ace marshal

Chapter 599 I would rather give two points than three points

The round of 16 between UCLA and UConn has begun.

UConn's first offense, UCLA used the "super switch defense" tactic to successfully defend against the opponent's three-point threat and inside offense.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have never seen such a defensive strategy in the NCAA game, almost giving up the inside and defending the outside. Is this tactic really thought up by Coach Holland~?! This doesn't seem like a decision he would make with his old-school style~!!"

The commentator at the scene also sighed.

It seems that Lan Shengli's defensive tactics have had an effect, but how long this effect can last depends on what kind of countermeasures the University of Connecticut will make.

For UCLA, it is not enough to just do a good job on defense, they also need to suppress opponents on the offensive end.

However, UCLA's offense seems to have always been nothing to worry about. The personal abilities of Westbrook and a few others, as well as a more tacit cooperation, have been able to make the team "take whatever they want" on the offensive end.

In the first attack, Collison and Westbrook made a counter-running cooperation. The latter received the pass from the former and hit the middle distance steadily.

"If these two people can have more cooperation like this, I think it will be the best thing for the team~!!"

Seeing this, Lan Shengli sighed.

While talking, the University of Connecticut continued to attack, UCLA was still in the zone defense position, and Connecticut still let Thabeet get the ball at the free throw line to support his teammates.

Just like the previous round, even if the University of Connecticut got an open chance to receive the ball through the screen, it was difficult to get a slightly disturbed shot, let alone an open chance, and they couldn't even see the basket.

"That's right, that's it. The purpose of the super switch defense is that there is no corresponding defensive player. Every position must have a height advantage in the matchup, and use the height advantage to cover the opponent~!! Hold on, this tactic is currently Very successful~!!"

Seeing this, Lan Shengli secretly cheered for the team.

"Move, move and hit, don't die~!"

The head coach at UConn saw that the team's offense was always stagnating, and he yelled to remind him.

Fortunately, the attack time of NCAA games is 35 seconds, and the team has many opportunities to try offensive methods~! !

Here, a small forward from the University of Connecticut, a white pitcher is holding the ball, facing the UCLA center defense.

"Breakthrough, open up the space to break through, there is no chance of three-pointers, two-pointers are okay~!!"

The head coach of the University of Connecticut shouted from the sidelines as if he was calling a timeout, arranging tactics for the players.

Seeing this, the white small forward immediately dribbled the ball backwards to open up space, but the UCLA center kept sticking tightly and refused to give him a chance to shoot.

It's still the same sentence: break through at will, and don't give three points.

The white small forward turned his head and saw that the timer was running out, so he dribbled the ball with his left hand and accelerated to break through his opponent, heading towards the inside.

Seeing this, Westbrook gave up Thabeet again and went to defend the white small forward.

But this time, the white small forward learned the lesson of being blocked by his teammates before. Instead of rushing directly to the basket, he made a mid-range shot near the free throw line with the help of Thabeet's cover.

Because the University of Connecticut's three-point field shots are the most among all NCAA teams, so correspondingly, their mid-range shots are the least. Such shots were really rare in previous games.

Westbrook was blocked by Thabeet.So there is no chance to make up for it.

"Swipe~!!!"

The ball quickly passed through the net and hit hollow.

Connecticut scored.

Although it is the way they are least used to, it is good to be able to score.

"Crack clap clap!!!"

"Keep it up, it's okay, it's okay to defend, it's very good~!! Continue to let them shoot two points, and absolutely don't give three points~!!"

Holland saw that Westbrook and others felt a little lost about the loss, so he immediately got up and clapped his hands, shouting and encouraging the players who came to the frontcourt.

It seems that coach Holland is also ready to fully implement Lan Shengli's tactics: he would rather give two points than three points.

Although this tactic sounds a bit extreme, it seems understandable to do so against an extreme team like the University of Connecticut.

"As long as we can maintain our own offensive rhythm, we are not afraid of the opponent scoring two points,"

Lan Shengli didn't seem to panic, feeling that the game was still under his control.

"Swipe~!!!"

While talking, Collison used Love's pick-and-roll and used his very good horseback archery posture to score the ball.

"Okay, that's how we play, our two-point shot is the best way to score, and their two-point shot is the worst, so we won't lose in the two-point shot~!!"

Lan Shengli is still confident about the situation of the game.

The University of Connecticut seems to have adapted to UCLA's super switch defense. After their outside players get the ball, they directly choose to break through and pass the defense first.

Although there is still no chance of a three-point shot, the University of Connecticut is patient enough. In order to find an open space for a three-point shot, they would rather risk a 35-second offensive violation.

"Two points can also be shot~?! What are you thinking~?!"

The head coach of the University of Connecticut saw that the players gave up several good mid-range shots, so he said it excitedly.

It seems that the players still prefer to shoot three-pointers.

Perhaps in their eyes, a game without three-point shooting is not a UConn game.

"Dum~!!!"

However, after passing the ball several times to no avail, the 35-second attack time also came.

"The three-point obsession will cost them,"

Seeing this, Lan Shengli spoke.

Connecticut, which had a two-point chance and wanted a three-pointer, didn't even get a point.

UConn's offense has struggled a bit, but UCLA's offense has been resolute.

This time it was replaced by Westbrook and the center's pick-and-roll tactics.

Because Westbrook has hit once in the middle distance before, his confidence in shooting has greatly increased.

In the case that the supplementary defense has not yet arrived, Westbrook directly made a mid-to-long-range jumper.

"Clang~!!"

However, this time the ball failed to hit.

"If Westbrook can keep his shooting more stable and improve his shooting percentage, he will be even better than he is now,"

(End of this chapter)