pinnacle swinger

Chapter 28 Hayward

Unknown guys like Fallokmannes, Egglesside, and Couch played a fantastic night and miraculously eliminated the second-seeded University of Kansas in the United States.

Tang Wenlong was stunned, and couldn't believe the sudden news. You must know that the University of Kansas is a wealthy team. Since the beginning of the regular season, it has never lost a single game just like Syracuse University.When the final issue of the national rankings came out, many people were still complaining about the University of Kansas, thinking that in terms of strength, Syracuse University should be behind it.

"I didn't expect that the imaginary enemy all along would pack up and go home like this?"

At this moment, Tang Wenlong finally saw the cruelty of competitive sports, and firmly remembered: "Don't underestimate the enemy, don't underestimate the enemy."

But Tang Wenlong was not the only one who raised his vigilance quietly?
Coach Jim and his team held a group meeting immediately after Syracuse University defeated Gonzaga University and advanced to the top 16. Based on all the games that had just ended, everyone immediately locked down the next opponent of Syracuse University—— Butler University from Indiana!

Butler University's thick player reports were stacked heavily on the desk.

"Shervin Mark, point guard, 1 meters tall, 91 pounds (207 kg)," Coach Jim circled Shervin Mark's name in red pen on the player report, and then continued to see : Shelvin Mark is an excellent attacker with outstanding physical talent. He likes to use his feet to sway the space to shoot, and his mid-range ability is A+. In the position of point guard, there are few opponents who are stronger and more powerful than him.The disadvantages are average defense, lack of organizational skills, and poor passing ability.

Next is Matt Howard, the main white power forward of Butler University.He is 2 meters tall and weighs 03 pounds. He has excellent running and jumping and accurate shooting. He averaged 230 points and 09 rebounds per game in the 10-11.6 season. He is a rare champion.

Coach Jim turned to the last sheet of Butler's player report, and his expression became serious.

Gordon Hayward!

The star player of Butler University, a super small forward who is only 20 years old!
This talented small forward has long been noticed by NBA scouts. He averaged 10 points and 15.5 rebounds in about 8.2 minutes per game. He has proficient scoring, ball handling, passing and rebounding skills , with a tough style and a wide shooting range, he is a typical swingman.

Coach Jim thought for a while, and then drew three horizontal lines under Butler's name, indicating that he was the key defensive target of Syracuse University.

Who was the last player who was underlined by him like this?

Oh, by the way, it was Greg Monroe, the big man of the Georgetown University Hoyas.

After the list of the top 16 was released, the remaining powerhouses finally had room to breathe.

But it was just a respite. After knowing the list of their opponents, all the teams began to choose to practice in the city's gymnasium.

On the evening of March 3th, the Sweet Sixteen competition officially started!
In the locker room before the game, Coach Jim spit all over Syracuse University.

"According to what we have trained before, and according to our usual level, Butler University is only the fifth seed. As long as we maintain our focus on the field, we will be able to win the game!"

"Come on, kids, come on! The opportunity to win the championship trophy is in front of you!"

Tang Wenlong secretly took out his mobile phone, and received several short messages of blessing and cheer for him on his mobile phone.

Joe Thomas: Come on, my little brother, for a better tomorrow!

Black Jack: I heard that your opponent is physically better than you today, so don't be careless!Remember, we are technical stream.

He Dayan: Brother, the whole dormitory is watching your game. Damn, the domestic live broadcast signal is really bad.
Fang Chuxia: Come on~
Tang Wenlong flipped through the messages one by one, some were short messages, some were QQ messages.In addition, there are many unfamiliar numbers that have not been saved, and they also sent cheering blessings, which made him feel warm.

In the locker room on the other side of the field, Butler University head coach Brad Stevens also encouraged the players:
"No one is born a loser. In this world, there are only those who work hard and those who don't! The strength of Syracuse University is indeed terrifying, but our talent is not much worse than theirs. In the second round, the University of Kansas, who also had the same undefeated record and was also the favorite to win the championship, was not eliminated? So, please cheer up and use our toughest posture to give those Syracuse people a hard fight. nice!"

Coach Brad's face was flushed, and his passionate roar echoed in the locker room. All the players in Butler University were suddenly aroused by him to the most primitive madness in their hearts!
"Princes and generals, it's better to be kind!" Hayward shouted with his long hair fluttering!
"En?" Everyone turned their heads around, and Qiqi uttered a doubt.

"Cough cough."

Hayward suddenly realized that he had said something wrong, but he was so thick-skinned that he acted as if nothing had happened, and immediately issued the correct slogan: "Fuck the people of Syracuse!"

"Roar!" This time the opponent was finally raised, and everyone roared in unison, and their morale was high.

"Fuck Syracuse to death!"

This is an eye-catching game. To be precise, all the games that will be held at this moment are eye-catching.

Especially when there is a Chinese player and a yellow-skinned main player in this game, the attention of this game has risen by more than one level.

Back then, the NCAA and CBS signed an 11-year, $60 billion knockout TV broadcast contract. Now it is the 11th year. After this year’s NCAA National Championships, a new round of TV broadcast contract negotiations will start. It is reported that In addition to CBS, Time Warner is also interested in participating in it.

This makes this year's knockout match particularly subtle. From the perspective of those in power, it is natural to hope that there will be a few more dark horses. This will be a gimmick to attract the audience, but it cannot be too harsh. The duel between the two is the highlight of the ratings guarantee.

Regarding Syracuse University's game against Butler University, CBS TV commentator Matt Moore expressed a different view from the outside world:
"Butler University is a commendable team. They are good at fighting tough battles and have the courage to create miracles. Although Syracuse University performed well this season, it is precisely because of this that they bear more pressure than Butler University players. I It is conceivable that under such pressure, Butler University will definitely fight back against the sky, and the victory will be taken away by the Indiana."

It was a stylized statement that sounded almost nonsensical, and immediately drew backlash from pro-Syracuse TV commentators.

The war of words on the Internet immediately heated up the game. When the players warmed up and trained before the game, the ratings began to skyrocket.

Not long after, the two teams completed a simple appearance ceremony. At this time, the stands were already full of fans of the two teams. Judging from the color distinction, the white ocean of Syracuse University was even bigger.

"One, two, three, kill Syracuse!" The Butler University player roared heavily after dropping his hand.

The sound was very loud, suppressing the noisy sound in the arena and being transmitted to the bench of Syracuse University. Immediately, Tang Wenlong and others, who had finished the pre-match mobilization, looked a little ugly.Wesley Johnson's face was covered with frost, and he even had the urge to turn around and go back for another pre-match mobilization. He had already thought of the slogan - Fuck the Bulldogs
In a very unpleasant atmosphere, the two teams walked to the middle circle for a pre-match handshake ceremony.

Tang Wenlong and Hayward shook hands, and the two young people who met for the first time looked at each other, Hayward's blue eyes flashed with thought and surprise.

"This guy's palm is really big." Hayward felt that his palm seemed to be directly wrapped by the opponent, and he felt a little depressed.

And Tang Wenlong was even more strange. He didn't know the meaning of this foreigner holding his hand all the time, but at the next moment, his jaw almost fell to the ground.

This extremely standard foreign white youth unexpectedly came up with a sentence of extremely standard Mandarin!

"I said big brother, please be merciful later!"

Tang Wenlong looked at Hayward with amazement, Dolores suddenly came to mind, and his first reaction was, is this guy also a mixed race?Has the country opened up to this extent now?
Hayward saw Tang Wenlong's sluggish expression, and thought complacently, "Xiaomian, I won't scare you to death."

However, on the surface, Hayward still acted like his brother is a language genius, let go of Tang Wenlong's hand embarrassedly, and said with a smile: "Hey, what's wrong with you?"

It was the first time Tang Wenlong met a foreigner who could speak Chinese so well, and this guy was a quasi-basketball player. This feeling was even more strange. Then he realized that there seemed to be something wrong with his expression, and hurriedly explained: "No ,fine."

Immediately afterwards, Tang Wenlong looked at Hayward with the eyes of discovering the New World, and said, "Brother, you can speak Chinese well, and you still have a Northeast accent."

A smile flashed in Hayward's eyes, with a helpless expression on his face, he shrugged his shoulders and said, "No way, it seems that the teacher who taught us Chinese at that time was from Northeast China."

Tang Wenlong petrified instantly, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, he could do it, the world is really big, there are no surprises.

PS: Does anyone know which city the 2010 NCAA Tournament was held in?

(End of this chapter)