Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

The University of Arizona was very strong last season. Although Zhuang Yu performed very well in the finals, UCLA still lost to the opponent.

Last summer, with Solomon Hill and Grant Jarrett entering the draft and three seniors graduating, many thought Arizona would be significantly diminished this season.

But it turned out not to be the case.

Among the players who left last year, there was only one starter besides Hill, guard Surry. The remaining three starters, center Burton, power forward Felton, and point guard Johnson are all still on the team, ensuring that the University of Arizona basic disk.

And then the University of Arizona welcomed a strong newcomer-Aaron Gordon!

Aaron Gordon was already a well-known talent in high school. He attended Archbishop Mitty High School and led the school team to two California state championships during his high school years.

And in 2013, with his outstanding performance on the court, Aaron Gordon not only won the California state championship and was elected California Mr. Basketball, he was also elected Mr. Basketball of the United States, McDonald's All-Star Game MVP, and was selected to the NIT Invitational Tournament All-NBA Team.

Gordon's joining fills the vacancy of Solomon Hill, and both of them are small forwards, and their positions can be seamlessly connected.

In the new season, the University of Arizona retains the three main players from last season, Burton, Felton, and Johnson, plus Gordon, and another defender Bogues who was promoted from the bench to the starting lineup to form a new starting lineup.

After a regular season of training, this lineup has become very complete, especially Gordon's performance, which is very outstanding.

Perhaps he is inferior to Solomon Hill in terms of scoring, after all, he is only a freshman.

But in other aspects, such as defense and rebounding, he is better than Solomon Hill.

This also makes the University of Arizona still strong in the new season, and its record has not shrunk compared to last season. If UCLA hadn't played so well this season, the University of Arizona might still have the number one regular season record.

Therefore, Assistant Coach Wesley believes that the Bruins' biggest opponent is the University of Arizona.

"This is indeed a strong opponent." Coach Holland nodded and said with a serious expression: "Everyone, tell me, how should we fight if we encounter the University of Arizona?"

This is the key issue today.

The three assistant coaches spoke one after another and put forward some of their own opinions.

Finally, Coach Holland concluded: "The University of Arizona has a very strong starting lineup and a very deep bench. They have almost no shortcomings. But there is one thing that the opponent cannot compare with us, and that is we have Zhuang Yu."

The three assistant coaches nodded in unison.

Yes, that's the key to their win.

You know, this season, Zhuang Yu averaged 21.5 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 7.6 assists per game.

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This is because UCLA is very strong overall this year, and Zhuang Yu doesn't need to exert much effort in some games. For example, in the last regular season game, Zhuang Yu only played more than ten minutes and scored 12 points.

No one thinks that 12 points in a single game is Zhuang Yu's strength, right?

This season, Zhuang Yu scored 20+ points in many games, and even scored 30+ points in some games. However, no one at the University of Arizona can match this.

Several old players Burton, Felton, and Johnson can't do it, and neither can their new star Aaron Gordon.

After that, several coaches did some analysis on the University of Arizona, and also briefly simulated the situation against the University of Arizona and made some discussions.

Of course, the finals haven't arrived yet, but it's always a good idea to prepare early.

......

Two days later, the Pac-12 League playoffs began.

The first round of competition started quickly, and UCLA also ushered in its first-round opponent, Oregon State University.

The two sides met twice during the regular season, and UCLA won both times.

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This time is no exception.

From the beginning of the game, UCLA was on full fire. They didn't hold back at all. This was a knockout round, and life or death was determined in this game.

Within a few minutes, Zhuang Yu had already scored 5 points and made 3 of 2 shots, including a three-pointer.

Seeing Zhuang Yu's hot state, Oregon State University had to focus more defense on Zhuang Yu, and Zhuang Yu began to organize and send seconds passes to his teammates.

After sending out three assists in a row, UCLA further expanded its lead, and the University of Oregon had to request a timeout.

However, their adjustments had no effect...

......

At the end of the first half, UCLA already led its opponent by 14 points, making this game not look like a playoff game because it was almost one-sided.

Entering the second half, UCLA also came out with its main players.

Zhuang Yu broke through again and again, tearing apart the opponent's defense and sending seconds passes to his teammates. His teammates did not let him down and made all the shots they should have made.

Soon, the first round of the Pac-12 Conference playoffs ended.

The top four teams were announced, namely UCLA, University of Arizona, University of Southern California, and University of Oregon. There was no upset this time, and the top four teams all advanced.

And UCLA soon ushered in the second round of the playoffs, which was the semifinals, and its opponent was the University of Oregon.

At the beginning of the regular season, the two sides had a match. At that time, the University of Oregon was determined to defeat UCLA and avenge last season's playoffs. As a result, Zhuang Yu made 15 of 10 three-pointers. Defeated.

Now, the two sides meet again in the playoffs, and the situation has changed 180 degrees. It is no longer UCLA that is worried, but the University of Oregon.

The University of Oregon was depressingly aware that compared with the beginning of the regular season, UCLA was much stronger.

Facing UCLA, they had no power to fight back.

After 81 minutes of play, the score was fixed at 72:9. UCLA defeated the University of Oregon by points and advanced to the finals.

In this game, Zhuang Yu scored 25 points, plus 5 rebounds and 5 assists; Anderson had 16 points and 6 rebounds; Parker had 10 points and 4 rebounds... The main players performed very well.

In the substitute lineup, LaVine scored 12 points, Adams had 9 points, 3 rebounds, and 4 assists, Lamb had 6 points, Brown Jr. had 6 points, and 2 assists...

The next day, another semi-final also came to an end.

The University of Arizona defeated the University of Southern California and successfully advanced to the finals, where they will meet UCLA to compete for the final championship.