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Chapter 41: The Overlord Reborn! (New book, please collect monthly tickets and recommend tickets!)

In the center of the field, the two teams' starting lineups take their positions.
The challenge game between the Demon Deacons representing the ACC and the Florida Gators of the SEC also kicked off.

Tonight, in the starting lineup, the Demon Deacons have Paul and Gray in the backcourt on the perimeter.

The three forwards are Revie, Qin Yue and Ellis.

After gaining weight in the summer, he is now 206 cm tall and weighs 91 kg. Reavi, who is good at cutting and running without the ball on the court, has grown into a reliable helper for Qin Yue in the forward position.

When necessary, he can even rotate to the inside and use his mobility to deal with the opponent's power forward player.

Just on the stands.
Looking at the starting five of the Demon Deacons on the court, Vaccaro commented: "How far Wake Forest can go this year depends on Qin and Chris.
Although they have a lot of experienced senior players in their lineup, most of these senior players are mediocre and can’t really play a big role.”

In fact, if Merritt hadn't praised Qin Yue to the skies before the game
In Vaccaro's eyes, he actually appreciated the Florida Gators' lineup tonight even more.

In the interior, Lee and Horford partnered up.

This new and old combination, one is a star power forward in the SEC league, and the other is a rising star with great potential.

And on the outside, they also have college star backcourt like Anthony Roberson and Matt Walsh.

In addition, on the front line, the Gators also successfully recruited Corey Brewer, a talented high school student from Tennessee who was once selected for the McDonald's All-American Team.

"All five starting players of the Gators have the potential to play in the NBA in the future." Vaccaro commented with appreciation on the starting lineup sent out by the Gators tonight.

At this moment, Vaccaro used his comments to prove his value as a legend in the American basketball business.

Because as Vaccaro said
The five starters of the Gators tonight will all step onto the NBA stage in the future.

Moreover, if we count Joakim Noah, Taurean Green, and Chris Richard who are currently sitting on the sidelines guarding the water dispenser.
Not only does this Gators team have eight future NBA players, but what's even more outrageous is that they have three future NBA All-Star centers.

On the sidelines, on the Gators' bench.
Although he knew that his disciples were challenging the Demon Deacons team led by Qin Yue and Paul, Billy Donovan, the team's head coach, was also confident about this opening game.

In the March Madness in the first half of the year, Jim Calhoun's strategy of encircling Qin Yue was a great success.

Therefore, in Donovan's view, the Gators, who have sufficient inside personnel reserves, are fully capable of replicating Connecticut's winning model at that time.

You may be the favorite to be the top pick next year.

But we also have David Lee, Horford and Brewer.

Donovan believed that the Gators had set a trap for Qin Yue.

Then
Will the next game result be what he wants?

On the court, the game had just started, facing the tight net set by the Gators in the interior, Qin Yue successfully refreshed people's perception of him.

After taking the basketball from Paul, Qin Yue, who was standing at a 45-degree angle on the right side, repeatedly teased David Lee in a triple-threat holding position.

Seeing this, Li, who did not dare to get too close to Qin Yue, nor too far away from Qin Yue, suddenly felt a sense of depression coming from his chest.

But before Li could react, Qin Yue, after releasing the ball, successfully widened the distance between himself and him by pulling the ball horizontally under his crotch.

Then, Qin Yue jumped vertically without hesitation, and while maintaining vertical balance in the air, he completed a graceful jump shot.

Swish-!
In the stands, seeing this scene, Vaccaro finally sensed something unusual about Qin Yue through the combination of punches he had thrown. "He's 6 feet 11 inches tall, but he can dribble like a guard?"

In the NBA, many inside players have received comments like "can dribble like a guard" when they were running for the draft.

After all, as the highest hall in the basketball world, it is really shameful to not be able to dribble the ball properly.

But at this moment, Vaccaro's evaluation of Qin Yue was not just to praise Qin Yue's excellent dribbling skills.

But it was his agility.

You know, being able to dribble like a guard and being able to get rid of the opponent and complete the shot on the court as quickly as a guard are two completely different things.

The former is just praising your good basic skills.

And the latter.
It means you have endless possibilities.

At this moment, Vaccaro had already seen endless possibilities in Qin Yue.

Especially after Qin Yue blocked Horford's bank shot with his jaw-dropping speed.
Oh my God! In a flash, he got back from the three-point line to the restricted area?
Vaccaro couldn't believe what he had just seen, but he was sure that in recent college basketball, this was a skill that only Duncan had demonstrated in his time!
Immediately afterwards, on the court, Qin Yue, who had blocked Horford's shot, quickly turned around and rushed to the Gators' half.

In the blink of an eye, Qin Yue's "shadow" and Chris Paul also showed the world his passing skills.
When the light and shadow of Wake Forest completed this connection across the entire court, when Qin Yue, who was leaping in the sky, used his agile skills to transfer the basketball from his crotch to his right hand,
Vaccaro in the stands left his bench almost at the same time, "Do they know what they are doing?"

Bang-dang——!
In the Alligators' halftime, Qin Yue's crotch-changing dunk, which was performed specially for the fans, instantly ignited the entire stadium.

The fans shouted his and Paul's names and made strange noises.

In his past life experiences, Vaccaro has seen many geniuses.

But even so, the connection between Qin Yue and Paul still made him feel unbelievable.

"He is just like Tim Duncan back then. Just seeing his offensive and defensive performance just now, this game was worth our trip!"

On the side, although he never doubted his judgment, Merritt, who still felt that Qin Yue's progress exceeded his expectations, said: "Ira is right. He completed the bet before all of us."

On the Gators' bench, facing the pressure Qin Yue had brought to the team since the start of the game, Noah had already begun praying for Horford and Lee in his heart.

On the court, with the noise from the crowd already starting to boil, Robertson chose to launch the team's offense from the outside after dribbling across half court.

This is a wise decision.

But when Robertson was about to get rid of Paul with the help of Horford's screen, a desperate big hand destroyed his dribble in the blink of an eye.

Seeing this, Robertson immediately turned around and tried to chase the basketball back. But Qin Yue, who was faster than him, ran straight to the basket of the Gators after picking up the basketball.

The next second, Robertson had no choice but to rush towards Qin Yue recklessly, trying to use a foul to prevent Qin Yue from taking advantage of his mistake to score.

But at the moment when Robertson hugged Qin Yue.
Qin Yue, who started at the same time, showed no sign of being delayed in his attack.
On the court, Qin Yue, with Robertson hanging on his body, was like a bulldozer. He rushed into the basket and scored, and even had to take free throws.

In the penalty area, Robertson still couldn't calm down until he let go of the hands that had been holding Qin Yue.

He just dragged his 180-pound self and forced the basketball into the basket?
even
He also used his other hand to protect himself when he landed to avoid getting hurt?
In the stands, Barkley rubbed the boiled egg sitting next to him with his hands with excitement, and said excitedly: "This is my successor!
Even if there are thousands of ravines and gullies ahead, he can still push through them!"

Hearing this, Jordan pushed Barkley away and used his elbow to remind Barkley to pay attention to his image. Then he said, "When have you ever scored a goal like this in the NBA?"

Barkley, who felt Jordan had Alzheimer's, responded: "I've made a lot of great shots like that."

Seeing Barkley taking the bait, Jordan said, "Really? Why don't I remember?"

"You are old now, Michael, do you need me to help you remember?"

"Well, I am old, Charles. Could you please help me remember how I got my six championship rings?

Hey, who was the opponent I defeated in the 92/93 season finals?

"."

You bastard are always bringing up things that are not related to the topic!

Wasn’t I the opponent you defeated in the 92/93 season finals?
At this moment, Barkley was once again left speechless by Jordan.

On the court, after making the free throw, Qin Yue once again enjoyed the worship of Wake Forest fans.

"It's outrageous, this is really outrageous. He just had a 180-pound player hanging on him. How did he maintain his center of gravity and balance?" Vaccaro said in the stands, slapping his cheek.

On the side, Merritt also felt that he had suffered a huge shock in his heart.

"Shaquille O'Neal in college was probably no more than this, right?"

On the court, Qin Yue scored the first 14 points for Wake Forest tonight.

However, when the Gators called a timeout, they looked up at the rapidly passing game time.
Qin Yue always felt that time had become the biggest enemy of his killing show.

As we all know, American college basketball is divided into two halves, each lasting 20 minutes, plus 30 seconds of offensive time per round.
Therefore, this also leads to the fact that the number of offensive rounds per game in college basketball is far less than that in the NBA.

Last season, Wake Forest averaged about 59 offensive possessions per game.

therefore
Even if Qin Yue was in great shape tonight, he couldn't take forty or fifty shots in a game like Kobe did.

Especially after this timeout, Qin Yue noticed that the Gators not only took the initiative to slow down the pace of the game, but they also decisively used double-teaming on the court to prevent him from shooting.

Less than 10 minutes into the game, the SEC's star power forward David Lee was already dizzy after being beaten by Qin Yue.

So in order to protect the face of this star player, Donovan had to increase the Gators' respect for Qin Yue.

But very quickly.
With the help of Donovan and the Gators, Qin Yue further refreshed people's perception of him with his precise passes on the court.

Last season, Qin Yue demonstrated his talent in passing.

This season
He has truly become the Nikola Jokic of Wake Forest.

His hand-to-hand pass with Paul at the top of the arc seemed simple, but the Gators had no way to deal with it.

And when he is double-teamed, he can always pass the ball to his teammates in the open position in the most reasonable way.
On the court, once, twice, three times, four times.
Looking at Wake Forest's dazzling offensive cooperation initiated by Qin and Yue, how could Donovan still have the calmness and composure he had before the game?
Turning into a hair dryer on the sidelines, he could only express his dissatisfaction with the team's defensive quality through his roar.

"It was truly a joy to watch. Qin was showing his influence on the court all the time tonight." In the stands, a completely intoxicated Vaccaro commented on Wake Forest's offense.

After a pause, Vaccaro added: "Qin is the kind of core you can build a team around. To be honest, after tonight's game, in my eyes, becoming the No. 1 pick in the NBA is probably just the starting point for his future."

Before the game, David Lee, who thought Qin Yue was courting his own destruction, even gradually lost the courage to compete against Qin Yue during the game.

Because in the last stage of the first half, he and Horford worked together to block Qin Yue under the basket.
Witnessed the horrifying scene:
Under the basket, Qin Yue, with Horford and himself hanging on him at the same time, actually forced the basketball into the hoop by hitting the backboard.

At this moment, neither Lee nor Horford argued with the referee.

Because in the eyes of Lee and Horford, it was a meaningless thing.

Just now, the two of them wanted to stop Qin Yue by committing a foul.

Can.
What exactly could they do to stop this Wake Forest beast from scoring at the basket?

Pull the mountain out of the world.

Unfortunately, in the eyes of his wife Sun Qi, Xiang Yu's death at Wujiang was unlucky.
But at this moment, looking at his son who was doing whatever he wanted on the court, Qin Yong didn't know how to describe the feeling Qin Yue gave him. He could only think of Xiang Yu!

Strong enough to lift the tripod, the Overlord is reborn!
22分、9个篮板、4次助攻、3记封盖、2记抢断。

After the first half, Jerry West, who was not interested in Asian players because his brother died in the Korean War, watched the first half of the game on TV.
Admittedly, West's initial intention was to find fault with Qin Yue's performance on the court.

But during the halftime break, West still managed to suppress the nausea that kept coming out of his throat and made an accurate comment: "There is only one possibility and one choice for the 2005 NBA No. pick.

Anyone who doesn't choose Qin is an idiot."

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