There was no need to be happy until they won the NCAA Tournament!
We have unfinished business!
Wang Yan's words from the Staples Center caused the entire stadium to boil!
"We must emphasize one point!"
UCLA coach Ben Herland added,""Wang Yan is right."
"The team's goal this season is to ultimately win the NCAA Tournament.”
"As for the PAC-12 Alliance champion?”
"This is only our small goal!”
Crazy was just one word!
I'll only say it once!
Of course.
Although that was what they said at the award ceremony.
But after returning to the locker room.
The UCLA players were still celebrating crazily.
They had fought for an entire season just for this final championship.
When the championship was in hand, who could suppress the ecstasy in their hearts?
"Calm down, lads. Our battle has just begun!!”
In the midst of the crazy celebration, Coach Ben Herland reminded him,""After entering the NCAA Tournament, we will be facing strong opponents from all over the United States!”
After saying this, Coach Ben Herland looked at Norman Powell, who was holding a huge bucket in front of him."
"Okay, I'm done. You can continue to splash…"
Before he could finish his sentence.
Norman Powell directly poured a huge bucket of water on Coach Ben Herland's heart!!
In fact.
Coach Ben Herland was right.
The PAC-12 League Championship ended first.
The final winners of the major D1-level regional league championships in the United States were successively competing.
Very quickly.
The list of the top 64 teams for the NCAA Tournament was also released.
In the latest issue of Sports Illustrated.
The rankings of the seeded teams in the NCAA Tournament were also given.
In the PAC-12 league, they had won 22 wins and 0 losses in the tournament and 3 wins and 0 losses in the championship.
UCLA, with 25 wins and 0 losses, had become the No. 2 seed in the U.S. National Championship this season!
They were second only to the super-team that dominated the Southeastern Conference, the Kentuckian Wildcats!
Some people might question,"
The UCLA Tour Championship victory, this dominance was not enough to be ranked as the number one seed in the United States?
The answer was really no!
Why?
The reason was simple.
The No. 1 seed of the NCAA Championship this season, the Kentuckian Wildcats.
In his own Southeastern Alliance, he had also won the championship without losing!
So far in the season, they had a dominating 34 - 0 record.
UCLA was the only two teams in the U.S. to win the championship without losing this season.
It was actually very convincing that either of them was the No. 1 seed in the United States.
Sports Illustrated was more willing to believe in the overall strength of the Kentuckian Wildcats.
After all.
Putting aside UCLA's and Kentucky''s record of winning all games.
After Wang Yan and Towns, the two candidates for the top scorer, exchanged their stones.
The lineup of the two teams was not on the same level.
Other than Wang Yan, UCLA only had Norman Powell and Kevin Rooney, two NBA-level players.
Aside from Carl Anthony Towns, there was no need to talk about the state of Texas.
Their lineup also included:
Will Cowley Stein, Devin Booker, Trey Lyles;
Scar Labisier, Taylor Eulis, Andrew Harrison, and other NBA-level players!
In other words.
The starting five of the Kentuckian Wildcats were all NBA players.
On the bench were NBA-level substitutes!
The overall strength and depth of the lineup.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that they could beat the other 63 teams in the NCAA!
"In fact, many people feel that UCLA doesn't even deserve to be the No. 2 seed in the United States.”
Following the confirmation of the national seeded team for the NCAA Tournament this season.
At the evening conference of ESPM.
Stephen A. Smith said,"People feel that the Duke Blue Devils are more suited to be the No. 2 seed in the United States.”
Just like he said.
Stephen A. Smith, who was a fan of Wang Yan, placed UCLA at the top of the US.
But many fans did not pay.
The Kentuckian Wildcat was the well-deserved number one in the United States.
The third seed of the United States, the Duke Blue Devils, was also not to be underestimated!
Except for the top scorer, Jalil Okafor.
Duke also had Quinn Cook, Thales Jones, and Justice Winslow.
NBA players like Luke Kennard and Grenson Allen.
The head coach, Old K, was the absolute leader among the coaches of many NCAA teams.
Duke was definitely stronger than UCLA.
To be the third seed in the United States?
The fans felt that it was inappropriate!
"Actually, if UCLA didn't have Wang Yan, they wouldn't even be an NCAA Championship team.”
Mike Brin expressed his opinion."It is because of Wang Yan that UCLA became the No. 2 seed in the United States.”
"Similarly, it is also because of Wang Yan's existence that UCLA's position as the No. 2 seed in the United States is justified.”
UCLA's lineup might not be as deep as the Duke Blue Devils.
They were not even as good as the No. 8 seed of the United States, Wisconsin-ranked, and the No. 13 seed, Texas, Longhorn Horn.
However, due to Wang Yan's existence.
UCLA's upper limit was several streets ahead of these teams!
In terms of upper limit, who could compare to Wang Yan?
For Wang Yan's sake, UCLA had to be America's No. 2 seed!
" It's worth mentioning that in the last issue of the 15th Rookie Rankings before the start of the NCAA Tournament…"
They chatted for a while about the American rankings.
Stephen A. Smith brought up the next topic: "Wang Yan has surpassed Carl Anthony Towns for the first time in many media rankings.”
"He broke the months-long monopoly of the top 1 position of the Kentucky-based centers on major draft websites.”
On the last 15-year Rookie Ranking before the start of the NCAA Tournament.
Many famous talent show websites placed Wang Yan at the top of their predictions!
Carl Anthony Towns, who had dominated the top spot for five months, was finally pushed to second place!
Many media outlets still placed Towns first and Wang Yan second.
However, Wang Yan had indeed seriously threatened Towns's position as the top scorer. There was no doubt about this!
The battle between Wang Yan and Towns was destined to be discussed with the NCAA Tournament this season.
"What's interesting is that if we want to see this battle of the top scorers in this year's NCAA Tournament, we'll have to fight for the first place.”
"That will have to wait until the finals.”
According to the schedule of this season's NCAA Tournament.
The No. 1 seed in the U.S., Kentuckia, and the No. 2 seed, UCLA.
They were placed in two different areas.
Towns and Wang Yan wanted to fight before entering the NBA?
They could only hope that both sides would fight their way out of the semi-finals and meet on the stage of the finals.
A showdown between the top scorers!
"With that said, we can give a premonition of the first round of the NCAA Tournament that will be broadcasted live on ESPN.”
"UCLA is going to play against the Buckeyes in Los Angeles.”
"Wang Yan will be in his own territory, facing off against another top three rookie of the 15th year, Dangilo Lasalle!”
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