Junior Basketball says

Chapter 156
When the Griffin incident was fermenting, another semi-final in the South District also came to an end.Top seed North Carolina beat No. 98 seed Gonzaga University 77-4 to easily advance to the Southern Conference Finals.In the first two rounds of the competition, North Carolina won the victory with an unrivaled attitude, winning the opponent by 43 points and 14 points respectively, with little effort.

As Jordan's alma mater, the University of North Carolina has always been one of the top giants in the NCAA, which is why the committee placed them as the top seed in the South.Under normal circumstances, the top seeds in each division are the teams that the committee members think are the strongest, and their probability of reaching the final four is also quite high. For North Carolina, the goal of each season is to win the championship.

North Carolina's lineup has almost no weaknesses this season. Their backcourt is dominated by Ty Lawson and Wayne Ellington, the wing combination is Danny Green and Dion Thompson, and the white center Tyler Hansbrough Sit under the basket.In addition, Ed Davis, Larry Drew and Taylor Zeller are also sitting on their bench, and their strength is very strong.

Among the major media's predictions on this year's draft pick, Hansbrough and Lawson are considered to be in the lottery, Ellington also has the strength in the middle and late stages of the first round, and several other players such as Green are also considered to have potential. Chance to be drafted by an NBA team.It can be said that North Carolina is a star-studded team, and coach Roy Williams has pinched them into a force.

In contrast, Arizona State University's original lineup looked shabby.Although they have Xu Hao and Harden, two top guards who are almost sure to be selected at the top of the draft, neither Hayward nor Ayers has been favored by experts for the time being, let alone Cooks. He can only rely on luck to make it to the NBA.

Even before the game started, the social media had shown a one-sided trend. Even the most die-hard Sun Devils fans did not believe that the team they supported could beat North Carolina.Not to mention other neutral fans, they just hope that these two teams can play a good game. As for the result, "Arizona State is a glorious defeat" sounds very good.

Evans is obviously unwilling to raise his hands and surrender, but the strength of North Carolina has been tested by three teams, and it is indeed difficult to find any weaknesses in their lineup. It is almost difficult to eliminate them in the finals of the Southern District. sky.

Evans has always been full of confidence in his team, but facing a top giant like North Carolina, he still lacks confidence.Arizona State looks more like a nouveau riche. Can they really compete with the full-bodied North Carolina?

On the day before the game, although Evans also organized the players to train, he was a little absent-minded, and he often sighed and sighed on the sidelines, his brows knit into a pimple.The players don't think too much like the head coach. For these big boys, it's no big deal to be as strong as North Carolina.

It stands to reason that this kind of morale is worth encouraging, but after thinking about it, Evans still broke up the current situation in the team meeting at night and explained it clearly to everyone. He didn't want his players to be blind Confidence, and finally slumped after the end of this very likely to lose game.In the coach's view, the team's record is far less important than the players.

"I believe you already know what kind of opponent we are about to face." Evans sat on the main seat, tapped his fingers on the table, and said in a deep voice, "To be honest, I watched North Carolina's previous game. After the video, I don't have much confidence in this game, so I can only ask you to do your best during the game and not get injured."

"Last season, the Sun Devils fell in the third round of the tournament, and now that we've gotten past that, I have to say, guys, you did a great job, I'm so proud of you! North Carolina is a A stronger foe than any opponent before, and while I'd like to see the team win a national championship before I retire, it's not bad to get this far."

Suddenly, Xu Hao stood up and interrupted him: "Coach, the game hasn't started yet, so it seems that we can't make a conclusion, right? I believe it depends on human effort. As long as you can exert your strongest strength, you might be able to grab four from North Carolina." What about the quota for the strong competition?"

Harden also raised his hand and said loudly: "Yes, coach, we may not be much worse than North Carolina. There is still hope for us to fight hard. Besides, if we can reach the semi-finals or even win the championship, your face will be on your face when you retire." There’s also brilliance.”

Immediately afterwards, other Sun Devil players also voiced their support for the two leaders. There was only one meaning in their words, and that was to give him a hard vote.Against a strong team like North Carolina, it is normal to lose, but as long as you win, you will earn.

Looking at the players with a strong desire to fight, Evans felt very relieved, and he even felt ashamed of his mentality of not daring to fight North Carolina.He raised his hand to signal everyone to sit down, and said: "It seems that everyone is very motivated and did not shrink back because of the strength of the other party, so I, an old man, will accompany you crazy once, and make him turn upside down!"

Evans is very clear that facing a team like North Carolina that has no obvious weaknesses in any position, he can only compete with hard power. As for the hard power of Arizona State University, it is naturally the top team composed of Xu Hao and Harden. backcourt.If these two guys can work together to play super data that is eye-catching, in fact, Arizona State University may not have the possibility of defeating the strong with the weak.

Of course, other people can't hold back. Hayward may still be able to barely compete against Thompson, but whether it is Ayers or Cooks, they may not be able to take advantage of the matchup. The only thing they can do Just don't get blown up by your opponent.It is very difficult for them, but if there is no difficulty, it is not North Carolina that has a greater chance of winning this game.

Evans looked at Xu Hao and Harden with dignified faces, and said in a deep voice: "Xu, James, you two are still the key to the team's victory. If any of you lose the chain, the probability of us winning North Carolina It is basically zero. So no matter what kind of situation you have before the start of the game, after the start of the game, you must cheer me up and give full play to your strength. Others should be ready to support at any time , don’t let them fall into a single fight.”

"Tomorrow night, in the same arena, let's show some color to this old North Carolina giant!"

(End of this chapter)