I’m Really Playing Basketball

Chapter 31 The Fantastic Boy and Jiancai's Picking Feet (Please recommend!)

In the quarter-finals of the Alaska Challenge, Marquette University surprised the top-seeded University of Kentucky with Chen Xiao's layup at the last moment, and made it to the semi-finals.

Marquette University's opponent in the semifinals is the University of Connecticut, and Marquette University also played quite difficult in this game.

After the famous NCAA coach Jimmy Calhoun took over, UConn has always been a strong player in the NCAA. It just won the NCAA championship in 1999.

Although UConn’s strength has declined after Richard Hamilton’s generation of UConn players left, UConn led by Caron Butler, Ben Gordon, Emeka Okafor and others are still very effective.

With the elimination of Kentucky, the top seed in the tournament, Kang, the fourth seed, naturally wants to win the Alaska Challenge.

As the No. 4 seed in the tournament, UConn's overall strength is indeed higher than that of Marquette University.

Although there are no five-star players in UConn's lineup, it has five four-star players and one three-star player. The lineup is extremely thick.

Coupled with the stronger strength of the head coach, the combat effectiveness of this team can be seen.

UConn was the one with a slight advantage throughout the game. If it weren't for Wade and Ron Howard's continued excellent form in this game, Marquette University would definitely collapse.

In this game, Wade once again played 20+9+5 data. In the first four games of his NCAA career, he played at least 20+9+5 data. This performance is quite amazing.

This data is not collected against weak teams. There are strong teams such as University of Notre Dame, Kentucky and University of Connecticut along the way.

As for Ron Howard, Ben Gordon's control in this game is also good.

Caron Butler was suppressed by Wade, and Ben Gordon was well controlled by Ron Howard. Although UConn University had an advantage in strength and on the field, it was still unable to turn the advantage into a victory.

"Marquette's perimeter defense is strong and strong!"

As the game progressed, Caljon frowned on the bench.

He is aware of Caron Butler's offensive level. Caron Butler averaged 15 points per game as a freshman last season. As a sophomore this season, he is definitely averaging 20 points per game in the NCAA.

And what about Ben Gordon?

Although Ben Gordon is a freshman, he was chosen by himself and can succeed Ray Allen and Richard Hamilton.

Although Ben Gordon's current strength is not strong, he is very talented, even higher than the team boss Caron Butler.

But these two teams have sharp perimeter knives, and this game encountered such a big difficulty.

Wade suppressed Caron Butler in all directions, not to mention, Ron Howard, a player who is also a first-year player, can actually limit Ben Gordon so much defensively.

As the game became so anxious, it made Cajon's heart more and more uneasy.

Especially thinking of what happened to the University of Kentucky in the last game.

So much so that when the game entered the last minute or two, his eyes kept looking at Marquette University's bench.

Chen Xiao!

The beginner who became famous with one goal in the last game and sent Kentucky home!

As an old coach who has coached in the NCAA for so many years, deep down in his heart, he does not believe that such a magical thing as a lore can be staged twice in a row.

At the last moment, after the timeout, Marquette University, whose score had been anxious, was replaced by Chen Xiao, who had been warming up on the sidelines.

"Pay attention to protecting the basket, don't give Marquette a chance to score at the basket!"

UConn is not a team that is good at defense, but the NCAA allows three seconds of defense.

This means that the defense has an advantage in protecting the basket.

Under his emphasis, as long as Kangda pays attention to shrinking and protecting the basket, Kangda should have very little space in the basket.

It should be that Chen Xiao, a beginner, will not be given another chance.

Calhoun thinks so.

"After using the scoring experience card (informal game) in the last game, Kentucky has a lot of gaps in the basket, and I can choose any route, but this time, there are only four gaps in the basket of UConn, amazing!"

Opponents have already started to guard against him.

"However, in front of my eyes, as long as there is a gap, all defensive arrangements are ineffective!"

Run back!

cover!

Run back again!

Wade, who had been closely guarded by Caron Butler, saw that familiar figure out of the corner of his eyes, jumped up and threw the basketball in his hand towards the basket!

Swipe!

Goal in, light red.

86 to 85!

Another lore!

When the atmosphere at the scene was once again insane because of the lore, those people on the edge of the court who had been writing and drawing during the whole game were all frowning and staring wide-eyed.

"He's killing it again."

"And it was once again predicting the lore predicted by the opponent."

"He absolutely predicted what Emeka Okafor predicted for him in the end!"

Looking at the No. 11 player surrounded by Marquette University players on the court, these people are really speechless.

This kid is a huge problem God gave them scouts.

He doesn't have great talent, nor enough skill, a player like that shouldn't be on their radar.

But the spirituality that shines out of him from time to time cannot be ignored by anyone.

"A guy as magical as a rare beast."

"As we record, it was the big guys who really had the choice that made the choice on him."

"It should be."

Chen Xiao didn't know that he was causing headaches for the NBA scouts in the stands.

Appeared at the last moment of two consecutive games to complete the lore.

There is no doubt that after the game, he became the focus of everyone.

"In this Alaska Challenge, the best performer was Wade, and the second best was Ron Howard, but the little one became the focus of attention in the end."

The two games lasted a total of 25 seconds, and scored 4 points in 25 seconds. The 4 points brought two lore victories to Marquette University.

"If I were a reporter, I would also look for the little guy. This is more topical than Wade's 20+9+5 in four consecutive games."

After playing at the University of Kentucky and Marquette University, Chen Xiao became the most talked about person in Alaska.

Although the Alaska Challenge is nothing in the NCAA, it is just a friendly game equivalent to the NBA Summer League.

But for this place in Alaska, this is a big event.

Even for the NCAA, the Alaska Challenge is quite popular.

In this kind of game, a player made two consecutive lores and sent his team to the finals, and such a player is still a beginner.

This topic is indeed extremely high.

Seeing Chen Xiao's current exposure, even Wade is quite envious.

On November 11, 2001, the final of the Alaska Challenge, Marquette University and Michigan State University.

The game was snarled to the point of uproar before it even started.

Many people are looking forward to whether Chen Xiao, a beginner at Marquette University, will complete the third consecutive lore in this game.

So much so that the tickets for the game between Marquette University and Michigan State University were scalped before the game.

Even the organizers of the event did not expect this.

Marquette University and Michigan State University are very close. Marquette University's current head coach Tom Kline was previously an assistant coach at Michigan State University and an assistant to Michigan State University head coach Tom Izzo.

This game is a master-apprentice confrontation, both sides are very relaxed, and Marquette University can clearly feel that although Michigan State University is the second seed, its strength seems to be inferior to the fourth seed UConn.

Therefore, Chen Xiao got the chance to play early.

"The hero who sent us to the final cannot be allowed to sit on the bench in the final. Do you have any objections?"

"no comment!"

Wade and Ron Howard have no opinion, who dares to have an opinion on the team?

In this Alaska challenge, Wade and Ron Howard won the status of the team for the two players.

Michigan State University is not that strong, and with the protection of Wade and Ron Howard, Chen Xiao can finally play a game without relying on experience cards.

"What is my current strength?"

Chen Xiao was looking forward to this.

Then, Chen Xiao was beaten to death by Chris Hill, the third player on Michigan State University's back line, at both ends of the offense and defense.

Chris Hill isn't the No. 1 and No. 2 on Michigan State's back line.

The No. 1 guard at Michigan State is Marcus Taylor, the No. 5 high school student in the United States in 2000.

The second person is the second high school student in the United States in 2001, Kevin Torbett, Michigan's Mr. Basketball, the top talent in the United States, Michigan's Mr. Basketball is not comparable to Wisconsin's Mr. Basketball Devin Harris.

These two from Michigan State University don't need Chen Xiaoguan, there are Wade and Ron Howard.

And in this match, Chen Xiao's opponent, Chris Hill, was a freshman like Chen Xiao, also in 1983. The two of them were about the same height, and they seemed to be on par with Chen Xiao.

But after the game started, it wasn't like that at all.

"This guy's three-pointers are so accurate!"

Chen Xiao, who played for 15 minutes in this game, was saved by Chris Hill's three-pointer!

Even after this game ended, he once again completed the lore, his head was dizzy.

His mind was filled with scenes of Chris Hill throwing threes in front of him.

"Dwyane, stop shaking, Chen is dizzy by your shaking!"

Relying on Chen Xiao's layup lore at the last moment, Marquette University finally defeated Michigan State University 80 to 78 to win the championship of this Alaska Challenge.

At the same time, Dwyane Wade, who scored 20+9+5 in all five games, won the MVP of the tournament.

Among them, Wade and Ron Howard were jointly selected to the best team of the tournament.

Chen Xiao won the best rookie award in the tournament.

It is also the best rookie with the ugliest statistics in history...

When the awards were being presented, Chen Xiao, who was the focus of the media, was still dizzy.

Fifteen minutes into the game, except for the last layup, he made 0 of 2 shots in the game and scored no points. He only picked up two rebounds from Wade and Rojean.

He was shocked by his current ability to pick his feet.

Is this the true performance of American eleven or twelve-year-old basketball players in NCAA games?

This is too real, right?

"Chris."

"Mr. Izzo..."

Chris Hill looked away from the No. 11 Marquette University on the stage, and his face was still full of unwillingness.

In the end, he was somehow bypassed...

"The game is over, you did a great job in this game."

"I see, thank you."

Finally, Chris Hill clenched his fists and put away all his unwillingness.

Tom Izzo next to him turned his head and narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Funny boy."