The moment the ball landed in the hoop, the entire stadium's boos for UCLA suddenly stopped, as if the power was cut off in an instant. www.biquge.info Only the handful of UCLA fans who had followed the bus to Tucson City were still desperately cheering for their home team, and their cheers were unusually clear after the University of Arizona fans next to them shut up.

The Arizona players were all silent, they looked at their opponents dumbfounded, and they couldn't figure out how they could suddenly let Ye Feng get a chance to shoot from the outside. With the exception of Johnson and McClellan, everyone else was dizzy by UCLA's movement and even struggled with whether to switch defenses or not. And because Hill is a center who guards the basket, he will create an inside vacuum if he pulls it out, but if he doesn't pull it out, it will form a four-on-five situation in the area outside the basket, so it is not surprising that Ye Feng can get a chance to shoot smoothly.

But the key point is that UCLA's tactics are unguardable, at least for Arizona's roster, which is an almost impossible task. Even if they also remove Hill to play small ball, the team's backcourt and wings can't technically suppress UCLA, not to mention that the players led by Ye Feng and Westbrook are all good runners and jumpers, and they will only be brought into more and more chaos if they fight for the rhythm of the game.

Seeing the immediate impact of his opponent's response, University of Arizona coach Kevin O'Neal frowned, holding his tactics board and drawing, pondering what to adjust. But while he pondered, the game continued on the court, and the Wildcats were still helpless against their opponents, but UCLA began to work on improving the defensive end. For them, a two-point exchange for a three-point is really good, but now it is nearly 20 points behind, and no matter how strong Ye Feng is, he can't guarantee that his three-point shooting rate will reach 100 percent, so it is necessary to limit Hill's activities on the inside.

With the outside line greatly restricted, Bayless still chose to give the ball to the inside. But when Hill just received the ball, Ye Feng suddenly recycled to the low position and sandwiched Hill in the middle with Shipp. Hill, who was caught in the bag, felt very uncomfortable because his footsteps under the basket could be described as a mess, and he couldn't get out of the bag by his own skills. And he is also limited by his height, Shipp's defense has greatly narrowed his field of vision, and he does not dare to play easily in order to prevent being counterattacked by UCLA.

Just as Hill was hesitating, Ye Feng took advantage of the fact that he was focusing most of his attention on Shipp and directly cut off the ball in his hand. Seeing Ye Feng's successful steal, Westbrook, who was still hovering on the outside, had already rushed to the opponent's basket like an arrow from the string, and Enrique and Bamot also followed closely behind him.

Ye Feng turned around and dodged Hill's hand, and directly passed a long pass across the court, and the basketball landed accurately in front of Westbrook. He grabbed the ball, flew up one step from the free-throw line, and dunked the ball into the basket with a heavy blow. I have to say that Westbrook's explosiveness is indeed perverted, and after he landed, the Arizona player closest to him had just run to the free throw line, and they could only watch with desperate eyes as the small point guard gave them the fatal blow.

O'Neal hastened to request a timeout, and while he didn't come up with anything good to do, it was worth it to be able to interrupt the UCLA offensive frenzy. When the players walked to the bench, there was a gloomy cloud on the Arizona side, and Hill and the others all lowered their heads, not knowing what they were thinking. The UCLA players, on the other hand, were laughing and laughing, and they all saw the huge advantage of the small ball in this game, and in their opinion, this victory was already a certainty.

Holland didn't expect Ye Feng's suggestion to have such a good effect, he was very pleased with the self-adjustment made by the players on the field, and he saw it very clearly that the leader of these adjustments was undoubtedly Ye Feng. After clapping his palms vigorously to attract everyone's attention, he said loudly, "Everyone played very well, and then we continue to play like this, and it will be difficult for Arizona to stop us." If the other party makes adjustments, listen to Ye's opinion first, and if he can't solve it, I will call a timeout. ”

Everyone's eyes looked at Ye Feng, who was gulping down sports drinks, but no one objected to the coach's words. His performance on the pitch, whether it was scoring himself or advising his team-mates on the situation, showed that he was superior to his tactical thinking, and even Westbrook, as captain, listened to him.

On the other side, O'Neal's face was very solemn, but he still didn't think of any effective methods, so he could only cheer up the players one by one. However, even if he shouted out his throat, the eyes of several main generals were still dark, and they were full of thoughts about the seemingly chaotic but purposeful running that UCLA had relied on before, and the near-perfect long-range shot that Ye Feng completed in front of the defenders from outside the three-point line.

After re-entering the game, the morale of both sides completely reversed, and UCLA still took full advantage of Hill's inability to defend the opponent's defense, and looked for the most suitable opportunity by moving the ball widely. On the defensive end, although Arizona's interior can still score despite their best efforts, their shooting percentage has dropped to less than 45%, which is already a very low shooting percentage on the inside, especially under the basket.

With every substitution, Holland ensures that there are at least three athletic players on the court, which makes it easy for the team to compete for defensive rebounds. As for offensive rebounding, he ordered at least two or three people to be set aside to prevent the opponent's fast break, and only under this premise can he participate in the offensive rebounding struggle.

And Ye Feng is the key to it. Watching him fight a group of tall and strong men on the inside, even Arizona fans can't help but think of a name that has been thunderous in NBA history - Elvin Johnson, also known as "Magic". In the sixth game of the 1980 Finals, Lakers center "Skyhook" Abdul-Jabbar was absent due to injury, and the Magic, who was still a rookie at the time, volunteered to replace Abdul-Jabbar as the team's starting center, and as a result, he scored 42 points, 15 rebounds and 7 assists to help the team win the championship that year, and he was named the MVP of the Finals.

And in this game, although Ye Feng did not gallop on the inside by virtue of his height like the magic of the year, there is no doubt that his presence ensures that UCLA does not lose too much to Arizona in rebounding, you must know that his height is only 1.95 meters. And he's also adept at using his teammates' movement to create opportunities for himself, and his strong outside shooting ability has made everyone realize that there could be another super-strong shooter in the NCAA this year.

Unable to think of a countermeasure, Arizona was devastated, and UCLA equalized the score before the end of the first half, and the second half became a stage for their performances. Even in order to better adapt to the away environment, Holland often did not hesitate to put him on the court, and even if the team was forced to close the score because of this, the next small lineup could still break Arizona's hopes of tying the score again.

In the end, UCLA defeated Arizona 108-89 to achieve its last win before the start of the regular season. The biggest contributor to the team's victory is undoubtedly Ye Feng, and his statistics also prove it, he slashed 34 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists in the whole game, plus 3 steals and 3 blocks, and the light completely overshadowed the rest of the team. It was precisely because of this game that his status in Holland's heart skyrocketed, becoming the team's No. 2 man after Westbrook, and his crazy scoring ability began to be known to fans.

In fact, it was not only a small group of UCLA fans who came to Tucson City this time, as the paradise of the entertainment industry in the United States, the local media in Los Angeles also sent reporters to pay attention to this warm-up game. It wasn't well worth the effort, but UCLA's unconventional two-block approach to Kansas in their last game certainly sparked their interest as sports journalists. Coupled with the fact that the University of Arizona Wildcats were the only away game in the UCLA warm-up game, they also wanted to see what this veteran powerhouse could do.

Of course, they were disappointed at first, especially after seeing the sluggish performance of the inside big man Loew on the road, and they almost overwhelmingly thought that UCLA might just be a team with a home and away bugs in the new season. But UCLA soon changed their tactics, and to their surprise, Holland simply gave up on the inside and won with a small-ball strategy, although they didn't know that it was Ye Feng, the MVP of the game, who made the suggestion, but that didn't stop them from making a lot of praise in the newspapers.

"UCLA looks like we've come out of last season's woes and with the addition of two newcomers, Ye Feng and Kevin Loew, they've grown significantly from last season. However, at present, it seems that Loew still needs to adapt to the NCAA, and as for Ye Feng, he has done quite perfectly. ”

- Los Angeles Times

"We have to admit that Coach Holland has a knack for coaching his team and it looks like he's ready to be a true master tactician. The UCLA Bruins played a different style of play in three warm-up games, and I have no idea why Holland was able to do that, but that's a good thing for the team. ”

- Los Angeles Daily News

In addition to local media in Los Angeles, Sports Illustrated also ranked UCLA second in the NCAA outlook for the new season. Although they reached the final four last season, being able to finish second this time also says a lot. In the author's opinion, this is a very different UCLA team from last season, even though they also have great stars in charge, but this year's UCLA team is more tactically diverse, they are very good at choosing a more favorable tactical system according to the situation on the court, and the team has quite good strength in the backcourt and inside.

Perhaps, this Bruins team has further strength!