Countercurrent and become a superstar

Chapter 5 The Wake Forest Devil Deacons’ winning formula!

"Josh Howard caught the ball again from outside the 75-degree three-point line on the left wing!
Rather than saying that Wake Forest University plays a triangle offensive tactic, it is better to say that they play a point forward tactic..."

Josh Howard went to high school for five years and college for four years. In terms of maturity, he is even more mature than Duncan was once upon a time.

By eating three or four more hamburgers, salads and milk than his opponent, the knife called Chou County Horse has been sharpened to be smooth and sharp.

There are very few players who can take advantage of him in a direct matchup.

When Qin Yang controlled the ball past half court and brought Jarrett Jack's defense in front of Josh Howard, the players of the Georgia Hornets were not stupid. It was impossible to shoot straight.

"Mario West did not immediately switch to guard Qin Yang, but instead teamed up with Jarrett Jack to double-team Josh Howard..."

This way!

This way! !
Tan Yang shouted for the ball at 45 degrees from the left, and he was in a vacuum.

It's different from Jordan's kind of open position.

At this time, Mario West and Jarrett Jack, who were flying together, naturally predicted the flaw in the defense after the double attack, and focused their defensive energy on the left side early to cut off the connection between Josh Howard and Tan Yang.

At the same time, Bosh, who was in the waist of the penalty area, also expanded his defense and was ready to sweep at any time.

Luke Hinschel on the right stayed in the center of the penalty area and was also ready to defend Rick Williams under the basket, arranging the defense properly.

"Wake Forest University's left offensive area was used by Georgia Tech to use defensive stacking tactics to compress the offensive space. The so-called offensive triangle was also dismembered..."

At this time, Tan Yang couldn't catch the ball, Josh Howard was beaten, and Rick Williams was switched. Even if he was pulled out to cover, there was still no space and he couldn't catch the basketball.

The left side becomes the strong side!
On the right, shooting guard Justin Gray took two or three steps outside the top arc three-point line to respond.

Josh Howard immediately distributed the ball, and Justin Gray, who got the basketball, quickly took two steps to the right. Before Jarrett Jack could change defense, he raised his hand and attempted a three-point pull-up jumper...

Justin Gray is the team's second scoring point. If Tan Yang assists Josh Howard by organizing and controlling the ball, he will assist Josh Howard by shooting and off the ball.

Averaged 15.4 points of offensive firepower per game and averaged 47% three-point shooting percentage per game. He is a reliable scorer.

It's just a pity that no matter how beautiful the data is, it's of no use if you can't make a shot.

Bang-dang——!
"Missed!
The opportunity came out, but Justin Gray's shot failed, and there was no way to punish Georgia Tech's defense with three-pointers..."

Off the court, Georgia Tech head coach Paul Hewitt breathed a sigh of relief and clenched his fists.

They did it!
Josh Howard is Wake Forest's big killer. If they can freeze his offensive scoring, they will win half the battle.

On the other side, Skip Prosser applauded on the sidelines and was very satisfied with the offense just now.

Justin Gray doesn't care if he scores or not!

What he cares about is that when Josh Howard encounters a double attack, his teammates can use offensive firepower to intimidate Georgia Tech's defense.

Instead of being open, he is three to five meters away, and he doesn't dare to shoot after he gets the ball.

Blacksmithing is only not very harmful, but if you dare not throw it, it is extremely insulting.

He can still distinguish these.

Moreover, the key to Wake Forest's victory is not here.

Skip Prosser moved his eyes to the court, looked at Josh Howard's position, and immediately nodded.

coming!

"Hey, Josh Howard is starting to switch to Bosh.

Mario West on the wing is guarded by Chris Ellis who is 2 meters tall..."

In the top arc, facing Tan Yang's pressing, Captain Jack was able to organize more calmly.

The damn basketball was successfully handed to Bosh who was pulled to the corner on the left.

After receiving the ball and facing the basket, Bosh took a step and was immediately guarded by Josh Howard.

His shooting rhythm was interrupted, and his left hand was targeted when he started the layup.

"Bosh didn't test Josh Howard with a pull-up, but instead feinted a shot, changed direction in front of his body, and broke through inside.

Josh Howard fought and retreated, but stayed in the middle and guided Bosh to break through to the left baseline..."

At this time, Rick Williams, who was guarding the penalty area, expanded his defense and, together with Josh Howard, killed Boshka who broke through near the left baseline.

Caught on both sides, the baseline behind him is out of bounds!

This is a defensive trap!
Good guy, double-flying press made Bosh very embarrassed. He was calling the sky... No, he had no space to shoot, and he couldn't find anyone to pass the ball.

While he was swaying left and right, unable to find the ball, the position under his feet was being compressed bit by bit by Josh Howard and Rick Williams. He was about to make a mistake and be squeezed out of the baseline.

Bosh failed to think of the magical operation of taking the ball and smashing the defender's foot. He had no room to operate. When he saw Jarrett Jack running over to respond, he threw the blame away with joy on his face.

However, Jack Clipper's face showed panic, and a big yellow hand intercepted the basketball in advance as if waiting for prey.

Snapped--!
"Bosh was tight with the ball and passed the ball at will. Jarrett Jack couldn't catch it and made a mistake. Tan Yang successfully intercepted the ball and immediately rushed up to counterattack.

Tan Yang dribbled the ball half way, not very fast, but Jack kept up with him.

Beautiful, Tan Yang made an emergency stop to change direction, then hit the ground and passed the ball forward, sending the basketball to the penalty area.

too fast!
Just now, Josh Howard was blocking Bosh defensively and helped Tan Yang successfully steal the ball. The next moment, he switched from defense to attack and counterattacked, rushing into the penalty area like a cheetah.

After receiving the pass from Tan Yang, all that was left in front of me was the basket... "Wha—!"
After receiving the ball, he made a layup in three steps.

When the basketball fell into the white net, Josh Howard's body couldn't stop the car and fell out of the baseline.

The group of cheerleading girls sitting there in cool clothes ran away in a swarm.

There are no scenes full of beauty.

7 to 6! !
"Bosh was flanked and made a mistake in the chaos. Qin Yang stole the ball, counterattacked and sent a precise pass.

Josh Howard played both offense and defense, and the final blow was the kill. "

On the commentary table, Chris Rose quickly reviewed the review, and then shook his head with sighs. "Wake Forest University played their winning formula, and it's really unbeatable..."

What do you use to break it?
Josh Howard has evolved into a complete body. After four years of college, he is almost an unsolvable existence in the NCAA arena.

It's still a combination of offense and defense.

Wake Forest University made a fuss around this king bomb. When defending, Rick Williams sat in the three-second zone to protect the basket and sweep, acting as a low-profile version of Duncan.

Josh Howard is used defensively by Bowen to directly hunt down the opponent's star player.

Two layers of defensive barriers, no matter how talented Bosh is, he can't pass the first layer of Josh Howard, but he can't pass the second layer of Rick Williams and Josh Howard.

Many times, opponents can't even get past Josh Howard's first layer of defense.

After all, not everyone is Bosh, they are all the best rising stars in the ACC, and they are all one of the top picks.

Of course, defense is only the first part of Wake Forest's winning equation.

The second ring is Josh Howard's offense.

By the way, Josh Howard has been polishing this knife for 4 years. His only weakness is shooting, and he can average 20 points per game. Maybe you can catch it.

But in the ACC League, he ranks third in the league in rebounds, third in steals, and fourth in blocks. How could you catch such an all-around Josh Howard?
Even if it's just an offensive score, it's hard for you to catch it.

Put it this way!

In the 02/03 season, in the NCAA arena, Anthony, the favorite of heaven, averaged 22 points and 10 rebounds per game.

On defense, let Josh Howard kill the opponent's main scorer, and on offense, let Josh Howard take action to solve the opponent.

This kind of tactical play cannot be said to be exactly the same as that of the 2001ers led by Iverson in 76. It can only be said that it has the same purpose.

Snapped--!
"Qin, it's nice to intercept the ball and pass the ball very well."

"Indeed, I feel the same way..."

What I am today, Qin Yang, is all due to my own efforts!
Tan Yang is not modest. When he wants to become famous, he doesn't need to be modest. While he accepts praise with peace of mind, he changes the subject and sighs.

"Josh, if the way to score the final goal is a dunk instead of a pick-up, then this round will be perfect."

"..."

When returning to defense, Tan Yang and Josh Howard high-fived to celebrate the handsome and ugly combination reconnecting, and took the time to chat about a few cents.

In transition from offense to defense, the Georgia Hornets attack.

Jarrett Jack continued to try to hand the basketball to Bosh. However, Josh Howard's death entanglement from the outside and the defensive work that guided him to break to the side, and then Rick Williams pounced on the flank, allowed Bosh's offense to Return without success.

Only to get in and out, pass the basketball back to Jarrett Jack to reorganize.

The Georgia Hornets and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons have different lineup play frameworks.

If Wake Forest is single-core, the Georgia Hornets are dual-core.

Bosh couldn't challenge the opponent's defense, so he asked Jarrett Jack, the first choice to organize the pass, to challenge the opponent.

“Bosh was targeted by the defense!
Captain Jack chose to challenge Qin Yang to break the game. He stepped down and dribbled the ball continuously to change direction, accelerating to break through.

Jack went in, and Tan Yang fought and retreated.

Hey, Jack jumped, and so did Tan Yang..."

Jack, who came from a street ball background, had an abrupt jump shot.

Kobe breaks through one step, two steps, and then pulls up and takes a shot. This is his offensive rhythm.

But Captain Jack took one and a half steps and suddenly shot a jumper. When Tan Yang jumped up to block the shot, he was half a beat too late. He could only bet that Captain Jack's pistol had no bullets.

Bang-dang——!
You guessed it right, there was no bullet in Captain Jack's pistol, he pulled it out and missed.

“Still missed!
Jarrett Jack's talent is definitely NBA-level, but he is too young and has not yet evolved into his full body..."

It wasn't until his sophomore year, that is, the 03/04 season, that Captain Jack evolved into the top point guard in the NCAA and led the Georgia Hornets, which lacked Bosh, to the finals that year.

If Bosh was still in the lineup at that time, if he could still reach the finals, the Georgia Tigers would be the champion.

At this time, Captain Jack was in his first year, averaging 8.6 points and 4.4 assists per game. He could beat Tan Yang with his speed, but his shooting accuracy was quite average.

The Georgia Hornets' "two-wolf combination" couldn't beat them, and the direction of the game began to gradually shift toward the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.

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(End of this chapter)