Chapter 37: The Last Rival
Duke University is a super giant, winning 4 times and ranking fifth in history, but there are not many giants along the way. Before that, North Carolina, which won 5 championships and tied for third place, and Kentucky, which ranked second in 8 championships. They all fell under the attack of Wisconsin. Especially after defeating Kentucky, which had 38 consecutive victories, this team that was mainly white and lacked top talent has become famous in the NCAA.
Although Wisconsin, who defeated the Great Devil, had a hard time winning, his odds were better than Duke who had been on them before. Although Duke won easily in the last game, he just found a soft persimmon. Michigan State was not at the same level as the other three teams in the initial tour.
However, Duke University's most famous player is not their players, but their coach, Lao K. After becoming the head coach of the United States in 2008, he ended the tragedy of the three-time World Championships in the basketball kingdom. Then he led the United States to win the world championships in 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2014 for four consecutive times, and once again completed his monopoly on the world championship.
Similarly, as Duke, he led Duke to the NCAA championship in 2010, and when Duke won the championship in 2010, there were no top stars. The most famous player was Kyle Singler. I believe Thunder fans would be very familiar with him. He just traded him from the Pistons this year. He originally planned to be an outside shooter and averaged no more than 5 points in his 18 starting games after the transfer.
The only effective scoring method is three-pointers. Once the intensity is used, the hit rate will be even lower. Perhaps his only role in the team is to improve the average appearance of the Thunder. After all, there are big shots like migrant workers Du and Reggie Jackson who are crazyly lowering the average.
Whether it is Hupu's Thunder Zone or Reddit's Thunder Forum, they are disappointed enough for this new player, but such players have become the absolute core of the NCAA champion team in the hands of old coach K.
This is enough to prove that coach K is very good at coaching teams with average talent and letting them play the team's tactics and execution, or coaching teams with explosive talent and letting them play their personal abilities.
But Bo Ryan may not have a championship than Old K, but he is also one of the famous coaches in the NCAA. However, in the relatively less prominent Wisconsin team, he does not have so many talents, but he still leads Wisconsin to the semi-finals twice in a row.
This Duke team has both characteristics, both inside and outside. Jahill Okafor, a player with a masterful low-post skills, may be a gap between him and Towns in terms of physical talent and defense, which is why Towns is a well-deserved No. 1 pick, but in terms of low-post skills in the inside, Okafor may surpass Towns more than one level.
The outside core Justice Winslow is a swayman with excellent physical fitness, who can break through and shoot. This is why Decker said at the beginning that he had a headache when he was drawing lots. He is undoubtedly the most outstanding swayman among the players of this class.
At this time, everyone felt that Lin Sen was very pitiful. Wisconsin won the last game, but Lin Sen was stunned by Towns in the first thirty minutes. Towns' data in the whole game was also very good, with 28 points being the highest score in the game.
In this game, Lin Sen once again faced Okafor and was also an extremely outstanding player on the offensive end. Without thinking, Lin Sen's defense target was definitely him. Even many Chinese netizens can't stand the difficulty of these semi-finals.
"Does Lin Sen be torture like this? First, there is the No. 1 pick, and then there is a big insider who can stabilize the top three picks. Who can resist this? JPG?"
"If you can't stand it, you have to resist it. JPG, this is the finals. After winning this game, Lin Sen became the first Chinese player in history to win the NCAA championship, and he really defended Okafor again. I think the chance of entering the first round pick is almost 100%.
"Brother, I think it was 100% last time. ESPN has jumped Lin Sen's prediction ranking to around 25. After all, Lin Sen is only less than 19 years old and is just a freshman. He is young and talented. Isn't he the most favourite in the draft? "
Lin Sen's fans were full of confidence in Lin Sen, but he himself did not have much confidence. In the last ten minutes of the game, Lin Sen suppressed Towns on the defensive end because he had a complete 10-minute stadium black hole. But now, when facing Okafor, Lin Sen was no longer treated so well.
"Hey, why can I use the winning value to make up the global black hole in the last game, but now there is no chance?" Lin Sen was very dissatisfied with the system's arrangement, because the completion of the task in the last game plus the victory in the game, Lin Sen now has a winning value of 14 points, which is enough for him to squander the last key game. However, the system did not give him this option at all.
"Sorry, there is no such option. The last game was specially provided because of a historical team. Today, you don't have such good treatment. Just find a way to solve Okafor yourself!" The system's words were ruthless, giving Lin Sen a basin of cold water, which forced him to stay in the hotel as honestly as before in the past few days to study his new opponents.
This time no one came to disturb Lin Sen again. The reason is very simple. Decker, who is usually the most active, finally encountered a problem that can make him honest. Whether it is offense or defense, Winslow is definitely the object of Decker's headache. Not to mention disturbing Lin Sen now, he should be thankful that no one disturbs him.
Everyone in Wisconsin is unprecedentedly serious. They understand that this is the final test, and after that, they will be crowned as the king of this year.
Chapter completed!