super heavy artillery

Chapter 125

Chapter 125

An Luo left for BJ on the seventh day of the lunar new year.It doesn't have to be that early, but this day is different.

After saying goodbye to Papa An, An Luo drove to the airport alone, and then went to BJ.After staying at home for a few days, An Luo didn't want to leave anymore!It can be seen that Father An is still a little bit reluctant.But he can't help it. When the child grows up, he will always run outside.

It was the day before An Luo was going to meet Tang Xiaoru in BJ, which was February 2th. UCLA's away game against the University of Arizona has begun.

In fact, this game is just a very ordinary game in UCLA this season.But because of An Luo's relationship, because of his previous super performance, this game has become a little different.

I have to admit that the Arizona Wildcats are a very strong team.The players in the team are all the best among their peers, and the level of the coaching team is also above the standard.The last time the two sides played against each other at Paley Stadium, UCLA would have lost to the opponent if it hadn't been for An Luo's explosion in the second half.

But this time, it was at his home court.Moreover, An Luo missed the game due to illness.

Yes!Alford did not let outsiders know the real reason for An Luo's absence from the game.He just put An Luo's name on the watch list, and the cause was a bad cold.

Now, many people are paying attention to An Luo, and this number is still increasing.Especially after his crazy performance of 30+ in two consecutive games, this number has increased even faster.

But in this game, An Luo's absence made everyone very disappointed.Apart from disappointment, everyone is also guessing and discussing: Is UCLA a strong team?Everyone is eager to know whether UCLA can continue its winning streak without An Luo.

Therefore, this game against the University of Arizona can reflect many problems.

In this game, Alford mentioned Bryce Alford to the starting second position.It's not that he pretends to be self-serving and wants to stand up for his son.But among UCLA's bench players, only Bryce has the highest and most stable three-point shooting percentage, which has remained around 35%.He didn't want to disrupt the rhythm of the entire team, so he found someone with similar technical characteristics to replace An Luo's role in the starting lineup.

In fact, when An Luo played with several other starting players, his role was not prominent in scoring, but mainly played a restraining role.Alford knew how capable his son was, but there was nothing he could do.It should be no problem to put Bryce on the court to open up space for Holiday and Prince, and occasionally shoot two three-pointers!

It's a pity that the containment power on the court, after all, still needs a strong scoring ability to have.

In terms of scoring, Bryce is more than a notch behind An Luo, especially the scoring outside the three-point line.When the team had problems on the offensive end, he tried to exert force on the outside, but the effect was not good.The University of Arizona discovered this problem and did not specifically target it.Naturally, it won't be able to achieve any containment effect!

On the surface, An Luo's absence is a problem with the team's offense.

Alford has pushed the offensive line in.Alex, Holiday and Prince are all players who can score from mid-range and hit the rim.In this game, they were very active, constantly making damage to the University of Arizona, and constantly scoring through their own personal abilities.

But the opponent is not bad either.Especially their backcourt general Gabe York, the impact is too strong!I saw it the last time I was at Parley Stadium.He's always been able to respond immediately after a UCLA player scores.Three-pointers, mid-range, layups...

Throughout the first half, UCLA played in the opponent's rhythm.Although the score has not been stretched too much, but from the situation, there is no hope of winning.

During the break, Alford did not scold his players.He can see very clearly from the sidelines, these players have performed very well.They have done everything within their abilities.Whether it is tactics or personal ability, there is no problem, and I can't ask for more!

At this time, everyone began to miss An Luo!A stable scoring point is really important to the entire UCLA system.Moreover, An Luo's value is not only on the offensive end!And his defense.

The reason why UCLA has been passive in the first half is not just a problem on the offensive end.An Luo's single defense ability is a very important part of UCLA's entire defensive system.Now that An Luo is absent, it's like opening a hole in that net. Arizona players can break through Bryce's defense without too much effort.This puts UCLA players in a dilemma, whether to make up or not to defend.Very tired!Especially Alex and Holiday, they were originally the core forces in the defensive system, and now they have to shoulder even heavier tasks.

The players were a little frustrated.They always thought they were pretty good, but now they realize that they don't seem to be like that.When An Luo was on the court, his sense of presence was actually very low.This makes them often have the illusion that An Luo is nothing more than being able to shoot a few three-pointers!There is no difficulty at all, just catch the ball and shoot, scoring is very easy.

But now they understand that in the game, scoring is never a simple matter.

Alford is still trying to do what he should do.He is analyzing various problems in this game for the players, and then telling these players how to solve them.He could see that these guys were a bit disappointed, and none of them wanted to lose.However, he can only try his best to comfort these players and let them understand that winning or losing is the most normal thing in basketball games.As for the effect, it is unknown.

In the second half, Alford did not give up the game.He tried to make some adjustments, but the final results were not very good.In fact, there was nothing he could do.Make bricks without straw!After all, without a core player, the entire system cannot be played.

The University of Arizona didn't want to spend like this with UCLA anymore. They finally showed their sharp fangs in the second half and tore UCLA to pieces.They further strengthened their defensive intensity, forcing UCLA's players to make turnovers and then quickly counterattack.

In the end, UCLA suffered its second defeat of the season at the University of Arizona.And lose badly!Almost powerless.

(End of this chapter)