The Way of the Center

Chapter 30 : Hard bones

An Jie’s all-around performance in the first half made the University of Kansas have been entangled in whether to continue double-teaming him. It can only be said that the cooperation of the two arrow characters Taylor and An Jie is too tacit, which is exactly this kind of lack. The scary thing about the star’s team.

“We don’t want to double-team in the second half. We only use double-teaming when he takes the ball in the low post.” The head coach of the University of Kansas, Bill Self re-customized his strategy against Angel.

“Hey Cowan, help me watch it in the second half.” Darrell Arthur was the hardest gasp in the team. He didn’t have a good rest in the first half. He played with the rotation lineup that was already planned. Strategy, but being taken up midway to fight the Chinese kid is an extra task. The impact of the Chinese is completely inversely proportional to his body shape. Had it not been for Sasha Cowan to help him, he might have been tired.

“You are in front, I am behind, don’t worry.” Cowan couldn’t forget the experience of confronting An Jie just now on the court. It was a nightmare.

In most teams now, the center is a relatively tight position. If it weren’t for someone who could do it well, how could An Jie fall into the hands of his power forward. The depth of the bench at the University of Kansas is good, everyone can take turns to rest without affecting the team’s combat effectiveness. But today, the position of center is obviously not included in it.

As for what the coach said, Arthur didn’t have the energy to listen. He just wants to seize all the time to recover his stamina. Hand-to-hand combat at the basket can be said to be the most energy-consuming way.

Isn’t An Jie in the other locker room struggling? The offensive rhythm of the University of Kansas was already very fast. Everyone was adjusting their breathing, but no one’s consumption could match An Jie.

While talking about tactics, Ricard also saw An Jie who was silent by the cabinet. His huge undulating chest showed An Jie’s fatigue. In the final game of the regular season, the Tornado team also encountered excessive physical exertion for the first time. If you switch to a rotation lineup, then the huge difference in strength will inevitably be seized by the opponent to open the point difference. The few minutes in the first half are a lesson for the past. But it is impossible for Ricard to play a whole half with the starting five. When to change and who should be changed, this is the most troublesome problem for Ricard now. Divac is right, Anjie’s data can be much more beautiful than those of Cowan and Cowan, but this does not mean that the Tornado team can definitely win.

Time won’t wait for anyone. An Jie and the others felt that their breathing had just eased a little, and the second half of the game had already arrived.

stepped onto the court again, facing the noisy fans again, An Jie felt a little less enthusiastic and a little more tired.

Where is the University of Kansas? Except for Arthur, everyone else is energetic. The Tornado players know in their hearts that a tough battle is inevitable.

McTayler clung to Chalmers tightly, and after a physical collision with Chalmers, he staggered and then fell to the ground. It’s not that Mike Taylor wants to make a foul, but that he is really weak.

Chalmers did not dribble the ball into a man, and Mike Taylor did not block the foul. The referee didn’t say anything after seeing Taylor on the ground, and it was not the time to show his gentlemanly demeanor. Chalmers ignored Taylor who fell on the ground and made an open shot.

The fast-paced offense of the University of Kansas is still the same, and the alternating offenses of a few people on the Jayhawks field also make the Tornado team tired. Two minutes have passed since the beginning of the second half, and the Tornado team failed to continue the momentum of the first half.

Anjie and Taylor’s tricks have all been taken out, and they have all been thoroughly studied by their opponents. It’s not that Anjie and Taylor are weak, but that it is really difficult for them to get support from the other three on the court.

Anjie broke through Arthur again, but after every breakthrough, there was always a Cowen in front of him. Assakin was behind Coenka, and Mike Taylor hadn’t appeared in Anjie’s field of vision yet. An Jie couldn’t pass the ball and had to bite the bullet and layup. After Cowan and Arthur hit the ball back and forth, he didn’t score, but got two free throw opportunities. Although Anjie made two free throws steadily, this was not the way Anjie and Ricard were eager to score.

The mobile fort of Cruze hasn’t fired for a long time, and the opponent knew that he would do this, so he didn’t give him any room to shoot. Due to Anjie’s sake, the inside line is always full of people, so Anthony has no use for offense. As for Asakin, he is already a blue-collar player, and playing one-on-one with others in the low post is not his strong point.

“Damn it!” Morris watched the passive Tornado team on TV gritted his teeth. If he was still on the court, Anjie and him would have stirred up the opponent’s inside.

In order to save energy, Anjie has moved away from the three-second zone to catch the ball as much as possible. As long as he has space to move around, his physical exertion will be much smaller. Being light also has the benefit of being light. Such a weight makes An Jie consume much less energy when running on the move than when he is physically fighting in the basket. If you let Yao Ming or O’Neal open up the space like this, it is estimated that they will be exhausted two mornings.

An Jie received a pass from Mike Taylor in one step from the three-point line. Although he was a little far away from the basket, An Jie still shot. Darrell Arthur did not expect Anjie to float outside and shoot, so he did not interfere. Although this goal is scored, as a center, he can’t always rely on this method to end the offense.

Actually Anjie started to avoid physical contact, so naturally Arthur would actively seek physical contact. He didn’t want to be able to score singles with An Jie one-on-one, he just wanted to consume more An Jie’s physical strength. The NCAA’s offensive time is 35 seconds, which is enough for Arthur to slowly consume An Jie.

bump, bump again, Arthur is also doing his last fight with An Jie at all costs. He fell down on the bench and there was still someone on the bench who could win for him, but An Jie fell down on the Tornado team but couldn’t find a second one.

Anjie wanted to find a chance to dive, but Arthur’s movements were really very clean, he could only silently endure the strong impact this time.

Chalmers, Rush, Darnell Jackson, Collison and Giddens and other perimeter scoring players did not stop. They bombarded the Cyclone’s basket in turn. The University of Kansas, which has only one or two major scoring players in other teams, has five. Each of these five has a strong personal ability. The defensive pressure of the Tornado team can be imagined.

The fans of the Tornado team from afar in the arena have been silent for a long time. They can only watch the gap on the court gradually widened by their opponents.

“Hey.” The beard sighed. This game seemed to have suddenly brought him back to last season, reminding him of the Cyclone team that had been slaughtered before.

Catherine only saw Anjie’s gritted teeth on the court, he must have been very hard. What is it for you to be so desperate?

Seven minutes into the second half of the game, the Tornado’s starting five tigers were almost overdrawn. They can deal with DeAndre Jordan, can kill Michael Beasley, can beat D.J. Augustine, but they really can’t withstand the impact of five league’s top scorers at once. This is the strength of the first place in the Big Twelve League, and this is the gap between the giants and the dark horses.

The starting five is exhausted, Ricard now has to change to the second team to play, which also means that the point difference will be further widened.

Asakin led the second team and clenched his teeth on the court, just like he defended An Jie during training.

“We don’t have much to contribute. We just hope to support those teammates on the bench as much as possible. If we hold on for a few more minutes, we can share more pressure. We are also part of the Tornado team, and we don’t want to lose. !” This is almost the inner portrayal of all substitute players.

Divac is more and more admiring Ricard, a rookie coach at the university. The players he brings may not be the most talented, but it is definitely a team that knows basketball best. Basketball is a team sport, and every player is very important.

“Boss, I have enough rest.” After sitting for a while, An Jie tore off the towel covering his head. The point difference on the court has been stretched to 14 points, and he can’t just sit and wait.

“Me too, I can play anytime.” Mike Taylor drank the remaining water in the glass after speaking.

Ricard looked at the two of them with furrowed brows. Now he really has no good way. The only two cards in his hand that can be played are Anjie and Taylor.

“Pause timeout!” Ricard had to send them both, even if they had just rested for only two minutes.

“Hey! Good job! Next, leave the penalty area to me!” An Jie hugged Asakin, who was sweating profusely after leaving the field.

“Angel and Taylor are on the court again!?” Bill Self looked at the big yellow man and Mike Taylor in surprise.

“Are these two guys Xiaoqiang who can’t be beaten to death? Arthur, continue to consume Anjie for me!”

Arthur slumped on the bench. He didn’t even have the strength to speak. He could only slightly nod at the coach.

“Damn it!” Even though the five players took turns to attack, Chalmers and the others felt their breathing gradually became a little heavy when faced with the Tornado’s tough defense. Well now, the appearance of that big center will only make their offense more difficult.

“Reduce the offense on the inside, I try to use breakthrough points to create opportunities for you.” Chalmers said to his teammates. Although the point difference has widened to 14 points, a sense of crisis flashed in Chalmers’ heart after the two guys played.

Anjie asked for the ball inside, and before the opponent outside players double-teamed, he retreated and shot the ball. Arthur jumped and interfered with all his strength, but unexpectedly slapped An Jie’s wrist.

hit the board, get into the frame, whistle, foul.

Anjie stepped to the free throw line again, and Jayhawks fans booed Anjie’s mood. An Jie didn’t want to do push-ups because of a missed free throw after he was physically exhausted in this game. He made a steady extra free throw and An Jie took another three-pointer.

Chalmers broke through the ball, but his vision was greatly disturbed under Anjie’s good position. The ball was intercepted by Anthony Ben midway, and Ben, who was physically exhausted, was now unable to complete the one-stop dunk after the steal as before. He had to pass the ball to Mike Taylor, who was running in front.

Brandon Rush reacted swiftly. After losing the ball, he immediately turned around and ran into his own three-second zone, waiting for Mike Taylor to deliver.

Taylor doesn’t have the strength to do those complicated technical actions now, he jumps up and flies at Rush.

The referee did not disappoint Taylor, he decisively blew his whistle to signal Rush for a defensive foul. Rush wanted to easily block Taylor’s shot, but he didn’t expect that the other party didn’t mean to shoot at all. Taylor just wanted this foul from beginning to end.

Taylor also continued his fiery touch and made two free throws. The point difference turned into single digits again, and Chalmers was a little panicked.

Darnell Jackson successfully broke through Cowan’s pick-and-roll, but Angel standing on the inside made him very jealous, so he didn’t go deeper and chose to stop the jumper instead.

Unexpectedly, An Jie pushed away Arthur who was entangled with him, and then rushed towards Jackson like a hungry lion. Jackson had already jumped into the air and had to bite the bullet and shoot.

“Pop!” An Jie’s palm was just enough to throw the basketball, and he fanned it out. Cruz quickly advanced after receiving the incoming basketball, and the Jayhawks players quickly returned to defense. Mike Taylor is raising his hand for the ball, he is almost in the penalty area. This game Anjie and Taylor are really dazzling, but the performance of others is a bit bleak. The Jayhawks players ran in the direction of the penalty zone in order to guard Taylor, but they ignored the Cruze who was holding the ball at this moment.

Cruze ran a step beyond the three-point line and did not continue to advance. He did not pass the ball to Taylor who cut in, but stopped a little further away. At this moment, the Jayhawks players realized the danger, but it was too late. Cruz seized this one of the few performance opportunities and successfully threw the ball into the basket one step beyond the three-point line. Everyone on the Tornado bench stood up to applaud Cruze, the shooter did not disappoint his teammates at a critical moment.

6 points, the Tornadoes came back from a timeout and reduced the difference to only 6 points after only two minutes. Even the scouts were attracted by this wonderful game and completely forgot the unfinished player report.

“I knew you could do it! Damn, this is my brother!” Morris felt his blood boil even though he was just watching TV.

What about physical exhaustion? What if the bench is deep enough? 14 points ahead of us? so what! Even if you are a traditional giant in the NCAA league, if you want to win the Tornado team, you have to ask these guys if they agree.

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