Chapter 019: Unwavering

The NCAA regular season begins in November and will be over by March next year. After the www.biquge.info is the "March Madness" that attracts the attention of the whole meter, and UCLA's selection for the round of 64 of the "March Madness" is almost a sure thing, but in order to achieve a good qualification, it is necessary to avoid meeting strong teams in advance, and try to win.

UCLA's PAC-10 Alliance (changed to PAC-12 after 2011) is a strong existence, in addition to the city's sworn enemy USC, there is a team that catches the attention of Ruan Erniu, because he sees the familiar cartoon character - Donald Duck on the team's emblem!

That's right, the name of this team is Ducks. If you don't use any embellishment, the name of their team is literally translated, it is the University of Oregon Duck Team! Fortunately, Rice English is not as broad and profound as the Celestial Empire dialect, Rao is so, Ruan Erniu was also shocked when he heard this name for the first time, it was too direct!

When actually playing against the team in the regular season, this team also made a deep impression on Nguyen Er Niu - this is an extremely tough team. Under head coach Ernie Kent, they played exceptionally tough defensively.

Their offense is also full of spirit and energy, with swingman Malik Hairston and guard Aaron Brooks standing out.

Especially this defender called Aaron Brooks. Obviously, the score of the game has been stretched to the extent that it is difficult to recover, but he firmly controls the ball like a savior, and he continues to shoot from the outside, and he actually hits a few shots in a row. Coach Ben Holland had to call a timeout, and in the end, UCLA won the game due to his own loss of touch.

This guy, who was later nicknamed Little Black Bean by Celestial Empire fans, has already shown extraordinary talent in college, and of course his shooting options are still up for debate.

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Due to the presence of Ruan Erniu, in PAC-10, UCLA has become a complete bug. But the PAC-10 championship does not mean the final NCAA championship.

Throughout the regular season, Coach Ben Holland was also extremely cautious about Nguyen's use of Erniu. Although Erniu is used as a starter, his playing time has not exceeded 27 minutes. In some games that can be won obviously, when it comes to critical moments, Coach Holland often hides Erniuxue, and it seems that it doesn't matter if he wins or loses.

"The Prince of Cameroon" Luke Richard Bahmert has been happy lately, and the reason is simple, because his playing time has not been reduced by the addition of Nguyen Er Niu. On the contrary, he can now appear more in the position of the swingman in the frontcourt, and he is often opposed to the No. 3 position who is not as physically strong as him, and his misalignment advantage is even more obvious!

And Josh Ship, who was originally in the shooting guard position, was the one who was most injured, and he was surprised to find that the world is really a disaster. Because of the existence of Ruan Erniu, Bamert, and Aflaro, it is he who is honest and his playing time is squeezed. After all, the young man is still a little tender, if he goes to the Celestial Empire a few years later, he will understand a truth: two well-known red can herbal tea brands are fighting in the ring, and the most injured is actually the third not well-known herbal tea brand!

But Ben Holland doesn't have much to care about the not-so-well-known Josh Shipp right now. He will have to focus more on the future March Madness.

The 26-5 regular season record isn't great, and the cautious use of Kraft Nguyen and Afflalo's inconsistent form were among the reasons for the loss, but a single-elimination format like March Madness doesn't allow for any mistakes, and the real test for the Bruins has just begun!

Even so, Ruan Erniu, who was used cautiously, still showed a superstar-level brilliance. During the entire NCAA regular season from November to the end of February, with an average playing time of less than 27 minutes per game, he used 19.8 points and 16.8 rebounds to lock up the NCAA rebounding king without any suspense, and at the same time, he also completely launched his reputation in the whole country!

In comparison, even the excellent data of 15.6 points and 9.6 boards of Greg Oden, the great man of the generation, was also overwhelmed. Of course, Ruan Erniu is not the only person who has won the hegemonic data, Kevin Durant of the University of Texas Longhorns announced the world with 25.8 points (first) and 11.1 boards (fourth), he is the first candidate for the best college basketball player in the whole rice in 07!

In fact, the award did go to him in the end, and Durant also won the Naismith Award. Although the University of Texas may not be able to survive the last in "March Madness" because of its own strength, Kevin Durant is unlikely to fall out of the top 3 in the 2007 NBA draft!

Nguyen's performance has also been recognized by countless people, and he successfully won the John Wooden Award, preventing Kevin Durant from winning the award. At UCLA, he has become a big star, and this magical Celestial Empire has changed the perception of Asians in the entire UCLA. It turns out that Asian American students are not only nerds and a certain second generation, but also basketball experts like Ruan Erniu!

When Mr. John Wooden learned that Ruan Erniu had won the award, he also made a congratulatory call and encouraged Ruan Erniu to stick to the road of basketball!

Ruan Erniu asked stupidly: "I can get this award, is there a factor in knowing you?"

Coach Wooden smiled and said, "Except for the name of this trophy, I don't know any of the judges of the awarding unit!

And this is actually the most Ruan Erniu heard John Wooden speak!

Also sending blessings was Westbrook, of course, Ruan Erniu didn't care about this. What he cares about is that he will go alone again tomorrow for his morning run, this damn Russell's recent morning run time is often occupied by his girlfriend Nina, and Ruan Erniu, who is used to running with Xibu in the morning, feels a little lonely!

When he was in the gymnastics team, he didn't talk about his sister and sister, but his huge figure broke all the ambiguity. In other words, who would dare to make up a scene in their head about the marriage of Rubeus Hagrid and Hermione Granger?

After coming to the United States, Ruan Erniu was also thinking about whether he should find a girlfriend? It's really hard to be a single dog who has been hurt. But as soon as he thought of his goal, Ruan Erniu did not hesitate to open the letter cabinet outside his dormitory and threw at least 20 notes into the trash!

He is now able to show himself on a higher stage, but his basketball foundation is far inferior to that of a genius who has played since childhood, he deeply understands this gap, so he does not dare to relax his requirements for a moment! (In fact, in Milijian, his skills are rougher than him, and they abound!)

One day in early March 2007, Ben Holland came to the basketball arena as usual during training time.

Unlike usual, he held a huge piece of A2 paper in his hand and pasted it on the wall of the basketball hall.

"This is the NCAA round of 64 matchup this year, we are the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference! For UCLA, not winning a championship is a failure, but since 1995, we are so far from winning the championship, it's time to get the team back to the top! And you, all of you, are going to be part of the history!"