Chapter 78: NCAA finals begin

The semi-finals and finals are separated by one day.

But the media's enthusiasm for this has not diminished at all.

"Jordan is optimistic about his alma mater winning the championship!", "Whether the dark horse of the University of Southern California can be blacked out to the end", "Yao Ming is optimistic about the University of Southern California winning the championship", "The University of North Carolina will win the championship again"...

This kind of news is on the Internet, and the newspapers are overwhelming.

For a while, all the information platforms were captured by the NCAA Finals.

But overall, many people are still optimistic that the University of North Carolina will win the championship.

But not everyone is optimistic about UNC.

At least Big Mouth Barkley is on the side of Southern California.

"The University of Southern California will win the first championship in team history!" This is what Barkley said directly on the TNT program.

Of course, the mainstream media will not recognize Barkley's view.

Therefore, many commentators stood up to refute Barkley's point of view, giving examples from various aspects.

Then it attracted a lot of attention.

Contrary to the United States, many people in China are optimistic about Southern California winning the championship.

They don't care who's on the other side, they only know that Southern California has cheap rice.

On the sports channel's voting odds, USC has a 92 percent chance of winning.

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On April 6, US time, the 2009 NCAA Finals.

Today, none of the four major sports leagues in the United States has scheduled games, because even if they were scheduled, not many people would go to see them.

All eyes are on the NCAA Finals.

The game was still held at the Ford Arena, which also saved the trouble of traveling.

And the playing field is big enough.

In a stadium with more than 80,000 people, Asians appeared for the first time in the NCAA broadcast game.

Zhang Lili and Sun Zhengping!

After the previous broadcast cooperation, they finally got the right to broadcast the finals.

The match will be broadcast live on Channel 5.

And the domestic influence of this game will definitely reach its peak!

This day is Tuesday in China, a working day.

The finals are held around 8:00 p.m., which corresponds to the morning in domestic time.

But some office buildings, small shops, breakfast shops, and some sports fans have already gathered in front of the small screens of TVs or computers.

And some schools have serious truancy phenomenon.

Of course, there are also some male teachers who watch the live broadcast with their classmates directly in the classroom under the guise of reducing stress.

"Good morning, audience friends in front of the TV. This is the scene of the NCAA finals, and the game is about to start. Let's first introduce the two teams that will compete tonight."

The live broadcast screen was shown to the NCAA scene, and the commentator Zhang Reasonable's excited voice came from the TV.

He is also very excited about the emergence of a top outside player in China.

As the older generation of national basketball players, they no longer hope that China's basketball will develop better and better.

In fact, at this time, the country did not know much about the University of North Carolina, but when they heard that it was Jordan's alma mater, many people became interested.

Of course, in today's finals, Braised Dan also came to the scene. In the previous interview, he was asked which team he is optimistic about winning the championship?

He said something bluntly.

"There is only one champion, and that is North Carolina!"

Zhang Lili also analyzed the overall lineup of the University of North Carolina, from players to coach Roy Williams.

Speaking of North Carolina head coach Roy Williams, he did a lot of work when he recruited Jordan at the time. He was an assistant coach of North Carolina at the time.

In 1988, Williams left North Carolina to become head coach at the University of Kansas.

A few months later, Kansas unexpectedly won the 1988 NCAA title.

He returned to North Carolina in 2003 and led the University of North Carolina to the NCAA championship in 2005.

After Zhang Lili introduced North Carolina, all the audience realized that North Carolina is stronger than USC in terms of players and coaches.

Although many people feel that their previous votes were a bit sloppy.

But they are still looking forward to this game.

When you meet the strong, you will be strong. This is like engraved in the bones of the Chinese people. The battle that has been remembered by the world since ancient times is not the victory of the weak over the strong.

On the field, players on both sides are warming up.

Well, DeMarre and Gibson haven't had their previous indulgences leading to a dip in form.

The shooting percentage in the warmup is very good.

Could it be that women can add buffs to them, then why does the future Harden become "stare-eyed" after indulgence? Could it be that the Kardashian family is really poisonous as the rumors say?

After the warm-up, the scene entered the opening ceremony.

The University of Southern California took the lead.

When the "Trident" of Southern California was introduced, the fans of the University of Southern California showed their madness to everyone.

The red jerseys were overwhelming, and the fans waved the flags in their hands frantically.

However, UNC's play here was even crazier than USC's.

There is no way, after all, it is a famous basketball school, and it has reached the national semi-finals for two consecutive years, which brings more attraction and attention. The University of North Carolina has more fans than the University of Southern California.

When the live shots were shown to the audience on the sidelines, there were also many celebrities in the auditorium.

The biggest name here at the University of North Carolina is: Michael Jordan.

Others include Vince Carter, Antawn Jamison, Jerry Stackhouse.

In addition to Nick Young, OJ Mayo, and Gabby Pruitt, the University of Southern California also rushed over.

Of course, there are some Hollywood stars and so on, but there is also an unexpected person on the court: Larry Poser Bird.

He was the opening guest invited to the NCAA Finals.

During the NBA offseason, Southern California entered the national finals for the first time, and they also rushed over to cheer for their alma mater!

Then there's Abby Hornacek and his dad, Jeff Hornacek.

In fact, Jeff Hornacek didn't plan to come to this game, but he was worried about letting Abby come by himself. In fact, he found out that the signature on the jersey was completed yesterday.

This made him a little uneasy. He accompanied his little baby to the scene in the last game, but he didn't find out how the two got mixed up.

If he doesn't come, I'm not sure whether this little cabbage belongs to me or not!

After the opening ceremony, the two teams started one after another.

UNC: Ty Lawson, Wayne Ellington, Danny Green, Dean Thompson, Tyler Hansbrough.

The University of North Carolina is still the previous lineup.

University of Southern California: Daniel, DeMar DeRozan, Lian Dao, Gibson, Vucevic.

Southern California also kept the original lineup unchanged.

Roy Williams also leaked a smile when he saw USC's starting lineup.

Then it is to pull the players to arrange tactics. UU reading

In Southern California, Tim also did not intend to use the "elevator door" tactic in the first half. The University of Southern California did not have a stable second three-pointer except for Lian Dao. Methods.

"beep!"

The whistle sounded and the preparation time was over.

The starting members of both sides appeared one after another, and the NCAA finals officially kicked off!

Larry Bird also came to the middle of the field, with a very cool look on his face.

However, his determined expression gave people a feeling that strangers should not enter, so the players of the two teams looked at each other in blank dismay, and no one came forward to say hello.

"Boy, is your three-pointer very accurate?"

Lian Dao didn't expect that Larry Bird would find him, which was a bit unexpected.

"The opponent will save face!" Lian Dao was stunned for a moment, then replied.

Byrd sneered.

"Boy, I don't know if your three-pointer is accurate, but your trash talk is really bad!"

"How about it, are you interested in coming to the Pacers?"

After Larry Bird finished speaking, he came to the midfield without waiting for Lian Dao to answer.

recruit? Pacers? Did they sign it?

Lian Dao shook his head and threw out other thoughts in his mind, the most important thing now is the competition!

Vucevic and Tyler Hansbrough jump ball at midfield.

"beep!"

After Larry Bird tossed the ball into the air, he came to the empty seat next to the marinated egg and sat down!

Vucevic once again relied on his height and wingspan to jump the ball for USC.

"The game starts, USC jumps to the ball!"

With Zhang Reasonable's commentary, the game officially started!