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Chapter 28: Shining Debut (New book, please collect monthly tickets and recommend tickets!)

The next day, when Paul, another best newcomer of the ACC this season, woke up from his sleep, he was shocked to find that he was lying naked in the hotel bathtub. (Note ①)
On the side, Qin Yue and Gray were preparing to pour two buckets of ice water on his head with wicked smiles on their faces.

This scene frightened him so much that he was still in shock when the team had breakfast together in the morning.

"How did you get into my room?"

Qin Yue and Gray did not give a direct answer to Paul's question.

But Paul quickly guessed the answer, "Hey, buddy, even if the coach asked you to wake me up, you don't have to be so cruel, right?"

Even now, the weak Paul could not forget how helpless he was lying naked in the bathtub.

Facing the two tough guys, Qin Yue and Gray, he was lucky that he immediately chose to beg for mercy, otherwise
The core guard of the Demon Deacons may be "murdered" by his teammates before March Madness officially starts.

However, after experiencing this scene in the morning, Paul, who had been unable to sleep last night, found that his extremely nervous heart had gradually calmed down.

no way.

Even the future point guard god would inevitably be so nervous that he couldn't sleep all night when he participated in March Madness for the first time.

That afternoon, after practicing shooting briefly in the training hall arranged by the organizing committee,
After returning to the hotel, the Demon Deacons watched this year's warm-up game together, which was the qualifying game between Lehigh University and Florida A&M University.

As usual, the game was played at the University of Dayton's gymnasium.

Judging from the course of the game, since the two teams were of average level, the game was naturally not exciting.

But on the field, the players of the two teams who fought for every ball used their sweat and even blood to remind every spectator:
In a decisive March Madness game, no one would willingly give up victory.

After the game, the players from the winner, Florida A&M University, contrasted sharply with the players from the loser, Lehigh University.

The winner cried bitterly for successfully reaching the NCAA round of 64.

The losers sobbed and cried for not having the chance to make history.

This is March Madness.

Winner takes all, loser for Kou.

Whether you are a big team or a small team, you only have one chance.

According to the schedule, the Demon Deacons, the third seed in the Phoenix Division, will face the fourteenth seed Louisiana-Ragin' Cajuns in the first round. (Note ②)

The team's star player is Orien-Greene, a 193 cm tall, 93 kg swingman known for his defense in college basketball.

This season, he is averaging 10.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game for the Cajuns.

Indeed, Green has locked down many promising players in the eyes of scouts before.

But overall, the Cajuns don’t have the quality to challenge the Demon Deacons.

The average height of this team's starting lineup is less than two meters, and its playing style mainly relies on defensive battles and three-pointers to win.

Although it sounds very advanced tactics
But on the evening of the 18th, when Qin Yue scored again and again for the Demon Deacons and the Cajuns despite the boos of the fans,
During the game, the Cajuns players put even less pressure on the Demon Deacons than their supporters.

As an ACC team assigned to the Phoenix Division, the Demon Deacons had actually made sufficient mental preparations long before the expedition to Phoenix.

In Phoenix, they won't get the cheers and applause they usually get.

So if that’s the case, let’s let the entire Phoenix city be quiet!

On the court, after a pick-and-roll with Paul, facing Cajuns center Chris Cameron, Qin Yue, who received the ball, suddenly broke through after dribbling.

At that moment, he was like Amare Stoudemire of the Suns, the sky and the earth were opened up, and the sun and the moon shone again!

Bang-dang——!
"Wow! Great connection from the Wake Forest twins, Qin, slams over 6-foot-11 Chris Cameron!" (Note ③)

"It seems that the boos from the fans at the scene have caused dissatisfaction among these two best newcomers in the ACC. Let me count. How many times have Chris and Qin connected tonight?"

After a year of cooperation, Paul and Qin Yue now don’t even need to hint at each other with their eyes to guess what the other is going to do next.

This game against the Cajuns turned into a complete pick-and-roll show between Paul and Qin Yue.

In addition, the Cajuns, who are known for their three-point shooting, did not play to their strengths in the game.

Instead, it was the Wake Forest shooters led by Gray who destroyed the Cajuns' position after Qin Yue and Paul's successive air strikes.

The final score of the game was 57 to 98.

Wake Forest got off to a good start in March Madness with a 41-point win.

In the game, Qin Yue scored a total of 27 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks.

Paul contributed 20 points, 12 assists, 4 rebounds and 3 steals.

Gray made 13 of 7 shots, all of which were three-pointers, and scored 21 points, the second highest on the team.

After the game, Cajuns head coach Jessie Evans said in an interview: "They completely destroyed us in the game.

Qin and Chris, the best newcomer duo, are the best inside-outside combination I have ever seen."

The next day, many American media outlets called Wake Forest's victory an inhumane massacre.

ESPN even quoted the photo of Qin Yue dunking on Cameron's head and commented: "Wake Forest has used its actions to tell those fans who try to hinder them in the game: those who follow me will prosper, and those who go against me will perish."

Two days later, Wake Forest faced Vanderbilt in the second round of March Madness.

Although he was well aware of the strength of Qin Yue and Paul, before the game, Kevin Stallings, coach of the Vanderbilt Captains, said with confidence: “The principal and Chris are certainly a tacit pair, but we also have Matt Freije.

In a March Madness game, we could definitely beat them!"

Matt Frege.

A name that Qin Yue was very familiar with.

The reason why Qin Yue was familiar with him was not because, in his memory, how well Freje played in the NBA.

But it’s because this guy will become a famous player of the CBA Fujian team in the future.

Nicknamed "Tennessee Bird", Freige has a height of 208 cm and excellent basketball skills. He can dribble and shoot on the court, and can also find opportunities to shoot by running away from defensive players. Unfortunately, in the higher-level NBA games, Freige has never shown the world those advantages he played in college.

It was not until the CBA that Frege regained some of his former glory in the NCAA.

As a senior, Freje has a wealth of competition experience.

Therefore, the confidence of the Skippers coach Sterlings in his favorite disciple is not groundless.

In addition, compared to the Cajuns who lacked height in the interior, the Skippers' 218-centimeter-tall David Przybyszewski also caused the fear of Wake Forest assistant coach Victor before the game.

However, after studying the opponent, Prosser still resolutely handed over the opening attack right of the game against the Captain's team to Qin Yue.

"If you can play basketball well just by being tall, then why is there only one Yao in the NBA?" That day, when evaluating Prabiszewski, Prosser specifically mentioned Qin Yue's compatriot Yao Ming.

Then, Prosser said to Qin Yue in an unquestionable tone: "If you can't even climb over this mountain in front of you, how can you play in the NBA in the future?"

At this moment, Qin Yue thought that what Prosser said made sense.

The second round of March Madness has arrived as scheduled.

Compared to the first-round matchup with the Cajuns, in this game, the Demon Deacons fans clearly outshined the Skippers fans in terms of momentum.

This group of supporters who came all the way from Winston-Salem made the Wake Forest players on the field feel the warmth from their hometown starting before the game.

Of course, the Demon Deacons' ability to enjoy home court treatment tonight is also related to the Skippers' similar experience with them.

Yes.

The Captains' team was also a "exiled" team.

They are in the SEC league, but this year they were sent to Phoenix, thousands of kilometers away, by the selection committee.

Therefore, when both teams have few supporters in Phoenix, the more fanatical Demon Deacons fans can take the absolute initiative in the stands.

On the court, when the two expeditionary teams met unexpectedly, after the jump ball, the Demon Deacons had the ball.

During the jump ball, Qin Yue, who was in charge of the jump ball for Wake Forest, always felt that he won too easily.

Although Prabiszewski was a genuine 218 cm tall, after he exerted a little force, he raised the white flag to himself without hesitation, just like a French soldier.

"He doesn't look like a big shot. Why is he so afraid of confrontation?" Qin Yue asked with a puzzled look on his face.

Then, Wake Forest started the first attack. While Paul was firmly controlling the offensive time, he was also waiting for Qin Yue to sit in the low post.

Qin Yue's process of entering the low position was not blocked at all.

Even though Freje was pushing him with all his might, he didn't feel any pressure at all.

After repeated beatings over the past year, Qin Yue's body has now become a body of steel.

Qin Yue got the ball in the low post, leaned against Freje with his back, exerted force suddenly, then turned around and went to the basket.

At that moment, he couldn't help but remind the Wake Forest supporters at the scene of Tim Duncan.

But the next second, as his feet left the ground, he soared into the air recklessly.
He almost instantly brought people's thoughts back to the court.

In this life, after completing the weight loss, Qin Yue never hesitates to show his talent to the world.

At this moment, while the sky was covering the entire three-second zone, Qin Yue looked at Prabiszewski who had voluntarily retreated from the basket, and dunked the basketball into the basket without mercy!
“As soon as the game started, he took off and lit up the entire stadium!”

In front of the TV, when the Connecticut players who had finished the game and returned to the hotel witnessed Qin Yue taking off, after frowning, everyone turned their eyes to Emeka Okafor.

"It looks like another prince will become a stepping stone for the principal tonight," said Ben Gordon.

Before March Madness began, Okafor read the Sports Illustrated report about Qin Yue.

Although he had never played against this opponent, Okafor admired his perseverance in losing dozens of kilograms in a few months.

But when I noticed that Brian Smith, a special columnist for Sports Illustrated, called him the king who would be waiting for the challenge from all sides in the March Madness game,
Okafor always feels that the media seem to have forgotten that he is the king of the inside line in college basketball.

There is no way, compared to the boring back-to-the-basket singles and inside offense on the court
I don’t know when it started, but from fans to the media, people tend to favor players who can fly and jump on the court.

This is the case with Dwight Howard, who has the opportunity to compete with Okafor for the No. 1 pick this year.

The same is true for Qin Yue, who is wreaking havoc on the Captains' basket at this moment.

"I hope they can win easily tonight," Okafor said while watching the TV screen.

Hearing this, Gordon smiled and said, "I think the opposite of what you think. I hope the captain can cause them a little trouble.

Because then we can face them in the next round when they are weakened."

According to the schedule, after advancing to the Sweet 16, the second seed Connecticut Huskies of the Phoenix Division will face the winner of the match between the Demon Deacons and the Skippers in the next round.

On the court, after Qin Yue and Paul set the tone for the Demon Deacons at the start of the game, when the Skippers called for a timeout, Gray took the initiative to gather everyone together and said, "Listen, guys, we have to work harder next!

You know, our next opponent is Connecticut!"

As the political commissar of the Devil Deacons, Gray knew better than anyone that Qin Yue and Paul must not consume too much in this game against the Captains.

Because looking across the entire NCAA, you can't find a second inside-outside combination that can be compared with Okafor and Gordon.

In the upcoming showdown between kings, the Demon Deacons can only rely on their twin stars!

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Note ①: In Chapter 03, it is mentioned that Qin Yue was elected as the best newcomer in the ACC League, but the book also clearly states that only Qin Yue's personal title was introduced at that time. So in fact, Paul and Qin Yue shared the title of the best newcomer in the ACC League in the 04/ season. In addition, the reason for Note ① here is that in Chapter , A Qiao made a mistake and wrote Qin Yue as the only candidate. After being reminded by readers, it has now been changed to a popular candidate.

Note ②: When some not-so-famous NCAA teams appear, in order to prevent Aqiao from translating their team names incorrectly, Aqiao will also post the original English names of these teams. In addition, the same applies to some college players who have standard English.

Note 6: The commonly used measurement units in basketball novels are generally feet and inches. Here, 11 feet 211 inches is approximately equal to centimeters.

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