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Chapter 303 Fast and Slow

But on the other hand, Coach Mark, who was always there, simply told Nash.

"Steve, the opponent may have to slow down the tempo. Let's continue to play a fast-paced offense. Pay attention."

Nash just lowered his head to drink water, and if you don't look carefully, you can't see that he nodded slightly.

The timeout expired, and players from both teams returned to the court at the same time.

"It's time to show real skill," Edney whispered.

He asked himself the ability to control the rhythm, which is unique in the entire NCAA.

UCLA's next attack was extremely patient. Under Edney's tandem, their 30-second attack time took a full 28 seconds.

In the end, O'Bannon found an open space and made an easy shot.

Before Edney could feel complacent, he found a gust of wind blowing past him.

Looking back, I saw only three Buddha University players like three torpedoes entering the water, leaving them with big numbers on their backs.

Number 3!
Number 11!
Number 25!
The UCLA small forward watched in despair as the three of them came at him together.

He wanted to step forward and press Nash who was holding the ball, but when he stepped forward, Nash passed the ball to Iverson on the left like a prophet.

The answer took two steps with the ball, and after entering the three-point line, he threw the ball high and high in the direction of the backboard.

The Buddha University player wearing the No. 25 jersey seemed to be flying in the sky. Amid the cheers of the fans, he received the ball in the air and lit the entire arena with a perfect windmill.

After the counterattack was over, the three of them walked to the backcourt together.

A reporter took a photo from behind them.

Those three big back numbers and names have become eternal classics in NCAA history.

No. 3, Iverson.

No. 11, Nash.

25, Carter.

Edney suppressed the desire to compete with the opponent's offensive skills, kept in mind the coach's instructions to lower the tempo, and patiently directed the team's offense.

UCLA's offense was still successfully completed. Zidek hit the Buddha center with his back and easily scored two points.

However, just as the ball hit the ground, the center forward who had just scored a goal overhead sent the ball to Nash as quickly as possible.

Nash ran again, and the two most trusted guys around him started at the same time.

This time, UCLA was well prepared, and they returned to defense the moment Zidek made a shot.

By the time the three rushed to the frontcourt, four UCLA players had already returned to defense.

But, no use!
Nash's speed is not as fast as Iverson's in the absolute sense, but his rhythm is too perfect, every time he gets stuck at Edney's most uncomfortable point, and Edney is completely passed by Nash without even a second.

Nash rushing to the inside made O'Bannon very nervous, but when Nash could face him immediately, he didn't turn his head at all, and sent the ball in his hand to his left.

The UCLA defense line, whose defensive formation has been severely torn, has a big hole.

Iverson faced Zidek, one of the four returning defenders.

183 hit 213, a dislocation in an absolute sense.

What a Iverson, just one of the simplest CrossOver, Zidek sat on the ground in a panic.

Iverson was beside Zidek in a hurry, making a mid-range shot.

For this attack, the Buddha University only took 6 seconds.

Nash dribbled the ball across the frontcourt, broke through Edney, and passed the ball to Iverson. Iverson knocked Zidek down and shot.

Not to mention any technical content, but relying on the player's personal ability to break through the ball and break through the mid-range shot.

Simple, but effective.

The strength of the three and the tacit understanding cultivated in a year make them invincible in the NCAA arena.

Edney's patience was no longer so sufficient, but he continued to arrange the team's running tactics honestly.

UCLA's attack took 24 seconds, and finally O'Bannon ran out of the opportunity and shot directly.

The ball was missed, but Zidek overwhelmed the others to grab the offensive rebound, and the second attack scored the ball.

After scoring, Zidek didn't care about celebrating, but pretended to touch the ball out unintentionally.

In this way, they have enough time to return to defense.

Satisfied and ran to the backcourt, Zidek seemed to have a comeback script in his mind.

Just after running across the midfield, Zidek saw the three from the University of Buddha come to his backcourt like lunatics.

Shocked, Qi Deke took three steps and made two steps at the same time. When he came to the three-second zone, the Buddha University trio hadn't made a move yet, which made Qi Deke heave a sigh of relief.

But he didn't see that when passing by Nash, Nash, who was unguarded by his side, looked at Zidek's weird eyes when he plunged into the inside without looking back.

Zidek just stood still and breathed a sigh of relief, but seeing the scene in front of him, his pupils constricted instantly.

"!" He didn't have time to remind his teammates. In the end, he could only come out from the inside again and pounce on Nash who was standing at the top of the three-point arc.

But it is already late.

Carter and Iverson looked at the defender who was inseparable in front of them, and a sneer appeared on the corner of their mouth at the same time. The two of them attracted four defensive players.

"Idiot, dare to let Steve's vacant seat, do you think you won't lose fast enough?"

Iverson was more direct, he actually returned to defense directly!

Zidek watched Nash shoot in front of his eyes, and he had to return to the inside to fight for rebounds after making two back and forth runs.

After Nash took the shot, he kept his hand shape and stared at the ball in the air until the ball fell into the net in the air. His raised hands clenched into fists, and then ran to the backcourt.

Coach Harik angrily turned on the hair dryer mode off the court. In his opinion, it is unimaginable that the team can make such a low-level mistake.

But only the UCLA players on the field know how much pressure Iverson and Carter have put on them.

Even though UCLA returned to defense very quickly in this attack, the University of Florida still broke the time record. Their attack was extremely simple. . .

Nash catches the ball, dribbles to the frontcourt, and makes a shot.

Even Coach Harrison on the field didn't notice that the slow-paced offense of the team, which he was very satisfied with just now, completely changed after only two offensive and defensive rounds.

In contrast to the shortened offensive rounds time and time again at the University of Florida, no one noticed that after three rounds, UCLA's round offensive time has been shortened from 28 seconds at the end of the timeout to 20 seconds.

In UCLA's last attack in the first half, Edney watched the 14-second countdown on the sidelines, and even had the idea that UCLA still had another chance to attack.

Waiting patiently for nine seconds, after Zidek came up for the pick-and-roll, he found that the defender in front of him had become Carter.

Seeing that the attacking time was getting less and less, and he was completely defended by Carter, Edney could only rely on a change of direction to forcibly shake a little space, and then directly pulled out.

At this time, he didn't notice that a person passed by him.

(End of this chapter)