overlooking the pitch

Chapter 24 Defending What You Learned

"Defense, what about your defense? This is the defense you showed me? The opponent scored 5 points in 12 minutes. Are you planning to let the opponent score 100 points?" Almost the audience in the first three rows could hear Shi Stevens roared, seeing the iron-blooded defense he built was directly pierced by the Blue Devils, he hated himself a bit, completely forgetting that he had become the second youngest coach in NCAA history to lead the team to the NCAA finals. , forgetting that his opponent is the old coach K who has the triple crown and has coached the US team. In his heart, the current duel is equal. No one cares whether you are young or lack of experience, No.2 He is the number one loser, and no one wants to be a loser here, so he must find a way to defend.

The NCAA's long timeout is not that long at 75 seconds, and at 60 seconds, the signal to start the game is signaled.

Hesitation and struggle appeared on Stevens' face, but he finally made up his mind: "Ann, you go to defend Nolan, don't let him play the ball easily! Play your defensive aggressiveness. Think about us facing Sparta How does the opponent defend when he is man!" And a personnel change was made, Willie Wesley went to guard Lance Thomas, and Hayward went to guard Kyle Singler.

Back from the timeout, Shelvin Mark held the ball at the top of the arc, and under Anson's single-block cover, he broke through to the free throw line and gave Anson a pass down.Facing Lance Thomas' defense, Anson passed the ball directly to Hayward on the three-point line as if his eyes were open in the back of his head.

With the score so far behind, the only end point he can trust at this time is Hayward, and he did not disappoint An Sheng's pass when he got this opportunity.

As the strongest end point of the bulldog, he didn't get his first chance to make a shot until now. Only when he really met did he know how difficult that guy is.

"Answer ball, Gordon scored a three-point answer ball for the Bulldogs!" Reggie Miller roared loudly, "The Bulldogs' offense has begun to recover, and now, they must regain them." The best defense, taught Duke a deep lesson on the defensive end."

As soon as the words fell, he suddenly seemed to see something that made him speechless. An Sheng was facing Nolan Smith. As a 201cm forward, he was defending a 188cm point guard.

"Although I don't know if Brad's adjustment will have any effect, I began to admire his courage. In the crucial finals, he left behind his previous unfavorable defensive style and made such a change. I may not be able to do it!" Kevin McHale, who is also the head coach, spoke highly of Stevens.

"Is this kind of defense effective?" Reggie Miller frowned. In his eyes, this kind of defense switch is not wise. Basketball does not lack players who can defend multiple positions, but before the finals, An Sheng did not I haven't proved that I can switch to point guard, and the effect of the sudden change is definitely unknown!

Kevin McHale smiled and said: "It depends on whether that Chinese kid can continue his magic!"

The old coach K raised his eyebrows at this defense change. Instead of freezing my strongest end point, why not choose a tactical starting point?A very sensible decision, but Nolan Smith's golf quotient is not that simple.

Compared with other black point guards, this physical fitness can only be regarded as a very average player. The reason why he became Duke's tactical starting point is because of his broad vision and precise passing.

But what the old coach K didn't expect was that in terms of vision, even the top point guards in the NBA might not be as good as the Chinese boy standing opposite Nolan Smith.

Anson's defensive strength is very strong. Although Nolan Smith is much shorter, he does not have the advantage of speed when facing Anson, so even if Anson is close, he cannot pass him. Under the interference of those long arms, he had to pay attention to his dribbling all the time to avoid being intercepted.

He was forced to give the ball to Kyle Singler, but Kyle Singler's strong finishing ability is based on his good shooting space, and now he is forced to shoot after receiving the ball, three points The shot was missed, and the rebound bounced off the rim to form a long rebound.

After grabbing the rebound, Shelvin Mack pushed forward quickly. When he was strong, he could still hear the sound of muscles rubbing against the air when he rushed up at high speed.

One step after passing the three-point line, he threw the basketball directly into the sky, and Nolan Smith, who jumped up vigorously, could not stop the ball from flying tens of centimeters away from his hand. Behind him, An Sheng easily received the pass and dunked.

An Sheng, who successfully dunked the ball, ran back with his hands raised high, greeted by the cheers of all the Bulldogs fans.

"The crushing of physical talent, I have to say, compared with China's An Sheng, Nolan's jumping can almost be described as a matchbox. An Sheng taught this junior guy a lesson on both offense and defense." Lei exclaimed Gee Miller, and he had to admit that Anson had been very successful in defending Nolan Smith.

The situation on the scene is very strange. Although Duke is a wealthy family, and the Bulldogs are the dark horse, Duke is a team that relies on teamwork. In comparison, the Bulldogs' current outside trio has more power than Duke. Better physical gifts.

Anson's pressing was hard on Nolan Smith, and Joan Sayer and Kyle Singler were also hard on Shelvin Mack and Hayward, who were stronger than they were.

Even if it is a machine, under the defense full of confrontation, it is inevitable that it will stagnate. The Blue Devils lost two consecutive shots, and one of them was beaten by the Bulldogs into an extremely fast counterattack.The score gap has been narrowed to 1 point.Since the timeout, the Bulldogs have gone straight to a 7-0 spurt
The old coach K was no longer calm and calm. He yelled at the referee angrily: "This is a violation, a naked violation. You should give them a foul to stop this stupid behavior!"

If it was an ordinary coach, he might have suffered a technical foul a long time ago, but Old K still has enough prestige in the basketball world, and the referee just explained euphemistically: "Sir, I understand your mood, but we have our own. penalty scale."

The old coach K is also an old fritters. Appropriate pressure is enough. If he continues to shout, the whistle on the referee's mouth will definitely send him a technical foul.

(End of this chapter)