Heizi's Basketball: I'm not the boss?

Chapter 221 During the first half
The bench of the Eagle Nation national team had just lost points due to two consecutive steals by Xiang Yang. Their overall atmosphere suddenly became much more solemn.

Kevin looked around at his players, clapped his hands and said, "It's time to stop playing around, right? You should know better than me how embarrassing it will be if we lose this training match."

"Bowen, in a situation like just now, I don't want to see it a second time in this game, you know what I mean."

Kevin raised his eyebrows and looked at Bowen, who was the bearded man who provoked Xiang Yang at the exit of the previous round but was killed in reverse.

The coach who always had a playful smile suddenly became serious. The Eagle Country players shut up and listened. Even Nash did not interrupt Kevin at this time.

Kevin rubbed the goatee on his chin, looked at Xiangyang with slightly narrowed eyes, and muttered: "This kid's defensive ability... really has two brushes..."

"Tsk, Nash, why didn't you draw Neon to our country when we met him? We are no worse than flower growers."

Kevin said with regret, but in his heart he was thinking about whether there was any way to poach this wall.

Nash's face darkened, and he said while holding back his anger: "Old man, is this the time to talk about this? Why don't you quickly tell us how we should fight?"

Kevin looked at Nash with a surprised look on his face and said confidently: "You are the players. I am just a lonely old man with half of his body buried in the ground. What can I do?"

As he spoke, Kevin made an aggrieved expression of wiping away tears, as if he was really an old man abandoned by the times.

The players of the Eagle Country watched their coach do this again, with speechless expressions on their faces.

Nash simply stood up and grabbed Kevin by the collar, angrily yelling: "What nonsense are you talking about? Aren't you the most successful coach in the history of Eagle Country? Find a way for me!"

Even when Nash grabbed his collar, Kevin still looked calm and relaxed. He shook Nash's hand away gracefully and said while arranging his clothes: "Isn't this kind of thing obvious? Xiang Yang’s defensive ability is so strong, so just avoid him.”

"It's not that the florist has never had a player as talented as him before, but in the end, didn't he still fail to achieve results?"

Kevin's eyes narrowed slightly. He thought of an old friend he had met before, and with a rare hint of ridicule on his lips, he said: "A strong man who is isolated and helpless is just a defective product from this generation."

"Next, just avoid Xiangyang's defense and attack in the way you are good at."

……

……

Since it was not a formal game, there was naturally no technical platform to record the timeout. Just after Kevin signaled the referee to prepare, the whistle sounded for the end of the timeout.

Xiang Yang moved his wrist and said to Nash next to him: "Did you have a quarrel on the bench just now? I see you picked up your coach's collar. What's going on?"

Nash scratched his face, looked at Xiang Yang's gossipy face, and explained: "You are overthinking it. The old man and I usually get along like that. We were just discussing ways to deal with you."

"Oh~"

Xiang Yang hummed meaningfully and asked tentatively: "Have we discussed a solution?"

Nash turned his head, looked directly into Xiang Yang's eyes, and said without hesitation: "Of course, it's not difficult at all to beat you easily, after all, this team doesn't have any players other than you. "

After that, Nash didn't care about Xiang Yang's reaction, and went straight out of bounds to serve to his teammates.

Xiang Yang didn't have any special reaction when he heard Nash's words. Although it sounded like Nash was talking trash to him, the fact was exactly what he said.

If Xiang Yang were thrown out of the team, it would be difficult for the current Huazhuangjia men's basketball team to even reach the top 16 in the world championships.

"Xibo!"

Nash shouted loudly, and Xibo, who was standing in the penalty area, understood it and raised a high position to set a pick-and-roll for Nash. However, this time Nash did not choose to attack after receiving the pick-and-roll. Instead, he dribbled to the bottom corner alone.

Xiang Yang's eyes narrowed, and he had already anticipated Nash's thoughts...

Whoosh—

The basketball crossed half the court and went straight to Bowen's hands. Nash put his hands on his hips, looked at Xiangyang with a smile on his face, and said: "A defense built by just one person is as fragile as paper."

As soon as he finished speaking, at the top of the arc, Bowen and Thibo had already started a coordinated attack that was conducted through each other.

Bowen, who just suffered a defeat in Xiangyang's hands, finally showed off his unique rhythm offensive in the face of Zhou Yi's defense.

A reverse crotch pull back successfully swayed Zhou Yi, Bowen took advantage of this space to jump and shoot directly, and the basketball went into the net hollow.

Swish!
In response to the crisp sound of brushing the Internet, Bowen subconsciously wanted to make a celebratory gesture, but after noticing Xiang Yang's gaze, he shrank his neck angrily, and finally simply clapped his hands to show off. celebrate.

"Sorry...his rhythm is a little hard to catch."

Zhou Yi pursed his lips and apologized. He was scored by Bowen on a single shot. It was obvious that he was not good enough as a defender.

Li Wenyu trotted forward and patted his shoulder, comforting him: "It's no big problem. I'll return the next ball to them!"

Zhou Yi nodded, walked out of bounds and sent the ball to Xiang Yang.

Xiang Yang lowered his eyes and looked at the defense composition of the Eagle Country team.

Since the first two points were scored by steals and fast breaks, this round is the time for the Eagles to really show their defensive qualities.

Xiang Yang walked slowly across the half court, stretched out his hand and made a "6" gesture.

This is one of his favorite tactical systems in Haichang, the "horn attack."

After coming to the flower garden, he cooperated with Coach Sun to tailor a set of "horns" tactics for his team.

At the moment when Xiang Yang made the gesture, the four Zhonghua people started their movements simultaneously. After months of hard training, they had learned most of the tactical movements proposed by Xiang Yang by heart.

Wing Li Wenyu ran around the three-point line behind Xiang Yang and made a fake hand-to-hand pass. At the same time, Xiang Yang took the pick-and-roll from his own inside player on the other side. When Nash was anxious to cover Xiang Yang, he stayed on Zhou Yi, who was in the bottom corner, suddenly ran towards the high post.

Li Wenyu, who had passed by Xiang Yang before, immediately crossed into the inside line. At this moment, Zhou Yi and Li Wenyu had scoring opportunities at the same time!
Xiang Yang's gaze swept across the entire field, and with the blessing of "Extra-Thinking", in just a few seconds, he had analyzed the future direction of this stadium several times.

[Even if there are holes in the defense, can it be made up for by excellent personal abilities? 】

Seeing Justin Xibo getting ready to give Li Wenyu a big shot, Xiang Yang frowned slightly and finally passed the ball to Zhou Yi.

Even elementary school students know that the closer to the basket, the higher the shooting percentage. Xiangyang has no obvious preference for two-pointers and three-pointers, so he will focus more scoring opportunities on the inside when organizing offenses. .

It is undeniable that two points are more stable than three points.

Fortunately, although passing Xiang Yang to Zhou Yi was a decision made out of necessity, Zhou Yi seized this open three-point opportunity. A three-pointer after fine-tuning his posture, the three-pointer for the Planting Flowers Men's Basketball Team was effective.

7:2, Changhua men’s basketball team takes the lead.

Putting aside all other factors, just looking at this opening, there is no doubt that the flower growers have gained an advantageous position.

And as Zhou Yi's three-pointer hit the net, there was another burst of cheers from the audience.

However, the good times did not last long. Back in the Eagle Country's offensive round, after Nash pulled Xiangyang to the bottom corner, the flower grower's mid-door was wide open!

Justin Thiber teamed up with Chris Bowen, and the two blossomed inside and outside, smashing the Flower Planter's defensive end to pieces.

end of the first half

At 34:28, the Eagle Country team took the lead.

No matter how elusive the Flower Planters' tactical movements are, they can't compare to the Eagle Country team with strong personal abilities in terms of scoring efficiency.

After all, the human body is not a precise machine. With increasingly complex tactics, although it is excellent in variability, it will inevitably lead to more mistakes.

On the florist's bench

Xiang Yang raised his head to drink water while observing the atmosphere of the team. Even with the score behind, each of them did not lose their desire for victory in their eyes.

"As expected of the Eagle Country, its strength is strong, but brothers... we also fought very well!"

Li Wenyu looked at the scoreboard with excitement in his eyes.

In a match against teams ranked at least among the top three in the world, they were able to withstand the pressure and narrow the point difference to about 6 points. This was something that was simply unimaginable before.

Li Wenyu turned to look at Xiang Yang. He knew very well who the flower grower owes his current strength to.

Xiang Yang noticed Li Wenyu's gaze, turned around and responded with a smile, and then said: "We did well in the first half, but it was not enough..."

"We have to think of a way, after Nash pulled me to the corner, how should we guard them..."

With that said, Xiangyang turned his inquiring eyes to Coach Sun. After more than half a year of contact, he already had a rough understanding of his coach's coaching level.

There is a hierarchy of knowledge and expertise, and there is a specialization in skills. Xiang Yang, who is still at a half-experienced level in the coaching profession, obviously cannot compare with Coach Sun.

Sun Jiao crossed his arms and patted his arm regularly with the fingers of his right hand, and said in a deep voice: "The defensive end is indeed a big problem. If they want to overtake the score, the first step is to curb their offensive momentum..."

"Wang Dalong, you come on for the second half and come off for Zhou Yi."

(End of this chapter)