The game is over, and there is no need for the University of Colorado to stay in Charlotte and wait to watch the game, which is not included in the funds given to them by the school. So the day after the game, they boarded a flight to Denver, and a few of the team's freshmen were even a little attached to the unfamiliar city.

Of course, they don't still miss Charlotte's food or beauty, they just want to stay on the stage at the National Championships. But it can't be helped, who let the team lose the game? The national championship is the most brutal single-game elimination system, and losing one game means that all the hard work of the season has been wasted, and if you don't leave, are you still waiting to be ridiculed by other teams?

They were joined by three other teams at Charlotte Airport, though the morale of these teams was a bit lower than that of Colorado. The reason is very simple, I don't know what the wind was drawn in the second round of the Eastern Conference, except for Duke's narrow victory over Colorado State, the other three games were all on the bottom line, the No. 2 seed University of Miami, the No. 3 seed University of Cincinnati and the No. 4 seed University of Tennessee were all eliminated, which is simply black humor.

But the entire Colorado State team ignored them and took the earliest flight of the day. There is no way, there are already a number of big national media that want to interview the coaching staff and players of the Colorado Rams at zero distance, and the specific interview time has been coordinated by the school, and now they can't fly back quickly.

Unexpectedly, when everyone on the team walked out of the airport, hundreds of fans wearing Colorado Rams jerseys spontaneously came to greet them back. Except for the captain Palesio, the other players were all proud, as if they had won the national championship, and Chang Wei couldn't help frowning.

Although they were eliminated in the second round of the tournament this time, the media was overwhelmingly appreciative of them, and there were reporters waiting in the school to interview them; Second, some fans spontaneously came to pick up the plane, and for a while, this group of guys was about to come out of snot bubbles.

Just as several players were about to sign autographs for the fans, Palesio stopped them with a black face and whispered, "Are you embarrassed to sign autographs?" Don't be embarrassed here, get in the car! ”

Seeing that the situation was not right, Goodwin hurriedly put his arm around Palesio's shoulder and whispered: "Milt, it won't take long to sign a signing, and it's very hard for the fans to wait here for so long!" ”

Palesio glared at him fiercely, barely squeezed out a smile, and said to the fans who wanted the players to sign autographs: "Sorry, thank you for always waiting for us to come back, but I'm sorry, we're really short on time right now, and next time you can come to watch the game, I'll definitely ask these guys to sign autographs for you." ”

After saying that, he pulled a few teammates very roughly, and strode towards the bus. They looked at each other for a few seconds, nodded apologetically at the fans, and hurried over.

The members of the coaching staff who had already gotten on the bus all saw this scene in their eyes, and Chang Wei couldn't help but smile slightly, it seems that Palesio already has a little leadership temperament. If he relied on his performances in the game to conquer his teammates before, then he has a bit of a locker room boss just now preventing his teammates from signing autographs for fans.

In fact, Palesio has a clear idea of what Chang Wei thinks in his heart, although the outside world widely believes that Colorado State has performed very well in this game, but Palesio has always been dissatisfied, in his opinion, the team's performance is simply a mess, otherwise it would not have lost. Coupled with the fact that his teammates were blown away by the media one by one, he had been holding back his anger for the past two days, and today he saw several teammates proudly signing autographs for the fans, and finally broke out.

McKay also nodded secretly, as a head coach, he will not be carried away by the media touting, the only thing to worry about is whether his players will be overwhelmed by the overwhelming sycophants. Fortunately, there are still smart people in the whole team, and Palesio has already told him about his decision to stay in the team, and McKay feels that the captain will not need to be changed next season.

Back at Colorado State, another group of fans came to greet him at the stadium's door. However, McKay apparently didn't eat much of this, and after a few casual confessions, he announced the disbandment, leaving the players to return to the dormitory on their own. He has already communicated with the school before, the media needs first-hand materials, especially if they are interested in the daily life of the players, so it is good to go directly to the dormitory to interview, and it is not a matter for the players to stay in the training hall.

The media is also more interested in the members of the coaching staff, especially McKay as the head coach, and Chang Wei, the "Oriental Magician" who was frequently mentioned by the three high-ranking rookies in last year's draft. It was only after talking about it that I made an appointment to be interviewed in the office tomorrow night, and then I sent away the group of reporters who were rushing to do so.

It wasn't until the reporters and players had left that McKay gathered all the members of the coaching staff and said in a deep voice: "Now that the season is over for us, I think it's time to talk about the new season." ”

After coming to the conference room and taking a seat, McKay sat down at the top and said with some gritted teeth: "I know it looks cowardly to attribute the loss to the opponent being too strong, but this is the truth, if we can get stronger, we won't have a strong team like Duke in the second round." It's a bit unrealistic to make it to the divisional finals, but at least we can go a little further and not just roll up and go home now. ”

However, his facial muscles soon relaxed, and some smiles began to appear on his face. "That said, we've managed to capture the attention of a wide range of fans and have a good chance of recruiting stronger high school players in the offseason. I think they should all be able to see our quality and potential, and it has always been a dream for many children to lead a team that is not very strong, and we will give them the best platform! ”

Although Mackay's chicken soup didn't cook well in the eyes of the time-tested Chang Wei, he had to admit that there was nothing wrong with Mackay's conclusions. While it's true that there are plenty of players looking to join a traditional club to compete for a championship, there are also some self-conscious talents who want to lead their teams to challenge authority, and teams like Colorado State have some quality but also room to rise, which happens to be their favorite choice.