king of defenders

Chapter 267 Showdown with the Top Seed
After some warm-up, the players from both sides returned to the sidelines.

Meng Yun scanned the auditorium, saw Xiang Long and Nicole, also saw Leo Cairns and Hall, as well as Jimmy, Tina, Derek, Benson, Mick. These friends are all here, because The opponent of the Wildcats this time is the No. [-] seed in the Western District. Although it does not mean that the No. [-] seed in the Western District must be the strongest team in the Western District, there is no doubt that the University of Virginia this time is the strongest opponent that Davidson College has encountered so far. .

If Davidson College loses, then this is Davidson College's last game in "March Madness", and if you don't watch it, it's gone; and if Davidson College wins, then this game is not to be missed.The No. 9 seed in the Western Division counterattacked and defeated the top seed in the Western Division. It would be a pity that this kind of game would not be witnessed live.

So all of Meng Yun's friends came, in addition to Evan's family, Andy's family and friends, and family and friends of Gordon, Ronald, Patrick and others.

In addition to these people, there are many media reporters, TJ-Watson is one of them.

Where Meng Yun can't see, there are still some low-key people, but their identities are very special, such as professional scouts working for an NBA team, a coach of a certain team, or a manager.

Among them was Mr. Popovich. He sat with Kenny Jefferson, stared at Meng Yun for a while, and sighed: "It would be better if he waited another year."

"Yeah." Jefferson nodded, feeling very sorry, but he asked Mason Carr and knew some inside information, so he could understand Meng Yun, "There is nothing wrong with what he did. For the sake of his family, everything should be done. .Coach Popovich, how was your talk with Mr. Buford?"

Popovich said angrily: "Buford is not optimistic about Meng Yun, I think he is biased against Meng Yun. Do you know? He even refused to promise to give Meng Yun a draft pick in the second round. Really Hell, even if Meng Yun participated in the draft one year earlier, with his level and talent, isn't he worth a second-round pick?"

Jefferson grinned.

This kind of thing is really hard to say. He is very optimistic about Meng Yun and believes in his own vision, not to mention that Mr. Popovich also approves of Meng Yun.Moreover, Meng Yun's performance this season is getting better and better. With Meng Yun's performance, it is already very rare for a freshman player.

In Jefferson's view, even if Meng Yun participated in the draft one year in advance, it can be said that it is very easy to occupy a top pick in the second round, and it is not surprising that he enters the first round.

If you're lucky, you might even get close, and even squeeze into the lottery.

But RC-Buford was not even willing to pay a second-round pick for Meng Yun. It really made Jefferson don't know what to say, and it's no wonder Popovich was angry.

"I like Meng Yun very much, and I will talk to Buford again." Popovich said.

Jefferson nodded. After all, there are still more than three months before the draft, so there is no need to be so anxious. Popovich still has a lot of say in the Spurs. Talk to Buford again, maybe there will be a turnaround.

At this time, the coaches of both sides have already arranged their tactics, and their respective starting players came to the field.

Davidson College is still Patrick, Evan, Ronald, Andy, and Meng Yun; the University of Virginia also sent their regular starters, center Court, power forward Max, small forward Anderson, shooting guard Bledsoe , point guard Felton, it is worth mentioning that the small forward Justin Anderson of the University of Virginia has also announced that he will participate in this year's NBA draft. .

Justin Anderson averaged 27.8 points, 12.2 rebounds and 4 assists in 1.7 minutes per game at the University of Virginia this season.

From the data point of view, Justin Anderson is obviously not as good as Meng Yun, but many times you can't just look at the data. For example, some players averaged more than [-] points per game, and even won the NCAA season scoring champion. There are many examples of losing in the NBA draft.

This is actually not difficult to understand. Personal data is related to the situation of the team, the role played by the player in the team, and the playing time.
For example, Xiang Long, he averaged almost 30 points per game, which is scary in NCAA, but even so, he is not one of the favorites in the draft, because the VCU Rams are not particularly strong. Xiang Long is the absolute core of the team, and all tactics revolve around him. He takes almost half of the team's shots in each game. Under such circumstances, it is not surprising that Xiang Long's statistics are better. .

Another example is Karl-Anthony Towns, the most popular player in the draft this year. He averaged 20.9 points, 13.4 rebounds and 6.2 blocks per game in his senior year, and his statistics are not inferior to Xiang Long.

But at the University of Kentucky, Towns's data became an average of 10.3 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game, which has shrunk by more than half.

Is his level dropped?
Of course not. In fact, Towns' level is still improving after entering college. Otherwise, how could a freshman player become one of the top candidates this year?

As for the shrinking data, it is actually because the University of Kentucky where he is located is too strong. Kentucky is one of the super giants of the NCAA, which is as famous as North Carolina and Duke. The team is full of talents, so Towns' data will naturally decline.

This is the case with ncaa. Data cannot fully represent strength, and strength is not absolutely equal to data.

The NBA draft is based on strength, talent, and potential.

In short, the NBA draft is a very complicated matter. Even if it is the so-called "predicted pick" and the "popular draft pick" that people talk about today, it is not certain what will happen in the end.

"beep"

Game start.

The players on both sides stand still and the referee throws the ball into the air.

Snapped!
With a soft sound, the ball was caught by University of Virginia center Court, and Anderson got the basketball and passed it to point guard Felton, and the University of Virginia launched an attack.

In the auditorium, the eyes of the fans were bright, staring at the field.

When Felton came to the frontcourt, he saw a gust of wind, a figure flashed, and a hand stretched out, which startled him, turned halfway around quickly, and carefully protected the basketball, his heart trembled: "This Chinese kid is so fast. "

Seeing that there was no chance, Meng Yun didn't care, and retreated a little.

Felton took a deep look at Meng Yun, with lingering fears, and instead of choosing a breakthrough or a direct single, he passed the ball to shooting guard Bledsoe.

Andy and Bledsoe face off.

Bledsoe took a tentative step, then accelerated his breakthrough, passed the ball out, and passed it to Anderson, who also scored suddenly.At the same time, Court and Max crossed positions, Court helped Max block Evan, and Patrick was too late to switch defenses, and Anderson's ball came in time, and Max easily hit the board and shot.

(End of this chapter)