NBA: Start the water cooler and reach the Hall of Fame

In the early morning of the second day, Li Kaiming had just finished his breakfast when he received a message from coach Pastner asking him to gather in the arena.

It seems that the coach should have received the news that the list of competition areas will be announced soon. Li Kaiming put away his mobile phone and hurried to the arena.

As soon as he entered the stadium, he ran into Elliott Williams who was also at the door. The two chatted and laughed and quickly went to the conference room. Pastner had already informed them to watch the live broadcast in the conference room.

When the two arrived in the meeting room, most of the team had already arrived. They greeted their teammates, and then each found a place to sit down.

On the projection screen, the CBS channel had already started a live broadcast. After the host finished reading the opening remarks, he gradually released the list of groups from weak to strong!

The University of Memphis, which won the C-USA League Championship, was assigned to the Midwest Division and is the 13th seed in the Midwest Division.

Seeing that they were only rated as the No. 13 seed, the players of the Tigers were a little angry. No one likes to be looked down upon by others.

But when the name of the No. 10 seed came out, everyone in the meeting room fell silent.

Georgia Tech!

As a traditional and powerful Georgia Institute of Technology, although the regular season record this season is not good, but in the ACC League Championship, they rushed all the way to the finals, and finally lost to the championship favorite Duke University by 4 points .

Such a team with the strength to compete for the championship in the division was actually ranked as the No. 10 seed in the Midwest division...

Although the appearance of Georgia Institute of Technology has already moved Li Kaiming and others, when unlv (University of Nevada, Las Vegas) appeared as the No. 8 seed, a huge commotion broke out in the conference room!

"Fuck!"

"What the hell is this? Unlv ranks 8th?"

"What are you kidding?"

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While they were still sighing, the name of Michigan State University appeared in the fifth position, and the entire conference room fell into deathly silence again.

Elliott Williams stared blankly at the screen with his mouth open, Willie Kemp covered his mouth with his fist, eyes filled with disbelief...

Even Pastner, who was still calm all the time, couldn't sit still, clenched his fists tightly, and stared at the match list on the screen.

The No. 4 seed of the competition area will be announced next. Everyone in the conference room, including Li Kaiming, focused their attention on the top of the screen. According to the competition system, the No. 4 seed will be the opponent of the No. 13 seed in the first round.

Li Kaiming looked around, and all his teammates looked very solemn.

After all, the top three strong teams can only rank so low, it is hard to imagine how terrifying the above teams are!

Amidst the sound of breathing one after another in the meeting room, the name of the No. 4 seed emerged on the screen...

University of Maryland!

After seeing the name of the University of Maryland, everyone in the Tigers let out a long breath!

Then they all laughed, it turned out to be Maryland. Coincidentally, after the Tigers headed by Tyreke Evans entered March Madness last season, their opponent in the second round was the University of Maryland!

In that game, the Tigers beat the University of Maryland 89-70 to advance to the top [-], so, for some old men on the team, the University of Maryland is an old rival.

For the second year in a row, the University of Memphis and the University of Maryland are in the same division.

Especially for Kemp, Sally and Weatherburn, who were also on the Tigers last season, there is no psychological pressure at all against the University of Maryland.

Are you afraid of a defeated general?

Then the name of the No. 3 seed was announced, Georgetown University!

Another traditional tycoon!Georgetown University is known for being rich in powerful centers. The team has had Patrick Ewing, Alonzo Mourning and Mutombo whose name is too long to type. Of course, there is another alumni that cannot be ignored. It is the champion of the 96 golden generation-"answer" Allen Iverson!

This year's Georgetown University is still strong. They have Greg Monroe, who is predicted to be selected in the lottery, following Joe's custom of producing centers.

The subsequent No. 2 seed was also announced, and it was Ohio State University led by No. [-] favorite Evan Turner. This season, Ohio has sprung up under the leadership of Turner and won the Big Ten regular season championship.

In the end, it is the No. 1 seed in the Midwest Division, and it is also the official ncaa favorite to win the championship.

Although everyone in the Tigers team was shocked beyond measure by the strong team ahead, when the name of the No. 1 seed appeared, everyone gasped in unison!

hiss!It's the University of Kansas!

There is no need to talk about the strength of the University of Kansas. Anyone who has a little understanding of the NCAA will know the dominance of the University of Kansas in March Madness.

Anyone who takes a look at this list in the Midwest Division will be amazed by the meat grinder!

Facing such an opponent, all the players of the Tigers were silent for a while.

Pastner broke the silence, "Boys, the opponent is very strong, but we are not easy to mess with! As long as we make a good strategy before the game, and you perform well, it is not impossible to beat them, let alone a game Anything is possible.”

Although Pastner said he was not afraid, Li Kaiming had already heard the hidden meaning in his words. Even Memphis coach Pastner thought that his chances of winning were not great against those strong teams.

Even after Pastner completed the task of entering March Madness, he began to let himself go, and his mentality changed.

Especially seeing that the opponent in the first round is actually the University of Maryland, the Tigers have a great chance of advancing. To pass the first round and enter the top 32, it is already an overfulfilling task for Pastner. , it doesn't matter whether you win or lose.

At the same time, there was a lot of discussion about March Madness on the Internet, and the Midwest Division, where strong teams gather, deservedly became the hottest topic of discussion. The Midwest Division was also called the death group by netizens.

And this year's schedule has also undergone a slight change. The University of Arkansas Pine Bluff and Winthrop University in the Southern Division will have a set of first-round duels before the official national championship, which is the play-off. The winner Win the No. 16 seed in the Southern Division.

According to the official ncaa arrangement, the two teams will play a play-off match at the University of Dayton Stadium on March 3, which is tomorrow.

After the playoffs, on March 3th, March Madness will officially kick off!

According to the schedule, Memphis' first game will be held at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena in Washington State on March 3, and there are more than three days left for them.

At the urging of coach Pastner, the Tigers boarded a plane to Washington that afternoon.