This striker is not serious

The opening ceremony ended and the starters from both teams took the stage one after another.

Jump ball by Hibbert and Wendell at midfield.

The cheers at the scene have already started.

Even though the cheers hadn't reached their peak, they were already causing a stinging sensation in people's eardrums.

The University of Texas players all frowned in unison.

This does make them feel a little uncomfortable!

"beep!"

Just then the referee blew the whistle and the ball was thrown straight into the air.

Hibbert flicked the ball back into Georgetown's half.

Compared with the University of Texas, Georgetown University plays games of this size several times every year, so they are obviously much more adaptable.

Wallace controlled the ball and advanced steadily to half court.

Seeing that the University of Texas was guarding man-to-man in the opening game, he reached out and made a tactical gesture.

Under his command, Georgetown University began to play tactical tactics.

Hibbert drops down low, then two players are on the strong side and two players are on the weak side.

This is the most common 2-1-2 positioning in Princeton's system.

This position is very similar to the triangle offense, or it should be said that most low post offenses are played like this.

Hibbert backed Wendell, and Wallace lobbed the ball in.

After getting the ball, Hibbert didn't rush to attack. He glanced at Lin Ying's position behind him, and then started to play from behind.

At this time, the existence of Samos is very important.

Because he has the same shooting range as Lin Ying, Lin Ying does not dare to let him go directly to help defend the basket.

The result was that Hibbert leaned against Wendell and then slowly turned around and put up a layup.

It is impossible to dunk. With Hibbert's explosive power, you can think of him as the real Yao Ming.

But it was this kind of layup, and faced with the absolute height and strength gap, Wendell had no power to parry.

Barnes shook his head when he saw it.

Although it was only the first round, the disadvantages of the University of Texas inside were fully exposed.

Fortunately, the University of Texas' offensive attack felt good. Durant faced Summers' low post and turned around and hit the ball backwards.

This ball is played very easily.

Georgetown University did not arrange a matchup defense, but asked Summers, who played power forward, to be misplaced to guard Durant.

This is not surprising, Durant's height is still suppressed even when playing the third position.

For example, when Kansas and the University of Texas played, Arthur and Wright were playing power forward most of the time to defend Durant.

Moreover, Georgetown University's small forward is Jeff Green, and the team has to rely on his offensive firepower.

Speaking of Samos, his technical characteristics are very similar to Lin Ying's, but his talent, especially his wingspan, is a notch behind Lin Ying's.

Not to mention how terrifying Durant's wingspan is, he often engages in offensive and defensive battles with Lin Ying in the training hall.

Therefore, he has adapted to Lin Ying's defense with a wingspan, and it is natural that someone of Summers' level is not a problem.

Moreover, Hibbert is too slow to help defend.

So after Durant played the ball, Barnes smiled again.

I'm at a disadvantage inside, but you can't guard Durant in the low post!

Even if you beat me up like this, the University of Texas will not lose.

Wallace continued to control the ball to the frontcourt, and Hibbert also dropped to the low post.

And this time he reached for the ball before he was completely in position.

The ball in front was just a small test of his skills, but he will show off his strength next time!

But at this time, Wendell adjusted his defensive strategy, withdrew the bench from behind and then went around!

Although his ability is not particularly outstanding, as a veteran player who has played in the NCAA for three years, he still has a lot of experience.

But his trick didn't work.

Because the one holding the ball right now is Wallace, who is also a junior.

Hibbert was suddenly removed from the bench and lost his focus, but fortunately, Wallace did not choose to pass the ball, but turned his head and gave the ball to Green on the wing.

After Green got the ball and faced James, he grabbed the ball with one hand like Tracy McGrady, and the next second he suddenly accelerated and broke through.

James, didn't follow.

Green is known for his versatility in the NCAA.

Generally speaking, this kind of player can easily become completely incompetent in the NBA, and then disappear from the public.

But Green is still thriving in the NBA.

If not for a devastating aortic aneurysm, he likely would have been an All-Star.

So you should be able to understand that his versatility is really everything in the NCAA!

Green's second acceleration after his breakthrough gave James no chance to pursue him.

After seeing this, Wendell could only help defend.

When Green saw it, he threw the ball into the air without saying a word.

Hibbert had already adjusted his center of gravity at this time. When he saw the ball coming, he jumped slightly and pressed the ball with his left hand before hitting the basket.

"Bang!"

There was a huge muffled sound.

Because of his height, this kind of alley-oop does not require him to have much explosive power, but the effect of the alley-oop is very shocking!

And the key is strength.

Although Hibbert is slow, he is big and powerful. This hit will really break the frame.

This alley-oop also ignited Hibbert's emotions. He turned back and glared at Wendell fiercely.

The stadium was instantly filled with cheers from Georgetown University fans.

If the offense in the first two rounds could be described as smooth, then this dunk suddenly had a huge ups and downs, reaching the highest point at once.

The emotions of Georgetown University fans were ignited early!

"Defend! Defend!"

Only two rounds into the game, deafening shouts began to ring out from the stadium.

The sound was like a sonic boom that kept blasting in the ears, and the University of Texas players were already a little stunned.

Amid the shouting, Georgetown University's defensive enthusiasm was also very high.

Augustin and James had no chance in the weak-side triangle, and their intention to turn around and pass the ball to Lin Ying was too obvious, and was predicted by Green.

After a saved steal, Green took off his feet and ran forward after grabbing the ball.

Under the gaze of more than 60,000 spectators, Green looked back and saw that no one was catching up, then took a step inside the free throw line and took off into the air.

"Bang!"

A flat-framed one-arm gliding chop!

At this time, the emotions of Georgetown University fans were completely ignited.

A large number of fans stood up from their seats and waved their fists vigorously.

This is a rhythm they are familiar with.

In the past season, Hibbert and Green led them to great success.

Tonight, Durant and his University of Texas will also become another stepping stone on their way to the championship!

At the Georgia Dome, the shouts are still there.

Lin Ying got the ball early this time, and then steadily fed the ball to Durant.

Durant continued to hit Summers in low post.

Samos also learned a lesson after suffering, and this time he went to the outside to defend himself.

Durant also reacted quickly, almost turning around and hitting the basket.

This ball also showed off Durant's most buggy talent.

His height, wingspan, and shooting are actually not his scariest things. The scariest thing about him is his coordination.

There had never been a player of his height yet so agile.

but!

Unfortunately, it was Hibbert standing under the basket.

Durant was directly pressed down by Hibbert before taking the shot!

Compared with offense, Hibbert's ability to get a maximum salary contract in the NBA depends on his defense.

Because of his existence, the NBA even considered changing the rules of vertical cylinders.

His defensive ability in the penalty area is really a bit abnormal.

Even though Durant tried to dodge, he was still ruthlessly blocked in the end.

And the ball finally landed on Durant out of bounds.

Ball rights for Georgetown!

After seeing the ball penalty, Hibbert roared directly this time.

That's it!

That’s what it feels like!

The feeling of dominating the restricted area!

The live camera cut to the University of Texas bench at this time, showing Barnes.

Barnes' expression was solemn.

Originally, he thought it was good for the two teams to go back and forth.

Unexpectedly, Hibbert's sudden outburst turned the situation completely towards Georgetown University.

After hesitating for a while, he got up and walked to the sidelines and shouted to the players for a while.

The University of Texas has adjusted its defensive formation.

Barnes had previously mentioned how to defend Princeton when he was mobilizing in Austin.

Now he is taking action.

Texas switched from man-to-man to a 2-3 zone defense.

The focus of this zone defense is to protect the basket, or more specifically, to limit Hibbert's power at the basket.

Some people may ask why Barnes knew this tactic was effective but didn't use it in the opening game.

First, he had never played against each other before, and he did not expect Hibbert to be so destructive in the interior;

The second is that zone defense has its pros and cons. Setting up a zone defense means betting on the opponent's outside touch.

Wallace does have experience. After seeing the University of Texas switch to zone defense, he reached out and made new tactical gestures.

Hibbert still fell to the basket to attract the defense, but the ball was not fed in.

However, Summers mentioned the high pick-and-roll at this time.

After the ball drove the University of Texas' zone defense formation, Wallace made a sudden break after a pick-and-roll and passed it to Green on the opposite side.

As mentioned before, Green is versatile, and of course he also has three-point range.

Because the zone defense cannot recover at this time, his ball is basically open.

He even adjusted his posture before taking action.

Green's three-point shot is not very fast, but his posture is very standard.

If I have to make an analogy, he is very similar to Lin Ying.

The trajectory of the ball after it is released also looks very positive.

When Barnes saw Green taking action, his heart dropped.

The reason why zone defense can limit Princeton is that the opponent's outside touch is average.

But as for Green's ball.

"Whoosh!"

There was a crisp sound.

Barnes' heart suddenly went cold.

Fortunately, looking back, Augustin and Lin Ying played a corner attack, and Augustin hit a life-saving three-pointer from the outside!

He took a long breath.

Okay, okay, not too cold.

7 to 5.

Although the situation was very passive, this three-pointer kept them from falling too far behind in the score.

However, in the next round, Wallace broke through and took away Lin Ying, then knocked the ball back to Summers on the outside.

Summers fired directly at Augustin!

This kind of ball is so bold that even Hibbert, who is under the basket, doesn't think it can go in. He struggles to squeeze through Wendell's blocking position to seize a better position under the basket.

"Whoosh!"

But a very penetrating voice came through the loudspeaker.

Summers' three-pointer actually went in!

Georgetown University made two consecutive outside three-pointers!

This external cord feels so hot!!

10 to 5!

The score difference came to 5 points again.

Okay, Barnes is cool.

The Georgetown University fans at the scene were completely excited.

A large number of fans stood up, shouted and waved their signs.

From the opening game to now, Georgetown University’s shots have been flawless!

This performance not only met their expectations, but far exceeded them.

They increasingly believe that the team will regain the glory of 1984 and reach the NCAA top spot again!

"Rick?"

Springman called out to Barnes at this time.

Barnes didn't respond at first, and he didn't turn around until Springman repeated it.

At this time, Springman didn't need to speak, and Barnes knew what he was going to say.

"not the right time yet."

But Barnes still had no intention of using that tactic.

It's not that he doesn't trust Springman, but that as a head coach he has more things to consider.

There is a high probability that Lin Ying will not be able to guard against Hibbert in this state. The most important thing is not only the lack of time for tactical training.

You must know that the strongest part of Princeton's tactics is not Hibbert, but its most well-known "back door."

The meaning of back door, as the name suggests, is the door at the back.

Which one is behind? Of course...it's not the one you think!

It refers to when the ball holder, usually the ball-holding center, faces his teammates and uses quick hand-to-hand passes and pick-and-rolls to create a direct scoring channel behind him to the basket.

And this backdoor is not only initiated by the ball holder. If you pick and roll on the side without the ball, and then let the ball holder pass the ball, it can also cause the backdoor to appear.

This backdoor also has a very classic motto: Don’t turn your head, otherwise you will open the backdoor!

What I mean is that it happens all the time, and it is the most straightforward embodiment of Princeton's tactics of "people moving, ball moving, and coordination."

Especially if the defender's defensive positioning is not clear, or if the defensive position is wrong, the opponent will immediately open the back door and score.

Using a tactic that is obviously not well-trained, once there are frequent mistakes in defensive movement, the problem faced by the University of Texas at that time is not lagging behind in the situation, but... collapse!

However, the predicament at hand is also visible.

Georgetown University's outside touch is so good. If he doesn't make some changes, it is very likely that he will be shot through and then defeated.

At this time, he walked to the end of the bench and motioned for Pittman to get up and come on.

Pittman looked in disbelief when he saw Barnes calling him.

Because he had very little playing time during the regular season, he never expected that he would get a chance on the stage of the "Crazy Three"!

"Push him out of the penalty area, don't try to block shots or do anything else, protect the rebounds."

After Pittman stood up with an excited look on his face, Barnes did not forget to warn him.

Until he came on the stage, he was still looking at Pittman's huge back in deep thought.

Although Pittman has achieved remarkable weight loss results, he has lost almost 40 pounds this year, which can be called inspirational.

But he is still slow, too slow, just like his name, "extra slow".

This is also the reason why he usually doesn't have playing time in the team, because he gets caught and beaten by the opponent when he comes up.

But tonight, when meeting Hibbert who is also not fast, Pittman may be able to play the role of a "surprise player".