God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 146 Strong Enemy Or Weak Chicken
After easily defeating Northern Arizona University, Colorado State University also knows its opponent in the second round.To their surprise, the team's opponent in the second round was not the No. 7 seed University of Louisville, but the No. 10 seed Gonzaga, who unexpectedly eliminated their No. [-] seed. Chang Wei couldn't help but feel nervous: This is not a good What a bone to gnaw!
Prior to this, Gonzaga University had always been an unknown team. From the 1943-44 season to the 1997-98 season, they only entered the national championship once, and were eliminated in the first round.But since the 1998-99 season, Gonzaga University has magically become a very good team, and this year, it has reached the national championship for two consecutive seasons.

Of course, Chang Wei knows more. This team that insists on teamwork has been able to enter the national championship every year after entering the 21st century. Although it failed to win the championship, this performance can already be compared with those traditional giants .Now they are just getting started, but they already have enough fighting power, which is not good news for Colorado State University.

In the roster of Gonzaga University, Chang Wei didn't see any familiar names from his previous life, but he didn't dare to underestimate this team. After all, for a team that pursues team basketball, it doesn't matter whether it has superstars or not. , as long as there is a suitable tactical system.On the face of it, their only weakness lies in the coaching. Current head coach Mark Fuyu is coaching an NCAA team for the first time and is also in the first season of coaching Gonzaga University. His on-the-spot command may be a weakness.

McKay, however, was already a little swollen. In his opinion, Colorado State University will not encounter any strong opponents until the conference semifinals, and Gonzaga University is just a dish delivered to the door.But Chang Wei is still ready to fight. He warned the players more than once in the pre-match training to be vigilant. Gonzaga University is not a soft persimmon that can be pinched casually. Really want to be laughed to death by the crowd.

McKay's confidence was quickly shattered by Gonzaga University, which he thought was a piece of cake. Within 5 minutes of the game, Colorado State University fell behind 7-15.This point difference does not seem to be big, but it can limit the fierce Colorado State University to score in 5 minutes and not score in double figures. Gonzaga University has undoubtedly proved its strength.

Chang Wei had to express his respect to the head coach of Gonzaga University, Fuyou. You must know that he had never coached any NCAA team before this season, but such a clean experience can make Gonzaga University To bring it to this level, Foyo's ability must not be taken lightly. No wonder he has been coaching this team in his previous life.

Seeing that the firepower of Colorado State University was limited, McKay could only call a timeout aggrievedly. This was the first time this season that he called a timeout because of the lack of firepower of his players.In fact, there is nothing special about Gonzaga University's defense, but their cooperation is very tacit, and the overall defensive level is very high.

However, for such a team, McKay also has his own countermeasures. After the start of the game, he quickly fell into a disadvantage, just because he underestimated the enemy before the game, and he did not make a certain amount of psychological preparation.Facing the team defense of Gonzaga University, McKay decided to take the point and pass the ball to the low post for West to play directly with the ball.

Others have no objection to his decision, although West is just a rookie freshman, but he has conquered his teammates with his performance.This season, he averaged 28.1 points and 16.7 rebounds in 7.5 minutes per game. He is the team's second scorer and rebounder, and he has also practiced well in low-post singles.

In the face of West's low-post offense, Fuyu can be said to be helpless, because he does not have a defensive inside line in his hands, and Dench, the only one who can suppress West in height, is not flexible enough to let him defend. It is an opportunity for West to show his footwork at the basket. In desperation, he can only ask the players to double-team West if he gets the ball in the low post.

But West is not stupid. When he encounters a double-team, he will pass the ball directly to the outside, or pass it inside to Ford for a direct dunk.With the mobility of Gonzaga University players, it is better to let Ford attack the basket than pass to the outside to shoot three-pointers, and West is still very sure of passing the ball in such a small space.

Soon the game turned into Ford's slam dunk performance, which made West, who rarely had a chance to make a phone call after joining, grin happily, and naturally he did not hesitate to show his jumping and wingspan.Gonzaga University's two insiders pinched West, which is equivalent to giving Ford room to play, and Colorado State University quickly completed the overtake.

Foyo certainly refused to admit defeat. This was his first year at Gonzaga University, and he had to make some achievements for others to see. Besides, this was only the second round of the national championship. Although the team was only the No. 10 seed, But Fuyo's heart is still big, so he still didn't give up when it was obvious that he was starting to turn disadvantageous.

But at this time, thanks to West's restraint on the inside, Colorado State University also made a three-pointer from the outside line. He is only responsible for bringing the ball passed by West to the penalty area, and after disrupting the defense for the second time, it is given to Korver outside the three-point line.

In Chang Wei's eyes, Korver in this game had the demeanor of a top NBA shooter in his previous life. He hit all 4 consecutive three-pointers, which directly suppressed the morale of Gonzaga University that had just risen.What's even more frightening is that these four three-pointers were shot from the top of the arc, the flanks and the bottom corner. Obviously, Korver's outside shooting has no so-called dead ends. Such outside shooters are the most desperate. Not to mention he's always out of the open.

Colorado State University, which has regained its strong offensive firepower, did not hold back at all. The direct consequence was that Gonzaga University was defeated.Although they worked hard to catch up the point difference to within 10 points in the final stage of the first half, Korver hit consecutive three-pointers from the outside at the beginning of the second half, once again widening the point difference between the two sides.

Thanks to his precise three-pointer, Colorado State University first suppressed and then advanced to win over Gonzaga University with a score of 82 to 73. This is the last 2 minutes of the second half when Gonzaga University’s substitute barely narrowed the point difference to single digits Only then did he barely save his face.As for Korver, he scored 10 points and 7 rebounds on 28 of 5 three-pointers in the game. He is undoubtedly the best player in the game. It even makes people feel that he is already qualified to be called the top NCAA shooter.

(End of this chapter)