Volume 1 Western Cowboy Chapter 046 Sorry, I didn't see you
Paul has to admit that this Big 12 Conference championship team is more than just a facade.
The Associated Press ranks them sixth in the country, and for a reason.
In Paul's opinion, the Cowboys' defense ranks among the best among all the teams participating in the March Madness tournament.
Tony Allen and Graham are both very strong defensive wings.
Well, of course we can’t forget the Chinese man guarding the restricted area.
His presence forced Wake Forest to choose to shoot from the outside several times today.
The score was now 30-30, but Paul was in no hurry.
He has the most experience in this kind of tense game.
To put it bluntly, when the strength is similar, whoever can grit his teeth and persevere to the end will be the winner!
Paul believed that in the second half , the Cowboys' players who had never fought a tough battle would collapse sooner or later under the high pressure!
Wayne stepped onto the court with a serious face. Although this was not the first time that Sutton had given him an important task, carrying the entire team on his shoulders still made Wayne nervous.
"Don't worry, Wayne. Leave the defense to me." At this time, Tony Allen gently touched Wayne's arm with his fist.
Although he really wanted to teach Paul a lesson, Tony was not the type to just act rashly when he got the ball.
He always puts the team's victory first, even if it requires him to make sacrifices.
Wayne nodded slightly. The Ohio State duo's goal of reaching the sweet 16 has not yet been achieved.
Besides, this is Tony Allen’s hometown, and it is also half of the Cowboys’ home field.
Even if I have to lose, I can't lose here.
Wayne felt a lot more at ease thinking that Tony was there to block the way.
At the beginning of the second half, Lucas carefully controlled the ball across half court. At this time, the other four players of the Cowboys were also doing complex off-ball running coordination.
Paul bit Tony Allen like a mad dog, and he was quite satisfied with his defensive performance in the first half.
In the entire first half, he only allowed Tony to shoot 2 of 7 and get 4 points. Before this, no one had been able to defend Tony Allen like this.
This time, when Tony got to the mid-range position, Paul thought he was going to catch the ball again.
As a result, Tony just flashed past and took away the defense. Lucas saw the opportunity and passed the ball.
The target is not Tony, but Wayne!
"Wade holds the ball in the mid-range. Is he going to be the assist point?"
The on-site commentator is already very familiar with Wayne. Generally speaking, when Wayne holds the ball in the high mid-range, his tactical role is equivalent to that of a "command tower."
Wayne leaned his back against Ellis, then slowly turned around to face the basket.
"It's useless, it's useless!" Paul continued to follow Tony closely. He thought Wayne wanted to pass the ball to his teammate who cut into the basket.
As a result, Wayne, who was facing the basket in the mid-range, suddenly jumped up and shot without any warning!
There was no pass, not even a dribble.
Wayne faced Ellis in front of him and chose to take action.
Ellis didn't expect Wayne to shoot directly, so he was a step slow in interfering.
By the time he remembered to interfere with Wayne, it was too late.
"brush!"
The basketball went into the net without any fancy fake moves or head-on breakthroughs.
It was a simple, yet not-so-simple shot that gave Wayne the lead for the Cowboys.
"Good shot, Wade's shooting point is very high. Many people know that Wade is one of the players with the most blocks this season, but at the same time, he is also the player with the lowest blocked rate.
His shooting action and height and wingspan make it almost a luxury to block his shot. "
Wayne waved his arms and it was indeed very easy!
During the half-time break, Sutton hoped that Wayne could play more at Ellis's position.
Ellis is 2.08 meters tall and his wingspan is far shorter than Wayne's.
Given Wayne's ability, his defense should not pose much of a threat.
So, Sutton pushed Wayne to the top scoring position!
Sutton's judgment was correct. Ellis's defense really couldn't cause much trouble to Wayne.
Wayne's goal reminded many Wake Forest fans of Tim Duncan.
This steady, simple mid-range jump shot that can use height and wingspan to beat defense is so similar to Duncan!
Paul did not blame Ellis this time, because in his opinion there was no big problem with Ellis' defense.
Wayne can score one goal like this, but can he keep scoring like this?
So after just one round, the unbelieving Paul was dumbfounded.
Because Wayne scored again.
This time, Wayne asked for the ball in the low post. Everyone thought Wayne would play a one-on-one with his back to the basket, but he once again slowly held the and faced the basket.
Wayne also wants to play one-on-one with his back to the basket, but the key is that his low-post offense, strength and weight are really hard to describe...
Wayne is now better at face-to-face offense than post-up offense.
Facing the basket and Ellis's hand stretched out in front of him, Wayne once again chose to pull up on the spot!
This time, Ellis reacted immediately and tried his best to reach the basketball in Wayne's hand.
But the straight-arm shot is really difficult to block. For the second consecutive round, Wayne successfully scored!
"Ellis, go for the confrontation, confront!" Paul was anxious now. He couldn't let Wayne score as he pleased.
Since I can't interfere, I'll use my elbows and kicks!
This is Pao Ge’s rule of survival on the court.
Ellis looked innocent and thought, if he confronted someone, it would be a foul.
But it's not every time I can slap someone in the face and get away with it like you did.
Wayne's two goals can be said to be quite classic.
This is a move that most traditional inside players will use.
In the past, Wayne gave people the impression that he was an accurate three-point shooter, had strong organizational skills, moved quickly, and blocked shots. He was an alternative all-around forward.
But in these two rounds, Wayne showed people his solid mid-range shooting skills.
In this respect, he is really similar to his compatriot Yao Ming.
When Yao Ming was in the NBA, he would often shoot from mid-range and low post positions, and every shot he made would go in.
Although Wayne did not specifically add any mid-range shooting attributes, his mid-range shot is already 72.
Since we can’t get too many opportunities outside the three-point line in today’s game, let’s show our skills in the mid-range!
Paul wanted to respond immediately after yelling at Ellis, but Tony Allen did not let him do so.
This time, Paul was tightly entangled by Teacher Tony as soon as he crossed the half court, which was somewhat like "Death Coil 1.0".
No matter how he changes direction or rhythm, Tony Allen always stays by Paul's side.
A Tony who devotes himself to defense is so terrifying.
He had left all the scoring tasks to Wayne, and Wayne had completed the task perfectly.
Therefore, Tony was not willing to fall behind and he also wanted to complete his task.
Under Tony Allen's persistence, Paul had to pass the ball to Ellis.
At this time, there were only 5 seconds left before the end of the offensive round, and Ellis was truly the scapegoat.
What can you do if the pot falls from the sky? Vote!
But unfortunately, Ellis's mid-range shot did not hit the target as steadily as Wayne's, but was directly hit back by Wayne.
So, the shot that Wayne just made seems simple, but it is not simple.
It's simple because it is an extremely basic way of attack.
But it's not that simple, the person shooting the ball cannot be blocked or interfered with.
Wake Forest fans were surprised to find that Wayne seemed to be very worthy of the nickname "Big Fundamentals".
From blocking shots to scoring, every move of Wayne is very simple, but also very effective.
Wei·I want to be fancy but I don’t have the ability, so I can only rely on basic skills·Yeah.
If there is a block, there will be a counterattack.
Lucas grabbed the basketball blocked by Wayne and then moved forward at full speed!
Paul followed closely behind. His knee has not been seriously injured yet, but he can still launch a chase-down shot at any time.
Therefore, Lucas did not take the risk of forcing forward under Paul's pursuit. Instead, after breaking through to the basket, he passed the ball back to Wayne who was following up.
Wayne suddenly stopped in the mid-range, holding the ball with both hands, and bending his knees slightly, as if he wanted to shoot again!
This time, Ellis didn't dare to hesitate and threw himself out.
However, this was exactly what Wayne was waiting for.
After Ellis jumped up, Wayne quickly took the ball back and dribbled through!
Although his ball handling ability is currently only 32, this kind of ball is the foundation of the foundation for professional-level players.
Even without strong ball control ability, it can be accomplished.
Wayne faked a shot and then suddenly broke through the opponent, went straight into the penalty area, and slammed it with both hands!
Just as he was about to dunk the ball into the basket, Wayne realized that Pao, who had just come in to defend Lucas, had not had time to withdraw.
"this……"
"boom!"
"Wow, Wayne dunked over Chris Paul. Nice shot, Wayne made Ellis run around in circles."
"This is definitely the most humiliating scene Paul has ever experienced in his college career. He was completely overwhelmed by the giant from Ohio State University!"
All the Cowboys fans in the stadium stood up, and Wayne knocked Paul directly out of the baseline!
Dunk over the opponent's star player. No matter if he is 183cm or 213cm tall, as long as he dunks over him, it is enough to make the fans cheer.
After Wayne landed, he glanced at Paul who was knocked out of the baseline.
Paul looked at Wayne with resentment, as if to say, "How could you have the heart to do that to me!"
Wayne didn't mean to bully Paul, but he really didn't notice Paul standing under the basket just now...
After all, when Wayne was preparing to dunk, he would definitely look up at the basket, not down.
Wayne didn't notice Paul's presence until he felt he bumped into something.
This dunk was purely accidental.
Although dunking over a 1.83-meter-tall player with a height of 2.11 meters doesn't seem to be anything to brag about.
But looking at the excitement of the fans and teammates, Wayne still felt... very cool!
There will be a day when the floor flow can dunk over others!
So this is what it feels like to dunk!
Love it.
"Sorry, sorry, I didn't see you down there." Wayne waved at Paul embarrassedly.
However, this caused Paul to suffer 10,000 points of damage.
"Is it a big deal to be tall? Damn, you bastard!"
Paul cursed in his heart, using anger to cover up his scars.
At the beginning of the second half, Wayne beat Wake Forest 6-0.
After that, Wake Forest shooting guard Justin Gray missed a three-pointer after receiving a pass from Paul.
Wayne grabbed the rebound and immediately followed up with the offense.
As expected, Ellis listened to Paul's words and defended Wayne very roughly. He even pulled Wayne's jersey directly.
But Wayne did not surrender. This time when he shot, he leaned forward actively, leaving Ellis nowhere to hide and forcing him to invade Wayne's body.
Although the ball did not go in, the referee blew the whistle.
Defensive foul, Wayne needs two free throws!
When it comes to drawing fouls, players of this era are still too young.
Wayne stood on the free throw line. The NCAA free throw rules are 1+1.
That is, the second free throw is available only after the first free throw is made. If the first free throw is not made, both sides can immediately start fighting for rebounds.
But free throws are no problem for Wayne.
He made two free throws and scored 8 points in a row!
The Demon Deacons coach immediately called a halt to the game, which meant that Wayne's attack directly stopped the opponent!
Nonsense, seeing that the score difference is reaching double digits, how can we not call a timeout?
The elder Sutton knew he could trust Wayne.
And Sutton Sr. was confident that Wake Forest would not be able to find a solution .
Even calling a timeout would not help.
Because there is no player on Wake Forest side who can compete with Wayne.
The guy named Ellis has no way to stop Wayne's mid-range shot!
Although he is already a sophomore, Wayne's potential... has not yet been fully tapped.
His mid-range finishing and his ability to attack with the ball still have great potential.
Sutton couldn't help but sigh. After Wayne left the team, he was like losing a nuclear weapon!
David Stern, who was watching the live game in his office, nodded with satisfaction.
You can’t create a superstar just by praising someone, you have to have something of your own.
Wayne undoubtedly responded to Stern's strong publicity today with his own strong strength.
Positive attitude, untapped technology, great possibilities...
Stern doesn't know what the general managers of each team are thinking, but they probably aren't stupid.
After the timeout, Paul, who had just been dunked on, returned to the court with a gloomy face.
Although he didn't want to admit it, he felt that Deron's "hunting rights" were getting further and further away from him...
