New Century Basketball Frenzy

Chapter 184 Victory over the Kentucky Wildcats
A year ago, both Rooney and Georgia were originally among the top ten players selected by ESPN.

However, Georgia's injury and Rooney's single-core team was blocked by the Duke University Blue Devils in the top 16, which directly affected the draft prospects of these two.

As a traditional prestigious school, Kentucky is likely to have an embarrassing situation without a top ten pick in next year's draft.

This is why coach Hawley is angry.One is a point guard with a historically low turnover rate, and the other is a traditional center with super athletic ability.

None of their strengths deserve this kind of cold treatment, and even the entire team is the same.

No one can deny that the Bruins are strong, but everyone in Kentucky is not convinced.

Leaving aside the fact that the first batch of international exchange games fell behind, even UCLA people participated in the friendly matches back from the winter vacation.

Hawley believes that his team has the strength of the top three in the NCAA, and the current influence is so small because of the unfair treatment.

On the pitch, both Rooney and Georgia held back their energy.So he played very strong on the court.

After the University of Kentucky made a pass, the score was not opened.

Of course, this is because Zhang Yi and Ezcalio cannot be restricted at all.The offensive firepower of these two is useless whether they are single-handed or double-teamed.

This also made Coach Holly quite speechless. I really don't know where Wacker found these two monsters!
The score was very tight, so Hawley also called a timeout and rearranged the defensive strategy.

Although Rooney is very stable, but people other than him, including Georgia, have made many mistakes.

In Polly Garden Arena, they were under a lot of pressure, not to mention the national live broadcast, and more importantly, there were several heavyweight superstars sitting on the sidelines.

The defensive pressure here is a little bit higher, and Kentucky started to make very stupid mistakes.

All the members of the Bruins team are fast-breakers, so as long as there is a mistake, they can seize the opportunity and convert it into a score.

In addition to serving as a small forward on the field, Zhang Yi also deliberately helped Wally defend Georgia in defense.

Height is not an absolute advantage, because in terms of strength, he can't handle these two brothers.

Can't get stuck in a good position, Georgia's jumper is not stable, so not long after Kentucky came back from a timeout, the offense was stopped again.

In fact, not only the players, but even the coaching staff and staff are a little too nervous.

Hawley, who has always been known for his calmness, began to yell at the defense and reminded him of tactics.

Leaving Rooney and Georgia, they are not without other tactics.But everyone was so nervous that they made mistakes as soon as they ran tactics.

The opportunity was seized by the Bruins, and the score was quickly opened.The Kentuckians quickly lost.

Hawley even smashed the tactical board, but the game was coming to an end and the score was pulled to double digits.

Rooney's golden stature with no turnovers in dozens of games was also broken by Escalo's tight defense.

This game can be regarded as a complete failure for them.

In fact, anyone with a discerning eye knows that either the Bruins are too strong, or the Kentuckians are too nervous.

Zhang Yi and Escalio's performance in this field is quite satisfactory, and the others are even more restricted.

If the Wildcats can concentrate on the field, the final result could be one of two ways.

Wacker is actually very sorry, because the opponent has the strength to test the pressure of this group of children, but he did not expect that the result did not persist until the end and collapsed.

In this game, the Bruins actually exposed some weaknesses, such as Wall-E being targeted at the beginning.

For example, the Duke University Blue Devils and the Memphis University Tigers have strong centers.

If you really want to fight with them, the center problem will basically be targeted.Although there is Leon backing him, his strength is quite satisfactory, and it is impossible to expect him to play at the level of a super center.

After the game, Zhang Yi hugged Rooney and Georgia in greeting. In fact, the opponent calmed down at this moment.

"If you are not too impatient, this matchup will be even more exciting."

Hearing his words, the Kentuckians also regretted it. If they want to win people's attention, they must first be themselves.

Hating an opponent can only be counterproductive in many cases.Hawley and others have also learned this.

Although Kentucky may encounter an embarrassing record in the draft next year, compared to this, their mentality has returned to the game itself.

"Rooney and Georgia are both good." "Yes, and they are only sophomores. They are very promising."

They don't know that although they lost the game, their appearance on such a big stage has helped the players attract more attention.

Zhang Yi and Escalio once again shined in the audience, and the audience was even more amazed at the stability of the two of them.

They are like two cold-blooded scoring machines, and they can show the audience their abilities beyond ordinary people every night.

Leaving the field, Kobe and James even appeared in the Bruins locker room, which caused a burst of wild cheers from the crowd.

Of course, the reporters also followed. After all, who is Zhang Yi's basketball godfather is the biggest hot topic in the basketball circle now?
Surrounded by the two top living players in history, this boy from the Grand Duke has achieved a level of popularity that many NBA stars cannot match during college.

This is a bit like LeBron James back then.In the draft with him, the team with the No. [-] pick, no matter whether it lacks small forwards or not, it is impossible to miss Zhang Yi.

After this game, the Bruins team of Zhang Yi and Escalo also created many records comparable to the ancient giants.

After all, so far, they have won 36 games in a row.If he hadn't participated in the Avengers, this process would have ended in the finals...

It is also the first time that Zhang Yi himself has won the NCAA Best of March award.

Because this month is the most important game cycle of the NCAA, this award is of course the annual MVP, the predecessor of the John Wooden Award.

What's interesting is that in all ball critics' votes, Escalo was only one vote less than Zhang Yi.

As for Varanda and Sean, who ranked third and fourth, the combined votes of the two are not even as good as Escalio alone.

The double king of the Bruins is becoming the ruler of the NCAA, which has become a fact recognized by everyone.

With them in the team, even if the other three are all on the bench, it seems that they can win.

This is a terrible talent, and Varanda's title of No.1 in the league has already been handed over.

Although they only fought once in the Avengers, but now, everyone just hasn't officially crowned Zhang Yi.

After breaking through the top 16, in the top 8, the Bruins will face the powerful defending champion Duke University Blue Devils.

If this match is the focus match, then the next match will be regarded as the finals. The winner among them is basically certain to enter the finals and has a great chance to win the championship!
The focus of everyone's attention is on this battle, so that no one cares about the fighting in the lower half...

(End of this chapter)