Versatile Point Forward

Chapter 45 Fighting wits and courage
It wasn't just Anderson, everyone else in CAL felt that something was wrong, although it was hard for them to believe that sending a small guard on the opposite side weakened the power of their trump card.But being beaten into two fast breaks in a row, UCLA's advantage was further expanded. Holland sat firmly on the sidelines, and he was in stark contrast to CAL coach Braun.He was sitting on pins and needles in his seat, rubbing his forehead vigorously with both hands, with a bitter expression on his face.

Braun is very clear that according to UCLA's defense, if Anderson pulls to the outside, he will always face their backcourt players.It's just that the opponent used scheduling to let No. 13 defend Anderson, even if it wasn't his turn to match up.But Braun still admires the Asian kid on the opposite side. Not everyone can ignore the height difference to prevent big ones.Although the second time he did steal Anderson directly with his speed and agility, but the first time he actually made Anderson's long shot useless, and he didn't give the referee a chance to whistle.

But Braun didn't intend to call a timeout. Of course he was very anxious, but he hadn't come up with a good solution, and the opponent played two consecutive rounds completely by switching attacks, and the timeout couldn't even affect their hand feeling.The only thing Braun is looking forward to now is for a few guys on the field to be more competitive and find a way to turn the situation around, at least not allowing UCLA to score easily.It's a pity that he was fired after this season, and Mike Montgomery took over as the team's head coach. I don't know if it was because of his practice of directly throwing the blame on the players that he lost his job.

I have to say that Anderson still has two brushes. After he found that he couldn't take advantage of the outside line, he simply returned to the inside to fight.He was afraid of Ye Feng, this kid was haunted, and the blindfolded defense made him miserable.In the final analysis, his projection has not yet reached the top level, and if his vision is blocked, he can only rely on it.

Seeing that Anderson changed his style of play, Westbrook secretly gave Ye Feng a thumbs up, looking at the shape of his mouth, it was obvious that he was saying: "You can do it, you can handle this?" Ye Feng Give him a middle finger, and mouthed the same way: "Get out, I'm so tired of defending, next time I will replace you!" Westbrook understood Ye Feng's meaning, curled his lips, and concentrated on defending the opponent's opponent. Randall went.

Ye Feng smiled, he wasn't complacent, because he knew Anderson was a very capable player, but it was the first time he encountered such a weird defensive method.However, based on his current level, close defense should be able to adapt quickly, but if he wants to break the blind defense, he can only pray that it is not Ye Feng who is facing him. After all, even if other people know this method, they can't There is no way to become familiar with it immediately.

Sure enough, Anderson soon got a chance not to match up with Ye Feng. He stood outside the three-point line in the bottom corner and held the ball. In front of him was Mbah a Moute, who was also UCLA's perimeter defender.Mbah a Moute himself is full of confidence. He thinks he already knows the trick of defending this big man. Compared with Ye Feng, his height is smaller than Anderson's. He should be able to defend this guy's outside shots. of.

But soon Anderson told him with practical actions that it is good to think about some things.He took a tentative step and forced Mbah a Moute to step back, then retracted his foot, pulled it up and shot.Ba Mott is not willing now: Are you underestimating me?But when he stretched out his hand, Anderson had already set up the scope, and no matter how tightly covered it was, it could not prevent the basketball from falling into the hoop.

Ba Moute's face turned red instantly. This was a public slap in the face, and it was slapped loudly. Why couldn't he keep up with Anderson's movements?Mbah a Moute said that this question is very unsolvable.In fact, his technical movements are fine, but the biggest flaw is that his reaction is not as fast as Ye Feng's, and his agility is not as high as Ye Feng's. Keep pushing, but Mbah a Moute can't do it.Since he can't do it, he can only watch Anderson score another three-pointer under his own defense.

Seeing Mbah a Moute's depressed face, Ye Feng shook his head: It seems that I can't escape this game, the coach will definitely let me defend Anderson.Sure enough, Holland soon called a timeout. He didn't take out the tactical board, but said directly to the players: "Everyone has seen it. Now a very realistic situation is that it is very difficult for us except Ye. Find players who can guard Anderson, I know the inside players can, but if they pull out to defend, it means that the goal is wide open, which is not what I want to see. So next, I hope everyone can play smart and try to cause Anderson and Yeh matchup, and of course if he doesn't get to the [-]-point line, it's still up to Kevin and Josh to defend. Any questions?"

The problem is getting bigger, what does it mean to work hard to create a matchup between me and that guy?If you want to throw the blame on me, just say so, okay?Ye Feng complained secretly in his heart, but on the surface he still shook his head along with everyone.Nonsense, although defending Anderson is tiring, if you lose, you will feel bad. In order to make yourself feel better, if I don’t go to hell, who will go to hell?But if I take this blame and still lose, all of you are waiting to challenge me one-on-one!
On the other hand, Braun also gave his players thousands of instructions. His requirements were completely opposite to Holland's, or it was to restrain Holland's tactical arrangements.He asked Randall and the other four to try their best to create opportunities for Anderson to match up with other UCLA players except Ye Feng, because only in this way can the team have a chance.If even Anderson is guarded to death, or even just a drop in shooting percentage, then this game is basically lost.

It has to be said that Braun is very accurate, but being accurate does not mean that he can determine the direction of the game.In terms of ball quotient and tactical comprehension, maybe the five CAL players tied together are not as high as Ye Feng alone.When Ye Feng saw that Anderson was avoiding him every time, he probably guessed what the other party was thinking, and his response method was also very simple and rude, that is to change the zone defense to man-to-man.

Westbrook couldn't understand at all, because he didn't find anything wrong, Ye Feng was so angry that he punched him on the shoulder.Westbrook gasped, grinning his teeth, and asked dissatisfiedly: "Why are you hitting me for nothing?"But he still lowered his voice and explained: "Didn't you see that they let Anderson avoid my defense intentionally or unintentionally every round? Obviously the head coach of CAL is not in vain. We want to create a relationship between me and Anderson. Matchup, they want to avoid this kind of matchup. That's why I said that if you switch to man-marking, idiot, if they are one-on-one, even if they dodge, we can still defend in the shortest time, right?"

Westbrook scratched his head and said: "It seems to be such a reason..." Ye Feng was almost mad at him, and shouted: "What is it like? Obviously it makes sense, okay?" Westbrook smiled awkwardly, Quickly tell the other three people to keep an eye on the target they want to defend.Now the five CAL members wanted to yell and curse, but they could only watch helplessly as Ye Feng took the initiative to meet Anderson, and the balance of victory gradually tilted towards the opponent.

Under Ye Feng's full defense, Anderson completely lost the fiery touch he had in the first half. Fortunately, his temper was not bad. If he had a bad temper, he would probably get a technical foul on Ye Feng soon.Of course, Ye Feng couldn't completely block Anderson. After all, the height gap between the two existed objectively, but he knew one thing very clearly: if he put in more effort, the other party would have to spend more effort to deal with it.In other words, if you can't defend you, you will be sick to death, not to mention that Anderson's physical strength will be greatly consumed during the defense process.

Anderson is strong, but he lacks the spirit of clenching his teeth and desperately, which also caused his shooting rate to be negatively affected by his physical fitness.The difference from the first half is that Anderson hit the iron again and again in the second half, making 9 of 3 shots from beyond the three-point line, while Love and Shipp took turns taking care of the inside, and the shooting rate was also not high.After strangling this point, CAL's offense is like a tiger with its teeth pulled out, posing no threat to UCLA at all. After all, after Ye Feng sticks to Anderson, Mbah a Moute and Shipp are both big defenses and small players. It is difficult for players in the lower position to get any bargains.

Although Anderson scored 36 points alone in the end, basically he did not bring any help to the team in the second half, whether it was statistically or tactically.Due to Ye Feng's defense, his ability to open up space has been greatly limited, which also makes it difficult for other players to make a difference in the three-point line. Except for Christopher's 15 points and Randall's 12 points, None of the others scored in double figures, and it is reasonable for the team to lose 15 points in the end.

On the UCLA side, everyone's scoring is very average, but compared to others, Ye Feng's statistics can only be regarded as mediocre, 15 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists are comprehensive, but it does not meet his super offensive ability .However, Ye Feng sent 5 steals and 3 blocks on the defensive end, which is very valuable for a defender. It is precisely because he focused most of his energy on the defensive end that UCLA retreated in the away game.

If everyone was impressed by Ye Feng's offensive ability before, then this game fully demonstrated his defensive ability and comprehensiveness.Anderson's space-type fourth position has always caused many opponents a headache, but Ye Feng almost restrained the opponent with his own strength, which also provided valuable experience for other teams.

Of course, Ye Feng himself doesn't care about other teams or players imitating his own routines, and the victory of this game is also within his expectations.Now his biggest concern is not the next game, but the coming Christmas.

(End of this chapter)