Chapter 76: The Eye of God is Coming!
April 1, 2002, is the day of the NCAA finals, which is also April Fool's Day in the United States.
These two days collided together, very coincidentally.
But the way the NCAA finals are opened has a bit of an April Fool's Day.
Whether it is the audience at the Georgia Dome or the audience in front of the TV, there is a feeling at this time that this game is not an April Fool's joke played by God on them.
Before the start of this final, according to the predictions of media experts, Duke University, which has a 98% win rate, has a 40% win rate at halftime!
At halftime, Duke University, which was two points behind Marquette University, 34-36, lost 58% of his winning rate!
At the end of the half, Duke University's three starters, except for Jae Williams and Dunleavy Jr., lost most of their value!
At the end of the half, the American audience, who had always thought that the strongest team in the NCAA was Duke University, suddenly realized that perhaps Marquette University was the strongest team in the NCAA.
At the very least, defensively, it is definitely the strongest!
The airtight team defense in the first half of Universitate Marquette was incredible.
After the half-time game, the group that had been shocked by Chen Xiao's basketball learning talent before also spread from NBA scouts to NBA coaches, general managers and other bigwigs.
It's hard to believe, it's quite unbelievable, it's the mood of a lot of NBA professionals on the scene right now.
The collective defense of Marquard's University players was impressive.
The low turnover rate of Marquard's University players is striking.
Isn't a defensive battle all about playing defense and having a low turnover rate?
Marquette University is stronger than Duke University in this regard.
What's even more shocking is that the wonder boy who has been learning basketball for less than a year has not only practiced NBA-level mid-range shooting ability.
And it seems that he has also developed NBA-level defensive ability!
Chen Xiao was originally one of the hottest players in the NCAA, and Chen Xiao's information was sent to the bigwigs of the NBA teams a long time ago.
With a very high ball quotient and a high basketball learning ability, he has two major reputations: Wonder Boy and God's Eye.
Even the NCAA scouts, who have always been extremely demanding on talent, opened the net because of his superb ball intelligence and basketball learning ability, and did not ignore him because of his talent, but put him on the review list as an 'X' rookie.
"Now, I finally understand why those scouts would say that if he loses his chance to get into the NBA because of his talent, it's not just a loss for him, it's a loss for the NBA."
"It's no wonder that those scouts, even if they know that his talent is terrible, will do anything to find a reason for him to get into the NBA."
"He doesn't need to be extremely talented, even if it's the average physical talent of an NBA outside player, he could be the Bird of the NBA outside!"
"It's a pity, it's a pity......"
At halftime, the match between Marquette University and Duke University resumed.
After a half-time break, many NBA bigwigs on the scene who had recovered from the shock had already begun to sigh.
Outside Bird, this evaluation is not high.
And it's not just one person who says that, but a bunch of people who say it!
'Bird'......'
Hearing these people around him talk about Chen Xiao like this, Jordan in the stands, his eyes were really shining.
Want!
After returning from halftime, Marquette University's style of play has not changed, it is still defense-oriented, and the offense is completely handed over to Wade and Chen Xiao.
And Duke, after coming back, there have been some subtle changes in the tactical play.
It's clear that Coach K no longer restricts Jay Williams' singles.
Against Marquette University, who is now known as one of the five NBA-level defensive players, Duke's team offense is not easy to play.
No matter how well they work together, there is always a defender in front of the attacking player.
And the interference is still very large.
Marquette University team defense and rotation, that's really fast!
Don't think Duke scored just 34 points in the first half, that's because Duke had a terrible offense.
In fact, in the face of a defense like Marquette University, it can score 34 points in the half, which is really amazing!
Duke University's starters are still very strong on the offensive end.
These points are not easy scores, they are all very difficult scores.
After all, Marquette University's five are too fast and too fast defensively.
As long as it's not a single on the outside, it's inside the free throw line, it's a bag!
After Chen Xiao's defense reached the 'passing level', the biggest effect was to free up the defense of the rest of Marquette University, Wade and Ron Howard finally did not have to be distracted to protect Chen Xiao.
Fast telescoping, infinite pinching, crazy running in the whole field!
Boozer is such a strong player, and he was sandwiched by Wade and Braxon in the first half.
Boozer is also not a player who is completely devoid of passing ability, and although the inside singles are not as strong as the mid-range shot, it cannot be said that they are bad.
Such a player, after he attracted Wade and Bracson on the inside, he was stunned that he couldn't pass the ball out, or simply passed the ball out, and he couldn't create chances.
It's so fast!
Wade, Marquette University's power forward, is too fast!
Wade and Ron Howard, two of Marquette's best defensive players, are simply everywhere.
Boozer was forced to stay away from the free-throw line if he wanted to score.
His shots were all close to the three-point line.
Even though he's the highest shooting percentage in the NCAA, he can't shoot as many long-range shots in a game.
Most of his mid-range shots are still mid-range now.
Boozer's offensive dilemma in the first half was the same as that of the rest of Duke's players.
If you want to get good offensive opportunities, you have to play tactics far from the free throw line, and play the Marquette University defenders alone, so that you don't have to be caught up in the frenzied defensive ability of Wade and Ron Howard.
But unfortunately, in the entire Duke University, except for Dunleavy Jr. and Jae Williams, no one has the ability to single Chen Xiao from the left and right distance of the three-point line.
"After half-court adjustments, Marquette University's defense continued to be elastic and pressing in the first half, and Duke's offense was still very jerky, this is the best offensive team in the NCAA this year, who would have thought that they would encounter such a big offensive difficulty in the NCAA one day!"
"Marquard's team defense, it's incredible!"
"However, after returning from halftime, Jae Williams' outside singles have been let go by Coach K, Jae Williams is worthy of being the first person in the NCAA, and his three-point shot is crucial!"
For a defense like Marquard's, three-point shooting is important, especially single-point threes.
Duke's perimeter players actually shoot well from three-point range, but the three-pointers of Dundee Jones and Chris Dujon are not single-point threes that create opportunities for themselves.
If their teammates could create chances for them, their three points would be strong, but in this game, against the Marquette University defence, their teammates could only barely take care of themselves, where could they still take care of them.
When it comes to singles three-pointers, the strongest one at Duke University is Jay Williams.
And Jay Williams' single-point three-pointers are not only the strongest in Duke, but also the strongest in the league.
and the NCAA National Derby at the University of North Carolina, Jay Williams' miracle of 11 three-pointers in a single game is still vivid.
Therefore, after Coach K let go of Jae Williams' control, this fierce man who had been holding back for a long time was once again 'crazy'.
Of course, Jay Williams has gone crazy on the offensive end, which means that his entanglement with Chen Xiao on the defensive end is inevitable.
After all, NCAA players are not really Jordan, Kobe, Iverson, how can they have so much energy and physical strength.
Therefore, when Jay Williams focused on the offensive end, Chen Xiao's offense also came back to life.
In the first half, the audience at the scene was shocked by Marquette University's defense, which was mainly due to the fact that Duke's previous offense was too powerful, and the drop was so big, of course, the shock was great.
In fact, Marquette University faced the defense of Duke University in this game, and the offense dropped very much.
Without Chen's mid-range, Wade and the rest of Marquette's players would not be able to play Duke University's defense.
In the second half, Duke University and Coach K chose to release Jay Williams' offense, which was inevitable, and also liberated Chen Xiao and Marquette University's offense.
It's actually a choice, and Coach K knows it himself, it's a matter of choice.
Faced with the disadvantage in the defensive battle in the first half, Coach K had to make such a choice in order to win this game.
"Jae Williams' three-pointer, Wonder Boy's mid-range shot, which one will be the final winner of this game?!"
On the sidelines, Coach K and Tom Crane were now nervously starting to shout and pace non-stop.
Everyone knows that this game has come to the most critical moment.
And the spectators on the sidelines of the stadium and in front of the TV are also nervous now.
Perhaps the most emotionally stable ones right now are the NBA bigwigs and NBA scouts.
"Wade's control on both ends of the floor in this game will add points to his evaluation."
"In this game, the wonder boy's incredibly stable mid-range shooting ability and super basketball learning ability will also add points to his evaluation."
"Ron Howard's calmness and grace in key games will also add points to his evaluation."
"Jay Williams' incredible talent and three-point singles ability will add a lot to his evaluation!"
For these NBA bigwigs, it doesn't matter if the team wins or loses this game.
It doesn't matter if this game may fall a few NBA first-round picks.
The important thing is that the players they are most looking forward to are better than they think!
And these players they are most looking forward to are in a crazy duel on the court at this time!
On the court, Duke University attacked, Jae Williams blocked and dismantled with teammates on the three-point line at the top of the arc, Marquette University still did not wrap up, and the five-small lineup had unlimited single defense, even if Jae Williams was very accurate after the start of the second half, he still couldn't create empty opportunities for his teammates.
But Jay Williams is different from Dunleavy Jr., Dunleavy Jr. will hesitate, Jay Williams has no hesitation at all, teammates don't have a chance if they don't have a chance, just throw it yourself.
Against Chen Xiao's defense, Jay Williams threw it directly.
Brush it up!
Three-point hit!
53 to 52!
Duke University once again overtook the score with Jae Williams' singles three-pointer.
Chen Xiao actually hoped that Jay Williams could entangle with him more.
For Jay Williams' kind of three-point throw after blocking and dismantling, seriously, he can't do anything about it!
This guy's three points are crazy, that's really incomprehensible.
In this game, not only was he by Jae Williams, Wade, Diner, and Ron Howard were all by Jay Williams.
In addition to Brackson, who has not been able to come out, the other four of Marquette University have been singled by Jay Williams' three-point unlimited single.
"This guy's feel in this game is simply against the sky!"
Not to mention Chen Xiaowang's sigh, even Wade and Ron Howard were helpless in the face of this guy's three points in this game.
Chen Xiao didn't know if this was due to Jay Williams' strength or if the game was against the sky.
For him, Jay Williams in this game is very strong, very strong, super strong!
Although he was constantly pulled out by Jay Williams, Chen Xiao was not depressed, and even his eyes were getting brighter and brighter.
This is the first opponent after he hit 90 shots, for this opponent......
"I'm satisfied!"
It was Marquard's turn to attack, and Chen Xiao, who was completely inspired by Jay Williams's strength, once again incarnated as a 'bad man', and after pushing Dundee Jones away, he came out to receive Wade's pass on the left side of the free throw line, and jumped high in the face of Dunleavy Jr.'s defense.
Jump, lean back, lean back, kick small, shoot!
Dunleavy Jr. was tall and interfered so much with Chen Xiao's shooting that he replaced his original sideways movement with a bigger lean.
With Chen Xiao's current bounce ability, it is difficult to look at such a large back.
"The bounce is not high, and the leaning back is so big, he can still throw the ball so consistently!"
Jay Williams, who has already focused on the offensive end and defended Chen Xiao to his teammates, is constantly changing.
Is this really just an elite-level mid-pitch?
"No, his mid-range shot has reached the mastery level!"
The mastery-level mid-range shot is a legendary ability for the NCAA!
Brush it up!
In the shock of Jay Williams, the basketball that was thrown out by Chen Xiao fell into the basket.
54 to 53!
Marquette University has once again overtaken the score!
Little Dunleavy, who was plucked by Chen Xiao in front of him, also looked bad, and it was finally his turn.
He became the last player to be killed by Chen Xiao in the face of the five Duke University starters in this game.
To be reasonable, putting aside the mid-range shooting and three-point scores, Chen Xiao's mid-range shooting is even more unreasonable.
Jae Williams' three-point pull-out is his own possession of the ball, allowing him to choose to distance himself from defenders.
Chen Xiao has no ability to control the ball, and he doesn't even have a chance to adjust when he receives the ball.
Chen Xiao has no choice, he has no passing ability, after receiving the ball, no matter how close the defender is to him, he can only throw.
It stands to reason that with such a shot, the hit rate will be much, much lower!
Jay Williams's three-point shooting rate in this game is enough, but the score is still suppressed a little bit by Marquette University.
In other words, Wonder Boy used his mid-range shot to block Jay Williams' higher-value three-pointer!
"Fake, is this guy the god of Zhongtou?!"
"Jordan airborne in this game, and that's it for the mid-shot, right?!"
Chen Xiao's mid-range shot once again overtook the score for Marquette University, and it was not only Dunleavy Jr. who was shocked, but the other Duke University players on the court and Coach K on the sidelines now felt 'liver tremor'.
This is too TM unreasonable!
Coach K has been coaching the NCAA for more than 20 years, and he has never seen such an unreasonable mid-range shot in the NCAA!
"This kid's mid-range shooting ability is very strong, very strong!"
"It's very strong, but the physical talent is too poor, and in the NBA, the efficiency will not be so terrifying, the low-profile version of Alan Houston."
After Kobe Bryant finished with a smile, he added: "But in the NCAA that can't press him with physical talent, his mid-range shooting is simply invincible, and I suspect that his mid-range shooting ability may be on the same level as me, infinitely close to me." ”
Garnett, who originally wanted to refute Chen Xiao when he heard Kobe's first sentence, was directly dumbfounded when he heard Kobe's last sentence.
This kid's mid-range shooting ability is already comparable to your Kobe?
If others say, Garnett is unbelieving.
But, this is what Kobe Bryant said himself!
On the pitch, the game continues.
This time, Duke's main offensive player has been swapped from Jay Williams to Dunleavy Jr.
Compared to Jay Williams, Dunleavy Jr. is actually very strong.
Garnett + Nowitzki in the NCAA, it's no joke.
2.06 meters tall, 2.5 steals per game + 60% shooting rate and 40% three-point shooting rate per game, this data is quite explosive even in the NCAA.
However, compared to Jae Williams, Dunleavy's singles three-pointers rely more on skill than on height.
If Dunleavy's three-point shooting is as good as Jay Williams, then he is not Garnett + Nowitzki, but Garnett + Bird.
Because the three-point point is not so strong, he is actually a little unconfident when Jay Williams is resting, and he is actually a little unconfident in being the main attacker for Jay Williams.
Especially under such tremendous pressure, the pressure on little Dunleavy can be imagined.
Under increasing pressure, little Dunleavy, who had been stable before, didn't know if it was because of the pressure or because Chen Xiao's face was too shocking to him last time, but this time he was obviously a little panicked.
In order not to be trapped, he pulled out Wade who singled him outside the three-point line, he did not use his height to shoot three points at the first time, but chose to use technology to break through Wade's mid-range shot that was more confident.
This directly raised the difficulty of his attack from super difficulty to hell difficulty.
Bang!
Dunleavy Jr. is gone, but the ball is not.
Wade, who completed a steal at the three-point line at the top of the arc, is not a person, but a real lightning!
Bang!
Wade, who shook off all the defenders chasing after him, showed the world all his talent with an incredible one-handed dunk close to the free throw line!
"Run fast, jump high, and shoot steadily and accurately at critical moments, this guy is amazing!"
After Wade completed the dunk, only a handful of Marquette University fans were silenced again.
"Little Tai, well done!"
"I don't want to be compared to you."
Bang!
Chen Xiao and Wade high-fived each other and smiled.
The look in his eyes......
"It's good to have you feel!"
On the court, Duke University attacked again, because of Dunleavy Jr.'s offensive mistake before, this time, there was no way, Jae Williams could only continue to play on his own.
I have to say that Jay Williams is really good in this game.
Even if Jay Williams doesn't like others to praise him, Chen Xiao wants to praise him again.
Chen Xiao, who was once again pulled over by Jae Williams to complete the face-lifting, still did not have the slightest frustration, and looked at Jay Williams with wide shining eyes and extremely sincere.
"You're really amazing!"
"Just a little more powerful, and you'll be able to see my God's Eye!"
After Chen Xiao finished speaking, Jay Williams, who had just hit a 3-point shot again, changed his face instantly.
Not only Jae Williams, but also the Duke University players who were passing by, so much so that Coach K, who had stepped into the field in violation of the law, changed his face.
Eye of God!
I almost forgot that Wonder Boy's other nickname is the Eye of God!
56 to 56!
The score didn't bring warmth to Duke.
Because of Chen Xiao's extremely sincere words, everyone at Duke University even felt the biting cold!
"Chen, you are really a devil in sheep's clothing, right?!"
Seeing Chen Xiao, who scared such a difficult Duke University with one sentence, the players from Marquette University were stunned.
At this time, in the stands.
"The latest off-court win rate, Marquette University's win rate has jumped to 80%!"
Born from the cold wind of Milwaukee, the most ferocious 'fierce beast' in history is really coming!
The air is already slowly getting colder, and the cold wind is already gradually coming......
ps: At 7:43 last night, the fisherman's wife gave birth to a baby boy by caesarean section, the mother and child are safe, thank you for your blessings, thank you very much!!
ps2: Close to 6,000 words of the big chapter.,The fisherman squeezed out the bits and pieces of time.,I'm not sure if there's a second chapter today.,But fortunately, the number of words is enough.,It should be able to quench your thirst a little.,Haha.。
PS3: Don't blow, Jae Williams is a key game that can be ranked very high in NCAA history, Mr. Big Scene.
ps4: Finally, thank you again for your support, the students who rewarded them can't thank them one by one now, and the fisherman found time to list them separately, thank you.