You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 102 Be Your Own Hero
Allen Ray was lying on the ground, clutching his right eye. The bright red blood flooded half of his vision. The pain beyond imagination made the toughest man in the Wildcats cry out in pain.

His teammates panicked, and no one dared to step forward because they were not doctors.

The referee called to stop the game, and the Wildcats team doctor was allowed to step forward.

In the Edward Jones Dome, the audience whispered and looked around. The NCAA institution itself may not be pure, but college basketball is pure.There were 80000 spectators at the scene, and less than half of them clearly supported the two teams. The rest of the fans came to join in the fun.

They don't want to see injuries.

"For Villanova University, there is nothing worse than this!" Billy said regretfully, "Aaron Ray has hit four three-pointers before, and he is the most accurate outsider of the Wildcats. He is not only the best shooter of the Wildcats tonight, but also the backbone of the team."

Skyhook responded: "I understand this feeling very much. In the 1989 finals, due to well-known reasons, I had to face Detroit's insiders alone."

"I was too old at the time, the Lakers didn't have a backbone, so we lost to the Pistons."

The team doctor first stopped Lei's bleeding, and it was obvious that he could not continue the game.

Ray's right eye did not know what kind of injury he had, and he had to go to the hospital, even if the game ended early.This may be the most important game of his life.

Before Lei walked off the field, he held Wei Xia's hand tightly, as if to pass on his hand.

Lei, who is not right without swearing, left the last sentence for the game: "I believe in you."

And then he walked away, taking the enthusiasm and hope of the Wildcats with him.

At this moment, Jay Wright needs to make a change. He can no longer let Weixia play power forward. He has been scarred in the confrontation with Sean May. He needs to go to his most familiar position and keep an eye on the opponent's most dangerous player.

Wei Xia was placed in the third position by Wright, the Wildcats placed the twin towers of Jason Fraser and Steven Hill inside, and freshman guard Kyle Lowry replaced Ray.

"The Wildcats have always been a team that likes to attack unrestrainedly. Suddenly changing the lineup of the twin towers is undoubtedly a huge bet!"

The game is about to start, with 9 minutes left, Villanova trails North Carolina by 11 points.

"We all revere heroes because they are bold, because they are brave, because they will stand up. But the main reason we revere them is because we need to be saved."

Wei Xia spoke softly, and said to his teammates: "Now, heroes will not appear, so we have to risk the world's evil and be our own heroes—let us save ourselves!"

The eyes of the audience are focused on this. The neutral fans are worried that the Wildcats will collapse, but professionals know that to judge whether a team is strong or not, they only need to look at how they perform in the face of absolute adversity.

Wei Xia, who had kissed the earth countless times, came to Rashad McCants with bruises all over his body.

McCants dismissed Wei Xia, "Don't dare to confront Sean, did you run outside? I will kill you!"

From the time he finished that sentence, for 3 minutes, McCants forgot the shape and color of the basketball. He didn't even know what he was doing on the court, because no matter how he ran, he couldn't get rid of Wei Xia's defense.

McCants picked on the wrong people.

His opponent can ignore the 35-pound weight difference and entangle Sean May for most of the game, but it is impossible to let go of him who has the same height and weight but has a world of difference in physical fitness.

The twin-tower tactics slowed down the pace of the game, and at the same time, May's inside advantage disappeared.

Although he has an extremely strong body and Randolph-like low-post footsteps, it is difficult to face two black, thick and hard seven-footers at the same time without the defensive three-second rule.

McCants couldn't see the ball, and May's offense missed consecutively.

While defending against McCants, Wei Xia also did a trivial job-the first fast break!

Lowry's fast pass is great, and maybe a disrespectful comment on Ray: he is the best point guard on the team!

"That 'I Wish" team is back! "

"What happened on the court at this time is exactly what we understand!"

"The Villanova Wildcats have what it takes to guard any team and dominate at a level beyond the college level!"

Tiangou said the key point: "Wish fundamentally changed the situation after switching to the wing. He sealed North Carolina's scoring leader tonight, and he also shined in the process of defensive counterattack!"

Abdul-Jabbar knew that the Lakers were eyeing Wei Xia, however, this was the first time he watched Wei Xia's game.

Wei Xia's style surprised him and was familiar, yes, familiar.He remembered an old opponent.

The same is 6 feet 5 inches, with a tough personality, and the whole game maintains an expression. He can't run to death or get tired, just like the courage and guts of the Wildcats.

How similar?
Humans are creatures that tend to remember the past. The older things are, the more time filters will be added to them.Maybe that person is not as good as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar imagined, and he thought about killing him when he faced the stage of the finals.But now in the 21st century, he saw a young man who was almost exactly like that person.

Abdul-Jabbar was greatly touched.

With 5 minutes and 34 seconds left in the game, Wei Xia shouted: "Defend them!"

So the Wildcats really defended North Carolina to the 35-second buzzer.

McCants turned into a mouse, and Wei Xia was like a cat. He chased McCants around the sideline of the half court without falling for a second.McCants looked terrified. He had called for countless screens and pick-and-rolls. Whenever he thought someone was throwing away, he looked back and saw that person was within six feet (1.85 meters) of him.

McCants was so defended that he uttered a loud swear word, and Felton had to make a strong shot against Lowry's defense.

It can be judged from the arc whether the ball is scored or not. Wei Xia judges based on the position of the inside line that the big men under the basket will catch the ball, so he just runs.

After chasing McCants for 35 seconds, he ran non-stop, rushing to the field with the fastest reaction and speed.

His judgment was completely correct. Frazier protected the defensive rebound and threw it forward.

Wei Xia jumped up to catch the ball, dribbled a step, and took off with all his strength, elastic flat basket, no fancy moves, just a powerful one-handed dunk with a flat basket.

"Wildcats overtake!"

"The University of North Carolina requests a timeout!"

At that moment, the pupils of countless people shrank. It turned out that the aura of a college player could be so strong.

Kobe stared at "Wish", watching the exciting game made his blood burn. Looking back on the Lakers this season, it was like a pool of stagnant water. Sometimes they need the illusory "Wish" (hope), even if it is far away in the sky, as long as they see someone working hard for it, others will do the same thing.

Maybe Jim is right.

Maybe that's why Mickey and Jim have the same attitude for the first time.

Maybe we really need him.

"Maybe we need him?" Jordan murmured.

He was not optimistic about Wei Xia's potential before. His skills were too rough, and he didn't look like he could grow into a dominant player at all.But how many players can grow into dominant players?More people who carried high hopes became the disappointing Kwame Brown.

What Jordan cares about and values ​​is Weixia's attitude and leadership to change the game trend and the team's momentum through actions.

He may not be the best player, but he is contagious, and he will bring the best side of him to his teammates, which will affect the chemistry of the whole team.

In the long run, he might even influence the team's culture.

Jordan himself is to the Bulls, Duncan is to the Spurs, Garnett is to the Timberwolves, what kind of leader will have what kind of team.

Jordan doesn't think Wei Xia will grow into two No. 21-level players in the future, but he is bound to not disappoint. He will grow into an excellent player and bring the team culture they need most to the Charlotte Bobcats, who have made no achievements at the beginning of the team, have little team history, and have no predecessors.

(End of this chapter)