Chapter 43: Villanueva's taunt
TNT today sent ace commentator Marv Albert and guest Reggie Miller to narrate the game, which was broadcast live from the United States. Although Charles. Barkley and Kenny. Smith's commentary combo was more popular, but the big game was the groom. Albert explained a lot.
Before the game, he said: "I think Skipper is a tall point guard who represents the future of basketball, he is good at playmaking, he is talented in passing, he has a pretty good projection, he is a good commander, he is a natural winner, he can make the right judgments, he has the ability to influence the game on both ends of the floor." The disadvantage is that the physical confrontation ability is slightly weaker, and the physical strength is relatively inferior"
Hall of Famer-turned-commentator Reggie Miller also said: "I've watched a lot of skipper videos, and I've been creative, have a high basketball IQ, have excellent organizational skills, shoot accurately, and have a lot of experience with Stephen of the Phoenix Suns. Nash is the same type of player. ”
"Mafu, as for the weakness of physical strength and physical confrontation you mentioned, I think it can be completely compensated for by willpower and competitiveness, two valuable qualities that Skipper obviously possesses." Obviously, Reggie Miller admires Sun Yue a lot, after all, just looking at the figure, the two still have some similarities.
As the two spoke, the Wolverines completed another tight defense in the front court, and this time it was Rudy's turn to make a mistake. Guy, the Wolverines scored two more points through a quick counterattack, and less than two minutes into the game, the Wolverines were caught off guard by beating the Huskies 6:0.
Reggie Miller laughed: "Coach Tom of the Wolverines seemed to be well prepared, using pressing tactics at the beginning of the game, pressing the opponent's dribble player to stop the ball, quickly complete the bag on the ball carrier, causing the opponent to make mistakes, and then scoring with a quick counterattack. ”
Mav Albert, who has a lot of experience in commentators, asked very playfully: "How can you crack this pressing tactic?" ”
Reggie Miller is known for his high ball quotient when he plays, and he quickly gave a solution: "In the face of this kind of pressing, the first thing to do is that the ball holder can't stop the ball, because the ball will be caught as soon as it stops, and then the ball holder wants to not die on the premise that the ball is the first time to quickly play the ball and transfer the basketball to the player in the open position, which is often an opportunity to shoot in the open position." ”
"Merser has to hold down the rhythm and hold the ball at the top of the arc. The rest of the players kept moving, and Rudy and Nasdaq were on the outside ready to catch the ball and help catch it. We have to control the rhythm, we have to control our rhythm, we can't run with them. UConn head coach Jim Calhoun, who has led the Huskies to an NCAA championship, saw his team being cut off twice in a row, so he quickly called a timeout to redeploy the players.
He didn't want his team to run after the Wolverine. After all, Connecticut's traditional tactics are to play positional offense, and only in this way can you have a chance to win.
The timeout was called very well, and after the timeout, the Huskies' point guard Mersder, despite his average basketball talent, executed his tactics first-class. Calhoun's set-up, slowing down his speed, came to the front court, observed at the top of the arc for a while, and then handed the ball to Josh. Boone's off-ball cover runs out of Rudy. Guy.
Rudy. Gay is undoubtedly a swingman with great potential, although he doesn't have a consistent scoring tool at the moment, but he has excellent physical attributes and a positive defensive attitude...... Physical condition and Marvin of the University of North Carolina. Williams is somewhat similar and is a perfect NCAA swingman who could easily get a lottery spot in any NBA draft.
But he didn't fit perfectly into the Connecticut system, and Connecticut's tradition of swingman was to favor the kind of shooter who was solid when he caught the ball, as his brothers Ray Allen and Hamilton were examples of. Rudy Gay's shooting percentage is not as stable as the first two, and his scoring basically relies on hitting the basket.
Jim. Calhoun is also a coach who is a coach who has the potential to be more promising. Guy was shaped into the core of the UConn, but let Charlie . Villanueva as the team's big man, let Josh. Boone and Rudy. Guy comes to assist Villanueva.
Rudy. Guy also knew his weakness, and in the face of Claude's defense, he did not reluctantly attack, and passed the ball to Villanueva, who was already in a position, and Villanueva chose to play Henderson alone after getting the ball.
After getting the points, Villanueva seemed to have tasted the sweetness and began to ask for consecutive singles on the inside, but he obviously underestimated Henderson's defensive ability, and the usually taciturn power forward of the Wolverines stuck Villanueva's bottom handicap, stretched out his hands to limit Villanueva's shooting well, and Villanueva's forced single was also in vain.
In the face of Henderson's strong defense, Villanueva gradually lost the desire to play alone, and instead waited for the opportunity to shoot from the three-point line. With 3:50 left to play, Villanueva finally waited for a chance to make a shot. Guy's breakaway pass gave Villanueva an open three-pointer on the right, and Villanueva opened his hand to hit a three-pointer.
This open three-point shot not only helped the lagging Huskies narrow the score gap to 3 points, but also made Villanueva's whole body swell, he beat his chest hard, and said proudly to Sun Yue, who ran past him: "You can't stop me at all." ”
Sun Yue, who was just about to pick up Taft's serve, was a little confused when he heard the words from Villanueva, and he seemed to be being ridiculed?
Villanueva seemed to be carried away by this three-point hit, and actually shook his head and said to Sun Yue: "Yellow monkey, I want to let Goddess Emma know who is the real powerhouse." ”
It's just a trash talk for Villanueva, but for Sun Yue, it's an intolerable racist provocation.
Sun Yue's pupils narrowed to a dangerous arc, a looming sneer hung on the corner of his mouth, and his body seemed to be bubbling with invisible flames, and he felt that he was going to give Villanueva an unforgettable punishment.