Chapter 43: Thoughtful Tyron Lu
In the NCAA Championship, every game is a life-and-death battle, and the result of every game is to win or go home.
In this cruel competition system, you will not be left with any chance to make mistakes. As a champion coach, Donovan knows this deeply.
He took a deep breath and said, "Let's adjust our strategy..."
The referee's whistle sounded and the game continued.
"Coach Donovan has not substituted players, and is still their starting five. Let's see how they deal with the Bulldogs No. 12 that caused them deep damage to them before." Jay said in the commentary seat.
"I think if they don't change players, there may be two adjustment methods. The first is to play No. 12 singles, without hitting, betting that his feel is declining; the second is to replace people to defend No. 12, but the only one suitable for defending No. 12 in their lineup is Horford. Horford's footsteps are relatively flexible in the inside line, and the No. 12 used to defend the opponent should not suffer much. The problem is that in this way, Brewer will have to defend the opponent's No. 4 position, and Florida's inside defense will be empty. I don't know which one coach Donovan chooses." Cole said.
"I think they might choose the second one," said Reggie Miller. "I tried the first method and it was very bad. Brewer is now carrying a foul. If he gets another foul, his playing time in the first half will be limited, which is very risky."
"I have a question," Jay said. "Even if Brewer changes to No. 4, will the Bulldogs continue to attack him until he gets two fouls and leaves the court for the time being?"
Miller and Cole looked at each other, and Cole said: "It's very possible, but the Gators wouldn't be stupid enough to let Brewer defend the opponent's power forwards alone. This is undoubtedly a way to send a sheep into the tiger's mouth. They will definitely arrange double-teams, so that they will return to the initial problem. It's time to test their ability to use the ball at the fourth position."
After the game, the Gators assisted by Horford, Noah scored a goal at the basket, but the defender Li Rong faced was still Brewer.
"Florida has not changed defense, they still want to try to stop it if they can stop it," Jay said. "Li Rong got the ball and started to test the defense. No one from the Gators came up to double-team. Li Rong carried Brewer twice and turned over and shot the mid-range shot... It was a pity that the ball was not in. It seemed that coach Donovan had a right bet."
Not long after Roy finished speaking, Li Rong hit Brewer again on the next attack.
"Li Rong was very patient in this goal. Brewer was blocked behind him and had no choice but to use his height advantage to make a blow directly. Didn't Florida change his defensive strategy?" Cole said.
Brewer shook his head and picked up the ball under the basket. He had no choice but to Li Rong now. The last ball was able to defend because of Li Rong's own touch, which had little to do with his defense.
"Switch defense!" Horford whispered.
Brewer nodded silently. Now it seems that there is only one way to go.
The University of Florida then made a three-pointer, bringing the gap back to 4 points.
When the Bulldogs served at the bottom line, Li Rong found that the defender following him in front of him turned into Horford.
Regarding this year's quasi-Tanhua show, Li Rong still wants to test his strength.
After getting the ball, Li Rong tried it out of the three-point line, and Horford was still staring at him without even shaking.
Li Rong gently patted the ball in his hand twice, suddenly accelerated and broke through to the penalty area in two steps.
But Horford behind him was not completely thrown away. If he chose to make a layup at this time, he would probably get a big hat with a ball-style slap.
Li Rong was completely aware of the situation he was facing at this time. He did not choose to make a layup directly, but suddenly slowed down and leaned against Horford behind him.
In this way, Horford was completely unable to jump and block, because once he made a move, he might get a foul, but fortunately, Noah was guarding the basket.
Seeing Li Rong breaking through, Noah immediately stepped forward and formed a cross-strike against Li Rong in the air with Horford.
Seeing this, Li Rong was not panicked at all. He walked around Noah's body with his arm and stuffed the basketball directly to his own center Julian who appeared under the basket.
Julian got the ball, ignored Brewer's backup defense and hit the ball under the basket.
"A beautiful breakthrough pass, facing the two major inside players of Florida on the 12th, he successfully passed a wonderful pass to his teammates." Jay exclaimed.
"The disadvantages of switching defense are now very obvious. After Horford defended, Noah was left at the basket, and it was impossible to stop the Bulldogs from hitting the penalty area." Reggie Miller analyzed.
"Yes," Cole agreed. "The Bulldogs have very high offensive efficiency, but their offensive approach is entirely based on the personal ability of the No. 12. Once they enter the rotation, I don't know how they deal with Florida's strong substitute."
This is indeed a problem. Although the Bulldogs have an advantage in the field until now, the score difference has not been widened.
Even if the Gators cannot curb their opponents on the defensive end, their offense is still very efficient. They just need to wait until Li Rong is replaced and they may rely on the rotation lineup to recover the gap.
Faced with this possible situation, the Bulldogs made a response that everyone did not expect.
The coaching staff chose Li Rong to play the whole first half and did not replace him.
This choice made neither CBS's three sideline commentators nor Gators' head coach Donovan expected that this was the rhythm of playing hard with you.
The whistle sounded at the half-time, and the Bulldogs temporarily led the opponent by 8 points 39-31. Among them, Li Rong contributed 16 points and 7 assists alone. Almost all the scores of the team were directly related to him.
Florida scored quite scattered, Horford contributed 9 points, Noah scored 6 points and 6 rebounds, while Brewer, who is also one of the tridents, scored only 3 points. He received his second foul before halfway through the first half and had to get off the field early.
The Atlanta Hawks did not have any games today. As the Hawks' substitute point guard, Tyron Lu also came to the sidelines to watch the highly anticipated game after finishing training.
When he saw that the Bulldogs didn't let Player No. 12 rest for a minute in the first half, he was confused at first.
Is there any such operation?
But when he looked up and saw the score lead by the Bulldogs on the scoreboard, he couldn't help but show a thoughtful expression.
The Bulldogs' tactic...
It seems to work quite well.
At this moment, Tyron Lu felt that he seemed to have realized something.
Chapter completed!