Chapter Ninety-Three: Patchwork the Lineup
"So tell me, are there any interior players on the bench who are particularly good at defense?" Hoggist asked.
"Just one, Ryan. Witherspoon, who is tall on the side of Devin, a defensive giant, and an offensive player, has no other way to put the ball into the basket than a dunk, but his single defense is really tough, iron-blooded, and he will never let go if he bites the opponent. It's a bit of a dead reason to defend, and if you assign him a defensive task, he only cares about the people within his own task, doesn't know how to improvise, and doesn't like to assist in supplementing defense and changing defenses. ”
"Is this person you are talking about without a neck?" Hogist suddenly asked thoughtlessly.
"How do you know, his body proportions are a little strange, he is very tall but has no neck. Looks like a giant oak stump! Jackson replied curiously.
"Didn't he tell you that his dad played in the NBA too?" Hoogist asked, surprised.
"How do you know? He said it, but none of us believed it, and we didn't expect it to be true! Jackson spread his hands.
"This surname is so rare, of course, it reminds me of the Witherspoon in the NBA! He is also a strong power forward who averages 18+10 per game in his peak season in Philadelphia! You're too lonely, aren't you? Hoggist was speechless.
"So strong? In the first two years, the Lakers won two consecutive championships when Paul. Gasol is this statistic! How could we not have heard of such a strong player? This is the stat of which season he played? Jackson asked, surprised.
"1993-1994 season."
Jackson almost fell on his head, "Are you really only 16?" Why do you know so well about the NBA players in the 90s of the last century? ”
Hougist pointed to his head, "This is an NBA database!" So what are the strengths of other interior players? ”
"There is also a 6-foot-5-inch short man, who especially likes to drill the inside line, and is very fierce in grabbing rebounds, but he likes to fight the ball and is tough, and he is always covered, we all call him 'hat trick', and there is still a 6-foot-7-inch big white soft left, the shooting is okay, and the speed is not slow, but the confrontation is too poor, and every time the team is played, Devin and Anthony are scolded and vomit blood."
"Hmm...... Let me think about it, your main inside advantage is obvious, the outside level is not very good, we need to play 2-3 joint defense, the university uses FIBA rules, there is no defense for 3 seconds, let Witherspoon stand under the basket to protect the frame, use fast white soft on both sides, don't let him defend the inside line head-on, use his height from the side to interfere with Devin and Bennett's shots, and let Witherspoon top them! Hougist pondered his tactics, "Is there any other outside player that can be used?" ”
"There's a 6-foot shooting guard, Sonny. Odegaard, he shoots very accurately, but the shooting speed is slow, the shooting point is too low, he is short, the shot is slow and low, and he is also the master who often gets hats! ”
"Isn't it true that he can only shoot empty positions when attacking? This is equivalent to no offense, so how about his defense? Hoggist asked helplessly.
"The defense is okay, the lateral movement speed is fast, the hand is also a thief, the help defense steal is a must, but it's a pity that the offense is too wasteful!"
"Anything else?"
"There is also a defender who has a very strong ability to break through, but press! Roots! Only! Not! Yes! One! Some! Big! Bureau! See! If you take the ball, you will do it alone, and if you rush in, you will fly into the air and find that you can't get a layup to separate the ball, and this kind of pass will be wrong nine times out of ten. We all call him 'Hoop Eye', and he's not good defensively, he's too easy to shake. ”
Haugist was about to cry, "Your varsity players are too bad, aren't they?" This substitute lineup can vomit blood from the main pit, and it is not safe to lead by less than 15 points, right? ”
"Yes, so our main lineup has very good physical strength, and we can play the whole game!" Jackson said proudly.
"Don't be pretty! When I praise you? These two guards are too secondary, pull the general in the, and use the Sonny who is slow to shoot well! If you can't, let's go to the 'hat trick'! "Hoggist made a decision.
The two were arranging tactics, and Coach Odom came to the stadium and gathered everyone with a smile, "Devon, count the points, see if everyone is here?" ”
Devin counted the numbers and reported them to Coach Odom, who nodded, beckoned to Hogist, and motioned for him to come forward. Horgist walked up to Coach Odom, Coach Odom took the initiative to reach out his hand, and Horgist hurriedly stretched out his hands to hold Coach Odom's hand.
Coach Odom also patted Houghist's shoulder with his other hand and said, "I've admired your name for a long time!" Sure enough, it lives up to its name! This figure, this girth, tsk! It's really good, born with a superstar image! The future is promising, the future is promising! ”
Hougist said modestly: "The old gentleman has praised it! I can't be scared, and I can't see enough of your elite soldiers to see me! ”
But Hougist's modesty made the Raiders players very dissatisfied, and everyone thought to themselves, "You deserve to be compared to us as a high school student?" No matter how bad we are, we are a notch higher than you! It's overwhelming!
Coach Odom turned to the players and introduced: "Everyone, let me introduce to you, this is the famous Hoggist in Las Vegas. Hurley, Mr. AKA Five-Double. He's the best high school student in Nevada! I'm sure a few of you locals have fought him, right? ”
Devin and Jackson nodded incessantly, Bennett looked embarrassed, and the rest of the players scoffed.
"From today onwards, Hoggist will train with us, and I hope everyone can push each other and make progress together!"
"Can he keep up with us?"
"He's a high school student, he's going to get hurt if he's training with us!"
"The flowers in the greenhouse need to be carefully cultivated, not seedlings to grow!"
Everyone started talking, but the speech was not very good.
These comments made Coach Odom feel that he couldn't convince the public and was very shameless, and he was afraid that Haugist would be angry, so he said unhappily: "Hehe, there are so many high-quality games hosted by our university stadium, I always ask you to go and see more when you have nothing to do, and accumulate some experience, it seems that you have not listened to my orders!" Let's talk about this year's NBA Summer League! More than 60 high-quality games, if you watch the ......"
Although Hoggist is not happy with these arrogant players, the excellent performance in the past is history, and he wants to slap these people in the face with practical actions, so he pulled Coach Odom's clothes a few times to stop him from continuing to talk.
"Alright, Devon, let's warm up with the big guy when everyone is ready." Coach Odom waved everyone away.
After the warm-up, Coach Odom led everyone to start the regular training program, and everyone intentionally or unintentionally increased the pace and speed of training, wanting to make Hougist make a fool of himself, which brought unexpected gains to Coach Odom, and everyone's training results were better than before. But Hoggist is a person who has experienced the rhythm of NBA Summer League training, and the rhythm of college Hoggist has been adjusted very easily, and Hoggist's results are even the best in several trainings.
Everyone gradually stopped criticizing Hoggist, but there were no physical confrontation items in the training, so many people privately questioned Hoggist's actual combat ability. Similarly, Hogist's childish behavior of these college students is also secretly slandered, these college players are not high-level, and their self-esteem is quite strong, and they can step on their tails with a few modest words just now.
Finally, the regular training is over, and it is time for the group confrontation. This is the project that everyone usually "hates" the most, because the group confrontation is a project in which everyone is abused by the main force in turn. But today, many people are looking forward to seeing Hoggist make a fool of himself in confrontational training, and he can't even care about his own face.
Coach Odom asked everyone to stand in two teams and start the pre-game arrangement: "Today's group confrontation is still divided into main and substitutes, and the time is still half of the official game, and the two halves are played for 10 minutes each, with 35 seconds per round. Spencer, Carrick, Dechaun, I'm almost 70 years old, I beg you guys to practice shooting! Devin and Anthony are so strong on the inside, and the outside is full of three-point opportunities, if you can score a few more threes, how can we go crazy in March last year! ”
"There's a shooting target in the team! Sonny shoots so accurately, you can make him a shooting guard! Carrick said indifferently.
"Don't think that you can be so presumptuous after talking to me for three years! I haven't dared to run for election for three years, are you embarrassed to make a big fuss here? Don't you plan to run this year? I remember you were a construction machinery major, right? Are you planning to graduate and become a football champion in Tahiti First Division or design an excavator? ”
"......," Carrick rolled his eyes and retreated into the crowd.
Don't look at Coach Odom's age, but his mouth is damaged enough, and two sentences make Carrick speechless.
Everyone usually knows that the old man has a mouth injury, and he usually doesn't easily provoke Coach Odom. The main reason is that Carrick is a little unhappy today, and his mood is not beautiful, so he has one more mouth.
"Dimmit, you still choose the substitute lineup, Hoggist is on the same team as you, you see whether to let him play as a starter or a substitute." Coach Odom instructed.
Jackson nodded, looked back at the benches, and everyone took a step back in front of Jackson's gaze, for fear of being selected and abused. Only Witherspoon stood motionless.
Jackson nodded, "It's still Ryan who is brave, everyone is able-bodied and has the same height, why should you be afraid of their main force!" ”
"I can't count on this bunch of rubbish, every time I defend Germany and culture so well, the four of you are blown up together. I don't have much to say when Big White Soft was blown up by Bennett, but what is the situation when you are blown up by the three little blacksmiths of Spencer, Carrick, and Dechaum every time you are on the outside? Witherspoon was furious with the other substitutes.
"Ryan, Big White Soft, Sonny, you guys start with me." Jackson gestured to the three of them. The rest of the benches collectively breathed a sigh of relief, and Big White Soft and Sonny's faces were as ugly as if they had eaten raw eggplant.
"Don't be too happy, there's still a spot left here, and the 'hat trick' may be reserved for you! And your 'basket eyes', don't be complacent, maybe it could be you! Seeing the others gloating, Da Bai Soft yelled at the others in annoyance.
"Of course, the one remaining spot is mine. There are only three places to win, and you don't have a chance! Hoggist said with a smile on the side.
"What? Did I hear me right? You say winning? Do you still want to win the main lineup? Dimmit, didn't you tell him about the team? "Basket Eye seems to have heard one of the most exaggerated jokes in life.
Jackson replied angrily, "Then you tell me how I should introduce you?" A bunch of unwinning, garbage? ”
"You ......" choked on the basket eye.
"You may not know much about the situation when you first arrive, and our substitutes are a little bit worse than the main team...... "Da Bai Soft explained to Hougist kindly.
"Dimmit told me about your abilities, this lineup was carefully selected by me, as long as you don't be afraid, we will fight with them!" Hogist said calmly.
"That's right, you weren't defeated by the main force, you were scared to death by yourself every time! It's too cowardly! Witherspoon agrees with Hogist.
"Let's play a 2-3 defense, Witherspoon, FIBA didn't defend a 3-second violation, please stand under the basket and protect the basket."
"Okay, but who am I going to guard against?" Witherspoon asked.
"It's very simple, whoever goes to the basket you defend."
"Who's under the basket and I'm going to defend whom?" Witherspoon scratched his head and slowly digested it.
"Uh...... 'big white soft' classmate, it's rude, I don't know what your name is, I'll call you that first, trouble you to fall in the bottom corner, the opponent's inside line breaks through from the front, you will shrink the defense and let go of the bottom corner, if the opponent's inside line attacks from the low post or the bottom corner, shoot and reach out to interfere, if the opposite side plays in, don't resist hard, just reach out to the side to interfere, and send it to the inside with Witherspoon classmates to defend. I'm going to defend the other corner. Haugistra commanded.
"Alright! As long as I don't have to defend myself against those two inside monsters! Da Bai Soft nodded.
Hoggist finally pulled Sonny and Jackson and said: "Dimmit, you and Odegaard are defending on the line, remember to actively help defend the inside, it doesn't matter if you let them shoot on the outside!" ”
"Well, their outside level is very average, we usually let them shoot, the main reason is that we can't block them inside, we can't attack on the outside, and the inside line can't do anything about the two of them, so we can't beat it!" Sonny. Odegaard nodded, agreeing with Haugist's sentiments.
"Offensively, you don't have to worry about it this time, follow my command, I'll control the ball!" Hogist said confidently.
The substitutes were discussing with Hoggist in full swing, and Carrick said contemptuously to the rest of the starters: "They were talking quite seriously, as if they could win!" ”