In Western culture, treating people as dogs is not a bad thing, because dogs enjoy the same treatment as people abroad, so they often have words related to dogs in their spoken language.
For example, lucky dog means lucky person.
There is also big dog, which means something like a big boss.
Therefore, using "two dogs" to describe this game is not a curse word, not to mention, the names of these two teams are actually dogs.
In this game, the winner will become the NCAA Big East champion and represent the Big East in the final four.
Twenty years after the popularity of short videos, the Connecticut Huskies will be labeled as "bad guys" by domestic fans.
But in the United States, in Connecticut, this sled dog that is resolute and tenacious in the wind and snow represents the long history and tradition of this basketball team!
NBA players who came out of this team include Ray Allen and Richard Hamilton. In the 1995-1996 season, under the leadership of Ray Allen, Connecticut staged a great comeback in the Big East championship game. At the end of the game
They scored a rare 12-0 in four minutes and narrowly defeated Georgetown by 1 point.
In 1996, Ray Allen chose to join the NBA.
That same year, Hamilton joined Connecticut.
Milton provided the final piece of the puzzle for Connecticut with his aggressive running game and scalpel-like shooting.
In the 1998-99 season, Connecticut advanced to the Final Four, reached the Finals, defeated Duke and won the championship, and Hamilton also won the MOP honor.
Connecticut, which became famous in one season, has since transformed into one of the teams that top players aspire to.
Lu Yu listened casually to his teammates telling them about the history of Connecticut.
Especially this guy Blake Stepp, his mouth almost never stopped from the time he got on the bus to the game arena.
"Lu Yu, are you familiar with Connecticut?" Blake Stepp asked angrily when he saw that Lu Yu didn't care.
Lu Yu thought for a while, then nodded: "Very familiar."
"Is it because of Caron Butler?" Blake Stepp thought of this reason.
Lu Yu smiled slightly.
"no."
The Connecticut basketball team that Lu Yu was familiar with was not actually their men's basketball team, but the Connecticut women's basketball team.
Because that is the dream of the nagging second daughter Gigi Gianna.
Reggie wants to play basketball, but Gigi is reluctant to do so. She just wants to go to Connecticut. She loves this team, and the Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team also welcomes Gianna to join.
It can be said that Gianna’s admission into UConn is a sure thing.
But everything unfortunate took away Nacha's life, and also took away another young player who was very likely to make history in the US women's basketball team. After that accident, during the practice match between Connecticut and the US women's basketball team, the school
Two seats were left vacant on the sidelines and a UConn No. 2 jersey was placed.
That's gigi's number...
As Lu Yu recalled, time continued to pass, and soon Lu Yu was awakened from his memories by the voices of his teammates, and it turned out that he had already arrived at the competition arena.
Entering the locker room, changing jerseys, binding feet, warming up, everything goes in an orderly manner.
The huge arena was packed with fans, not only from Gonzaga Bulldogs fans, but also from Connecticut Huskies fans who traveled thousands of miles to Minneapolis.
Lu Yu casually shot a few baskets to get a feel for his shooting.
Suddenly, a player from the University of Connecticut walked over wearing a purple jersey.
Lu Yu thought it was Caron Butler at first, but when he turned around, he realized that he didn't recognize the person walking over.
It’s not that I don’t know him, I knew his name when I watched the video analysis.
Albert Morin.
Mo Lin walked up to Lu Yu, glanced at Lu Yu, and said in a mocking tone: "Are you Lu Yu?"
Lu Yu nodded lightly, then raised his hand and threw the ball. The basketball drew a perfect arc in the air and fell into the basket with a swish.
Mo Lin curled his lips: "I heard that you are quite arrogant."
Lu Yu: "????"
Why do I feel like I have transformed into Charlotte instantly?
"I'll be guarding you in the next game. Don't worry, I'll let you lose and go back to Spokane."
After saying this, Mo Lin turned around and left.
Lu Yu only nodded his head and didn't say a word from beginning to end. He didn't realize until Mo Lin left - is this man sick?
Blake Stepp rushed out from the side and winked: "Can you bear this?"
"if not?"
"Of course I have to swear angrily to beat him up in the game?"
"You still have to swear for such a simple thing?"
Lu Yu calmly took the basketball thrown by his teammate, stopped suddenly and easily shot a shot from the mid-range. The basketball hit the ball steadily.
Blake Stepp looked at Lu Yu with admiration. This kind of pretense was indifferent, as if he was having a sexual dream without trace. He was simply a role model for himself to learn from.
Lu Yu really didn't take Albert Morin seriously.
Although Albert Morin is the leading scorer of the Connecticut Huskies, he is too short, only 190cm tall. Just now when he was standing next to Lu Yu, Lu Yu even felt that even 190cm was false.
The link in Connecticut that worries him the most is their No. 3 small forward Caron Butler.
Don't look at the fact that Caron Butler only averaged 15.3 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per game this season. His tactical status in the team is only second, but you must know that Gonzaga's weakest link is the forward.
superior.
We still don't know Connecticut's tactical layout, but we can guess that their head coach Jim Calhoun will never miss such a huge weakness of the Gonzaga Bulldogs.
What's more, they also have advantages like Caron Butler on the front line.
Back in the locker room, when Mark Foyo introduced the opponent's players, he really focused on Caron Butler.
"Caron Butler will definitely be the core of their offense. Although Albert Morin is their leading scorer, based on my understanding of Calhoun, his focus in this game will definitely not be
Maureen, so we have to be careful."
It appears Mark Foyo is also worried about Calhoun's deployment.
In the history of Connecticut, there are several important time coordinates:
For example, in 1996 they won the Big East Conference Championship for the first time.
Another example is when they became the NCAA champion for the first time in 1999.
1986 was also a memorable year for Connecticut. In this year, head coach Jim Calhoun left Northeastern University and came to Connecticut.
Because of Calhoun, there is Ray Allen.
In order to enhance the team's offensive stability, head coach Calhoun did everything possible to acquire Ray Allen in order to fight against Georgetown.
In order to establish Ray Allen's absolute core position in the offense, Calhoun clearly told his disciples: "If you don't pass the ball to Allen, then I will put you on the bench."
Calhoun is a tough coach.
He is also a wise coach.
He will definitely seize the opponent's weakness and strike hard without mercy.
"Caron Butler is 2.01cm tall and weighs 98kg. He is a scoring wing. He can catch and shoot very well and has good post-up skills. However, he has a big shortcoming, that is, he is not qualified for the main offensive role and breakthrough.
The speed is slow, the overall situation is not good, and the most important thing is the defense is bad, and one-on-one often cannot keep up with people."
Mark Foyou glanced at the audience: "But these shortcomings of his don't seem to be shortcomings for our striker."
As soon as he said this, Blake Stepp was the first to be unconvinced.
But when I thought that Caron Butler was indeed difficult to guard against, I hesitated again.
At this time, Lu Yu suddenly stood up.
"Coach, leave Butler's defensive tasks to me."
Mark Four was stunned for a moment.
"you mean?"
Lu Yu glanced at the tactical board that was painted like graffiti. The lights in the locker room were particularly dazzling.
"Yes, this game allows Blake to return to his familiar shooting guard position, and I will play small forward."
In this case, Connecticut's sharp spear will only run into Gonzaga's hardest shield.
As game time approaches, the Gonzaga Bulldogs players take the field.
