lakers championship

Chapter 60

Stanford University successfully advanced to the Sweet Sixteen after winning the University of Maryland.

With such a result, it has already tied with 2014, and if it goes one step further, it will be the elite eight.

The opponent that needs to be defeated to qualify is the University of Kansas, which ranked No. 2016 in the 1 National Championships.

The number one place does not depend on any historical record or the number of stars, it must be recognized by all parties.

Kansas ranked No. 1, relying on the nation's first regular season winning percentage of 15 wins and 3 losses, and winning the Big [-] Conference Championship, these two impressive records.

Such a record is amazing enough, but if you look at the opponents of the University of Kansas again,
Oklahoma University ranked 6th, West Virginia University ranked 9th, University of Iowa ranked 16th,

There are also three universities ranked 20, 21, and 29,

There is not a single weak team!
It can be said that the University of Kansas is so strong that it explodes!
The moment the University of Kansas confirmed its promotion, fans in various student forums at Stanford University said that it was enough to reach the top 16. Even if they lost the game, they would also welcome the return of the heroes of the Sequoia team.

Sequoia players don't care much about those things, though.

On the second day after advancing to the top [-], the Sequoia team had already arrived in Louisville, Kentucky.

The game against Kansas City will be held at the KFC Yum Center.

Everything went smoothly until the afternoon of the 23rd, the last pre-match training in the team.

The players of the Sequoia team found that every time they practiced before, the picture of Tianyang and Coach Johnny's lively discussion disappeared.

Before every battle in the past, such as against Oregon and Arizona, the two would analyze and discuss each other's strength, from the personality of the coach to the characteristics of the players, in every possible way.

But this time, from the first day of practice to the game against Kansas tomorrow, neither of them said a word.

Could it be that what Sheffield was worried about was true, Tianyang and the coach fell apart?
Just when everyone was guessing wildly, Coach Johnny clapped his hands and shouted, "Everyone, assemble!".

"Now, let me talk about the points to pay attention to in tomorrow's game."

"The opponent does not have a center in the traditional sense, and focuses on outside offense. Frank Mason and Wayne Selden are the two most important attackers of the opponent. In terms of defense, these two are compared to Tianyang and Marcus. You need to be much shorter. Therefore, you two should take advantage of your height and try to force each other to hit the basket; in terms of offense, Tianyang can have more individual singles, but it is best to shoot long 2 points instead of super long 3 points."

There was no communication for 3 consecutive days, and the style of play was stipulated as soon as they came up. The other players were worried, for fear that something unpleasant would happen.

Unexpectedly, Tianyang showed no resistance, and only heard him say, "Okay, no problem!"

It didn't look like a crash at all, and the other players looked at Sheffield suspiciously.

Shelfield also wondered, he did hear Tianyang and Johnny yelling loudly that day, and when he returned to the room, he found the trash can that had been kicked over. Could it be that there was a mistake?
Before he could figure it out, Johnny spoke again,

"The above is the basic idea, but to beat Kansas, there is another very critical point, that is, our whole team must run, and we cannot leave any open space. The opponent can become the No. 1 in the United States, relying on unparalleled passing and cutting , Off-the-ball running tactics, if one of us is careless or lazy, the opponent will get a shot, and the opponent's overall shooting rate is extremely high, so we must not take chances, understand?"

"Understood Coach," Tianyang was the first to answer.

The other team members were stunned again, is this very cooperative?It seems that the two didn't discuss tactics, so it doesn't mean anything.

"Finally, Grant and Travis, you two have to pay attention to one problem. The opponent's power forward Ellis has a relatively long shooting range. If he gets the ball easily, it will have a great impact on our defensive formation. You two must work hard. A lot of defense around the front, delaying his chance to catch the ball, understand?"

Grant and Travis nodded quickly, "Understood, I must..."

"Coach, I have a different idea." Tianyang said suddenly.

The other team members were taken aback, are they coming?Is it finally time to speak out?

"You said."

"Ellis averaged 16.9 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game this season. It seems that the data is not bad, but he can get this data because he averaged 30.3 minutes per game and a lot of offense. hand turnover..."

Before he finished speaking, Johnny raised his hand to interrupt, "I know this, you want to say that he is not very efficient, you can let him catch the ball, and then slow down the University of Kansas's offensive speed, right?"

"Yes", as soon as Tianyang said the words, the other team members nodded one after another. In the end, Coach Johnny has rich experience and has already seen all kinds of situations clearly.

Never thought about it, Tianyang continued, "You may think Ellis has a good shooting rate and a very long shooting distance, so you think the effect of letting him catch the ball is zero, but if we adopt a double-team strategy after he catches the ball, it is very Easy to tackle or force him into turnovers..."

"Why do you say that?" Johnny frowned.

"I watched Kansas this season at 4X speed over three nights. Ellis had 75 turnovers, more than their point guard Frank Mason, and the 75 Among the turnovers, 56 times were all because he was in a high position to support, but he was intimidated."

After Tianyang finished speaking, Johnny fell silent, and there was no expression of joy or anger on his face.

It took about a minute for Johnny to speak again, "You mean, Kansas is imitating the Warriors' style of play, and Ellis is like Green, with high ball-handling tactics, not as good as Green and Curry playing pick-and-rolls?"

"Yes, that's what I meant."

"It makes sense. No matter how good Ellis scores, he can't kill the game just like Green, but if Wayne and Mason are allowed to play, it will be Curry's wave of taking away the game." Blunt put forward his opinion.

Johnny nodded, "Okay, let's defend a few rounds according to your method tomorrow, Grant, Travis, you two heard?"

"I heard it, I heard it." Grant and the two nodded again and again, but they were in a state of confusion like other players.

The agreed general is not right?Could it be that Tianyang is too strong, and Coach Johnny is begging for perfection?

Another hour of training, other players left the arena with doubts, only Tianyang continued to practice.

Coach Johnny and Blount walked up to him, "Thank you for spending so much time thinking about tactics for the team."

"Coach, you are welcome." Tianyang put down the basketball, "I should say thank you, and I owe you an apology."

Before Johnny could say anything, Blount yelled out happily, "Haha, I told you that this kid won't be so stupid. Calm down, and he will figure it out in a few days. See if you are in a hurry, and let him He plays more singles to prevent injury!"

Johnny still didn't speak, Tianyang walked in front of him and bowed, "I'm sorry, coach, I was dazzled by money before, your suggestion is right, I shouldn't do any risky moves. "

"It's good that you can figure it out." Johnny took a deep breath, "I hope that after the NCAA tour is over, we can all be proud of each other's achievements."

"Come on together" Blunt held up his right hand.

"Come on together" Tianyang and Johnny also raised their right hands.

"And me, and me" Shelfield rushed out from nowhere, followed by the rest of the Sequoia team.

In the end, the entire Sequoia team gathered together and shouted loudly, "Come on!"

　Feels like a bit of a middle school at the end. . .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)