king of defenders

Chapter 284 The Battle of the Final Four ([-])
The warm-up is over and the game is about to start.

On the sidelines, Mason Carr looked serious, and said: "Follow my previous arrangement, Andy, Ronald, Patrick, especially the three of you, you must take the initiative to attack, and you can't put all the offense on Meng Yun With Evan. The opponent will definitely guard against this, we have to bloom more."

"Yes."

"clear."

The three of them responded with seriousness.

The first three rounds almost all relied on the performance of Meng Yun and Evan, especially the game against the University of Virginia. It can be said that it all relied on Meng Yun and Evan. Andy, Ronald, and Patrick did not play much. As a result, the combined scores of the three players are less than 15 points. If Meng Yun and Evan hadn't played at a super level, they would definitely have lost.

Since it is "super-level performance", it is naturally impossible for every game to be like that.For example, in the last game, although Meng Yun and Evan played well, they were still inferior to the game against the University of Virginia.

What's more, after three rounds of competition, who would dare to underestimate Meng Yun and Evan?
The University of Arizona is not an idiot, and will definitely respond to Meng Yun and Evan. If the Wildcats still rely on Meng Yun and Evan, it may not be so easy.

At least, you can't completely rely on Meng Yun and Evan.

"Meng Yun." Mason Karl looked at Meng Yun again, "You should pay attention to control the rhythm and organize well, but you must also act resolutely when it is time to act."

"En." Meng Yun nodded.

For Evan, Mason Carr has nothing to advise, Evan wants to be more pure in his task, and Evan is mature and stable, so he doesn't need too much advice.

Just one point, Mason Carr began to emphasize again: "This is the 'Final Four', it is a knockout match, there are not so many trials, the opponent is very strong, we must go all out from the beginning."

Several people nodded.

The opponent is indeed very strong, and the No. 2 seed in the division is not in vain. If there is a comparison, they may not be worse than the University of Virginia. There is not much difference between the No. 1 seed and the No. 2 seed.

Moreover, the University of Arizona has a balanced lineup, generally good players, and many outstanding players, such as this year's draft pick Stanley Johnson. It is predicted that if there is no accident, he can be locked in the lottery zone.In addition, Rhoda Hollis-Jefferson is also a good player. Although the outside world's predictions are not as good as Stanley Johnson, it is still generally believed that he has great hope to enter the first round. The second round is ahead.

Just these two people are not the core of the University of Arizona. Stanley Johnson is only the starting small forward, and Rhoda Hollis Jefferson is still a substitute.

Of course, the NBA draft is very different from this. The main players of many teams, even ace players, are not even as good as many substitute players in terms of draft prospects.

However, this is the case, and the strength of the University of Arizona is also evident.

"beep"

The whistle blows and the game begins.

The University of Arizona's starting lineup is center Cox, power forward Foye, small forward Johnson, shooting guard Riley, and point guard Hatton.

Cox is 216cm tall and has long arms. He slapped the ball to the backcourt. The University of Arizona got the rebound and quickly started to attack. Hatton advanced to the frontcourt and faced Meng Yun. He gave Meng Yun a serious look, and then After passing the ball, he didn't have absolute confidence to suppress Meng Yun.

After passing the ball a few more times, it was finally given to Foye. Foye faced Evan with a jump shot, but failed to score. The basketball flew out. Meng Yun was in a good position, put it in his arms, and launched a counterattack.

"Ok?"

Meng Yun looked forward, his face changed slightly. The University of Arizona retreated too quickly. Just after he passed the center line, at least three opponents had already returned to the defense. It was not because of their speed, but because of their quick reaction.

"Sure enough, the University of Arizona is a super defensive team." Meng Yun thought to himself, Mason Carr told them long ago that the University of Arizona is a defensive team, their offense is not sharp, but their defense is impressive. Fearful of life, Yan Jin is fierce and fierce, with almost no loopholes to find.

After gesturing to his teammates, Meng Yun slowed down, dribbled the ball with one hand, and directed his teammates to move with the other.

Andy, Evan, Ronald, and Patrick were all moving quickly, but Meng Yun couldn't help frowning. The opponent's defense was indeed terrible. The personnel rotated quickly, and the defensive formation was always stable. Let Andy and others go back and forth Interspersed, counter-running, but they can always do not miss anyone.

"In the face of such a defense, it is difficult to create opportunities by simply moving and running." Meng Yun gestured, Patrick came up to pick and roll, Evan pulled outside the left three-point line, Meng Yun took advantage of the situation to break through and kill The opponent goes inside, then passes the ball out to Evan, and Evan passes it to Andy.

Andy made a three-pointer.

"boom!"

Did not enter.

Andy was annoyed, frowning, the opponent's defense was too fast, and the average height was two meters, which put a lot of pressure on Andy's defense.

Defense does not necessarily mean blocking shots or stealing. The most important thing is actually interference. Interfering with the opponent's shooting and preventing the opponent from making a shot is a successful defense.

It is not easy to do this, and even many people are eager for quick success, always thinking of blocking or stealing, but the result is not worth the loss; or they are not experienced enough, and the interference is not enough, it is just a bluff, and the opponent can see through it at a glance, and they don’t care about you at all. Defensive interference, safe and bold shots in front of you. None of these can be called a successful defense. A successful defense is to put pressure on the opponent invisibly, and it is all the time.

Suppressing the opponent's shot opportunities and shooting percentage is the essence of defense.

The University of Arizona is obviously well versed in defense, and it did a very good job, giving the Wildcats a lot of pressure, making the Wildcats' shooting rate very low, less than [-]%.

After a few minutes, the University of Arizona's offense was not very sharp, but relying on its calmness and strict defense, it led Davidson College by 9 points with 4:5.

"Coach." Danny Klemans frowned and shouted: "The opponent's defense is very strong, and the pressure on us is too great. Our shooting percentage is too low. It can't go on like this."

"Well." Mason Carr nodded, and said in a deep voice: "It seems that our original strategy can't be successful. Call a timeout and adjust the style of play."

Originally, Mason Carr hoped to play more flowers, but now it seems that he can't.

It's not that Andy, Ronald and others have no chance. Meng Yun and Evan used their personal abilities to attract the defense and create some opportunities for them, but the opponent's defense is too rigorous, which interferes too much with Andy and others. As a result, the hit rate of Andy and others is too low, and the so-called multi-point blooming is out of the question.

(End of this chapter)