Chapter Eighty-Seven: The Final Four

On March 25, the final four have all been released.

Beasley's University of Kansas defeated Syracuse University in overtime to reach the semifinals.

After the game, Beasley also raised a finger and left a sentence at the camera: "See you in the final!" ”

Fans who know the grievances between the two know who Beasley's middle finger is aimed at.

Zhang Yu and Michael Beasley were both warned by the NCAA league the next day, and if it weren't for the imminent Final Four, the two second-ups would have been banned directly.

Afterwards, both of them were taught a good lesson by their schools, and if they were banned because of this, Stanford University and the University of Kansas would want to die......

The third place to reach the semifinals was UCLA, where they defeated fellow favorites the University of North Carolina (NCCA).

Kevin Love and Westbrook both broke out in the game, the former chipped in 25 points and 15 rebounds, the latter scored 22 points and eight assists, and the other winner, Darren Collison, also added 15 points and five assists.

In the end, North Carolina lost to the lack of a true star player, and UCLA led only once in the game, and this time it happened that Kevin Love's key frontcourt rebound and Westbrook's final smash beat North Carolina playing team basketball at the most critical moment.

The last team to advance to the Final Four was the University of Memphis, who had not lost a game this season, and under the leadership of star Derrick Rose, they set a record for all regular season wins in the NCAA league, and now every step they take is making history in ZĂ o. As long as they win the championship, there is no doubt that they will leave a significant mark in the long history of the NCAA!

The NCAA's 2007-2008 Final Four will be held in San Antonio, with the first game taking place on April 1 against the University of Memphis, the first to advance.

Zhang Yu and Derry Kroos, two of the year's favourites among pundits and media, will face off on April 1.

This match is also seen as a "battle for the top prize", and the winner will have a great chance of becoming the champion of the year, although Beasley is not convinced!

With a week to go until the Final Four, the squad has lightened their training load, and Trent Johnson hopes this will allow his players to relax and decompress, leaving only the bare essentials of training for the players to stay fit.

Zhang Yu has his own way of decompressing, that is, playing games, to be precise, playing games with his good game friends.

In the past few days, he has not bothered Xia Wei and Ai Yue'er, and in his free time, he basically plays GTA4 online with the Milkshake Prince, and the two of them burn and loot in Liberty City, in order to relieve pressure for the upcoming game, and it is conservatively estimated that the two have killed at least a few thousand poor Mi people in the past few days.

On April 1, 2008, the NCAA Tournament Final Four, which gathered the attention of basketball fans across the United States, ushered in the first game, Stanford University vs. the University of Memphis, and the game will be played at the Alamo Dome, the home of the Spurs in front of the Spurs.

In this game, the Spurs were the host, and the whole team came to the scene to watch the game between the two teams.

The sidelines were the same as the last one, star-studded, full of well-known people from all walks of life, maybe some of the humble guys might be a former politician or business tycoon of a certain country.

Stanford probably has graduated more politicians and business leaders than the other three schools combined, which are also among the top four in the country combined.

The Alamo Dome can accommodate 20,662 fans and can be expanded to 39,500 for important matches.

There was no doubt that today was an important match with nearly 40,000 spectators.

The average ticket price for this game is $300, and it has long been sold out. The price of front-row tickets is even more terrifying, reaching more than $20,000, and you can't buy them at all, even on the black market, where you can only buy tickets with poor locations, and the good seats have long been sold out.

Ai Yueer and Xia Wei did not come to the scene to watch the game today, because Zhang Zhihong and Cai Huiyao finally came to the United States to watch their son's game. When my parents came, everyone had to stand aside, so Zhang Yu naturally kept the two tickets for his parents.

The University of Memphis is the strongest opponent Stanford has faced since reaching the round of 64, and the opposing team has a player who is not inferior to Zhang Yu - Derrick Rose.

Derrick Rose has an extraordinary ability to control the game in the big arena, as the team's offensive initiator and assume the role of an outside defensive barrier, outstanding individual defense ability, outstanding fast offensive ability, perfect combination of speed, explosiveness, and balance, this is a talented player with physical talent that surpasses Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu watched the University of Memphis game with the team and was very impressed by this physically gifted point guard.

However, in terms of comprehensive talent, he doesn't feel that he is inferior to this Rose.

At least at this stage, his scoring ability is far from the latter. Just has a body, such a player Zhang Yu has never been scared.

The University of Memphis won all this year not only because they have the talent of Derrick Rose, but also because they have managed to persuade the similarly physical center Javier McGee to join.

Javier McGee had already planned to enter the University of Nedava, but switched to the University of Memphis at the last minute, which made the weak interior line of the University of Memphis immediately tough.

In the Stanford locker room, Trent Johnson has been named the starting lineup for the University of Memphis.

Point guard Derrick Rose, shooting guard Antonio Anderson, small forward Chris Douglas Roberts, power forward Joey Dorsey, center Javier McGee

"Rose's projection ability is not to be feared, his breakthrough is a lethal threat and cannot give him room to break through. Quincy, your task in this game is to tightly entangle him, I don't care what method you use, don't let him have an easy chance to break through, you can put him to shoot appropriately. ”

Trent Johnson was in the locker room explaining out loud to the players how to defend Rose, the main three points: shooting, breaking and breaking passes

"Boys, we've come this far and there's only one goal for the next moment, and that's to win! We don't want anything but champions! ”

This time, even Zhang Yu and his teammates shouted loudly: "Champion...... We just want champions! ”

The players of both teams played, and Zhang Yu was still the player who received the most cheers from the fans among all the players, far surpassing Derrick Rose.

Chinese are more, more people are **!

Stanford's starting lineup remains unchanged as usual: Quincy Jones, Zhang Yu, Landry Fields, Brooke Lopez, Robin Lopez.

In this game, the referee is one of the senior referees in the NBA, Steve Jarvey, nicknamed "Mr. T". It is said that this is because the local media criticized the NBA league for taking too much care of Zhang Yu in the last game, so the league temporarily sent a senior referee from the NBA to blow the game.

NBA referees blow NBAA games? This is the first time in NBAA history!

Steve Jarvey began offending the NBA in the 1986-1987 season. The style of law enforcement is tough, as you can tell from the nickname.

Zhang Yu said secretly: "Be careful today, don't be blown T, the two T's will be finished." ”

The game began with a whistle from Mr. T, and McGee took to the air, leading Robin Lopez to the basketball, with the University of Memphis taking the lead.

"Damn, this center is too good at jumping, right?"

Zhang Yu could see clearly that the opponent's center was half a beat slower to jump, but the last hit came first, beyond the height of Robin's palm, what kind of bounce and bounce speed is this Nima? And those arm spans, they're almost above the knees, aren't they? Longer than my hand?

What the outside players are most afraid of is this kind of **spring man who jumps high and has a fast rebound speed, coupled with the opponent's ultra-long arm span, if the defense is solid, it is simply a white Garnett.

But it's not enough to have a body alone, Ibaka's body is enough at the World Youth Championships, and little Jordan is not inferior to this McGee in the first few games, isn't it still flying in a flash? Whether it's a dragon or a worm, you'll know when you try it.

Zhang Yu defended first in the first round, and his opponent Antonio Anderson, who is athletic and good at organizing offense, is an expert on the perimeter. One scout described him as "a poor man's version of Iguodala, whose traits can be seen."

Antonio's ability to attack with the ball is average, and the University of Memphis has Derrick Ross in place, and he is not needed to attack with the ball. Zhang Yu used his nimble footwork to follow him, while using a pair of long arms to interfere with his catch as much as possible.

Rose faced Quincy, and in every way, his advantage was clear.

Quincy's best speed, he doesn't have an advantage over Rose, not to mention that he is 8cm shorter than the opponent, and his confrontation ability is even worse by one level. In the face of Ross, whose strength is not inferior to Zhang Yu's propaganda in the American media all day long, his pressure is very great.

The University of Memphis focuses on DDM tactics, which are simply burst tactics.

Zhang Yu feels that this is not the one I played in U19?

Breakthrough...... Divide the ball...... Teammates strike iron!

Well, the University of Memphis may not be able to strike iron, otherwise it won't make it to the Final Four.

When it comes to organizing offense, Ross isn't really good enough. Their DDM tactics are designed to maximize Rose's motivating efforts against their teammates, but they don't need a playmaker to drive them. Rose's assist was more about using his own breakaway points than Kidd's movement of teammates and then passing.

That's why Trent Johnson is emphasizing the crucial importance of "breaking passes" in his targeted defensive approach.

Quincy took Rose two steps away, and the words "If you have a seed, vote" were written on her face.

Derrick Rose decisively shot outside the three-point line, although his shooting ability is not good, but putting such a large space for him, as a point guard and not shooting, will make the coach angry!

Rose's shooting, the arc is not good, Zhang Yu can see on the side that Rose's shooting hand is average, and the whole shooting posture is far less elegant and graceful than his come, and it has nothing to do with the beauty and picturesqueness.

But although it wasn't pretty, Quincy also put it too big, the basketball bumped and bumped, and eventually fell into the net.

Trent Johnson's face darkened at once, and he opened his mouth to roar at Quincy Jones: "Let me see you defend with your eyes again, and your tournament journey will end here!" ”

His roar was clearly audible to Quincy in the noisy arena, and the sweat on the latter's face was even greater.

Harden, who was watching the game in front of the TV, shuddered, and somehow, a black line appeared on his head, muttering: "Eye defense? Isn't it good? ”

Quincy faced Rose today, shocked by the opponent's fame, and had no confidence at all, plus he was roared by the head coach on the sidelines, and he didn't dare to break through to Rose for fear of mistakes, and quickly handed the ball to Zhang Yu outside the three-point line.

Antonio Anderson, whose first priority today was to defend Zhang Yu, was much better mentally than Quincy, and his concentration was high.

Zhang Yu felt that he felt good today, and his parents came to the United States for the first time to watch his game, and the table was very strong, one step away from the three-point line, and without warning, he pulled up and shot a cold arrow, and the calf of the ** was ...... Gorgeous posture...... gave Rose, who had just shot, a "picturesque" shooting tutorial......