Chapter 66: Win a game before a fight
On March 27 and 28, the NCAA will play the "Sweet 16" stage of the knockout round, although the name is a little special, but the format is still the same as before, it is still a knockout system.
USC will stage the opening game of this round this time, and it will be broadcast live in the United States.
The two biggest favourites of this year's champion will have a direct conversation, so the topic of this match is no worse than the semi-finals, and fans of both teams will treat this match as the final - the final of the battle for champions!
The match was scheduled for Miami, Florida, using the American Airlines Center, home of the Heat, a very modern basketball court.
The Heat's record this year is much stronger than last season, there is no suspense in entering the playoffs, they just want to go far in the playoffs, and there is no suspense, and it is difficult for the lone Flash to help the team pass the first round.
The Heat didn't play on the day of the game, Wade said in an interview the day before that he was very much looking forward to the upcoming sweet round of 16 match, and then when referring to the recent hot Wu Huang, the Flash praised: "Of course I noticed him, Hugo is a super long-range gunner, he leads the nation in scoring in the regular season, and once Hugo dribbles the ball across the half, he immediately becomes a scoring blade." ”
Heat head coach Eric Spoelstra also said: "Both Hugo and Blake have the potential to be draft picks, and I think they both have great shots and are capable of hitting key shots or winning shots. ”
Pat Riley, the helmsman behind the scenes of the Heat team, naturally couldn't escape the media's inquiries, and Shen Operator commented on Wu Huang: "I've seen Hugo score 40 points in the regional tournament against the University of Arizona, he is a calm and calm player, there is never a panic moment, he can go inside and out, he can shoot 3 points, he can play a wave of small climaxes on his own, I think he is a rising star, of course you have seen this." ”
Wu Huang saw these reports of slapping his ass before the game, and his heart was secretly refreshed. Like most players, as long as he performs well, he will take the initiative to read the reports of major media, otherwise, he will unplug the Internet cable and WiFi and turn it off, so as not to see those unpleasant news.
"Los Angeles and Miami are six hours away, and I can't go." Taylor Swift secretly hates the venue arrangement of this game, last time she didn't have time, this time it's too far, Taylor Swift really doesn't want Wu Huang to leave Los Angeles now, otherwise long-distance relationships generally don't end well.
Christine, on the other hand, happens to be in New York these days, and New York is much closer to Miami, so she will be there to watch this game.
Wu Huang got 5 tickets this time, where is there enough to score, especially two of the four brothers go to school in New York, and one works in New York, the three of them are very close to Miami, and they will definitely go to watch the game.
In the end, it was Wu Huang's parents who helped him solve the problem, Wu Zetian and Zhang Meiqin both have jobs, and they were only three hours away from Houston last time, so they could find time to watch the game. But this time it was too far to fly to Miami, and both decided to watch the game at home.
In this way, Wu Huang seems to have one more ticket.
Christine happily asked for the extra ticket, and Wu Huang secretly thought in his heart: "Could it be that he asked for his opposite-sex rival?" "The little Hermione from England has been rumored to have an affair with Christine for a while, and Emperor Wu has begun to worry about whether he will be robbed of his love by a girl.
"Damn, I'm going to have to watch out for Rose's tragedy in Friends." Wu Huang was not very happy, but when he thought of his sneaker contract, his mood improved again.
On March 26, Brandon Moretz informed Emperor Wu of his negotiations with the two sports giants at his hotel in Miami.
Wu Huang has now led the team into the top 16, and his net worth continues to rise.
The strength of the University of Oklahoma is not as good as that of the University of Southern California, the highlight of this game is the duel between the two cores, the suspense of the victory or defeat is not large, the odds of the outside world are basically three or seven, and the University of Southern California is of course the "seven".
So, as long as nothing else, USC should be able to make it to the "elite quarterfinals".
Wu Huang is getting better and better, and Nike certainly won't give up this rising star easily, just after USC's victory over Ohio State, they have raised their offer to $60 million over seven years, which is the same price as Durant.
Adidas' offer is still $60 million over six years, which is just a little more than Nike.
Brandon Moretz believes that the time is still premature to sign, and that reaching the Sweet 16 is not enough for them to raise the price again, at least to reach the national semi-finals, or win the championship, and Wu Huang continues to play well, the two giants will further increase their contract offers.
Recently, however, a sports brand has suddenly come out of nowhere, and they have made an offer for Wu Huang to surpass Nike and Adidas, and Brandon Moretz is here to tell him about it today.
Rising star of the American sports brand UA (UnderArmour) recently tried to snatch Wu Huang from rivals Nike Inc. and Adidas in a contract with a total price of up to $90 million.
UA was founded in 1996, less than 20 years ago, but it has risen very quickly. UA's strong area is rugby, football has also grown rapidly in recent years, and basketball is just getting started.
However, the company's ambitions are not small, and they offered Wu Huang a nine-year, $90 million contract, which is close to James' rookie shoe contract that year, which is enough to reflect the company's sincerity and ambition.
However, there are many additional terms for these 90 million miles, and Wu Huang must complete these additional terms in order to get all the endorsement fees. For example, he must win the "Rookie of the Year" award in his rookie season, and at the same time be selected as an All-Star at least four times in nine years, make the playoffs four times, and so on.
These additional conditions offered by UA are not too difficult for real NBA stars, such as Chris Paul last year, who can easily fulfill them. But if Wu Huang enters the NBA and doesn't play like his senior OJ Mayo, then he can only get about $60 million in real endorsement fees.
Wu Huang personally likes this kind of contract, this kind of contract with additional clauses is fair to both parties, but he has no interest in this UA, among the many sneakers in his collection, none of them are produced by this UA, and he has not heard of any NBA star players signed by this company, it seems that there is not even a quasi-All-Star, he and Brandon Morritz have some trust in such a company.
In addition to the sincerity of these three, there are many large and small sports brands, including China's Li Ning and Peak, are very interested in him, but unfortunately the price they offered makes Wu Huang not interested, and the most sincere Peak only opened a 10-year contract of 50 million US dollars + 3% shares, and Peak, like UA, has issued many additional terms, Wu Huang wants to get the 3% of the shares, at least to reach the level of Chris Paul is possible.
Wu Huang is not unconfident in himself, but he is not confident in Peak's 3% shares, he is not willing to sign a sales contract on the first contract, Wu Huang is confident that after fulfilling the first contract, his second contract will be a real sky-high contract, and the 3% will be left to Parker.
The media is very interested in Wu Huang's sneaker contract, but unfortunately they can't get accurate inside information, and can only find out that Wu Huang's sneaker contract is not under Durant, as for whether it will reach the level of James, it is unknown.
Of course, this news was released by Brandon Moretz, which means that those manufacturers who can't open Durant-level contracts don't have to come to them in vain, and they can completely wash and sleep.
At this time, many media once again put Griffin and Wu Huang together to compare, this time not to compare whose basketball level is higher, but to compare whose ability to absorb gold is stronger, in this regard, the gap between the two is simply calculated in light years.
Some media have found out that Nike's AJ (Jordan) only gave Griffin a 5-year $7.5 million sneaker contract, although I don't know if Griffin accepted it, but I think his total contract will definitely not exceed 10 million, which really confirms the statement that "the inside line can't get a high-priced sneaker contract".
Wu Huang felt a little proud in his heart, but he knew very well that because he made a lot of money, if he lost this game, he would inevitably be ridiculed after the game, and these sports brands would definitely take the opportunity to lower the price, at least if he wanted a contract of the same level as James, it would definitely be no fun.