Chapter 30: Hard Bones

Anjie's all-round performance in the first half has made the University of Kansas have begun to struggle with whether to continue to use the bag on him, and it can only be said that the cooperation between Taylor and Anjie is too tacit, which is also the terrible thing about this kind of team without stars. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

'In the second half we didn't want to be a trap and we only used a trap when he had the ball in the low post. "The head coach of the University of Kansas, Bill Self, has redesigned his strategy against Anjie.

"Hey Cowen, watch me a little bit in the second half. "Darrell Arthur was the most gasping man in the team, he didn't have a good rest in the first half, and it was a strategy that had been laid out for a long time to play with the rotating lineup, but being brought up in the middle of the game to fight the Chinese kid was an extra task. The impact of that Chinese was completely inversely proportional to his size, and if it weren't for Sasha Cowen's help, he might have fallen tired long ago.

"You're in front, I'm in the back, don't worry. Cowan can't forget the experience he had just had when he played against Anjie on the field, it was a nightmare.

The center forward is a relatively scarce position in most teams right now. If it weren't for the fact that there was really no one who could handle it, how could An Jie fall into the hands of a big forward like him. The University of Kansas has decent bench depth, and everyone can take turns to rest without affecting the team's combat effectiveness. But today, the center forward position is clearly not included in it.

As for what the coach said next, Arthur didn't have the energy to listen to it at all. He just wants to seize all the time to recover his physical strength now, and hand-to-hand combat under the basket can be said to be the most exhausting way to consume people's physical strength.

Why didn't An Jie in the other locker room feel struggling? The offensive tempo of the University of Kansas was already fast, and everyone was adjusting their breathing, but no one could compare to An Jie's consumption.

While Riccard was talking about tactics, he also saw An Jie, who was leaning against the cabinet and was silent, and his huge heaving chest showed An Jie's fatigue. The regular season was played to the last game, and it was the first time that the Whirlwinds encountered excessive physical exertion. If you change to a rotating lineup, then the huge difference in strength will inevitably be seized by the opponent to open up the difference, and the first few minutes of the first half are a lesson from the past. But Ricard can't rely on the starting five tigers to play a whole half, when to change, who to replace, this is the biggest headache for Ricard now. Divac is right, Anjie's stats can be much better than Arthur and Cowan's, but that doesn't mean the Whirlwinds will win.

Time will not wait for anyone, An Jie and they just felt that their breathing had just calmed down, and the second half of the game had already arrived.

Stepping on the court again and facing the noisy fans again, An Jie felt a little less fanatical and a little more tired.

And what about the University of Kansas, everyone except Arthur was full of energy, and the Whirlwind players knew in their hearts that a tough battle was inevitable.

McTyler clinged to Chalmers, and after a physical collision with Chalmers, he stumbled and fell to the ground. It's not that Mike Taylor wants to make a foul, it's that he's really running out of power.

Chalmers didn't hit anyone with the ball, and Mike Taylor didn't block the foul. The referee didn't say anything after seeing Taylor fall to the ground, and now is not the time to show his gentlemanly demeanor, Chalmers ignored Taylor who fell to the ground and hit the shot in the open position.

The University of Kansas' fast-paced offense continued, and the Jayhawks' rotational offense on the court also made the Whirlwinds tired. Two minutes into the second half, the Whirlwinds were unable to continue the momentum of the first half.

Anjie and Taylor's tricks have all been taken out, and they have all been thoroughly studied by their opponents. It's not that Anjie and Taylor are not strong, it's that they really can't get support from the other three on the court.

Angel broke through Arthur again, but every time he broke through, there was always another Cowan in front of him. Asakin was stuck behind Cowan's back, and Mike Taylor was not yet in Anjie's field of vision. Anjie couldn't pass the ball and had to go to the basket, which was not scored under the back-and-forth of Cowan and Arthur, but only got two free throws. While Anjie hit both free throws steadily, that wasn't the way Anjie and Ricard wanted to score.

The Cruze mobile battery hadn't fired for a long time, and the other party knew that he would do it, so they didn't give him the slightest room to shoot. Because of Anjie, the inside line is always packed, so Anthony Ben has no place to play offensively. As for Asakin, he is a blue-collar player, and one-on-one singles with others in the low post is not his strong point.

"Damn!" Morris gritted his teeth as he watched the passive Whirlwind team on TV, if he was still on the court, Anjie and him would have turned the other party's inside line upside down.

In order to save physical strength, An Jie has been as far away from the three-second zone as possible to catch the ball. As long as he can have space to move, his physical exertion will be much less. Being lightweight also has the benefit of being lightweight, which allows Anjie to expend much less physical strength during running than in hand-to-hand combat under the basket. If you let Yao Ming or O'Neill open up space to fight like this, it is estimated that they will be exhausted to death.

Anjie received a pass from Mike Taylor in one step from the three-point line, and although he was a little far from the basket, Anjie still made a shot. Darrell Arthur didn't expect Angel to float outside to shoot, so he didn't interfere too much. Although this goal was scored, as a center forward, you can't always rely on this way to end the attack.

In fact, An Jie began to avoid physical contact, so naturally Arthur would take the initiative to find physical contact. It's not that he wants to be able to score single-handedly with An Jie, he just wants to consume more of An Jie's physical strength. The NCAA offense had as much as 35 seconds, which was enough for Arthur to slowly spend with Angel.

Bump, bump again, Arthur is also sparing no effort to make a final fight with An Jie. He fell, and there was someone on the bench who could win for him, but Anjie fell and the Whirlwind team couldn't find a second person.

An Jie wanted to find a chance to fake a fall, but Arthur's movements were really clean, and he could only silently bear the strong impact again and again.

Chalmers, Rush, Darnell Jackson, Collison and Giddens were among the top outside scorers who bombarded the Cyclones' baskets in turn. The University of Kansas, which has only one or two scoring players on other teams, has five, and each of these five people is not weak in individual ability, and the defensive pressure of the Whirlwind team can be imagined.

The Cyclones fans who came from afar in the stadium have been silent for a long time, and they can only watch the point difference on the field being expanded step by step by the opponent.

"Hey. The bearded man sighed, this game seemed to suddenly bring him back to last season, reminded him of the Whirlwind team that had been slaughtered by others before.

Catherine only saw An Jie's gritted teeth on the field, he must have worked very hard. What is the purpose of working so hard?

Seven minutes into the second half, the Cyclones' starting five Tigers were close to exhaustion. They can handle DeAndre Jordan, they can wear out Michael Beasley, they can beat D.J. Augustin, but they really can't withstand the onslaught of five of the league's top scorers at once. This is the strength of the first place in the Big Twelve League, and this is the gap between the giants and the dark horses.

The starting five are running out of energy, and Ricard will now have to switch to the second team, which means that the difference will be further widened.

Asakin led the second team to grit his teeth on the field, just as he defended Anjie in training, and held on.

'There's not much we can contribute, we just want to support the few team-mates on the bench as much as possible. By holding on for a few more minutes, we can share some more stress. We're part of the Whirlwind team and we don't want to lose!"

Divac has become more and more in his heart to admire Ricard, the rookie coach of the university, and the players he brings may not be the most talented, but they are definitely the group that knows the most about basketball. Basketball is a team sport where every player counts.

"Boss, I've rested enough. An Jie sat for a long time, and then ripped off the towel covering his head. The margin on the court has been stretched to 14 points, and he can't just sit still.

'Me too, I'm always available. Mike Taylor finished and drank the rest of the water from his glass.

Ricard looked at the two of them with a frown, and he really didn't have a good idea now. The only two cards in his hand that he can play are Anjie and Taylor.

"Pause, pause!" Rickard had to send both of them, even though they had only been resting for two minutes.

"Hey, good job, give it to me next!" An Jie hugged Assakin, who was sweating profusely after the game.

"Angel and Taylor are playing again!?" said Bill Self in surprise as he looked at the tall, yellow-skinned man and Mike Taylor.

"These two guys, are they Xiaoqiang who can't be killed? Arthur, continue to consume An Jie for me!"

Arthur sat on the bench, unable to speak, and could only nod slightly at the coach.

"Damn!" even though the five men took turns attacking, but in the face of the Whirlwinds' tough defense, Chalmers still felt their breathing gradually become a little heavy. Well, now that big center is only going to make it harder for them to attack.

"Cut down on the inside and try to create chances for you guys with the breakaway. Chalmers said to his teammates. Although the difference has expanded to 14 points, a sense of crisis flashed in Chalmers' heart after seeing those two guys on the court.

An Jie asked for the ball on the inside, and before the opponent's outside players came over, he directly retreated and shot. Arthur jumped with all his strength to interfere, but unexpectedly slapped An Jie's wrist.

Playing boards, getting into the frame, whistles, fouls.

Anjie once again walked to the free-throw line, and the Jayhawks fans disrupted Anjie's mood with boos. An Jie didn't want to do push-ups because he missed the free throw after his physical exhaustion in this game, and he steadily added free throws, and An Jie scored another three points.

Chalmers broke through the ball, but Anjie's vision was greatly disturbed under Anjie's good positioning. The ball was intercepted by Anthony Ben, and Ben, who was too physically exhausted, was no longer able to complete a dunk after a steal as before, and he had to pass the ball to Mike Taylor, who was running at the front.

Brandon Rush reacted quickly and immediately turned around and ran into the three-second zone of his own side after conceding the ball, waiting for Mike Taylor to get to the door.

Taylor didn't have the strength to do those complicated technical moves now, so he jumped up and flew at Rush.

The referee didn't disappoint Taylor, and he blew the whistle decisively to signal for a defensive foul on Rush. Rush wanted to easily block Taylor's shot, but he didn't expect that the opponent had no intention of making a shot at all, and Taylor just wanted this foul from beginning to end.

Taylor also continued his hot touch, hitting two free throws and two hits. The point difference turned into single digits again, and Chalmers panicked a little.

Darnell Jackson successfully broke through with Cowen's block, but Anjie standing on the inside made him very jealous, so he did not continue to go deeper, but chose to make a pull-up jumper.

Unexpectedly, An Jie pushed away Arthur, who was entangled with him, and then pounced on Jackson like a hungry lion. Jackson had already jumped into the air at this time, so he had to bite the bullet.

"Smack!" An Jie's palm just reached the thrown basketball and flew it out. Cruze picked up the incoming basketball and pushed forward quickly, and the Jayhawks players quickly returned to the defense. Mike Taylor was raising his hand for the ball, and he was on the verge of getting into the box. In this game, Anjie and Taylor were really dazzling, but the performance of others was a little bleak. In order to prevent Taylor, the Jayhawks players all ran in the direction of the penalty area, but directly ignored Cruze, who was holding the ball at the moment.

Cruze didn't push forward after running a step beyond the three-point line, and he didn't pass the ball to Taylor, who cut inside, but made a sharp stop at that slightly farther away. At this point, the Jayhawks players realized the danger, but it was too late. Cruze seized one of the few opportunities to make a performance and successfully threw the ball into the basket one step beyond the three-point line. Everyone on the Whirlwind bench stood up to applaud Cruze, the shooter who didn't disappoint his teammates at crucial moments.

With six points, the Whirlwinds came back from a timeout and the deficit was reduced to just six points just two minutes later. Even the scouts were so engrossed by the excitement of the game that they completely forgot about the unfinished player report in their hands.

"I knew you could do it! Damn, this is my brother!" Morris felt his blood boil even just by watching TV.

What about physical exhaustion? What about deep enough benches? 14 points ahead of us? So what! Even if you're a traditional big player in the NCAA league, if you want to win the Whirlwinds, you'll have to ask these lads if they agree.

Let's continue this brutal battle that never ends!