ankle Breaker (Gold): Increases the effectiveness of your dribble moves in breaking down your defender.
Tight Handles (Gold): Increases your ability to dribble through traffic without losing the ball. Decreases your chances of having the ball stripped away while dribbling.
Pick And Roll Ball Handler (Gold): Increases your ability to pass to the roll man during a pick and roll.
Off The Dribble Shot Maker (Silver): Increases the users chance of making a shot when taking it off of the dribble.
Isolation King, (Gold): When you are going one on one with your defender all of your offensive skills gain a small boost.
The Dream (Gold): Your pump fakes and moves in the post are more likely to succeed and are able to create more space.
Post Delivery (Gold): Gain a small boost to post hooks and floaters from the post. The penalty imposed by defenders is slightly reduced.
Post Fade Away (Gold): Gain a small boost to post fade aways. Amount of space created and effectiveness is slightly increased.
Like A Butterfly (Gold): Gain a small boost to the effectiveness of floaters. Penalty from defenders is slightly reduced.
Mr. Euro (Gold): The amount of distance you can cover with Euro steps and their effectiveness receive a small boost.
Devin certainly had an impressive layout of Skills and Badges. If it had been the Jaya of the past he would not have had the confidence to go head to head against him on a stage like this.
But looking at his own stats and seeing how far he had come Jason couldn't help but feel like he was more than a match for Devin now.
[Free throw: SS+
Lay Up: SS+
Dunking: E+
Close Shot: SS+
Mid Range Shooting: SS+
Three Point Shooting: SS+
Dribbling: SS+
Passing: SS+
Ball Handling: SS+
Play Making: SS+
Post Scoring: A+
Rebounding: A+
Post Control: S+
Perimeter Defense: SS+
Post Defense: S+
Steals: SS+
Blocks: A+
Athleticism: B ]
[Ironman (Gold): Gives you a tougher body. You will be less likely to experience an injury as well as recover from injuries at an improved rate. Effectiveness decided by badge rank.
Defensive Anchor (Gold): Your presence on the court inspires your teammates to do their best on defense. Your teammates will be more focused on the defensive side of the ball.
Your teammates will play defense with more energy and be less likely to commit small mistakes. Effect only applies to teammates while you are on the court.
Lock Down Defender (Gold): Lowers the effectiveness of your opponents offensive badges and increases your ability to not fall for different fakes and moves.
Clamps (Gold): Increases your ability to stick with your defensive assignment. Also improves your ability to recover after being broken down on defense.
Pick Pocket (Gold): Increases your ability to steal the ball away from the ball handler. Decreases your chances of being called for a reach in foul.
Hustle (Gold): Increases your chances of success when diving/fighting for loose balls. Slightly increases rebounding.
Workhorse (Gold): Lowers the affects of fatigue on your performance. Allows you to play at your optimal level for short moments when low on stamina.
Ankle Breaker (Gold): Increases the effectiveness of your dribble moves in breaking down your defender.
If you manage to make your defender fall or stumble you will get a momentary boost to your shot making.
Tight Handles (Gold): Increases your ability to dribble through traffic without losing the ball. Decreases your chances of having the ball stripped away while dribbling.
Dimer (Gold): Slightly increases your ability to throw accurate passes. Gives a slight boost to your teammates scoring ability if they attempt to score right after receiving a pass from you.
Pick And Roll Ball Handler (Gold): Increases your ability to pass to the roll man during a pick and roll.
Also slightly increases your scoring ability momentarily after coming off a screen after performing a pick and roll.
Floor General (Silver): Your presence on the court gives your teammates the confidence to perform to the best of their ability. Your teammates will be tuned in on offense.
Your teammates will gain a small boost to their offensive abilities and be less likely to perform small mistakes. Effect only applies to teammates while you are on the court.
Sniper (Gold): Gives a slight bonus to your ability to make shots from the three-point line. Slightly lowers the energy used to attempt a long distance shot. ]
Off The Dribble Shot Maker (Silver): Increases the users chance of making a shot when taking it off of the dribble.
Box Out King (Gold): Increases the users ability to box out opponents when fighting for rebounds. Slightly improves post control ability.
A strange feeling began to come over Jason as the realization that he would be standing on the court with Devin again after so many years began to set in. But this time it would be as competitors on such a grand stage.