super heavy artillery

Chapter 66 Losing and Adjusting

Alford did not make adjustments to the lineup on the field.He seemed to only see the poor performance of the players on the court and nothing else.

An Luo had many questions in his mind, but he didn't ask them in the end.This is not in a college classroom, where the last thing a player should do is question his head coach.

Prince is also in doubt. Since the current lineup can no longer win, why not adjust it.An Luo didn't say anything, just shrugged his shoulders towards the opponent, then sat on the bench, staring at the court, wondering what he was thinking.

The timeout ends quickly and the game continues.

The five Alex who re-entered the stage were all holding their breath.It should be said that Alford's reprimand is still effective. They have become more active on the offensive end and have become much tougher on the defensive end.For a while, UCLA was evenly matched with Kansas.But this is not the situation Alford wants to see. Although the scores of the two teams rise alternately, the point difference has not been shortened, and UCLA has no hope of winning.

In the 12th minute of the game, the Kansas coach replaced his own bench.No coach will let his main players play the whole game.And they are now ahead of their opponents, occupying the initiative on the court.

Seeing the opponent's substitution, Alford finally replaced the three of An Luo.

An Luo sat on the chair, very unhappy.In several games he came on at 8 minutes, today he was 4 minutes late, which gave him a feeling of stepping back, which he didn't like.

But if you are not happy, you are not happy, you have to play well in the game.He began to move on the field in accordance with Alford's tactical requirements.Although he showed a fairly good offense with the ball in the last game, the linkage with his teammates was really poor.So Alford still arranged for him to play off the ball.

As soon as An Luo played, UCLA's state improved.Especially the offensive end has become more energetic.

After An Luo hit two consecutive three-pointers, the head coach of Kansas immediately replaced their starting second position, a white player with a much better height and wingspan than An Luo.This person made An Luo very uncomfortable.His defense against An Luo is different from others. He relies on his height and wingspan to keep between An Luo and the ball holder to prevent him from receiving the ball.The most important thing is that he is no worse than An Luo in terms of speed and endurance.However, An Luo adjusted in a timely manner. He began to seek help from his teammates and asked for pick-and-roll cover.With his masterful off-the-ball movement and the cover of his teammates, An Luo still hit several three-pointers.Chased the score back.

If it continues to develop, under An Luo's super offensive, it may also be able to reap another victory.Unfortunately, Kansas has a player named Brannen Green, who shattered UCLA's five-game winning streak.

An Luo hadn't heard of this person at all, but he was taken aback by the opponent's perverted three-pointer.In the second half, the guy made 5 of 4 shots from beyond the arc, negating An Luo's efforts.

Is this guy also a hacker?

Of course not.In fact, there are many little-known characters. They may be weaker in strength, but they will always explode once or twice in their lives.And An Luo and UCLA happened to run into the outbreak of others.

In the end, UCLA lost to the visiting University of Kansas 78:86.

After the game, An Luo and Holiday went directly to the locker room.It can be seen that these guys are not in a good mood.

安洛这场比赛倒是中规中矩，出场18分钟，三分球7投4中，中距离4投3中，拿下了18分。这已经是UCLA上场的球员中得分最高的了。不过在大家的眼里，他得高分已经不是奇怪的事情了。除了他，阿历克斯9分11篮板1助攻1盖帽，阿隆·霍勒迪13分7助攻2篮板1抢断，普林斯8分3篮板3助攻，黑大个儿托尼·帕克4分9篮板。

It did not perform very well.But it's not that the whole game was bad, at least in the second half.When An Luo and several people are on the field, the efficiency is still acceptable.At the beginning, Holiday scored several beautiful goals by relying on his own breakthrough, but he failed to score.Of his seven assists, six of them were obtained when An Luo and the others were on the court, but if those few guys can win a little bit, his assists will be in double figures.This is what pissed him off the most.

Regardless of strength, as long as you lose, many problems will emerge.For example, Alford's vacillation of the team's tactical system led to instability in the army; insufficient proficiency in running and bombing tactics, unstable effective connection between players, and failed to exert their original power; the defense was not systematic and could not be restrained The opponent's attack and so on.These are at the center of people's discussions, and of course there are many opinions that question the level and quality of coaches and players.

In short, many people have reasons to criticize UCLA and Alford.

But having said that, these problems really need to be solved urgently.Alford himself is very aware of the team's problems. In the final analysis, it is the direction of the team's development.This is also what he has been thinking about: whether to achieve results or stick to his heart.

In fact, this problem has troubled many people, and most of them choose to bow to reality.And Alford is no exception.

The next day, November 11, UCLA played against Wake Forest University Devil Deacons from the Atlantic Coast League at home.

Before the game started, An Luo and the others were extremely excited. The failure of the previous day did not leave a shadow on them at all.

Early this morning, Alford notified them that Alex, Tony, Prince, An Luo, and Holiday will be the team's starters for this game.In fact, Holiday and Alex have already been the starting players, but they are still very excited. These little friends are stronger, and the tacit understanding between them is also better.

The lineup adjustment this time means that Alford finally abandoned the old positional warfare and began to use faster-paced tactics.But this does not mean that Alford gave up, so An Luo and others must let him see a bright future; they must fight a beautiful victory, and make him believe that this lineup can bring him victory.

Although Wake Forest is a traditional strong team, there have been NBA superstars such as Tim Duncan and Chris Paul.But Wake Forest University has not won the NCAA national championship so far, and the best result is the NCAA Final Four.

With a good reputation, but not too strong, it is really suitable as an opponent in such a situation.

(End of this chapter)