Bill Walton never expected that after the game, because of his comment, Li Rong's template on the draft website was actually changed to Larry Bird.

However, rookies who have always used Larry Bird as the template have not played well. Not to mention the distant ones, the original draft template for Adam Morris, a white player who entered the NBA last year, was Bird.

Adam Morris was a big killer in college, and averaged 28.1 points per game that year, and he was the most dazzling star of tomorrow.

However, this draft pick Tanhualang, who was appointed by the God of Basketball, averaged only 11.8 points per game while being named the core of the outside line by the team in the rookie season, and his shooting percentage was only 37%. Compared with the Big Bird who dominated the game as soon as he entered the league, he was simply incomparable to the Big Bird.

What's worse is that he didn't have a good defense in college and was terrible after he arrived in the NBA, which disappointed the fans who were looking forward to his play.

Many people think of the touching and affectionate confession of Magic Johnson at Larry Bird's retirement ceremony: "Larry, you said there will definitely be the next Larry Bird in the future, but I tell you that there will never be the next Bird."

The fact is really just like the Magician said. The last player who appeared with Larry Bird as the draft template was not played.

Draft experts who have learned experience even pointed out bluntly that once a rookie is labeled as Bird, it means that the rookie may be so physically ill that he is not very helpful, his personality is not easy to deal with, and he is easily injured.

So now, once someone’s draft template is established as Larry Bird, it becomes a burden.

Li Rong didn't know that he had been labeled as a king in the past. After Butler eliminated the University of Maryland Turtles 71-58 in the last game, he followed the team to Atlanta to prepare for the next game.

The venues of the NCAA Championship no longer implement the home and away system like the previous regular seasons of the division, but are moved to the neutral venue.

The Bulldogs' next game is the famous Atlanta Georgia Cupola Arena.

The Georgia Arena was built in 1992 and is located in the downtown of the Atlanta metropolitan area, the ninth-ranked city in the United States. It is also the home location of the Atlanta Falcons of the NFL.

After the completion of the Georgia Cupola, it became the main stadium of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and is one of the most prestigious stadiums in the United States.

The stadium has a total of 80,000 seats, and the number of spectators is 4 times that of ordinary NBA games.

Even so, for enthusiastic NCAA fans, tickets for this game are still hard to come by.

Of course, the audience was not aimed at the unknown Butler University Bulldogs, but because of their opponent, the NCAA Championship defending champion, the University of Florida Gators.

Since winning the NCAA Championship last year, the Gators have retained their core winning roster this season.

Not only do they have the terrifying Florida Trident Noah, Horford and Brewer, but also the backcourt double-tenders Ryan Green and Lee Humphrey should not be underestimated, and there are also powerful substitutes like Marlis Spetts sitting on the bench.

The call for Florida to defend the title has been high since the beginning of the season. The NCAA's defense is as difficult as establishing a dynasty team in the NBA because of its player mobility. The previous NCAA team that can defend the title is still the Duke Blue Devils led by coach K, which happened in 1992.

The University of Florida lives up to expectations. Since the start of the season, the NCAA ranking has been ranked first in the country. Even North Carolina, which also has an NBA-level starting lineup, or Ohio State, who has a NBA-level starting lineup, still cannot pose any threat to their rankings.

They swept all the way in the regular season of the division, invincible, and entered the National Championships as the champion of the Southeast League without any suspense.

After entering the championship, the Gators are still in good shape. They defeated their opponents with big scores in both rounds of knockout rounds and easily advanced to the Sweet Sixteen.

Butler University is able to reach the quarterfinals this year, which can be said to have achieved the goal of booking the season.

However, because of Li Rong's sudden emergence, everyone was no longer satisfied with reaching the top 16, but tried their best to go further in the championship.

However, when the opponent in the Sweet Top 16 came out, he poured a pot of cold water on everyone's hot hearts.

The opponent is so powerful that no media outside the world is optimistic about the Bulldogs in their predictions. The only question they are concerned about is how many points the Bulldogs will lose to their opponents in this game.

Pre-match polls showed that even Indiana locals were not optimistic about the Bulldogs being able to advance. Many people think that this team, as the only local Indiana local fire left in the championship, will soon be wiped out by the powerful Gators.

The day before the game, the University of Florida players were interviewed by the media after training.

Reporter: "Butler University Bulldogs are considered a dark horse in this tournament. I wonder if you think of this opponent who has been fighting from non-six leagues?"

Billy Donovan, head coach of the University of Florida Gators: "We studied their game videos before the game. They are a team with excellent defense and few defensive shortcomings. We won't take it lightly in this game."

Gators' power forward Al Horford agreed: "Their No. 12 Player Championship has performed well, but their two inside players should not be underestimated, it will be an uphill battle."

Reporter: "When it comes to No. 12, Corey, can you tell us how you will defend the opponent's No. 12 tomorrow?"

The Gators' starting small forward Corey Brewer showed a warm and innocent smile on his face when he heard this. He was about to speak, but was snatched by Noah next to him.

"Listen," Noah said with a big mouth, "I don't care where this number 12 came from, but I can guarantee that Cory will protect him from shit." After that, he glanced at Brewer, "Right, Cory."

Brewer was a little embarrassed when he heard this, and Noah's remarks obviously pushed him to the fire.

The answer is right, it seems a bit disrespectful to your opponent.

The answer is no, but it seems that I lack confidence.

Damn, Noah, you are a big mouth, what about cheating teammates?

You are used to talking nonsense every time, but I have always been a good baby in front of the media!

Brewer thought for a long time and felt that this was a pit and he must not jump into it. He will soon participate in the draft this year. It would be bad if he left the impression that he liked to face the media bragging.
Chapter completed!