Seeing that even Chang Wei didn't support him, Rappers couldn't help but blow his beard and stare at him, but he was helpless. And Chang Wei's words are more convincing, and he can only let Thomas stay on the court.

Of course, Chang Wei didn't want to see Thomas injured because of this, and when the timeout was about to end, he strode forward and said in Thomas's ear: "I know that you are barely holding on with one breath now, but in fact, your physical strength is not enough to deal with Arizona's small-ball tactics for a long time." Since you want to keep playing, I won't stop you, but you have to be careful, don't get hurt, I don't want to take on another big problem in the offseason. ”

Thomas grinned: "Boss, I'm not a child anymore, and I know a lot about this kind of thing." Don't worry, I'm not going to give you any trouble, I just want to play the last game. After saying that, he stood up and walked to the court without looking back, his tall body looking quite imposing.

Looking at his back, Chang Wei nodded slightly, this is what he wants to see. The strength of the top stars comes not only from their superb skills, but also from their strong hearts, and it is clear that his mental construction of Thomas has begun to bear fruit. What kind of heights he can reach in the future depends on whether he can continue to persevere.

After the restart, Villanova's morale improved a lot, and Arizona's defensive system was also leaked under Thomas's continuous interspersed running. It's a pity that Villanova's own defense is not good, they are not known for defending in the first place, and now the massive loss of physical strength has made their defense a mess.

Otherwise, with Thomas's leadership, Villanova would have narrowed the gap long ago. This also made Chang Wei determined to put physical training on the agenda, in fact, most sports have to be based on physical fitness, for example, in this game, if Villanova's players can still maintain physical strength, it will be Arizona who suffers.

Although the defenses of both sides exposed a lot of holes, the shooting rate was not high, and there was a constant sound of iron on the field for a while. It's logical that this is Thomas's favorite, but he doesn't have the same dominance under the basket as he did at the beginning, so naturally he can't help Villanova recover a lot of bullets, let alone score on the second offense.

Neither manager called a timeout, with Orson winning the game because of the tactical work, and Rappers because he had given up the needless struggle, knowing that the players were now physically exhausted and that the first half was too big to solve.

Thomas is indeed very hard, but he is also more than willing to do it, the only thing that supports him to continue to run crazy on the field is that little unwillingness, but what can this be? The loss has nothing to do with him, it's a matter of the team's staffing and he's done everything he can.

The margin between the two sides has always hovered around 10 points, which is already the limit of what Villanova can reach, and they can't narrow the margin to single digits, but time is passing little by little. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Villanova has lost this game, but the desire to win on their display has moved many people.

Especially Thomas, who was obviously out of breath but still insisted on not getting off the court, he looked even greater than the Arizona players opposite. People are sympathetic to the underdogs, and while Thomas is tough and has a great draft prospect, he is the underdog in this game, and it wasn't his fault that the team lost.

With Irwin hitting an inconsequential three-pointer and the scoreboard at 77-85, Villanova reluctantly lost the game, meaning their season was over. Although Thomas had just 14 points and 17 rebounds in the game, he was named the best player of the game.

The reason is simple, everyone admires him for his courage and spirit, just like when Jerry West lost the Finals but was named the MVP of the Finals. But Thomas was extremely disappointed, he preferred not to be the man of the match, for whom the victory of the game was more important than the personal glory.

Watching the Arizona players celebrate unbridled in the other half, Thomas fell to his knees weakly, crying bitterly, and at this moment the idea of playing for Villanova University for another year even rose in his heart. Although the loss to Arizona in this game is not enough to become his demon, he still wants to prove his strength, and the NCAA championship is undoubtedly what he wants most, but this season's journey is over, and he will wait until next year to achieve such a high level of intelligence.

Suddenly, a big hand pressed on his shoulder, Thomas looked up with teary eyes, and Chang Wei was standing beside him with a smile on his face. He said expectantly, "Boss, I'm ...... I want to play for Villanova for another season, I want an NCAA championship! I know the manager won't agree, can you help me talk to him? ”

Chang Wei shook his head and said, "I won't agree with you to fight for another year." One thing you need to know, Tim, is that after this game, you're definitely the top five or even top three picks in this year's draft, and there's no need to spend another year in the NCAA. You know, NBA teams prefer younger players, and it's just right for you to join now, but by next year, there's a good chance you're not going to have the same high pick as you did this year, and that will have a huge impact on your career. ”

Thomas's expression became very tangled, he knew that what Chang Wei said was very reasonable, but the NCAA championship was his obsession. If the team didn't make it to the national championship, or didn't make it out of their division, that's fine, but now it's a huge shame to fall to the top four of the country.

Chang Wei naturally knows what he is thinking, in fact, the NCAA championship does not have too many bonuses, and the team will pick who will be selected in the draft, because they are more concerned about the overall performance of the players in the current season. Even in later generations, many talented players did not even have the opportunity to participate in the national championship due to the strength of the team itself, but they can still be selected by the team that wants them in a high order.

Chang Wei smiled and said: "The future of the team naturally has our concern, you can go to the NBA with peace of mind, I promise you, we will definitely win the NCAA championship next year, and you must come to watch the game when the time comes!" ”

Thomas slapped Chang Wei's outstretched palm: "Then we'll make a decision!" ”