Chapter 189 Lamb's Problem

After two days of rest, UConn hosted Notre Dame at home.

The team had crushed their opponent during their previous ten-game winning streak, and for UConn, this was a great opportunity to boost morale.

However, Lamb disappointed UConn fans once again.

He was completely lost the entire game, shooting 3 for 15 for only 8 points. His shots were blocked twice by the opposing center, and he even made a basic mistake of dribbling out of bounds.

In the end, UConn narrowly lost to their opponent 53-56, suffering a three-game losing streak.

The consecutive losses also dropped them from second to fourth place, and they were on the verge of falling out of the top half of the conference.

During the training session the next day, no one spoke. Even Walker, as agreed with Tang Tian, sat on the sidelines without smiling.

The atmosphere was exceptionally depressing. The dark cloud that had dissipated before began to loom over the UConn arena again.

"Jeremy, come on, one-on-one with me. Let me see what the hell is wrong with you!" Tang Tian suddenly shouted loudly at Lamb.

The sudden shout stunned all the other team members who were training, including Lamb.

Ollie, seeing Tang Tian's sudden action, wanted to get up and stop him, but Calhoun stopped him.

In his understanding, Tang Tian had always been a stable player, and this sudden outburst made him curious.

At the same time, he also had some opinions about Lamb. Although the NCAA was not as good as the NBA, it also depended on strength. If talent couldn't be realized, then he could only stand aside and give the opportunity to others.

"Come out, come on, one-on-one with me!" Tang Tian shouted at Lamb from half court.

"Don't tell me you don't even have the courage to one-on-one with me now, then you really admit that you are a coward." Seeing that Lamb didn't respond, Tang Tian continued to shout.

The other teammates couldn't help but gasp. Tang Tian was being a bit too direct and a bit too rough.

Lamb walked over.

Seeing Lamb come over, Tang Tian felt a little relieved.

If he couldn't even shout him over, then Lamb might really be inferior to Wiggins, who drinks goji berries every day.

"Come on, do you want me to give you a one-hand handicap?" Tang Tian continued to say.

"No need," Lamb replied, took the ball from Tang Tian, and prepared to start his offense.

At this time, all the teammates gathered around the court.

One-on-one, and this kind of trash-talking one-on-one, hadn't happened in this arena for a long time.

"Then prove it to me," Tang Tian said, lowering his center of gravity.

He was very serious, his eyes completely locked on Lamb.

Lamb dribbled, changed direction, and suddenly accelerated, leaning on Tang Tian's shot.

Although he didn't perform well in games, he was still pretty good on his home court.

"Bang!"

However, at the moment he shot, Tang Tian seized the opportunity, and after the physical contact, he delivered a head-on block.

"Whoa..." Napier on the sidelines opened his mouth wide. Tang Tian's block was really ruthless, and he didn't show any mercy.

"Old Man," Ollie couldn't help but say at this time, Tang Tian's way of dealing with Lamb might crush him.

"Let's see," Calhoun was also curious at this time, wondering what Tang Tian was trying to do.

Lamb was panting heavily, obviously losing face after being blocked by Tang Tian in front of his teammates.

"Are you really sure you don't need me to give you a one-hand handicap?" Tang Tian continued to shout.

Walker couldn't help but grin at this time. Although he knew what Tang Tian was going to do beforehand, the degree was still a bit nasty!

Lamb didn't speak, took the ball and continued to go one-on-one against Tang Tian.

With no chance for a frontal breakthrough, he directly switched to a back-to-the-basket attack, followed by a turnaround fadeaway after continuous post moves.

Tang Tian still didn't show any mercy, and his desperate block attempt almost succeeded.

Lamb's fadeaway, severely interfered with, resulted in an air ball.

"Hiss!" This time, not only Napier, but Oriakhi and Olander couldn't help but gasp. This was really pushing him to the limit.

"What, still continuing?" Tang Tian then asked.

"Again!" Lamb was a bit provoked at this time. He was, after all, a talented high school player.

Tang Tian smiled and signaled him to continue.

"Pa!"

Tang Tian's steal.

"Still coming?"

"Come!"

"Bang!"

Shot missed.

"Really want to come again?"

"Come!"

"Bang!"

Another missed shot.

...

Under the gaze of his teammates, Lamb played Tang Tian seven times in a row, getting blocked once, stolen twice, air-balled once, and missing three times.

However, Lamb never gave up. Perhaps he couldn't step down in front of so many teammates, or perhaps he was really a bit unwilling.

Lamb's ninth one-on-one. Continuous one-on-ones had taken a toll on his stamina, and his release point was obviously a bit low.

Tang Tian's head-on block directly knocked the ball onto Lamb's body, and Lamb fell to the ground.

Napier covered his face at this time, unable to bear to watch any longer.

Tang Tian's current defensive ability could even defend against someone like Brooks. Lamb was really just a little kid in front of him!

"Still coming?" Tang Tian looked coldly at Lamb on the ground this time.

Lamb didn't speak. After taking a breath and getting up on his own, he took the ball and walked back to the three-point line.

His tenth offensive attempt.

Ollie was already preparing to get up and call a stop to it, but Calhoun stopped him again.

After all, Calhoun had coached in the NCAA for 40 years, and he had already seen what Tang Tian was trying to do.

Lamb's tenth breakthrough. He took a deep breath before the breakthrough, held his breath, and charged into Tang Tian, shooting after a hard physical contest.

This one was played very hard.

Tang Tian felt it. He originally had a chance to block, but he deliberately held back.

"Bang!"

Lamb's shot after the contact hit the backboard and then bounced into the net.

Seeing the ball go in, Lamb shouted excitedly at Tang Tian, his face full of fierce expression.

"Whoa~ Whoa~"

Seeing that the situation was not right, Napier quickly stepped onto the court and stood between the two to prevent any further conflict.

Tang Tian smiled at this time.

"Are you only good at being tough internally?"

"You wait! You'll see!" Lamb angrily threw down a sentence, then turned and left the training hall.

Lamb's departure brought this trash-talking one-on-one to an end. Most of the teammates didn't recover for a long time after watching it.

"Tang, do you think it'll really work?" Walker limped over at this time.

"Hopefully," Tang Tian said.

Lamb had actually been defended quite miserably by him just now. Normally, his mentality should have collapsed long ago, but it didn't, which meant that in the process just now, he had mostly overcome the hurdle in his heart.

"You've sacrificed a bit too much," Walker said, patting Tang Tian on the shoulder.

He had seen that Tang Tian had deliberately given in a little on the last ball, and he was still yelled at by Lamb.

"Did I?" Tang Tian replied with a smile. Compared to Walker's sacrifice, his little bit could actually be ignored.