I'm not really a role player

Chapter 17 Give the Ball to Xiao Du
Whether he underestimated the enemy, Tyler Hansbrough couldn't say for sure.

All he knew was that North Carolina had started to attack again, and the unknown pawn who had just robbed him was sticking to him like a dog's skin plaster.

Hansbrough was very uncomfortable, not because he was a straight man of steel, but because he was so pestered by Li Ke that it became very difficult for him to connect the ball.

Fortunately, North Carolina is not a single-core team. Hansbrough has misfired, and there are others who can stand up.

Ty Lawson, who had gritted his teeth before the start of the game to prove that his choice was more correct in front of Xiao Du, used a cover from Brandon Wright to go inside and score a jumper in front of Achley.

In the round at the University of Texas, Li Ke still played soy sauce.

He was like a cloud of air, and even Rayshaun Terry, who was defending him, gave up two or three steps away, just like Li Ke was not worth defending at all.

In this round, Augustin's emergency stop jump shot was missed, and Aqili also lost to Hansbrough, who was limited on the offensive end and could only vent his anger on the defensive end.

In this way, North Carolina made a comeback, and they got a chance to tie the game.

As soon as he got to the offensive end, Taylor Hansbrough was entangled tightly by Li Ke. He made a mistake and missed another offensive round. Looking at the statistically conspicuous big zero, Hansbrough gritted his teeth, accelerated, and wanted to get rid of Li Ke.

Li Ke's speed is very fast, but the explosion is much slower. It is not difficult for Hansbrough to catch the ball.

But the problem was that he had just received the ball from Lawson, and was immediately entangled by Li Ke's defense.

Therefore, for Hansbrough, there are only two options for this ball:
One is to pass the ball as a transfer station for the possession of the ball. Obviously, Hansbrough would not make such a choice. Now, his mind is full of scoring, scoring, and scoring...

Second, it is naturally singles.

Hansbrough believed in the judgment of his teammates. He underestimated the opponent in the opening ball.

After observing two or three rounds, he was convinced that the nameless man in front of him was just faster, stronger, and his hands were like thieves, which was worth noting. Other than that, he was very ordinary.

To understand this, Hansbrough chose a post-up single for this ball.

"Taylor Hansbrough again against Longhorns No. 20 defense, post-up isolation..."

Post-up singles, the most important thing is the advancement of the back-up.

But Hansbrough tentatively arched his butt back a few times, and Li Ke stood against him, motionless.

Fortunately, Hansbrough never imagined that he could back away from Li Ke. After all, the back is just a means of protecting the ball, and the next turn is the key.

"Hansbrough chose to turn around, and he carried the defense of the Longhorn No. 20 forward..."

The gap in strength seemed to be not as big as Hansbrough had imagined. He rushed a few steps until his footsteps became messy, and then he tried his best to throw a shot.

But the moment he threw the shot, Li Ke's strength suddenly increased greatly.

In the chaos, Hansbrough's sure-fire throw missed the basket by a hair's breadth.

"Throwing, didn't go in..."

Marikarillo immediately turned the topic to Shannon Sharp's No. 20 Longhorn: "From the beginning of the game to the present, North Carolina Tar Heels leader Tyler Hansbrough has not scored a single point! Obviously, all of this is due to the unnamed Longhorn No. 20 before the game, Sheldon Lee!"

"Rick Barnes made a surprise move, and it worked wonders!"

Shannon Sharpe was not stubborn, he nodded immediately: "If Sheldon Lee can maintain his current defensive performance, he will receive countless attention after this game. After all, he is defending Tyler Hansbrough, the top card of the North Carolina Tar Heels!"

After consecutive successful defenses, Rick Barnes on the sidelines also gave Li Ke a thumbs up: "Good defense, that's it, Sheldon!"

After shouting, Rick Barnes turned his head and communicated with the assistants around him.

"I thought Sheldon could only limit Tyler Hansbrough at best, but in the end he blocked Hansbrough to death."

"We have a chance to win this game."

Although Hansbrough has not scored a point since the start, Rick Barnes still dare not take the victory lightly.

Time has gradually proved the correctness of Rick Barnes not raising the flag prematurely.

"Although Tyler Hansbrough struggled under the defense of Sheldon Lee, North Carolina is not a one-man team after all. The outbreak of Rayshawn Terry, Ty Lawson and Danny Green who came off the bench helped North Carolina even lead the University of Texas by 5 points at the end of the halftime game."

Hansbrough misfired, but North Carolina took the lead.

It has to be said that in terms of talent reserves, North Carolina has too great an advantage.

Throughout the first half, Li Ke played a little over 13 minutes.

Under his defense, Hansbrough had a pitiful 4 points in the scoring column of statistics.

And these 4 points, 2 points are mistakes caught in the counterattack, and the remaining 2 points are all free throws.

In a real confrontational sports battle, Hansbrough didn't score a single point.

Li Ke is also very puzzled when the defense has reached this point: "Is the difficulty of the NCAA so low?"

Immediately, he shook his head again.

During the team training games, he often defended Xiaodu and Damien James.

Xiao Du often ignores his defensive scoring, and Damien James, whose offense is more than one level lower, will not be so bleakly defended by Li Ke.

"The only possible explanations are that this guy is not worthy of his name, or he is really out of shape."

During the intermission, in the locker room of the University of North Carolina, Roy Williams thought that Hansbrough was just out of shape, and happened to meet Li Ke, a prominent defensive force, and before he could find his state, he was stepped on a few more times, and his state was even worse.

In response to this, Roy Williams decided to stagger Hansbrough's playing time.

Compared with recovering Hansbrough's state, the outcome of this game is insignificant. Anyway, the University of North Carolina is leading now.

On the other side, the visiting team's locker room.

Rick Barnes scratched his head a little.

It was a surprise that Li Ke was able to prevent Hansbrough to death, but the team did not gain an advantage because of it.

The partner of two small men on the outside still caused problems on the defensive end.

And the substitute rotation lineup is far inferior to that of North Carolina, which makes Rick Barnes a little bit at a loss, not knowing how to solve it.

However, in this game, the University of Texas still has a good chance to win.

And what they have to do is to adjust a few details.

For example, let Damien James enter the main lineup, partner with either Augustin or Abrams, and solve the problem of height on the outside.

As for organizing the offense, if it doesn't work, it can only be handed over to Durant.

A decision was made in this way, and Rick Barnes immediately made arrangements. He began to emphasize: "The offense in the second half, do your best, and give the ball to Kevin!"

Give the ball to Xiao Du?

Li Ke secretly gave a thumbs up: This tactic is classic and powerful!

(End of this chapter)