"Control the rhythm, we have to control our own rhythm, we can't run with them."

UConn's head coach has been shouting loudly from the sidelines.

He didn't want the team to run after the Crimson team.

After all, the Connecticut tradition is to play positional offense, and only then can you have a chance to win,

Michael Richardson, although a little clumsy and a little less playmaker, is still very qualified as a porter, he came to the front court at a low speed, and then handed the ball to Rudy Gay.

Rudy Gay is undoubtedly a super promising shooting guard with a lot of scoring tools, great physicality, and a positive defensive attitude...... Aside from the fact that his name tends to stir the gay-sexual-sexual community, he's the perfect NCAA swing guard who could easily get a lottery spot in any NBA draft.

However... He doesn't fit perfectly into Connecticut's system, and Connecticut's tradition of shooting guards is the kind of shooter who tends to shoot steadily when he catches the ball, as his brothers Ray Allen and Hamilton do. Rudy Gay, on the other hand, has a more ball-handling style and is not very consistent in his shooting percentage.

This tactical incompatibility made it difficult for Coach UConn to make a trade-off, and he molded Rudy Gay into the core of UConn, and let Josh Boone and Charlie Villanueva be his second and third leaders.

Rudy Gay has been a centerpiece since his freshman season, a rarity at UConn, which is why he is the best rookie in the Great East Division this year.

However, it doesn't always feel good to carry the team on his back, at least tonight seems a little uncomfortable, James White is a rough man, but he is physical, he is like an unbeatable spider around Rudy Gay all the time.

Though... It's easy to take out his defense, but he'll quickly get back on his feet...... The guy is too physical, has a pretty high margin for error, and thankfully he hasn't developed the right defense.

After stangling with James White for a while, Rudy Gay took advantage of Villanueva's block to remove the tail and then stuffed the ball straight into the box, where Josh Boone singled out Rock Jamison, and when he was about to shoot, Jamison chose to foul and he sent Josh Boone to the free throw line.

It's a smart defense, and every player has seven foul chances under NCAA rules. Also, the way the penalty kick is one plus one, you have to score a penalty before you have a chance to take the next one.

Josh Boone was very nervous and walked to the free throw line, and letting him make free throws was even more uncomfortable than having him go through another SAT test.

After taking a few deep breaths, he adjusted all his movements and made a move.

The moment he first made his move, his teammate Villanueva was already shouting...... Backboard!!

Josh Boone felt so bad that it was a curse!

Bang!

The curse has worked!

Karllandri held off Villanueva and James White volleyed for the rebound.

Then threw a long pass directly into the front court, and Zhou Zheng and Michael Richardson immediately started a 100-meter sprint-like race.

Michael Richardson is fast.

However, Zhou Zheng was faster, he locked the basketball two steps in advance, and then rushed into the restricted area to score a layup.

Michael Richardson could only witness the completion of the whole action, but he had no power to stop it.

He had a deep sense of powerlessness, he felt as if he couldn't compare with the kid in front of him anymore, although last year could still make him at a loss, but this year... I can't even see his taillights.

UConn's first offensive option after losing interior dominant Emeka Okafor and super scorer Ben Gordon became Rudy Gay, and Charlie Villanueva was the second offensive option.

However, they are averaging 14.5 points per game and 13.6 points per game this season, respectively.

Combined, they have just under two more points than James White.

This kind of offense obviously can't compete with the Crimson team.

And after the Crimson team came up with the shark slashing tactic, their offense became more difficult.

While the television station that broadcast the game has been emphasizing that Stanford is clever defensively, this is within the rules allow. There is no denying that Stanford is widening the difference.

Before the game, most pundits thought it would be a win for UConn, and they thought that Stanford's Crimson Storm would have nothing to hide from Connecticut's defense, and then accept defeat with hatred.

However, the game entered the rhythm of Stanford from the first minute. Their belief that Zhou Zheng would be haunted by Michael Richardson's death again collapsed in the third minute.

Zhou Zheng attacked with the ball, Michael Richardson used his body to press again, and then under this pressure, Zhou Zheng carried it hard, his feet were still advancing, and used sharp changes of direction to kill his defense...... It was a frontal victory.

The ball marked the end of Michael Richardson's Death Entanglement, which he had made famous for last year.

It is true that his physical confrontation ability is still above Zhou Zheng, and Zhou Zheng will still suffer, but he will no longer be able to knock Zhou Zheng to the ground like he did last year. And Zhou Zheng's sharp breakthrough was something he couldn't stop even if he racked his brains.

When Michael Richardson could no longer trap Zhou Zheng like he did last season, all Connecticut did was watch the crimson storm unfold in front of his eyes, as if it were a flood of beasts, and their defense was wiped out under the impact.

Rudy Gay scored a couple of good shots in the first half, but that only added to his personal impression in the minds of NBA scouts, and did nothing to change the fact that the team was defeated.

Michael Richardson was finally thrown to the end of the bench by the head coach after being shaken down twice in a row by Zhou Zheng...... When he loses the role of defending Zhou Zheng, all that remains is to guard the water cooler.

In the first half, Zhou Zheng played more than 12 minutes, and he had five points and 11 assists. The Crimson team also led by 15 points, which means victory in the NCAA!

AS A RESULT, IN THE SECOND HALF, ZHOU ZHENG BARELY PLAYED, HE WENT UP TO TAKE OVER THE GAME WITH THREE MINUTES LEFT IN THE GAME, AND A RUN-GUN EXTENDED THE DIFFERENCE TO MORE THAN 20 POINTS, AND THEN THE GAME WAS OVER. Before the end, Zhou Zheng threw two pull-up jump shots in a row and hit one. This made Zhou Zheng very happy.

In the end, the Crimson team defeated the University of Connecticut 79-56 and easily advanced to the round of 32.

The arrogant UConn '04-05 season is over, in a position they never thought of being slaughtered.

They felt that they had lost unjustly, after all, they had been boasting before the game that they would wipe out Stanford on their doorstep with an easy stance.

However, that's the beauty of March Madness, a game to lose!

There is no such thing as a back-and-forth home and away pull.

Win or go home!

The Crimson team hit the winning card in this game, and the University of Connecticut, which was the opposite, had to withdraw from the game.

Last year's champions were eliminated in the round of 64 this year, and were still defeated by last year's underdogs. It's full of drama.

And the focus of the drama is... Zhou Zheng completed his personal revenge, and Stanford also created a dark horse counterattack that broke the eyeballs.

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