lakers championship

Chapter 40 Cornerstone Players
It is not Tianyang's character to publicly express what he wants.

It's just because the whole team has been suffering for a long time, and the confidence in their hearts is very little.

If it wasn't for the strong stimulation, it would be really difficult to take effect, so he said domineeringly that he wanted to blow up the opponent at halftime.

After this remark, the depressed atmosphere permeating the players disappeared instantly without a trace.

The team starts discussing the excitement of Las Vegas, and Breed apologizes by hugging Donian.

Johnny beckoned Tianyang to sit together, and the two began to discuss how to deal with the University of Washington.

The bus transferred to the plane, and 4 hours later, the Sequoia team landed in Las Vegas.

After arriving at the hotel, checking in, and putting away the luggage, the whole team immediately went to the arena to train as soon as possible.

The first thing to train is double-team tactics. Johnny believes that the University of Washington is very dependent on two players, Murray and Chris. As long as they are locked up, the threat will be greatly reduced.And judging from the game video, Washington does often lose because of this.

Of course, the Sequoia team itself is also very dependent on Tianyang.

In the last game of the regular season, against Arizona State University, the opponent seized this point, double-teamed and locked Tianyang, and finally won easily.

However, they were also locked, Tianyang could only attack by himself and could not pass the ball, while Morrie and Chris were prone to forced errors.

Because the overall height of the University of Washington is not enough, the power forward Chris is the tallest player in the team, and often faces the enemy's big center, and the point guard Morrie is small and weak, and it is difficult to play against the defense.

Therefore, even if they have two NBA-level players, they can only rank eighth in the regular season.

The Sequoia team practiced step by step, and the four days flew by.

At 3:9 pm on March 2th, the MGM Sports Management will start the audience admission.

The match between the two teams was the first match of the 2016 Pac-1 League Championship, which attracted more than 2 player and [-] spectators to watch.

During the player appearance ceremony, Shelfield said excitedly: "I'm going! Playing in front of so many fans, it's exciting to think about it! If you make a 3-pointer, the cheers from the audience will deafen your ears. ?”

Tianyang smiled and said nothing, as usual, before starting the fight, he did a set of warm-up moves.

……

In Los Angeles, the Lakers training base, in the executive meeting room, the Buss brothers and sisters, Kupchak, and other executives sat in distinct factions.

A large-screen TV in the conference room was showing the pregame ceremony between the Stanford Sequoias and the University of Washington Huskies.

Jenny-Buss had a cold face and asked coldly: "Jim, that Chinese is the rookie you've been wasting time on scouting recently? I heard you plan to give him a 16-20 pick?"

Jim Bass snorted and replied, "Watch your wording, what do you mean by 'waste'?"

Jenny smiled contemptuously, "First of all, it is impossible for us to have the 16-20 pick, and secondly, he is not worthy of the 16-20 pick. Cornerstone player!"

"The cornerstone player..." Jim wanted to say something.

But before he finished speaking, Jenny interrupted him, "Need I remind you again? You made a promise in 14 to lead the Lakers back to the ranks of the strong team for three years. Your time is not enough. too much."

Jenny's words made Jim's face extremely ugly. In the past two years, he has indeed failed very badly in rebuilding the team.

Regardless of the failure of chasing big-name freedom, in terms of the draft, Randall, the No. 14 pick in 7, performed mediocrely, and Russell, the No. 15 pick in [-], is about to end his first season, and his performance has not met the expectations of the 'next Jordan'.

"I will do what I say! If it doesn't work, I will resign. But now! I'm the chief operating officer!" Jim growled.

"Okay then." Jenny shrugged her shoulders and said disdainfully, "Let's take a look at the performance of the people you wasted your time investigating."

……

In the MGM Grand sports management, Tianyang stood on the court.

He was surprised to find that the University of Washington had a three-guard lineup, and Andrew, who was facing him, was at least 3 centimeters shorter than him.But this is nothing, Travis on the inside is at least 5 centimeters taller than his opponent Dixon, and Grant completely blocked Chris, almost unable to see his head.

In the jump ball session, Grant easily passed the ball to Marcus, who took the ball to the frontcourt.

Walking to the halfway line, Mori started to press down, and the basketball immediately flew into Tianyang's hands.

Taking the ball to the left wing position, Tianyang looked around the audience. Although the University of Washington was not tall enough overall, they all adopted the strategy of going around the front on the inside defense, and all used the strategy of sticking to the interference and receiving the ball on the outside defense. Appropriate passing opportunities.

In that case, why not come by yourself, adjust your posture slightly, Tianyang pulls out his hand dryly, and Andrew jumps up to interfere.

Tianyang was already much taller than Andrew, and he used Kobe's two-stage shooting. Andrew's interference was useless, basically equivalent to an open shot.

A 3-pointer was hit, and there was applause in the MGM Grand sports tube.

The University of Washington attacked, Murray dribbled the ball across the half, stopped at the top of the arc and waited for his teammates to move.

Every ball in the championship must be contested, how can it be easy to give a chance to run tactics?
Tianyang rushed towards Mori with gestures, and formed a double-team with Marcus in an instant.

Murray had no choice but to pass the ball, but Chris on the inside had just received the basketball and was also double-teamed by Grant and Travis.

Chris tried to play 1 and 2 but failed, so he could only pass the basketball to Andrew who was outside the 3-point line. The latter took the ball and wanted to make a shot, but he hesitated. When he made up his mind, Tianyang had already stopped him.

Morrie ran back from the top of the arc, trying to meet Andrew, but was blocked by Marcus halfway.Murray wanted to retreat again and go to the midfield to receive the ball, but the attack time was running out.Andrew hastily pulled out his hand, and Tianyang jumped.

With a "snap", Tianyang successfully blocked the shot, and Marcus and Morrie rushed to the basketball at the same time.

There is not much difference in speed between the two, but Marcus has the slight advantage of having a longer arm and grabs the basketball first.

At this time, Tianyang had almost reached the center line, and Andrew had just started from the three-point line. Seeing this situation, Marcus threw the ball directly to the frontcourt.The speed of the basketball was relatively fast, and Tianyang caught up to the short corner on the right before getting the basketball.

Everyone thought he was going to layup, but he took a step back, stood in the bottom corner, and raised his hand for a 3-pointer.

Another hit gave the Sequoia a 6-0 lead.

The University of Washington attacked again, Chris hit the ball inside and was blocked by Grant.

Travis grabbed the basketball and passed it directly to Tianyang for a quick break.With no one chasing and defending, Tianyang scored an easy layup.

On the third offense of the University of Washington, Murray used Chris's high pick-and-roll to break into the inside for a three-step layup. Unfortunately, he failed to score, and the Sequoia team launched a defensive counterattack.

Seeing Tianyang get the ball for the fourth time, the University of Washington coach Romar on the sidelines instructed Murray and Andrew to double-team.

The double-teaming was very successful, and the two completely surrounded Tianyang.

It's a pity that neither of their heights can pose a threat to Tianyang.

And Tianyang, in line with the belief of 'beating the opponent at halftime', took advantage of the hot feeling, and took off fiercely.

"Bang, bang", the basketball bounced back and forth into the frame, but finally fell into the basket.

With 11 points in a row, the fans in the MGM sports tube were excited, and the University of Washington called a timeout.

Jenny Buss, who was sitting in front of the TV in the Lakers training base, looked embarrassed.

Jim Buss snapped his fingers and said happily: "Maybe he's the cornerstone player I'm looking for."

　Almost shut down by the names of Marquis and Marcus. . .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)