Countercurrent and become a superstar

Chapter 23 defeated the Oklahoma State Cowboys and successfully advanced to the top 32!
"Qin Yang came to the court with the ball. Instead of passing the ball to Josh Howard, he came to the top arc and directed traffic to prepare for the deal.

Oklahoma State University followed suit defensively, and Tony Allen no longer bothered Josh Howard. In fact, at 1 meters, he is more suitable for guarding Tan Yang..."

Sure enough, it is worthy of the steel torrent defense of "I don't understand offense, so don't even think about it." Since there is no way to solve the problem of own organization's field control on the field, then we should solve the problem raised by Wake Forest University. .

Allen Lowry was active and worked hard, but he was not strong enough. He was suppressed by Tan Yang on both ends of the offense and defense. Oklahoma State University wanted to lock down Josh Howard's offense. There is nothing wrong with this choice, but there are The problem is that Wake Forest doesn't play point forward.

Tan Yang stepped up to control the game and let Josh Howard be a pure knife who only needed to score.

Oklahoma State University could care about blocking this "knife", but they couldn't care about the space that Tan Yang used to wield the edge of this "knife" and pointed elsewhere to hit them in order to block this "knife". "And exposed flaws.

They had no choice but to let Tony Allen switch defenses to suppress Tan Yang's organizational control, bring the rhythm of the game to the rhythm they were good at, and then, relying on their familiarity with the steel torrent, defeated Wake Forest University.

Moreover, Oklahoma State has such capital. Tony Allen is watching to guard Qin Yang, and Joey Graham is watching from the power forward position to the small forward position to guard Josh Howard.

Joey Graham, who is 2 meters tall, uses his terrifying physical talent to lock down Josh Howard alone. It is currently impossible to do it, but it will not prevent the team from being killed by Josh Howard's offense. It can still be done. Arrived.

"Tony Allen fought closely, but Tan Yang's body was able to withstand it, but he couldn't organize the pass well.

Oops, Tan Yang asked Rick Williams to cover for him.

Pretty!

Tony Allen used his speed to get in front of Tan Yang again.

Tan Yang took his time and handed the basketball to Justin Gray, who was playing without the ball on the right side. He caught the ball and faced Allen Lowry. Without hesitation, he raised his hand and shot a three-point jumper..."

Justin Gray is a Steve Kerr-style shooter. Against Stephen Graham, a player who can play in the NBA in the future, the offense may not have much confidence, but facing Allen Lowry, an mediocre point guard, rounding off , which is also a situation of dimension reduction attack.

Not to mention, Tan Yang's passing was so comfortable that he could catch the ball and shoot as comfortably as he did on the training field, without adjusting his rhythm, just pull up and shoot.

Swish-!
With his hands up and down, this is now Josh Howard's most reliable scorer in the regular season and Chris Paul's main scorer in the future. He was invisible in the first two games against Georgia Tech and the Duke Blue Devils. In the third game of March Madness, In one round, he took on the role of a surprise soldier and became a sharp knife.

This is also the normal state of the "Crazy Three" event.

Any team that wants to win will try their best to limit the opponent's stars and then let role players shoot.

You know, in conventional thinking, no matter how hard a role player shoots or scores, they can't kill the game.

In fact, if Qin Yang hadn't appeared, Oklahoma State University would have focused its second defensive energy on dealing with Justin Gray.

However, Tan Yang's organization and scheduling allowed Josh Howard, the knife, to jump out of the defensive circle, and at the same time, Rick Williams, the defensive insider, became a threat to the offense, as long as it was too easy to eat the cake.

It is said that Paul can make his mediocre inside players better, such as DeAndre Jordan, Chandler, McGee...

In fact, Kidd also has such attributes.

When Rick Williams plays a screen cut and the offense becomes more active, and Joey Graham comes out from the paint to deal with Josh Howard, the other Graham, that is, Stephen Graham can only Entering the top of the inner line, it is very likely that the east wall was demolished to make up for the west wall.

Not even a possibility, but a certainty.

At this time, whoever's team has more shortcomings in the lineup will encounter a situation where a low-grade horse will have to fight against the opponent's medium-grade horse, and then be beaten.

Needless to say, Cowboys head coach Eddie Sutton, as a veteran coach, has been able to coach Oklahoma State University for so many years. Moreover, after he retires, he can pass on the position of head coach to his son. If you come to coach, you still have the coaching ability.

When Justin Gray's offense turned into a handsome one, he immediately called an unknown player from the bench to replace Aaron Lowry. This player was named Jason Ariza.

Immediately after coming on the court, the whole court pressed against Justin Gray. He looked like he had to follow Justin Gray if he wanted to go to the toilet. Justin Gray, who was playing without the ball, could not catch the basketball and the offense was frozen.

By the way, the Steel Torrent team always has players like Bowen, Beverley, Laga Bell, Ben Wallace, and rookie Leonard, who can defeat the opponent's attackers with their biting defense. frozen.

I don't understand offense, and there are many "Tony Allen-type players" that you can't even imagine, and they are purer than Tony Allen.

They have only one task on the field, and that is defense! Defend! ! Defend again!
As for the offense, facing an empty basket, there is probably no desire to score.

Bang-dang——!
As Gray received Tan Yang's pass again, he forced a three-point shot against Jason Ariza's block but missed.

On the commentary table, Brooke Jerry shouted.

“It’s over!!

Wake Forest's offense was done, but so was Oklahoma State.

I just want to ask, at this time, they were behind in the score and still had defensive players, but they were able to defend Wake Forest University's offense, but how were they going to chase the points..."

On the court, Tan Yang, who had long noticed that Oklahoma State University would have offensive problems, had a very calm face.

At this time, just 10 minutes into the second half, Wake Forest University was only 52 points ahead of Oklahoma State University with a score of 47 to 5. Tan Yang knew that the game was safe.

If Oklahoma State takes the lead, it will probably be very difficult for Wake Forest to catch up with their steely defense.

After all, the defensive players in their formation are still much stronger.

If they don't want to lose and focus on defense, they won't lose.

Especially in the NCAA arena, in the first and second half, if the team accumulates 7-9 fouls, the 1+1 free throw rule will be implemented.

That is to say, if the first free throw is missed, there will be no second free throw.

If Oklahoma State leads by 5 points, they can definitely strengthen their physical confrontation and reduce their opponent's offensive efficiency.

At the same time, by strengthening physical contact, the number of fouls will increase. When the number of fouls accumulates enough, you can also use the fouls to send the opponent's offense to the free throw line for free throws.

The rhythm of the game will be firmly in their hands.

However, falling behind in the score is a completely different story.

There were only the last 5 minutes left in the second half, and the deficit expanded from only 5 points to 6 points. If this situation continues, Oklahoma State University is likely to lose.

Tony Allen was anxious and chose to force a breakthrough with the ball, rush into the penalty area, pull up and shoot after reaching the end...

Bang-dang——!
The opportunity came out, but the basketball bounced out of the basket.

It's a pity that such a good opportunity was missed!

Joey Graham tried his best, and when he was in an unfavorable position to grab the board, he forcibly threw his body into the penalty area. He wanted to use his physical talent to regain the basketball that Tony Allen missed and attack. As a result, he was defeated by Rick Williams. Hold on and protect Wake Forest's backcourt rebound.

After getting the basketball, he immediately distributed the ball to Tan Yang for counterattack.

If Oklahoma State leads by a score.

Tony Allen can't break through, and break through that deep.

Even if Tony Allen penetrated that deep and then couldn't score, Joey Graham wouldn't rebound so hard. The normal operation should be Tony Allen's outside jumper.

If you invest, you will make a profit.

If the shot fails, then retreat quickly and come back. First, protect the team's defense, and then consider whether the offense can sneak up on the opponent.

There is no need for Joey Graham to fight for the rebound that is basically impossible to grab. He only needs to retreat quickly and maintain the defensive formation.

But the score is behind, so if you have an opportunity like that, you have to try and fight.

As a result, you will die if you try.

"Qin Yang dribbled the ball into the frontcourt, oh my God!

Three-on-one in the frontcourt, an unreasonable three-point pull-up jumper directly from the top of the arc, would it be possible..."

Swish-!
With the knife in his hand, Tan Yang's counterattack three-pointer was not soft and he hit the basket accurately.

The score difference became 9 points.

There are still more than 4 minutes left for Oklahoma, but Wake Forest University has already started celebrating.

Qin Yang's three-pointer probably killed the game.

Next, Oklahoma State University has only one way, and that is to use its own offense that is not good at attacking Wake Forest University's defense.

“Joey Graham pulled to the outside and set up a pick-and-roll for Tony Allen.

After receiving Tony Allen's pass, he was outside the 60-degree three-point line on the left side, and with Josh Howard's block, he raised his hand and shot a three-point pull-up jumper. Will it happen..."

When Joey Graham was drafted, he was a player with two templates, one was a poor version of James, and the other was a poor version of Ray Allen.

Hong Kong is really poor, but it is a famous template. It is a pity that no matter how good the template is, it is not Joey Graham's current ability, but the future development direction.

Since he dares to touch Ray Allen, he must have shooting talent. As for the shooting action, is it very standard?
After all, Joey Graham played for the steely Cowboys and developed a muscular body. Naturally, his shooting movements were not standard, but rather stiff.

But shooting is not about posture, but about scoring.

If you can hit it, the ugliness is acceptable.

It's just a pity that Joey Graham's shooting is not only stiff and rigid, but also suffers from the pain of not being able to protect his hit rate unless he shoots open.

Bang-dang——!
Joey Graham's three-pointer, after all, there was a defender standing in front of him, so it was reasonable to miss it.

You call this a player based on the Ray Allen template?
Well, do you think it's possible that Ray Allen's physical talent is also very good, but it's just masked by his shooting skills?

“Wake Forest’s defense has changed as well.

Tony Allen was guarded by Tan Yang, and Josh Howard switched to guard Joey Graham.

Oklahoma State only had two players who scored reliably.

Now that you are being taken care of at a critical moment, should you continue to attack aggressively, or should you play more as a team?

Oops, Allen Lowry returns to the court and tries a three-point shot. The role player attacks, will the shot be successful...

Bang-dang——!
My goodness!

Strike again, is Wake Forest's defense very strong? Oklahoma State University should look for the reasons within itself. Does it usually practice shooting well?

If you only know how to defend but not attack, you are too biased and you will not be able to go far.

Maybe if the feel is good, you can be cool once or twice, but if the feel is not good, then you can be at the mercy of others..."

Swish-!
With Tony Allen hitting a three-pointer at the buzzer.

Om-!
At this time, the buzzer also sounded at the same time, the red light lit up, and the game time was over.

With a score of 62 to 58, Wake Forest University had the last laugh, defeating Oklahoma State University with a 4-point advantage, and finally advanced to the top 32.

Josh Howard had 21 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals. His performance was very strong. Although he struggled a bit at the beginning of the first quarter, if he was only responsible for the offense and as a support, he could still play very well.

If he is targeted as the core of the team, and after three attacks, he probably won't have much left.

Qin Yang had 16 points, 8 assists, 3 rebounds, 3 extrapolations and 2 blocks, including 8 of 4 three-pointers. His performance was also very good, especially in ball control and defense. These performance cannot be seen in the statistics. Against Wake Forest University Victory is the most valuable thing.

As a point guard, Tan Yang still admires players like Tony Allen. Moreover, his performance in this game was not bad, scoring 20 points, 3 assists, 5 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block.

And this is just the offensive performance, coupled with the defensive performance, it is definitely a very nice performance.

"If the point guard in your team is stronger, it is very likely that your Cowboys team will advance."

"Who says it's not?

If our defensive rhythm is messed up, we won't be able to play. You will dominate the organization and control of the field.

Let me introduce you again, my name is Tony Allen. "

"Hello, my name is Qin Yang.

I hope that the next time we meet, it will be on a higher stage, not just the NCAA. "

"Me too!"

"..."

Tony Allen happily chatted with Tan Yang about a few cents.

Hey, I can’t refuse!
After all, Tan Yang is a talented person who helped him find the team's scapegoats.

He also recognized his potential to play in the NBA.

Well, based on this calculation, the team lost, but he personally did not lose.

Looking at Joey Graham next to him, he only had 13 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocks. These statistics can only be regarded as the strength of his NJCAA teammates. It is too difficult for me.

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(End of this chapter)