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Chapter 71 March Madness Finally Arrives
The George Mason Patriots, who closed a five-game winning streak in 2005, are still going strong in early 2006.

First, on January 1, they defeated JJ Barea's Northeastern University by a narrow margin. Then, on January 2, they defeated Zhou Lin's old teammate Gion and CAA's top point guard Eric Maynor by a large margin. Virginia Commonwealth University.

It was not until January 1, when they met North Carolina-Wilmington College, that they lost their first victory in the CAA league and the only loss in the division.

Of course, this loss, the Patriots returned to North Carolina-Wilmington College in the CAA finals on March 2006, 3, and won the CAA season championship and CAA championship at the same time. The CAA league has achieved a comprehensive record of 6 wins and 17 loss.

The regional champions also automatically qualify for March Madness.

Zhou Lin, who averaged 18.5 points, 6.2 assists and 4.2 rebounds per game, was unsurprisingly the best team in the CAA league, and also won the best rookie.

Winning the championship of the CAA division and the best rookie and best lineup of the CAA league is to get 10 challenge coins, 5 challenge coins and 8 challenge coins respectively, but now Zhou Lin did not consume these challenge coins too quickly immediately The plan, because in his view, many achievements are one-time.

And most of the objects I ingest are top-level NCAA players with low ratings. Wouldn't it be better to keep these challenge coins and enter higher-level leagues to use them?

The best player in the division was won by JJ. Barea in the fourth grade. His statistics are more luxurious than Zhou Lin, with 21 points and 8.4 assists, although the team's performance is average.

Before March Crazy, Zhou Lin, who played steadily, had been favored by many media including TNT, draftexpress, and Yahoo Sports, and was listed in the 2006 draft list.

Among them, Yahoo Sports even ranked Zhou Lin in the top 2006 of the 20 draft, second only to Italy's talented Baengnani and Senegal's talented monster Mohamed Sini among international players.

Many media are optimistic that Zhou Lin will be selected at the end of the first round or at the beginning of the second round. Even the lowest-ranked NBA-draft has Zhou Lin ranked 46th.

Of course, the performance of the following March Madness will also affect Zhou Lin's draft market to a certain extent.

At this moment, Zhou Lin is also a little distressed, whether he wants to participate in the draft or wait until next year.

In fact, some agents have approached Zhou Lin and told Zhou Lin that he will definitely be selected if he participates in the election!
As long as most players want to enter the NBA, an agent is essential.

A good agent, or most of the professional agents are very capable and honest, they can win the interests of the players for the players, including the position of the team, playing time, and contracts for bigger games and endorsements, It will also deal with public relations and a series of daily off-court cumbersome events, and will also give players reasonable advice, which is similar to a player's spokesperson and guide to a certain extent.

Of course, brokerage fees are not low.

A good agent, for players, is like adding wings to a tiger, allowing players to concentrate on playing without any worries.

And a dull agent, honey operation may also ruin the player's bright future.

Even in history, there have been cases of players being scammed by agents.

For example: a certain stay.

Of course, there are also players who do not have an agent, such as the German chariot—Dirk Nowitzki. He has never had any major problems with the contract in his old age, but he has gained both fame and fortune.

But this is under the premise that he met one of the best bosses in the NBA.

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"Zhou, the match list is out."

Jim interrupted Zhou Lin's thinking and said, "Now you should focus on the next game, and many problems will be solved naturally."

This year's NCAA March Madness is divided into four major divisions.

Minneapolis, Atlanta, Oakland, and Washington.

George Mason University is the ninth seed in the Washington Division.

Located in the upper half, the first round is against the No. [-] seed in the division, the Kentucky Wildcats.

This pick is not good, the University of Kentucky has always been a strong team in the NCAA.

And even if they win the University of Kentucky, George Mason University will meet the winner of the University of Connecticut and the University of Albany in the next game.

Needless to say, there is a high probability that George Mason University will have a head-to-head collision with the No. [-] seed in the division.

Also in the upper half is the Huskies of the University of Washington, the No. 5 seed in the Washington area, who once beat George Mason University in the preseason.

The bottom half also has the No. 3 seed North Carolina Tar Bells and No. 2 Tennessee State.

Of course, it's hard to say whether a game is won or lost.

That's the crazy thing about March Madness.

Dark horses are rampant, upsets may be born at any time, and strong teams fall more frequently than in the NBA.

No. 1 seed, No. 2 seed.

It's not safe either.

The Patriots, who rushed into March Madness again after five years, have been waiting for this moment for a long time.

"Crazy March, which can make the NBA give way, has arrived, and you who have entered the national stage have received enough attention."

Not only Zhou Lin is looking forward to the NBA, other seniors, including Tony Skin, Jay Lewis, and Lamar Bentler are determined to hit the NBA, and this year's George Mason University can be called the Patriots The strongest in history.

3 month 10 day.

NCAA March Madness officially kicked off.

Unlike the regular season, the NCAA's March Madness has no distinction between home and away games, and the venues are all well-known stadiums in the United States.

After all, most of the school's gymnasiums do not have enough seats to provide.

Tickets are sold for NCAA games, and tickets for popular games are not cheap.

The profit of the NCAA competition every year is also a considerable figure.

After all, the money obtained from sponsorship and game income has nothing to do with the players. This is also the key reason why many NCAA players complain about the NCAA's exploitation of players after entering the NBA.

The game between the George Mason Patriots and the Kentucky Wildcats was held at the Wells Fargo Center Arena, home of the NBA team Philadelphia 76ers. This arena can accommodate more than 2 people at the same time.

At the same time, it is also a comprehensive sports field, providing venues for a series of events such as basketball, rugby, and ice hockey. In leisure time, it will also hold individual concerts of some American singers.

This is also the first time for players from George Mason University to enter such a glorious arena to play.

Even though several players had played college basketball for four years, like Zhou Lin, it was their first time participating in a March Madness game.

Before the game, three members of the Patriots, including Zhou Lin, were invited by the local sports media in Philadelphia to conduct interviews, and the interview clips will also appear in ESPN's broadcast content.

The host's interviews are generally more official questions, such as whether you have confidence in the game, how to achieve today's results, and the prospect of the game, etc., except for the interview with Zhou Lin, the chairman Some.

It was also the first time for Zhou Lin to be interviewed in front of the whole United States, and he was generally very humble.

At the end, the host suddenly played a clip, which was an interview with the Kentucky Three Greats, Jane Rondo, Joe Crawford, and Randolph Morris.

When the host asked seriously, do you know Zhou Lin?Have you studied him seriously?
Except for Jane Rondo, the other two players said in a very official tone that Zhou Lin is a good player or something.

But only Jane Rondo said, who is Zhou Lin?I am not very sure.

(End of this chapter)