Chapter 34 – Learning to be a core
"Coach, let me play, we can't let Lee play like this, otherwise when they play, we won't have a chance." Just when the head coach of West Virginia was struggling with the situation on the field, Joe. Alexander stepped up, and as the core of the team, he would never allow himself to be defeated by such a conspiracy.
"But, Joe, what are your physical strength?" The head coach of West Virginia saw Joe. Alexander took the initiative to stand up and was very happy, but he was still a little entangled.
"Don't worry, coach, Lee can't just play bench time, I believe he will still play in the next main time." Joe. Alexander swore by his assurance.
"Okay, Joe, wait a minute, you have to do your best not to get too far apart." Since Joe. Alexander had already decided, and as the head coach, how could he refuse his disciple's advice on helping the team.
At the end of the timeout, Li Yao also found Joe. Alexander appeared again and couldn't help but smile, and then he had to play.
"Kenny, Joe. Alexander came on early, and it seems that West Virginia has no way to play Lee's sixth man, so she has to send her own core to avoid the point difference being infinitely widened. ”
"Yes, Sir Fliggy, even I can't think of a better way, but it's not exactly what we want to do, to see two NCAA stars face off again."
"Li Yao, you won't score so easily in the future." In order to avoid Stanford also using full-court pressing defense, Joe. Alexander ran to the backcourt to catch the ball at the beginning, but he didn't expect Li Yao to continue to execute the full-court pressing.
Li Yao for Joe. Alexander's provocation was just smiling and not speaking, he wanted to tell this "Chinese boy" with facts that although all conspiracies are paper tigers in the face of absolute strength, but unfortunately this paper tiger is not their Stanford.
Compared to the defensive pressure brought by Jackson, Stanford's backup small forward gave Joe . Alexander's defensive pressure was almost zero, just dribbling to the three-point line and raising his hand was a three-point shot, and then turned around and left, just when Li Yao sighed that this guy was really hot, a "bang" sound came from behind Li Yao, Li Yao instantly fell into a sluggishness, mdzz, said that the hand feels hot? It turns out that you are a prodigal voter!
Joe, who had already turned away. Alexander was also extremely embarrassed by this sound, he obviously felt that the ball would go in when he shot, so he had to learn the general's signature moves to hit Stanford's offensive momentum, but who would have thought that he would be slapped in the face instead of pretending to be forced Listening to the laughter coming from the sidelines, Joe. Alexander was desperate to find a crack in the ground and get in.
But this was only a small episode, although the score continued to climb under the attack of Stanford University under the full fire of Lee, but West Virginia was also in Joe. Alexander's leadership was no slouch, and although the score was not close, he also successfully completed the manager's task and did not let the score grow to a point where it was impossible to catch up.
Li Yao expressed disdain for this, the score difference has reached 17 points, and when the main force of his side comes up, let alone catching up with the score, it is not certain that you can maintain this score difference.
As Li Yao thought, the main forces of both sides appeared again in the second half.
"Lee, you've disappointed me." At halftime, Coach Trent Johnson suddenly said to Li Yao in a very serious manner.
Li Yao said that he was confused, didn't he open the score? And, Joe. Alexander's point is simply incomprehensible to his own substitutes, should he have to let his teammates pack Joe like they did with him. Alexander, is it?
"Tell me, what was your choice when you faced the other two on the court just now?" Looking at his disciple's puzzled face, Coach Trent Johnson smiled secretly in his heart, but he still remained serious on the surface.
"Of course it's a pass." Li Yao replied puzzledly, is there anything wrong with this?
"Now that you know, you should know where you're wrong." Coach Trent Johnson forced a smile from his heart and continued to ask.
"Wrong? Coach, don't play with me, I really don't know what I'm doing wrong, and I ask the coach to teach me. Li Yao said that he asked for advice, but in his heart he secretly scolded Coach Trent Johnson, and he was caught and passed, which can also be called wrong? What kind of business is this?
"Think about the task I gave you before you played."
"Stretch the margin as much as you can, and then kill the game in the second half." Hearing this, Li Yao was even more puzzled, he did it! Although after Joe. Alexander created some problems for them after coming on the court, but the 17-point difference is not small, and when the main team of their own team goes up again, West Virginia will definitely lose.
"Is this my main assignment for you?" Coach Trent Johnson still didn't understand what he was saying when he saw that Li Yao was very satisfied with a player like Li Yao who only thought about the team, but this was not the result he wanted.
"Huh? Anything else? Li Yao was completely confused.
"Forgot the unlimited firing rights I gave you? You tell me you're done with this task? Coach Trent Johnson said with a serious look on his face that he was going to teach his most satisfied disciple one last lesson today.
"Huh? However, it was a two-person package, and wouldn't it be better to pass the ball. Li Yao said that his brain circuit was completely down, and he obviously made the wisest choice, but Coach Trent Johnson was very dissatisfied, what is this called.
"Lee, you must know that you are my most admired disciple, yes, the choice you made on the field just now is the wisest, but, today I am going to teach you one last lesson, why did I give you unlimited firing rights? It's not that your teammates can't score, it's that you need to learn how to be a good team core, and then you need to imagine that you're behind right now, and your teammates can't convert your passes into goals, so whether it's two or three, or even four of them, you won't be allowed to pass the ball to me, and then I don't care about the outcome or defeat, it's all up to you, Lee, if I see you pass again, I'll keep you on the water cooler. "Coach Trent Johnson no longer has the same look of teasing Li Yao as before, his expression is so serious.
"But," Li Yao opened his mouth to speak.
"No, Lee, then you can imagine yourself as Kobe, and you don't need me to teach you the rest, just understand it yourself." Coach Trent Johnson turned and left the locker room after saying that.
"Lee, rest assured, we support you" At this time, the two Lopez brothers, Jackson and Henry, the four starters, took the lead in standing up and making a statement, they knew what Li Yao wanted to say just now, it was nothing more than that they were worried that they would be dissatisfied, but just like Li Yao said at the beginning, "No brothers, no basketball", since the coach doesn't care about winning or losing, he should concentrate on cultivating Li Yao's temperament as the core, so what else is there to hinder as brothers?
"Yes, Lee, we've got your back." A group of substitutes also shouted loudly.
Li Yao's eyes were completely moist at this time, he didn't expect that his teammates would support himself like this, since this is the case, what else do he have to worry about? I'm here for unlimited fire, two or three people are terrific in defense? What about four?
With the expectations of the whole village, no, the whole team, Li Yao stood on the court full of fighting spirit.
When Li Yao attacked with the ball, Stanford's starting four all opened up space.
A smile appeared at the corner of Li Yao's mouth, you guys.
Of course, he could see that his teammates were not giving him a chance to pass the ball at all, and they were bent on letting him play alone.
In this case, Li Yao said that he was disrespectful, looking at the opposing point guard who was two steps away from him in order to prevent him from breaking through, it was directly a three-point shot, and the basketball spun and drilled into the basket.
followed by two consecutive three-point shots, although one shot was lost, but Li Yao's shooting method also made the opposing point guard dare not open the defensive distance between the two.
This is exactly the result Li Yao wants, after all, his current advantage is his own breakthrough, since he returns his advantage to himself, how can he waste it?
Next, Li Yao's breakthrough simply shattered West Virginia's defense, and the opposing point guard was terrified every time he saw Li Yao holding the ball.
Seeing Li Yao so unstoppable, the head coach of West Virginia couldn't stand it, and with a wave of his hand, he doubled Li Yao.
"Hey, I didn't expect West Virginia to use a double bag to sandwich Lee again, how enjoyable it was to watch Lee's offense just now!" Barkley was immediately upset when he saw West Virginia use a double bag again in order to restrain Lee.
"It's okay, we can still enjoy Lee's wonderful passing." Kenny. Smith was also unsatisfied with Li Yao's attack, but there was no way, who called someone to use a double bag.
"Wait, Kenny, look." Barkley, who was originally in a state of interest, was instantly interested when he saw Li Yao's attack.
I saw Li Yao facing West Virginia's double bag, not only did not pass the basketball to a better choice at the first time, but rushed up in the face of the double bag, and at the moment when the two were about to close the door, they broke through the defense of the two, and in the face of the opponent's center who wanted to make up for it but it was too late, Li Yao directly pulled himself up, a tomahawk-style violent dunk, although it did not form a dunk, but the excitement of its goal was no less than Li Yao's free throw line dunk in the first half.
"Unbelievable, this breakthrough dunk is amazing! Kenny, is this still the Chinese Lee we know who plays with his brain? In the face of the bag, not only did he not pass to his teammates with better opportunities, but instead rose to the challenge and completed this wonderful dunk. Barkley suddenly danced after Li Yao's goal, he thought he couldn't see Li Yao's wonderful attack, who would have thought that this Chinese kid would give himself such a surprise.
"Haha, this is Lee's best response to the West Virginia double bag, the double bag can't limit him at all, at least three people." Kenny. Smith also added fuel to the fire.