Chapter 41: Difficult Defense
It wasn't until the day of the game that Ye Feng realized that saying and doing were actually two different things. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info don't look at them usually black CAL is not worth mentioning, and even boasted that they would blow up Anderson, but when the players on both sides played, they saw the tall and thin white young man opposite, and Ye Feng was as confident as Ye Feng also gasped: This thing is too high, if it's not the inside line, who can still prevent him on the outside?
After the warm-up, everyone went back to the dressing room and waited to hear the manager's tactical arrangements. As everyone knows, Holland also has a headache, he hasn't come up with an effective solution in the past few days, and he doesn't even have an idea. Looking at the expectant eyes of the players, he stubbornly said, "Hmm...... In this game, I'm not worried about attacking, just play our usual tactics. But defensively, I want you to be able to switch things as much as you want......"
"What? Infinite Shifts? "Westbrook is the first to be calm, this is a cheating job, if you change to defend Anderson by yourself, wouldn't you just have to bet on his feel? The other players are also talking about it, it's not that they haven't changed guards, but infinite changes sound a bit nonsense. Holland's face was as black as the bottom of the pot, and he coughed heavily and said, "What are you doing?" Is there still a bit of discipline for one or two? Of course, there is a reason why I let everyone change their defenses indefinitely. ”
Westbrook was the first to shout, "What's the reason?" Holland couldn't hold back any longer, he slapped the table and yelled, "Russell, you're the captain of the team, can you set a better example for your teammates?" If you talk more, go back and clean the toilet in the stadium for me for a month! Westbrook's face changed, and he smiled wryly, and ducked aside.
Holland calmed down the anger in his heart and said in a deep voice: "Obviously, the biggest threat to CAL is Anderson, and the rest of them are not on the same level as him, even their guard Christopher will not pose much of a threat to us." So for the time being, the method I came up with is to force Anderson to play alone, and the reason why we ask everyone to change the defense infinitely, the most important point is to spread the matter of consuming the opponent's physical strength evenly on everyone, which is equivalent to using our whole team to consume one person on the other side, so that we can minimize his threat. ”
Ye Feng smiled slightly beside him, he was not surprised by the coach's method, because this was indeed a method that might work. Of course, whether it is useful or not depends on the performance on the pitch, and it is not possible to completely solve the problem by drawing two strokes on the tactical board. If he could do this, the coach would not be in UCLA, and he would have been asked to coach an NBA team a long time ago.
Once all set-up, everyone left the locker room and walked towards the pitch through the players' tunnel. Shipp was still a little weak, he deliberately lagged a few steps behind, and whispered to Westbrook, "Do you think we can really restrain Anderson?" Linking his height to his technique, I think this person is very difficult to deal with! Westbrook glared at him and said loudly, "How can you grow the morale of others and destroy your own prestige?" No matter how strong he is, he is not alone? With me and Ye on the outside, do you think we can give him a chance to make a casual move? ”
His voice was not ordinarily loud, and Ye Feng, who could hear it clearly, scolded secretly: "Damn, you cheer up, what is the matter with pitting me in?" also swore that 'I wouldn't give him a chance to shoot casually', which really dug a hole for myself. Shipp also said with a touched face: "Thank you so much, you are worthy of being the captain, then the heavy responsibility of defending Anderson will trouble you later!" ”
"Uh......" Westbrook didn't expect that he was self-defeating, and now he was thrown over by a big pot from his teammates, crying or laughing, so he had to cough again and again to cover up his embarrassment. Ye Feng snickered on the side, but after thinking about it, this pot also has its own share, and he couldn't help sighing: This is really a pig-like teammate!
Before the game even started, the media cameras were focused on the star players of both sides. Needless to say, on the UCLA side, the troika of Westbrook, Ye Feng and Loew has already set off an offensive frenzy throughout the league, and Anderson is the only one on the CAL side, which seems a little shabby. However, this also made the media supporting CAL focus all their cameras on him alone, and he was faintly able to compete with UCLA.
Of course, Anderson is not a very temperamental person, before the start of the game, he was just a person who quietly shot outside the three-point line, and the super high shooting percentage made Shipp's face wrinkled into bitter melon. Westbrook was also taken aback, and he whispered to Ye Feng: "What is this cheating, a three-point shooter of this height, and he can't defend the inside, isn't there no one who can stop him?" ”
Ye Feng said angrily: "Who said just now that he wouldn't let him make a casual move?" I don't have to pull me, do you think this 2.06-meter big man is so easy to defend? With the height of the two of us, that's directly delivering food to others! ”
Westbrook scratched his head irritably and said, "So what do you say?" It's almost impossible for Josh to pull out, and neither of us is known for our height, how can we defend against such a big shooter? After speaking, he rolled his eyes, stabbed Ye Feng, and said slyly: "Why don't you change his guard more?" ”
Day, can you say such shameless words? Ye Feng gave Westbrook a middle finger without hesitation: "Don't even think about it, although I am taller than you, you still have to go up when it is time to change to you, and I am not to blame if someone else scores on the head." Westbrook smiled awkwardly and rolled off consciously.
On the sidelines, Holland was still nagging and said to Shipp: "If someone fills you up, it doesn't matter if you pounce to defend Anderson, but you must make sure that the inside line is not pulled out of space by the opponent." Your defense isn't bad, but you're inexperienced on the perimeter, so I'd suggest you'd better go less on the perimeter and we might be able to come back on the offensive end......"
Hearing Yixi's words, Shipp nodded again and again, but at the thought of being frantically cut by his opponent, his mood couldn't help but be a little low. However, as a veteran, Shipp still took a deep breath and stood side by side on the court with the other four.
With a whistle, the referee threw the basketball straight into the air. Loew yelled and gave the ball to Ye Feng on the head of the opponent's center, the 2.11-meter-tall Harding, who handed it to Westbrook and ran towards the bottom corner. Westbrook controlled the ball with his right hand and made a gesture with his left hand, and Bamot immediately pulled to the weak side of the high post and made a cover for Ye Feng.
Through the game video before, Ye Feng already knew that CAL basically only relied on Anderson and Christopher, or strictly speaking, this is Anderson's team alone, and it can be seen that the outside defense of this team is not strong, and Christopher is also a guy who is strong in attack and weak in defense. So he didn't dwell too much and went directly around Bamot's cover to receive a pass from Westbrook.
Just as he was about to make a move, he suddenly thought of Hornacek's guidance to him, so he came up with a whim to give it a try. I saw that Ye Feng had words in his mouth, and he didn't care at all about the other defender who pounced, jumped lightly, and quickly threw the ball.
Ye Feng doesn't know how many three-pointers he has shot on weekdays, and the shooting rate is also quite high, and Loew, who is still entangled with Harding under the basket, is full of confidence in this shot, and is ready to withdraw from the opponent's three-second zone as soon as he turns around. As a result, I only heard a "bang", and the basketball smashed directly on the back edge of the basket, and then bounced and flew to the back of the rebound. The referee quickly blew the whistle for the ball at the back of the CAL.
Suddenly, the other four people in UCLA looked at Ye Feng very incomprehensibly, Rao is skin thicker than the city wall, and he also showed a hint of red, and said again and again: "Mistakes, mistakes, don't care about these details, anyway, it's just the first round, there shouldn't be any big problem." But he was thinking in his heart: It's really a dog, I haven't practiced well and used it on the court, it's really a special brain into the water, fortunately, this is just the beginning, and you can fool them casually.
However, this time it was the opponent's turn to attack, and the five men in UCLA had a very grim face, and the first thing they had to do was to prevent Anderson from receiving the ball on the outside. When CAL's point guard Randle dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, Westbrook immediately pressed it and wanted to make a direct steal to counterattack. Randle was not weak either, he saw Westbrook's intentions, but he was not an opponent himself, so he passed the ball to Christopher. But this guy is even more tragic, he faced Ye Feng, who was better than Westbrook in single defense, and found that he couldn't deceive the other party after continuous shaking, so he had to summon Anderson to come out to block the demolition.
The play meat is coming! Ye Feng and Shipp made eye contact in a hurry, and Shipp hurriedly followed Anderson to the high position. Christopher didn't care, and directly used Anderson's cover to rush inside, while Shipp kept relying on physical contact to slow him down, while Ye Feng naturally switched to Anderson. This is also a last resort, if you don't change the defense, it will be difficult to catch up with Christopher when Ye Feng squeezes through the cover, and at this time UCLA's interior line is also very empty, and the result of the guard breaking through is a two-point point.
Out of his strong projection ability, Anderson did not go down after doing the cover, but pulled it outside the three-point line, Ye Feng stood in front of him very vigilantly, preventing Christopher from passing the ball out at any time. However, the cooperation of these two people has not been a day or two, and when Christopher saw that he was about to fall into the bag, he used a weird high lob ball to give the ball to Anderson from the top of Ye Feng's head.
"Oops!" Ye Feng saw that he failed to stop Anderson from receiving the ball, and he regretted it in his heart. In the face of his defense, Anderson looked like a giant, he directly ignored Ye Feng's efforts to straighten his hands, tiptoed slightly, and threw the ball with a slight back.
Isn't that bullying when I rub it? So much taller than me to play with back-up? Ye Feng turned his head speechlessly, watched the basketball go directly into the frame, and lamented: "Why is the first ball me?" ”