After defeating the University of Memphis, Arizonada State University made it to the Division Finals.

At this point, they are only one last opponent and of course their strongest opponent in this division, the University of Connecticut Huskies.

UConn is a team with a very long history, and even their head coach Jim Cajon has been with the team for 39 years.

Ray Allen, Rudy Gaye, Richard Hamilton, Caron Butler, Emeka Okafor......

These resounding names are also the best witnesses to the history of this team.

They are two NCAA champions in school history and are the favorites to win this year's championship.

They finished fourth in the survey rankings at the start of the season and haven't dropped out of the top five for the rest of the season.

So when the divisional rankings came out, they were the most indignant.

The soul of the team, this year's top pick Hashim Thabit, said directly in front of the media: "That (the first place in the division) should have belonged to us." ”

Then, they poured all that anger on their opponents.

In the first round, they beat California State University Northridge by 58 points.

Then in the second round, they won the University of Maryland by another 30 points and advanced all the way to the finals.

Now that they finally have a chance to face Arizona State University, which has "grabbed" their spot, it is destined to be a high-profile match.

There was a two-day gap between the divisional semi-finals and the finals, and Sandke organized an intra-team table tennis match after training in order to relieve the pressure on the players.

This method proved to be very effective, and the players relaxed a lot in the laughter.

When the evening practice was over, Xu Yong, Harden and DeRozan sat on the balcony on the top floor of the arena, chatting while admiring the moonlight.

"They have that big guy on the inside, it's going to be very difficult to play." Harden said, shaking his legs.

The guy he's talking about is Tabit.

When they played Stanford University last season, they were impressed by the Lopez brothers' playful play in the restricted area, but compared to Tabit, they were like Howard standing in front of Yao Ming, and they suddenly became small.

Tabit is 2.21 meters tall, has an arm span of 2.29 meters, and weighs 121 kilograms, which is simply an inside giant in the NCAA, and a mountain of huskies.

He averaged 6.2 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3.8 blocks in his freshman year.

The sophomore averaged 10.5 points, 7.9 rebounds and 4.5 blocks per game, and he made a name for himself;

In his junior year, he averaged 13.6 points, 10.8 rebounds and 4.2 blocks per game this season.

DeRozan nodded when he heard this, this kind of guy goes to the inside line, you don't want to break through to the inside line.

You must know that the NCAA does not have a three-second defense like the NBA, and Tabit can always squat under the basket.

"He's not going to be our problem." Xu Yong said at this time.

Both Harden and DeRozan turned their heads in confusion.

"That guy's offensive skills are rough like a dollar of toilet paper, he has no offensive threat in positional battles, we just need to play fast, his role is very limited, I believe the coach will choose that." Xu Yong continued.

Both of them nodded one after another, and Xu Yong's analysis hit the nail on the head.

If this kind of giant-level player can't play a threat on the offensive end, the defensive end will inevitably become a burden because of his slow movement.

And the Devils are the kind of team that can play fast.

"So we've won?" Harden couldn't help but look forward to the final four, it's exciting to think about.

Xu Yong shook his head, and then said, "I'm worried about Kemba Walker. ”

"The first-year guy?" Harden was a little puzzled.

"He's just a sub, isn't he?" DeRozan chimed in.

They were all right, the first-year Walker was not only a substitute in this UC team, but also scored less than 10 points in the previous games, and Xu Yong would be worried about such a player.

"Do you remember Derrick Rose last season and Isaiah Thomas this season? We haven't had much to do with this kind of defender who is good at penetrating. Xu Yong continued.

It's not just that they're too tall on the outside this season, but they don't have an inside line that can guard the box, which is the legendary black and rough.

Ayers wasn't that type of player, and neither was Boateng on the bench.

Harden and DeRozan still don't care too much, whether it's Rose or Thomas, Walker is still far from them.

"But DeMar is right, he's just a substitute and we still have a better chance than them." Xu Yong didn't want them to worry too much, so he said with a smile.

He remembers winning the NCAA championship two years later, in 2011.

The current Kangda should not have realized Walker's true energy, just like a boss that has not yet developed, and their chances are naturally great.

Hearing this, Harden and DeRozan had a look of anticipation in their eyes.

If you do make it to the semi-finals, will the championship be far away?

……

The next day, the University of Phoenix Stadium was packed to capacity with more than 60,000 people, and just like the last game, the Arizona fans in attendance still reached 40,000.

Arizonada State's "home-field advantage" continues.

And the spectator of this game, the scouts of the teams at the top of the lottery area also came to the scene.

Although Tabit is already a junior this year, such a giant player will be the favorite in any election.

'Once Thabit has the ball, we need to play with the pace, we need to play with them, we need to do the details, and we need to believe in yourselves. Before the game, Sandike once again emphasized the strategic deployment.

As Xu Yong expected, a coach of Sandek's level will not be held back at critical moments.

"Devils! Come on! ”

After shouting a final slogan, to the cheers of 40,000 Arizona fans, the Devils' starting players took the lead.

On the Devils' side, Sandek followed the regular starting lineup, with Harden and DeRozan on the outside, Cook Sixplus Xu Yong on the front, and Ayles on the inside.

The Eskimos team's starters also came in quickly: 1.88m point guard No. 12 AJ Price, 1.90m shooting guard No. 24 Craig Osterry, 2.01 m small forward No. 4 Jeff Adrian, 2.06m power forward No. 21 Stanley Robinson, and center No. 34 Thabit.

On the Kangda side, five starters and three quasi-NBA players are not bad at all.

However, Kemba Walker, as in previous games, did not appear in the starting lineup.

And it's worth mentioning that their team's No. 2 scorer, who also has NBA prospects, Jerome Dyson, was injured in February this year, which is the main reason why the NCAA organizing committee did not list them as the top seed.

Tabit leaped over Ayles' head to flick the ball back into the halfcourt, and the Huskies had the chance to attack first.

Tabit turned his back to Ayers in the front court and reached for the ball.

When your team has a giant like Tabit and you have an opponent like the Devils who are no more than 2.1 meters tall in the center, it's not appropriate not to chisel the inside.

Price had a solid passing skills and saw the timing to hoist the ball high to Tabit.

Tabit received the ball, glanced at the positions of the other defenders, and after making sure that he was not pinching, he dribbled and turned to play the board.

But at the moment when he was about to take the ball, he suddenly felt a light in his hand, and when he looked down, the ball was gone!

The coach lays out the tactics, but the tactics rely on the players to execute them.

Xu Yong's round just now can be said to have perfectly executed Sandek's flanking strategy.

Because he didn't flank at the first time, but waited for Tabit to turn around before shrinking the pinch, which directly deceived Tabit.

Of course, this also has something to do with his speed, although he plays in the fourth position, his speed is at the level of a swingman.

And after completing the steal, Xu Yong once again perfectly executed Sandek's strategy of playing fast, dribbling the ball directly from the backcourt to attack quickly!

The cheers of the Arizona fans at the scene could not be stopped.

When your team's big forwards can hold the ball and go down quickly, there is only one emotion left for you, excitement!

Price has always defended Xu Yong, and he didn't lose his position or risk steals, which is quite good.

However, when the two sides entered the penalty area, he found that what he was doing in front of him was useless.

Because Xu Yong ignored him, he jumped up in front of him like a spring.

"Bang!"

In the field of vision of the fans, Xu Yong soared directly past Price's face and slashed the ball into the basket with one hand through the opponent!

The University of Phoenix stadium burst into flames in an instant.

What a violent flow of play!

On the bench on the sidelines, Cajon couldn't help but cough with empty fists.

This time, Ma Wei slapped him directly in the face.

The Huskies' offense, Tabit was more resolute in the low post.

As the player with the highest status and seniority in the team, and the player who held back the most in this game, it was too embarrassing to be interrupted at the beginning.

Price continued to feed the ball in, and this time Thabit observed Xu Yong's pinch after holding the ball, and quickly completed the shot before Xu Yong pinch it.

It's just that his hand work is really bad, and the board that is close to the late ruler actually pops out of the frame!

Fortunately, he is a master long enough, and he continued to hook his hands after scooping the rebound into his arms.

Although Ayers was right under him, the height difference made him feel like the other party was air.

Oh no, it's the distance of more than 70 centimeters between him and the basket, which belongs to his own exclusive dessert area.

If you can't score once, you will hit the second time, and if you don't score again, there will be a third and fourth, just a few more hits!

That's what he thought, but the moment he made a move, someone broke into his exclusive area.

"Bang!"

Before he could react, a big hat that struck his head and covered his face had already called out.

Slow, too slow!

During the Olympic Games last year, Xu Yong trained with Yao Ming in the national team, and played offensive and defensive as a substitute team and Yao Ming's main team.

Even Yao Ming, who gained weight and was plagued by a leg injury, was much faster than Tabit in terms of speed.

This is the gap in pure talent.

No wonder this guy didn't play anything in the NBA, this rate plus that butter hand, he can't play the NBA at all!

In the scramble for the floor ball, Cook Sixes grabbed the ball and threw it to Harden.

The Devils played the fast break again, and this time DeRozan followed up with a catch-and-fly layup to score two points.

0 to 4.

The opening performance of the Devils team, if it is a full score of 10, can at least score 9 points.

The live camera quickly cuts to Cajon.

The Devils opened with a very targeted game, and if the Huskies really want to continue to be so low, they are likely to be hit by a wave at the beginning.

In the middle of the shot, Cajon gets up and makes a new tactical gesture at Price.

As a living fossil-level coach, Cajon's reaction speed is not too slow.

After the Eskimos advanced to the frontcourt, Price held the ball and Tabit played a pick-and-roll on the strong side.

The ball is a great reflection of Tabit's body, and Harden is basically blocked and can't move.

And Tabit also has a good sense of dismantling, quickly cutting to the basket.

Price quickly fed the ball, and Thabit chose to make an early shot after seeing that Xu Yong was going to help defend again.

This choice was fine, but the next second everyone was stunned.

Because after the ball was shot...... I didn't even touch the basket and rebound, and I crossed the bridge directly!

As soon as Xu Yong stretched out his hand, he inexplicably gained a steal.

The Arizona fans in the stands were having fun.

The scouts watched in contemplation.

There were three attacks in the opening game, one was broken, one was offended, and one was crossed the bridge.

Tabit's ability on the offensive end can't be said to be too good, it's simply none!

This also makes them have to doubt the possibility of Tabit becoming the champion, after all, Tabit is also a junior player.

On the court at this time, Harden, who completed the fast-break dunk after receiving Xu Yong's pass, pointed at Xu Yong with a smile.

Xu Yong said something wrong last night, Tabit's offensive technology, saying that it is a dollar of toilet paper, it is all disrespectful to toilet paper!