I'm not really a role player

Chapter 49
The timeout ended, and the University of Texas did not make any substitutions, which made the three people in the commentary very confused.

"Why didn't Rick Barnes replace Dexter Pittman?"

Although Pittman is overweight and poor in physical fitness, at least he is also the 51st talented high school student in the United States, and he can even be ranked in the top five in terms of center position alone.

Such a genius must have good skills as a big player. At this time, he can replace Kansas and push through Kansas' strong period, and the problem will be solved.

Why doesn't Rick Barnes change?

"Dexter's problem is not only physical, his speed is too slow, Bill Self is waiting for me to replace Dexter..."

Rick Barnes knows better than anyone that the NCAA is not the NCAA it was many years ago, and heavy centers have long been outdated.

Now if he replaces Pittman, Kansas will immediately change its strategy, from the current strong attack on the inside to a more extreme but more able to chase points.

"Now we can only count on Sheldon..."

On the court, the game has restarted.

The offense of the University of Texas, Augustin with the ball was marked to death by Sheron Collins.

Xiao Du came back to catch the ball in a circle, and then the three threats at the top of the arc, but found that only Julian Wright was left to defend him.

One-on-one is an opportunity.

Xiao Du took a quick first step after a tentative step, successfully passed Julian Wright, and then encountered Daryl Arthur's help defense.

Arthur came out of the defense, Xiao Du's first reaction was to go to the basket.

But with Sasha Cowan on the floor, Kansas's paint remains impenetrable inside the paint.

"Sure enough, the coach was right, and Kansas' defense has changed."

Sasha Cowan sat in the penalty area, and Arthur, who was liberated, helped defend Xiaodu. Kansas' entire defensive formation scattered, and Texas' offense became difficult.

Looking at the large space on the weak side, Li Ke hesitated for a second, and finally gritted his teeth and killed the past.

It was not too late, he shouted: "KD!"

Immediately afterwards, Xiao Du, who was surrounded by Arthur and Julian Wright, passed the ball over.

Although Brandon Rush followed the defense, he did not follow closely. Li Ke easily jumped up and pushed the ball out.

"Kevin Durant passed the ball away, it was Sheldon who caught the ball, this position...he shot directly!"

Shannon Sharpe was surprised because Li Ke, who made a catch and shoot, made a mid-range shot!
Swish!
Shannon Sharpe was even more surprised when the launched basketball went into the hoop smoothly.

"CIC hit!"

"When did Sheldon practice the mid-range shot?"

Off the court, Rick Barnes clapped his hands together and muttered softly, "This guy, Sheldon, still can't hold back."

Not far away, Bill Self sat still like an old monk, expressionless all the time, but when Li Ke made a mid-range shot, he frowned.

In the stands, Larry Cooper and a group of scouts were even more surprised than Shannon Sharpe.

"The last regular season against Kansas, Shelton shot his newly developed three-pointer. How long has it been since he developed his mid-range shot?"

"This mid-range shot is very smooth, and it seems to have some proficiency."

"Three-pointers, mid-range shots, in less than a month, Sheldon has no dead ends in his shots!"

"This is talent..."

Joe Henson was considered an outlier among this group of scouts. He wasn't that surprised because he was used to Li Ke's progress.

"From the outstanding single defense at the beginning, to the sharp air cut later, to the improvement in physical fitness, the three-pointer against Kansas in the regular season, and the mid-range shot in this final, Shelton, this guy, has grown so much in less than half a year."

He spread out his scouting notes, staring at Li Ke's physical test data, thinking.

"Physical talent is not bad, and his skills are improving so quickly, I am afraid that the prospect in the middle of the first round will not satisfy him."

On the court, Li Ke, who hit the mid-range shot, sighed.

He had been hiding this CIC for almost half a month, but in the end he still couldn't hide it until March Madness.

"Time to end Sasha Cowan..."

Amidst the cheers and boos of the Ford Center, Kansas served in the backcourt and continued their journey of chasing points. After Li Ke made a mid-range shot, their lag was pulled away again.

Without Dexter Pittman, Kansas is playing exactly as it was before the timeout.

Sheron Collins controlled the ball upfield, and then waited for an opportunity to pass it to the near frame area.

At this time, everyone noticed the abnormality on the court.

"What did I see, Texas switch, Sheldon on Sasha Cowan?"

"This is ridiculous, Sheldon looks like a head shorter than Sasha Cowan!"

"199 defense 211, isn't that the effect?"

Off the court, Rick Barnes was also a little worried. In fact, at the beginning, he planned to use Xiao Du to defend against Sasha Cowan.

But Li Ke took the initiative to ask for a fight, and he hesitated.

The only doubt is height, but Li Ke said: "Sasha Cowan is a floor runner, and my jumping can make up for the gap in height."

It was this sentence that made Rick Barnes make up his mind.

With Sasha Cohen's back on his back, Li Ke raised his head and muttered: "It seems that the gap is not that big..."

But others don't think so, especially Kansas.

A voice kept ringing on the pitch: "Give the ball to Sasha, he's out of position!"

Then, Sasha Cowan received the ball as he wished.

The Russian has scored 6 points in a row. He feels that his state is hot, and he doesn't think the little man behind him can stop him from continuing to score.

With his back to the basket, Sasha Cowan lowered his center of gravity, pouted his butt and tried to push.

He squeezed, but found that Li Ke behind him was as hard as iron, motionless.

Unwilling to admit defeat, he changed his force point again, squeezed a bit, and slightly bent his elbow.

This is the elbow, the sudden change...

"Sasha Cowan wanted to turn around, but Sheldon did it!"

Snapped!
Li Ke has steals recorded in every game, and he hits the basketball with his palms crisply. Then, he took a step forward skillfully, and the basketball has already been started!

"The ball was cut!"

Sasha Cowan was staggered by the sudden violent Li Ke, and with the cheers from the Ford Center, the University of Texas fought back!

"Counterattack, Sheldon passed the ball directly..."

Augustin received the ball, and he made a turn. Xiao Du was the last one to get the basketball and end the counterattack.

"Ten points, Texas' lead back to double digits..."

In the commentary, Shannon Sharp inevitably mentioned Li Ke's name again:
"It was Sheldon again, who stood up at the critical moment, opened the score with a mid-range shot, and switched to the center to complete the steal, interrupting Kansas' momentum of chasing points."

On the sidelines, Bill Self frowned. He stood up and crossed his arms, but he didn't make any adjustments.

Kansas continued to look for opportunities to get the ball to the rim.

And Li Ke also faced Sasha Cowen again, but this time, the astonished eyes disappeared, and no one still thought it was funny for Li Ke to switch defense center.

But Kansas didn't believe in evil, and gave the ball to Cowen again, and Li Ke's huge strength continued to resist Cowen.

Cowen found that he couldn't beat his opponent at all, which meant that he had only two options.

Either pass the ball, or use inside skills to break through Li Ke's defense, pure strength is no longer feasible.

If the ball is passed, Kansas's strategy of attacking the inside will fail. Therefore, in fact, he has only one choice, which is to use skills to shake the opponent away.

So Sasha Cowan faked a drive toward the baseline, then snapped back and took a sigma step.

Unexpectedly, Li Ke's center of gravity did not change at all, until Cowen stepped out of the sigma step, and when there was no turning back, he jumped out in one step, raised his right arm, and stood in front of Cowen.

boom!
Sasha Cowan's final shot seemed to wilt, smashing the front of the rim and falling.

Augustine, who got into the basket, picked up the basketball and counterattacked again.

"AJ Abrams, made a chase shot, 12 points!"

On the sidelines, Bill Self sat back, and several people stood up on the Kansas bench.

Immediately afterwards, with the opportunity of a dead ball, Kansas made a substitution.

"Sasha Cowan goes down, this game is over..."

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(End of this chapter)