I really can't handle the ball

Chapter 31 You Almost Guarded Me

"It seems that both sides have thoroughly studied their opponents. This game is worth playing. I am very much looking forward to what interesting things will happen in the next game."

"I don't know if Li will surprise us again. He is like a treasure, waiting for us to discover."

"I think the old coach K will not only arrange a set of defensive strategies against Li, but there will definitely be other ones. It depends on how Li sees his moves."

In the live commentary booth, Barkley and Kenny Smith analyzed the situation on the field for the fans.

Possession transition, Marquette offense.

While Dinard was still dribbling in the backcourt, Chris Duhon posted it.

Seeing that Du Hong posted it, the other four Duke players immediately dispersed according to the tactical requirements.

"The audience is pressing!"

"Looks like Duke is coming up with a bottom-of-the-box defense."

"Jiang is still old and hot. Old coach K is too shrewd. This is equivalent to conspiracy. Knowing that Marquette University has only two players who can handle the ball, if they don't step forward to respond, it will inevitably cause mistakes."

Some professionals in the audience expressed their views.

Of course, Li Xuan knew about Duke University's tight press. This was something that Marquette University studied in the tactical class before the game.

If it is not enough self-confidence, Duke University would not dare to implement a full-court press against Marquette University.

"The defensive pressing is really big."

For this kind of tactic, Li Xuan only watched it on TV in his previous life, but never experienced it personally. Now that he experienced it personally, he felt that it was indeed very powerful.

In the reporter area, Director Zhang trembled slightly when he saw the situation on the field. He knew the power of the full-court press, which was a great weapon against the national team.

"If we had an NBA-level point guard, we would still be afraid that Lao Shizi would press the whole court." Director Zhang whispered without confidence.

Duke University's full-court press is very famous in the NCAA, but to use the full-court press directly against Marquette University at the beginning of the game is a bit too conceited to be honest.

How can two teams with similar strength use a full-court press from the beginning?

As long as the press is broken, scoring is not as easy and simple as finding something out of a bag.

"Duke University is very confident and does not regard Marquette University as an opponent at all."

"That's not self-confidence but conceit, but Chris Duhon moves very quickly and cautiously. According to evaluations, his defensive ability has reached the NBA level. Although Dinard's ball-handling ability is very good, I want to It is still too difficult to break the press, what he needs to do now is to find an opportunity to pass the ball, even if other Marquette players are interrupted the team's offensive rhythm, they must step forward to respond, otherwise the consequences will be serious."

A scout on the sidelines had just finished speaking, and the sudden scene on the court made the audience exclaim!
"Travis Dinar didn't call a screen and broke Chris Duhon's full-court press one-on-one!"

In the commentary booth, Barkley's loud voice made the audience hear his pig-killing roar.

"This fat pig didn't stop when he was explaining, and his voice like killing a pig almost sent me away." Jordan, who was sitting in the front row of the audience, turned black and couldn't help complaining.

At this time, on the field of play, Dinard not only broke Duhon's full-court press one-on-one, but also increased his speed after passing the defender and dribbled to the frontcourt.

Not to mention the fans and scouts on the sidelines, even the old coach K on the sidelines was very surprised. He had investigated all the capable players of Marquette University before the game, but he did not expect the collected information to appear. mistake.

"Dinard's ball-handling ability has improved, and he already has NBA-level ball-handling ability?!"

Dinar accidentally broke through Duhon's press, completely disrupting Duke's defense.

The press was broken and there were flaws everywhere.

After halftime, Dinard did not look for Wade as usual, but rushed directly towards the penalty area with the ball.

"Very smart offensive choices!"

On the court, the Duke University players whose defense was broken could only quickly step forward to make up for the defense, making Duke University's defense full of loopholes.

In the process of dribbling, Dinard caught a glimpse of Li Xuan from the corner of his eye, faced Redick's supplementary defense, and quickly passed the ball.

After Li Xuan received the ball, he faked a shot, tricked Sheldon Williams who came to defend, and dribbled through to enter the inside lane.

This simple one or two dribble can be accomplished even without the support of a strong ball-handling ability.

At this time, Maynard stuck Humphrey tightly, preventing him from making up the defense and creating a chance for Li Xuan to go up to the basket.

Li Xuan didn't waste the kindness of his teammates either. After rushing into the penalty area, he flew into the air, made a posture of a battle ax for dunking, gliding a certain distance, and dunked the ball into the basket.

4: 2!

Marquette successfully overtook the score and took a temporary lead.

"It's a very explosive dunk, but I have to say that Lee's ability to handle the ball is so eye-catching. When no one is defending, he almost dribbled it to his feet and caused a mistake, hahaha!"

Barkley let out an extremely joyful laugh. If there was a program called "NBA Top [-] Embarrassing Moments" at this time, he would definitely include Li Xuan's breakthrough.

Looking back, Duke played a pick-and-roll.

Duhon used a Sheldon Williams screen, sprinted inside, and then passed the ball back to Sheldon Williams who cut in the paint after the pick-and-roll.

Playing big and small, Sheldon Williams faced Dinard's defense and easily hit a mid-range jumper.

On the sidelines, the old coach K applauded the players after seeing the goal, and then shouted loudly toward the field: "The whole field is close to the press, and our defensive tactics are no problem."

After the players from Duke University on the field heard it, they immediately implemented it, because no one dared to go against the wishes of the old coach K.

This is college basketball, which is fundamentally different from the commercialized NBA. The coach has absolute authority and the highest right to speak, so he doesn't care what level of player you are.

disobedient?Go back to the bench obediently and stay there!

There may have been an element of luck in Marquette's defense before, but now is the time to see the truth.

This time, Marquette adjusted and let Wade catch and dribble across half court.

Wade was not as easy to bully as Dinard. He directly confronted Du Hong physically, knocked Du Hong staggering, and then easily broke the press and rushed forward.

When Wade broke through to the free throw line, he encountered a player from Duke University who came to defend him. He threw the ball behind him without any hesitation, and then rushed to the penalty area to grab a rebound.

Li Xuan received the basketball some distance away from the three-point line. Seeing Redick jumping up, he directly faced the defense and made a three-point shot.

With his height and wingspan, Li Xuan believes that it is impossible for Redick to interfere with shooting.

The basketball draws a perfect arc in the air.

With a swish, the hollow enters the net!

After seeing the ball scored, Li Xuan said to Redick in front of him: "You almost blocked me, remember to jump higher next time."

For a moment, Redick felt his heart was bleeding, as if he was being hacked into pieces.

Height has always been an eternal pain in Redick's heart as a shooting guard, because being a few centimeters shorter than other points is too restrictive for him.

After Li Xuan finished speaking, he quickly returned to his defensive area regardless of Redick, who was still in a mess in the wind.

(End of this chapter)