Chapter 28: Beyond Expectations, Defeating Oregon
Sashiro's attack just now directly broke the momentum of the University of Oregon!!
The head coach of the University of Oregon had to call a timeout to save the situation.
At this moment, the confident smile on his face was no longer there.
Obviously.
Sashiro's performance just now was beyond his expectations.
He originally thought that Ball was the only truly troublesome player at UCLA, but he didn't expect that the media rumors were not groundless.
This Asian defender really has impressive strength!
So he said to his players very seriously off the court:
"Kill them. Lower your defense on Ball. As long as Sashiro rushes to the inside with the ball, three people will go up to defend him! Do you understand?"
The Oregon players nodded.
They all understood the coach's request, which was to apply the tactics just executed on Ball to Sashiro!!
The University of Oregon, after arranging its tactics, returned to the court. On the UCLA side, Ball also recognized Sashiro's performance again.
Ball took the initiative to say to Sashiro before going on the court:
"As long as the opponent doesn't provide help defense for you, I will pass the ball to you for offense."
It can be said that this is quite a recognition for Sashiro.
Even LaVar Ball, who was off the court, did not complain as loudly as before about Sashiro stealing his son's limelight.
After all, everyone saw it.
It was Sashiro who stopped the University of Oregon!!
The players from both sides finally returned to the court at this time.
Here, the score is 16:9, and the University of Oregon team serves.
In the offense here, the University of Oregon did not choose to do as before but chose to temporarily avoid the edge of Ball and Sashiro.
He scored another goal by taking advantage of the mismatch with other players.
18:9!
"Just fight like this, all at once!!"
"Good shot!!"
"Defend, defend, defend quickly!"
...
At this time, the fans from the University of Oregon became very excited.
Because they saw that after a timeout, their team was still running very fast.
Here, Ball did as he said before and passed the ball to Sashiro without hesitation.
He now truly feels that Sashiro is capable of being the main scorer in the game.
But.
The moment Sashiro got the ball, the Oregon players all understood.
"Defense!!"
Several people surrounded him directly.
Three-man defense!!!
After the audience saw this situation, everyone felt a chill in their hearts.
After all, this tactic has been tried many times on Ball.
Ball, who had been scoring very easily, suddenly became very uncomfortable after being caught in this tactical trap.
Seeing that UCLA's main scorer Sashiro, whose score had just improved, was also double-teamed, all the fans who supported Sashiro sighed.
"Damn it!! Isn't this the end!?"
"It's over; they're using this kind of defense again!"
"It's so annoying. They still use this kind of zone defense tactics in a college league!"
"Is he really not afraid of Sashiro passing the ball? As long as he passes it to Ball, there will definitely be loopholes in the defense!"
"That's right, you must not play this ball alone; pass the ball quickly!!"
...
Ball got anxious when he saw that Sashiro had no intention of passing the ball.
After all, I have experienced the power of the opponent's three-man defense!
Even though he was very confident in his skills, Ball had to admit that he had almost no ability to score stably in that state.
In that situation, it was very difficult to attack or pass the ball.
We must never fall into that passive situation!
Playing alone is impossible!
Even Sashiro can't do it!
"Pass the ball to me quickly. I can't score a goal with their double-teaming!"
Ball called out anxiously.
And this side.
Sashiro looked at him, then waved his hand reassuringly.
Said:
"Don't worry, I can handle it if it's just the three of them."
Sashiro's words sound very natural.
It seems that fighting one against three should be a routine operation and should be taken for granted.
He seemed very indifferent to this kind of thing.
But the audience were all shocked.
"Brother, are you kidding me? Don't fight 1 vs 3!!"
"Who the hell can fight 1 vs 3? Not even Ball can do it, brother!"
"Don't be so reckless; just grow up in a sleazy way!"
"Why is he so confident? The team is obviously still trailing by such a large margin; is he really sure?!"
"Oh my god! This is outrageous!! How dare he do that?"
...
It seemed that everyone thought that Sashiro's wish to fight three people alone was just a pipe dream.
This is especially true for the head coach at the University of Oregon.
He looked at Sashiro with a smile, hoping that he would really fall into his tactical trap.
"Hahaha, even if you do have some skills, facing our defense will make you doubt your life."
"Young people are still young people and have not been beaten by society."
"Today I am going to teach you a lesson. Let you know that young people should not be too impetuous!"
...
The three defenders gradually approached.
The situation does not seem optimistic.
But.
Sashiro, however, was not nervous at all.
This was not only because Emperor Eye had already seen their movements in advance, but also because he had observed the defensive habits of every defensive player on the sidelines before.
So even though there were three of them, Sashiro was still able to move freely.
Sashiro broke through to the right and stopped with the same foot as the ball, then did a double-disguised pause and hesitation step.
The defender was completely at a loss for what to do with the change of rhythm in this short moment. Sashiro passed one person and then burst the ball and turned around.
Directly broke through their encirclement and passed the two-man defense!!
But at this moment, the inside player of the University of Oregon jumped directly from Sashiro's blind spot.
He wanted to block Sashiro's layup attempt unexpectedly.
We can't let him score so easily!!!
But the next second.
When he jumped up, he found that Sashiro didn't shoot at all; it was a fake move!!!
Could it be possible that Sashiro could find himself in a blind spot!?
Impossible!!!
The University of Oregon's inside defensive player was directly shaken off.
Then Sashiro took a step up and down and made an easy layup.
Strolling in the garden.
Score!!
There was silence on the field.
For a moment, the only sound in the entire stadium could be heard, the sound of the basketball hitting the net.
All the spectators and players were shocked.
The defense that just made Ball unable to score a goal was so vulnerable in front of Sashiro.
As if.
This is not the intense NCAA league stadium, but...
Sashiro's back garden!
So easy!
The whole set of movements is so smooth that if you don't know, you would think it was rehearsed in advance.
Whenever the defender makes any defensive move, Sashiro is always able to shake off the defender with a perfect pause or technique.
At this time, the head coach of the University of Oregon was looking at the court with an incredulous look on his face.
He couldn't believe that the targeted tactics he was so proud of were resolved so easily.
"This…this is impossible!"