last super center

Chapter 25 The Cruel Showdown

On the afternoon of March 3th, amidst much anticipation, the NCAA Tournament Group officially announced the participating teams and divisions!

All the teams participating in the NCAA Tournament will fight against each other in the next 20 days, which is commonly known as March Madness!
One of the most important reasons why this event is so crazy is his elimination system.

Single elimination system!
One game determines the outcome!

In every game, every two teams must decide the winner in the two quarters of the first and second half!

The winning team advances immediately, and the losing team goes straight home.

Cruel and exciting!

And often upset!

This makes the game very enjoyable and suspenseful!
The NCAA tournament is divided into four divisions: the Eastern District, the Central and Western District, the Southern District, and the Western District.

Starting from the round of 64, the 16 teams in each division are ranked No. 1 to No. 16 according to their division records.

The No. 1 seed plays against the No. 16 seed.

The No. 2 seed plays against the No. 15 seed.

And so on
It's somewhat similar to a playoff matchup in the NBA.

The winner of each round then advances to the next round.

The 16 teams that advance after the third round are known as the Sweet Sixteen.

The eight teams that advance after the fourth round are called the Elite Eight.

In the end, each of the four major divisions will determine a championship team to form the final four.

In the end, the top four will fight against each other, and the winner will enter the final to compete for the final championship!
Exciting competition system, exciting game content, exciting strong dialogue!
March Madness, up to the President of the United States, down to a three-year-old child.

The attention of thousands of families and the participation of the region.

It is almost a great prosperity for all the people of the United States!
As soon as the schedule was announced, the uniforms of each team also began to get busy, collecting opponent information, game videos, player data, player status, style of play, and technical characteristics.
Entering March Madness, the professionalism of the NCAA uniform team is not inferior to that of the NBA.

As early as a few days ago, the University of Kansas has submitted the list of participants to the NCAA competition group.

According to the day and night discussions and repeated discussions of the coaching staff, Ellis was finally put on the substitute list, but the specific playing time cannot be guaranteed, and corresponding arrangements need to be made according to the changes on the court.

Yes, Ellis, who was still the absolute main player in the NCAA competition last year, was put on the bench by Self this year!
There are two reasons:

One is that Embiid's improvement is indeed huge. His inside defensive ability can bring the team an effect at critical moments, coupled with the stability of shooting, although Embiid's lateral movement speed is not as fast as Ellis, but With the height of a traditional insider, such a powerful insider is rare in the NCAA arena. The twin towers formed by him and Su Mu can completely dominate the insider.

The second is that Wiggins is indeed more suitable to play the third position. His mobility and physical fitness can perfectly echo with Su Mu on the inside. With a huge defensive area and the position of the striker, Wiggins is the best player in the team. Occupying an inseparable and important role, a good chemical reaction, and a rising team defense are the most important factors for Self to make up his mind.

Ellis has no objection to this. Although he is very unhappy in his heart, playing time is not something he can decide. Instead of worrying about such uncertain things, it is better to think about it. If he can get playing time, What should be the best way to do it.

The day before the game, Su Mu opened his data panel after a long absence.

Half a year passed in a flash, and in the continuous training, Su Mu made great progress again!

【attack】

Mid-range shooting: 72, three-point shooting: 71, short-range shooting: 74, throwing: 73, hitting the board: 90
【Skill】

Dribble: 80, Playoff: 73, Passing: 75, Pick-and-roll: 88
【move】

Acceleration: 85, Speed: 80, Dexterity: 80, Reaction: 89, Balance: 88
【strength】

Fitness: 99.9, Strength: 89, Bounce: 89
【psychology】

Aggression: 96, Concentration: 97, Stress Resistance: 90, Judgment: 85
【Defense】

Marks: 85, Steals: 86, Blocks: 88, Rebounds: 92
[Features]: Flammable and explosive

"That's right, I've made great progress indeed!"

[Offensive] The attributes are all over 7, which also means that Su Mu's output on the offensive end has reached the standard of the NCAA college league, and finally it is not an option to hold back!
Of course, Su Mu's completion rate in the paint is very efficient. The offense is not just based on personal attributes, finishing rate, conversion rate, and scoring rate. Su Mu's performance in the paint will rise to a higher level.

The rest of the attributes have steadily improved. On the whole, Su Mu's defensive average has reached the NBA elite level, and his overall physical talent has reached the NBA quasi-All-Star level, but the players' skills vary greatly. Can reach a slightly higher level of rotation player standards.

Of course, this is just the presentation of the personal attribute panel. If the attribute bonus of the character card is added, Su Mu's strength will be at least two grades higher!
"Try to make yourself a defensive gate. There is no rush to attack. It is not so easy to practice an offensive method that is handsome and capable."

With that said, Su Mu took a pass from Wiggins and made a standard Kobe-style shot.

Extremely stretched posture, sufficient jumping height, perfect judgment of the release point, and a complete set of procedures without flaws, it can be called a textbook model!

"Duang!!"

It's just that the sound of hammering iron was caught off guard, and before Su Mu pretended to be aggressive, Embiid laughed out loud.

"Hahaha! You don't really think you're handsome, do you really think you're handsome with a shooting posture that looks good but doesn't work?"

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Damn, it's fine if others laugh at me, but you, a softie who will collapse at the first touch, still have the nerve to laugh at me?

give you face? !
"Don't fight for three days, go to the house and uncover the tiles!"

"It seems that your skin is really itchy!"

A big battle started again. When Embiid left the arena miserably with a small schoolbag on his back, the picture changed, and all the players of the Kansas Jayhawks came to the venue of the first game, the Scottish Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri. special center!

St. Louis, a place that often appears in American dramas, is a city composed of multiple races. The ratio of blacks to whites is about half and half. Its economic strength is in the middle of the United States, and its strategic significance is far higher than its economic value.

The place where the decisive battle is about to start is the Scott Center in the white community. It is a multi-purpose arena that can accommodate 20000 people watching at the same time. Their opponent in the first game is the Colonel team from Eastern Kentucky University!
Eastern Kentucky is not the University of Kentucky in the traditional sense. Compared with the powerful Kentucky, the strength of the Eastern Kentucky Colonels is far inferior to the former.

Colonels of Eastern Kentucky, following the name of the former NBA team Kentucky Colonels.

The Kentucky Colonels are a participating team of the former American Basketball Association (NBA). The team has participated in all 9 years of the ABA league and is also one of the teams with the best record in the league. It has reached the finals three times and won the championship. Get a championship trophy.

The No. 16 seeded Eastern Kentucky Colonels face the No. [-] Southern Kentucky Jayhawks today at the Scott Center in St. Louis!

Before the game, Jeff Neubauer, the head coach of the Eastern Kentucky Colonels, carried out the general mobilization before the game with enthusiasm. Although the strength of the two teams is very different, so what?

This is known as the "Crazy March" city of dreams. Every team with a dream will set sail here. They will do their best and dedicate everything on the court, so as not to leave any regrets!

When a weak team faces a strong team, it will burst out with an amazing desire to fight. It is a team composed of a group of young people. How can you beat us and win the game?
A game determines the outcome, even if the strength is far ahead, you can't be careless. There are many examples of capsized boats in the gutter. In the legendary March Madness, it was a topic that was talked about by everyone.

"Our opponents are weak, but we cannot underestimate them."

"You don't need to be nervous. We have to play our own style, play our own team basketball, and don't give the opponent any chance to turn defeat into victory. Let us completely nip all the possibility of failure in the bud!"

A game of life and death!

There is no room for maneuver!
Is there a more brutal basketball game system than this?
Because of this, "March Madness" can attract so much attention and news.

No matter what regular season results you have, no matter how good your players are, if you play badly in a game, you are likely to lose the game, even though you are the unanimously favored side before the game.

There is no room for adjustment, no buffer time, you have to lead the team and play the most perfect and impeccable game performance in 40 minutes!
"Don't have too much psychological burden, especially those of you who have just joined the team. Relax and play normally. Our strength is far ahead of the opponent."

"Even if the opponent is a veteran? Everyone's age difference is less than three years old, and they will be nervous and make mistakes on the court."

Self was a bit talkative and kept telling everyone, which actually made the players more nervous.

There is no way, the starting five tigers are basically freshmen, even Self, who is determined in his heart, is a little worried about their performance.

Finally, Self patted the shoulders of Su Mu, Wiggins, and Embiid, signaling that the three should not have too much psychological burden.

Su Mu rolled his eyes, you might as well stop saying that.

Embiid, who was not very nervous at first, look, he is already trembling unconsciously now.

Properly reversed chicken soup, no more running away!

of course!

Su Mu didn't think there was anything wrong with Self's pre-match mobilization. Although the opponent was weak, he must not underestimate the enemy. He emphasized it over and over again, just to remind these young players that they must not have a smug attitude. .

Going all out, we are bound to win the first game!
"GO! Kansas Jayhawks, GO!"

"Fight for honor and bring the victory back to Kansas!"

"Tui~~ Get rid of those annoying opponents, East Kentucky come on!"

"Tui~~ These bastards on the opposite side, die to me!"

"FUCK! Don't leave after a match, I will fight you for [-] rounds!"

The moment Su Mu stepped into the arena, he felt a completely different atmosphere from the NCAA regular season.

What was thought to be joyful, with gongs and drums to promote, turned into a spit war?

The game has not yet officially started, and fans from both sides have already thrown biological and chemical weapons across the bank.

Tonight, the 2-seat Scottrade Arena was packed with more than [-] fans, and the scene seemed a little crazy.

Such a scene also made Su Mu a little unbelievable.

Is this still the world's policeman, convincing people with virtue and caring for the American people, men, women and children?

Sure enough, fairy tales are all lies!
Mom, give me the ball, I want to go home!

St. Louis, as the former home city of the NBA Eagles, in addition to the enthusiastic fans who interacted passionately (spitting), the appearance of those stars should have been indispensable.

Just over 20 days of March Madness will bring nearly $60 billion in commercial revenue, whether it is popularity or exposure, these are essential for NBA players.

Unfortunately, the Atlanta Hawks, who are experiencing back-to-back home and away games, simply don't have time to organize players to come to the scene to watch the game.

The 2013-2014 season was the year when the Atlanta Hawks completed their transformation. The strong joining of Budenholzer has given the Hawks a taste of team basketball.

Although they still need to get used to it, everyone saw hope, which was an experience they had never experienced before.

The playoffs where the demons are dancing are coming, the confrontation between the strong and the strong is always exciting, Su Mu hopes to be in the center of the battlefield, to experience the bloody horror scene!
"Life in the NBA is really exciting!"

Before the start of the game, as the core striker of the University of Kansas, Andrew Wiggins accepted the reporter's interview as a matter of course.

The reporter was a blond aunt with long legs and a thin waist, exuding a supermodel-like aura all over her body. Wiggins, who was full of blood, almost straightened his eyes.

Auntie is good, auntie is expensive, and auntie will call you baby
Auntie flirts with Auntie Lang, Auntie plays mace with you.

Near Zhu Zhechi, near the ink is black.

For some reason, Wiggins has recently become obsessed with the beauty of the opposite sex.

Nonsence!

It is charm!
"Andrew, you guys are definitely favored in this match. Your comprehensive strength is far superior to your opponents. Have you started thinking about your opponents in the next round?"

"We don't think so much. Every team in the knockout round has a chance. We must go all out to qualify for the next round."

At this time, Wiggins really wanted to talk nonsense. Although his heart was about to move, his reason overcame his desire, making him seem a little low-key.

After all, after an elimination, under the watchful eyes of tens of thousands of spectators, players' mentality is prone to problems, and upsets abound. This makes Wiggins a little palpitating, so he chose a more secure answer.

On the other side, Eastern Kentucky University star Glenn Cosey was also being interviewed.

"Glenn, your performance this season has not been outstanding. The outside world has predicted that you will be eliminated by your opponents. What do you think about this?"

"I absolutely do not agree with such a statement! I will not be afraid of opponents, as long as they play normally, anyone can beat them!"

"Dark horses always shock people inadvertently. We will definitely go all out to win the game!"

The louder the slogan was, the more severe the beating would be.

At the end of the first half, the entire stadium has fallen into deathly silence!

Whether it was the fans of the University of Kansas or the supporters of the Eastern Kentucky University, they all covered their mouths and watched what happened on the court in disbelief.

Glenn Cosey half-kneeled on the ground, watching Kansas launch a fast break with despairing eyes. A second ago, they were the ones who wanted to launch a fast break, but under the opponent's strong defense, they didn't go out of their way. On the field, he was directly intercepted by the opponent abruptly, and launched a fast break counterattack on the spot!
Following Su Mu's tomahawk dunk, the whistle sounded in the first half, and the score was fixed at 52:20!

That's right!

Keep your eyes open, you are not mistaken!
That's 52:20!

The No. 16 seed, from Eastern Kentucky University in Kentucky, was blown!

(End of this chapter)