Chapter 30: The Beast on the Inside Line (1000 votes plus update today)
"It's a tough matchup, and based on our pre-tournament standings, whoever wins this game will move up to second place in the league." The pre-match commentary also began to create an atmosphere on the spot.
"Yes, UConn is in great form, playing at home, and will definitely want to extend the winning streak, but Georgetown's Monroe will certainly not agree, he scored 30 points in the last meeting between the two teams! 21 plates! I heard that UConn's Don will be the new starting No. 4, which is not a very good choice in a game like this. The commentator spoke.
Monroe is a traditional center, with a height of 2.11 meters and a weight of 114 kilograms, he is an interior beast in the NCAA.
Kangda will indeed suffer more on the defensive end when he goes down to Tang Tian under Outlander at this time.
You must know that Tang Tian's defense was excellent before, and his opponents were small forwards or scoring guards, and his defensive effect of this kind of big center is definitely not as good as that of Orlander.
"We don't know Cajon's tactical intentions, but I'm still looking forward to Don's debut, he's given us so many surprises in the past."
While the two commentators were talking, the players of the two teams completed the final warm-up before the game, and the starters also appeared one after another.
On the Kangda side, the outside line is Walker and Lamb, the forward Smith and Tang Tian, and the center Oriarchie.
Georgetown University is led by Greg Monroe.
Amid the cheers of the fans at the scene, Oriacchi and Monroe jumped the ball in the midfield.
Monroe pressed Oriache to bring the ball back into the half.
Oriacie is a little taller than Monroe, but Monroe's reach is much better, and with his faster reflexes, this is an easy one.
The Georgetown defenders pushed the ball forward and handed it directly to Monroe.
The Princeton Tactics is a set of tactics developed by Pete Carell when he was at Princeton University, and its core idea is to move the ball through the organization of the center in the high post, carry out unlimited air cutting and reverse running, and find the best opportunity to shoot in sufficient freedom.
After Monroe had the ball in hand, the players on the wing of Georgetown University were constantly playing off-ball blocking and cutting back.
However, Cajon clearly summed up after the last loss, when the court was in a 2-1-2 formation, and the players didn't give Georgetown University too much of a chance to attack after defending their respective areas.
Seeing that his teammates didn't have a chance, Monroe leaned his back on Oriarchie and turned around and walked directly to the basket.
Oriache chased after him from behind, trying to block Monroe like Lavoy Allen.
But Monroe's finishing ability is obviously much stronger than Allen's, and he directly smashed the basket violently with a one-handed slash.
Georgetown goes first.
Kangda's offense, Walker broke through the basket after Tang Tian's blocking, squeezed past the defender's board for a layup.
However, he underestimated Monroe's defensive speed, and as soon as the ball was shot, Monroe's big hand was already covered.
"Bang!"
Walker's shot was directly fanned off the field by Monroe!
Monroe roared at the sidelines after the block.
There was a stirring at the scene.
This is Greg Monroe, who has been a year at Georgetown University and is now in his junior year, averaging 17.7 points, 10.6 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.5 steals and 2 blocks per game, and is already the top interior player in the NCAA.
Kangda's sideline ball, Walker's pull-up shot after breaking through missed, and Monroe pressed Oriache to collect the defensive rebound.
Oriacie is tall and has been able to pick up a lot of frontcourt rebounds in most games, but now has no advantage against Monroe.
After Monroe won the rebound, Georgetown was not in a hurry to attack, and the guard slowly dribbled to the frontcourt.
Unlike other colleges and universities, Georgetown has always stuck to the traditional style of play, playing Princeton, and the slow pace of the offense is also one of their characteristics.
It's still Monroe's organizational response in a high position.
Kangda's defense was also very hard, and Monroe once again chose to turn and attack under the basket.
Oriage has tried hard, but still can't keep up.
But at this moment, Tang Tian gave up his defensive players and came over directly to help defend him.
"Bang!"
His help was timely, but Monroe's speed did not slow down and collided directly with him.
The referee blew the whistle and signaled Tang Tian to block the foul.
Tang Tian was pulled up by Walker and Smith, and couldn't help but rub his chest.
This hit really hurts, Monroe is really an inside beast.
And it's a defensive foul.
He thought that he still had to find a way to earn some krypton gold value and exchange it for a fake falling actor or something, otherwise all such assistance defenses would be in vain.
Because the number of fouls in the half was less than six, Georgetown University served straight to the sideline.
There was not much time left in the attack, and Georgetown had a burst of off-ball blocking and dismantling on the field, and Monroe was misplaced against Tang Tian.
After the Georgetown ball was sent to the outside, the defenders were ready to hang inside.
Because Monroe has excellent passing skills, Kangda did not dare to go up to the bag easily at this time.
There was a stir at the scene, Tang Tian was knocked away by Monroe just now, and now he wants to mono-resist Monroe, this first starting experience is a bit miserable!
The back door saw the timing of the high lob inside, and Monroe was also ready to receive the ball.
But at this moment, a figure suddenly squeezed out from his side.
Tang Tian!
He wouldn't be stupid enough to wait for Monroe to come and beat him in the back!
He already knew that the physical confrontation between the two was not at the same level, and waiting for the other party to come and beat him in the back was completely looking for abuse.
Monroe's strength and confrontation are his strengths, but his speed is certainly not as good as his.
When Monroe was on his back, he was already doing a half-circle forward move, and the moment the defender hit the ball, he rushed out half-round.
Monroe lost his support point and couldn't exert his strength, watching Tang Tian flash out from his side, and then slammed off the guard's high lob ball!
The agitation at the scene turned directly into cheers.
Ollie also stood up excitedly.
This is a typical game of playing with your brain!
After Tang Tian broke the ball, he gave it to the nearest Lamb, and Lamb gave it to Walker, who accelerated from the backcourt to the frontcourt and scored a direct fast-break layup.
Positional battle Monroe protects the restricted area like an iron bucket, but with this kind of fast attack, his speed can't keep up!
Kangda has finally scored a score!
Georgetown offense, Monroe continued to play in the high post, and this time his teammate ran a good three-point opportunity, and he threw his hand to pass the ball.
"Bang!"
Monroe was strong, but the rest of this Georgetown team was limited, and the three-point shot in the open space was noticeably shorter, and the ball bounced high in the front of the basket.
Oriage reached out to grab this defensive rebound, but at this moment, Monroe hit the basket, like a dark cloud covering the sky, reached out for a penalty above his head, and scored directly on the basket!
There was an exclamation from the scene.
For the center, the reach is the greatest talent, and Monroe is an absolute talent crushing at this moment.