Chapter 21: Regular Season First Game 1
On November 11, 2012, Singles' Day, which was originally used by many otaku themselves, gradually turned into the famous chopping day for e-commerce companies, and the first battle of the USC in the NCAA this year is finally about to start.
The NCAA has 308 Major Basketball teams, which are divided into 32 separate divisions. Then, in early November, Division I teams will have 1-2 exhibition matches against teams from Division 2. This is for the D1 team, and some of the water cooler management players can also play. Similarly, regardless of whether a win or loss is not counted towards the record, player data will not be taken as a record.
The rest of the game is the regular season, and from there, the results are the official record. The regular season is divided into two periods. The first half of the season is pre-season, usually from mid-November to January, and most of the matches during this period are against teams that are not from the region. If it is a strong team, the opponent is mostly a weak team (some schools can also ask the NCAA to increase the difficulty of their schedule and give themselves a few more opportunities to play against strong teams), because they get more points by playing against strong teams.
The second half of the regular season runs from January to early March, during which teams play round-robin matches within their own divisions, with each team playing a home and away game between each team. When all matches are completed, the regional regular season champion is determined based on the total number of wins and losses, and if there are multiple teams with the same record, there can be multiple ties. The regular season is generally 31 games.
After the regular season, regional tournaments are played, and teams are grouped according to their regular season results, with a single-elimination system. The team that wins the regional tournament becomes the regional champion. Regional tournament winners automatically qualify for the NCAA Tournament, and for some of the weaker regions, the regional tournament winner is crucial as there is only one spot available for the national tournament.
Finally, there are national competitions, and the most popular is the NCAA tournament, because it has the strongest teams and therefore the highest gold content. There are also a number of other national competitions, such as the NIT National Invitational. These national competitions are played in a single-elimination system, with the winner being contested at the end.
USC is part of the Pacific Twelve, a league of NBA scouts, where sometimes the regular season is more important than the March Madness. The league won't start until November, when the regular season lasts until March 1, with about 30 games in between. During this period, the Trojans must play against all teams in the same region, and the game will be played on a home-and-away basis.
The regular season will end in early March, and only by finishing first in the league can it automatically become the top 64 in the country and advance to the knockout stage.
It should be mentioned here that there are only two ways to participate in the NCAA Top 64 League: one is to automatically qualify, that is, to win the championship in the league held within the league, and the team will automatically qualify for the round of 64. The second option is to give a ranking of all teams in the United States, taking into account the team's record in the region and the points earned by the opponents the team faced.
The NCAA Basketball League Division A is divided into 33 major and minor leagues, and there are about 10 teams in one league, so there are 33 teams that can participate in the round of 64 each year.
California State University, Long Beach is one of the world's top public comprehensive universities, with a high academic reputation in the world, and basketball is not to be underestimated, which is the opponent that Li Mojie and his team will face today.
The Trojans' home arena is Los Angeles Memorial Stadium, a large outdoor stadium located in the University Park of Los Angeles, California, USA, and the only stadium in the world that has been the main venue for two Olympic Games, the 1932 and 1984 Olympic Games. The venue has also hosted two Super Cup finals (1967 and 1973). Watching the game here, even if the school has discounted the regular seats, and students can get a discount by virtue of their status as students of the school, it also costs about $40, and the front row seats are surprisingly high, of course, if you choose some places with bad locations, it will be much cheaper.
"Wow, Mojie, look." Jack-of-all-trades Anderson pointed to the beauties in the audience with a pig brother look and said.
Many of USC's colleges are ranked in the top 10 in the nation. Among them, the film school is ranked No. 1 in the United States, and the journalism school is ranked No. 1 in the United States. These majors are places where beauties come out, and exotic beauties with fat and thin, yellow, white, black, and brown skin abound, as long as you want to find it, there is always the one you like, but if people like you or not, it's another story.
And not only in the audience, the beauty of the USC college cheerleaders is also among the best in the United States, and of course, the competition among girls is quite fierce, but in terms of appearance, it is estimated that schools such as UCLA and the University of Nevada can be compared.
Li Mojie, who was practicing shooting at the free throw line and warming up for the game, couldn't help but raise his head and look at the beauties in the audience.
"If only that Cordia could date me!" Richardson, the new black starting point guard who took refuge in Li Mojie, stood next to Li Mojie, staring blankly at the cheerleaders who were doing warm-up exercises, and a blonde with big breasts and big buttocks said obsessively, almost drooling.
The NBA prohibits players from falling in love with cheerleaders, of course, mainly because they are afraid that NBA players who are stupid and have a lot of money will be cheated. However, the NCAA does not have relevant regulations, and many black players have dragged their families before playing in the NBA, and there are many reasons for this.
In other words, the development of girls on the side of the US imperialism is indeed better than that of the country on the other side of the Pacific! Li Mojie also sighed in his heart.
"Speaking of Anderson, are there any famous players at Long Beach State? Li Mojie asked while practicing dribbling while holding the ball.
"This, Marc Jab, I know, that James. Ennis is, and he's the player against you tonight. Richardson was in front of Anderson and pointed to a black man with a good height and arm span across from him.
"James. Ennis? Li Mojie looked at the black man opposite and wondered.
Ennis, on the other side, seemed to sense something and looked at it.
"Yes, Ennis defends very well and shoots very well." Anderson added.
"Oh?" Li Mojie stared at the opposite side and couldn't deny it.
Richardson on the side hurriedly said: "But it's definitely not as good as Mo Jay, you are a future star named by the Los Angeles Times." ”
"yes, yes." Anderson next to him nodded hurriedly and said.
"Damn sycophants!" Hood, who was standing next to him while practicing shooting, cursed quietly.
Since playing a 7-1 record in the NCAA preseason with Li Mojie as the core, Li Mojie has averaged 19.1 points + 7.6 assists + 5.2 rebounds per game, successfully winning the welcome of USC school fans and the respect of his teammates, so he successfully overwhelmed all opposition voices in the team.
After the preseason, thanks to the data that this year is the draft year and the preseason, the new magician, who was originally only a little famous in California, has begun to spread across the country.
The most intuitive performance is in the 2012 ESPN P100, ranked 15th, just lotto; Yahoo's P150 placed him in 17th place. Xpress, a professional draft website in the United States, also updated the 2013 NBA mock draft list at the end of October, and Li Mojie jumped from 60th to 16th at the beginning, predicting that he will be selected by the Celtics in the first round at 16th. Today, there are many scouts sitting on the field, coming to the scene to take a closer look at the demeanor of this new California magician!
The competition has officially begun. LONG BEACH STATE UNIVERSITY'S STARTING FIVE: POINT GUARD CJ MILES (185CM), SPLIT CALDERON (196CM), SMALL FORWARD JAMES ENNIS (201CM), POWER FORWARD MGABEN (206CM), CENTER CAPELLA (208CM).
USC starting five: center Charles (206CM), power forward Anderson, (206CM), SF: No. 7, small forward Li Mojie (201CM), SG: Richardson (196CM), point guard Hood (188CM).