Chapter thirty-eight [kill two birds with one stone, a surprise victory]
Michigan uses a man-to-man tactic when defending the defensive end. Guo Xu is not defending the 185CM point guard Terry, but the 188CM shooting guard Kathy Shaw.
This is what Guo Xu himself asked for, and it is very targeted. In the time loop, his defense against Casey Shaw was very effective. Tom Izo was worried that he could not defend, so the two argued about this. If Guo Xu was not good at defending, he had to change the defense after playing a few rounds.
Fozda's outside players are average, and Terry's role is usually to dribble the ball through the half court, then get a chance to shoot three-pointers, occasionally breaking through pick-and-roll; Casey Shaw is good at running without the ball, has super strong physical strength, constantly using running to get rid of defense, and catch the ball and shoot.
Because Casey Shaw has limited offensive ability to hold the ball, Guo Xu is most suitable to face him. Cliffs defends the point guard and once he counters quickly, he is like a misplaced position, and he has a high chance of scoring, killing two birds with one stone.
Casey Shaw first cut the bottom line, then ran out of the outside world, circled a big circle and didn't receive the pass. Guo Xu was proactive in chasing and defending, and could always bypass the cover. He was familiar with the opportunity of the cover of Fo Da's inside line.
Mike Miller was also taken care of by Peterson, and it was difficult to catch the ball. After a few passes, Terry and Haslem played pick-and-roll and passed the ball in the middle. Haslem's mid-range shot missed under Richardson's interference, and Randy grabbed the backcourt rebound.
The players of Fo Da returned to defense very quickly. After watching the video of Michigan playing games, they knew that their opponents were good at counterattacks. If Michigan made a quick offensive and defensive transition and controlled the rhythm, Fo Da had no chance of winning.
Cliffs dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and played the tactics just now. Randy blocked the point guard and Guo Xu received the ball from the side.
This time, Bonner came out to defend, Guo Xu raised the ball with both hands and changed direction to the middle, and passed Bonner with one step at a time. Terry bypassed the cover and chased him up, blocking Guo Xu's breakthrough route. At this time, Randy cut into the basket from the right.
Guo Xu jumped up while running, and threw the ball into the air with one hand in the throwing posture. The ball was not fast and the height was just right. Spring man center Randy jumped high, with her hands empty, her feet raised back, and her body became a bow. She was very relaxed and smashed the ball into the basket.
5-0, Guo Xu was the first assist.
The audience applauded, and many fans who supported Michigan State cheered.
Hovas shouted: "Jason Guo's wonderful pass, Randy dunks beautifully! This time, all-in-one cooperation can be selected as the top five goals of the day in the NBA, and his pass time is just right."
"Jason is just a freshman, and he is only 18 years old when he goes to school earlier. As long as he maintains this state, I think he has hope to enter the NBA in the future."
Fo Da's attack, their scoring points are relatively average, and the defenders must also provide offensive firepower. Casey Shaw failed to get rid of Guo Xu last time, and in the second round, he used his trick - an emergency stop on the outside and counterattack!
Almost every game, Casey Shaw will play 3 or 4 such balls. He first ran out of the three-point line and pretended to reach out to ask for the ball, but his teammates generally did not pass. Unless he had a large open position, he immediately stopped and turned around as soon as he went out of the three-point line. He relied on his light weight and flexibility to turn very fast, and then accelerated to cut into the basket. At this time, his teammates would pass it to him. He took the ball and took three steps, and it was difficult to be defensive after rushing.
This kind of escape depends on the inertia of defenders chasing and defending. What made Casey Shaw collapsed was that he ran out of the three-point line and turned around. He found that Guo Xu, who had just been close to him, did not follow him, stood near the free throw line, and let him go for more than two steps.
As he ran out of the open space, Terry passed the ball over.
Guo Xu was as relaxed as when facing Wisconsin point guard Barry Hill in the first game, but he didn't swear trash to provoke the other party. At least he was an acquaintance who had trained many times. He had been fooled by Casey Shaw when he participated in the Foz University training a few times, and now he has completely adapted to the opponent's playing rhythm and is very clear that the opponent's three-pointer is not accurate.
Casey Shaw failed to score a three-pointer in the training match, and only scored two or three in ten goals in the open space. In the game, three-pointers were different from three-pointers in the training, and the psychological pressure doubled. Such people basically didn't have to worry about the outside line.
Whether it is a shooting guard or a point guard, it is a huge weakness to not shoot three-pointers. This is the case with Cliffs. No matter how good a player who cannot practice three-pointers is in good health, it is difficult for him to gain a foothold in the NBA, unless he is a super defensive expert, or a breakthrough, and has super organizational skills.
In an open position, if the opponent does not provoke, Casey Shaw must also vote.
This is a national live game, and it is the stage that all NCAA players dream of. If Casey Shaw doesn't vote, everyone will clearly see his shortcomings. It is difficult for him to join the NBA in the future. He is already 21 years old, and he is still the point guard figure and the soul of the guard.
Casey Shaw chose to jump shot, aimed for a moment and then took a shot, but the ball still went out of the basket. Richardson grabbed the backcourt rebound and passed it to Guo Xu.
Guo Xu immediately made a fast attack, and Casey Xiao pressed near the center line. Guo Xu's center of gravity was very low. He quickly racked the racket with his right hand to his left hand, gently explored his body, dribbled the ball behind his left hand and handed it to his right hand, changing direction to the right, passing by Casey Xiao.
In the time loop, he used this move, and Casey usually took two fake moves to adapt. Like most people, he was struggling to prevent the left hand and moved horizontally for half a beat.
Guo Xu broke through on the right, and made a three-pointer with a quick stop in front of the three-point line. Richardson rushed in front. Even if he failed to make a shot, his teammates would grab a rebound. He was not stressed. The less pressure he made, the easier it would be to make a shot, and he made another three-pointer.
8 to 0, the 6th point in the individual.
Foster attacked, Cliffs hit the ball out of the sideline, forming a dead ball, and coach Donovan was forced to request a timeout at the beginning.
Donovan emphasized strict prevention before the game, and thought that Guo Xu had just performed well by chance. Cliffs was very famous and Richardson was amazing in physical fitness. These two people were the most threatening to the offensive end.
Unfortunately, he guessed wrongly, Guo Xu was the core of the offense.
Tom Izo is willing to arrange tactics for Guo Xu, and it is also for a surprise victory. No team can guess that someone will become stronger overnight. If you can ensure that you win the championship, what's the harm of sacrificing the interests of the "veterans"? He has been promoting team basketball and asking his teammates to be selfless.
Donovan changed his defensive strategy, Haslem went to defend against Guo Xu's pick-and-roll and defended Randy. The flaw in doing so was that Bonnert and Richardson were in the match.
Richardson's offensive ability with the ball is worse than his shooting, but his single-handed challenge to Bonner of 208CM is a misplaced.
Donovan now has an ominous premonition. Even if Richardson plays, he must not continue to relax his defense against Guo Xu. His threat seems to be greater than Cliffs.
On the other hand, Izo praised Guo Xu and emphasized that he would continue to attack with him as the core and that his main tactics remain unchanged. Cliffs was responsible for dribbling through the half-court. Even if he fought alone, it would be a good opportunity, and that would be a choice after cooperation.
The players on both sides returned to the court and the game continued.
Fo Da attacked, Terry dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and handed it to the team's core Mike Miller, who organized the ball in the middle to protect the basketball and observe his teammates' running position. Bonner created an opportunity for Terry's cover from the side, and Miller passed the ball back to the point guard.
Terry raised the ball with both hands and broke through, and Randy replaced her defense.
Bonner cut into the inside, received a pass from Terry in the penalty area, leaned against Cliffs, turned around and threw, and scored based on his height advantage.
Chapter completed!