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

There are less than four days until the start of the national semifinals. According to the schedule, the March Madness semifinals and finals of this season will be held at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, that is to say, in Memphis After a night of rest, we will head to Indianapolis the next day.

Indianapolis is the capital of Indiana and the largest city in the entire state. Naturally, the degree of prosperity is not comparable to those of the previous cities.

As for the venue of the competition, Lucas Stadium also has a lot of background. It is sponsored by Lucas Oil Company and covers an area of ​​17 square meters. Open air to decide whether to open the roof.

The entire huge stadium can accommodate more than 6 spectators to watch the game at the same time, coupled with the magical function of the retractable roof, so it naturally became the home of the Indianapolis Colts of the American National Football League (nfl). home field.

March Madness has progressed to this point, and the eyes of all America are on the only four remaining teams. Therefore, various pre-match analyzes on the team's lineup and tactics are also in full swing.

And espn is also striking while the iron is hot, inviting the famous New York fan and big-mouth commentator A. Smith to start warming up for the game between Memphis and Butler. the opinion of.

A. Smith made no secret of his optimism for Butler University, even though he himself is the host.

"No disrespect to the players in Memphis, they got all the way here, totally beyond my expectations, I take my hat off to them, but now they've got Butler, a bunch of bulldogs who eat people and don't spit bones (Note: Butler University men's basketball team is also called the Bulldogs), I really can't think of how they win?"

Today's guest is also a heavyweight, and former nba player Matt Brad nodded in agreement, "I agree with you, Memphis's strength is unquestionable, I absolutely believe in them, but their opponents are too strong , so strong that I feel that it would be a shame for them to lose."

Another heavyweight guest, dunk king Dominique Wilkins, nicknamed "The Essence of Human Movies", smiled slightly, and what he said surprised the other two.

"Are you all optimistic about Butler University? I am more optimistic about the University of Memphis."

A. Smith said bluntly, "Dominic, you didn't say that because Li Kaiming also suffered a serious Achilles tendon injury, did you?"

Wilkins still kept smiling, "Yes, and no, Li Kaiming's Achilles tendon injury you said is a reason, but it's not the most direct reason!"

Brad on the side asked curiously, "Why is that?"

Among the people present, Wilkins is undoubtedly the most accomplished basketball player. A. Smith is not a professional player. Matt Brad has played in the NBA for several years, but he is only a role player, but Wilkins Si Ke is different. The latter has been selected to the All-Star 9 times in his career, has 1985 best teams, and won the scoring champion in the 1986-[-] season.

So both A. Smith and Brad want to know why Wilkins is optimistic about Memphis.

Wilkins saw that the other two were looking at him eagerly, so he said, "If you want to ask me why I am optimistic about Memphis, I can only say it is because of my intuition." After seeing the disdainful expressions on the faces of those two people, he He quickly said, "I can read something different from the Memphis game, their hard work and unity on the court..."

A. Smith interrupted him unceremoniously, "Please, Dominique, which of the qualities you mentioned does not have any of the qualities that can make it to the semi-finals?"

Brad on the side also nodded in agreement.

A. Smith continued, "Dominique, I don't believe your so-called intuition. We speak with numbers. Before the semifinals, the opponents of Butler University had 6 consecutive teams whose scores were suppressed below 60 points. Do you know what that means?"

Wilkins was silent for a while, "This shows that Butler University may have the most terrifying defense in the entire NCAA!"

A. Smith continued, "Not bad! In addition, they also have this year's high pick Gordon Haywood, and the head coach Brad Stevens is the second youngest in ncaa history to lead a team into the The coach of the top four in the country, and what about Pastner? Ah, no, the second youngest record now belongs to Pastner, but you will say that Pastner's tactical level is higher than Stevens? "

Wilkins was speechless.

Although Pastner is one year younger than Stevens, no one would say that Pastner is better than Stevens.

Most people who understand football can see that Pastner can only be regarded as a qualified coach at best. If Memphis can go so far, the biggest contributor is that Chinese boy.

And Stevens is different. As the second youngest rookie coach in history in 2007, he led the team for the first time and ranked first in the Horizon League with a record of 27 wins and 3 losses in the regular season, and entered the crazy March. Championship, although lost to the University of Tennessee in the second round, but this does not prevent people from admiring Stevens.

Last season, when Butler University lost four starters, Stevens still led Butler University to a record of 15 wins and 3 losses in the regular season, defending the first place in the regular season, and making countless predictions Butler's record fell in the face of the man.

This season, the performance of Stevens and Butler is even more terrifying. They maintained a proud record of 18 wins and 0 losses against the remaining teams in the Horizon League in the regular season, and continued to maintain a streak in the league playoffs. Victory, and finally completed the undefeated record within the league for the second time in history, and won the regular season championship for three consecutive years.

Such an experience like the hero of Shuangwen's cheating is here. No one will think that Stevens and Pastner are coaches of the same level.

Comparing the two is like comparing a wolf to a husky.

In the past three years, Stevens and Butler have been almost devastated, rubbing the rest of the Horizon League teams on the ground.

Stevens, who is only in his early 30s, has already shown the demeanor of a Hall of Fame coach.

The well-planned Stevens, coupled with the strong Butler University, faced a real rookie coach and an understaffed Memphis. No matter how you look at it, it was a one-sided massacre.

Moreover, what is even more disappointing is that the host of the ncaa finals and semifinals this time is Butler University!

In other words, what Memphis is facing this time is not just the gap between the lineup and coaches. Whoever plays against Butler University is equivalent to an away game!Perfectly without location.

The weather, the location, and the harmony of people, among the three, two Memphis fell into the lower class.

And in ESPN's latest online poll, more than 80% of them are optimistic about Butler University, and people like Wilkins are only a minority after all.

Maybe what he said about hard work and spiritual power is true, but compared with the illusory spirit, most materialistic people still believe in data.

After all, math doesn't lie.

"Young Marshal is on the stage, where is the applause?"