Chapter 1 The NCAA Fairy Tale
"Ding, we are testing the skill card under training for the host!"
"Ding, 3 C-level skill cards and 4 D-level skill cards in the host training..."
"Michael Reed's shooting ability in the C-level skill card 00~01 season, triggering probability is 40%... has been triggered."
"The breakthrough ability of the C-level skill card 02~03 season ncaatj Ford has a trigger probability of 42%...has triggered."
"The C-level skill card 02-03 season ncaa Kylekovol's shooting ability has a trigger probability of 45%...has triggered."
"The D-level skill card...the trigger probability is 75%...not triggered."
“…triggered.”
“…triggered.”
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I was lucky, but a D-level skill card was not triggered.
The 2004 NCAA final was about to come, Li Yuan sat in front of his wardrobe and listened quietly to a series of reports from the female voices in his mind. When the last broadcast of the skill card ended, he felt relieved.
All C-level skill cards have been triggered, and only one D-level skill card has not been triggered, which means that in the NCAA finals half an hour later, he can almost show his strongest combat power.
This is the best news for him who is determined to win the championship.
Otherwise, he would feel a little unsure about facing the University of Connecticut, which has super inside Emecca Ocafor tonight.
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"Okay, dear viewers in front of the TV, in the near future, the 2004 NCAA Finals will officially begin. The two teams entering the final this year are the University of Connecticut led by Emecca Ocafor and Georgia Tech led by Lee... Judging from the calls before this game, more fans are optimistic about Georgia Tech!"
While Li Yuan was sitting in front of the locker room and breathing a sigh of relief, the University of Virginia basketball hall, which is the venue for this year's NCAA game, is now full of fans. Bill Walton, an espn commentator who commented on the game, is giving a brief introduction to both sides of this year's NCAA finals.
"First of all, the ace of the University of Connecticut Emecca Okafor, this is a newcomer with unlimited potential. On the current forecast list for the 2004 draft, his name ranks in the top three picks in the draft. In the eyes of many senior teams, no matter which three teams can win the top three picks in the end, there will definitely be the name of Emecca Okafor in the final choice of these three picks. From here, we can see what kind of super newcomer Emecca Okafor is!"
"Of course, his strength is beyond doubt. So far this season, he averaged 17 points and 12 rebounds per game, as well as 4.7 blocks and a 60% shooting percentage. If you only look at the data, it is like a super insider. To be honest, I'm also curious about what kind of results he will play after entering the league!"
"And in today's game, Emecca Okafor's existence is also destined to be the most difficult point for Georgia Tech..."
"Then it's Georgia Tech..." Bill Walton introduced Okafor in detail, and briefly introduced other players at the University of Connecticut. After that, the topic changed and began to introduce the players at the Georgia Tech. Before the introduction, his tone changed some changes when he didn't pay attention. Obviously, the person he was going to introduce next had a different status in his heart. Even from the expression, Bill Walton was more interested in him than Okafor. "The main player of Georgia Tech is a Chinese, named Li, Yuan..."
Li Yuan, Chinese, a junior at Georgia Tech University, 21 years old, 195cm tall, position: point guard, so far this season, averaged 16.3 points, 5.4 assists, 3.3 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game, with a shooting percentage of 45%...
The basic information about Li Yuan was slowly spoken from Bill Walton's mouth. After hearing these words, this guy had nothing special about it.
Including his data, it doesn't have to be compared with those geniuses in the past, even compared with Okafor, it's all worse than that.
But it was such a junior who looked nothing special. He averaged 14.3 points, 4.4 assists and 3.6 rebounds per game last year. After the NCAA ended, news immediately came out that a team had decided to choose him with the first round pick, but resolutely chose to stay in school for one year!
This incident caused a lot of discussion in April last year.
First of all, he is a Chinese. It is not easy for such a guy to perform like this in NCAA. Another thing is the promise of the first round pick! NBA has 30 new players selected in the first round every year, especially the 2003 draft is still a super year called the "golden generation" by many experts. It is even more difficult for him to be selected in the first round in such a big year!
But, in the eyes of many fans, this guy gave up on such a difficult opportunity!
The reasons announced later also caused an uproar.
His reason is: he wants to win the NCAA championship for Georgia Tech, and only after completing this goal will he choose to go to NBA!
"WTF, is this guy crazy? Can ncaa's championship be more important than playing in NBA?"
"This is ridiculous. A Chinese actually loves his alma mater in the United States so much, but this kind of black humor just happens. As more and more guys just use NCAA as a springboard, I really feel a little ridiculous, but I feel a little moved."
"God bless you, kid, this may not be the most correct choice, but your choice has allowed me to see the fairy tale in reality. Man, from today on I will pay attention to you, and I hope to see you again on the NCAA finals stage next year!"
This was the public opinion about this matter at that time. Many fans did not understand it. They thought that Li Yuan gave up such a rare opportunity for him and continued to fight for a college league championship trophy that was useless for him to play NBA in the future. It was so stupid!
Because before him, no Chinese, including Chinese, could enter the NBA through the NCAA pedal. From this we can see how difficult this matter is. This guy finally did it and gave up. If he played in the new season, it would be better than before. I am afraid that he would cry to death at that time?
It’s no wonder that these fans think so. Every season of NCAA, especially after entering "March Crazy", has always been a rampant dark horse. The university, which was the NCAA champion the year before, often happens in the first round of "March Crazy" the next year.
As a player, he performed well in the previous year, and suffered from ups and downs in the next year, injuries, or poor team strength, and other situations that caused a sharp decline in performance.
In addition, playing NCAA for one more year, Li Yuan's age will be one year older. In the eyes of the NBA scouts, his potential will be one point less.
After all, in their opinion, the best time for any player to rise is between 18 and 21 years old, which is why many top scorers are young and have many shortcomings, but have physical talents that can be seen with the naked eye.
In short, it is too risky to fight for one more year, especially Li Yuan is still a Chinese...
But that's the case. More fans were moved by Li Yuan's choice. In their opinion, this is the most beautiful college basketball fairy tale.
A guy who wants to win the championship for his alma mater resolutely gave up the opportunity to become a millionaire. This is really not a plot that will appear in reality.
So even though Li Yuan was just a Chinese, after the relevant news broke, he still received a lot of letters sent to him by fans, some sent to the University of Georgia by hand, and some sent to his email.
In just a few days, Li Yuan became the most well-known NCAA player in the United States. Even Okafor, Ben Gordon, the talented "Best High School Students in the United States" who are about to enter NCAA are not as famous as he was at that time. As for the newcomers participating in the draft in 2003, only LeBron James and Cameron Anthony's limelight can surpass Li Yuan. Others, including Milicic, a talented golden boy from Europe, were not as much as Li Yuan's reported during that time.
During that time, he became an unquestionable NCAA star. Many fans are waiting for the start of the NCAA new season. They want to see Li Yuan win the cup in the new season and give this fairy tale a perfect ending!
Li Yuan did not disappoint these fans who were looking forward to his goal. As the core of the new season, he once again survived the "March Crazy" and entered the final NCAA Finals.
This makes Georgia Tech another university team in NCAA history that has entered the NCAA Finals for two consecutive years!
This year, Li Yuan's data is also a step closer, which makes his prospects for the 2004 draft conference brighter. Many experts say that Li Yuan is likely to be selected in the middle of the first round!
The fans who supported him were also very excited when they heard this news. Li Yuan gave up a good opportunity with many risks, just to win the NCAA championship trophy. They really don’t want to see Li Yuan performing an unexpected event in the new season because of this trophy, which led to his personal performance being worse than last year. In that case, with Li Yuan’s identity as a Chinese and his age of one year older, there will definitely be no chance in the draft...
Fortunately, God will not let down the guy with dreams!
This kid is awesome!
Now, as long as you win the championship trophy, this fairy tale will be perfect!
This is also why Connecticut has super insider Okafor in this era when insiders are king, but his call for winning is not as high as Georgia Tech.
Perhaps the strength of this team is indeed strong, which will be a difficult battle for Georgia Tech, which has a weak inside strength, but for these fans, what they prefer to see is a perfect fairy tale!
This fairy tale-like story is also the reason why Bill Walton viewed Li Yuan differently. He is an unquestionable senior. When he won the NBA championship, Li Yuan was not even born.
However, the story of Li Yuan choosing to stay in NCAA to continue working hard in NCAA in order to ensure the prospects for the draft are guaranteed, but the story of Li Yuan's senior Bill Walton rarely heard of.
In his opinion, this young man may be a bit ideal, but being able to survive a year and return to the NCAA finals is enough to prove that he has a good heart.
You should know that after April last year, Li Yuan became an unquestionable NCAA star, which attracted much attention to his every move. More importantly, all newcomers who want to participate in the draft in 2004 will regard him as an opportunity to attract a lot of attention!
When these guys meet him, they will definitely face the game against him with a more serious attitude than usual.
It can be said that the opponents Li Yuan faces this season will be more difficult to deal with. Under such circumstances, his data can be steadily improved, and at the same time, he will bring the team to the finals again, which shows that his strength has improved a lot, and it can also prove that his character is also very good.
Speaking of which, Li Yuan's good character is also one of the important factors that many experts are optimistic about his prospects for this year's draft, who is one year older.
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It is also this fairy tale about Li Yuan, which makes this NCAA final particularly eye-catching.
In previous years, the NCAA finals have been a sports event that even NBA will give in. NBA usually will not arrange any event on this day, so that all basketball enthusiasts will focus on the two best NCAA teams every year.
To put it simply, "American live broadcast" is the most basic specification.
This year, the number of reports has been repeated.
In addition, espn also sent Bill Walton, the ace commentator, to explain the game, which shows the importance.
In addition, from the gathering of various "big brands" in the audience, we can also see how lively the NCAA is this year. In addition to the scouts that must be visited in the finals every year, and those senior executives who may win high picks to sign the team, some stars who look familiar at first sight and NBA All-Stars also came to the scene to watch this NCAA final, which is considered to be the top level among non-professionals.
Of course, what they want to know more is what ending will Li Yuan’s “fairy tale” end in the end.
One thing most fans know is that this year's finals will be Li Yuan's last NCAA finals. He is already 21 years old, which can be regarded as an older rookie in the NBA. Fortunately, in the eyes of NBA scouts, there is still room for improvement. If you really wait for the age of 22 to enter the league, the team's attention, including the prospects in the draft, will be greatly reduced.
From the history of the NBA draft, we can see that except for the few Wizards who will not be affected even at the age of 22, other new players, no matter what kind of data they played in NCAA at the age of 22, their draft picks will generally not be too high. They are generally at the end of the first round and the second round. This position is chosen for each NBA team as the instant combat power. If they cannot perform well immediately, they will be eliminated immediately.
Compared with the same players in the middle and above in the first round, the living environment is much crueler.
This is also the reason. Li Yuan will definitely not be able to stay in ncaa after the end of this season...
This year's finals became his last chance to pursue his dream.
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"Boss, you did it, as you said, back to the finals!"
In this NCAA final, there was also a spectator who was a bit special to Georgia Tech: he looked like a Tyrannosaurus Rex, with a very weird appearance and a tall height. He looked like basketball, but his figure was not strong, and he was a little thin compared to Okafor of the University of Connecticut who is currently on the court.
His name is Chris Bosh, the super newcomer selected by the Raptors in the fourth pick in the first round last year, and is also the core main player who reached the finals in the last time of Georgia Tech.
The ncaa with Lee Won was called the "Georgia Double Demon".
However, after losing the finals last season, he did not choose to stay in the team, but chose to participate in the draft.
Of course, this is the result of his discussion with Li Yuan.
After the end of last season, Li Yuan's market was good. He obtained some promises from relevant personnel that the team used the final signing of the first round to choose from. Chris Bosh's market was better than him. At that time, he received some guarantees from signing the team's senior management with high picks, and the prospects were bright. Li Yuan finally persuaded Chris Bosh to participate in the 2003 draft.
This also made the relationship between the two of them not worsened by Chris Bosh's choice to participate in the draft in advance. They still maintained a very good friendship just like when they fought side by side last year.
It can be seen from the name he called Li Yuan that Chris Bosh still believes that Li Yuan is his eldest brother.
When Li Yuan saw him before the game, he came forward to say hello to him. After seeing him for a year, Chris Bosh has become much stronger. Although he looks a little thin, Li Yuan can be sure that this guy's current ability to confront is definitely increased by more than two levels. This is the strength of the NBA trainer!
They really know how to train a new person.
Especially in terms of physical fitness.
Chapter completed!