Chapter 20: Evolutionary Wisconsin
With a "beep" whistle, Lin Sen once again received a foul under Decker's impact. This is a training game. For Lin Sen's defense, Lin Sen needs to find ways to solve the impact of the forward on the basket from all angles, but the results are very little.
Lin Sen's speed is indeed good, but after changing the pick-and-roll, he immediately returned to the basket to assist in defense. It is difficult for him to stop others from scoring without fouling, especially the impact of a player like Decker.
"Lin, my hands will be swollen by you. Remember, if you still have to foul during the game tomorrow, then please use a little harder." Decker looked at his slightly red and swollen hands and complained to Lin Sen. He was a little afraid that his touch would be beaten away by Lin Sen.
Lin Sen didn't have time to joke with Decker. The current situation made him a little frustrated. In the 10-minute training game just now, he had three consecutive fouls on Decker and substitute small forward Tony Vince. When he saw that he could only play for one first half, he had to sit on the bench obediently watching the game.
"Hey, Sam, I feel that facing Arizona is a very difficult game. I don't know how much I can do." Linson is also a Wisconsin student. He also often goes to forums. He knows the best how much Wisconsin expects him in this game, but he feels that he can't respond.
Decker patted Linson on the shoulder: "I have never said how easy this game will be. In fact, we play hard every year. This is not the NBA, there are only 32 teams, there are hundreds of colleges in the United States, and there are at least 20 teams with chances to win the championship. Our goal is to win the championship, but don't put pressure on yourself. Tim is the greatest power forward in history. He is not the NCAA champion, right? Frank!"
Kaminsky didn't have time to pay attention to Decker, but continued to practice his defensive footsteps. From his movements, it can be seen that Kaminsky didn't want to lose. He understood his problems on the defensive end, so he is still stepping up his defensive practice.
"Frank, don't worry, I won't let them score easily." Lin Sen waved his fist to cheer himself up.
"Lin, don't underestimate my defense!" Kaminsky still didn't look back, but from his tone, Lin Sen could hear it firmly.
Bo Ryan stood on the sidelines and began to look at the current training with a very happy smile. There is no doubt that the team's energy is what he likes now. What he was most worried about was undoubtedly Lin Sen's mentality. As the only freshman in the team, he had to support the defense of the entire team, which was naturally a lot of pressure. The purpose of this training from the beginning actually gave Lin Sen more pressure to make him evolve.
However, Linson did not evolve, but it made the entire team more united. The pressure made the entire Wisconsin evolve, at least on the defensive end. What is important now is that Wisconsin needs to bring this state to the next day's game.
Regardless of the outcome, this is the last time at home in Wisconsin. NCAA games after the final quarter will be played in a neutral position, so this time Wisconsin specially opened many seats for home students to watch the game.
At this time, in the visiting team's locker room, Sean Miller was emphasizing the importance of this attack on the inside: "I know the importance of three-pointers to basketball games now. The Mavericks won the championship with their three-pointers in 2011, and the Heat's three-pointers in 2012 made the young Thunder fall in the finals. The Spurs' three-pointers scored an epic hit rate in the finals last season, and the Warriors also became the first in the league with their three-pointers. Obviously, three-pointers are becoming more and more important now, but tonight, I don't need you to shoot three-pointers. What I want is that you will bomb their baskets as fiercely as before."
"No problem! I will make Wisconsin people cry for their basket tonight." Stanley Johnson was very excited. He was also a freshman in his first year. Now he is full of expectations for tonight's game. He will kill Decker and then let the defensive strongman Chinese center who is touted by various media to hit the bench.
No one in the Arizona Wildcats doubts that Stanley Johnson can't do these things. There is no doubt that Arizona can go so far in addition to TJ McConnell's better distribution of ball rights, Stanley Johnson's outstanding personal abilities are also a very important part of it.
But tonight's home court in Wisconsin caused a hardship from the beginning. They still used pick-and-roll to cooperate at the top of the arc, but Stanley Johnson was not the one who went up to the pick-and-roll. The purpose of the pick-and-roll to be launched at the top of the arc was very simple, pulling Lin Sen out of the penalty area. Although they seemed to be discussing how to give Lin Sen good looks before the game, when playing the game, Lin Sen was undoubtedly extremely important.
While Lin Sen left the penalty area, it was also when Stanley Johnson rushed to the inside. He was very fast, but Decker's reaction was also not slow. Bo Ryan had a very thorough understanding of his old opponent's ideas, so under the guidance of Bo Ryan, Decker saw this intention very simply.
However, Decker still has a gap in speed. Seeing that Stanley Johnson was about to surpass Decker half of his body, the ball was about to fly into his hands at a high position, but a black shadow appeared before the two.
Kaminsky, the white power forward who has never runs fast, averaged less than 1 steals per game this season, but at this time he reached a key position and completed the steal in the first round.
Counterattacks followed one after another because Lin Sen pulled out to defend. In this fast break, he naturally ran in the front. After receiving Kaminsky's pass, he jumped up and dunked with one hand. Lin Sen received the ball under the basket in the fast break. This position was not as high as Arizona could not stop it.
Chapter completed!