Chapter 224: Blue Devil Rematch

The news that the Bruins will rematch with the Duke University Blue Devils has become a national concern, and the attention has escalated to the level of the world's attention.

On the one hand, it is recognized as the strongest team in the NCAA to go straight to the front. And it can be said that the hope of basketball has gathered.

The strength of the Duke University Five Tigers was originally T1 among college students, and there were also two strong T0 players, Valanda and Radel.

Although the overall strength of the Brown Bears on the opposite side is a little worse, it is also because of the two T0-level players Zhang Yi and Esgallo are directly at the same level as the Blue Devils.

In addition, as early as the Avengers, the Bruins with an incomplete lineup actually beat the Blue Devils with a full lineup.

So this battle is a battle of revenge for all Duke University.

Zhang Yi and Esgallo now occupy the top two spots on ESPN's rookie list.

This puts Valanda, who has been the NCAA's No. 1 man for two years, in a rather awkward position.

Although players will have peaks or troughs, for Valanda, who has always had stable results, he will of course be unwilling to be suddenly grabbed by two freshmen.

The originally stable champion show is now unresolved because of Zhang Yi's appearance.

Even if some teams lack strong point guards, the value of Zhang Yi is no longer something that can be chosen simply by using ability.

Many team managers even made it clear that even if there are star forwards in the team, they will still choose Zhang Yi.

Such a player who can play five at a time, no matter what position he is in, can play at a high level.

Comparatively speaking, Valanda is a very good point guard, and can even rank as a historic talent in terms of ability.

But compared with Zhang Yi's functionality, it is still a little worse.

In previous years, the position of champion was mostly a strong center, but because of Zhang Yi, Escalho, Valanda, Sean and other strong 1/2/3 players.

Even in ESPN's most standard selection slots, the top center only hovered around six or seven, and didn't even make it to the top five.

Although there are talented centers among the newcomers, such as Genji of the Tigers. But his unstable form also makes people afraid to choose too high.

In addition, he is still a freshman, and he has not made it clear that he intends to run for the NBA.

The Tigers are in the bottom half this year, so there's a good chance they'll make it to the NCAA finals.

So both the Bruins and the Duke Blues became their final rivals.

Now this pre-rehearsed finals-level battle can almost determine the final battle situation.

Coupled with the original popularity of the two teams, no matter which stadium the game is played in, the scene is bound to become a sea of fans gathering.

In order to match the publicity, the NCAA league intervened to modify the game time.

On NBA off-seasons, plus national holidays. It was broadcast live all over the United States, so much so that the game had already set a record for ratings just in the warm-up stage.

Although in the end, the venue was chosen at the Cameron Indoor Arena, home of the Duke University Blue Devils, which can accommodate more people.

But Kobe Bryant and James were still in attendance. Driven by the two of them, the sidelines have become a party of celebrities.

Coupled with the fact that many NBA stars came to watch the game, the media people on the scene were all crazy.

They can keep interviewing so many stars before a game that is hard to see on a daily basis.

In addition, this meeting ended with a lot of suspense, and they kept asking these people what they thought.

For example, Lakers legend Superstar Fix. He was also one of the Lakers' Big Three, who were as famous as the 'Emperor of the East' Wang Long and the 'Smiling Butcher' Wacker.

Although because of the early trip to the Wizards, he missed the opportunity to revive the Lakers with Wacker.

But in his opinion, the Bruins are also an incredibly strong team. Fix has been following them for a long time.

And he's now the Wizards' team manager, overseeing player matters.

Even if they didn't pick in the second half of this year's draft, they still had a chance to pick the cornerstone of the team.

Zhang Yi led the team to appear at the Cameron Indoor Arena, and immediately attracted a tsunami of applause.

Now no matter where he goes, the cheers are so strong, and Zhang Yi also regards this as a reward for his silent training for so many years.

How hot it is now, you have to train harder. It's like a child who has tasted the sweetness, even if he knows that he will open his teeth, but he still can't quit candy.

The players can't quit applause, and they can't forget this feeling for the rest of their lives.

When Zhang Yi warmed up, many legendary stars and active players also took the initiative to greet him.

This is not the average college player's treatment. He knew that the purpose of these people was basically recruiting themselves, but this was also a recognition of his strength.

The more this is the case, the more powerful it will be for the future of him and Wang Long, the master and apprentice of the Grand Duke.

Because during this period of time, even if Wacker deliberately concealed it, Wang Lung had already uncovered the archives of the past.

The secret deal between the former NBA president and the gangster, this shocking news immediately became the focus of attention of the media and the melon-eating public.

Because it involves intentional injury, manipulation of basketballs and other crimes, it has been officially investigated by the Los Angeles police.

Although it is very old, Wang Lung has secretly mastered enough evidence.

No matter how much the former president argues, his scandal exposure has become inevitable. And the decline of basketball in those years was also related to these dark deals.

The police provided Wang Lung with protection to prevent the gang from meddling, after all, the most important and only witness in the whole case has a special status.

The more dazzling Zhang Yi is now, the more the darkness on Wang Lung's body can be dispelled.

He hopes that he can use the NCAA championship plus the John Wooden Award, the two awards won by Wang Lung that year, to light the way for Wang Lung's revenge.

Before the start of the game, the media first interviewed Kobe, and everyone deliberately avoided the topic of Wang Long, but there were reporters who were not long-sighted and asked questions directly for the sake of interests.

As a Lakers celebrity, he doesn't know the inside story here.

Although Kobe Bryant did not have a black face, he also refused to answer.

The NBA has always been a business, and he's long out of it.

No matter how much he sympathizes with Wang Lung, what has happened cannot be remedied, Kobe Bryant certainly wants to catch the real culprit, but he is more concerned about how the league will grow through this incident.

Moreover, Zhang Yi is obviously a disciple of Wang Lung, and Kobe Bryant only hopes that this kid will not have a wrong impression of the NBA.

Basketball is always a sport, there are only wins or defeats. It's completely useless to think about anything else.

The game started immediately, and the Duke Blue Devils crowd stood up and cheered for the home team.

This hasn't happened in previous games, because in the media's opinion, the Bruins can beat them once, and there will be a second.

But the invincible Blue Devils can't lose, and that's what all Duke fans have been saying for years!

With the referee blowing the whistle, the top 8 battle! Duke University Blue Devils home VS, UCLA Bruins' focus battle officially started!