God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 55 Psychological Defense Line
In fact, North Carolina is quite sad, because Jamison, Carter and Shamond all chose to stay in school. They did not recruit outstanding high school stars this summer, let alone the three big players like Villanova. A new star is in the bag.

The reason is very simple. Every player who was all-powerful in high school hopes to join the NBA as soon as possible, which means that they generally only play one season in the NCAA.If the main position cannot be guaranteed, then it will be difficult for them to play a performance that makes NBA scouts shine, and naturally they will not be able to further improve their draft picks.

The retention of the three core cores has indeed allowed North Carolina to still have a strong competitiveness, but it also means that there is a lack of success.Team coach Dean Smith has been worrying about this matter all summer, but now he still plans to lead the team to finish the season first. He believes that with the appeal of North Carolina, he will definitely recruit high-quality high schools next year. Health star.

Finding a team to sacrifice the flag at this time is a good choice. When Smith saw North Carolina's opponent in the opening game of the new season, he couldn't wait to laugh three times.The defeat by Villanova in the National Championships last season made him suffocate, but now that Thomas, Irwin, Lee and Lawson have all left the team, it is time to take revenge.

Before the game started, North Carolina VS Villanova was hyped up by the media, but Smith did not believe that the opponent had the ability to compete with his team, even though they had three famous high school stars in their team.While browsing the newspaper articles, Smith said to himself: "This time you will not have such good luck, the new season will start by beating you!"

This game is North Carolina's home court. The day before the game, Villanova's players, coaching staff and staff arrived at their destination by bus.Just as everyone packed their luggage and prepared to eat, Chang Wei saw a somewhat familiar figure.Seeing that guy walking straight towards McGrady, Chang Wei suddenly realized: Isn't this Carter?The two brothers want to catch up on the old days?

A raging fire of gossip suddenly ignited in Chang Wei's heart. He has been in touch with McGrady for so long and found that his feelings for his cousin Carter are very strange. Prove yourself by defeating him.This seems contradictory, but it is precisely because of McGrady's character. He is not a tough person, and he is not as arrogant as Kobe, but he has been working hard to get rid of Carter's shadow. He is him, not the so-called "Carter's Cousin".

Chang Wei cleverly hid in a corner that was not easy to be found. He wanted to hear what the two brothers would say after they met.Of course, he knew that it was very tasteless to listen to the wall like this, but he couldn't help but have a gossip heart!Anyone who has seen the love and hatred between the two of them will not want to know the topic of this chat. After all, the two sides will soon have a showdown on the field. It is probably not a good thing for Carter to take the initiative to find McGrady at this time.

Carter had no idea that someone was eavesdropping out of his sight, and this time he texted McGrady ahead of time so he could meet without the rest of Villanova knowing.Chang Wei's analysis was very accurate. Carter's trip was really upsetting, but it wasn't his original intention.Of course, Smith knew how talented McGrady was. He even believed that McGrady was the biggest threat to Villanova, so he tried his best to persuade Carter to create a little psychological barrier for McGrady.

With Carter's character and personality, he was very reluctant to do such a thing, not to mention that McGrady was still his cousin.But Smith cited last season's national championship as an excuse, and after repeated demands, Carter agreed to this seemingly immoral request.Of course, Smith will not feel any embarrassment. This is not within the limits of the NCAA rules. In his opinion, as long as there is no violation, he can do anything to win.

Carter didn't point the finger at Villanova as soon as he came up. He just chatted with McGrady in a normal way, greeted McGrady's family, and even asked McGrady to give up the 1997 draft and decide to play in the NCAA for one year. s reason.McGrady had no doubts about him, and chatted with him happily. In fact, as long as it didn't involve confrontation on the basketball court, McGrady still respected Carter, his cousin, at least on the surface.

Suddenly Carter changed the subject, pretending to be casual and asked: "The strength of your team should have dropped a lot compared to last season, right? After all, the departure of the four starters is a huge blow to any team."

McGrady shook his head and said: "I don't know the strength of the team last season, but I think we should be stronger than before, right? At least in my opinion, our talent is much higher than last season."

Carter grinned, but his snow-white teeth were shining coldly: "Tracey, let me tell you the truth, you can't beat us in this game. We lost the national team to Villanova last season. After the tournament, we swore we would never lose to this team again, and even if you were on this team, it would be the same result."

Without waiting for McGrady to refute, Carter continued: "I know you are the most talented player on your team, but have you forgotten? You have never beat me since you were a child, and this time is the same!"

McGrady's face changed. He knew that Carter was telling the truth. He had been living in the shadow of this cousin since he was a child. Although he tried his best to prove himself, he was still a little afraid when he really had to face it.

Seeing that McGrady's face was very bad, the guilt in Carter's heart flashed, and was quickly replaced by the excitement of washing away his shame. He decided to continue chasing and fighting. "I don't know what kind of training you have done after joining Villanova, and I don't know if you have the strength of high school now. Anyway, the result is the same. Anyway, I played two more years in the NCAA than you , I can blow you up before, and this time will be no exception, so do it yourself!"

After speaking, he turned and left, leaving McGrady alone in a daze, his face uncertain.Many images flashed through his mind, Carter dunked on his head, Carter forced a three-pointer against his defense, Carter dribbled him to the ground with a reverse dribble, Carter easily gave his ball to Break away and play fast break...

There is no doubt that these happened when the two confronted each other before, and McGrady remembered that he had been suppressed by his cousin and had never won even a game.Tomorrow is the latest round of duel between the two, can I win?
(End of this chapter)