no shortcuts in basketball

Chapter 52 Kangda does not have "Tang Tian"

At 5 minutes into the game, the score was 2-13.

"It's very unfavorable. The game is very unfavorable to the University of Connecticut. They have fallen into the trap designed by their opponents on the offensive end." The commentator on the sidelines pointed out the crux of the problem.

Generally speaking, there are no more than two ways to deal with giant players, either go around and don't catch the ball, or pinch to force him to make a mistake.

Now NBA teams basically use these two tricks to deal with Yao Ming.

For Yao Ming, because of his good ability to play the ball, the effect of going around the front is obviously better than flanking (although the effect of flanking is actually good because of the poor ability of the Rockets' role players).

But the Devils chose flanking tonight. The reason is very simple. Thabeet doesn't have the ability to play like Yao Ming.

And until now, Thabeet not only proved that he has no ability in this area, but also showed how rough his life is in 360 degrees without dead ends.

But as soon as the commentator finished speaking, Thabeet finally showed his performance on the court, and he turned Harden's cap to the ground head-on.

Although the offensive end is as rough as toilet paper, his shot-blocking awareness and ability are the strongest in this year's NCAA, not one of them.

It's just that before he had time to celebrate, Xu Yong grabbed the blocked ball, flew into the air before he turned around, and made a side entry directly!
"Oh!"

The huge impact pushed Thabeet directly out of the bottom line, and the cheers on the scene exploded like thunder.

Are you a husky a mountain? !
Xu Yong didn't even look at Thabeet after finishing the dunk, and turned around to pull Harden who fell to the ground.

To avenge a friend, you have to be on the spot.

The game played for another minute, Sandek smiled and replaced Xu Yong and DeRozan.

The division finals went much smoother than he expected.

Or it can be said that Thabeet's performance is much more hip than he expected.

When your star players are not performing well, can you still count on role players to come out to save the team?
Oh, by the way, UConn's outside line was originally a player with the ability to attack the ball, Jerome Dyson, who is now sitting on the bench in a suit and leather shoes.

So the NCAA organizing committee is still professional!

As soon as Xu Yong sat down on the court, he saw that Thabeet was close at hand and didn't put in the basket.

And because the rebound was picked off by Ailes, he also lost a foul.

Xu Yong couldn't bear to watch it, let's not talk about how this guy was selected as the second place, who gave him the courage to say "the top seed of the division belongs to them" at this level?
At this time, Calhoun seemed to have finally had enough of Thabeet's performance tonight and stood up from the bench.

At the short whistle, Kemba Walker and Gavin Edwards came on, replacing Osterley and Thabeet.

Xu Yong's eyes also shifted to Walker.

Walker's height is only 1 meters, and about 83 meters with bare feet, but he is an All-Star player in the NBA. In his peak season, he averaged 1 points, 8 rebounds and 25.6 assists per game, and was selected as the All-Star starter.

Although he is still just a freshman, he is the only one at Kangda who can change the situation on the court.

Soon, Xu Yong's worries became reality.

Walker's breakthrough is neither as violent as Rose nor as fast as Thomas, but his rhythm is too good.

The center of gravity of his dribble is very low, which makes his change of direction very fast, and he can pass the defender with a crotch change.

Cooksix's center of gravity was too high for his position, and Glasser was even blown away.

Moreover, his mid-range distance of 8 to 16 feet is very stable, and his passing vision is also very good, which makes simple throws or pincers also ineffective.

Even Walker is a leader player, and the team's unfavorable situation not only did not make him panic, but made him fight.

He scored 7 points in a row from inside and outside, directly stopping the Devils.

That is, during the pause, both Harden and DeRozan subconsciously looked at Xu Yong.

Yesterday they thought Xu Yong's worry was unnecessary, but today Walker slapped them in the face.

It seems that [what Xu Yong said is correct], they have to take a small notebook and write it down again.

"Coach, I'll guard him." At this moment, Xu Yong took the initiative to speak.

Sandek looked at Xu Yong.

Xu Yong's center of gravity is higher than Cooksix's, so it won't be very effective against such small guards.

However, he still nodded and signaled Xu Yong to replace Cooksix.

Based on his understanding of Xu Yong, Xu Yong must have been confident to say that.

Pause back, the Devils have the ball.

Xu Yong held the ball in the frontcourt and signaled Glasser to pick and roll for himself, and then directly rushed to Walker.

Against the University of Washington, they couldn't guard Thomas Jr., but they won the matchup.

The so-called confrontation didn't open up the two sides to compare shots. It was a scene that only existed in the small ball era.

The current confrontation is to catch the opponent's weakness, and the three of them took turns calling Thomas Jr. in that match.

The head coach of the University of Washington failed to "hide" Thomas Jr., and the result was that they lost more points than they scored when Thomas Jr. was on the court, and the loss was reasonable.

Now he came to try the water of Cajon.

Well, Calhoun's water was not tested, but Walker's depth was detected by him first.

Walker chose to steal directly, but Xu Yong easily broke through the defense.

"Oh!"

Xu Yong's two-handed slam dunk not only stopped the team's decline, but also rekindled the enthusiasm of the Arizona fans.

Harden and DeRozan also waved the towel excitedly off the court.

At the critical moment, the ball must be handed over to the captain!
Xu Yong also looked back at Walker after dunking, and inexplicably remembered the novel called "Basketball: Invincible Krypton Gold" that he had read before.

The protagonist of that novel is Tang Tian, ​​who played at UConn during the NCAA period. His technical characteristics are that of a top 3D player with a high golf quotient.

If UConn really has such a player now, even if Calhoun didn't hide Walker well, it would be a good way to "wipe his ass" for Walker.

But it's a pity that reality is not a novel, and there is nothing "Tang Tian" in Kangda in reality!
Xu Yong's goal is very beautiful, but this is not the key. The key to determining the situation on the field now is whether Walker's offense can be restricted.

"Defense! Defense!"

The Arizona fans whose enthusiasm was rekindled began to cheer for the Devils in unison.

Walker holds the ball, and when he sees that Xu Yong is defending him, he stretches out his hand to signal for a single.

At this time, Xu Yong directly let Walker take a big step.

He has not been able to train targeted defense now, and his defensive skills are not very good, but he has awareness and experience.

And the reason why he didn't apply to Sandek to play immediately was because he needed to observe Walker's playing style at this time.

After all, every player is divided into periods, like him, the difference between the two NCAA seasons alone is very big.

Then he found that Walker didn't take a single shot from outside the three-point line. He was sure that Walker's outside shot was not accurate at this time.

Walker didn't choose to shoot when faced with a three-point opportunity, but narrowed the distance with Xu Yong, lowered the center of gravity of the dribble, and wanted to change direction to pass Xu Yong.

Xu Yong did not sway his center of gravity easily, but gradually retreated, so that he always faced Walker's front.

At this time, we have to say that Walker is different from Rose, or Thomas Jr..

Rose is violent and Thomas Jr. is fast. Xu Yong's defensive method will not work against them.

Because if a person doesn't tell you this or that, he or she will forcefully insert it.

But Walker relies on rhythm and more on the experience of defenders.

No, it's a professional counterpart.

Walker saw no chance to get back to the three-point line and called the pick-and-roll.

But Xu Yong has a lot of experience in pick-and-rolls, and Walker was finally forced to choose a two-point shot.

"when!"

The basketball hits the hoop.

Sure enough, Xu Yong's judgment was correct. Walker's shooting ability at this time was limited to mid-range jumpers in the range of 8 to 16 feet.

The rebound was protected by Boateng, and the momentum of the Huskies' counterattack was finally held down.

Looking back, Xu Yong continued to look for Walker with the ball.

This time the Huskies chose not to switch to the pick-and-roll. Xu Yong's choice was very straightforward. Facing the shooting space formed by the pick-and-roll, he directly pulled it up and threw it.

"Shh!"

Mai Shi is dry and drawn, and his posture is picturesque.

After Xu Yong scored these 4 points in a row, the momentum of the Devils stabilized immediately.

The lottery scouts in the audience were whispering to each other.

As the saying goes, flowers need green leaves to set off. Once there is a contrast with the things in this world, the good things will appear extraordinarily dazzling.

Otherwise, why do girlfriends who get along well with your girlfriend always have average looks?

Thabeet is so good tonight, Xu Yong is as good as he is in the eyes of these scouts.

Especially during this period of being ordered in danger, they felt that perhaps Xu Yongcai was the one who deserved their attention more than Thabeet.

The game on the field continues.

Walker tried to force Xu Yong again, and this time he didn't call for a pick-and-roll, trying to use rhythm and speed to force him.

However, Xu Yong's sense of defensive position is well grasped, and Walker still has no good shots when he breaks into the basket.

He can only use his flexibility to make an emergency stop and turn over a jumper.

But there is a price to pay for doing this kind of action in front of Xu Yong.

Especially when you don't shake him off.

Seeing the right time, Xu Yong made a strike. He soared into the air like a goshawk, and pounced on Walker, the little white rabbit.

Although Walker adjusted his posture in the air and raised the arc of his shot, Xu Yong's flying height and staying in the air were too good.

"Snapped!"

If there is no cap, it will be confiscated directly!
The scene burst into excited cheers and whistles from Arizona fans.

Walker's performance after coming off the bench became a problem for Arizona State University.

But after Xu Yong reappeared: Trouble?What trouble?no hassle!

This time the scouts were also excited.

As professional scouts, they can naturally see that Xu Yong's defensive skills are not very good, but his defensive effect is still so good.

It's like singing, no technique, all emotional involvement.

But if this can play a good defensive effect, it shows that Xu Yong's defensive potential is also huge.

A ball-handling swingman with both offense and defense?

When these words are combined, it is really amazing!

The scene shot was given to Xu Yong.

Xu Yong's expression at this time has returned to calmness.

Facts have proved that what he said to Harden and DeRozan yesterday, there is really no nonsense.

Walker has indeed become their trouble, but this trouble is actually not that big.

Because in just two or three rounds in the past, Walker has exposed many problems that freshmen will have, such as the defensive end likes to gamble steals when facing dislocations, and the higher-ups immediately want to hit back after being hit by someone, and so on.

These very details are making his threat less.

If it was Walker who was in the third grade, Xu Yong's current defensive ability might not be able to defend him.

After all, you sing emotionally. When you are in love, your girlfriend will praise you for being nice, but after you get married, you will sing about your wife and cover your ears.

It's a pity that there is no if, Xu Yong is now sure that he can restrain Walker.

Thabeet was out of standard, and Walker's surprise effect was limited. For UConn, the cards they can play tonight are actually gone.

The balance of victory has begun to tilt infinitely towards Arizona State University at this moment.

The dawn of the final four also began to emerge in front of the "home" Arizona fans.

　The eggplant at noon is still so thick and long, is there any ticket reward?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)