I really can't handle the ball

Chapter 21 The First Major Crisis
"The offense of the Marquette Golden Eagles is smooth and smooth, and the cooperation is too tacit. It is more like team basketball. It is simply enjoyable to watch such a game."

In the studio, Barkley said excitedly.

"At the beginning, the Kentucky Wildcats have not adapted to the offensive rhythm of the Marquette Golden Eagles. As the game progresses, they will show the strongest defense in the NCAA. At that time, the game will become extremely dull and the viewing will not be high." Kenny Smith struck mercilessly.

"Kenny, can you stop spoiling the fun, let me lose interest, and continue to watch the game." Barkley said without interest.

At this time on the field, the Kentucky Wildcats failed to score in the offensive position. After the Golden Eagles protected the defensive rebound, they launched a defensive counterattack.

Seeing that there was no chance, Dinar, who dribbled the ball across the half court, slowed down, handed the basketball to Wade, and ran into the three-point line.

After Wade broke through with the ball to attract the defense of the Kentucky Wildcats, he quickly passed the basketball to Li Xuan.

This is a regular tactic for the Marquette Golden Eagles.

Wade first attracts the defense, allowing Li Xuan to shoot away, and then Li Xuan can attract the defense for Wade, making it easier for Wade to break into the inside and cause damage.

Li Xuan took advantage of Novak's cover and ran outside the three-point line on the left. As soon as he received the ball, a defensive player rushed over to defend him closely, preventing him from jumping and shooting.

The Kentucky Wildcats are very mobile, switching defenses when encountering a screen, and there are defenders defending next to the ball handler all the time.

Li Xuan glanced at Estier in front of him, and visually judged that the power forward of the Wildcats was only 2 to 3 centimeters taller than him, and he could still forcefully shoot against the defense.

But he did not choose to do this. He has to understand a little bit, which is very critical, and it is related to his style of play in the next game.

Li Xuan noticed that the players of the Wildcats were sticking very tightly, as if he was not worried about him breaking through with the ball.

Did they find that they don't have the ability to attack with the ball?
Whether this defense was intentional or unintentional will be revealed in the next round.

Seeing Dinard running forward to meet him, Li Xuan quickly passed the ball, and then ran to the bottom corner.

Dinard made a breakthrough with the dribble, but this time he failed to get rid of Ralph's defense. Seeing that time was running out, he was forced to dribble behind his back and quickly connect and retreat to gain shooting space to shoot.

Bang bang!Fight with anger!
Hayes got stuck at the basket ahead of time, grabbed the rebound, and passed it to Ralph to dribble forward.

When Ralph dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, Estier quickly stepped forward to cooperate with the pick-and-roll.

Although Wildcats power forward Estier has no long-range shooting ability, Ralph has a good mid-range shot.

So Ralph and Estier's pick-and-roll, Novak must follow up to defend.

After Dinard was blocked by Estir, the defender in front of Ralph became Novak.

Small and big, Ralph didn't play, and chose to pass the ball to Estier who took advantage of the trend and cut to the basket.

Because Estier is a short insider, he has a good offensive ability with the ball.

Seeing Estier rushing into the paint with the ball, Li Xuan didn't shrink the basket to make up defense, because he learned from the opponent's data before the game that the Wildcats' small forward Azubuike averaged two three-pointers per game. Dots cannot be placed.

The task of shrinking the line of defense can only be given to Wade and Maynard.

Facing the defense of Wade and Maynard, Estier didn't attack the basket by force, and slipped the ball through the gap to the basket Hayes, who easily hit the rebound.

4: 4!

"The Kentucky Wildcats offense isn't flashy, but it's very functional!"

"The scoring of the five starting players is very even. There is no weakness or strength. If the score is tight and no one can stand up and score, it will be a big trouble."

In the studio, Barkley and Kenny Smith expressed their views.

The Kentucky Wildcats are very strong, and the Marquette Golden Eagles had already made psychological preparations before the game, so they were easily broken by the Wildcats, and the Golden Eagles were still very calm.

The Golden Eagles attacked, Dinard dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, glanced at the inside line, and shook his head helplessly.

His two inside teammates have very weak inside attack ability. Even if they encounter a short inside like Hayes, they don't have the idea of ​​getting stuck and asking for the ball to play singles.

Seeing Wade come out from the inside, he passed the ball quickly, and then ran towards the bottom corner.

After receiving the ball, Wade observed his teammates' running positions. If there was no chance, he would end the attack.

On the field, Li Xuan kept running without the ball, but the Kentucky Wildcats seemed to have developed a defensive strategy specifically for him. No matter how he moved, there would always be a player who defended close to him. His catch-and-shoot spacing.

After making these attempts, Li Xuan knew that his weakness had been discovered, and secretly deserved to be the strongest defensive team in the NCAA.

On the sidelines, Kentucky Wildcats head coach Tabby Smith laughed heartily at the scene, which he had expected.

Through the videos of the first two games of the Marquette Golden Eagles, he found that the No. 13 player scored goals in a very single way, either catching the ball and jumping up, or cutting without the ball. He did not see him attacking with the ball, so he guessed No. 13 The player has no offensive ability with the ball, or his offensive ability with the ball is very poor.

Therefore, Tabby Smith made such a defensive strategy before the game to test his conjecture.

There is no doubt that his guess was very correct, and he successfully contained an offensive point of the Golden Eagles.

"A golden eagle with only one wing depends on how you fly, but in the end it's still food in the belly of a wild cat." Tabby Smith said confidently.

On the other side, Klein, the head coach of the Marquette Golden Eagles, sighed: "It was still discovered by the opponent. I hope Li can solve it by himself. If not, I can only ask for a timeout and adjust it."

Before the game, Klein asked Li Xuan what to do if the opponent found out that he was weak in offense with the ball.

Li Xuan replied very confidently: "Coach, I have already thought of a way. If it doesn't work, then replace me."

"Hey! Today's young people have their own ideas, and we can only believe that Li can still create miracles." Klein muttered to himself, looking at the back of No. 13 galloping on the court.

Seeing that Li Xuan had no chance to run, Wade could only attack by himself. After continuously dribbling the ball under his crotch, Wade used "Misty Step", passed Bogans in one step, and rushed into the inside lane.

Facing Hayes' supplementary defense, Wade missed a forced layup.

The Kentucky Wildcats protected the defensive rebound and started the offense.

Ralph dribbles across the half court, and the other four Wildcats are doing delicate and complex off-ball cooperation.

After many screens and patient conduction of the ball, shooting guard Bogans got an open shot and scored 2 points with a mid-range jumper.

4: 6!

The Kentucky Wildcats had their first go-ahead score of the game.

The Wildcats fans in the auditorium were very excited. They were suppressed at the beginning, and they silently sweated for the team they supported.

Now that they see the Wildcats overtaking the score, they can vent their emotions and cheer for the team they support.

Seeing that the Wildcats had overtaken the score, Li Xuan was not in a hurry. He called his teammates together, expressed his thoughts, and asked his teammates to cooperate with the next attack.

The teammates nodded one after another, saying that they can complete the task, and winning the game is more important than anything else.

"The counterattack horn is officially sounded, and the game is only now beginning." Li Xuan ran towards the frontcourt with a smile on his face.

(End of this chapter)