Chapter 47: Butler's Ace
Mike. Shashewski looked at the players in front of him with satisfaction, the guys who had been playing in their hands for two to three years knew what to do to win. Their flawless operation allowed Duke to easily take a 10-point lead, and it seems that the so-called biggest dark horse is nothing more than that.
Of course, the experienced veteran K coach is not the kind of coach who is easy to underestimate. If he were the kind of person who is easily proud, he wouldn't be one of the greatest names in NCAA history.
Old K knows that the trump card of the bulldog team is Yiyang. And their trump card, who didn't play much throughout the first half because of the number of fouls. After this timeout, Stevens will definitely bring that number one guard up. Duke has to be prepared for anything, and the guy who was able to take the Bulldogs to a tournament lore in just his first year is certainly not an ordinary person!
"After playing later, keep making fouls on the opponent's No. 1 guard! He's already had two fouls, and if he fouls one or two more, Coach Stevens would have to replace him. Just like you just did, restrain him with fouls! Coach K looked at Stevens, who was nervously arranging tactics in the other half, and explained to his players.
He doesn't have to worry about the tactical execution ability of these players under him, as long as Lao K says it, this group of guys can do it. What could be more restrictive than simply making a player unplayable? What Lao K has to do now is to make Yiyang have no room to show his strength!
The timeout finally ended, and the anxiously waiting Bulldogs fans saw Yiyang back in action, and they didn't hesitate to cheer for the heroic No. 1 defender.
On the first goal after returning to the game, Yiyang faced Nolan, who couldn't keep up with him at all. Smith, is called Willy. Wesley's pick-and-roll attempt to break through.
Duke starts power forward Lance. Thomas wanted to learn from Zubeck's position, tempting Yiyang to bump into himself and make an offensive foul.
This time, Yiyang has one more heart. He's wiping Nolan. Instead of sprinting with all his might, Smith paused!
This sudden braking allowed Yiyang to adjust his direction, and then bypassed Lance. Thomas's Block!
Although there was a pause halfway, Yiyang, who accelerated again, still no one could catch up. This guy went straight into the penalty area like a sharp sword, and in the penalty area, Duke's "block maniac" Brian. Zubeek was ready to defend. Although Yiyang broke through, it was by no means so easy for him to score points.
Yiyang saw Zubek take two steps forward to block himself, and he didn't hesitate and immediately threw the ball to the basket.
Zubeck jumped with all his strength and stretched out his long arms, but the basketball still grazed Zubek's fingertips and flew into the penalty area.
"Throw? Having played a season in the March Madness Tournament, we rarely saw a throw-and-shoot offense as well. "Reggie. Miller was a little puzzled, throwing and three-point shooting were the two offensive methods that Yiyang used the least.
It's not just Reggie. Miller, even Stevens frowned. Yiyang's throwing hit rate has not been ideal, at such a critical moment, how could Yiyang use such an uncertain way to attack?
It wasn't until Bulldogs backup center Smith leaped high from behind Zubeck and grabbed the basketball and put it in the hoop that it dawned on everyone. Yiyang, this guy, will never do something that he is not sure of!
"Relay in the air! He also used his breakthrough to move away from Zubeek and then made a good pass for his post player. The latter won an empty dunk without being marked! As soon as Yiyang came back, he completely revitalized the attack of the pit bulldogs! ”
Old K shook his head without a hitch, this child's vision and overall view were too inconsistent with his age. But it doesn't matter, Duke still has an eight-point advantage, and they have enough time to put Yiyang back into the quagmire.
Nolan. Smith continued to foul and increased his singles initiative. This time, after receiving Schuer's pass, he directly relied on Yiyang to break through, intending to force a layup again to make a foul.
But Ling Nolan. What Smith didn't expect was that Yiyang, who had already committed two fouls, would dare to reach out and pick up the ball during his breakthrough!
Smith hurriedly leaned on Yiyang, hoping to create the illusion that he had been violated. But before he did that, Yiyang successfully stabbed the basketball in his hand!
Nolan after conceding the goal. Smith hurriedly turned around! But Yiyang directly pounced, fell to the ground and pressed the basketball under him.
See Shervin. Mark started to run forward, and Yiyang, who was lying on the ground, passed the ball directly. No one thought that this defender could pass the ball out while lying on the ground, so when Shervin. When Mark received the basketball, the captain of the pit bulls was empty!
Mark didn't dare to slack off, and ran directly and quickly, and Yiyang used his own efforts to create a fast attack opportunity for the Bulldogs. Mark made an easy layup, and Yiyang's flying pounce was worth the money.
"Nolan! I didn't ask you to give each other points! Seeing that after Yiyang came on the court, the bulldogs team scored four points in a row, and Coach K was a little unhappy.
Duke attacks again, Nolan. Smith is still attacking with the goal of getting Yiyang to foul on his back. This time, he calmed down a little and did not directly fight Yiyang alone, but combined the strength of his teammates, so that he could kill the basket more easily.
He first passed a few handballs, then moved to the middle distance with his runs, and finally the basketball came in to allow him to break through easily.
Yiyang knew that he had already committed two fouls, but he couldn't just watch the opponent get a layup. Yiyang still decided to jump high and stop Nolan. Smith's layup.
"Damn it!" Stevens held his forehead, if the ball really hits, then there is a chance that the referee will blow the whistle! If Yiyang fouls again, Stevens really can't do anything!
"Ahh At this critical moment, Willy. Wesley, a strong and fierce power forward, suddenly appeared, rushing ahead of Yiyang, and put Nolan in front of him. Smith even fanned out of the bottom line with the ball!
"Wow! Fierce defense! I believe that with Willy's defense, Duke's players will not dare to kill the basket so easily! "Reggie. Miller couldn't help but touch his elbows, Nolan. Smith choked on this fall.
"It's a malicious foul!" This time, it was the turn of the old K to yell at the referee.
The referee ignored Coach K, and even if he made a mistake, it was impossible for him to change the judgment at this moment. Nolan, who was not very good in physical fitness. Smith was knocked to the ground and walked to the free throw line, but he didn't seem to be able to recover.
Willie. Wesley raised his arm and did not escape the penalty of being whistled for a foul. His own purpose is to carry the next foul for Yiyang.
Nolan, who was hit hard. Smith made his first free throw, and he knocked it straight out of the box. According to NCAA rules, after the first free throw is missed, the players can start scrambling for rebounds, and the free thrower will not get the second free throw.
The reason the NCAA does this is because it doesn't want college players to do things like deliberately looking for fouls. The effect of this rule happens at the moment in Nolan. Smith is a good example of that.
Yiyang snatched the rebound from Willie. Wesley took the basketball in his hand, and then changed the rhythm of unhurried control of the ball before, and he rushed straight to the front court!
"Watch defensive! Watch defensive! Shashewski reminded the players on the sidelines that they were not yet fully seated, and in the blink of an eye, Yiyang had already killed Nolan with the ball. Smith followed.
"Whoosh!" Yiyang used a quick change of direction to turn Nolan, who had not yet reacted to what was happening. Smith is doing a clean job! Yiyang rushed to the basket and raised the basketball, as if he was going to go to the basket!
"Cap Maniac" Brian. Zubeck jumped high, ready to give this number one some color! But when the white man jumped, he realized that he had been fooled!
Yiyang didn't jump, but suddenly stopped and retracted the basketball he raised, turned around in place, dodged Zubeck, who had already jumped up, and scored with ease!
"Is this a fantasy dance move!? His movements reminded me of the Celtics' point guard Rajan. Rondo! Very wonderful goal, crowd friends, since also playing, the Bulldogs have scored six points in a row! It wasn't until Webb reminded them that many fans were surprised to find that the gap that had been pulled to double digits was only four points left!
After an attack, Schuel, who was too eager to score, hurriedly knocked out the three-point shot. Scheyer is good at everything, but there is always a bit of a rush. As long as the team doesn't score a few rounds in a row, this guy will always make a single shot.
Yiyang didn't pass half court this time, he made a long pass directly, and the basketball crossed a diagonal. Mark is ready!
Duke's defensive center of gravity immediately tilted. Mark became the target of all defenders at this point.
By the time Mark received the basketball, the empty spot he had run out of was gone. But the original owner of this No. 1 jersey did not break the shot, but passed the basketball out of the crowd again!
This time, the basketball was not passed to others, but to Yiyang outside the three-point line.
Coach K has long studied Yiyang, and this guy rarely shoots outside the three-point line because his shooting outside the three-point line is not stable.
Now, in the face of a big vacancy, Yiyang did not hesitate, and directly pulled it up and voted!
In fact, after a season of hard work, the NCAA three-point line is no longer far away for Yiyang. It's just because of so many years of playing habits that Yiyang doesn't choose to use three-point shots to end the offense.
Yiyang's decisive shot surprised Lao K, he didn't know that in private, this kind of ball Yiyang had thrown thousands of times!
Yiyang's shot is no longer as blunt as before, and the basketball is no longer a "hard" smash to the basket. The soft shot and the beautiful flight arc of the basketball made the old K coach off the court break out in a cold sweat.
"Brush!" The sound of the Nets tumbling sounded.
"Boom!" The fans in the stands exploded again.
"Damn it!" Coach K threw off the plastic tactical board in his hand in annoyance, and Yiyang's strength still greatly exceeded Lao K's expectations! Those idiots actually put such a guy only in the 15th pick of the first round! If Old K was a scout, he would have written so in the scouting report.
"John. Wall will undoubtedly be the champion, but apart from John. Wall, if you choose Yiyang, it is equivalent to choosing a champion. ”
Yiyang's three-point shot completely ended the first half of the game between the two sides. Under his leadership, the Bulldogs, who were ten points behind, chased the score down by just one point through a 9-0 offensive climax!
With the "lead", Coach K walked to the players' tunnel with a dull face. Butler's trump card is even more troublesome than Lao K originally imagined!