Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

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"Kyle, what's the matter with you? Why can't you beat a rookie?" Zhuang Yu teased Anderson with a smile.

"Hmph." Anderson snorted angrily and muttered, "I'm not in a good state today. I will definitely beat him next time."

Zhuang Yu couldn't help laughing. How many times have you said this?

At this time, Raven came over, scratched his head, and said with a simple and honest look: "I have better luck this time, but I may not win next time."

If you really have to calculate carefully this month, the two sides are actually only 50-50, and each has won about the same number of times, but LaVine has been improving.

It has to be said that basketball is a sport that requires a lot of talent.

Anderson's talent is not bad, but he is still inferior to LaVine. He still had the upper hand at the beginning, but after only one month, he lost more than he won against LaVine.

"You don't have to be modest. Your progress is obvious to all." Zhuang Yu patted LaVine on the shoulder. Of course he was happy that his teammates were making rapid progress and their strength was improving rapidly.

In the previous substitute lineup, Adams was the strongest, while Lamb, David, Portis, and Brown Jr. were all inferior.

Now that LaVine is growing rapidly, the strength of the bench lineup has improved a lot.

In the past month, UCLA played 12 more games and lost only 3. Now they have achieved a record of 18 wins and 3 losses, ranking first in the record list.

This is naturally inseparable from the strength of the main lineup, but also to the improvement of the substitute lineup and several new players.

Overall, UCLA had an almost perfect season.

"That's it for today." Zhuang Yu greeted the three of them with a smile, "Tomorrow is the last regular season game. Let's go back and have a good rest."

"Yes."

"Ah."

LaVine and Brown Jr. responded.

Anderson said with emotion: "Time flies so fast, the regular season will be over in a blink of an eye."

Then comes the playoffs.

With UCLA's current record, it has one more win than the University of Arizona. As long as it wins the last regular season game, it can enter the playoffs with the first record.

Zhuang Yu was also sighing in his heart. He recalled that last season they almost fell out of the top eight, and finally narrowly entered the playoffs in seventh place. Then they upset the University of Oregon, entered the semifinals, and defeated the University of Southern California, but they still fell. On the finals.

In fact, if last season's playoffs were to happen again, if the University of Oregon didn't play tricks and use their brains, UCLA might not be able to win.

But times have changed.

Today's UCLA is not afraid of any team.

......

The next day, UCLA rushed to the road for its last regular season game. This time its opponent was the University of California, Berkeley.

Berkeley also made the playoffs last season and was even ranked higher than UCLA in the regular season. But this season, as some players left and failed to recruit good new players, UC Berkeley's record plummeted, falling directly from the playoff team to the bottom.

The University of California, Berkeley's current record ranks 12th in the Pac-10 League, which is third from the bottom.

In the afternoon, the game started on time.

Facing UCLA, the University of California, Berkeley, obviously lacks confidence and fighting spirit. For them, they are destined to miss the playoffs, and winning or losing is of little significance.

Therefore, UCLA had the upper hand from the beginning of the game, and the score difference between the two sides soon widened, and the game became a bit dull and the confrontation was sparse.

Seeing this, Coach Holland made early substitutions, taking out main players such as Zhuang Yu and Anderson and replacing them with substitute players.

By the end of the first half, UCLA had led by more than ten points.

After only a few minutes of play in the second half, the University of California, Berkeley, replaced its main players, and UCLA also replaced its main players. Several substitute players who had not played much before were sent in. Anyway, the overall situation of the game was decided.

"drop......"

In the end, UCLA defeated the University of California, Berkeley 80:66, winning the last game of the regular season and ranking first in the Pac-19 League with a record of 3 wins and 12 losses.

Zhuang Yu only played more than ten minutes in this game and scored 12 points, plus 3 rebounds and 4 assists. He didn't exert much effort.

Anderson is about the same.

The end of a game also announced the end of UCLA's regular season this season, and what they will face next is the more brutally competitive playoffs.

That is the real battlefield!

......

Two days later, the Pac-12 regular season ended.

The final playoff roster is also released.

The eight teams entering the playoffs in order of record are UCLA, University of Arizona, University of Southern California, University of Oregon, Washington State University, University of Utah, University of Colorado Boulder, and Oregon State University.

After the roster was released, Coach Holland summoned three assistant coaches, and the four gathered in the head coach's office to summarize the regular season and study how to play in the playoffs.

"Assistant Coach Wesley," Coach Holland said, "Let's first talk about our performance in the regular season this season."

"Yes." Assistant Coach Wesley nodded, holding a piece of information in his hand and said: "This regular season we achieved a record of 19 wins and 3 losses, which is very good. At the same time, our players have improved compared to last season. Great progress."

"Especially Zhuang Yu, Anderson, Adams, and Lamb."

"There are also several freshman players who have made great progress during the regular season, especially LaVine and Brown Jr."

Having said that, he paused and said emphatically: "Especially LaVine, he has improved very quickly, and his strength is not inferior to that of Adams."

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"I think he can be used more in the playoffs. For example, when the rotation is on the court, let Adams focus more on organization and defense, and let LaVine lead the offense and become a pure scorer. The two of them can work together. , each performing his or her duties.”

Coach Holland looked at Assistant Coach Hayes and Assistant Coach Exxon: "What do you think?"

The two looked at each other, and Assistant Coach Hayes replied: "We agree with Assistant Coach Wesley's point of view. This may have a better effect and make our rotation more effective."

This is what summary is all about.

Summarizing the gains and losses of the regular season and the performance of the players, while checking for omissions and filling vacancies, it is also necessary to reposition the players. How should they be used in the playoffs?

After summarizing, Coach Holland did not rush to finalize the situation, but said: "Then let's talk about how we should play in the playoffs. Let's talk about it."

The three teaching assistants looked at each other.

In the end, it was assistant coach Wesley who spoke first. After all, he was the first assistant coach: "We will face Oregon State University in the first round of the playoffs. The opponent's strength is relatively average. As long as there are no accidents, we will have no problem entering the semi-finals. "

With the strength of the UCLA Bruins this season, Oregon State University, which finished eighth in the regular season, is still in control.

After all, the difference in strength is too big.

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"In the second round, we may face the University of Oregon or Washington State University." Assistant Coach Wesley continued: "The University of Oregon now relies on the internal twin towers and teamwork. Although its strength is not bad, it is not as good as before. season. We were able to beat them at the beginning of the regular season, and now it’s not a problem.”

“Washington State University is the same.”

Coach Holland and the two assistant coaches didn't speak, because there was nothing to say. For UCLA, the first and second rounds of the playoffs were not that difficult.

The key is still the finals.

Assistant coach Wesley said: "The real challenge is still in the finals. I think we will probably still encounter the University of Arizona this year."

When the University of Arizona was mentioned, the expressions of coach Holland, assistants Hayes and Exxon all became serious.

[Author's digression]: Another chapter has been delivered. Brothers, let's just say it's not good enough.