"Shadow, Hibbert is not that easy to defend."
After Springman left, Durant reminded again.
"Don't worry, I can handle it ."
Lin Ying said .
His rare reversal made Durant feel relieved.
As an analyst, his decisions are all considered.
After taking the "Secret Book of Martial Arts" from Springman, his understanding of tactics reached a new level.
The biggest problem with the death lineup is also what both Barnes and Durant have worried about: Will he be beaten by Hibbert?
His answer is: not necessarily.
He is relatively familiar with the player Hibbert, and can even be said to be familiar with him.
Nicknamed "Black Yao Ming", he spent most of his career with the Indiana Pacers.
His most glorious moment was when he played for the Pacers against the Heat's Big Three. He ravaged the Heat's already weak inside line and lived up to his reputation as the "Black Yao Ming."
At that time, the Pacers were able to compete with the Heat, and his role was very obvious.
As a result, he received a top-salary contract, which is rare for an inside player.
After the Heat disintegrated, his role became smaller, and his own condition declined significantly. A thing called "Greek Coin" was born on a certain forum.
To summarize its technical features:
Good low-post defense, good at blocking shots, but prone to fouling due to slow movement;
He can catch dunks on the offensive end, but his athletic ability is limited, and he lacks speed and explosiveness. He also particularly likes hook shots and mid-range shots. In this respect, he is a bit like Yao Ming, the only difference is... he is very unstable.
To sum up, Hibbert was a second-rate center in the league during his prime.
If it was Hibbert at his peak, Lin Ying probably wouldn't be able to defend him now.
No matter how many shortcomings he has, his level is there.
But the problem is that Hibbert is not at his peak yet, and is not even mature yet.
In this historical year, Jeff Green and Hibbert led the team to the semi-finals. Green directly participated in the draft and was selected with the 5th pick.
But Hibbert didn't run!
You know, he is already a junior!
His situation is also different from Hansbrough's, he is simply immature and performs poorly.
When Green went to the NBA, he had more shots on the court and his statistics improved, so he was selected in the first round.
So when facing Hibbert at this time, his answer is not necessarily.
That’s the defensive side, and then there’s the offensive side that Springman was talking about.
Being a time traveler certainly has its advantages.
The reason why Hibbert made some people give birth to the nickname "Hibbert Coin" and even the new nickname "Gao Yuanyuan" that appeared later was because of the sharp contrast between his performance and his contract.
A top-paid center who often scores 0 points, or even has all technical statistics of 0, is no wonder fans make fun of him.
Moreover, unlike other players whose level suddenly dropped, his level couldn't even be called a cliff-like drop, it was a direct space jump!
This change in data naturally attracted the attention of Lin Ying, a data analyst.
That's basically due to two reasons.
One reason is that due to the development of basketball, the living space of traditional inside players has been infinitely squeezed.
Think about it, Yao Ming was troubled by Okur at the time, and Hibbert was in that era almost ten years later.
At that time, there were more and more big men who could shoot three-pointers, so it goes without saying how uncomfortable Hibbert was.
You have to know that his speed is much slower than Yao Ming.
If it's number two, it's purely a psychological problem on Hibbert's part.
Even if we can't keep up with the times, we will still make some contribution instead of being a complete failure.
So Lin Ying felt that he had a certain chance of defeating Hibbert.
Of course, he also knew that doing so would mean that all the pressure from both teams would be concentrated on him.
If he really fails to defend Hibbert, or if his outside shooting is not good, he will become the scapegoat for the team's defeat.
But this is exactly what he thought.
Durant has been carrying the team forward, and in the previous final against Kansas, no one could step up and give him enough help.
This scene is so similar to the one in history when Durant went to the Nets and played the divisional semifinals against the Bucks.
He didn't want such a tragedy to happen in advance, so when he had the chance he chose to step forward and help Durant share the pressure.
As Durant always insisted, they are a team.
Durant was even more surprised at this time, because Lin Ying had never spoken to him like this before.
"If I really can't defend myself at that time, you will still be there to help me defend."
After seeing Durant's expression, Lin Ying continued.
And at the end, he said something he had said many times:
"I trust you."
Durant looked at Lin Ying for a while, and finally could only nod.
Lin Ying is usually not talkative, but he suddenly said so much today. He probably has made up his mind.
At times like this, he just needs to give his support directly.
…
Over the next two days, the University of Texas spent a lot of time training Springman's "new tactics."
Lin Ying was arranged at the five position in the starting lineup, and then faced Wendel on the court.
Judging from the training results, Springman's tactics are very effective.
Wendel is not very good at offense, and it is difficult for him to score against Lin Ying in the low post.
As for the defensive end, after Lin Ying pulled him out, he basically couldn't go back.
This was a perfect implementation of Spliman's tactical concept.
Of course, it is too early to say that the tactics are effective at this time.
Even if Hibbert is immature, he is better than Wendell, and Georgetown University's starting lineup is much stronger than Texas' bench.
However, such training at least makes the University of Texas players more confident.
Because this tactic is their magic weapon!
A day later, the University of Oklahoma took the lead in the play-offs, where they were defeated miserably and received a one-day experience card for the "March Madness" tour.
Now, the only teams left in the Big 12 Conference are Kansas and the University of Texas.
…
Every year's "March Madness" is a grand event for football fans across the United States.
Well, although it has now been eliminated first.
People in gambling companies are not stupid. They will not do business that will lose money.
However, there is still an endless stream of people buying.
Because unlike other competitions, there are too many uncertainties in a single-elimination competition like "Crazy Three".
It is precisely because of this uncertainty that it is basically unrealistic for websites to manipulate all competitions.
Of course, the result of this uncertainty is also cruel. It is said that tens of thousands of people buy spinach every year, but so far no one has ever won.
The closest time was when someone bought a dark horse team with odds of 1 to 200, and it finally made it to the finals, but unfortunately it was still one step away from winning the championship.
Even if you don't buy it, you will discuss it.
Houston.
After the training, Yao Ming went to the infirmary first, and after the treatment, he returned to the locker room with his right knee wrapped in ice.
Last December, he suffered a non-metastatic fracture of the tibia in his right leg and rested for nearly two months before returning.
This is also why Yao Ming appeared in Austin to watch Lin Ying play before. At that time, he happened to have free time when he made his comeback.
Yao Ming is in great form after his comeback. Led by him and McGrady, the Rockets have now reached fourth place in the Western Conference.
He walked into the locker room, which was bustling with activity.
"T-mac" McGrady;
"Streetball King" Alston;
"Uncle Mutombo"
"Haye" Hayes;
"President" Battier;
"Bob" Bunch Wells;
Luther Head, Uncle Ho, John Lucas III, "European Kobe" Spanoulis...
What’s in this room is not people, but youth.
"Yao, we're buying Crazy Three, do you want to try?"
When Alston saw Yao Ming coming in, he stood up and greeted him with a smile.
Yao Ming smiled and shook his head. He didn't understand anything about spinach.
“Just to participate, the rest of us bought in.”
Alston continued.
They were chatting animatedly about which team they were more optimistic about.
"T-mac, you bought it too?"
After Yao Ming sat down, he turned and asked McGrady.
"I bought Ohio State. Greg Oden is so good! They will definitely win the championship!"
Looking at McGrady's excited expression, it seems that he not only bought it, but also bought a lot.
"I think the University of Florida has a better chance. They not only have talent but also experience. How about buying one from me?"
At this time, Alston walked over and sat down next to Yao Ming.
"Mr. President, which one do you prefer?"
Yao Ming did not answer directly, but turned his gaze to Battier beside him.
Everyone bought it, so it would be a bit out of place if he didn't buy anything.
However, he has to ask other people's opinions first, and it is safest to follow the crowd and buy in the wave.
“Duke.”
Battier said with a smile.
Duke's strength this year is very average, and Battier is unconditionally supporting his alma mater .
Yao Ming asked around, but no one had the same answer.
This is a bit embarrassing.
"Yao, isn't there a Chinese player playing in the NCAA?"
At this moment, Uncle Mu reminded in his heavy metal mudslide voice.
This reminder is very timely.
However, Yao Ming didn't know whether the University of Texas was included in the "Crazy Three", so he turned around and asked Alstom and confirmed that it was included, and finally he chose the University of Texas.
"Are you sure? Yao, their odds are 200 to 1. With these odds, they will most likely be eliminated in the first round."
Alston spoke up to remind him.
Yao Ming nodded. Is it necessary to be so particular when buying toys?
Just consider it as a little support for Lin Ying.
Although he had only met Lin Ying once, he still had a very good impression of Lin Ying.
"Okay, buy as much as you want."
"88 dollars."
When he asked just now, he also asked how much they bought. Most of them cost around 100 or 200 yuan. McGrady's was a little more but only around 1,000 yuan.
As Chinese people, we also like to make a gamble on things like this.
88, get rich.
Don't completely disbelieve in metaphysics.
Alstom quickly bought it for Yao Ming and immediately asked for money.
Very real.
But it is also necessary.
Spinach is like lottery. Even though the money involved isn't much, there will inevitably be disputes if you win.
Yao Ming stood up and gave the money to Alstom, and when he sat down again he no longer paid attention to the spinach matter.
Compared to that, it is more important for the team to win more games in the next game.
The competition for playoff spots in the Western Conference has been fierce in recent years, and many games will last until the last day of the regular season.
…
After the warm-up the day before, the long-awaited "Crazy March" finally arrived on March 14th!
A total of 32 games in the four regions in the first round of Crazy Three will be held over two days.
The first day is for all the teams in the upper half to compete, that is, the teams with odd seed numbers from 1 to 8 in each region.
Well, no Texas, their game against Georgetown is the day after.
However, this day is the one that fans pay the most attention to, because the No. 1 seeds in each region will play on this day.
The University of Florida in the East, the University of Oregon in the South, the Ohio State University in the West, and the University of Kansas in the Midwest.
All of the "Crazy Three" games are played on neutral courts.
So even though there was no game, Lin Ying, Durant and others had already rushed to Atlanta a day in advance.
When it comes to choosing the location for NCAA games, the principle of center is basically followed, that is, the middle area between the schools where the two teams are located.
The venue for their game this time is the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, which is almost in the middle.
It is usually the home stadium of the NFL team Atlanta Falcons and can accommodate up to 60,000 spectators at the same time.
It is common in the United States for NFL stadiums to be used as temporary venues for basketball games.
It is worth mentioning that after Jordan made his second comeback and joined the Wizards, he played a game here.
The game attracted more than 62,000 spectators.
Generally speaking, the NCAA will not use stadiums of this level for the first round of games.
But there is a saying that there is demand only when there is a market.
The University of Texas has Durant and Lin Ying, both of whom now have a considerable number of fans.
In addition, Georgetown University has strength and star power.
Even if this game is scheduled in a stadium of this level, the venue is expected to be packed.
Of course, that’s tomorrow’s matter, let’s get back to today.
After arriving in Atlanta, Lin Ying and Durant did not find a place to train as they did before, but chose to lie down in the hotel and watch the game.
It would be more beneficial for them to adjust their physical condition to the best possible level rather than cramming at the last minute.
There are many games today that deserve their attention or have an impact on them.
And what’s interesting is that Durant and Lin Ying want to watch different games.
Lin Ying wanted to watch the University of Florida's game, while Durant wanted to watch his old rival, the University of Kansas.
Neither of them could convince the other, so they finally decided to toss a coin.
The front side has the University of Florida and the back side has the University of Kansas.
Durant flicked the coin upwards, and the two men's eyes followed the coin from top to bottom.
In the end, the coin stood upright on the table!
The two looked at each other for a while, and in the end did not throw again, but chose to watch the game that neither of them wanted to watch in the first place.
Ohio State University vs. Central Connecticut State University.
Ohio State University is also an opponent they may face later.
And it would be nice to see Oden's "Crazy Three" debut.
After all, that is Durant's biggest rival for the No. 1 pick.