God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 140
Sometimes Chang Wei is very glad that he was reborn in this era, just look at the quality of players participating in the NBA draft.The pan-96 golden generation has become an absolute hit, and it was not until 2003 that NBA rookies ushered in another peak. In other words, the overall strength of everyone in the current NCAA is not very good, which provides the best environment for Colorado State University .

Of course, in the eyes of others, those rich teams are still terrible, and they also added high school stars they recognized during the offseason.But what Chang Wei said is a bunch of scumbags. He is full of confidence in the Colorado State University that has supplemented the two generals of West and Korver. Play a lot of power.

The players are also very good, and they got off to a good start in the first game of the regular season of the new season.Originally, their opponent, the University of Utah, was also considered a powerful team. In the national championship last season, their seed ranking in their own division was much higher than that of Colorado State University, even though they did not even make it to the finals in the Western Athletic League championship stage. .

But the University of Utah's number one star, Andre Miller, had already participated in the 1999 draft and was selected with the 8th pick in the first round, which also meant that they lacked the most threatening point in the entire lineup.Coupled with the fact that they did not recruit any outstanding high school players during the offseason, the overall strength of the team has dropped a lot compared to last season.

Facing such an opponent whose strength was greatly weakened, Colorado State showed no mercy, and did not even consider that the two teams were in the Western Athletic League. It just stumped the University of Utah.Originally, they came to the game with full confidence. As soon as they relaxed their minds, the touch came. In the first 8 minutes after the start of the game, Colorado State University scored a total of 6 three-pointers. You must know that last season they averaged only Just hit 11.5 three-pointers. Obviously, their outside firepower has been greatly improved.

As an inside barrier, Ford has also grown into a reliable frame protector after a season of training, and he has become a rebounding idiot for the team. In fact, the team needs him to do these things.The offense can be handed over to West. Ford only needs to rebound, defend and second offense. He is already very proficient in these aspects.

At halftime, Colorado State had a 57-39 lead.Palesio, who changed to point guard, made a very successful transformation. Although he only scored 8 points, he sent out 7 assists. This also made Chang Wei very pleased. It seems that last summer Palesio It's true that I have exercised my organization and passing the ball.

But what makes Chang Wei even more happy is that Korver and West hit 5 three-pointers in the first half, and the shooting percentage is a respectable 41.7%, which is definitely a big improvement for them.Among them, Korver was 7 for 3 and West was 5 for 2. Obviously they worked hard in the targeted training during the offseason.

During the intermission, McKay praised the players who performed well in the first half in the locker room, but he didn't intend to let the University of Utah go.As a result, in the second half, McKay sent the team's starting lineup again, obviously to end the game directly.Chang Wei expressed his appreciation for this kind of thinking. If you beat a snake to death, you will suffer from it. It is best to be able to kill your opponent directly with a stick, so as not to be in a hurry when facing a counterattack, and eventually lose the game.

Facing Colorado State's aggressive offensive, the head coach of the University of Utah Majors felt very helpless. His team was no longer the strong team that could be ranked second in the division by the selection committee last season. Now it is against Colorado State. There is nothing he can do, he can only watch numbly as the gap between the two sides continues to widen.

With 8 minutes and 47 seconds left in the second half, Colorado State University finally opened up the point difference to 36 points. Then McKay waved his hand and replaced the substitute lineup, preparing to pass the rest of the time.Majors is about to vomit blood, so you just remembered to show us some face?But what he didn't expect was that the Colorado State University bench players didn't give him face either.

The bench lineup headed by Svensey and Goodwin has held back most of the game, and started the chaotic mode when they came up.Originally Majors planned to let his players do a good job of defending and try to narrow the point difference to less than 20 points, so that the final score would be better, but they couldn't hold back Svensey and they rushed and fought. The University of Utah can keep the current situation. The score difference is not bad.

In the end, this game, which was considered to be a strong dialogue, became a massacre. Colorado State University won 97 to 66 by 31 points, which gave a good start to the new season.Majors said helplessly after the game: "I really didn't expect Colorado State University to become so strong after an offseason, but it may also be that our strength has weakened. But anyway, in my It seems that they are already a strong team, and maybe the league championship this season is theirs."

When it was McKay's turn to interview, the reporters thought he was going to be humble, but he didn't expect McKay to be modest, and expressed his confidence in a not-so-subtle way. "We haven't considered such a long-term thing yet. We just hope to play well in every next game. But I believe that my team has substantially improved, and this game is just the beginning."

Korver was a little worried when he heard what the head coach said. He asked Chang Wei quietly: "Didn't the coach attract the hatred of other teams in the league? Will our games be difficult to play in the future?"

Chang Wei patted him on the shoulder and smiled: "The hatred must have attracted a lot of waves, but it may not be difficult to play the game. And I think the coach's doing this is quite a boost to morale, and I would probably say the same if I were it. "

Looking at Korver's puzzled eyes, Chang Wei didn't intend to continue to explain in depth.He has read all the team rosters of the Western Mountain League. In his eyes, there is basically no player who can be a threat. Of course, others don't see it that way, but Chang Wei believes in his own judgment. There is no threat to Colorado in the entire league. State team.

In fact, if it was Chang Wei, what he said might be more domineering, he is not afraid to add a mouthful of poisonous milk to his team!In his opinion, league championships are considered conservative, and his goal is the NCAA championship. If the team fails to win this championship this season, it will really be a waste of his hard work during the offseason.

(End of this chapter)