God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 37 Final Four
Smith had to call a timeout.As a veteran coach with outstanding achievements and rich experience, he swore that he had never encountered such a weird thing in his many years as the head coach.

At the end of the first half, he clearly saw that Villanova's players were exhausted. This is why he didn't arrange tactics too much during the intermission, but asked his players to continue to follow the tactics formulated at the beginning of the game root cause.But now he is a little annoyed, knowing that he should have made some changes during the intermission.

However, there is nothing if, so now the gap between the two sides is only 2 points.Smith waved the tactical board and shouted at the frustrated and unwilling North Carolina players: "Cheer up, boys, although the advantage is small, we are undoubtedly still in the lead! If If you don't doubt your own words, no one can defeat us!"

"Next we need more shots, and you must ensure your shooting percentage. Although it is a bit embarrassing, the opponent's big man is really beyond our ability to deal with, so we can only destroy the opponent from the outside. Vince, how much do you Hold the ball and hit the inside, but you must remember to pass the ball out, Richard and the others will meet you outside the three-point line, understand?"

Carter nodded, but there was not much smile on his face.Although he will kill the Quartet in the NBA in the future and become famous, but now he is only the No. [-] figure at the University of North Carolina.Smith understands his talent, so he entrusts him with the heavy responsibility of attacking with the ball at the critical moment. Of course, this has nothing to do with his good physical condition.

But everyone knows why he is not very happy. Smith asked him to pass the ball no doubt made him feel a little uncomfortable. This is a natural offensive player who prefers to hit the basket and score than to pass.He attributed this to Thomas' strong defense against himself in the second half of the first half. In his opinion, if he hadn't been interfered with by opponents for layups, the head coach would not have released him to break through to attract the defense and then score the ball to the third. Instructions outside the line.

Carter has always boasted that he has outstanding talent. Although Smith said so, he still wants to try to score under Thomas' defense.In the first attack after the timeout, he did not follow the head coach's request, but continued to confront Thomas head-on at the basket.Unsurprisingly, his layup was interfered again. Thomas grabbed the rebound and threw it directly to the frontcourt. Irwin, who started early, easily completed a long-distance attack. Now the two sides are tied.

Smith got up from his seat angrily, blowing his beard and glaring at Carter.Obviously, the old coach had a lot of prestige. Carter shrank his neck, scratched his head in embarrassment, and hurried back to his own half to catch the ball.

However, this fast-break layup greatly boosted the morale of Villanova. Now they are on the same starting line with North Carolina, and there is still a long time before the end of the game. They may not be able to beat North Carolina.

When Carter began to obediently pass the ball as required, North Carolina's offense began to improve.But first, Carter is not a full-time point guard. His passing ability and court vision are still far behind those of a pure point guard. Second, North Carolina's performance outside the three-point line is also very average. There are no trustworthy shooters except Jamison. , obviously affected by the first half.

On the basketball court, it is not only the effort of the players themselves to shoot that determines their shooting percentage, but also their physical strength.Most people have tried it. When they are exhausted, their muscles may be out of control, and when players cannot control their arm and finger muscles, the drop in hit rate becomes inevitable.

In complete contrast to them, several of Villanova's shooters have reached a normal level of shooting from the outside, thanks to the biscuits provided by Chang Wei, otherwise the two sides would be half a catty.

As time passed, North Carolina never regained the initiative, while Villanova maintained a lead of about 5 points.Although it is not very big, whenever North Carolina seems to be closing the gap, Thomas and Irvine can always work together to open the gap again, which greatly affects the confidence of the North Carolina players.

With a beep of the timer, the whole game is over.Even in the neutral stadium, most of the watching fans stood up and applauded Villanova. This may be the biggest upset since the start of the NCAA National Championship this season.Of course, Villanova is not weak either. They are the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference, but North Carolina is considered a team that has a chance to hit the championship, but it regrettably loses to Villanova 81 to 85, which is shocking.

Looking at the numbers on the scoreboard, the North Carolina players were dumbfounded. They couldn't believe it was true, and their frustration was more and more reflected in the joy of Villanova's victory.The two giants of the team, Jamison and Carter, are gnashing their teeth, and they have decided to play in the NCAA for another year and take revenge next season.

This is also one of the reasons why many players give up the temptation of high picks and stay in the NCAA. They are not reconciled to losing to a certain opponent and decide to complete their revenge in the new season.However, those who use this as a reason are those arrogant and talented players. Most people dare not make this decision, even if they want to stay, they will not use this reason.

Defeating North Carolina means that Villanova has one hand holding the Eastern Conference championship, because the other team that reached the Eastern Conference Finals is the No. 6 seed University of Louisville, and Chang Wei did not see it in their list For any top star who will be all-powerful in the future, their greatest reliance may be their luck. The overall strength of the lower half is obviously not as good as that of the upper half, and their opponent in the semi-finals is the dark horse University of Texas, so It was easy to pass.

There were no surprises in the results of the Eastern Conference finals, but there was no media attention to the game, and the No. 4 seed VS No. 6 seed seemed nothing to them.Also snubbed is the Southeast Conference corner final, with No. 4 seed Arizona taking on No. 10 seed Providence, which could be even tougher than Villanova vs. Louisville.

Everyone's attention is on the finals between the Western District and the Central and Western District. This is called Mars hitting the Earth, and it is also the matchup that fans love the most.No. 2 seed University of Minnesota in the Midwest will play against No. 2 seed UCLA, and No. [-] seed University of Kentucky in the West will play against No. [-] seed University of Utah. This is what the NCAA likes to see.

After all the conference finals, the final four of the season are Villanova, Arizona, Minnesota and Kentucky.According to the original schedule, the final four games will be strong against strong, weak against weak, Villanova VS Arizona, Minnesota VS Kentucky.

(End of this chapter)