Speaking of which…
After Ye Hua returned to the team, he immediately threw himself into intense preparation and training with his teammates. In the blink of an eye, more than half a month had passed.
During this period, the other teams had finished their regular matches. Then, March Madness's division competition list came out. Marquette University's Golden Hawks were in the second round, the Western Conference, as the third seed team. At the same time, its opponents were Davidson College, Wake Forest University, Butler University, University of North Columbia, University of Arizona, UCLA, and Duke University.
Some were traditional and powerful teams, while others were weaker. Of course, Ye Hua didn't understand the underlying principles. After all, he had never played in a regular competition. In any case, he only knew which teams to fight.
Besides, he was not a starting player. He was just the sixth player.
As time passed, in the blink of an eye, it was March 18th.
On this day, March Madness of 2003 officially began. The entire country was paying attention to it, and many sports media outlets were taking action. There were also scouts coming in and out of the basketball stadium. They stood in the audience and looked at the players who were sweating on the court. They recorded their data and wrote down their comments.
However, the first round had nothing to do with Marquette University's Golden Hawks. As the No. 3 team, they were playing against the No. 14 team, the University of Kansas Pine Hawks. The next day, on the night of March 19th, the game at the USC basketball stadium was their first game.
Today, at around seven o'clock, the USC basketball stadium was already filled with spectators. There were nearly ten thousand people. It was shocking and the crowd was boiling.
"Listen up, guys. There will be a lot of NBA scouts coming to watch your game tonight, so do you want to play in the NBA? If you want to, work hard to show your ability.”In the locker room before the game, Coach Biron took the initiative to remind the players who were eager for the BNAC draft, especially Dwyane Wade, Piri, and Robert, before he laid out the tactics.
"So, whether you can become famous or not depends on your performance on the court, especially tonight. It's our Golden Hawks 'first game. It's very important.”After the coach reminded them, he began to explain the tactics to the players.
Beside him, Ye Hua listened silently.
In fact, there was nothing about Ye Hua in these tactics. They were all defensive tactics and inside tactics, which had nothing to do with him.
Because this era was still the era of centers, it was a kind of collision of flesh and blood, a collision of fighting style that required height and strength. Coincidentally, whether it was height or strength, Ye Hua was currently in a weak position. He really could not gain an advantage in a team that was filled with tall people, so he was the sixth player and not the starter.
Just like in the small ball era, any center would have a three-pointer or shooting skill. In this era, that was completely unimaginable. Therefore, Ye Hua, who could not display his amazing ability in the penalty area, naturally would not receive much attention. It was even more impossible for the coach to give him special tactics.
In short, Ye Hua's fiery three-pointer and his long-range shooting style were too unconventional in this era of centers. It was indeed difficult to follow his tactics. No one knew how to cooperate with him.
Only Wade, who had the speed and the passing ability to match Ye Hua's shooting, felt very good. The others were temporarily unable to get a good match with Ye Hua.
"Team Golden Eagle, get ready to go on stage." A few minutes after the tactical explanation was over, a staff member knocked on the door outside the locker room and came in to remind him.
" Let's go, young man..." Immediately, everyone stood up with a serious expression. Under the encouragement of the coach, they walked out of the locker room one after another.
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When he said that he would go on stage, he didn't mean that he was going to compete immediately. This was because there was still some time to warm up for the members of the two teams.
" Rumble…" At this moment, under the basket, some of the starting players of the two teams were exercising and stretching their muscles. However, some people loved to be in the limelight. They directly dunked and displayed their speed, jumping, and strength to the fullest. However, the purpose of these people was to attract the attention of some people.
" Heh…" Ye Hua, who was also warming up at the edge of the field, pursed his lips and complained in his heart," A bunch of scheming bitches.
That's right.
Ye Hua was also warming up, and so were the other substitutes. Although he was not in the starting lineup, he was the sixth player on the team. Not to mention the chances of him playing, he had a much higher chance than the others. The players 'stamina was limited. A wise manager would not insist on playing the main players. Instead, when necessary, he would definitely replace the substitutes. At that time, Ye Hua would lead a group of shrimp and crab players to play, stabilize the situation, and buy time for the main players to rest.
"Hello, are you a Golden Eagle player?”Suddenly, just as Hua Ye was stretching his body and swinging his waist, a middle-aged white man walked over and asked Hua Ye.
When Ye Hua heard someone talking to him, he immediately turned around and looked at the other party with a puzzled expression. He did not know who the other party was, but he still nodded and said,"Yes, I'm a Golden Eagle player.”
"Are you Chinese? "He's from the same country as Yao…" The middle-aged Caucasian asked with interest.
"Yes, if you are talking about Yao Ming, I am indeed from the same country as him. My name is Ye Hua.”Ye Hua smiled slightly. At the same time, he realized that this westerner in front of him only came to greet him because he had benefited from Yao Ming.
Yao Ming was last year's top scorer. He was the third person in China to enter the NBA and the first Chinese to enter the NBA. He was the pride of China. Therefore, in the US basketball court, there were already many Asian people. Now that Ye Hua had appeared, it would naturally attract the attention of some people. This was not surprising.
"Can you tell me what position you play on the team?”The middle-aged Caucasian asked expectantly.
Ye Hua smiled awkwardly at this question.""I'm a shooting guard, but I'm not a starter. I've only played for a few months.”
"Oh." Nodding, the middle-aged Caucasian seemed a little disappointed.
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