With less than four days to go until the start of the national semifinals, the March Madness semifinals and finals of the season will be held at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, which means that after a night's rest in Memphis, the next day will be on your way to Indianapolis.

Indianapolis is the capital of Indiana and the largest city in the state, and the degree of prosperity is naturally not comparable to those previous cities.

As for the venue of the competition, the Lucas Stadium also has a great origin, which is sponsored by the Lucas Oil Company, covering an area of 170,000 square meters, and what is even more amazing is that it also has a retractable roof, that is, it can decide whether to open the roof according to whether the game is open or not.

With a capacity of more than 60,000 spectators and a retractable roof, it's only natural that the stadium will be home to the NFL's Indianapolis Colts.

At this point in March Madness, all of Amelica's eyes are on the remaining four teams, so all kinds of pre-match analysis of team lineups and tactics are in full swing.

And ESPN also struck while the iron was hot, inviting A. Smith, a famous New York fan and big-mouthed commentator, to start warming up for the game between Memphis and Butler, in fact, inviting several players and commentators to talk about their views on this matchup on the show.

A. Smith makes no secret of his bullishness for Butler University, even if he is the host himself.

"I'm not disrespecting the Memphis players, they made it all the way here, completely out of my mind, and I salute them for taking their hats off, but now they're meeting Butler, a bunch of pit bulls that eat people and don't spit out bones, and I can't imagine how they can win?"

Today's guest is also a heavyweight, and former NBA player Matt Bullard also nodded approvingly, "I agree with you, Memphis's strength is undoubted, I absolutely believe in them, but their opponents are so strong that I think it would be a shame for them to lose." ”

Another heavyweight guest, Dominic Wilkins, the dunk king nicknamed "The Essence of Human Movies", smiled slightly, and what he said surprised the other two.

"Are you all bullish on Butler University? I'm more optimistic about the University of Memphis. ”

A. Smith said bluntly, "Dominic, you wouldn't say that because Li Kaiming also suffered a major Achilles tendon injury, right?" ”

Wilkins still kept smiling, "Yes and no, what you said about Li Kaiming's Achilles tendon injury is a reason, but it is not the most direct reason!" ”

Brad on the side asked curiously, "What's the reason for that?" ”

Among those present, the most accomplished in basketball is undoubtedly Wilkins, A. Smith is not a professional player, Matt Bullard has played in the NBA for a few years, but he is only a role player, but Wilkins is different, the latter is a nine-time All-Star in his career, has seven All-Star teams, and won the scoring title in the 1985-1986 season, and was a man who was a man who was on the dunk contest with Jordan for a while.

So both A. Smith and Brad want to know why Wilkins is optimistic about Memphis.

Wilkins looked at the other two people looking at him with blank eyes, so he said, "If you want to ask me why I am optimistic about Memphis, I can only say that it is because of intuition," After seeing the disdainful expressions on the faces of the two people, he quickly said, "I can read something different from the Memphis game, their hard work and unity on the court ......"

A. Smith interrupted him unceremoniously, "Please, Dominic, the team that can make it to the Final Four, which of these qualities you are talking about is not?" ”

Brad on the side also nodded in agreement.

A. Smith continued, "Dominic, I don't trust your so-called intuition, we speak with numbers, and before the semifinals, Butler's opponents, there were already six consecutive teams that were under 60 points, you know what that means? ”

Wilkins was silent for a moment, "This suggests that Butler University may have the most terrifying defense in the NCAA!" ”

A. Smith continued, "Not bad! On top of that, they also have this year's high-pick Gordon Haywood, head coach Brad Stevens is the second-youngest coach in NCAA history to lead a team to the National Final Four, and Pastner? Ah, no, now the second-youngest record belongs to Pastner, but would you say that Pastner's tactical level is higher than Stevens? ”

Wilkins was speechless.

Although Pastner is a year younger than Stevens, no one would say that Pastner is better than Stevens.

Most people who know the game can see that Pastner can only be regarded as a qualified coach at best, and the biggest contributor to Memphis getting to where it is is is still the Chinese kid.

Stevens was different, as the second-youngest rookie coach in history in 2007, he led the team to the first place in the Horizon Conference with a 27-3 record in the regular season for the first time, and entered the March Madness Tournament, although he eventually lost to the University of Tennessee in the second round, but that did not stop people from admiring Stevens.

And last season, when Butler University lost four starters, Stevens still led Butler University to a 15-3 record in the regular season, defending the first place in the regular season, and slapping countless people who predicted Butler's decline in the face.

This season, Stevens and Butler have been even more terrifying, with an 18-0 record against the remaining teams in the Horizon League in the regular season, and they have also continued their winning streak in the league's playoffs, completing their second unbeaten streak in history and winning the regular season championship for the third year in a row.

Such an experience like a cool actor is here, and no one will think that Stevens and Pastner are a level of coach.

Comparing these two is like comparing a wolf to a husky.

In the past three years, Stevens and Butler have almost been devastating, pressing the remaining teams in the Horizon League to the ground.

Stevens, who is only in his early thirties, has already shown the demeanor of a Hall of Fame coach.

Stevens, who is strategic, and Butler University, who is strong, face a real rookie coach and an understaffed Memphis, no matter how you look at it, it is a one-sided slaughter.

What's more, what makes people even more desperate is that the organizer of the NCAA finals and semifinals is Butler University!

In other words, this time Memphis is facing not only the gap between the lineup and the coach, but also the away game against Butler University! Perfectly without location.

The time, the place, and the people, among the three, two Memphis fell into the inferior.

In ESPN's latest online poll, more than 80 percent are optimistic about Butler University, and people like Wilkins are only a minority after all.

Maybe what he said about hard work and mental strength is true, but compared with the ethereal spirit, the vast majority of materialist people still believe in data.

After all, math doesn't lie.

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