Chapter 38 Poison Tongue Talent
Rick Barry was slapped in the face, but still said with a thick face: "Harden is more aggressive in playing. He has scored 6 points and 2 assists. I think he is a very creative player, able to control the game and find his teammates at the right time. I think his future is very bright."
This Hall of Fame superstar who defeated Chamberlain in scoring in the 1960s can be regarded as the pride of white people, so even though he offended many people because of his stubbornness and sarcastic tongue, his influence in the United States is still extraordinary. His words can affect some fans' impression of King Wu, unless they are slapped in the face as soon as they finish speaking.
Wu Huang scored 4 points, 3 assists and 2 rebounds in eight minutes. His performance was obviously better. Just look at the handsome gestures he made every offense and defense, you can know what role he plays in this team. What's more, the difference between Harden and Wu Huang in appearance is too big. Will anyone like a guy with a big beard?
Some male fans watching the game in front of TV may be influenced by Old Barry, but female fans don’t care about that many, and they may not be able to understand all the rules of basketball. In the eyes of these female fans, being handsome and looking good in posture is the most important attribute.
Besides, Wu Huang's performance is only better than Harden, and the bearded man was directly ignored.
The game started again, and USC formed a ball on the sidelines and shouted: "Let's-show-them-who-we-are! Show them who we are!"
It is worth mentioning that since the first game of the regular season, when Wu Huang shouted the majestic and domineering "Who-We-Are", these two sentences have become a program that the University of Southern California must shout before every game or during pause.
USC also spoiled on its official website that Taylor Swift is currently creating a team battle song for the Trojans, the song title is "Who-We-Are". Many Taylor Swift fans are looking forward to her new work. (Who-We-Are is an NIP battle song, which can be found in Youku)
After the game restarted, Arizona State began to play regional joint defense, in order to prevent USC from running out of the gap by using small cooperation. The University of Arizona now uses two inside lines to guard the penalty area, and the other three players are each responsible for an area on the outside.
Scott Pera was worried that the opponent would score by using the misaligned offense, so this time the personnel were also adjusted. Ty Abbott, who was 193cm tall, replaced Derek Glaser, who was 183cm tall, and increased the height on the court. Harden now officially plays the team's No. 1 position role.
Both Wu Huang and DeRozan laughed. The former was happy that he was against Harden, while the latter was happy that he didn't have to face Harden anymore.
"You can try to make my foul, such as using your beard." Wu Huang and Harden finally met, and threw a trash talk first, disgusting the opponent.
"Don't worry, your birthday wish will be satisfied!" Harden held the ball and retorted while observing.
Floyd really hoped that Wu would defend Harden at this time. Four of the 6 points this bearded man scored were scored by free throws. DeRozan and Gibson each got a foul on him. If this continues, it won't work.
When Wu Huang and Harden stand together, the most intuitive feeling of fans is that the former is two laps smaller than the latter. This bearded man weighs 220 pounds and is more than 40 pounds heavier than Wu Huang.
However, the game is not about who is more powerful, otherwise O'Neal won directly without playing. Emperor Wu has his own way to deal with the fat man in front of him.
Harden held the ball at the top of the arc, and Wu Huang quickly put it on, holding his hands up to the sky, and explaining his steps and hands very clearly.
Gibson quickly turned his attention to Harden in the inside. Emperor Wu had already discussed with him that once he faced Harden, he would defend Harden's shots and defend Harden's left hand to force him to break through with his right hand, which means he would go to the right.
At this time, Gibson must prepare for assisting defense in advance. Once the two successfully blocked Harden in the middle, the other three USC players would immediately cut off Harden's passing route and be prepared to intercept the ball and fight back.
Poor Harden doesn't know that he has been targeted, and Emperor Wu also doesn't know why he has so many ideas for Harden?
USC held a meeting two days ago to discuss the defensive issues of this game. When asked about the problem of how to limit Harden, the whole team felt it was a bit difficult.
However, several solutions emerged in Emperor Wu's mind. After hearing this, Floyd was surprised and happy, and even felt that his mind was not as fast as Emperor Wu's.
Wu Huang believes that the first point in defending Harden is to not be fouled, but he cannot be too far away to avoid fouls. This will give him a chance to shoot, so he must raise his arms high when defending in close quarters so that the referee can see clearly. The most important thing is that the defensive player's footsteps must be faster than Harden.
The second stage is to force Harden, a left-handed guy, to use his right hand to control the ball, allowing him to break through to the right. At this time, his explosive power and his ability to fight after the breakthrough will be greatly reduced, and he will easily intercept the ball.
In the third stage, inside defenders must assist in defense in a timely manner and must stand in advance. It is naturally the best to make Harden's offensive foul. If not, it must also interfere with Harden's breakthrough and shooting.
USC has now reached its final stage. Harden was defended by Wu Huang in close combat and could not get a chance to get a mobile phone. He immediately broke through with the ball. However, there was no room for breakthrough on the left, so he could only turn to the right. As a result, he was blocked by Gibson in advance and was immediately trapped in a front-and-back attack.
DeRozan and Bart surrounded each other at the same time, and the two were responsible for cutting off Harden's passing route and waiting for the pass to steal.
Harden was unable to advance or retreat at this time, so he could only choose to pass the ball. Unfortunately, his vision was blocked, and he was in the encirclement, and the basketball passed was broken by DeRozan. The University of Southern California quickly counterattacked and scored two points easily.
The trilogy of USC defending Harden is completely tailor-made for this bearded man. At this stage, Harden does not have the ability to break the defense.
Wu Huang's teammates don't know that there is actually the fourth stage. He is planning to consume the fat man's physical strength on the offensive end. This move is to hurt people with one's own and it is also the last straw that crushes Harden.
After this timeout, Wu Huang transformed into the second position again. After completing the task of transporting the ball to the frontcourt, he would transform into Ray Allen, running continuously along the bottom line, running from left to right, and then from right to left. Do he want to see if Harden follows or not?
Once the fat man runs around with him, the defensive end consumes too much physical strength, and the threat on the offensive end will be even smaller. If he doesn't follow, he will be ready to let Harden see what the consequences will be if a sharpshooter with a shooting percentage of more than 40% will get an open shot.
The game continued. The home fans of the University of Arizona looked at Wu Huang who was running all over the field and Harden, who was tired after following him, and the word "walked the dog" in their hearts?
Many impatient Arizona fans were already cursing Wu Huang, but this could not stop Harden from chasing Wu Huang and running around the field. After only a few rounds, Harden felt that his physical energy was exhausted like a disassembled faucet. He could not bear it if this continued.
Emperor Wu weighs only 175 pounds, so he can certainly be able to run like this.
But he was unable to bear to run like this with his 220-pound body. If he continued to run like this, Harden felt that he had to vomit blood!
However, what makes Harden the most embarrassing is not the defensive end, his performance on the offensive end is shocking.
Originally, when the home fans saw Harden against Wu Huang, the two had a huge figure. According to reason, Harden could use his strength to defeat Wu Huang, but the result was not as simple as they thought. Wu Huang followed Harden with his footsteps, holding his hands high, and not giving Harden a chance to foul.
Once a foul cannot be committed, Harden wants to break through to Emperor Wu, but he must first worry that he cannot hit someone and commit a foul.
This Chinese moves too fast, and he can firmly jamm Harden's left hand direction every time. If he forcibly breaks through, he will only be a foul of attack by Emperor Wu.
Emperor Wu left some room for breakthrough in Harden's right hand direction, and he was luring Harden to break through to the right.
Gibson stood in the inside early, waiting for Lao and Emperor Wu to complete the front and back attacks.
The targeted defense of USC has enabled Harden to make a breakthrough either by shooting or by making a pass mistake or by being hit and counterattacked.
Old Barry's face became increasingly ugly. He knew why Harden seemed helpless, because like the Cavaliers, he did not have the ability to attack in the low post. If Harden could play with the ball and use his physical advantages, he could easily score points on Wu Huang.
But now, Harden has not practiced even when he takes a step back shot. What he relies on at this moment is nothing more than breakthroughs, jump shots and three-pointers after pick-and-roll. However, when he encounters a cunning opponent like Wu Huang, he has no way to do it.
"Why aren't you playing at a low post?" Wu Huang defended himself again and took the opportunity to make a trash talk.
Harden did not respond this time, the bearded man was constrained on the offensive end for a long time, and the University of Southern California widened the score gap to 10 points in a blink of an eye. He was no longer in the mood to show off his verbal skills with the opponent.
"I understand, are you too short? And you don't seem to be much taller than me. It's so pitiful, and you can't jump high." Wu Huang's tone at this time was enough to make Harden smoke at seven orifices. "Come on, today's game is a national live broadcast. If you lose to me, the draft pick will be surpassed by me. Then what's the point of your life?" Wu Huang squirted out this trash talk, and suddenly found that if he had a poisonous tongue, he would even be a little scared.
Harden was almost madly angry. This time he forced a breakthrough from the left. As soon as the two met, Emperor Wu seemed to be pushed hard by the Hulk. He screamed and exerted force on the spot. His body flew backwards. After landing, he slid on the floor for more than two meters and was directly knocked out of the baseline by Harden from near the free throw line.
"This is a damn..."
Harden himself was shocked. He didn't expect that Emperor Wu would give him this?
However, what he didn't expect was that the referee actually judged him to have an offensive foul!
Chapter completed!