In order to ensure his sleep, Chang Wei actually took a lot of effort to force himself not to think about the team's championship schedule. In fact, for a team that aims for the championship, it really doesn't matter who the opponent is, just win one game at a time, and if you lose, you have to start again next season.

By the time Chang Wei opened his eyes, the plane had already descended, and he shook his head slightly, clearing all the chaos in his mind, and then began to think about the team's championship journey again. In terms of work, Chang Wei is actually an obsessive-compulsive disorder, if you don't think about all the problems clearly, it's still light if you don't want to eat.

Chang Wei followed the rest of the team towards the airport hall while mentally going through the list of teams in the West Region again. The No. 1 to No. 16 seeds in the West are the University of Arizona, the University of Colorado, the University of Oklahoma, the University of Louisiana, the University of Texas, Purdue, the University of Louisville, the University of Wisconsin, the University of Fresno, the University of Gonzaga, the University of Dayton, the University of Indiana, the University of Southeast Missouri, the University of Winthrop, the University of Northern Arizona, and the University of Jackson. As the No. 2 seed, Colorado State's first opponent will be Northern Arizona University.

In Chang Wei's view, this team belonging to the Big Sky League is not to be feared, although their two big stars, Rand and McClintock, do perform well, but that's all, Chang Wei believes that they can't take advantage of Patik and Ford, and the others can completely let go of the attack, and the first round of Colorado has a big win of at least 70%.

But in the top eight in the entire Western Conference, except for Colorado State, other teams are also difficult to gnaw. The University of Arizona, in particular, is the top seed, and if Colorado wants to advance to the final four, it will likely face them in the Western Conference Finals, which is definitely a tough battle. And in the list of players at the University of Arizona, Chang Wei saw three names that he was familiar with: Gilbert Arenas, Richard Jefferson and Luke Wharton.

Wharton Jr. can be put aside, although he will be an important rotation player for the championship team in the future, but now he is just a backup at the University of Arizona, and Chang Wei is more worried about Arenas and Jefferson. In his memory, Arenas and Jefferson are both first-class stars, and scoring in the NBA at their peak is like chopping melons and vegetables, although the outside of Colorado State has been trained very well, Chang Wei still does not believe that they can do it better than Arenas and Jefferson.

However, the tournament has not yet started, and it is undoubtedly quite arrogant to think about the Western Conference finals in advance, so Chang Wei left them behind after recalling the performances of Arenas and Jefferson in his previous life, and now the most important thing is to defeat Northern Arizona University and advance to the second round on the premise of reducing consumption.

After arriving at the hotel, McKay announced the disbandment after a few words, and asked the players to go to him to get their room cards and quickly go back to their rooms to take a shower and rest. Mackay took this tournament trip very seriously, so he strictly asked all players not to leave the hotel at night, and they all stayed in their rooms if there was nothing special.

A few assistant coaches planned to take a stroll outside, but unfortunately Chang Wei, who was now dozing off again, was not interested in this at all. Although he occasionally fantasizes about meeting a current or future celebrity on the road like he met Popovich in San Antonio, the bed is still the best place for him to go. After all, the team still needs him to spend time on training tasks the next day, and he doesn't want to waste his precious sleep time on shopping. Besides, what's there to do with a group of big guys? If it's Harmon, then you can think about it, and now, it's better to hurry up and sleep.

Chang Wei slept soundly this night, but he still got up on time at half past seven the next morning, which is also the biological clock he has exercised in the past few seasons. And it's already the day before the official start of the game, so you must hurry up and familiarize yourself with the venue, and then practice the tactical system and routines that have been determined. Although Northern Arizona University is not very strong, the teams that can reach the national championship stage must have two brushes, and Chang Wei does not want to be overturned by his opponent because of insufficient preparation.

But it wasn't until the game officially started that he realized that his worries were unnecessary, as Colorado State had the upper hand from the start. Just like formulating a countermeasure before the game, the starting five tigers, two defenses and three offenses, Pathik looked very easy against Rand on the outside, although he was a head shorter, but with speed and strength, Patick still defended Rand miserably.

The same is true on the inside, where Ford is even ready to protect the basket from being hit directly by the opposing small player while limiting McClintock. Although he only made one block in the first half, his intimidation under the basket scared opponents. Chang Wei had not heard of Ford's name in his previous life, but judging from his performance this season, it is almost certain to enter the league as a second-round pick, and if he is lucky, it is not impossible to enter the league at the end of the first round.

When both stars were stared down, the drawbacks of Northern Arizona's lack of players were on display, with no third man to carry the scoring load, and the occasional piecemeal play was simply not enough to resist Colorado's stormy offense, trailing by more than 15 points at halftime, which was the result of the latter's retention.

In the second half, McKay simply used the game as a defensive exercise for the team, and not only did Rand and McClintock not score points, but the shooting percentage of others also dropped significantly, and the difference instantly widened to nearly 30 points. Seeing that the overall situation was decided, McKay replaced all the starters, which can be regarded as saving some face for Northern Arizona University.

Chang Wei looked very relaxed throughout the game, and when he led the players to train the day before, he could faintly see their state, not to mention the University of Northern Arizona, even if a strong team like North Carduk came, it was estimated that it would not be pleased. As for why McKay still let the main players play for so long, Chang Wei can only attribute it to that he is too cautious, and he has to pull the difference until the opponent can't catch up before replacing him with a substitute, but this is not bad, at least he won't be afraid when watching the game.