God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 31 Glory even if defeated
I have to say that Duncan is indeed a top inside player. Although he was taken aback by Thomas' outburst at first, he soon regained his composure and refocused his attention on the game.

It seems that it is beneficial for the players to learn psychology. As a psychology student, Duncan's control of his own psychology on the court is absolutely top-notch.Whether he wins or loses, he rarely sees other expressions on his face. Basically, he always has a cold poker face, which means that he is difficult to be influenced by the outside world.

More importantly, this guy doesn't have the arrogance of a top star at all, and won't be taken advantage of by underestimating his opponent.Therefore, apart from being surprised at the beginning, Thomas actually didn't take much advantage. The two sides formed a stalemate on both offensive and defensive ends, and no one could do anything to the other.In contrast, Duncan still has a slight advantage. After all, this is his fourth season in the NCAA, and Thomas is just a freshman.

However, Thomas still won a lot of bonus points for his performance in the paint.Of course, Duncan's game will attract a large number of scouts, but there is only one No. [-] pick, which means that most of the scouts who are watching the game from the sidelines are on the team. Thomas, who said he could compete with Duncan in the paint.

After Chang Wei used the strength potion on him, this guy faced Duncan much better, at least he would not be squeezed out by the opponent when he was stuck in the basket.In fact, Thomas's skills are not bad, otherwise he would not become a favorite of the rookies in the lottery. He was suppressed by Duncan before because of the gap in strength between the two sides.

When Thomas was resurrected, Villanova's offense opened up. The outside shooters could receive the ball from the inside at any time, and then hit a three-pointer. Even if the basketball hit the basket, Thomas would fight for rebounds inside.

In fact, compared with inside singles, rebounding requires the player's own strength, and even bouncing is secondary.Inside singles can use footsteps to sway opponents, or draw mid-to-long-range shots. In this case, you don't need to rely on strength.When fighting for rebounds, top rebounders care more about the judgment of the landing point, and then seize the position in advance. If the strength is insufficient, even if the basketball’s landing point is predicted, the rebound may be snatched by the opponent.

But helplessly, Villanova already fell behind by too many points in the first half, and it was not enough to catch up with the score in the rest of the time just by digging inside.What's more, Thomas just recovered his scoring ability, and he was not enough to limit Duncan's offense. In other words, Duncan also scored consecutively under his defense.

Rappers felt a headache. After all, Villanova University did not have a big advantage in the Big East. If they could beat their opponents in this game, they would have a good chance to take the initiative in the division's internal knockout rounds, and then win the Big East championship. into the National Championships.But if they lose this game, whether Villanova can make it to March Madness depends on the face of the NCAA Basketball Tournament Selection Committee. This is not good news. Who knows what they think.

There are 7 minutes and 36 seconds left in the game, but Villanova is still 8 points behind, and they have not been able to narrow the gap for 3 consecutive minutes.Wake Forest University is not only Duncan. Their inside combination Tony Rutland and Jerry Braswell can also average more than 20 points per game, not to mention that Thomas can't stop Duncan from scoring.

In this game, Chang Wei really saw the gap between Thomas and the top inside players. Regardless of offense, defense or even high-post support, he was at a comprehensive disadvantage. Although it was not big, it was enough for Duncan.

But scouts don't care so much, they will only think that they have discovered another potential insider, which is a blessing for a team with a poor record and no hope of winning the No. [-] pick but still needs an insider.If Duncan can't be selected, it would be good to choose a guy who can barely compete with him. This is their truest thought.

Although Villanova once narrowed the point difference to 5 points, Wake Forest University did not give them any chance to comeback.The final score was 72 to 78, and Villanova lost the game by 6 points, which also means that they also need to deal with the challenge of Boston University, the second-ranked Big East, and Wake Forest University. ACC champions.

唯一有所收获的就是托马斯，这场比赛他先抑后扬，全场拿到了18分、12个篮板、4次助攻和2次封盖的数据。当然这比不上邓肯，后者砍下了27分、16个篮板、5次助攻和5次封盖的全面数据，但托马斯已经做到了自己的极限。

After the game, Duncan once again consolidated his position as the No. 1997 pick in the [-] draft, but Thomas' predicted pick also increased significantly.Before, he was only predicted to be selected in the lottery area, and the highest predicted pick was seventh, but now he has become a hot inside star second only to Duncan, and has a good chance of being selected in the top three picks.

Of course, this does not mean that Thomas will definitely enter the top three. After all, there is no draw to determine the selection order of each team. If the top three picks do not require inside players, Thomas will fall behind in all likelihood. go.But Duncan is different. As long as he is not a fool, any team will choose him when they get the No. [-] pick. This is a player who can be used as the cornerstone of the team. Double double.

Even so, it doesn't matter, at least Thomas' ability has been recognized, even though his team lost the game.But Thomas blamed himself very much. He believed that the team's loss was the reason for himself, and the promotion of the pick was nothing to him. He hoped that the team could win Wake Forest University and continue to hit the Big East. Race first hope.

But now the team may not be able to enter March Madness. For Thomas, he would rather drop the draft pick and hope that the team can participate in the national championship.It is of course better to be able to achieve both, but if you can only choose one of the two, as a team player, Thomas hopes that the team can go further on the stage of March Madness.

Chang Wei, the only one who knew the truth, smiled and said nothing. He was mentally prepared for the loss at the beginning of the second half. Since he dug a big hole for himself in the first 20 minutes, he couldn't stop Duncan from scoring in the second 20 minutes. It is natural for the team to lose.But this also made him more eager for prestige points. You must know that there are more good things in the Miracle Mall.

(End of this chapter)