overlooking the pitch

Chapter 13 Anson's Draft Prediction
With the whistle of the referee, the NCAA Western Conference finals came to an end. The Butler University Bulldogs defeated the Kansas State University Wildcats 72:56 and still maintained their dark horse posture with 24 consecutive victories to break into the Final Four.

The Bulldog players rushed into the arena to celebrate their victory the moment the referee whistled. As the most important person and the soul of the Bulldog, their Stevens directly Carried into the court by the players, he looked a bit embarrassed in suits and leather shoes, but the smile on the corner of his mouth could not be concealed. After today's game, he became the first player to lead the team since Bob Knight in 1973. The youngest head coach to reach the NCAA Final Four.

"Nice coach, I hope he can move on." Kevin McHale muttered and left the commentary.

And at both ends of the court, Matt Howard took advantage of his tall and burly man to directly occupy the bottom of the basket stairs on the left, watching Hayward who was late because he was surrounded by the players to celebrate: "Gordon, I'm sorry, the net in this arena is mine. You should believe that we can win the championship, right? So, as our core, you should have the confidence to cut that net."

Matt Howard babbled at Hayward like a chatterbox, because the glory of cutting the Nets generally belongs to the team's first core.

Seeing his helpless look, Hayward could only shrug his shoulders helplessly. He didn't even need to look at the other one. An Sheng, the fastest player in the team, was already ready to see the teammates who were still rushing over. , An Sheng guarded the stairs like a calf, and firmly said NO to any Bulldog teammate who wanted to get close!
With the end of this game, An Sheng finally became famous in the first battle. For the first time, his name was listed by the draft predictions of major media, and he rushed to the end of the first round at one time.

"Winning the Western Conference finals, the amazing China Ann." On the basketball section of Yahoo Sports, this is a piece of top news, even surpassing the Super Kentucky where the prospective No. [-] pick John Wall is from West Virginia. Mountain people are eliminated.

As the only sports portal with support for Anson before the game started, the post written by Tony Cavill moved from the corner to the center at the end of the game, and on Anson's draft predictions, they also gave The predicted score was far higher than ESPN and Sports Illustrated, about 20 in the first round, but this is undoubtedly an exaggerated improvement for Anson, who played more than [-] minutes in the NCAA for the second time in the century.

The direction of the NBA draft is very simple. It is nothing more than those two directions, potential and immediate combat power. For a team that wants to rebuild, immediate combat power is undoubtedly the top priority. , they pay more attention to the immediate combat power of the players.

The investigation of potential is nothing more than physical fitness and age. Many media have managed to obtain An Sheng's physical measurement data when he first entered the bulldog. He is 201cm tall, weighs 97kg, has a wingspan of 218cm, and bench presses 110kg. This static physical fitness is already very good Yes, in terms of dynamic physical fitness, it can be seen during the game. As a 19-year-old freshman in Butler, he has a height of two meters, but he has the fastest speed of all Bulldogs. , this physical fitness and age are the objects of drooling for many teams.

But helplessly, his previous weakness off the ball completely concealed his wild physical fitness, but now, as a starter, he once again showed his physical fitness, but what he showed was more of his immediate combat power.A 19-year-old teenager scored 27 points, 14 assists and 7 steals in 3 minutes in the NCAA Western Conference Finals.

The role played by An Sheng in this game is not what this cold data can show at all. The first outbreak allowed the two teams to directly and completely widen the point difference. The second outbreak, after two consecutive steals The quick counterattack completely curbed the Wildcats' complete counterattack.

Of course, there is still great controversy about An Sheng's pick, and many media still believe that such a big improvement in An Sheng's pick is still biased.

The famous ESPN reporter Skip Bayless is the biggest supporter of this view: "A little guy who played two games can get a first-round pick? I can't believe it. Of course, I'm not saying He didn't hit well, he was as aggressive as a bulldog in the Western Conference Finals, but if he wants to get a good pick, another year is his best bet, after all, he is still just As a freshman, there is enough room for improvement, and the highlight performance in the two games cannot cover up the long bench career in the first year, which made him lack enough game samples."

This view is also agreed by the vast majority of people, and it is also very objective, including Anson's head coach Stevens. This young head coach is not only a mentor for the players on the court, but also for the future development of the players. He also attaches great importance to it. He believes that after more game samples in the next year, An Sheng's pick will be improved qualitatively. It is also the first round, and the top five and bottom five are not the same concept.

Although last year's Bulldog showed his invincible posture in the Horizon League, he was eliminated early in the championship. Hayward did not get any chance to perform. Therefore, under his persuasion, Hayward postponed a year to participate in the draft.In just one year, Hayward's pick has soared from the middle of the second round last year to the current lottery.

"Anson, I'm sorry for the previous substitute, but I still hope that you can postpone participating in the draft for a year." On the training ground, Stevens knew Anson's situation very well, although he didn't know why his performance in these few games was so low. It's so good, but in my heart, I still feel a little sorry for not discovering him well at the beginning. He has always been very confident in his own vision, but this time he was wrong.

An Sheng was taken aback when he heard it, and a smile appeared on his face. Although Coach Stevens was usually strict with them, he cared about them very much. He would see everyone's progress, and he was a Alternative ah!However, the insider who wants to participate in this draft has not wavered.Looking at Stevens a little embarrassedly: "Coach, there are still two games, and those are the most important two games."

Stevens looked at An Sheng who was full of confidence in front of him in surprise. Is he so confident that there must be two games?But what An Sheng said is also true. When it comes to the final four that attract the world's attention, a good performance will naturally have a good evaluation. The arena full of spotlights is undoubtedly the fastest way to increase your reputation.

(End of this chapter)