Chapter 7 [Was It Really Just an Accident?] 】

Players are not accurate in shooting, only hard work to improve, defense is different, mainly depends on the player's experience and attitude.

Guo Xu had a wealth of experience in playing wild ball in China in his previous life, and he was good at using small movements to make up for his lack of height when defending. His 180CM height interference shot is definitely poor, but he has the advantage of agility, as long as he is willing to entangle and does not gamble on steals, it is difficult for the 187CM Lehmann to get rid of him and shoot easily.

Of course, Guo Xu's defensive skills are only enough to deal with Lehmann, Cleves is too strong, and his 93 kilograms of weight can easily knock him away, and the breakthrough is a tank-style crush, so he has no choice.

Lehmann had the heart to compete on the defensive end, but Guo Xu didn't give him a chance. After his teammates sent the baseline ball, Guo Xu passed to Cliffs with one step, allowing the core to take the ball from the backcourt and bring it to the front court to choose whether to play on it or break through the ball.

Guo Xu ran to the right side of the 45-degree three-point line and pulled away, according to the coach's tactical arrangements and waited for opportunities to catch the ball.

As a veteran Chinese basketball fan, he can understand most basketball tactics, and Izzo arranges for him to play, without him having to break through with the ball, as long as he makes a stable three-point shooting point, and he will not be scolded if he takes a few steps less.

Cliffs advanced to the front and faced defensive specialist Maurice Peterson in the middle.

An important reason why the Spartans are looking down on this year is that whether Clifts plays point guard or point guard, the opponent must send a sharp guard to defend, otherwise he will be blown up. He has a stellar NCAA resume, having been named the Top 10 Conference Player twice and a All-America team twice.

The top 10 league player of the season was won by Peterson, but Crawlers, who was on the All-America team, averaged 17.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game.

Cliffes didn't force the attack and took a step to Richardson on the left. Peterson was drawn away, and the task of defending Richardson fell to the 195cm tall and 88kg substitute swingman Jane Murphy.

Richardson isn't just a dunk and jumper, and in the NCAA, it's not uncommon to see swingmen pouting and hitting opponents on the back. He had an obvious physical advantage, relying on Murphy to force a turn to the bottom line and wipe into the restricted area, and hit the board with one hand to shoot the basketball.

A clean goal, 2-0.

The white team attacked, Lehmann took the ball to the three-point line, Peterson reached out for the ball, Lehmann passed, and he didn't dare to ignore the core ball.

As soon as the ball came out, it couldn't come back, so Guo Xu followed Lehmann close to him and launched a kraft candy-style defense.

was beaten twice by Lehmann, one is because Guo Xu has just been reborn and did not understand the situation in the team, so he chose to keep a low profile; The second is that he is not used to Lehmann's playing path and suffers.

Now he knows what he knows. Lehmann's shooting ability is average, and the scoring mainly depends on breakthroughs, and it is right to prevent this kind of person from being entangled, forcing him to shoot. As long as Guo Xu's first step is not passed, even if Lehmann squeezes into the basket with his physical advantage in the end, his teammates can help defend.

NBA future nickname "Mad Dog", 185CM tall point guard Patrick Beverley is the best at this kind of defense, he guards the breakaway, tries his best to interfere with the shot, the opponent can score, and the reduced shooting percentage is the victory. This way of defending is actually not difficult, the key is the attitude, the physical strength.

Guo Xu is playing with his life today, training with the attitude of playing the NBA playoffs, even if he can only support 15 minutes of physical strength like this, it is enough to impress the head coach, anyway, he usually plays for 15 minutes, what do you do with so much physical strength?

Peterson is not good at attacking with the ball, and after failing to break through, he split the ball and passed a few times, and the center Randy hooked his hand and missed under the interference, and Boyd grabbed the rebound and passed to Cleves to launch a counterattack, and there was a misalignment on the court.

Richardson defended Peterson and countered Cliffs against Murphy, a substitute swingman, who lowered his center of gravity to accelerate the breakthrough, changed his direction and did not completely get rid of it, relying on his excellent physical fitness to force the basketball. 4 to 0.

Guo Xu was not so active when attacking, ran two steps casually, stood outside the three-point line and waited for the pass, so that he could recover some strength and stay on the defensive end to play.

The white team attacked, Guo Xu kept a two-step distance, put Lehmann outside the three-point line, did not speak, and made a "please" gesture to him.

In the past, Guo Xu could not provoke his teammates, let alone talk trash, and an honest person's sudden provocation would have a surprising effect. Lehmann's brain is hot, and getting the ball in the middle is a dry three-pointer.

Guo Xu didn't even raise his hand, knowing that he couldn't cover it when he jumped, the three-point shot was Lyman's weakness, and the shot was obviously off, popping out of the frame, and Richardson grabbed the rebound in the backcourt.

The white team players were quick to defend this time, and the red team didn't play the fast attack. Positional battle Guo Xu received a pass in the bottom corner of the right side, Lehmann was also very strict, Guo Xu shook it and did not shoot, and took a step sideways to pass the ball to Richardson who had his back to the right side at 45 degrees.

Richardson squeezed Murphy twice with the ball, turned to the baseline and missed a one-handed shot, immediately jumped up to grab the rebound, and scored a cricket from close range in the second attack. 6 to 0.

Coach Izzo gave Richardson a few applause from the sidelines, which is exactly what he wants his players to play, and it must be based on the point guard not messing around. Izzo has always disliked Lehmann, this person doesn't have enough strength, but he always wants to be in the limelight, he will cause the team's stars to not be able to play their full strength, Guo Xu's attribute of not holding the ball is what the team needs.

Regardless of the level of competition, each team assigns different tasks to the players. Privileged players can shoot at will, and the task of role players is always to ensure efficiency within a limited number of shots, Guo Xu understands, but Lehmann doesn't understand, he entered the school team by personal ability, and he became a habit of being the core in high school.

Lehmann is not without ball quotient, looking for an inside cover in the next round, Guo Xu bypassed the cover a little slower, and Lehmann rushed up.

Center Hughes retreated near the box to make up for the defense, Guo Xu chased from behind, and although he was no longer able to block or interfere with the shot, he still chased to the basket.

Ryman has the technique and is not bad at physical fitness, and after jumping up, he dodged Hughes's block with a beautiful aerial lever and scored a basketball with a low hand in the middle of the road. 6 to 2.

Lehmann's attention was on the basket, and after scoring the goal, he was cheering for himself for this wonderful goal, and he didn't want to be happy and sad, so he stepped on Guo Xu's foot with his right foot when he landed.

"Ahh Lyman screamed, and the whole person fell to his knees.

When he pulled the rod, his body was already tilted, and he was destined to land with his feet apart, and as soon as he stepped on Guo Xu's foot, he couldn't adjust his center of gravity at all, and his right ankle was lame.

"I'm so sorry...... I didn't mean to. Guo Xu stood aside and apologized in fear.

"You did it on purpose, you damn Chinese guy! Bastard! fuck you! Lyman roared. The moment he landed, he knew the season was over.

The team leader who was a guest referee hurriedly called a stop, and his teammates helped Lehmann to the side of the stool to see the injury, only to see that his ankle was slowly swollen and a little blue, and the best result was to rest for two weeks, and even have surgery if it was serious.

Guo Xu frowned and continued to explain: "I really didn't mean to, I just wanted to work hard to defend and protect the backcourt rebounds." ”

Was it really just an accident?

Coach Izzo didn't know what to say, he didn't see whether Guo Xu was stepping on his feet, Guo Xu's defense was very hard today, and he saw it in his eyes.