"You're telling me this is a basketball court?"
When Zhang Yan stepped into the stadium of the University of Phoenix, the venue of the NCAA finals, his first reaction was one word.
Ridiculous!
"This is too crazy! This is my first time playing on such a big court!”
Even Dwyane Wade couldn't help but exclaim.
The University of Phoenix Stadium was the home stadium of the Arizona Cardinals.
The venue had 63400 seats. After being specially modified for the NCAA finals, plus standing tickets, it could accommodate at least 78600 people!
It was too spectacular. It was even more exaggerated than a professional football field!
In order to take care of the audience's perception and experience, the NCAA organizing committee spent a lot of effort.
First, they raised the pitch, and some of the audience seats had to be rebuilt.
At this time, the biggest BUG in the multi-purpose stadium would appear.
How could he let these 70,000 people see the match clearly?
The solution given by the organizing committee of the NCAA tournament was to prepare a huge screen that was almost the same size as a football field, took up an area of 13000 square meters, and was as tall as a three-story building!
Tonight, the stadium, which could hold 78600 people, would be full.
Its popularity and attention surpassed the NBA!
Some people said that watching the NCAA was like watching Slam Dunk.
This was because basketball in the student era was filled with youth, passion, and dreams!
After returning to the locker room, Marquet Golden Eagles 'teammates were all very excited.
Playing on such a court was every player's dream!
Zhang Yan could already imagine the earth-shaking shock brought about by the simultaneous screams and cheers of nearly 80,000 people!
Novak took out a box from his bag.
When the box was opened, it was filled with cigars!
"Brothers, these are the victory cigars prepared for us tonight!”
"Steve, did anyone tell you that preparing for victory in advance is bad for your character?”Zhang Yan walked up and glanced at Novak."
"But I like it!"
High-end cigars were not harmful to the lungs, and at the same time, they were a weapon to show off after victory!
However, he had to take down the University of Kansas first!
The University of Kansas Jays and Hawks had a long history and glorious record.
His first basketball coach was the inventor of basketball: James Naissmith!
In the past 120 years, they had reached the NCAA finals nine times and won the championship three times.
One of the most famous schoolmates was the basketball emperor, Zhang Liangwan.
In 1955, Chamberlain, who had gained some fame in the country due to his admiration for Coach Fogg Allen, joined the University of Kansas.
In 1956, he led the University of Kansas to the NCAA finals and lost after three overtimes.
This game was also known as the greatest game in the history of the NCAA.
However, Chamberlain still became the first non-champion player in the history of the NCAA to win the Most Outstanding Player Award with his outstanding individual performance!
What kind of concept was this?
It was equivalent to the NBA giving the title of the FVP to a member of the losing team!
It was from there that Chamberlain embarked on the great path to the top of basketball.
But times had changed, and this old NCAA team had been without a championship since 1988.
The team seemed to have fallen into a spell.
And this year was the best time for them to break the curse!
The Kansas Jays and Hawks had the best combination of both inside and outside the basketball scene, Collison and Hinrich!
This was a combination of two players who were predicted to be in the lottery!
It was also the last obstacle for Marquette Golden Eagle on the road to winning the championship!
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"Zhang! I'm very happy that you can accept our interview! There are many young kids all over the United States trying to imitate your playing style, especially those who are taller than their peers. What do you think about this?”
Before the pre-match warm-up session began, Zhang Yan accepted a brief interview with ESPM.
“SORRY! It's my fault. I made the game too simple, causing them to think that everything was easy.”
After hearing this, the reporter smiled. It was still the same interview style as always. It was as confident as ever and as flamboyant as ever!
"Then, do you have any suggestions for these children?”
Zhang Yan replied," Do what you think is right. Play the game the way you like. That's all."”
"After the last match, you gained a lot of nicknames! Mage, Savior, Record Crusher, etc. Which one of them do you like the most?”The ESPM reporter continued to ask.
Zhang Yan shrugged." It doesn't matter if I like it or not. It's fine as long as my fans like it.”
Immediately after, the reporter asked the next question,"Before the game, the University of Kansas guard Hinrich once said that they have studied you thoroughly and found a way to limit you. Do you have anything to say about that?”
Hearing this, Zhang Yan could not help but laugh.
"Zhang, do you have anything to say in response to Hinrich?”
After the reporter finished speaking, he pointed at the camera. These reporters usually liked to make big news. Only with conflicts and contradictions could they attract more fans.
"I'm sorry, that smile was a response.”
Zhang Yan didn't say much. Sometimes, an action or even an expression was the best way to retaliate.
When the reporter asked the last question, whether he had the confidence to win the game, Zhang Yan spread his hands and said,
"We will beat the University of Kansas and win the championship. This has always been our goal. Second place is only the number one loser. Only first place can satisfy my appetite.”
Zhang Yan spoke bluntly. At this point, words like modesty, pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger, and leaving room for negotiation were meaningless.
There was nothing to say, just do it!
Before the match, he had said that Zhang Yan wanted to overwhelm his opponent in terms of momentum!
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