Chapter 8 Opening Battle
Chapter 8 Opening Battle
Why is the NCAA highly influential, because at the beginning of the regular season of the NCAA, there are dozens of games a day, and sometimes even close to 100 games.
The density covers most of the regions of the United States, and supporting local teams has long formed a tradition, after all, we can only think about looking up and not looking down.
Of course, you have to say that the influence is great, that is, only those well-known strong teams can be considered influential, and many small market teams that play soy sauce are mostly escorts, and it is completely funny to say that the value exceeds that of the NBA.
Take out some data comparison, people feel that the NCAA is very awesome, and Crazy March is indeed influential, but it is only in the United States, and the NCAA is so hot that it has not been able to open up overseas markets.
No matter how bullish it is, it is just the role of the cradle of the future stars of the NBA, most of the support is because the game system of a win and loss in Crazy March is indeed very exciting, and the NBA estimates the ratings can be very scary if it is a win or loss, but after all, it is necessary to compromise for the sake of the market, and the NCAA team is reasonably distributed to each district from the major leagues, so the system guarantees a greater extent, and all regions of the country can find their own supported teams, which is also a magic weapon for harvesting ratings.
On the day of the game, the Cowboys came to the Ferrer Center Arena, Kenjiro felt the pressure of the away team for the first time, and all the people who supported the Bruins made all kinds of roars around the Cowboys players, as if they wanted to tear the Cowboys players apart, although Kenjiro didn't like this kind of noise, but seeing the somewhat distorted faces of those cheering people, Kenjiro couldn't help but be happy.
And Kenjiro's smile, of course, is not an act of showing favor to the other party, Kenjiro's behavior is like detonating a barrel of explosives, and some people can't help but come forward as if they want to make a gesture to Kenjiro twice, but they are stopped by "competent" security guards.
Seeing that there were four or five big men hanging on the security guards, and they could still stand still, Kenjiro couldn't help but laugh even more happily.
Just before the problem became more serious, the head coach Sutton asked a few people to pull Kenjiro into the gym quickly, it was obvious that not everyone could maintain their demeanor, and many discriminatory words kept ringing behind Kenjiro.
The Oklahoma State University campus reporter who accompanied him captured a bright smile on Kenjiro's back before entering the gate, flanked by an angry crowd of people, in stark contrast.
The boos were much quieter when the cowboys entered the locker room, but there were constant screams outside the locker room.
"What are you doing? It's an away game, it's a terrible choice not to anger the away fans at home. Kenjiro tilted his head slightly to avoid the saliva of head coach Sutton, and Kenjiro reached out to hold Adams beside him.
"Sooner or later, they're going to get angry, after all, they're going to lose badly today, and I don't think it's going to have any good effect if you show weakness."
The people in the locker room didn't expect Kenjiro, a freshman, to be so tough, and the home advantage was no joke.
It's not that the black whistle, the rules are the same, but the referees are the same, blowing penalties have their own standards, foreign teams are not familiar with the standards here, pay tuition fees first to fill the pit, plus the pressure on the fans on the field to the players and referees, so the winning rate of the home team will be higher.
Originally, Kenjiro was very upset that the opening match was an away game, but now Kenjiro wants to play even more, because when the opponent loses, it must be a cool feeling to look at the disappointed expressions of the audience.
Everyone couldn't understand Kenjiro's mentality, and looking at Kenjiro's enjoyment, they could only make eye contact with each other, thinking that Kenjiro wouldn't be stimulated.
Uncle Jing was worried about communicating with Kenjiro, but Kenjiro's attitude was very relaxed and there were not too many negative emotions, so he listened to Kenjiro communicate with him in Japanese, and Kenjiro said that he wanted to see the other party lose the game.
Uncle Jing probably understood Kenjiro's mentality, and told head coach Sutton that there was no problem and Kenjiro could play.
Kenjiro opened the zipper of his jacket, revealing Kenjiro's jersey number 00, the team asked Kenjiro to choose the number of the jersey, Kenjiro pranked and said to choose the thirteenth, Kenjiro's explanation brought bad luck to the opponent, seeing everyone's somewhat uneasy eyes, or forget it, and finally chose 00, and now Kenjiro has come to the United States to start from scratch.
Kenjiro was recognized by the away fans as soon as he came out of the game, and they booed to welcome him, and Kenjiro did not make a provocative act, but just honestly warmed up, which made head coach Sutton breathe a sigh of relief.
Soon the game began to be cheered by the Bruins, the main player of the Bruins is Brian Skinner, who won the World Basketball Championship in '96 and won the World University Games in '97.
Martin's strength is not enough to fight Skinner, today's Cowboys' starting center is Eric, Kenjiro was secretly surprised when he jumped the ball, Skinner's bounce height and speed are very strong, but fortunately, Kenjiro has already entered the state to pick the ball back to his team.
At first, the Bruins thought Kenjiro was the center, Skinner followed Kenjiro out of the restricted area, Kenjiro received Adams' pass at the free throw line without stopping, and passed the ball directly behind to Adams, who had rushed to the basket, and Adams scored two points with both hands.
Kenjiro didn't rush to attack at the beginning, but mostly passed the ball to other people to cover, observing the opponent's offense and defense, the Bruins found that Kenjiro had always been doing the work of a power forward, so they switched Skinner back to the basket to defend Eric, Eric was invisible on the court as soon as he met Skinner, his strength was almost ten centimeters shorter, and Skinner's speed was faster, and Eric was eaten to death.
At the same time, the defender of Kenjiro turned into a guy who was only about two meters, and Kenjiro began his own away show tour, and the Cowboys led by three points five minutes into the first half.
Kenjiro asked for the ball, and seeing that Kenjiro didn't pass the ball this time, many people began to heckle and mock Kenjiro.
Kenjiro made a shooting posture in a three-threat posture, and found that the opponent didn't want to defend, Kenjiro jumped up directly and threw the ball gently, and the opponent could only watch Kenjiro shoot the ball.
Kenjiro shrugged at the opposing player and said that if you don't defend, I will really shoot.
The Bruins attacked, Skinner received the ball under the basket, hit Eric with his back to him, and Eric, who had a lower center of gravity, still pushed Skinner outside the restricted area, but Skinner feint and then turned around and cut directly into the Cowboys' basket, jumped up directly and prepared to dunk with both hands, Kenjiro quickly appeared on the side and fanned the ball with one hand.
Kenjiro landed and saw Joshua fast-breaking, Kenjiro also quickly followed, and Skinner behind him immediately returned to the defense to follow Kenjiro, and when he arrived at the Brown Bears frontcourt, Adams attracted a person first, Joshua broke through to the basket and was defended by the opponent very dead, and turned around and handed the ball to Kenjiro.
Kenjiro took the ball and rushed to the basket, Skinner wanted to teach Kenjiro a lesson behind him, Kenjiro suddenly made a sudden stop and saw Skinner fly over, and then Kenjiro completed the layup without hurry.