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Chapter 40 The Florida Trident

The moment Li Rong ran out of the player channel, he felt like he had stepped into a mechanical production workshop.

The warm-up training before the game has adapted to this venue, but the current situation gives people a completely different feeling than before.

The noise of the venue with 80,000 people is like an endless internal combustion engine roaring in your ears until you finally shake your eardrums.

The coaching staff gathered everyone together as usual, and did not emphasize any more technical and tactics.

NCAA does not have back-to-back games, so the game plan has been arranged in the team training the day before. The coach before the game said more encouragement words to stimulate the adrenal hormones in the players' bodies.

This venue is too noisy. All the players stick their heads out and stick them tightly to the coach to hear what he is calling out.

After the referee whistle sounded, the players from both sides stood in the center of the venue one after another, and the volume of the venue was slightly lowered.

When preparing to jump the ball, Li Rong glanced at the guy beside him with long hair, white hairband, thin body and strange appearance, and knew that he was one of the Florida Tridents famous in the United States, starting small forward of the Gators Cory Brewer.

Unexpectedly, Brewer was also staring at him at this time. The two looked at each other. Brewer suddenly showed a shiny white teeth, grinning and giving Li Rong an iconic smile.

Li Rong politely responded with a smile, and unexpectedly, the famous Cory Brewer looked so kind.

This smile...

It's really a bit warm and innocent!

Li Rong turned his head and inadvertently skipped the opponent's number one character, Florida's inside defensive pillar, Jockin Noah, who averaged 8.4 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game, found that Noah was grinning at him and raised an eyebrow at Brewer next to him.

These two people, one is ugly and the other is ugly and the other is ugly and ugly. Even though they are standing in the middle line, Al Horford, who is preparing to jump the ball, is very beautiful.

Horford has gradually evolved into the core of the University of Florida's inside offense this year. Although his inside offense skills are not as gorgeous and changeable as another insider David Lee who has left Florida, they are extremely destructive.

Horford, with a handsome face, is easily deceptive in his senses, but his playing style in the inside is extremely cruel. Not only does he have the power of a monster, but his defensive steps are also extremely light. In the game video, he can often be seen pushing defenders from a big lap into the penalty area, and then a small hook with an extremely high hit rate on their heads.

In a game before Christmas this season, the University of Florida Gators vs. Ohio University Buckeyes, Horford almost completely locked down the No. quasi-no pick Greg Oden on the defensive end, only allowing his opponent to score 7 points, while he himself contributed a double-double of 11 points and 11 rebounds.

His mid-range shots this season have become quite good, and he has improved a lot from last championship season. With his agile pace, almost no one in the NCAA can limit him one-on-one.

Fortunately, the NCAA did not defend for three seconds, so the inside player data are generally not very good.

When the Bulldogs were studying the game video before the game, they also discovered one thing: Horford lacked offensive desire.

Just as Stevens warned Li Rong before, Horford is also a player who has comprehensive offensive skills but lacks the heart of a killer.

Unless he gets an excellent offensive opportunity, his first choice is to be the first to observe his teammates' position. Many times he doesn't look at the basket when he receives the ball, which is exactly the same as Li Rong at the beginning.

However, the same disadvantages are different for different people.

Li Rong's playing style is a style that is biased to the outside player. If he receives the ball from mid to long distance and does not cause a direct threat to the basket, he will likely be ignored by his opponent.

But inside players are different. They can do axes, provide cover for teammates, and create better offensive opportunities.

When studying Horford, Stevens couldn't help but sigh: "This guy is born to be an offensive initiator, and the perfect axis at both ends of the offense and defense is simply a two-inch shorter Kevin Garnett."

Of course, Horford cannot be compared with a historical superstar like Garnett. His height is barely enough to play in the NBA inside. His proud power may not have an advantage in many NBA-level insiders, but he will definitely have the potential to become an All-Star in the future.

In this year's draft, the No. 1 pick and No. 2 have been monopolized by two rare geniuses, Oden and Durant. However, under them, Horford will be the best candidate for many teams. His ranking on major draft websites has been stable at the third pick in the past two months.

The referee whistle sounded, and Horford used his bounce advantage to directly transfer the ball to his defender Humphrey.

Humphrey, who got the ball, did not rush to attack, but signaled his teammates to stabilize.

This is the Florida game style. There are too many star players in their team, and they are not afraid of fighting positions with you. Controlling the rhythm of the game is the first priority.

After transmission, the ball finally fell into Noah's hands near the free throw line. Bulldogs center Julian stood in the penalty area and had no intention of going forward to defend. Noah's shooting was not stable and he could be let go.

Noah received the ball, aimed at the basket, and directly chose to shoot the mid-range shot.

His stiff touch and his ugly shooting posture made the ball hit the basket directly. Li Rong seized the opportunity and directly accepted the rebound.

Anthony dribbled the ball through half the game and re-hanged the ball to Li Rong, who was about to be in the elbow area. Brewer behind him rushed up with his teeth and claws, and put it on Li Rong's back like a candy.

Li Rong sensed the resistance from his back and directly chose to use his strength to hit Brewer's back.

Brewer felt like he was a leaf in the wind, facing the coming fate without any stop.

How could this guy be so powerful? Brewer complained in his heart. The coach before the game never said that he could do this trick.

Li Rong pushed back three times in a row with his body, and finally felt that the opponent had basically removed his accumulated strength. He turned around and made a turnover jump shot with the blessing of "high advantage".

The basketball was hollowed into the frame, and the Bulldogs scored the first score in this game.

Turning back, the Gators Noah assisted the running Torrion Green made a mid-range shot to tie the score.

In the next round, Li Rong was about to get the ball at the same position again. This time he directly shook Brewer after the back, causing the opponent's shooting foul.

Florida head coach Billy Donovan on the court frowned tightly. The Bulldogs' offense choices on the offensive end were completely different from those of the pre-game preparation plan. He suddenly felt a little bad.
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