This striker is a bit of a monster

Chapter 57 Welcome to the NCAA
The Texas Longhorns are the NCAA Division I team of the University of Texas at Austin and the most famous basketball team in the area.

Because there is no NBA team in Austin, and in Texas, where the basketball atmosphere is extremely strong, basketball-loving people give most of their attention to this college team.

Compared with George Mason University, which has few honors, this Austin university team is a perennial NCAA team and a frequent visitor to March Madness.

Since 1998, they have participated in the NCAA National Championships for seven consecutive years, and have twice entered the Elite 16 and once entered the Final 4 resume.

The team has also trained dozens of NBA players. The latest player to enter the NBA is TJ. Ford.

With a height of 1.8 meters, he is the No. 03 pick of the 02 Platinum Generation. He is known for his speed as a "small sports car" in the league.

And now the Longhorns, led by three quasi-NBA players, PJ Tucker, LaMarcus Aldridge, and Daniel Gibson, have undergone a facelift after losing to the Nevada Wolves in the first round last year. Steady growth is also a force that cannot be ignored in this year's NCAA.

At this moment, PJ Tucker has not yet become the top 3D player in the league, the shortest "center" in the league, nor has he developed that elite corner 3-pointer.

But the body has a very high degree of maturity, with excellent strength and speed. In the NCAA, he is already a nightmare for many outside scorers.

He is now the team's core scorer, the absolute core of both offense and defense.

LaMarcus Aldridge still doesn't know that he will become the face of the Portland Trail Blazers in a few years, but his attributes of a good-looking guy in the mid-range shot have already appeared.

As for Daniel Gibson, he also made great contributions in assisting King James to cross the new generation of bad boys.

Now is also a shooter who can calmly shoot in critical moments.

On November 11, the George Mason University Patriots went to Austin, Texas to challenge the University of Texas Longhorns in an away game.

The strength of the opponent on paper is far from comparable to Wake Forest University.

Of course, compared with Wake Forest, this team's back line does not have superstar players.

It's not that Daniel Gibson's personal ability is not enough, but Gibson's style is an enhanced version of Lamar Butler. More threats are shooting from outside the three-point line, rather than breakthroughs and misplaced singles.

It touches the Patriots inside will face a major test.

"PJ Tucker is a player with excellent physical fitness. He is 3 feet 4 inches tall, a 225/2.6 swingman, weighs [-] pounds, and has excellent confrontation. He is active in fighting and has an average of [-] offensive rebounds per game."

"Daniel Gibson made 4% of his three-pointers last season, and he also had about [-] assists and nearly two steals."

"LaMarcus Aldridge, 11-foot-56, takes 12 percent of his shots beyond [-] feet, and is an elite mid-range killer."

"Brad Buckman..."

Coach Jim seriously introduced the technical characteristics of the main players of the Longhorns.

"Six-foot-11 height, um, straight arm shooting, I can only reach his elbow, 12 feet away? Almost ignore the defense."

"He played at power forward."

The six-foot-seven Will Thomas scratched his head at whoever was coming up against him, but there seemed to be no better defense than praying.

Zhou Lin also silently prayed for Will Thomas.

Aldridge's physical fitness is absolutely not against the sky, but that one-handed shot can make almost all short inside shots to autism.

Zhou Lin is also under a lot of pressure. This time he will face PJ Tucker, a real player who can defend from 1 to 5. It is estimated that he really needs to feel the surging power from the king of shoes.

"Come on, Patriot."

George Mason University's starting lineup has not changed much. It is still No. 1 Tony Skin, No. 22 Lamar Butler, No. 35 Zhou Lin, No. 34 Will Thomas, and No. 55 Jay Lewis.

As for the University of Texas, No. 1 Daniel Gibson and No. 12 Kenton Paulino are partners on the perimeter. The two are [-]-foot-[-] and [-]-foot-[-]. They are both good at shooting. This characteristic will not bring too much pressure on the Patriots.

PJ Tucker, No. 2, and LaMarcus Aldridge, No. 23, will have the biggest impact on Zhou Lin and Will Thomas.

Similarly, it will be the two most competitive positions in this game.

The fifth position of the Longhorns is No. 22. Brad Buckman, who can occasionally shoot a few three-pointers, is actually the only blue-collar player in the starting lineup. His partner Aldridge is more for Aldridge solved the problem on the defensive end.

The opponent's average height is over six feet five inches, and there is at least an inch and a half difference in height by visual inspection.

Anyway, the average height of the Patriots' starting lineup has never had an advantage.

Zhou Lin lost to Aldridge in the jump ball stage.

The Longhorns won the first wave of offensive possession. Aldridge stood near the free throw line and handed it to PJ Tucker. Tucker walked directly to the right side of Zhou Lin.

In fact, Zhou Lin has watched the video about PJ Tucker and knows that Tucker usually only goes to the right, but knowing that and accurate judgment does not necessarily mean that he can defend.

Zhou Lin felt like a rhinoceros was bumping towards him. The tendons and flesh all over his body hit Zhou Lin's body and made a dull sound. Zhou Lin's feet were slightly floating, and he almost fell. The latter missed his body by three steps. Successful layup.

"Welcome to the NCAA, rookie."

PJ Tucker didn't forget to put the ball back to Zhou Lin's side after scoring the goal, and said with a smirk.

Meat tank!
Although Zhou Lin's weight is almost 220 pounds, and his weight is only a little smaller than that of Tucker, the latitude of his muscles is not on the same level. Only after the collision did he realize that the gap between them is not small.

The physical fitness of a top small forward!
Zhou Lin touched his slightly sore chest muscles, took a deep breath, and passed the ball to defender Tony Skin.

Just like Zhou Lin once watched the Trident game, PJ Tucker naturally watched Zhou Lin's game, and he didn't give Zhou Lin the chance to catch the ball easily.

Zhou Lin felt like he was playing rugby. Every time he caught the ball, he had to experience at least four or five body collisions.

After the collision, it was already difficult for Zhou Lin to make excellent technical moves.

However, Tony Skinn on the guard line had some rare space to play today. With the help of a screen, he made a mid-range shot from within the free throw line and scored the first 2 points for the Patriots. .

In the opponent's round, PJ Tucker received the ball again. Facing Zhou Lin's defense, PJ Tucker showed a strong aggressiveness. With a forward charge, he directly pushed Zhou Lin away and got the shooting space under the basket.

Although the shot was blocked by Will Thomas, he quickly grabbed the second rebound and sent the ball to the outside line. Daniel Gibson fired directly without hesitation.

Hit the bullseye!

(End of this chapter)