I'm not really a role player

Chapter 76 Xie... special pick and roll?

In the Georgia Dome, a large number of seats were sparsely vacated in the stands.

Ohio State fans left early, unwilling to watch the wild celebrations of opponents stepping on them to advance to the finals.

Like the fans, as soon as the game was over, Oden walked toward the player tunnel with a dull head.

He is different from several opponents that the University of Texas has encountered before. He will not attribute the loss of this game to the lack of strength of his teammates.

Because Mike Conley has been his teammate and best friend since high school, and he will always believe in Conley.

When he reached the passageway, Oden was stopped by reporters.

He chatted briefly for a few words, and it was regarded as a loser's speech:

"KD was strong, he threatened our rim from start to finish, and Shelton, he was perfect in this game, we lost because we weren't good enough, March Madness only gives you one chance, we made a mistake and deserved to be punished, come back next year? I'm still thinking about..."

On the court, just after Xiao Du greeted Conley, he was pulled away by the reporter and gave the winner's speech:

"You and I both know that the victory in the Final Four is just for that ticket. I thank my teammates for their contribution to this game, especially Sheldon..."

The interview signal was connected to the commentary booth of CBS. After listening to the failure speeches and victory speeches, a topic that has been hotly discussed since the preseason was brought up here.

"Bill, if you were an NBA executive, KD and Greg Oden, who would you choose?"

Shannon Sharp threw the question to guest Bill Simmons.

Bill Simmons replied without thinking:
"Greg Oden." Immediately afterwards, he explained: "Although KD won the game, Greg Oden's performance is even more exciting. He showed a strong dominance in the penalty area. The loss was only because Ohio State's tactical reserves were not as good as the University of Texas."

Marikarillo also agrees with Bill Simmons' opinion: "Indeed, the pick-and-roll cooperation of two pitchers, this strange trick, except for the alligators, no other team should be able to deal with it perfectly on the spot."

Xiao Du on the court was walking back. At this moment, he was very happy. In addition to the influence of winning and advancing to the final, he also won the head-to-head confrontation with Oden.

In addition to the seven NCAA annual awards, he won six of them.

"Now, no one should be able to take away my top spot!"

……

Billy Donovan, the head coach of the University of Florida Gators, later Duo Thief and Wan Ge, watched the game sitting in a private room on the second floor, with several assistant teachers from the University of Florida beside him.

When the game was over, they didn't leave.

Instead, they looked at the crowd celebrating on the field, and started a tactical discussion around the promoted University of Texas.

"The pick-and-roll coordination between the pitchers is really sharp. If we enter the finals, how should we deal with this new style of play of the University of Delaware?"

"Get the ifs out first, Dean."

Billy Donovan stretched his waist: "Ohio State can't defend them, but it doesn't mean we can't defend them. Remember, the most restrained pick-and-roll is always switching defenses, and we have the ability to switch defenses infinitely."

"But KD is too abnormal, tall and long, with shooting range all over the court."

"I believe in Corey, he can lock KD."

Billy Donovan got up and beckoned the assistants to leave: "Let's go, let's go on stage, then we'll be on stage."

The Georgia Dome is starting to clear because the next Final Four fight is seamless.

Fans will not buy joint tickets for two games, and the NCAA will not sell them like this. Tickets for the two games are sold separately.

The stands were quickly emptied and a new group of fans entered.

UCLA fans occupy the west side, Ohio State fans occupy the east side...

Larry Cooper squeezed into the arena sweating profusely, and complained impatiently: "I said I bought tickets for two games, why did you kick me out? Isn't this taking off your pants and farting?"

Although the complaints were loud, no one paid attention to them.

Of course, Larry Cooper was just complaining, he didn't want to really do something, entered the arena, and started looking for his new seat.

The new seat was behind the basket, and after sitting down, he realized that there was still a long time before the start of the game, and he was a little bored.

After about half an hour, the Georgia Dome was refilled.

It was almost time for the game to start. Joe Henson arrived late and sat down beside Larry Cooper.

He subconsciously looked to his side, and then: "Larry?"

"Joe?"

Larry Cooper also discovered at this time that the person sitting next to him was actually Joe Henson, a colleague and an old acquaintance...

After an embarrassing greeting, the two chatted enthusiastically about the NCAA this season.

Chatting and chatting, the topic inevitably involved their respective jobs.

"Tell me, Larry, who is your target for the Bobcats this year?"

"Kevin Durant."

Larry Cooper is still very shrewd. He gave a wrong name, or it wasn't a mistake, but he took Xiao Du as the primary target of his wishful thinking. Michael Jordan obviously didn't think so.

Joe Henson is not stupid, mainly because Larry Cooper's target BUG is too big:
"With your record, you shouldn't be able to get the top two picks, right?"

"That's not good. What if the luck is overwhelming? What about you, the Pacers are now No.9 in the Eastern Conference, the last pick in the lottery, who is the target?"

Johensen's expression showed a momentary confusion. He shook his head: "You know, Larry Bird is too deep. Until the last moment, even I didn't know who he had his eyes on."

"Just tell me who you investigated."

"Brenton Rush at Kansas, Julian Wright, Shelton at Texas, Thaddeus Young at Georgia Tech..."

When the game was about to start, they discussed the remaining tickets to the finals, whether it would be the Gators or the Bruins.

The answer was pretty consistent: "Alligators!"

There are no differences in the semi-finals, and the next step is naturally the discussion about the finals.

In the end, the answer was surprisingly consistent: "Alligators!"

"Although I always look down on the Longhorns, it's a bit disrespectful to them."

"But the Alligators are really too strong. The defending champions have retained the main lineup that won the championship season and have made some reinforcements. They are balanced inside and outside, and they have no weaknesses."

"I really can't think of where the University of Texas has the advantage when facing them. Maybe, the new style of play they just came up with can surprise again?"

Speaking of this, Joe Henson mentioned the post-match interview just now: "Didn't you go to the post-match interview at the University of Texas?"

Larry Cooper froze for a moment: "No."

……

The post-game interview at the University of Texas was separated, and the interview with head coach Rick Barnes was just after the game.

At this time, the players take a shower in the locker room, put on clean casual clothes, or find the physiotherapist with the team for a post-match body physiotherapy.

Therefore, reporters, scouts from the NBA, all gathered together.

All kinds of questions were thrown, and Rick Barnes answered them one by one.

Questions from the reporters, apart from those related to the semi-finals and the subsequent finals, were the most concerned about the pick-and-roll play thrown by the University of Texas in this game.

Rick Barnes said truthfully: "Actually, this pick-and-roll tactic has nothing to do with the coaching staff at the University of Texas..."

As soon as these words came out, the whole audience was stunned.

It has nothing to do with the coaching staff, so where did this tactic come from?Popped out of a rock?
At that time, Johansen, who was also at the scene, was full of question marks.

Rick Barnes said: "This style of play was Sheldon's idea. He used the intermission period of the game to practice this style of play with Kevin. Before the game started, the coaching staff didn't even know about it..."

"Sheldon's idea..."

Joe Henson was stunned, he remembered his evaluation of Li Ke in the scout report.

The excellent golf quotient has to be changed again. It would be better to change it to the top golf quotient and the potential to become an on-court coach.

……

In the locker room, after taking a shower, Li Ke was interviewed by a group of reporters.

The reporters already knew that the pick-and-roll was Li Ke's idea, and they all chased Li Ke, asking him to give this pick-and-roll a name.

Li Ke poked Xiao Du who was not far away: "Kevin, what do you think is a better name?"

"My name is Kevin, your name is Sheldon, let's call it KE-SHE... No, no, you should be in front, let's call it SHE-KE..."

But Li Ke had a sudden thought: "How about calling Xie Te?"

Xiao Du, reporter: ￣□￣｜｜

　Thanks to Swolun, Shengren Wulang, and ahhhhhhh for their rewards!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)