pinnacle of basketball

Chapter 342 The Eve of the Finals
The Marquette vs. Stanford game is about to start.

The attention of this game is obviously less than that of UCLA and the University of North Carolina, and the attendance rate is only half. A very important reason is that these two universities lack stars, and only two players will participate in the NBA draft, so the attention is not high.

But the lack of attention does not mean that these two teams are not strong enough.

Marquette University has won the NCAA championship once, and the team's head coach is the old K, who led the team to be extremely rich. He has led many NCAA teams to win championships and is known as the godfather of championships.

As for their opponent Stanford University, the basketball culture of this university is not long, but it has produced countless scientists and leaders, so this school's ability to reach the NCAA Final Four is completely beyond everyone's expectations.

Marquette University has a long history of basketball. The team has produced legendary stars like Dwyane Wade. In recent years, it has sent many basketball talents to the NCAA.

Compared with famous basketball schools such as Duke University, UCLA, University of Michigan, and University of North Carolina, the resumes of Marquette University and Stanford University are too low, and they are not brilliant enough, and their history is not long enough. However, in recent years, as these two schools attach importance to sports, basketball has gradually risen in these two schools, and its development is getting better and better.

Marquette University's ace player is William, who is a power forward, while Stanford's star is Webber, who is also a power forward.

A star is like a barometer of a team and at the same time represents the upper limit of the team.

As a result, Marquette University became the winner and won another ticket to the finals, which will compete with UCLA for the NCAA championship.

Before the final, UCLA held a special meeting, the main purpose of which was to help the players stabilize their mentality before the game. Although the strength of Marquette University was not as good as that of Duke University and the University of North Carolina that they had played against before, the outcome of the game was unpredictable. Barton mainly wanted to remind the players not to underestimate their opponents because of their weak strength.

But these reminders seem superfluous. These core players in the team are all frighteningly high in golf quotient, and they are extremely self-disciplined, so there is no need to remind them at all.

After the meeting, Mu Chenfeng came to the training ground as usual for training. This is an unshakable habit. Even if he wants to play the NCAA final tomorrow, he cannot stop training.

Su Mengyao stayed by Mu Chenfeng's side all the time, occasionally patted him with itchy hands.

"I haven't played for such a long time, I don't know if your game has improved." Mu Chenfeng asked Su Mengyao.

"Don't think that you are the only one who insists on training every day, and I also insist on training every week." Su Mengyao said very proudly.

"Every week?" Mu Chenfeng laughed when he heard the word, "One time a week is considered training."

"Why doesn't that count?" Su Mengyao pouted.

"Okay, then let me see the results of your weekly training." Mu Chenfeng passed the ball to Su Mengyao, thinking that he would be caught off guard, but she caught it very steadily.

"Yes." Mu Chen couldn't help praising.

"That's right, it doesn't matter who taught it." Su Mengyao laughed.

The two started the bullfight under the dim light. Su Mengyao's progress was not the slightest bit, she was already playing well, and her expression was very devoted. I thought it would be difficult for Su Mengyao to hit in the dark, but I didn't expect her first shot to hit, and it was still a hollow shot.

"How?" Su Mengyao showed off to Mu Chenfeng after scoring a goal.

"Not bad."

The two fought until very late before going back, and Mu Chenfeng slept soundly that night.

Early the next morning, Mu Chenfeng and Su Mengyao rushed to the hospital. Felix had already washed up and was waiting for the two of them.

"Wake up so early." Mu Chenfeng greeted Felix.

"Yes, today is a big day for the finals, so of course we have to get up early." In fact, Felix didn't wake up early, but he didn't sleep at all, because he was still very concerned about his failure to participate in the finals. Although Lucas also apologized to himself with the help of Mu Chenfeng, some things cannot be resolved with a single apology.

For Felix, the only trip to the NCAA Finals in his life ended in his absence, and he was unwilling to just sit in the auditorium as a spectator.

But in front of his teammates, Felix must put on a strong smile. Today is an important day for everyone in UCLA. He doesn't want to affect his teammates because of his emotions.

Mu Chenfeng and Su Mengyao brought Felix to the final venue, which was carefully selected by the organizer for this final: Windmill Arena.It got its name because it looks like a huge windmill. It is said that the Windmill Arena was built according to the NBA's specifications.

The Windmill Arena can accommodate 20000 spectators. Since the NCAA finals are ticket sales, there are no free tickets. As a result, as soon as the online ticket window opened, nearly 10 tickets were sold out in less than 20000 minutes.

It can be seen how much attention has been paid to the finals of this NCAA.

Naturally, there are also big names in the audience. Sports superstars like James, Jordan, and Beckham also came to the Windmill Arena to watch the game.

"This is your position." Mu Chenfeng pushed Felix to the UCLA bench, "Today is the day we stand on the podium together."

"Stand on the podium? I'm pretty good sitting." Felix patted the wheelchair under his butt helplessly.

The injury not only made Felix miss the finals, but also made his industry in the NBA draft take a sharp turn for the worse. He has dropped from the previous 15th pick to the 28th pick, and he will soon fall out of the first round. Fortunately, Felix's injury can be done before the draft, otherwise it will be very strange to be selected and sit in a wheelchair.

Felix raised his head and looked up at the ceiling. The surrounding decorations were very exquisite, as if he was in an NBA stadium. It is reported that an NBA team is planning to relocate its home stadium to the Windmill Arena.

While talking, audiences have already entered the venue one after another, and they recognized Mu Chenfeng and Felix at a glance, and greeted them warmly.

"Actually, it's quite enjoyable to watch you play as a spectator." Felix said while suppressing his unwillingness.

Mu Chenfeng could hear the helplessness and sadness in Felix's words. If it wasn't for Lucas' kick, he would be fighting side by side with Felix now.

"You guys came so early." The voices of Oscar and others came from the player tunnel. When everyone saw Felix, they all asked about his situation with great concern. Felix always answered with a smile.

"Is everyone here?" Oscar counted the number of people.

"There is still a coach who hasn't arrived." As soon as the words came out, the players almost burst out laughing. The players were all due, but the coach didn't show up.

"Maybe I drank too much yesterday." Some team members joked.

"Who said I drank too much?" At some point, Coach Barton appeared behind everyone. Hearing this voice, the blow's body immediately straightened up in fright.

Barton walked behind the crowd, and wherever he went, there would be a strong aroma of wine, which didn't smell like overnight wine.

"Coach, you shouldn't be drinking from the bar just now." Su Mengyao said with a grin.

Barton was taken aback, "How do you know?"

"Guess." Su Mengyao said.

Oscar raised his watch and glanced at the time. There was still an hour before the start of the match, and now the windmill stadium was already full of spectators.

(End of this chapter)