no shortcuts in basketball

Chapter 45 Maddie, known as Little Xu Yong
2:11.

The Devils are off to a fantastic start!

The cheers of the fans at the scene could no longer be stopped, and this opening can not help but make people imagine.

You must know that although the University of Memphis has become weaker, its ranking in the survey list is only three places lower than them.

Is ASU underrated or Memphis overrated?

The answer is obvious!
"beep!"

At this time, a short whistle sounded from the sidelines, and the Tigers made a substitution, and Evans came on to replace Kemp.

This substitution is very interesting. Evans is 1 meters tall, and his body is as strong as James, who is one size smaller. This body is simply a rogue in the NCAA point guard.

But fortunately, Harden is the point guard for the Devils. He doesn't suffer from size, and he is also a defensively upgraded Harden.

After the substitution came back, Evans took control of the ball to the frontcourt, and the continuous crotch suddenly kicked off and passed Harden...

This stands out for being smooth and swift.

And facing Ayers, who was helping to defend, he turned around and wiped the board and scored a layup.

These elements that originally belonged to a small defender appeared on a 1 meter person, which seemed extremely inconsistent.

But, that's talent.

The 2-meter Durant has the flexibility of a guard, and the 08-meter-2 Wenban Yama can hold the ball and break through like a small forward.

When you have the ability that you should not have at the same height, that is the strongest talent.

Xu Yong was also a little surprised.

His understanding of Evans is not even as good as that of Harden, basically staying at [the fourth rookie season in history 20+5+5], [debut is the peak].

But just looking at the breakthrough effect, Evans is better than Harden.

Of course, like Rose, Evans chose the right school. This DDM tactic is simply tailor-made for breakthrough players.

The game lasted more than 6 minutes, and the score on the court was 8 to 14.

After Evans played, he helped the Rapid Tigers stabilize the situation on the court.

And after playing for a few minutes, he didn't feel like a rookie at all.

Or to put it another way, his skills and tactics, including his body, are too mature.

This kind of player has absolute immediate combat power when he enters the NBA, so it is not surprising why he can win the best rookie in history.

It's like he learned to walk in the womb when other rookies were still learning to walk.

At this time, Sandek made a substitution adjustment, Albert and Boateng came on the field, replacing Xu Yong and DeRozan.

The replacement time came a little too early.

However, Albert and Boateng, who were replaced, were in good condition after a summer of training. The Devils did not allow the Tigers to catch up with the point difference.

About 9 minutes into the first half, the score on the field was 12 to 16, and both sides began to enter the rotation lineup.

At this moment, attentive fans noticed that Xu Yong and DeRozan were standing on the edge of the technical stage together.

After the dead ball was replaced, the fans at the scene felt their eyes brightened.

Obviously, Sandek made a fuss about the rotation. He replaced two people earlier than the normal rotation, just to prepare for the replacement at this time.

Such an adjustment is very clever.

Because the current starting strength of the Devils, whether it is on paper or the effect of the opening game, is not necessarily weaker than any other team, but the replacement is a big problem.

As shown by the four- and five-star data listed by those wealthy schools, the overall talent level of the Devils is too poor.

Then the solution Sandek chose was to make an early substitution, and then use the starter with a substitute to make the transition.

This reflects the level of a coach.

Of course, like the pick-and-roll tactic, this is also an "evolution" based on the team's performance last season.

Last season, Xu Yong was used as a substitute to connect the transition period. It was Sandek who saw Xu Yong's physical fitness, but this season, DeRozan also joined.

So Sandek is not only competent, but also a coach who is very good at learning.

Of course, this is just Sandek's formation. What kind of effect can be achieved will only be known after the substitute transition.

When the substitution comes back, the Devils have the ball.

The UCLA pick-and-roll is still playing on the court, but the offensive threat is obviously lower than that of the starting period.

Without Harden and Ayers on the court, the team's overall strength has declined, and the tacit understanding has also declined a lot.

So after a wave of attempts, the Devils chose a relatively simple offensive method.

DeRozan held the ball to look for an opportunity, and Xu Yongruo used Boateng's pick-and-roll to run the opportunity.

DeRozan flicked his hand and fed the ball to Xu Yong. The timing of the pass was very good.

The empty catch in the opening game, as well as the pass to the weak side, DeRozan's two consecutive good shots showed his passing skills.

After catching the ball, Xu Yong bent his knees and took off quickly, his waist tensed up, and he pulled himself up from the ground. After reaching the highest point, he formed a shooting posture, and threw .gif with his elbows.

Here it comes, Mai Shiganba!

This is Xu Yong's first shot tonight. In the previous game, Harden was at the three-point line, DeRozan was at the mid-range, and he was at the basket. All three were attacking in the most confident way.

The moment he pulled it up, there was a burst of exclamation at the scene.

In the NBA, there is no second person to use the Mai Shi dry pull, but it appeared in the NCAA!
Note that it is Maishi dry pulling, the reason why it is unique is that its movement is fast, coherent, elegant, and it is so beautiful!

This is simply how the fans imagine themselves playing.

"Shh!"

Moreover, Xu Yong hit the ball steadily.

Made his first shot, and he looked pretty good with his hands tonight.

The exclamation turned into cheers in an instant, just tell me whether you love it or not!
Just as the fans were cheering, the scouts in the auditorium were also excited.

In last season's draft report, Xu Yong was considered to lack offensive skills and was a high-quality role player.

This is based on his season's performance. As for whether he can develop offensive skills, it is unknown.

If you choose this kind of player, it is not low to be able to develop the upper limit of the ball, but most of them cannot be developed, such as McGee, who was favored by Jordan back then, and there are many more talented players who cannot be developed.

But for the ball just now, Xu Yong responded in a very Jordanian way: You said I didn't have it, then I'll show it to you!
But after the excitement, these scouts are inevitably worried.

Because if Xu Yong really has offensive skills, it is not an ordinary first-round prospect, but a lottery, even the top ten!

The scouts who came to the scene today, their picks are not that high.

Just when they were worried, after Evans misplaced against DeRozan, he changed direction and ran the ball over DeRozan, showing the strength of [the guard version of James].

Evans' immediate combat power is also the kind that even the top ten can't handle.

They then turned their attention to Xu Yong.

One ball does not explain too much. Compared with Evans' continuous output, Xu Yong's offense still needs to be investigated.

The Devils attacked the frontcourt, and Glasser gave the ball to Xu Yong and then signaled to pull away.

UCLA's pick-and-roll is not effective, and Xu Yong feels good in this section, so naturally the ball should be sent to him more.

This is also different from last season. Although Xu Yong also played in the transitional stage last season, he was more of a pick-and-roll for Albert.

But this season, his ability to control movement has steadily improved, and with the addition of skills such as dry drawing, the threat of holding the ball has increased significantly, so he can naturally play more with the ball.

After his teammate left, Xu Yong dribbled the ball and fell to the ground. At this time, the player defending him, Wesley Witherspoon, a freshman ranked 2008 in the 38 class, took a step back after seeing this.

Because of the heavy heart and front and rear feet in the falling step, the threat of breakthrough in the eyes of defenders is far greater than that of shooting.

But that is, Witherspoon has not seen Xu Yong use this trick, otherwise he must have noticed that Xu Yong had completed the ball before the falling step was formed.

Ever since, under the astonished eyes of the fans, Xu Yong once again used his oriental magic. After firmly fixing Witherspoon in place, he took off and shot in the air.

"Shh!"

Xu Yong continued his touch and hit the .gif with consecutive dry pulls!

And this one is really Medina.

Many fans at the scene couldn't sit still and got up excitedly.

"Defense! Defense!"

By the time the offense and defense transitioned, the fans at the scene had already taken the initiative to cheer for the home team in unison without using the DJ.

Amid the cheers, Xu Yong double-teamed Evans. Although Evans showed excellent vision and passing the ball to Witherspoon, Witherspoon's layup that was just around the corner turned out to be a pass. !
The rebound was snatched by Xu Yongwen, and Witherspoon wanted to grab it back but was called a foul by the referee and shook his hand angrily.

The Tigers' offense finally broke.

The defensive shouts at the scene instantly turned into cheers and cheers, and now the Devils have a chance to open the score again.

The Devils advanced to the frontcourt, but the ball was still in Xu Yong's hands.

The Tigers didn't mean to flank.

After Xu Yong saw this, he started another falling step. This time Witherspoon chose to press forward and did not give him a chance to join the ball.

But at the moment Witherspoon leaned forward, Xu Yong's left foot kicked the ground with force, and he had already accelerated and wiped past him in front of him.

When McGrady taught the essentials of dry drawing, dry drawing is not the only move. Observe the defensive posture of the defender, and the combination of sudden throw is the ultimate move.

And after passing Witherspoon, Xu Yong faced the opponent's center forward who was helping to defend with a large pull bar in the air and dodged before sending the ball into the basket.gif.

With the faster take-off speed, his posture in the air is more calm and elegant than last season.

The fans at the scene couldn't sit still anymore, they all raised their hands and shouted and cheered.

It's no wonder that they are not calm, with this style of play, whoever sees it is not confused!

　The short eggplant has become longer tonight, and it has been added and lengthened again. Hurry up and reward him with the tickets in your hand~~
　　
　
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