God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 103 Unable to imitate
Monson was a little annoyed. Originally, he thought that this game must be easy to win, but he didn't expect to be beaten in the first place.What made him feel most uncomfortable was that he had no useful countermeasures at all in the face of the Rams' fast offense.

The Bulldogs still maintain the traditional style of play. They like to fight slowly in each round, and at most play some small cooperation.But now the atmosphere of the entire NCAA is like this. Last season's Villanova and earlier Arizona undoubtedly opened the first of its kind, and this season it is the turn of the Rams without a star in the lineup.

Gonzaga University is not a strong team in the traditional sense, and it is not in the same league as Arizona and Villanova. The chances of encountering it are close to zero, so Monson does not know much about the style of small ball tactics.Besides, he has always sneered at such a deviant lineup. Even when Villanova won the championship last season, he secretly scolded a few mothers.

But he didn't expect that today he encountered a team whose style was very similar to Villanova's but very different.It is very similar because the offense and defense of these two teams are very fast, and the 35-second round time is of no use to them; the only difference is that this is a civilian team, and they are more willing to share the ball. , The dispersion of firepower is simply crushing.

Originally, Monson wanted to play fast against fast, but soon he found that he was not familiar with such a small lineup.But judging from the opponent's shooting percentage, if they can't keep up with their rhythm, there is only a dead end. Monson gritted his teeth and planned to let the starting lineup stay on the court for a while. Substitution.

But the fact is that many times it doesn't go well. Although the Bulldogs relied on Ayton's post-up singles to score 2 points with difficulty after the timeout, the Rams players turned around and started running wildly on the field again.Before the Bulldogs could get into position, the opponent made two or three passes into the middle, then moved to the bottom corner, and Palessio easily hit a three-pointer.

Although the first half of the game was not even finished, Palesio felt very happy.He is also an old man of the team, and he still remembers what the team was like in the first two seasons. Most of the time, they won not because they outperformed their opponents in terms of overall strength. From the perspective of the whole game, it seemed more like they left Shit luck.

But today is different, even if he can’t ask for the ball and fight one-on-one with his opponents like before, he may score more than last season. The reason is very simple. Almost every time he gets the ball, there is nothing in front of him. One person, plus shooting during the offseason, he felt that the basket was as wide as the sea.

Of course, he occasionally missed shots, but Ford and Goodwin didn't suffer in the paint. The offensive rebounds were in full swing, and many ironed shots would eventually return to their own hands, and then start to organize the offense again.No player would not want to play on such a team. Palessio played in the NCAA for two seasons and finally felt like he was in heaven.

The point difference is still expanding slowly but firmly. The Bulldogs also have no outstanding stars, and their offensive and defensive rhythm has been disrupted. They can only rely on the piecemeal play of a few players to slowly increase their points.And when they are completely different, almost everyone in the Rams can score, as long as they find an opportunity, they will shoot without hesitation. Even Patrick, who is developing in the direction of 3D flanks, also shot 3 of 2 three-pointers , Scoring has no difficulty for them.

Originally, Monson pinned his hopes on the interior players. At the beginning of the game, he noticed that the Rams' interiors are relatively small. Logically speaking, the interiors can only be regarded as soy sauce roles, and they may even often run to the high position. , This also means that the basket will become very empty, which is a good time for the Bulldogs to control the situation inside.

However, when he saw Goodwin grab offensive rebounds consecutively in the encirclement of Ayton and Dench, he couldn't help covering his forehead in frustration.This does look very visually impactful. You must know that Ayton and Dench are both 2 meters tall. What about Goodwin?With a height of 11 meters, he is an out-and-out small forward by NBA standards. The reason why he swung to the fourth position is because the Rams have no available insiders.

But it is such a guy with the height of a small forward who has grabbed offensive rebounds in the hands of two strong inside men who are staring at him. This is not something ordinary people can do.Moreover, these offensive rebounds helped the Rams add as many as 7 points, which made Monson even more suffocated.At the same time, he was also puzzled: Where did this guy come from?Such a level should not be unknown in the NCAA at all, but why haven't you even heard of the name before?

Seeing the widening gap between the two sides, Monson couldn't sit still. He hurriedly applied for a substitution and replaced Dench with backup point guard Hall, leaving only Ayton on the court.It can be seen that he still doesn't have the courage to withdraw all the inside, and he will keep a big man until he dies, but it is really difficult for him to play a three-back lineup.

It's a pity that some things are not enough just to do superficial work. Soon Monson discovered the gap between his players and his opponents.After only two or three minutes, the Bulldogs players were panting as if they were blowing the bellows. On the other hand, the Rams players, although they were sweating profusely, did not blush, as if they had been all over the field just now. The scurrying ones are not the same as they are.

Monson was startled, and his players speeded up, and they turned into this dying state in less than 5 minutes, but what about the Rams?They have been playing this fast-paced offense and defense since the beginning of the game, right?Now that half of the first half is over, they still have no symptoms of excessive physical exertion?This is not scientific at all!
But scientifically or not, the Rams are now leading by a large margin and have exhausted their own team. Monson glanced at McKay on the other side with some envy. If he had such a team A team that can't run to death is probably already able to rule the entire NCAA, right?But now they have to endure the suffering of being behind in the score here.

Seeing that the players were panting and exhausted, Monson could only switch to the second team to last for a while. The game does not come down to rest.But when he saw the starting players of the Rams drank a few sips of water on the bench and stood up again to go on the field, the whole person was stunned: Hey!Can you abide by the unspoken rules of the game?

(End of this chapter)