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Chapter 69 Memphis' New Favorite

"This will be a wonderful matchup, there is no doubt that the sun is very strong, their entire team is very strong, of course, we should not be underestimated, so look forward to it, everyone, this will be one of the most exciting games in the NCAA this year!"

Before the game, Thabeet was asked how he felt about facing Lin Ri. The latter affirmed Lin Ri and the entire Sun Devils team.

He was actually a little surprised and a little excited.

Originally, in his opinion, he should have faced the Michigan Wolverines in the semifinals. After all, they were the "five civilians" that he couldn't afford to offend. From the analysis of paper strength, the Michigan Wolverines could beat Lin Day and James Harden one by one, and then win the game smoothly.

But the result was that the sun broke out and became a point that Michigan couldn't limit. Under his leadership, the Sun Devils put more pressure on the University of Michigan on both offense and defense. point.

That's why he was excited.

He's not sure against Michigan, but he's not going to be sleepy against the Sun Devils.

Some fight!
There is hope of winning!
If you can make it to the finals...then this season will be perfect.

Thabeet didn't expect their team to beat the "five-star North Carolina", and being able to reach the finals was actually a relatively perfect ending for his last NCAA season.

This is also his last breath in the NCAA!
Speaking of which, this game between Connecticut and the Sun Devils is quite beneficial to Thabeet. Their game will start at the Pyramid Stadium in Memphis!
The Memphis Grizzlies are one of the few teams with the lowest results this year that has no interest in Lin Ri, but is more interested in Thabeet.

Except that this team has acquired Rudy Gay, Mike Conley and OJ Mayo in 06, 07 and 08, which are obviously core players.

Another important reason is that Lin Ri’s playing style does not match the city. In Memphis’ short team history, they have never selected a player with a similar style to Lin Ri. For example, in the 02 draft, Memphis had the No. [-] pick in the first round, but they did not choose Amare Stoudemire, but chose Drew Gooden, who has a relatively simple style of play. players.

This year is the same. Wallace only has Thabeet in his eyes. In his opinion, Thabeet, known as "Mutombo II", will be the last piece of the puzzle for the Grizzlies' youth team!
And he has never concealed his love for Thabeet. Memphis fans basically knew as early as December last year that their general manager Wallace will bring Thabeet, a talented player from Tanzania, to Memphis in the 12 draft!

They have also been looking forward to Thabeet's arrival.

Judging from this year's Memphis Grizzlies game, with the steady Mike Conley, the "genius scorer" OJ Mayo, and the mature striker Rudy Gay on both offensive and defensive ends, the Grizzlies don't need to worry about the outside line anymore. All they need to worry about now is the inside line.

Thabeet's defense and height can really make people feel reassured.

Fans in the city welcome Thabeet's arrival, because his arrival will give the Grizzlies what looks like a very bright future.

For this reason, when Connecticut was going to play the semifinals here, they were also very happy to come to the Pyramid Stadium for the game.

Nearly 2 seats were fully booked half an hour before the start of the game.

In Memphis, it's an amazing thing.

You must know that the Grizzlies' home attendance rate can't even reach 70% in a season. Similar to some rookie games between the Grizzlies and the New York team, the attendance rate may not even reach 50%.

Commonwealth Arena is not as big as Pyramid Stadium.

From here we can see the influence of the NCAA in the United States.

At the same time, it can also be seen how much Memphis fans welcome Thabeet!

This group of fans "belongs to themselves", and there was no uniform "the sun" sound during the warm-up before the game. This is the first time this has happened in the NCAA "March Madness". Lin Ri didn't think it was a problem.Hurry up, the game is about to start...

Unfortunately, until the start of the game, the Memphis Pyramid Stadium did not sound a unified "the sun". On the contrary, Thabeet's positive appearance during the warm-up caused bursts of cheers.

The fans in Memphis are obviously more interested in Thabeet.

Are these damn guys not connected to the Internet yet?They really don't know how cruel Lin Ri is?Can a "Mutombo II" have a dunk fragrance?

The fans who watched the game through online platforms were speechless for a while.

Fortunately, there was not much time, and the warm-up session was over. At the referee's whistle, the NCAA semifinals between Connecticut and the Sun Devils officially started!

"Snapped!"

Thabeet, who is 2 meters tall, took the initiative by virtue of his better height and wingspan than Lin Ri and his not too weak explosive power.

Lin Day lost a jump ball for the first time, but he didn't stop at all, and rushed towards Connecticut's backfield as soon as he landed.

He wasn't the only one, other players of the Sun Devils also rushed towards Connecticut's backcourt in the first place.

Connecticut is a team centered on the inside twin towers. Center Thabeet and power forward Stanley Robinson are the starting point of all the tactics of this team. Whether it is the offensive end or the defensive end, they are the starting point of the tactics. In addition to the ability of these two guys, it has nothing to do with their weak outside. From the first position to the third position, no one can be called a first-class NCAA player.

This is the reason why head coach Jim Calhoun let Thabeet stay on the team last summer. Connecticut's outside line is weak. If he leaves again, this team may not even get tickets to the top 64 in the country this year...

The Sun Devils were so aggressive as soon as they came up, which stunned Connecticut's No. [-] player who had just held the ball. His expression looked very much like the team's team logo.

Uh... The full name of the University of Connecticut basketball team is the University of Connecticut Eskimo Dogs. Although the Huskies are Spitz dogs, on the Connecticut team logo, Spitz dogs are painted the same as huskies.

The No. [-] position in Connecticut now has a face of "erha": who am I, where am I, who are you, and what are you going to do.

At the same time, thinking is also "two-ha": as long as I don't move, you can't see me.

"Snapped!"

As a result, the ball in his hand was slapped off by James Harden, and Steve Jones who followed behind took the ball and threw it directly towards the basket.

He believed that Lin Ri was already there.

Dig!

Lin Rilai was still waiting for Jones to pass the ball. He caught it and then attacked the basket. He didn't expect that this little guy is so wild now. He didn't even look at his position and threw it directly to the basket.

He could only throw off his arms and chase inside.

Anyway, I caught up.

There was no crisis of confidence.

Lin Ri jumped up to hold the ball with both hands, and then dunked the ball into the basket with one hand.

"Bah!"

There was a cracking sound from the basket.

The fans who were still happy because Thabeet caught the ball first looked at the ball, and the cheers immediately turned into low cheers.

This guy is too wild!

"Wow, take off!"

"The one who should come will not be late!"

"The dunk, which was half an hour late, finally came!"

The online platform for the live broadcast of the game instantly turned into a sea of ​​joy. Fans' messages were posted quickly, and they immediately became happy.

2-0 lead!

The tactics were a big success.

The Sun Devils also high-fived each other in the return defense.

Their tactics are really getting better and better now!

Are you fighting so fiercely?
Thabeet was dumbfounded.

This style shouldn't be the style of the Sun Devils!
This looks a bit like the style of the Michigan Wolverines...

The reason why Thabeet was afraid of facing the Michigan Wolverines was that the team's offensive and defensive transitions were too fast. If he and Robinson really ran back and forth in their rhythm, they might have to run out of energy at halftime and take a break.

And the two of them are on a break. How can Connecticut play against Michigan just relying on the weak outside line.

That is really an opponent whose style is incompatible, completely unbeatable.

Compared to them, the Sun Devils, a team that relies on core players to perform, are less afraid.

But why... this team has been so fierce from the beginning, and the team's cooperation is so good... what the hell is this?

"Keep our own rhythm, don't panic, Stanley and Hashim, act quickly, take the high position first, and cover the outside line!"

He made a mistake as soon as he came up, which made Mr. Jim Cahoron's voice louder, which was something he didn't expect.

As a last resort, he can only use double-high pick-and-roll tactics to ensure that outside players can bring the ball to a point where they can start playing tactics.

He has long discovered that as Connecticut reached the top 4, their perimeter has become increasingly useless.

Thabeet gave a high-quality high screen. The Connecticut No. [-] player used the screen to go straight to the inside, circled around, was frightened by Lin Ri next to the basket, slipped to the other side of the three-point line, and gave the ball to Stanley Robinson.

This mobility!
The two commentators who explained the game were amazed.

Stanley Robinson, who has no offensive ability with the ball, can only give the ball again.

"Snapped!"

James Harden completes the steal again.

"Bah!"

This time, because Connecticut retreated in time, James Harden did not pass the ball, but dunked one by himself.

4-0!
As soon as he came up, he completed the counterattack after two steals.

The current strength of Connecticut, who met in the semi-finals, made Sandek on the sidelines frown slightly, and then ecstatic... that's it?
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