Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

Chapter 425 Seize this opportunity!

"Pounce on him, he has a shot..."

someone shouted.

In fact, Drew II had already pounced on him, but he was only 188 centimeters tall, more than centimeters shorter than Harold, so it was useless to pounce on him.

With a "swish" sound, Harold's shot hit, and Oregon State University took the lead and the score became 2:0.

UCLA offense.

After Drew II pushed the ball into the frontcourt, he subconsciously wanted to find Muhammad, but then suddenly realized that Muhammad did not go.

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He paused for two seconds, called a pick-and-roll, and then tried to break through.

The effect was not good. The opponent's delay was very timely, and the defensive line was immediately shrunk to make up for the gap left by the inside line when the center stepped forward and delayed.

Seeing that there was no chance to break through and directly attack the frame, Drew II passed the ball to Anderson and made a gesture to Anderson.

Then Drew II shouted at Powell, Parker, and Latvis, and they began to run quickly, interspersing, covering, and cutting in...

After a series of moves, Oregon State University's inside players were separated, and a gap appeared in the middle. Powell made an air cut and Anderson immediately distributed the ball.

"Good pass."

Powell thought to himself, hugged the ball and took a step forward. With only the basket in front of him, he jumped up and made a direct dunk.

The home fans immediately cheered.

Powell turned around and high-fived Anderson.

Seeing this ball, Coach Holland nodded slightly. Anderson's strength is still good. Although his scoring ability is slightly lacking, he is relatively balanced in all aspects. He can organize, attack the basket, and also has good defense and rebounding abilities. .

"Actually, it's okay for Anderson to be the starting small forward." Coach Holland said to himself. Now he tried to think from another angle and found that everything was very different.

Anderson's personal abilities are definitely not as good as Mohammed's, at least in terms of scoring ability. He lacks the ability to score independently, and it is obviously impossible to become the core.

However, if he is not the core of the team and is just a role player, then he can actually start.

Alternatively, letting him play as the sixth man seems to work.

A player who is just over two meters tall and can handle the ball, organize offense, attack the basket and defend, and compete for rebounds can definitely be used as an "organizing forward", and it seems good to lead the bench lineup, just like the Lakers' puller. Mal Odom.

Generally speaking, the sixth man position is a defender, because this sixth man is usually required to dominate the ball in the rotation and serve as the starting point of the team's offense.

The "Best Sixth Man" in NBA history are almost all guards, such as Manu Ginobili of the Spurs, Jason Terry of the Mavericks, Jamal Crawford of the Hawks, and NBA Sixth Man of the Season, Thunder's James Harden...

These are defenders.

However, there are exceptions. For example, Lamar Odom, the NBA's "Best Sixth Man" in the 10-11 season, is not a guard, but a small forward.

In some ways, Anderson and Odom are similar.

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on the field.

The game continued, with both sides going back and forth, and several rounds passed quickly.

UCLA was unable to gain the upper hand because it lacked a tactical core, a strong offensive starting point and a scoring point.

The absence of Mohammed still has a great impact on the team's offense.

First of all, there is a lack of strong scoring points. UCLA's attack on the offensive end is relatively scattered. You shoot one, and then I shoot another. It's piecemeal.

The second is tactics. Without the core of tactics, many of the tactics previously practiced by the main lineup cannot be implemented. We can only improvise and play on the spot.

But it's not all without benefits.

For example, without Mohammed on the court, the ball moves much more smoothly. Several players are willing to share the ball, which also significantly increases the players' enthusiasm.

When Mohammed was on the court before, he mostly took the ball and played singles, while others did some odd jobs.

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For example, Drew II fed the ball to Muhammad, then opened up to look for opportunities to shoot, but could not wait for the opportunity at all.

For example, Latvis, in addition to setting up pick-and-rolls for his teammates, also competes for rebounds, and then sits under the basket to help Muhammad defend.

After all, Mohammed is not very defensive.

Another example is Powell. He originally had some shooting ability and could cut through the air, but he became a fixed-point shooter...

It is conceivable that several role players have difficulty touching the ball and have few opportunities to take action. They only run back and forth. What enthusiasm can they have?

After a few rounds, UCLA did not have enough offensive firepower and only played piecemeal. However, the players were active enough and did a good job on the defensive end. Although they fell behind in the score, they were not far behind.

Coach Holland nodded silently, quite satisfied.

However, it is obvious that Anderson and Drew II can only do their best to prevent the score difference from getting too big. If they want to catch up with the score or overtake the score, they cannot do it.

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In the blink of an eye, more than five minutes passed.

At this time, the score was 12:7, and Oregon State University led by 5 points.

"Requesting a timeout."

UCLA called a timeout.

Mohammed curled his lips and whispered to himself: "If you don't let me start, it won't work without me, right? If not, you still have to let me play, huh."

However, when several players came off the court, coach Holland said: "Wait a minute for Latvis and Powell to come down to rest. Lamb, Zhuang Yu, you two come on."

what?

Mohammed's expression was stiff, and he was stunned.

Why isn't it me? Shouldn't it be me who can turn the tide and lead the team to overtake the score?

"Damn it, has this old man Holander lost his mind?" Mohammed clenched his fists, his face turned pale, and he muttered.

At this moment, he was filled with resentment and almost went berserk.

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But Coach Holland didn't even look at him. After the substitution, he spread out the tactical board and began to make arrangements: "The opponent has a height advantage inside. Harold has a strong scoring ability, comprehensive skills, low post steps, and good shooting. Ability. Lamb, try to prevent him from catching the ball later. If he gets the ball and attacks, others should help Lamb defend."

Harold is Oregon State University's ace player, but he is a center, so it is naturally impossible for Zhuang Yu to defend him.

Zhuang Yu is the "defensive leader" and the team's best defender, but after all he is a defender, and at most he can only defend from position 1 to position 3.

Coach Holland continued: "We must defend the opponent's inside as much as possible, and we must also attack well. Drew II, give the ball to Zhuang Yu as much as possible. Zhuang Yu, you play the No. 2 position and leave the organizational tasks to Drew II and Anderson.”

"We need to score more now, catch up with the score, and overtake the score. Show your strength, I know you can not only shoot three-pointers."

For a moment, everyone looked at Zhuang Yu.

Obviously, Coach Holland means to take Zhuang Yu as the core and give him great authority, but at the same time, this is also a responsibility.

Zhuang Yu must shoulder the scoring burden. At this time, what the team needs is no longer a "sixth man" who leads the bench during rotation, but a powerful scorer.

"Yes." Zhuang Yu nodded heavily.

He didn't say too many words, but his tone was extremely firm.

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Coach Holland was very satisfied. He gave Zhuang Yu an encouraging look, then put away the tactical board and said, "Let's go. Play hard. I don't think I need to say more about how crucial this game is. Come on!"

"come on!"

A group of players shouted in unison, except for Mohammed, who was still livid and cursed in a low voice.

Before playing, assistant coach Wesley pulled Zhuang Yu and said: "Perform well and seize this opportunity."

Zhuang Yu's heart moved and he nodded seriously.

"The villager is here."

"Zhuang Yu is finally on the stage, Zhuang Yu, come on!"

"Hey, Mohammed still didn't go up. Doesn't Coach Holland plan to let Mohammed go up today?"

"It's okay not to go up. I think it might be better if Mohammed doesn't go up..."

Seeing Zhuang Yu play, the home fans couldn't help but get excited.

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UCLA offense.

Zhuang Yu ran to the frontcourt, and Drew II took the ball in the backcourt. After bringing the ball to the frontcourt, he looked at Zhuang Yu. Zhuang Yu made a gesture to him. Drew II understood, first received the pick-and-roll breakthrough, and then passed out. The ball was passed to Anderson, and then he ran quickly.

At the same time, Zhuang Yu was also moving. He walked along the baseline from the left to the right, caught Lamb's screen and shook off the defender, and then walked up the line.

Anderson walked towards Zhuang Yu, and the two passed by each other. Anderson passed the ball hand to hand, giving the ball to Zhuang Yu's hand, and at the same time turned sideways to cover him.

Suddenly, Zhuang Yu had an opportunity.

This is a fixed tactic, designed specifically for Zhuang Yu by the coaching staff half a month ago. Drew II and Anderson are both cover. In fact, they use a double screen to allow Zhuang Yu to get rid of the defense and shoot directly after receiving the ball. Three points.

Today, Zhuang Yu shot more resolutely than ever before. He caught the ball, took a step, then directly picked up the ball and threw the ball cleanly.

"Shh!"

With a soft sound, the basketball penetrated the net.

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The home fans immediately cheered, people jumped up and shouted excitedly.

"Haha..." Assistant coach Wesley showed a pleased smile. Zhuang Yu hit a three-pointer as soon as he stepped up. He did a great job.

"Yeah." Coach Holland nodded, and the expression on his face seemed to be more relaxed.

This three-pointer was hit, and the score became 12:10, which immediately reduced the point difference to only one goal.

Several Oregon State players couldn't help but feel their hearts skip a beat. The head coach on the sidelines had already stood up and shouted to the court: "Follow closer, be careful of his three-pointers."

After more than a dozen regular season games, no one dares to underestimate Zhuang Yu. On the Pac-12 League's "Best Sixth Man" list, Zhuang Yu's ranking has risen to second place.

This is because he is a Chinese player and UCLA has a poor record.

In fact, purely comparing personal data and performance on the field, Zhuang Yu does not lose to the first place.

The three-pointer has become a label of Zhuang Yu - now everyone knows that his three-pointer is very accurate!