beast basketball

Chapter 22 After Failure



In the second half of the game, the opponent strengthened their defense against Stephen, so Stephen didn't get many chances, and instead delayed his own chance to grab rebounds. At the same time, because of his own shots increased, the number of assists decreased accordingly.

But after winning the game, there was no problem at all, and there was joy in the court. Such a good result also attracted the attention of the school's senior management. Nicholas came to the basketball hall in person to congratulate the basketball team on their achievements. At the same time, he announced More money will be spent to add equipment and rewards to the team, and at the same time encourage the team to make persistent efforts and achieve better results.

But Benjamin knew that it would not be that easy. Although the next game was still at home, it was against a strong team like the University of Washington. However, the current strength of the team also gave him the confidence to fight, so that he would not lose all confidence.

In particular, Stephen's progress and changes made him very optimistic. Although this guy still only has tip-ups and dunks, it will be a matter of time before he trains his shots according to his hard training every day.

Another Sunday passed, and the shooting training was still going on. Although he didn't feel any improvement, Stephen still practiced tirelessly. Deep down, Stephen still didn't want to be just a defensive player, and offense was his greatest strength. Hobbies, especially the unusually strong urge to dunk a basketball into the hoop, haunted Stephen.

But he also knows that what he is playing now is not the kind of free-wheeling street basketball. He must play according to the current rules, according to the coach's arrangement, and in the team basketball mode, otherwise there will be no ball to play.

The start of the game is getting closer and closer, and Benjamin has been practicing new tactics. This time, he officially put Stephen in the team's long-term starting lineup, instead of just Strikemal as before. Temporary absence measures, although Stephen can't bear more offensive tasks, but his performance in the last game, presumably no team dares to ignore his presence on the field, although in the new tactics, Stephen is still in the middle of the series. However, he was given more responsibility for participating in the offense, including his own offense.

Among Benjamin's concerns, Lorenzo Romar, the coach of the Huskies at the University of Washington, is the biggest threat. Among the coaches on the basketball team, this guy was the one who restrained Benjamin the most tactically.

Sure enough, as soon as the game started, Benjamin found that he had fallen into the opponent's calculations this time. The opponent actually put the sophomore player Nate Robinson in the starting lineup, and the biggest feature of this guy is that he is taller than the University of Oregon. Brooks was even lower, and what made Benjamin even more depressed was that this guy had never played in the previous games, and he didn't seem to be on the team roster.

What's going on, could it be that Romar saw that his team had no defense against such a short player, so he temporarily recruited one. Isn't this cheating? No, I must report this to the league committee.

Before Benjamin could respond, assistant coach Davis handed Nate Robinson's information to Benjamin. After reading it, Benjamin realized that this guy was originally from football. His father used to be with Jordan, Barkley and others. Was named the best middle school basketball player in the United States, but changed to rugby in college and won the title of best player in the Rose Bowl, and this Nate Robinson also showed super athletic talent since he was a child, not only in basketball and rugby , In high school, he was still a good track and field player in the school. At the same time, he won the little emperor James in a slam dunk contest in high school.

However, due to his height, no school was willing to provide him with a basketball scholarship, so he had no choice but to come to the University of Washington to play football. However, he still likes basketball very much. After participating in football training, he will practice basketball again. Just two days ago , Lorenzo Romar helped him complete the formalities change and became an official player of the basketball team.

Doesn't it make it clear that to deal with his own team, this little guy is scurrying around on the field, as nimble as a little mouse, no one can guard against him, and this guy alone can disturb USC The entire defense line of the Trojans is in disarray.

Moreover, whether it is a shot after a breakthrough or a shot from outside the three-point line, they are all unreasonably accurate. Benjamin originally wanted Stephen to go over and try to defend, but he quickly paid for two fouls. Benjamin quickly changed back again.

However, this guy played very emotionally. After leading halftime, this guy became a little depressed. After being fouled for an offense, he even chattered at the referee. Lorenzo Romar had to replace him.

Before Benjamin could heave a sigh of relief, a guy who seemed to not exist on the field suddenly showed his power and disrupted Benjamin's counterattack plan.

This guy named Brandon Roy made the most appropriate and accurate choices whether he scored the ball after a breakthrough or shot. In just a short while, Stephen got two fouls on him and had to temporarily return to the off-court.

In the second half of the second half, Nate Robinson returned to the court. After adjustments, his mood was high again. When he came up, he dunked from another person. Coupard pulled him down angrily. In the end, the referee gave him a technical foul. Unwilling, he yelled a few more words at the referee, and was sent off the court.

Seeing this, Benjamin patted his head depressedly. This guy hasn't been so impulsive for a long time. What happened today? When he saw Stephen sitting off the field, he immediately thought that it might be because of Stephen.

The point difference between the two sides is not that much, and it has been hovering around five points, but it just keeps the USC Trojans from getting close to the score, and the tactics adopted by the opponent are very effective, so that the advantages here cannot be used.

After finally bringing the score closer, Brandon Roy stood up again and calmly made two consecutive three-pointers to bring the gap back.

And this guy's defense is very good. Under his defense, Nick Young didn't perform as he should. Stephen, under the opponent's strict defense, it was difficult to get close to the inside, so there was no chance of attacking. Only got two points now.

Benjamin kept adjusting his team's tactics and staffing. Unfortunately, every time his adjustments improved, he was quickly hit back by the opponent's adjustments. As for the players, Nate Robinson and Brandon Roy Individuals cannot be defended, no matter how good the offense is, the opponent can still counterattack, but the opponent is in the lead, not to mention the offense has not yet been played.

In the end, Benjamin really had no choice but to let the players play freely on it. However, a few of them were not discouraged because of this, and they kept clinging to the score. Unfortunately, they couldn't be more urgent.

For the team chasing points, this feeling is the most uncomfortable. No matter how hard you work, there is no hope of victory at all. In this case, Stephen and the others can continue to persevere, except for the cheering and cheering of the audience In addition, after winning several games in a row, after enjoying the glory of victory, the feeling of not being reconciled to failure.

It's a pity that after chasing to the end, it was easy to narrow the score to three points. If you can defend, you can fight again to see if you can play overtime. Just after halftime, Brandon Roy received When the pass came out of the three-pointer, another three-pointer was raised, which sent everyone's hearts into the cold winter.

Benjamin just stood up and prepared to deploy tactics. If he failed to grab three points, he would implement foul tactics, but all hope was wiped out all of a sudden, so he had to sit down depressed.

Although Gabe Pruitt made the three-pointer in the end, it was meaningless with less than two seconds left. The USC Trojans had no choice but to swallow the bitterness of the defeat and accept the new season routine. The first defeat of the line race.

The next two games will be against the UC Berkeley Golden Bears at home and the Stanford Crimson away. These two teams are big teams in the Pacific Ten, but there is nothing to worry about. Yes, but just bullying such a weak team, even if the performance against a strong team is not good.

How can we enhance our performance against strong teams, especially at the stage of the Pacific Ten Schools Championship, due to the lack of two weak teams, Stanford University and Washington State University, to achieve good results, we must win against strong teams Pick.

In the end, Benjamin still felt that the main reason was that his current lineup hadn't gone through too many games. Nick Young, Gabe Pruitt and Stephen were all freshmen. And none of the three had college basketball experience.

As long as we play a few more games, and when this lineup is well-adjusted, judging from today's performance against the University of Washington, it is not impossible to win. Persistence means sticking to this lineup.

But what if Stekel recovers from his injury?In another week, this guy will recover from his injury. Should he be put in the starting lineup and take Stephen down?

Although his offense is much better than Stephen's, but there is also a clear gap in defense, and whether it is Coupard on the inside or Nick Young on the outside, they all seem to get along better with Stephen, while Stekemal Help, Eliasso has no hope, and Rust's ability is slightly inferior. Forget it, Stekemal will come back and let him take the position of Rust's sixth man.

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