no shortcuts in basketball

Chapter 16 [Seven times a night]

After waiting outside the locker room, Sandek said, "I want you to play pick-and-roll in the second half. Is there a problem?"

There is a difference between pick-and-roll and pick-and-roll tactics. Pick-and-roll tactics require the participation of the whole team. Like flying an airplane, the operating system is complicated and requires a lot of training.

But the pick-and-roll is just a tactical unit, just like driving a car. Once you know it, you can drive it on any road.

But it's as simple as it gets, when both pick and roll offenses are threatening enough, it's a nuclear weapon.

Marlon Stockton, Parker Duncan, Kobe Gasol, Curry Durant... Tactics are eternal, and pick-and-rolls are always passed on.

Although the strength of Xu Yong and Harden is still far behind them, Harden's breakthrough kills and Xu Yong's touch outside the three-point line have all been verified in tonight's game.

When opponents encounter pick-and-rolls and need to do multiple-choice questions, their pick-and-roll lethality will naturally be there.

Of course, this will test the two, one is Harden's speed at handling the ball, and the other is Xu Yong's touch.

Xu Yong nodded first.

This is a test, but it is also an opportunity. If they can play lethality tonight, Sandek is likely to use it as a regular tactic in the following games.

Harden followed suit and nodded.

He and Xu Yong actually played the pick-and-roll before, but Xu Yong went in and the other went out. Now Xu Yong feels hot on the outside and has more choices. He also wants to know how much sparks the two of them can create in the pick-and-roll.

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"We are looking forward to the adjustment of the Wildcats in the second half, and at the same time let us pay attention to Xu Yong's three-pointer feeling from the outside." After halftime, the home commentator began to warm up for the game.

The commentator, who was beaten by Xu Yong in the first half and exclaimed God, knows what the key factors of the game are.

Because the two teams faced each other tonight, Ailes was suppressed by Hill, and the rest of the Devils couldn't make outside shots. Harden's breakthrough alone was not enough to win the game.

Back at halftime, the Devils went first.

"Defense! Defense!"

As soon as the second half started, the home fans cheered for the home team in unison driven by the DJ.

The Devils played Harden's off-the-ball tactics, but ended in failure under the active defense of the Wildcats.

At this moment, the two wings opened, Xu Yong moved to a high position, and the pick-and-roll between the two officially started.

Xu Yong disassembled and cut inside, while Harden followed the trend and went out.

Budinger's save was slower, and Harden chose to retreat to the outside of the three-point line.

There's nothing wrong with this pick, and it's full of rhythm, classic Harden territory.

But tonight, he hadn't made a shot outside the three-point line, and his first attempt ended in a strike.

The rebound was picked off by Hill, and Xu Yong and Harden's first pick-and-roll attempt did not score.

Wise advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, suddenly accelerated to the basket, passed the ball to Hill in the middle, and Hill scored with a clean shot.

After the adjustment of the midfield, the quality of both offense and defense of the Wildcats has obviously improved.

"This is the beginning of a counterattack!" The home commentator shouted excitedly.

The pressure once again came to the Devils. The 8-point difference seemed a lot, but it only took a few rounds for the Wildcats to start.

Harden continued to play without the ball in the frontcourt, and continued to play pick-and-rolls with Xu Yong, but the difference was that Xu Yong directly bounced out after the pick-and-roll this time.

The Wildcats chose to switch defenses, and Harden hit the inside with a meatball, which directly caused Hill's third personal foul.

There were boos all over the scene. Harden was obviously looking for a confrontation with the ball, but Hill couldn't do it without confrontation. He didn't want to be scored twice by Harden.

Harden boarded the free throw line, adjusted his breath and made two free throws.

He continued to show breakthrough kills, and continued to throw O'Neill problems.

As long as the Wildcats don't flank him, he can beat the Wildcats inside to the point where they can't take care of themselves.

Bayless made another mid-range advance in the frontcourt, and the score on the field was 37 to 29, still with an 8-point difference.

At the transition of offense and defense, O'Neal waved his hand, and when Harden broke through again, the Wildcats once again resorted to pinching.

Harden was the first to withstood the test, flicking the ball back to the top of the arc before the flank was formed.

As soon as Xu Yong bounced to the three-point line, he received a pass from Harden.

The sudden change in this move against the Devils, the Wildcats responded fairly quickly, and Bayless on one side quickly swooped in.

Xu Yong made a shooting action, and Bayless jumped directly to interfere.

Who ever thought that Xu Yong was just a feint, and after seeing Bayless flying by like a wild goose, he took an adjusted three-pointer before shooting.

The fans at the scene held their breath.

After the half-time break, is Xu Yong's touch still there?

Xu Yong quickly gave the answer.

"Shh!"

He raised his sword and hit his fifth three-pointer tonight!

Confident people are tough all the time!

O'Neill stretched out his hand and patted his forehead. He couldn't help but took another hard look at Bayless, and at the same time had a new understanding of Xu Yong.

The ball just now is actually very illustrative.

Because of the four three-pointers in the first half, Xu Yong played more of a spot-up three-point shooter, but with the ball just now, Xu Yong did far more than that.

From the calm response to the help defense, to using one's own three-pointer to threaten to fly the defender, and then to the ability to combine the ball, it is far beyond what a spot-up shooter can do.

The point difference between the two sides returned to double digits, and the Wildcats were pressed under their bodies for a long time, and they were pressed down again as soon as they raised their heads.

Bayless' mid-range also failed at this time, and Ailes got Hill to protect the defensive rebound.

The opportunity that belongs to the Devils has arrived. If they can take advantage of the momentum and pull the point difference to 15 points, the game can be concluded in advance.

The Wildcats obviously know this too, and they put out all their strength on the defensive end.

Harden wanted to repeat the same trick, but the Wildcats cut off his passing route, and he could only dribble to one side to reorganize the offense.

At this time, thanks to the NCAA's 35-second attack time in a single round, they still have a chance to re-launch the attack.

But this time, under O'Neal's shouts, the Wildcats didn't give Xu Yong the chance to pick and roll.

Seeing this, Xu Yong didn't hesitate, and directly adjusted his posture, no longer wandering outside, but ran backwards and went straight into the penalty area.

Harden showed excellent passing vision, and a long pass was received, and Xu Yong caught the ball and faced the shrinking Hill.

At this time, Hill received a chain reaction of fouls early in the opening game. Because he had already been involved in three fouls, he didn't dare to make extra movements with his hands, so he could only raise his hands as much as possible.

Seeing this, Xu Yong made a sideways jump, and then pulled the ball up from Hill's right side.

Hill couldn't use his strength when he raised his hand, but Xu Yong rushed up very powerfully and knocked him away.

Then, from the perspective of the fans, the familiar scene from the beginning was repeated, with Xu Yong separated from Hill...

"Oh!"

Sideways smashed the ball into the basket!
There was silence for a while, and O'Neill opened his mouth wide.

Just when you thought Xu Yong was dunking, he fired five shots at you from the outside.

When you thought Xu Yong was a shooter, he broke your penalty area directly!
The bench of the Devils boiled directly.

In the first half, the Devils' momentum largely relied on Harden's dunk, and then in the second half, Xu Yong did the same.

No, on the left side of Harden and Xu Yong's right side, the two took Hill into full care!

Hill was completely dumbfounded. He played a strong role in the invitational game, and the team's inner core was really good. Who would have thought that he would be left and right when the regular season started!
O'Neal looked up at the score, 42 to 29.

The University of Arizona has come very close to losing this derby, and in a very embarrassing way.

But he found himself powerless at the moment.

"Shh!"

Fortunately, the Wildcats once again received God's favor. Budinger completed a difficult three-point bukkake against Ailes who was helping to defend, helping the team to continue.

It's just that the cheers of the fans have not yet fallen, and it was Xu Yong who turned around and received a pass back from Harden after the outsider, ignoring Bayless who was helping to defend, and also hit a three-pointer with a bukkake!
This is to play confidence, how to vote how to get it! !
The Wildcats' defensive confidence is on the verge of collapse.

"when!"

Budinger tried to hit the iron again with a three-pointer, and Ayres took off the defensive rebound.

The Devils played a defensive counterattack, and the Wildcats' defense was in a mess at this time.

Harden seized the opportunity to drive to the basket, tear the Wildcats' defense to pieces, and split the ball.

After a pass from outside the Devils, the ball came to Xu Yong again.

After Xu Yong received the ball, he opened his hand and shot.

As soon as the ball was shot, he knew it was there.

What does it mean to feel hot? Tactical lean back!

There was despair in the eyes of the fans at the scene. They knew that it was useless to pray to God.

"Shh!"

Xu Yong hit the 7th three-pointer tonight!

At the same time, it was also a goal that completely destroyed the Wildcats' defensive confidence!
(End of this chapter)