basketball forever

Chapter 23 Stanford's Big Picture

On April 4, the NBA rested across the board, and the entire United States focused on Minneapolis.

The NCAA finals are about to begin, and there are huge crowds of people inside and outside the arena.

Will Duke achieve another glory, or will Stanford win the crown after 59 years?
The whole world will wait and see.

"Ooooooooo!!!"

The arena was full of people, and the vegetable market was not as lively as them.

The Minneapolis Arena, which can seat 2 people, demolished many of the first-area stands today, forcing an extra 2 fans in.

When the number of people exceeds [-], it feels like a sea of ​​people.

With a crowd of 4 people, it was even more lively.

"Oh!"

At this time, the scene suddenly remembered some cheers, and the camera quickly moved to the front row of the sidelines.

Several big men shook hands with the fans along the way as they walked.

There were also more enthusiastic voices at the scene.

"Rashid!"

"Scott!"

As he said, it was the Trail Blazers including Rasheed Wallace and Scottie Pippen.

They just fought against the Timberwolves from the Rose Garden Arena yesterday, and they will challenge the Timberwolves tomorrow.

Take a break from your busy schedule, watch a college game, and feel the youthful atmosphere of college students again.

After a while, there was another commotion at the scene.

Another few big men entered the arena.

"KG!!!!"

Garnett's popularity in Minnesota is naturally not too high.

The Timberwolves players are here.

The heat on the scene was even higher.

It was a tacit understanding. People from the two teams all sat in the camp of Duke University.

The Timberwolves have Duke player William Avery, and Trail Blazers head coach Michael Dunleavy is now playing at Duke University.

Of course they support their own Duke University!

Inside the Trail Blazers, Bunche Wells stares down the tunnel.

'Is that kid going to be abused today? '

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The game has not yet started, and three commentators with microphones on the sidelines are introducing the situation in front of the TV cameras.

"TNT TV, TNT TV, hello everyone, this is live in Minneapolis, and I'm Groom Albert."

"Hello, I'm Kenny Smith,"

"Hi everyone, I'm Charles Barkley."

Today, the old-timer groom Albert and two young juniors will explain the game

"Thousands of colleges and universities lasted a season and thousands of games. Today, April 2001, 4, the National College Basketball Championship finally ushered in the final battle. The two sides are the traditional powerful Duke University and the famous sports school Stanford. The two teams have been favorites to win the championship since the beginning of this season, and it is expected that they will reach the finals. So, what do you two think about this game?"

As soon as the subject of groom Albert was thrown away, Charles Barkley did his part.

Although he entered the commentary industry later than Kenny Smith, he is not stage frightened at all on this stage.

When he was a player, he was better than Kenny Smith, and of course he had to overwhelm the opponent as a commentator.

"I'm rooting for Duke in this game."

As soon as he came up, Barkley grabbed the top of the hill.His position is very clear, after all, he was involved in something yesterday.Today, he had to keep things going.That's how we keep the topic hot.

"Oh? Tell me about it?"

"Lineup! We see the lineup of both sides. Duke has Battier, Jay Williams, Dunleavy, Duhon, Casey - Sanders, Boozer, these 6 people are all top of the national college rankings. Fifty players, and inside and outside, both offensive and defensive. Among them, Jay is the best offensive player, Sean is the best candidate for this year's John Wooden Award, the best player in the United States, and the best defensive player. By The team they formed is definitely the richest lineup in the league. Coupled with their head coach Mike Krzyzewski. Coach Mike is more than enough to guide the American men's basketball team. Under his leadership, Duke's strength will be even better It is very possible to play 200% on one floor.

Look at Stanford again.Who is in their ranks?Well, the defensive colander with so-so offense, Casey Jacobson, Jason Collins who eats soft but not tough, coach Montgomery who relies on roaring output, and then, who else are they?Gone! "

The old groom cooperated with the young man in acting:
"No, no, Charles, you seem to have forgotten who."

"Who? No." Barkley continued to pretend.

Kenny Smith "can't stand it" to remind:

"Wang! You forgot about Wang who has performed very well recently."

"Oh, you mean Wang who walked out of Roman Avenue? I know him. But, to me, he is not a potential player at all. A player like him who can only shoot, Mike Shashefs Coach Key definitely has a million ways to deal with him. It doesn’t even need a best defender like Shane Battier, Duke can easily restrain him.”

Barkley said here that he can already feel the anger of some Stanford fans in front of the TV. Of course, he cares more about the masses of people standing with him.

"Okay, thanks Charles for the great analysis. So, Kenny, what's your point?"

"I agree with Charles."

"So, you also support Duke, right?"

"Yes. Like Charles and everyone on the field with the Trail Blazers and Timberwolves, I support Duke.

I have watched Duke's games all the way. In every game, Duke defeated the opponent with an almost crushing attitude.Their entire team has no weaknesses from top to bottom.On the contrary, Stanford University exposed more and more problems as it went to the back.Their offense often misfires, and their defense relies too much on Jason Collins.If Collins is troubled by fouls again, they will be in big trouble in an instant.

Of course, I agree with Wang's 43-point performance in the last game.However, he is only a 19-year-old kid, and I will not ask him that much.I don't have high hopes for such explosive results every game. "

Kenny Smith also supports Duke. He thinks it is impossible for Stanford to continue the good luck of the previous game.

Next, let's look at Groom Albert's summary.

"The analysis of the two is very good, pointing out several well-known flaws of Stanford. Casey Jacobson's defensive problem, Stanford's offensive firepower problem, Jason Collins' foul problem. If Stanford can't solve these problems today point, then it will be very difficult for them to beat Duke. You all have a very reasonable point. However, what I want to say is different from the two."

"Different? Are you supporting Stanford?"

"That's right!" Groom Albert nodded,
"Before the semifinals, I actually thought the same as you, but a child changed my understanding of Stanford."

"Who?"

"Wang! That's the 19-year-old who made the Chinese step."

After sorting out his thoughts, the old groom continued to talk,
"Since the last semifinal, I went back and browsed a lot of previous Stanford games. I found that this kid is really not easy. He is improving every game and will surprise everyone.

From what we have seen, his basic skills are solid, he is good at defense, he shoots accurately, and his performance is very, very calm.Not at all like a freshman.

But I found from observation that this child is not simple at all.The coach arranged for him to defend the opponent's leading players, and he always completed the task well.The coach arranged for him to play off the ball, and he exploded immediately, blasting opponents with shots.When everyone thought he couldn't attack with the ball, he suddenly deceived everyone with a snake-like footwork.

According to my personal research, he is a disciple of Stanford assistant coach Johnny Dawkins.

If I'm not mistaken, Stanford has been playing a big game since the beginning of the season. "

Groom Albert's analysis made even Barkley feel that it was true.

Because that kid always saves the team in big games when he needs him.

He's not a Stanford-bred secret weapon, so what is?
Stanford's plans are huge!

In the previous semi-finals, Marv Albert's analysis was widely recognized by the industry.His professionalism is very convincing.

However, Barkley just didn't believe in evil.

Still, Barkley shook his head quickly.

He boldly refuted his predecessor, Marv Albert: "I know Johnny Dawkins. He was born in Duke. He played excellent student basketball at Duke, but in the NBA, he didn't pan out at all. As for his disciple Wang, in my opinion, his level is not very high. I can see through Wang's physical condition at a glance. His hands and feet are equal in length, and he hardly has any talent to speak of. Today, this Game, if he scores 30 points, uh,"

After thinking about it, Barkley added, "And Stanford also won the championship, so I'll take his surname."

"So, Charles, your new name will be Charles-wang-Barkley?"

"That's what it is. But the game hasn't been played yet. How did you know I was going to change my name?"

"Yeah, the game hasn't been played yet, how do you know not to change your name?"

"Kenny, shouldn't we be at the same end? Why are you picking on me?"

"Because it's good to tease you, hahaha."

"Hahaha~"

When the commentators on the sidelines were almost warming up, the players in the backstage were about to come out.

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(End of this chapter)