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The day after the first round of the NCAA National Championship ended, the Princeton Tigers became a hot topic in all magazines or sports pages of media across the United States. They couldn't wait to put the cheering photos of the Princeton Tigers players on the front page or cover, and used various
A dazzling headline to inspire people to pay for the newspaper.
“Tigers from Princeton shred the Spartans!” was the headline on the sports section of the New York Times.
"Michigan State fails again! Dark horse emerges!" The Washington Post's headline did not praise Princeton as nakedly as the New Yorker.
"The great Spartans of Michigan were born tough and died tough!" As Michigan's old enemy, California is not stingy and will only rub salt into the wounds of Michiganders.
Various columnists and commentators began digging through the meager information on the Princeton Tigers and trying to express their opinions after the game.
Among the countless comments, all of them called the Princeton Tigers dark horses. Of course, they are indeed dark horses, not powerful, because the last time the Princeton Tigers appeared in the national championship may date back to prehistoric times.
ESPN expert Kevin Arnovitz published a column the day after the game: "In the Worst Ivy League, Saw the Best Princeton Tigers." This article first affirmed the Princeton Tigers.
From the performance in the just-concluded game, including tactics or player configuration, it can be seen that the Princeton Tigers have made adequate preparations for the Michigan State game. It also explains why the Princeton Tigers can become a dark horse and defeat Michigan State in one fell swoop.
The big reason, first, is that the Princeton Tigers are unfamiliar enough. Neither the TV station nor the NCAA organizing committee has played many games with them. They are unfamiliar to the entire United States, while Michigan State, on the other hand, competes in the championship every year.
regulars, the Princeton Tigers were almost hiding in the dark and sniping at the Spartans, but Arnovitz was not optimistic about the next game of the Princeton Tigers, because once this kind of team is exposed, after a few games
After the game, you can find out their details, including the characteristics of the players, the tactics used by the coach, etc.; the second is the pressure on the players. This expert believes that the pressure on Michigan State players is greater than the pressure on Princeton Tigers players.
Many, they think they can't lose this game, but looking at the Princeton Tigers, they have to be calm, have little pressure, and have no psychological burden. Instead, they play more unrestrained and relaxed...
Blake Dolan casually threw this article on the table in front of him. There were several similar comments on his desk. Some of the comments even called himself the best coach of the season, because a 28-year-old young man
It is a miracle that someone can lead a bad team to the national championship for the first time as a coach.
Blake Dolan admitted that this guy's writing was very pertinent and his analysis was to the point. The most important thing is that the Princeton Tigers cannot go too far because after defeating Michigan State this time, other powerful teams will quickly focus on them.
For the Princeton Tigers, they will work hard to find videos of the regular season and even preseason games of the Princeton Tigers to analyze their commonly used tactics. Even if the game videos of the Princeton Tigers are difficult to find, for those who are responsible for collecting information full-time
For scouts or assistant coaches, if they want it, they can always find it.
In short, whether you want it or not, Blake Dolan and his Princeton Tigers have become the focus of attention. Just the next morning, Blake Dolan's private mobile phone rang six times, six times more than Princeton.
Universities with stronger college basketball capabilities directly offered bids, and the highest one was even willing to sign a four-year, 9 million coaching contract with him, inviting Blake Dolan to coach there after this season...
However, Blake Dolan was not in the mood to care about how they knew his mobile phone number. He was more concerned about his opponent in the next round, because the first round was over, even if he did not have to wait for the organizing committee to give out the second round match list, Thirty
The second team can also quickly learn about their opponents. The sixth seed team in the South Central District, the University of Florida Gators, is the next opponent of the Princeton Tigers.
Perhaps the organizing committee's idea is to let Michigan State meet the University of Florida in the second round, because it will be a wonderful confrontation. The tough Spartans will face the powerful Gators.
The committee got more broadcast contracts, but now, it was itself and the Princeton Tigers standing across from the Gators.
The University of Florida does not seem to have recruited too strong high school players this season. Only one white player, David Lee, has won the honor of the first team of high school players in the United States. At least Blake Dolan did not get such information about other players. After all,
The most dazzling record of the University of Florida so far is only being the runner-up in one national championship. Originally, this was a good opportunity for them to take revenge, because the last time they defeated them to win the championship was Michigan State, but this time they had no chance to take revenge.
But Blake Dolan dare not and cannot underestimate his opponents just because the University of Florida does not have strong high school talent. God knows if Billy Donovan is the same hidden killer as he was in 1996. In 1996, the University of Florida did not grab even one.
Players who became famous at a young age, but Billy Donovan relied on his own vision to select two unremarkable guys and gave them generous sports scholarships. Later it turned out that his vision was very vicious, Mac Miller and Udonis
Haslem helped the University of Florida dominate the NCAA, and finally reached the finals, narrowly losing to Michigan State and finishing second.
If this is not enough, then there is another statistic: Billy Donovan, who did all this in 1996, is only thirty years old. A thirty-year-old guy's vision is so vicious that it far exceeds the realm of those old ncaa foxes, Blake Dolan
I think if this is not enough for me to take seriously, then I might as well find a gun and commit suicide.
Billy Donovan is not a tough guy like Tom Izzo, who can write all his expressions on his face. He is more like a crocodile lurking in the water, only showing a pair of cold eyes, waiting for the prey to approach, and then quickly pounces out.
, kill the prey with the fastest attack and the sharpest teeth.
And his team is exactly like him. Maybe they are low-key, but as long as the game whistle sounds, they will launch strong offensives again and again until the opponent falls or the game is over.
This is a team that attacks to death.
Now, the tiger, the newly emerging king of the land, encounters a crocodile that has dominated the swamp for a long time.
This is neither the mountains of Princeton nor the swamps of Florida. This is the St. Louis Colosseum, a battle of trapped beasts.
