Soon the staff got the NCAA national top 64 group into Zhang Weiping's hands.

"Hey, Xiaolin encountered a tough situation as soon as he came here!" Zhang Weiping looked at the name of the Sun Devils' opponent who entered the top 32 in 64th - the University of Memphis!

Zhang Weiping remembered that Tyreek Evans was at this university.

That’s a guy with a higher draft prospect than James Harden!

Yang Yi glanced at the old man and reminded: "The Sun Devils played against this university in the warm-up match and won by many points. Lin Ri blocked Evans as soon as he came up!"

"Is there such a thing?" Zhang Weiping heard about this for the first time. He couldn't be like Yang Yi, a young man who surfed the Internet every day. He didn't have the energy.

However, since the Sun Devils had defeated this team, Zhang Weiping was not so worried. He continued to look back and said "Ouch" again: "After Xiaolin beats Tyreke Evans, maybe he will beat Gerry."

So happy!"

"Ah?" Yang Yi was stunned and took a closer look. It was really... After beating Evans and Griffin, this schedule, "Good guy, Lin Ri is going to compete with these newcomers from the United States in the national championship.

It’s all bumpy! It’s a bit difficult..."

Yang Yi's tone has also undergone some changes. Lin Ri is strong, but compared with the "Oklahoma Rain Man" who has been famous for many years, is it somewhat lacking?

How can I put it this way? This person has been recognized by most media as the champion candidate for the 2009 draft since October last year!

Lin Ri is in trouble...

"Evans or Griffin?" Lin Ri was also in the gym at the moment waiting for the results of the grouping with his shooting coach Walker. After determining his opponents in the first round and the second round, he asked

Picked up the ball again, "Coach Walker, let's continue!"

He didn't have many emotional changes, and he didn't seem to care much about the two opponents, but it could actually be felt from his somewhat solemn eyes.

There were fluctuations in his heart.

Both teams are difficult to deal with!

No, it should be said that these two guys are difficult to deal with!

And it was very testing for him Lin Ri.

Evans' impact on the rim is a test of Lin's ability to protect the rim.

Playing against Griffin is a test for him in all aspects.

Do you think this would be stress-free?

Lin Ri had to admit that he felt pressure. Of course, this level of pressure was not a bad thing for him. It made him more motivated to devote himself to training.

"Come on, Coach Walker, let's get on with it!"

…

"Everyone, our first game is against the Sun Devils of Arizona State University... We are going to face the Sun and James Harden again!"

"Are you ready? Everyone, should you beat them to complete your revenge and advance to the next round, or should you be defeated by them again and go home in a mess? I believe you already have the answer in your heart! There is nothing much to say, let's start training.

, adjust yourself to the best condition, and then go meet your opponent!"

At the same time, Evans, who knew his opponent in the first round, secretly clenched his fists while Calipari was passionately "beating the blood".

The first lesson he learned when he came to the NCAA was taught to him by the Sun Devils. On this day, he learned what the difference was between the NCAA and the high school league. It also inspired him to have more fighting spirit. He started to warm up with the Sun Devils last year.

Until now, he has been training day and night, and has thought more than once about how great it would be if he could meet the Sun Devils in March Madness!

On the one hand, he can test his own growth.

On the other hand, he is eager to complete his revenge!

Now what he hoped for has really become a reality, and he and Lin Ri really met in March Madness!

Evans squeezed his fist tighter and tighter...

the sun, and James Harden, we’ll see!

Similar to Lin Ri and Evans, others who looked at the schedule and made up their minds include Thabeet, Hansbrough, Ty Lawson... almost every NCAA star who has received attention from the NBA has released the "March Madness" schedule.

At all times, there is a strong desire in the eyes. This is the desire to perform well on this stage. This is the desire to continue on this stage. This is... the desire to win!

After all, this is the stage of March Madness!

They have been fighting in their respective leagues for so long, isn’t it just to enter this stage? Isn’t it just to be able to shine on this stage?

Now, the moment has finally come!

How could they not be thirsty?

Especially for seniors like Hansbrough, they have no chance of continuing to compete in the NCAA. Whether their performance is good or bad in March will be the final result.

, they have no chance anymore! Their desire is stronger than that of ordinary players.

In addition, the performance of the juniors and seniors in the "March Madness" and the team's results can affect their draft picks. After all, they are now competing with the freshmen and sophomores.

In comparison, the only advantage is immediate combat ability. If in the "March Madness" competition field, the performance is not as outstanding as this group of freshmen and sophomores, and the team's performance is not as good as this group of freshmen and sophomores,

Where do they have other capital to compete with these newcomers?

They must win and they must perform well!

…

After the schedule was announced, the media reported on the NCAA more and more frequently. If the previous coverage of the NCAA was only half of that of the NBA, perhaps not even to this level, then now, the entire media's coverage of the NCAA

The intensity is already about 70% to 80% of the NBA level, and as "March Madness" continues, by the time the top 8 advance to the top 4, by the semifinals, and especially by the finals, the entire media has

The intensity of coverage is even comparable to that of the NBA Finals.

special!

In terms of popularity across the country, perhaps not even the NBA can match it.

The reason is probably because this is a collision of youth!

And no matter who you are, you all had your youth...

In addition, we have to talk about the "March Madness" competition system. Just like the playoffs of major leagues, one game determines the outcome, the winner advances, and the loser goes home directly!

In other words, it is possible that you have worked hard for a season and finally got a ticket for the national competition, but only played one game and had to go home!

If you lose a game in the NBA playoffs, you still have at least three chances to work hard!

But if you lose one game here, there will be no next time, and you will have to spend time fighting again next year!

Even, as mentioned just now, seniors like Hansbrough have no chance to spend time working hard in the coming year. This is really their last chance!

It is also such a cruel competition system that every player participating in "March Madness" will work hard. During this period of time, their minds do not have the draft in June, what to do if they do not play well in this game, and even more

There is no thought of winning back next time, they only have winning in mind!

Win!

Win!

This is the most essential spirit of competitive sports, and it is also vividly reflected in "March Madness".

It is also such a cruel competition system that makes "March Madness" frequent upsets.

Things like the following may not be common in other sports events. Every time a "Black Eight Miracle" occurs in the NBA, it is not easy. So far, it has only happened three times. The most recent one was against the Golden State Warriors in 2007.

The "Black Eight Miracle" completed against the Mavericks made this team a madness that is destined to be indelible in NBA history!

But in March Madness, it would be weird if there weren’t a few “upsets” happening every year!

Here, "upset" is the main theme!

Miracles in the NBA?

No!

Miracle in the NCAA!

This is why "March Madness" is called March Madness!

When entering this stage, no matter you are the No. 1 seed or the No. 64 seed, you have to be careful about your opponent and maintain your thirst for victory, because no matter how strong you are, you may capsize in the gutter, and no matter how weak you are, you may make the following mistakes.

!

This is where all kinds of surprising results are bound to happen!

So, this is March Madness!

Finally, with the major media warming up again and again, March 12th arrived - this is the day when the "March Madness" national championship of the 2008-09 season officially begins.

Lin Ri rode the bus with the team into the place where they were going to play the game against the University of Memphis.

This is another major feature of "March Madness". There is no distinction between home and away games between the two teams. They will all be gathered in a neutral arena to play the game.

This can be regarded as eliminating the possibility of home court factors interfering with the game!

Perhaps this is also the reason why so many strong teams are upset. "Home Dragons" do not only exist in professional leagues, there must be many in the NCAA as well.

Probably for this reason, every year when "March Madness" comes for giants like North Carolina and Duke, their fans will spontaneously form large groups and rush to the neutral arena to make the neutral arena theirs.

Home court...

Such fans are really fanatical!

When Lin Ri heard about it for the first time, he was secretly stunned, but he also knew very well that he could not envy such fans. Of course, he would not envy him either, because with such a group of fanatical fans,

For him, it is a psychological burden. If he does not fight well, he will feel extremely guilty. He does not like this feeling!

However, although no students from Arizona State University came to support this game against the University of Memphis, in Lin Ri's opinion, it might actually become the "home field" of their Sun Devils.

Well...their game started at the Ryland Stadium in Houston, and needless to say whose territory is Houston?

Yao Ming, the symbol of Chinese basketball, is the urban hero of this city. The Chinese here will go to Toyota Center to cheer for Yao Ming every night when the Rockets play home games.

From 2002 to now, 6 years have passed without realizing it!
Chapter completed!