Sometimes Chang Wei is glad that he was reborn in this era, just look at the quality of the players who participated in the NBA draft. The Pan-96 golden generation has become a stunner, and it wasn't until 2003 that the NBA rookies ushered in another peak, in other words, the current NCAA everyone is not very good, which provides the best environment for Colorado State.

Of course, in the eyes of others, those big teams are still terrible, and they have also added their approved high school stars in the offseason. But if you want Chang Wei to say, it's a bunch of scum, he is full of confidence in the Colorado State University that has supplemented the two generals of West and Korver, and if used well, these two big rookies can definitely play a lot of power.

The players are also very good, and they got off to a good start in the first game of the regular season of the new season. Originally, their opponents were the University of Utah, who were seeded much higher in their division than Colorado in the National Championship last season, even though they didn't even make it to the finals in the Western Conference Athletic League.

But the University of Utah's number one star Andre Miller had already entered the 1999 draft and was selected with the eighth pick in the first round, which meant they were missing the most threatening point in the entire roster. Coupled with the fact that they didn't recruit any outstanding high school players in the offseason, the overall strength of the team has dropped a lot compared to last season.

In the face of such a big loss of strength, Colorado State did not have the slightest mercy, and did not even consider the incense of the two teams in the Western Athletic Conference at the beginning, and the game was bombarded indiscriminately outside the three-point line, directly stunned the University of Utah. In the first eight minutes of the game, Colorado State made a total of 6 three-pointers, and they averaged 11.5 three-pointers per game last season.

As an inside barrier, Ford has also grown into a reliable frame protector after a season of training, and has become the team's rebounding maniac, and in fact, the team needs him to do these things. The offense can be completely handed over to West, and Ford only needs to grab rebounds, defend and secondary offense, and he's already very skilled in all of them.

By halftime, Colorado State was leading 57-39. Palesio's transition to point guard was very successful, although he only scored 8 points, but he handed out 7 assists, which also made Chang Wei on the sidelines feel very gratified, it seems that it was really right to let Palesio practice his organization and passing by the way last summer.

But what made Chang Wei even happier was that Korver and West hit five three-pointers in the first half, shooting a respectable 41.7%, which is definitely a big improvement for them. Korver was 3-of-7 and West was 2-of-5, and it was clear that they had worked hard in their offseason training.

At halftime, McKay lavished praise in the locker room for the players who did well in the first half, but he didn't intend to let the University of Utah go by the looks he made. As a result, in the second half, McKay sent the team's starting lineup again, and it was clear that he wanted to end the game directly. Chang Wei expressed his appreciation for this kind of thinking, fighting a snake does not die but suffers from it, and it is best to be able to kill the opponent directly with a stick, so as not to face a counterattack when you are in a hurry, and finally lose the game.

In the face of Colorado's aggressive offense, the head coach of the University of Utah, Major, felt helpless, his team was no longer the strong team that could be ranked second in the division by the selection committee last season, and now he had no way to play against Colorado State, and could only numbly watch the difference between the two sides widen.

With 8:47 left in the second half, Colorado State finally stretched the deficit to 36 points, and McKay waved his hand to replace the bench lineup, ready to mix up the rest of the time. Megales is already vomiting blood, and you just remembered to give us a little face? But what he didn't expect was that the Colorado State Giant's bench players didn't give him face either.

The bench lineup, led by Sven and Goodwin, has been holding back most of the game, and it has started the chaotic mode when it comes up. Originally, Majors also planned to let his players defend well and try to narrow the difference to within 20 points, so that the final score would be better, but they couldn't stand Sven's rush at all, and it would be good if the University of Utah could keep the current point difference.

In the end, what was considered a battle between the best and the best turned into a slaughter, with Colorado State beating by 31 points 97-66 to get the season off to a good start. After the game, Megales said helplessly: "I really didn't expect Colorado State to become so strong after an offseason, but it could also be that our strength has become weaker. But anyway, in my opinion, they are already a strong team, and maybe this season's league championship will be theirs. ”

When it was McKay's turn to interview, the reporters thought he wanted to be modest, but they didn't expect McKay to be modest and not too subtle to express his confidence. 'We haven't thought about the long term yet, we just want to play every game in the future. But I believe my team has improved substantially and this game is just the beginning. ”

Korver was a little worried when he heard the head coach say this, and he quietly asked Chang Wei: "Doesn't the coach attract the hatred of other teams in the league like this?" Will it be difficult for us to play after that? ”

Chang Wei patted him on the shoulder and smiled: "Hatred must have attracted a big wave, but the game is difficult to beat. And I think the coach is quite morale-boosting by doing that, and I guess I would say the same thing. ”

Looking at Korver's puzzled eyes, Chang Wei didn't intend to continue to explain in depth. He has seen the list of all the teams in the Western Mountain League, and there are basically no players who can be a threat in his eyes, of course, others don't see it that way, but Chang Wei believes in his own judgment, there is no team in the entire league that can threaten Colorado State.

In fact, if it were Chang Wei, he might be even more domineering, so he wouldn't be afraid to add a mouthful of poisoned milk to his team! In his opinion, the league championship is conservative, and his goal is the NCAA championship, and if the team can't win this championship, it will be a waste of his offseason efforts.