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Chapter 51 The Child Who Never Grows Up (New book, please collect monthly tickets and recommend tickets!)

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Wake Forest, which defeated the Badgers, successfully joined the Illinois Warriors (Chicago Division), North Carolina Tar Heels (Albuquerque Division), and Michigan State Spartans (Oster Division) who stood out from the other three divisions in the final four of this year's NCAA March Madness.

According to the matchup schedule, the Demon Deacons will face the Spartans in the final four.

The Warriors will face the Tar Heels.

The two matches will be played on April 4.

The game will be played at the former home of the Rams, the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis. (Pictured)

Although in the future, in a 2008 fan poll, the stadium was voted the worst stadium by NFL fans.

But for NCAA players who are used to playing in stadiums that can only accommodate 10,000 to 20,000 spectators, it is really hard to stand in front of the huge Edward Jones Dome.
Almost every player who participated in the training on the 2nd felt his or her own insignificance in an instant.

And the upcoming final four brings tension and excitement to everyone.

of course
Except Qin Yue.

On the court, looking at Qin Yue who looked calm, Paul asked curiously: "The final four matches are coming up soon, why aren't you excited at all?"

Hearing this, Qin Yue looked down at Paul's extremely excited face and said, "Because the closer the war is, the more I want to keep myself calm."

At this moment, looking at Qin Yue's eyes that were completely different from the past, and recalling the scene where he still needed to rely on himself to comfort him before his college debut, Paul said: "You have indeed grown a lot in the past two years."

The next second, after bumping Qin Yue's waist with his elbow, Paul continued: "When I enter the NBA in the future, I will miss the time I fought side by side with you in college."

Seeing this, Qin Yue smiled slightly, put his hand on Paul's shoulder, and said, "There are two more games, and our college career will come to an end."

Two, one being the Final Four against the Spartans.

One is a finals matchup with the winner between the Warriors and Tar Heels.

On the evening of the 3rd, when the final semi-final match between the Demon Deacons and the Spartans was staged as the finale of the night, at the Edward Jones Dome, the enthusiastic cheers of the fans of both teams instantly drowned out everything that the world could see.

Especially when the players of both teams are performing their entrance ceremony.

Qin Yue's appearance almost instantly pierced the eardrums of those Chinese reporters who came to the United States for the first time to cover the NCAA Final Four because of him.

He is recognized as the best player in American college basketball after Tim Duncan.

The Wake Forest fans used their hottest noise to completely blow the dome apart when Yu Qinyue came on the court.

In the VIP box, all the big shots present also turned their eyes to Qin Yue at the same time.

Then, in the center of the field, the starting players of both teams took their positions.

On the Demon Deacon team side, there are Ellis, Qin Yue, Levi, Gray, and Paul.

For the Spartans, there are Paul Davis, Maurice Ager, Alan Anderson, Shannon Brown and Chris Hill.

After the jump ball, Wake Forest attacked first.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is CBS Sports TV, and we are bringing you the final four of the 04/05 NCAA season, with the Demon Deacons facing the Spartans."

On the court, after Paul dribbled across half court, the Wake Forest players in a 2-3 formation quickly launched a Flex tactic around Qin Yue.

Inside, Qin Yue remembered that Davis, who would be selected by the Clippers with the fourth pick in the second round in 06, was blocked by Levy when he tried to switch defense with his teammates to face him in the low post.

Although the latter is thin, he successfully inserted himself into the path of Davis and Egg's switching defense while crossing positions with Qin Yue.

Egger, who was selected by the Mavericks with the 06th pick in the first round of 28, was not known for his defense throughout his college career.

Although the scout report said that the 198 cm tall Egger had perfect body control and could make many incredible alley-oops and tip-ins on the court,
But in fact, his signature feature is his free jump shots and dribbling on the court.

When he's in a good mood, Egg can often bombard the opponent on the court.

But once things go wrong on the court and he can't fool the opponent with his dribbling, Egg will make unbearable low-level mistakes on the court.

Revie had a deep understanding of Egger before the game, so he took advantage of Egger's defensive habits to complete this one-on-two move in the interior, which was the finishing touch.

On the court, seeing this, Qin Yue immediately moved up to the top of the arc and made a jump shot after receiving the pass from Paul.

Back in, the Spartans attack.

As the team's leading scorer, Egg's laxity cost the entire Spartans team.

After his unreasonable three-pointer went wide of the frame, Qin Yue overpowered Davis, who was also 6 feet 11 inches tall when wearing shoes, to protect the rebound, and then dribbled the ball to launch a fast break.

As a well-known rebounding monster in the college arena, Davis was completely stunned when he noticed Qin Yue dribbling at a faster speed.

Everyone is 6 feet 11 inches
How come you can charge so fast and flexibly?

Qin Yue dribbled the ball all the way across half court.

Then, he took three steps to the basket and scored the ball against Brown who was trying to block him.

At this moment, Shannon Brown, who is officially 6-foot-4, is not overestimating himself.

Because when Future participated in the 2006 draft physical test, he had a vertical jump of 45 inches (about 114 cm).

However, at the moment when Brown jumped up and tried to stop Qin Yue from completing the attack.
He was completely desperate.

Because not to mention that Qin Yue's size doesn't give him the chance to reach the highest point. Even if he can reach the highest point, what can he use to stop Qin Yue's Raptor fighter with amazing dynamic and static talents?
"So you were under me just now?" On the court, after completing the attack, Qin Yue, who had just reacted, said to Brown.

Brown: “.”

Then, it was the Spartans' offensive turn.

Because Egger's reckless shot just now caused the Spartans to give the Demon Deacons two points in vain, this time, after dribbling across half court, the calm Hill decisively passed the ball to Anderson. Alan Anderson.

Another old acquaintance of Qin Yue.

Anderson, who entered the NBA as an undrafted player in the future, played for many teams. Moreover, with a height of 198 cm, he was also known for his ability to attack and defend on the court.

But the reason why Qin Yue was familiar with him
It’s mainly because of CBA.

In Qin Yue's memory, Anderson is the future star of the Shandong team in the CBA.

It’s no accident that the Spartans made it all the way to the Final Four this year.

Because except for point guard Hill, the other four starters of this team tonight will have experience playing in the NBA in the future.

On the outside, after a hand-off with Brown, Anderson took the opportunity to set a screen and successfully created an open shooting opportunity for Brown.

Immediately afterwards, Brown made a jump shot.

4:2.

In the stands, Spartan fans immediately responded with cheers to the Wake Forest fans, who they considered to be extremely noisy.

But on the other hand, the Spartans still had no way to deal with the Demon Deacons' Flex tactics.

This time, since Revi failed to block Davis as originally planned, Qin Yue simply took advantage of the situation and went straight to the middle to perform a pick-and-roll with Paul.

The follow-up of Flex tactics is ever-changing.

Moreover, Qin Yue, who was omnipotent in the college arena, perfectly magnified the advantages of this tactic in offense.

At the top of the arc, Paul accelerated and went straight to the basket, completely disrupting the Spartans' defense.

Then, Paul noticed Qin Yue following up and immediately passed the ball back to Qin Yue.

Bang-dang——!
In the Spartans' penalty area, Qin Yue made a one-handed slam dunk, which once again ignited the emotions of Wake Forest fans.

"If the Spartans keep letting Wake Forest play this quality of offense.
Then I think the suspense of the final four will soon disappear." said the commentator of CBS TV.

On the sidelines, Spartans head coach Tom Izzo, who is known for his hot temper, also began to yell at the players on the court.

At the same time, Qin Yue, who noticed Izona's anxious expression jumping up and down on the sidelines, immediately recalled an interesting story about this coach in his mind.

In 2019, because of an argument with his player Henry during a tactical arrangement, the hot-tempered head coach punched Henry directly in the chest.

At that time, many fans were complaining online that the reason why Draymond Green was lawless in the NBA was probably because he learned from Izzo.

Yes, as the legendary coach of the Spartans, Izzo was Green's future college mentor.

What’s also interesting is that after Izzo threw this heavy punch at Henry, he was immediately excluded from the Lakers’ candidate list when he was a candidate for the Lakers’ new head coach.

People who don't know might think that LeBron James is afraid that after Izzo coaches the Lakers, he will punch him because he doesn't follow the tactical arrangements.

On the court, after Izzo's roar, the Spartans immediately underwent a qualitative change in both offense and defense.

Especially defense.

The NCAA has always encouraged confrontation, so it would be a miracle if a grumpy old man like Izzo was satisfied with the Spartans' previous weak defense.

However, after Wake Forest's two consecutive attacks were blocked
The Spartans were about to gain momentum, but their top star Egger stopped their counterattack momentum.

On the field, the Spartans attacked.

After Egger broke through Gray with his dazzling dribbling, he could have passed the ball to Davis, but he chose to break into Qin Yue's defense zone.

At this moment, if Egg passed the ball, even Qin Yue would not be able to stop Davis.

But this is Maurice Ainge.

In the future, this guy will use his lonely career in the NBA that is as cold as a long river to prove that he is a child who will never grow up, both physically and mentally.

In Qin Yue's eyes, compared to the basketball world where the strong prey on the weak.
Iger really should have stayed away from basketball earlier and pursued his musical dream.

Because if Qin Yue remembered correctly, after switching to the music industry in the future, Iger was also nominated for a Grammy.

Snapped--!
On the court, while Egger's basketball dream was shattered by a bloody block shot by Qin Yue, Paul, who was protecting the second landing point, immediately launched a fast break.

Wake Forest, which had failed in two consecutive offensive rounds, once again made the entire stadium boil after Qin Yue followed up with a fast break dunk.

Seeing this, Izzo on the sidelines became anxious again.

It has to be said that the head coach of the NCAA can indeed determine the character of a team in a certain sense.

Because after another round of Izzo's roar, the Spartans' next defensive move
It can only be described as crossing the line.

However, even Izzo couldn't save Iger, whose morale was getting lower and lower tonight.

After all, if mud can be propped up against a wall, what is it still called mud?
Perhaps, when he is in a very good form, Egg's free-spirited style of play can indeed make his opponent collapse first.

But tonight, the Spartans face Wake Forest.

At the Edward Jones Dome, Qin Yue received a pass from Paul before the end of the first half and hit a buzzer-beating LOGO three-pointer that made the whole audience go wild.
The scoreboard showed 47 to 31.

"Now, the Demon Deacons are only 20 minutes away from advancing to the final!" During the halftime break, the commentator of CBS TV commented on the first half of the game.

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