One day later, the ‘Final Four’ of the NCAA tournament, which has attracted nationwide attention, were all announced!
In addition to the Texas Longhorns, the other three teams that have reached the Final Four are the University of Florida Gators, UCL Bruins, and Ohio State Buckeyes.
There is no doubt that these three opponents who entered the semi-finals are all tough opponents.
The University of Florida is the defending champion, UCLa was the runner-up in last season's NCAA championship, and Ohio State University has Greg Oden, the favorite for this year's No. 1 pick!
Soon, the semi-finals lineup came out.
Texas Longhorns vs University of Florida Gators.
Ucla Bruins vs Ohio State Buckeyes.
For fans of the University of Texas, attending the University of Florida is undoubtedly a great choice!
Because the opponent is not only the defending champion, but also has 6 NBA-level players!
Among them, the team's generals Horford, Noah and Corey Brewer were also ranked in this year's lottery!
In addition, this team is also very experienced.
Four of the five starters are juniors, and shooting guard Humphrey is even a senior. This is why they are invincible all the way.
This kind of lineup strength can be said to be extremely exaggerated, and is very rare in NCAA history!
However, after learning that the opponent in the semi-finals was the University of Florida, Chen Yan felt no emotions at all.
If your goal is to win the championship, you will encounter the University of Florida sooner or later.
If that's the case, why are you afraid of them?
No matter how scary the name of the University of Florida is, just do it!
In the following days, ESPN talked about the 'Final Four' every day, playing the four teams' promotion paths and highlights in a loop.
There are only four teams in total, and ESPN can talk about it all day long.
The content is nothing more than how dazzling Texas' explosive combination is, how strong Florida's overall strength is, how comprehensive UCL is, and how Ohio State's talent explodes...
Faced with these repeated contents, fans are still watching and discussing with pleasure.
The enthusiasm of people across the United States for March Madness is beyond imagination. It is more like a large-scale festival than an event.
The Texas players are enjoying everything that's going on.
After all, it’s not every day that you can see yourself as soon as you turn on the TV.
As soon as the semi-finals lineup came out, various peripheral industries related to March Madness also became busy.
The most active among them are undoubtedly bookmakers.
"March Madness is coming to an end, which team can win the final championship?"
"Who will win the game between the University of Texas and the University of Florida?"
"Will Chen Yan score more than 30 points again?"
"Will Chen Yan have another on-court conflict with his opponent?"
"What kind of crispy noodles did Chen Yan and Durant eat when they entered the venue?"
Various bets and various fancy openings emerge in endlessly.
This kind of opening also greatly increases the interest of the game and allows more people to participate in the "March Madness" event.
After advancing to the semi-finals, Chen Yan's draft prediction ranking has grown again.
Even as I said before, as long as Texas continues to advance and Chen Yan continues to perform brilliantly, his ranking will continue to rise.
ESPN ranked him 10th, and Draft ranked Chen Yan 9th.
It seems that Chen Yan's entry into this year's lottery is a sure thing.
After seeing this ranking, many Chinese fans were excited.
Arab League has announced that he will participate in this year's NBA draft, and his ranking will definitely be in the top 10. If Chen Yan participates in the draft, there will be two Chinese players in the lottery this year!
Coupled with Yao Yao who has been playing in the NBA for 5 years, the Chinese men's basketball team is about to take off!
The overall quality of the 2007 draft was good, and was considered by the media to be second only to the draft in 1984, 1996 and 2003.
Under such competition, Chen Yan's ability to rise to this ranking in a short period of time is already impressive.
Chen Yan's characteristics and shortcomings were also recorded in detail in the scout evaluation reports of a group of scouts.
Advantage:
[Amazing talent, with first-class wingspan and top athletic ability]
[Excellent combination of man and ball, has the potential to become an excellent combo guard]
[Good at running and can cause considerable damage without the ball]
[A keen sense of smell on fast breaks is a sharp blade in the transition between offense and defense]
[Calm-headed and possessing leadership qualities]
【Good health, no history of injury】
Shortcomings:
[I like gambling and stealing, although the success rate is not low]
[My body is thin, I don’t know if I can adapt to NBA-level confrontation]
[Long-distance shooting ability needs to be improved]
[Need to continue to accumulate competition experience]
Player template: Dwyane Wade
The outside world said that Chen Yan's style of play is like Allen Iverson and his explosive scoring ability is like that of Kobe Bryant, but the template was given to Wade.
Chen Yan expressed that he couldn't understand it. Is it because he likes to use Mizongbu in competitions?
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The start time of the semi-finals is getting closer and closer, and the four qualifying teams are preparing nervously and orderly.
Inside the Texas Longhorns training facility.
After a morning of training, Chen Yan was just about to walk out of the training hall.
"Ding! CIC attribute 1!"
"Ding! Defense attribute 1!"
Chen Yan:????
Today's training was a great explosion of character? Two attributes were directly added?
"System, how come the attributes have increased so well? Have I triggered a hidden reward?"
"This is the result of the host's hard training and competition during this period. When the host uses a certain attribute in training and competition, it will accumulate experience. When the experience is accumulated to a certain level, it will automatically be converted into attribute improvement."
"The higher the attribute value, the more difficult it is to improve through training and competition."
After listening to the system's explanation, Chen Yan understood it immediately.
This is just an ordinary goal increase, not a hidden reward. I was so excited for nothing...
Although he has cheats, like all players, he also has the ability to improve himself through training and competition.
This is very real.
After Chen Yan opened the system, he added the two honor points obtained in the previous game to the three points.
Now his three-point ability attribute has reached [76].
Although the upgrade speed is not very fast, it feels great to be able to see your progress with the naked eye!
Three days passed quickly.
Texas is also about to face Florida in the Final Four!
The NCAA Tournament Organizing Committee has scheduled this game in Los Angeles.
However, the venue for the game is not the Staples Center, the home of the Lakers, but the famous football stadium Los Angeles Memorial Stadium!
From the beginning of the Final Four, the NCAA has always chosen the football field as the venue for its games.
Why?
Because the venue is too small and cannot meet the needs of the audience!