super heavy artillery

Chapter 65 Frustration
There will always be some interesting episodes in life that bring joy to people.People also need these bits and pieces, otherwise, it would be too boring.

This week has been very busy for An Luo and others. They have just finished the first day of three consecutive games.After the game against UNLA, Alford specifically told his players. Although the words were very subtle, the meaning was to warn them not to go out to have fun, stay at home and prepare for the next day's game.

These young lads are never reassuring.

UCLA's next opponent is the University of Kansas from the Big [-] League.

This is a team with a long history and brilliant record, and it is one of the NCAA basketball giants.Trained a large number of NBA players, including Wilt Chamberlain and Paul Pierce.Its first basketball coach is the inventor of basketball: James Naismith, and the second coach is Fogg Allen, the founder of the basketball coaching system.

Compared with UCLA, the University of Kansas is not inferior. They have kept 24 consecutive years of NCAA championships, NCAA most regular season championships and other amazing records, and won three NCAA championships in 1952, 1988 and 2008 respectively.

The match between these two truly strong teams has attracted enough attention.On various forums, the supporters of the two teams have already quarreled.

Actually, Kansas is strong this season.Although last season was upset and did not make it to the top 2015, there was basically no major change in the lineup.Coupled with the addition of Sheikh Diallo, who was recruited this year, it gives Kansas great hope.You know, this guy has been ranked fifth among high school students in the United States. He won the MVP in this year's Jordan Classic Game, and he was also the MVP in the McDonald's All-Star Game.UCLA's Aaron Holiday was ranked in the top 75 of the [-] class.

However, in this game, Cheikh Diallo did not appear in the Kansas lineup, which disappointed many viewers.

Alford attaches great importance to this game. The previous opponents were not too strong and could not test the true strength of the team.Every year, he arranges for the team to play warm-up games with top teams such as North Carolina, Duke, and Kentucky, so that opponents who are too weak cannot find out the existing problems.

The starting lineup has not changed.Alford did not send out the running and bombing lineup that played well in these two games, but An Luo believes that he will definitely use it to play.So he was very calm, sitting on the bench talking and laughing with Prince, watching the game while talking and laughing.

The referee's whistle sounded and the game officially began.As soon as the lights in the arena changed, everyone's eyes were focused on the center of the court.The on-site commentators also stopped chatting and began to analyze the situation of the game.

Kansas caught UCLA by surprise in the opening game.

The opposing center gets the ball with little effort.In An Luo's memory, Thomas has never won!Kansas' [-]st guard is a pudgy but quick guy.After receiving the ball, he quickly advanced to the frontcourt, then used the cover of his teammates to reach the basket, and scored with a pull bar.

It can be seen from this ball that Kansas players enter the state faster.On the other hand, UCLA is indeed still a little loose and out of shape.

Looking back, Holiday also relied on his speed and change of direction to break through the perimeter defense, but Kansas' supplementary defense was obviously more active than UCLA.Holiday, whose offensive rhythm was interrupted, could only pass the ball to Isaac on the outside.The latter didn't hesitate, just catch and shoot.But unfortunately, did not score!

It would be great if it was An Luo!
This is not just what Holiday has in mind, many people think so.His three-pointers always give people a very reliable feeling.An Luo himself shook his head. If such a vacancy was left to him, it would be a steady three-pointer.

There were no rebounds, Alex couldn't squeeze the stocky big man, and Thomas just couldn't keep up with his reflexes.

After the Kansas five player grabbed the rebound, he immediately handed the ball to the guard on the field, and then rushed to the other side of the court.In fact, the moment he got the ball, everyone else immediately switched to an offensive formation, piercing UCLA's fragile defense like a sharp sword.And the No. [-] position in possession of the ball is the tip of the sword, which is extremely sharp.Although Holiday has tried very hard to follow up the defense, he still can't limit the opponent.After a pick-and-roll, he could only watch the opponent rush to the basket very strongly, score the ball, and caused a foul by his teammates.

Thomas looked at Holiday innocently.He really wanted to make up for the defense, but unfortunately he moved too much and was caught by the bottom line referee.

Steadily scoring a free throw, Kansas led UCLA 5:0, a very strong start.

Alford stood on the sidelines, taking advantage of the opponent's free throw time to pull Holiday to speak in a low voice.He couldn't sit still. In these two rounds, his team had a big problem.If the game hadn't lasted only 2 minutes, he would have called a timeout to remind these guys.These coaches still want to save face. It is indeed a very embarrassing thing to ask people to stop in 2 minutes.

Next, UCLA finally broke its scoring drought.Holiday may have felt that his teammates were not in good condition, so he simply came by himself.He signaled his teammates to come over to cover at the top of the arc, and then relied on his own speed to get rid of the small guard who switched over, and a big man who came over with a European step and made a layup.

Alford seemed a little dissatisfied.He shook his head slightly. As an organizer, he shouldn't play like this.In his opinion, Holiday can pass the ball to Thomas who is open. After all, he is closer to the basket and has a higher success rate.

But fortunately it scored.On the court, scoring the ball is the last word.

Just when everyone thought this ball would be a turning point, Kansas immediately beat UCLA 7:0, pulling the point difference into double digits.

Alford was forced to call a timeout.He needs an adjustment!Otherwise, this game may be really difficult to play.

An Luo and Prince stood up and handed Holiday and Alex a towel.Although they only played for 5 minutes, it was obvious that they were really tired, breathing heavily and sweating all over their faces.

Alford looked at these players with a frosty face, and was very angry. None of the five played to his satisfaction.This is different from the situation in the previous games, at least those games were always arranged according to their own tactics, and the players were full of fighting spirit.

He severely criticized these players, then took out his tactical board and began to explain the tactics.

An Luo originally thought that it was time to play by himself, but now he found that this was not the case.

(End of this chapter)