Basketball UFO

Chapter 1
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In April 1996, tens of thousands of fans cheered wildly in the NCAA finals.

At the end of the second half, timeout.

Wake Forest University's Devil Deacon team leads the University of Kentucky Wildcats 77:73.

Dave Odom deployed defensive tactics excitedly, even if there were only a few bench players listening to his chatter, but no matter what, this was the closest he got to an NCAA championship.

Dave even felt a little unreal in his heart. The two core members of the team, Tim Duncan and Vince Carter, turned out to be students with excellent academic performance, which was unscientific.

"Idiot, my youth is coming to an end."

Carter was talking, staring straight at the cheerleaders who were raising their legs on the field, youthful, hot and radiant.Little did he know that he was already the father of two children, although he didn't have a girlfriend yet.

Youth is about to end, and the next step is to enter the NBA and become a professional player.In the past year, Carter dropped invitations from universities in North Carolina and his home state of Florida to join Wake Forest University in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

After a year of hard training, exercising his body, honing his skills, and developing his shooting, he is ready to enter the NBA.

This year, under the leadership of him and Duncan, Wake Forest ran all the way through March Madness, defeating powerful opponents and finally reaching the NCAA Finals.

In the semi-finals, Carter staged a lore, and the team defeated Syracuse University by 1 point.The Finals faced the University of Kentucky Wildcats from the Southeastern Conference.

Kentucky is the same as Wake Forest from the Atlantic Coast League. The team's ace combination is also a partner of one inside and one outside. They have "fat head" Antoine Walker on the inside and Tony Delk, a "scorer" on the outside. strong.

If history develops according to the original track and Kentucky wins the championship, Tony Delk will also become this year's MOP, the Most Valuable Player of the Final Four.He also participated in this year's NBA draft and was selected by the Charlotte Hornets with the 16th overall pick, while insider Antoine Walker was selected by the Celtics with the 6th overall pick.

Carter has changed the historical trajectory of his original self. He originally joined North Carolina and did not perform well in his freshman year.He has made a change and joined Wake Forest to join forces with Tim Duncan, hoping to win the NCAA championship in his freshman year.

If he successfully wins the NCAA championship, Carter is ready to draw a successful conclusion to his college career.

However, Carter is not yet mature enough, and the evaluation of him by scouts is far worse than that of Duncan. Even if he participates in the NBA draft, his pick is unlikely to be too high.

But in any case, it is time to step into the society and meet new challenges.After all, there are not many deposits in hand, which cannot support high consumption.The pursuit of a comfortable life costs money.

Hearing Carter's words, Duncan, who suffered from facial paralysis, turned his head slowly, looked at the big nose and big mouth in front of him, and he, who majored in psychology, replied with a very professional sentence, "Is this a broken relationship?"

"No, you don't have a certain stereotype. You have so many hookups that it makes me dazzled." Duncan added.He has been pursuing Wake Forest's school beauty, medical major Amy Urbano, but he hasn't succeeded yet.

"I'm going to participate in this year's draft." Carter gave Duncan a blank look, and said less if he couldn't speak.

Carter's soul came from the rabbit, and accidentally passed through Eagle Sauce. It's still a little early, so it's boring.There is no smart phone with a full screen for dancing, no convenient online shopping, and no various games, which makes him a little uncomfortable. Fortunately, basketball allows him to find his way.

In any case, the title of the top four cannot be lost.In his previous life, Carter was only at the bottom of the top four, and he didn't have many hard honors to show for it. He didn't want to do this.

Carter has top-notch physical conditions and has changed after adapting to his body.Whether it is length or height, hardness or flexibility, physical strength or small skills, they are much stronger than their predecessors.

For the 1996 draft?This is the year when the stars are concentrated in the NBA, comparable to the 1984 draft.

Hearing Carter's words, Duncan was stunned again and held back a sentence, "I promised my mother that I would get a diploma from college. And she has cancer and has gone to heaven. I can't lie to her."

Duncan's meaning is obvious: play for one more year, graduate from college, participate in the draft, and enter the NBA.Duncan also knew that Carter had also promised his mother that he would get a college diploma.

This is a small tacit understanding between them, a common ground.

I don't know why Carter suddenly changed his mind.

Carter stood up, preparing to reappear, "Fortunately, my mother is healthy."

I had promised before that there would be no conflict between getting a diploma and playing basketball.The most important thing is that Carter's mother is in good health. Now she and her adoptive father are helping to take care of the two little babies. They entertain the babies every day and can no longer take care of Carter.

He feels that he is so smart that he can pursue himself while letting his parents take care of his children.

Duncan blinked the bull's eye, so reasonable.

After the timeout, the Kentucky players cooperated continuously, and the tactical cooperation came out. Walker came out to pick and roll, Duncan followed immediately, and Walker couldn't find a chance.

The players ran continuously and played very patiently. Tony Decker used double screens, fired from the outside, hit an unreasonable three-pointer, and narrowed the score to 1 point.

With the score close, Dave stood up and yelled at the defender, "Childres, your defense is like a piece of shit."

There are only 45 seconds left in the game, and there are two shots. The NCAA's attack time is 35 seconds, which is different from the NBA's 24-second rule.

Carter took the initiative to hold the ball and lobbed it to Duncan. Duncan leaned back with the ball and turned around suddenly. This time Walker was ready and got stuck on his way forward.

The Forest player missed the shot, popped out of the basket, and grabbed a rebound.

Walker was stuck in position and failed to control the rebound well. He flicked his finger and shot it to the outside. Carter and Delk fought hard and used their wingspan advantage to grab the ball.

Reorganize the attack, take position, and observe the offensive and defensive situation.

There are 24 seconds left in the clock.Dave was slightly relieved that the team still controlled the initiative.

Carter readjusted his rhythm, held the ball outside the three-point line, moved sideways, and passed it in to Duncan.

The last moment focused on the success rate. Today Duncan has scored a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds, as well as 2 assists and 1 block. His performance is very good.Carter also performed amazingly, scoring 22 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 block and 1 steal.

Leaning on Walker, Duncan chose to play hard again, holding the ball in circles, his body was squeezed by Walker's fat, and he made a forced shot, but failed to hit, and was fighting for rebounds again.

"Not good!" Dave yelled in his heart as if seeing the shadow of failure in previous years.Duncan fights inside, even with the physical foundation of a swimmer, he is still very tired.

When the basketball popped out of the basket, an elegant shadow flew up from the crowd, grabbing the ball in the air and controlling the backboard.

With a bow, he poured the basketball into the basket with both hands, which was shocking.

A series of actions are high-altitude operations, which is amazing.Especially at the last moment of the game with such physical fitness, it simply collapsed the opponent.

A loud "bang" mobilized the emotions of the fans to the highest level, and countless people began to shout, "Carter..."

"Vince Carter..."

"Wake Forest is the champion."

At the last moment, Carter grabbed an offensive rebound, folded in the air, and made a slam dunk, almost killing the game.

Quasi lore, personal 24th point, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, super performance.In the previous game against Syracuse University, Carter scored 25 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, and also sent a key lore.

Duncan's double-double also fell behind in the face of Carter's lore.

Dave Odom shook his fist excitedly, and the players on the bench were equally crazy, shouting the names of the players on the field.

Carter did not celebrate, "Go back to defense, come back to defense quickly."

The game is not over yet, there are 5 seconds left on the clock, and Kentucky will not give up the game.

79:76, Kentucky only needed a three-pointer to tie the score and send it into overtime.

Walker quickly passed the ball to Tony Delk, and Delk rushed to make a shot. Unexpectedly, Carter could continue to sprint, kill diagonally, and leap high in the direction of the shot.

A palm that fell from the sky.

He swatted the basketball Delk had just shot toward the opposite basket from a distance.As soon as it hit the ground, it bounced out again, like a cheetah chasing an antelope.

This time Delk turned around faster, grabbed the ball, and passed it back long, but at the same time, the time reached zero and the game was over.

The 1996 NCAA Finals came to an end.

"Wake Forest's No. 15, Vince Carter, has a big heart!" the scout wrote in his notebook.

"The shooting stability and reaction speed are top-notch, and my physical fitness is beyond words."

"Excellent athletic ability, averaged more than 16 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists per game this season, and has a variety of offensive methods. It is expected to be ranked in the middle and bottom of the lottery."

"The embryo of a top forward and swingman can even provide the team with immediate combat effectiveness."

Many scouts are concerned about Carter's performance.Apart from Duncan, Carter is the most concerned player, even more attractive than Antoine Walker.

At the end of the game, the scouts were the first to leave.The fans in the audience were already going crazy, especially the fans from Wake Forest University, who had already fallen into crazy cheers.

"This is the first championship in Wake Forest University's Devil's Deacon team history!" The DJ yelled wildly, mobilizing the atmosphere, "Congratulations to Wake Forest, after they reached the NCAA Final Four in 1962, they reached the Final Four again , and went one step further to win the championship.”

Unlike the others who were dancing with excitement, Duncan showed up and hugged Carter calmly, "Brother, we succeeded. Consider my sister? He likes men like you."

Hard and stylish, the charm is irresistible.Otherwise, Carter would not have become a popular figure in the school, and countless female students were crazy about him.

Carter pushed Duncan away, "Don't talk about it, we are still brothers."

He doesn't like those who are too strong. Duncan's sister has even been ranked in the top 100 in swimming. You can know her image by looking at Duncan's appearance.

In the stands, Duncan's sister Tricia watched the team celebrate, her eyes flushed, "Tim, I believe my mother will bless you in heaven!"

After praying, she looked at Carter again, "Oh, Vince is so handsome, his nose is really big, he is a real man, tsk tsk."

Dave Odom hugged the players, tearing up.

This season, everyone on the team and even Auntie Sweeper did their best and finally succeeded in winning the NCAA championship, which is the highest honor of a basketball player in his student days.

"We made the history of Wake Forest University," Dave was so excited, he couldn't help shouting, "We are the NCAA championship."

Duncan quietly wiped his eyes and muttered, "Why did the sand get in?"

Carter, who took the most credit, has been picked up by his teammates and thrown high into the sky. "Tim is too big to throw it up. Vince, you are dead!"

"I can't fly, hey, don't run..."

Carter was thrown up three times in a row, and then his teammates suddenly dispersed. He had to turn over and stand still.

After celebrating for a while, we finally came to the awards ceremony.

The players came on stage, and captain Duncan took the championship trophy, held it in his arms, held it tenderly for a while, and then handed it to Carter.

He has a strong premonition that by cooperating with Carter, he can continue to win the championship.

Carter kissed the trophy and handed it to the excited head coach Dave Odom. Other players eagerly behind him wanted to hug the trophy and take photos with it.

Immediately afterwards, the Most Valuable Player of this season's semi-finals, MOP, was awarded. It is quite a weighty personal honor in the NCAA.

Because of the lore and quasi-lore, Carter overwhelmed Duncan and successfully became the MOP of the semi-finals this season.

Carter took the personal trophy, looked at it, and kissed it.

Soon, reporters gathered around and asked this and that.Suppressing the turbulent mood, Carter began to thank his teammates, especially Tim Duncan, saying that he is the most powerful player in the team and even the NCAA, and he is the cornerstone of the team.

Anyway, the MOP trophy is mine, so I can tell you what my teammates like to hear.

Facing the camera, Carter took the opportunity to announce: "I will participate in this year's NBA draft."

Woohoo... The scouts who had not yet left heard this and immediately became energetic. It was previously rumored that neither Duncan nor Carter would participate in this year's draft.When Duncan faced reporters just now, he did not clarify whether he would participate in the draft. Carter announced the news at this time, which attracted everyone's attention.

In this game, scouts mainly focus on the star players on both sides. If Duncan participates in the draft this year, he will also be the No. [-] pick. After all, he is the cornerstone of the team and a strong competitor for the No. [-] pick in any era.

If Carter was in the past, he would only be selected in the first round, but now that he is elected as the MOP, his expected pick will also increase accordingly, basically locking the lottery position, and the top fifteen is no problem.

This year NBA teams still prefer insiders. Antoine Walker is more popular and is expected to be selected in the top five. Tony Delk is also a first-round pick and may even hit the lottery.

After the Wake Forest University players celebrated, they moved a folding ladder. Carter and Duncan split up and cut the Nets as a souvenir.

Duncan pinched the net, looked at Carter who was walking, squeezed out an ugly smile, and hugged him.He has not yet learned to laugh, which is Duncan's passive skill.

"Idiot, see you in the NBA!" At the moment of parting, Carter was a little moved.

"It will definitely happen." Duncan opened his arms again, hugged Carter, and reminded, "Don't care about the draft pick."

Carter immediately felt the malice from the champion!

(End of this chapter)