Chapter 38: Brooke's Shortcomings
After seeing Anger scored with a step back jump shot in front of Brooke Lopez, many Stanford Crimson fans thought that it was just Anger's luck. But Anger's subsequent yi series performance made these guys unable to pick out the thorns anymore.
On the offensive end, Angel played singles with Brooke Lopez, with flexible steps, turned around and jump shots, hooked, and dunked after cutting inward... Angel showed his comprehensive offensive skills with all his strength. No matter how strong Brooke Lopez is, he can't defend against all of Angel's scoring methods.
On the defensive end, Anjie also blocked Yi with yi to avenge his previous shame. Brooke Lopez thought he had already shaken away Anjie with his footsteps, but Anjie still slapped the basketball from Brooke's hand from behind.
The last three minutes of the first half were the game that fans wanted to see today. Even though the exciting showdown between two strong centers was postponed for so long, the fans' enthusiasm did not decline at all.
It was not until the referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half that the fans escaped from extreme fanaticism. With Anjie's excellent performance, the Tornado actually recovered a 10-point difference and tied the score.
All the fans saw that everyone around them was sweating and hoarse. Angel came from behind, not letting fans down, and Brooke Lopez, the opponent. They deserved the cheers of all the fans present, and the showdown between the two powerful centers has not seen such a scene in many years. There is a "Yao Shark Battle" in nBa, and in ncaa, the confrontation between Angel and Lopez undoubtedly represents the war between the highest-level centers.
Looking at Anjie who had rebounded strongly in the last few minutes, Divac finally let out a long sigh. It seemed that the kid's hard work for several months had not been in vain.
During the intermission, the wonderful scenes of the confrontation between two big centers were constantly played on the big screen on the scene. The most direct confrontation and the most gorgeous skills. The whole collection looked like An Jie said, and the purest art was also pure violence.
"Brook, are your physical fitness still normal?" In the Stanford locker room, Larry Miles asked his star with concern. His performance in the last three minutes made Miles very worried.
"There is no problem with physical strength. Now you believe in the strength of that Chinese boy." Brooke Lopez wiped the sweat from his head. Anjie, who was confident, would inevitably bring greater trouble to himself in the second half.
"Observing Brooke, I want you to focus more on offense. If you continue to fight with that guy named Angel in the second half, your physical strength will be consumed very quickly. Robin, you will see the Asian for your brother in the second half." Miles still trusted Robin, the blocking king. If Brooke Lopez is the spear of Stanford University, then Robin Lopez is the strong backing of Stanford University.
"Leave it to me, boss, brother, just concentrate on the attack."
On the other hand, Ricard made corresponding adjustments after half-time observation.
"You did a good job in the first half, but we need to do more to bite this hard bone! Double-team! I want you to use double-team defense against Brooke Lopez!" Ricard had a problem in the video and the actual battle just now, that is, Brooke could not pass the ball as skillfully as Angel when facing double-teaming.
"I need to see the efforts of others in the offense! Brooke Lopez is a tall and slow low-post center. At the beginning of the game, Mike Taylor's continuous score proved his shortcomings of slow action. Maybe yi is very strong against yi's defense, but in terms of overall defense, Brooke may not be better than his younger brother Robin. Just give me this point, so he is exhausted to deal with it!" Ricardyi finished all the things he should say. As for how much he can complete, it depends on the group of young men below.
The second half kicked off with the fans' incoming cheers. The fans fell into extreme madness again, leaving no effort to cheer for their team.
"The Iowa State University Tornado is really ready to be in the dark. Before the game, who would have thought that the Tornado, which has not been on the 6th March Crazy March Championship for 22 years, can now draw with giants Stanford after halftime. Coach Larry Myers thought he had won a good draw, but now he will not think so." After espn's commentator Yi finished speaking, the camera gave Larry Myers a close-up of the face. The white coach now frowned and focused on observing the movements on the court.
Robin Lopez, according to the coach's arrangement, left no effort to defend Anjie. Anjie was so disturbed that he could not even get the position. But it doesn't matter, the focus of the offense on the court is not him now.
Mike Taylor took the ball, and the person who came up to give him the pick-and-roll this time became Asakin. This was a very ordinary tactical cooperation, but many people were a little surprised when they looked.
The high pick-and-roll of the Tornado team has always been handed over to An Jieyi, and the facts have also proved that the pick-and-roll coordination between An Jie and Mike Taylor is very efficient. However, now, people rarely see the slow white big man mentioning the pick-and-roll in the high position. Has An Jie been entangled by Robin Lopez so much that he can't even get a pick-and-roll?
Brooke Lopez was a little embarrassed. He didn't know whether he should follow Asakin to the high position. Although Asakin's mid-range shooting was not as accurate as Angel, it was not that there was no threat.
"The score is in a stalemate now, and the opponent cannot get any chance to score easily!" Brooke Lopez thought so, and followed Asakin's back and walked out of the three-second zone.
When Mike Taylor saw Brooke Lopez coming out, he couldn't help but lift the corners of his mouth. Another center Robin was fighting with Angel and had no intention of dealing with the matter here at all. This attack can be said to have been half completed.
Seeing this, Cruze immediately pulled his opponent out of the three-point line, and Anthony Ben attracted the attention of the defenders by constantly interspersing the running position. Unconsciously, the Cyclone had completely pulled out the offensive space for Mike Taylor. All the preparations have been completed, and it depends on whether Mike Taylor can end the offense.
Asakin picked-and-roll and Mike Taylor immediately started, which was like a mistake from the past. Asakin was originally larger than Angel, so although the timing of this pick-and-roll was a little worse, he still successfully blocked Mike Taylor's matchup outside.
After Brooke Lopez saw his point guard losing his defensive position, he immediately moved over and prepared to switch to Mike Taylor. However, as Ricard said, when facing a defender like Mike Taylor, Brooke Lopez seemed too slow. Taylor used force to drive and broke through before Brooke blocked the offensive route.
Robin saw that the opponent's player was coming to the basket, so he wanted to shake off An Jie's arms that were entangled with him and then make up for defense. But how could An Jie let Robin throw himself away so easily? He secretly pulled Robin's jersey and tried his best to slow down his pace of defense.
"Mac Taylor's road is unobstructed and broke into the penalty area! He is ready to lay up! It's Robin! Stanford's block king Robin takes off with all his strength to stop this attack!" Espn's commentator was full of passion, but the commentators on Channel 3 of Ames City next to them were obviously much calmer.
"Robin made up for this goal and there was nothing to do if he could make up for it. Mike Taylor would not waste the opportunity created by everyone for him." Paul Philips said the result with certainty before Taylor's shot was taken.
Sure enough, as Philips said, Robin, who was delayed by Angel, had a short-term point blocking the ball, but the difference was the same as the difference, and he couldn't block anyway. Mike Taylor's layup undoubtedly fell into the ball. On the surface, it looked like this was Mike Taylor's personal singles, but this ball was indeed the result of the teamwork of the Tornado team.
Brooke Lopez can defend the center, but it does not mean that he can defend the impact of the outside players. Most outside players can handle Brooke Lopez in just one step, and Mike Taylor is no exception.
If Brooke Lopez and Angel are still playing against him, then other players may have greater pressure on defense against Robin. Although Robin suffered a lot of losses in defending against Angel alone, he still has a lot of experience in dealing with outside players who dared to break into the penalty area. But because of the deployment of coach Larry Miles, the situation is just the opposite. Robin tried his best to make Angel very uncomfortable, but Brooke had no choice but to face the impact of outside players.
However, Miles knew that what truly reflects Brooke Lopez's value was offensive end, and defense was never something that Brooke Lopez relied on for survival.
Brooke received a pass from his teammate in the penalty area, and the defender who appeared in front of him became the tall and thin Chinese again.
Brooke has always been full of confidence on the offensive end, and he also had a little advantage when facing this Chinese in the first half. However, this time he found that the defender was not just behind him, and Cruze also ran to the penalty area to surround him. Double-teamed!
"Use double-teams on Brooke? What do you plan to use Markle?" Larry Miles still trusts his shooting ability as a shooting guard. Double-teams cannot solve your defensive problems at all!
But the experienced Miles ignored a very critical thing, that is, Brooke Lopez must be able to pass the ball to Bruce Markle in a double-team. Otherwise, no matter how large Markle's open space is, it will be useless.
Faced with the entanglement between Angel and Cruze, Brooke could only draw circles in the air with the ball, avoiding the arms that only reached towards the basketball. Brooke's vision was greatly disturbed, and he was not calm enough when facing double-teaming.
Brooke finally barely threw the ball out, but the ball was passed too badly. Anthony Ben saw the time and rushed out, confiscating the basketball halfway through the passing route.
The yi dragon attack after interception in the middle is Anthony Ben's specialty. He is a defensive outside player, so he doesn't perform much on the offensive end, so Anthony Ben will not waste any chance to let himself stand in the spotlight.
The explosive power in this moment was beyond the reach of everyone. He ran to the opponent's half in just a few steps and also distanced himself from the defensive players at Stanford University.
After entering the free throw line, Anthony Ben took off into the air. He raised the basketball high above his head with his right hand and dunked it down at the basket getting closer and closer to him.
"Tomahawk-style buckle! Anthony Ben! Extremely wonderful!"
After seeing Anthony Ben finished the dunk, Ricard waved his fist with satisfaction, defended and attacked, Ricard had already seen that his tactics were successful.
Brooke Lopez is indeed awesome, but he is still a college student player after all. There are still many places where he needs to improve and improve. However, Ricard cannot wait for you to come to fight after Brooke is finished. Ricard will use any shortcomings you have. He is not a picky person.
Chapter completed!