This Forward is Not Serious

　　 Before participating in the cover shooting, Lin Ying became a hit on American social media.

　　 Just last night, he passed Wright's ball crazy.

　　 Compared to those triple-doubles that can only stay at the text level, this kind of visually impactful partition is obviously more able to inspire the enthusiasm of the fans!

　　 Just like the 2014 NBA Draft, the media promoted a lot of information about the No. 1 pick Wiggins, and the result was not as good as Wiggins’ own photo of the height.

　　Pictures are always more intuitive than words, let alone videos.

　　 And you have to know that Lin Ying’s buckle is Brandon Wright, the hottest draft pick this year!

　　 A player who was originally just a small league like the big 12, and only squeezed into the list by the performance of the crazy three, but now he has deducted the top three players!

　　 This is perfectly in line with the "inspirational" and "counter-attack" roles that fans like!

　　 "This guy can play in the NBA", and even "This guy can play in the lottery" tunes are beginning to be shouted!

　　 and it's kind.

　　 Of course, Lin Ying's fire is not only because of that dunk, but also because of... that man.

　　 The University of Texas won, Jordan’s presence in this wave of real hammering, it’s hard to let people not care!

　　Moreover, the fans gave Jordan many new and vivid nicknames, such as "Reverse Human Victory Cigar", "Opponent's Key to Victory" and so on.

　　 This wave of Linying "has a great contribution."

　　 If it weren't for his low post in the second half, Jordan would not be there.

　　 It's a pity that it's still 2007. If 2009 is past, Jordan's crying emoji is going to sweep social media.

　　 The sense of smell of "NBAdraft" is also very sensitive, or it is quite face-saving.

　　 They updated the draft prediction list overnight.

　　 Wright fell from third to fourth.

　　 And Lin Ying has risen from the original 40th overall to the 33rd overall! Selected by the Sonics!

　　 This change in the draft prediction list also made domestic fans climax.

　　 You have to know that this is the end of the second round!

　　Following the momentum of the University of Texas, it is a high probability event for Lin Ying to enter the first round. It is really not a chance to enter the lottery!

　　 They feel more and more that in this year's draft year, there will be three players entering the NBA together.

　　 And a certain wave soon announced that they had bought the right to broadcast the next game between the University of Texas and the University of Kansas.

　　 And they also said that they will greatly improve the server, and they will compensate the members for the day!

　　 Well, the kind of automatic renewal.

　　……

　　 On this day, the University of Texas team rushed to ESPN to participate in the magazine cover shooting.

　　 A group of people formed a semi-arc in three layers, and then looked up at the camera with both hands around the chest at the same time.

　　 is paired with the title "Dark Horses in Texas", and the cover is like the Naruto Akatsuki organization, with a sense of oppression.

　　……

　　 After the first round of the NCAA, there are two surviving dark horses.

　　 Both teams are from the Central and Western Division, one is UNLV and the other is the University of Texas.

　　 But UNLV doesn't have any stars, and the opponents are also weaker than the University of Texas.

　　 In contrast, the University of Texas will naturally be the focus of fans.

　　 And I have to mention the history of Texas, which is arguably the most special of all states in the United States.

　　 With an area of ​​nearly 700,000 square kilometers, Texas is the second largest continent in the United States after California.

　　 But this state originally belonged to Mexico.

　　 It’s just that the Americans played their best trick in the last century: penetration-independence-merge.

　　 is to continuously export the population here, and then organize the people who have been exported to become independent.

　　Because Texas was originally a colony of Spain, it is not very compatible with Mexico, so the independence is very troublesome.

　　 When the Mexican government could not hold it back, the United States made a promise: Let it be independent, and we will never merge them.

　　 Then the Republic of Texas appeared.

　　 Then, this republic became the 28th state in the United States.

　　 Mexico: What about the promised promise? Don't you want to face? (You play me like a monkey?)

　　United States: What promise? Talk about evidence! (Yes, you are a monkey!)

　　 This shameless way angered Mexico and then had a fight with the United States.

　　 As a result, Mexico was violently beaten, and the capital, Mexico City, was attacked by the United States.

　　 I can't fight, I can only negotiate.

　　 As a result of the negotiations, Mexico lost approximately 2.3 million square kilometers, nearly half of its territory, including Texas, California, and New Mexico.

　　 However, the Americans in Texas are a minority after all. They joined the United States at the time because they were forced by the situation, so they did not have a strong sense of identity with the United States.

　　 So in Texas, many people still call themselves the Lone Star Republic, and their red and blue Lone Star flags are also hanging high everywhere.

　　 This is also the reason why Trump used Texas as his base camp in history.

　　 So when this issue of the magazine came out, Texas fans were boiling.

　　 In their eyes, the University of Texas is a symbol of the Lone Star Republic, and those guys in the United States are fighting in blood.

　　……

　　 The second day after the magazine was shot, the University of Texas team flew to Denver by plane.

　　 Their 16-in-8 game against Kansas will be played at Denver’s Invesco Golf Course.

　　 Jingshunli High Stadium is the home of the NFL giants Denver Broncos.

　　 The Broncos have two Super Bowl titles in history, and their status is equivalent to the Houston Rockets in the NBA.

　　 It has more than 76,000 seats, which is one size bigger than the previous two arenas.

　　 The remaining three games of the Central and Western District will be played here.

　　 When coming down from Denver Airport, Lin Ying and Durant both felt a little tight and uncomfortable.

　　 Although Denver is not as exaggerated as the ones from Tibet in China, there is altitude sickness as soon as they go up, but its altitude has reached 1603 meters.

　　 It is the highest place in the four major sports leagues in the United States.

　　 The Denver Center, home of the Nuggets, is known as the "Home of the Devil" because of altitude.

　　 Mild altitude sickness is also altitude sickness, and people need to adapt.

　　 The members of the Nuggets live and train here all year round. Playing in this environment doesn't feel much anymore.

　　 But the visiting team is not good, especially at the beginning of the game, it feels like something is pressing on their chests.

　　 "Damn it, I don't know who arranged it."

　　 Durant took a deep breath and spit out.

　　 Lin Ying smiled and nodded, but did not complain.

　　 Although this home court is a bit special, it is the same for the remaining four teams in the Midwest.

　　 And this is not necessarily a bad thing, as it is to adapt to the plateau grounds in advance.

　　 If you know that you have entered the NBA, you can't escape to play on the plateau.

　　 In addition to Denver, there is Utah. Both of these cities are home to high altitudes.

　　……

　　 In order to let the players relax, after training in the afternoon, Barnes took the players to visit the Pepsi Center.

　　 The Pepsi Center is the home of the Nuggets. There is no game today. The University of Texas just got in touch.

　　 A group of students who have not really been in contact with the NBA, are riding the bus to the NBA stadium. The emotion is not only excitement but excitement.

　　 "Do you say we will meet Anthony or Iverson?"

　　 Durant also couldn't hide his excitement, turning his head to ask Lin Ying.

　　 Although the Nuggets are not a giant team like the Lakers, they are full of stars.

　　 "Little Melon" Anthony and "AI" Iverson, the presence of these two people is enough to make the Pepsi Center full.

　　 But today is not a match day, so it's hard to say if I can meet them.

　　 "It depends on whether they have trained today."

　　 Lin Ying took the words.

　　 There will be training without a game. If they happen to catch up with the Nuggets training when they arrive, they might have a chance to meet Anthony and Iverson.

　　 After more than 20 minutes' drive, they soon arrived at the Pepsi Center.

　　Get off the bus, and they saw a conspicuous building at the door.

　　 It is a rockery surrounded by four cone-shaped towers more than ten meters high. In the center of the rockery is a large red, white and blue "Pepsi" icon.

　　 After passing this iconic building and going forward, you can see many fans walking around the entrance of the arena.

　　The NBA arena is different from the NCAA. It usually has corresponding souvenir shops, snack bars, and even restaurants and bars.

　　 These are basically always open.

　　 So it is not a game day, you can also use it as a commercial center.

　　In terms of appearance, the Pepsi Center is a circular building, and it is built directly on the ground.

　　 After entering the arena, you can see more "Pepsi" icons, there are many on the wall and even on the ground.

　　 But besides those, you can also see many other things.

　　 Like a poster.

　　 After entering the arena, on the largest wall, there is a huge poster hanging.

　　 Inside the poster, Anthony and Iverson stood half-side.

　　 Both wore white hair bands, and they both had ditch hairstyles, and even both had smiling expressions.

　　 The only difference is that Anthony puts his hands around his chest, while Iverson puts his hands down and catches the ball with one hand.

　　 "It's not like it!"

　　 Looking at the poster, Durant turned his head and Lin Ying sighed.

　　He was talking about Anthony.

　　 Their impression of Anthony has to be traced back to the time Lin Ying was on TNT. Anthony's power in the Madison fight was five stars.

　　 The smile on this poster is warm and innocent, unlike two people.

　　 Lin Ying didn't think it was weird.

　　 When he was doing basketball data analysis, he also studied David Stern by the way.

　　 After studying, he discovered that this person is really awesome.

　　 If you don’t say anything else, let’s just talk about making stars, and get rid of Xiao Hua’s successor.

　　 Take Kobe as an example.

　　 He is not only telling you, this person is called Kobe, he is called Peter Pan or Black Mamba.

　　 He will also tell you that this person's character is paranoid, and he keeps using short stories to reinforce your impression.

　　 Then when you think of paranoia, the first player that comes to mind is Kobe.

　　 There are also similar, Iverson's Jieyu, Garnett's iron and blood, James' self-discipline and so on.

　　 But how can a creature with such a complicated human have only one personality?

　　 The paranoid Kobe is very friendly to the fans;

　　 The iron-blooded wolf king knows and fights and retreats;

　　The favorite food of self-disciplined James is high-calorie Toca;

　　 Iverson is as lonely as Lin Ying. (Excerpt from Iverson 76ers draft trial psychological report)

　　Similarly, Anthony of "Society" is "Melon" when he smiles.

　　 Oh, right, didn't the head coach of Syracuse University still say that Anthony is a famous "three good student"?

　　 Going up the steps, there are many jerseys and sneakers displayed around.

　　 When they got to the second floor, they crossed some aisles, and then they arrived at the game court.

　　 The stadium is generally closed on non-match days, this time it is considered to be especially open for them.

　　 They took some pictures one after another when they arrived in the venue.

　　 After visiting the arena, they visited the strength room and training hall one after another.

　　 It is a pity that the Nuggets did not arrange training in the afternoon.

　　 I missed this wave.

　　 Regret is inevitable, but on their way back, they saw a familiar person approaching in the aisle.

　　Anthony!

　　 Anthony wore headphones and put on a hood, and looked straight ahead, as if he hadn't noticed their presence.

　　 "Go up and say hello?"

　　 Durant hit Lin Ying with his shoulder.

　　He is excited and nervous at the moment.

　　Excitement is that I really met Anthony, and nervousness is that this is the first NBA superstar he has seen up close.

　　 Lin Ying's condition is not much worse than Durant's.

　　 He nodded, and then walked over with Durant.

　　 The two came to stop Anthony.

　　 Anthony frowned slightly when he saw someone blocking his way, but his eyes widened when he saw Durant and Lin Ying.

　　 The expression seemed to say: Is it you?

　　 Anthony knows them?

　　 Durant and Lin Ying were surprised when they read this information.

　　 Don’t think Durant is this year’s hot rookie, NBA stars will pay attention to him.

　　 There are drafts every year, and there are not a few rookies who lose their lives every year.

　　Unless you become a star, otherwise how many people will know you.

　　 "Mello, I am..."

　　 Because of the similar pronunciation of Carmelo and melon, coupled with his sweet smile, Nuggets fans will replace Carmelo with melon.

　　 Durant's name, it's close to putting this set.

　　 "Kevin Durant."

　　 But what Durant didn't expect was that Anthony, who took off his hood and headphones, showed a sweet smile and said his name directly.

"Forest."

　　 Then, he turned his head and said Lin Ying's name.

　　 Don't mention how surprised the two are now.

　　 Even if you know Durant, what is it like to know Lin Ying?

　　 His handsomeness has spread all over Denver like a floral fragrance?

　　 "I bought Georgetown University, and you killed it in the first round."

　　 Anthony then said slightly annoyed.

　　 Just like the Rockets bought the Crazy Three, the Nuggets also bought some.

　　Anthony graduated from Syracuse University.

　　Because Syracuse University did not enter the "Crazy Three" this year, he bought his old rival Georgetown University.

　　 As a result, no one expected that Georgetown, who is recognized as having the ability to compete for the championship, was upset by the University of Texas in the first round, and it was still a miserable defeat.

　　 Curiosity drove him to take a look at the game, and then remember Durant and Lin Ying who had a triple-double.

　　 "Why are you here?"

　　 After saying this sentence, Anthony realized that something was wrong.

　　 Durant opened his mouth and explained it again, and then Anthony reacted.

　　 "Although they are not easy to deal with, but I am optimistic about you."

　　 Anthony's next words are very interesting.

　　 He thought Georgetown was good, but now Georgetown has been given a big score to the University of Texas, so he is optimistic about the University of Texas.

　　 This logic, nothing wrong!

　　 And speaking of it, when he led Syracuse University to win the championship, his opponent in the final was also Kansas University.

　　 After chatting for a while, Durant offered to take a photo with Anthony.

　　 Anthony directly agreed. Putting his left and right hands on the shoulders of the two of them let Springman take a picture.

　　 And he might think it was not enough, so he took another photo with the two alone.

　　 When the filming was over, he smiled and greeted the two and left.

　　 "Shadow, I think it would be nice to play with the Nuggets if you didn't join me in a team."

　　 Looking at Anthony's back, Durant couldn't help but speak.

　　 As he said when he first walked in and saw the poster, Anthony was so different from what he had imagined!

　　 Lin Ying nodded.

　　 After a brief contact, Anthony is still very casual.

　　 It's just that if he runs this year, he doesn't think he will come to the Nuggets.

　　Because... the Nuggets have no draft picks this year...

　　 Before leaving the Pepsi Center, Lin Ying stopped by and took a measure of her height.

　　 2 meters 03.

　　 As expected, he is 2 cm taller than when he first entered the University of Texas.

　　Although he had a hunch in advance, he was really excited when he saw the result.

　　 Although the results of the bone age test showed that he could grow to 2.04 meters, no one knows when.

　　 If he could grow to 2.03 meters in his freshman year, it would undoubtedly be a boost for him.

　　 It can even be foreseen that if he goes to the joint trial, the burst of new height will also improve his draft market.

　　……

　　 Back at the hotel, Barnes and Springman discussed how to fight the University of Kansas in a few days.

　　 Old opponents, they are familiar with the opponents, and the opponents are also familiar with them.

　　 Like Lin Ying thought, they didn't think that the growth of just two crazy three games would give them any advantage in the contest against Kansas.

　　 Take the University of North Carolina as an example, the reason Lin Ying's low post offense can play such a big role is largely because he was caught off guard.

　　If you do it again, Lin Ying's role in the low position will definitely not be so great.

　　 And Kansas will definitely study the video of their game against North Carolina, and then conduct targeted defense.

　　 "Rick, I suggest we start with a small lineup."

　　 Springman suggested again.

　　 Why do you say it again, because from the beginning of the crazy three, he began to propose using a small lineup.

　　 Playing Kansas will be their third round, and it will be the third time he has suggested this.

　　 The conservative line that Barnes took in the last two times was the regular starting lineup.

　　 This time, he agreed.

　　 In fact, his employment is not purely conservative, but he depends on the effect of Lin Ying's play in the fifth position.

　　 It was an accident that Hibbert's mentality exploded so quickly in the fight against Georgetown, but in North Carolina, Lin Ying first carried Hansbrough and then fought Wright.

　　 This has fully explained the problem.

　　 "Let's increase the speed."

　　 Springman continued to suggest.

　　Before the big12 lost to Kansas, even if the University of Texas had a triangle offense, positional warfare was not dominant.

　　 Since they all started with a small lineup, play fast and try to avoid positional battles.

　　 The past two games also show that with Lin Ying and Augustine, they have an advantage when defensive and counterattack.

　　Barnes did not object either.

　　 A good basketball coach doesn't have to be a master tactician, but he must be a tactical master in terms of hiring people. Suspicious people don’t have to.

　　 This is true for both the players and the members of the coaching staff.

　　……

　　 The second round of "Mad 3" is about to start, and media attention and publicity continue to rise.

　　 16 into 8, looking at a lot of teams, but in fact, this is already the semi-finals of each district.

If 　　 can make it to the next round, it will be the conference finals.

　　 For fans in all regions, this has reached the stage of killing the red eye.

　　 The city of Denver also flooded with a large number of fans before the start of the second phase.

　　 Basketball has become the main theme of the city at this stage.

　　 To be more accurate, it should be NCAA, because even TNT threw the Nuggets game aside first.

　　 There have been news reports that the NBA Finals is not as popular as the NCAA Crazy Three game.

　　 There may be some exaggeration in this, but this statement is also enough to show the high degree of attention of Crazy Three.

　　Especially after entering the second stage, this statement is nearly valid.

　　 On the evening of game day, Denver was empty.

　　 Although there were only three games in the second stage, the three games were all played on different days.

　　 The first day in Denver was the UNLV and UNLV match.

　　 The winner between these two teams will be the first to advance to the finals of the Central and Western Division.

　　Barnes directly rented the hotel conference room to watch the live broadcast.

　　 In this way, after watching the game, you can directly analyze the details, which will kill two birds with one stone.

　　 "Do you think UNLV can still win?"

　　 There are still advertisements in the live broadcast, and Durant and Lin Ying chatted.

"Hard to say."

　　 Lin Ying did not give a definite answer.

　　 is a talented and experienced team.

　　Afflaro, Darren Collison, Barmot... these people are not freshmen.

　　 In fact, this year in history was a big score that defeated the University of Kansas into the final four.

　　 Although UNLV continues to give people surprises, but it wants to beat such a team.

　　 Use a very vivid analogy: it is twice as difficult as the University of Texas defeating the University of North Carolina.

　　 Of course, nothing happens to Crazy Three.

　　 Otherwise, they and UNLV can't get this far.

　　 "I think I win!"

　　 Durant is quite simple.

　　 During the talk, the commercials are almost the same, and the introduction of the players on both sides of the live broadcast has already begun.

　　 On the UNLV side, except for Joel Anthony, Lin Ying has never heard of it before.

　　 And even Joel Anthony is just a blue-collar player.

　　 There is his season data on the screen, 2.4 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.9 blocks.

　　 In addition to blocked shots, the other two data are considered poor in the NCAA.

　　 This is also determined by his physical condition.

　　 The height of 2 meters 06 wears shoes to play center, and his arm span is average.

　　 This kind of player can finally enter the NBA and play, really has inhuman qualities.

　　Joel Anthony's characteristic is his defensive ability.

　　 is very strong, and that kind of strength is not reflected in the data!

　　It can be said that he can do all the dirty work you can think of on the court, and he can do it very beautifully.

　　 such as card position, top man, screen, off-ball confrontation and so on.

　　 Many players are reluctant to do these things because the data cannot be reflected, but he is very keen and does a good job.

　　 He is probably also the spokesperson of "Data can't tell everything."

　　 This is also one of the reasons why Lin Ying didn't say that with Durant.

　　Because the only drawback of this team is probably that they don't have a good inside player.

　　 The game started quickly, UNLV defended a 2-3 zone from the start.

　　 This is not the era of small balls. There are indeed a lot of players who are accurate outside shots, but not many have reached the high-volume level.

　　'S choice over there is also very correct, transfer the ball from the outside to form a partial play, and then shoot a three-pointer from the outside.

　　 This team is weak on the inside but strong on the outside. As the core of the team, Afflalo has a 16+ performance per game, and his three-pointer percentage is more than 40%.

　　UNLV can be said to be right in the middle.

　　 If there is no accident, UNLV will be beaten in a few rounds and will not dare to use zone defense, and even be forced to switch to 3-2 zone defense.

　　 However, you don’t know which one will come tomorrow and unexpected!

　　 How can I shoot a three-pointer tonight~www.wuxiahere.com~ Afflalo is on the outside with three straight shots.

The 　　 frame has been smashed crooked!

　　 The UNLV players are not strong in individual players, but they are very skilled, especially the first-rate players in the fast break.

　　 And the offensive and defensive three-pointers have a point that is easy to be backed up, that is, the rebounds are basically long rebounds.

　　Long rebounds are very easy for opponents to form a defensive counterattack.

　　 As a result, the start was at a disadvantage.

　　 After stubbornly shooting two more three-pointers and still not making it, they finally had no choice but to accept the fact that they were out of alignment tonight.

　　 Okay, just hit inside if you are not sure of three points.

　　 Anyway, I can punish all of them.

　　 Then, Joel Anthony's performance moment arrived.

　　 Originally the 2-3 zone defense was defended by the main basket. Although the outside line can break through, it has already lost a layer of skin to reach the penalty area.

　　 Joel Anthony restricted area for various harvests.

　　 Or you can't make a good move if you directly use the card, or you can directly make a mistake, or you may just look at the right time and give you a blow.

　　 This scene is simply a replica of the 2018 Western Conference finals Rockets hit the Warriors tiebreaker!

　　 At the end of the final game, UNLV defeated 56 to 52. It was upset for the third consecutive round and broke into this year's Elite Eight!

　　, he made 2 of 21 shots from outside the three-point line.

　　 At the end of the game, Lin Ying looked at Durant with a sad expression.

　　 Who said Durant would win?

　　 No, Durant also said before that the University of Texas has made it into the quarterfinals?

　　Ps: Transitional chapters, all that can be deleted are deleted, and the two in one directly, so that you can read more comfortably!