Volume 1 Western Cowboy Chapter 017: That’s it?
On the bench, Blatt, who was about to cheer, hung his hands awkwardly in the air.
The Chinese man who looked so nervous a second ago actually did a flawless job on the defensive end!
Blatt thought Frege's turnaround jump shot was a sure win.
He never expected that the basketball didn't even touch the basket, but was directly blown into the stands.
Doc Rivers, who was sitting in the crowd, widened his eyes. He thought that the game would be boring after Tony Allen left the court.
However, Rivers got a surprise in the first round after Tony Allen left the game.
That No. 11 is even more irritable than he looks.
What about Wayne himself?
He felt extremely disappointed!
Don't get me wrong, Wayne is not a masochist from a hot-blooded comic book. The middle school mentality of "the stronger the opponent, the more interesting I find it" does not appear in Wayne.
Wayne felt disappointed, simply because he disliked that the growth points that Frege could give him were too few!
By this calculation, you can't earn many growth points after playing a game.
Some time ago, Wayne used the points he had accumulated over the past month to make up for the 11 extra-point opportunities left over from the last upgrade, improving his defensive rebounding, inside defense and physical fitness.
After using up those growth points, Wayne was still nearly 10,000 points away from the required points for upgrading.
He had been hoping gain 10,000 points in one go in today's game, so that he could happily upgrade before the new season officially began.
But as it stands now, the plan has definitely failed.
Damn, it would be better to have a one-on-one fight with Teacher Tony for an entire afternoon.
Wayne found that the official NCAA competition was not as difficult as he had imagined...
After recovering, Vanderbilt University took the sideline ball again and launched another attack.
This time, Freje was obviously not as active as before.
The blocking technique, besides preventing the opponent from scoring, can also greatly undermine the opponent's morale, and the deterrent effect is quite obvious.
Freje still has some lingering fears. The feeling of the basketball brushing past his scalp just now makes his scalp tingle.
I guess this guy needs to take a few rounds before he can get back on his feet.
Seeing this, John Wright, the shooting guard on the opposing team who had just been suppressed by Tony Allen to the point of becoming autistic, decided to take action again and try to find a balance with Warren.
He can't beat Tony Allen, but he should have no problem beating a role player!
This time, Wright decisively waved his hand to call on his center to come for cover, and thus broke through Warren.
When facing Tony Allen, he was always entangled again the moment he got around the screen.
But this time, the pick-and-roll worked!
After all, not everyone has Tony's strong ability to bypass screens.
Wright was overjoyed, because in front of him was a scoring path that led directly to the basket.
He didn't hesitate and accelerated straight to the basket. After being rubbed by Tony Allen for so long, he should score.
no, you can not.
“Bang!”
Wright had just jumped up and raised the basketball when the horrific sound of the basketball being hit hard once again cut through the air in the penalty area.
The Wrights were dumbfounded.
When he jumped for the layup just now, the number 11 was clearly still very far away from him!
How did he block the shot?
This is not Wright's fault, it's just that Vanderbilt University does not have Wayne's detailed information.
If Wright knew that Wayne's wingspan was 2.30 meters, he would never dare to make a layup next to Wayne so easily.
Wayne waved his arms from the side and blocked the shot again.
This was Wayne's second consecutive block of the day.
"Second consecutive block, my god, Wayne is simply the guardian of the penalty area!"
"That's amazing. Now I believe he can beat Rasheed Wallace."
"Oh my god, the Cowboys' interior defense was never this good before. Wayne is like a giant in the restricted area."
In the stands, the fans became agitated.
When Tony Allen was on the court just now, Wayne had no chance to perform and basically became a nobody.
Tony Allen's brilliance overshadows everyone else.
Now, I can’t hide it anymore.
I wanted to get along with you as an ordinary person, but what I got in return was contempt and misunderstanding.
Wayne stopped pretending and came clean.
With him on the Cowboys this season, the penalty area is a veritable no-fly zone!
Sure enough, a blocking ability of 70 plus this height and wingspan is still a bit too bullying in the NCAA.
This time, the basketball that Wayne fanned out did not fly out of bounds, but was caught by his teammate Joey Graham.
Graham's title of "poor man's James" is not undeserved.
This guy is top-notch in terms of explosive power at the moment of starting, absolute speed and jumping ability.
His explosive physical fitness is his most powerful weapon.
This is not difficult to see from the figure.
Although he is only a college player, Graham's physique is already comparable to that of professional players.
Those well-proportioned muscles seemed to be filled with endless power.
After catching the basketball that Wayne fanned out, Graham immediately counterattacked quickly.
After just two steps, Graham had left the other nine people on the court behind.
Finally, Graham dunked with both hands in front of 14,000 enthusiastic fans.
In this era, the basketball hoops of the NBA and NCAA were not as sturdy as they are today.
Seeing Graham dunk so hard, Wayne was really afraid that guy would just pull the basket down.
14 to 2, the score gap continues to widen.
The Vanderbilt University players thought that Tony Allen's departure meant the end of the nightmare.
Little did they know that this was just the beginning of another nightmare.
"This... Vanderbilt University shouldn't be at this level. Freje and Wright, they both have the opportunity to play in the NBA." Sean Sutton was very depressed on the Cowboys bench.
Originally, old Sutton asked him to arrange a warm-up match in order to test the lineup.
But right now…
The opponent's level is simply not enough to test the lineup.
Although the first half of the game has not yet been finished, the gap between the two sides is already visibly large.
"Vanderbilt University has not changed, and neither have Freje and Wright. What has changed is us. Those guys are stronger than last season. We are a whole level higher than before." Old Sutton smiled and seemed to be in a good mood.
Big 12 champions? Sweet 16 tournament?
Well, this season’s Cowboys can definitely do it!
On the court, although morale has reached its lowest point, there is no choice; the game must go on.
In a fighting match, if the gap in strength between the two sides is too great, the outcome may be decided within a few dozen seconds of the start.
For the weaker party, this is actually a relief. Although they lost, at least they don't have to be tortured.
But most ball sports are more cruel because no matter how badly you are abused, you have to endure until the end of the game.
The Vanderbilt players couldn't help but look up at the time on the big screen.
What the hell... Why does it feel like we've been fighting for so long, but only five minutes have passed...
The road to abuse has just begun.
In this round, Freige chose to shoot from outside the three-point line. Compared with attacking the basket, shooting is actually his best way to score.
Although he had the advantage in weight, Freje was really scared by Wayne's two blocks.
In fact, if Freje continues to attack the basket, he might be able to achieve some results.
But now he chose to give up his advantage and run to the outside to shoot, which is exactly what Wayne wanted to see.
I have to say , Marcus Camby's Law is really good. As long as you block enough shots, even your opponents will be fooled by you.
This time, Freger shot as soon as he received the ball outside the three-point line, but Wayne's interference also arrived almost immediately.
Many inside players of this era are not used to defending, so Freger can easily get open shooting opportunities when facing most opponents.
But Wayne, who has experienced the baptism of the small ball era, does not have this problem. He follows his opponent closely throughout the whole process and does not leave any space for the opponent to shoot easily.
Wayne didn't even jump, he simply raised his arms high to block Freger's view.
“Bang!”
Freje made a furious shot and the Cowboys' defense was successful again.
After grabbing the rebound, the Cowboys slowly advanced with John Lucas taking control of the ball.
Wayne set up a high screen for Lucas according to the tactical arrangement.
Lucas bypassed the screen and made two feints, then passed the ball back to Wayne who remained outside the three-point line.
Wayne was standing about one step away from the three-point line at this time, so Freje did not continue to press forward, but opened his arms behind the three-point line and waited for Wayne to come in by himself.
For Freger, the position where Wayne was standing at the moment was too far away and he was not in a position to shoot at all.
But for Wayne, this distance is roughly the distance of the NBA three-point line, which is completely within his normal shooting range.
So, one step away from the three-point line, Wayne took a direct jump shot.
His straight-arm shot was very recognizable, which made the scouts in the stands shine.
The arc of the basketball was very high, but it fell very accurately.
As the Nets rolled over, everything became dull.
Wayne's long-range three-pointer went into the net, 17-2.
Wayne had just defended a three-pointer from Frege, and now he immediately made another one.
So this attack and defense was somewhat like a slap in the face of Frege...
"Three-pointer hit, growth points +20."
"Oh" Wayne sighed as he looked at the grasshopper meat in front of him.
What a plain and boring game.
In the end, the Cowboys defeated Vanderbilt University 101-66 at home in front of tens of thousands of fans and countless scouts, winning their first warm-up game.
Well, this score was achieved in the second half when almost all the starting players were rested.
If the Cowboys had won against a lesser-known school, this score wouldn't have been unusual.
There are 32 leagues and hundreds of teams in the NCAA's first level competition, so it is normal for the level to vary.
But Vanderbilt University is not a weak team. With Freger and Wright, they are considered a championship-level team.
So, all the fans were shocked.
Are we so strong now?
Tony Allen was undoubtedly the brightest star today. He scored 32 points in the game and blew away Wright, but also prevented Wright from scoring only 11 points.
Well, 11 points with a 24% shooting rate.
Wayne was also a big surprise. In his first start today, he contributed 21 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, and... 8 blocks!
Look, is this something a human would do?
Later in the game, all the players from Vanderbilt University went to the outside to shoot, and no one dared to enter the three-second zone.
Wayne actually didn't want to, because blocking shots wouldn't gain him any growth points.
But Frege and Wright kept passing the ball to the basket, and Wayne's hands were sore from clapping every time he stretched out his hand.
I believe that after today, more and more scouts will gather in Oklahoma.
Because this game proved that the Chinese student who was rumored to have killed Rasheed Wallace was indeed something.
Although they won the game, and it was a big win, there were not many smiles on Wayne and Tony Allen's faces.
Sean Sutton watched the two men slowly walk back to the locker room and swallowed.
Are you devils?
We beat our opponent by 35 points, be happy!
But in fact, Wayne was not unhappy. He was just a little depressed because he got too few growth points.
There are only a hundred points in a game, what a waste!
As for Tony Allen, he had been preparing for this game for a long time, and even canceled the extra training with Wayne a few days ago.
The result? That's it?
Wayne and Tony Allen looked at each other, then nodded at the same time in tacit understanding.
Well, in the next period of time, we can’t count on making progress through warm-up matches.
We have to stay after training and work together.
The two people's "date" will be restarted.
