I am Really an Insider

Chapter 36: Is this going to a foreign country?

   March 18, 2004, sunny.

   The March Madness Championship of the 03-04 season officially started!

   It can be said that this is one of the most enthusiastic sports events in the United States once a year.

   As soon as March entered, basketball fans across the United States became extremely restless, just like animals who had just finished hibernating—it just so happened that March Madness was also held in spring.

  In this period, from the leader of the United States to the gangsters in the streets and alleys, everyone will talk about a question: "Guess who won the championship this year?"

  March Crazy has even surpassed the scope of sports, becoming a full-name event.

  During this period, NBA ratings will be greatly affected. On the day of the NCAA Finals, the NBA will not even arrange games, but will make way for it.

   For the fans, this is a carnival month. But for the players, why not?

   There are no contract disputes, no "where to go in summer" story, no so many intrigues.

  March Crazy, this is the pure basketball arena where young players write about their fanatical youth.

   Which young boy does not have a passionate basketball dream in his heart?

   The **** plot like "Slam Dunk" is exactly what happens every March Crazy.

   A set victory, go home or go forward.

   From the opener to the final day, only a short period of twenty days.

  From the first to the final, the road to a championship requires only six games

   NBA playoffs, lose one game, you still have 6 chances to comeback.

   But March Madness, as long as you lose a game, lose a ball, lose one second, whether you are North Carolina or Duke, sorry, you can only come again next year.

   As for whether or not to come next year, that's not necessarily true.

   Because for senior players like Tony Allen and players like Wayne who have decided to participate in the draft, losing is a regret that their youth can never make up for!

   So infinite vitality and bayonet hits are the most common state of March Madness.

   Wayne sat on the team bus and looked at the enthusiastic fans around him. He couldn't believe he was playing college league.

   What is the difference between this formation and the NBA?

  No, the NBA can match this?

   Since the March Madness Championship adopts a elimination system, both sides of the match are played in a neutral arena.

   And today’s game between the Cowboys and the Huskies was held at the Thomas Mark Center in Las Vegas, the "gaming city".

   This arena is definitely one of the most luxurious stadiums in the United States. It cost 300 million US dollars to build in 1983 and can hold various sports games.

   There are nearly 20,000 seats in the gymnasium, plus 30 luxurious boxes.

   This hardware condition can't even match the home court of most NBA teams.

   At the beginning, Wayne was still thinking, there are nearly 20,000 seats, so many, can they be full?

   Wouldn’t it be embarrassing if there were gaps in the blockbusters in the stands?

   After all, Las Vegas is not the home court of any team. Will there really be so many people traveling all the way to this neutral place to watch football?

   But now, looking at the crowded scene outside the window, Wayne knew he was completely worried.

   Let alone 20,000 seats, even if this number is doubled, it will definitely be full!

   In fact, it's not just the scene in Las Vegas. At this time, the bars or restaurants in every city in Osmania were crowded with people preparing to watch the game together.

   The Gallaher-Alba Arena is also not absent. Although the game is not played there, students can still enter the arena and feel the atmosphere of watching the game through the simultaneous live broadcast on the big screen.

   This is the so-called "cloud scene".

   As the top ten team in the Associated Press nationwide this season, the Cowboys are not generally highly regarded.

   The name "Osaka Shuangxiao" is now known to everyone.

  March Madness is a place where the following situations are easy to occur, so fans also want to see how dark the Cowboys can be.

   should be quite dark, after all, Wayne's face was black after the unboxing system test.

   When the bus drove to the entrance of the arena, Wayne also saw a huge poster of himself and Tony Allen.

   "Tsk tusk, it's like being a star. But...Why is there no Roy on the Huskies poster?"

   Wayne scratched his head. The players on the Huskies poster are Nate Robinson and a guy he can't name.

   It stands to reason that this huge poster should be the two stars of both sides, right?

   In fact, Roy is not really the star of the Huskies. The two top cards of the Huskies are "Little Potato" and Bobby Jones.

   It’s just that Sutton felt that Bobby Jones was not as threatening as Roy, so he automatically ignored it when he was introduced that day.

   After entering the stadium, Wayne, like all his teammates, couldn't help but let out a "wow" sigh.

  Don't say it, the cheerleaders at the March Crazy match are all hot and beautiful than usual!

   That blazing red lips, that fluttering hair, that...

   "Damn, focus on Wayne, focus on it." Wayne immediately retracted his gaze and muttered to himself.

   How did this point of concern get there?

   "Wayne!" At this time, Teacher Tony shouted, helping Wayne to recover.

   "Tony?"

   "I'm a little nervous."

   "It's not that I didn't play the March Crazy match last year. I was nervous."

   "Last year was different. Where did we have such a big attention last year, it was here to make soy sauce.

   But this year, we are the top seeded teams in the tournament! If we lose, everyone will be disappointed in us! "

   "That's true, and there were probably a lot of scouts on the scene in these games."

   "Damn, don't say anything, I feel like I already want to go to the bathroom." As soon as there was a scout, Mr. Tony couldn't help but shake.

   He was just a junior at any rate last season. If he doesn't play well, he can come for another year.

   But as a senior this year, if he cannot be selected steadily, his career path can be very bumpy.

   Those big family members are still waiting for him to play in the NBA and support his family.

   "So you can't be nervous, you don't want to fall back to the second round in the mock draft, right?" Wayne knows the difficulty of Teacher Tony, this is the dilemma of senior players.

   "Hmm!" Tony Allen nodded firmly, and then grabbed Wayne's wrist, "Come on together, let Wayne, the hard work of a season, have watched these few games!"

   "I..." Wayne looked at Teacher Tony's nowhere to put his hand, really wanting to slap him.

   It's obviously such a passionate game, why you made it so **** good.

   I will tell you later that this NBA defensive champion was so nervous before the game that he pulled his teammates, who believes it! ?

   There are some people who really know others and don’t know their hearts.

   After everyone came to the locker room, fans began to enter the stadium one after another.

  Although the locker room has a soundproof door, the sound of footsteps and shouts can still be heard outside.

   Old Sutton looked serious, and his son Sean was so nervous that he had been flipping through the tactical manual that had been drawn up these two days.

   Everyone is waiting, they have too many expectations and eyes.

   It is false to say that Wayne is not nervous, but he can control it, not to the point of cheering his teammates...

   Before the game, Wayne also had a phone call with his parents at home.

   Since Wayne decided to participate in the draft, his parents have called more and more calls, and even proposed to come here to take care of Wayne.

   Participating in the NBA draft is a big deal. Which parents don’t want their children to feel at ease and prepare well.

   Just like before the college entrance examination, parents hope that their children can eat and sleep well, and wish to take good care of them.

   In the eyes of Wayne's parents, the draft is equivalent to a basketball "college entrance examination".

   But Wayne declined their kindness. He felt that he would be distracted when his parents came.

   But the daily telephone report is indispensable, and the report before the game cannot be forgotten.

   Although it is not possible to watch the live broadcast of the game in China, Wayne’s parents also said on the phone that they would wait until the result of the game to come to sleep.

   Otherwise, they would not sleep well either.

   Well, Wayne’s pressure is actually greater. Because he knows that besides the US and his parents, there should be many fans in China staring at him now.

   So Wayne dared not be nervous, the more nervous he was, the easier he was to pull his hips.

   After the players changed their clothes, the old Sutton, who had been silent just now, stood up.

   From a small box next to him, he took out the four NCAA Coach of the Year trophies he has won so far in his coaching career.

   "These trophies carry far more than the honor of me alone, but the honor of everyone that year! When I see these trophies, I will think of the players who walked with me that year.

   We have experienced the trough, and now we have the opportunity to climb to the top.

   This year, we are very hopeful that we will make a breakthrough in the championship. We are likely to sit in a position that no one has ever sat before.

   So, go on stage and show yourself to your heart's content! Let me be proud of you and let us also leave memorable memories! "

   Old Sutton did not talk about tactics, did not emphasize the key points, but only chatted with the players.

  Because he knows that if he talks about tactics at this time, it will not pay off.

   When the players go on the field, they are confused and can't remember anything. The tactics are talked for nothing.

  Instead of this, it's better to mobilize the players' enthusiasm and eliminate their tension.

   Otherwise, they are the old handsome. In terms of controlling the player's emotions, Sutton is easy to come by.

   Teacher Tony was obviously moved and hammered his chest secretly.

   Wayne also took a deep breath. The final sprint before the draft trial is now!

   Finally, Sutton gathered everyone in a circle, and then shouted several slogans.

   The young boys are full of fire in their hearts, and the old Sutton is just a little bit.

   With his encouragement, Wayne and his teammates rushed out of the locker room full of blood.

   As soon as he ran out of the player tunnel, Wayne was dazzled.

   Nearly 20,000 pairs of eyes, countless cameras and reporters all looked at them!

   Most of the fans on the scene wore orange-red T-shirts and stood up and cheered-that is the main color of the Cowboys.

   Larry Bird sat in the office, staring at the screen.

   Next to him sit the team spirit Reggie Miller, and... Artest who follows Miller to join in the fun.

   "Who do you guys say is great?" Seeing the Cowboys players come out, Artest moved his face up.

   "The Asian guy." Bird replied irritably. He obviously wanted to invite Miller to express his opinion on Wayne. He didn't know what this guy with a lack of brains would join in the fun.

   "Oh, so skinny, I guess one elbow can make him lie down for a week, hehe." Artest said, showing off his iron elbow, seemed quite proud.

   Bird's mouth twitched twice, this guy...there must be a problem with his brain!

   At the same time, in the physiotherapy room of the Palace of Auburn Hills in Detroit, Rasheed Wallace, who has been transferred to the Pistons, received a massage while watching TV.

   Billups, who was also preparing to receive physical therapy, walked in and picked up the remote control to change the channel, but was stopped by Rashid.

   "Huh? University of Ohio vs. University of Washington? What's so good about this? There is Connecticut next door, don't you want to see Okafor?" Billups looked dumbfounded. Isn't the No. 1 candidate's game more exciting?

  Besides, Billups graduated from the University of Colorado. This year, the University of Colorado was miserably abused by the State of Ohio.

   Therefore, Billups has no affection for cowboys.

"Look at this, Ray (Middle Billups). Don't you want to see how the Cowboys were defeated?" Tianzun was full of anger. Although he is no longer a member of the Trail Blazers, he I have not forgotten the humiliation suffered in Portland last year.

   "That's what you said... well, let's watch this." Billups opened his hands and watched the Cowboys lose, he was very happy.

   Trailblazers general manager Patterson also stared at the screen. The reason why he decided to grit his teeth to send Rasheed Wallace mid-season was because he thought Wayne could replace him.

   Countless pairs of eyes were staring at Wayne, of course, including Nate Robinson and Bobby Jones at the scene.

   The two are eager to try, the other is only 2 meters 06, and they don’t jump high, nothing terrible!

   Especially Jones, he doesn't care how tall the opponent is, because he has dunked on countless people taller than himself, and his height cannot prevent him from completing aerial performances time and time again.

  Flying Wayne in front of so many people and so many cameras...it's exciting to think about it!

  Wayne didn't know that he had been stared at by two spring men unkindly. Halfway through the warm-up, someone suddenly said that he wanted to conduct a sideline interview.

   Wayne turned his head and saw that it was Director Zhang and the staff of CCTV Five!

   "Director Zhang, why are you here?" Wayne was a little surprised, because in this era ~www.ltnovel.com~Don't talk about NCAA, even in NBA games, domestic teams rarely send teams to the scene.

   Under normal circumstances, only NBA finals level matches will have Chinese reporters and commentary teams go to the scene to watch the game.

   It was not until the wealthy Penguin Factory set foot in the NBA that it was the first time that a team of Chinese reporters came to the sidelines to cover almost every game.

"You have to come, we have to make a full record of your process from March Madness to the draft! Play well Xiao Wei, many domestic fans are waiting for your news!" Zhang Weiping smiled from ear to ear. It is also the first time he has come to watch the March Madness game and he is very excited.

   "Hmm, I will let you go back with good news."

   "Hey, that's right!"

   Nate and Bobby in the distance saw the Chinese reporters coming, and they were gearing up.

   This Nima, if it is finished today, is it going to go abroad?

   They have already begun to fantasize that after the game, they will have a famous picture.

   Soon, the referee signaled that both sides are ready to serve.

  Nate and Bobby have Wayne in their eyes, but Roy is the most nervous on the Huskies.

   Because Roy found out that Wayne looked neither at Nate nor Bobby, his eyes were full of himself!

"This......"

   Roy swallowed. He didn't know how he was being targeted by the boss as a small role player.

   At this moment, the referee threw the ball into the air, and the Cowboys’ March Madness journey officially began.

   The Huskies competed for the first strike, and Nate Robinson advanced with the ball.

   He waved his hand and motioned to his teammate center to come up to cover.

As soon as    opened, he wanted to warm up with a breakthrough first.

  

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