The NCAA has a rule that the first place in the four divisions is allowed to cut the rope from the basket, which is not just a ceremony, but a symbol of honor.

In this game, Lu Fei scored a big double-double of 39 points and 13 assists, and was named the MVP of the Great East Division, as the best player of the game, and also the scoring champion of the NCAA league since the beginning of the game.

"Lu, how do you feel about winning the game?"

"Can you rate your opponent?"

"What do you think about the clash that broke out in today's game?"

"I wonder if you're going to be in this year's NBA Draft?"

With so many questions ringing in his ears at the same time, if it were Anthony Washington, he would have started bragging a long time ago.

Lu Fei smiled slightly and said, "I'm sorry, I want to go back to the locker room first, about everyone's questions, I want to wait until the post-game press conference to answer, okay?" ”

There will be a press conference after the regional first place match, which is also a promotion for the FINAL FOUR team.

But generally after the game, the best player will not refuse to be interviewed, Lu Fei's actions made the reporters stunned, everyone watched Lu Fei walk into the locker room with the freshly cut net, and followed in with the camera microphone.

Lu Fei walked into the locker room, his teammates were celebrating inside, and as soon as Lu Fei entered the door, he saw Wilcon Roy sitting on a chair with an ice pack on his face.

He walked over and handed the net in his hand to Conroy.

Conroy looked up, stunned.

"Captain, this is your honor, I fulfilled my promise to you and won the game."

"I ......"

Conroy reached out to refuse.

Lu Fei shoehorned the Nets into his hands, turned around and saw the reporters following up behind him, and said with a smile: "Actually, the best player in this game is our captain, you should interview him, he is the MVP in our hearts!" ”

Conroy's eyes were red, and he stood up and hugged Lu Fei.

All the players came over, Brandon Roy, Anthony Washington, Nate Robinson, Bobby Jones...... Everyone gathered around, surrounded by Conroy and Lu Fei in the middle, and Lorenzo Romaar, who was standing at the door, felt a burst of excitement in his heart, what a blessing it was to lead such a group of players to victory.

Reporters picked up their cameras to record this scene.

The next day.

Chicago Sports News: "United's Huskies Defeat Dirty Kansas, Congratulations to the University of Washington!" Supernova Lu Fei won two large doubles and successfully shot Jay Hawk! ”

ESPN Magazine: "Cheers to the Huskies!" This year's final four are four dark horses from four regions, and we are looking forward to which team can go black to the end! ”

Lawrence Daily: "The University of Kansas Regrets the University of Washington, and We're Shameful About the Tactics of a Coach......"

I don't know who broke the news to the media that Williams had set up hurting tactics.

Williams tendered his resignation the next day.

And Hinrich was also affected by this incident, and the high-pick draft position originally predicted by many ESPN media also plummeted and fell out of the lottery area.

Seattle Daily News: "Welcome back our heroes!" ”

The whole of Seattle went crazy as they reached the final four for the first time in years, with fans across the city waiting at the airport for the Huskies players.

The head coach of the SuperSonics, McMillan, said in an interview with reporters: "As long as Lu Fei is willing to stay in Seattle, the SuperSonics are willing to choose to trade him up to get a high-pick draft pick." ”

Although the supersonic record this season is not good, you must know that this year is a big year for the draft, and when it comes to the level of bad swing, it is the best of the best.

The Cleveland Cavaliers, Toronto Raptors, Miami Heat, Denver Digs, Los Angeles Clippers, these teams are eager to let their opponents win the game directly, and they are all trying to figure out how to lose a few more games.

At this time, if you choose to trade upwards, I am afraid that you will pay a lot of price.

Some media even ridiculed: "Mike Milan is crazy, for a rookie would choose to say such a thing, you must know that Lu Fei is not LeBron James!" ”

McMillan only replied lightly to these questions: "In my eyes, Lu Fei is worth it." ”

When some experts asked whether Lu Fei's position as a shooting guard overlapped with Ray Allen, McMillan just took out Lu Fei's average of 9.7 assists per game and told those so-called experts that Lu Fei is not only a scorer, but also a playmaker with an excellent view of the big picture.

Lu Fei's NCAA stats this year have absolutely blinded all experts, averaging 31.2 points per game, 9.7 assists, 2.1 steals, and 3.5 rebounds.

Back in Seattle, the team has a week's break before heading to the Superdome in Louisiana for the Final Four match.

According to the schedule, they will face the Marquette University Golden Eagles on April 5 at 9pm.

Ahead of their match, Syracuse University and the University of Texas will also split the winners at this arena, and then the winners of the two games will face off for the title two days later.

It's going to be a basketball feast in the United States, and even the NBA will take a day off the air on this day.

For the NCAA, the Final Four, like the Finals, has great commercial value.

When it comes to the business value of the NCAA Final Four, a key number is $1 billion.

Lu Fei remembers that Warren Buffett, the "God of Stocks", publicly announced that if someone successfully predicted the outcome of all NCAA tournament games, his company would reward him with $1 billion over 40 years.

This "billion dollars" is obviously difficult to obtain, and Buffett just used it to make a lot of eyeballs, but the other "billion dollars" is the actual benefit of the NCAA championship. According to a statistic from the American media, the NCAA's annual fiscal revenue is as high as $1 billion, of which more than eighty percent of the revenue comes directly from television broadcasting. As the core, the NCAA Final Four has a brand value of up to $143 million.

It is ranked fifth in Forbes' list of the world's top 10 most valuable sports brands, while the NBA Finals can't even make it into the top 10. That's why the NBA usually takes a day off on the day of the NCAA Championship Finals.

How much revenue will the cities hosting the Final Four generate? Let's take Atlanta in 2001, for example, they hosted the Final Four last year, and the tournament brought in $100 million in revenue for the city, and this year's venue is expected to make even more.

TV broadcasters are also making a lot of money in this event. According to last year's statistics, a 30-second ad during the event sold a whopping $1 million, while TV broadcasters generated $700 million in advertising revenue through NCAA events throughout the year. The event is also one of the hottest topics on social media, with more than 350 million people participating in discussions in 2001 alone, including the President of the United States.

On the other side of the ocean, in China, because a Chinese player participated in this tournament and was the core player of one of the teams, CCTV temporarily decided to negotiate with the NCAA league for broadcast rights.

The heat of the Huskies and Marquette University race reached its peak during the week of waiting.

And Lu Fei was discussing with Lorenzo Romaar at this time whether he could give him an extra ticket for the entire courtside, after all, the price of a sideline ticket has now risen to $7,000 - just thinking about it makes a fortune.