Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

At the end of the day's training, the players dispersed.

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This time, assistant coach Wesley specifically told Zhuang Yu, Anderson, Brown Jr., and LaVine not to practice any more, and to go back early to rest, and watched them leave the whole time.

Several people had no choice but to go back individually.

As soon as Zhuang Yu returned to his dormitory, he received a call from Zhou Zhiming. He told Zhuang Yu that he would come to the United States for something in a few days, just in time for the semi-finals.

Hearing that Zhou Zhiming was coming, Zhuang Yu suddenly became happy: "Uncle Zhou, when will you come, tell me in advance so that I can pick you up. Don't buy the tickets yourself. I heard they are quite expensive. Our players can Get some internal tickets and I'll prepare them for you. By the way, are you alone?"

On the other end of the phone, Zhou Zhiming smiled and said, "Stop working and concentrate on the next game. You don't have to worry about the tickets. Assistant Coach Wesley took care of it for me."

Zhuang Yu scratched his head: "Okay then, I'll treat you to dinner after the semi-finals are over."

Zhou Zhiming laughed and agreed. Then he seemed to suddenly remember something and said, "By the way, I heard that your predicted draft pick has been improved again?"

"Well, we are now No. 15 in the first round." Zhuang Yu replied.

"So have you considered participating in this year's draft?"

"This... I haven't thought too much about it yet."

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On the other end of the phone, Zhou Zhiming hummed and said, "There's no rush for the draft or anything like that. It's not too late to think about it after the championship. There's also the prediction of draft picks. This thing is just a prediction. It can't be done accurately. There's no need." Too concerned."

What ESPN did this time is very unethical. Either you don't change the predicted draft pick list and just let Zhuang Yu stay at the 17th pick.

But since it has been changed, it is only changed to 15, which means it has advanced two places and is just outside the lottery area, which is very intriguing.

Based on Zhuang Yu's performance this season, it is definitely possible to enter the lottery. Many people think that he should be between the 10th and 14th picks.

But ESPN ranked him at No. 15, which is a bit disgusting.

Zhou Zhiming was also worried that Zhuang Yu would be affected, so he gave a special warning.

"I understand." Zhuang Yu responded, "I don't care about that thing at all. Besides, the tournament hasn't even ended yet. There are still two games left."

"Haha..." Zhou Zhiming laughed. He could hear the confidence and ambition in Zhuang Yu's tone and felt relieved.

Yes, is it necessary to care?

Not to mention that this thing is just a prediction and cannot be made accurately.

Let’s just say that the championship is not over yet, there are still the semi-finals and the championship game. If UCLA can win the championship in the end, ESPN will have to put Zhuang Yu’s draft pick into the lottery, no matter how careful it is. Definitely.

Otherwise, this so-called draft prediction list will definitely become a joke.

Never expect to impress anyone. To make others respect you, you can only rely on your strength!

......

A few days passed quickly, and the semi-finals were about to begin.

The Bruins came to Texas a day early, and the Final Four will be played in Arlington, Texas.

The real highlight of the tournament was when it entered the Final Four, and the venue was moved to AT&T Stadium in Arlington.

It's not the arena of the San Antonio Spurs, but the home arena of the NFL team the Dallas Cowboys, the fourth largest football arena in the United States.

The arena covers an astonishing total area of ​​60.7 hectares, with a construction area of ​​28.8 square meters. The stadium has a total of 7 spectator seats, 380 private rooms, 15000 club seats, and 350 private rooms.

If necessary, the stadium can even temporarily expand the auditorium, which can accommodate more than 10 fans to watch the game at the same time.

This year's semi-finals and finals will be held here.

The reason why we chose this place is because it is large enough to accommodate enough fans, because according to statistics, the number of fans watching the semi-finals will exceed 50,000.

This is an extremely terrifying number. It is hard to imagine that a college basketball game would attract 50,000 people to watch the game.

Moreover, according to relevant predictions, more than 10 million fans will watch this game through TV channels, streaming media and other channels.

Even in the knockout rounds before the semi-finals, an average of about 980 million fans watched the live broadcast of each game.

One can imagine what a grand occasion this was.

In terms of global influence, the NCAA is not as good as the NBA. But in the United States, it is no exaggeration to say that the NCAA Final Four is even more lively than the NBA's Eastern and Western Conference finals.

So when Zhuang Yu walked out of the players' tunnel, he was instantly shocked.

"Zhuang Yu, Zhuang Yu..."

What hit us was the cheers and shouts of the fans. The voices of tens of thousands of people were mixed together, which was very terrifying.

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He raised his hand, greeted the fans, and glanced around.

There were fans wearing UCLA jerseys in the auditorium. The uniform colors were spectacular. There were students from UCLA, students from other schools, citizens of Arlington, and fans from other places. Everyone's face was full of excitement. Overflowing with excitement.

There were many media reporters near the stadium, and all kinds of professional equipment were aimed at Zhuang Yu.

Moreover, Zhuang Yu also saw many NBA stars, entertainment stars, celebrities...

It's just that Zhuang Yu didn't see Love and Westbrook, but he saw several other players who came out of UCLA, as well as some other NBA players.

It's not just UCLA and UConn walk-ons who are interested in the game, but some other NBA players as well.

"Uncle Zhou."

Zhuang Yu saw Zhou Zhiming behind the team's rest area and close to the court. He immediately came to Zhou Zhiming and hugged him.

With a smile on his face, Zhou Zhiming patted Zhuang Yu's back gently, his eyes full of relief and pride, and said with a smile: "Come on, win this game."

"Yeah." Zhuang Yu nodded heavily.

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Uncle Zhou is here, so he must work hard.

Afterwards, Zhuang Yu came to the court, greeted Anderson, Brown Jr., LaVine, and Lamb, and said, "Did you see that, that was my uncle just now? You have to fight hard for me today. You must win. Do you know?" ?”

Several people nodded in unison, no problem.

After a warm-up, the players returned to the sidelines and the game was about to begin.

......

Here at UCLA.

Coach Holland spread out the tactical board and said: "The opponent's inside line has a height advantage. We will appropriately shrink the defensive line later and pay attention to assisting in defense."

"As for the outside, Zhuang Yu, the opponent's Shabazz Napier will be left to you."

As the scoring leader of the University of Connecticut and their star player, Napier is the team's most important scoring point. He must be handed over to Zhuang Yu, who can guard Napier.

Coach Holland is full of confidence in Zhuang Yu's defense.

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As long as Napier is guarded, the threat from the outside of UConn will not be that great. With only the inside threat left, UCLA will have an easier time defending.

After making arrangements for the defense, coach Holland emphasized the offense: "The opponent is also a very fast team and is very good at quick counterattacks. But it doesn't matter. We have a height advantage on the outside, so we can catch the opponent's outside players and hit them. .”

"Latvis, Parker, you two don't have to stay in the paint all the time. You can step forward to pick and roll for outside players and divert the opponent's inside."

"Zhuang Yu, Powell, Anderson, you three should also pay attention. Make more use of pick-and-rolls, mobilize the opponent's inside, and then attack the basket."

"Especially Zhuang Yu and Powell. The opponent's two guards are too short. Once the opponent's inside leaves the three-second zone and no one is available to defend them, you have to fight resolutely. Do you understand?"

After some arrangements, Coach Holland took a deep breath and said loudly: "Boys, win this game for me and reach the championship game."

"Yes."

"Getting to the championship game."

"UCLA must win!"

A group of players all agreed.