no shortcuts in basketball

Chapter 57 To go or not to go

In the end, Green was found to have a severe back fracture and a broken nose bridge. He had to lie in bed for at least three months, plus the recovery period. He could basically miss the entire sophomore season.

Moreover, the NCAA organizing committee also upgraded Green's malicious foul in the game after the game, and added his ten-game suspension.

This means that Green's junior season will also be affected.

In this era that still advocates confrontation, the punishment of the organizing committee can be said to be quite heavy.

But there is no way, the city of Detroit is too sensitive.

In particular, there is the last and most watched finals to be played. The organizing committee will never want this to happen again in the finals.

This wave of Green can be regarded as a "chicken" and was killed to warn the monkeys.

The NCAA Finals, the highest stage of Crazy Three.

In order to make way for this game, the NBA has also announced in advance that it will suspend the game for one day as in previous years.

In the past two days, the NCAA has the highest degree of discussion.

[Predict who will be the champion] This matter is not only loved by the media, but also by NBA stars.

But whether it is the media or the stars, almost all believe that North Carolina will become the champion.

For example, the bigwigs who graduated from North Carolina began to open champagne in advance.

James Worthy: Go Tar Heels!Chapel Hill's fifth championship flag will be yours!

Vince Carter: You better believe this... Come on Tar Heels, 2009 Champions!
Jerry Stackhouse: Except God, no one can stop us from winning the championship, North Carolina soul!

……

North Carolina big guys, even the god of basketball is from North Carolina, compared to Arizona State University, it seems much quieter.

Looking through the "ancestral tree", the most well-known basketball alumni may be Byron Scott, who is now the head coach of the Hornets. flowed.

What Xu Yong and the others represent now is the highest peak of Arizona State University.

I think North Carolina wins is the mainstream, but there are always people who like the non-mainstream. Charles Barkley is the most beautiful boy in the crowd.

"When you underestimate Arizona State, they're going to win the first championship in team history."

Barkley's remarks naturally caused an uproar, and even criticism from fans, but this is the effect he wants from the show.

……

A private mansion in Charlotte.

Jordan had just finished a phone call with Roy Williams, the head coach of North Carolina and his former assistant coach when he played in North Carolina. He was in a good mood and picked up his cigar from the table and lit it.

North Carolina had four championship trophies before, three of which he experienced. One was his own lore to help the team win the championship, but he missed the other two.

One was in 93, because the Bulls were at the critical moment of the first three consecutive championships; the other was in 2005, when he was busy with the divorce with his ex-wife Anita and the acquisition of shares in the Bobcats, and he was not in much mood to pay attention.

Now that he successfully ended his marriage with Anita, he also successfully bought the shares of the Bobcats and became the small owner of the team. His life has entered a new stage, and he naturally doesn't want to miss it this time.

In fact, he went to the scene when North Carolina played in the semifinals last year. Unfortunately, North Carolina lost in the end and didn't even make it to the finals.

So he also hesitated during the call with Williams, but in the end Williams dispelled his concerns.

"The boys are all looking forward to witnessing the championship moment with you."

Williams' words can also be understood as the group of people in North Carolina hope to prove themselves in front of him.

Because of his sudden departure last year, it should have put a lot of pressure on those young men.

But this time is different, he is going there for the second time, those people also know that he will go, and they all said that they want to witness the historical moment with him, so the psychological pressure is naturally gone.

Since it won't bring them psychological pressure, what's the problem!

Of course, Williams also put forward a condition, saying that he should not instruct the North Carolina players.

This old friend still knows him very well, and he is afraid that he can't help but say something like "won't you jump up first and then shoot when he falls?".

He was in a good mood, smoking a cigar, and sent a text message to his closest friend Buckley.

That guy actually said that Arizona State University would win the championship, which is just as nonsense as saying that Karl Malone could beat him.

Putting down his phone and taking another puff on his cigar, he received a call back from Barkley.

"Michael, I don't think it's a good choice for you to go to the scene." Barkley persuaded after the call was connected.

"Charles, don't worry. When North Carolina wins, I won't mention what you said. I know you did it for the effect of the show." Jordan said with a smile, holding a cigar in hand.

He and Barkley have been friends for more than 20 years. How can he not understand Barkley?
Barkley is well versed in traffic flow, and many seemingly stupid remarks are not because he is really stupid, on the contrary, he is smart.

A certain whale here must be liked. If you say that the whale idol is Curry, it is better to say that the human idol is Barkley.

"Michael, if North Carolina loses, I said just in case, you will be more eye-catching than the championship." Barkley continued to persuade.

Barkley's words made Jordan put away his smile, and then he held his cigar and pondered for a moment.

This is indeed something to worry about. If North Carolina fails to win the championship after going to the scene, then he will be very embarrassed, and the media will definitely use this as an issue.

Barkley understands the piss of the media, so remind him as a friend.

But he didn't know that because he was fond of gambling back then, the media gave him a label of "every gambling must lose".

Although he has retired for many years now, the influence of the basketball god is still untouchable by anyone.

"Charles, you know, I won't do anything I'm not sure about." After Jordan finished speaking, he took another puff of his cigar and blew out the smoke ring.

Johnson couldn't see the situation clearly. Don't you know how your Michigan State University made it to the semi-finals?Can it win a championship?Can't take it!It doesn't have that ability, you know?
But North Carolina is not comparable to Michigan State, and Arizona State is definitely not North Carolina's opponent.

Hearing Jordan's words, Barkley on the other end of the phone was silent for a while, and then said: "Michael, didn't North Carolina lose when you went to the scene last year?"

"I'm not a superstitious person." Jordan put down his cigar and leaned back on the soft chair.

Barkley on the other end of the phone was silent for a while, knowing that Jordan had made up his mind, so he didn't say anything else.

The two chatted about some trivial matters in life, and finally hung up the phone.

After hanging up the phone, Jordan thought for a while and got up, then left the room and went straight to the storage room in his basement.

In the most conspicuous cabinet, he took out the pair of shorts that he had treasured for many years.

These shorts have a lot of background. They were the shorts he wore when he helped North Carolina win the championship in 1982.

In the next ten years of his NBA career, he would wear these shorts under his ball pants every time, because he believed that it would bring him good luck.

How could the god of basketball need superstition, except for these shorts.

To be on the safe side, it's better for him to wear these shorts to the scene.

At this moment, his cell phone rang, and it was a call from "Magic" Johnson.

As the first "Joe Blow", the relationship between Johnson and Jordan is also very close.

So after the call was connected, Johnson bluntly persuaded Jordan not to go to the scene.

Because as the last person who went to watch the match, his intestines were already green with regret.

Some radical Michigan fans condemned him on social media, saying that he lost because he went to Michigan State University.

He will never do this kind of thankless thing in the future.

After hanging up the phone, Jordan looked at the shorts in his hand and hesitated.

……

Two days later, the NCAA Finals kicked off in the midst of much-anticipated attention.

On this day, the TVs all over North America were full of live broadcasts of the game, and even the president's speech was turned into a small frame and moved to a small corner in the upper left corner.

No, it should be said that not only in North America, but also in China on the other side of the ocean, there are quite a few fans waiting in front of the TV.

Because of Yao Ming's relationship, the development of basketball in China has ushered in a peak, and the supporting facilities for broadcast and live broadcast have naturally also come up.

This is the first time that a Chinese has stood on the stage of the NCAA Finals, and it is impossible for Yang Wu not to win.

There is still an hour before the start of the finals, and Zhang Weiping and Yu Jia have already started to popularize the various rules of the NCAA in the studio.

After all, for most domestic fans, their understanding of the NCAA is very limited.

In particular, I don't know why the "Sports Weekly" rarely writes articles about Xu Yong, and they just know that Xu Yong is playing well there.

At this time, there were 8 people in Ford Stadium, half of them were North Carolina blue, half of them were Arizona State wine red. The fans all wore T-shirts representing the colors of the school. It was like two armies confronting each other.

However, there is still some time before the game, and the players of the two teams are still making final preparations in the locker room.

In the locker room of the Devils, the players looked somewhat nervous.

After watching the previous North Carolina game against Villanova, they really had no idea.

The game is about to start, Xu Yong, as the captain, delivered a pre-match speech after calling everyone together:
"Guys, don't take any pressure, we've made history, we have nothing to lose, just relax, show yourself, enjoy the game, play our best form."

Xu Yong's words can always talk about what the team members need most. The team members nodded one after another, and then folded their hands together as in the past, shouting slogans...

"Devil team! Come on!"

Then, he trotted out of the locker room, preparing for the last game of the season.

Just as they were going out from the player channel, they heard a loud cheer from outside.

The team members all showed curiosity, and Xu Yong also had doubts.

Then, they went out from the player tunnel and looked up to see the source of the cheers.

At this time, on the large LED screen, a well-known but not familiar corned egg sat on the seat with a smile on his face and waved towards the audience.

　I've been rough for two days, so it's inappropriate for you not to vote?Love also needs tickets to moisten it~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)