Chapter 53: A Natural Adventurer (Part 8)
The Stanford-University of Illinois match was held at the United Center arena.
Union Center Arena has a special significance for the whole of Chicago and even the whole of Illinois, as it is the home of the Bulls and the place where Michael Jordan's miracle was born, where two triple championships were completed, and which is the equivalent of Illinois basketball Mecca.
This arrangement was made naturally because the University of Illinois was bound to win this victory, and they wanted more people to witness it.
In the afternoon, the United Center arena was filled with 16,000 spectators, and although it didn't quite reach the full house glory of the Bulls dynasty, it was very good. At least the Bulls don't sell that many tickets per home court in the regular season.
Ben Gordon arrived at the court as promised, along with the Bulls' general manager, Klaus, and several scouts from the scouting department.
The Bulls have no problem making the playoffs this year, and their first-round unprotected trade rights were traded out last summer, so they weren't here tonight for Deron Williams, most of their attention was on Stanford's three Tigers, with Zhou being their number one concern.
The draft situation is uncertain now, and although he has led Stanford to a good record this year, it is still possible to fall to the second round.
And Klaus is here for this.
And if Zhou is drafted in the first round, then James White, who is Stanford's leading scorer this year, also seems to be a good option, while Karllandri is also an unknown player who has contributed greatly to Stanford.
The attention of the Bulls' uniform team is actually on the players at Stanford.
In comparison, these three ace guards from the University of Illinois, they are not very interested. First of all, Deron Williams will definitely be drafted in the lottery zone, and Rutherhead may be a crazy shooter in the NCAA, but no one in the NBA can guarantee that his height will keep him in the second spot, and his ball-handling ability is not good enough to dominate the ball. As for Di Blanc... He's just a good player to play in the NCAA, and when he gets to the NBA, his physicality doesn't work, because here... There are many people with excellent physical fitness!
The game started quickly.
As the referee's whistle blew, James White jumped up with the opposing center...... Syllable!
James White defeated the big white man in front of him with mediocre physical fitness, and then the basketball was handed to Zhou Zheng.
As soon as Zhou Zheng took over the basketball, he launched a fast attack.
When Zhou was running, Deron Williams hurriedly intercepted it, and the two instantly looked at each other...... This scene immediately excited the fans in the United Center Arena, and the commentators on the scene also shouted D-WILL to lead the fans to cheer for him!
Obviously, almost everyone here is looking forward to the direct conversation between Deron Williams and Zhou Zheng, because Zhou Zheng's name is too loud. His affair with Lindsay Lohan and his fight with 50cent made him the No. 1 celebrity in the NCAA, and people in every state in the United States knew him. So, naturally, it became a target.
But Klaus held his chin up, and he was eager to see how Zhou Zheng, who was clearly inferior in physical fitness, should get rid of Deron Williams' block...... This means that Zhou Zheng will not be able to escape the entanglement of defenders in the NBA in the future.
When Deron Williams intercepted, Zhou Zheng did not speed up and take advantage of the gap in his unsteady steps to escape from the defensive circle, but he stopped.
In fact, he's also looking forward to a showdown with Deron Williams. Although he knows that Delon is strong, but... Zhou Zheng's purpose is to constantly challenge the stronger, only the strong can make the blood in the veins hot!
Zhou Zheng stopped, and bent over, he began to dribble carefully...... In the face of garbage like Michael Richardson, he can play with flowers at will, and in the face of players of Deron Williams' level, playing with flowers can only lead to anger.
Deron Williams was also cautious in leading the defense, and he was in no hurry to compress the defense... Because he knew that he couldn't compress Zhou Zheng into a corner and force him to be unable to move.
Similarly, Deron Williams has studied Zhou Zheng's tapes and understands that Zhou Zheng is a player who is extremely fast and extremely sharp on the ball.
Although it was the first time for the two to meet each other, they had already figured out the details of each other.
When Deron Williams took Zhou to a step beyond the three-point line, he stopped. Zhou Zheng also stopped with tacit understanding.
Both sides are happy with the position of one meter beyond the top of the three-point arc...... This is where the first battle will be.
Syllable!
Syllable!
Zhou Zheng suddenly sped up the force of the dribble, and the sound of the basketball hitting the floor increased significantly. At the same time as the sound of the basketball hitting the floor increased, Zhou Zheng's shoulders also began to rise and fall irregularly with the action of the slap.
Both hands have maintained great patience.
Phew!!
Zhou Zheng suddenly took a rapid step, and the sole of his right foot made a screeching sound from the rapid forward friction against the floor.
Deron Williams subconsciously took a half-step back, but his defense still shrouded Zhou Zheng's offensive foul.
Call!
Zhou Zheng pulled back suddenly, and this action even made Deron Williams, who was facing him, hear the wind, and the speed was too fast, faster than he imagined.
After Zhou Zheng pulled back the rapid breakthrough, Deron Williams' defense also quickly pressed up... He was unwilling to give Zhou Zheng this respite.
However, there was still a slight time gap between offense and defence, although Deron Williams was already temporary.
But for a top dribbler like Zhou Zheng, it's still slow!
Syllable!
The right hand that pulls back the basketball completes the change of direction behind the back the moment the foot is retracted... He struck the basketball out of his crotch, and the basketball sprinted forward in a strange direction, and Deron Williams stepped forward just right.
His move forward was for defense, but at this moment it became the biggest flaw!
Shout!
The basketball went under his crotch and galloped past. At the same time, Zhou Zheng also whizzed away with his defense...... If this were in the Stanford basketball arena, the passionate commentator Greg would have pulled his throat and shouted in a metallic voice...... Tiger turns back!
But here, in this arena, the feedback is nothing more than the exclamations of the audience.
But that's enough, at least they were blown away by the ball!
Zhou Zheng's ball score is a classic, and it is bizarre. Full of eerie imagination.
Deron Williams didn't expect to be passed like this, he rarely encountered this kind of crotch-wearing pass, even on the street court, no one will use it, because the difficulty is too great and the success rate is too low, and the slightest mistake will be counterattacked by the opponent.
"What a natural adventurer. Klaus sighed leisurely, he was not satisfied with Zhou Zheng's treatment, he liked a more stable point guard, he didn't need this kind of risk-taking spirit with dangerous attributes.
As he sighed, the scout next to him told him clearly: "No, it's not an adventure. This is his usual method. ”
"Huh?" Klaus's brow furrowed, he wondered.
The senior scout pointed to the court, and after Zhou was past Deron Williams, he stepped into the three-point line in an instant, then jumped into the paint, and... The white center of the University of Illinois was instantly attracted to it, and Zhou Zheng made a direct pass to smash the basketball into the restricted area, and Carl Landri received a basketball dunk to score.
It's a fluid offensive routine that looks like it's been rehearsed countless times.
"None of the Stamford players had any misalignments because of his bizarre move, and everyone was calmly waiting for him to appear, and there was no space for him to go straight into the paint...... This was clearly expected. And Zhou Zheng's passing path is also proving this... This should just be a regular tactic on the Stanford tactical board. ”
"But... How can he ensure his chances of success?"
"I don't know. The senior scout shook his head: "All I know is that this kid is full of spirituality, and if his physical fitness can be improved, I think he can definitely become a first-class point guard in the league." ”
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