This striker is a bit of a monster

Chapter 66 NCAA veterans

"Don't be discouraged, focus and play this round well."

Looking back, as the fourth-year big brother, David Noll comforted and reminded the rookies on the back line.

In response, North Carolina's No. 34 David Noel took the lead and hit a three-pointer at the top of the arc under Zhou Lin's defense.

David Noel can be considered step by step in North Carolina. In the four years in North Carolina, his starting point is not high. From the marginal rotation of the rookie season when he didn't even make it to March Madness, he grew up to every game in the second year. The sixth man with 21 minutes of playing time, in the third season, that is, last year's championship season, he shot 35% of the three-pointers, which was 26 percentage points higher than the 10 in the previous season. The arrival of Williams robbed him of most of the time, and this year, he has become one of the cornerstones of the team, and the three-pointer has become his most effective scoring method, and so far his shooting percentage has reached A staggering 43%.

The role of Lao Pao in more competitive games is self-evident.

The University of North Carolina was able to win the championship last year, and the four senior students contributed a lot of energy.

In fact, very few teams can win the NCAA championship with freshmen as the core.

In the past ten years, only Carmelo Anthony of Syracuse University managed to lead the team as a freshman and win the NCAA championship.

In fact, most of the stars who can be all-powerful in the NBA did not win championships in college.

Even to some extent, the NCAA championship may be more difficult than the NBA championship.

In this game, Zhou Lin was facing an NCAA veteran like David Noel.

This future player who has only been in the NBA for two years has created a lot of trouble for Zhou Lin.

His absolute speed is not fast, his height is only 1.98 meters, his wingspan is not bad, but it has not reached the level against the sky, his physical strength is not bad, and his jumping ability is above the average level.

But his reading of Zhou Lin's offense was very good and accurate.

The oppression of the defense is not even inferior to PJ Tucker.

Although in terms of strength and fame, David Noel and PJ Tucker are a notch behind.

In the next round, Zhou Lin was about to break through in a disguised form from left to right, but David Noel accurately judged Zhou Lin’s offensive movement and intercepted Zhou Lin’s dribble. Zhou Lin was forced to use foul tactics to destroy Bei Ka University prepared a fast break here.

"I have carefully observed your game video, you are a very good player."

David Noel looked at Zhou Lindao.

The game that really brought Zhou Lin into the eyes of the United States was the game in which George Mason University beat Texas State University with its head held high.

In the matchup with PJ Tucker, Zhou Lin scored 14 points and 9 assists, and made a fatal three-pointer.

After five games, Zhou Lin has gradually become the tactical core of the team. Although his scoring average is close to that of Lamar Barrett, he has made others at George Mason University better, and Lamar . Butler is also one of the beneficiaries.

In this match, David Noel also took the initiative to defend Zhou Lin, the opponent's arrow.

Being valued is destined to be "taken care of".

After five games, Zhou Lin's technical characteristics began to be studied by all opponents, including Zhou Lin's dribbling dynamics and passing habits, and every detail was seen by the University of North Carolina.

This is the technical and tactical level of a team and the energy brought by the coaching staff. Undoubtedly, the coaching staff of the University of North Carolina is top-notch in the NCAA.

For Zhou Lin's defense.

One is the unlimited switching and regional flanking. Now the University of North Carolina has no absolute defensive weakness. Whether it is switching or flanking, it can be used in coordination.

The second point is to cut off the connection between Zhou Lin and his teammates, observe Zhou Lin's passing dynamics, let Zhou Lin fall into singles mode, prevent Zhou Lin from mobilizing his teammates, and choose the right time to pinch and steal the ball.

There is also the choice of defensive position, try to let Zhou Lin enter the area below 45° to the left to handle the ball, and choose close defense, and don't give Zhou Lin the chance of three points, forcing Zhou Lin to break through or make it difficult The mid-range shot, and Hansbrough, will also be ready to oppress Zhou Lin on the defensive end at any time.

In fact, it was the first time that Zhou Lin was taken so seriously.

Coupled with the arrival of the compatriots from the motherland, Zhou Lin's mood fluctuated violently for the first time.

In the first 5 minutes of the first half, Zhou Lin made three turnovers.

In addition to being directly intercepted by David Noel, there was also a catch and shot that stepped on the sideline, and another pass error was directly intercepted.

In Zhou Lin's first three shots, he succeeded in the first alley-oop dunk, and the next two mid-range shots were interfered by David Noel.

At 14'25, the visiting team, the North Carolina Tar Bells, also took advantage of the situation and played a wave of 12-4 offense.

Coach Jim was forced to call a timeout.

"Lamar, you need to shoot more from the outside. Jay and Will, you try to cover Zhou Lin without the ball, let him form dislocation singles, and protect the backcourt rebounds, as well as defensive counterattacks. control."

Coach Jim could clearly see that Zhou Lin was being targeted, so he did not assign Zhou Lin to be the initiator and finisher of the offensive end, but purely as an end point.

Properly doing some off-the-ball running and cutting positions may make Zhou Lin easier.

Indeed, after not needing to handle the ball and simply being a shooter or cut catcher, Zhou Lin's sense of restraint by David Noel also began to decrease a little.

After making one of five shots in the opening game, Zhou Lin finally hit the first three-pointer of the field from the right corner.

In addition to Zhou Lin, Tony Skinn still showed the treachery and cunning of veteran players when facing rookie players. He fouled Bobby Fresso twice in a row and scored two points , and let the opponent have to rest.

North Carolina replaced Wes Miller, a 5-foot-11 junior player (actually in his fourth year at university), who was a student at another university and transferred to North Carolina as a sophomore. I re-read for a year, because of NCAA rules, transfer students cannot participate in official games. The first season he played for North Carolina was the 04-05 championship season. He played very little role, and this year he is also a point guard. One of the starting options.

This old NCAA cannon is half a head shorter than Tony Skin. Although the registered height is 1.8 meters, it is estimated to be less than 1.8 meters, only 175 cm.

But he caused a lot of trouble for the Patriots. First, he was short and strong and broke through to the inside to make a high throw. Then he made Lamar Butler's turnover and won the University of North Carolina. Got the ball once.

12 minutes to start.

The Patriots at home scored only 12 points, while the Tar Bells still scored 24 points.

(End of this chapter)