Chapter 33 [Psychological shadow, opening
Michigan State made a big start, and Coach Bennett did not request a timeout. The magic weapon they rely on for survival was joint defense. Facing fast attacks, the fastest return to defense was just like that.
Wisconsin attacked, Barry played pick-and-roll, and moved into the three-point line and was entangled by Guo Xu. He took the ball and turned left and right, but he couldn't get rid of it. This time he forced his turn and shot, tilted his body, avoided the block, and missed the ball and missed the basket. Randy grabbed the backcourt rebound and passed it to Guo Xu.
Guo Xuyun made a one-handed long pass with just the right force and accurately delivered the ball to Richardson. Richardson got rid of power forward Bills without anyone in front of him, took three steps, jumped with both feet, and the windmill dunked the ball with his right hand.
11 to 0, Guo Xu made the second assist.
This wonderful dunk detonated the audience, and countless viewers applauded and cheered, and Bennett asked for a timeout helplessly.
He had to make adjustments, and his pre-game deployment had been completely disrupted. He arranged for key defense to defend Cliffs' breakthrough and Peterson's three-pointers. These two are recognized as core players and have won the best players in the top ten leagues. As a result, after the start of the game, they were mainly attacking two first-year players.
Richardson has top physical fitness and has been targeted by many NBA scouts. It is normal to play as a power forward with a fast speed, so it is difficult to prevent it; Guo Xu directly made Bennett's head angry and strictly prevented him from being in the team's plan at all.
Isn't this kid an ordinary substitute? Why does he look like a core player today than Cliffs?
After the player left the court, Izo did not use the tactical board and said loudly: "Stable defense, do not lose the position when people are targeted, assist in defense near the penalty area, and defend alone in other positions. Try to counterattack. If their joint defense falls, Martin plays singles with the ball in the middle. Pay attention to the unstoppable cover of Guo and Randy on the right. If Guo is misplaced or runs out of the open position, pass the ball to him."
After briefly emphasizing the tactics, Izo called Cliffs to his side and said seriously: "Martin, you are the core of the team, everyone knows this. I need you to put the pass first today and don't forcefully challenge their outside defense experts. Passing more to Guo will make the opponent feel very uncomfortable, and we will definitely win."
"I get it." Cliffs nodded solemnly.
He is not a selfish person. He is willing to create opportunities for Peterson in the Big Ten games, who was elected the best this year, which is directly related to Cliffs' transfer of the ball.
On the other hand, Bennett emphasized mixed defense, and there were no substitutions. The opponent counterattacked quickly, and it would definitely not work to keep defending. He has not been able to solve important problems yet. He doesn't know how to prevent Guo Xu's "X factor". Not to mention that Bennett was not prepared, even Izo didn't know his disciples.
The game continued, James covered Barry, Barry broke through, Randy changed defense and pushed him outside the penalty area. Guo Xu chased the defense, and the two formed a double-team, waving their arms were not airtight, making Barry unable to pass the ball smoothly to the empty-cut inside teammates.
Barry passed to the outside teammate who was supporting, and wanted to transfer the ball to James to attack the inside. The mobile center Randy, who had strong mobility, had already chased and defended. After passing it a few times, he still had to fight one-on-one. Airy missed a layup under Cliffs interference, center James grabbed the frontcourt rebound, and scored a second offense on the left. 11-2.
Wisconsin has struggled to break the scoring drought, and the disadvantages are obvious.
In Michigan's offense, Barry also had a "mad dog" style defense, which was close to each other, making it difficult for the opponent to catch the ball and turn around, ensuring that he shot in case of interference. He used this method to limit Arenas.
Guo Xu searched for opportunities to catch the ball by running without the ball, while consuming the opponent's physical strength.
During the time cycle, what he has made the most is endurance. No one can train in a continuous overdraft manner like him. In reality, as long as people exercise excessively, they must rest the next day, and it is inevitable that they will be sore all over. However, Guo Xu woke up in bed after a sleep, and he could continue practicing. It is naturally twice the result with half the effort to improve his endurance. He can use at least two years of use in an ordinary person a year.
He has been in a cycle for one and a half years, and on the surface he is less than 19 years old, but in fact he has many of the physical conditions of junior and senior students. His experience in competing with experts is far better than that of college players. It is impossible for Barry to make him unable to receive the ball, and once he catches the ball, he is an opportunity.
Guo Xu received the ball one meter outside the three-point line on the right and set a distance between Barry. He dribbled the ball under his crotch and gently tapped the right shoulder. He quickly changed direction to the left with the ball, and banged twice, successfully surpassing the person.
Guo Xu's current speed and flexibility are outstanding in the entire NCAA. He can even pass Cliffs, who is scheduled to play NBA lottery picks. One-on-one match is a piece of cake. Barry forced to keep up. The center of gravity of 191CM was too high, and the center of gravity was offset, and he sat on the ground.
Guo Xu took the ball in the middle and stopped quickly. He glanced at Barry, hesitated for a second, and then jumped into a three-pointer when the opponent got up. The teammates all pulled away, no one was able to defend Guo Xu, and the ball entered!
14 to 2, Guo Xu scored 8th in his personal score.
Woodson shouted: "My God, Jason's three-pointer! What did he do? He shook his opponent down and did not take action immediately. He looked at him as if he was thinking about life."
Hovas smiled and said, "He performed so well at the beginning. It's hard to believe that he was just a substitute for the team before, a role player who averaged 15 minutes per game. This goal may leave Barry Hill with a psychological shadow from now on."
Maybe, Barry's psychological shadow area is so large that it cannot be calculated. He dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and Guo Xu squirted trash and provoked, retreated more than two meters away, straightened his body, and made a gesture of asking for help with his right hand.
"Your ankle is OK? Send one, I'm not careful."
Like Jack Lehman, Barry is a defender who mainly breaks through and is not good at shooting three-pointers. In the time loop, Guo Xu reads Wisconsin's data countless times, keeping his opponent's characteristics in mind, but he has never seen their training on the spot.
If it was training, Barry still had the possibility of making a big gap, but he had just been knocked out and had never played the ball under the gaze of attention. His mentality began to be impatient. He was stimulated by Guo Xu, and he chose to pull out three-pointers in the middle, and his shot was very positive, but his strength was not grasped. The ball bounced out of the box and the rebound was grabbed by Richardson.
Guo Xu received the ball in the backcourt, and Barry failed to make a three-pointer, so he became even more impatient and went forward to gamble and steal.
Guo Xu's provocation does not mean that he is despising his opponent. He wants to use this method to make Barry's mentality unbalanced and more conducive to his performance. After turning around, he noticed that Barry rushed up, dribbled the ball behind his left hand to his right hand, changed direction and successfully dribbled the ball at full speed to the frontcourt.
After the emergency stop, Barry turned around but couldn't turn quickly enough, and he couldn't even hold Guo Xu even if he wanted to commit a foul.
He took three steps in the middle to attract small forward Charlie to make up for defense, jumped up with both hands and passed the ball to the right bottom corner, and Peterson got an open shot from his most accurate point and hit a steadily three-pointer.
17 to 2, Guo Xu made the third assist.
Hovas sighed: "I think the dark horse road to Wisconsin has ended here. The strength gap between the two teams is too big. This game is likely to be a one-sided massacre."
Woodson said: "It's 15 points behind, and there's still a chance for teams that win offense, but Wisconsin has always won by defense. Coach Bennett was very anxious when he stood on the sidelines. He probably wanted to substitute but didn't die."
Almost 30 seconds of offensive time, center James missed a strong attack from low post, Michigan counterattacked quickly, Guo Xu took a step back from the left and missed a three-pointer, Richardson rushed to grab the frontcourt rebound, and a second offensive shot caused a foul.
After he made two free throws, he was 19 to 2.
Chapter completed!