Chapter 63: The Hornets' Hole Cards
The twelve-point advantage that the Hornets had not easily accumulated in the first half was about to be wiped out. Hewitt hurriedly asked for a long timeout, and Sun Yue's sudden outburst made him begin to doubt the correctness of his resolute defensive strategy formulated before the game.
Paul. Hewitt looked at a dark-skinned, small but muscular man on the bench and said, "Will, it's your turn, we need your help." ”
Will. Bynum is in Chicago, a place with many enduring street court legends, and his name is at the top of these legends lists, where people are accustomed to calling him "The Thriller" to describe his chilling streetball prowess.
But the achievements of street basketball can't be carried over to the professional arena. Bynum was the starting point guard when he first entered the Hornets, but his overly fancy technical moves and short height made Paul a game. Hewitt didn't like him very much, and later became a big fan of him. Jack's arrival, Will. Bynum has always been dominated by Jarret. Jack squeezed into the position of backup point guard, and his performance was always up and down. (This may be the beginning of Jack's hit on his teammate in the same position)
But Paul. What Hewitt had to admit was that Will. Bynum's scoring prowess was superb, and in last year's Georgia Tech semifinals against Oklahoma State, Will was the best scorer. Bynum scored the final goal, relying on Will. Bynum's quasi-stunner narrowly outscored his opponent by two points. In the final, Will. Bynum also scored a team-high 17 points. So Will. Bynum has always been Paul. A quick sword in Hewitt's hand that will be unsheathed when the situation is critical.
For the Hornets, now is the time when the situation is critical, and the core of the team, Jarrett . Jack's offensive inefficiency under Lance's stalking caused the team to have a big problem scoring. Bynum can not only strengthen the offensive firepower, but also have two fast-moving guards on the defensive end, and at any time can wrap up Sun Yue and come back to continue to defend his own people, which can minimize and weaken Sun Yue's influence on the offensive end.
At this time, the pause became a gladiatorial arena for the coaches of the two teams, and began to test the on-the-spot arrangement of the coaches of the two teams, to see who should change faster, to see who had more pre-match preparation, and who could get closer to the victory of the game.
Paul. After winning the runner-up in the national championship last year, Hewitt's vision has become more vicious and his moves have become more ruthless. In contrast, the head coach of the Wolverines, Tom Wolverine. Amak only took over the Wolverines in 2001 and is slightly inferior in terms of coaching experience and tactical level. During this long timeout, he did not make any tactical changes, and was not aware of the impending crisis that befell the Wolverine, but replaced Taft and Gomez with Henderson and Claude according to the team rotation.
After the pause, the Hornets began to defend Sun Yue on the defensive end, but the other players of the Wolverines team did not have a second point to stand up and score when Sun Yue was trapped, the Wolverine's second scoring point Taft and the third scoring point Gomez were still sitting on the bench, Henderson and Mark on the court were both defense-oriented players, and Lance and Claude did not have a stable long-range shooting ability, and the Wolverine's offense stagnated for a while.
Sun Yue's offensive firepower was suppressed in an instant, and he faced the steady and experienced Jarrett . Jack and Will, who moves quickly and is unusually strong. Bynum, it is difficult for him to continue to get better outside shots under the bag of the two. As for breaking through the inside, it is not a wise choice, and the Hornets center Luke Shenshe relies on the lack of a three-second defense rule in the NCAA, and the Wolverines do not have the containment of long-range firepower, so he just can't come out in the three-second zone.
"It's so annoying!" Sun Yue had just dribbled to the three-point line, and before he raised his hand, Jarrett . Jack and Will. Bynum immediately stepped up to the basket, and the basketball was stuffed through the gap to Henderson, who was standing one step inside the free throw line, but the latter missed the shot, and the Hornets grabbed the rebound, and it was immediately a quick counterattack.
Replace it with Will. Bynum was on fire and picked up Jarret. Jack's long pass, a skillful realization of the pass, shook off Mark in front of him, and went straight to the basket, and finally caused the latter to foul in the head-to-head confrontation with Claude, and got two free throws.
At 13 minutes and 45 seconds of the second half, the score was 70:57. Bynum hit two free throws, and the gap between the two teams was stretched to 13 points again by the Hornets.
"How do you fight this?" Sun Yue was completely helpless, the defensive end couldn't withstand the impact of the opponent, and the offensive end lacked touch, what could he do?
Sun Yue looked at several of his teammates and sighed in his heart, the speed at which he faced the ball was not untimely, but at least five or six empty opportunities he passed, Lance and Claude did not grasp them, wasting his passing and empty opportunities.
Both of these men are characterized by being good at breaking through and attacking the basket, and their mid-to-long-range shots are not very consistent, but since the Hornets replaced Weil. Bynum, who put Will on the field. Bynum and Jarrett. Jack, these two players move very fast, often continue to rotate defense after wrapping Sun Yue, for a while the Hornets' rotation defense is simply airtight, plus the center Luke Shenshe, who is dead on the inside, is very close to his own restricted area, and it is difficult for these two to break through and attack the basket to pose a threat.
Coach Tom quickly called a timeout, and with six minutes and fifteen seconds left in the game, the Wolverines were already trailing by as many as 13 points, and it was difficult to turn around. A mournful atmosphere enveloped the Wolverine's bench, and everyone covered their heads with towels and thought about it.
At this point, everyone doesn't want to lose. Lance and Claude were wondering why they couldn't shoot that damn basketball, Taft and Gomez were blaming Coach Tom for not replacing them, and Mark and Henderson were still reminiscing about being beaten by Will. The ball that Bynum foiled, as for Coach Tom, he was still anxiously thinking about countermeasures.
"Bang bang." At this time, Sun Yue stood up from the bench, he slapped his palm hard, and made an excited sound from his mouth. "Everybody's got their heads up, and now we haven't lost yet."
Everyone raised their heads and looked at Sun Yue with lost or confused eyes. Sun Yue's expression was extremely resolute, and he said in a sonorous and powerful tone: "Everyone follow me, I will lead everyone to win this victory!" ”