Chapter 43 I am the advantage!(1/2)
Author: Chang'an Bujia Township
The Huskys' game against the Tigers did not cause any splash, and in everyone's opinion, this is a matter of course.
Lu Feng only scored 39 points but did not attract the attention of the reporter. His "bad habits" had long been understood by the reporters, but this was also very consistent with Lu Feng's image in the eyes of the reporters.
Powerful, smart, arrogant, arrogant... Lu Feng's image is deeply rooted in people's hearts!
However, compared to the calmness of the first round, the second round of the Husky and North Carolina match was full of undercurrents starting from the night of the 15th, and various media and TV stations competed to preview the game between the two teams.
Various data and milestone games of the core players of the two teams were exposed and various comparisons were made.
Although CBS has obtained exclusive live broadcasts with more money, ABC and NBC have also been free to take advantage of the popularity of the two teams, and various programs have been made!
At noon on the day of the game, the reporter found the former North Carolina three young masters and asked them to predict the results of the game.
Jordan: "University of Washington is strong, but I can't think of how they will win North Carolina. If they meet other teams, they will likely win, but North Carolina is exceptional."
Reporter: "Can you tell me why? Washington is the No. 1 seed in the Midwest. Shouldn't it be difficult for North Carolina to beat the University of Washington?"
Jordan smiled and said, "It's very simple, because that's North Carolina, the University of Washington... Sorry, I only know Lack, who else is there except Lack?"
Jordan shrugged and smiled, "Luck is half a head short. If he can score 60 points tonight, the University of Washington might win."
When James Worthy heard Jordan's words, he joked: "No, Washington cannot win, even Michael Jordan cannot win the championship, let alone Michael Jordan, the number one younger!"
Jordan: "…"
On the night of the 17th, Austin, Texas was filled with fans, with Husky and North Carolina each accounting for half.
Before the game, the reporter came to Lu Feng and asked: "Luck, are you worried about the game when facing North Carolina with more advantages?"
Lu Feng frowned and asked back: "North Carolina's advantage? Why do you think so?"
Reporter: "North Carolina is similar to your style, but North Carolina has more and better players, more game experience, and deeper background. Isn't this an advantage?"
Lu Feng shook his head contemptuously and said, "This is indeed North Carolina's advantage, but we also have advantages, and it's even bigger!"
The reporter's eyes lit up and asked, "Oh, is that, what is that?"
"Me!" Lu Feng patted his chest: "I am the advantage!"
After Lu Feng finished speaking, he turned around and entered the stadium...
Although he was very confident in front of the reporter, he knew that what the reporter said was right and North Carolina really restrained the Husky.
The tactical styles of the two teams are very similar, but North Carolina's background is undoubtedly far superior to that of the Husky.
It seems that the 13-player rotation in North Carolina is only one more player than the Husky, but many people in the Husky team make up the numbers, while North Carolina is full of elite soldiers.
The Husky dared not even think about how to use 4-star high school students as marginal players in the team and how to play as a substitute on the bench!
During the warm-up, Lu Feng looked at the North Carolina player opposite and shook his head... Most of the people opposite him didn't know, and there were many first-round picks predicted by the media.
The only thing that looks familiar is Rick Fox, the starting small forward of the Lakers OK dynasty.
Lu Feng remembers him because he looks handsome and even went to be an action actor after retirement... ahem, he became an action actor!
North Carolina's lineup of the Husky is in all aspects. In terms of height, except for the No. 1 position, all the other four starters in North Carolina are taller than the Husky.
More importantly, all four positions are only a few centimeters taller, which means that North Carolina has more advantages in offense and defense will not be bad!
The starting five players of the Husky are: Lu Feng at No. 1, Eldridge at No. 2, Doug Miggins at No. 3, Mark West at No. 4, Jeff Brown at No. 5.
The five starting players in North Carolina are: Kim Rice in No. 1, Kevin Maden in No. 2, Rick Fox in No. 3, Scott Williams in No. 4, and Pete Chilcarter in No. 5.
North Carolina has a five-front lineup that allows Pat Riley to drool, and is all about 2 meters tall.
What makes the Husky uncomfortable with this starting lineup is that when faced with them, the Husky will inevitably have a defensive weakness!
If North Carolina lets players from No. 3, 4, and 5 lead the main attack, the three Huskys can only control two, Lu Feng and Eldridge are not tall enough to be able to defend against these three positions.
Doug Miggins and Jeff Brown can only defend one person, but no matter who they defend, the other position that comes out will become a breakthrough!
He brought Mark West to the starting lineup just because of his right height, so he couldn't have a good defensive performance with his slow pace.
What makes the Husky even more uncomfortable is that the five-man starting team of North Carolina are all talented monsters, and they are very athletic. The Husky has no advantage in speed and cannot play fast attacks!
This is the first ball. North Carolina scored the ball, and Rick Fox immediately made a quick break. After Doug Miggins caught up, he passed the ball to Williams behind him. Williams dunked it!
Jeff Brown kicked off immediately. Lu Feng encountered double teams just after two steps. The other three North Carolina had already retreated and completed the defense. The Husky failed to make a counterattack fast attack...
However, when the Husky landed on the position and the war, Lu Feng found that North Carolina had double-teamed at the beginning, and that time was not for the fast attack!
North Carolina used an alternative defense, with two pairs of teams between Lu Feng, one chased Eldridge, and two protected the basket in the penalty area.
North Carolina sent Kim Rice and Rick Fox to double-team Lu Feng, which obviously did not want him to break through or make him vote!
Doug Miggins ran to the middle distance to catch the ball, but after he got the ball, he was embarrassed to find that he had no one to defend himself...
Of course he knew what this meant - the tactic of letting people go. This Husky has been used many times!
He knew how he was doing with his mid-range shot. He couldn't attack with two people standing in the penalty area. After thinking about it, he decided to pass the ball back to Lu Feng.
When he wanted to pass the ball, he realized that North Carolina was still double-teaming!
Lu Feng plays without the ball and can make his teammates have a pleasant 4-for-3, of course this time the same...
More precisely, the Husky was 3-for-2, because Eldridge was also chased and defended and had no chance to attack.
But this time, the Husky's tried and tested tricks in the past failed because Mark West and Doug Miggins had no baskets, and North Carolina only needs to do a good job in the penalty area defense and interfere with Jeff Brown's shooting!
Jeff Brown doesn't need to be defensive, and his shooting is not as terrifying as Lu Feng.
If it only interferes with his shooting and protecting the basket, North Carolina's two 2.08-meter inside lines will be enough to do it!
It is obvious that as a famous coach who has been in charge of North Carolina for 28 years, Dean Smith predicted that the Husky would change to start.
But it’s normal to think about it. When the Husky faces North Carolina, it’s impossible for Brent to start, otherwise the Husky’s inside line will really be a plug!
Jeff Brown's shot was interfered with, and North Carolina used its height advantage to grab the rebound and scored again with a fast break!
The next goal, Doug Mikins, who received the pass from Jeff Brown, was cut off from the basket and North Carolina made another quick attack!
The Husky kicked off and Lu Feng passed the half-time game, he still had the same routine, and he was double-teamed as soon as he approached the three-point line!
North Carolina gave the Husky two bottles of poison, called Mark West and Brent Merritt.
Mark West destroyed the Husky's offense, Brent Merritt destroyed the Husky's defense, and the Husky chose to destroy the poison of the offense, which was indeed very toxic.
Lu Feng needed to find a way to find an antidote. The first thing he thought of was a pick-and-roll. He waved his hand and signaled Doug Miggins to come up and help him block one.
Doug Miggins' pick-and-roll cannot be said to be ineffective. He did help Lu Feng block Rick Fox. The problem is that he also brought a 2.08-meter Scott Williams over...
After the pick-and-roll, Rick Fox had no desire to defend Doug Miggins, and directly retracted back to the position before Scott Williams on the inside.
Lu Feng, Doug Mikins: "…"
After Doug Mikins finished pick-and-roll, he habitually cut inside, and Lu Feng passed the ball out.
Doug Miggins is only 1.98 meters after all. Although he has excellent athletic ability, his wingspan is very average, like a little Griffin.
The result of cutting inside was that Doug Mikins was covered with a big hat, and the ball was taken by North Carolina, and he pushed forward the fast attack counterattack again...
Rick Fox received a pass from the three-point line without defense, and counterattacked and took a quick attack - swish!
"Lak, thank you guys for your sweet top 16 tickets, come again next year!"
After scoring the goal, Rick Fox said trash words to Lu Feng in his soft and elegant voice, then smiled like a gentleman and retreated to his own half.
The poison that North Carolina put on the Husky was really powerful, and he beat the Husky 9:0 at the beginning!
"God, I'm in again, this time it's a three-pointer! North Carolina scored 9 points in a row, but the University of Washington still didn't score a single point. Is the Seattle Miracle going to end here?"
"This is the difference between a wealthy team and an ordinary team. Once Lark encounters double teams and his teammates cannot score, the Husky will fall into the quagmire, just like now!"
"The only hope for the Husky is Lark. He needs to take action, even those bad opportunities. Now it's time for him to prove himself!"
The Husky will be beaten 9:0 at the beginning, which is something Seattle fans can't imagine before the game.
On the other hand, North Carolina fans saw that North Carolina had the opportunity to counterattack the Husky, and they were completely crazy and all kinds of beer spilled!
Doudu--
Lynn Nance applied for a suspension, and he knew that if this continued, the Husky would definitely lose!
He figured it out. Even if the defense is a little bad, it doesn't matter, but if it affects Lu Feng's offense, the Husky will be gone. Mark West must come down and he can't continue to stay on the court!
It was not until this moment that he realized how useful and important it is to shoot accurately like Jeff Brown!
Brent Merritt came up and immediately played a role.
Lu Feng held the ball in the frontcourt, faced the double-team of the two. A simple pass fake move shook Rick Fox away, and then immediately pulled out a three-pointer and made the ball in!
Rice was blocked by Fox and could not interfere!
"I haven't passed it yet, why did you avoid it? I couldn't help but take less... Damn, you were not covering me, right? I knew that assists were much harder than scoring!"
Rick Fox didn't reply, but after he successfully received the ball and played Brent Merritt alone, he took a provocative look at Lu Feng.
"I'm not with me. Don't look at me like that. You won't have a chance!"
Rick Fox: “…”
The trash talk is the trash talk. Lu Feng knew that the Husky's problem was still not solved, but it was just a different method, and they were still lagging behind.
To be continued...