Chapter Sixty-Eight: Let's Look Well
Zhang Yu's goal this time turned his score into double digits, and after a glance at the time, there are still three minutes, which is enough for you to see how the score is brushed.
Speaking of scoring, Zhang Yu does have a talent beyond most players, his projection ability is innate, and his usual shooting training is very different from other players, but it is extraordinarily accurate and stable. Not to mention his convulsive left hand, which erupts once in a while and is enough to make fans go crazy for him.
His left hand is only used in extraordinary times, and his right hand is stable enough most of the time. In the next offense, Zhang Yu used the blocking and dismantling to use Brook Lopez's thick body cover to get plenty of space to shoot and shoot three points quickly......
"Wow"! A wonderful sound sounded, the fans of the "University of Arizona" reluctantly shut their mouths, and the stadium was eerily quiet.
Lute Olsen waved his hand helplessly on the sidelines, the inside defense couldn't play, Zhang Yu hit long-range shots on the outside in a row, and he had to be put under enough pressure to limit the opponent's shooting only by expanding the defense outward. But the downside is that the inside firepower of "Stanford University" will be unleashed again, and Brook Lรณpez will cause damage to the inside line of "University of Arizona".
Sure enough, as Lute Olsen expected, as soon as they expanded out, Brook Lopez was activated again on the inside. Quincy handed the ball to Brooke this time, Zhang Yu suddenly took advantage of Robin's off-ball cover, got rid of Harden staring at him with wide eyes and burst into the basket, at this time the ball also reached his hand, using feints to shake Jordan Hill, and the basket crossed steps into a basket for a close-range layup.
"Toot ......"
When Zhang Yu shot, he leaned on Jordan Hill, who was shaken up by him, and not only scored the ball, but also made a foul on the opponent, two plus one!
"Your name is Harden? When I heard the name, I thought it was a terrorist. โ
Zhang Yu was happy at this time, and trash talk naturally popped up. But what he didn't expect was that when this little fat man heard Zhang Yu's trash talk, he was not moved at all, and his expression didn't even change, just like a deaf person. Zhang Yu was surprised in his heart, this little fat man's defense is not very good, and his psychological element is so good? I really underestimated him
In fact, Zhang Yu thought too much, Harden didn't take his bad defense to heart at all, in his opinion, didn't he let the other party score a goal? What's the big deal? It's good if I came back on the offensive end......
So the "University of Arizona" attacked, Harden held the ball to face Fields' defense, dribbled for 32 seconds and did not find a chance to shoot, seeing that the offensive time was approaching, he threw his big hand and passed the ball directly to Bayless, who was one step away from the three-point line. The latter received the ball, the time was almost up, there was no time to make a move, and he could only barely shoot three points, and the result was needless to say, "bang" - iron!
", why is this business so familiar? Don't I often pass the ball to Xu Yong like this? When did this little fat man steal this trick? This dead fat man must be imitating me, not only imitating me to go to the basket, but also imitating me to pass the ball, it's so shameless! โ
Zhang Yu didn't feel more shameless at all, and thought shamelessly in his heart. I didn't notice that there seemed to be a bit of discord between the "University of Arizona" players at this time.
Bayless and Harden are both first-year freshmen, with Harden having better talent, but Bayless isn't bad either. Harden's pass made Bayless feel that the other party was deliberately throwing him a pot and deliberately hurting him in order to compete for the team's boss.
The last few minutes of the first half were immediately a bit of a defeat, thanks to Jordan Hill's excellent defense on the inside, the University of Arizona was not taken away by a wave, but by halftime, they were already 8 points behind Stanford University.
At the end of the first half, the score of the two teams was 44-36, and "Stanford University" launched a wave of attacks in the last three minutes, recovered ten points in a short time, and entered the second half with an 8-point lead over the opponent.
Trent Johnson was a player in the dressing room who encouraged him, and he really didn't have any complaints, except for Quincy, who was a little miserable by the opponent, and the other players played. Zhang Yu scored 17 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals in the half, and the offensive and defensive performances were excellent, and he completely did what an excellent team core should do.
In the locker room on the other side, Lute Olsen was not in such a good mood, and Harden's miserable defense severely hit his own morale! In the first half, Zhang Yu attacked him and basically passed in one step. When Harden is defending, in addition to opening his eyes round and wide, he doesn't even bother to turn around and chase back, can't he see how hard Zhang Yu, who is more famous than him, on the other side, is on defense?
In the second half, Lute Olsen embodied the authority of an NCAA coach, and unlike NBA coaches accommodating stars, Lute Olsen pressed Harden to the bench for the entire second half, intending to completely cure the kid's lack of defense: "Aren't you not defensive? Don't you like to keep your eyes open? Well, just keep your eyes open on the bench and see how your teammates are defending! โ
When Harden doesn't play, the University of Arizona runs more smoothly, at least on the defensive end, and their defensive intensity is up. On the offensive end, Bayless fully exerted his offensive ability, and without Harden, he had unlimited fire.
Bayless is a master of all kinds of shooting skills, he has good body balance and plenty of power to ensure it, drifting left, right and backward shots, even when there is a defender in front of him, he can score many difficult goals.
Quincy is too short to defend Bayless, although he can keep up with the speed, but as long as the opponent stops suddenly, he can only disarm and surrender. So after the opponent hit three pull-up jump shots on his head in a row, Trent Johnson hurriedly replaced him and pushed the all-purpose elixir Zhang Yu to the No. 1 position.
Zhang Yu sneered: "I really treat Lao Tzu as a brick, where do you need to move?" โ
However, Zhang Yu's defensive enthusiasm and consciousness are much stronger than Harden's. Everyone knows that defense is more tired, but defense can win victory, how can you win the championship if you are not tired? Lie in bed and don't get tired, just go home and lie down.
Zhang Yu's speed is slightly inferior to Bayless, but he is more flexible. In the face of Zhang Yu's defense, Bayless couldn't flash enough shooting space even if he stopped urgently, and the opponent's long arm span covered the sky, and the shooting rate suddenly dropped.
During this time, Zhang Yu has been training his physical fitness. In fact, his body has always been in the top ranks, after all, his age was there in the previous World Junior Championships. Now, a few months later, his body has improved and he can fully support him to play a high-intensity match. Offense and defense, he could only choose one before. But now, if it is controlled in a certain period of time, he can take care of it completely.
Stopping Bayless is just the beginning, he still has to make a difference on the offensive end, unleash his offensive firepower, and completely end the game!
PS: I'm not in the dark, but I appreciate Harden's style of play, which is very practical!