050: please call me future warrior(1/2)
Chris Paul still can't forget the humiliation of being dunked by Wayne not long ago and those 58 points.
So, when he saw Wayne's face on the TV, he still felt angry.
Well, Wayne was indeed right, Paul did see the face he didn't want to see on TV again.
But when the camera turned to focus on Deron Williams, Paul instantly felt that Wayne was not so annoying.
"Originally, this game was considered to be a duel between the two point guards Deron and Paul, but the emergence of Wei made it all come to nothing. He and the Cowboys are the out-and-out spoilers of this season!
I wonder which side Chris Paul will support at this time?"
Listening to the narrator's voice, Paul was furious.
Damn, I’ve already been eliminated, and I’m still carrying a whip and a corpse?
What a supporter, he hopes that both Wayne and Deron will be eliminated immediately!
But in comparison...Paul really wants Wayne to win.
"Humph, behave well, you bastard!" Paul crossed his hands and supported someone who didn't want to support him. How annoying!
At the same time at the Baltimore Coliseum, Wayne and his teammates were doing their final pre-game warm-ups.
Deron Williams, Dee Brown and Luther Hyde attracted most of the media reporters' attention.
This half of the Cowboys seemed particularly deserted.
There is no way, as the most high-profile team this year, Illinois is too eye-catching.
They are like the Los Angeles Lakers of the NCAA. They have had high hopes since the beginning of the 2003-04 season.
Deron Williams is another point guard in the top three levels of the draft. His strong body and unpredictable rhythm changes can often make opponents doubt their lives.
Dee Brown is a combo guard with a height of 1.83 meters. He is good at assists and scoring, and his stealing ability is comparable to Paul.
Luther Hyde is the most versatile player on the University of Illinois Warriors. His decisive and accurate three-pointers, natural big heart and brown-candy defense have made him famous throughout the United States.
These three guys led Illinois to the Big Ten Championship this season for the first time since 1952 and were undefeated at home!
Their final showdown with Connecticut is the show that fans are most looking forward to.
But now the problem is-Wayne is here.
As the commentator said, Wayne and the Cowboys are out-and-out spoilers.
They ruined the battle between Paul and Deron as the strongest point guards, and they may also ruin the peak showdown between Illinois and Connecticut.
"They defeated Chris Paul. It's incredible." After Luther Hyde finished warming up, he turned to look at the Cowboys' half court.
Originally, the Warriors' training and tactics were set up based on Wake Forest.
Who knew, it would be someone else who came.
"Don't underestimate the enemy. You can't reach the Sweet 16 by relying on luck." Deron stared at Wayne intently. He knew how much Paul weighed.
The guy who can defeat Wake Forest is definitely not an easy guy!
At this time, the Illinois Three Musketeers are all in high spirits and hope to continue to advance towards the goal of the finals.
But they didn't notice that the hands of the white power forward James Augustine behind them were trembling slightly.
Villanueva isn't the only one in the NCAA worried about playing against Wayne.
The game started in a lively atmosphere, and many people thought it might be an anxious game.
But in the end, the winner should be Illinois, which has a stronger lineup on paper.
The Illinois Three Musketeers lived up to expectations and penetrated the Cowboys' defense right from the start.
In the first attack, Deron passed Lucas with a beautiful change of direction without slowing down.
Just as Graham was about to come up to cover the defense, Deron found Dee Brown who was left open.
The latter took a decisive shot and the basketball went hollow into the net.
In the last game against Wake Forest, Paul also passed good passes like this. But his teammates may not be able to seize the opportunity.
Especially at critical moments, it is almost up to Paul to end the game.
But Illinois is different. In addition to Deron, they have two other solid scoring points!
This makes Deron's pass easier to convert into points than Paul's.
Being scored on at the very beginning was actually something the Cowboys could predict.
The strength of the opponent lies here. It is unrealistic to imagine that you can prevent them from scoring for several minutes just like in the regular season.
Therefore, everyone was not disrupted and continued to attack according to the tactics.
The ball was soon in Wayne's hands, and he would once again serve as the breakthrough point in this game.
"Wo Cao, let him catch the ball in the first round, he will die..." James Augustine panicked.
He is popularly known as the "star discriminator".
Because as long as he is a star forward, he can make James Augustine suffer.
This guy actually plays well and is an excellent team player. His pick-and-roll and shooting range have benefited the Illinois Three Musketeers a lot.
But once he met a star player, Augustin seemed to lose his ability to play.
Wayne, as the regular season MVP of the Big 12 League, also made Augustin feel oppressed.
He was afraid of Wayne's shot, so he stayed close to him.
Unexpectedly, Wayne suddenly swooped to the left and easily passed Augustine who was too close to him.
After just two dribbles of the ball, Wayne stepped into the penalty area.
Breakthrough, take-off, one-handed dunk.
Wayne scored in one go.
He himself didn't expect that his attack would go so smoothly.
Since entering March Madness, we have rarely encountered such loose competition.
A bastard, he was actually forced to dunk by Augustine!
"Beautiful, Wei showed his momentum as soon as he came up!"
"This response shot is very domineering. Wayne has become more and more like a superstar."
"Hey." Illinois coach Browns Weber sighed. Augustin's performance was indeed "stable."
But that's okay!
Weber's team doesn't care so much about defense.
In a basketball game, as long as you score more points than your opponent, that’s it!
If the opponent gets 2 points, wouldn't it be better if you get 3 or 4 points?
Director Zhang said it well, when the Mosaic team's score exceeds 100 and the opponent's score is less than 100, Mosaic's winning rate is 100%!
At the beginning of this season, after Browns Weber took over the team from former coach Bill Self, he began to change the Warriors' offensive system.
He pursues new offensive tactics characterized by frequent movements, rich changes, diverse forms and rapid advancement. In the words familiar to Chinese fans, it is called run and gun!
So, Illinois' roster is very small.
None of the three outsiders Deron, Brown and Hyde are taller than 1.93 meters, and the two inside players are not taller than 2.10 meters, and they all move extremely fast.
In this era, this is already a veritable small lineup.
Moreover, both Brown and Deron have beautiful passing skills and can send the ball to any corner where an opportunity arises.
This makes the Warriors' offensive firepower terrifying!
"Run, run, don't give them a chance to breathe!" Sure enough, as soon as Wayne finished dunking, Browns Weber started yelling.
Soon, Illinois took a baseline kick, Dee Brown and Luther Hyde rushed forward crazily, and Deron quickly passed the half court.
In the blink of an eye, the Warriors attacked! At this time, the Cowboys' defensive formation hadn't even taken shape yet!
"Hehe, old Sutton's way of following defense is outdated." Browns was secretly proud. He was already imagining how old Sutton would shake his head later.
Deron quickly passed the ball to Luther Hyde, who drove straight into the penalty area with the ball, looking unstoppable!
Hyde stretched out his arms to prepare for a layup, but the next second, there was tremendous pressure from behind him.
"No way!?"
However, the facts told Hyde that it was exactly what he thought.
"Bang!"
"Wayne, he actually chased back and successfully blocked Hyde's layup! Oh my God, he moved very fast and took big steps! It seemed like he rushed back to the penalty area in just a few steps!"
Amid the commentator's exclamations, Browns Weber, who was originally elated, felt that his jaw was about to drop.
Weber: "I'm so depressed!"
In this league, there are actually big men who can keep up with Illinois’ running and gun speed!?
To be continued...