Chapter 22: Who is this kid?

Tangnell continued the undefeated tradition of jumping the ball with Drew, and took the lead to transfer the ball to his own backcourt.

Moore took two quick steps to pick up the basketball and transported it to the front court. The Bulldogs had already set up a defensive formation.

Under Zhang Yu's arrangement, they defended a mutated version of the 2-3 zone defense.

Except for Curry who followed Cole closely, everyone else has a defensive area that they are responsible for.

When the ball holder enters his defensive zone, the player will actively defend.

Moore came to the top of the arc, Graves greeted him, and his wish to single Curry fell through.

But he didn't panic at all, changed direction and dribbled continuously, and easily rushed past Graves.

Zhang Yu on the sidelines looked calm, he had expected this scene a long time ago.

Moore, as Indian State University's leading scorer, has explosive physical fitness and strong breakthrough ability. It is impossible for Graves to guard him.

But after Moore broke through the first line of defense, Mike Green immediately came up from the left to help defend, which is his defensive area.

Moore was blocked by Mike Green, and Graves behind him caught up again. He could only pass the ball to Arnold, Mike Green's opponent.

After Arnold received the ball, he got a short open space.

But he hesitated and didn't shoot a three-pointer directly, and McGreen returned to him in time.

Arnold looked left and right, then passed the ball back to Moore.

Moore tried to break through again, but failed under the siege of McGreen and Graves as before.

He wanted to pass the ball to the inside, and Drew and Campbell blocked the passing route tightly.

In the end, he scrambled a shot from beyond the arc, and Indian State's first drive ended in iron.

McKenna shook his head and sighed on the sidelines, while Zhang Yu crossed his arms and smiled.

All this was within his expectations.

Most of Indian State's players are black and have strong athletic ability, but except for Kerr, their shooting is very average.

Only then did Zhang Yu dare to let the team defend the zone defense. Looking at it now, the effect is very significant.

When it was the Bulldogs' turn to attack, Curry changed his invisibility on the defensive end and held the ball in his hand, while Moore stood in front of him lazily, without raising his hand.

It's no wonder that Curry is a freshman and has never played an NCAA game before. McKenna doesn't understand his technical characteristics and doesn't pay much attention to Curry. He just told Moore to pay attention.

Curry beckoned for Drew to come up for the pick-and-roll, but Tang Nell stayed inside and didn't follow.

Drew's screen was very solid, blocking Moore behind him, and Curry got a brief opportunity to open up. He pulled the ball to the right and shot a three-pointer directly.

Bang!

The basketball hit the back edge of the rim and bounced right into Tangnell's hands, who passed it to Moore.

The latter started instantly, throwing off Drew and the chasing Curry, took a big stride, rushed into the penalty area, took off from the free throw line with one step, and dunked the ball heavily into the basket with his right hand!

Tomahawk dunk!

After landing, Moore hammered his chest and roared to the sky, causing the fans to boo all over the place.

2: 0.

And Curry shook his head with some self-blame. After Zhang Yu saw it, he clapped his hands and said loudly:

"Stephen, just hit like this!"

Looking back, Curry was still holding the ball, and he still let Drew come up to pick and roll. Same as last time, Tang Nell stayed inside and did not come out. Moore was blocked by Drew. Curry didn't hesitate and shot directly. three points.

brush!

This time, the ball went hollow, causing Townell to shrug his shoulders as he waited to pick up the rebound.

You're lucky, boy.

Tangnell came to the baseline, picked up the ball, and thought to himself.

2:3, the Bulldogs overtook.

Round transition, Indian State's big offense, Moore dribbled outside for a long time, but was still blocked by the Bulldogs' zone defense on the outside, unable to rush in, and Cole was entangled by Curry, so there was no room for a shot.

In the end, Arnold made a hasty three-pointer, and the long rebound bounced into Curry's hands.

Curry quickly dribbled the ball to the front court. Only Moore returned to the defense in front of him. The latter retreated to the three-point line. Curry stopped one step outside the three-point line and shot a super long three-pointer!

Moore was stunned for a moment, turning around to grab a rebound, but just in time to see the basketball bounce into the hoop.

2: 6.

There were enthusiastic cheers in the arena, and the fans raised their hands and waved.

Curry patted his chest, pointed to the sky with one hand, and smiled on his face.

Indian State attacked, but was still helpless under the Bulldogs' zone defense, and could only pass around from the outside. In the end, Cole received a pass from Moore, barely made a shot under Curry's interference, and hit the iron with a three-pointer.

The rebound was grabbed by Drew, keeping in mind Zhang Yu's instructions, and immediately passed it to Curry.

Curry dribbled slowly to the frontcourt, which was also Zhang Yu's request. Since the Indian State University players generally have strong athletic ability, we should fight with them and resolutely not give them a chance to increase their speed.

Curry looked up to observe the situation and found that Drew was entangled with Tangnell inside, so he beckoned Campbell to come up and cover him.

Campbell quickly came to the top of the arc, but his body was not as generous as Drew's, and the quality of the cover was a little worse. Moore used his explosive power to rush over.

But Moore was delayed for a while after all, and Curry seized the gap and made a decisive three-pointer.

brush!

The basketball brushed against Moore's fingertips, spun rapidly in mid-air, and finally fell straight into the net!

2: 9.

After the ball was scored, Curry stepped back, waving his hands and chewing on his braces, causing fans to shout wildly.

And those fans who didn't watch the preseason asked the people around them:

"Who is this kid?"

"Steph Curry, our starting point guard!" The fans replied proudly, and then they threw themselves into the ecstasy of shouting.

And McKenna frowned, this kid was too decisive, and so accurate!

Indian State's offense is still subject to the Bulldogs' tight zone defense and can only be conducted from the outside, but this time Moore feels good and hits a long-range three-pointer.

Zhang Yu gave McKenna a strange look, and asked Stevens beside him:

"Isn't he going to change his tactics?"

"Do you think everyone is like you and can react quickly?" Stevens shook his head and laughed.

He remembers very clearly that when Zhang Yu served as an assistant coach last season, he often put forward appropriate contingency measures before Likrit could see the opponent's tactical layout, or was still hesitating, and helped the team reverse the situation many times. .

But no matter how slow McKenna reacted, he knew that Curry could not let Curry continue to shoot three-pointers. He shouted loudly:

"Defend out, don't let him get another chance to make an easy shot!"

Tangnell and Woz looked at each other and made an easy shot?That baby face just now shot from outside the three-point line!

But of course they didn't dare to refute the coach, so they could only take the blame silently.

When Curry played a pick-and-roll with Drew again, Tangnell directly defended to the three-point line without giving Curry a shot.

Curry smiled slightly, instead of forcing a three-pointer, he dribbled the ball at a 45-degree angle to the right, waited for Drew to cut into the inside, and passed the ball in.

Moore tried his best to interfere with Drew, but Drew held up the basketball, ignored his existence, and hit a hook.

2: 11.

Throughout the Bulldogs' offense, Tangnell accompanied Curry to watch the show from beyond the three-point line.

McKenna's face was a little green, why was the team's defense penetrated?That No. 30 just made a few three-pointers, which disrupted all his pre-match arrangements.

What about team basketball?How can you let a freshman keep playing with the ball, will you be a coach!

He gave Zhang Yu a bitter look, and he never looked down upon him before the game.

Round conversion, as Stevens said, McKenna was slow to respond, causing Indiana to do nothing on the offensive end.

And the Bulldogs' offense doesn't just rely on Curry, he doesn't have the strength at his peak at this time.

The intuitive performance is that Curry's dribbling is far less agile than later generations, and his speed and explosive power are far from reaching their peak, and his breakthrough is not sharp enough.

When the opponent put the defensive attention on him, Curry took the initiative to reduce the number of shots, and the Bulldogs played team basketball.

But in this way, Indian State University's defense is much easier to do. McKenna has already planned for this situation, and the strength of the rest of the Bulldogs is far from being comparable to Curry. The team's offense is successful. Fortunately, the lead established by Curry before has kept the point difference from being narrowed.

boom!

Zhang Yu frowned as he watched McGreen strike again.

But he can't help it, he can't let Curry play the whole game with the ball, right?

Even if he arranges this way, the rest of the players have no objections, and Curry's physical fitness cannot support such a long-term high-intensity offense with the ball.

After all, he is just a freshman who has just entered the NCAA. He has not experienced the tempering of the game, and his skills, mentality, and athletic ability are very immature.

Being able to achieve such an amazing effect at the beginning is already the result of Indian State's underestimation of the enemy.

When the game time came to 15 minutes, the point difference remained at 24:32, and the Bulldogs led by 8 points. McKenna finally realized that if he continued to fight like this, he would lose!

He hastily called a timeout belatedly, picked up the tactical board, and said frothingly:

"Tonnell, you have to go up to the free throw line, Moore, when you are flanked, pay attention to passing the ball to Tangnell."

"If the opposite side continues to defend the zone defense, the position of the free throw line will not be taken into account. Tang Neil, you will get an open opportunity, so you must make a bold shot."

"If the other side comes to help defend, you pay attention to passing the ball, Cole and Adam pay attention to creating space outside the three-point line, and Trent covers Cole, understand?"

He said it quickly. In the NCAA, each team only has 4 timeouts in a game, which is very precious.

The players nodded in unison, and McKenna continued:

"The No. 30 has already scored 13 points. We will continue to strengthen our defense against him in the future. We cannot allow him to easily score again, especially three-pointers!"

"Moore, you have to increase your physical strength and interrupt his rhythm. If he plays a pick-and-roll, switch defenses. Make sure there is always someone interfering in front of him!"

Amidst McKenna's eloquent orders, the timeout was quickly over, the two teams returned to the field, and the game continued.

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