Chapter 25: The West Lafayette Gang
"Man, you're really good! I can guarantee that you will definitely be a strong NBA player in the future! ”
"By the way, man, you should be Coach Li's junior, right? What exactly is the relationship......
Da Ben had some gossip, and after the game, he came to Dazhi's side and asked with a smile.
Dazhi nodded, "That's right, I'm his junior, how to say it in English, I'm not very good at speaking, in Chinese, I'm his eldest nephew......"
"Dazhi? I know you're Dazhi, and then what......" Daben asked tangledly.
"It's the eldest nephew......"
"I know you're Dazhi......"
"Eldest nephew...... Okay......" Dazhi looked helpless, he really couldn't explain it to Daben, mainly because he forgot what his English nephew should say for a while......
"What are you talking about? Talking so hot? "Richard had just gone to talk to old Philip about something, and had not noticed the small talk between the two.
"Nothing, Coach! Dazhi's performance is really outstanding, and I can guarantee that he and I will definitely be able to perform very well next season! ”
"MOREOVER, I HAVE ALREADY THOUGHT ABOUT IT JUST NOW, THE COMBINATION BETWEEN ME AND DAZHI WILL BE NAMED ZHI-BEN COMBINATION!"
"Next season, the entire NCAA will definitely be conquered by the ZHI-BEN combination!"
BIG BEN'S FACE WAS FULL OF EXCITEMENT, AND HE MUTTERED THE ZHI-BEN COMBINATION IN HIS MOUTH......
Richard almost fainted, a combination of wisdom and stupidity?! The ugly makes people unable to complain, and it is immediately associated with a mentally retarded combination......
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Thinking of this, Richard immediately said to Dazhi.
"Dazhi, remember, stay away from a player named Nowitzki in the future, ......"
Dazhi didn't ask the reason, nodded directly, and kept this matter in his heart.
The reason why Richard kept Dazhi away from Nowitzki was not that Nowitzki had any character problems, but that if they both played on the same team, it was estimated that there would be a Novitzky combination......
Mentally Handicapped Combination ......
I shudder to think about it......
Seeing Richard's silence, Daben thought that Richard was also fantasizing about the future of the Zhiben combination at the moment, and he couldn't help but smile brightly on his face.
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The team's training matches generally only last for 20 minutes, and Richard also roughly figured out the situation of Dazhi through these 20 minutes!
The basic skills are really good, and the offensive strength is not bad, at least better than Brad Miller's seven-foot inside line!
But the problems are not without them, the defensive end and the fitness issues are obvious.
For example, in the twenty-minute game just now, Da Ben was completely like a nobody, but Da Zhi couldn't do it, he was already a little out of breath......
Although some problems were exposed, Richard was not worried about Dazhi's future at all!
This is just Dazhi who has not changed his life against the sky!
What about after using the Heaven-Defying Pill?! Dazhi at that time could definitely give Richard an incomparably huge surprise!
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In addition to observing Dazhi's situation, Richard's main purpose in this training match is to see the tactical run-in between Iverson and Miller!
After months of thinking, Richard finally decided to customize a blocking and dismantling strategy for these two based on their situation.
It is similar to the blocking and pick-and-roll tactics of the Utah twins in the league today, and it is also similar to the blocking and pick-and-roll tactics of Nowitzki and Terry of the Mavericks in later generations.
It's just that compared with the above two tactics, there must be a slight difference!
In fact, the pick-and-roll tactic is the simplest tactic, but it can also be said to be the most difficult tactic......
The simple reason is that this tactic is not complicated, and players with a little bit of brains can understand this tactic very well.
But it's just an understanding that in order to play the perfect blocking and dismantling tactics, you need a player's extremely high strength and ball quotient!
And now there is no doubt that Miller and Iverson both have extremely high strength and ball intelligence, and their blocking and pick-and-roll tactics can definitely play a lot of power.
Utah's double-bad blocking, Stockton controls the ball, Malone mentions that the high position is the blocking, the blocking and dismantling of these two people, Malone can shoot and break through, and it is the main attack point after the blocking!
And Miller Iverson's blocking, which is undoubtedly Iverson, a backcourt who can shoot and break through, is the main point of attack after blocking and dismantling.
After a game, the effect made Richard extremely satisfied.
Miller is really a rare jack-of-all-trades type player, and he is extremely suitable for the Princeton system, and he can play the pick-and-roll system, which is also first-class.
He has a high ball quotient, excellent passing ability, and can even be said to be the top passer in the center position, and if he comes to play with Iverson, there is absolutely no need to worry about him making some low-level passing mistakes.
The second is to have a basket, outstanding mid-range shooting ability, very threatening, and he is also a high-post style of play on the offensive end, and rarely uses the low-post back play commonly used on the inside.
This is undoubtedly the biggest reason why Richard decided to let Miller and Iverson play the pick-and-roll.
Why is Utah's twin brakes so unsolvable? The reason is that both of them have baskets, and both of them can shoot at any time, and the opponent can't guard against it!
To be precise, their tactics are already an upgraded version of the pick-and-roll-two-turn tactics.
Basketball is transmitted in the two players who block and dismantle, who has the opportunity to shoot, this is the essence of the two-person transfer tactic!
Clearly, Miller and Iverson are the top players who have implemented the two-man rotation strategy......
For this tactic, these two people also approve of it, although it is still very rusty in the game just now, but Richard feels that it will not take too long, and the two of them will be able to practice makes perfect.
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Two days later, the Boilermakers take on Tulane University's Green Waves from the National Athletic League at McGee Center.
As a hot seeded team, the Boilermen's opponents in the first round will naturally not be too strong, and the Green Waves team is the first time in ten years that they have reached the championship, and their strength is undoubtedly the bottom of this tournament.
At eight o'clock in the evening, Richard showed up at McGee Center with his players.
"Next, let's give a round of applause!"
"Welcome to the West Lafayette Gang, who have been invincible this season!"
"Purdue University Boiler Crew!"
The live DJ in the stadium shouted passionately, making the atmosphere of the stadium extremely high, and countless fans stood up and shouted with the DJ the West Lafayette gang......
Richard has a question mark face, the West Lafayette gang?!
What the hell is this......
"Philip, when did we have such a nickname?! Gangsters? Richard asked old Philip beside him with a smile.
Philip was also speechless, their Purdue University is located in West Lafayette City, Indiana, how did they become the West Lafayette gangster......
"The devil knows...... Maybe it's because the New York gangs are more popular now......" Philip said helplessly.
"Boom! I love this nickname so much! ”
"The West Lafayette Gang?! It's just so suitable for us, and we'll be the West Lafayette gangsters from now on! ”
"Domineering nicknames, haha, I wonder why they call us gangsters......"
What Richard and Philip didn't expect was that the two of them couldn't laugh or cry, but it made the players as excited as chickens......