Chapter Sixty-Eight: Pretend to be Forced!
On March 27, the University of Southern California took a team bus to the "American Airlines Center", which was originally built to host indoor sports such as basketball and ice hockey, so although there are only 20,000 seats, it is more suitable for basketball games, and fans will be better able to watch the game in this kind of arena than in the "multi-purpose arena".
Wu Huang has already been to the Staples Arena and the Toyota Center, and without exception, he feels more comfortable playing in both arenas than at the larger Memorial Arena, which usually only needs 20,000 people to create the atmosphere of 30,000 or 40,000 people in a "multi-purpose arena".
ABC TV today sent Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson to commentate on the game, and the duo's commentary duo has been very popular with fans for the past two years.
Former Houston Rockets coach Van Gundy was very into the groove after putting down the whip and picking up the microphone. Don't look at him as a coach, but he is humorous when he explains. His professional perspective and in-depth analysis have made him a good reputation among fans. That's why he doesn't want to go back to the dugout now, because it's much easier to be a commentator than the coach's high pressure.
Mark Jackson has been playing with Van Gundy, his more serious style and the two work well together, and they are now the most consistent group of partners on ABC TV.
After seeing the players from both teams playing, Fan Bald said: "Hugo has two kills in the regular season and a key block shot, he is the most efficient and dangerous player in college basketball, and if he chooses to leave USC after this season, he will definitely be the top three favorites in the draft." ”
Mark Jackson smiled lightly, Van Gundy would always deliberately leave him half of the words when explaining, and he did the same, which is why the two can be so tacit and harmonious.
As the saying goes, "You respect me, I respect you", both of them obviously understand this truth.
Mark Jackson added: "He's one of the top three favourites to win America's Player of the Year award, and his name has become a unique new word that has dominated major media headlines since the start of the season. ”
"We've got another protagonist today, and he's Blake Griffin, a warrior who doesn't dare to take on challenges, and we're going to see him attack again and again, even if he's hit in the face, he can get up and keep fighting, and keep finding a way to score or grab a rebound."
"Yes, he's a fearless warrior, a player who can score 20 points and 10 rebounds at will and stay in great shape for a long time, and he's the only rookie this year who can be called 'explosive', and his dunk gives me the feeling that it's neither like Kemp nor like Amare, he has his own style."
These two commentators introduced the two protagonists of today's game, and Wu Huang on the field also saw Griffin, who was obviously white, but was actually black.
This kind of situation of white on the outside and black on the inside made him feel very interesting, and Wu Huang still thought with some malice in his heart, is the black man on the sidelines Griffin's biological father?
However, when he saw the curls on Griffin's head, he knew it was really black.
After Wu Huang greeted Griffin here, he kept staring at others, causing the three with binoculars in the audience to project their eyes that could pierce people on Griffin, and their eyes were full of hostility.
"This guy is so good at jumping, he won't be reimbursed for his rookie season!" The most handsome of the best-looking second, Trevor Moretz, couldn't help but curse.
Griffin was warming up in his own half, when suddenly his body was cold, as if he felt a gust of wind coming, and a very bad premonition instantly spread throughout his body.
University of Oklahoma starters: Austin Johnson 193cm, Willie Warren 193cm, Tony Crocker 198cm, Taylor Griffin 201cm, Blake Griffin 206cm. Seeing such a starter, you can know why the outside world is not optimistic about them, this team does have many flaws and shortcomings compared to the University of Southern California.
The University of Oklahama does not have a qualified interior player except for Griffin, so that Griffin has to play as a center many times, and his own brother Tyler Griffin is obviously a small forward's size and technique, but he is always promoted to the big forward position.
"The University of Oklahoma's three-point shot is always bad, and we can take the defense inside and wrap up Griffin." Floyd briefly emphasized the defense on the sidelines before the game, which they had been practicing for two days, and with fourth-year Gibson in the area, Floyd was more reassured.
Today he was worried about the offense, and said in an accentuated tone: "You must be careful on the offensive end today, we have played two rounds of tournaments, and the opponent should have a certain degree of understanding of our offensive routines, continue to play blocking and dismantling today, Hugo will face the pressure of the pack, remember to return the ball to the big forward, you can also go down or continue to plug straight to the center, Demar has to increase the number of air cuts, we have to play more aggressively today." ”
The tactics that USC played the most in the first two games were the blocking offense first, followed by the singles tactics of Wu Huang and DeRozan, and finally the open shooting after positioning and covering, and the air cut in the second and third positions.
The pick-and-roll tactics play a lot, and that's because Wu Huang has the greatest threat and the lowest turnover rate after breaking through with the help of pick-and-roll, which is the most efficient offensive method at USC.
After Wu Huang greeted the players from the University of Oklahoma one by one, he secretly greeted Christine, who was sitting behind the technical table, about the tenth row, and then he glanced at the cold girl by the way, the girl with sunglasses, who was undoubtedly little Hermione.
Once the game started, Griffin easily helped the University of Oklahoma get their first offensive rights.
USC is very fast, and today's defensive formation is in a two-to-three position, with three players on the inside, in order to naturally deal with the beast Griffin. Only Wu Huang and DeRozan were left on the outside, but the two also left a lot of space for opposing players, full of contempt.
Austin Johnson has a tall and thin figure, a very good arm span, a weight of 178 pounds like Wu Huang, and good explosiveness and speed, but not the top. If you look at it from the physical aspect alone, he belongs to the fully weakened version of Emperor Wu. In terms of technology and basketball IQ, this guy is nine streets away from Wu Huang, and he can't be compared at all.
Wu Huang knows that this guy's three-point shooting rate is only 35%, which is a very iron category in the NCAA.
The three-point line in college basketball is one meter smaller than in the NBA, so anything in the NCAA that does not reach a shooting rate of more than 40% can be counted as "iron".
Austin saw that Emperor Wu let him go a big step away, quickly glanced at the basket, and made a decisive shot.
"Awesome!" Wu Huang secretly thought in his heart that he really didn't care about this ball, because the team's first attack was logically handed over to the team boss. Anyway, at the University of Southern California, even DeRozan didn't dare to score the first goal himself, "Could it be that the rules of the University of Oklahoma are different?" Emperor Wu could only think so in his heart.
He didn't know that Jeff Kapoor, the head coach of the University of Oklahoma, was well aware of the difference in strength between the two teams, so he repeatedly encouraged these players before the game to make decisive shots when they had the opportunity.
In fact, this is a correct attitude towards the game, he requires the players to play fearlessly and bravely, in the case of inferior strength, only in this way can there be a glimmer of life. If you are afraid because the opponent is strong, then when you meet Barcelona, everyone directly admits defeat, and only with a heart that does not admit defeat can you create a classic battle with a weak victory.
"Huh!" Austin's shot fell hollow into the net, and after the black boy scored, he deliberately waved his hand in front of Wu Huang, indicating that he was also a famous character, and he was by no means a nobody.
Wu Huang's face was a little dark, of course he blamed himself for his carelessness.
His mentality is becoming more and more conceited, and although it has not yet swelled to the point of affecting his play, he does not look down on each other when facing these little-known players.
Wu Huang now feels that in the entire NCAA, the players who can be taken seriously can be counted on two hands, and he doesn't even pay attention to the guy in front of him who doesn't even remember his name.
The University of Southern California attacked, Wu Huang was unhappy, this time he was too lazy to call for blocking, and after dribbling the ball to the front court, he was about to force a breakthrough through Austin with a change of direction.
However, he didn't expect that this time he hit the muzzle of the gun, and the black boy on the other side was very physically talented like his low-profile version, and he was good at foot movement, and his defensive footsteps were very flexible. However, he doesn't have Wu Huang's sense of defense, and his judgment of feints is very poor, if Wu Huang first puts on a three-threat move, makes a tentative step and then breaks through, the effect will be much better, but now he is blocked by people's rapid movement.
Wu Huang wanted to thank himself for a season of hard work, this time he was about to be made an offensive foul, only to see Wu Huang quickly stop, and at the same time handed the basketball of the main hand from the crotch to the weak hand, and then the basketball of the weak hand was quickly slapped behind him and exchanged back to the main hand.
In a single moment, he used the continuous technique of accelerating the change of direction + changing hands under the crotch of an emergency stop + changing hands behind the back, and used his personal strength to forcibly complete this breakthrough.
Of course, Austin couldn't react to such a continuous movement, his eyes were shook, and the defense of the University of Oklahoma was suddenly disrupted by Wu Huang's breakthrough.
There is another small detail here, Wu Huang is very clever in the choice of breakthrough routes, and he has attracted three players from the University of Oklahoma to supplement him at once.
This was really a three-point shot, and Wu Huang quickly made the best choice in his mind, and secretly passed the basketball to the basket.
Gibson received the ball without defense, and with a two-handed dunk, nearly 20,000 fans cheered at the American Airlines Center in an instant!
"Don't look at it, I'm not going to celebrate in front of you, because this kind of ball is just a routine for me." Emperor Wu turned around and passed by Austin, and couldn't help but pretend to be forced again. The lethality of his trash talk is not child's play, this is to break the opponent's fighting spirit and break the opponent's psychological defense at one time.