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Chapter 38 The Final Four

"Quiet." The old coach K, who was muttering and buzzing below, raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.

"listen.

I have nothing to emphasize on the offensive end. We will still play our dynamic offensive tactics. As usual, I believe in your ability to judge the court.

On the defensive end, among Michigan State's main players, only Draymond Green with a shooting percentage of 38.8% and Brandon Dawson with a shooting percentage of 36.2% are capable of three-pointers. Pay attention to their off-ball screens and don't give them easy shots.

Chen, your task is to stand on the inside line.The Spartans can only hit 5.4 three-pointers per game. They rely more on mid-range and short-range scoring. Guarding the inside is your first task. "

After the old K finished arranging the defensive strategy, he announced the end of today's training.

Chen Xiao walked out of the stadium with Seth. Today, his second-hand Ford was lying around, so he could only rub Seth's car.

As soon as I walked out of the court, I saw the Duke basketball tents all over the mountains and plains.At the moment of the madness [-] craze, the overcrowded tent area has now become a tent town.

As far as the eye can see, there are lively scenes of tents and fans talking and connecting.

"Hey, Chen, can you sign me?" Chen Xiao was surrounded by a group of fans before he even had time to say hello to the doorman Karl when he went out. However, as an alumnus, everyone was more polite and asked for a pen.

"Of course, where to sign?" After asking clearly, Chen Xiao signed his name on the No. 13 Duke jerseys worn by the fans in order.

Fans in the tent town outside the arena saw Chen Xiao, who had just led his team to victory over Ohio State and scored 38 points, 17 rebounds and 9 blocks indiscriminately, and gradually swarmed towards the arena entrance.

One by one, Chen Xiao, whose hands were numb, saw that he would have no chance if he didn't run away, so he hurriedly said goodbye to the fans around him, found Curry who was bored by the side, and successfully broke through.

The two rushed to Curry's Dodger Rams and left the perimeter of the arena.

"Uh, I kept you waiting, Seth." Chen Xiao said after shaking his heavy wrist.

"I only waited for 2 minutes. Many fans asked me to sign. After signing, I rested next to me." Seth naturally refused to admit that he was waiting, and let go of one hand holding the steering wheel, and shook it.

"Indeed, I've seen it, there are quite a few." Even though he was surrounded by fans, Chen Xiao naturally saw everything from his altitude.But sitting in someone else's car, he echoed.

"It seems that there is a father of an NBA star and a brother of an NBA player. It's really nice. He drove a Dodge Ram. Last year, he drove me back to the dormitory. It wasn't this one." Chen Xiao looked left and right, and deliberately showed an unexperienced look to tease Seth Curry.

"Crabs are not meat. I exchanged them with scholarships." Seth hurriedly argued. After all, as the youngest son of a family of athletes who is not very competitive, Seth also doesn't like everything to be associated with his father and brother.

But as the first day, the two of them are too familiar, and they are used to joking.

Hearing about the scholarship, Chen Xiao immediately thought of himself as the only player in the team who did not have a scholarship, so he chose to stop talking about it every day.

……

With Michigan State University's 2-point victory over Syracuse University, the champions of each district have been produced.

Eastern Division Champions: Kentucky Wildcats. (Easy victory over the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the division final.)
Midwest Division Champion: Kansas Jayhawks. (The famous North Carolina Tar Heels and Michigan Wolverines entered the Final Four.)
South Division Champion: Duke Blue Devils.

Western Conference Champion: Michigan State University Spartans. (Victory over Florida Gators first, then Syracuse)

It is worth mentioning that the four teams are all ranked in the top 7, and they are the top 2 seeds in their respective divisions. Judging from the lineup of this semi-finals, there is no big upset.

Each team is a well-known NCAA basketball giant. After nearly half a month of battle, they defeated such famous schools as North Carolina, Syracuse, and Michigan, and finally reached the last stage of the journey.

A contest to determine the outcome, a collision of youth and passion, there is only suspense of a champion.

This year's semi-final final match is definitely the most anticipated basketball feast in recent years, a journey destined to be exciting and glorious.

March 3, Louisiana, New Orleans, Superdome.

The final 3 NCAA matchups of this season will be staged here.

……

The days passed day by day, and before the 31st, the media and fans from all over the country flocked to the southern seaport of New Orleans.

The latest issue of "Sports Illustrated" also brought together the stars of the four teams on the cover.

On the cover, there is an impressive list of "Insider Prosperity".

In the middle of the cover, Chen Xiao in a blue Duke jersey and Anthony Davis in a white Kentucky jersey stand proudly.

Flanked by Michigan State's Draymond Green and Kansas' Thomas Robinson.

Among them, Chen Xiao, Davis, and Robinson all have the top three quotations, and some media even believe that the top three this year are exactly these three.

And Green actually has the top three quotes, but it's just the top three in the second round.

So, if nothing else, Green can keep this issue of Sports Illustrated and frame the cover. This may be his first and only time on the cover of Sports Illustrated.

In this issue of "Sports Illustrated", there is a whole section dedicated to introducing this crazy three-four game.

As the author of this forum wrote:

"Counting down the March Madness in recent years, it's hard to find anything more exciting than this Final Four.

Big teams combined for 16 national titles:

Kentucky, which has won seven national championships, Duke, which has won four championships, Kansas, which has won three championship gold cups, and even Michigan State, the alma mater of Magic Johnson who is 'not well-known', also holds two championships;
A famous marshal of a wealthy family with a lot of scheming and wisdom in his hands:
Krzyzewski of Duke, John Calipari of Kentucky, Tom Izzo of Michigan State, and Bill Self of Kansas.

Top players who are bound to make a difference in the NBA:

With a height of 7 feet 2 inches and a wingspan of 7 feet 11 inches, Duke No. 13 Chen Xiao, Kentucky No. 23 Anthony Davis, who has the height of a power forward and has the agility of a guard, and Kansas No. 0 Thomas Robinson, who can fly, dunk, and jump amazingly.

In addition to the leading stars, there are also a group of high-ranking players with amazing potential and outstanding strength, such as Kentucky's Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Duke's Austin Rivers and so on.

In addition, there are countless players with first-round and second-round quotes.

It can be said that fierce generals are like clouds, and counselors are like rain.

Giants face off, superstars gather.

How can you not love such a crazy March Final Four? "

(End of this chapter)