Compared with offense, Hibbert's ability to get a maximum salary contract in the NBA depends on his defense.

Because of his existence, the NBA even considered changing the rules of vertical cylinders.

His defensive ability in the penalty area is really a bit abnormal.

Even though Durant tried to dodge, he was still ruthlessly blocked in the end.

And the ball finally landed on Durant out of bounds.

Ball rights for Georgetown!

After seeing the ball penalty, Hibbert roared directly this time.

That's it!

That’s what it feels like!

The feeling of dominating the restricted area!

The live camera cut to the University of Texas bench at this time, showing Barnes.

Barnes' expression was solemn.

Originally, he thought it was good for the two teams to go back and forth.

Unexpectedly, Hibbert's sudden outburst turned the situation completely towards Georgetown University.

After hesitating for a while, he got up and walked to the sidelines and shouted to the players for a while.

The University of Texas has adjusted its defensive formation.

Barnes had previously mentioned how to defend Princeton when he was mobilizing in Austin.

Now he is taking action.

Texas switched from man-to-man to a 2-3 zone defense.

The focus of this zone defense is to protect the basket, or more specifically, to limit Hibbert's power at the basket.

Some people may ask why Barnes knew this tactic was effective but didn't use it in the opening game.

First, he had never played against each other before, and he did not expect Hibbert to be so destructive in the interior;

The second is that zone defense has its pros and cons. Setting up a zone defense means betting on the opponent's outside touch.

Wallace does have experience. After seeing the University of Texas switch to zone defense, he reached out and made new tactical gestures.

Hibbert still fell to the basket to attract the defense, but the ball was not fed in.

However, Summers mentioned the high pick-and-roll at this time.

After the ball drove the University of Texas' zone defense formation, Wallace made a sudden break after a pick-and-roll and passed it to Green on the opposite side.

As mentioned before, Green is versatile, and of course he also has three-point range.

Because the zone defense cannot recover at this time, his ball is basically open.

He even adjusted his posture before taking action.

Green's three-point shot is not very fast, but his posture is very standard.

If I have to make an analogy, he is very similar to Lin Ying.

The trajectory of the ball after it is released also looks very positive.

When Barnes saw Green taking action, his heart dropped.

The reason why zone defense can limit Princeton is that the opponent's outside touch is average.

But as for Green's ball.

"Whoosh!"

There was a crisp sound.

Barnes' heart suddenly went cold.

Fortunately, looking back, Augustin and Lin Ying played a corner attack, and Augustin hit a life-saving three-pointer from the outside!

He took a long breath.

Okay, okay, not too cold.

7 to 5.

Although the situation was very passive, this three-pointer kept them from falling too far behind in the score.

However, in the next round, Wallace broke through and took away Lin Ying, then knocked the ball back to Summers on the outside.

Summers fired directly at Augustin!

This kind of ball is so bold that even Hibbert, who is under the basket, doesn't think it can go in. He struggles to squeeze through Wendell's blocking position to seize a better position under the basket.

"Whoosh!"

But a very penetrating voice came through the loudspeaker.

Summers' three-pointer actually went in!

Georgetown University made two consecutive outside three-pointers!

This external cord feels so hot!!

10 to 5!

The score difference came to 5 points again.

Okay, Barnes is cool.

The Georgetown University fans at the scene were completely excited.

A large number of fans stood up, shouted and waved their signs.

From the opening game to now, Georgetown University’s shots have been flawless!

This performance not only met their expectations, but far exceeded them.

They increasingly believe that the team will regain the glory of 1984 and reach the NCAA top spot again!

"Rick?"

Springman called out to Barnes at this time.

Barnes didn't respond at first, and he didn't turn around until Springman repeated it.

At this time, Springman didn't need to speak, and Barnes knew what he was going to say.

"not the right time yet."

But Barnes still had no intention of using that tactic.

It's not that he doesn't trust Springman, but that as a head coach he has more things to consider.

There is a high probability that Lin Ying will not be able to guard against Hibbert in this state. The most important thing is not only the lack of time for tactical training.

You must know that the strongest part of Princeton's tactics is not Hibbert, but its most well-known "back door."

The meaning of back door, as the name suggests, is the door at the back.

Which one is behind? Of course...it's not the one you think!

It refers to when the ball holder, usually the ball-holding center, faces his teammates and uses quick hand-to-hand passes and pick-and-rolls to create a direct scoring channel behind him to the basket.

And this backdoor is not only initiated by the ball holder. If you pick and roll on the side without the ball, and then let the ball holder pass the ball, it can also cause the backdoor to appear.

This backdoor also has a very classic motto: Don’t turn your head, otherwise you will open the backdoor!

What I mean is that it happens all the time, and it is the most straightforward embodiment of Princeton's tactics of "people moving, ball moving, and coordination."

Especially if the defender's defensive positioning is not clear, or if the defensive position is wrong, the opponent will immediately open the back door and score.

Using a tactic that is obviously not well-trained, once there are frequent mistakes in defensive movement, the problem faced by the University of Texas at that time is not lagging behind in the situation, but... collapse!

However, the predicament at hand is also visible.

Georgetown University's outside touch is so good. If he doesn't make some changes, it is very likely that he will be shot through and then defeated.

At this time, he walked to the end of the bench and motioned for Pittman to get up and come on.

Pittman looked in disbelief when he saw Barnes calling him.

Because he had very little playing time during the regular season, he never expected that he would get a chance on the stage of the "Crazy Three"!

"Push him out of the penalty area, don't try to block shots or do anything else, protect the rebounds."

After Pittman stood up with an excited look on his face, Barnes did not forget to warn him.

Until he came on the stage, he was still looking at Pittman's huge back in deep thought.

Although Pittman has achieved remarkable weight loss results, he has lost almost 40 pounds this year, which can be called inspirational.

But he is still slow, too slow, just like his name, "extra slow".

This is also the reason why he usually doesn't have playing time in the team, because he gets caught and beaten by the opponent when he comes up.
Chapter completed!