I'm not really a role player

Chapter 48 Switch defense center? (Please recommend tickets!)
The game did go smoothly as Li Ke expected.

One is that Xiao Du kept scoring. Only 6 minutes after the start of the game, he successfully scored in double figures and scored as many as 11 points.

The second is that Li Ke's move to defend Mario Chalmers has achieved miraculous results.

In the previous match between the two teams, Li Ke defended against Brandon Rush.

As a result, Rush played too reasonably, he didn't take a shot if he had no chance, and handed over the ball to his teammates.

Playing like this will not hurt the team.

As long as the teammates are normal, the team will not have any troubles.

This time Li Ke switched to defend Chalmers, but Chalmers was not so reasonable. Li Ke defended him, regardless of whether he had a chance or not, he would shoot as soon as he should, regardless of whether he made it or not.

Or, Chalmers just simply thinks that if he can make every shot and occasionally fails to make one, that is bad luck.

In short, this is a pitcher who is not afraid of anything, and he is considered a wonder in the Kansas team.

In 08, Kansas was able to defeat the University of Memphis led by Derrick Rose to win the championship, and Chalmers contributed a lot.

In that game, he scored an absolutely tied three-pointer and dragged the game into overtime. With the fierce battle in overtime, Kansas won the NCAA title.

Chalmers also deservedly became the MOP of the Final Four.

Of course, Li Ke appeared, maybe, his little butterfly would blow everything in Chalmers away.

After halftime, Chalmers went 10-for-3 and scored three goals, and it didn't look so bad.

But if you compare the scoring efficiency of the University of Texas --

Xiao Du made 13 of 8 shots in the half and scored 20 points. Li Ke made 7 of 4 shots and scored in double figures. Even Augustin scored 8 points in 4 of 11 shots...

Relying on the three players scoring in double figures in the half, Texas was 52 to 40 in the half, leading Kansas by as many as 12 points.

Kansas's rhythm is already slow, 12 points behind at halftime, for them, it is equivalent to about 20 points behind.

"At halftime, the University of Texas has locked up the victory of this game."

Shannon Sharp is very sure, and Marikarillo agrees very much. Even Magic Johnson, who joined temporarily and always sang against them, doesn't think Kansas has a chance to come back.

In the second half, Bill Self began to put all his eggs in one basket.

"Kansas got Sasha Cowan, a junior center, from Russia, 6-foot-11, 250 pounds..."

Shannon Sharpe introduced Kansas' substitutions, and then frowned: "What does Bill Self want to do with Sasha Cowen at this point in time?"

"Bill Self is going to change his strategy." Marikarillo has clearly guessed Bill Self's thoughts:

"As we all know, the University of Texas is top-heavy this season, with outstanding perimeters but extremely weak interiors. Even a hopeless NBA center like Longa Longa can wreak havoc on the penalty area of ​​the University of Texas."

"And Sasha Cowan was Kansas's main force last season. The draft market once entered the middle of the second round. If it weren't for injuries in the new season, he would not lose his main position. If he is fully healthy, his strength should be higher than that of Longa Longa."

According to Carrillo's guess, Magic Johnson also interjected:
"So, in the second half, Kansas is going to focus on the inside..."

In the second half, Li Ke came on the stage and found that he could not find Chalmers.

The master of Kansas became Sheron Collins, Rush took the second position, and Julian Wright was also mentioned as the third position...

This time, Li Ke jumped in front of Rush without reminding him.

The game restarted. As Marikarillo said, Kansas changed their style of play. They stretched the formation wide and left enough space for the inside.

Sheron Collins, who is in possession of the ball, finds the right time and passes the ball in.

Darryl Arthur, who received the ball, singled Xiaodu and scored 2 points in a small throw, which seemed to be a good start for Kansas.

Rick Barnes is also not a slow-moving coach. When Cowen came on, he already had the same reaction as Carrillo.

But instead of making adjustments directly, he wanted to observe a round or two.

Now, after the first round, he began to direct the team: "In the next defensive round, shrink the defensive line!"

Since you want to play inside, then I will shrink the defense.

This is a fixed coping routine, nothing special.

In Texas' offense, Li Ke scored in an air cut and got the 2 points back for the team.

But then, Deda contracted the inside line.

Kansas made an inside pass, Abrams received too inside, Julian Wright caught the ball and made a three-pointer.

On the sidelines, Rick Barnes shook his head: "No, I have to transfer back."

On the next defensive turn, the Texas defense switched back.

Kansas exploded—

Darryl Arthur scored another 2 points in singles. The NCAA's Xiaodu's defense is average, and his thin body is naturally difficult to defend Darryl Arthur at the fourth position.

And when Texas shifted the focus of defense, Sasha Cowan broke out immediately.

When Kansas handed the ball to Sasha Cowan with all his brains, he used his footsteps to tease the incompetent Connor Achley in the interior.

A wave of 6 points in a row, Kansas hit a climax of chasing points.

"Sasha Cowan scored his third straight goal as Kansas went on an 4-11 run in four minutes and they trailed by just six."

If the 12-point deficit at the end of the half was enough to sentence Kansas to death, then at the beginning of the second half, Kansas, which was chasing 6 points in a row, had already pulled the situation back.

It's not that Kansas is leading, they are still 6 points behind, but the situation has reversed, and the University of Texas needs to make adjustments.

"Now, Rick Barnes needs to think about how they're going to deal with the twin towers in Kansas."

Rick Barnes called a timeout, frowning and holding a tactical board.

When the trio in the commentary booth were still struggling with Kansas' offense, Rick Barnes had already thought of the follow-up.

"Now, it's not just Sasha Cowan and Darryl Arthur's twin-tower offense that threatens us. After the timeout, Kansas will definitely further strengthen the zone defense. They now have an inside line to rely on..."

Turning his head, he returned to the starting point: "But the first thing we need to solve is Sasha Cowan's offense."

Texas' defensive focus will be placed on Arthur's side, so Arthur is nothing to worry about. The problem now is that no one in Texas seems to be able to lock Sasha Cowan alone.

Rick Barnes glances at Dexter Pittman on the bench.

Pittman, the No. 51 high schooler in the nation this year, was supposed to be one of the Longhorns' heavyweight introductions.

He is indeed heavy enough, but only heavy.

Pittman, who had just arrived, weighed 366 pounds. The first task given to him by the team's fitness coach Todd Wright was to lose weight.

In the words of the coaching staff, if he does not lose weight, Pittman can only play six or seven minutes per game.

But obviously, weight loss is a long way, at least this season, Pittman can't count on it.

The so-called weak internal line of Deda University is actually like this.

After hesitating for a moment, Rick Barnes still shook his head, and he decided to find a way from the offensive end.

When he turned his head, he found Li Ke raised his hand.

"Coach, let me guard Sasha Cowan..."

(End of this chapter)