I'm good at basketball too

Chapter 20 Those Star-studded Names

This game completely turned into a stage for Li Ran and Rose.

Once the team's leading scorer Chris Douglas Roberts scored only nine points in this game.

Li Ran and Ross once again hit super god data.

李然全场出战33分钟，18投12中，罚球8中7，砍下31分6篮板1助攻2抢断2盖帽的数据，直接填满了自己的数据栏。

Rose didn't give up much. Although he only scored 15 points, he had 15 assists as many as scoring.

In this game, Ross suppressed his desire to attack very well, and created opportunities for Li Ran wholeheartedly, and the data was refreshed.

In the end, the University of Memphis Tigers beat the University of Texas Longhorns 87-65 by 22 points at Houston's Ryland Stadium, making it close to the final four!
Another game in the top eight at the same time was also decided.

Davidson lost to Kansas 57-59 after a suffocating defensive battle.

Although Curry continued his miraculous performance, playing the whole game and scoring 25 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, he missed the final lore and ended his first NCAA tour with regret.

在29日已经进行的两场比赛中，UCLA76-57战胜哈维尔大学，北卡83-73战胜路易斯维尔大学。

So far, all the teams in the 2007 NCAA Final Four have been determined.

To the surprise of all fans, this year's rare four-division champions all entered the final four.

The University of Kansas in the Midwest Division, UCLA in the Western Division, North Carolina in the Eastern Division and the University of Memphis in the Southern Division.

After going back, the Memphis team first took a day off. On April Fool's Day, the team continued to gather for training.

"We are two games away from the final goal, lads, tell me what your goals are.",

Calipari looked at the players standing in a row in front of him and said passionately.

"Champion! Champion!"

Li Ran clenched his fists and shouted, and the other team members also shouted.

"Right! For us, we don't accept any results other than the championship!"

After a while of chicken soup, Calipari arranged for Cui Wanjun to lead the players to train while he returned to the office.

On the large office chair, Calipari leaned on his chin, staring at the table in front of him in a daze.

The matchup table for the Final Four has come out, and the next opponent of the Tigers is UCLA.

If Li Ran saw the form in front of Calipari, he would be surprised at the high quality of this year's NCAA players.

If UCLA's lineup this year is placed in five or ten years, it will definitely be a strong contender for the championship.

Just look at those names.

Kevin Love, Russell Westbrook, Darren Collison, Luke Mbah a Moute.

They even went atrocious 64-70 against Mississippi Valley State in the Round of 29.

In the top 32, in the face of Texas AM, which has a jumping male Jordan, Kevin Love, who played against Jordan, scored 19 points, 11 rebounds and 7 blocks, directly dominating the inside line.

This is the NCAA playoffs. . .

Neither of the other two teams are underdogs.

North Carolina sits on Hansbrough and Ty Lawson, who are comparable to Jordan in status, as well as a group of shooters such as Danny Green and Wayne Ellington, and they are also strong.

Needless to say, Kansas, the core of this year's champions is the future Heat's starting point guard Mario Chalmers, plus Darrell Arthur on the inside, and the team that successfully defended Curry in the semifinals. Brandon Rush.

Full of future stars, and most of the core players are point guards.

It is these people who, in the not-too-distant future, will set off one wave after another in the NBA and witness the arrival of the small ball era.

Derrick Rose, Stephen Curry, James Harden, Russell Westbrook, Mario Chalmers, Darren Collison, DJ Augustin, Ty Lawson.

Looking at UCLA's lineup, Caliapa was lost in thought, thinking about his strategy for the upcoming semifinals.

The next day, Kalyappa, with bloodshot eyes, wandered into the training hall.

Although he looked tired, he was in good spirits.

"We are going to play against UCLA the day after tomorrow. Let me talk about the strategy for the game."

Kaliapa held the tactical board in his hand, and his voice was a little hoarse. It was obvious that he stayed up too long last night.

"For the game the day after tomorrow, I will make some adjustments to the starting lineup. Joey, Lee, Antonio, Chris, Derek, the five of you will start."

Hearing Kaliapa's arrangement, the players looked at each other in blank dismay.

Only put one Joey Dorsey inside?
That big white-skinned black man named Kevin Love is a double-double machine.

"Li, your task is the heaviest. On the day of the game, you are going to play against Kevin Love."

Kaliapa quickly dispelled the confusion of the players, but they were even more surprised.

Li Ran was also surprised at first, but after thinking about it carefully, he found that Kaliapa's arrangement was not unreasonable.

Love is not that kind of traditional insider. Although his rebounding is very good, as a typical big man with space, Love has quite a lot of weaknesses in the inside.

First of all, his height is only 2.08, his jumping is not good, he lacks the ability to control the air, and his finishing ability at the basket is very poor.

But he is physically strong, has excellent inside skills, and can easily rely on post-ups to score.

Coupled with his long-range shooting ability comparable to a guard, this makes him the most difficult point for UCLA to defend.

Thinking about it this way, Li Ran found that he was really the most suitable candidate to deal with Love.

Although his internal defense ability is not high, and he has not yet reached the passing line of 60, Love does not rely too much on scoring inside. On the contrary, in order to open up space for breakthrough talents like Westbrook, he is often outside. floating.

Love's rebounding ability is excellent, but Li Ran's offensive rebounding ability is unique in the entire NCAA.

Le Fu's strength is excellent, and Li Ran's strength is also good.

Love is good at outside shooting. Coincidentally, Li Ran is an outside shooter, and his outside defense ability is regarded as an elite level in the NCAA.

In the end, although Le Fu has an advantage in height, he is nine centimeters taller than Li Ran, but his wingspan is "only" 211, and Li Ran is not in vain if his wingspan is counted.

Seeing Li Ran's suddenly realized expression, Kaliapa smiled in relief. He knew that Li Ran had already understood why he asked him to defend Love.

"Other tactical arrangements are similar to our usual training, but you must pay attention, because the average height has decreased, we must speed up the offensive rhythm, speed up and speed up, and play fast-paced basketball resolutely. If we hesitate to take a shot and fight with the opponent, we will definitely suffer, Derek, you must pay attention to maintaining the team's offensive rhythm, and try to pull the opponent into the same rhythm as us."

In the arena, Kaliapa’s voice kept coming, and the sunlight outside the window gilded a layer of gold on the bodies of these dream-chasing teenagers.

(End of this chapter)