Chapter 12 Pursuing Each Other
Group B finally panicked this time, Hash just took the ball and attacked, but with his small size and speed, it was impossible to break through Kyle, he rushed to end the attack with a strong three-pointer, and Smith finally protected this vital rebound. Kyle blocked and dismantled Turic this time, causing the opponent to switch defenses, and of course Kyle had to seize this opportunity to play big and small, hang the ball to Turic, and withdraw from the three-point line himself.
Turic sat in Hash and chiseled in, and seeing that it was not far from the basket, Larry finally chose to wrap the bag. Turic had to throw the ball to Kyle, Kyle took the ball outside the three-point line, there was no one in front of him, he didn't hesitate, made a three-point shot, and then hit it, leading by two points.
Martelley called a timeout, but on the basketball court, there is something called momentum, which cannot be seen or touched, but it does exist, when one side is up and how to shoot, then the other side will be powerless, how to shoot and how to knock the basket on the neck, this is the case in Group A, they are up, they are unstoppable. The final score was fixed at 54:45, and Group B was taken away by a wave of attacks from Group A, and Kyle's crucial three points killed the game. Although this is an intra-team match, it is not ordinary, because it is the first joint practice of the new season, and it is a very important assessment for the coach to evaluate everyone, and whoever performs well will leave a deep imprint in the old man's heart.
Kyle's 25 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals are enough to prove why he is the leader of this team, and most importantly he led the bench to defeat last year's main team in Group B. He's scored nearly half of the team's scores, has more assists than the entire Group B team, is efficient offensively, defensively excellent, and he's done flawlessly. At this moment, whether it is a coach or a player, such as Hash, Larry, Kelly and others, Kyle Lowry is the worthy leader of the Yale team of St. Joseph.
Smith's 11 points and 6 rebounds are also worthy of the scholarship given by the school, Turic's 8 points and 3 rebounds are also good, Bildt's 5 points are also valuable, and Adams' free throws are a little worse, otherwise he would have scored more than 5 points. Everyone contributed, especially in the second half, with their drive and defence, but they weren't useless, they just lacked a leader, a backbone.
The friends in Group B actually performed well, Kelly's 7 points and 12 rebounds were eye-catching, and Larry's 15 points were enough to be satisfied. However, they lacked a strong offensive point that could score consecutive points, and without someone to stabilize the morale of the army, they did not defend well in the second half, losing by a full 21 points, and the inability to stop Kyle became their Achilles' heel.
In any case, after the first intra-team confrontation, Martelley dropped the phrase "do basic practice" and walked away with the assistant coach, summed up the gains and losses, formulated corresponding tactics, and evaluated the position of each player.
"Kyle! You can't stop it, better than a lot of the big East league's star players. Kelly came over to talk to Kyle, who was resting, this is his sincere words, Kyle's NBA path is already very clear, because he has played against countless potential new stars who have entered the NBA in his four-year college career, he knows what kind of strength people can enter the NBA, and Kyle has reached such strength.
"Oh! Kelly, am I really that good? Can you not praise me, I'm afraid I'll be proud. Kyle exaggerated that he accepted his teammate's overtures, of course.
"It's not an exaggeration at all, and I'm very responsible for telling you that you're going to be an All-Star." This is suspected of being a sycophant, and if Kelly really understands it that well, he will be the title of ace scout.
"Alright! Then I am also very responsible to tell you that you are also not bad, and the door of the NBA has opened to you. ”
"Of course! If you send me an invitation as the ace of the team, I don't think they can turn it down. ”
"I'm serious, I'm your example." Ben Wallace won the championship with the Pistons this year, and as the team's defensive core leader, he is indeed a great inspiration to Kelly on his way forward. Kyle said this, of course, as well, as a sycophant, and they were happily chasing each other.
"Nope! No! No! Larry is better than me, he's so good at three, he's Ray Allen in college. ”
"I feel offended!" Larry chimed in when he appeared behind the two of them, startling the two shameless.
"You deserve it, Larry!" Kelly continued to be shameless.
"Why do you embarrass Kyle by saying that?"
"Nope! Kelly is right, you're going to be the greatest shooter in history, come on! Buddy. Kyle insisted on shamelessness.
"If I'm going to be a player like Ray, then LeBron and Kobe Bryant are going to be your losers, Kyle, and you're going to rule the NBA." Kobe Bryant has ushered in his era and is one of the hottest guards of the current era. LeBron made a name for himself in his rookie season and was hailed as the NBA's ruler for the next decade, and the title of "Little Emperor" was not for nothing.
"Kobe Bryant, he did a great job in this year's Finals, he single-handedly shot all the iron, leaving his teammates with no iron. LeBron? His layups were beautiful, and his four steps became his label. Are you sure I'm going to be them? Kyle uses his hands together, mimicking the movements and expressions of the two supernovas, which is very vivid and funny. It's just good friends for fun, and Kobe and LeBron were unfortunately shot.
The three of them couldn't stop laughing anymore, and this conversation brought them closer to each other a lot.
In his office on the other side of the arena, Martelley was talking to a couple of assistant coaches about how to use Kyle.
"Obviously, Kyle and Herbert Smith blocking would be the most suitable tactic, with the wings spread out and Kelly in the middle, which was perfect." Mark, who was the interim referee, suggested.
"Man, you know, Kyle can't shoot threes at all, Martin isn't good at long-range shots, Smith's speed is like a bulky turtle, I don't mean to insult anyone, is this kind of blocking strategy really reliable?"
"It turns out Kyle led the team to victory, didn't it?"
"Didn't you see Kyle's style of play in the first half that put the team 12 points behind? What if the second half wasn't the little ones feeling good enough to win? Nonsense. ”
"Feel is part of the game."
"We're going to hope to win the game with a good feeling, that's, okay? Mark! ”
"And what advice do you have?"
"Hash started in place of Smith to make up for Kyle's lack of three-point shooting, breaking through the ball, cutting to the layup, blocking and pick-and-roll can be used, and he is flexible."
"And what about defense?"
"Smith doesn't have anything but his height, his speed, not only drags down the team's attack, but also gets the opponent to take the opportunity to defend and counterattack, which is terrible. We can't hurt the team just because he's Kyle's friend. ”
"Henry, your basketball theories are incredibly powerful, but they have proven useless over the years."
"What do you say? Mark,, I beg you to say it again. Henry had already stood up, looking like he was going to fight.
"Enough! All go out, and leave me alone. Martelley finally roared, and the two assistant coaches pouted and left!