Chapter 27: Zone Defense? It Doesn't Exist
The audience was stunned.
Change player?
Who?
It can't be Sashiro!
But wasn't he afraid to go on stage just now?
Everyone was confused, but the referee clearly read out his back number.
"White team requests a substitution, number 0, come on!"
"Oh my god!! It's really him!!"
"He didn't play just now, why is he playing now?"
"It's too late! The team is about to be defeated!"
"Why is he back now? Is it because no one will scold him even if he gets beaten badly now..."
"It's possible! He didn't play just now; it's obvious that he was scared."
...
The audience was talking about it, and the coach of the University of Oregon also chuckled.
He said to Holland disapprovingly:
"It's already this late, and you're still pretending?"
"Do you really think that replacing him with a guy who is praised by others will change anything?"
"Stop dreaming; you are doomed to lose!!"
"I said, not everyone can be called a genius!"
However, at this time, Coach Holland said proudly:
"Don't be so arrogant! Wait and see if you can still laugh!"
Although.
At this time, Sashiro returned to the court.
But everyone was talking about Sashiro's return.
LaVar Ball was also very dissatisfied.
He said accusingly:
"Even Ball is so difficult to play; what's the point of replacing him with that Asian? Stop being funny!!"
However, Sashiro disagreed with everyone's voice.
After all.
In the short time just now, Sashiro has already understood the opponent's tactics.
And also determined the playing style of each of them.
Fortunately, there are no players with strong impact.
Fortunately!
If I don't just attack physically, I'll have almost no opponent!
Sashiro stood on the court and said firmly to his teammates:
"Wait a minute, pass the ball to me, and I'll shoot!"
You can say that.
All teammates have great trust in Sashiro.
When they saw Sashiro coming onto the court, they even regarded Sashiro as the savior of the team!
Certainly.
Except for Ball.
Our Ball brother doesn't think Sashiro will achieve anything at all.
He didn't expect Sashiro to change anything!
I can only rely on myself!!
UCLA has the ball. After receiving the ball, Ball goes straight forward.
Not surprisingly, the opponent still sent out three people to defend Ball!
Before the enemy surrounded him, Sashiro shouted:
"Pass the ball!"
Ball glanced at him.
He turned his head away with disdain.
I want to fight myself!
Ball lowered his shoulders and accelerated the breakthrough!
But the defense was very tight at that time.
Bang!
Ball made a mistake and was intercepted!!
The offense and defense were immediately switched.
Ball and others immediately returned to defense.
Just as the University of Oregon was about to launch a fast break, they suddenly discovered a problem.
"Where's the ball!?"
"what the fxxx!?"
...
When they looked back, they found that Sashiro had actually made a steal!
At this time, with no one under the basket, Sashiro made an easy layup.
Score!
16:7!!
Everyone was stunned.
"My Fake? When was he there?"
"What's going on? Why did he suddenly appear there just now?!"
"f**k, what's going on?!"
Even the player with the ball was confused by this.
When did Sashiro steal the ball?
I didn't just pass the ball...
The result was that air was leaked out??
Could it be that at that time...
At the moment when he passed the ball, Sashiro completed the steal!?
How is this possible!!
Everyone on the field was stunned, while the audience off the field who saw the entire scene were instantly excited!!
"Oh my god! What a steal!!"
"It's amazing; it happened in just a split second, and the ball went straight into his hands?"
"I guess the ball didn't even react, and it was taken away from him."
"Hahaha, I'm dying of laughter, while the ball isn't paying attention."
"Finally, the score is back to single digits. Come on UCLA!!"
...
This goal also greatly boosted morale.
Between the teams, everyone else came to high-five Sashiro.
"That's great, bro!"
"Good shot!!"
"This steal is really great!"
Sashiro smiled.
However, Ball did not high-five Sashiro.
He felt that this was just Sashiro's luck!
At critical moments, I still won't let him handle the ball.
The University of Oregon, on the other hand, did not take the previous mistake as a problem.
They thought that maybe Sashiro was just lucky, and it wouldn't happen a second time!
"Come on, play it safe! Let's get two more points!!"
But.
The University of Oregon missed a shot and was rebounded by UCLA.
Launch a quick attack immediately!
However, the opponent's speed is also very fast.
Ball was trapped outside the three-point line.
Sashiro asked him to pass the ball.
But Ball didn't want to.
I, Lonzo Ball, will never pass the ball to you even if I am blocked today or jump out from here!
Seeing that the opponent's double team was about to come up again, Ball was dazed, and the result was...
ball.
No more!
Got robbed??
This was the first thought that came to Ball's mind.
However, the ball was not grabbed by the opponent.
It's Sashiro!
The commentators all laughed when they saw this scene:
"Hahaha, Sashiro completed a steal on his teammate, causing his teammate to make a mistake, hahaha!"
"It made me laugh to death. However, under the conditions just now, this is indeed the best way to handle the ball, because Ball has no ability to handle it in that situation."
"Now Sashiro has the ball, and the opponent is not following."
"It seems that they don't regard Sashiro as a threat to them."
"Then I wonder what Sashiro will do next."
...
After Sashiro made the steal, he now had the ball himself.
In fact, he didn't want to snatch it.
But you don't give it to me.
I can only take it myself!
The other party stopped in front of Sashiro at the same time and seemed to have no wariness towards Sashiro at all.
In their eyes.
Just an Asian defender.
What's so great?
He even didn't dare to start in the game just now!
Rubbish!
They looked down on Sashiro at all, and even the head coach of the University of Oregon looked smug off the court.
But the next second.
They were completely confused.
Sashiro's body weight moved slightly to the right and made an in-and-out motion.
It seems his intentions are very obvious.
It seemed as if he could see through it at a glance.
But this seemingly fake move actually got past the opponent's defense.
When the defensive player in the interior saw Sashiro pass the first person and make a shooting motion, he was surprised and jumped up to block the shot.
But.
This was one of the fake moves that Sashiro had anticipated early on!!
After a fake dribble to fool the defender, Sashiro took steps up and down and made a reverse layup.
Score!!!
"So cool!!"
"Up and down!! Up and down!!"
"Two more points! So cool!"
"He only played for a few minutes, and the score difference was only seven points!!"
"Why does it seem like Sashiro plays so easily?"
"Strength!! ESPN never lied to me!!"
"666!"
...
Ball, who was intercepted, was very unhappy.
But after seeing this scene, Ball had to admit it.
Sashiro's control of rhythm is perfect!
After shaking off two players in a row, he made an easy layup, as if he knew what the other party would do!
At this point, Ball was completely convinced. He took the initiative to come forward and pat Sashiro on the shoulder.
He seemed to be nonchalant and said:
"Ahem... I'll pass the ball to you later."
...
At this time, after Sashiro scored four points in a row, the head coach of the University of Oregon also looked unhappy.
He hesitated for a moment and said to the referee:
"I want a break!"