Chapter 305: The next thing is the Central and Western Districts
In the case that the team only has one interior core, and this interior player is not a pillar of the Optimus type of player, plus their outside line is weak... It's no surprise that the Utah team lost. In fact www.biquge.info this year's regular season and tournament, the main lineup with obvious weaknesses has long been exposed in the eyes of the sharp-eyed coaches of each team, as for the difference, the coaches in front of them saw it but couldn't catch it, and today's University of Arizona Wildcats caught it, and the whole game caught the weakness of the Utah team - the guard!
The front line outside the line is clamped, and the main attacker of the position is boxed, wrong, it's Van Horn! Van Horn, who is stronger than the basket at any time, forced the other players of the Utah team to shoot more, and this move further highlighted the second weakness of the Utah team, the second point of the Utah team does not have a stable long-range projection? The maximum range is only one step outside the penalty line, and at the far point is the life of the gambling hand, which is the most popular breakthrough flow play pot nowadays. In fact, this problem is not fatal in the previous games, because their grouping is too suitable for their tactical play this year, or to put it another way: there are really too few NCAA full-time pitchers before the 21st century.
Even if it's as strong as Duncan, it's just starting to play this year.,As for the back or something, it hasn't officially started to practice.,In the original history, whether he was squandering his youth in college.,Now the Devil's Deacon team is the main offense under the Wallace basket.,Although now a certain Hercules's basket offense is only going to go to the first-class level of college.,It's not that Wallace's offense is really great.,It's that there are few people who play the basket inside the college league.,Not to mention the slippery play.,Wallace can go to the first-class basket in the college world.,It's also a catch-up trip., As for why he didn't practice shooting... It's just that his muscles are too hard, which is the result of his death in training strength.
As a result, NBA scouts saw what they saw: Ben Murphy of the Devils Deacons in the NCAA League. Wallace carries the basket okay, has a good rhythm, and in the NCAA his back skills can be in the top five, if you add his height problems and stronger strength, he can barely enter the top three. What a beautiful time this is!
However, if you think about it, you can understand the situation, who in the young guy will play boring back fighting? Who's going to practice the jump shot that only mom plays? Why don't you all go to the passionate face-to-head fight? That's true for Duncan, Jackson, Marbury on the other team, not to mention Iverson, one of the twin stars in the rotation at Wake Forest.
The Utah team on the court has been sluggish in basketball passing, and the main attacker is strictly guarded, and the rhythm is not on his side, so it is logical that the game will be lost.
On the bus, after watching this quarterfinals game that was a little watery, the players in Wake Forest had mixed reactions, Duncan, Billups, Rodgers, Mitsui thoughtful, Jackson, Iverson, and Patterson took it for granted, Ma.Jian, who took the lead to come back to his senses and kept a low profile and secretly observed his teammates, and Tadashi Yamada, who has been in theater mode. By the way, the first target of Ma.jian's observation after returning to his senses was Yamada-san, and the latter smiled and nodded after noticing Ma's gaze, which was regarded as a greeting, and someone who was exposed as a peek had to nod back, as for what he thought in his heart, only he knew.
(This guy...) )
Coach Dave, who noticed all this, nodded silently, obviously very satisfied with this batch of little guys. Being able to subconsciously absorb nutrients in daily life is the basis for rapid progress. Coach Dave, who was in a happy mood, generously gave everyone a big holiday after the bus arrived at the destination.
The next main event, the semi-finals of the tournament, will not be played until Saturday, April 2, which is almost two weeks of rest, and of course the routine in-team training is still indispensable, led by Bach and Thibodeau.
While the Devils Deacons are herding sheep on their side, the South Side - the University of Kentucky Wildcats vs. the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Tar Heels Team, and the Midwest Region - the University of Michigan Wolves Team vs. the Purdue University Boiler Fabricators, these two quarterfinals are about to be staged.
At 2 p.m. that day, the life-and-death battle between the Wildcats and the Tar Heels in the South District officially began.
It's another game with a very different lineup... Of course, this is limited to the disparity in the lineup and has nothing to do with the course of the game.
The Kentucky Wildcats, to some extent, look at the Wildcats' main group and have a bit of a flavor of the Devil's Deacons rotation group: Walter. McCarty, Anthony. Walker, Ron. Mercer, Derek. Anderson, Tony. Deck. Although their five main players are either first- or second-year, their quick breakaways, decisive shooting, and especially against opponents who are not quick and excellent in blocking and pick-and-roll, have a better chance of winning. And how many super insiders like Duncan in the world who can not only prevent blocking and dismantling, but also defend against chasing blocks, and have amazing running and jumping ability? At least he is the only one who is still playing in the NCAA circle, and even Howard (Huo Ershu), who now calls himself the No. 1 center in the Central and Western Regions, is much worse. Anyway, the coach of the Wildcats gritted his teeth and let the five first-graders play the main team, I'm afraid it was also inspired by Coach Dave, who called this thin old man to play one old with four new players last year, with the rotten rotation group of the Devil Deacons at that time, he could get into the top four, why couldn't he? Really... This year, today he's going to do it too...
And from the point of view of player configuration: 206 cm Walter. McCarty, 204 cm Anthony. Walker, 199 cm Ron. The Mercers were the swingmen of Kentucky, the 194-centimeter-old Derek. Anderson, 183 cm Tony. Decker is their duo. Let's look at the situation here in Wake Forest: 200 cm ma.jian, 198 cm Yamada Tada, Reuben. Patterson is 196 cm (he has recently grown 2 cm after practicing and eating diligently), Mitsui Shou is 185 cm, and Aaron is 176 cm tall. Iverson (1 cm smaller), here is also a three-swing and two defenders. Of course, there are still differences in the playing styles of the two waves. McCarty, Anthony. Walker, Ron. Mercer, Derek. Anderson and Tony. Decker all have long-range shots, especially McCarty, Anderson and Decker's three-point shots are the most accurate, Walker is slightly second, Mersell is the second, and the five of them have not dropped 0.35 in the regular season three-point shooting percentage, which shows how unrestrained the three-point tactics of the Kentucky Wildcats are this year. In comparison, Wake Forest's rotation group play has a bit of a diverse meaning, can block and dismantle, can fall position, can run and bomb, can play triangle offense, and can also play pseudo-Princeton, basically they can play two common moves, of course, the breakthrough after the high block and the fast attack counterattack after grabbing the board are the most familiar to them.
In contrast, North Carolina is not a civilian team: the center is 211 cm tall and weighs 116 kilograms. Montrose, a traditional centre-forward; 207 cm, 101 kg Rashid. Wallace, a versatile player, balanced offense and defense, good running and jumping ability, excellent height and reach, overall he is a pretty good big forward; Jerry Stackhouse, who is 197 cm and 96 kg, is a guy who has a considerable desire for the number of shots, with solid basic skills and strong impact, and this year there is a scene where he holds the ball and plays in the low post, coupled with his good three-point shot and tough breakthrough, this year's Stackhouse is indeed a little invincible.
However... In the end, the game ended with the University of Kentucky Wildcats advancing to the game, and the final score was fixed at 11s116.
The final moment of the whistle: Stackhouse, who borrowed Wallace to block and move sideways, made a three-point shot, but unfortunately smashed the frame, and the basketball was taken by Mersell, at this time McCarty pestered Montrose under the basket, and did not let the latter jump in a way that made the wall, Wallace, who also finished the wall, was also blocked by Walker outside the free throw line, and when Wallace pushed the latter away and rushed into the basket, the rebound ball was taken by Mercer, and then Wallace sent Mersell to the free throw line, he withstood the pressure and hit two free throws. With only 5 seconds left in the game, the basketball was defeated by Ron. Mercer ended with a dribble on the spot. It is worth mentioning that he made 7 of 8 free throws and hit 0.875 free throws today.
As of 2:55 p.m. that day, the South Division promotion team was also produced - the Kentucky Wildcats, and then there were only two teams left in the Central and West Regions, the Wolves and the Boiler Makers.