Chapter 107: Point Guard Tactics

Columbia University, who was in the Blue Devils' penalty area, suddenly felt a compelling pressure behind him. Not good! It must be the opponent's defender. Damn it! Which guy's speed is so perverted, so fast to catch up with Lao Tzu. The opponent's astonishing speed of recovery made him ready to humiliate the home team, so he could only temporarily put down the thoughts in his heart and decided to score this fast attack first.

The away team that has just stepped into the reasonable confrontation zone is the most stable layup action with a low hand licking basket. The moment the ball is just shot, he gently picks it up with his fingertips, and the ball can still roll into the frame after touching the hoop.

Columbia University's old fritters, who had been watching the ball fly towards the basket, suddenly found themselves enveloped by a tall leaping figure behind him. Oh no! I saw the basketball that kept tumbling, and was pressed on the outer edge of the hoop by a slender and powerful hand.

After defending the opponent's fast attack, Sun Yi, who had just made a mistake, finally breathed a sigh of relief. The first attack in front of the home fans was tackled by the opponent. This made the Chinese guy with a very high heart really lose face, but fortunately he used his perverted physical fitness to return the opponent a chasing hat and get the ball in his hands again.

Wow! Oh! Oh, my God! All sorts of exclamations emanated from the audience, but they immediately turned into earth-shattering cheers. In particular, the group of Chinese students who called themselves 'Sun League' behind the opponent's basket kept waving the cards in their hands with the portrait of the No. 8 player of the Blue Devils. This conspicuous fan group immediately attracted the envious and curious eyes of countless students.

From boos to cheers, it took Sun Yi less than five seconds to change the fans' perception of him. Taking advantage of his rising momentum, he decided that this attack must blow up the opponent who had just caused his mistake.

Sun Yi waved his hand to his teammate Paulus, who came to receive the ball, signaling that he would come by himself this time. Bang Bang Bang! A few disguised feints in a row did not confuse the opponent who was very experienced in the game. The Chinese player simply took a step inside the three-point line and made a back-to-back action with the ball.

Boom! Boom! The sound of muscles colliding kept ringing. Sun Yi, whose strength is not bad, found that he couldn't resist the defender behind him who was much shorter than him. The attacking time was ticking, and all the fans in the audience were watching the Chinese player who had just made them interested.

Sun Yi, who tried several times, found that he had no chance at all. Since the current position is too far from the basket, the shooting rate of turning over and leaning back is not guaranteed at all. So after leaning his opponent one last time, he turned and broke through directly from the right side.

Although the opponent behind him retreated a little embarrassed, he firmly blocked Sun Yi's most threatening attack route. It stands to reason that Sun Yi's speed of turning around is very fast, but he didn't expect the nobody he met today to be so difficult, it seems that the level of competition in college is by no means comparable to high school.

Although he was taken aback by the opponent's tenacious defensive ability, the Chinese player, who had extremely rich attacking methods, turned a crotch pull ball into a breakthrough. The opponent who had been guarding against Sun Yi's breakthrough was widened by this smooth and easy conversion action. Swish! Sun Yi, who stopped his hand urgently, threw this half-volley basket steadily without any suspense.

The Duke Blues' first score of the new season was completed by the Chinese player who once dominated the American high school basketball world! This time, not only did the fans cheer for Sun Yi, but even the coaching staff high-fived and celebrated excitedly after seeing this goal, which is really a good sign! Coach Woy looked at the proud disciple who raised his right arm on the field, and he breathed a sigh of relief, and finally threw the worry in his heart out of the sky.

Only the old Coach K standing on the sidelines has been staring at Sun Yi who has succeeded in singles with an expressionless face. The No. 8 player seemed to notice the coach's unkind gaze, and quickly collected his mood and quickly returned to the defensive position.

Seeing this scene, the old K holding his arm showed a sly smile. Sun Yi's defense and attack just now are quite exciting, and such a performance proves his vision. However, he understands that he can't spoil these young children too much, and he must beat them from time to time so that the little sapling will one day become a towering tree.

The game on the court continued, and due to the limited strength of Columbia's offense, it relied more on non-stop running and skillful cross-switching between players to create shooting opportunities, but the shooting percentage was not high in the face of Duke's fine defensive tradition.

The Blue Devils, who regarded this game as a test of their training results, except for the opening episode, the following games meticulously implemented the pre-match arrangements of the coaching staff.

It has to be said that McRoberts is indeed an excellent playmaker power forward. The four teammates on the field centered on him, doing all kinds of running and covering, and every Blue Devils player who ran out of the gap could receive his right pass.

Since Sun Yi's ability to run without seeking is fully developed, his more scoring opportunities in this offensive system are to impact the opponent's basket after cutting in the air.

This style of play by the Duke Blues is as painful as cutting meat with a blunt knife for a relatively weak visiting team. I can't even have a happy death, and I can't watch the score almost be stretched up but powerless.

That changed at the 12-minute mark of the first half. The home team made three changes in the starting line-up, with Nelson replacing Paulus, Henderson replacing McClure, and 2.06m tall power forward Jamal Jamal Brown. Boygin replaced centre-forward Zobeek, who was doing well.

Sun Yi saw this substitution adjustment of the coaching staff, and immediately understood that his own performance time had finally come. Although the team led the opponent by 11 points at 26-15, the Chinese player did not have much of a role, and currently only had 6 points and 2 rebounds. This lineup can be said to be a new tactical system tailored for Sun Yi by Coach K according to his characteristics.

Sun Yi, who played as a point guard for the first time in an official game, is the core of this lineup. The dominance of most of the ball is also determined by him. Coach K wants to test the power of this tactic on weaker opponents.

Nelson and Henderson will roam around the three-point line, ready to meet Sun's breakaway balls, and McRoberts has a precise mid-range shot and excellent face-frame skills to provide enough support for his teammates after breaking into the encirclement. Blue-collar player Boykin will draw the opposition's post players out, and then hit the box at the right time to catch the ball in the box and attack the rim or scramble for a rebound in the frontcourt.

This tactic with Sun Yi as the core, at least it looks beautiful!