Chapter 42 The CIC that can't be hidden
The suspension ended and the University of Texas did not substitution, which made the three people in the commentary seat very puzzled.
"Why didn't Rick Barnes replace Dexter Pittman?"
Although Pittman is too heavy and has poor physical fitness, at least, he is also the 51st genius high school student in the United States. He can even rank in the top five in terms of center position alone.
Such a genius, as a big player, is definitely not bad at all skills. At this time, I will change it and push Kansas' strong period past, and the problem will be solved.
Why didn't Rick Barnes change?
"Dexter's problem is not just physical fitness, his speed is too slow, that old guy Bill Self is waiting for me to change to Dexter..."
Rick Barnes knows better than anyone else that the NCAA is no longer the NCAA many years ago, and the heavy center has long been outdated.
Now if he replaces Pitman, Kansas will immediately change his strategy, from his strong attack on the inside, becoming a more extreme but more capable of chasing points.
"I can only count on Sheldon now..."
The game has restarted on the court.
During the offense at the University of Texas, Augustine, who was holding the ball, was stared at by Sheron Collins.
Xiao Du went around and went back to catch the ball, and then threatened the top of the arc, but found that Julian Wright was the only one who defended himself.
One-to-one is an opportunity.
After tentative steps, Xiao Du took the first quick step, successfully passed Julian Wright, and then encountered Darrell Arthur's assisted defense.
Arthur's defense came out, and Xiao Du's first reaction was to be at the basket.
But Sasha Cowan was present, and Kansas's penalty area was still impregnable.
"Sure enough, the coach is right, Kansas' defense has also changed."
Sasha Cowan sat in the penalty area, and the freed Arthur assisted in defending Du. Kansas's entire defensive formation was scattered, and Texas's offense became difficult.
Looking at the vast space on the weak side, Li Ke hesitated for a second, and finally gritted his teeth and killed him.
It was not too late, he shouted: "KD!"
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Du, who was surrounded by Arthur and Julian Wright, handed over the ball.
Although Brandon Rush followed the defense, he didn't follow him tightly. Li Ke jumped up easily and pushed the ball out.
"Kevin Durant passed the ball away, and it was Sheldon who received the ball. At this position... he took action directly!"
Shannon Sharp was surprised because Li Ke, who shot at the receiving end, made a mid-range shot!
Swish!
Shannon Sharp was even more surprised when the basketball was pushed into the basket smoothly.
"Central shot hit!"
"When did Sheldon train a mid-range shot?"
Off the field, Rick Barnes slapped his hands together and muttered in a low voice: "Sheldon, I still can't help it."
Not far away, Bill Self sat down like an old monk, without any expression, but when Li Ke made a mid-range shot, he frowned.
In the stands, Larry Cooper and a group of scouts were even more surprised than Shannon Sharp.
"In the last regular match against Kansas, Sheldon made his newly developed three-pointer. How long has it been since his CFI developed?
"This record is very smooth and it seems that I have some proficiency."
"Three-pointers, mid-range shots, Sheldon shot without a blind spot in less than a month!"
"This is talent..."
Qiao Henson is an alien among this group of scouts, and he is not that surprised because he is already used to Li Ke's progress.
"From the outstanding single defense at the beginning, to the sharp empty cuts later, to the improvement of physical fitness, the three-pointer in Kansas in the routine match, Sheldon, the guy in the final, has grown so much in less than half a year."
He spread out his scout notes, stared at Li Ke's physical test data, and thought.
"The physical talent is not bad, and the technology has improved so quickly. I am afraid that the prospect of the draft in the middle of the first round will not satisfy him."
On the field, Li Ke, who hit the mid-range shot, sighed.
He hid this mid-shot for almost half a month, but he still couldn't hide it until March Madness.
"It's time to end Sasha Cowan..."
Amid the cheers and boos from Ford Center, Kansas served in the backcourt and continued their quest to chase. After Li Ke made a mid-range shot, their backwardness was pulled apart again.
Without Dexter Pittman, Kansas's style of play would be exactly the same as before the timeout.
Sheron Collins controlled the ball to the frontcourt and then waited for an opportunity to pass it to the near-frame area.
At this time, everyone discovered an abnormality on the court.
"What did I see? The University of Texas has replaced defense, Sheldon is facing defense against Sasha Cowan?"
"This is so funny. Sheldon looks like a head shorter than Sasha Cowan!"
"Isn't this the effect of 199 defense 211?"
Off the field, Rick Barnes was also a little worried. In fact, at the beginning, he was planning to use Xiao Du to defend against Sasha Cowan.
But Li Ke took the initiative to ask for the fight, and he was a little hesitant.
The only doubt is height, but Li Ke said: "Sasha Cowan is floor flowing, and my bounce can make up for the height gap."
It was this sentence that made Rick Barnes determined.
Li Ke raised his head and muttered, "It seems that the gap is not that big..."
But others don't think so, especially Kansas.
A voice kept ringing on the court: "Give the ball to Sasha, he was misplaced!"
Then, Sasha Cowan received the ball as he wished.
The Russian has scored 6 points in a row. He feels that his condition is hot, and he doesn't think the little man behind him can stop him from continuing to score.
With his back to the basket, Sasha Cowan lowered his center of gravity and stuck out his butt and wanted to push forward.
He squeezed for a while, but found that Li Ke behind him was as hard as iron and motionless.
Unyieldingly, he changed his strength point, squeezed it for a while, and took a little lower elbow.
It was this time that the elbow suddenly changed...
"Sasha Cowan wanted to turn around, but Sheldon took action!"
Bang!
Li Ke made a steal every game and hit the basketball with a crisp palm. Then, he skillfully rushed forward and the basketball was already taken!
"The ball was cut away!"
Sasha Cowan was squeezed by Li Ke who suddenly became angry, and the University of Texas fought back with the cheers from the Ford Center!
"Counterattack, Sheldon passes the ball directly..."
Augustine received the ball, and he made a turnover. Xiao Du was the last person to get the basketball and ended the counterattack. He rushed to the frontcourt and scored a dunk without defense.
"It's 10 points, and the University of Texas's lead has returned to double-digit numbers..."
In the commentary seat, Shannon Sharp inevitably mentioned Li Ke's name again:
"It's Sheldon again, and stood up at the critical moment. He scored a mid-range shot and scored a goal, and replaced the center to complete the steal, interrupting Kansas's momentum to chase points."
On the sidelines, Bill Self frowned, he stood up, put his hands on his chest, but did not make any adjustments.
Kansas continues to look for opportunities to get the ball to the basket.
Li Ke also faced Sasha Cowan again, but this time, his astonished gaze disappeared, and no one still thought that Li Ke's replacement of defense center was a funny thing.
But Kansas didn't believe in evil and gave the ball to Cowan again. Li Ke's huge power continued to resist Cowan.
Cowan found that he could not beat his opponent at all, which meant that he had only two choices.
Either pass the ball or use the inside skills to break Li Ke's defense, pure strength can no longer work.
If you pass the ball, Kansas' strategy of attacking the inside will fail, so in fact, he has only one choice, which is to use skills to shake off the opponent.
So Sasha Cowan made a fake move toward the bottom line, then suddenly took it back and walked a Sigma step.
However, he did not expect that Li Ke's center of gravity had not changed at all. It was not until Cowan walked out of the Sigma step and never turned around again that he jumped out, raised his right arm and blocked Cowan.
Bang!
Sasha Cowan's final move seemed to be in slump, smashing the front of the basket and falling down.
Augustine, who got into the basket, picked up the basketball and fought back again.
"A.J. Abrams, he made a mid-range shot and scored 12 points!"
On the sidelines, Bill Self sat back and several more people stood up on the bench in Kansas.
Immediately afterwards, Kansas made a substitution with a chance to die.
Chapter completed!