030: Group of Death!
3/5/91.
NCAA Big East Conference Tournament Finals.
Seton Hall University Buccaneers vs. Georgetown University Marvels.
The Seton Hall Buccaneers had a 9-7 record in the regular season.
Ranked fifth in the league.
At first glance, fifth place in the league doesn't seem bad either.
However, there are only nine teams in the Great East League......
At the bottom of the list, the Pirates are even higher.
However, it was such an underdogged team that defeated Syracuse University in the semifinals.
Finals against Georgetown.
This tournament, because Kang Da voluntarily gave up early and left his energy in Crazy March.
So, the championship will almost only be between Syracuse University and Georgetown University.
Syracuse University is 12-4 in the regular season this season, and Georgetown has won all 16 games!
And he has to win by an average of 18.4 points per game.
The status of these two teams seems to be unshakable.
Before the game, the two sides also exchanged harsh words, Owens said that he wanted to be ashamed, and Shay bluntly said that as long as Owens travels well, Owens' scoring can be limited to single digits.
Owens blushed at that time, can this basketball player's business be called a staggered trip?
That's called Tian Ji horse racing!
Shay is waiting for the toughest Owens, ready to beat him again in the tournament, and step on this stepping stone to improve his rank.
But who would have thought that Owens, a scumbag, would actually miss the appointment.
Syracuse University actually overturned in the semifinals.
Shay waited and waited, and found that the people were waiting for nothing!
Owens played poorly in the semifinals, shooting 4-of-14 from the field and barely scoring in double figures.
And what makes Owens so embarrassed is Anthony Evante, the starting forward of the Pirates, who averages 17.8 points, 9.9 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game this season!
Evant had previously announced his participation in the draft, but the prediction pick has been hovering around the end of the round.
After this battle, Evante's prediction order soared directly to the lotto zone!
Billy. Owens old upgrade pack.
Whoever wants to raise the ranks, it's right to beat him.
An ordinary player, who actually brought out both Evant and Shay, Owens is really not simple.
In addition to that, the Buccaneers' leading guard Terry. Dee also had a good performance, scoring 27 points from the field, including 5-of-8 three-pointers.
It's a lot bigger!
These two worked together to shatter Syracuse University's dream of becoming a champion.
Kang Da died of laughter, it is better to learn from me to be rotten early, and prepare for Crazy March with peace of mind.
As the name suggests, the pirates seem to have become pirates vying for the honor of the giants.
And the next object to be plundered is, of course, Georgetown University.
Everyone expects the Buccaneers to continue their efforts and pull off miracles to break Georgetown University's undefeated record.
Before the game began, Pirates coach PJ Calesimo of last season's Big East League coach of the year was very proud.
That's right, it's the one who almost killed his own player when he entered the NBA in the future.
He claimed: "Basketball is not a sport of stars, we can win because I have built a perfect team, a perfect system!"
Look, we're going to scare Georgetown University! ”
Now that the game is over, John. Thompson admits that he was taken aback.
This guy ...... How dare you speak so arrogantly before the game!
At this time, the final of the tournament has been played, and the score is 84-56.
If it weren't for Thompson's all-out finish in the final three minutes, the Buccaneers wouldn't even be able to close the deficit to within 30 points.
The live footage gave Terry, who was a lot more inched in the last game. A close-up of Dee, the brother is now like ashes.
Today, Dee was 1-of-12 from the field and 0-of-4 from three-point range.
In the face of Shay's defense, he couldn't shoot a drop!
Shay knows how to stop.
This fact tells us that you really have to shoot this thing in moderation. If you get too much at one time, you won't be able to get it next time!
Dee really can't help it, Shay is too tall, and he has no room to shoot at 1.88 meters.
I wanted to shake to get a chance to make a move, but I found that Shay was stuck to himself like kraft candy, and he couldn't shake it off.
And Anthony, who locked Owens in the last game. Evante, today is useless.
He was responsible for defending Shay, but Shay didn't take the initiative to attack.
Instead, more opportunities were left to the boss Mutombo and the third Moning.
Alonzo:......
I'm the second one, hey!
Mutombo and Mourning turned the world upside down on the inside, and the opposite side was helpless at all.
Let's be honest, an NCAA team has two future Hall of Fame-caliber interior players at the same time.
It's really foul.
In this way, although Shay only scored 11 points in this game, he handed out 12 assists.
Plus Dee's 11 strikes.
Easily, Georgetown University won the tournament.
Thompson was named the best coach and Mutombo was named the Great East Conference Championship MVP.
Shay didn't come out of nowhere, either, as he made the Great Eastern Conference All-Team and All-Defensive Team of the Year.
But Shay is well aware that these honors are not worth mentioning in the face of March Madness.
In fact, the entire Georgetown University team is aiming for March Madness at this time, and they are all national champions!
When he delivered his acceptance speech, John . Thompson was also blunt:
"I think this is the closest we've come to a national championship since Ewing left!"
This season with a winning record in the Great East Conference swept the regular season championship and the tournament championship, John. Thompson does have the capital to say this.
After the award ceremony, Shay also officially announced in an interview that he would participate in this year's NBA Draft!
Previously, Shay had already been with John. Thompson consulted it.
Thompson was very honest, and he said that he really wanted Shay to make it to his senior year in college.
Because Mourning has already confirmed that he will not participate in the draft this year, if Shay can also stay, then Georgetown University will still be very competitive next year.
But at the same time, he also admitted: "This is your best chance, and I understand you very well, because you are about to become the first Chinese in history to land in the NBA!" If you want to go, go for it! ”
In this way, Shay was confirmed to be in the 1991 draft.
As soon as this news is announced, Shay's prediction will definitely be higher.
Because many teams were actually interested in Shay before, no one would average 15.7 points per game4
5 rebounds, 11.3 assists, 2.4 steals, and a point guard who locks the opposition's outside core at every turn is not interested.
It's just that everyone wasn't sure if Shay would be drafted before, so they didn't dare to make him his first target.
But now, the teams have no worries.
For example, the Nets have already confirmed that they will play in Kenny. Choose between Anderson and Shay!
Carlisle, who tracked Shay, also told the Nets countless times that no matter how many picks they get, they must choose Shay.
Even if you get the champion lottery, you have to choose Shay!
The inside and outside combination of Shay + Coleman will definitely put the Nets into a glorious period.
The Heat are also struggling with whether to choose Steve. Smith still picks Shay, Glenn. Rice needed an outside partner around him who could help share the pressure.
Before you know it, Shay is already being compared to these predictions that are in the top five!
However, these teams are still undecided, after all, Shay has not played them head-to-head.
Soon, however, teams won't have to worry about it.
Because in March Madness, these masters from all over the country will meet!
Five days later, Sunday, March 10.
All the fans and all the NCAA players are watching today's live TV broadcast.
The first round of the NCAA March Madness tournament starts on March 15, and on the Sunday before the tournament starts, the NCAA official will broadcast live TV to announce the table of each division in March Madness.
This is also known as "Sunday Choice Day" by fans.
Shay, Mourning, Mutombo, and John. Thompson was also in front of the television, not knowing which schools he would be grouped with.
This kind of moment can be understood as the group stage grouping of the Champions League or the World Cup in football.
If you are in a strong group, it will be more difficult to qualify.
Therefore, the quality of the group also directly determines how far a team can go.
"I wish I could have met UNLV, me and Larry. Johnson still has an account to settle! ”
Monin watched the live TV and gritted his teeth to himself.
Last season by Larry. Johnson bullied and caused himself to be sent off the field, resulting in the team's one-point defeat, and Mourning still remembers it.
"I want to play North Carolina, that Leitner guy is too arrogant. Louisiana too, I'd love to touch that guy nicknamed Big Shark! The barrel rubbed his hands excitedly.
Shay thought to himself that it would be better to say goodbye and cherish these few good moments.
After entering the NBA, the sharks have something to bear.
The live broadcast began quickly, and the group brackets were announced from weak to strong.
Possession of Steve. Smith's University of Michigan was seeded fifth in the Western Conference.
And then the fourth seed, the name of the Georgetown University Exclamation Team, came to the TV!
This means that if both sides manage to advance, then in the second round of March Madness, Shay will face Steve Brown. Smith goes head-to-head!
Seeing his team being divided into the Western Conference, John Brown. Thompson frowned.
It's not that he's afraid of going toe-to-toe with the University of Michigan in the second round, but ......
Georgetown is only the fourth seed in the Big East Conference this season without losing a single game.
How strong are the top three seeds?
Soon, the third seed in the Western Conference was announced, and it was the third seed in the Western Conference who had Kenny. Georgia Tech in Anderson.
Steve. Smith, Kenny. Anderson and Shay, the three strongest defenders in the Class of '91, were actually placed in the same group!
The Nets are very happy to see such a situation, which of these guards is strong and which is weak, you can see at a glance!
It's Shay's chance, but it's also possible to bury Shay.
If Shay loses to both of them, the pick will definitely drop a lot.
But if Shay could kill these two people twice......
That is expected to be unexpectedly high.
The No. 2 seed is the University of Kansas, while the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference is last season's NCAA tournament winner.
By the 91 champion of the great hot Larry. Johnson's UNLV!
For the second year in a row, Georgetown University and UNLV were placed in the same group!
Seeing UNLV, Mourning, Mutombo, and Thompson couldn't help but clench their fists.
The picture of last season's 1-point defeat and elimination is vivid.
The media also looked stupid, UNLV, Kansas, Michigan, Georgia Tech, and Georgetown University, the five strong teams gathered together.
In the end, only one team will make it to the final four.
The Western Division is a veritable group of death!