Chapter Seventy-Five: Ginger is still old and spicy
"Toot!"
The referee's whistle sounded, accompanied by the cheers of the spectators on both sides, and the much-anticipated game finally kicked off.
Oriage flicked the ball back into the half, giving Conda the chance to attack first.
Walker's ball in the front court, Tang Tian directly mentioned the high position to block and dismantle, and Lamb also took advantage of Outlander's block to find opportunities on the weak side.
In the face of a strong opponent, they have nothing to reserve, and they showed their killer moves at the beginning.
Walker vs. Solomon Hill, an accelerated breakthrough in a change of direction.
Hill's defense is good in the NCAA, but it's noticeably a bit out of pace to keep up with Walker.
After Walker burst to the basket, Johnson on the weak side was forced to help.
Walker's passing ability isn't great, but after a season, he can guess the position of his teammates without looking.
A hand-shaking pass, the ball into Lamb's hand, Lamb received the ball and made a quick stop in the middle of the distance to shoot directly.
"Huh!"
The ball hollowed into the net and Lamb hit it with his first shot of the opening kick.
The UConn fans erupted in cheers.
This season, the biggest surprise of the team is the harvest of Tang Tian and Lamb, a superb 3D, a second scoring point, and it is they who have made Kangda transform in strength.
The University of Arizona attacked the frontcourt, and Johnson gave the ball directly to Williams after signaling his teammates to pull away.
Because of its absolute strength, the tactics of the University of Arizona are much simpler than those of UConn.
Williams held the ball to face Olland, and he was ready to use his speed to eat his opponent.
Outlander took a big step back and gave Williams a step of space to shoot.
Williams saw it and opted to shoot directly.
"Bang!"
The ball bounced high on the back of the basket.
His projection is indeed inconsistent.
Perry wanted to rush to the front court to rebound, but Oriarchie stuck in position to protect the defensive rebound.
Kang pushed the defense to counterattack, and Walker's layup missed, but Lamb came up from behind to make up for it.
Kangda started 4-0.
There was a commotion among the fans at the University of Arizona, and the game started differently than they expected.
The scouts were even more focused on Lamb at this time, and this first-year student at UConn seemed to have really good talent.
Derek Williams continued to single Ollander in the frontcourt, this time he didn't shoot, but directly closed the distance with Olland, and then changed direction to squeeze past his opponent.
I have to say that his physical fitness is really good, and this close-range change of direction forced past Orland.
However, Oriarchie's help defense was quickly in place, and Williams was interfered with when he shot, and before Perry could jump, Oriarchie directly picked up the defensive rebound.
Ollie pouted and nodded on the sidelines, and Oriache's protection under the basket was perfect in those two rounds.
Just when everyone's attention was focused on Williams, Walker and even Lamb, no one cared about Oriage, who was ejected from the game last time, and this game was also playing with a lot of energy.
There was a commotion among the fans of the University of Arizona, and before the game, I am afraid that no one expected that the opening game would be played for more than two minutes, and the University of Arizona would not score a point.
UConn's offense didn't work, and going back to the University of Arizona's positional battle, Williams continued to rush Olland, this time he squeezed past Olland, and made an early shot after seeing Oriage help defend.
Oriarchie's block failed, but Williams' shot missed.
Williams showed his physicality at this time, and grabbed the offensive rebound next to Oriarchie, but when he made a second strong attack, Olland had already returned to the basket and slapped his shot off the court.
After the block, Olland and Oriage bumped into their chests on the spot, their eyes full of excitement.
The UConn fans let out a flurry of whistles and cheers.
Scouts at the scene also exchanged ears, and it was clear that Williams' performance after the opening game was at odds with what they knew.
It was even Williams' poor performance that made the University of Arizona passive in the opening game.
"Look, I'll just say that the old man has a big move." In the stands, Ben Gordon laughed.
Okafor smiled and nodded.
Those who know the ball will naturally understand the reason for this situation on the field.
The reason why Williams couldn't kill as much as he did in the last game was obviously because Cajon's targeted adjustments worked.
Although Ollander is slower than Williams, he is much taller than Williams, and the confrontation is not bad, Williams can only rely on speed if he wants to eat him, but there is an equally tall Oriache under the basket, which locks Williams with twin towers.
In fact, the easiest way to crack the twin towers is to shoot, but the point where Williams' shooting is inconsistent is magnified at this time.
Ginger is still old and spicy, and Williams is indeed very talented in this rookie class, but it is no surprise in Cahon's 40-year coaching career.
Walker scored a goal in front of Hill to give Connectum a dream start 6-0.
Tang Tian also wanted to give Cajon a thumbs up at this time, Cajon spent most of the season and gave the coaching power to Ollie, but at the critical moment, the sword was unsheathed and sharp.
Williams used his physicality to draw a defensive foul on Oriache on the fourth strong attack, and it was quite difficult to score.
This almost became a microcosm of the first ten minutes of the game between the two teams, Williams could not play against the twin towers, and the University of Arizona seemed to be unable to open the score and constipation, but it was the smooth play of the Californian game.
In the Kangda half, Cajon was lying leisurely on his seat, his expression looking relaxed.
On the other side of the University of Arizona's half, head coach Sean Miller's white shirt was completely soaked, and the psychological pressure he is under can be imagined.
"This game ...... Williams still has a long way to go. Jefferson couldn't help but shake his head when he looked at it, he and Terry rushed over, but what they didn't expect to see was the game of their alma mater being beaten by their opponents.
"Coach Miller is too young, and Coach Cajon on the other side is too experienced in comparison." Terry shook his head and sighed.
"Old fox." Jefferson spoke, and Terry spoke more subtly, so he was more direct.
Terry was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help laughing, the two people said different things, but the meaning was the same thing, Sean Miller was blown up by the old Cajon on the other side.
Kangda's fast attack, Tang Tian received Walker's pass and the open three-pointer went up and down, and Kangda took a 15-point lead 24-9.
Miller reached out and called a timeout.
The expressions of the media reporters on the sidelines were a little strange at this time, they did foresee that this would be a one-sided game before the game, after all, the University of Arizona has the top favorite Williams.
But now, it's really one-sided, just the exact opposite of what they imagined.
Kangda really surprised them all.
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