Chapter 66: The Secret Weapon

Updated: 2013-10-20

(Because I'm too busy today, so there's only one shift, I'm really sorry~~)

The game entered the second half of the first half, and the tactics of the two sides began to gradually confuse, relying more on the individual ability of the players and tacit understanding to play.

This is the case in basketball games, often in the opening stage, the players are most focused and focused, and the coach's arrangement is also kept in mind, and they can follow the established tactics and play at a glance.

As the game deepens, the confrontation between the two sides will become more and more intense, and the situation on the field will become more and more complicated.

Both sides will begin to follow familiar routines and adapt to the situation on the field.

If the team has a good point guard, then he will be the interim head coach on the court during this period, directing the team's offense.

For example, Gunzaga's leading defender, Stockton.

UCLA switched to a 3-2 zone after the timeout, intensified the area pressure on the outside, and continued to block Stockton's passing lanes, blocking the positions where Gunzaga's players had run.

As a result, Stockton stepped up his individual attack, relying on accurate shooting and occasional breakaway sneak attacks to contain UCLA's defense and let their blocking efforts against others be in vain.

UCLA had to flank Stockton for this, but Stockton's excellent passing ability and wide vision allowed him to get the ball out in time before the pack was formed, leaving UCLA's defenders tired.

If you don't have a point guard who can be an interim coach, but has a star with great individual ability, or an arrow player who has a hot hand on the court, then give him the ball and he will solve the problem.

For example, newcomer Reggie Miller, who came off the bench after a timeout.

Faced with Gonzaga's varied and resilient zone defense, UCLA's offense looked like there was little to do, but the score didn't stretch apart as Reggie Miller's mid-range shot couldn't be stopped.

45 degrees 20 feet, 25 feet at the top of the arc, 18 feet at the bottom corner, 20 feet at the horns, Miller catches the ball in these positions, and almost misses the shot.

His somewhat lame shooting posture became the most beautiful move in the eyes of the home fans.

One C&S after another and forced jump shots made Bellman's carefully arranged defense useless, and also ensured that UCLA's score was not stretched too far.

The skinny newcomer, who played for the first time in an official game, became UCLA's most talked-about player in 14 minutes, and some people even began to chant Miller's name en masse on the sidelines.

From the perspective of the field, Gonzaga dominated the overall advantage in the first half, with a more organized attack, more reasonable shots, and better defensive effects, suppressing UCLA's overall shooting percentage.

But in terms of the score, Universidad Gonzaga only led by five points, ending the first half with 36:31.

Because Reggie Miller alone scored 14 points in the first half, accounting for almost half of the Bruins' overall team scores; On the Bulldogs' side, Stockton used 10 points, 7 assists and 3 steals to revitalize the team's offense and contain the opponent's No. 2 scorer well in defense.

If it weren't for Miller's sudden rise and extraordinary performance, UCLA would likely have fallen behind by a large margin in the first half.

According to Bellman's consistent thinking of coaching the team, once the score is leading, the strangulation tactics will be used to consume the opponent alive.

However, Gan Guoyang, who was full of revenge, played silently for 15 minutes in the first half, scoring 6 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks on 3-of-3 shooting.

The 3 shots were all easy-balls after Street Stockton's pass, and Gan Guoyang was replaced by Gan Guohui, and it is estimated that this goal can be scored with a good chance of **.

8 rebounds are decent, and 2 blocks are all in the opening, and then UCLA can't break in, and if he breaks in, he will be covered by Gan Guoyang, so he simply gave up the inside offense and relied on Miller's feel to focus on the outside.

Due to Bellman's strict instructions that UCLA's top scorer, power forward Fields, must be closely followed, Gan Guoyang had no way to spare his energy to deal with Reggie Miller, and as a result, Miller, a rookie, was in the limelight for half the court.

"I think we should change our defensive strategy, and while we're limiting other players well, it's not enough to defend Miller! Mr. Bellman, we have already suffered a loss, should we repeat the same mistakes? At halftime, Gan Guoyang complained in the locker room.

Gan Guoyang has always been so outspoken in the team, that is, a coach like Bellman who is familiar with Gan Guoyang, and other university coaches must have opinions about his criticism.

"Okay, Gan, I know you played very depressed in the first half, there were no chances to perform, this is my tactical arrangement. Rest assured, you had chances in the second half. Bellman explained.

In the pre-match arrangement meeting, Bellman asked Gan Guoyang to honestly do basic work such as supplemental defense, cover, and card position, first adapt to the rhythm of the official game, and only give him a chance to play in the second half.

And Gan Guoyang felt that he had no problem at all from the moment he stepped on the court, and many times in the first half he was trying his best to suppress his performance**, conscientiously completing the tasks assigned by the coach, creating opportunities for his teammates, and contributing to the team's collective defense.

Now, after a trial of the first half, Bellman finally decided to throw his trump card and completely crush UCLA in the first half of the second half to finish the game early.

Gan Guoyang listened to Bellman's words and immediately calmed down, and began to listen carefully to Bellman's tactical arrangements in the second half.

Soon it was time for the break, the players from both sides returned to the court from the locker room, and the cheerleaders who had been performing on the field retreated to the court.

And among these sweet cheerleaders in powder blue skirts and flesh-colored sports socks, Gan Guoyang saw the girl he saw in the dormitory on the first day of school at UCLA.

He seemed to know Gan Guoyang, and looked at Gan Guoyang's side for a while before returning to the seat on the sidelines.

"Hey Gan, it's time to serve, but don't be in a daze." Stockton reminded on the side, and he looked at Gan Guoyang's expression a little sluggish.

"Good!"

At the beginning of the second half, UCLA took the lead in attacking, at this time they were only trailing by five points at 31:36, and after a halftime adjustment, how to close the gap as soon as possible was their most important job.

Gan Guoyang glanced at UCLA's lineup in the second half, and sure enough, Miller was pressed to the bench again, it seems that Famar is ready to use Miller as a bench bandit.

Replacing Miller as a starter was also a freshman, but he was more famous in high school than Miller, who played in the 1982 McDonald's High School All-Star Game.

All the players in the United States who can participate in the national McDonald's high school games are the star players in high school, and a significant number of them have become superstars after entering the NCAA and NBA.

This Hatcher was obviously regarded as a key training target by Famar, and he became the starter of UCLA in his freshman year, which is a treatment that Gan Guoyang can't even enjoy - he didn't even enter the squad.

But in the first half, Hatcher's limelight was completely overshadowed by Miller, with only 2 points and 1 rebound, and in the second half, UCLA's offense started from him first.

Hatcher and Miller are two types of players, Miller is thin and good at shooting, and Hatcher is strong and good at breaking.

In particular, his upper limbs are extremely thick and have arm strength beyond that of ordinary shooting guards, which allows him to often force layups against defenders during breakaways.

So, after taking advantage of a screen from his teammate, Hatcher cut in from the corner position, Jackson immediately passed the ball to him, and Hatcher went straight to the basket along the edge of the three-second zone!

Hatcher's speed is extremely fast, and it can be seen that he is very explosive, and his breakthrough is also fast and powerful, and after two steps, regardless of whether the defender is trapped, he directly holds the ball with both hands and forcibly jumps.

Regardless of three, seven, twenty-one, throw yourself into the air first, even if you don't have a chance to get a layup, you can win a foul.

This is also one of the adjustments made by Famar, relying on perimeter shooting and touch to eat is not a long-term solution, and it is necessary to strengthen the interior attack to cause pressure and damage to the interior of the pit bull.

But when Hatcher flew into the air, he suddenly felt like he had hit a wall, and his whole body suddenly lost its balance.

Hatcher immediately threw the ball into the air with great experience, made a shooting motion, and waited for the referee to blow the whistle and give the free throw.

However, when he fell to the ground, the referee's whistle did not sound, and the Bulldog player did not foul you, it was a good defensive ball.

"Get up, stop acting, Director Spielberg is gone." Gan Guoyang got the ball and handed it to Stockton, looked at Hatcher, who was sitting on the ground and pleaded innocently to the referee, and mocked.

Just now when Gan Guoyang was just starting Hatcher, a stride moved to the basket, he knew that jumping directly to block the ** would be a foul, Gan Guoyang stood there straight as a big tree, and as a result, Hatcher was stopped and won the ball.

Seeing that the foul failed, Hatcher had to stand up stupidly and hurriedly ran back to the backcourt to defend.

The Bulldogs didn't take this opportunity to play fast-breaking, and Stoke held down the rhythm steadily, and they had to play success rate and grind UCLA to death in the slow-paced attrition.

Stockton smashed the perimeter dribble to watch for opportunities, and at this time, UCLA's defensive intensity was obviously much stronger than at the beginning of the first half, and it was very tight.

At this time, Gan Guoyang was raised to the left corner position to cover Stockton, and for the stronger Gan Guoyang, his cover was of higher quality than in the past.

A perfect pick-and-roll, Stockton got rid of Jackson's entanglement, and the right corner was left open with a large chunk.

Once the pick-and-roll is completed, it means that the opponent's defense needs to be filled or rotated, and once the rotation is filled, there may be gaps, which is why the pick-and-roll is the simplest, most commonly used and most effective tactic in basketball.

And if it's a point guard with excellent positional sense and passing skills, then the pick-and-roll becomes very scary.

Stockton is a player who can make pick-and-rolls scary.

As he cut in from the right side with the ball, UCLA's defenders were in a moment of confusion, who should they rein? Any omission could be an opportunity for Stockton to exploit.

However, there is only one person in Stockton's heart at this time, and that is Gan Guoyang, because the midfield coach has already arranged to use Gan Guoyang's strong point to defeat UCLA in one fell swoop.

And Gan Guoyang also actively followed after the cover, his turning speed has always been extremely fast, and Gray, who was marking the defense, was hesitant to switch to Stockton, so there was a passing channel between Gan Guoyang and Stockton.

This kind of blocking and pick-and-roll combination with Stockton and Gan Guoyang has been practiced countless times in a year, and it is also a killer feature hidden by Bellman in the first half.

Stockton's eyes didn't turn to Gan Guoyang's direction, but his hand shook, and the ball drilled into Gan Guoyang's hand as if he had eyes, and at this time, Gan Guoyang had already started.

Gray couldn't keep up at all, Fields couldn't make up for it, Gan Guoyang lightly stretched his ape arm and used a one-handed dunk to win two points for the Bulldog in the second half! 38:31。

Gan Guoyang gave Stockton a light high-five after the goal, and then returned to the half of the court to defend.

The faces of the two were expressionless, not overjoyed by this beautiful goal, but it reflected their amazing sense of tacit understanding.

In the transition between offense and defense, UCLA still adhered to the adjustment of the midfield and began to focus on their first scoring point, power forward Fields.

In the first half, UCLA also tried to let Fields single the inside, and the positive wrapping of the pit bulls made him inefficient. Fields, who averaged about 17 points per game, only scored 4 points in the first half, less than Gan Guoyang, who had no strength.

Fields is not an interior player who is good at playing in the low post, but likes to catch the ball in front of the basket and then use his height to hold the ball inside, or rush to the frontcourt to score twice.

He also has a good mid-range shot.

But under Gan Guoyang's defense, these lost their meaning.

Although Gan Guoyang is the center, in defense, Bellman asked Gan Guoyang to block the opponent's first scoring point according to the situation of the opponent's lineup.

Therefore, when Fields held the ball in the horn position, a copper wall blocked him again, and he couldn't break through Gan Guoyang at all, who suffered from height, strength and speed.

The first scoring point was suppressed, the breakthrough was suppressed, and UCLA had to go back to the old routine of the first half and start to fight.

Unfortunately, without Miller's leadership, their shooting percentage fell to freezing again under the strict defense of the bulldogs and the first-half ratio.

On the Bulldogs' side, UCLA's defensive strategy is actually not a problem, no matter how strong Stockton's ability to play the ball, pressing him is a must, otherwise it will only make the other players of the Bulldogs more and more comfortable.

But what UCLA didn't calculate was that the core of the pit bull in the second half was no longer Stockton, but Gan Guoyang, who held back half the game.

When Gan Guoyang asked for the ball for the first time in the low post, the familiar scene and feeling made Bellman tremble, as if he saw the Gan Guoyang who tirelessly scored goals in the low post in high school.

Now, in college basketball, he'll have a lot more to do, but it's only when he's down low and ready to attack that Bellman feels like the real Gan Guoyang, an all-around center with superior attacking power.

Gan Guoyang's card position technology is still so solid, since the special training of the barbecue restaurant, he has never relaxed the tempering of his buttocks.

And with his weight and strength growing further, he ate the 7-foot Gray dead behind him, and there was no problem at all.

Stockton lob.

Gan Guoyang gets the ball.

Turn around directly!

Hook!

In the history of UCLA's home stadium games, there is only one hook that is firmly engraved in the hearts of every fan, and that is Abdul-Jabbar.

However, in this game, at UCLA's home stadium, in front of more than 6,000 spectators, Gan Guoyang cast a hook hand, so suddenly, so suddenly that neither the spectators nor the defenders reacted.

It's not a baby-hook, it's not an ordinary hook-shoot, it's a standard sky-hook that everyone is all familiar with!

Almost all interior players can hook their hands, but there is only one sky hook.

But the No. 11 yellow man on the court, his straight arms, the basketball that was lifted to the highest point, the beautiful stretched arms, the coordinated left hand and footsteps to match the movements, everything was as imagined as the No. 33.

The entire stadium was in a state of stagnation, and from the spectators to the players defending Gan Guoyang, the hook seemed to turn back the clock to 1966, when Abdul-Jabbar played on the pitch for the first time and cast his hook, when he was still called Alcindor.

"Huh!" The ball is hollow into the frame, and a 15-foot hook hit, and it is much farther away than the average hook.

"This guy really did it." Bellman muttered as he looked at the proud disciple who scored easily with his hook hand on the field.

He suddenly felt that he was not the coach of the bulldogs, but John Wooden, the godfather of the UCLA, who was here looking at Abdul-Jabbar and destroying one fortress after another with a sky hook.

Gan Guoyang began to defeat UCLA in the most familiar way of UCLA.