Versatile Point Forward

Chapter 43 Is this okay?

Have a solution?Everyone's eyes lit up in an instant, and the admiration for Coach Holland in their hearts was like a torrent of water: You are indeed the boss of the team, and you can figure out a way to deal with this situation!Although we are the ones who implement it, and we are not sure whether it will work or not, it is a good thing to have a way.

The impatient Westbrook jumped out again and said loudly: "Coach, tell us quickly, if we don't come up with some countermeasures, we will really be driven crazy by our opponents!" Holland glared at him angrily, Said: "Can you stop talking, kid? When can I finish my speech completely?" Westbrook was taken aback for a moment, and seeing his teammates looking at him with unkind faces, he laughed twice, weakly Shrunk to Ye Feng's side.

Seeing that no one was making trouble, Holland coughed lightly and said bluntly: "I hope you will have more physical contact when defending Anderson." What?Physical contact? Everyone in UCLA was dumbfounded. They even wondered if the coach was crazy. Nine times out of ten, the referee would call a defensive foul.If Anderson had been smarter, we would have followed suit!

But Ye Feng was not among the surprised people.While he's not sure if physical contact is a bad idea, at least it's doable because this isn't a FIBA ​​arena.There is a cylinder rule in basketball games, relatively speaking, FIBA ​​has stricter requirements than NBA.In NBA games, the cylinder of the rim is only mentioned in the relevant regulations of goaltending, and illegal physical contact (that is, fouls) has nothing to do with the cylinder rule in the NBA rule book.

But in the FIBA ​​game, the cylinder occupied by the player is first stipulated (the front does not exceed the palm, the back does not exceed the buttocks, and the sides do not exceed the outside of the arms and legs), and then the concept of the cylinder is used to define the boundaries of fouls.There are three main rules: 1. Each player has the right to the ground position he is on and the space above him (i.e. the cylinder); 2. This principle protects the ground position occupied by the player and the space above him; 3. Once a player leaves his vertical position (cylinder) and body contact occurs with an opposing player who has established a vertical position (cylinder), the player who left his vertical position (cylinder) is responsible for the contact.There are two caveats to the last point: 1. There is no penalty for the defensive player leaving the ground vertically (not exceeding his cylinder) or fully extending his hands and arms within the cylinder; Neither the ground nor the air is allowed to make contact with the defender or use his arms to expand his own extra space.

Obviously, Anderson is not good at strength. If he disrupts his rhythm or even interferes with his center of gravity when he shoots, it will easily lead to a drop in his shooting percentage. After all, no one can hit all kinds of difficult shots one after another. .Thinking of "interference", a wretched smile appeared on the corner of Ye Feng's mouth. Of course, he didn't mean to be mean, but he suddenly thought of a good defensive method. Even in the NBA, this kind of defense is disgusting.

Seeing Ye Feng laughing alone, and looking at the other people who were making noise around him, Holland secretly sighed: It seems that only this kid understands what I want to do!Forget it, it's just this one, let them do their best!Holland said seriously: "Yes, it is physical contact. You have all seen it. Although Anderson is a power forward, his physical confrontation ability is not strong. I believe physical contact can disrupt his rhythm. For a shooter Generally speaking, once the shooting rhythm is not grasped, it means that the shooting percentage will drop sharply."

Westbrook was still puzzled, and he quietly asked: "Ye, aren't we looking for fouls when we make physical contact when he is shooting? Looking at that guy's shooting ability, free throws should not be bad. Is this considered direct?" Give him points?" Ye Feng punched him, and said in a low voice: "Idiot, wouldn't you use other methods to find physical contact? Do you have to make such an obvious foul? Some non-contact methods can also reduce his Good hit rate?"

"The method of not touching?" Westbrook was even more confused now, but anyway, he was not the only one on the outside line, since Ye Feng spoke clearly and logically, he must be the first to fight!Westbrook comforted himself like this, and he didn't ask too much.

In addition to the big trouble of Anderson, CAL is not much of a threat to UCLA, at least not enough to decide the outcome of the game.And judging from the first half of the game, the team played at a normal level in other aspects, and there is no need to change the style of play. Therefore, after emphasizing how to deal with Anderson's outside shots, Holland ordered the players Take the time to recover your strength.

In the entire team, only Westbrook knew that Ye Feng had his own ideas, and everyone else was still at a loss.In their view, this is almost an impossible task, and more physical contact may lose faster.But when they saw Ye Feng's full confidence, they felt a little lack of confidence: Damn, can they really play like this?You won't play yourself to death, will you?If Ye Feng knew what they were thinking, they would definitely rush up and slap him one by one.

The intermission passed quickly, and before everyone had enough rest, the staff knocked on the door.Everyone put on their equipment and walked to the player tunnel one after another.Westbrook elbowed Ye Feng and asked in a low voice, "Ye, are you really sure? Don't be punished before half of the second half!"

Ye Feng rolled his eyes: Day, can you fucking speak?What does it mean to be punished?How could someone as powerful as me end up like this?He gritted his teeth and said with a smile: "Thank you for the captain's concern. I won't be called foul so easily. Then we'll see if I get off the field first, or if that guy becomes a blacksmith first!"

On the first leg of the second half, the ball went to CAL.They didn't know what tactics UCLA arranged during the halftime break, and they didn't dare to hand the ball to Anderson alone.Under Randall's command, Anderson only hovered near the free throw line and did not appear directly outside the three-point line.Randall didn't let him come to cover for himself, but instead called Perkin, and when he brought it up, he dribbled to the weak side.

Seeing this, Anderson hurried to the other side and slipped to the baseline with Harding's off-ball screen.But fortunately, Love had already discovered something was wrong. He asked Shipp to defend Harding, while he was firmly blocked in the three-second zone. Anderson finally made an empty run without even a chance to catch the ball.

But is there really no chance at all?Anderson ran directly from the baseline to the free throw line. Love watched but didn't follow.Relying on his height and long legs, Anderson reached the top of the arc in a few steps. Randall immediately passed the ball to him, and the one standing in front of him became Mbah a Moute.

Ye Feng's heart tightened: This guy doesn't know the size of physical contact!Sure enough, before Ye Feng asked to switch defenses, Ba Moute raised his hands and squeezed towards Anderson.And Anderson?He smiled disdainfully, nodded to Mbah a Moute, and then leaned forward directly, letting Mbah a Moute's hand hit his ball holder.Obviously this is a cheating foul, but who makes Bamo's stunts inferior?He didn't hold back his strength at all, and the two just collided with each other without fancy. Naturally, the referee decisively called Mbah a Moute for a thug foul and gave Anderson three free throws.

Seeing Anderson walking to the free throw line calmly, Mbah a Moute's eyes were red. If he hadn't worried that he was still in the game, he might really rush to beat Anderson into a pig's head.At this time Ye Feng came over and said to him quietly: "It's okay, Richard, aren't we still in the lead now? Next time if he comes outside again, you switch defenses with me, and I'll teach you how to deal with him. Remember, physical contact is not a foul."

Anderson undoubtedly made all three free throws, and the point difference was only 2 points. Fortunately, Westbrook fought back, and a dunk after a breakthrough turned the point difference into 4 points again.It was CAL's turn to attack again, and Anderson got rid of the entanglement of UCLA players and appeared outside the three-point line, and the basketball was given to him at the right time.Originally, the defense was changed to Westbrook this time, but Ye Feng had already greeted him in advance to defend Anderson himself.

Anderson's ball handling is not bad among the big men in the paint, but it's just a trick to get it in front of the backcourt players.He also knows that it is not appropriate to stop the ball for too long, and in front of him is the defender when he made the first three-pointer of the game.In Anderson's view, the yellow-skinned kid's skills are not bad, but not enough to prevent his outside projection.So he pulled it up and shot without hesitation.

Suddenly, he saw a hand protruding from the bottom of his vision, and it was slowly climbing until it completely covered his entire vision.At this time, he has already taken off, no matter whether he is shooting or passing, if his sight is blocked, he has no confidence at all.Of course, he was surprised by Ye Feng's bounce, but Mbah a Moute and Westbrook were even more surprised.When Ye Feng jumped up suddenly but didn't touch the basketball, but covered his head and face with his hands to cover Anderson, they deeply realized what is called "non-contact physical contact".

That's right, this is the most commonly used blindfold defense by NBA star Battier, and it is specially used to deal with big-name players like Kobe and James.While this defense is mostly interference-heavy and useless against NBA superstars, it's more than enough to interfere with Anderson's shot.

Anderson, who lost his vision, panicked for a while, and could only throw the ball by feeling.Ye Feng didn't even turn his head to look, he smiled and yelled for Love and Ship to compete for rebounds.Behind him, with a bang, the basketball bounced out of the hoop.

(End of this chapter)