This striker is not serious

"Defend! Defend!"

This dunk ignited the emotions of the University of Texas fans on the sidelines.

Amid the cheers, the University of Texas players fought hard to defend against a wave of offense from the University of Kansas.

Then, there was a wave of fast attacks that were as fast as lightning.

Augustin stepped on his feet and flashed to the frontcourt like a hot wheel, and scored the ball with a fast break against Robinson's defense.

And that's not even counting.

A wave of Kansas offense resulted in a foul, and Robinson made one of two free throws from the free throw line.

Looking back, Texas continued to play the triangle offense.

This time, Wendell received Augustin's second pass and put it under the basket to score!

9 to 5!

You may not believe it, but the University of Texas, which was rubbed on the ground in the last opening, is now on par with Kansas!

No, it’s to gain the upper hand!!

The cheers from the University of Texas fans on the sidelines couldn't stop!

They are excited!

They have seen the team's efforts and progress over the past two months!

It feels like sowing a seed in spring and harvesting a pair of peaches in autumn!

"Charles, it seems they are better than you thought."

Kenny Smith said with a smile.

There was a hint of appreciation in his laughter.

It took two months to master the triangle offense to this extent. The performance of the University of Texas is worthy of his previous evaluation.

Buckley said nothing, but touched his chin with a puzzled look on his face.

The triangle tactic played by the University of Texas was indeed a bit beyond his expectation.

Not only this effect, but also this method.

This is different from the Bulls and Lakers he remembers.

Those two teams gave him the same feeling as he said before, giving the ball to Jordan or O'Neal and Kobe for singles.

But Durant hasn't scored yet in the University of Texas game!

They scored 9 points, 5 points from Augustin, 2 points from James, and 2 points from Wendell.

If you hadn't watched the game, you would have thought it was Preston!

But it's not his fault.

Because his understanding of the triangle offense is exactly the same as Lin Ying's understanding after watching the Lakers and Bulls videos.

This involves the version of the triangle offense.

It’s the same triangle offensive tactic, with Old Winter’s version 1.0 and Phil Jackson’s version 2.0.

When Barkley played in the NCAA, the elder Winter had already gone to the NBA, and he had only seen version 2.0 of the triangle tactic in the NBA.

There are big differences between the two versions.

As for why there are two versions, it's not an update or upgrade, it's simply because the environments used are different.

The biggest difference between the NCAA and NBA is player dominance.

No matter how strong the players are in the NCAA, their dominance cannot reach the level of the NBA due to their age and playing experience, so naturally their matchup advantages will not be as obvious as in the NBA.

Therefore, version 2.0 emphasizes creating match-up opportunities for core players, which will significantly improve the success rate of round attacks.

The 1.0 version focuses more on matchup advantages.

The result is that the tactical endpoint of the 1.0 version is not the core of the team like the 2.0 version, but may be anyone.

This is why Barkley has the Princeton Delusion.

Princeton is all about sharing the ball, whoever has the opportunity takes the shot.

At this point the two tactics are somewhat similar.

What? Didn’t Durant score more points?

That's because the previous opponent was not strong, and the University of Texas' "low-post" move was enough to deal with it.

In that tactic, Durant is the terminator of the offense.

Self frowned at this time.

Just because Buckley hasn't seen it doesn't mean he hasn't seen it.

In fact, when he was an assistant coach, he played against Kansas State led by Winter Sr. many times.

He feels more like Kenny Smith now.

How did these guys master the triangle offense to this extent in two months?

While talking, the University of Texas played another beautiful triangle offense, and this time the finisher was Lin Ying.

After both the strong side and the weak side attracted Kansas' defensive attention, Lin Ying, who was holding the ball, had an opportunity.

Because they were afraid of his passing, Kansas' defense against him focused more on cutting off passing routes, so much so that they even ignored his ability to make three-pointers.

Lin Ying naturally would not miss such an opportunity. He had already shot a three-pointer before Self stood up to remind him.

Shooting depends on practice. As the amount of training increases, his accuracy is even higher than the last time they played against each other!

"Whoosh!"

There was a crisp sound.

Three points passed through the net!

12 to 7!

The University of Texas opened the score to 5 points!

The cheers of University of Texas fans rang out again.

The score keeps getting bigger, they are going to win!

Some fans even have a feeling in their hearts: Kansas is nothing more than that!

There were two missed attacks on each side of the court, and Self reached out to call a timeout.

His face was ashen.

The last time they played against the University of Texas, their substitutes almost overturned him, and now they suppressed them at the beginning of the second game.

Putting aside the outcome tonight, at this pace, in the league playoffs, they might be eliminated by the University of Texas?

If that were the case, his Kansas career would be over!

"Do you remember that kid?"

Over at the commentary box, Smith suddenly spoke.

"who?"

"Lin, that Chinese player, if I remember correctly, that kid's name is this. I asked you to watch him play last time."

Kenny Smith looked toward the Texas bench as he spoke.

He didn't notice Lin Ying when the game started, but until now, he couldn't help but pay attention.

Because Lin Ying's presence is too strong.

It's not just scoring that can bring people a sense of presence on the basketball court, especially for professional basketball commentators like them.

"He played very smart."

Buckley paused and gave an evaluation.

Kenny Smith asked him to go to the University of Texas game before, but he didn't go in the end.

There are so many explanations, and what they say takes more salt than ordinary people. If you do everything, you will be exhausted.

But watching Lin Ying play live tonight, his feeling was still very intuitive.

Several beautiful passes and the three-pointer just now were indeed impressive.

Of course, his impression so far is only this.

The basketball system in the United States is sound, and the model is very similar to China's college entrance examination. A large number of people will be eliminated at each stage.

However, the final selection is several times more brutal than the college entrance examination.

Because there are tens of thousands of draft-age players every year, but only 60 are ultimately selected by the NBA.

In addition, there are now a large number of overseas players.

To say that the difficulty of crossing a single-plank bridge with thousands of troops is too small.

Lin Ying's current performance has nothing to do with the NBA.

The timeout between talking has expired, and players from both sides return to the court.

There are no adjustments to the lineups of both sides.

However, if you look carefully at the players' expressions on the field, you will find that the expressions of the Kansas players are a bit solemn.

They probably didn't feel comfortable with this past suspension.

Back from timeout, Kansas takes the lead.

At this time, it is no longer Chalmers holding the ball, but Robinson's organization.

Compared with the changes that can be clearly felt before the timeout, Kansas has more off-the-ball movements, more passes, and a slower pace.

As a result, Texas' defense began to struggle to keep up.

An NCAA offense lasts 35 seconds, which is a full 11 seconds longer than the NBA.

More time means more possibilities and greater difficulty in defending.

And in a slower pace, the University of Kansas' high tactical literacy is clearly reflected.

There are a lot of counter-running cuts, and that kind of execution is really unmatched by the current University of Texas.

Seizing a slow off-ball defensive change by Texas, Wright received Robinson's pass from the baseline and finished with a two-handed dunk.

This goal immediately excited the Kansas fans at the scene.

Especially some old fans' faces turned red.

They won't lose to a bunch of rookies from the University of Texas!

That is the deep pride of a wealthy team!

After returning to the defensive end, the University of Kansas continued to show their changes.

The University of Texas' triangle offense still played beautifully, but this time they failed to create a good scoring opportunity on either the strong side or the weak side.

It's not that the defensive abilities of the Kansas players have suddenly become stronger, but that their defensive concentration has increased and their execution ability has also become stronger!

To give a very simple example, using the same tactics as in the last round, James would have faced an empty blue when he cut in to catch the ball.

But this time when he cut in again, the man who double-teamed Durant from Kansas had already retreated to the basket!

The result was that James' finishing ability was insufficient, his shots were interfered with, and Texas' offense failed.

And this is not a matter of one round, it is how Kansas plays throughout the rest of this quarter.

Lin Ying's passing is still very beautiful, and the University of Texas' triangle tactics are no problem, but players are always interfered with when they take action.

And the Kansas side is fighting more and more vigorously.

After hitting the back, the University of Texas' tactics came out. There was a chance to get the ball a second ago, but by the time the person with the opportunity received the ball, the opportunity was gone!

This also caused the University of Texas' offense to fall into a quagmire. The lead was eroded, tied, and then overtaken.

At the end of the first half, the score on the field was 35 to 25.

Kansas, in turn, leads Texas by 10 points!

This first half allowed everyone to realize the true strength of this NCAA giant.

Otherwise, how do you think they rubbed the University of Texas, which owns the Trident, last year!

Although none of Daniel Gibson, PJ Tucker and LaMarcus Aldridge are as talented as Durant, they are three people after all!

And they were not freshmen like Durant and Lin Ying at the time!

After the first quarter, the game went into halftime.

Players on both sides walked from the tunnel back to the locker room to refresh.

The disappointment on the faces of the University of Texas players could not be hidden.

Just like what Barnes said when mobilizing before the game, they have worked twice as hard in the past two months for today's game.

But now they still can't beat Kansas!

This feeling is so despairing.

Lin Ying was also a little confused.

Not to mention their respective efforts, in just two months of mastering the triangle tactic, they have already accomplished something that ordinary people cannot do.

According to his analysis, they already have a chance to challenge Kansas or even win.

But the reality in front of us is so cruel.

When they returned to the locker room, Barnes and Springman discussed how to play in the second quarter. No one spoke after the players sat down.

The usually bustling locker room was rarely quiet.

"Are you playing 123 Wooden Man?"

At this moment, there was a knock on the door of the locker room, followed by a burst of hearty laughter and a familiar face.

The person here is PJ Tucker.

This joke caused a burst of laughter from the senior players, and the solemn atmosphere in the locker room became a little more relaxed.

"Randy, they are stronger than last year."

Tucker looked at Williams with a smile and said.

"Brandon hasn't come yet."

Williams nodded, stood up, shook hands with Tucker, bumped shoulders, and then said slightly helplessly.

As a veteran player of the team, he knows the strength of this Kansas team very well.

This is also the reason why Barnes immediately introduced Kansas to the freshmen when he was encouraging them.

That is a wave of vaccination in advance.

As I said before, the weak defeat the strong, and the weak overcome the superior. These are very passionate things in competitive sports.

But most of the time, those are just plots that exist in novels or movies.

A truly strong player. When you play against him, you will more often know why he is so strong, just like in the second half of the first half tonight.

"But I don't think there's a chance tonight."

But Tucker's words were a little different from what he thought.

"Actually, your performance kind of scares me."

Tucker continued.

His conversation changed quickly, and the team members' eyes were also attracted to him.

Lin Ying also looked up.

His previous knowledge of Tucker was limited to a few previous games and media reports.

A shoe king and a tough guy, this should be his and most people's impression of Tucker.

But now it seems that Tucker should have been the locker room leader of the University of Texas.

"You guys played better tonight than when we played them in the previous finals. Randy, you should have felt it too, right?"

Tucker glanced at Williams again when he said this.

Williams nodded again.

Although this team is less experienced than last year's team, it is better in talent, and the triangle offense really adds a lot to them.

Facing the stronger University of Kansas, they trailed by only 10 points at halftime, something their last year's team couldn't do.

"I thought there was a chance in the second half."

Tucker repeated what he had just said.

And after finishing speaking this time, he turned his attention to Durant.

"That's mostly up to you, Kevin.

You have the best talent among everyone here, but you haven’t shown it yet, right?”

ps: Two chapters have been updated in a row. It took more than 2 hours to update last night until around 1 o'clock. I hope that the new book will not leave any regrets and live up to expectations.

Well, and as I said before, because it is not a systematic book, Lin Ying’s starting point in the NCAA will not be very high, so it is okay for you to read this book as the two protagonists in the early stage.

What, who is the other protagonist? Do you need me to say that he is so handsome?