Meng Xun was a little annoyed, originally he thought that this game must be a hand-to-hand capture, but he didn't expect to be beaten at the beginning. What made him feel most uncomfortable was that in the face of the Rams' rapid attack, he simply had no useful countermeasures.

The Bulldogs still maintain their traditional style of play, and they like to grind slowly in the battle in each round, and at most play some small combinations. But that's the mood for the NCAA right now, with Villanova last season and Arizona setting the precedent for a fast-paced whirlwind, and this season it's the turn of the Rams, who don't have a star on the roster.

Gonzaga University is not a strong team in the traditional sense, and it is not in the same league as Arizona and Villanova, so the chances of encountering them are close to none, so Monson does not know much about the style of small-ball tactics. Moreover, he has always scoffed at such a deviant lineup, and even when Villanova won the championship last season, he had to secretly scold his mother.

But he didn't expect to encounter a team with a style very similar to Villanova but very different. It's a lot like that, because both teams are fast in attack and defense, and the 35-second round time doesn't help them at all; The only difference is that this is a civilian team, they prefer to share the ball, and the dispersion of firepower is simply overwhelming.

Originally, Meng Xun still wanted to be fast against fast, but soon he found that he was not familiar with such a small lineup. But judging from the opponent's shooting percentage, if you can't keep up with their rhythm, there is only a dead end, Meng Xun gritted his teeth, or planned to let the starting lineup top the court for a while, if not, he would definitely change people at the first time.

However, it didn't always go well, and although the Bulldogs struggled to score two points after the timeout, the Rams players began to run wild on the court again. Before the Bulldogs could get into position, the opponent hit the bottom corner with a three-to-two pass and then Palesio hit an easy three-pointer.

Although the first half of the game was not even half played, Palesio felt very happy. He is also an old man of the team, and he still remembers what the team was like in the first two seasons, and many times they won not because they were better than their opponents in terms of overall strength, but more like shit luck from the whole process of the game.

But today is different, even if he can't ask for the ball as recklessly as he used to and go head-to-head with opponents, he may score more points than last season, for the simple reason that almost every time he gets the ball, there is no one in front of him, and with the addition of shooting in the offseason, he feels like the basket is as wide as the ocean.

Of course, he occasionally misses, but Ford and Goodwin are not at a loss on the inside, and the offensive rebounding is in full swing, and many of the iron shots will eventually return to his own hands, and then start organizing the offense again. There was no player who didn't want to play on a team like that, and Palesio played two seasons in the NCAA and finally felt like he was in heaven.

The point difference is still slowly but surely widening, the Bulldogs also have no outstanding stars, and their offensive and defensive rhythm has been disrupted, and they can only rely on the piecemeal play of a few players to slowly increase the score. And when they were very different, the Rams were able to score almost everyone, and they didn't hesitate to shoot whenever they found an opportunity, and even Patick, who was developing in the direction of the 3-and-D wing, shot a 2-of-3 three-pointer, and it was not difficult for them to score.

Originally, Meng Xun also pinned his hopes on the interior players, and at the beginning of the game, he noticed that the inside line of the Rams team is relatively small, and it stands to reason that he can only be regarded as a soy sauce role on the inside, and he may even run high often, which also means that the basket will become very empty, which is a good time for the Bulldogs to control the situation inside.

However, when he saw Goodwin grab offensive rebounds in the encirclement of Aden and Dench, he couldn't help but cover his forehead in frustration. It does look visually striking, considering that Aden and Dench are both big men at 2.11m, what about Goodwin? Standing at 2.03 meters tall, he is a complete small forward by NBA standards, and the reason why he swayed to the No. 4 position is also because the Rams have no available people on the inside.

But it's such a guy with the height of a small forward who grabbed offensive rebounds in the hands of two strong men on the inside in a row, which is not something that ordinary people can do. And these offensive rebounds helped the Rams add as many as 7 points, which made Meng Xun feel even more breathless. At the same time, he also wondered: where did this guy come from? This level shouldn't be unknown in the NCAA at all, but why haven't you even heard of the name before?

Seeing that the difference between the two sides was getting wider and wider, Monson couldn't sit still, he hurriedly applied for a substitution, and replaced Dench with backup point guard Hall, leaving only Aden on the court. It can be seen that he still doesn't have the courage to remove all the inside lines, and he has to keep a big man until he dies, but it is really difficult for him to play a three-guard lineup.

It's a pity that some things are not enough to do superficial work, and soon Monson found the gap between his players and his opponents. After only two or three minutes, the players of the Bulldogs team gasped as if they were pulling bellows, and the players of the Rams, although they were also sweating profusely, their faces were not very red, as if they were not the ones who had been scurrying around the field just now.

Meng Xun was shocked, his players followed the speed, and in less than five minutes, he became this death-defying appearance, but what about the Rams? They've been playing this fast-paced offense and defense since the start of the game, right? Now that the first half is halfway through, they don't even have symptoms of physical exertion? It's not scientific at all!

But regardless of whether the department is scientific or not, now the Rams have taken a big lead, and they are also dragging their team tired, Meng Xun glanced at McKay on the other side with some jealousy, if he has such a team that can't run, it is estimated that he can already dominate the entire NCAA, right? But now I have to endure the torment of falling behind here.

Seeing that the players were panting and exhausted, Monson could only change to the second team to hold on for a while, which is also the right thing, no manager will let his starters not rest for the whole game. But when he saw several of the Rams' starters drinking a few sips of water on the bench and getting back up to get ready to play, the whole person was already confused: Hey! Can you follow the unspoken rules of the game?