Chapter 37: Battle of Duke (2)

In the opening game, the two teams scored a goal against each other, igniting a hot atmosphere in the whole game.

In such a situation, it is basically impossible to let the fans of both sides watch each other rationally, and there is no fight, thanks to the security personnel who have drawn a clear separation between the fans of both sides.

Dolores turned into an iron-blooded little pepper at the moment, and her delicate face was painted with the team logo of the Syracuse University Orange People basketball team on one side, and a big "Tang" oil paint on the other, and the fans on her side sat on the border with the Duke fans, and in the middle was the aisle of the players, and the two teams happened to spray each other in the air.

After Syracuse finished the air pickup, she and Angela Green shouted happily, and then made a disdainful gesture with their index fingers down at the Duke fans on the other side, shouting, "Falk squid, jump again, bunnies!" ”

Not to be outdone, Duke fans scolded each other: "Fake squid, hang a hair, kill you in minutes." ”

"There's a kind of you sending an empty pick-up!" Dolores taunted loudly, although it was April, wearing only tight denim and a long-sleeved jersey jacket, but her thrilling proud figure could still be seen, and she was extremely wild with oil paint painted on her face at the moment, which added a different kind of charm, even if the fans of the two teams scolded each other, there were many gay men who secretly looked at her.

Tang Wenlong didn't know that his female fans were spraying people, and he was seriously cared for by Duke University on the court.

Shayer, Nolan Smith and Kyle Singler were always on the same line, and each of the two players always looked out for each other, with Lance Thomas, who was athletic in the box, and tall Zobbek guarding the basket from left to back, forming a 3-2 joint defense.

In the NBA, where fast-paced and individual ability is emphasized, joint defense is rarely used, but in college leagues, coaches still like to use joint defense to defend some players with outstanding individual ability.

Coach K looked at Tang Wenlong, who calmly commanded the players to run on the field, and couldn't help but have a trace of appreciation in his eyes, "This little guy's command ability is really good." ”

Tang Wenlong spread the players up and let Wesley Johnson run to the bottom corner to catch the ball. Wesley Johnson understood, and then received a pass from Tang Wenlong in the bottom corner, at which time Lance Thomas in the box had to make up for it and put on a defensive posture in front of Wesley Johnson.

Wesley Johnson remembers the basic tactics of breaking the 3-2 defense very clearly, he immediately kept the ball in his hands and transferred the ball to Anderson in the fourth position, at this moment Zobeck can only go to the right side of the basket to make up for Anderson, and there are two big empty spots on the left side of the entire basketball court, Blake and Andy Rawstin, and the only defender is Nolan Smith.

Andy Rustin shot a three-pointer from the outside, and Shaye cleverly let go of Tang Wenlong and pounced with his teeth and claws.

"Bell~"

Andy's face darkened, he just felt good about the shot, but he didn't expect this shot to hit the iron.

The rebound was taken by Lance Thomas, who was back to the inside, and this guy was a gibbon monkey, even compared to Wesley Johnson, it didn't seem to be much worse.

Everyone in Snow City immediately retreated like a tide, and Tang Wenlong stood at the top of the arc, opening his arms and waiting for him.

Syracuse's defense is typical of mixed defense, with Wesley Johnson, the team's most mobile and best defender, keeping an eye on the arrows and the rest of the team using zone defense.

This set of defensive tactics is familiar to Syracuse University, and after using it for a season, it is simply deep in the bone marrow, and they cooperate with each other tacitly, and they know how to appear in the right position with one look.

And Duke mainly relies on blocking and pick-and-roll offense, after all, they have a super big man like Zobbek on the team, and he is simply the best choice for the meat shield.

Shayer pretended to be in command and passed to Nolan Smith, who beckoned Zowelk to come out and block the pick-and-roll, then single-block the cover and then jumped out wide.

Nolan Smith shook his hand, a little depressed, he had just had a chance, but unfortunately he couldn't make it. Andy Rustin on the other side wiped his sweat and secretly called luck, he was actually a little out of position in the defense just now.

Tang Wenlong advanced with the ball and found that Duke's defensive tactics had changed again, and now it has become a man-to-man defense.

He rolled his eyes, controlled the ball to a 45-degree position, and then waved his hand to signal everyone to open up space.

"Wow, go head-to-head, kill them!" Dolores screamed, cheering out the boos of Duke University in a small area.

Wesley Johnson and Andy Rustin managed to get to the left half and take away defenders for Tang.

Tang Wenlong controlled the basketball back and forth behind his back for a while, and after everyone pulled away, his body slowly pressed down, changed the ball control to his crotch, and then slowly moved forward one step at a time.

Shayer is like a great enemy, he has long understood the breakthrough ability of this Chinese, and knows that this guy's favorite thing is to suddenly break out.

Tang Wenlong's brows furrowed slightly, Shayer's grasp of defense is very good, if he rushes at this distance, he can only rush to Shayer's face, and if he pulls out a jump shot, the opposite side can also form a certain interference.

His mind was racing as he thought about how to finish the ball.

"Smack!"

The basketball slapped on the floor, flicked back and forth under his crotch, shook his shoulder, made a tentative action to break through on the left side, and then before Shayer could react, he immediately pulled the basketball back, and the basketball turned into a yellow light on the floor and was refracted to Tang Wenlong's right hand, spinning non-stop.

This series of changes is extremely fast, and even if Shayer's attention is amazing, it is inevitable that he will be a little shaken, and his steps will fluctuate slightly.

Tang Wenlong immediately took a slight advantage in the breakthrough, and then he leaned over and exploded, like a sturdy bull, and collided with Shayer with a single impact.

Shaye snorted, feeling as if his body had been hit by a locomotive, and the whole person flew lightly for dozens of centimeters.

This time, Shayer's footsteps could no longer keep up with Tang Wenlong, Tang Wenlong's wrist changed, the ball control speed was one point faster, and the wrong step immediately broke through Shayer's defense.

"Ah, what a man!" Angela's eyes lit up and she screamed.

"What, this guy hit someone with the ball!" Duke fans were very dissatisfied, looking at Tang Wenlong, who scored two points on a pull-up jump shot, and booed the referee.

Jon Shayer grinned and touched his ribs, which he felt as if they were broken, and he seemed to be unconscious.

Tang Wenlong shrugged his shoulders, moved his steps, and stepped back.

After the offensive and defensive rotation, Duke relied on Zobeck's small inside hook to score two points, and Blake frustrated his hands up, but he couldn't cause much interference.

"Push him out of the box, don't let him get near the basket!" Tang Wenlong said.

Blake nodded, in understanding.

Minutes later, Anderson drew a foul on Lance-Thomas and Syracuse and Duke made their normal substitutions, with Duke putting their Plumlee brothers up.

Coach Jim's eyes were red, thinking that he was looking for an interior line all over high school but it didn't have much effect, and Duke University could casually put together a combination of two teams with different styles of interior line.

However, the Plumlee brothers can only be said to be talented at this time, and in terms of technique, they are not as good as Syracuse's Blake and Anderson, but it is Singel who found an opportunity to hit the first three-pointer of both teams in the game, which stimulated the Duke University fans, and the cheers were enough to suppress Syracuse University for several rounds.

The referee looked at his watch and found a dead-ball opportunity to force both teams into a timeout.

At this time, Syracuse University led by one point 13-12, and the advantage was insignificant.

This game is also very important for many managers in the NBA at the moment, and it is the best alchemy to test whether a player has the ability to excel in the tournament. Duke University is much shabby compared to Syracuse, which has two draft favorites, and although they are both No. 1 seeds, only Kyle Singler is the predicted 2010 lottery pick, and the rest such as Lance Thomas or Nolan Smith only made it to the second round, and even like Shayer, they didn't even make it to the second round.

After entering April, many teams in the NBA have basically been decided, such as the Cavaliers, who are the first in the East, and the Lakers, who are the first in the West, are regarded as the two favorites to win the championship this year, and the drama of No. 23 vs. No. 24 is simply a Hollywood blockbuster. For example, the Nets, who have just introduced a Russian tycoon, have basically locked the bottom record in the league, and the goal is to lock in the top pick.

It is reported that the Russian tycoon previously offered an annual salary of about 12 million to 1500 to Coach K, but was rejected by others, and Coach K made it clear that he was not interested in the work of the NBA.

On the one hand, his high-profile demeanor actually proves some of the conceptual differences between NBA head coaches and NCAA head coaches, and college coaches like them are not interested in some player coaches; On the other hand, it proves that they are respectful of the NBA's commercial model, so they would rather take a "teacher's salary" with an annual salary of 3 million than be a "company employee" who may be fired at any time.

PS: Singler was drafted in '11, and Singler was okay in '10 that year, but then fell to the second round after being injured in '11.