God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 124: The Moment of Life and Death

Now that Colorado State has made all three-pointers, the 2-3 zone defense can't continue, otherwise it can only wait to be shot to death.Although some coaches may bet that CSU's three-pointer is just a flash in the pan, but with old K's cautious character, it is better to change in time. If the opponent scores another three-pointer, it will affect Duke's morale. It is a devastating blow, and the risk of losing this game will become quite huge.

For his players, Old K has always been very confident. He believes that his players are the strongest in every aspect. However, after meeting Colorado State University, he began to doubt the players' physical fitness.If someone told him that Colorado State players were doping before every game, he would probably believe it.

After returning from the timeout, Duke did not blindly compete with Colorado State. Old K also knew that Duke would definitely be dragged to death in terms of physical fitness and endurance alone, so his strategy was to suppress the rhythm and prevent Colorado State from being successful. Enter their fast-paced offense and defense, so that the team can use the slow-paced offense and defense to grind the opponent to death.

Fortunately, it's not that Colorado State hasn't practiced positional warfare. They have at least one Ford in their field lineup, which is very suitable for positional warfare offenses, such as using him or Goodwin as a wall for pick-and-rolls.Although the pick-and-roll seems to be the simplest tactical coordination in basketball, it has always had a very tenacious vitality since the emergence of this tactic. Among other things, the "Utah Shuangsha" of Malone and Stockton in the NBA is now Relying on the pick-and-roll aspect of the league.

Colorado's pick-and-rolls are basically initiated by Palesio and Goodwin. After all, they are the two strongest players in the entire team. alright.Coupled with the three-pointers of Svensey and Patrick on the outside, Colorado still has the capital to play a big battle.

At this time, Chang Wei was very glad that he had forced Goodwin to complete the passing training. In the positional battle, the high post support inside is a very useful little routine, um... Although the inside only has the height of the wing, it is almost enough. up.When Palesio goes in and passes the ball to Goodwin, the latter can hit the mid-range or pass the ball to outside shooters. Of course, it is also a good choice to play high and low with Ford. .

Old K didn't expect that Colorado State would also play decently in the field. In fact, the impression given by this team before was that it only played fast offensive and defensive small ball tactics, so he subconsciously thought that if the speed was reduced, it should be able to limit Stop the opponent's attack.But even so, Old K is still full of confidence in his team. In a sense, this is what any head coach of a wealthy team must have. Tactically, it is not important to pay attention to it. Strategically, it must be despised. opponent's.

In terms of overall strength, Colorado State University and Duke are simply not at the same level, and now they are only able to withstand the opponent's attack just by relying on the outbreak of the small universe.Fortunately, the current lineup of Duke is not as perverted as in the previous life. Chang Wei admires himself very much when he thinks of this, and it is still very exciting to dig Duke's corner in advance.

If it was the Duke team in the previous life that added Battier and Brand on this basis, Colorado would have been beaten all over the place early on.Palessio can't get away from Battier's perimeter defense at all. Ford and Goodwin can't please Brand. Although they are also very strong now, they are still easier to deal with. .

However, the Colorado State players don't know this. They are under a lot of pressure on the court. If it wasn't for Palesio who has recovered his form and used consecutive three-pointers to force the opponent to change the lineup of the 2-3 defense, now Colorado State University simply does not have the capital to compete with Duke.Even so, Duke's defense is still in place. Colorado State's every attack takes almost 35 seconds, which also shows that it is difficult for them to find a suitable shot.

So now the Colorado State fight is all about the success rate, don’t ask for more steals and counterattack opportunities, just grasp every offensive round, anyway, the difference between the two sides is not big now, so if you stick to it, you may not be able to win. The turnaround was completed at the last moment.And after the shooting rate improved, Ford didn't have so much pressure when he was fighting for offensive rebounds at the basket. After all, he was completely blown by Pulzby regardless of his height and size. It is still difficult to get the bullet back.

The two sides have been entangled in this way until the last minute, and Duke temporarily leads 1 to 72 by 70 points.It stands to reason that the firepower of these two teams is not bad, but they have only scored points in the early 2s so far. The only reason is that the pace is too slow.Coupled with the fact that the players are very cautious to reduce mistakes, there are not many offensive rounds between the two sides.

Although the point difference was only 2 points, McKay still frowned and looked tangled, because the ball was still in Duke's hands at this time. Under normal circumstances, they would definitely press the time and try to score the ball in the last 0.1 seconds of this round. .It would be good if it could steal, but so far in the whole game, Duke has only made 5 turnovers. It is relatively difficult to force them to make mistakes. So for Colorado State University, the best way is to defend Attacked this time.

As the team's top scorer, Langton will undoubtedly execute this crucial shot. Although the old K has no specific instructions, Langton believes that he should shoot a three-pointer, so that he can completely kill the game.So he dribbled the ball around the bottom line, took advantage of Maggette's cover to go around the bottom corner, and raised his hand to make a shot, but he didn't expect that Patrick, the number one gate on the outside line in Colorado, shot from the other side. He got out of the bag and jumped up high to interfere with Langton's shooting.

At this time, it was too late to pass the ball. There were only two or three seconds left in the offensive round, and Patrick accidentally blocked all of Langton's passing routes. Now he could only grit his teeth and throw the ball, at least he could fight Fight offensive rebounds.The basketball hit the rim shamelessly, and immediately stretched out several long arms in mid-air to reach the ball. In the end, a big white hand took the initiative and slammed the ball into the rim hard. , that was Przybilla's supplementary deduction.

Old K has no dissatisfaction, and now Duke has led by 4 points, leaving Colorado State with 31.6 seconds.As long as the players on his side don't do anything stupid, Duke will win this game.

(End of this chapter)