Chapter 338: The Courage of a Champion!

On April 2, 2007, the 71,000-capacity Georgia Dome was packed!

Feeling the frenzied atmosphere of the Georgia Dome now, Donovan, the head coach of the University of Florida, gently closed his eyes, and the scenes of last year came to his mind like a slideshow.

The tsunami of fans and the stars are shining together, which is exactly the same feeling as last year!

Last year, it was a storied year for the University of Florida!

From the underdogs of the NCAA to the talented killer teams that beat the talented teams in a row.

From an obscure average team to a team known as the best defense in NCAA history.

The University of Florida has been creating legends!

Until he was killed by Yes, he achieved the myth of Yes in the NCAA.

The past year has been a year of pain, but also a year full of hope and excitement!

In the finals, it was painful to lose to Yes in that way.

However, to be able to stand up again in such pain and make it to the finals again is exciting enough!

"Joaquin, you are now the No. 1 interior line in the NCAA, except for Yes, you are the No. 1 favorite on the list, participating in the 2006 draft is your best choice, if you stay for another year, next year with Oden, you will no longer be the No. 1 interior line, just like this year's Yes eclipses all the outside lines, next year Oden may also make all the interior lines dim, you have to think about it, are you really ready to stay and play for another year?"

"I hate the feeling of losing a game and walking away! Believe me, as long as we all stay, we can win the championship trophy! ”

In the NCAA finals, it was unlucky to meet Yes, one of the strongest players in NCAA history.

The defensive system, which had been studied for nearly a decade, was finally easily broken by Coach Lorenzo Romar, one of the strongest coaches in NCAA history, and it was just as unlucky.

But Donovan still considers himself lucky.

Donovan is glad that his team has a leader like Noaa.

After the painful defeat of Yes, Donovan even had plans to disband the team and start over.

But Noah's speech after the loss left Donovan speechless with emotion.

The team of 12 players, except for Hurtas and Moss, who transferred to the school, all the players from the University of Florida stayed on the team.

Hurtas and Moss, who have left, are not yet the main players of the team.

It can be said that the University of Florida can reach the finals this season because of Noah's leadership, who has preserved all the main forces of the University of Florida.

Noah's speech when he lost the final last year left him speechless with emotion.

Seriously, it was the first time he was moved to tears by his players.

That's when he was beaten by Coach Lorenzo Romar's five-man lineup, and his mentality collapsed with it, and the entire University of Florida looked like it was already on the verge of collapse.

A team that is facing collapse from top to bottom is not re-pinched by him, the manager, but by a player again!

It's hard for Donovan to describe the mood at that time, the kind of mood that after being inspired by Noah, not winning the championship is a failure!

Since then, the entire University of Florida has had only one goal, and that is to win the NCAA championship!

Other than that, nothing matters.

It's not what he says, it's what the team does!

And it was Noah who took the lead and started doing it!

For the NCAA championship dream, it doesn't matter what MOP, what sir, what best player!

For the sake of this dream, Noah's playing time has increased, the number of shots has decreased, and the statistics have dropped sharply with the naked eye.

At the same time, Noah's draft prediction has also changed from the second place in 2006 to the current lottery.

But Noah still doesn't care, because the University of Florida has been winning, and it's even better than last year.

Everyone, under the leadership of Noah, seems to be a team of beasts!

43 points in the first round of brutalizing Jackson State University!

In the second round, the team faced Purdue University, which was the second-best inside player in the NCAA led by Carl Landry, who was handpicked by Auden the Great, and although it was not so easy to win, the team still successfully advanced.

Defeated Butler University in the third round.

In the fourth round of the divisional finals, the University of Oregon led by Aaron Brooks, one of the NCAA's most scoring players, still won easily.

In the semifinals, facing UCLA in the semifinals last year, and Aaron Afflalo, one of the best players in the NCAA, with the performance of Noah and Horford cutting 30 rebounds, the University of Florida completely locked the UCLA interior line, and the University of Florida still won easily!

Finally, they once again stood in the finals, standing in front of the legendary Auden the Great!

"Once again, we're on the NCAA finals stage!"

"It's still facing the Chosen One, and this time it's been the underestimated side!"

But, that's okay!

Unlike last year, when he advertised himself as a genius killer everywhere, this year, whether it is Noah or the University of Florida, they are all mature!

Donovan is happy with the current state of the team.

It doesn't matter how this game wins or loses.

He won't have any more regrets!

He believes that so are his players!

Because, they have done the best they can!

Last year they were almost perfect as well, unfortunately they met Yes!

They also underestimate Yes!

But this year, they definitely won't!

"What are we staying for another year to play in the NCAA!"

"Champion! Champion!! Champion!!! ”

"That's right! We stayed to compete for the championship, not to make those journalists, experts and commentators happy! ”

"We're just going to make ourselves happy!"

"What makes us happy!"

"Champion! Champion!! Champion!!! ”

On the bench at the University of Florida, Noah is inspiring every Florida player while also infecting the surrounding audience.

Also included are Yes, Curry and Afflalo, who sit behind the bench at the University of Florida.

It's fun to be a spectator in the NCAA finals.

The NCAA finals are a stage for dreamers.

On this stage, you can enjoy all kinds of dreamers doing their best.

"Miracles shine! The Great is coming! ”

"Miracles have shone through us!"

"Now, the whole world is waiting for the arrival of the Emperor!"

"No one is optimistic about us, and no one expects much from us!"

"But, none of this matters!"

"Let me carry the emperor who has made the entire NCAA tremble for a season!"

"This game, the dirty work is tiring, all left to me!"

"I don't want data or dignity in this game, as long as I can win in the end, I'm willing to do anything!"

"You guys!"

"You must do a good job of scoring!"

"I am willing to use my darkness to set up your light!"

It's hard to imagine that an NCAA player can have such an infectious energy.

Looking at the hoarse white boy not far in front of him, Ye Si's eyes kept flickering.

Curry and Afralo, who were next to him, and the rest of the audience around him, were now dumbfounded.

"What kind of hot-blooded monster did I lose to in the semifinals?!"

The look on Afraro's face kept changing.

And Curry isn't much better.

This is the first time Curry has really felt what a team leader looks like.

Before coming here, he was certainly bullish on Ohio State in this game.

Georgetown University faced the University of Washington, which he led, and won by chopping melons and vegetables.

And Georgetown University, which is so powerful, is simply vulnerable in front of Ohio State!

In front of him and the University of Washington, Georgetown center Roy Hibbert and power forward Jeff Green are as strong as gods.

In front of Oden, Hibbert played 25 minutes in one game, and the rest of the time he sat off the pitch.

Jeff Green wasn't much worse.

This year's Auden is just like last year's master.

It seems to be synonymous with invincibility.

One of the most popular slogans in the NCAA right now is:

"Miracles shine! The Great is coming! ”

This year's NCAA is the year of the Emperor!

Like a miracle, the Great will leave his own eternal myth in the NCAA!

Burst the myth of the opposing player winning the championship along the way!

In the face of such a emperor, it is difficult for anyone to be optimistic about the University of Florida.

The two cores of the University of Florida, Auden and Horford, are both insiders.

How vulnerable the NCAA interior is in front of Auden the Great has been proven by many!

But......

Looking at the now-crazy Noah, Curry suddenly had the feeling that the University of Florida might win.

Driven by Noah, the eyes of these players at the University of Florida are terrifying!

Is this the team I've been despising all along?

Curry clenched his fists tightly.

What qualifications does he have to think that he can stand in front of Auden even while lying down?!

What did he pay to be able to stand in front of Auden?!

Except for the full heart of the right, nothing was paid!

Master?!

Thinking of this, Curry immediately set his eyes on Yes's body.

Could that be why the master took me to sit behind the University of Florida?

The master is using Noah to educate me?!

"Yes is using NOAH to educate me, champions don't just have a passion for it!"

Aflalo's eyes were now on Yes's body as well.

It's just that Ye Si is still looking at Noah without squinting.

Noah was the most special opponent he faced in the NCAA.

This is a very respectable opponent.

After he left the NCAA, Noah was the NCAA's biggest dreamer!

"Yes, are you more optimistic about the University of Florida in this game?!"

Afraro asked curiously when he came back to his senses.

Curry was also curious.

Of course, he knew that the master would definitely support Auden and the Ohio State.

But he brought them to the back of the University of Florida to teach.

It's curious.

It's just that, in the face of Curry and Afralo's curiosity, Yes didn't answer.

More optimistic about the University of Florida?

Only he and last year's University of Washington knew how strong the University of Florida was!

Just when Afraro and Curry were confused and curious, the 2007 NCAA finals finally began!

Oden easily beat Noah on a jump ball to win the first wave of possession for Ohio State.

For the University of Florida, Ohio State is a team with no secrets.

Auden is just too prominent!

Offensively and defensively, Auden is like the moon among fireflies at The Ohio State.

Don't know how to target Ohio State?

It's very simple, just target Auden and you're done!

The role of Ohio State University's Conley, who performed well in the semifinals and whose draft predictions rose sharply, was dedicated to passing the ball to Oden and serving Oden!

Conley's status in the NCAA is the equivalent of Iverson in the NBA.

If there was one person in the NBA who could serve Iverson wholeheartedly, what kind of player would it be?

And what will be the status of this player in the team?

This is the relationship between Auden and Ohio State!

The relationship between the players and the players of the other team is that of teammates.

But in Ohio State, the relationship between the other players and Auden was that of a subject and a monarch.

It's not Auden forcing it.

This is the most natural choice for Ohio State University.

This is the power of Auden!

The power of Auden has long been resounding throughout the United States.

So, not just for the University of Florida, Ohio State has no secrets.

The same is true for other universities.

But even so, Ohio State and Auden still haven't tasted defeat!

Why?

Because, knowing can't be targeted!

At the beginning of the game, Oden was ready to kill the inside line, and he was extremely resolute in the inside line!

The University of Florida is not unprepared, center Chris Richard, center Joakim Noah, power forward Al Horford, this is the starting point of the University of Florida.

The starter of the three inside lines!

The University of Florida is No. 1 in the NCAA in overall strength on the inside.

Noah, Horford is the top interior player in the NCAA.

Chris Richard is also first-class, Chris Richard is 2.06 meters tall, weighs nearly 110 kilograms, and has an arm span of up to 2.25 meters!

In the NCAA, with Chris Richard's physical condition, that's also a bug!

Plus there is another 2.06m Cory Brewer on the front line.

Last year, Aldridge was beaten to almost autism by the University of Florida.

But......

Boom!

Oden crushed Noah to complete the first score of the game, the first dunk!

The University of Florida's four forwards made it very difficult for Oden to catch the ball.

It wasn't easy for Conley to get the ball into Oden's hands.

But the ball must be handed over to Oden!

Even if it costs the team's offensive constipation, it will not hesitate!

Look at Auden's crushing of Noah, it's all worth it!

But as long as it is handed in, Oden's power is almost invincible in the NCAA!

Even Noah, who had been ravaged by Auden for a long time, looked incredible.

On his first offense, Oden was like the whole world showing what the NCAA's great talent is!

Curry, who had just thought that the University of Florida might win, instantly overturned his idea.

In the face of such Oden, there is simply no team in the NCAA that can win!

Auden's containment is too strong!

As long as Ohio State's outside line throws the opportunity created by Oden's containment force into it, then Ohio State will win this game!

Curry stole a glance at Yess beside him.

Does the master really think the University of Florida is the more likely side to win?

Curry wasn't quite sure.

Afflaro wasn't so sure, either.

Auden's containment is strong, but whether the Ohio State can use Auden's containment is another matter.

When it was the University of Florida's turn to attack, Oden quickly showed his defensive ability that was no worse than the offense!

Oden is there for a stop on the inside line, and even if the University of Florida has three inside lines on the field, these three inside lines really don't have any chance at all!

In the end, as a last resort, Tao Lin Green shot outside the three-point line and hit!

Tao Lin Green is one of the NCAA's highest-handling three-point shooting percentages this season, second only to Curry at 40 percent!

In addition to Green, the University of Florida bench is also sitting on the white guard, Lee Humphrey.

Lee was the opposite of Yes in last year's finals, and the second-best player in the NCAA three-point shooting percentage last year was Yes.

This year, after Yes left the NCAA, Humphrey shot more than 46 percent from three-point range and three-point from the pick-and-catch.

And whether it's Tao Linglin Green or Lee Humphrey, they are the key gentlemen who are more accurate at the critical moment.

It can be said that the University of Florida not only has the strongest interior forward group in the NCAA, but also the strongest three-point shooter group in the NCAA.

So soon, Curry, who was optimistic about Ohio State again, was dumbfounded!

"After 16 minutes in the first half, Oden got all the points from Ohio State!"

The NCAA game is 40 minutes long, divided into two halves, and the second half is 20 minutes.

After 16 minutes of the first half, it means that the first half is almost over.

But except for Oden, the other players at Ohio State University didn't score a point?!

"The University of Florida's forward defense is too strong!"

"This group of forwards at the University of Florida is not only an inside killer in the NCAA, but also an outside killer!"

Watching the Ohio State University players on the court under the defense of the University of Florida, one by one, the more than 70,000 fans on the scene were stunned.

22 to 33!

After 16 minutes of halftime, Ohio State University, which was favored before the game, was already 11 points behind!

It wasn't until 17 minutes into the first half that no one else scored at Ohio State.

Conley finally broke through Brewer and scored a layup, chasing the difference to within 10 points, 26-35!

But soon, Lee Humphrey, who came off the bench, received a pass from Noah and hit a three-point shot!

The difference widened from nine points to 12 points again!

"Ohio State is too dependent on Oden!"

Curry looked at the situation on the court and looked shocked.

Auden can create opportunities for his teammates, but no one in Ohio State dares to take such an opportunity except for Conley!

Don't dare to vote, hesitate, can't vote!

If you can't do it yourself, then you will rely on Auden even more, and the more powerful Auden is, the more hesitant they will be!

Auden is so powerful, the more they dare not take responsibility!

Ohio State seems to be stuck in an endless loop that is impossible to unravel!

"Could it be that the master has expected this a long time ago?!"

Curry wasn't quite sure.

But now the situation on the field is going in a very favorable direction for the University of Florida!

"Auden the Great is going to lose this game?!"

Curry is dumbfounded!

Affralo is incredible!

The audience was as unbelievable as the audience in front of the TV!

They were waiting for Oden to ascend the throne before this game began!

It's not just these ordinary fans.

Even the NCAA officials are ready to use Oden's enthronement to warm up for the 70th anniversary in two years!

Miracles, the Emperor, one inside and one outside, the two active players, all entered the discussion of the strongest players in NCAA history, how big should the topic be?!

As long as the Emperor accomplishes what he did last year's Yes, then the Emperor can achieve the same accomplishments in the NCAA as Yes!

But after this half, this situation is completely wrong?!

"Because of the shine of Yes last year, everyone ignored the strength of the University of Florida!"

"Last year's University of Florida suppressed the University of Washington for a whole game, and finally lost because of Coach Romar's five-small tactics and Yes's stunner!"

"Before Coach Romar's Five Little and Yes's stunner, the University of Florida was considered the strongest defensive team in NCAA history, one of the strongest teams!"

"It's because the University of Washington won so hard last year, and the University of Florida is so strong, that the Garfield Hurricane and the Seattle Miracle are so valuable!"

"Now, the same situation is in front of Auden!"

"This is a crisis, but also an opportunity!"

"Auden's chance to prove that he can match Yes has come!"

In the first half of Ohio State and Florida University, the whole audience was in an uproar, and the whole country was in an uproar!

But after the uproar, whether it is an ordinary audience or an expert media, now all of them are looking forward to it!

Auden got the same chance to become a god as Yes!

As long as he can beat the University of Florida like Yes!

At the beginning of the second half, Ohio State was still beating Oden, and Ohio State coach Marta also wanted to change, but except for Oden and Conley, now Ohio State actually looks like no one can be trusted!

In the second half, Oden's hand was still hot, and in the first attack of the second half, Oden once again singled Noah and scored the ball with Richard's assistance!

Seeing Auden's strong attack, these audiences who were expecting Oden's Yes miracle last year were excited!

Compared with the multi-point flowering of the University of Florida, such a single-point assault of Ohio State is undoubtedly more loved by these audiences who advocate heroism!

But, heroism, often tragedy!

Horford, Brewer, Lee Humphrey, Tauling Green......

The firepower of the University of Florida with more blossoms is terrifying!

Oden was still in excellent form in the second half, but he could only chase the points hard!

Within ten, outside ten, and then within ten......

The score difference has always been controlled by the University of Florida at about 10 points!

"In order to protect Noah, Chris Richard was fouled five times and was beaten by Oden!"

"Or to protect Noah, Al Horford committed five fouls and was also beaten by Oden!"

"Joaquin Noah has also done it four times!"

Crazy!

In the end, Oden's Jedi counterattack and the University of Florida's tenacious persistence watched the audience on the sidelines and in front of the TV in shock!

86 to 80!

"Ohio State's Jedi counterattack, failed!"

"The Great has appeared!"

"But the University of Florida has prevented the Great!"

46 points and 12 rebounds!

Such an emperor has not completed the descent?!

Almost at the same time, the television cameras were all focused on Yes, who was standing in front of his seat!

"We still underestimate the greatness of Hurricane Garfield!"

At the end of the game, the entire Georgia Dome became a stage for the University of Florida players to celebrate.

Noah had now jumped onto the tech table and screamed wildly, tearing at his clothes.

After venting everything, Noah rushed to Yes.

β€œYes! It was you who gave us the courage to be champions! ”

The courage of the champion?!

The expressions on the faces of Curry and Afflalo next to Yes were wonderful.

The courage of the champion?!

The championship is in front of you, do you have the courage to lift it up?!

This is the master's intention?!

That's what Yes is all about?!

Noah has many, many words that he wants to shout at Yes!

But in the end, before he could shout out, Noah hugged Yes and cried!

Sacrifice, Champion, Dream......

Looking at the crying Noah, Curry and Afflaro were speechless for a while.

This is not a tear of pain!

Noah's stats in this game were 8 points and 3 rebounds.

In the face of Oden, Noah was blown up and had no skin!

But, he's a champion now!

Even if he was blown up by Oden, he still had the courage to reach for that final trophy!

Even if Oden blew up Noah, blew up Horford, and blew up Chris Richard, the Ohio State players flinched in the face of that trophy!

What was I doing when I was blown up by Georgetown University?!

Curry now has a very ashamed look on his face.

When he was faced with that desperate predicament, he couldn't lead his teammates and reach out to victory like Noah!

He flinched!

Lost......

Looking up at the ceiling of the dome, Auden's face was full of regret and pain.

Still haven't caught up with the master......

So close, yet so far away......

Within reach, but not out of touch......