Chapter 25: The Miracle Will End
The 2010 NCAA Elite Top 8 was a real source of accidents.
In the first game, Pennsylvania finally reversed Kentucky and successfully eliminated the favorite!
Subsequently, Syracuse University, which also has a lot of calls to win the championship, was also eliminated in the quarterfinals!
Among the top 16, only Duke was the last to advance to the quarterfinals.
After Penn eliminated Kentucky, the next opponent is Butler University, Butler is also a sudden rise this year, but there is Gordon Hayward on the team, who later also played a valuable role, and Butler University is okay.
At least, they're much more comfortable than Penn.
Not every team can be unscathed after fighting the big boss, at least Penn can't do it, and after a difficult victory over Kentucky, William was rushed to the hospital, and one of his eyes was so swollen that he was almost invisible.
In addition to William, David also found that his lower back hurt after the game, and it seemed that he was injured due to a violent collision during the game, but he didn't notice it at that time because he was too focused during the game.
The two generals were injured and retired, coupled with the huge physical and mental pressure caused by the battle with Kentucky, so that Penn had no strength to go any further after playing this elite quarter-final match.
Even if they still have Han Miao, a physical monster, they are already powerless, after all, they can win more than a dozen in a basketball game, it has always been just a legend.
Han Miao's group of teammates who are almost at the level of CBA or even CUBA, compared with the veritable NCAA main players at Butler University, the gap is indeed too big.
Even if Han Miao scored 35 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists, the team would not be able to escape the fate of losing.
After all, the whole team scored a total of 70 points, deducting Han Miao's 35 points and his 23 points for assisting his teammates, and the others only scored 12 points independently...... It's pitiful.
Although Butler University doesn't score much, only 75 points, but 5 points is enough, and winning 1 point is actually no different from winning 5 points.
So, the battle between the two dark horse teams ended in the victory of Butler University, and Penn regretfully left the stage of March Madness.
However, it is already very good to be able to fight from a fish belly to the national quarterfinals, and it is not delusional to expect them to win the championship.
Butler's star of the year is Hayward, yes, the guy who is better at playing games than basketball, and has a beautiful girlfriend (who later became a daughter-in-law).
Hayward played okay against Han Miao, scoring a team-high 18 points, along with five rebounds and three assists.
Han Miao still has a good impression of this handsome white guy, although he lost the game, Han Miao and Hayward's little brother became good friends by mistake.
"After the game, let's play interstellar together~ Warcraft is okay."
Brother Hayward is quite enthusiastic about the netizens who are hard to find, playing together on the field, playing games together off the field, what is more solid than such a friendship?
"Okay, if you lose on the field, you will definitely be abused in the game!"
It's also a pity that Han Miao didn't advance to the semifinals, but there is no way, it's man-made, some things can't be forced, so let's just let it be.
Of course, it is still necessary to speak harshly.
"Hehe, then you just wait to continue to be abused, I'm playing games at a professional level."
In basketball, Han Miao's strength really makes Hayward admire him, at least in passing and ball control, Hayward thinks he can't compare to him.
If one of David and William is on the court, it may lose to Butler University.
"Hey, if we make it to the finals, you're going to cheer me on!"
These were what Hayward said to Han Miao's back as he left.
"If you get in, I'll go!"
Han Miao didn't look back, he knew that Hayward would definitely be able to reach the finals if nothing else, because the finals of this year's history were Duke vs. Butler, and then Duke won.
Although his appearance made Penn reach the quarterfinals, because he fell under Butler University, the final four are exactly the same as the original history!
Duke, Butler, West Virginia, Michigan Great!
And the schedule for the semifinals is the same, Butler vs. Michigan State, Duke vs. West Virginia!
It is equivalent to saying that Han Miao took Penn University in a big circle, and although he reached the quarterfinals, he finally made his fate the way it was.
Is this the legendary trend that cannot be changed?
"Han, don't be upset, we have set a school record, the top eight of the national elite, and we don't have to look at the faces of the grandchildren at Pennsylvania State next door in the future."
Although he missed this game due to injury and lost the game, David and William were naturally very happy, because they felt that it was a great honor to participate in the national championship this time.
What's more, along the way, Louisville, Purdue, Kentucky, the three giant teams were defeated by Pennda, and the results achieved by the Penn Quaker team this year are high enough!
Even if it may be difficult to go further in the next few decades, it is enough to make these "top students" who couldn't even win the division championship before happy.
This will be Penn, a legend forever!
However, there is a reason why Han Miao is not happy now, because according to the previous reward rules of the system, he only led the team to the elite quarterfinals this time, so he can only get 15,000 free proficiency points at most.
This means that one more Bronze badge can be unlocked.
Originally, Han Miao was still thinking about taking a little more proficiency, and then instead of unlocking new badges, he would use them to upgrade existing badges, after all, sometimes quality is more important than quantity.
But there is no way now, 15,000 points is too little, Han Miao feels that it is better to add them to a badge that cannot be upgraded immediately, it is better to let himself have another badge!
After all, one more badge adds one more special effect.
"Just unlock the powerful Terminator, Xiao Hui." Han Miao didn't want to delay it for too long, so she decided directly.
"Understood, after deducting 15,000 freedom proficiency, the powerful terminator has been unlocked, the current level bronze, please keep up the good work!"
Power Finisher (Bronze): Theoretically increases shooting percentage by 20% when making layups/dunks/throws near the basket.
This is a badge that can be used with the Tough Scorer, the Tough Scorer is to reduce the negative impact by 20%, and the Strong Finisher is to increase the close shooting rate by 20%, these two badges are combined, plus the bronze level air magician, Han Miao's success rate of hitting the basket after breaking through has unconsciously increased!
Moreover, his ability to make fouls and play "2+1" after breaking through has also improved, after all, some of the balls he wanted to play "2+1" before couldn't be played at all, and he couldn't score a layup, so he could only get free throws.
But now, Han Miao suddenly had the feeling that he could at least get a foul when he entered the three-second zone! (This feeling is based on NCAA-level defense, in the NBA, it's just an illusion, don't think about it without a silver badge or above)
Although Coach D also celebrated the team's historic breakthrough with the players at this time, Coach D thought more than the players who had not shown their faces on the big stage for too long.
He knows that Penn has created a miracle this year, but the miracle will eventually be ended, Coach D knows very well that Penn is small and cannot accommodate Han Miao, a real god, this year, Han Miao will definitely participate in the draft!
Without Han Miao, can the miracle of Penn continue?
Coach D didn't embarrass himself too much, let's talk about next year, at least, now I can enjoy the pleasure of breaking the record!
Pennsylvania Quakers, although defeated, are still glorious! Come home rich or famous!