The Way of the Center

The main players of the Cyclones who stepped on the court again were more active than before, and Chalmers found it difficult for him to keep close to Mike Taylor. Even if Taylor didn't have the ball, Chalmers would always follow and suddenly hit a wall and have to give Mike Taylor space.

After two off-the-ball pick-and-roll mid-range jumpers, Mike Taylor scored the ball and lived up to expectations. The point difference has returned to single digits, and this is just the beginning.

On the defensive end, the Cyclones have gradually gotten used to the fast pace of the University of Kansas, and the defensive intensity is getting stronger and stronger. The players of the Cyclones do not hesitate to foul and not let their opponents shoot easily. Since Arthur had been playing with the second team on the court just now, he had to sit on the bench to recover some energy. Without Arthur's restraint, Anjie can concentrate on defending the basket again. The offense of the University of Kansas was almost blocked, because Giddens had tried his best. As long as he stepped into the three-second zone, most of the shots would be slapped by the tall yellow-skinned man.

But even with the Cyclones' upward momentum, Kansas' Jayhawks strategy hasn't changed. They continued to use tight double-teaming on An Jie, and the players spared no effort to watch An Jie. The depth of the bench at the University of Kansas allows them to exert physical strength regardless of the cost. Now it only depends on how Anjie can break the opponent's deployment.

Divac said that the two problems that an excellent center has to face are going around the front and double-teaming. Most of the opponents that Anjie encountered in the front were one-on-one with Anjie in the interior. Say more. Now, Anjie is facing the double-team defense of a mature team. In Divac's view, this will be a key battle for Anjie's growth.

An Jie got the ball inside twice in a row, but he had to pass the ball out when faced with double-teaming. After Mike Taylor made those two plays, the Jayhawks got tighter on Taylor as well. Although An Jie was able to pass the ball without making mistakes when double-teaming, but this did not have any substantive effect. In desperation, Taylor could only barely make a shot before the end of the offensive time. The University of Kansas actually sent two players to block Anjie tightly to ensure the safety of the rebound. An Jie is now under attack from both sides, unable to move an inch.

Watts is staring at Anjie intently off the court. The situation is getting worse and worse. When will you figure out a way to break the double-team?

Actually, I have been in a low position and there is not much to do, so it is better to mention the high position and try it. An Jie quickly went through the offensive process in his mind, and then lowered his head and told Taylor his plan.

After successfully defending another attack from the Jayhawks, Anjie winked at Mike Taylor who was in possession of the ball. Taylor understood and still controlled the rhythm in a leisurely manner.

An Jie didn't continue to ask for a position this time. After seeing Taylor in his position, he went out to prepare for the pick-and-roll.

"In the face of double-teaming, did he finally give up attacking?" The coach of the University of Kansas Jayhawks began to feel a little complacent. He finally strangled the most threatening point of attack.

Seeing An Jie go to the pick-and-roll, Sasha Cowan had to follow out of the three-second zone. Everyone thought that Taylor would use the pick-and-roll to end the offense by himself. In order to prevent Taylor from breaking through and scoring the ball, they all stuck closely Hold your own counterpoint. Sasha Cowen's footsteps are too slow to keep up, and now we can only see if Chalmers can make up for it quickly after the pick-and-roll.

Anjie was in position, and Taylor was also activated. The quality of the pick-and-roll this time was very high, Chalmers was firmly stuck on the other side, Sasha Cowan was a little hesitant to switch to defend Mike Taylor. Just when he was in a daze, An Jie, who was picking and rolling, suddenly rushed to the three-second zone with the ball.

"What!?" Cowen was originally slow to move his feet, and coupled with the few tenths of a second of dazedness, An Jie had completely broken through himself.

It turned out that the moment Taylor and An Jie completed the pick-and-roll, Taylor had already secretly passed the ball to An Jie. You can double-team the inside stance style of play, but now the defensive position is completely opened up by your teammates, can you still double-team?

An Jie stepped into the three-second zone in a few steps. Asakin got stuck in the position very well, and the entire penalty area was cleared for An Jie. An Jie held the ball in both hands, took off with both feet, swung his arms vigorously towards the basket, and dunked the basketball hard.

"Oh! Powerful dunk!"

"Maybe the NCAA should consider whether to strengthen the basketball stand!"

"Beautiful cooperation! After An Jie moves, the Jayhawks have nothing to do with An Jie!"

Almost all TV commentators shouted for this dunk.

An Jie hung on the rim for a few seconds before he was willing to let go. He had been suppressed for a long time, and now it was time to burst out!

After landing, An Jie bared his teeth and hammered his chest hard a few times, which almost became his signature action.

"It's just opportunistic!" Although An Jie completed the attack beautifully, many University of Kansas players still think it was just their negligence. Only Kansas' wily coach smelled something bad down there.

In the second attack of the Cyclones, Anjie still mentioned a high position. Cowen and Chalmers, who were afraid of Anjie's breakthrough again, surrounded Anjie, while Taylor, who was holding the ball after the pick-and-roll, was left unattended. Taylor did not hesitate and broke through quickly. Collison reacted very quickly and immediately defended the past. Taylor looked in Asakin's direction and raised his hand to pass the ball, but the ball flew into the hands of Cruz, who was looking in the opposite direction. Cruz received the ball open, didn't waste Taylor's wonderful pass, and scored a three-pointer.

It's not true to follow, and it's not true not to follow, so when the Cyclones attacked for the third time, Cowen stood directly inside the free throw line and waited for Anjie to find him.

"Fool!" the Kansas coach cursed from the bench. Sure enough, Anjie shot directly after receiving the ball from the high post. Anjie didn't feel very good after not shooting for the whole game, but the basketball still fell into the net after bouncing a few times on the rim. Anjie's offensive methods have been enriched, and the double-team tactics of the University of Kansas have gradually become invalid.

"Arthur, get on the court!" Can't wait for Arthur to recover his strength, now he has to go on the court to withstand the growing momentum of that yellow-skinned guy.

Divac said that Anjie's personal ability is far higher than that of Darrell Arthur and Sasha Cowan, so even if Arthur's basketball IQ and footwork are better than Cowan, it will not change What, not to mention that this is an exhausted Arthur.

Fortunately, Chalmers of the Jayhawks played well in this game. Under his organization, the University of Kansas's offense is still playing well. Damon.

At the end of the half, Ricard's hope of tying the score fell through, but the team played well, from 13 points behind to now only 5 points away, and the exciting game between the two sides in the first half did not let the team lose. The audience was disappointed.

"I'm telling you, you definitely have to find a way to sign this guy!"

"Chalmers is definitely worth a first-round pick!"

"I suggest that we reconsider the positioning of Darrell Arthur. With this pick, we can have better choices."

The players had a halftime break, but the scouts began to report over and over again. With the NCAA March Madness approaching, the workload of scouts is getting bigger and bigger.

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