Guard With a Knife

Cole Aldridge is an out-and-out blue-collar center who is good at one-on-one defense, rebounding and blocking shots.

Originally Bill Self planned to use him and Sasha Cowan to deal with Kevin Love in a positional battle, but he didn't expect Kevin Love to leave the field after playing for a few minutes.

After Snoopy replaced him, it worked wonders. His positioning ability gives him an advantage in matchups with Arthur and Jackson. And he also showed a movement ability that hadn't been shown in previous games.

This forced Self to change his tactics in advance. He replaced Cole Aldridge, who was relatively more flexible in his footsteps, and put Sasha Cowan, a senior who was selected to the NCAA All-American Team for three consecutive years, on the bench as a backup. .

When Aldridge and Darrell Arthur walked up to Snoopy, Bill Self smiled.

Snoopy, who was 193, stood between the two of them, like peanut butter sandwiched in a Big Mac hamburger, which can be completely crushed into mud with a little force.

"Unfortunately, then you are finished."

Darrell Arthur deliberately imitated the tone of Snoopy speaking to him earlier.

However, the inadvertent gnashing of teeth still makes his imitation lack charm.

Mental quality is not good. It's just getting annoyed after being capped.

Snoopy smiled lightly.

He walked to Aldridge, and Luke Mbah a Moute went to defend Darrell Arthur, and the division of labor between the two was clear.

It's just that when Snoopy at 193 stood in front of Aldridge at 211. Fans at Memorial Stadium couldn't be more optimistic. Because... the top of Snoopy's head has just reached Aldridge's jaw.

"How do you fight this?"

The shark on the sidelines raised his eyebrows, and he said: "Without height, Snoopy will get stuck again, and the rebounds will not fall on his head."

Dwyane Wade on the side also has the same expression. He is about the same height as Snoopy, and his wingspan is not much different.

No one is optimistic about such a matchup.

Mario Chalmers arrived at the frontcourt with the ball, and he controlled the rhythm patiently. After Brandon Rush ran out of position, he passed the ball steadily.

Brandon Rush made a decisive assault on Bryan Wright with the ball, and made a pull-up jumper at a place 45 degrees to the left and 16 feet from the basket... Bang!

Rush felt a little stiff tonight.

The rebound bounced high, and Snoopy got stuck early.

He did all his work, and the big white man couldn't move behind him.

But... the basketball was still tapped by Aldridge in the air.

Aldridge clicked twice in a row, and finally accepted the offensive rebound.

The stadium sighed.

This is something that cannot be changed. In the penalty area, height is always the biggest advantage, not to mention Aldridge has a pair of terrifying long arms.

With a sigh, Aldridge chose to shoot directly.

However, at the moment he shot the ball, Snoopy in front of him had already turned around, and he jumped up suddenly like lightning... Pop!

Aldridge's shot was taken out of the field by him.

The sighs at Memorial Stadium were once again drowned out by cheers.

"Snoopy's jumping speed is too fast. His turning movements are also very fast." Shark said to Dwyane Wade beside him: "I just thought of you in this block."

"No, there is still a difference. His turn is not as fast as mine, but his bounce speed is better than mine, and his jump height is higher than mine, so he almost completed the block at the highest point just now. If I was in his position , that big white man has no chance to shoot the basketball, and I will forcibly suppress his basketball at the moment he takes the shot." Dwyane Wade said confidently.

"Do you think that old fox Pat Riley will choose him?" Shark suddenly pointed to the greasy old man in a suit not far behind him.

"No." Dwyane shook his head with certainty: "We have Sean Marion, and if we get the No. 1 pick this year, we will choose Michael Beasley. The team doesn't need so many forwards."

Shark nodded.

There's really no need for Miami to add another short backup forward. But Phoenix, much needed!

Kansas reorganized the offense, and Chalmers rushed to shoot a three-pointer from beyond the three-point line, but still missed. But the rebound was still set aside by Aldridge. Fortunately, Westbrook had a sharp eye and quick hands, and forcibly broke the basketball.

Easy side to fight again.

With Aldridge standing in the paint and Darrell Arthur on the sidelines, … Westbrook no longer tries to blitz the paint.

At the same time, because Snoopy does not have the ability to attack independently, Aldridge almost completely let him move inside the free throw line. He is not worried about Snoopy shooting. Cover him.

Kansas used a zone defense to contain the remaining advantage.

boom!

Westbrook hit the iron on an eighteen-foot pull-up jumper.

The rebound was taken by Aldridge.

Snoopy looked at the majestic and tall Aldridge standing in front of him, as if a boulder was pressing on his heart, making him breathless.

His blood has long been ignited by the audience of 110,000, and his heart is also beating hard.

However, when facing Aldridge, he still felt powerless.

He was frustrated with his flexibility.

Swish!

Brandon Rush hits a mid-range pull-up jumper, though at this point...every Bruins player is giving 120 percent of their effort on the defensive end.

"With Aldridge on the court, Snoopy has lost his focus. He can no longer walk around the perimeter of the penalty area like before. He must keep an eye on the basket. Because if he is not careful, Aldridge can dunk directly. Score."

"And, due to the lack of Kevin Love on the offensive end, the Bruins only have one offensive point that can initiate an attack, and the jumper ability of this offensive point is extremely unstable, and his strong assault ability also follows Aldridge's And, because Snoopy is passive in rebounding work, Westbrook is rarely able to launch direct and sharp defensive counterattacks anymore."

The NBC commentator sighed in the commentary booth: "The strength gap between the two teams is even greater than the height gap between Snoopy and Aldridge."

With 28 seconds left in the first half, the Bruins still have the last chance to attack.

Westbrook wasting time from beyond the arc.

Snoopy ran to the free-throw line, bent over, two huge hands pinching his knees.

He could feel the galloping blood stagnate here.

He wished his numb, sluggish knees would become flexible.

At this time, Darrell Arthur passed by him, leaving a sneer: "Snoopy, are you feeling helpless so quickly? Your ordeal has just begun. Stop trying to create any miracles, ours Aldridge is not like the Lopez brothers!"

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[It will be updated at two o'clock, isn't it a bit of a surprise? 】

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