After defeating the University of Washington Huskies, Wake Forest had four days of rest.
In the second game of the preseason, the opponent is the Memphis Grizzlies...the University of Memphis Tigers who share the same arena.
The strength of the team is as its name suggests, and the Tigers are indeed a Tiger that is awakening.
It has reached the Final Four twice in history, and the most famous star in the team's history is Penny Hardaway.
The biggest star right now is the team's head coach John Calipari, who is a disciple of Larry Brown and is best known for carrying forward the DDM tactic (the offensive tactic of dribbling and dribbling) which he did not invent.
In the 1996-99 season, he served as the coach of the Nets. After being kicked out, he assisted Iverson with his mentor Larry Brown and coached the Tigers in 2000.
After several years of hard work, this Tigers team has attracted a lot of attention and cultivated a large number of fanatical fans due to its whirlwind speed playing style.
In the 2002/03 season, the University of Memphis Tigers reached the top 64 of the NCAA National Championship for the first time since 1996. In the 2003/04 season, they went one step further and advanced to the top 32.
John Calipari was known as the "Recruiting King". He recruited Juan Wagner, and later the Windy City Rose Derrick Rose, and won the NCAA's huge "Battle for Evans", which really made him a solid figure.
The name of "Enrollment Emperor".
Well, Calipari has recruited talented high school students Lauren Woods, bully Stoudemire, Kendrick Perkins...
In the end, they all refused.
After all, John Calipari's tactical style favors core outsiders and blue-collar insiders. As long as he is not stupid, a genius high school insider will not give him a face.
The past few years have been the most "unfortunate" years for the University of Memphis Tigers. In addition to not being able to recruit good inside players, the talented outside players they recruited used this team as a springboard to enter the NBA. The performance of the core guards
It's very easy to produce statistics after playing in the NCAA for one year, which is exactly what you need to bring your talent to the NBA.
Su Bei walked into the stadium with the team and looked around with clear eyes, as if he had never seen the world before.
"Su, are you looking for Pau Gasol or Jason Williams..." Chris Paul couldn't help but reminded him calmly: "They have an away game and have gone to Los Angeles. There is no way they will show up at the arena.
Watching football."
"Really?" Su Beihun didn't care, but patiently searched around, and then regretfully told the truth.
"I'm looking for Jerry West. I heard that he has come to the Grizzlies to be the team's president and general manager."
"What?
Jerry West!
He's there, Su, have you found him?" Chris Paul also copied Su Bei's movements, twisting his neck to look for the target.
"..."
Jerry West, a loggerhead in the league, when he was the general manager of the Lakers, he advocated using All-Star Divac from the Hornets in exchange for the 13th pick in 1996, drafted the young Kobe Bryant, and gave O'Neal the Orlando contract.
The Magic say Shark is not worth a $100 million contract...
The shark traveled west, the Mamba fell into the lake, and what came next with the "ok" combination was what all fans know, the beginning of the Lakers dynasty.
Then Jerry Weiss was kicked to the Grizzlies by Phil Jackson.
There is a legend that West has the vision of a time traveler and came to the Grizzlies who were in poverty.
After a series of operations, in the 2003/04 season, the Grizzlies rose rapidly, with a record of 50 wins and 32 losses, and entered the NBA playoffs for the first time in history. In fact, the Grizzlies entered the NBA league since 1995.
Not much 8 years old.
West was named the best general manager in 2004 by Sports Illustrated, and the best head coach that year was also from the Grizzlies.
Being spotted by West is a wonderful event. Even though Chris Paul is good enough and doesn't need the blessing of West's halo, he still wants to see something strange.
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Wake Forest University Demon Deacons, center Eric Williams, power forward Chris Ellis, small forward Su Bei, shooting guard Justin Gray, point guard Chris Paul.
The University of Memphis Tigers' starting five are center Andre Chanderson, power forward Jason Van Horn, small forward Rodney Carney, shooting guard Jeromy Hunter, and point guard Darius Washington.
The game has begun.
Eric Williams beat Andre Chandler to score the first down for Wake Forest.
"Chris Paul dribbled the ball to attack, Darius Washington stepped forward to press and made a close shot. Chris Paul turned around and was about to make a mistake. Good shot...
Turning around and passing Darius Washington, Chris Paul went straight into the penalty area and used a lob to give the Devil Deacons the first victory..."
2 to 0.
Chris Paul scored a goal and passed Darius Washington with no wave in his face, a complete disregard for his opponent.
After only one round, Paul and Zhang Yining felt that the other party could not beat him.
After Subei's first offensive round, they immediately retreated and then the University of Memphis attacked.
Their whirlwind impact style of play is famous throughout the NCAA arena.
Darius Washington controls the ball in the frontcourt. Since the team's former star Antonio Burke entered the draft, as a freshman in college, he has just made his debut and has taken on the task of core defender.
Seeing that Su Bei was squeezed behind Rodney Carney, he immediately passed the basketball.
After catching the ball and shaking it, adjusting his pace, Rodney Carney immediately and unreasonably pulled up the ball.
The vertical take-off and the height of the shooting point are beyond the reach of Subei.
Rodney Carney's running and jumping ability is very abnormal. When he was in high school, he crossed the 2.10-meter horizontal bar in the high jump competition. His parents were track and field athletes, top-notch athletes.
Su Bei felt that the person in front of him who made a pull-up three-pointer was not Rodney Carney, but the talented McGrady.
This kind of shooting, not to mention that Su Bei is only a C-level single defense, even if it is a B, A, S level, you have to kneel down.
Apart from scolding my mother, there is nothing else I can do.
"This Subei player, in front of Rodney Carney's three-point shot, his defense is like air..."
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The basketball hit the rim hard and the shot missed.
Su Bei breathed a sigh of relief and felt that the next game was stable.
Eric Williams grabbed the rebound and handed the basketball to Chris Paul for advancement.
As a disciple of Larry Brown, John Calipari's University of Memphis Tigers naturally followed the Turtles' defensive tactics, shrinking them and blocking the penalty area.
Su Bei was on the flank, turning back and forth repeatedly to occupy the space. Rodney Carney's athletic ability prevented him from leaving any space.
Rodney Carney later participated in the 2006 draft, and his physical fitness ranked first in that draft.
With Su Bei's explosive power, he can easily get rid of his defense.
"Chris Paul forced a breakthrough to the right, stopped suddenly, stepped down, changed direction and continued to break through to the left. After attracting the defense, he hit the ground and assisted Eric Williams in the basket to score an alley-oop dunk..."
4 to 0.
John Calipari's DDM tactics put pressure on the core defenders, and Chris Paul's dribbling tactics may be more authentic than University of Memphis guard Darius Washington.
Returning to the defensive round, when Su Bei was considering whether to press Rodney Carney personally, Chris Paul was already dominating both offense and defense.
"Chris' press, Darius changed direction and came up again. Under the physical confrontation, Darius couldn't hold on any longer, and the basketball was taken away..."
After stealing the basketball, Chris Paul took steps to counterattack.
He rushed to the basketball and easily made a one-handed dunk, quickly widening the starting point difference to 6 points.
As the star player, Rodney Carney stepped forward, caught the ball and broke through. With his extremely quick first step, Subei's defense was shattered.
"Rodney Carney uses his explosiveness and speed to get the advantage."
"Hey, what is he doing, rushing towards the basket!
Oh my god, Rodney is showing off his three-point shot again!"
Breakthrough, emergency stop, retreating back to the three-point line, Rodney Carney raised his hand and shot a three-point jumper. The shooting point is still too high to be solved, and the shooting posture is also very standard...
However, no matter how standard the shot is, it still depends on the hit.
Bang-dang——!
Another three-point strike.
With top-notch physical talent and the three-point shooting enthusiasm of Antoine Walker and Nick Van Essek, it’s no wonder that he will come to the CBA to develop in the future.
This shot selection is too poor, and he lacks a feel for the game and the ability to read the game. Except for his brain, his body is top-notch.
God Ba is everywhere!
Su Bei felt humiliated. He was obviously beaten on the defensive end, but Rodney Carney failed to score any points.
What's the difference between this and throwing money at his face?
Next time on the defensive end, Su Bei must stand up.