Chapter 18: My name is Awesome
Boston University's Troy Bell and Craig Smith were excellent in attack and, as expected, the two sides were inseparable. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
When it came time for Lehi to come on the field, Bai Yihan's expression was serious, and his eyes reminded Lehi of the conversation he had three days ago.
Lehi received the ball with his back at the top of the arc, and instead of returning it to McNamara like he did most of the time, he turned past the defenders behind him and was up and running like a bolt of lightning before Craig Smith could react.
With a powerful slash, Lehi clenched his fists and roared.
That's what he chooses, he can do it, he's not afraid of a challenge.
Attacking again, Lehi actively ran for the ball again, and the ball just now made Anthony break through and subconsciously threw the ball to him.
Hands up and down, crisp three-point, this is the result of insisting on practicing shooting every day.
After scoring, he took the initiative to run to Anthony's side, "Cameron, please continue to believe me, if they dare to pinch you when I am on the court, they will definitely pay the consequences." ”
Anthony and Lehi clapped their hands, "yes, then let's beat them up." ”
Anthony didn't go straight to the NBA draft just to be able to do well in the NCAA, and he was very happy that the team had one more person to help him.
Lehi has strengthened his aggressiveness, which seems to be working well, and Coach Boihan is also reassured, if the enterprising players are used well, they can indeed help the team more, provided that they really have the ability and do not mess around.
In this game, Coach Boihan left Lehi two minutes before the end of the game, and replaced him when the team's victory was decided.
Lehi continued to excel against Missouri State University, and on January 18, he became Mr. Key when Anthony was out of hand, hitting a key shot to send the strong University of Pittsburgh into overtime and lay a solid foundation for the final victory.
Coach Boihan has recognized his enthusiasm and quality, making him an important sixth man for the team, and his playing time has improved from seventh to fifth.
On weekends, Lehi spends all his time in the stadium, and as March Madness approaches, Anthony spends most of his time in the gym.
"Lee, I see you every time I come over, you train really hard."
'It's a must, Cameron, and I'm going to keep getting stronger and try to help the team more and get the team to win the title.'
"Hahaha, then our goal is the same, let's add a training program in the future, one-on-one with me."
"No problem, I love playing against a guy like you on the field."
"Then let me see how good you've been in this time, and honestly, your unpleasant defense is pretty enjoyable when used against opponents...... You're a bit like a friend of mine on the court at some point, LeBron James, a pretty good guy and the guy I'm going to beat. ”
"Of course, you also need to make yourself more confrontational."
It's a pleasure to go head-to-head with Anthony, especially when defending, he has so many offensive means that Lehi has to do his best, and sometimes trying his best doesn't help.
This is a feeling that those who really like the sport will understand that doing their best is also exhilarating, and Lehi is also in need of a training partner, which will be of great help to him to improve his offensive and low post ability.
Anthony also felt that this decision was the right one, and in the entire Syracuse University, only Lehi could completely keep up with his rhythm and fight him in all directions, and this kind of training would make him stronger.
In the upcoming tournament, the Syracuse University Orange People were nearly overwhelmed, losing only to the University of Connecticut, led by Ben Gordon and Emeka Okafor, to seal the March Madness spot.
Their first opponent was the University of Manhattan, and the real battle started on March 21, and if you lose a game, you go home without any chance of making mistakes, and that's the true meaning of madness.
Syracuse University had a top score in the regular season, but they were still not favored, they were weak in this division, and experts believe that they have not experienced a real baptism and will not make it to the end.
The Syracuse players were unconvinced and vowed to impress the commentators.
Americans are even more crazy about the NCAA than the NBA, and Syracuse University enjoyed a huge cheer.
Their opponents are shorter than them at almost every position, and they are the quintessential fast play team, and the fast pace is almost the mainstream of the NCAA, but some teams are more extreme, and the University of Manhattan is undoubtedly one of them, and their short guard Louis? Flores' attack can be described as extremely insane.
At the beginning of the game, Syracuse University had some problems with its outside defense, and Gerry McNamara was clearly the type to attack and defend weakly.
Coach Boihan was not in a hurry, just reminded the players on the sidelines to play their own basketball.
For the first time in the finals, Anthony was also deliberately creating some opportunities for his teammates, intending to make the whole team run at a high speed.
It's just that although they have a high advantage, they don't get many chances due to the opponent's defensive strategy.
But when Li Hai came along, the situation immediately changed.
Craig Firth is a little worse against the opponent, and Hakeem Warrick has an inconsistent mid-range shot, and these weaknesses are not found in Lehi.
In the case that the opponent's interior line is not high enough, Lehi and Anthony are one left and one right, and they use mid-range shots near the three-second zone to turn the clouds and rain, leaving the opponent at a loss.
Jarred Johnson, a forward from the University of Manhattan and Lehi, exclaimed in surprise, "Who is this yellow boy, is he such a great guy?" ”
"Number 25, from now on, I won't let you score again."
"Then remember, my name is powerful." After Lehi finished speaking, he threw the basketball into the opponent's head.
Syracuse University's strength was already stronger, and after taking the lead, it firmly held the advantage in its own hands.
At 78:65, Syracuse University won the first win of the round of 64, and as long as they win one more game, they will be able to enter the Sweet 16 and get more attention, and then the team will enter the attention of NBA scouts in addition to star players like Anthony.
All they had to do was beat Oklahoma State two days later, a team-type team without a superscorer.
Lehi has adjusted to the best he can be, and in addition to making sure that the Syracuse title is not lost to his addition, he also needs to prove to Coach Jim Boihan that he is good enough to be a starter on the team and even have what it takes to be the core of the team.