This striker is a bit of a monster

Chapter 76 The Emergence of the X Factor

At 9'23, the Wildcats requested a timeout again. Coach Smith looked gloomy, unable to bear the team's performance, and called out a second timeout early.

He knew that the lag in the score was not due to a technical and tactical mistake, but rather that the current momentum was completely taken over by the Patriots.

Compared with the excited Patriots, the Kentucky Wildcats seem to have not opened their eyes.

"I need to remind you that this is the stage of March Madness, underestimating any opponent is tantamount to suicide!"

Coach Smith was very dissatisfied, and shouted loudly: "We need to play aggressively, we need to fight, every floor ball, every ball out of control, the defensive end must have more physical confrontation, and we don't even need to care about the trouble of fouls .”

In fact, when Kentucky knew that it was facing the Patriots, it felt more or less secretly happy.

The CAA league is a weak league. The reason why the Patriots can be ranked as the No. 8 seed is only because they won the championship of the division.

"Don't try to end the game with the easiest means, because that's too childish."

"I have to pour cold water on you. From the beginning, the opponent was the better team. They entered the game earlier than us and were more eager to win this game."

"None of you want to go back to fishing at the start of March Madness!"

"I need to see your toughness!"

Coach Smith hopes to use his roar and words to inspire the fighting spirit and ability of the players.

On the Patriots side, Coach Jim is also cautious in his words.

"Boys, it's a long game and we as the challengers can't take pleasure in gaining the upper hand for a short time."

"The opponent is a strong team with one of the best records in history. If we want to beat the Tigers, we have to become cougars, boys, keep our energy, keep our aggression."

Returning to the court, the Wildcats have also made changes. The inside players are obviously more aggressive than before.

Starting now is considered a formal hand-to-hand combat with a down-to-earth attitude.

Rondo, who hadn't scored all the time, finally came back, walked through the back door, and scored the first two points of the game with the help of a back screen.

17-13.

Looking back, the Patriots also suffered a stronger physical confrontation, especially Zhou Lin, who was also slightly panting.

He needs to bear too much.

Although he only scored 7 points, every shot was not so easy. The Wildcats still gave a lot of physical confrontation. Except for the three-pointer that was open, the other two mid-range shots were all under physical confrontation. Difficult goal.

After Tony Skin was replaced by Blair, Zhou Lin almost became a point forward, and Lamar Butler, who had hit two three-pointers, returned to his sweet spot in the left corner. Pitcher-type scorers with more than [-]% hit rate are ignored.

Jane Rondo must cover Lamar Butler, and it is impossible to make the previous mistakes again.

But as soon as Blair came on the stage, Zhou Lin's tactics were enriched. Zhou Lin waved slightly, and Blair stepped forward knowingly.

"The player at the [-]nd position plays the pick-and-roll for the player at the [-]rd position. What is the Patriots doing?"

"As far as I know, this Rich Blair seems to be a player with engineering attributes. This season, he scored 4.6 points and made 38% of his three-pointers, but he averaged less than one shot per game. It cannot be used as a conventional weapon."

But the next moment, the commentator knew what Blair was going to do. Zhou Lin used Blair's pick-and-roll to go to the left, while Blair went to the right, not to the inside, but to the outside.

Zhou Lin made a fake pass to Lamar Butler, but the next moment it was a back pass and quickly distributed the ball to Blair on the outside.

Blair is very familiar with this kind of catching. He and Zhou Lin have been teammates for five years, and they are too familiar with each other.

When he received the ball, there was nothing in front of him, and the attention of all the defenders was drawn to the strong side of Zhou Lin and Butler.

Of course, this is also a defensive trade-off, they are willing to let Blair's three-point shot.

Blair hands up!
The arc of the ball is not high, it bounced on the rim a few times, and finally fell into the rim.

Victory is wearing a Patriots jersey today.

20-13.

The Patriots opened with a fourth 3-pointer.

"Rich, well done."

Blair clenched his fists, encouraging himself.

"The Patriots' three-pointer was hit without a miss, and it was hit by three players. For the Wildcats, it is a very bad signal."

The narrator also noticed this.

"Pay attention to the outside line!"

Smith was also in a hurry, as if he was holding down the gourd and picking up the ladle.

"Come on, brothers!"

Blair looked extremely excited, and he was also very fierce in the battle with Joe Crawford.

There is really a tendency to punch the old master to death.

Rondo wanted to stand up again, and the rhythm of a sudden stop and quick start deceived Lamar Butler's center of gravity. He rushed inside, and Zhou Lin quickly came up to defend.

Rondo hit the ball and passed through Zhou Lin's crotch.

This is a very creative pass.

The ball fell to Sherry Thomas, who was open, without hesitation, but at this moment, another black shadow flashed from the side.

Blair!
Blair jumped up like a superman who fell from the sky.

With a snap, Blair abruptly blocked Sherry Thomas from the air.

There was a height gap of about four inches or 10cm between the two of them, but Blair just covered him up abruptly.

"My God, who is this kid? Why can I see his shadow every round?"

"He became the X factor in the Patriots. I'm afraid even Coach Smith didn't expect his offensive and defensive rhythm to be disrupted by this unknown kid."

"I KNOW I CAN DO IT, I KNOW, I KNOW!!!"

Rich Blair roared to the sky, seeming to vent some emotions.

That is a kind of extreme love for basketball. Yes, he has no absolute talent in the field of basketball. He never thought that he would be able to enter the NBA one day. He did not study basketball for the purpose of going to a good university, because He already has better athletic options, and his talent could be better in other areas.

Becoming a member of an NCAA team is already his limit.

Even being able to stand on the stage today is like a dream come true.

Love has sustained him to this point, and it has allowed him to show his full energy in front of audiences across the United States.

"This is your day, Blair!"

Zhou Lin also said encouragingly.

(End of this chapter)