Chapter 2 [Pros and cons, cruel reality]

Guo Xu jogged along the street, thinking about the current situation in the basketball world.

He knows the situation in the NBA very well, and this year's Lakers will defeat the Pacers 4-2 to win the championship, which is the beginning of the Purple and Gold dynasty in the new century. He is not clear who the NCAA champions are every year, and the attention of the NCAA is limited to the United States, and few Chinese even die-hard fans will watch college basketball games.

This year, the Michigan State University Spartans, the University of Wisconsin, the University of Cincinnati Bears, and the University of Florida Alligators broke through in the four divisions. According to the schedule, the semifinals will begin on April 2, with Michigan facing Wisconsin and Cincinnati facing Florida. The winners of the two semi-finals will advance to the Grand Final, which is scheduled to take place on April 4.

The Final Four will be held in Polis, Indiana, using the Pacers' Consecco Arena, which has just been built for more than a year, and the Pacers have flown to Toronto to prepare for the game, and after playing the Raptors, they will rest until April 5 to make way for the NCAA Finals.

Michigan is the big favorite this year, with the nation's top seed, point guard Martin Cliffs, and swingmen Morris Peterson and Jason Richardson, all three of whom have been judged NBA-level players by major media outlets and experts.

There are pros and cons to being teammates with stars, and stars attract defenders who are willing to share the ball, and role players have the potential to get good shots or even open opportunities to score easily. It's bad if it completely overlaps with the star position, for example, Michigan's No. 2 and No. 3 positions are full of talent, and the bench only plays an average of 3 or 5 minutes per game.

CLIFFES IS VERY STRONG, 188CM TALL AND WEIGHS 93 KILOGRAMS, AND CAN MAKE A CAMEO IN THE NO. 2 POSITION, SO GUO XU GOT A CHANCE. Head coach Tom Izzo likes to break fast and will deploy two guards at some point, Guo Xu has averaged 16.5 minutes per game this season, scoring 6.8 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists.

Coach Dick Bennett's Wisconsin, the No. 8 seed in the West Division, was a surprise upset, beating No. 9 seed California State Fresno, No. 1 seed Arizona Wildcats, No. 4 seed Louisiana State and No. 6 seed Purdue to reach the semifinals.

The media generally believes that Michigan has not drawn a good lottery. Wisconsin lacks a talented star, but it is the biggest dark horse of the year, with morale at the top and winning on defense. Their ability to knock out the Wildcats with Richard Jefferson and Gilbert Arenas is a testament to their quality.

Florida all but booked the Finals, with the University of Cincinnati stumbling into the Final Four, losing the star of the game and the Beast power forward Kenyon Martin, who was voted Defensive Player of the Year two years in a row, and who suffered a leg injury in a game that was reimbursed for the season.

"Let's Jean! Let's Jean! ”

A voice from behind him interrupted Guo Xu's thoughts, and he turned around to see a man riding a bicycle with a full set of protective gear, pedaling wildly towards this side.

Guo Xu hurriedly flashed to the side, construction was going on not far in front of this street, and the dirt was piled up on a big slope, but this person did not slow down, nor did he change direction, and went straight to the slope.

What kind of spirit is this? What courage is this? Guo Xu touched the scene, and a poem suddenly popped up in his head - "I smiled at the sky with a horizontal knife, and went to keep the liver and gallbladder two Kunlun."

The rider pedaled up the slope and flew with the bike, the sky was his limit.

I saw that the bicycle flipped a big heel in the air, out of the control of the knight, and he only flipped half of it and fell, regrettably losing to gravity. He hit the ground on his back and slammed into the mound, kicking up a cloud of dust, and then the bike fell next to it with a clatter.

Guo Xu's mouth opened into an O-shape, and he couldn't believe what he saw.

It's really not surprising that there are so many Americans, and that the youth of some Americans is a game of tricks and deaths. In China, how is it possible to see such a madman early in the morning?

Guo Xu secretly had fun in his heart, he felt that every pleasure and pleasure actually contained an element of schadenfreude, without exception. But the gloating person should also show grace to the victim, so he couldn't help but laugh, ran forward, took out his Nokia phone from his bag, and planned to help call an ambulance.

The knight slowly stood up, rubbed his waist with his left hand, and waved at him with his right hand: "Thank you, I'm fine." ”

"Are you sure?" Guo Xu looked at him and sighed in his heart: This physical fitness is great.

"Of course." The knight patted the dust off his body, smiled slightly, and twitched the corners of his mouth in pain.

Guo Xu blew and tucked the phone back into his pocket, more is better than less, it's all about the excitement. He wouldn't be kind enough to persuade strangers to go to the hospital, and it was important to be busy with his own business.

There are many parks in the city of Polis, and Guo Xu chose the one closest to the designated basketball training hall, which happens to have an open-air basketball court.

He practiced alone for an hour and gradually became depressed. He is still not used to this new body, and his shooting is either strong or weak, and he misses the basket again and again. Not to mention shooting three-pointers, he can't even guarantee the shooting rate of mid-range shots close to the restricted area, and he averages ten free throws.

The only way he is sure to score is to make a layup, the dribble is not very smooth, with his current physical condition, his personal ability is only enough to choke into China's high school team, playing NCAA is purely a drag, and it is too normal to be scolded by the coach.

If people are used to driving a car, as long as they change to a new one, even if the performance is good, they have to adapt to it for a while. The car is still like this, let alone adapting to a new body? Guo Xu knew that it was too late, no matter how hard he tried, it was in vain if he was unwilling to give up hope.

The reality is cruel, he can't be in the limelight in this Final Four game, let alone be selected in this year's NBA Draft. The best result was that he won this year's NCAA championship with the team, which became a qualification for future drafting.

Fortunately, he is young, and he can go to college for three years to improve his strength, and next season Michigan State is still a strong player in the NCAA, as long as there are no accidents, the NBA's future interior All-Star player, "Big Black Bear" Zach Randolph will join in the summer, and "Dunk King" Jason Richardson will also choose to stay in school.

With excellent teammates, if Guo Xu continues to help the team compete for the championship and improve his reputation next season, he theoretically hopes to become a professional player. He is very optimistic, even if his basketball career fails, he still has this handsome face to guarantee, what are he afraid of?

He missed another mid-range baseline ball, which bounced off the field.

At this time, a thin white boy who looked to be in his early teens, about 1.5 meters tall, with long blond hair, walked over, pointed to the other half, and asked with a smile: "Hey, do you want to play with us for a while?" We are short of individuals. ”

Guo Xu looked over there, crying and laughing. These are five white boys, all skinny, probably upperclassmen, trying to pull him into a three-on-three. If they play with NBA-level players, eighty percent will stage a "basketball dream to Nima".

"No, I'm leaving." Guo Xu picked up his basketball, stuffed it back into his bag and left the court.

No matter how good he played with these kids, it was pointless, so he might as well go to breakfast and recharge his energy to prepare for the team training in the morning.