Chapter 29 Double Dwarf Combination
After Emperor Wu came on the court, he had been observing Isia Thomas. He had heard of this name for a long time, but his height of 175cm made Isia Thomas unable to be selected for the McDonald's All-Star Game and the Nike Peak Game, so they had never met.
"Hugo, I've watched your game video and left a deep impression on me." Isaiya Thomas took the initiative to say hello to Emperor Wu before the game.
"I feel very honored." Wu Huang didn't expect Isia Thomas to say this to him. He was even more impressed by Thomas at 175cm. His teammates were still betting before the game that this little assassin was probably less than 170cm.
This kind of joke is not worthy of advocacy. Once it is exposed, the character value will immediately drop to the bottom, so Wu Huang naturally will not participate.
But he still looked at Isia Thomas silently in his heart and concluded that he might be less than 170cm because this guy is closer to a head height than himself.
"The chin of a normal person is about 20cm-25cm to the top of his head. This guy is about one head shorter than me, which means he is at least 20cm shorter than me. His real height is absolutely impossible to be 175cm, and at most 170cm."
Emperor Wu didn't know the pain of a short basketball player. If Isaiya Thomas knew what he was thinking, he would probably have a full martial arts campaign with him on the spot.
"With such a big height gap, it's really unreasonable if I don't strengthen my personal offense." Wu Huang's idea is the same as Floyd. Today, he is the core of the offensive at the University of Southern California, and only him is.
The task of the whole team is to try to create shooting opportunities for him and attack Isia Thomas' height weakness.
USC starters: Wu Huang, Demar DeRozan, Bart Bry, Tay Gibson, Barnard Bennham.
University of Washington starters: Isiah Thomas 175cm, Justin Dentmon 183cm, Quincy Pondsett 198cm, Joan Brockman 201cm, Matthew Brian Amanning 208cm.
More than 30,000 fans at home looked at their starting lineup and compared the pitiful backcourt height of the University of Washington. Before the game started, they won half of it.
This starting lineup from USC is the complete body. Although DeRozan is not reliable in three-pointers, he is accurate in mid-range and has outstanding ability to break through the ball. He is an excellent offensive point with ball holding.
Bart Blay is a standard outside pitcher with a sloppy athletic ability, but it is definitely enough in the NCAA and its defense is above the level.
Center Barnard has no offensive ability except dunks, but his brute force and rich college game experience are competent for the coolies at the basket.
Needless to say, Wu Huang and Tai Gibson, this team has no obvious flaws, and it is really unreasonable to not achieve results.
The game began, Matthew Brian of the University of Washington won the jump ball, and the University of Southern California quickly retreated.
Wu Huang is very cautious on the defensive end. The opponent can create a reputation with a height of 170cm. His strength is absolutely not bad. His skills must be better than others to make up for his height disadvantage.
Brockman stopped outside the three-point line and the University of Washington started a pick-and-roll in the first attack.
Emperor Wu was blocked by the opponent's strong body for a moment, and Gibson could only move his steps to stop Isia Thomas' breakthrough.
Isia Thomas had a strong explosive power, dribbling strongly and made a big splash in Gibson. He made a sudden drop in the run and hit two points.
Gibson was completely unable to react when facing a sudden shot, and he didn't expect the opponent to take action at this position.
"My." Gibson raised his hand, indicating that it was his mistake.
This is what Isaiah Thomas is unique. His height disadvantage is too great. If you want to reduce the risk of being blocked in the shooting, you must not guess the timing and position of his shooting. This is a very difficult style of play. It is a bit like Iverson back then. It is very difficult to shoot, and the timing of shooting is weird, and it depends on his own speed.
"It's not easy to do it. If his shots are all like this, it's not easy to block him." Wu Huang looked at Isaiya Thomas again and finally knew how he gained a foothold in the NCAA. "And this kid has a great sense of ball, and his ball control ability is at least one level higher than mine, so it's not easy to intercept the ball."
Emperor Wu saw the strength of this little assassin on the defensive end, and he and Gibson also played a pick-and-roll on the offensive end.
Isiah Thomas was blocked by Gibson, and Emperor Wu was also a big shot. He was facing the captain of the University of Washington, Brockman.
Brockman is a white power forward with a leadership temperament. He is 201cm tall and weighs 230 pounds. He is skilled in the inside, can score at low posts and has outstanding rebounding skills. He is a white insider who is very useful in the college league.
However, his shortcomings are also obvious. First of all, his lack of height, and secondly, his athletic ability is difficult to reach the NBA level. Moreover, his age is too old, so he is destined to be a college dragon and an NBA bug.
Emperor Wu used his explosive power to break into the basket, successfully attracting the opponent's center forward to assist in defense, and immediately passed the basketball to Barnard, who was empty, who had no defense and easily shot the ball under the basket.
"It's much easier now!" Wu Huang's attack was very smooth. DeRozan and Bart helped him attract defense from the weak side, making the opponent dare not double-team easily. One-on-one he had countless ways to deal with Isaiah Thomas.
The University of Washington has not always played against Isiah Thomas. Justin Dentmont is the second starting position of the team, and his height is also only 183cm, and his real height is likely to be less than 180cm.
Such a starting backcourt is really weird, but it is natural for Washington University to arrange it like this. Head coach Lorenzo Romar values the scoring ability of these two small defenders and their aggressiveness on the offensive end.
Lorenzo Romar is one of the best coaches in the United States. He was once named "the coach that opponents are most willing to play for" in a vote in the Pacific 10th. What is most admirable about this respectable head coach is that he treats players with serious height defects like Nate Robinson and Isia Thomas equally, and at the same time he will also teach those players who do not have outstanding athletic ability seriously. He is a famous teacher who truly loves basketball, so he is loved by the players.
Emperor Wu had considered joining the University of Washington, but in the end he felt that he was too far away from home, so he chose the University of Southern California.
In addition to paying attention to his own players today, Romar also pays special attention to Wu Huang on the opposite side, because the Chinese point guard is his main recruitment target this summer. He has seen the potential of this Chinese point guard a year ago and hopes to recruit him into his team.
He saw Roy's shadow from Wu Huang. Although the two of them had different positions, they both had active and smart offense and defense. They were matured more than players of the same age, and had a big heart and often scored key goals.
Emperor Wu did not disappoint him. In the first five minutes of the first half, he used his teammates' pick-and-roll and screens to shoot in mid- and long distances, and once ignored Thomas' blocked facial shots.
The small man at the University of Washington was so depressed that he let Wu win 4 of 5 shots in just five minutes, scoring 9 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist.
But USC did not lead the University of Washington, they were two points behind.
Under the premise of destroying his opponent, Emperor Wu was also embarrassed to be blown up by Isaiya Thomas!
This little man from the University of Washington made 4 shots and three shots. As long as his teammates can slightly block Wu Huang, Isia Thomas can shoot at any location on the court, and has an extremely high hit rate, which is just a word "accurate"!
If only Isiah Thomas and Wu Huang broke into each other, the University of Southern California would not be behind, but DeRozan, the second position with a height of 195cm, was actually scored 6 points by Justin, who may be less than 180cm tall, which is a bit unreasonable.
Both Wu Huang and DeRozan were embarrassed. Facing an opponent who was 20 centimeters shorter than him, they could not form a crush. This was really not powerful, at least that's what they thought.
Floyd was very dissatisfied with DeRozan's defense. With his athletic ability, he should have crushed the opponent, but on the defensive end, DeRozan did not show his physical advantage. His shortcomings of insufficient confrontation ability were fully exposed under Justin's breakthrough. DeRozan, who was one head taller, was not Justin Dunst's opponent in physical confrontation?
Chapter completed!