I’m Really Playing Basketball

The personal strength and talent of Loyola University may really be far inferior to Marquette University headed by Wade.

But this team is very solid under the guidance of former UCLA head coach Larry Farmer.

Players' personal skills, such as dribbling, passing, shooting, defense and so on.

The teams cooperate with each other, such as pick-and-roll, screen, and running team skills and tactics, are very proficient.

Especially the team's anti-run tactics, Chen Xiao and Marquette University's substitutes sitting on the sidelines were a little dumbfounded.

It might sound absurd to say it, but Chen Xiao saw the shadow of Jay Williams of the Kings in that little star point guard of Loyola, David Bailey, and it was an enhanced version of offense.

When looking at the white center Turkovic, Chen Xiao always felt that he was very much like Divac.

Chen Xiao loves to watch the king's games very much.

According to Rogo, all the players in the Kings are talented and play beautifully. The Kings' games are very valuable for learning and reference.

Chen Xiao now has a very general understanding of the various tactical systems of basketball, but he is very familiar with the Princeton tactical system.

Recently, the Princeton tactical system is really popular in the American basketball world.

"Is this the Princeton tactical system?"

Chen Xiao was not very sure.

"No, it's a cut from UCLA."

Chen Xiao looked at the team's assistant coach Tim Barkley standing next to him in a daze.

He knows Princeton's tactical system, but he doesn't know about UCLA's air cuts.

"The anti-run tactics and pick-and-roll tactics in the Princeton tactical system borrowed a lot from UCLA's air cuts. Walton invented the UCLA air-cut tactic as the assistant coach of the legendary head coach John Wooden, and now Larry Farmer, who coaches Loyola University, was Bill Walton's teammate at the time, and Bill Wharton implemented the UCLA air-cut tactic together. Outside core."

"..."

After Tim Buckley explained Chen Xiao's doubts like a teacher, Chen Xiao was a little dumbfounded.

But Tim Buckley smiled indifferently.

It is the task of the whole team to supplement Chen Xiao with all kinds of basketball knowledge all the time.

Naturally, Chen Xiao didn't notice the smile in Tim Buckley's eyes, he was chewing on what Tim Buckley said just now with a bit of explosive information.

John Wooden, Bill Walton, Princeton tactical system, UCLA air cut...

There is such a connection between these powerful nouns whose names he has heard before?

John Wooden created the UCLA cut for Bill Walton.

The founder of the Princeton tactical system was the assistant coach of UCLA head coach John Wooden at that time.

The current head coach of Loyola University, Larry Farmer, was a teammate of Bill Walton in the UCLA air cut.

John Wooden is the center of this string of nouns...

To Chen Xiao before, John Wooden was just a name, a name that was often heard in the NCAA.

Now, he has a deeper understanding of this name.

Very little, not much, really just some understanding.

But Chen Ling still felt the old man's bluster rushing towards his face.

Just look at the irrepressible respect and admiration on Tim Buckley's face when he talks about John Wooden.

"The UCLA air cut is just one of the offensive systems created by John Wooden at UCLA. The UCLA offensive system created by John Wooden is called the 'source of ten thousand laws' by the American basketball circle. Most of the offenses used by the NBA and NCAA are now The tactical system is derived from the UCLA offensive system created by John Wooden."

"sharp……"

The source of all laws in the basketball offensive world?

Awesome, this old man is really amazing!

Chen Xiao felt that his strange knowledge had increased again.

"It turns out that he is the apprentice of Mr. John Wooden..."

Chen Xiao looked at Larry Farmer, who was standing in front of the Loyola University bench, in a different way.

No wonder Marquette University had such a difficult start to the game.

It turned out that he had met the legendary master's apprentice.

Now, Marquette University on the court is really uncomfortable being beaten by Loyola University.

Marquette had a hard time defending Loyola University's offense.

Marquette has no interior defensive core.

The main center Scott Merritt is a fairly mediocre average center with a little bit of everything. Under Loyola University's flexible and ineffective UCLA air cut tactics, it looks like a tall and dull wood.

Wade and Ron Howard's defense is good, but the point is, David Bailey didn't intend to confront them head-on.

David Bailey used the pick-and-roll screens and passes of his tall teammates to run and cut constantly. Wade and Ron Howard really watched behind them, gnashing their teeth and helpless.

Anyway, Marquette University has nothing to do with Loyola University's offense.

On the other hand, when Marquette University's offense met Loyola University's defense, it was a bit uncomfortable.

This is not how clever Loyola University's defense is, it is not clever at all, it is the most common 23-zone defense in the NCAA.

The NCAA allows defense for three seconds, which means that the NCAA allows unlimited zone defense.

With the tall stature of Loyola University's defensive players, once the 23-zone defense comes out, in the absence of a strong center at Marquette University, it would be really uncomfortable if Marquette University's shots did not open.

At the beginning of the game, except for Wade, Marquette didn't take any shots.

It should be said that except for Wade, the other players on the Marquette University field are not so stable in shooting.

Both Henry and Ron Howard's offensive features are comprehensive and both can handle the ball.

When it comes to shooting, neither of them is considered a shooter.

In this game, the head coach of Marquette University, Tom Klein, put all three outsiders who could hold the ball on the field in order to stabilize.

The final result is that Wade, who can hold the ball the most, has become a shooter who can break the opponent's defense. Do you think this game is awkward?

That's pretty awkward!

Off the court, Chen Xiao felt amused seeing the constipated uncomfortable expression on Wade's face on the court.

I thought this game between Marquette University and Loyola University was a one-sided game. Who would have thought it would be like this?

Wade and Marquette University players have such good personal abilities and talents, but they were directly suffocated by Loyola University's tactics.

In this game, Chen Xiao realized the power of NCAA coaches for the first time.

Players like Wade and Rogo who are so strong that they should be able to go against the sky in the NCAA can be suppressed like this.

"Maybe, strong personal ability cannot solve all problems in the NCAA."

Chen Xiao, who was muttering to himself, got another +1 for his strange basketball knowledge.

And seeing Chen Xiao like this, Tim Buckley was very happy.

He likes this kind of player who likes to think.

In fact, after the start of the game, when Marquette University's offense and defense had problems, Tom Kline, the head coach, discovered the root of the problem.

After determining that the team was indeed in trouble because of the wrong tactics and not because of the players' personal condition, after four minutes of the first quarter, Marquette University head coach Tom Klein requested this. The first timeout of the game.

At this time, the score on the court was 12 to 6.

Marquette played just 4 minutes and trailed by 6 points at home. This start does not bode well for Marquette who wants to make a difference this season.

Almost tantamount to a slap in the face.

Loyola University is not a strong team in the United States.

But tonight at Loyola University, their solidarity and excellent tactical quality kicked Marquette University hard.

Fortunately, the season has only started now, and Marquette University is already testing the team lineup.

The start of the game was so embarrassing, but it was not without gains.

At the very least, for Tom Kline, Wade, Ron Howard, and Henry, these three players with the strongest perimeter strength on the team cannot be on the court at the same time in the future.

The offensive characteristics of the three are too homogeneous.

For the team's future starting lineup, at least two players are required to have a stable output in shooting.

The team's two insiders, Merritt and Ennamaka, are lackluster in offense.

If there is only one stable shooting point on the outside, that is the rhythm that will really kill Wade.

Wade is the strongest player on the team and will definitely not change.

And Ron Howard, the team's tallest perimeter player and the team's second-best defense, is also unlikely to be taken from the starting lineup.

In this case, Marquette University's three perimeters can change, and only the team's big brother, Caudell Henry, must change.

Now that Marquette University has Wade and Ron Howard, both of whom can pass and defend, the effect of Henry staying on the court is not so great.

On the offensive end, the possession of the ball has been greatly reduced, and he cannot be a shooter, and there are loopholes in defense. Caudell Henry, who is 1.78 meters and 72 kilograms, has an awkward position on the court.

Therefore, after Tom Crean called a timeout, the starting players from Marquette University who came off the court, although the expressions on their faces were not good-looking, Henry was the worst-looking one.

As the team's main controller in the past three seasons, Caudell-Henry still has this tactical sense.

"Little one, go over a little bit."

Depressed, Caudle Henry took the towel handed over by Chen Xiao and sat down beside Chen Xiao.

The team will lose the team's starter in the first game, can you not be depressed?

Not to mention Henry, other Marquette players did not expect that Henry, as the team's big brother, would be incompatible with Wade and Ron Howard, the new outside leaders of the two teams.

Caudell Henry is usually a very cheerful big brother image in the team, and he is a very good person.

So seeing that Caudell Henry is about to lose the team's starting position, no one has a look of gloating on his face.

However, from the corner of Chen Ling's eyes, he still caught a glimpse of the anticipation in Travis Diener's eyes.

Among the remaining defenders on the team, he and Chen Xiao are the ones with stable shooting ability.

He's good at threes.

Chen Xiao is good at middle distance.

He can open the floor for Wadela as a shooter from beyond the arc.

Chen Xiao is good at running and getting rid of, using his running and mid-range to disrupt the defense for Wade.

Compared with Chen Xiao, he has more advantages, such as ball control and passing.

But these advantages are not important now, and the team does not need him now.

Now that the team has Wade and Ron Howard, what the team needs on the third perimeter is someone who can stretch the defense.

And both he and Chen Xiao could stretch their defenses.

It's just that the characteristics of opening the defense are different.

It depends on how the head coach chooses.

Coach Tom Klein is a very smart head coach. These two methods will definitely be tried.

That is to say, both he and Chen Xiao have the chance to compete for the starting lineup given up by Henry!

I thought I would sit on the bench for a season this season, but I didn't expect that I would have a chance to start soon.

Not to mention Diana, Chen Xiao was actually very excited.

After the timeout, Tom Crean kept talking about tactics, and everyone else was listening carefully. Chen Xiao and Dina were also listening carefully, but the two of them would 'exchange fire' with each other's eyes from time to time.

Don't get me wrong, it's not malicious, it's a friendly competition. The relationship between Chen Xiao and Dina is quite good.

"Who will Mr. Crane choose first?"

"It must be me!" x2

Without making Chen Xiao and Travis Diener wait long, Tom Crean rearranged his tactics.

"Chen, when you go up, use your speed and explosive power to get rid of it, run through positions, do more support for Dwyane and Ron, and open up the game space."

When the dust settled, Tom Crean's priority was Chen Xiao.

Diana was a little disappointed.

Although going to Chen Xiao first doesn't mean he has no chance, but it also shows that in the coach's heart, Chen Xiao is indeed more valued.

In fact, Chen Xiao and Dina are definitely not the only ones who are most looking forward to the starting position given up by Marquette University.

Loyola University on the other side.

When they saw that Marquette University replaced Caudle Henry with Chen Xiao, everyone at Loyola University looked more excited than Chen Xiao.

"David, we did it!"

The teammates are really excited.

David Bailey was also thrilled.

"Yes, we did it!"

David Bailey clenched his fists, looking excitedly at the No. 11 Marquette University not far away, the traffic baby who was about to be opened by himself

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Tips: During his freshman year, Travis Diener averaged 3.9 three-point shots, 1.7 hits, and a shooting percentage of 44.2. Of the 7.9 points per game, 5.4 points per game were three-pointers, and three-pointers accounted for the total score. The ratio is as high as 70%

During the junior and senior years without Wade himself as the main attacker, he averaged 6.9 three-pointers per game and 3 long-sentence hits. The shooting percentage was still as high as 43%, and he averaged 19.2 points per game. The three-point percentage has dropped from 70 percent with Wade to 45 percent.

In addition, in the two years without Wade, Diener averaged 6.5 assists per game.

Travis Diener is a player who can play the role of an excellent shooter next to the main offense in the NCAA, and is also an excellent outside core player who can drive the team on his own offense.