Chapter 22: Santa Carrara vs. Brigham Young
"Wow~~"
The young Nash on the court, who was doing shooting drills at this time, would occasionally make one or two three-pointers, which would cause cheers from the crowd on the sidelines.
It can be seen that he feels good about his three-point hand today, and the arc of his shots is very beautiful. Mu Le remembers that when Nash was at the height of the Suns, in addition to his accurate passing, the most commendable thing was his stable and efficient shooting percentage.
The warm-up was over quickly, and both sides were ready for the game. The few spectators on the sidelines were also cheering for their respective teams. The girl who led the way for Mu Le stood up and shouted Nash's name loudly at this time, and even though she was half a basketball court, Mu Le could hear her voice clearly.
The referee takes the ball and stands in the center circle and starts preparing to serve. Santa Carrara University wears a light brown jersey, while Brigham Young University, across the street, wears a white jersey.
As the referee blows the whistle, the jump ball begins.
The center of Santa Carrara University, relying on his height of about 2.10 meters, was the first to touch the basketball and move the basketball to the position of his own player. The small forward, wearing the number 6 jersey, saw the center flick the ball over, quickly raised his arm and tried to squeeze the opposing player behind him. Mu Le saw that his body movements were relatively stiff and he didn't have good card skills, but after his strong arms were raised, he forced the opponent to squeeze away and grab the ball with his strong physical fitness. After getting the ball, he passed it to Nash as soon as he could, and then ran to the front court.
Nash received the ball, did not choose to attack, and dribbled unhurriedly across the half.
Several teammates at the same time chose to open up space and make simple runs, leaving the offensive options entirely to Nash. It was the No. 6 small forward again, and when Nash was close to the three-point line, he suddenly ran up to block him. Nash started and broke through from the right side, the defender was blocked and didn't keep up with him, and the small forward who helped the defense turned around in a hurry, and when he turned around to change the defense, Nash had already broken through to a position outside the box and left him behind.
At this time, there was only a center in front of him who was defending in the restricted area, Nash did not stop, and jumped directly to prepare for a layup. The opposing center saw that he was missing someone, and hurriedly stepped forward to block Nash.
At the moment when the center stepped forward to raise his center of gravity, Nash's right hand that was about to go to the basket was quickly lowered, and a back pass passed the ball to his own interior line, which was unguarded under the basket at this time. The opponent who was shaken up no longer had time to return to defense, so he could only watch the inside catch the ball, jump on the spot, and a beautiful dunk!
"Ah!! Nice fit, nice pass! There was another cheer of surprise from the sidelines. Mu Le touched his nose and applauded them.
It's a very simple pick-and-roll combination, but it can be seen that Santa Clara University has a tacit understanding here, and Nash's behind-the-back pass after attracting the defense is really beautiful. He has now shown the vision he needs to be a good passer.
Here, Brigham Young served and counterattacked, the defender quickly held the ball and pushed it across the halfcourt, and Nash stepped back to defend. Seeing that Nash was far away, he dribbled the ball in place and made a few feints, taking advantage of Nash's lack of reaction, he quickly jumped up and threw the ball and hit a three-point shot!
A simple and crude single quickly extinguished the high morale of the audience at Santa Carrara University.