The Way of the Center

The opening game of NCAA March Madness on March 8 is getting closer and closer, and Anjie spends more and more time in the basketball court every day. In addition to extra training at night, An Jie will also come to the gym to train by himself when he has no classes in the morning. It is no surprise to Old Austin that An Jie was already waiting for him at the door when he came in the morning. Do you want to give An Jie a separate key to the gymnasium.

Ricard also spent the whole night at home studying the information of possible opponents. Successfully entering March Madness did not satisfy Ricard. A bloody path. Human desires are indeed insatiable forever.

Everyone in the Cyclone team is unfamiliar with the March Madness game, but this has not affected their preparations. Cyclones is a grassroots team, a team without stars, they are a group of unknown people. Unlike those NCAA giants, the Cyclones themselves have nothing, and naturally they are not afraid of failure.

Everyone didn't pay too much attention to the new blood in this March Madness tournament. They were not traditional famous families, and they didn't have any stars that the United States paid attention to. Angie? Compared with the brilliant names in the March Madness Championship, An Jie also had to stand back.

While the Cyclone team was actively preparing for the battle, the mysterious battle list gradually surfaced.

North Carolina, UCLA, Memphis, Louisville... The names of the giants are jaw-dropping.

Derrick Rose, Michael Beasley, O.J. Mayo, Russell Westbrook, Kevin Love...the appearance of each star is dizzying.

All of this deeply attracted everyone's attention. As for the Cyclone team, who was considered to be just passing through the motions, who would care?

This season, all the heroes are fighting together, and no one can guarantee that they will be able to win the final victory. ESPN's commentators are in complete disarray, with ranking predictions being updated faster than women's clothes.

Ricard nearly collapsed when he got the name of their first opponent at the March Madness tournament. According to NCAA rules, the champions of each league will directly advance to the second round as the seeded team, so if you are lucky enough in the first round of the top 64, you may be able to draw a relatively weak team. But the first opponent the Cyclones encountered was not weaker than the seeded teams.

The Pacific Ten is the strongest college sports league in the United States, and the Cyclones' opponent, Stanford University, is also a powerful team in the Pacific Ten. Although they failed to win the Pac-10 championship this season, they lost to UCLA, which had both Russell Westbrook and Kevin Love, by only three points in the league finals.

Stanford University is also a team that plays with a center as the core, and they are also a team that uses a double-center lineup. As for the two top centers of Stanford University, they are also the star players predicted in this draft. They are brothers Brook Lopez and Robin Lopez.

Poor Ricard, besides having a certain amount of strength for a dark horse, luck is also an essential part. And Ricard obviously didn't have such good luck. They met an opponent who needed to smash in the first game.

"Damn it, where's MIT?" Ricard helplessly supported his forehead.

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The next day, all the media and newspapers exploded. No matter how bad Anjie was, he was the one who led the team to beat Michael Beasley and D.J. Augustine in the regular season. Now that Anjie will confront the two Lopez brothers again, the media will be sorry for Ricard's "good luck" if they don't make a lot of hype.

God seems to be joking with An Jie,

Let him meet a truly superstar-level center in his first game in March Madness, and he also met two at the same time. Kevin Love must have deep sympathy for Anjie at this moment, because he has experienced the hardships of playing against these two brothers during the regular season.

Brook Lopez averaged 19.3 points and 8.2 rebounds per game during the regular season. Whether just looking at the data or watching the game video, Brook Lopez has demonstrated his strong dominance.

Sufficiently strong body and excellent height, accurate mid-range shooting, perfect control of the inside, everything that an excellent insider needs. Brook Lopez already has it.

And Brook's younger brother Robin Lopez is also not to be underestimated. Although the data of 9.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game are not worth mentioning compared with his brother, he also has the experience of scoring a large double-double with his brother. And as a newcomer to the team, Robin Lopez even sent a team-high 83 blocks in the regular season, breaking the team's rookie player's season block record in one fell swoop, and ranked the single most in the history of Stanford University. The second most blocks in season history. Such a block count is beyond the reach of Angie and Brook.

There is no doubt that almost everyone believes that the Cyclones have failed. The only thing to watch in this game is how far Anjie can go when facing a strong opponent. Reporters also swarmed into the campus of Stanford University to interview the two Lopez brothers about Anjie's evaluation.

"He is definitely a player who cannot be underestimated. I have had many good players to help me prove this, so I will not take this game lightly. It seems that the outside world has announced that we will enter the next round, but I think Anne The Cyclone team led by Jie is by no means an opponent that can be easily defeated." Brook Lopez is speaking from the heart, he has never underestimated An Jie, and it can be seen from the video that this Chinese kid is by no means What kind of stat brush for weak teams.

"Anjie? I know him, that big and tall guy who is as thin as a bamboo pole. Seriously, does he weigh as much as Fortes?" As soon as Robin finished speaking, the reporter cooperated with the camera to focus on the training Kelly Fortes, a point guard practicing shooting on the field. "My brother and I will see him dead. Our goal is not just the top 64."

It can be seen from the interview that the two brothers have completely different personalities, but this does not affect their tacit understanding on the court. Facing two strong enemies at once, even Divac felt that he had never been so worried about An Jie.

Of course, An Jie also knew how powerful the opponent he was going to face was, but what else could he do besides training hard? This game has been hyped for several days by the smelly media, and it has become the most eye-catching game in the top 64. Time is passing day by day, and the game day has finally arrived.

Due to the one-match format of the NCAA March Madness Tournament, both teams will play at neutral venues to ensure fairness.

Sitting in an unfamiliar locker room, the Cyclones players were a little nervous. This time, the opponent they face may be stronger than the University of Kansas.

"Why, are you scared?" Ricard looked at the players sitting below. He has been talking about the tactics to be said for several days, and now there is nothing to arrange.

"Damn it, didn't Michael Beasley also lose to us? What the hell!" Anthony Ben stood up suddenly, encouraging himself.

"I bet $200 with Da Man Niu, and I can't lose just for $200." It was Asakin who was partnering with An Jie on the inside.

"Anjie, how are you?" Ricard looked at the key to their victory in this game.

"I just want to say that Mr. Divac taught me a lot of tricks in the past two days." An Jie looked at Divac with a smirk on his face, who knew that the old devil smiled even more happily.

Immediately, the atmosphere in the locker room became much lighter. No matter who the opponent is, how can Bibi know who is better?

"I'm so happy to be able to sit down and comment on the game! This is the first time since 1986 that the Cyclones have appeared in the NCAA March Madness Tournament. Five minutes later, the Iowa State University Cyclones and the Stanford University Crimson The game between the teams will start, welcome to Ames Channel 3, we will broadcast the whole game live for you. Here are Paul Philips and Bill, we will be back in five minutes." Philips finished speaking and waited for the advertisement After inserting it, he drank two big sips of water, he knew that his throat would have to work hard in the next game.

"I didn't expect, I didn't expect that we could explain the game for our hometown team in March Madness." Bill is now more like a fan who can't wait, not a guest commentator.

"It's exciting to think about the confrontation between the Angie and Lopez brothers." Philips tidied up his clothes, and the camera was about to return to them. The fans on both sides around the commentary stand were almost evenly divided, and they all shouted frantically for their teams. Those lads are probably already in the player tunnel by now.

Morris still had to watch the game on a TV screen in the hospital, where he was supposed to be. But it doesn't matter, someone is fighting on the field for him now.

"Come on partner, it's time for us to play." An Jie kissed the two jerseys he was wearing as usual.

The Stanford players have been introduced, and now we are waiting for the on-site announcer to call the name of the Cyclones.

"Ladies and gentlemen, let's welcome the tenacious dark horse from Ames, Iowa State University~~~~ Cyclones!"

"Let's go! Let's go!" Mike Taylor waved to everyone at the front, and then ran out first. For a moment, the flashing lights in the stands flashed, and the cheers of the fans were louder and louder. This is March Madness, and this is the highest level of competition in the American College League.

Suddenly, an air defense siren sounded at the scene. The fans in Ames City knew what this meant. They all cheered along with the piercing air defense sirens. If you say that the organizers really put their heart into it.

The air defense siren has been sounded, pay attention to the cyclone!

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