The invincible kryptonite of basketball

At halftime, they completely suppressed their opponents 46-31.

Marshan Brooks didn't feel good under Tang Tian's defense. In the first half, he only scored 15 points on 5 of 11 shots.

Looking at the entire first half, Tang Tian's defense is actually ranked in the top three in the NCAA, on the same level as Butler and Leonard, but the way Providence College is playing like this has a lot to do with Brooks.

Nicknamed "Little Kobe", Brooks played very Kobe, but his shot selection was even worse than Kobe.

After a 15-minute half-time break, both teams returned to the locker room to rest.

"Ma Shang, stay confident. His physical strength will not keep up in the second half. You can get back to your form like last time, understand?" The head coach encouraged Brooks in the locker room of Providence College.

Brooks nodded. He performed poorly in the first half, but the head coach did not blame him. He also needs to use better performance to justify himself.

"Don played the starting three in the second half." Calhoun made adjustments to the starting lineup for the second half in the locker room of UConn.

Tang Tian nodded after hearing this, feeling pretty good.

He has been in the team for more than four months, and he has finally squeezed into the starting lineup.

After a 15-minute break, the starting players of both sides appeared one after another.

When Tang Tianshou appeared on stage, there was a burst of cheers at the scene.

Brooks scored four goals in a row at the beginning of the first half, directly stopping Kangda. If Tang Tian starts now, he won't have that chance again.

In the second half, Providence College came back to take the lead.

Brooks leaned on Tang Tian with his back on the top of the circle, turned around after receiving the ball, but did not attack immediately.

Providence College's high-post double pick-and-roll, after Brooks went to the right, borrowed a pick-and-roll to face Holland's mid-range shot.

"Shh!"

Brooks hit two points.

There was a burst of cheers from the Providence College bench. Brooks, who had cut off scoring for most of the halftime, finally continued.

"Pay attention to the defense and don't give space to the hand." Cajon got up from the bench at this time and reminded the players.

Providence College made an adjustment at halftime.

In the first half, Brooks singled out Tang Tian one-on-one, and the result was very inefficient. Now they admitted that Brooks couldn't beat Tang Tian one-on-one, and switched to playing in a wrong position.

This is a very simple adjustment, but from the perspective of the effect, it is very good. After all, Kangda's defensive strength is only Tang Tian.

For Kangda's offense, Walker responded with Tang Tian's emergency stop jumper after the pick-and-roll.

His scoring ability is not much worse than Brooks.

Providence College's offense, the same tactic, Tang Tian bypassed the first pick-and-roll, but a new pick-and-roll came over immediately, and the moment the pick-and-roll formed, Brooks shot directly.

"boom!"

Although the ball was not scored, the tactical intention has been played out.

There was a commotion at the scene.

Although it was only two rounds, Providence College seemed to have found a solution. If this fight continues, there is still suspense about the outcome of the game.

Calhoun also rested his chin in thought at this time.

It's still just the regular season stage. If it comes to the tournament, as the opponent's strength becomes stronger, there will be more and more such targeting.

If they want to go further in the championship, this team still has a long way to go.

UConn's offense and Lamb's three-point opportunity failed to grasp. Providence College protected the defensive rebound and pushed the defense directly to counterattack.

Tang Tian followed Brooks closely at this time. Brooks didn't rush to play when he saw that there was no good opportunity. After seeing his teammates coming up, he waited for a pick-and-roll before preparing to dribble and attack.

But this time he suddenly found that he had no room to start his dribble.

Tang Tian, ​​directly defended himself!

Brooks was so uncomfortable that he turned his back to have room to dribble.

But as soon as he started dribbling, Tang Tian directly turned into a tight press, constantly trying to steal the ball in his hands.

Brooks dribbled a little under pressure.

After the Providence College players saw it, they pulled directly outside the three-point line to pick and roll, but Tang Tian pressed too tightly, and there was no room for the pick and roll.

Brooks dribbled the ball for seven or eight seconds, but couldn't get rid of Tang Tian.

It's like the two are stuck together!

In the end, he was forced to do nothing, he forced an emergency stop shot inside the three-point line, and under Tang Tian's interference, he directly made a three-point shot.

There was cheers at the scene.

The change seems to happen in an instant!

Cahon was also stunned at this time.

The problem he was still worrying about before seemed to be solved in one go?

Tang Tian solved it by himself?

But looking back, it seems to have been resolved.

Providence College uses pick-and-rolls to switch defenses, creating misplaced opportunities for Brooks and reducing his defensive pressure when shooting. In Calhoun's subconscious mind, in order to crack this trick, he must increase the speed of switching defenses, do not give Brooks an easy shot, and then wait for the opportunity Change Tang Tian back.

But in fact, there is an easier way. The opponent wants to pick and roll and change defenses, and you just don't want to change for him!

However, this is difficult to succeed in theory, because the side that initiates the pick-and-roll has the initiative, and you can't dodge it no matter how hard you try, just like Tang Tian did before, you can't dodge the second or third even if you dodge one.

But now Tang Tian's way of thinking has changed, he directly sticks to you and doesn't give you room to pick and roll at all!

No space, how to pick and roll?You can't squeeze directly between two people!

This is the most brutal way to crack it, but only Tang Tian, ​​it is impossible for ordinary people to be so tight, and Brooks will never get rid of it!

After understanding this layer, Calhoun couldn't help laughing.

This Tang Tian would really take the initiative to solve his problems.

Chapter 27 enters the starting lineup! (3/3!)

The adjustment of Providence College was broken by Tang Tian's high-pressure defense, and the second half of the game almost became his personal performance.

Brooks tried hard to get rid of it, but Tang Tian couldn't get rid of it like a jelly candy.

For the first time since he played in the NCAA, he looked particularly embarrassed on the court.

This is the effect of Tang Tian's current defense with all his strength. With [-]% to [-]% of individual defensive skills, it is impossible for NCAA players to deal with it calmly.

What's more, Brooks is still the kind of player who has broken the pass.

After a strong burst, he was broken, after a strong shot, he was struck, and after a forced turn, he was blocked.

Brooks, who wanted anything and everything in the arena before, was so suppressed by Tang Tian that it was terrible.

In fact, there was no need for Tang Tian to do this step, but Brooks' provocative words at the beginning made him unbearable.

He, sometimes he can hold grudges!

Brooks was completely blocked by Tang Tian, ​​and Providence College's offense was completely blocked.

In the end, UConn beat Providence College 81 to 61 at home, won a hearty victory, and also ushered in an eight-game winning streak!

康大这边，兰姆20分4板，沃克17分4板5助攻，奥瑞阿奇11分12板，内皮尔10分3助攻，奥兰德和史密斯各有8分进账。

Facing Providence College's not-so-good defense, they feel like they are playing more blooming.

唐天这场重心全在防守布鲁克斯身上，他外线出手3次命中一球，得到3分3篮板5抢断3盖帽！

Brooks, who was facing him, the absolute core of Providence College, made 26 of 7 shots, 15 points and 3 rebounds, and 6 turnovers!

After watching the second half, the fans had only one feeling in their hearts. It turned out that Tang Tian's defense with all his strength was so terrifying!

At the press conference after the game, Calhoun brought Lamb and Tang Tian to the press conference.

"He is the key to us winning the game." Calhoun was not stingy with his praise, and Tang Tian's performance on the defensive end was not even expected by him.

"How do you evaluate Brooks' performance? We know that he said before the game that you couldn't guard him, but you did it in the end." After the reporter finished asking Calhoun, he continued to turn to Tang Tian.

"Ma Shang is a very good scorer. He can shoot and make breakthroughs, and his style of play is very similar to Kobe." To the surprise of the reporters on the scene, Tang Tian praised Brooks as soon as he opened his mouth.

"But Kobe also has his moments, and I believe he will be able to adjust to his condition soon. I also look forward to playing against them again in the championship game."

The reporters below were originally waiting for a turning point, but after listening to all of them, they realized that Tang Tian was really praising Brooks, which was quite magnanimous!

But at this time, Kahoun on the side couldn't help laughing.

There is something in Tang Tian's words, Kobe also hit the iron, this is making fun of Brooks' poor shot selection in the game!

These reporters didn't react at first, and when the report was released and the fans discovered it, it was probably another wave of slots.

Tang Tian's art of speaking is no one.

After winning Providence College, UConn's record came to 10 wins and 4 losses, and its ranking in the Big East also rose to No.4.

The top eight in the league advance to the championship game, and the top four are in the upper half, which has home court advantage, and the closer the team is, the weaker the team will be.

They came to the upper half, and their hopes of advancing to the championship naturally increased by one point.

The team's next game is a home game against Georgetown University. In the last game, Greg Monroe smashed the inside, scoring 30 points and 21 rebounds and ravaged the University of Connecticut's inside.

Tang Tian is a strong defensive player but swings between the third and fourth positions. This game is not a small test for UConn.

But in the training session the next day, Calhoun made an important announcement.

Tang Tian will enter the starting lineup in the next game!

This, in fact, was completely within the expectations of the other players.

If Tang Tian had started the last game, Brooks' performance might have been even worse.

And his defense, the pick-and-roll between him and Walker, after so many games, has become an indispensable part of UConn's tactics!

But what was surprising was that Tang Tian was not replacing Smith, but Olande, who was the team's starting No. [-].

Olande is 2 meters tall, a full 11 centimeters taller than Tang Tian. This adjustment is equivalent to lowering the height of the University of Kangda's inside line.

But Calhoun clearly has his own considerations.

In the last game against Providence College, Brooks was completely defeated by Tang Tianfang, but Providence College still scored more than 60 points.

Kangda's current starting lineup is high enough, but its mobility is relatively poor. Facing fast-playing opponents, retreating defense is a big problem.

Although he is a bit old-fashioned, he can still understand the trend of basketball. Now that the pace of the game is getting faster and faster, mobility will become more important.

He used Orlande before because he had no choice, but now that he has Tang Tian, ​​he naturally needs to change.

Tang Tian's height of 2 meters is quite enough to play the fourth position in the NCAA, and he is strong in confrontation and fast, which can just complement Auriaqi.

"Congratulations, Tang!"

"Tang, we must treat guests to dinner!"

……

Tang Tian was very popular in Kangda, and all the team members came up to congratulate him at the moment.

"We must invite guests, and there must be no one less." Tang Tian was not stingy either.

He only had a lot of money in his previous life, so he didn't care much about money. Before he didn't have a scholarship, he was too short-sighted. Now that he has a scholarship, it's definitely not a problem to invite him to dinner.

The better. After dinner tomorrow night, Tang Tian will go back to the dormitory to rest after training.

But not long after he lay down, he received a call.

It was Olsen calling.

"Do you have time tonight? I want to invite you to watch a movie together."

The last time the two of them had dinner together, Olsen still had a nostalgic expression at the end. He didn't expect to take the initiative to invite himself to watch a movie at this moment.

This development speed seems to be a bit fast.

But this is Tang Tian's current charm, not just a handsome word can explain it.

Olsen's family conditions are good, and there must be more people around him who are more handsome than Tang Tian. It can only be said that the charm of a mature man like Tang Tian attracted her.