no shortcuts in basketball

Chapter 34 Seed Ranking
Defeating UCLA is the most exciting game for the Devils this season.

And the influence brought by this game is no longer limited to Arizona State, it is closed by mainstream sports media such as ESPN and TNT.

"The first Chinese striker to land in the NBA? Why not!"

In the latest TNT program, "Big Mouth" Barker introduced Xu Yong in a very topical way.

From the fact that Yi Jianlian and Sun Yue were selected at the same time in last year's draft, it can be seen that at this time, under the leadership of Stern, the NBA is vigorously expanding the Chinese market, and talented Chinese players will receive extra attention.

And since Sun Yue became the first point guard to be selected, the only five Chinese players in the NBA are forward guards, that is, SG/SF.

No, Xu Yong played exactly this position.

In fact, it was not just the United States. On the second day after the competition, Yang Yi flew from Houston to Tempe to do an exclusive interview with Xu Yong.

For Yang Yi's arrival, Xu Yong was very cooperative at the beginning. He knew that his reputation in China was closely related to these media people.

However, when Yang Yi took out the prepared newspaper with great interest, he told him that his reputation in the country had risen, especially when he saw in the newspaper that "world-class small forward", "Harden is assisting him", "Harden is assisting him", " After the words "top eight pick", his expression changed.

Then he rejected Yang Yi, even though he could clearly feel Yang Yi's displeasure.

Even as a colleague in his previous life, he can imagine that Yang Yi will definitely complain about him in private after he returns. After all, in this era, there are Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian, and even Sun Yue, all of whom are more famous than him. It is not necessary to have his bowl of food on the table.

But he did it anyway, because he was too aware of the consequences of such flattery!

When Yi Jianlian landed in the NBA, it was exactly the same as this, "Yi soars to the sky", "Yi Ming is amazing", these new idioms created by these media people at the beginning were all the rage.

But what about later?

When Yi Jianlian encountered difficulties, the atmosphere of the domestic media, such as "slightly smiling", "two-thirds and two rebounds to win the trust of the coach", the prime minister Guda, came on stage one by one, and performed a live clown stage play.

The more you blow, the more sunspots.

The higher you hold, the harder you fall.

Although he has [Injury Immunity], relying on his own efforts, he is now playing smoothly in the NCAA, but who can guarantee that he will not encounter difficulties and perform poorly?
He didn't want what Yi Jianlian had experienced to happen to him again.

……

In the blink of an eye, January passed quickly. After two months of invitational tournaments and two months of regular season, the 2007~2008 regular season came to an end.

Pac10联盟前六的球队依次是：UCLA（15胜3负）、斯坦福（14胜4负）、亚利桑那达州立（13胜5负）、华盛顿州立（11胜7负）、南加州（11胜7负）、亚利桑那（9胜9负）。

After UCLA lost to the Devils, it seemed to be woken up. After that, the winning streak went all the way to the end of the season, and it still occupied the top position.

The Devils also experienced some ups and downs at the end of the season, and finally ranked third.

After the regular season, the league playoffs will follow.

There are four rounds in the playoffs, competing for the final league championship. 【Note 4】

According to the regulations, the champions of the NCAA's 32 first-level leagues can get a direct pass to the championship, while the remaining more than 200 teams will compete for the remaining 36 places through the "wild card" method.

Therefore, although there are not many games in the playoffs, the championship is still the focus of the eight teams' competition.

In the end, after four game days, Arizona State University defeated the University of Arizona and Stanford University successively, but lost to UCLA.

UCLA's overall talent lies there. The loss in the second game of the regular season was due to the fact that the Devils played well, and there was also the problem of Howland's own formation.

It's still very difficult for the Devils to win if they really pull it off.

But even though they lost, this performance was enough for them to advance to the tournament.

As for how far they can go, it depends on their seed ranking in the division and their performance afterwards.

……

"Did you come out?"

"Not yet, just wait."

"Not yet? This has been done for almost half an hour!"

"Is this kind of thing urgent?"

In the locker room of the Devils, the players gathered around the TV, waiting for the NCAA broadcast to announce the division and seed rankings.

At this time, on the TV, the ranking of the Central and Western Districts was being announced.

The 32 championship teams, plus 36 wild card teams, will be divided into four divisions, with a total of 17 teams in each division.

These 17 teams will be seeded from No. 1 to No. 17 according to their season performance.

The four divisions are East, Central and West, South and West.

A total of six teams from the Pac10 have qualified for the tournament this season: UCLA, Arizona State, Stanford, Washington State, Southern California and Arizona.

At this moment, the East and Midwest are divided, and their names have not been seen yet. The players seem a little nervous.

Xu Yong sat in his seat with the calmest expression among the crowd.

Soldiers come to block, water comes to cover, they have even beaten UCLA, and they have a chance to beat anyone.

The seeding of the South Division has also begun, and there are still 34 teams in the pool, and there are still four teams in the Pac League.

They will most likely be in the same division as another Pac10 team.

The sorting is reversed, starting from the 17th at the end.

When No. 9 appeared, everyone couldn't help but breathe because the word Arizona appeared on the text.

Fortunately, there is no "state" behind.

Because according to the schedule, the first round is played against the 1th, and the winners of the two teams in the second round will play the winners of the 16th and 8th.

If they are ranked 9th, they will have to play the No. 1 seed in this division in that round, and they will easily stop at the top 32.

After a season of hard work, they don't want to go home so early.

Then, they couldn't help laughing again.

Because if the University of Arizona can rank 9th, their seed selection must not be lower.

Although the No. 1 seed is unlikely, but the No. 2?3rd?

The division continued, and by the time it reached No. 4, Arizona State's name began to appear.

Seeing this ranking, some people cheered while others sighed.

No. 4 seed, who dared to think about this pick before the start of the season!
But once people's expectations are raised, they want the best.

因为第2或者第3的话，那最好的情况可以等到8进4的时候再打分区第一，但是第4的话，16进8就得遇到了。

Especially when the No. 1 seed came out, Memphis, and most people shook their heads.

The University of Memphis has been surveying the top of the list for more than a month...

"How come it's like playing Memphis tomorrow." Xu Yong said at this moment and stood up.

His words caught the others for a moment, and then they all laughed.

They do seem to have gone a little too far.

"Study our opponents in the first round. I don't want to buy back the ticket to Tempe too early." Xu Yong continued.

The championship and the league playoffs are both single-elimination matches. The single-elimination match has a high probability of being upset depending on the performance on the spot.

The league playoffs are slightly better, because they have played against each other in the regular season.

But the tournament is different. Except for a very few who have met in the invitational tournament, most of them are unfamiliar opponents who have never played against each other. The probability of upset soars.

In other words, even if they go to the University of Memphis, they are not without a chance.

Even because the University of Memphis doesn't know them, the chances are greater than playing UCLA.

Of course, the same, who can guarantee that they will reach the top 16?

Everyone heard the words and looked at the No. 13 seed in the Southern District, their first-round opponent.

Roberts Golden Eagles, what state is this team from?

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ps: Congratulations to the Chinese women's basketball team for winning the Asian Cup and going straight to the Olympics. Xiaotian laughed the whole game and finally couldn't laugh anymore, awesome!
(End of this chapter)