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Chapter 222 Inner Power and Outer Power

Olajuwon got his third foul in the last 49 seconds of the first half, and it was an unnecessary foul.

He takes a position in the middle, very domineering, with Ewing behind him.

There is a kind of domineering in him, as long as the ball is passed to him, he is sure to end everything.

But his teammates didn't make a pass, and Michael Young, the outside core of the Cougars, broke through again and missed a throw.Olajuwon was forced to grab a rebound from behind Ewing, and was caught by the referee with a move in his hand, pushing for a foul.

Seeing this, Louis somewhat agrees with Stu Inman's disappointment with Olajuwon.

If it is said that Ewing is recognized for his strong inner strength: sacrifice, selflessness, teamwork, hard work, hardest work in the audience, and iron-blooded toughness.

Then Olajuwon's inner strength is a bit stretched.

In the NCAA where there is no offensive time limit, unless it is an unworldly monster like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the core players will only be guards and forwards who can hold the ball.

Centers will be restricted by zone defenses.

Olajuwon can handle all the insiders in the world one-on-one. Why doesn't the University of Houston play around him as the core of the offense?This involves a problem that Olajuwon currently has. To a large extent, he is a black hole of ball possession that can only enter but not enter.

He has an unparalleled offensive threat. As long as he gets the ball, many people will definitely defend him, but he has not yet used his offensive threat to help his teammates attack.

An unsolvable inside killer who can involve multiple people in defense, but has no passing awareness, is a very troublesome thing.

The University of Houston is right not to give him the position of the offensive core. If Olajuwon plays the offensive core, his data will be more dazzling than Wayman Tisdale⑴, but the Cougars will definitely not reach the finals.

Let Olajuwon break the game as a one-on-one player, but not give him the position of passing the ball in every round, which is the secret of the Cougars reaching the final.

Facing Ewing in the final, Olajuwon was like Jordan who met the glider in 1992.

He wanted to prove that "I, Xiao Feng, is a good boy, and I am as famous as someone like you." If his teammates didn't give the ball, he would have no chance. He marveled that the team's impact on the inside was extremely fierce, and he fouled a lot.

The third foul in the first half, and the fourth foul in the second half, came quickly.

Moreover, every time he fouled, he would spread his hands and complain to his teammates.

The whole body is full of negative energy. This kind of behavior will have a significant impact on the morale of the team.

In the first half minute of the second half, Olajuwon, who got four fouls, was replaced.

The CBS commentator said: "Now the Cougars have encountered the same dilemma that the Hoyas encountered in the semifinals."

In the semifinals, against Kentucky, which has never lost in the semi-finals, Ewing faced the most troublesome twin towers in the NCAA, Sam Bowie and Melvin Turpin, and did not play long due to too many fouls.

It turned out that his teammates held out during his absence, and the Hoyas managed to take out the Wildcats.

No one wants to look back at that game, the Hoya's suffocating defense that kept the Wildcats scoreless for more than 9 minutes.

Defense is the key for the Hoyas to stabilize the game after Ewing is gone.

But cougars don't have that ability.

They were originally dark horses, counterattacking all the way, and when the top player fouled too much, no one could control Ewing.

According to common sense, Olajuwon went down, and Ewing should rule the game.

But Louie saw the Cougars go down the Hoyas' offensive rebounds frequently.

Ewing's habit of not being stuck in position and his defense that likes to jump out have affected his rebounding numbers.

This has absolutely nothing to do with his coach John Thompson.

No insider is willing to leave the basket frequently to attack people, which is too exhausting.

Ewing would only do that if the coach asked him to.

The whole team oppresses the opponent. This is indeed the regular way of the Hoya team. They have an unusual obsession with strangling the opponent with defense. Every time they play, they will find a way to make the opponent lose face and let the opponent not score for 7-8 consecutive minutes. To them, it is just a small scene.

Because of the aggressiveness of the defensive end, the configuration of all blacks, and the leadership of John Thompson, who grew up in the most acute era of racial discrimination and conflict, they are called "Hoya Paranoia".

Although the rebounds are hit frequently, the problem is obvious when Olajuwon is not on the court.

The Cougars have no one to protect the rim.

They just had to watch the Hoyas drive the ball to the basket in wave after wave.

Normally, a grumpy Nigerian would jump out and slap the ball away, but now, they could only watch.

Despite the huge gap inside, the Cougars' championship spirit still persisted. They persisted until Olajuwon returned to the game and maintained the suspense of the game in the final minutes.

Hoyas rookie and lottery prospect Reggie Williams SG/SF took over for the final seven minutes.

His shot is deadly, and he can drive off the dribble, tear open a hole, trick Olajuwon into being in front of him like an idiot and throw the ball in the air, making Ewing roar like King Kong grabbing a plane from the top of the Empire State Building for a dunk.

He looks taciturn, but when he plays, there is an indescribable aura surrounding him.

He rebounded, blocked shots, stole the ball, stormed the frontcourt, and applied wave after wave of pressure like the leader of the Hoyas.

"What a good player." Louis firmly remembered his name.

He dare not say that Williams will be successful in the NBA in the future, but in this nationally watched game, he did what neither Ewing nor Olajuwon could do.

The two future superstars are just supporting roles on the court. They grab rebounds, protect the rim, block positions, fight hand-to-hand, and do necessary but unnoticed things.

They can't grasp the situation as sharply as Williams.

He knew that all he needed to win a match was one orgasm.

He also knew that Olajuwon was worried about his fouls, and he couldn't be as strong as in the first half when defending.

When he rushed to the penalty area, blocked Olajuwon's shot desperately, picked up the floor ball and threw it to Ewing, who was down at an amazing speed, the gorilla abused the basket in the frontcourt.

What could have been narrowed to a 4-point one attack, has now turned into an 8-point gap.

From then on, it's all over.

"Back?" Auerbach saw Louis.

Louis smiled and said nothing.

"Just looking at the defense, you know that the University of Houston can't win." Auerbach is too late to shoot. "Georgetown's defense has surpassed the college level."

Louis asked with a smile: "I heard that Coach Thompson has a plan to run for the national team coach?"

"Yes, but he lost to Bob."

Auerbach was happy with the results, he saw some good players, and he brought John Thompson to win the national championship, could it be better?

"Fortunately." Louis did not appreciate Thompson's coaching style.

He has at least seven NBA prospects on his books, allowing him to play this kind of high-pressure defense that suffocates opponents.

However, if he is allowed to bring the best college students in the United States to play against the European powerhouses and the Soviet Union, which are improving in competition level, it is normal for him to be upset because of his defensive pressure style of play.

The premise of applying pressure is body and talent.

The body is in front of the talent, only a strong enough body can give a powerful confrontation, talent, that is the icing on the cake.The physical strength of college students is not comparable to that of adults. It is inevitable that Thompson's style of play will suffer internationally.

What's more, his training of Ewing is simply a crime.

A player with a super giant body, a super giant mentality, a super giant sense of competition, and almost no talent attribute is a short board, unexpectedly met a poisonous chicken soup coach.

Sad, lamentable, this is the loss of basketball, the loss of the NBA, and the loss of Ewing.Of course, he didn't know it himself, and he regarded Thompson as his second father.

So the clown is just Louis himself, and this unrelated father and son with different surnames are in love.

The goal that Olajuwon was blocked by Williams was of profound significance, and the Cougars never recovered.

84 is better than 75
Georgetown University defeated the University of Houston by 9 points and won the first championship in team history.

The CBS commentator said: "Except for Wilt and Ralph, every destined superstar has won at least one NCAA championship. Now, Patrick Ewing has reached the same level as Bill Russell, Kareem Jabbar, and Bill Wharton."

"Hmph!" Lu Yi sneered, "Bloody bragging about Jiba, this group of people are really experts in the art of killing."

Auerbach reprimanded: "You don't say a few words!"

⑴Short and strong power forwards with mature defensive skills, this kind of players are big killers in leagues outside the NBA.When Tisdale went to the NBA, he could stably contribute 50 points per game with a 20% shooting rate, but that was all he had. He had never made an All-Star appearance and had no personal honors.

(End of this chapter)