Legend of Tomorrow

Michigan's defensive end adopts man-to-man tactics. Guo Xu's main defense is not the 185cm point guard Terry, but the 188cm shooting guard Casey Shaw.

This is what Guo Xu himself requested, and it is very targeted. In the time loop, his defense against Casey Xiao is very effective. Tom Izzo was worried that he would not be able to defend, so the two had an argument. If Guo Xu's defense is not good, he will have to switch defenses after a few rounds.

The outside players at the University of Florida are average in strength. Terry's role is generally to dribble the ball across half court, then wait for opportunities to shoot three-pointers, and occasionally hit pick-and-roll breakthroughs; Casey Shaw is good at running without the ball and has super physical strength. Constantly running away from the defense, catching the ball and shooting.

Since Casey Shaw's ability to attack with the ball is limited, Guo Xu is perfect for him. Cliffs defends the point guard. Once the counterattack is as misplaced as a quick counterattack, there is a high chance of scoring, killing two birds with one stone.

Casey Shaw first cut from the baseline, then ran out of the perimeter and made a big circle without receiving the pass. Guo Xu was active in pursuit and defense and could always avoid the screen. He was familiar with the timing of screen inside the Buddha University.

Mike Miller was also being taken care of by Peterson and it was difficult to catch the ball. After passing the ball several times, Terry and Haslem played a pick-and-roll and distributed the ball in the middle. Haslem's mid-range shot missed due to interference from Richardson. Randy grabbed a backcourt rebound.

The University of Florida players returned to defense very quickly. They watched the video of Michigan's game and knew that the opponent was good at counterattack. If Michigan plays a quick offensive and defensive transition and controls the rhythm, Buddha University has no chance of winning.

Cliffs took the ball to the frontcourt and played the tactic just now. Randy blocked the point guard, and Guo Xu caught the ball from the side.

This time Bonner defended. Guo Xu raised the ball with both hands and feinted, changed direction to the middle, and passed Bonner in one step with his speed. Terry bypassed the screen and chased up, blocking Guo Xu's breakthrough route. , Randy cut to the basket from the right side.

Guo Xu jumped up while running, facing Terry and threw the ball into the air with one hand. The ball was not fast and the height was just right. Springman center Randy jumped high, making an alley-oop with both hands and tilting his feet back. , the body arched, and the movement was very stretched, and the ball was smashed into the basket.

5-0, Guo Xu made the first assist.

The audience applauded, and many Michigan State fans cheered.

Horvath shouted: Jason Guo's wonderful pass, Randy's dunk was beautiful! This alley-oop combination could be selected as the top five goals of the day in the NBA. His timing of distributing the ball was just right.

Woodson said: Jason is only a first-year freshman. He went to school early and is now 18 years old. As long as he maintains this state, I think he will also hope to enter the NBA in the future.

The offensive of the University of Florida, their scoring points are relatively average, and the guards must also provide offensive firepower. Casey Xiao failed to get rid of Guo Xu last time, and in the second round, he resorted to his own unique trick - stop and run outside!

Casey Shaw will hit 3 or 4 such balls in almost every game. He first runs out of the three-point line and pretends to reach for the ball, but his teammates usually don't pass the ball unless there is a big gap. He immediately rushes out of the three-point line. Stop and turn, relying on the characteristics of light weight and flexibility, the turning speed is very fast, and then accelerates to make an air cut to the basket. At this time, his teammates will pass to him, and he will take three steps after receiving the ball. After rushing up, it is difficult to be guarded.

This kind of escape relies on the inertia of the defender chasing after him. What made Casey Shaw collapse was that when he ran out of the three-point line and turned around, he found that Guo Xu, who had just been close to him, did not follow him. He stood near the free throw line and let go. Two steps ahead of him.

As he ran out of space, Terry passed the ball over.

Guo Xu was as relaxed as he was when he faced Wisconsin point guard Barry Hill in the first game, but he didn't provoke the opponent with trash talk. After all, he was an acquaintance who had trained together many times. He was fooled by Casey Shaw when he participated in the training of the University of Buddha a few times ago, and now he has fully adapted to the opponent's playing rhythm, and he is very clear that the opponent is not accurate in three-pointers.

Casey Shaw missed a single three-pointer in the training match, and only scored two or three out of ten goals in open practice. Shooting threes in games is different than shooting threes in practice.

The psychological pressure doubled, and this kind of people basically didn't care about the outside line.

Regardless of shooting guard or point guard, not being able to shoot three-pointers is a huge weakness. This is the case with Cliffs. No matter how good the body is, a player who cannot practice three-pointers will find it difficult to gain a foothold in the NBA unless he is a super player. Defensive expert, or with superb breakthrough and organizational skills.

In the open space, if the opponent does not provoke, Casey Shaw has to shoot.

This is a nationally broadcast game, a stage that all NCAA players dream of. If Casey Shaw doesn't vote, everyone will clearly see his shortcomings, and it will be difficult for him to join the NBA in the future. He is already 21 years old, and he still has the body of a point guard and the soul of a shooting guard.

Casey Shaw chose a jump shot, took aim and shot, but the ball still missed the basket. Richardson grabbed the backcourt rebound and passed it to Guo Xu.

Guo Xu immediately started a fast break, and Casey Shaw pressed close to the midline. Guo Xu's center of gravity was very low, and he quickly slapped the ball to his left hand with his right hand. With a slight movement of his body, he dribbled the ball behind his left hand and handed it to his right hand again. He changed direction to the right, from Casey Shaw passed by.

In the time loop, when he used this move, Casey Shaw usually had to fake it twice to get used to it. Like most people, he has trouble guarding the left hand and moves laterally half a beat slower.

Guo Xu broke through from the right and stopped in front of the three-point line to shoot a three-pointer. Richardson rushed in front. Even if he missed the shot, his teammates grabbed the rebound. He had no pressure. The less pressure he takes to shoot, the easier it is to hit a shot. He hit another three-pointer.

8-0, personal 6th point.

When the University of Florida attacked, Cliffs knocked the ball out of the sideline, resulting in a dead ball. Coach Donovan was forced to request a timeout at the beginning.

Donovan emphasized guarding against Cliffs and Richardson before the game, thinking that Guo Xu only performed well by chance. Cliffs is very famous and Richardson has amazing physical fitness. These two are the biggest threats on the offensive end. of.

Unfortunately, he guessed wrong, Guo Xu was the core of the offense.

Tom Izzo is willing to arrange tactics for Guo Xu in order to win by surprise. It is impossible for any team to guess that someone will become stronger overnight. If it can ensure a championship, why sacrifice the interests of veterans? He has always preached team basketball and asked his teammates to be selfless.

Donovan changed his defensive strategy, and Haslem went to guard Guo Xu's pick-and-roll, focusing on Randy. The disadvantage of this is that Bonnard and Richardson are matched up.

Richardson's offensive ability with the ball is worse than his shooting, but when he singled out Bonner who was 208CM, he was out of position.

Donovan now has an ominous premonition. Even if Richardson is allowed to play, he must not continue to relax his defense against Guo Xu. He seems to be a greater threat than Cliffs.

On the Michigan side, Izzo praised Guo Xu and emphasized that he should continue to be the core of the offense and the main tactics remain unchanged. Cliffs is responsible for dribbling the ball through half the court. Even if he is a good opportunity in one-on-one action, it is only an option after the cooperation cannot be achieved.

Players from both sides return to the court and the game continues.

When the University of Florida attacked, Terry dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and handed it to the team's core Mike Miller. The latter organized in the middle, protected the basketball and observed his teammates' movements. Bonner created a screen for Terry from the side, and Miller passed the ball back. To the point guard.

Terry raised the ball with both hands and feinted to break through, and Randy switched defenses.

Bonner made an empty cut to the inside, received a pass from Terry in the penalty area, leaned on Cliffs with his back, turned around and threw a shot, and scored with his height advantage.

8 to 2, Buddha University also opened.