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Chapter 82 vs University of Connecticut
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On March 2006, 3, the Wells Fargo Center Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where the second round of the NCAA Tournament will be held.

University of Connecticut Huskies VS George Mason University Patriots.

The Wells Fargo Center arena is almost full, and among the spectators of this game, there are many yellow faces, and there are even many Chinese spectators holding small red flags and banners. Lin's.

There is a banner that reads 'George Mason Patriots continue to create miracles', and there are many small banners that read Zhou Lin, come on.

This part of the fans even entered the stadium very early, and Zhou Lin also took photos with many Chinese faces in a face-saving manner.

In this game, the high school coach Jim in the plaid shirt was also present, as well as a few juniors from the high school basketball team who succeeded him.

Wang Hanxiang and Misha are very close to each other. Wang Hanxiang is holding Zhou Lin's headshot, while Misha is holding a small drawing board with a heart and Zhou Lin's name on it.

Of course, the Connecticut Huskies have more supporters than the Patriots.

One is a dark polo team that broke into the second round of March Madness for the first time, and the other is the top seed in the division, the champion team of the previous year, with a strong dominance.

Everyone is looking forward to a different spark in the game.

"This is the Wells Fargo Center Arena in Philadelphia. We are interviewing Zhou Lin, a player from George Mason University. Zhou, thank you for accepting my interview."

"It's an honor for me, too."

During the TV broadcast, Zhou Lin appeared in the camera and communicated with the other party in proficient English.

"First of all, congratulations to you for breaking into the top 32 of the NCAA for the first time. In the game against Kentucky, you showed unparalleled fighting spirit, and your consecutive scoring at the last minute of the game also helped the team win the final victory. Next, you will face the strong UConn Huskies, do you have the confidence and fighting spirit to continue making history?"

"Of course, we will do our best as a team."

"You are a big man with comprehensive skills. Of course, you should also know that Rudy from the University of Connecticut also has a tall body and superb skills. He is also the most difficult opponent you will face. I Thinking about what you did to prepare for a matchup with Rudy Gay?"

"He is a very good player. I will try my best to fight against him. Of course, basketball is a five-person sport. I don't have to beat him alone. All the players of the Patriots will stand together."

"Okay, the last question, you played a phenomenal performance this year, and at the same time let George Mason University enter the national competition again, do you have the willingness to participate in the draft?"

"This is a difficult question to answer. I am a player from a foreign country, and the NCAA has given me a good platform. In my college basketball career, I have been greatly improved, and I also have the potential to hit a higher stage. Wish, of course, the most important thing for me now is to play well in the next game and not leave too many regrets for myself.”

Zhou Lin's question and answer was fairly standard, nothing special. The reporter added another topic: "You scored 33 points in the last game. How many points do you plan to score in this game?"

Zhou Lin laughed and said, "I don't care, even if I only get one point, it's enough to win."

"Ok."

The short interview before the game is over.

The warm-up is over and the game officially begins.

The George Mason University Patriots sent the usual starters, Tony Skin, Lamar Butler, Zhou Lin, Will Thomas, and Jay Lewis.

The University of Connecticut Huskies have Marcus Williams and Denham Brown in the backcourt. One is six feet three and the other is six feet six. In the team, a guard combination of this size can be considered tall. The main point guard Marcus Williams averaged 12.3 points and 8.6 assists per game this season, and his three-point shooting percentage is as high as 40%. In fact, Dana is a swingman Tom Brown, averaged 10.3 points per game, made 33% of three-pointers, weighed 220 pounds, and had a strong impact.

The forward partner is Rudy Gay, who is 6-foot-15.2. He is already the team's scoring leader with 6.4 points per game, and he also has 10.3 rebounds. Josh Boone is 7-foot-2, averaging [-] points and [-] rebounds per game. With [-] rebounds and [-] blocks, he plays a power forward. In fact, his attributes are biased towards blue-collar workers, and he works very hard on the defensive end.

Standing at the C position is the six-foot-11 Hilton Armstrong, with 9.7 points, 6.6 rebounds, and a terrifying 3.1 blocks.

The UConn Huskies are an excellent rebounding team, outscoring their opponents by more than 8 rebounds in almost every game.

In addition to rebounding, there is also defense. In addition to Armstrong's 3.1 blocks and Josh Boone's two blocks, there is also Rudy Gay's 1.6 blocks.

These are all due to their height.

Coach Jim has analyzed the tactical system of the Huskies. They are good at defending and counterattacking in order to prevent substitute attacks. In positional warfare, apart from the threat of the low post, it is also a rare three-point team in the NCAA. Rudy Gay, Denham Brown, And Marcus Williams each shoot about three three-pointers per game, and their team also has a three-point maniac on the bench named Sharad Anderson, a six-foot-five shooter, He averaged 6.4 three-pointers per game, hit 2.6, scored the second highest 12.8 points in the team, and the horror is that the shooting rate is still about 41%.

In addition, there is Jeff Adrian with 6.5 points on the bench.

It can be said that the score of this team is very scattered and average.

Coach Calhoun deliberately set up such a large lineup, just wanting to completely defeat the Patriots with his height in the game.

This is also the game with the largest height difference at each position in the game the Patriots have played so far.

As usual, Zhou Lin stood in the middle circle to jump the ball, facing Hilton Armstrong who was two inches taller than him.

The Huskies got the first wave of the ball without any surprise.

Marcus Williams brought the ball to the half court and gave the ball to the inner core Rudy Gay. Rudy Gay was facing Will Thomas' defense.

Although Zhou Lin mainly plays the third position, in the opening stage of the game, Zhou Lin was pushed to the opposite of Josh Boone.

This is also Coach Jim's tactical intention.

He didn't let Zhou Lin face the opponent's offensive arrows, but instead faced Josh Boone, who had relatively simple and crude offensive methods.

Will Thomas' defense was pretty good, at least Rudy Gay didn't let Rudy Gay pass by. Rudy Gay switched to facing Will Thomas with his back. Thomas was even heavier than Rudy Gay in terms of weight. Weighing about 10 pounds, Rudy Gay couldn't push it in the first place.

However, Rudy Gay still relied on his height, and after two tops, he made a turnaround jumper, ignoring the opponent's block, and put the ball into the basket.

But at this moment, Lamar Butler did not know when he had already stolen it. Zhou Lin, who received the pass, immediately threw a long pass to Lamar Butler and made a layup.

(End of this chapter)