In fact, it is quite sad to say that North Carolina is quite sad, because Jamison, Carter and Shamond have all chosen to stay at the school, they have not recruited outstanding high school stars this summer, let alone the three new stars like Villanova.

The reason is simple, every player who made a name for themselves in high school wants to join the NBA as soon as possible, which means they will generally only play one season in the NCAA. If they can't guarantee a regular position, then it will be difficult for them to make NBA scouts shine, and naturally they will not be able to improve their draft pick further.

The three core retention does make North Carolina still have a strong competitiveness, but it also means that there is no green and yellow talent. Coach Dean Smith has been worrying about this all summer, but now he plans to lead the team through the season first, and he believes that with the appeal of North Carolina, he will definitely recruit high-quality high school stars next year.

It's a good time to find a team to sacrifice the flag, and Smith can't help but laugh out loud when he sees the opponents in the opening game of the new season in North Carolina. Last season's defeat to Villanova at the National Championships left him with a lot of fire, but now that Thomas, Erwin, Lee and Lawson are all gone, it's time to get revenge.

Before the game even started, North Carolina vs Villanova was hyped by the media, but Smith didn't believe that the opponent could compete with his own team, even if they had three big high school stars on their roster. Smith read the newspaper articles and said to himself, "You won't have that much luck this time, let's start the new season by beating you!" ”

The game was North Carolina's home stadium, and the day before the game, Villanova's players, coaching staff and staff were busted to their destination. Just as everyone put away their luggage and prepared to go to dinner, Chang Wei saw a somewhat familiar figure. Seeing the guy walking straight towards Maddie, Chang Wei suddenly realized: Isn't this Carter? Two brothers want to catch up?

Chang Wei's heart suddenly ignited a raging fire of gossip, he has been in contact with Maddie for so long, and found that his feelings for his cousin Carter are very strange, on the one hand, he admires Carter's ball skills, but on the other hand, he is full of energy and wants to prove himself by beating him. It may seem paradoxical, but it's precisely Maddie's personality that causes him to be a tough guy and not as blind as Kobe Bryant, but he's been trying to get out of Carter's shadow, who he is, not the so-called "Carter's cousin."

Chang Wei was witty and hid in a corner that was not easy to find, and he wanted to hear what the two brothers would say after they met. Of course, he knows that listening to the root of the wall like this is a very tasteless thing, but he can't stop him from having a gossip heart! As long as you have seen the grievances between the two of them, you will not want to know the topic of this chat, after all, the two sides will soon compete in the arena, and it may not be a good thing for Carter to take the initiative to find Maddie at this time.

Carter had no idea that someone was waiting to eavesdrop out of his sight, and this time he texted Maddie ahead of time to meet up without the rest of Villanova knowing. Chang Wei's analysis is very accurate, Carter is really not happy on this trip, but this is not his intention. Of course, Smith knew how talented Maddie was, and he even thought that Maddie was the biggest threat to Villanova's team, so he tried to persuade Carter to create a little psychological barrier for Maddy.

With Carter's character and character, he was very reluctant to do such a thing, not to mention that Maddie was still his cousin. But Smith used last season's National Championships as a reason, and it took Carter to accede to what seemed immoral. Of course, Smith doesn't feel embarrassed, it's not within the limits of NCAA rules, and he thinks he can do anything to win as long as there are no violations.

Carter didn't point the finger at Villanova as soon as he came up, he just had a casual conversation with Maddy, greeted Maddy's family, and even asked Maddy why he gave up the 1997 draft and decided to play in the NCAA for a year. Maddie didn't doubt him and chatted with him very happily, in fact, as long as it didn't involve confrontation on the basketball court, Maddie still had a lot of respect for Carter's cousin, at least on the surface.

Suddenly, Carter changed his tone and asked casually, "The strength of your team should have dropped a lot compared to last season, right?" After all, the departure of the big four starters is a huge blow to any team. ”

Maddie shook her head and said, "I don't know what the team was last season, but I think now we should be stronger than before, right?" At least in my opinion, we are much more talented than we were last season. ”

Carter grinned, but his snow-white teeth flashed coldly: "Tracy, I'll be honest with you, you can't beat us in this game." After losing the National Championship at Villanova last season, we vowed never to lose to this team again, even if you were on this team, the result would be the same. ”

Before Maddie could retort, Carter continued: "I know you're the most talented player on your team, but have you forgotten? You haven't beaten me since I was a kid, and this time is the same! ”

Maddie's face changed, he knew that Carter was telling the truth, he had been living in the shadow of this cousin since he was a child, although he tried his best to prove himself, but he was still a little afraid when he really had to face it.

Seeing Maddie's face bad, Carter's guilt flashed, and soon it was replaced by the excitement of washing away his shame, and he decided to continue to chase and fight. "I don't know what kind of training you've done since joining Villanova, or if you have the strength you had in high school now, but the result is the same anyway. Anyway, I played two more years in the NCAA than you, I could have beaten you before, and this time will be no exception, so do it yourself! ”

After saying that, he turned to leave, leaving Maddie alone in a daze, her face cloudy. A lot of images flashed through his mind, Carter dunked on his head, Carter hit his defense and forced a three-point shot, Carter shook him to the ground with a change of direction dribble, Carter easily broke his ball and played it into a fast break......

There is no doubt that this happened when the two faced each other before, and Maddie remembered that she had been suppressed by her cousin and had never won a single match. Tomorrow is the latest round of showdown between the two, can you win?