Bishop of the Devil

As the referee blew his whistle, players from both sides began to take the field.

The scene immediately erupted into roaring applause. This applause was not for a certain team, but for the upcoming game. You must know that since the game is set in Orlando, most of the fans at the scene are Neutral fans.

The centers of both sides walked to the midfield line and started jumping the ball!

The Boilermakers' center is naturally Brad Miller, while UCLA's starting center is George Zidek.

Speaking of the player Zidek, Richard actually made a cognitive error...

In Richard's impression, the three seniors that UCLA is proud of this season are all unknowns. Otherwise, Richard would not have said that these three people could not enter the NBA...

In fact, all three of these three entered the NBA after this season, and their draft picks are not low...

According to the normal historical trajectory, the champion of this NCAA national championship will be UCLA. It is normal to think about it. If they can reach the finals, their strength must be extremely outstanding, and their record this season is only in the regular season of the league. He only lost one game here, and there was no other defeat.

And UCLA, which won the championship, had three core players on the team. MOP combo forward O'Bannon was selected by the Nets with the ninth overall pick in the draft a few months later...

Although the pick is high, this guy has only finished his rookie season in the NBA and has no ball to play with. He averaged about four points per game in several seasons and is definitely a parallel import among lottery picks...

It's no wonder that Richard has no impression of him. Normal basketball writers will definitely not notice such a small character.

The center who jumped the ball with Miller was also a rookie in 1995. He was selected by the Charlotte Hornets with the 22nd overall pick in the first round. His career was even worse than that of O'Bannon. He changed three teams in three years and played every game. Averaged 3 points and 2 rebounds, and then there was no ball to play with...

The last of the three core players is Edney, the backcourt player who is shorter than himself and whom Iverson complained about...

This guy was selected by the Kings with the 18th pick in the second round. Not to mention that his career is better than the previous two guys. He averaged 10 points per game in his rookie season...

But this performance did not last long. In the next three seasons, the scoring data continued to decline. Finally, he played in the NBA for four years, changed three teams, and sadly left the league...

There are just three parallel imports. It’s strange that Richard can remember them...

There are dozens of similar players in the NBA every year. Unless Richard's brain is a machine, he will definitely not be able to remember it. Besides, there is no need to remember it at all...

Compared with the three major parallel imports of UCLA, the four major players of the Boilermakers, even Brent Barry, who would be the worst in the future, also played in the NBA for 14 years and scored 14+5+5 in his peak season. , completely destroying those three major parallel imports...

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"beep!"

The referee blew the whistle, the basketball in his hand was lifted up, and the center jumping the ball jumped up hard to fight for the ball in the first offensive round!

What’s more embarrassing is that jumping balls, a job that depends on physical fitness, is not Miller’s strong point. Zidek got the first offensive ball for UCLA!

Edney controlled the ball and advanced toward the frontcourt, while Iverson stepped forward for a full-court press.

The ball has not yet reached the frontcourt, so there is no need to conduct a zone defense at all. During the short period of time when Edney controls the ball and heads to the frontcourt, it is Iverson's time to play freely!

Edney obviously didn't pay much attention to Iverson, a rookie. He had been playing in the college league for four years. What kind of player hadn't he seen? In his opinion, the so-called geniuses are all idiots, idiots who only rely on their physical talents to play...

Seeing Iverson gradually approaching, Edney suddenly increased his speed and dribbled the ball behind his back, preparing to pass Iverson, and then took advantage of Iverson's loss of position to do a four-on-five frontcourt!

I have to say that Edney's calculations are quite shrewd...

But before I could decide whether to take the shot myself or pass the ball to my teammates, I just felt like my hands were empty!

Looking again, Iverson had already controlled the ball and headed towards their basket!

Iverson's terrifying speed can only be described as a perfect match...

Edney watched Iverson helplessly and easily sent the ball into the basket!

…

"Wow!" Countless fans at the scene cheered loudly!

At the very beginning, there was a wonderful steal and an empty layup, which directly set off the atmosphere of the scene!

"Hey, Allen still loves gambling steals, this kid..." Unlike the roaring cheers at the scene, Richard had a little headache...

Richard's original plan was to change Iverson's defensive style of gambling steals. After all, although this defensive style will have good steal data, it is extremely prone to defensive mistakes...

Judging from the current situation, Richard's plan is probably impossible to achieve. Some things have been deeply engraved in Iverson's bone marrow.

"Young people, this is all normal..." Old Philip said with a smile.

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The game on the field continues...

Iverson opened the game with a steal and a layup, which made UCLA head coach Jim Harrick look very ugly.

However, he was still calm at the moment, after all, the game had just begun.

Next is UCLA's offensive possession...

After Edney suffered a big loss this time, he was a lot more careful and slowly advanced with the ball without giving Iverson the slightest chance!

After seeing that there was no chance to steal, Iverson returned to the area where he was responsible for defense and started a zone defense with his teammates.

The Boilermakers' zone defense is absolutely iron-clad. If they are the bottom teams, it will be difficult for them to find other offensive opportunities other than frontal shooting.

And as Edney is the core point guard of a top school like UCLA and has played for four years, he naturally has two skills...

In the gap in defense, Edney took advantage of the opportunity and passed the ball to center Zidek under the basket!

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Zidek was naturally overjoyed. He felt that he was about to show his face. This game was the finals broadcast live across the United States!

Although he has played at UCLA for four years, this season is the first time Zidek has reached the semi-finals with the team...

The reason that gave Zidek the illusion that he was about to show his face was because he just beat his opponent Brad Miller with a jump ball!

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After getting the ball, Zydyk was immediately ready to start a low post play, which is the most common offensive method used by centers...

But after carrying it back, Qideke was dumbfounded. How to fight?

He suddenly realized that he used all his strength to push Miller behind him, but Miller didn't move at all...

If he knew that Miller was someone who could fight with O'Neal at the basket without losing, then Zydyk would definitely not have the ridiculous idea of ​​playing with a back...

After several consecutive pushes, Miller still didn't move...

Although the NCAA does not have three seconds of offense and three seconds of defense, it is always going back and forth like this, which is very shameful...

In this case, Zidek thought about passing the ball out again, but he took a look at the Boilermakers' zone defense. He thought to himself that with his poor passing skills, as long as he dared to pass, he would probably end up with the Boilermakers. A player creates a steal...

With no other choice, Zydyk could only pull back, widen the distance from Miller, and free up space for the mid-range shot!

Zidek can't help but take this ball now...

The only thing that gave him some relief was that Miller, a player who looked like a fool, did not come to pursue him. Instead, he smiled with his white teeth exposed...

"Idiot!" In an instant, Zydyke completed the identification. Miller was undoubtedly a fool!