The NCAA tournament is a very fast process, and it didn't take long for the last 16 of the 64 teams participating in the tournament to be left behind.

After the birth of the Sweet 16, the March Madness Tournament has officially entered the second stage. The second stage of the competition usually has a higher level of attention. Of course, the players who do well in the tournament will also be at the center of the discussion, along with the team.

During this time, the NBA Draft prediction leaderboard will also be updated quite frequently. Almost every day, the ranking changes. And the managers of each NBA team will also roughly evaluate the value of the rookies based on the order of this prediction.

Wall, who is the No. 1 player in the draft projections, is naturally already well-known to fans across the United States. This guy is not seen by the experts as the next Derek. Rose, even if he doesn't get better, can become a higher Lowry. Since entering college, Wall has never dropped out of the top three on the prediction charts. It can also be seen from this that this guy is favored.

In addition to Wall, Evan is averaging 20 points per game this season. Turner was second in the prediction round.

While the 21-and-a-half-year-old Turner doesn't seem to have much more potential to tap into, he's still a player who can catch the attention of NBA teams as an instant force. Although this guy doesn't have much chance of counterattacking Wall, he won't fall out of the top three at worst.

In addition to Wall and Turner, there is another guy who has attracted the attention of fans this year, and that is the No. 1 of the Bulldogs, the yellow lightning, Yiyang.

Yiyang, one of the best performers in this year's March Madness tournament, has been ranked 17th in the prediction pick by ESPN. And the 17th position has allowed Yiyang to suppress Kentucky's Bledsoe and Texas' Bradley.

As a Chinese who "suddenly" appeared in front of everyone's eyes, Yiyang can be ranked 17th, which is surprising enough. Because before this season, Yiyang's resume was almost blank. No one knows if the defender's performance was a flash in the pan or if he did have the quality.

Although the draft is a gamble for NBA teams, there are too many uncertainties in Yiyang's bargaining chip. It is precisely because of this that Yiyang is predicted to be selected at the 17th pick. Otherwise, this guy is likely to jump into the top ten!

However, Yiyang himself is not very interested in ESPN's prediction order at the moment, although the NBA is Yiyang's ultimate goal, but the March Madness Tournament is the priority.

Yiyang now only wants to continue to win with the team, as for the rest, let's wait for the Bulldogs team to win the championship.

Stevens and Thankful that Yiyang and Hayward have this mentality, because after the game enters the second stage, something like the easy elimination of Murray State University will definitely not happen again.

Every game after that was a test for the Bulldogs. Every time they want to take a step forward, they have to put in enough effort. Only if the likes of Yiyang and Hayward put their hearts and souls into the March Madness Tournament can the Bulldogs go further.

Just as Stevens was thinking, on the training ground, Yiyang made another good pass for Hayward. Hayward made a direct three-pointer but couldn't hit the basket without much interference.

"My fault, my fault." Hayward raised his hand at Yiyang and smiled embarrassedly. Yiyang didn't say anything, just slapped his palm to cheer up his talented teammates.

In the second attack, Yiyang launched a long pass directly in the backfield. Hayward, who was running at the front, received the basketball one step inside the three-point line and shot directly.

Yiyang and Hayward's way of switching offense is the most common and efficient fast-break tactic for the Bulldogs in the game. This time, however, the basketball still stumbled out of the box. Hayward didn't laugh, this time he couldn't.

Yiyang looked at Stevens, who was standing on the sidelines, and it was obvious that he had also discovered the problem. In the past two days, Hayward's hand has been so bad!

Even on the training ground, Hayward misses a lot of opportunities. You know, the defensive intensity of the second phase of the March Madness Tournament is not comparable to the Bulldogs' in-team training. When faced with the opponent's real guns, Hayward's hit rate couldn't be worse?

Stevens shook his head lightly at Yiyang and motioned for him to continue feeding Hayward. Stevens can't do anything about this kind of thing when players don't feel good. Even Jordan in his prime, there will be times when the wind is not going well. What's more, Hayward was just a college student.

But as the team's top scorer, it was still in this form the day before the game, which is really worrying.

You know, tomorrow is going to be against Hayward, but it's the chillingly efficient Syracuse No. 4.

Wesley. Johnson, his outburst this season was beyond anyone's expectations. The tall, lanky guy had a mediocre first two seasons at Iowa State University and was suspended for a year due to NCAA regulations after transferring to Syracuse. But no one expected him to be doing that now, averaging 16.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists plus 1.7 steals and 1.8 blocks per game.

Under his leadership, Syracuse University went from being an unranked team at the beginning of the season to a triumphant team that reached the No. 1 position in the nation. Johnson was named the Great East Conference Player of the Year and was named to the All-American First Team. In the NBA mock draft, his ranking has also risen, and he is basically in the top 5 in the major prediction lists. This position is beyond the reach of Hayward.

The most frightening thing is that Johnson is a very efficient player, and his 50.2% shooting percentage and 41.5% three-point shooting percentage at the small forward position have far exceeded opponents in the same position.

In contrast, Hayward frequently missed on the training ground.

"Alright, stop, rest!" After Hayward squandered a nearly empty opportunity for the third time in a row, Stevens couldn't stand it. He blew the whistle on his chest, and the players on the training ground stopped moving.

"Gordon! Come here! Stevens waved at Hayward, who walked up to the coach dejectedly.

"I ...... I don't know what's going on, coach. I feel like I've done the best I can, but damn basketball, it just doesn't go in! Hayward was also aware of his problem, and before Stevens could speak, the kid spat bitterly at the coach.

"I know Gordon, I know. Don't be nervous, relax, okay? Last year, we were eliminated in a 16-8 game. I know you have baggage in your heart, and I know you are desperate to lead the team to victory. But the more you care about that, the more nervous your body becomes. When your muscles are tense, the shot becomes extremely stiff. Leave it alone what Syracuse and Wesley. Johnson, you're the NCAA's No. 1 small forward, you know!? "Stevens was a successful young marshal who knew he had to be more than just tactically proficient. The psychological counseling of the student players is also a very important part. After all, this group of tomorrow's stars are just young children.

Hayward nodded silently and ran back to the basketball court. Over there, Yiyang also took the rare initiative to come up and pat Hayward on the shoulder. The "bad boy" knew that if Hayward couldn't score, the entire Bulldogs' offense would sink into the mud.

Although Stevens comforted Hayward, he also sincerely hoped that Hayward could regain his touch. But at this moment, the young marshal also had to come up with a backup plan. If Hayward doesn't work tomorrow, the Bulldogs can't afford to sit still.

The young marshal's eyes fell on Yiyang, who was comforting Hayward, and Stevens had Yiyang as the team's leading scorer in rotation time more than once this season. Because of this, the Bulldogs were able to quickly widen the gap in many games.

But in the next game, if Hayward is still not accurate, then Stevens will have to consider correcting Yiyang completely.

It's not the same thing as a rotational scorer and being the offensive core of the whole game, just like if you put a sixth man in the team as the team's first scorer, he might not be out of shape. Stevens didn't know if Yiyang could take on this heavy responsibility, but this backup plan was a choice that the young marshal had no choice.

"Alright, now let's run some new stuff! Come here, I'll tell you how to practice next! Thinking of this, Stevens clapped his hands and gathered the players together to rearrange the offensive tactics.

The backup plan has already been implemented.

"This time, too, you pass half and then you pass the ball quickly. Gordon, you have the ball in the left corner, but don't attack. At this point, Matt, I need you to do an off-ball pick-and-roll for you. Yi, quickly passed through the block to the bottom corner, and then Gordon, gave the ball to Yiyang. After Yiyang held the ball, Willy stepped forward to block and dismantle, and then also used as an endpoint to break through and score points! Stevens said as he wrote and drew on the tactical board.

"As an endpoint?" Yiyang looked at the tactics board and then at Stevens. In the past he was a playmaker, a passer. It is only in rotation time that he becomes the endpoint in the chaos of war. But now, Stevens actually let him serve as the endpoint when Hayward was on the floor.

Yiyang knows that this young marshal is preparing for tomorrow's game!

"That's right, as an endpoint! Well, go ahead and give it a try! We don't have time to delay! ”

The training court was once again lively, and the sound of basketball shoes rubbing against the hardwood floor became the main theme of the place.

Yiyang, who served as the scoring core for the first time in tactics, is obviously not used to it. Usually he makes the ball for others, but now it is someone else who makes the ball for him.

Stevens was a little worried, and it wasn't easy to get a person to suddenly adapt to a new and exclusive role. But with Hayward in poor shape and Mark embarrassed to reuse in the tournament, Stevens had no choice but to put the treasure on Yiyang.

Over there, Syracuse 4 was ready to crush its opponent. In Indianapolis, the Bulldogs are in dire straits.

The sweet round of 16 of the March Madness tournament was, in the eyes of the Bulldogs, bitter.