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Chapter 165

As two recognized dark polo teams, it is normal for anyone to eliminate whoever they are. Arizona State's breakout did not surprise anyone, but the subsequent match against Michigan State University made many fans who supported them worry.

In the competition in the Midwest Division, Michigan State made it to the final four by beating UAC, the University of Kansas and the University of Louisville in a row, and eliminated Connecticut in the semifinals.Arizona State University is certainly not bad, but their opponents in the semifinals are relatively weak, and their momentum is not as good as Michigan State University.

However, unexpectedly, the day before the finals started, Michigan State coach Tom Izzo took the lead in holding a press conference. He said very modestly: "Arizona State is a very strong team. There are many players who are expected to enter the lottery in this year's draft. Although I don't want to admit it, in fact, their probability of winning the championship is indeed higher than ours. Of course, we will not give up and want to win. It's not easy being a champion."

Then the reporter asked him some other questions, and Izzo answered them all.Throughout the press conference, his main theme was to tout Arizona State University, put his team in the position of the underdog, and express his determination to fight to the end.

Xu Hao naturally heard what Izzo said on the hotel TV. He snorted and shook his head disdainfully.The purpose of Michigan State's big move is naturally not to build momentum for Arizona State, but to have other ideas.With such praise, firstly, it makes the Sun Devil players feel proud and thinks that the opponent is no big deal, so they behave carelessly in the game; secondly, it is also to motivate their own players, so that they can realize their shame and then be brave and work hard to win. victory.

And all this was paid for face and a few words of saliva. Izuo really made a good deal.

Of course Evans also saw this. He knew that he would not be shaken by Izzo's words, but it was hard to say what the players thought.Evans decided to conduct a pre-match training tomorrow morning to take a good look at the mental outlook of the players. If anyone behaves like a fool, he can sit on the bench directly. Such a person will only play soy sauce on the field.

He casually took out his mobile phone and sent a group text message to each player: "Gather at the training hall at 9 a.m. tomorrow. Don't be late."

The text message was quickly sent to the mobile phone of the Arizona State University player. Harden glanced at it and asked suspiciously: "The coach never trains on the day of the game. What's the matter? What if the physical exertion affects the game too much?" manage?"

Of course, Xu Hao would not expose the coach's intentions. He smiled and said, "Isn't it good to give you time to find your condition before the game starts? If you become a weak chicken at night, don't we have to eat it?" Can't you walk around?"

Harden patted his chest and said, "Are you still worried about my strength? Let me use tomorrow's training as a warm-up!"

The next morning, Evans deliberately came to the training hall half an hour earlier in order to see the status of the players.Soon Xu Hao and Harden walked over, saw the coach standing there like a goalkeeper, and hurriedly said hello, and then hurriedly started to prepare for the training.For these two generals, Evans is not very worried. Xu Hao has a calm personality and the style of a general, and his mental age is far beyond his physical age; as for Harden, he has a pure heart and only thinks about how to In order to send the ball into the opponent's basket during the game, as for who the opponent is, it is not particularly important to him.

Soon other people came to the training hall one after another. They all had nonchalant smiles on their faces, and the warm-up was just a hasty one. Evans' face darkened quickly. This is not a good sign .Looking at their appearance, they obviously thought that the victory of tonight's game was already a certainty, and they didn't think about it carefully. Is the team that reached the final easy to match?
Just half an hour into the training session, Evans had to blow the whistle continuously to stop the players. He said angrily: "I really want to know what you all did last night, everyone's legs are weak. Is it? Or is it because of taking too many drugs?"

Everyone lowered their heads and didn't dare to show their anger. Xu Hao sighed secretly: It seems that the teammates were still affected by Izuo's words. They really seemed to have won the final championship, and they seemed to be walking casually on the field , In such a state, dare to say that you want to win the championship?Xu Hao couldn't help but become more jealous of Izuo. Being able to use this method shows that he is a dangerous person.

However, Xu Hao also looked forward to tonight's game even more. How could he not compete with such an interesting opponent?

The Michigan State Spartans left a deep impression on Xu Hao in the systematic virtual competition. Just like their team name, they are full of physical confrontations at every moment, and everyone’s style is unique. Very tough, biting every opponent like a mad dog on the defensive end.In addition, the team's bench is also very strong. Although their scoring ability is not as good as that of the main players, everyone has their own strengths, and the power of their combination cannot be underestimated.

With such a powerful team with few stars and a head coach like Izzo who obviously doesn't like playing cards according to the routine, one can imagine the difficulty of the Spartans. If Arizona State University wants to win, it is absolutely Not an easy task.

After training the players one by one, Evans said earnestly: "Children, this is the last game of the season. You must not be influenced by the outside world. Of course, in my heart, your overall strength is to be More than Michigan State, but if you fight in this state, then basically you will lose, do you want to fall to the last step?"

Everyone was silent, and Evans said in a deep voice: "When you go back at noon, everyone should have a good rest and recharge your spirits. I hope to see you alive and well when we set off this afternoon. Don't let me down. Now that the training is over, let's disband!"

Harden asked Xu Hao curiously as he walked: "Why does everyone think we are sure to win? It stands to reason that Michigan State's seed pick is higher than ours. Even if they are favored, they are also favored." , why us?"

Xu Hao glanced at him and said angrily, "Didn't you watch the Michigan State University press conference last night?"

"Oh, I think you said that, but I was playing games at that time. Who has time to watch the press conference?"

(End of this chapter)