March is of great significance in the basketball world in the United States. Because the National College Basketball Association (NCAA) has reached the elimination stage of the championship, it is also known as March Madness.
Every year in March, basketball players in the United States are restless, like animals breaking out of hibernation. From the president to thieves, everyone will change their greeting to "Who are you betting on the championship this year?" 100 million Americans bet on the lottery, 64 teams
The exciting single-elimination elimination system makes all fans crazy. Hundreds of scouts are as bloodthirsty as sharks, armed with laptops and stacks of business cards, and are spread across every arena in the United States. Whenever a player performs outstandingly,
, just swarmed up, handing over business cards regardless of the familiarity. In this crazy basketball atmosphere, the core of world basketball, the NBA, the dream theater, has lost interest, the attention has dropped significantly, and the players talk more about it.
The situation in the NCAA, how strong is my former alma mater, what is the state of this year, and how far can it go. Except for the teams that are fiercely competing for playoff spots, other teams are listless, and the players are half-hearted. If you have the chance, you will see that BA is in a state of depression.
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Game 7 of the NBA Finals was played at the same time. Who would you choose? 87% of the respondents chose to watch the former. Every year in the NCAA Finals, the NBA will take the initiative to take a day off to make way for it, because even if you play, you will not be able to watch it.
People are paying attention. If you think this is the limit of the NCAA's influence, you are totally wrong. Every year, the prediction of the NCAA is the top priority of major media. The largest comprehensive daily newspaper in the United States, "USA Today"
It takes 20 pages at a time to analyze and report on games, while the coverage of the NBA All-Star Weekend only occupies 8 pages. In 2011, something happened that fully demonstrated the influence of the NCAA. In mid-March, Obama announced that the United States
It is possible to launch military operations against Libya. News of this kind of national war would be broadcast live on major American TV stations in normal times. This time, other American TV stations have also followed suit. However, CBS, as the main live broadcast provider of the NCAA, does not care about this.
Put the video of Obama's speech in the upper corner of the screen and broadcast it in picture-in-picture mode to ensure that the viewing of the game between the University of Texas and the University of Oakland is not affected.
The ultra-high attention and influence naturally bring about economic benefits that are directly proportional to it. The NCAA's ability to attract money is beyond imagination. Among the top ten most valuable sports event brands rated by Forbes magazine, its semi-finals have a 0.82
Ranked 6th with US$100 million, the NBA Finals ranked 10th with US$47 million, slightly more than one-half of that. If the brand value is not impressive enough, then in terms of specific wealth fights in other fields, NBA
They are also willing to be defeated. Taking tickets as an example, among the NBA teams, the tickets for the Lakers' home stadium Staples are the most expensive. The average price of front row seats during the regular season is US$90, US$115, US$220 and US$260 respectively. For the opening game, the tickets are the most expensive.
The average ticket price is 301 U.S. dollars. But in the NCAA, a VIP package for three games of the Final Four exceeds 6,000 U.S. dollars, and the worst tickets on the black market cost nearly 300 U.S. dollars each. In the past 10 years, the NCAA has
The revenue from advertising reached 4.55 billion US dollars. Among the four major professional leagues in the United States, only the NFL's playoffs were higher than this figure. The finals were even more exaggerated. Every 30 seconds of advertising could bring at least 1.2 million to the NCAA.
U.S. dollars of revenue. For this reason, CBS and Time Warner, the two giants in the American television industry, were not afraid of the economic crisis and jointly bought out the NCAA's television broadcast rights for the next 14 years. The price was open and transparent, adding up to about 10.08 billion U.S. dollars. And the NBA in 2002 at the same time
The contract signed by the three television networks is only 6 years and 4.6 billion US dollars. The powerful NCAA is a mouth-watering piece of fat, where everyone makes a lot of money. Each participating school wins nearly 256,000 US dollars.
The income of college team coaches is comparable to that of NBA professional coaches. The cities hosting the Final Four every year benefit from tourism.
As I said before, our Comrade Edison is like a brick, moving wherever the team needs it. Now Edison's new task is to inspect potential players in the NCAA. To put it bluntly, he is a "scout"...
On March 18, in Los Angeles, Pauley Pavilion Arena, an NCAA game was taking place. The UCLA Bruins faced the University of Washington Huskies at home.
The Pauley Pavilion was built in 1965 and was originally designed to accommodate 12,819 people. However, Edison estimated that it was obviously more than this number. The aisles of the arena were full of people. Everyone cheered loudly as the game progressed.
Because the competition is in Los Angeles, many actors and stars may come to watch it, but it is a pity that although Edison comes from the future, he is not very keen on the entertainment industry and cannot recognize a few stars. The only one who impressed her was Lady Gaga, but she
Even if I stand in front of you, you may not be able to recognize it.
Both sides of the game are strong teams in the Pac-10 Conference. The UCLA Bruins were once the kings and strong teams and have won the NCAA championship 11 times, but the most recent one was in 1995. Speaking of this team
Everyone on the team looks at them with black eyes, but if you mention a few players with retired numbers from the Bruins, you can imagine the glory of this team before. The greatest player in CAA is also the greatest player in NBA. I have never heard of it.
Well, this person later embraced Islam and changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s achievements will not be repeated in detail. The name itself is now synonymous with super center. Bill Walton is also an NBA legendary player.
, one of the top 10 centers, a former regular season finals mvp. Others include Gail Goodrich, Marquis Johnson, Walter Hazzard and other NBA star players. Current NBA players also include Westbrook
, Kevin Love, Jordan Farmar and many other players.
The University of Washington Huskies are different from the Bruins. They are not a traditional powerhouse. They do not have a prominent NCAA record in the honor book. Their previous best result was reaching the semi-finals in 1953. But in recent years, they have gained momentum obviously, and this season they are even more impressive.
Entering the NCAA tournament for the first time in the past five years. Edison knows that in recent years, they have dominated the Pac-10 Conference championship until Love and Westbrook led the Bruins to rise again.
Edison is sitting in the second row, next to the referee's bench. This position has a wide view and a panoramic view of the entire field. It is also very close to the entire field, so he can clearly see the small movements of the players.
In fact, the game had only passed the first quarter, and Edison had already determined that these two teams did not have any outstanding talents this year. The limit of their respective core players was the middle to late second round of the draft. It suddenly felt boring, but also
You can't just sit there. First, take out a small notebook and pretend to write some records to prove that you have worked seriously, and then start looking around.
As for what to look for, there is knowledge. Where is this? Los Angeles, the City of Angels, the second largest city in the United States and the entertainment capital of the world. Every year, thousands of handsome men and beautiful women come here with dreams.
Try your luck. NCAA games are being played all over the United States. Why did Edison choose Los Angeles, which has no good players? He has his own little calculation here. While observing the performance of the players, he also plans to observe beautiful celebrities.
As the saying goes, "culture and sports are not separated." Nowadays, sports stars are actually actors, and the same is true in the NBA. If you want to be the top player in the NBA, you must not only play well but also act well. Of course, acting here does not mean diving. For professional
For athletes, the degree of media exposure often determines your status. A typical example is Dennis Rodman. It is undeniable that Rodman is a good player, but he is actually just a role player who has reached his limit, and Big Ben and Bucket
Similar to Rodman and others, his task during the game is to defend and fight for rebounds, but in terms of the team's tactical status, Rodman is actually not as good as the two above. Don't scold me for now, listen to my detailed analysis, let's take a look at what these three people have done to the world
We are familiar with the team composition of the period. For Rodman, we choose the Bulls dynasty. Ben’s peak was the year when the Pistons won the championship. We consider Bob’s 76ers period. Ben’s Pistons were a typical team basketball, and everyone played
They are strong players, but there is no real star player in the team. No one has the ability to make everyone crazy in a game. The status of the five people is equal. If you have to rank the players in the team,
Then everyone will have their own ideas, and everyone's results will be different, and anyone can be the first; Tongbo is the second-in-command of the 76ers, and apart from Iverson, he is the internal star; and Rhodes
Mann's Bulls have two top 50 players, I won't say who they are, Kukoc is the best sixth man, Ron Harper is known as the "Jordan of bad teams", and the team's third scorer Luke Longley
, among these 5 people, except for Longley, any of the other 4 should be more important than Rodman from the current perspective. If one person is to be laid off, many people will choose Rodman. But what is the result? But now
When you mention the Bulls dynasty, the one you blurt out is Jordan, Pippen and Rodman. Maybe you will say that Rodman relied on the league's top defense and he carried the Bulls' defensive banner, but at that time Jordan and
Pippen is also a strong defensive player. Both of them are regulars on the best defensive team. Jordan also won the honor of the best defensive player, so Rodman's defensive role is not as great as imagined. Then Rodman
What does he rely on to establish his position in the team? It relies on media exposure. Rodman's media exposure is so amazing. Unlike his conscientiousness on the court, he is constantly talking about topics outside the court, and he interacts with various female celebrities.
Scandals, perverse behavior, and exaggerated looks. Lady Gaga’s stardom is exaggerated, but in front of Rodman, it is really the difference between earthmen and Martians. It can be said that the spokesperson of the Bulls is Jordan on game days, and on non-game days.
It's Rodman. So now James throws magnesium powder before games, and Kobe always puts on exaggerated performances after hitting three-pointers. In fact, they all have the same purpose, to create gimmicks to attract film. (Off topic again, I found that I like to dig when I write.
Pit, as long as there is an information point that you care about, dig into it, wait until you have said everything you want to say, and then poke your head out of the hole to continue the main story line)….
It is also very common for the entertainment industry to be affiliated with the sports industry. The wives of all sports stars are basically famous models or actors from various countries. What do these people marry sports stars for, money? Then it is better to find a rich man directly, for media exposure
Rate. Take the NBA as an example. In an NBA game, the aces of the two teams will be at least the focus of coverage in the sports pages of the newspapers in the two cities the next day. If you have some incredible performance or are on a strong team in the league, then
This is the focus of the sports pages of national newspapers, and this is just the regular season. In a five-month regular season, you have 82 exposure opportunities, about once every two days, but a star in the entertainment industry can have this kind of exposure.
As mentioned earlier, the NCAA's national attention is astonishing, so many stars will choose to bring their families to watch the game, just to maintain their exposure. And many people who work hard to become famous cannot miss this opportunity, just in case
During the game, the camera caught me, and then I was spotted by a certain director.
Closer to home, Edison took a quick look and saw that the goods were indeed in stock. The quantity was amazing and the quality was high. Especially when he saw a black man surrounded by beauties, Yingying Yanyan, who stood up and cheered, causing a wave of waves. Edison thought to himself, man
Your money is well spent. Why am I not in your position?
The ideal is very plump, but the reality is very skinny. Edison looked around him again. Except for a woman on his right, there were also colleagues with small notebooks in other adjacent directions. So naturally Edison looked at the person around him.
The only alien. He is about 165cm tall and has a good figure. He has a map of mountains and rivers, with peaks and canyons. He has blond hair and his face can’t be seen clearly with big sunglasses on, but his skin is still good. Edison wants to strike up a conversation and discuss it.
The situation of the game and so on, but I found that the opponent was indifferent to the game and had no desire to watch, so I gave up the plan, put the words back, and focused on the game again.
Time flew by, and the game soon entered the final period. The Huskies were obviously stronger than the home team Bruins, 47-60, and the home team fell behind. However, the Bruins players did not give up. They fought hard to catch up with the score.
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Huangtian paid off. Taking advantage of the visiting team's defender's carelessness, the Bruins defender successfully stole the ball in the backcourt and made a long pass to the frontcourt to prepare for a fast break. However, the visiting team's players also reacted quickly and intercepted midway. Although they touched the ball,
Unfortunately, the ball was too fast and I couldn't control it. I just changed the direction of the ball and flew right in the direction of Edison.
As I said before, the knockout stage of the NCAA is a single-elimination elimination system, so everyone with dreams is eager to seize this opportunity and soar into the sky to change their lives. So here is not a battlefield that is better than a battlefield, and every ball is different.
He would give up and fight for every opportunity, so players from both sides rushed over immediately.
As we all know, basketball’s out-of-bounds rule is very tricky, as it is based on contact with the ground. This rule has created a very passionate classic scene of "flying to save the ball". Rodman did it, Jordan did it, and even...
O'Neal has done it, and in places like the NCAA, it's even more common for him to fly to save the ball.
When the basketball flew over, Edison didn't pay attention, but immediately two muscular men with a height of two meters flew straight over. Edison immediately realized that something was wrong. If this continued, he would first become a human punching bag, and then
It was just a flesh pad, so he had to get out of the way when he got up, but in such a crowded situation, standing up was also a very technical task. Edison couldn't stand up completely when his legs exerted force, and he lost his balance in a flash.
My butt sat on the chair again, and my heart suddenly became desolate, "Forget it, just hit it if you hit it, and just protect the anus."
Players from both sides were furious and tried their best to save the ball, which led to an accident. Before they touched the ball again, the two players collided in the air...
Everyone has learned about kinetic energy and momentum in high school physics. When two objects collide under macroscopic conditions, the direction of movement after the collision is biased towards the direction of movement of the object with greater momentum. But the realistic result is that the landing target of the two people is different.
It was Edison again, but the woman on his right. At this time, the audience in the first row in front had already escaped. The woman, like Edison, also tried to turn around and leave, but unfortunately she also left Edison.
The old road is sitting there again.
What happened next was as everyone expected. If it were the main theme textbook now, then it would be "At that moment, many heroes flashed through Edison's mind, including Huang Jiguang, Qiu Shaoyun, and Dong Cunrui, so he rushed forward regardless of his own safety. Hero
The earth is dyed red with the blood of the hero, let us uphold the hero's legacy and try our best to do whatever it takes." But unfortunately this is not the main theme of the novel. If this is a fantasy novel, "At the moment of life and death, Edison still remained calm, and then
He summoned some kind of true energy and killed the two men in mid-air, leaving no trace of their flesh and blood. The ordinary spectators around him were overwhelmed by the momentum he unleashed and knelt on the ground trembling." But it was even more of a pity.
Edison was a good man, although good people are always vulnerable.
Edison took action and made a very heroic move, but he really didn't think about those martyrs. It was a completely subconscious reaction. He pushed the woman with both hands. Sometimes God is very low-grade. If you look carefully now
You will find that Edison is now also flying to save the ball, exactly the same as the two people. After pushing the woman away, Edison did not forget to put his arm on the woman's back to prevent her back from hitting her directly.
on the chair. Then the two men hit him hard.
After the two players fell to the ground, they stood up quickly and looked at the referee to see who was counting the ball as out of bounds. Then they immediately returned to the court and ignored Edison lying on the ground. At this time, the scouts around him looked at it and were heartbroken.
Thinking that these two people were "too rude", they immediately gathered around them, took out a small notebook and wrote down meticulously, "So-and-so has a tough playing style, a strong desire to win, is not afraid of danger, saves the ball bravely, and has strong muscles.
Strong impact resistance, etc.", still ignoring Edison. Fortunately, the woman still had a conscience, and hurriedly squatted down and asked Edison if everything was okay. Edison subconsciously grabbed the woman's hand in a daze and said.
"You were the one who hit me."
The scene was very noisy, and the woman didn't hear clearly what Edison said, so she quickly asked again. This time Edison was completely awake and said, "I almost hit me to death."
Then I tried to get up, but I immediately felt unbearable pain in my left arm, and it felt sticky. I saw an obvious wound on my left arm, and the flesh was very bloody. As the arm moved, blood flowed out. It turned out that
The spectators in the first row in front moved out of the way, but the chairs were still there. Two players brought the chairs in the first row and hit Edison. Unknown to him, the part scratched his arm.
In this situation, it was definitely not possible to watch the game, so Edison left the arena and went to the hospital to treat the wound. The woman felt that Edison was injured because of herself, so she naturally followed him out. Then the two of them quickly started fighting.
There was talk of marriage, but the good times didn't last long. When the parents of both parties met, they discovered that the girl was Edison's long-lost sister. Then Edison was diagnosed with cancer and died soon, so this book can only turn to the girl.
Frequent.
In fact, Edison and the woman took a taxi to the hospital immediately after they went out.
"Hello, my name is Paul Edison, what's your name?" Edison naturally started a conversation in the car.
Today, I saw someone in a book review saying that I was outrageous and plagiarized.
I can't refute this. I did copy a lot of news or other encyclopedias. But I think those are very interesting, and I don't think there is any conflict in adding those things to my story. In the future, as the story progresses, I believe
This kind of plagiarism will become less and less, because I will copy the character directly when he appears for the first time, and it will be impossible for me to copy him the second time.
Another article begins with a large section of plagiarism.
In the final argument, even if plagiarism occurs, I try to ensure that more than 3,000 words are written by myself, so when there is plagiarism, the total number of words in this chapter should increase.
