super heavy artillery

Chapter 131 Press Conference

The matchup between UCLA and the University of Utah was actually a one-sided game.

Although judging from the process of the game, the scores of the two sides are not much different most of the time.But no one thinks Utah can walk away with the win.Especially after the first half, even they themselves no longer have such thoughts.

In the last attack, UCLA did not continue to attack, and time ran out in Alex's hands.

After a not-so-good road trip to Arizona, UCLA easily beat the visiting University of Utah on their home court.Once again, it showed the full strength of UCLA.

The main players like An Luo don't have much playing time.An Luo played 22 minutes in the first and second halves combined, but his efficiency was frighteningly high.He scored a total of 24 points in the game, including [-] for [-] three-pointers and [-] for [-] in the middle distance.Almost all of them were concentrated in the two waves when UCLA opened the score.

Among the other starters, Holiday played relatively longer.He played a total of 22 minutes, scored 13 points, 7 assists and 2 steals, and performed very well; Alex played 18 minutes, 14 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks, still all-around; Prince 18 minutes , 15 points; only the big black man performed worse, because he was affected by the foul, he only played 15 minutes, 6 points and 5 rebounds.Substitute center Thomas performed well, playing 17 minutes, 8 points, 7 rebounds and 1 block, perfectly making up for Tony Parker's vacancy.

In this game, UCLA's bench lineup faced the University of Utah's main lineup most of the time, so the performance was not ideal.But Alford didn't blame them.The gap in hard power can be shortened by tactical cooperation, but it cannot be smoothed out.

After the game, as the MVP of the game, An Luo and Alford attended the press conference together.

The reporters spoke highly of the strength shown by UCLA in this game.They asked Alford a series of related questions around UCLA's current offensive and defensive system.Especially Alford's use of An Luo, and the changes in the team before and after his return.

"Coach Steve, we found that UCLA played two very strong offenses in the game today. It can be said that it completely changed the situation of the game. Is this tactic specially arranged by you?"

"No, it's not like that. We've always played that way, faster tempo, more running, more perfect coordination."

"Coach Steve, what adjustments did you make between today's game and the previous game against the University of Arizona? It made the team change so much."

"In fact, our offensive and defensive system has not changed. It's just that in this game, our players performed better. We hit a lot of key shots, took some of the opponent's turnovers, and converted them into points. .”

"Coach Steve, UCLA won this game easily. Is An Luo's return the main reason?"

This question makes some sense.An Luo followed the voice and found that Lin Xi was grinning at him.

However, An Luo didn't want to stand on the shoulders of all his teammates to make this limelight.He shook his head at the other party, hoping to understand.

"Every victory is achieved by the joint efforts of all our players. Of course, the return of Ann has made our system more perfect. He has done what he should do, and his contributions on both ends of the offense and defense are very large. That's the key to our victory."

……

An Luo looked at Alford from the sidelines, feeling overjoyed!Don't look at this person who looks calm on the surface, but in fact he has already scolded his mother in his heart!Being the head coach of a team is really not an easy task.Especially for a giant team like UCLA, it is even more difficult!It is right to play well, and it is incompetent to play badly.

"Ann, what kind of help do you think you have provided to the team?"

"install?"

"Oh, sorry! What's your question? Can you repeat that?"

……

The latter questions were a bit boring. Alford was just joking with those reporters, without a single nutritious word.So much so that he began to wander off into the sky.After the reporter repeated the question again, An Luo thought for a few seconds, then grabbed Mike, opened his mouth and answered:
"Actually, what I do on the court is very simple. According to Steve's arrangement, to make those shots, and then participate in the defense with all my heart. During the game, everyone on the court is fighting for the victory. Do your best. Only by doing your own thing well is the greatest help to the team."

"Ann, your playing time in this game is less than before. Is it because your body has not fully recovered? Or does Coach Steve have other arrangements in the tactical arrangement? We all know that you had a bad cold before."

"Well, I feel good now!" An Luo shrugged and continued: "As for the playing time, maybe you can tell me how long I played this game first. I didn't pay attention to that."

"Ann, will you participate in this year's draft? You are not low on the draft prediction list now!"

This was a question asked by a white reporter, and An Luo frowned slightly.An Luo was caught off guard by such an abrupt question.Although freshman campaigns are becoming more and more common these days, it's hard to say that in front of Alford.After all, they have never communicated with each other before.If you say that you don't participate, it is absolutely impossible to do.There's no way, An Luo can only play haha!
"As far as I'm concerned, it's not a question right now. Our eyes are all on the March game, everything, after that."

But these reporters were not willing to let An Luo go. They felt that this was a material that could be tapped, so they continued to ask:
"How do you think about the picks on the draft prediction list? Do you think you can beat the players who are ranked in the lottery? You know, there are ten players ahead of you. Such as Ben Simmons, Jaylen Brown."

An Luo grinned, these people are really not afraid of big things!It's a pity that he won't be afraid of a verbal fight.

"I don't know if this list is authoritative, do you know what I mean? I'm not sure who completed the evaluation. But there is no doubt that the people you mentioned are all great players .I'm really looking forward to meeting them in the tournament! Of course, you can also pay attention to next week's game, we are going to Berkeley. As for Ben, LSU is not in a good place right now! Haha!"

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Coming out of the press conference, An Luo felt that he was a little unfulfilled.Now he is liking this serious nonsense more and more.

(End of this chapter)