Versatile Point Forward

Chapter 32 Is the car about to overturn?

After losing Ye Feng, the team's outside offensive power has dropped by more than half. With Westbrook and Roll's technical characteristics, it is not ordinary for them to have a strong deterrent force outside the three-point line like Ye Feng. high.So in UCLA's first offensive round, Westbrook focused his offense on the inside.

This choice is undoubtedly wise.Ye Feng is the only player on the team who can stably score from mid-to-long distances. As for Westbrook and Mbah a Moute, it is not only difficult to get rid of the opponent's follow-up defense, but also the sight outside the three-point line cannot support such a waste.In this way, hitting the ball inside becomes the best choice.

There is a truism on the basketball court: The closer to the basket, the more efficient you can score.Although Love seems a little short in front of Iowa State's inside line, his body and footsteps are his weapons to dominate the inside line.When he uses his body to lock defenders firmly behind him, there is nothing wrong with passing the ball into his hands.Once the opponent tilts the center of gravity of defense to Love, then other players can get space to run and shoot.Compared with Westbrook, who basically relies on sudden scoring, Love, who can overwhelm the inside, is UCLA's biggest advantage in this game.

Iowa State seems to understand this too. While sending Hubalek to cover Love's back, they can always keep a passer with a person who appears in between the ball handler and Love. On the route, hoping to cause the opponent's mistakes.O'Neal, who was sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai bench, looked at Holland triumphantly. He insisted that such a defensive system could make the UCLA players on the field suffer.But Holland didn't seem to see this ostentatious and mocking gaze at all, but just stared at the situation on the field expressionlessly.

Being able to achieve this level, Iowa State's defense really surprised UCLA at the beginning, but Westbrook, as the team commander, soon laughed: Do you want to guard Love?No problem, we'll just use him as a cover.He holds the ball on the perimeter and winks at Mbah a Moute.

In Westbrook's view, this defense is flawed, because they target Love all the time, but ignore other players.And obviously, Iowa State's backcourt has been hovering around the three-point line, and it's always one of Wesley and Brackins who is going forward to steal. It depends on whose defender it is. Standing on the strong side.But at one point, their thinking changed from "defense" to "trying to stop the ball", so that their attention to their defenders will be at least halved, and this is UCLA's opportunity.

Mbah a Moute obviously guessed what Westbrook was thinking, and he swaggered up from the free throw line, looking like he was going to set a screen for Westbrook.Of course, his weak shooting ability is almost known throughout the NCAA. Wesley, who defended him, only followed a few steps symbolically, and still focused his energy on assisting Love.But Mbah a Moute didn't make a wall for Westbrook, he just went around Westbrook to the other side of Wesley across Love.

Suddenly Love moved, he stepped forward, as if to receive a pass from Westbrook.Hubalek and Wesley were very nervous. Just as their positions changed with the change of Love, Mbah a Moute suddenly accelerated and went straight to the inside from the other side that Wesley couldn't reach. , Iowa State's bottom line is empty!

At this time, Westbrook also threw the ball in his hand.It's not a regular lob to a post player, it's... an alley-oop!Wesley missed the pass at all, which he thought was a mistake, but someone caught it. It was Mbah a Moute, who slipped the baseline, and he was high behind Wesley, Hubalek and Love. Gao Leaped up and slammed Westbrook's pass into the basket. After landing, he didn't forget to give the captain a thumbs up.

Holland, who was sitting off the court, smiled gratifiedly.He knew exactly what Westbrook was like before. If it wasn't for his lack of height, shooting guard is the position he should play the most.And because his long-range shooting ability is not enough, he often regards himself as a dynamite bag. No matter how many people are inside, he rushes in with a single muscle.

But since Ye Feng joined the team, the friendship between the two has become a catalyst for Westbrook to improve himself.Holland saw Ye Feng's tactical quality and passing ability, but he didn't expect that Ye Feng could subtly make Westbrook more like a point guard.And after becoming the captain of the team, Westbrook has a deeper understanding of teamwork. In many cases, he is only limited by his skills and cannot pass the ball, but he does not lack the spirit of sharing the ball.

And this alley-oop seems to be Westbrook's masterpiece.Whether it's the analysis of Iowa State's defensive system, the command and mobilization of his teammates, or the just-right assist at the end, it proves that he has stepped into the ranks of the NCAA's top point guards.

Although the point guard...uh...how should I put it...plays a bit out of the ordinary.

Ye Feng, who was sitting on the sidelines, also secretly applauded Westbrook's pass. He can resolutely use the most threatening point as a bait, and instead choose the least offensive point to score the ball. Westbrook obviously has the ability A strong heart: Only do what is best for the team, instead of just blindly giving the ball to the strongest player, even if he is in a very unfavorable position.In different situations, any player can play his role. An excellent point guard must not only know when his teammates are most comfortable, but also try his best to create a comfortable environment for them.

After being scored, the Iowa State players didn't have any special expressions on their faces. Before the game started, they knew that UCLA's offensive ability was second to none in the entire NCAA. Although their cooperation this round was very good, but that It is also expected, and what I have to do is to play my own style and quietly wait for the opportunity for the opponent to make a mistake.

With Love attracting a large part of the defender's attention, Westbrook also became active. He frequently used his physical advantage to break through Peterson, or went directly to the basket to score, or used the mid-range outside the three-second zone Hit your opponent with a jump shot.With Love and Westbrook as the arrows, UCLA basically maintained a strong offensive power, and the skilled 2-3 defense also achieved immediate results.

But even so, UCLA did not have the upper hand in the first 10 minutes, and it was Iowa State who had the faint advantage.Compared with UCLA's star style of play, Iowa State is a real overall strategy.Although Peterson is experienced and his ability to organize offenses is unmatched by others, he actually doesn't have much time to control the ball. Most of the time, the basketball is passed in the hands of five people.Pick-and-roll, back-running, passing inside and outside, moving the ball in a wide range, the Iowa State players are very smart to keep the ball moving, and even one of them can always appear in the gap that the UCLA players can't take care of .

The reason why the score is still tight is largely because UCLA is really active in all kinds of supplementary defenses and defenses today. Facing such an overall super strong opponent, they have almost used all their motivation on the defensive end. To delay every tactical coordination of the opponent.Coupled with the fact that the scoring efficiency in the big battle in Iowa State is very low today, the main players are very weird and always miss shots, otherwise the score would not be what it is now just based on the gaps they seized up.

In the 15th minute of the game, Holland called a timeout in a timely manner.Although Ye Feng's absence has slowed down the team's speed and rhythm, it is also very exhausting to grind positions with opponents, not to mention the seemingly endless physical contact. Everything gave UCLA a strong sense of oppression.Holland stuck with the time and called a timeout. The main purpose was to give his two ace players more rest time. After all, there were only 5 minutes before the end of the first half, which was enough for Westbrook and Love to take a good rest.

But the next 5 minutes proved that Holland's substitution was the beginning of UCLA's nightmare, because Iowa State still played their starting five tigers.Facing such an iron army, UCLA can still deal with it by relying on Westbrook and Love. After replacing them, even if Holland arranged targeted tactics for them, even if they used all their strength to stop it. The opponent scored, and the gap between the two teams could not be bridged.

And after the timeout, the five starters at Iowa State suddenly found their crosshairs, and the basketball was thrown from their hands again and again, and then fell from the UCLA basket.On the defensive end, although Collison and others tried their best, they still could only watch in vain as their opponents relied on tacit cooperation to easily tear their defense line and send the ball to the basket in an unguarded position.On the offensive end, although Collison still maintains a considerable level, others are running around like headless chickens under Iowa State's oppressive defense. hand.

Seeing the players on the court like a mess... No, it was a mess, Holland called several timeouts in an attempt to stabilize the situation, and interrupted the fiery touch of Iowa State, but none of this could stop the opponent from A 3-15 shock wave was played in 0 minutes, and UCLA fell behind by nearly [-] points in an instant.

Holland had no choice but to send Westbrook on the court to survive the last 2 minutes of the first half. As a tall insider, Love needs more rest time, while Westbrook, who is very physically abnormal, can have less.But when he played at this time, Westbrook's face was a little ugly, 50 to 33, and this was the dilemma he faced.

Ye Feng's expression gradually became serious. He thought to himself: Now that Iowa State's aura is fully up, coupled with their original skilled tactical cooperation, deploying Russell at this time can only guarantee that the score will not be conceded. It's just a further stretch, and the team may face a tough fight in the second half.

　Due to my weird working hours, the chapters of every Monday will be updated in the afternoon at the earliest.Some readers asked in the comment section if the author could write more. In fact, I also squeezed out of my break time to write, but I promise that if there is no irresistible external force, I will keep updating. I hope everyone will continue to support, thank you!

　　
　
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