Chapter Twenty-Five: The Battle Against Stanford University
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In terms of popularity alone, Stanford University is more famous than USC. Although USC is powerful, it can't be compared with Stanford University academically, and USC's strength is in film, television and art.
And NCAA basketball is compared to basketball.
Compared to basketball, Stanford University is a bit worse than USC, which rarely recruits very famous high school students, while USC is slightly better.
Since knowing that the opponent is Stanford University, the USC Trojan coaching staff has become Sherlock Holmes, and soon collected all the game records, scoring records, player records, and other data of Stanford University last season and this season, and began to study Stanford University's tactics.
At Stanford, there are no very strong star players.
But...... The team is very united, it is a whole team, and it is difficult to deal with such a team because it is difficult for the team to make mistakes.
If the Trojans play really well, they might be able to eliminate Stanford, but if the Trojans don't play well, the outcome is uncertain.
Stanford University's dispatch is more like a dick silk version of Duke and the University of Kansas.
The University of Kansas and Duke are both representatives of team basketball, but the players from both universities are stronger and a little stronger.
Speaking of which, team basketball also has a lot to offer.
The University of Kansas and Stanford University are somewhat similar in that they both rely on movement and passing the ball, while Duke relies more on the individual ability of the stars.
With more than half a month to go, the Trojans began to train in a targeted manner.
There are two kinds of team basketball.
If it's Duke University or the University of Kansas, it's definitely an all-round strength crush, and it's not a problem at all, and as for the USC Trojans, the only way is to rely on one or two little opposition advantages, play local advantages, and then drive the overall advantage of the team.
Before the game, the media was full of analysis and predictions for every two teams in this round.
This kind of analysis and prediction is the most marketable.
For example, the University of Kansas, Duke, the University of Wisconsin, North Carolina, etc.
And the USC and Stanford games are more like rookies pecking at each other. Whoever wins, there is no chance of winning against Duke in the next round.
"The game between USC and Stanford, in terms of lineup and strength, is basically five-five, USC players are more talented, Nick Young, Gabe, Sean, the three are more famous and powerful, but Stanford is stronger in power forward and small forward, and Stanford is obviously better on the bench, so in general, both teams have the possibility of winning."
"If USC's three star players rely on their strength to open up the situation and cause chaos at Stanford, then USC's victory is very likely, on the contrary, if Stanford plays steadily and withstands the attack of the three star players of the Trojans, then Stanford will meet Duke."
Such an analysis is almost undoubtedly accepted by all fans.
The match between USC and Stanford University attracted very little attention because there were no well-known strong teams, and it was not a strong dialogue.
On the other side, there is no suspense about Duke's underdog team.
Instead, the University of Kentucky vs. Eastern Kentucky Civil War and the University of Kansas vs. Ohio State University caused a sensation.
The battle between the strong and the strong, which appeared in the first round, was very eye-catching.
However, none of this has anything to do with Sean.
Sean is currently training and keeping an eye on the Stanford team.
Stanford University is evenly matched in all positions, but they are well coordinated. After the previous coach of Stanford University, Mike, retired because he was too old, the original assistant coach became a regular coach, and the characteristics of the new Coach Terence Johnson and the old coach are in the same vein, so although Stanford University is the new coach, the Trojan pair can still be clear tactics and dismissal.
In the middle of the court, all the Trojan players sat on the ground, and Coach John stood in front of him holding a board and began to speak.
"Stanford University is not very strong, they only have one way to pass, and that is a half-court attrition war. The advantage of Stanford University is that they have no significant shortcomings. The center is fast, the help defense is excellent, the power forward shoots well, the small forward can cut in the air, the defense is excellent, and the rebounding ball is excellent, the shooting guard can shoot and shoot, the point guard can shoot and pass, and on the bench, the shooting guard is a master of chaos. The power forward is very good in defense and very good in rebounding......"
As soon as Coach John talked about the Stanford lineup, Sean felt a big head. Although this lineup is a little bit of a dick, there are no big shortcomings.
The other players were confused, not knowing what the use of listening to this was.
Immediately afterward, Coach John went down, and the defensive coach stepped up and began to talk about the common offensive style at Stanford and the defense that the Trojans need to do.
Well, in fact, theoretically the Trojans can't limit Stanford's offense very well.
Stanford's power forward is good at shooting, and can pull out and shoot directly, in this case, as long as Stanford blocks and breaks through, it can form a dislocation, and the basket is empty.
If the inside doesn't go out to defend, the outside Stanford power forward will be a mismatch no matter who he encounters.
Elsewhere, Stanford has two brushes per player, and it's hard to find a flaw that would allow the Trojans to pinch seven inches straight.
Relatively speaking, the Trojans are more embarrassed.
First of all, the Trojans' interior defense is too poor, whether it is Nydale or Gabe, the speed is too slow, the coordination ability is very poor, only Stanford University has a player who is very good at breaking and attacking under the basket, it is easy to play an advantage.
Second, the Trojans are weak in three-point shooting.
Only Sean and Nick Young's three-point shots are more reliable in the whole team, and the three-point shots of others are miserable.
This means that the Trojans will have a hard time opening up space, and if Stanford tightens up their interior defense, the Trojans will have to rely on the three-pointers of Sean and Nick Young to try their luck.
That's embarrassing.
On top of that, the Trojans' defense was also awkward.
The defense of Sean and Nick Young on the outside is above the level, but they can't expect too much, but the small forward position is awkward, and it is an absolute tragedy to meet a player who can shoot or cut very well on the opposite side, but it is clear that Stan is very good at starting and coming off the bench.
Nick Young played small forward, and the opposing shooting guard stepped up again.
The same problem is the interior defense.
However, the Trojans' advantage is also on the outside, and as long as Sean and Nick Young blow up Stan's big college line, they have a good chance of winning this game.