Because of Odom's existence, the University of Rhode Island plays out-and-out superstar basketball, and when there is no way, just passing the ball to the number one star can solve the problem, which is the idea that the head coach of the team instilled in the other players from the beginning.

In contrast to the University of Rhode Island, Colorado State is a very holistic team, and when it comes to tight defense, their choice is to constantly move the defense through passing until they find a hole. Anyway, an offensive round in the NCAA is as long as 35 seconds, and there is plenty of time for players to run a variety of tactics.

In other words, it's a showdown between superstar basketball and team basketball!

The most embarrassing thing for the whole team is actually Chang Wei, strictly speaking, Villanova played superstar basketball before. Last season wasn't quite obvious, given that there were three stars in the game, Maddy, Brand and Battier, two of whom were used on a rotational basis as the core of the organization. But in the 96-97 season, Villanova played real superstar basketball, Irvin was not a top star, and the only thing the team could really rely on was Thomas, who would hand him the ball whenever he couldn't figure it out.

Just like the showdown of height and speed, superstar basketball vs team basketball is also a constant theme on the basketball court. Some managers admire superstars and believe that their presence can change the course of the game; Some head coaches prefer to rely on teamwork, believing that basketball is a team sport and that going it alone is undoubtedly contrary to the purpose of the sport.

But sometimes it's up to the squad to decide what style they choose, and unless the superstar is a team-oriented player, coaches aren't stupid enough to let the superstar run around the pitch boringly. UW head coach Jim Harrick is certainly not stupid, so he doesn't hesitate to use Odom as the core of the offensive and defensive system.

Colorado State doesn't have such top players, so they can only play more holistic team basketball and use the strength of the whole team to create open shots. The small-ball tactics are tailor-made for them, coupled with the perverted physical strength that Chang Wei has exercised, this is the tactical system that Colorado relies on the most.

Chang Wei couldn't help but recall a very famous NCAA final in his previous life, North Carolina VS Illinois. At that time, North Carolina had Rashad McCantz, who averaged 20 points per game, as well as talented players such as Shaun May and Raymond Felton, and the strength was the best in the NCAA. At the heart of Illinois were Dee Brown, Deron Williams and Luther Hyde, and no one on the team averaged more than 14 points per game to make it to the finals.

At that time, this game was regarded as the pinnacle of superstar basketball and team basketball. In the end, however, North Carolina had a slight advantage, with a double-double of 26 points and 10 rebounds to help the team win 75-70 and win the Final Four MOP. But Chang Wei doesn't think that superstar basketball is stronger than team basketball, which has a lot to do with the strength of the team.

However, this time, Chang Wei believes that team basketball will be superior. Of course, this is not to brag about their own team, there are other people in North Carolina who can help one or two, but the University of Rhode Island is only Odom, and the rest are insignificant, if Colorado can play seriously with a stable mentality, there may not be no chance of winning.

By the time the game officially began, the University of Rhode Island was really attacking with Odom as the core, and their point guard Preston Murphy had just dribbled the ball past halfcourt and handed the ball to Odom, who was standing near the free throw line, as if the ball was hot. Odom naturally took the ball and directed his teammates to run while looking at Colorado's defense.

Unfortunately, before the start of the match, McKay made it clear that he would strangle all the other receiving points of the University of Rhode Island, so that Odom would not have a passing target, forcing him to play a solo single. Goodwin was the only one in charge of defending him, and he was completely "whatever you want, as long as you don't pass the ball".

Odom himself is the top scorer at Rhode Island University, and when he saw that his teammates were all watched, he didn't panic and directly held the ball and singled Goodwin. One time, two times...... Although Goodwin gritted his teeth and tried to push it off, Odom hit a three-to-two to open up a sizable space, followed by a not-so-good, but absolutely practical, pull-up jumper. The basketball went into the basket, and he didn't even look at Goodwin, and ran to his own half of the court.

With Odom's status in the team, he naturally has unlimited firing rights, and playing alone defenders when teammates can't find space to catch the ball is also one of the team's main offensive tactics. In fact, any team with a superstar will have a tactic like this: the other people will open up the space, and then the star will hold the ball and play one-on-one, and one person will do everything.

The Colorado players didn't care, as the head coach had anticipated before the game, and they even wanted Odom to hold the ball and play alone every round, and then unknowingly drain all their physical strength. The only one who felt a little uncomfortable was Goodwin, and it was never a pleasure to be scored on his head, so he secretly cheered himself on, and he must defend himself against Odom's attack in the next round.

UDU is a typical team that is heavy on offense and light on defense, and their only reliance on the defensive end is Odom, who covers the entire half. But Colorado's big pass is sharp, and everyone doesn't shoot reluctantly, and there must be an open space for a player to finish the offense, and Odom alone can't prevent it at all.

After Palesio hit a mid-range jumper, the ball returned to the University of Rhode Island, and this time Odom simply let Murphy go straight to the frontcourt, and he himself took the ball straight from the backcourt. Chang Wei almost wanted to applaud him, worthy of the famous all-round interior in his previous life, Odom's dribbling is very skillful, and if you don't look at his figure, you will think that he is just a defender.

But when Odom dribbled to the frontcourt, he made another difficulty, and the Colorado players chased their teammates like mad dogs, and the short power forward, who failed to defend in the previous round, continued to grit his teeth in front of him. Odom dribbled the ball a few times, made a beautiful turn and burst into the three-second zone, dodged Ford's block and made a backhand layup, adding two more points to his stats.

But for the University of Rhode Island, that's not enough.