March 18, 2004, fine.

The 03-04 March Madness Tournament has officially begun!

It can be said that this is one of the most frenetic sports events in the United States once a year.

As March rolls in, basketball fans across the U.S. become agitated, like animals that have just finished hibernation — and it just so happens that March Madness takes place in the spring.

At this time, from the president of the United States to the gangsters in the streets and alleys, everyone will talk about the question: "Guess who won the championship this year?" ”

March Madness has even gone beyond sports to become a national event.

During this period, NBA ratings will be greatly affected. On the day of the NCAA Finals, the NBA doesn't even schedule a game to make way for it.

It's been a month of revelry for fans. And for the players, why not?

There are no contract disputes, no "where to go in the summer" stories, and there are no so many deceitful stories.

March Madness, this is the pure basketball stage for young players to write their frenzied youth.

What young boy doesn't have a passionate basketball dream in his heart?

The bloody plot like "Slam Dunk" is exactly what happens every year in March Madness.

A winner, go home or move forward.

From the opening match to the final day, there were only 20 short days.

From the first fight to the final fight, the road to the championship only takes six races

In the NBA playoffs, you lose one game and you have 6 chances left to turn the tables.

But March Madness, as long as you lose one game, lose one goal, lose a second, whether you are North Carolina or Duke, sorry, you can only come back next year.

As for whether we can come next year, that's not necessarily.

Because for Tony. For a senior like Allen and a player like Wayne who has decided to participate in the draft, losing, that's a regret that their youth can never make up!

Therefore, infinite vitality and bayonet fighting are the most common states of Crazy March.

Wayne sat on the team bus and looked at the fanatical fans around him, unable to believe he was playing college league.

What is the difference between this formation and the NBA?

No, the NBA is comparable to this?

Due to the March Madness tournament, the tournament is played in a neutral arena.

And today's game between the Cowboys and the Huskies is in the "Las Vegas" Thomas. Held at the Mark Center Arena.

The arena is arguably one of the most luxurious in the country, built in 1983 at a cost of $300 million, and is capable of hosting a wide variety of sports.

The stadium has nearly 20,000 seats, plus 30 luxury boxes.

This hardware condition is not even comparable to the home court of most NBA teams.

At first, Wayne was still thinking, nearly 20,000 seats, so many, can it be full?

Wouldn't it be embarrassing if there was a gap in the stands for a big blockbuster?

After all, Las Vegas isn't the home of any team, so would there really be so many people who travel thousands of miles to watch the game in this neutral place?

But now, looking at the crowd outside the window, Wayne knew he was completely blind.

Not to mention 20,000 seats, even if that number doubles, it will definitely be full!

In fact, it's not just the Las Vegas scene. At this time, the bars and restaurants in every city in Russia are packed with people ready to watch the game together.

The Gallaher-Al Iba Arena is also full of seats, and although the game is not played there, students can still enter the stadium and experience the atmosphere of watching the game live through the simultaneous live broadcast on the big screen.

This is called "cloud live".

The Cowboys, as one of the top 10 teams in the Associated Press national rankings this season, have received a lot of attention.

The name of "Ohio Double Youth" is now known to everyone.

March Madness is a place where it's easy to get into the following situations, so fans are eager to see how dark the Cowboys' dark horse can be.

It should be quite dark, after all, Wayne's face is black and tested by the unboxing system.

As the bus drove to the entrance of the arena, Wayne saw himself and Tony. A huge poster of Aaron.

"Tut-tut, I have the taste of being a football star. But...... Why isn't there Roy on the Huskies' poster? ”

Wayne scratched his head, the player on the Huskies poster was Nate. Robinson and a guy he can't name.

It stands to reason that this huge poster should be the two leading stars of both sides, right?

In fact, Roy is really not the star of the Huskies. The two top names of the Huskies are "Little Potato" and Bobby. Jones.

It's just that Sutton thinks Bobby. Jones wasn't as threatening as Roy, so he automatically ignored it when he introduced it that day.

After walking into the gymnasium, Wayne, like all his teammates, couldn't help but let out a "wow" exclamation.

Don't say it, the cheerleading girls at the scene of this crazy March game are more beautiful than usual!

The flaming red lips, the long flowing hair, the ......

"Damn, concentrate Wayne, concentrate." Wayne immediately withdrew his gaze and muttered to himself.

How did this focus get there?

"Wayne!" At this point, Mr. Tony's shout helped Wayne come back to his senses.

"Tony?"

"I'm a little nervous."

"It's not like I didn't play the Crazy March game last year, so I'm nervous."

"Last year was different, where did we have such a big attention last year, we came to make soy sauce.

But this year, we're competing in the tournament as the top seeded teams! If we lose, everyone will be disappointed in us! ”

"That's right, and there are a lot of scouts on site in these games."

"Damn, don't say it, I feel like I want to go to the bathroom." At the mention of scouts, Mr. Tony's feet couldn't help but tremble.

He was only a junior last season, and if he didn't play well, he could come back for another year.

But this year, he is already a senior, and if he can't be selected steadily, his career path will be very bumpy.

The whole family is still waiting for him to play in the NBA to support his family.

"So you can't be nervous, you don't want to fall back into the second round in the mock draft, do you?" Wayne knows Mr. Tony's difficulties, and that's the dilemma of a senior player.

"Uh-huh!" Tony. Allen nodded firmly, and then grabbed Wayne's wrist, "Let's cheer for Wayne, a season's hard work, all watch these games!" ”

"I ......" Wayne looked at Mr. Tony's hand with nowhere to put it, and wanted to slap it in the face.

It's obviously such a bloody game, why are you so.

Speaking out in the future, this NBA defensive titan was so nervous that he pulled his team's hand before the game when he was in college, who would believe it!?

Some people really know people but don't know their hearts.

After everyone arrived in the locker room, the fans began to enter one after another.

Although there are soundproof doors in the locker room, you can still hear the "booming" footsteps and shouts outside.

Old Sutton's expression was serious, and his son Sean was even more nervous that he kept looking through the tactics manual he had developed in the past two days.

Everyone was on the lookout, and they were carrying too much expectation and staring.

It's false to say that Wayne isn't nervous, it's just that he can still control it, not to the point of pulling his teammate's hand......

Before the game, Wayne also spoke to his parents on the phone.

Ever since Wayne decided to participate in the draft, his parents have been calling more and more and more, and have even offered to come here to take care of Wayne.

Participating in the NBA draft is a big deal, and what parent doesn't want their children to prepare for the game with peace of mind.

It's like before the college entrance examination, parents want their children to eat and sleep well, and they want to take care of them.

In the eyes of Wayne's parents, the draft is equivalent to a "college entrance examination" at the basketball level.

But Wayne declined their offer, feeling that he would be distracted by his parents' arrival.

However, the daily telephone report is indispensable, and the report before the game cannot be forgotten.

Although it is impossible to watch the live broadcast of the game in China, Wayne's parents also said on the phone that they will wait until the results of the game come out before going to sleep.

Otherwise, they won't be able to sleep soundly.

Well, Wayne is actually under more pressure. Because he knows that in addition to the United States, in addition to his parents, there should be many fans in China staring at him now.

So Wayne didn't dare to be nervous, and the more nervous he was, the easier it was to pull his hips.

After the players had changed their clothes, old Sutton, who had just been silent, stood up.

From a small box next to him, he pulled out the four NCAA Coach of the Year trophies he has won so far in his coaching career.

"These trophies carry far more than the honor of me alone, but the honor of everyone that year! When I see these trophies, I think of the players I have been with all the way that year.

We've been through the lows, and now we have the chance to climb to the top.

This year, we have a lot of hope to make a breakthrough in the tournament and we have a good chance of sitting in a position that no one has ever sat in before.

So, go on the field and show yourself to your heart's content! Let me be proud of you and let us also make memories to remember! ”

Old Sutton didn't talk about tactics, didn't emphasize the main points, but just talked to the players.

Because he knows that if he talks about tactics at this time, the gains will outweigh the losses.

When the time comes, the players will be confused when they go on the field, they can't remember anything, and the tactics will be in vain.

Instead, it's better to motivate the players and take their nerves off.

Otherwise, he is an old coach, and in terms of controlling the emotions of the players, Old Sutton is at his fingertips.

Mr. Tony was obviously moved, and secretly hammered himself in the chest.

Wayne also took a deep breath, the final sprint before the draft tryout, is now!

Finally, Sutton gathered everyone in a circle and shouted a few slogans.

The young lads all have a fire in their hearts, and old Sutton is a little bit of it.

With his encouragement, Wayne and his teammates rushed out of the locker room full of enthusiasm.

As soon as he ran out of the players' tunnel, Wayne was dazzled.

Nearly 20,000 pairs of eyes and countless cameras and reporters are looking at them!

Most of the fans in the stadium wore orange T-shirts and stood up and cheered — that's the Cowboys' main color.

Larry. Bird sat in his office, his eyes fixed on the screen.

Beside him sat the team spirit Reggie. Miller, as well as ...... Follow Miller to join in the fun of Artest.

"Who do you think is very powerful?" Seeing the Cowboys players playing, Artest put his face up.

"The Asian." Bird replied angrily, he obviously wanted to invite Miller to give his opinion on Wayne, and he didn't know what this guy with a lack of brains was doing to make a fuss.

"Oh, so thin, I guess an elbow can make him lie down for a week, hehe." Artest said, showing off his iron elbow, and seemed quite proud.

The corners of Bird's mouth couldn't help but twitch twice, this guy ...... There's definitely something wrong with the brain!

Meanwhile in Detroit, in the physiotherapy room of the Auburn Hills Palace Coliseum, Rashid, who has moved to the Pistons. Wallace watched TV while receiving a massage.

Billups, who was also preparing to receive physiotherapy, walked in and picked up the remote control to change the channel, but was stopped by Rashid.

"Huh? The University of Ohio vs. the University of Washington? What's so nice about this? There's Connecticut next door, don't you want to see Okafor? Billups looked confused, isn't the competition for the top candidate more exciting than this?

And Billups graduated from the University of Colorado, and this year the University of Colorado was badly abused by the Ohio state.

As a result, Billups doesn't have a good impression of cowboy pairs.

"Just look at this, Ray (Billups middle name). Don't you want to see how the Cowboys were defeated? Tianzun was furious, and although he was no longer part of the Trail Blazers, he had not forgotten the humiliation he suffered in Portland last year.

"You say that...... Well, we'll see this. Billups spread his hands and watched the Cowboys lose, and he was more than happy to see them.

Patterson, the general manager of the Trail Blazers, was also staring at the screen, and the reason why he decided to grit his teeth and send Rashid away in the middle of the season. Wallace, because he thought Wayne could replace him.

Countless pairs of eyes were staring at Wayne, including, of course, Nate on the scene. Robinson and Bobby. Jones.

The two are eager to try, the other party is only 2.06 meters, and the jump is not high, there is nothing to fear!

Jones, in particular, doesn't care how tall the other party is, because he has dunked on the heads of countless people taller than him, and his height can't prevent him from performing aerial performances again and again.

Flying in front of so many people, so many cameras, Flying Button Wayne...... It's exciting to think about!

Wayne didn't know that he had been targeted by the two spring men with malicious intent, and halfway through the warm-up, someone suddenly said that he was going to be interviewed on the sidelines.

Wayne turned his head and saw that it was Director Zhang and the staff of CCTV 5!

"Director Zhang, why are you here?" Wayne was a little surprised, because in this era, let alone the NCAA, even in the NBA games, the country rarely sends a team to the scene in person.

Under normal circumstances, only NBA Finals-level games will have Chinese reporters and commentary teams go to watch the games.

It wasn't until the wealthy Penguin Factory set foot in the NBA that it set a precedent for almost every game to have a team of Chinese reporters cover the court.

"Gotta come, we're going to make a full record of your journey from March Madness to the draft! Fight hard, Xiaowei, many fans in China are waiting for your news! Zhang Weiping smiled from ear to ear, it was the first time he came to watch the Crazy March game, and he was very excited.

"Uh-huh, I'll let you go back with good news."

"Eh, that's right!"

Nate and Bobby, who were in the distance, saw that the Chinese reporters were coming, and they were even more geared up.

This Nima, if it is fought today, is it going to be a foreign country?

They've begun to fantasize about their all-American name after the game.

Soon, the referee signaled that both sides were ready to start.

Nate and Bobby had Wayne in their eyes, but now the Huskies were the most nervous in the lineup.

Because Roy found out that Wayne didn't look at Nate or Bobby, his eyes were full of himself!

"This ......"

Roy swallowed, he didn't know how he was targeted by the big guy as a small role player.

Just then, the referee tossed the ball into the air and the Cowboys' March Madness journey officially began.

The Huskies fought for the first offense, and Nate. Robinson advances with the ball.

He waved his hand and motioned for his teammate's center forward to come up and cover.

As soon as he opened, he wanted to have a breakthrough warm-up first.