God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 106 Team?Superstar?
Because of the existence of Odom, the University of Rhode Island plays superstar basketball. When there is no other way, just pass the ball to the top star to solve the problem. Ideas instilled in players.

Contrary to the University of Rhode Island, Colorado State University is a very strong overall team. When they encounter a strict defense, their choice is to constantly mobilize the defense by passing the ball until they find a loophole.Anyway, an offensive round of the NCAA lasts as long as 35 seconds, and there is a lot of time for players to run various tactics.

In other words, this is a duel between superstar basketball and team basketball!
The most embarrassing part of the whole team is actually Chang Wei. Strictly speaking, Villanova played superstar basketball before.It wasn't very obvious last season. After all, there were three stars, McGrady, Brand and Battier, two of whom were used as playmakers in turn.But in the 96-97 season, Villanova played the real superstar basketball. Irvine is not yet a top star. The team can really rely on Thomas. Whenever there is an uncertain situation, he will give the ball to him. .

Just like the duel of height and speed, superstar basketball VS team basketball is also an eternal theme on the basketball court.Some head coaches admire superstars, and believe that the existence of superstars can change the course of the game; some head coaches prefer to rely on the strength of the team. In their view, basketball is a team sport, and it is undoubtedly contrary to the purpose of this sport. .

But sometimes the team's choice of style is completely determined by the lineup. Unless the superstar in the team is a team player, the coaches will not be stupid enough to let the superstar run back and forth on the court bored.The head coach of the University of Rhode Island, Jim Harrick, is certainly not stupid, so he did not hesitate to use Odom as the core of the offensive and defensive system.

Colorado State does not have such top players, so they can only play more overall team basketball, using the strength of the whole team to create open shots.The small ball tactics are tailor-made for them, coupled with the abnormal physical strength trained by Chang Wei, this is the tactical system that Colorado State University relies on the most.

Chang Wei couldn't help but recall a very famous NCAA final in his previous life, North Carolina VS Illinois.At that time, North Carolina was sitting on Rashad McCants, who averaged 20 points per game, as well as talented players such as Sean May and Raymond Felton, and the strength was the strongest in the NCAA.The core of Illinois is Dee Brown, Deron Williams and Luther Hyde. No one in the team averaged more than 14 points per game, but they still reached the finals.

At that time, this game was regarded as the pinnacle of superstar basketball and team basketball.But in the end, North Carolina was slightly better. Sean May scored a double-double of 26 points and 10 rebounds to help the team win 75 to 70 and won the MOP of the Final Four.But Chang Wei doesn't think that superstar basketball is stronger than team basketball. This has a lot to do with the strength of the team. It can only be regarded as a matter of opinion. Just like the dispute between height and speed, there is never an accurate answer. .

But this time Chang Wei believes that team basketball will be superior.Of course, this is not to brag about his own team. North Carolina still has other people who can help, but Rhode Island University only has Odom alone, and the rest is insignificant. If Colorado State can play with a stable mentality, it may not be There is no chance of winning.

When the game officially started, the University of Rhode Island was indeed attacking with Odom as the core. Their point guard Preston Murphy had just dribbled the ball at halftime and handed the ball to him standing near the free throw line. Odom, as if the ball is hot.Odom also took the ball naturally, watching Colorado State's defensive system while directing his teammates to run.

It's a pity that before the start of the game, McKay clearly instructed that all other receiving points of the University of Rhode Island should be strangled to prevent Odom from passing the ball and forcing him to play individual singles.Goodwin was the only man in charge of guarding him, and it was a complete "play what you want as long as you don't pass the ball" look.

Odom himself is the top scorer at the University of Rhode Island. Seeing that his teammates are being watched to death, he didn't panic, and directly faced the frame with the ball and singled Goodwin.One shot, two shots... Although Goodwin gritted his teeth and wanted to hold back, Odom opened up a big space with three or two shots, followed by an unattractive but absolutely practical pull-up jumper.The basketball went into the basket at the sound, and he didn't even look at Goodwin, and ran to his own half.

With Odom's status in the team, he naturally has unlimited firepower. When his teammates can't find space to catch the ball, single-playing defenders is also the team's main offensive tactic.In fact, any team with a superstar will have such a tactic: Others will open up the space, and then the star will play one-on-one with the ball, and one person will do everything.

The Colorado State players didn't care either. This was what the head coach expected before the game. They even wanted Odom to play singles with the ball in every round, and then unknowingly used up all their physical strength.The only one who felt a little uncomfortable was Goodwin. No matter how you say it was not a pleasant thing to be scored on his own head, he secretly cheered himself up and must guard Odom's attack in the next round.

The University of Rhode Island is a typical team that focuses on offense and light defense. Their only defense on the defensive end is Odom, whose defensive range covers the entire half.But CSU's passing is very sharp, and everyone will not force a shot. A player must pass an open shot to end the offense. Odom alone cannot prevent it at all.

After Palessio hit a mid-range jumper, the ball returned to the University of Rhode Island. This time Odom simply let Murphy go directly to the frontcourt, and he took the ball directly from the backcourt. advance.Chang Wei almost wanted to applaud him. As expected of a famous all-round insider in his previous life, Odom is very skilled in dribbling. If you don't look at his figure, you will think he is just a guard.

However, after Odom dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, he made another difficulty. The Colorado State players chased and bit their teammates like mad dogs. The short power forward who failed to defend in the last round He continued to stand in front of him with gritted teeth.Odom dribbled the ball a few times, made a beautiful turn and rushed into the three-second zone. After avoiding Ford's block, he made a backhand layup and added 2 points to his statistics.

But for Rhode Island, that wasn't enough.

(End of this chapter)