Chapter 52: The End of the First Season

Duke Blues 76-77 Indiana Mountain Rangers, which was the final score. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"! I messed up! Williams looked slightly frustrated, and Yang Long stepped forward to comfort him, just as Yang Long had comforted him when he missed the Florida State University lore ball Williams.

In 2001, Williams had already won a championship in the NCAA, and his college career, his NCAA journey, should have been without regrets. However, due to the one-year postponement of the draft, this stunner will be a regret that he will never forget.

Will this be a goal that Williams will continue to motivate himself? Or will it break his basketball confidence? There is no way to know this.

What Yang Long knows now is that in the single-round elimination schedule, in the crazy March of the United States, they have reached the time to withdraw from the stage, and they **** down.

At this point, Coach K doesn't have much to say. First of all, the outcome has been decided, and Duke's performance in this game is not bad, but some shots are not scored. Secondly, the main players on the team are about to leave Duke and participate in the 2002 NBA draft, which he has long known, so it is a little redundant to worry about the outcome of this game with these players who are about to leave the team.

Coach K is a smart man.

In the days that followed, Jay Williams, Mike Dunleavy and Carlos Boozer announced their participation in the 2002 draft. Duke's remaining two point guards, Chris Duhon, and forward Dundee Jones did not announce his candidacy.

There are certain rules and regulations for participating in the NBA draft. All candidates need to announce their candidacy by the official date. Players who have announced their candidacies will participate in official NBA joint tryouts and individual tryouts from the team at certain times prior to draft day. If a player feels that no team is interested in drafting him/her, he or she can announce his or her candidacy a week before the draft begins. However, it is important to note that once the player is finalized to participate in the draft and is not selected by any NBA team, the player will not only miss the NBA, but also lose the opportunity to continue his college education, and can only seek to sign as a free agent or continue to play in a league that is inferior to the NBA.

Entering the NBA is the ultimate dream of every basketball player. It was because of the draft rules that Duhorn and Jones did not announce their candidacy in 2002, fearing that they would 'lose their wives and soldiers'. Their fears are justified, and the data is the strongest proof of this. Throughout the season, Dujon averaged 8.9 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 5.9 assists per game, and Jones averaged 11.2 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.

Among the Duke players who announced their candidacy:

Jay Williams: Averaging 21.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game, not to mention in the ACC division, even if you look at the entire college basketball league, no one can beat it. Moreover, playing at a high level in Duke for two consecutive years and leading Duke to win the championship in '01 is the capital and plus point of the Williams draft.

Mike Dunleavy: Averaging 17.3 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, nearly 40% three-point shooting, and superb ball injuries are Dunleavy's shining points. But as a white player who isn't physically stellar, that's probably the biggest thing that affects Dunleavy's ceiling.

Carlos Boozer: 18.2 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game, which is a beautiful college center statistic. Boozer has excellent shooting range and delicate basketball offensive skills, but as a center, Boozer's height of 206, lack of explosiveness, and lack of defensive strength will pull him down in the draft.

Throughout the season, Yang Long has received a lot of money at Duke.

In terms of physical fitness: height 195.2 cm, weight 84.7 kg compared to China. Strength, flexibility, etc. have also improved, and the 84kg bench press has been easily completed 14 times, with a take-off height of 75.2 cm and a maximum take-off height of 92.2 cm.

Game history: At the end of the season, he averaged 13.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game, which is enough to be the starting point guard for a college team.

Team Awareness: What I learned the most at Duke was how to help the team win, offense, defense, and trust as a player......

Through this season, Yang Long has gained a firm foothold in the NCAA, and through his own efforts, he has initially won the trust of Coach K, and believes that after Williams, Dunleavy and others leave the team next season, Yang Long will be entrusted with important responsibilities and get more opportunities to perform.