Chapter 62: Bringing Talent to the NBA

After a while of celebration, the players went back to the locker room.

There they celebrated with champagne, and the players gave head coach Sandrick a head-to-toe champagne bath with a "revenge" mentality.

Of course, this should also be Sandek's happiest bath.

[NCAA Championship Coach], this identity has increased his value too much, and even he thinks that he can use this as a stepping stone to the NBA.

Of course, he also fully deserves it.

The players are the most direct factor in determining the outcome of a game, but the manager is also very important.

But for fans who watch more basketball games, from the NBA to U19 and even U16, there are quite a few head coaches who can be called a special medicine for low blood pressure.

After the champagne celebration, the players all changed into championship T-shirts and championship hats, and excitedly returned to the court.

At this time, an award stage has been set up in the center of the court.

In front of the stage were the reporters who had already set up their guns and cannons.

In the center of the stage is a table, and in the center of the table is the championship trophy inlaid with the NCAA gold logo.

When they saw that trophy, the eyes of the Devils team members were more incredible than excited.

The journey of the season has been like a dream for them.

Harden couldn't help but pinch Cooks next to him hard, and only after the latter was grinning in pain did he be sure it wasn't a dream.

"Devils! Devils Team! ”

To the cheers of the fans, the Devils team members climbed onto the podium that belonged to them.

When he stepped onto the podium, Xu Yong's mood was also very excited.

In a sense, the NCAA championship is more difficult than the NBA championship.

Because the NCAA is only four years at most, and most talented players can't play four years at most.

To win the championship in four years, in addition to strength, you need a good opportunity.

"Let's thank the University of North Carolina for being a great team and giving us a great game tonight." At the beginning of the award ceremony, NCAA President Myers Brand routinely praised the losing side.

Although at this time, both the North Carolina players and most of the fans, including Jordan, have already left the game.

"Then let's congratulate Arizonada State University, which won the NCAA championship for the first time in its history, and the glory belongs to them!"

When Brand finished announcing the ownership of the championship, the scene was full of streamers, and in the cheers of the fans and the flashing of magnesium lights, Xu Yong was pushed to the C position, next to Sandek, as the person who lifted the trophy, the other team members touched the trophy and shouted and shouted.

As Brand said, this is their moment of glory.

Sandek became the first person to be interviewed.

"It's been a wonderful journey." After taking the microphone, Sandek used a very apt description.

"When we reached the round of 16 last season, I felt like my players had done everything they needed to do, they could go to the NBA and start a new journey, but they told me that their journey in the NCAA was not over, that they chose to 'play one more year' and that we ended this journey and that I couldn't be prouder of having coached this group of players."

Sandek's remarks drew cheers from the audience.

This kind of story is played out every year in the NCAA, and even this year, I don't know how many people have made such a choice, and North Carolina who lost the game tonight is the most typical representative of it, but only the last person to stand on this stage will have their story known to more people.

The reporter then interviewed Harden and DeRozan.

In their testimonials, Xu Yong was invariably mentioned.

"He's the soul of this team."

Harden's comments drew cheers from Arizonada State fans at the scene.

Finally, the reporter handed the microphone to Xu Yong.

Before Xu Yong spoke, the cheers of the scene were overwhelming and enduring.

Although the final honor of MOP has not yet been announced, there is no doubt that Xu Yong is the biggest contributor to Arizonada State's victory.

This cheer is the best proof of this.

'Thank you, thank you to everybody, like coach Sandike said, we've had a fantastic journey, it's not just us, it's a lot of people who have supported us, and it's a trophy for all of us.

Xu Yong's speech was brief, but it was enough to make the fans boil.

What is a textbook high emotional intelligence speech.

The host concluded with an interview with Ayres.

It was only at this time that everyone realized that Als had already had red eyes.

And the moment he picked up the microphone, he choked up so much that he couldn't speak.

Xu Yong put his hand on his shoulder at this time and gave him an encouraging look.

"It's like a dream." After adjusting his mood, Ayers spoke.

"For the first two years of my college career, I struggled with a team that was at the bottom of the league, but for the last two years, my team was fighting for a championship, and in the end, it worked."

Ayers' words were heartfelt and moving, but they inadvertently made all the fans at the scene laugh.

Because it sounds really weird, and of course, it's legendary.

It's the kind of fireplace story that you can tell to your children and grandchildren when you're old and sitting in front of the fireplace.

Even when laughing, fans can relate to Ayers' emotions because he is the only senior on this team.

In the four years of college, there are troughs and peaks, and there are no regrets when the championship is in hand.

After Ayers' interview, the scene also came to the final MOP award ceremony.

Before it even began, the cheers were already ringing.

Because there was no suspense, Brand directly announced the result.

"The most outstanding player in the NCAA in the 2008~2009 season is Xu Yong!"

Xu Yong received the trophy from Brand.

However, unlike when he picked up the championship trophy, he didn't particularly care about the MOP, and he put it back on the table after receiving the trophy.

Of course, acceptance speeches are indispensable.

"First of all, I want to thank my parents, because they don't know how much taller I've grown or how much heavier I've gained, but they're still the most staunch supporters."

Xu Yong's first words drew a round of cheers and applause.

Only if you have actually become a professional athlete will you know how much it takes your family to work in this profession.

For Xu Yong, he has to go through such a process for both lifetimes.

Of course, the future is bright, and when he earns money in the future, he can buy a house for his parents here, so that he can spend more time with him.

"Then I want to thank Coach Sandek, Coach Pera, all my teammates, James, DeMar, Jeff...... All of them, we wouldn't have been here without any of them, we wouldn't have won this title, they are the best players. ”

The team has always been one of the things that Xu Yong cares about the most, and it is also the reason why he has a completely different attitude towards the championship trophy and the MOP trophy.

Basketball is never a one-man sport, and you can only be that winner if you can bring your teammates together.

The applause and cheers rang out again, and for a long time.

It's hard not to like such a player, not to mention that he also wears the number 23 that everyone is most familiar with.

But just when everyone felt that his speech was over, Xu Yong picked up the microphone again and shared a small thing with everyone.

"A week ago, when we reached the Final Four, me, James, DeMar, Jeff had already made our decisions, we had no regrets in our college career, and now, it's time for us to bring our talent to the NBA!"