Wu Huang used the strong side blocking and dismantling cooperation to get consecutive outside shooting opportunities. Now Wu Huang is particularly confident, this confidence allows him to shoot the basketball, the movement of his hand will not be deformed, the feeling of the wrist is very comfortable, the moment the basketball is shot, Wu Huang can often feel whether the ball will be scored.

"Huh!" Wu Huang hit two half-volleys in a row, and it seemed that the score was about to expand to double digits as soon as it opened.

UCLA called a timeout again, but how to limit players like Wu Huang who can pass and shoot is really difficult to do, and if you use a double bag, it is easy to miss other USC players.

Wu Huang took a look at his stats after a timeout, and his thirst for stats was strong, but he didn't care whether the stats he got were points or assists, both of which were equally important in his eyes. Wu Huang will not ignore the team as a whole in order to score points or assists. But when it's time to brush the score, he won't be soft, and Wu Huang has mastered an excellent scale between his own shot and pass.

After the UCLA timeout, he set up a pocket formation, Wu Huang didn't know what the opponent would use to deal with him, so he first observed in the center of the circle, that is, in the middle of the midcourt and the three-point line at the top of the arc, where he had enough buffer space to calmly observe the positions of the two sides and direct his teammates how to run.

Collison is close this time, which will make it easier for Wu Huang to break through. However, his teammates are constantly watching the situation near the three-point line, and once Wu Huang breaks through Collisson, the UCLA players will immediately form a second line of defense to delay his breakthrough, and wait for Collison to chase back, and then naturally it will be a front and back attack.

Wu Huang knew this kind of defense, first pulled the basketball back, kicked his feet, and shook his upper and lower limbs at the same time, excellent coordination made Collison unable to distinguish the direction of Wu Huang's breakthrough, and when he reacted, Wu Huang had already accelerated to change direction to get rid of him.

"I've been able to make this breakthrough, and the strength training has paid off." Wu Huang couldn't do such a move when he was in high school, and in the previous breakthrough, his center of gravity should move quickly, his feet should be strong, his hands should control the ball reasonably, and his upper and lower limbs should be coordinated. Although it is only a few actions that can be completed in an instant, it actually has very high requirements for the quality of all aspects of the body, and it cannot be completed without any of them.

Wu knows very well in his heart that UCLA's defensive position is very hierarchical, breaking through the first line of defense, and there is a second or even third line of defense waiting for him, and Collison will definitely desperately chase back, if he can't break through the UCLA players who make up the defense as soon as possible, he will fall into the front and back sandwich.

DeRozan and Gibson completed a no-ball block cut on the weak side at this time, and Wu Huangcai did not plan to go to the tiger's den alone, and passed the basketball in time, which was another open opportunity.

"Bang!" DeRozan shot from mid-range, but the basketball smashed the basket out.

Wu Huang has already hit the basket after passing, next to him is 18cm taller than him Croatian inside Nicola Dragovic, this is a typical European inside line, soft but lack of athleticism, Wu Huang reacted quickly, jumped up first, and the audience in front of the TV saw that the long arm of the Chinese stabbed the basketball in front of Dragovic.

The basketball was brought back to the basket by Wu Huang, and after bouncing on the hoop a few times, he fell into the basket.

"Damn!" UCLA players and fans are not calm, they actually let a point guard less than 190cm grab the rebound in the frontcourt, and also make up the basketball, and the interior is all using their eyes to grab rebounds?

Dragovich is ashamed, in fact, he can't be blamed for this, this 206cm tall inner liner, the arm span is only 205cm, which is 1cm shorter than Wu Huang's arm span, plus the difference in bounce speed and bounce, it is not surprising that he can't grab Wu Huang.

Although Wu Huang's bullet speed is not as good as that of a jumping man like DeRozan, it is also an excellent level, and it is a bit big to bully the inside line.

Floyd smiled on the sidelines, Wu Huang can grab an average of 1.8 frontcourt rebounds per game, which is still under the premise that he did not use rebounding tactics.

Wu Huang's frontcourt rebounding is a trump card he has left for the national championship, and it will play a big role in key moments.

The first half was played at 9:40, and the score was 23:11, and USC led UCLA by 12 points.

After a break at this time, UCLA's shooters began to have a seizure, and small forward Michael Lorne and power forward James Keefe each hit a three-pointer off the bench, and the score was narrowed to six points in the blink of an eye.

Floyd's concern is this, there are four main and important rotation players in the UCLA team who shoot more than 40% of their three-point shots, and two of them also reach a three-point shooting rate of about 38%, this is an alternative team that is full of shooters except for the center, so don't look at UCLA on the defensive end, but the offensive end cannot be ignored, especially on the outside.

There are three European players on the UCLA team this season, and all of them are important rotational members of the team.

They knew their weakness was in their ability to run and jump, but their advantage was their tactical execution and accurate shooting, so Ben Holland built a jump shot team that relied entirely on off-ball screens and positional screens with the idea of a one-trick getaway.

As soon as USC opened, I felt that the opposite side was vulnerable, and that was because the UCLA players had not yet warmed up, and now after ten minutes of play, UCLA's shooters began to exert their power, and they were collectively explosive!

Charles Barkley grinned when he saw UCLA launch a counterattack: "Ben Howard said before the game that as long as the team can create more open space for shooters to shoot, they will have a better chance of winning. He also said that as long as the team's outside line is on target, he is not afraid of any team. I don't have the slightest doubt that they can break down their opponents in one fell swoop, but you have to know that a team that shoots from the perimeter is either life or death, especially when you're addicted to it. ”

Kenny Smith agrees: "When you have a good outside shooter, of course, you have to shoot more threes, but at the same time, you have to make sure that you have the strength to attack the basket inside and try to get to the free throw line. It is always a team that is balanced inside and outside to achieve success, and it is impossible to go long by putting all its eggs in one basket. ”

USC responded to UCLA's counterattack and chose to use an inside offense.

DeRozan and Gibson, who stayed on the court at this time, both had the ability to attack the basket, especially since the latter did not face an opponent with comparable physical talent today, and the UCLA interior line was only composed of a pure coolie center similar to Barnard and two projection white softballs, and Gibson liked to play such opponents the most.

Wu Huang watched Gibson constantly impact the basket and cause damage from the court, and had to sigh at the wonderful attributes.

Some time ago, Brockman of the University of Washington was also a white insider, and much shorter than the two white insiders at UCLA, but he was able to suppress Gibson because Brockman was very strong and had a high basketball IQ.

What is now certain is that basketball IQ is very important for the game.

So the question is, in terms of physical attributes, which is more important, "strong" or "speed"?

"Should I increase my speed or increase my strength?" Wu Huang secretly thought of his own development direction in his heart, Freud at this stage mainly increased his confrontation ability, that is, to make him stronger, followed by speed and explosive training, but is this choice suitable for him?