"Flank! Attacks! We're going to have to get Palesio in the bag. In the second half, you don't have to think about the physical strength, if you don't have the physical strength I will replace you and rest, and when you are on the field, you just have to concentrate on doing one thing well, and that is to give me all my strength to stop Palesio from driving the rhythm! ”

At halftime, Orson yelled at the players in the locker room, Palesio's performance in the first half was really good, and Wisconsin did not have a player who could limit him one-on-one on the defensive end, so Orson asked his players to be on the pack after the start of the second half, and not give Palesio another chance.

Bag to bag, Orson didn't intend to limit Palesio to scoring, just cut off his passing route. He's not afraid of a single player slashing like a scorer, and he's afraid that the opponent will attract the defense to the rhythm of the game, especially against a team with very scattered firepower like Colorado State, and he would rather let Palesio score 30 points than watch him deliver 10 assists.

But as soon as the second half began, Orson realized that he was wrong, and he still didn't know enough about Colorado State. In the previous 20 minutes, he had seen Palesio's shooting ability, but he had not yet experienced the opponent's ability to finish under the basket, because many times Palesio played breakthrough points, and he rarely hit the basket to complete the offense.

However, when Wisconsin came up with the bag, this guy who had been playing in the first half suddenly broke out. In the face of Wisconsin's double bag, Palesio can always find a gap in the pass between the flicks and moves, or he can suddenly accelerate away just before the bag is formed, and if it is the latter, he will burst to the basket to score.

West and Korver have been outstanding in previous games, which has given other coaches the illusion that Colorado State is all about these two newcomers this season, but only those within the team know that the strongest is still captain Palesio, who now prefers to help his teammates score.

With the manager's instructions, Palacio is back to his last season's self, and he looks much easier than he did last year. This has a lot to do with the current Colorado big player allocation, teammates are strong, the opponent's defense does not dare to press too hard, last season Palesio sometimes had a feeling of a five-on-five, but this game he is very relieved, because he knows that no matter what kind of predicament he encounters, his teammates will always be by his side to fight side by side.

Break through the rebound layup, step back to shoot three-point shots, European steps low hand pick-up, self-throwing and self-grab dunks, and open shots after continuous passes...... Palesio simply used the game as his training ground, a dazzling array of scoring methods were dizzying, and the reporters on the sidelines were also amazed, I didn't expect that there were such excellent guards in the small team of Colorado University, although he had read his senior year, he could still be compared to other top guards.

Wisconsin's bag has become a joke, but it can't be helped, they are very average overall, and they can be said to have no weaknesses, but it also means that they don't have an absolute strong point, whether it is offensive or defensive, they don't have players who can take charge of themselves. So for Pallesio's unreasonable strong burst, they are completely helpless, the double bag is already the upper limit that Orson can bear, and then the three-person bag? While restricting Palesio, the others can't hold it down.

But Orson knew that it had no effect, but he still asked his players to continue to maintain pressure on Palesio, he actually still had a small calculation in his heart, most of the players will soon lose their physical strength in the face of such a high-intensity defense, and Orson is betting that Palesio's physical strength is not as terrifying as it seems. However, Palesio's physical strength can be said to be bottomless, he has been training under Chang Wei for two seasons, even if he plays the whole game.

Now Wisconsin's defense is indeed very strong, but Palesio has not paid attention to it, but constantly uses his containment to pass the ball to his teammates and maximize the opponent's defense. Both sides seem to be desperately trying to drain their opponents' stamina, and it's up to who can outperform whom, and Chang Wei has a lot of confidence in Colorado in this regard.

Sure enough, with the last 5 minutes and 27 seconds left in the second half, the fitness of the Wisconsin players collapsed, and their running speed and enthusiasm on the court obviously dropped by more than a notch compared to before. Orson certainly wants to replace the substitutes, but now that Colorado is aggressive, it is definitely going to be directly beaten if he is replaced by substitutes. It's just a matter of throwing yourself in the wrong when the difference is too big, but now Wisconsin is only 7 points behind, and Orson thinks there is still something to chase.

If the team loses, then the season is over, and it is useless to retain physical strength; If the team wins, then they are in the final four, and there is still enough rest. So Orson gritted his teeth and continued to let the main force fight on the field, hoping to catch up the difference in the last five minutes.

But McKay also saw Wisconsin's physical problems, and he decisively replaced Partick and Ford with Svensay and Goodwin, forcing the team's offensive and defensive speed to a higher level. Colorado State's current lineup on the court is the best at stealing points of all their five-man team, and McKay's replacement of this lineup means that he wants to kill his opponent with a stick.

How could Wisconsin stand such a fast offensive tempo? Or at this juncture in the final stage of the second half, they were directly overwhelmed by the opponent's indiscriminate bombardment, and they couldn't prevent it and couldn't score the ball at the same time, Orson called a timeout in a hurry, but the difference had been stretched to 13 points, and the team's morale plummeted.

Orson knows that now that the team's momentum is gone, no matter how much he changes his personnel and no matter how he changes his tactics, he can't change the final outcome. Colorado State is rejoicing, as they hold a spot in the final four of this season's NCAA in their hands, and for the first time in their history, they have reached the final four of a national tournament.

However, such results are still expected by Chang Wei, and Colorado State has taken advantage of the low overall level of the NCAA this season. But as long as you can win the championship, who cares what kind of level you are overall? Didn't the Rockets also take advantage of Jordan's first retirement to win two championships in a row?