Chapter 17: Routine Upgrades
"What? Are you crazy? I'm playing with you? As soon as Ye Feng started, Westbrook shouted loudly with an incredulous face. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Looking at the surprised eyes of the others, Ye Feng hurriedly covered his mouth: "Be quiet, Russell, it's a public place, do you want others to treat the two of us as crazy?" Westbrook unceremoniously pulled Ye Feng's hand away, but he still lowered his voice a little: "Is this the way you came up with it?" Pick-and-roll between guard and guard...... You're not going to have a burned brain, are you? β
"Burn you big-headed ghost! Let me ask you first, what is a pick-and-roll tactic? β
"You want to ask me this, too? Okay, okay, pick-and-roll is when a player covers the ball carrier on offense, and once the defender makes physical contact with the wall player, then the ball carrier can bypass the wall player and burst to the inside to attack the basket. β
"Does anyone have to cover the inside players to cover the outside players?"
"Well, not really, but ......"
"Isn't that what it takes? And even if someone stipulates that the blocking and dismantling must be coordinated by the inside and outside players, we can choose to take a new path, tactics or something, as long as it is easy to use, isn't it? β
"Okay, I'll admit you convinced me, but I'll have to talk to the coach about it."
"Of course, otherwise if we try out new tactics on the field for no reason, we will definitely be beaten badly by our opponents."
During the team's training that afternoon, Ye Feng pulled Westbrook and took advantage of the break to talk to Holland about his thoughts. And Holland was obviously very surprised, he never thought that Ye Feng would come up with such a tactical play. He said with a straight face: "Ye, this is not a joke, I admit that you and Russell are indeed a good solution, but there is one thing, if the opponent's point guard is fast enough to take over the point guard to defend Russell after you cover, what are you going to do?" β
Ye Feng didn't think about this because he felt that the cover he did when facing the opponent's backcourt was enough, but now that the coach raised it, he had to think about this possibility. After thinking deeply, Ye Feng's back was already wet with cold sweat, after all, he couldn't guarantee that every opponent he faced could make high-quality cover.
He asked eagerly, "Coach, do you have any ideas for solving this problem?" Before Holland could answer, Loew, who was drinking water next to him, said, "Does this tactic have anything to do with me?" β
Holland's eyes lit up: "Kevin, this really has something to do with you!" You can play double cover with Russell and Ye! The three of them looked at Holland in amazement, and Westbrook asked weakly, "Double cover?" How to play this tactic? β
Holland's face flushed with excitement, and he said loudly: "That's right, it's double cover!" Generally speaking, Ye Feng's cover is enough, and if he really encounters a strong point guard on the opposite side who can make his cover quality drop, Kevin can pull to the three-point line to cover Ye. If Russell's breakthrough is blocked, he can pass directly to Leaf, who enters the interior through Kevin's cover, and then let Leaf attack the basket! β
After saying that, he didn't care about the reaction of the three, and immediately signaled Blake to gather the whole team over, announcing that the content of practicing double-block tactical running would be added to the training session. The players felt very strange, and Bamot dared to ask: "Coach, the day after tomorrow is our second warm-up game, is it effective to practice this now?" And why are we practicing this? β
Holland coughed and said solemnly: "In the last game, we had a big problem at the back, and this may be a way to solve the problem. And double cover is not a very complicated tactical system, I think you should be able to preliminarily grasp the running points of this tactic in the next game, and you should be able to see if it has any effect in the next game. β
Hearing that it was for the team's backcourt combination to be able to exert its power, everyone readily accepted the coach's arrangement. The last loss to the University of Michigan had already made them suffocate their bellies, not to mention being ridiculed by their opponents after losing. The whole team is determined to find their way back in the next game, and in their hearts, UCLA's prestige cannot be underestimated.
Looking at the players who were working the field for tactical training, Blake recorded the data and asked, "Ben, do you think this training is effective?" Holland was silent for a moment and said, "I don't know, but at least this is the best way to get the most out of the two at the moment." β
But at the thought of the University of Kansas, the opponent of the next warm-up game, Holland began to have a headache again, but there was also some anticipation. Coincidentally, this team is likely to have the situation mentioned earlier - Ye Feng's cover is ineffective, because their backfield combination of Chalmers and Rush is also very good, and most importantly, Rush is also a strong defender who is 1.98 meters tall and weighs 95 kilograms, and he is also very fast, so it is not a problem to defend Westbrook.
Also looking forward to this game is Holland's opponent, Kansas Jayhawks head coach Bill Self. Before coming to Los Angeles, he had an in-depth understanding of the first game of the UCLA Bruins, and in his opinion, Westbrook and Ye Feng are indeed good partners when they are good at breaking out and shooting at the other, but many times they are fighting separately, and the coexistence of the two is just a form but not a god, and it is just a faΓ§ade.
At the pre-game preparation meeting, he told the players: "Although this UCLA game is a warm-up game, you have to give it your all." Offensively, we can do what we usually train, and on the defensive end, they have two big weapons to break the defense, so I decided to let you follow the defense one-on-one. Mario, Brandon, the two of them will be handed over to you. Chalmers and Rush, who were called by name, hurriedly agreed.
Soon it was time for the official game, which was also held in the UCLA gymnasium, and the next and last warm-up game, Ye Feng and his team had to take the team bus to another school to play away. Although they suffered a heavy defeat on their debut, this time there were still many local reporters who came to cover the scene, but they looked like the Bruins were going to lose again.
During the warm-up before the game, Ye Feng poked Westbrook and whispered: "Why do those reporters on the sidelines look like someone in the family has suffered misfortune?" "Ahem, isn't it like we lost too badly in the last game? One by one, these media said as if we were at the end of our rope, but as local reporters, they couldn't help but come, so they had a constipated expression! But today they should be looking away, hahahaha! β
There were no waves from the warm-up to the start of the game, relying on Loew's scrambling, the offensive ball came to the hands of the Bruins. Westbrook looked at Ye Feng, and the two looked at each other and smiled, now it's time to exert the power of double blocking.
Unlike the previous game, Ye Feng did not stand on the outside with Westbrook, but ran along the three-point line to the bottom corner, and suddenly cut inside into the three-second zone. Rush, who was following him, was startled, thinking that Westbrook was about to pass an aerial relay, and quickly signaled center Cowan to be careful. But it was obvious that he was making a fuss, Ye Feng didn't make extra moves, and after going around the basket, he directly crossed the free throw line to the top of the arc, and blocked Chalmers's side firmly.
Rush froze, what kind of blockade is this? You're here to be funny, aren't you? Thinking so in his heart, he was not slow at his feet, although Ye Feng's body was not wide enough, he still blocked Chalmers behind him, and Westbrook took advantage of this opportunity to bypass his cover and dribble directly to break through. Rush shouted, telling Chalmers to defend himself against Westbrook, and turned to chase after him.
Chalmers' ball quotient is not low, he subconsciously thought that Ye Feng would go down directly, so he pushed Ye Feng covertly with his hand, hoping to slow down his speed. But Ye Feng did not directly enter the three-second zone as he thought, but ran along the three-point line to the 45-degree position on the wing. Chalmers felt very strange, but he did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly chased after him.
Suddenly, a tall player in front of him pulled out of the line and blocked Chalmers' path directly, and he couldn't brake and hit him head-on. When he came back to his senses, Chalmers was horrified to find that the person blocking him was actually Loew, the center of the Bruins, the big white man still took the time to grin at him, but Ye Feng had already bypassed the cover and walked away. Loew retracted his smile and turned to rush inside.
Westbrook, who was hindered in the middle, saw Ye Feng and Loew enter the three-second zone one after the other, and he smiled slightly, and the ball suddenly disappeared from his hand. Cowan and Rush were stunned for a moment, only to see that the ball had reached Ye Feng's hands, and the two secretly screamed that it was not good, and Cowan hurriedly moved to the other side to prepare to block Ye Feng.
Looking at the tall Cowan in front of him, Ye Feng was not afraid at all, he kept changing his center of gravity, hoping to disrupt Cowan's rhythm. But he didn't expect Cowan to have a lot of experience, he always maintained the posture of facing Ye Feng, raised his hands high, enveloped Ye Feng's whole person, and did not give him any chance to break through the defense line.
A gleam flashed in Ye Feng's eyes: Since I can't fool you, then I'll give you an assist! He adjusted his angle slightly, and continued to rush diagonally to the basket. A sneer appeared at the corner of Cowen's mouth: You kid is not very strong, you are so close to the bottom line, you will go out of bounds if you are not careful, my defense is not vegetarian!
Is that really the case? Just when Cowan thought that the overall situation was decided, Ye Feng suddenly passed the ball out from his crotch. Watching the ball disappear from Ye Feng's hand, Cowan was alarmed, but the situation at this time no longer allowed him to continue to defend the next person, and his underwear was not worn outside.
The one who received the ball behind Ye Feng was Loew who covered him, and Loew's defender was replaced by Chalmers with a bitter face. The point guard versus the center, who still blocked and picked up a pass from a teammate after rushing up to speed, Chalmers was helpless and watched as Loew rose from the ground and flew towards the basket like a heavy bomber.
"Boom!" An uncool but absolutely domineering slam dunk, the Bruins gave their opponents a dismount as soon as they opened. After Loew landed, Ye Feng and Westbrook stepped forward and high-fived him, and the three laughed loudly:
"Happy working together!"