God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 121 Singles Tactics
Seeing that Duke was about to widen the point difference to more than 15 points, McKay quickly called a timeout.His complexion was very ugly. In fact, it wasn't just him. The players at Colorado State University all looked like dead parents. They originally wanted to give their opponents some color with confidence, but found that the strength gap between the two sides was too huge.

While McKay was laying out tactics, Chang Wei was staring at Duke's bench in a daze. Old K was also there talking to the Duke players in a leisurely manner without any body language. His strong self-confidence can be felt from a distance.Chang Wei realized that Old K deserved to be the top coach in the NCAA. Duke, who had been fighting against his opponents all season, suddenly changed his style. This in itself was a very risky thing, but he firmly restrained Colorado. State University.

Perhaps others will think that the players Duke recruited are too strong, but Chang Wei understands that Maggette is the only player on their roster who is considered talented, and everyone else is mediocre, but Old K can train them At this point, changing freely between the two styles has to make Chang Wei feel emotional.

When Chang Wei came to his senses, the timeout was over, and the Colorado State University players stretched their hands and feet while walking towards the opponent's half.McKay was trying hard to polish his tactical board. He gritted his teeth and seemed to have exhausted all his strength, as if the tactical board had a grudge against him.Chang Wei didn't care, but turned his attention back to the game, wanting to see what kind of tactics McKay had arranged for the players to deal with Duke's 2-3 zone defense.

Ford hits the halfway serve to McCance, who passes the ball to Palessio without touching his hands.Goodwin, who had been hanging around the free throw line before, mentioned the high post and was about to set Palessio for the pick-and-roll.His movement made Chang Wei a little confused. The opponent's defensive formation has not changed at all. What's the use of you coming up to pick and roll?Doesn't the ball holder still have to sink in?
Unexpectedly, Goodwin mentioned that the high position has only one role, and that is to prevent Langton and Avery from interfering.Behind him, Palessi took a shot and threw the ball decisively. After bouncing a few times on the rim, the orange basketball stumbled and fell into it. the first ball.

Seeing the basketball fall into the rim, Palessio breathed a sigh of relief. Every time the basketball bounced on the rim just now, his heart twitched, but fortunately, it finally went in.Although it is still far away from Duke's score, it has at least made a good start for the next game. He couldn't help but think of what the head coach said during the timeout: "Duke's defense is very oppressive. I need the inside players to do it. Make sacrifices, go to the high position to create shooting opportunities for outside shooters... especially Milt, as the team's top scorer, I will give you unlimited shooting rights from outside the three-point line, I hope you will not let everyone down."

Palesio's three-pointer also made McKay dance on the sidelines. If he hadn't considered his personal image, he would have danced on the bench.But Chang Wei frowned. He couldn't be more clear about Palesio's level. Although this guy's three-pointers have been well practiced, due to tactical considerations, he still prefers to shoot three-pointers. Catch-and-shoot instead of off-the-dribble, the bumpy [-]-pointer was probably just shit luck.

Since the team decided to use the small ball tactics of teamwork as the basis, the players' skills tend to cooperate with teammates instead of playing alone with the ball.Of course, this does not mean that they do not have the ability to play singles with the ball, but now the opponent is a team with extremely strong tactical execution like Duke, and singles that barely exceed the passing line can only be regarded as a piece of cake in front of them.

Chang Wei somewhat regretted not adding more individual singles training to the players. It was because the team's tactical system did not require too many singles tactics with the ball. He and McKay did not expect that one day the team would rely on constant Individual singles to score points.Now it seems that I can only pray for God's blessing, so that Palesio suddenly had an epiphany and turned into a small singles expert.

Old K naturally saw Colorado State University's countermeasures, but his face was as calm as ever.For the opponent's consistent tactical system, Old K does not say that he knows it well, but he definitely has enough understanding. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Colorado State University does not have a star with outstanding talent, and as a team that advocates team offense, individual singles are in the top tier. The proportion of their offensive options is very low, and the effect of suddenly resorting to this move may not be good.

What's more, Palesio's individual singles rely on the cover of his teammates to directly shoot three-pointers from the outside. The closer to the basket on the basketball court, the easier it is to score. On the contrary, it is difficult to score outside the three-point line.Old K was at least [-]% sure that Palesio's attack this time was just luck, and it was enough to let two more defenders harass him.

However, when Colorado State University once again seized the ball and started to attack, Old K’s face became a little unsightly. In the same position, with the same coordination, it was still Palesio who made the shot. The most important thing was that the ball was still staggering. The ground rolled into the basket, and the point difference has become 10 points, and it will be single digits again.

The five Duke players on the court also felt that something was wrong, especially the backcourt combination of Langton and Avery. They subconsciously looked to the bench, hoping to get some instructions from the coach.But what they didn't expect was that Old K was still in his own position, and he didn't intend to give them any instructions at all, that is to say, he would still follow the original plan.

In fact, old K was also a little uneasy. Fortunately, these were only two three-pointers, and he could barely sit still.If Palesio hits a few more three-pointers, he will definitely ask the players to change their lineup. For now, try to maintain the image of a master of his generation, and wait to see if the opponent really wants to explode in this game small universe.

Moreover, Duke's own offense is not good enough. With Pulzbila's restraint in the interior, whether it is the double guns in the backcourt or Maggette, he can get an easy shot. He believes that even Colorado State can rely on a few threes. Dividing the ball to bring back the disadvantage, this state cannot last for a whole game, but Duke can do it.

Seeing that the opponent did not change their defensive positions at all, Colorado State seemed to be competing. It played the same routine for the third time. This time, Ford pulled up to a high screen, but it was still Palessio who shot.However, only a "bang" was heard, and the basketball hit the back edge of the basket directly, then flew high, crossed the backboard and fell to the ground...

(End of this chapter)