Chapter 52: Kangda has no "Tang Tian"
The game lasted five minutes and the score was 2-13.
"Very unfavorable, the game was very unfavorable for UConn, and they fell into the trap that their opponents had set for them on the offensive end." The commentator on the sidelines revealed the crux of the problem.
Generally speaking, there are only two ways to deal with a giant player, either by going around the front and not receiving the ball, or by pinching and forcing him to make a mistake.
Now the NBA team basically uses these two tricks to deal with Yao Ming.
For Yao Ming, because of his good ability to shoot the ball, the effect of circling around the front is obviously better than that of the pinch (although because of the poor ability of the Rockets' role players, the pinch effect is actually good).
However, the Devils chose to hit the ball tonight, for the simple reason that Tabit does not have Yao Ming's ability to play the ball.
And so far in the game, Tabit has not only proved that he is not capable of this ability, but also showed 360 degrees of how rough his life is.
However, as soon as the commentator finished speaking, Tabit finally showed up on the court, and he flipped Harden's hat to the ground head-on.
Although the offensive end is as rough as toilet paper, his blocking awareness and ability are the strongest in this year's NCAA, not one of them.
It's just that before he had time to celebrate, Xu Yong grabbed the blocked ball, took off before he turned around, and came directly into the side!
"Bang!"
The huge impact force pushed Tabit directly out of the bottom line, and the cheers on the scene exploded like thunder.
You're a mountain of huskies?!
Xu Yong didn't even look at Tabit after completing the dunk, and turned around to pull Harden who fell to the ground.
To avenge your friend, you have to be on the spot.
With another minute to play, Sandek smiled and replaced Xu Yong and DeRozan.
The divisional final went much smoother than he expected.
Or it could be said that Tabit pulled his hips a lot more than he expected.
Can you count on role players to come out and save the team when your biggest stars are underperforming?
Oh yes, the UConn outside line was originally a player with the ability to attack with the ball, Jerome Dyson, who was sitting on the bench in a suit right now.
That's why the NCAA Organizing Committee is still professional!
Xu Yong had just sat down after the court, and he saw that Tabit was close to the basket and didn't put it in.
And because the rebound was picked by Ayles, he also paid for a foul.
Xu Yongdu couldn't bear to look at it, not to mention how this guy was selected as the leader, who gave him the courage to say "the top seed in the division belongs to them" at this level?
It was at this point that Cajon seemed to have finally had enough of Tabit's performance tonight and got up from the bench.
A short whistle sounded on the sidelines, with Kemba Walker and Gavin Edwards coming on for Osterley and Tabit.
Xu Yong's gaze also shifted to Walker.
Walker's height is only 1.83 meters, and his bare feet are only about 1.8 meters, but he is an All-Star level player in the NBA, averaging 25.6 points, 4.4 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game in his peak season, and was selected as an All-Star starter.
Although he is still only a freshman, he is the only one who has the potential to change the situation on the field on the Kangda side.
Soon, Xu Yong's fears became a reality.
Walker's breakaway was neither as violent as Rose nor as fast as Thomas, but his tempo was too good.
His center of gravity on the dribble is very low, which allows him to change direction very quickly, and a crotch change can pass a defender.
Cooksic's center of gravity was too high to match the position, and Glaser was even more beaten.
Moreover, his 8~16-foot mid-range is very stable, and his passing vision is also very good, which makes simple throwing or pinch shots also ineffective.
Even Walker is a leader-type player, and instead of flustering him, the team's unfavorable situation has made him scrappy.
He scored 7 points in a row on an inside and outside shot, and directly stopped the Devils.
That is, after a pause, Harden and DeRozan both subconsciously looked at Xu Yong.
Yesterday they thought that Xu Yong's worries were a little unnecessary, and today Walker slapped them in the face.
It seems that [what Xu Yong said is right] This matter, they have to take a small notebook and remember it again.
"Coach, I'll defend him." At this moment, Xu Yong took the initiative to speak.
Sandek looked at Xu Yong.
Xu Yong's center of gravity is higher than Cooks' Sykes, and the effect against this kind of small defender will not be too good.
However, he still nodded and motioned for Xu Yong to come on the field to replace Cooksic.
With his understanding of Xu Yong, Xu Yong must have been sure to say this.
The timeout came back, and the Devils possessed the ball.
Xu Yong held the ball in the front court and motioned to Glaser to block him, and then directly slammed Walker one.
When they played the University of Washington, they couldn't defend against Thomas Jr., but they won the attack.
The so-called confrontation is not a shooting match between the two sides, it is a scene that only exists in the small-ball era.
The current attack is all about grasping the opponent's weakness, and that game is that the three of them take turns to name Thomas Jr.
The head coach of the University of Washington failed to "hide" Thomas Jr., and the result was that when Thomas Jr. was on the floor, they conceded more points than they scored, and it was understandable to lose.
Now he's going to try the water of Cajon.
Well, Cajon's water didn't come out, but Walker's depth was explored by him first.
Walker opted for a direct steal, but the defense was out of position and was easily rushed by Xu Yong.
"Bang!"
Xu Yong's vigorous two-handed dunk not only stopped the team's decline, but also rekindled the enthusiasm of the Arizona fans at the scene.
Harden and DeRozan also waved their towels excitedly off the court.
At the critical moment, you have to give the ball to the captain!
Xu Yong also glanced back at Walker after dunking, and inexplicably remembered the novel called "Kryptonite Invincible in Basketball" that he read before.
The protagonist of that novel is called Tang Tian, who played at UConn during the NCAA period, and his technical characteristics are that he is a top 3D player with a high ball quotient.
If UConn really has such a player now, even if Cajon doesn't hide Walker well, it can be a good way to help Walker "wipe his ass".
But it's a pity that reality is not a novel, and there is no "Tang Tian" in the realistic Kangda!
Xu Yong's goal is beautiful, but it is not the key, and the key to determining the situation on the field now is whether he can limit Walker's attack.
"Defend! Defend! ”
Arizona fans, whose enthusiasm was rekindled, began to cheer for the Devils in unison.
Walker held the ball, and after seeing that the person defending him was Xu Yong, he stretched out his hand to signal that he wanted to play alone.
Xu Yong directly let Walker take a big step at this time.
He's not being able to train defensively right now, his defensive skills aren't very good, but he has the awareness and experience.
And the reason why he didn't apply to Sandike to play in the first place was because he needed to observe Walker's way of playing at this time.
After all, every player is divided into periods, and like himself, the two seasons of the NCAA alone are very different.
Then he found that Walker didn't take a single shot from outside the three-point line, and he was sure that Walker's outside shot was not accurate at this time.
Walker did not choose to shoot in the face of a three-point opportunity, but narrowed the distance with Xu Yong, lowered the center of gravity of the dribble, and wanted to change direction to pass Xu Yong.
Instead of swaying his center of gravity easily, Xu Yong gradually retreated, keeping himself facing Walker's front.
At this point, it has to be said that Walker is different from Rose, or Thomas Jr.
Rose is violent, Thomas Jr. is fast, and Xu Yong's defensive style will not work against them.
Because whoever doesn't tell you this, he is forcibly inserted.
But Walker relies on rhythm and eats more of defenders' experience.
No, it's the right professional counterpart.
Walker saw that there was no chance to pull back to the three-point line and called for a pick-and-roll.
However, Xu Yongwei has a lot of experience in blocking and pick-and-roll, and Walker was finally forced to choose a two-point shot.
"Phew!"
The basketball smashes out of the frame.
Sure enough, Xu Yong's judgment was correct, Walker's shooting ability at this time was limited to mid-range jumpers in the range of 8~16 feet.
The rebound was protected by Boateng, and the Huskies' counter-attacking momentum was finally held down.
Looking back, Xu Yong continued to hold the ball to find Walker.
This time, the Husky team chose not to change the winding block, Xu Yong's choice was very simple, and he directly pulled up the shooting space formed by the winding block and threw it away.
"Huh!"
Mai's dry pulling, the posture is picturesque.
After Xu Yong scored these 4 points in a row, the momentum of the Devils on the court stabilized at once.
The scouts in the lottery section in the audience exchanged their heads and ears.
As the saying goes, flowers also need green leaves, and once there is a contrast between things in this world, the good things will be particularly dazzling.
Why don't you get along well with your girlfriend always have average looks?
Tabit is more than a puller tonight, and Xu Yong is so good in the eyes of these scouts.
Especially this period of being ordered in danger, they felt that compared to Tabit, perhaps Xu Yong was the one who deserved their attention.
The game on the field continues.
Walker tried to force Xu Yong again, and this time he didn't call for a pick-and-roll, trying to eat hard with rhythm and speed.
But Xu Yong's defensive positional sense is very good, and Walker still has no good opportunity to shoot when he bursts to the basket.
He could only use his flexibility to make a stop-and-go jumper.
But to do this kind of action in front of Xu Yong, there is a price to pay.
Especially when you haven't even shaken him off.
I saw that Xu Yong saw the opportunity and made a preemptive move, and after taking off into the air, he pounced on Walker, the little white rabbit, like a goshawk.
Although Walker adjusted his stance in the air and raised the arc of his shot, Xu Yong's aerial height and air stay were too good.
"Smack!"
No caps, direct confiscation!
The scene burst into cheers and whistles from Arizona fans.
Walker's performance off the bench was a problem for Arizonada State.
But after Xu Yong reappeared: trouble? What's the trouble? No hassle!
This time I got those scouts excited.
As professional scouts, they can naturally see that Xu Yong's defensive skills are not very good, but his defensive effect is still so good.
It's like singing, there is no skill, it's all emotional.
But if this can play a good defensive effect, it shows that Xu Yong's potential on the defensive end is also huge.
A ball-holding striker who integrates offense and defense?
When these words are combined, it's amazing!
The footage of the scene was given to Xu Yong.
Xu Yong's expression at this time had returned to calm.
It turns out that what he said yesterday with Harden and DeRozan was really not a word of nonsense.
Walker did become a problem for them, but it wasn't that much of a problem.
Because in the past two or three rounds, Walker has exposed a lot of problems that freshmen have, such as a penchant for gambling steals when facing a mismatch on the defensive end, and wanting to hit back immediately after being hit by someone.
These very detailed things are making his threat smaller.
If he is replaced by Walker, who is in the third grade, Xu Yong's current defensive ability may not be able to prevent it.
After all, you are all about singing emotionally, and when you are in love, your girlfriend will praise you for being good, but after you get married, you will sing again, and your wife will cover her ears directly.
Unfortunately, Xu Yong is now sure that he can restrain Walker.
Thabit was out of order, Walker's surprise effect was limited, and for Kangda, the cards they could play tonight were actually gone.
The scales of victory, at this moment, have begun to tilt infinitely in favor of Arizona State University.
The dawn of the final four has also begun to emerge in front of the eyes of the "home" Arizona fans.