Volume 1 Western Cowboy Chapter 039 David Begins Action
Nate Robinson and Bobby Jones were very depressed because they had originally wanted to make something of themselves in the March Madness tournament, but now they were playing so poorly.
Especially Jones, who was pinned down by Wayne with the ball at the beginning of the game, and just missed three shots, which was a disgrace to the whole country.
After the Cowboys took a 9-point lead, the Huskies' morale plummeted.
But Lorenzo Romar's timeout just now gave the Huskies confidence again.
Next, they will launch a fierce attack on the Cowboys' position in the way they do best.
In the play-offs, they defeated their opponents in exactly this way and eventually made it to the top 64.
Everyone believes that the same method can allow them to enter the top 32.
Lorenzo Romar had a serious expression because this was almost the Huskies' last chance.
If this wave fails, the whole game will be over.
Old Sutton on the other side looked relaxed. Wayne's next performance would surely make Las Vegas party all night long!
After the game resumed, Nate Robinson passed the ball to Roy as soon as he crossed half court.
At this time, the No. 3 Husky is the real point guard of the University of Washington on the court.
When Roy got the ball, the other four players of the Huskies were not idle either. They kept covering and running for each other.
And the running is mainly based on cutting inside and interspersing.
The whole team was like a precision instrument, with every part operating according to Romar's arrangements.
Sutton said before the game that the University of Washington is a team-oriented team and their average assists per game ranks first in the Pacific Ten Conference.
Therefore, active off-ball running and patient ball passing are their style.
This is also their last straw.
As a point guard with excellent organizational skills, Roy seized the opportunity to pass the ball to Robinson who was in the mid-range.
After Robinson received the ball, he broke through with the help of a screen. At this time, the Huskies seemed like a cohesive whole, rather than five separate individuals.
After Robinson rushed into the three-second zone, he attracted Wayne to move forward two steps, and he was about to attack the basket.
But this time he was not reckless. After attracting Wayne's attention, he passed the ball to Bobby Jones who cut in along the baseline!
"Beautiful passing. The Huskies' patient passing always tears apart the opponent's defense."
Romar waved his arms in the air as the commentator praised him.
His tactics really worked!
Now, all Bobby Jones needs to do is dunk...
Eh!?
Romar was petrified when he saw the basketball in Bobby Jones' hand being pressed directly onto the backboard by Wayne.
Didn't Nate Robinson just fish out Wayne? How come he was caught again?
Jones was also feeling very aggrieved. Why was it so difficult for him to score a point today?
This No. 11 is like a ghost, haunting the basket.
Wayne was also surprised because he didn't expect Nate Robinson and Jones to join forces to give him a big gift.
Wayne was a little nervous when he saw Robinson rushing in just now.
Because at the beginning of the game, Robinson's high layup still left Wayne with lingering fears.
Unexpectedly, Robinson didn't play himself, but passed the ball to Jones, the idiot.
Wayne followed Sutton's request and never left the three-second zone.
Sure enough, as soon as he stepped back a little, Jones appeared again.
After Wayne completed the block, he and Jones looked into each other's eyes.
This young man seems to be quite smart, but why does he always do such weird things?
In fact, it’s not Jones’ fault for this shot. It was even the most reasonable shot he made in today’s game.
But... he never expected that the Cowboys would use a zone defense at the first opportunity to restrain the Huskies' best cutting-in style of play!
Since it is a zone defense, it means that Wayne will be guarding the basket all the time.
So Robinson didn't actually completely attract Wayne away just now. Old Sutton's strategy of letting Wayne guard the basket was indeed very effective.
Romar fell back onto the bench. Eddie Sutton, the four-time NCAA Coach of the Year, was indeed worthy of his reputation.
He felt ashamed that he was now naked and was completely seen by Sutton.
During the timeout just now, old Sutton had already fully predicted the changes he would make and came up with a response plan in advance.
The biggest advantage of zone defense is that it can squeeze the offensive space as much as possible.
Although this will lead to gaps at the top of the arc and the two bottom corners, given the Huskies' shooting level, what does it matter if you miss the ball to them?
In addition, the NCAA does not have a three-second defensive rule, which is a breeding ground for zone defense.
Although the NBA began to allow zone defense in 2001, due to the restrictions of the defensive three-second rule and the fact that everyone's shooting is very accurate, the zone defense is easily penetrated.
Therefore, the most commonly used defense is basically man-to-man defense.
Zone defense can only be effective if used occasionally.
Under the NCAA rules, the zone defense is simply a powerful weapon to limit the Huskies!
Among the Cowboys' zone defense, the one with the most opportunities to perform was Wayne, who was guarding the three-second zone.
Sean now understood why old Sutton had just asked about the block record.
Because if the Huskies continued with the original plan... Wayne's block number today would definitely be quite exaggerated!
"The Cowboys started playing zone defense, and they won." In Bird's office, Reggie Miller shrugged, having lost interest in the game.
"Reggie, it's still a long way to go before the game ends." Artest lay in front of the TV, wanting to continue watching.
“Sometimes, even with only nine seconds left in the game, things can go wrong.
But sometimes, even if there are dozens of minutes left in the game, nothing will change.
Today's game is the latter case. That's all for today, Larry. I'm going home now."
Miller stood up and straightened his clothes.
Artest looked at Miller speechlessly. Damn, he couldn't help showing off even while watching a game.
I know that your score of 9.8 seconds was amazing back then, so I can’t stop talking about it.
He is exactly the same as Bird!
"Well, then you go back first, Reggie. How about this Chinese student named Wayne?"
"It's quite interesting. Let's take a look at it." Miller waved his hand, not particularly concerned.
Miller, who has entered the end of his career, is now thinking about the championship. As for which rookie to select this summer... considering the draft position the Pacers can get, it doesn't matter who they select.
After watching Miller leave, Bird looked at Artest again: "What about you? Do you want to keep watching?"
"Of course, I have nothing to do tonight." Artest waved his hand and continued to lie in front of the TV.
Bird was speechless about this uninvited "guest".
But it's also good. At least tonight, he doesn't have to worry about this guy causing trouble for him off the court.
When Bird looked at the TV again, it was showing Wayne's statistics up to that point.
In the blocked shots column, the number has changed to 3.
"This..." Bird was shocked. It had only been such a short time since he looked away, and Wayne blocked his shot again?
Eddie Sutton's double team defense was definitely designed to give Wayne a chance to dodge the attack!
However, what really made Wayne's block data rise rapidly was not the double team defense, but the two spring men Robinson and Jones.
They broke away from the defense again and again and cut into the penalty area again and again.
But no matter what they do, Wayne will always be waiting for them under the basket, never leaving them.
It was the first time that Wayne discovered that squatting defense was so exciting.
No need to help defend, no need to match up with your own team, no need to go out to block your opponent's shot, just need to guard the basket!
It's so sour and refreshing, no wonder Camby became addicted to it.
At this moment, Nate Robinson once again broke through the off-ball screen, and Roy's pass was just right.
But seeing Wayne under the basket, Robinson did not choose to force his way forward. Instead, he jumped up and floated under the basket, preparing to make an extreme pull-up shot.
Robinson's hang time and glide distance were both amazing, and then...
Wayne used his tofu-block-high bounce to leap lightly and shattered Robinson's basketball dream.
Wayne is undoubtedly the number one floor-flow blocker in the NCAA.
Wayne even wondered if he had a built-in special move of "Duncan blocking the shot on the spot".
"Young people are just impetuous because of all the fancy things. Look at me, I am so plain and simple."
Wayne told himself that he didn't choose simplicity just because he couldn't be fancy.
Wayne's fourth block in a single game tied him with Cowboys senior "Big Country" Bryant Rivers' March Madness single-game block record!
As one of the greatest players in the history of the Cowboys, Bryant Rivers, who is 6 feet 4 inches tall and as strong as a bear, was the key to the Cowboys' advance to the semi-finals in 1995.
People would never have thought that Rivers' record would eventually be broken by a skinny Chinese man.
The contrast is indeed too great.
A minute later, Bobby Jones made a pull-up jump shot .
Since he can't break through Wayne's defense by attacking the basket, he should be able to shoot.
But Jones still underestimated Wayne's defensive range.
As long as you enter the three-second zone, whether you are doing a layup, a pull-up shot or a shot, it is all suicidal behavior.
As soon as Jones threw the ball, Wayne's long arms knocked him to the ground.
With his fifth block in a single game, Wayne's name was written into a Cowboys team record.
After being blocked this time, Jones did not retreat immediately, but stood there in a daze, watching the back of No. 11 walking away.
Who am I? Where am I? What did I do today besides being scammed?
Wayne gave Jones a good lesson today, a lesson called "I'm not a genius."
Following P.J. Tucker, another middle school boy with a dream of becoming a basketball star found his place because of Wayne.
Teacher Tony, who holds a bachelor's degree in education, has to admit defeat in the field of education today.
$500 for dunking on Wayne?
I don’t want to play it anymore. I really can’t afford it. Even if you give me 5,000, I won’t play it. It’s simply not playable!
Since Jones was not involved in the defense at all, Lucas easily found Graham and assisted his teammate to score an easy dunk.
This goal meant that the Huskies were almost defeated.
Giving up defense would deal an immeasurable blow to morale.
With Sutton's zone defense strategy and Wayne's ruthless blocking, the score was quickly widened.
After 20 minutes of the first half, the Huskies were already trailing by 17 points.
Except for the opening few rounds when they played with some momentum, they were basically suppressed throughout the entire game.
Wayne had 8 blocks in the first half alone, and the commentator on the scene exclaimed: "This guy is destroying the balance of the game!"
Coach Zhang in the stands didn't know what to do. If there was no video recording, the fans would probably not believe the report when it was reported back to China.
Ever since he mistakenly wrote Wayne's three-point shot as 7 out of 8, Coach Zhang has been very careful when checking the data.
But this time, with 8 blocks in the first half, do you think the fans will think that they got the data wrong again?
Oh, it’s too difficult.
An hour later, at the Olympic Building on Fifth Avenue in New York , the NBA headquarters.
David Stern held a special draft registration letter and smelled the scent of RMB.
Wayne, a sophomore player at Ohio State, has been keeping an eye on this guy for a long time.
If one wants to completely open up the Chinese market, Yao Ming alone is clearly not enough.
So, he has always had high hopes for Wayne.
Well, in today's March Madness tournament, Wayne has cleared his name.
"11 blocks in a single game, God, this guy is horrible! David, we can't let him go, he will be a popular player!"
Across David Stern's desk, Mark Tatum, one of the vice presidents, was overcome with excitement.
In a March Madness tournament that just ended, the Cowboys defeated the University of Washington Huskies 87-63 in Las Vegas and successfully advanced to the round of 32!
Among them, Cowboys starting forward Wayne scored an alternative double-double of 17 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 11 blocks in just 8 minutes in the second half!
His performance shocked fans all over the United States.
Stern nodded slowly, in stark contrast to the excited Mark: "I'm sure he will be a popular player, Mark. The time is almost right, let the reporters start to act."
"Got it!" Mark Tatum knew that Stern was about to start doing something.
No one knows how to create stars better than David Stern.
