Mike Sr. is 50 years old this year. He has been the stadium announcer for the Gonzaga University Bulldogs since he was in his twenties. It has been thirty years in a flash.
The edges and corners of the past have long since been smoothed away, and the windy spirit has also dissipated over time.
The only thing that remains unchanged is his passion for the team, and he has supported the Gonzaga team for decades, whether the team loses or wins.
Today is the first NCAA game of this season, and a new journey is about to begin.
At seven o'clock sharp.
Old Mike habitually shouted in his passionate voice: "Let us welcome the players from both sides with the most enthusiastic applause and cheers!"
The lights dimmed suddenly, and two spotlights were cast on the Eagles' tunnel.
"First up are the starting five of the University of Washington Eagles!"
"They are, No. 11 point guard: Jamal Jones, No. 21 shooting guard: Aaron Olson, No. 18 small forward: Eddie Lincoln, No. 32 power forward: Chris White, No. 55 center
:Jason Humbert.”
There was sparse applause at the scene. After all, Spokane fans are all fans of the Gonzaga Bulldogs, and they really have no interest in their opponent playing.
"Now, let us welcome the starting players of our lovely Bulldogs with a round of applause!"
As soon as Old Mike finished speaking, a heat wave that could lift the roof instantly erupted in the arena.
"First up is the patron saint of the inside, Gonzaga's captain, Casey Green."
Old Mike dragged out the ending very long, and the fans and followers shouted out Casey Green's name.
"Next is our most trustworthy point guard, Dan Dickau!"
Dan Dickau just joined Gonzaga this year, but he has already transferred to Gonzaga for one year. Fans have great expectations for him, so his popularity cannot be underestimated.
Old Mike looked at the next player to enter, and his voice paused: "Oh! The next player to appear is Zach Goode, behind him is Mark Spink, and the last player to appear is-"
When he saw the name of the last player to appear, Old Mike was stunned.
"This name is really hard to pronounce, Bass? No, no, okay, my colleague taught me the pronunciation of this name, it should be Lu Yu!"
The cheers of the fans seemed to be weaker, and some fans even wondered why the last player to play was not Blake Stepp, who just joined Gonzaga this year.
In the past, in the first game of each year, the last starter to play must be the team's rookie player that year.
Unless there are no new players in the starting lineup that year.
Some fans think that this guy named Lu Yu seems to be the Asian kid who won against Casey Green and Dan Dickau at the Manhattan Arena.
"Hey, friends, my colleague told me that this player named Lu Yu will be a sharp knife for Gonzaga this year."
"God, I really doubt it, but...I'm also looking forward to it."
The Washington Eagles do not belong to the West Coast Conference. In addition to playing home and away games with teams in this league, each NCAA team will also select some teams from other leagues to participate in their league games. The league's regular season will probably always be
About thirty games.
Originally, in the eyes of the Washington Eagles, Gonzaga was considered a good team in the league.
But when I saw that there was an Asian player among Gonzaga University's starting players, I suddenly felt that Gonzaga might really be in trouble.
Even Asian players are sent on the field, and the landlord’s family has no food left?
Washington Eagles head coach Ray Giacoletti frowned. The starting lineup sent by Gonzaga was not much different from what he expected. The only difference was the Asian player named Lu Yu: "Mark Foyo, this old fox."
What kind of medicine is sold in the gourd?"
He studied the player information about Gonzaga for a few days and thought he was well prepared.
But who knew that a player named Lu Yu would appear.
Eagles player Aaron Olson, who was originally responsible for guarding Gonzaga's shooting guard, was even more depressed. He thought he would guard last year's four-star high school student Blake Stepp, but he did not expect to guard an unknown player.
The rumored Asian players seem to be Chinese.
What kind of basketball can a person with yellow skin play?
The American men's basketball team can beat the Chinese men's basketball team by 50 points!
"I want to teach this yellow-skinned dog a lesson."
Olson walked on the court and passed by the Gonzaga players' bench. He waved his fist in a demonstrative manner. Although he did not directly hit Lu Yu, anyone who was not blind could see that he was demonstrating to Lu Yu.
The audience also saw it, and they were in an uproar, cursing Olsen, and some were calling for the referee to give a warning.
Mark Foyou patted Lu Yu on the shoulder: "Be careful."
Lu Yu's expression did not change at all, but the corners of his mouth turned up, looking at Olson's every move with a sneer, like watching a child playing house.
The lights in the arena were bright, and the game started when the referee blew his whistle.
…
As expected, Casey Green lost the jump ball again.
Eagles guard Jamal Jones immediately moved forward after receiving the ball, but Gonzaga did not panic. The players quickly returned to defense, turning the fast break into a positional battle.
Lu Chaoyang in the audience guessed that Su Qun didn't know the NCAA team, so he explained: "Gonzaga has not had an outstanding center in the past. Although No. 34 Casey Green is a center in name, he is actually a power forward.
The style of play, but although there is no center, Gonzaga's overall offense is very sharp, making it difficult for every team to parry."
Su Qun suddenly realized. Just now, he was wondering why Gonzaga sent such a short center to jump the ball.
Suddenly, a girl's voice sounded next to them: "Ah! Is Lu Yu okay?"
The two of them ignored the source of the sound and quickly looked towards the court. They saw a long handprint on Lu Yu's neck, which was particularly conspicuous under the lights of the court.
Before using the cover of his teammates, Aaron Olson, the shooting guard of the Eagles, threw away Lu Yu. He swung his arm sharply, and his fingers passed across Lu Yu's neck, leaving a bloody mark.
Lu Chaoyang's eyes showed deep worry.
"This is the NCAA, Lu Yu, can you handle it?"
Lu Yu grabbed the pick-and-roll player and continued to catch up with Olson, because the referee did not blow the whistle and the game was still going on. In the eyes of the referee, if such a small move was not caught at the first time, there would be no need to make up the whistle.
Olson ran to the elbow area, and Lu Yu followed closely.
The two started fighting in the elbow area. Olson pushed Lu Yu with his butt, and Lu Yu pressed his thigh between Olson's legs. Olson used his arms to hold Lu Yu behind him, and Lu Yu took a step back.
Get directly in front of Olson.
Where is basketball playing here?
Obviously "playing" basketball!
Lu Yu also didn't expect that the NCAA's confrontation would be so fierce. In normal team training, everyone pays more attention to the tactical level. Even if teammates are not convinced, they will use their skills to conquer each other.
But once you get to the stadium, it's no different from the battlefield.
This is the year 2000, and basketball in this era is for "playing".
However, because of his discrimination against Lu Yu, Olson "beat" him more intensely, which also made Lu Yu aware of the cruelty of the NCAA arena in advance.
Lu Yu smiled and said, speaking of boxing, this is what he is good at. Boxing by himself is much more professional than playing ball.
suddenly,
Lu Yu suddenly found that the progress bars of the three breathing methods on his system panel moved slightly.
