pinnacle of basketball

Chapter 309 Request for Interview

"That's not necessarily the case, everything is possible." A victory made Mu Chenfeng "face up" to the NCAA game. This is a magical field where any miracle can happen.

"Mu Chenfeng is right. We just need to win as many points as possible in the next game." Felix is ​​very clear about the current situation, that is to take every game seriously and score every goal that should be scored.

In the NCAA, you can't breathe for a moment, because what you face is never an opponent, but the other 63 teams.

UCLA doesn't want to enter the knockout rounds by point difference, as it will be in a passive state. They prefer to control the loss in their own hands, rather than watching the faces of other teams, so they only have the way to win the top spot in the group.

It is not easy to win the first place in the group. There are many precedents of strong teams overturning in the group stage. They thought that the future was bright, but in fact there were undercurrents. How many teams failed because of the point difference.

Of course, there is a safe way to ensure the first place in the group, and that is to win the group stage.

The NCAA group competition system is to divide 64 participating teams into 8 groups through lottery, with 8 teams in each group. If you want to ensure that the first place in the group will advance directly, you must achieve seven wins and seven wins!
This is a very difficult record, because the group stage is the only stage where losing is allowed. Some strong teams will rotate and adjust their personnel in the middle of the group stage without affecting the team's qualifying to prepare for the subsequent knockout rounds. Because losing from the knockout rounds means going home, so there will only be one team standing on the highest podium of the NCAA, and this team must be a team that has never lost after the elimination mechanism started.

UCLA's goal is to win seven consecutive victories and win the first place in the group, and then defend the title. This means that once UCLA wins the championship, they will become the only team in NCAA history to win the championship with an undefeated record. They will be remembered by people for a long time in the history of the NCAA.

After a short summary, UCLA determined the record goal of a complete victory.

In Group A, their biggest opponent is Duke University led by Kyle Terry and Enzo Ronnie. It is not difficult for the rest of the teams to win, but the strength of Duke University should not be underestimated, and it is evenly matched with UCLA. Especially after Kyle Terry and Enzo Ronnie joined, Duke's lineup has been upgraded again, and their goal is also to top the group.

The two giants cannot avoid a fierce battle.

The confrontation between the two teams was arranged in the last game of the group stage.

"Everyone go back and rest. There is a game the day after tomorrow. Tomorrow is the same place and the same time." After Oscar announced the arrangement, the team disbanded at the same place, and everyone went back to their respective homes and found their mothers.

The second game of UCLA is the day after tomorrow. Due to the expansion of the number of participating teams, the NCAA game process has been compressed, from the previous double game of the week to the next day, and the players need sufficient rest time.

Moreover, the Lakers played away for the second game.

In the game against Wake Forest, although Felix and Mu Chenfeng played well, their shooting percentages were not high, neither exceeding 45%. Therefore, after the game, they decided to conduct additional training to address some problems that occurred during the game.

The two of them practiced for another two hours before they were willing to give up.

When they left the arena, the two were startled by the sight in front of them. There were about 10 cameras blocking the entrance, surrounded by some reporters, and the entrance was completely sealed.

When the sharp-eyed reporter saw Mu Chenfeng and Felix coming out of the arena, he immediately went up to them and grabbed a favorable position.

The two were stunned. For a freshman, this scene was a bit difficult to adapt to.

The reporters began to ask questions in a hurry, and all kinds of questions came roaring in.

The protagonist of the interview is of course Mu Chenfeng. An American is not a rare thing in the United States. Even if you play equally well, in the eyes of Americans, it is only natural that Felix plays well.

Compared with Felix, they are more interested in Mu Chenfeng, firstly because of his skin color, secondly because of his country, and secondly because of his skills.

It is hard to imagine that those vivid pictures in the game were played by a Chinese player, so the reporter left enough space for Mu Chenfeng's interview.

"Mu Chenfeng, do you think you have adopted the NCAA game rhythm?" A reporter squeezed through the crowd, handed the microphone in front of Mu Chenfeng, and listened.

This kind of action felt extremely oppressive, and Mu Chenfeng was taken aback. It took him a long time to react, but he only replied with one word, "En."

Unexpectedly, Mu Chenfeng dismissed the reporter's exhausted questions.

The reporter was obviously a little disappointed, and wanted to continue asking questions, but was squeezed to the back.

The next person who interviewed him was a Chinese reporter from ESPN. The two talked in Chinese, "You struggled in the first half of the game. Who gave you strength and made you adapt to the NCAA?"

"China!!! My motherland." Mu Chenfeng responded with 6 words, but the reporter was stunned. Mu Chenfeng said the words "homeland" sonorously and forcefully. Although the Americans next to him could not understand what he was talking about, they could guess from his state.

"So what's your next goal?" the Chinese reporter continued to ask.

"NBA championship." Mu Chenfeng made no secret of his longing for the NBA championship. This is probably the dream of every child who picks up basketball, and Mu Chenfeng is no exception.

The reporter worked hard, and his language advantage helped him to grasp the first-hand and only information, and today's headlines have come to an end.

Mu Chenfeng only answered a few brief questions from the reporters, blocking many reporters' questions.

The last question he answered was from an American reporter.

"Mu Chenfeng, how many years do you think your career will last? One year, three years, or five years?" The reporter's words were obviously very ironic and targeted. Felix wanted to help him stop things from getting worse, so he wanted to intervene, but was stopped by Mu Chenfeng.

"I think the length of a player's career is not important, the important thing is to be able to achieve his goals." Mu Chenfeng replied calmly.

"So what is your goal?" The other party asked.

"The NCAA championship and the NBA championship." Mu Chenfeng spoke very arrogantly, directly revealing the truth.

This answer caused everyone to burst into laughter, "There has never been a Chinese who has won these two championships as a core player."

"Please remember my name, because I will be the first person to achieve these two goals." Mu Chenfeng left after putting down the last sentence.

"My name is Mu Chenfeng, from China."

(End of this chapter)