God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 157
"Everyone's defense was very good in the first half, I am very satisfied, but I want to see the same defensive intensity in the second half. Florida's offensive firepower is not as good as ours. If we continue to maintain this tactic, we will definitely win the game..."

In the middle of the locker room, McKay would be waving the tactical board and spitting continuously, and the players also looked like they had been beaten.Chang Wei thought it was a bit funny. It seemed that every team had the same halftime break when they reached the final. When Villanova reached the final, Rappers was always smiling and soft-spoken. The middle-aged uncle turned on the hair dryer without a teacher in the locker room. It seems that no matter who he is, he can't be exempt!

While Chang Wei was immersed in the memory, someone poked him several times in a row, and when he looked up, McKay was looking at him with a smile.Chang Wei rubbed his nose and asked in a low voice: "Boss, what did you just say? I was distracted and didn't hear."

McKay waved his hand: "Don't look so scared, I don't eat people... It's just that you, as the team's assistant coach in charge of players' physical fitness and training, I want to hear your opinions on the tactics in the second half, or give the players some advice. Personal opinions are also welcome.”

Chang Wei smiled and said: "I don't think there is any problem with the tactics. We have proved that this tactic is effective in the first half. Even if the opponent changes his style of play in the second half, we can still respond to all changes."

Just as McKay was about to nod, Chang Wei changed the subject and continued, "However, I think we can try zone defense to minimize the consumption of personal energy. From my professional point of view, most of you have already exhausted your physical energy." A lot, if you continue to maintain personal marking, I can't guarantee whether your shooting will maintain the hit rate at the decisive moment..."

In fact, the so-called physical energy consumed a lot, and Chang Wei found it completely through the system. It is basically nonsense to say what he saw on the surface.However, Chang Wei has already established a high prestige in the team, coupled with those miraculous training methods, everyone including McKay has no doubts about his judgment at all.

McKay didn't think it was a problem either. He listened to the opinions of other members of the coaching staff with an open mind because he had too little coaching experience. If it made sense, he could also consider the opinions of the players.Now that Chang Wei has given professional advice, he quickly revised his previous tactical thinking and asked the players to start playing zone defense in the second half.

The intermission was not long, and when the second half started, Donovan almost cried when he saw Colorado State's defensive positioning.Fuck!Can you stop being so shameless?It's okay to suppress us by relying on man-to-man in the first half, but you actually went to zone defense in the second half?Who is the team with the stronger firepower?
Originally, Florida didn't have any breakthrough masters. Besides, Palesio and Patik, two guys with above-average defense, stood on both sides of the free throw line. Which one without eyes would dare to dribble the ball directly?In desperation, the players in Florida could only play three-pointers from the outside.

Whenever a Florida player hits a shot, the three of Ford, West and Korver gather in the paint, waiting for the defensive rebound.Although Korver is not very good at this, but his height is there, not much shorter than Florida's two insiders, even if he can't grab rebounds, it's okay to interfere.

Seeing that his team suffered continuous setbacks on the offensive end, Donovan replaced Bonner in desperation, leaving only Haslem inside.McKay was also taken aback. No matter what Chang Wei did, he could only expand the shooting range of the 2-meter-tall West to the three-point line. Why did Florida train the center to be like this?

McKay couldn't help but be surprised. Bonner is 2 meters tall and is the tallest player in the entire Florida team. It can be said that he has no natural enemies on the outside. This is how Donovan used him before.Take it out and place it on the outside, as long as you are responsible for catching and shooting, anyway, no matter what the opponent's outside players do, they won't interfere with him.Donovan thought that this would solve the problem, but he didn't expect that when Bonner received the ball, the opponent's power forward actually directly defended beyond the three-point line.

What made Donovan feel even more desperate was that West was very tough, and he was not afraid of fouls at all, so he just posted on it.Bonner is also a rookie freshman who has not yet learned how to cunningly cheat fouls from beyond the three-point line. When he was about to shoot, he was slapped by West because the jump height was too low.

However, this is not the end. After blocking Bonner's shot, West quickly grabbed the ball with quick eyes and hands, and directly threw it to Palesio, who had already started, and strode to the frontcourt himself.As if to tease Florida, Palessio did not complete a fast-break layup by himself, but returned the ball to West who had already run beyond the three-point line amidst the opponent's interference. Facing such an absolutely open space, West was not polite, and hit a chasing three-pointer with his hand.

This three-pointer directly stopped Florida.No way, the previous game was not challenging for Colorado State University, and Korver’s shooting rate from the outside was quite good. McKay ordered West to minimize the shots outside the three-point line, which gave Donovan created the illusion that West was just a lucky guy.

As a result, now that West has shown his range as far as the three-point line, Donovan is directly stunned.He originally thought that a big man like Bonner who is proficient in three-pointers was the patent of Florida, but he didn't expect that it would be the finals, and the opponent directly took out a big man who could also shoot three-pointers.No, it's not accurate to say that he took it out. This guy has always been the main player of Colorado State University before, but he always hides his shooting bag, making people think that he is just an ordinary inside player.

More importantly, West's defense is still very strong, as tough as Haslem who defends the Florida basket alone.Bonner is more miserable. He is positioned as an anti-aircraft turret. He can only do his best in defense. If he really wants to achieve West's defensive ability, it is absolutely nonsense.

In other words, Colorado State is slapping them in Florida's way. Although the point difference has just reached double digits, Donovan has already been tossed out of temper. The people on the opposite side are too cheap, right?

(End of this chapter)