Chapter 30 Warm-up Match
The two parties agreed that each session would last 10 minutes for training.
Because the March Madness game is only more than half a month away, in order to enhance the training effect, the two teams exchanged tactics with each other.
The Wildcats' main offense relies on Curry and Su Yi's breakthroughs and outside shooting, while the University of Oklahoma's roster says its trump card is the Griffin brothers in the paint.
Both sides have no tactical reservations. It is completely equivalent to a showdown with Landlords. They have to see how to crack the opponent's tactical system.
After the coaches on both sides had a final exchange of tactics using tactical boards, the first quarter of the warm-up match officially began.
Ten players from both sides walked onto the field.
Davidson College Wildcats: Stephen Curry (PG), Gosselan (SG), Su Yi (SF), Andrew Lovedale (PF), Ben Arison (C)
University of Oklahoma roster: TJ Franklin (PG), Willie Warren (SG), Tony Crocker (SF), Tyler Griffin (PF), Blake Griffin
(C)
Blake Griffin is relatively dominant in the interior offense, so he was placed at the center position. This is to allow him to fully utilize his power on the offensive end.
While his older brother mainly did the dirty work at the University of Oklahoma, rushing for rebounds, setting pick-and-rolls, and getting the ball into his younger brother's hands.
Also responsible for marking Curry is the opponent's shooting guard Willie Warren.
The guard is very fast and has explosive jumping. As a freshman, he has already been selected to the second team of the Big 12 Division.
The small forward Tony Crocker, who is opposite Su Yi, is a 2.01-meter-tall swingman who averages about 10 points per game this season on the roster. He is also a difficult player.
opponent.
The game officially begins.
The roster team began to set up a zone defense, and Curry organized the offense with the ball.
The Griffin brothers firmly secured their position in the paint.
Because Ben Arison's defensive pace is relatively slow, Lovedale will mark the opponent's core offensive point in this game-Blake Griffin.
Although Lovedale is only 2.03 meters tall, his chassis is relatively stable and he got stuck hard with Blake Griffin.
The competition for the inside line has become fierce.
Su Yi ran to the outside and Curry passed the ball directly.
In a comfortable position, Su Yi raised the ball and hit a three-pointer.
Wildcats 3-0 roster team.
The primary school student smiled charmingly, and then the two of them high-fived each other.
Outside coordination is the Wildcats' most proficient routine. After all, they are a team that mainly relies on shooting.
Roster team offense.
Lovedale went around to defend Blake Griffin and prevent him from receiving the ball. This was the only way for the Wildcats to defend such a powerful interior line.
The shooting guard of the roster, Willie Warren, passed the basketball in with a behind-the-back pass. Stephen Curry directly saw the passing route, came over from the baseline and directly stole the basketball to start a fast break.
Small forward Tony Crocker came over to cover Curry.
Curry dribbled the ball behind his back and passed Tony Crocker cleanly.
When he came to the frontcourt and faced no one to defend him, Curry raised the ball and shot from outside the three-point line.
The Wildcats took a 6-0 lead at the start.
The Wildcats, on the other hand, looked for every opportunity to shoot.
Blake Griffin was still tightly guarded by Lovedale, but fortunately his brother Griffin shot from mid-range and broke the deadlock among the roster teams.
Looking back, Curry made a gesture of worshiping Buddha to shake off the defender, and Griffin and Griffin closed the door to defend Curry.
Curry distributed the ball to the outside, and Su Yi hit Tony Crocker with another three-pointer.
Facing the Wildcats' forward defense, the roster has not fully adapted to it at the beginning.
After two more rounds, the Wildcats took an 11:2 lead at the start.
The roster team immediately requested a timeout to discuss tactics.
The Wildcats players excitedly high-fived each other, so it seemed that the so-called Southern Division giants were not as strong as they thought.
The situation feels more optimistic than imagined.
After returning to the court, the roster team began to organize the offense, and it was obvious that they had changed their style of play.
Lovedale still moves forward to defend Blake Griffin.
As a result, Blake Griffin went directly to the high post to catch the basketball.
Lovedale stepped forward to defend, and Blake Griffin faced him with the ball in front of him and continued to dribble with his hips.
At this time, the inside line of the roster has been completely cleared, and both defenders are standing in the bottom corner.
Blake Griffin controls the ball very well, and the ball and man are almost integrated into one. Lovedale is obviously half a beat slower, and it is very difficult to keep up with his rhythm.
After a click, Blake Griffin easily passed Lovedale in a change of direction and dunked successfully.
It was the Wildcats' turn to attack, and Curry continued to attack with the ball.
Su Yi went for the ball as always.
After receiving the ball, he discovered that this time it was Blake Griffin who came to defend him.
Although Su Yi has an advantage in wingspan, his speed is not as fast as Blake Griffin.
And the moment Blake Griffin pressed against his waist, he clearly felt a certain gap in strength.
After all, he was the favorite to be the No. 1 pick. Su Yi hit his back twice and felt like he was hitting a wall.
After passing the ball to Curry, Curry took a strong shot and missed.
It's the roster team's turn to attack.
Blake Griffin continued to reach the free throw line to catch the ball, and the other four players began to cut and run wildly.
Curry was blocked by a screen, Willie Warren received the basketball from the outside, and Su Yi wanted to switch defense.
However, at this time, Blake Griffin took the opportunity to hit the baseline and the basketball was passed directly to him.
Lovedale stuck Griffin's bottom plate tightly.
However, Blake Griffin's terrifying strength directly squeezed him out of the way.
Lovedale just lost his position a little, and Blake Griffin turned around and hit the baseline, making the score two points.
Facing the defense of a player with Blake Griffin's level of speed and strength, Su Yi couldn't find a good way. Because of Griffin's strong strength, many balls were forced to be shot while his body was deformed.
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After his core firepower was restricted, Curry had fewer opportunities to take shots, and he could only rely on his personal ability to force shots.
And Blake Griffin, who has no solution in Oklahoma's interior, is out of position for almost everyone he faces, and he has the lead in speed and strength.
So Su Yilai could only double-team him to restrain him.
This gave their shooting guard Willie Warren and power forward Griffin a chance to take action.
So in the next game, the University of Oklahoma roster played more smoothly.
Fortunately, there was a larger lead in the front, so after the first 10 minutes, the Wildcats won the first game 19:17.
However, the Wildcats players still felt the pressure facing the powerful Blake Griffin.
Chapter completed!