With Lao K's caution, he will inevitably study the team's opponents in the next round, and the characteristics of Colorado's penchant for playing small-ball tactics are naturally seen by him. In fact, it's not that they don't want to use other tactical systems, but the height of the players is there, do you have any other way than to play the small ball that relies on speed and hard food?

As a head coach who has been in the NCAA for decades and has eaten more salt than many people have ever eaten rice, the old K only needs to look at the Colorado State footage to know what the opponent's style is. And he quickly figured out how to deal with it, don't you like to play fast? I just want to press down the speed and you slowly grind the position to attack, as long as you do a good job of defense, you can basically be invincible, no matter what small ball you have, you have to kneel and sing to conquer.

McKay was still in the dark, and he was confident about the rest of the game when he saw Duke's regular starting lineup. In his eyes, Duke's starting lineup is relatively clunky, and he doesn't see any other advantages other than good frame protection, maybe their tactical execution is good, but so what? Their own team can be dragged down by speed.

And the opponent's main scoring points are also distributed on the perimeter, McKay is simply confident in the team's perimeter defense, and he firmly believes that the team can limit Duke's perimeter offense. As for Duke's interior line, there is no need to worry about it, Purzbilla and Caravel are not strong in their independent offensive ability, and they can't make any waves on the inside if they block the outside line.

But McKay forgot one thing, and that was the old K's tactical attainments. Although the small-ball tactics were only occasionally used as regular tactics by a few teams before this, this does not mean that Lao K is helpless against it, he is the best at watching the dishes, and naturally he has prepared all the packages for Colorado on both offensive and defensive ends.

Chang Wei naturally knew that Lao K and his Duke were not easy to mess with, but he didn't expect that they would really be able to put down the shelves of the strong team, and they turned themselves from the sharpest spear to the strongest shield. That's right, as the top offensive team in the NCAA this season, Duke didn't attack all the way at the beginning of the game, but instead focused most of his energy on the defensive end.

Colorado's big eyes were a 2-3 defense, with Potzbilla, Caravel and Margeti lined up near the baseline, while Langton and Avery stood near the free-throw line, ready to steal. It stands to reason that a team with strong firepower outside the three-point line like Colorado State shouldn't use joint defense, but the old K did just that, and no one except himself and Duke's players was selling any medicine in his gourd.

In the face of a 2-3 defense, three-point shooting is naturally the main offensive method, but before Pallesio received McCans' pass, Avery slammed to the three-point line and intercepted McCans' pass directly. Although McCans has not made such mistakes before, but the mistake at the beginning of the game is undoubtedly very shameless, he chased after it with a low roar, but unfortunately Duke participated in the fast break with a full three people, and scoring goals in the front court is a simple thing.

McCanne, who was sitting on the sidelines, also frowned, but he didn't say anything, McCans' overall strength was not bad, but there were a lot of mistakes, and before that, he was not without the embarrassing incident of constantly reversing the ball on the outside but being tackled by the opponent, this time it was just a repetition. But McKay forgot one thing, those teams hadn't played a joint defense before.

In fact, the joint defense is mainly used to limit the breakthrough, whether you are breaking through the middle, breaking through the flanks at a 45-degree angle or even breaking through the bottom line, the lineup of the joint defense can let you in first and then close the door to beat the dog, even if it is the inside single of the center, the capable team can also use the joint defense to restrict. The 2-3 combo defense has few drawbacks for interior offense, but it can't be used for players who are accurate on three-point shots. In addition, the baseline mid-range shot and the mid-range shot in the horn position are also places that the 2-3 joint defense can't take care of, especially for players who are quite good at the pull-up jump shot, the jump shot in these two positions is basically equal to the empty space.

Three-point shots are the easiest and most effective way to break down a 2-3 defense, and passing the ball back and forth quickly can also make the defense frustrated. Of course, the so-called 3-1-1 placement can also break the 2-3 joint defense, the main thing is to let the point guard control the ball at the top of the arc, the point guard and small forward stand at a 45-degree angle on both sides, the center tries to mention the free throw line, and the power forward repeatedly slides the bottom line to attract the defense and create opportunities for teammates to break through, but obviously this takes a long time to practice and has nothing to do with Colorado State.

How could the scheming old K not know the shortcomings of the 2-3 joint defense? But he resolutely sacrificed this defensive system, obviously trying to make a wave of things. The sudden steal of McCans' pass just now was a reflection of the subtle adjustments he made before the game. A glance at his tactical board reveals that he associates another phrase with a 2-3 defense, and that is man-marking.

With the tactical execution of Duke's players, it is a piece of cake to transform from a 2-3 joint defense to a man-to-man in an instant, and in the process of changing formations, they have a good chance of cutting off the opponent's pass, and then it is an easy fast-break score. This is the feast that Old K prepared for Colorado State, and he knows that this team likes to share the ball, which is their strength, but sometimes the advantage is not that it cannot become a disadvantage, and too much pursuit of the ball gives Duke a chance.

After several steals in a row, McKay finally spotted his opponent's routine, and the numbers on the scoreboard seemed to mock him for his hindsight. 11-0, which was Colorado State's worst single-game start of the season, and without one, they haven't faced other top teams before, but it's hard to imagine falling behind by double digits at the start.

The most important thing is that most of the three-point shooters in the Colorado team rely on teammates to assist, and in more detail, their offensive style is running, catching, and shooting, and few people can hold the ball outside the three-point line and shoot from beyond the defender, even captain Palesio can't.

This also means that they must create opportunities for their teammates through constant passing, and naturally they are hit by the defensive tactics of Lao K. If you don't pass the ball, there will be no vacancy, if there is no vacancy, it will be difficult to shoot, and if you force a shot, you can't guarantee the shooting rate, and then look at the big men on Duke's inside, especially Pulzbilla, who is 2.16 meters tall, do you want to increase the number of offensive rounds by grabbing more offensive rebounds?

Sao Nian, you are really living in a dream!