On the afternoon of March 18, for the first time in the Poly Arena of the UCLA Bruins, there was no practice, and everyone stood together.

Players, head coaches, assistant coaches, and all sorts of staff.

Everyone's face has a serious expression on their faces, because there are still 48 hours left and March Madness is about to begin!

After a series of NCAA regular season and eventual tournament title battles, UCLA deservedly ranked first in the 10-University Conference in the Pacific.

In the final, DeRozan's unwilling expression contrasted sharply with Wei Shao's ecstatic mood, while Lin Mu was calm and strange.

Because he knows very well that the league championship is just the beginning, and the real challenge is far from coming!

"Whew~~~"

Taking a deep breath, head coach Ben Holland adjusted his inner emotions.

Although he has led the team to play March Madness many times, every time he faces it, Holland can't help but feel a little nervous and extremely excited!

This year will be UCLA's most promising year to win the NCAA championship, and they are also rated as the No. 1 seed in the West Region, tied with the No. 1 seed in the Midwest, the University of Kansas, the No. 1 seed in the South, the University of Memphis, and the No. 1 seed in the East University of North Carolina as the strongest F4 in the NCAA this year!

"I don't want to put too much pressure on you, but you don't have a few opportunities in your life, and you need to grasp them when they come. Years later, when you think of him again, I hope it will be a remembrance of the past, not a regret! ”

That's right, but Lin Mu doesn't agree.

For what you love, for everything you are loyal to!

No matter what the result is, no matter what the process is, what the failure leaves behind is regret!

Although it is often heard that youth is full of regrets, it turns out that these are just words for the loser to comfort himself!

True youth should be to go all out and leave no regrets!

After the simple pre-game mobilization meeting, Lin Mu, Wei Shao and Lefu did not go back to rest early, but continued to stay in the stadium for 1V1 heads-up training.

"One last time, I hope you'll be able to give it your all!" Lin Mu grabbed the basketball in one hand and said to Wei Shao seriously.

"One last time, of course!"

"There's an old Chinese saying, what's going on?"

"That's right! I won't even know your mother when I'm going to beat you up today! ”

"Hehe, bounce ......"

The enthusiastic youth on the court always passes so quickly.

Time flies like a frightening gap, and the residual warmth of the fingertips still exists, but the duel between Lin Mu and Wei Shao officially came to an end with the breakthrough of the fast-moving block.

Lin Mu knew in his heart that after the end of Crazy March, he might not have the opportunity to continue to fight with Wei Shao day and night.

Whether it's himself, Willis, or Kevin Love, all three have decided to participate in this year's NBA Draft, and they all have a chance to be drafted by an NBA team in the first round.

Relying on his outstanding performance in the regular season and tournaments, Lin Mu has attracted the attention of many NBA teams, coupled with the previous experience of Yao Ming and even Yi Jianlian, the huge Chinese market is also one of the factors that owners cannot ignore.

He is about to land in the NBA, and he is bound to be fully prepared for the end.

Lin Mu didn't know what would happen to him, and the cruel training to the extreme was only slowly accumulating little by little.

If you want to achieve qualitative change, you can't succeed in a few months.

The foundation is too thin, and it must be polished slowly in order to reach the top step by step!

"Russell, do you want to experience defeat again?"

Sitting on the familiar basketball court, beads of sweat flowing down his hair into the ground, Lin Mu turned his head to Wei Shao and asked.

A year ago, after a tough victory over Kansas in the Western Conference Finals, the UCLA Bruins lost to Florida led by Al Horford and Joakim Noah in the Final Four, and at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Willis, who was a substitute for Afraro in his freshman year, could only watch the team lose and miss the final NCAA finals.

After playing for eight minutes, he had no choice but to leave the arena silently after the game, leaving the victory and cheers to the victorious Florida.

Florida, which defeated UCLA, defeated Ohio State University in the NCAA Finals, and was elected as the 2007 NBA No. 1 pick, Greg Oden, could only lose under the double defense of Horford and Noah!

That competition was a very fatal blow to Wei Shao, so as early as a few days ago, Wei Shao sealed all his social software and devoted himself to preparing for the upcoming Crazy March.

"This is my last year, no matter what, no matter what the result, I don't want to lose to myself!"

In the end, Wei Shao looked at Lin Mu with a smile.

The smile is sincere and warm.

There were no more words, but Lin Mu could see from Wei Shao's resolute eyes his incomparable love for the sport of basketball.

Lin Mu also understood a little at this moment, why Wei Shao was still able to achieve unparalleled personal results in the alliance after becoming the target of attack by Qianfu in the alliance.

It was a challenge to oneself, a declaration that had nothing to do with others and fought only within one's own heart!

“Bro！ Trust me, this year, we will definitely amaze everyone! ”

Lin Mu, who has always been a high-profile person and made a low-key declaration, has changed his normality.

People don't take young people lightly!

He's meowing, Lao Tzu is out!

"Damn! Don't pretend! ”

"Champion! My goal is to be the champion! ”

"What about champions? I'm going to win an NBA championship too! World Champion! ”

"That's it? I want to create a dynasty and create a glorious era of my own! ”

"Hehe, daydreaming, no one will accept you!"

"Hahahaha, still say me, aren't you too!"

Looking at the arrogant declarations of the two teenagers beside him, Lefu silently picked up the fat house happy water, and just quietly tasted the comfort brought by the carbonated drink.

However, the somewhat trembling hands revealed the unsettled emotions in his heart.

The championship, I'm going to be decided!

In the midst of laughter, the three teenagers spoke on the floor of the Poly Arena about their ambitions that were buried in their hearts and most faithful to themselves.

A few years later, when Wei Shao looked back again.

"Lin Mu, the man who will realize all the, yes, he is my good friend, and we often fight together!"

On the afternoon of March 19th, in anticipation, the NCAA competition team officially announced the participating teams and divisions!

All the teams participating in the NCAA tournament will go head-to-head for the next twenty days, which is commonly known as March Madness!

One of the big things that makes the tournament so crazy is his elimination system.

Single-game elimination system!

A winner!

Every game, every two teams, must decide the winner in two quarters in two halves!

The winning team advances immediately, while the losing team goes straight home.

Brutal and exciting!

And it's often upset!

This makes the game very enjoyable and suspenseful!

The NCAA Championship is divided into four divisions: East Division, Central West Division, South Division, and Western Division.

Starting in the round of 64, the 16 teams in each division are ranked from 1 to 16 seeds, according to the division record.

The No. 1 seed plays the No. 16 seed.

The No. 2 seed plays the No. 15 seed.

And so on......

It's somewhat similar to playoff matchups in the NBA.

The winner of each round then moves on to the next round.

The 16 teams that advance after the third round are known as the Sweet Sixteen.

The eight teams that advanced after the fourth round were considered the elite quarterfinals.

In the end, each of the four divisions will determine the champion team to form the final four.

In the end, the top four will face each other again, and the winner will enter the final to compete for the final championship title!

Exciting competition system, exciting game content, exciting strong dialogue!

March Madness, from the President of the United States to the three-year-old.

The attention of thousands of families and the participation of the community.

It's almost a great prosperity for the whole of the United States!

As soon as the schedule was announced, the uniform teams of each team also began to get busy, collecting opponent information, game videos, player data, player status, playing style, technical characteristics...

Entering March Madness, the NCAA uniform team is no less professional than the NBA.

A few days ago, UCLA had submitted its roster to the NCAA tournament group.

According to the day and night discussions and repeated discussions of the coaching staff, Darren Collison was finally put on the bench list, but the specific playing time cannot be guaranteed, and it needs to be arranged accordingly according to the changes on the court.

Yes, Darren Collison, who was an absolute mainstay in the NCAA last year, was put on the bench by Ben Holland this year!

There are two reasons for this:

First, Wei Shao's progress is indeed huge, his outside defensive ability can bring effect to the team at critical moments, and the assists are not weak at all, the only weaker than Darren Collison may be the outside shooting, but Collison's shooting level is up and down, and there is no stable output performance, coupled with the natural weakness of the defensive end, it will have a negative impact on the team.

The second is that the run-in between the two newcomers and the team is quite smooth, whether it is Kevin Love or Lin Mu, they both occupy an inseparable and important role in the team, good chemistry, and the continuous rise of the team's defense are the most important factors in Ben Holland's determination.

Darren Collison has no objection to this, although he is very unhappy in his heart, but playing time is not something he can decide, and instead of worrying about such uncertain things, it is better to think about how to do the best if he can get playing time.

The day before the game, Lin Mu opened his data panel after a long absence.

Half a year has passed in a flash, and in the continuous training, Lin Mu has made great progress again!

[Offense]

Mid-range shooting: 72, three-point shooting: 71, close-range shooting: 74, projectile: 73, rebounding: 86

【Skills】

Dribble: 85, Playmaking: 76, Passing: 78, Blocking: 84

【Move】

Acceleration: 88, Speed: 87, Agility: 87, Reflexes: 89, Balance: 88

【Strength】

Stamina: 99.9, Strong: 89, Bounce: 88

【Psychology】

Aggression: 96, Concentration: 97, Stress Resistance: 90, Judgment: 83

[Defense]

Marking: 85, Steal: 86, Block: 86, Rebound: 88

[Characteristics]: physical perpetual motion machine, unyielding fighting spirit

"That's right, I've made a lot of progress!"

The [Offensive] attribute is fully over 7, which also means that Lin Mu's output on the offensive end has reached the standard of the NCAA University League, and it is finally not an option to lag behind!

The rest of the attributes have steadily improved, and on the whole, Lin Mu's average on the defensive end and physical talent has been able to reach the level of an NBA All-Star, but the player's skills are very different, and at most they can only reach a slightly higher level of rotation player standards.

Of course, this is just the presentation of the personal attribute panel, if you add the skill bonus mastered by the establishment of character relationships, Lin Mu's strength is at least two notches higher!

To put it simply, Lin Mu's acceleration at this stage is 88, but the fast attack bonus brought by [Westbrook - Wind Galloping] will make Lin Mu's acceleration break through the 90 mark and grow to the level of an absolute all-star.

"Try to make yourself a defensive gate, you can't rush to attack, and the offensive way of being handsome and capable of scoring is not so easy to practice."

As he spoke, Lin Mu took Lefou's pass and came to a set of standard Kobe-style shots.

The extremely stretched posture, enough bounce height, the judgment of the shot point is extremely perfect, and the whole process has no flaws, which can be called a textbook model!

“Kuang！！”

It's just that the sound of iron came unexpectedly, and before Lin Mu pretended to be forced, Wei Shao laughed out loud on the side.

"Hahaha! You don't really think you're handsome, do you? ”

“...”

TMD, it's okay if others laugh at me, you're embarrassed to laugh at me for a zombie shot?

Got your face?!

"If you don't fight for three days, go to the house and uncover the tiles!"

"Looks like you're really a little itchy!"

A big battle started again, when Wei Shao left the arena miserably with a small school bag, the screen turned, and all the players of the UCLA Bruins came to the venue of the first game, Anaheim, California!

Anaheim is the 2nd largest city in Orange County, California, USA, located 28 miles southeast of Los Angeles.

According to the 2000 census, Anaheim has a population of 328,014, making it the 10th largest city in California and the 55th largest city in the United States. Known for its theme parks, sports and convention centers.

Anaheim was founded in 1857 by 50 German families and was established on February 10, 1870. Since then, Anaheim has developed into an industrial center that produces electronics, aerospace components, and canned fruit. Anaheim is home to the world-famous theme park and hotel complex, Disneyland Resort, Angel Arena, Honda Center, and the largest convention center on the West Coast, which opened in 1955.

Honda Center, where UCLA's first big game began, was one of the three professional arenas that NBA team Los Angeles Lakers used until the Staples Center was built. (The three Pro Arenas are Great West, Southern California Memorial and Honda Center in Anaheim)

The Mississippi Valley State Delta Demons from the Southwest Athletic League will be here to be UCLA's first-round opponents!