God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 147 Good News

After two consecutive rounds, the coaching staff and players of Colorado State University had to pack their bags and prepare to go to the next game location. The semifinals and finals of the Western Conference will be held in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Such a venue is a good thing for all the teams in the Western Conference that have reached the semifinals. After all, New Mexico and Arizona are adjacent to each other, so you don't even need to take a plane, and a high-speed bus is enough.And this is also in time, the second round of the Western Conference ended on March 3, but the start of the semifinals was scheduled for March 18, for Colorado State University, which started the next day after the end of the game. It is indeed a good choice to take the high speed.

In addition to not having to travel long distances, Chang Wei and the others also received good news, well, this is also good news for the remaining four teams.The number one seed in the Western District, the University of Arizona, which Chang Wei regards as the team's archenemy, was eliminated in the second round. It was the No. 8 seed University of Wisconsin in the Western District that defeated them.Chang Wei was also shocked when he heard the news. He couldn't wait to see what kind of magical figure in the Wisconsin team could lead the team to defeat the University of Arizona led by Arenas and Jamison. , it would be horrific if it wasn't an accident.

But now is not the time to care about how Wisconsin defeated Arizona. Chang Wei and his colleagues on the coaching staff must help McKay analyze his opponents in the semifinals. crossing university.Purdue University is also an old-fashioned team. Although their reputation is not as good as that of the giants, the history of the team is indeed old enough. It started to compete in the NCAA in the 3-6 season of the last century, but it has never missed the championship.

This season, Purdue University also has no particularly outstanding players. Cardinal, who averaged the most points per game, only scored 13.9 points. However, four of the team scored in double figures, which shows that they are still a team that relies on team strength to win.But everyone quickly discovered the weakness of Purdue University, that is, the team's interior height is relatively short.

The three Purdue University players marked as centers, John Arison 2 meters, Adam Wetzel 08 meters, the most outrageous is their starting center Greg McQuay, who is only 2 meters tall, compared to The starting wing teammate is even shorter. Although this guy averages 06 rebounds per game, he will basically be blown to pieces when he meets a team with a normal inside height like Colorado State University, let alone West and Ford themselves. The strength is very good.

Aiming at Purdue University's weakness of being short inside, McKay once again focused his offense on West in this game, and also gave him unlimited shooting rights. Anyway, with his height, no matter whether it is inside singles or outside shooting, Basically, they can beat the opposing players into dogs.The head coach of Purdue University, Kim Kaidi, is also in a state of desperation. Put the substitute on. The strength is far worse than the opponent. Continue to use the starter, and he will be caught and bullied by others in terms of height. This game is really impossible to play.

West is very cool. In the NCAA, it is rare to see such a wonderful combination of insiders from Purdue University. He has a lot of fun in the restricted area alone, and his shooting rate is so high that it makes people despair.Under Chang Wei's training, West is no longer the insider who could only score in the three-second zone and mid-range in his previous life. He can play inside and can also pull outside to shoot. Basically, the offensive range has been covered. Covering every area from the three-point line to the basket, such an inside line is a nightmare for Purdue University.

It can be said that this game was played by West alone and cost a team.Although Kaidi still wanted to deploy troops to encircle and suppress West, his inside players had no one-on-one generals in front of West. In the end, West was able to [-]v[-] on the inside. With his god-like mid-range shooting and three-pointers, this game is tantamount to his personal show.

Although Colorado State did not widen the point difference like the previous two games, the situation on the court is still on their side.Whenever Purdue University shows signs of chasing points, West can always dispel their naive thoughts with a beautiful mid-range shot.It is precisely because of West's dominance that McKay let him play for 35 minutes. You must know that the NCAA game only lasts 40 minutes, which means that West has no rest time for the entire game.

But he didn't show signs of fatigue. This is due to Chang Wei's training. Otherwise, a big inside player who plays more than 30 minutes per game and plays an important role on both ends of the offense and defense is simply a player like this. monster. In 35 minutes of playing time, West hit 21 goals in 14 shots, scored 36 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. The defensive rebound was rounded.

Despite this, West still undoubtedly got the cheers of the audience. In this arena tonight, West is the god who dominates the inside line. Those hardcore supporters of Colorado State University looked at him. It's the same as looking at the four major centers.Chang Wei also breathed a sigh of relief. Although West's 18th pick in the first round was not low in his previous life, he might be able to be selected at a higher position this time, as long as he doesn't play for four years like in his previous life. up.

80 to 69, Colorado State University easily passed the test again and successfully won the tickets to the Western Conference Finals. Such a result also surprised the outside world. No one thought that they could reach this step.Last year, Colorado State pushed Duke into overtime, which many people thought was luck, but this year they proved with undisputed performance that dragging Duke into overtime was not an accident, but probably this team It's normal for a small team, not to mention they look much stronger this year than last year.

That night, Chang Wei received news of their opponents in the finals. Sure enough, it was Wisconsin, which had eliminated the University of Arizona. They beat Louisiana State University 61-48 in the semifinals and advanced strongly to the finals.To some extent, Wisconsin's general situation has been established. The consecutive defeats of the University of Arizona and the University of Louisiana have raised their morale to an unimaginable level. It even seems to the outside world that they have a good chance to move on and break into the final four.

Looking at the comments in the newspaper and the website, Chang Wei smiled slightly: "Want the champion of the Western District?"Have you asked us about Colorado State University?In sports, morale is indeed important, but it must not determine everything...

(End of this chapter)