Chapter 19: The First Away Away
After seeing UCLA's double-block and inside-out tactics, Kansas completely discouraged desperate thoughts. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 infoAlthough on the surface it seems that there is no need to work too hard in the warm-up game, the real reason is that Self will not be able to find a way to solve it for a while. At the end of the first quarter, he told his players that according to the original plan, they should play how they wanted, not to care too much about winning or losing, and mainly to focus on tactical practice.
Seeing Kansas cooperate so much, UCLA didn't plan to rush to kill, under the instruction of Holland, as long as Westbrook and Ye Feng were on the field at the same time, the other players would run double blocking tactics under their guidance, completely treating Kansas as a whetstone. Holland knows very well that the environment of competition and training is different, no matter how good the running position is in training, it is useless to not play in the game.
Except for the first few rounds, the atmosphere between the two teams was friendly for the rest of the game, and the final score was 104-90. Given that each NCAA game is only 40 minutes, the average person who can score more than 80 points in a single game is already considered to be offensive sharp. As a combination with high hopes, Westbrook and Ye Feng combined to score 42 points, 15 rebounds and 18 assists, and Loew, who guarded the basket, also played his true colors as a data brush, with 23 points, 15 rebounds and 3 blocks proving that Holland's trust in him did not come out of nowhere.
There was no press conference after the game, but players and coaches from both sides took the opportunity to have a few words. Self admired UCLA's two-block tactics very much, and he asked curiously: "Mr. Holland, I have great admiration for your tactical level, you can actually think of using this method to pinch those two excellent guards together, and although this tactic is not complicated, it is difficult to find a solution quickly." ”
Holland's expression became very strange, he coughed, and said, "Mr. Self, you misunderstood, this idea was not something I came up with. My only contribution would probably be to dig deeper and explore this tactic and improve on some of the edge cases. ”
"Oh? Is there a better coach on the UCLA coaching staff than Mr. Holland? Salef looked suspicious, and almost wrote the three big words "ghost letter" on his face.
Holland was embarrassed to hear this, he pulled Selph aside and whispered, "I don't know the specifics, but it was our team's shooting guard ...... who came up with the idea."
Sailf was taken aback: "Is that the Asian guard who is very accurate in three-point shooting?" My God, as a player, he has such rigorous tactical thinking, I feel that I am old, and after so many years of leading the team, I am not as good as a hairy boy......" Holland looked at his deflated expression and smiled like a fox who had stolen a chicken.
And Ye Feng obviously couldn't hear Self's broken thoughts, he was busy communicating with several main players in Kansas. For a long time, Asian teams have not had a high status in the world basketball arena, and many Americans think that Asians can't play basketball well, including a few young men in Kansas. But today Ye Feng taught them a lesson with his performance.
Rush grabbed Ye Feng and kept asking this and that, it is estimated that this is the first time he has played against an Asian on the court. He asked curiously: "Ye, I remember that although your country's basketball is good, it is not a strong team, why is there such a pervert as you?" ”
Ye Feng glanced at him: "What is perverted?" I'm just practicing more than you. First of all, China has a large population base, and the probability of basketball geniuses will be so low; Secondly, I'm kind of an American swing man, because my basketball education was basically done in the United States. ”
However, Rush was still angry about Ye Feng asking Bamot to play the off-ball block, and he said confusedly: "Ye, when you hit the first three-pointer, you can shoot directly in front of me and Jackson with your skills, why do you still call your team's small forward to cover for you?" ”
"Oh, well, because I'm lazy, and I can't have one less defender in front of me, and I'm not strong enough to hit a three-pointer with a double shot." Ye Feng explained with a grin. Rush sighed and covered his face directly: It's not terrible to lose to an opponent, the most painful thing is that you think he is very tall, but people throw out a kindergarten-level reason.
Cowan also walked over and shook Ye Feng's hand, and he said sullenly: "Ye, you guys are really good, but if we meet again in the regular season, we will beat you." Ye Feng also had a great impression of this Russian center, and he smiled: "That's not for sure, when the time comes, let's compete again to see who is stronger!" Cowan grinned and nodded.
After sending off the Kansas Jayhawks, Westbrook followed Ye Feng and Loew to their dormitory, which was called "discussing tactics". Ye Feng knew in his heart that this guy just wanted to eat and drink because he was in a good mood after winning the game, but he didn't debunk it, but took out some ingredients from the refrigerator to make a meal.
The four dishes and one soup were quickly swept away by the three of them, and Westbrook was half-lying on the sofa, touching his stomach and humming comfortably. Ye Feng poked him and asked with a "shy" face: "Russell, is there anything I need to pay attention to in the next away game in Tucson City?" ”
Westbrook turned over and sat up, staring at Ye Feng like a monster, and said after a while: "Ye, you are also a player who has played in the high school league, do you only play on your own home court?" ”
Hearing Westbrook's question, Ye Feng's face turned even redder, and he whispered: "Ahem, the away from high school game is like that, if nothing else, there is a clear difference in the size of the arena, isn't this that I haven't played NCAA away?" Do you say it or not? Not to mention that I'm going to ask the coach! ”
Westbrook shrugged and said, "Isn't that what the away game is?" Except for a few fans who are willing to drive with us on the road, it can be said that at least 90% of the whole scene will be fans of the opposing side. Oh yes, if you reach the final, you will choose a neutral venue to play, and at that time, you will be more popular than whom, not to mention making it your own home stadium, at least you can press the opponent in momentum. ”
He took a sip to moisten his throat and continued: "Playing away games, most of them are the same as usually at home, but the opposing fans will do everything they can to disturb you. Luckily, this is only in the NCAA, and I've heard that in the NBA, some of the more extreme fans will go to great lengths and even make noise in front of your hotel to make you unable to rest. In addition, there are some teams that also have such a black history, the Celtics, the giant with the largest number of NBA championships, did not turn on the air conditioning in Game 5 of the 1984 Finals, and the Boston Garden Arena was completely closed, and the temperature reached 97 degrees Fahrenheit (about 36.5 degrees Celsius), which caused a lot of trouble for the Lakers. It is said that during the 'Cardinals' era, they also deliberately played tricks on the court, and there was a dent in one part of the floor, and then the Celtic players deliberately forced the opponent to go to that place and make mistakes, but I don't know if this is true. ”
Ye Feng was surprised: "The NBA is too dark, right?" I can only say one word for this method of consuming the opposite side! Westbrook patted him and said with a smile: "Let's think about the NCAA for now, but the opposing fans should just boo you, at most with some slogans and inflatable sticks to disturb you, don't be so nervous." ”
Loew asked curiously, "Russell, how many times have you been booed?" Westbrook smiled awkwardly and said, "I was a backup point guard last season, so the opposing fans booed...... You know......"
Soon it was the day before the warm-up game. Although Arizona is right next to California, Holland plans to leave a day earlier in order to allow the players to get enough rest. To Ye Feng's surprise, when they set off on the team bus, there was really a convoy following the bus, and there were even several car license plate numbers that he was quite familiar with.
And the convoy is not following the ass in a regular way, once there are fewer cars on the road, they will take turns driving to the sides, parallel to the team bus, and honking the horn from time to time. Each car has a large Bruins logo on the hood, and different slogans are posted on the doors on both sides.
These are die-hard UCLA fans who travel from state to state just to see a game. For them, basketball plays a large part when choosing which school, and when the strength of the schools is not far apart, they prefer to choose a school with a more ornamental team.
Before this, Ye Feng never thought that there would really be such fans, even if Westbrook swore and promised, he promised on his lips, but he was still skeptical in his heart. But today, he was completely moved by these fans, and he realized the status of the NCAA in the hearts of Americans, and also knew why many people said that the NCAA is the most appealing basketball game in the whole United States.
This is only a warm-up match, if it comes to the official match or even after the round of 64, as long as the away side is not too far, there will definitely be more fans who would rather skip class and travel with the team bus. Even if their voices are so small and almost useless in their opponents' turf that the players don't hear them at all in many cases, they think it's enough to be able to fight with the team.
That's right, that's college basketball in the United States!