The next day, the NCAA's penalty results for the previous game came out.
USC's Vucevic and Siena Saints' Alex Franklin were both cited as flagrant Level II fouls by the NCAA committee.
Vucevic was suspended for one game.
When the news reached USC, the players and coaches who were still discussing tactics fell silent for an instant.
The previous tactical arrangements have been overturned. Vucevic is suspended, so someone needs to be brought up from the bench to fill Vucevic's position.
Tim scanned all the substitute players and found none suitable.
At this time, Tim looked at Lian Dao and made a decision.
"Sickle, you go to position 4. Dwight, you will start at position 3 in the next game. Tai, you go to position 5."
"Let's try this lineup first!"
Seeing the surprised expressions of all the team members, Tim did not make an immediate decision, but chose to practice first and give it a try.
The next game is on March 27, and including today, they still have 4 days until the next game.
The most important thing is that Tim doesn't know what Lian Dao is thinking, even though Lian Dao was in the fourth position in the second half.
But this is the whole game after all.
Dwight has played the three position before, and returning to the three position is not a problem for him.
However, moving Dwight into the starting lineup would sacrifice USC's depth.
In particular, there is a bench gangster on the bench for the Michigan State Spartans this season: Draymond Green.
From the performance of Draymond Green in the future when he enters the NBA, it is not difficult to see the style of play of the Michigan State Spartans: fierce and tough!
If the University of Southern California wants to win this game, it must be more fierce and tougher than them!
Gibson nodded. He said he had no problem taking up the No. 5 position.
"I can!"
Lian Dao has no problem playing at the fourth position.
He is just worried about his inside attack.
Especially since he has not yet developed his footwork inside, he is not sure whether his offensive method can be used in the paint.
But then I thought about it, who said you have to score in the paint when playing the fourth position!
In fact, this tactic is also the previous "run and gun" tactic.
It's very similar to the Warriors' future "Death Five", but different!
The founder of the Death Five is Draymond Green. The founder of the University of Southern California is: Lian Dao.
This requires inside players to have outside shooting ability.
At the same time, other players must have certain shooting ability from the outside.
In the University of Southern California, except for DeMar, all other players have good outside shooting abilities.
After all, the NCAA's three-point line is closer than the NBA!
But it's impossible to reach the level of the Warriors.
The pressure for outside firepower output is again on Lian Dao, which is also the biggest difference from the Warriors.
After Lian Dao returned, he called up Rhema Morgan's game video.
Remar Morgan is the starting power forward of Michigan State University. He is 203cm tall and weighs 104kg. This height and weight are similar to Lian Dao.
Remar Morgan averages 11.3 points per game, 6.2 rebounds per game, 1.8 assists per game, and 3 fouls per game.
It is not difficult to see from the video that his athletic ability is limited, he lacks speed and flexibility, and he averages 3 fouls per game, which shows that Remar Morgan is prone to foul crises.
The scoring method is single, mostly relying on dunks after catching the ball!
His advantages are that he is good in low post defense, has certain shot-blocking ability and good rebounding ability.
Even though his weight and height are about the same, Lian Dao's strength and wingspan are better than those of Rhema Morgan.
Therefore, Lian Dao can still limit Remar Morgan inside.
On the offensive end, Lian Dao felt that he could defeat him.
Lian Dao's outside scoring ability is bound to make Remar Morgan's defense pull down near the three-point line.
As long as he is pulled outside, he will be like a pig on the eucalyptus board, ready to be slaughtered.
…
In the next few days, USC spent most of the time honing its lineup.
Lian Dao takes the starting four position, and his opponent is Casey Cunningham.
From a training point of view, the effect is still acceptable.
Casey Cunningham lacks strength, so he is at a disadvantage in confrontation, and his speed and flexibility are at a disadvantage against Lian Dao.
So every time Lian Dao attacks, he can pull him near the three-point line.
Once Kathy Cunningham is pulled out, there is basically no going back.
Of course, whether Kathy Cunningham can achieve the effect of Rhema Morgan is still a question mark.
All this needs to be played to know.
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On March 23, the Rockets played against the San Antonio Spurs away from home. The Rockets defeated the Spurs by two points 87:85.
So far, the Rockets have a record of 47 wins and 26 losses, ranking second in the Western Conference, second only to the Los Angeles Lakers, who have 56 wins and 14 losses.
To be honest, this record was something that all the media did not expect, and it also fully demonstrates Yao Ming's excellent team leadership ability.
We won and everyone was happy.
"Artai, what are you looking at so intently?"
Yao Ming came back from the interview and saw Artest staring at his phone intently, so he asked curiously.
"I'm looking at the betting team I bought before."
"You still pay attention to football?" Yao Ming was a little confused. I never heard that this guy likes football.
"Oh, no, it's an NCAA team!"
Suddenly, Yao Ming remembered that March Madness had already begun.
It's just that the game process was a bit tight during this period, and McGrady's knee injury recurred and ended the season, so everything fell on him alone.
Although Yao Ming is usually modest, the media generally looks down on the Rockets, which makes Yao Ming very angry.
He wants to prove that he can lead the Rockets into the playoffs without McGrady.
Therefore, during this period of time, he was so busy that he forgot everything that had nothing to do with the game.
"Yao, there is a Chinese player playing in the NCAA this year!" Artest suddenly thought of a player with the same skin color as Yao Ming.
This reminder instantly reminded Yao Ming of Lian Dao.
He had heard of this fellow countryman before.
He originally wanted to find time to go watch a game, but then all the burdens fell on him alone.
Causing him to forget about it.
“Did they make it to March Madness?”
"Of course, Yao, I bought USC." At this time, Brooks also came over.
This directly aroused Yao Ming's interest.
Yao Ming opened his locker, took out his cell phone, and searched for content about Lian Dao.
Yao Ming looked at the reports about Lian Dao and the game videos, and the more he watched, the happier he became.
He very much hopes to see China have excellent outside players.
And Lian Dao gave him hope, with excellent physical fitness, precise outside shooting, and elusive passing.
"Artest, can I still buy it for the next game?"
"Of course, Yao, are you still watching? Get dressed quickly, we have to leave!" Artest reminded him when he saw that Yao Ming was still paying attention to the messages on his phone.
"Oh, oh, okay!" Seeing that everyone has almost changed their clothes.
Yao Ming casually used his mobile phone to buy $100 worth of gambling from the USC selection.
Then he put his phone in his pocket, changed his clothes, and followed the team to the bus.